Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, May 19, 1909, Page 3

| eat | fs BANDITS RIFLE "MAILS OF $20,000 Great Northern Passenger Train Is Held Up in Washinton -- State. TWELVE PERSONS ARE HURT Engine and Mail Car Started on Wild Run by Robbers Collides With Rest of Train. —_—_— Spokane, Wash., May 18. — In the holdup of Great Northern Passenger Train No, 3, between Colbert and Mead, shortly before midnight last night, twelve persons were injured when the engine and mail car started to run wild down the track by the bandits after they had rifled the mails, collided with the remaining cars of the train. The bandits detached the engine and mail car from the train ran them down the track and after the registered mail had been opened sent the cars back to collide with the cars standing on the track. The con- ductor saw the wild cars coming at a rate of twenty-five miles an hour, and he and the trainmen placed a tie on the track in an effort to stop them. Rifle the Mail Car. When the train reached Colbert some switching had to be done. While the engine crew was busy two men appeared in the cab and ordered En- gineer William Miller to couple the engine to the train and pull out. After the train had proceeded a few miles, the engineer was ordered to stop, and be and his fireman were forced to leave the cab. Two robbers then went to the door of the mail car and ordered it opened. Their com- mands were obeyed by Benjamin F. Stumps, mail clerk.’ Meanwhile two other bandits were with the engineer and fireman, who were uncoupling the mail car and the locomotive. Conductor Is Shot At. Soon after the train stopped, the conductor, C. L. Robertson, jumped from the car, but was driven back by a dozen revolver shots. Hastily climbing into the cab, the outlaws sent the engine down the track, how far is not known. Half an hour after the engine and mail car had disappeared they were seen coming down the track, and hur- ried. preparations were made to ditch the runaways, but without complete success. Two special trainloads of deputies were hurried from Spokane when word of the holdup was received. Doc- tors also were taken out on the train to care for the injured. Chief Ryan of Hillyard went out with a posse and watched all roads leading toward Spo- kane. No trace of the robbers was found. Robbers Get $20,000. It is reported that the bandits ob- tained a large sum of money from the registered mail, the amount being placed at $20,009. As the robbers entered the cab at Colbert one said to the engineer: “You have heard of us before,” indi- cating that they had been involved in other train holdups in the vicinity of Spokane the last few months. DELUGE RUINS IOWA CROPS. Clougburst Washes Up Whole Fields of Grain. Marshalltown, Iowa, May 18.—The rain storm, assuming the proportions of a cloudburst, which swept over the city and this section Saturday, did thousands of dollars’ worth of dam- age to fields, crops, bridges and rail- roads, and by washouts completely tied up the Chicago & North-Western railway. Fields of oats and corn were wash- ed out. In the southern part of the city the police were forced to rescue people from the flood. by swimming their horses. Bridges were washed out on the North-Western near Quarry and LaMoille, west of here. At Quar- ry the big stone arch bridge is de- stroyed and a hundred feet of track washed out. The Great Western had washouts at Mingo and Luray during the night. Lowlands in all direction were flooded, and scores of cattle and horses drowned. In this city the streets were flooded in places to a depth of two feet and a half. More than two inches of rain fell. The wa- ter subsided rapidly this morning. GAMBLING DEBT !S UPHELD. American Who Lost $3,000 in Paris Is Turned Down by the Court. Paris, May 18.—A local court upheld the validity of a gambling debt. The case was that of George D. Mor- gan, an American, who lost $3,000 in a Paris gambling club. He gave a check in payment of the amount, but allowed the check to go to protest. Rebel Leaders Found Guilty. Tombstone, Ariz., May 18.—The jury on the case of Magon, Villareal and Rivera, charged with being leaders of a revolutionary plot against Mexico, Jast night returned a _ verdict of guilty, with a recommendation for mercy. Fire Causes $150,000 Loss. New York, May 18.—Fire last night burned out completely a _ six-story puilding occupied by John Weimers, manufacturer of paper boxes. The es- timated loss is $150,000. , CHARGES CRIMINAL ASSAULT Widow’s Allegations Against South Da: kota Homesteader Cause Big Sensation. Sioux Falls, 8. D., May 18.—A sen- sation has been created in the region lying along the border between North and South Dakota, in the extreme northwestern part of the state, by the arrest of Clarence Hankins on com- plaint of Mrs. A. M. Briggs, a widow, who is living on a homestead in the vicinity of the claim owned by- Han- kins. She alleges that Hankins made a criminal attack upon her. Although several hundred women are holding homesteads in that and other parts of South Dakota and ad- jacent territory in North Dakota, this is the first time any of them have complained that they have been mo- lested in the least. Mrs. Briggs, according to informa- tion which has been received here. has three children dependent upon her} for support. She alleges that Han- kins and three other men forced an entrance to her claim shanty by re- moving a window and that Hankins and one of the other men attacked her, This was on a Sunday afternoon, and at the time the three children of the woman, the oldest being eight years of age, were absent from the house. As the result of his preliminary hearing, at which he entered a plea of not guilty, Hankins was held for ap- pearance in the state circuit court, bond for his appearance being fixed at $400. ST. PAUL POLICE WEAVE NET. Are Ready to Arrest Person Suspected of Arbogast Murder, St. Paul, May 18. — The funeral of Louis Arbogast, the wealthy butcher who was slain in his home Thursday morning, was held yesterday. The funeral was strictly private, but thou- sands of people drawn by curiosity blocked the streets near the Arbogast home. Miss Louise Arbogast, accompanied by the county attorney and a detec- tive, visited her mother at the city hospital yesterday. No inkling of what transpired during the meeting could be obtained. Later the authori- ties announced that they were now in a position to swear out a warrant for the arrest of the person suspected of the murder. They further announced that the arrest would be made today. The police are still very reticent about giving out information about the case. SEVEN UPSET IN CANOE. Rescued by Fellow Collegians at Mad- ison—Fatigue Fatal to One. Madison, Wis., May 18. — Clinging desperately to their frail canoes, cap- sized in a terrific squall in University bay, Mendota lake, seven students at the University of Wisconsin were res- cued by fellow collegians just as they had abandoned all hope. So great was his excitement and ex- haustion, however, that on reaching shore, Clarence I. Zimmerman, one of the rescued men, died of heart fail- ure. ADMITS HE IS HORSE THIEF. John Moshier of Minot, N. D., Gets Year in the Penitentiary. Minot, N. D., May 18. — John Mo- shier Saturday entered a plea of guilty to a charge of horsestealing and was sentenced to a year in the state peni- tentiary at Bismarck by Judge E. B. Goss, sitting in chambers. Moshier stole three horses and har- ness and a rubber-tired top buggy last Sunday from his employer, H. H. Re- dig of Crosby, in the extreme north- west corner ‘of the state. FIREBUG MENACES TOWN. Makes Six Unsuccessful Attempts In Ten Days. Mason City, Ia., May 18.—A firebug is trying to destroy the town of Post. ville. During the last ten days six fires have been set, but fortunately all have been discovered in time to prevent serious trouble. They are all started about 1 o’clock at night and kerosene has been used each time. Kills Self Because of Son’s Crime. Marshalltown, Iowa, May 18. — De- spondent over the sentence of her only son, William Tolif Winter, for murder, Mrs. W. W. Winter, Titonka, Iowa, committed suicide by hanging. Her husband and other members of the family were in the fields at work. Their absence gave the woman an op- portunity to commit the act unob- served. Italian Hunter Is Fined. Barnesville, Minn., May 18. — Gui- seppe Legioia, an Italian laborer em- ployed on the Northern Pacific rail- road, was arrested for slaughtering wild ducks and prairie chickens out of season. He pleaded guilty and was fined $10 and costs, amounting in all to $13. Slav Police Chief Fatally Wounded. Lublin, Russian Poland, May 18. — Capt. Ullen, chief of police, was mor- tally wounded and two policemen se- riously injured in one of the principal parks of the city yesterday by a band of men with revolvers. Two assail- ants were arrested. Kills Mother! Dies a Suicide. South Bend, Ind., May 18.—Charles Rapp, aged thirty-three years, a ball player, last night killed his mother with a butcher knife and then commit- ted suicide. * EARTHQUAKE FELT OVER NORTHWES Shocks of Alarming Duration Felt in Montana, Sc-katch- ewan and Manitoba. PEOPLE THROWN INTO PANIC Helena, Mont., May 18.—Just recov- ered from earthquake shocks which occurred here Saturday night and which lasted for several seconds, great alarm has been caused through- out the city by the receipt of advices from many points to the north and south, telling of serious similar shocks which have been taking place through- out this section. The shocks here lasted several sec- onds and were distinctly felt through- out the city. The older houses in the town shook violently, people rushed from their homes into the streets in wild bewilderment and for a time it was feared that serious damage had been done. Tracks Torn Up. Railroad men reaching here report that the Northern Pacific tracks have suffered to a considerable extent, hav- ing been thrown up in several places for considerable distances, and it is feared that unless quick action is taken to advise trains of the condi- tions grave loss of life may be occa- sioned. From Glendive the that very perceptible felt. At Dickinson, N. D., it is said the shocks were the most severe. The town of Glasgow, on the Great Northern railroad, was also shaken, and for fully three minutes consterna- tion reigned there. At Fryburg, N. D., the railway sta- tion was badly shaken by shocks which lasted for two minutes. Felt in Country. From Great Falls, Mont., it is re- ported that the earthquake shock was felt there for several seconds. While no serious damage was caused, the shock was of sufficient violence to throw things from the shelves and to cause the people to rush pell mell into the streets. Choteau, Havre and Wagner, in this state, are also known to have felt the shocks, but the extent to which they have suffered is not known, From the outlying country districts farmers have brought in the news that the shocks were felt everywhere in the locality, and that outhouses and barns have been razed to the ground. Saskatchewan Badly Shaken, Winnipeg, May 18.—Reports of Sat- urday’s earthquake in Western Cana- da continue to come in. The shock was not so severe here as in Saskatch- ewan province, where goods were shaken from store shelves, and the shock was more abrupt. At Regina patients in the hospital were shaken out of bed, and people rushed in ter. ror from the hotels and big buildings, Thirty points in telegraphic com- munication »ithin this city have been heard from, and they all report that the earth tremors were felt and that they lasted, varying in the different towns, from two to twenty seconds. Instances of slight damage are also reported, but up to the present there has been no loss of life. report comes shocks were THREE COACHES ARE DITCHED. Accident East of Courtney, N. D. — Many Are Hurt. Valley City, N. D., May 18.— A wreck occurred on the Soo just east of Courtney which might have result- ed disastrously. Through spreading or defective rails two day coaches and the emigrant sleeper left the track while the train was going at a high rate of speed. All three coaches and the mail and baggage coaches went into the ditch, one car lying thirty feet from tae track. The Pullmans and the diner remained on the track. Many people were bruised and scratched, only three seriously. Two hundred yards of track were torn up and traffic was blockaded all day. KILLS WIFE IN QUARREL. Husband Returns for Purpose of Get- ting Possession of Baby. Waterloo, Iowa, May 18. — George Penike, a Brandon farmer, killed his wife by shooting her five times with a revolver. The couple has been liv- ing apart, but Peaike sought his wife to get possession of their baby. A quarrel ensued. Penike was captured by farmers who were aroused by rural phones and lodged him in jail at Brandon. Revolver Fight Fatal, Cincinnati, May 18. — In a revolver fight at Melbourne, a suburb of New- port, Ky., yesterday, Louis Feilhart was shot and probably mortally wounded by J. H. De Moss. The shoot- ing was the result of a feud of long standing. De Moss escaped. First to Cut Out Appendix. New York, May 18.—Dr. Gerardust H. Wynkoop, one of the first physi- cians in America to perform the oper- ation for the removal of the vermi- form appendix, died yesterday. Po hated toto Lode Me Mea dede® Lo tntoe 2 ro ado-aSeateaseste-asecfosserte-siosteesoetesceeteatecteate-Poatestoate-stoataialecteatestoateeteeto-etesto-egs GAUGE STATE WATER POWER|TIGHT LID PUT ON AT WINONA United States Government Will Make Survey and Will Pay Half of Cost. St. Paul, May 16.—The state drain- age board met yesterday afternoon and gave its approval to the agree- ment which Secretary of State Julius Schmahl and State Engineer George A. Ralph entereg into at Washington, from where they returned yesterday morning. They were successful in se- curing the co-operation of the federal government to such an extent that it will pay half the cost of the survey of the water power of the state. The legislature directed the drain- age commission to make an inquiry into the value of the water power of the state, Under the agreement, all the work will be done by the hydrographic de- partment of the department of the in- terior, and the state will pay half the cost. The state drainage consmission has appropriated $25,000 for the work. The department of the interior will send ten expert engineers within ten days to start surveying the water powers, The government will also establish fifty stations at which will be main- tained stream gauges for a number of years to determine the volume and power of the water in the different streams. MAYOR HAS RIGHT TO FIRE. Court Says ex-Street Commissioner Can’t Draw Salary. Grand Forks, N. D., May 16.—Judge C. F. Templeton yesterday decided Mayor J. D. Taylor had an absolute right to remove Michael Durick from the office of street commissioner, and ibe fact that the council failed to con- firm the appointment of his successor, John Dunlap, did not affect the re- moval. The decision was filed in a suit for a writ of mandamus to re- quire the payment of Durick’s salary from April 22, the time of removal, to May 1. The mayor vetoed the coun- cil’s resolutions ordering Durick paid. EDMONDS AGAIN ON STAND. Wisconsin State Chairman Does Not Tell Anything Important. Madison, Wis., May 16.—Republican State Chairman E. A. Edmonds, who also. was one of Senator Stephenson’s managers during the primary cam- paign, was again called before the Senatorial primary investigating com- mittee yesterday and questioned with a view to clearing up some portions of his previous testimony which the com- mittee did not quite understand. The examination did not bring out any- thing important. TWENTY-EIGHT UNDER ARREST. Sioux City Saloon Men Charged With Selling Liquor to Indians. Sioux City, May 16.—Using John C. Decora, a Winnebag® Indian, as a de- coy, T. E. Brent, a special government agent, secured evidence by means of which he yesterday caused the arrest of twenty-eight Sioux City liquor dealers on a charge of selling whisky to Indians. The minimum penalty in each case is $200 fine and a year in the county jail. CASS LAKE FEASTS SOLONS. Legislators Entertained by Apprecia- tive Constituents. Cass Lake, Minn., May 16. — A re- ception and banquet was given here last night in honor of Representative P. H. McGarry of Walker and Senator D. M. Gunn of Grand Rapids. The oc- casion was one of extending the ap- preciation of the citizens of Cass Lake for the interest they took in their be- half at the last session of the legisla. ture. HELD TO GRAND JURY. Turssivainen, Alleged Slayer of Two Women, Has Hearing. Wadena, Minn., May 16. — Peter Turssivainen, accused of the double murder of two women in Runeberg township and the burning of the house to cover the crime, was given a pre- liminary hearing yesterday at Detroit. No new evidence was brought out. The prisoner was held without bail to await the action of the grand jury. Will Furnish Red Wing Power. Menomonie, Wis., May 16. — The Chippewa Valley Railway, Light and Power company has entered into a contract with a local power company at Red Wing, Minn., by which the for- mer company will supply from its plant in Menomonie electric power for lighting and manufacturing purposes at Red Wing. Suicide Wields Razor. Minneapolis, May 16.—Robert Pain, a boilermaker, committed suicide at an early hour yesterday morning by cutting his throat. The dead man is known to have been remorseful lately over his indulgence in liquor. Kills Wife, Children and Self. Boylesville, Ill, May 16. — Henry | Williamson, a well-to-do farmer living two miles east of here, killed his wife, and two little children and then com- mitted suicide yesterday. The cause of the tragedy is not known. New Mayor Adopts Stringent Policy for Regulation of Saloons and Slot Machines. Winona, Minn., May 16.—Winona’s new mayor, W. E. Hamilton, has adopted a drastic policy, and it is be- lieved his two-year administration will be marked with stringent reforms. It was intimated that the local sa- loons have’ not been complying with the state law regulating closing, and on Sunday last he issued orders through the police department calling for strict compliance, and as a result the city experienced the dryest Sab- bath in many years. Following close- ly upon the keels of the first order, the police department last night is- sued notice that after today all slot machines and other gambling devices must be removed under penalty of ar- rest and prosecution. The city for years has been run wide open and the liq clamped on last night came as a thunderbolt to saloons, pool rooms, etc, 4 It is intimated that other orders will follow shortly and that Winona will approach nearer to the “blue laws” than ever before in its history. BOY BADLY BITTEN BY DOG. Child Placed on Back of Pet Who Ex- hibits Savagery. Mason City, Iowa, May 16. — With an ugly gash in his head and a badly lacerated face, Keith Conklin, the lit- tle son of Oliver Conkin, is at home dangerously ill, while the family is spending the day at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Coates, parents of Mrs. Conklin. Miss Electra Coates was holding Keith on the back of the big family dog. For some reason the dog turned on the boy and before he could be snatched away bit him in the head and through the lips. Doctors were summoned and the dog was immedi- ately killed, DID NOT BOSS EDITOR. Stephenson Did Not Dictate Policy of Paper, Says Witness. Madison, Wis., May 15.—H. P. My- rick, editor of the Milwaukee Free Press, United States Senator Stephen- son’s newspaper, told the senatorial investigating committee yesterday that he (witness) dictated the policy of the newspaper, as Mr. Stephenson had not much experience in that line. Witness said he would have favored Stephenson’s candidacy if he had been in full control and owner of the Free Press himself. Witness, in answering a question, said he did not think Ste- phenson’s election was brought about because of his money. MITCHELL GETS MEETING. . Knights of Columbus Elect L. J. Welch to Supreme Office. Deadwood, S. D., May 15.—Mitchell will get the next state convention of the Knights of Columbus by unani- mous consent. The new state officers are: Deputy supreme knight, L. J. Welch of Mitchell; advocate, Thomas T. Harvey of Lead; warden, B. E. Bar- ker of Sioux Falls; treasurer, A. P, Foley of Watertown, WOMAN SLAIN WITH HAMMER. Presho (N. D.) Blacksmith Suspected of Brutal Murder of Wife. Presho, S. D., May 15.—The body of the wife of William lL. Lansing, a blacksmith, was found in the cellar of her home last night, her head having been crushed by a hammer. Lansing is missing antl is suspected, The sheriff and posse searched all night for him, but found no definite trace. Boy Falls Beneath Wheels. ‘Aberdeen, S. D., May 15.—William Peterson, the eleven-year-old son of J. C. Peterson, was run over by a heavy wagon, sustaining serious inter- nal injuries. The boy was riding on the wagon, which was drawn by a traction engine, when he slipped and fell beneath the wheels, Universalists to Meet. St. Paul, May 15. — The Minnesota state convention of Universalist churches will open in St. Paul. on Tuesday, June 15, to continue for three days. It is expected that it will be one of the biggest delegations ever assembled in the history of the church. Two Elevators Burned. Aberdeen, S. D., May 16.—The Chil- son Grain’ company’s elevator and the Potter & Garrick elevator at Butler were destroyed by a fire which broke out early in the morning. The loss is estimated at $10,000. There was much grain in the structures. Garden Party at White House. Washington, May 16. — Diplomatic official and social Washington gather. ed in large numbers between 5 and 7 o’clock this afternoon under the big trees in the rear of the White House to attend the second of the four Fri. day afternoon garden parties arranged by Mrs, Taft. Emma Goldman Choked Off. New Haven, Conn., May 16.—Emma Goldman was prevented by the police from delivering a lecture here last night. IN MINNESOTA State News of the Week Brietly Told. Fire at Pipestone damaged the plant of the Pipestone Electric Light, Heat and Powder company. Loss, $500. Carl Kettner of Pine Island town- ship lost his house and furniture dur- ing the night by fire of an unknown origin. He had some insurance. The country home on the old M. J. Hedren farm in Bernadotte was de- stroyed by fire. Other buildings were also burned. The loss is $3,000. Agriculture is to be taught in the public schools of Warren. A tract of ground near the city has been secured and school gardens will be put in this spring. Paul Richardson, eleven years old, son of C. E. Richardson, was killed in Minneapolis as the result of a collision with an automobile while the lad was riding a bicycle. The ten-year-old daughter of Anton Guldan of Sleepy Eye was nearly burned to death by having her clothes catch fire from a bonfire. The girl cannot live. Arthur Z. Drew, former owner of the defunct Bank of Hamline, was found guilty at St. Paul of having re- ceived a deposit when he knew the bank was insolvent. Alfred A. Pocock, proprietor and manager of the Hotel Ryan, St. Paul, died from complications resulting from a ten-years’ illness with diabetes. Mr. Pocock had been ill for some time. Wheat seeding in the Red river val- ley is practically over. Most of the farmers are entirely through, but some of the large farms will not finish seeding wheat until the last of the week, Louis D. Wilkes, fifty-six years old, manager of the Equitable Life Assur- ance company at St. Paul, was found dead in the bath room of his home. Coroner Miller pronounced death due to apoplexy. Michael Wiseman committed suicide by hanging himself in a shed at the rear of his home at Winona. Despond- ency over his discharge by the new city administration from the street force inspired his deed. Judge W. S. McClenahan has ap- pointed Hon. S. F. Alderman of Brai- nerd to be receiver of the Minnesota Water Works company, which owns and operates the plant which furnish- es Brainerd and the Northern Pacific shops with water. After a short session the board of county commissioners of Beltrami county adjourned to meet May 25, when they will receive bids for the sale of the $195,000 refunding bonds to take up the outstanding indebted- ness of the county. Charles E, Vasaly, the new member of the state board of control, appoint- ed from Little Falls, has resigned his position as register of deeds, and the county commissioners appointed Frank Bastien to fill the unexpired term, which is two years. Grief-stricken because of the sepa- ration from his mother and sister, who a week ago sailed for Austria, their native land, and despondent over the life he had led since their de- parture in his effort to overcome his sorrow, John P. Brenick of St. Cloud, Minn., a traveling salesrian, commit- ted suicide in St. Paul. Henry S. Dakleen, county auditor of Becker county, has tendered his res- ignation to the county board. Mr. Dahleen has been auditor of Becker county four years, having been elected three times without opposition. He gives up his position to become presi- dent of the Security State bank, which will be started about June 1. A coroner’s jury at Virginia decided that Nelson Hanley, aged sixty-five years, a blacksmith, whose body was found last week in a badly decom- posed condition thirty miles north of Duluth, was murdered. A gash found in the neck led to the murder theory. The authorities are in the dark how to proceed further in the case. At a special election held at Spoo- ner there was carried the proposition of issuing to the State of Minnesota the bonds, in the aggregate sum of $22,000, bearing interest at 4 per cent per annum; $10,000 for constructing water works; $5,000 for a village hall; $2,000 for purchasing fire apparatus, and the remaining sum to refund out- standing indebtedness. F, J. Ekwald of Erte, Minn., has dis- covered a new fibrous plant, which he believes will become an important ar- ticle of commerce, supplanting largely cotton, flax and jute in the manufac- ture of rope, twine, bagging, etc. Sam- ples of this fiber were sent to the bu- reau of paint industry by Representa- tive Steenerson. Mr. Ekwald has suf- ficient seed to plant several acres of his new plant, and prc~oses to intro- duce it generally among Minnesota farmers. The Duluth, Winnipeg & Pacific rail- road, incorporated under the laws of the State of Maine, filed its articles of incorporation with the secretary of state at St. Paul. The new company proposes building a line from Virginia to Duluth and various branch lines. Prayers were asked in the pro-cathe- dral at Winona for Rt. Rev. Joseph P. Cotter. For the past two months Bish- op Cotter, accompanied by Father Gallagher, has been at Atlantic City for the benefit of his health, but the change has done him no good, and he ts getting worse. eae