Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, May 26, 1909, Page 3

j 1 | UP BY ‘BY BANDITS Mail Clerks Are Forced to Hand} augusta, Ga., May 25—The Georgia Over United States Mail Pouches. POSSES QUICKLY ON TRAI Whole Country Scoured, but Little in] been and will not be parties to any Way of Clews Is Found—Passen- gers Not Molested. Omaha, May 25.—Four masked ban- dits held up and robbed Union Pacific train No, 2, known as the Overland Limited, a mile west of the city, just before midnight and obtained a num- ber of registered mail pouches, be- lieved to have contained a large sum of money. The robbers evidently got on the train at some town west of here. The holdup occurred about a mile west of the city limits. The robbers climb- ed over the tank and forced the en- gineer to stop his train and then pro- ceeded to the mail car. The clerks were forced to open the door and hand out a number of pouch- es of registered mail. Once they ob- tained the bags they hurried away in a southerly direction and permitted the train to proceed. The passengeers were not molested. Continuous Fusillade. A continuous fusillade of shots was kept up during the robbery, evident- ly to intimidate pass2ngers and crew. A flagman who went to the rear nar- rowly escaped being shot. Several passengers who hed not retired start- ed to get out of the vestibules, but the robbers ordered them back into the cars. The train made a quick run to the station and the police were notified. Posses were hurried to the scene, and although they have scoured the coun- try in the vicinity of the holdup little progress has been made toward ar- resting the robbers. Two mail pouches were found some distance from where the robbery occurred. They had been cut open. That the robbbers had laid their plan well is apparent. They dropped from sight so quickly that no one has been able to give a clue to the direc- tion in which they went. Little in Way of Clues. The Union Pacific road has made every effort to trace the men, but haye found little in the way of clues, Every town in the country has been notified. The postoffice department also will aid in the search. , What means of escape the robbers selected is indefinite, but authorities believe they had either an automobile or a fast horse. The fact that only two rifled pouches have been found indicates that they were in no hurry to divide their loot, CONVICT NOW IN SOLITARY. Hunger Forces Surender of Man Who Eluded Guards for Three Days. Columbus, Ohio, May 25. — Harvey Johnson, a negro burglar serving a life sentence, who disappeared Wed- nesday night and who had been hid- ing at the prison until 3 o’clock yes- terday morning, is now in solitary confinement, awaiting trial in the pris- ,on court for his attempted escape. Johnson’s hunger is responsible for his surrender, which occurred after he had been cornered on the top of the wash house, in the prison yard. Despite vigilance of guards and pris- on attaches, Johnson had eluded cap- ture by hiding under the porch of the prison postoffice. On three nights he ventured forth on foraging expeditions, but ducked back to his hiding place when fired upon by guards. At 11:30 last night he stole the lunch of a guard, but was apprehended while leaving the guard’s kitchen. He ran to the wash house and again disappeared, but not before three rifie shots had rung out and the entire prison was the scene of excite- ment. A dozen guards quickly sur- rounded the wash house and then a search was made. Johnson could not be found. For three hours Johnson lay on the roof. When he realized that he would be seen with the com- ing of daylight he surrendered. CARS LEAP INTO THE RIVER. Spectacular Wreck Qccurs on the Great Northern. Helena, Mont., May 25. — A rather spectacular wreck occurred on the Montana Central division of the Great Northern at a point between here and Great Falls, when an ore train was wrecked, jumping the track, precipi- tating eighteen cars into the Missouri river. Brakeman Hogers was killed and Engineer Sieben seriously injur- ed. a ey Dreadnought Won’t Launch. Brest, May 25. — The launching of the battleship Danton, which was to have taken place Saturday, was pre- vented by an accident. After gliding forty yards down the slips the new Dreadnought stopped. Efforts to start her again by the use of tugs failed. Get Bodies of Drowned Men. Waterloo, Iowa, May 25.—The body of Frank Bentz, who with two others was drowned here March 28, was_re- covered Sunday. The other two were found last week . | Not trying to move trains, simply an- Orders Sherifis to Give Prever tion to Life and Property—Fire- men Stand Pat... railroad is completely tied up by. the firemen’s strike. The managemé nouncing that it has the men, the means and the equipment to proceed, and will do so when, the state an- nounces it is ready to protect proper- ty and employes. The striking firemen are standing pat. They assert that they have not violence. Their sympathizers, they claim, have done all the damage that has been done, General Manager Thomas Scott at 6 o’clock made the announcement that no trains were moving. Governor Takes Action. Gov: Hoke Smith wired the sheriff of McDuffie county to co-operate with the municipal authorities and to sum- mon all deputies necessary to protect life and property. It is in this county that Thomson, where the crowd is- sueq their ultimatum Saturday night that no trains should pass carrying either non-union firemep. or negro fire- men, is located. Gov. Smith has also asked the -sheriff there to keep him fully advised of the situation. The governor has also wired the sheriffs of Rockdale and Dekalb counties, giving them information that engineers claim to have been rocked at Conyers and Lithonia, and urging upon them prompt action for the protection of the railroad’s_em- ployes and property. CRIPPLES REMOVED FROM FIRE. Children Taken Out of Cots, but Blaze Proves Slight. New York, May 25.—Forty-two little patients suffering with curvature of the spine and other spinal complaints were removed in safety from their ward in the Kings county hospital, Brooklyn, last night when a threat- ening blaze raged in a surgical ward. The children were hurriedly though carefully removed without even being unstrapped fromthe frames. The blaze was quickly extinguished by hospital orderlies and did little damage. No one was injured. SLEUTH FATALLY WOUNDED. Brooklyn Detective in Pursuit of Ne- gro Is Shot. New York, May 25. — John J. Gal- lagher, a detective attached to police headquarters in Brooklyn, was fatally wounded by a negro whom he at- tempted to arrest, and Magella Steinle, a detective who accompanied Gallagher, was shot through the shoulder when he pursued the black. Notwithstanding his wound, Steinle continued the chase until exhausted, when he reported the matter to the nearest police station. The negro was captured. ARMY FRAUDS UNEARTHED. Cuba Out Many Millions by Fraudu- lent Claims. Havana, May 25.—Pay frauds that may aggregate several million dollars have been discovered by Judge Aros- tegu, investigating alleged fraudulent claims in the Cuban army. Wholesale prosecutions for alleged complicity in filing and paying claims are predicted. The manner of their liquidation is said to involve politicians in every quarter of the island in a_ gigantic conspiracy. LIFE TERM FOR ASSAULT. Heavy Penalty for Man Who Attack- ed Michigan Legislator. Lansing, Mich., May 25. — James Duggan of Flint, Mich., has been sen- tenced to life imprisonment in the state prison at Marquette for/a mur- derous assault upon State Represent- ative W. H. Schantz. Duggan, who is twenty-three years oid, cut Schantz in the face and throat with a razor. because the legislator refused to give him money on the street. LIQUOR KILLS TWO BOYS AT SEA Given by Parents as a Cure for Sea Sickness. New York, May 25. — Whisky ad- ministered as a cure for sea sickness caused the death of two nine-year-old boys, steerage passengers on the steamer Kaiserin Augusta Victoria, which arrived here yesterday from Hamburg. The victims became ill during the rough weather Thursday and their parents gave them the liq- uor. Both were buried at sea, ARREST COPS AS BURGLARS. Two Chicago Patrolmen Summarily Stripped of Their Stars. Chicago, May 25.—Two Chicago pa- trolmen, Edward Sheehan and Patrick Donegan, were stripped of their stars and arrested for burglary. They are charged with robbing a partly burned store which they» were sent to guard ‘from thieves. Woman Freed of Murder Charge. Rockford, Ill, May 25.—Mrs. Leo nore Kaufman was last night acquit- ted of the charge of murdering her husband, Henry Kaufman, who died Feb. 19 of strychnine poisoning. Six Washed Overboard. Valparaiso, Chile, May 25. — The Dutch ship Nederland, which sailed from Melbourne, Australia for Fal- mouth on March 23, has arrived at Coquimbo in distress. Capt. Sparud, ‘four seamen and a boy were washed averboard off Cane Harn. ~ 5 i ~ SUPREME BENCH Former State Insurance Com- MS O'BRIEN FOR |! 1S"? NEWS OF GREAT NORTHWEST : A ERREREKAREARRERARERRARSESARRAR ORK BARREL” BU BIG LOSS BY FIRE Senator Cooke Employs Counsel to En: join State Auditor From Issuing St. Paul, May 25. — The constitu- .| tionality of the $6,000,000 “pork bar- missioner Will Succeed Justice Elliott. ELLIOTT GOES 10 PHILIPPINES St. Paul, May 22.—Gov. Johnson an- nounced yesterday that, with the un- derstanding that Judge Charles B. El- liott of the Minnesota supreme court is to be Judge Charles A. Willard’s successor on the supreme bench of the Philippine islands, he has_ selected Thomas D. O’Brien of St. Paul for the resulting vacancy. No official report of Judge Elliott’s selection is given out. He himself de- clined yesterday to discuss it, saying that all information must come from Washington. The story comes from unofficial sources there, but was con- firmed by Gov. Johnson yesterday. “My informant was the president of T. D. O'BRIEN. the United States,” he said. “The news was given me in _ confidence. Now that it has come out I see no reason to deny it. Judge Elliott is to be appointed to Judge Willard’s place in the Philippines, and when he re- signs from the state supreme court I shall appoint Thomas D. Oprien to that place. The vacancy may not oc- cur for several weeks, but I have con- sulted Mr. O’Brien, have his accept- ance and have informed him that I will appoint him.” How Change Occurs. The proposed judicial shift comes from the appointment of Judge Charles A. Willard of Minneapolis as United States district judge for Min- nesota. Judge Willard has been serv- ing as associate justice of the su- preme court of the Philippines. Judge Elliott was formerly on the Hennepin district bench, but has been a su- preme court justice since 1905. His term expires next year. T. D. O’Brien was associated with the state administration as insurance commissioner. He resigned to go into private practice with R. A. Stone, and was retained as special counsel for the state in the railroad rate injunc- tion cases. Since E. T. Young’s re- tirement as attorney general he and Mr. O’Brien have been actively in charge of the -prolonged hearings of these cases.| The salary of supreme court jus- tices in Minnesota is $7,000, while the federal judgeship in the Philippines pays $10,000. CRACKSMEN ROB BANK. $3,500, All the Institution Contained, Is Stolen. Lisbon, N. D., May 23—Cracksmen descended upon the little town of En- glevale, thirteen miles west of here, early yesterday, blew open. the. safe of the State bank and decamped with ractically every cent in its coffers. ‘he loss is reported here to be $3,500. The town has only a handful of popu- lation and has never been strictly po- liced. As a consequence the yeggmen had practically a clear field in which to work. —— LIGHTNING KILLS FARM HAND. — Bolt Strips Clothing Partially From Victim’s Body. St. Peter, Minn., May 22.—kd Hurst, employed by F. L. Volk, a farmer near Lake Emily, was instantly killed by lightning yesterday. The bolt strip- ped the clothing from one side of his body and death was instantaneous. Hurst’s home was near Le Sueur Cen- ter and he was forty-five years of age. He was a widower and leaves several children. Mauretania Makes New Record. — New York, May 22. — New west- found records were established by the Cunard line steamer Mauretania, which arrived in quarantine from Liv- erpool and Queenstown last night. The steamer, according to her com- mander, cut thirteen minutes from her best previous record. ~ Four Tots Burned to Death, Toronto, Ont., May 22. — The four children of Ernest Oldfield were burn- ed to death last night as the result of the explosion of a lamp in their home. rel” bill authorized by the last Min- nesota legislature is to be tested in the courts. Senator L. O, Cooke of Wabasha county has employed W. B. Douglas, former attorney general and former state supreme court justice, to bring an action to restrain S. G. Iverhon, state auditor, from issuing warrants under the provisions of the “pork barrel” bill. The case will be filed in the Ramsey county courts at once, The 1909 “pork barrel” bill, prepar: ed by the good roads committees of the house and senate, appropriated $600,000 out of the state revenue fund and scattered it over the state for the purpose of building bridges and “improving” roads. An analysis of the bill showed that the measure ap- propriated state money for the im- provement of city and village streets and the building of bridges within corporate limits. The “pork barrel” is a biennial affair and although it ap- propriates money to be spent entirely without state supervision it has been defended on the ground that it gives the farmer his only “dip” into the state treasury. The constitutionality of the “pork barrel” will be tested on two grounds. In the first place it will be urged that it is in violation of section 55, article ix., of the constitution, and in the second place that it is contrary to the constitutional amendment of 1898, known as the “good roads amend. ment.” DIETZ WILL SELL 1,200 LOGS. Is Balance of Lumber Held Up at Cameron Dam. Couderay, Wis., May 25. — John F. Dietz, the now famous Cameron dam defender on the Thornapple river, near Winter, Wis., has posted notices that on June 10, at his residence, he will sell at public auction to the high- est. bidder 1,200 white pine logs to satisfy a claim of $5,000 for damage to his property caused by the logs lying on his land. The logs are what is left of several million feet that was held up at the Cameron dam many years ago by Dietz and which the Chippewa Log and Boom company has been trying to get away ever since, but Deitz’s trusty rifle kept them away. 100 MEXICANS AT MADISON. Party of Farmers Will Attend Febru- ary Farmers’ Course. Madison, Wis., May 25.—A party of 100 Mexicen farmers, under the lead- ership of Zeferino Dominquez of Mex- ico, is planning to visit the University of Wisconsin. during the farmers’ course next February. Mr. Domin- quez, when he visited the university this year, was greatly impressed with the value of the lectures given at that time, and he hopes to inspire Mext!- ean farmers to better methods by showing them what is being done in the United States. The party will vis- it several states, spending several weeks on the trip. FINDS DEAD BABE IN WELL. Farmer Seeking Lust Bucket Makes Startling Discovery. Beaudette, Minn., May 25.—The in- habitants of Beaudette are very much excited over a gruesome discovery Saturday. Mr. Hanson went to the village well to get some water. The pail dropped in and he went down into the well and discovered a new- born baby floating at the top. The coroner was immediately summoned. and it was found to have been dead not exceeding two days. ‘The babe weighed twelve pounds. POSTOFFICE SAFE BLOWN. North Dakota Robbers Get $400 in Stamps and $42 in Cash. Minot, N. D.qMay 25.—The safe in the postoffice at Tolley, a small town near Kenmare, in the northern part of this county, was blown open last night. The robbers secured $400 in stamps, $42 in cash and two register- ed letters. Citizens are searching for two strangers seen in town the day before the building was wrecked. FIRST DAY’S WORK FATAL. Farmer Who Sells Out and Gets Ce- ment Plant Job Is Stricken. Austin, Minn., May 25.—J. W. Hart, a farmer who had just sold out and gone to the cement works south of town, was stricken with apoplexy while finishing his first day’s work and lived only twelve hours. Only Errors in Bookkeeping. Minot, N.D., May 25.—Investigation of, the city treasurer’s books is still going on. It is believed that the ex- amination, while showing some errors in bookkeeping, will result in a com plete vindication of Cameron. Hotel at Beaudette Is Burned. Beaudette, Minn., May 25.—The Pal- ace hotel and Hammond’s meat mar- ket burned to the ground. The fire sterted from, the hotel range. The puildings are valued at $4,000 each. tmsurance was carried. % IN MINNEAPOLIS New England Furniture and Carpet Company Sustains $100,000 Damage. — CROSSED WIRES THE CAUSE Minneapolis, May 23. — Water and smoke resulting from a small blaze damaged the stock and building of the New England Furniture and Carpet company approximately from $85,000 to $110,000 last night. The fire originated in - what is known as the Panorama part of the building, on the third floor, supposed- ly from crossed wires, and was discov- ered by Ray Randall, who, with other employes, was working on that floor: The flames crept to the fourth floor) and for a time it looked as though a spectacular blaze would result. The fire department, however, suc: ceeded in keeping it under control. Explosion Is Feared. The flames were hidden and for two hours the fire fight continued. Smoke was pouring heavily from the structure and Chief J. R. Canterbury gave orders to look out for an explo- sion. This, however, was avoided. On the third anq fourth floors of the Panorama building, where most of the damage was caused, were stored duplicate furniture, duplicate earpets, Oriental rugs and crockery stocks. The drapery rooms were on this floor, and in this department and the Oriental rug department the loss was heavy. The first and second floors also were badly damaged by smoke and water. On these floors were located the kitchen furniture, china, silver- ware, glassware, art, bicycle, hotel outfitting and talking machine depart- ments. MISSING OFFICIAL RETURNS. Minot Man, Temporarily Deranged, Wanders About on Prairies. Minot, N. D., May 23.—Incoherently muttering an account of his wander- ing over the prairies for the last three days and plastered with mud, Duncan Cameron, the city treasurer of Minot, who has been missing, staggered into his home in this city at 3 o’clock yes- terday morning, exhausted by his strange experience and the incident exposure, Overcome with worry caused by overwork and trouble concerning the balance of his accounts with the city and schoo! district, his mind became temporarily affected, it is said, and he had fled from the burden. Twenty miles down the river he had roamed over the prairies until the memory of his loved ones turned his footsteps homeward. He is now under the care of a physician. Cameron’s friends express confi- dence that he will be able to explain the alleged shortage of $1,556 in his accounts with the city, and friends are ready to make it good. WON’T IMPROVE MINNESOTA. Washington Engineers Turn Down Recommendation for Work. St. Paul, May 23.—The board of en- gineers for rivers and _ harbors at Washington has turned down the rec- ommendation of the engineers at St. Paul that the government improve the Minnesota river for the purposes of navigation and for the construction of reservoirs. Members of the state drainage commission received notice yesterday of the decision of the board. The decision of the federal board does not affect the work which the state is doing at Ortonville, where the state drainage commission is spending the $25,000 appropriated by the legis- lature for a dam to hold the water at that place. FARMER MANGLED BY DISCS. Neck Dislocated, All Limbs Broken, Ribs Smashed, Yet He Lives Hours. Jamestown, N. D., May 23.—Fred Eckhart, a farmer living near Medina, while engaged in running a disc drill yesterday afternoon, was thrown un- der the sharp knives in such a man- ner that he received injuries resulting in his death. His neck was dislocated, both arms and legs were broken, several ribs were fractured, and he received a number of other injuries. Eckhart lay alone in the field for a number of hours before he was dis: covered. DOG SAVES FAMILY. Gave Warning of Fire by Scratching Faces of Sleeping Couple. Faulkton, S. D., May 21.—H. J. Reed owes his life and the lives of his fam- ily to his faithful dog. Reed had a chicken brooder in his kitchen. The brooder was warmed by a_ kerosene lamp, which exploded at night and set the house on fire. The dog, which slept in the house, aroused thé family by jumping into the bed and scratch- ing the faces of Mr. and Mrs. Reed until they awoke. ‘ IN MINNESOTA State News of the Week Brietly Told. Robert Pain, a boilermaker, commit- ted suicide at Minneapolis by cutting his throat. The dead man is known to have been remorseful lately over his indulgence in liquor, Word from Ulen states that Peter Regier of that place shot and killed a lynx last week. The animal had been devouring chickens in that vicin- ity, and did much damage. It was a full-grown lynx. Fire destroyed the Northern creamery in the town of Burns, the blaze starting from the smokestack. Energetic work by a bucket brigade saved the surrounding buildings. Loss is about $3,000. 5 Frank Dahl’s summer hotel in Chi- sago City, one of the most popular hotels on the Chisago lakes, was de- stroyed by fire through combustion in a room containing paints. Tl:e loss is estimated at $10,000. The Fairmont city council has re- voked the saloon license of Neumann & Viesselman, and Fairmont now has but four saloons. Neumann & Vies- selman were arrested for selling liquor to a minor and pleaded guilty. Peter Turssivainen, accused of the double murder of two women in Rune- berg township and the burning of the house to cover the crime, was given a preliminary hearing at Detroit. No new evidence was brought owt. The prisoner was held without bail to await the action of the grand jury. Charles H. Gardner, general man- ager of the Grand Forks Lumber com- pany, states that his company will bring 1,500,000 feet of logs from La Salle lake, near the Itasca state park to Bemidji by water, the logs to be shipped from there to the rand Forks company’s mi!] at East Grand Forks. A reception and banquet was given at Cass Lake in honor of Representa- tive P. H. McGarry of Walker and Senator D. M. Gunn of Grand Rapids. ‘The occasion was one of extending the appreciation of the citizens of Cass Lake for the interest they took in their behalf at the last session of the legislature. Seeking to escape from a posse of infuriated Moorhead citizens, John Frafa, a Finlander, after running through the heart of the city, dashed into the Red river, hoping to swim to the North Dakota side. After taking a few strokes he went down and was drowned. He had stabbed a stranger and feared arrest. A petition signed by nearly 200 prop- erty owners has been presented to the city council of Waseca asking that licensed saloons be closed at 8 o’clock at night. The council yielded to the demand to the extent of fixing the hours at 9 o'clock in winter and 10 in the summer. The license has been raised from $500 to $700. United States Engineer Davenport of St. Paul, and who has supervision of the expenditure of the federal ap- propriation for the improvement of navigation in that district, arrived in Thief River Falls for the purpose of an examination of the Red Lake river in order to perfect plans for the im- provement of its channel. An epidemic of bowel trouble has been prevalent in St. Peter, cases hav- ing been reported in upwards of twen- ty families. The symptoms are some- what similar to those which marked the early stages of the typhoid fever epidemic at Mankato a year ago, and in most cases they can be traced to the drinking of city water. Attorneys for the defendants in the $10,000 libel case of Congressman James A. Tawney against the Albert ‘Lea Tribune recently made a motion jand arguments asking for a judgment ‘for the defendants on the pleadings. Judge Kingsley took the case under advisement and read his decision, in which the motion for the defendant was granted. The attorney for the plaintiff at once gave notice of appeal to the supreme court. There will be no commission ap- ‘pointed this year to find what the old seapitol at St. Paul can be sold for, and-what it would cost to erect new buildings to provide room for the de- partments located in the old building. The recent legislature passed a reso- lution for a commission to be appoint- ed by the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house, but some way or other the resolution was never en- rolled and approved by the governor as it should have been. An explosion in the asphaltum tank in the basement of the paint store of J. B. & C. T. Moffett at Minneapolis injured Rodney Peterson, a boy em- ployed in the place, and set fire to the building. The damage is estimated at $25,000. After being out sixteen hours, the jury at Bentidji in the $5,000 damage suit of Mary A. Johnson against Dr. John C. Koch returned a verdict in favor of the defendant. The case was concluded, and Was a suit for mal- practice.