Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, June 23, 1909, Page 3

* BISHOP CUSED” BY” WOR] Sympathizers of Local Priest Drive Hia Out When He Attempts to Take Church. =, Ulysses, Neb., June 20. — Rt. Rev. Bishop Bonacum of the Catholic dio- cese of Lincoln, Father O’Brien of Seward and Father Kline of Brainerd were driven from this village by an angry mob of between 200 and 250 people. The bishop and his priests had come to Ulysses to formally take possession of the church here, over which Father Murphy has held charge. Sympathizers of Father Murphy, both Catholics and non-Catholics, joined the mob and would have done violence to the bishop and party had it not been for the efforts of Father Murphy, who counseled the mob to do no vio- lence and who requested that the vis- itors be let alone. So threatening, however, was the aspect that Father O’Brien secured a livery rig and, taking Bishop Bonacum and Father Kline, left in the direction of David City. This rig was followed with an automobile with church enemies of the bishop. The rig was overtaken three miles from town and the bishop and priests were forced to get out and walk and the liveryman was made to drive back to Ulysses without his charges. When last seen the bishop and his party were walking along Gruesome Discovery in Chines House in New York Ten- derloin District. MAY BE YOUNG MISSIONARY Granddaughter of Gen. Sigel of Civi War Fame Is Missing—Police Investigate. New York, June 19.—Packed in a steamer trunk, tied with ropes and left in a stuffy room in a house occu- pied principally by Chinese, the body of a young woman was. discovered. ‘All indications are that it was a mur- der by strangulation. While the body had not been identified the police be- lieve that it may be that of a young ‘woman missionary, The poilce in their investigations found Henry B. Bar- nett, who is interested in the Ameri- canizing of Chinese. He gave the po lice a valuable clue in that he de- scribed a Chinaman who formerly oc- cupied the room where the body was found. While there is no direct evi- dence to connect this Chinaman with the murder, the fact that he was the last occupant of the house makes him & valuable witness at least. Sigel’s Daughter Missing. Paul Sigel, son of Gen. Franz Sigel of Civil war fame, was also summoned to police headquarters. His daughter has been missing for more than a ‘week and the police were anxious to have him view the body. Barnelt said that he knew a young white wom- an by sight only who was interested in work among the Chinese and that he was inclined to thing that the name was Sigel, although he was not sure of this. With this partly coincidental infor- mation, although vague and uncertain, the police began their investigations. ‘The house in which the body was dis- covered is in the Tenderloin district. Sun Leoung, the proprietor, brought about the revelation of the crime. Ghastly Find. He noted a peculiar odor, and fear- ing that some one committed suicide notified the police. They ascended to the top floor, entered a small room and pried open a steamer trunk. There lay the body, cramped and partly de- composed, with a rope wound tightly about the throat and also tied about the knees and arms. The body was covered with blood and the clothing was torn, indicating a struggle. Scrawled on a card in fairly good English was an unsigned note which read: “I hope you do not get mad at me, because all the trouble comes from me. Hope some day the happi- ness comes to us both.” Warning to Chinaman. Paul Sigel later examined the cloth- ing the woman wore. He was unable, however, to identify any of the things as having belonged to his missing daughter, Elsie. A locket with the initials “E. S. 8.” or “P. C. S.” (the letters were worn and hard to distinguish) was shown to Mr. Sigel, but he said he could not identify it. A number of letters which the po- lice expect will throw light on the case were found in the room where the body was discovered. One written in English, addressed to the missing Chinaman who occupied the room, but unsigned, warned him that if he did not stop paying atten- tion to “Elsie Sigel” he would meet a horrible fate. The other letters found were written by a girl who sign- ed herself “Elsie.” Mother Identifies Jewelry. Mrs. Paul Sigel, when shown the jewelry found in the trunk containing the body of the murdered girl, identi- fied it as that worn by her daughter Elsie. A woman settlement worker in the meantime had identified the un- derwear as that worn by the girl. not harmed, but threats were made to treat them with various indignities. DANE SPEEDS CAR TO FAME. Matson in Chalmer-Detroit Wins Crown Point Race Over Fifteen Starters. Crown Point, Ind., June 20.—John Matson, a sturdy young Dane, stolid and phlegmatic, defied death in many forms for exactly four hours, thirty- one minutes and thirty seconds on the Crown Point-Lowell automobile speed- way course, and won the Western Stock Chassis race for the Indiana trophy from a field of fifteen competi- tors. The race was for light cars only. Perfect weather and the absence of any save the most trivial injuries to drivers were fortunate circumstances attending the winning of the Indiana trophy by Matson. It was the first big automobile race in which Matson had ever sat in the car as a driver. Yesterday he was practically an unknown chauffeur; to- day he has made a name for himself and has won fame by his daring work at the wheel of his Chalmers- Detroit car. The leading trio finished as follows: Chalmers-Detroit (Matson). Locomobile (Robertson) .: “, Marion (Monson) ..... woe eee 04342303 The time of the other cars was not taken, as they were flagged off the course after the first three had finish- ed. CHARGES CORROBORATED. Harms Says Testimony Bears Out His Assertions. East St. Louis, Ill, June 19.—Cor- roboration of many charges against the government’s meat inspection sys- tem here was given to the investigat- ing board by Julius Bischoff, an in- spector, According to J. G. Harms, the in- spector whose letter to Secretary Wil- son caused the inquiry, Bischoff sub- stantiated Harms’ assertions and was prepared to reveal similar irregulari- ties which Bischoff himself had ob- served. The secrecy with which the inquiry is being conducted has caused consid- erable comment. Officials of packing companies had expressed a hope that the fullest pub- licity would be brought into play and yesterday said that they feared lest the present hearing would fail to allay public distrust of the inspection sys- tem, no matter what report is made to Secretary Wilson. WRIGHTS GET MEDALS. Entire Population of Dayton Cele- brates Event. Dayton, June 20. — Wlibur and Or- ville Wright, the aviators, received the medals awarded them by act of congress, by the legislature of Ohio and by their home city of Dayton. One hundred and twenty thousand people, the entire population of Day- ton, celebrated the event. Immediately after the ceremony the Wrights hurried to their aeroplane factory to prepare for their departure for Washington, where next week they will resume their flights for the government, JAPS CHARGE BURGLARY. Seizure of Papers in Jap Newspaper Office Being Investigated. Honolulu, June 20.—The latest de- velopment of the complicated situa- tion which has grown out of the strike of Japanese plantation laborers and the subsequent arrest of their leaders is a charge of burglary pre- ferred by the accused men against High Sheriff William Henry and At- torneys William A. Kinney and Ma- s0n Prosser, counsel for the planters’ association. The accusation grows out of the plowing of the safe in the office of the Jiji, the radical Japanese newspaper, nd the seizure of books and papers belonging to Editor Soga and others, swhich are alleged to have revealed a. conspiracy among the leaders of the strike to obtain control of the islands. The matter is now being investigated’ by the grand jury. CROP OUTLOOK IS EXCELLENT. LIGHTNING WRECKS HOMES. Heavy Wind and Hail Storm Causes Damage at Swaledale. Swaldale, Iowa, June 20. — Light- ning wrecked two homes, one owned by Wm. Bender and the other owned by J. A. Thomp. The storm was pre- ceded by a heavy wind that did some damage, and was followed by hail that cut things to pieces, causing much damage. Dies in Ambulance. St. Paul, June 20, — An unidentified man, about sixty years of age, fell on the sidewalk at Sixth and Wabasha and died in the police ambulance while being taken to the city hospital. Heart disease is supposed to be the cause. Small Grain in Splendid Condition and Apples Will Be Plentiful. Le Sueur, Minn., June 20. — The crops are in an eminently satisfactory condition around here. Small grain is fn excellent shape, corn is well ad- vanced for the season. Potatoes meyer looked better and in many places are in blossom. Gardens are anusually fine and the markets filled with early vegetables. Apples are as full a crop as the trees will be able to carry. Balloon Accident Kills Three. St. Petersburg, June 20.—Count Pa- litzin, bis wife and Count Rostofft- seff were killed in a balloon accident mile the count, by mistake, pulled the rin eord and the car fell north toward David City. They were } here. When at an altitude of about a IS VOTED DOWN Amendment 1s Defeated by Vote of 29 to 52—Only Four Re- publicans Favor It. HOUSE TARIFF 1S DOUBLED Senate Fixes Duty of $4 a Ton on Prin{ Paper, in Place of House Rate of $2. Washington, June 20. — The senate adopted by a vote of 44 to 32 the amendment of the senate committee on finance fixing a duty of $4 a ton on print paper, in place of the house rate of $2 a ton, but the amend- ments to the wood pulp and print pa- per schedule had not been acted upon when the senate adjourned. Senator Brown’s amendment pro- viding for the free importation of print paper was defeated by a vote of 29 to 52, only four Republicans—Bev- eridge, Bristow, Brown and Burkett voting for it. Gallinger Defends Committee. Senator Gallinger occupied the ear- lier hours with a speech in support of the finance committee’s rates on paper and wood pulp, declaring that Canada had a vast advantage in the cost of labor over the United States in the production of paper, and urging sharp competition in this country as the reason why the price of paper had been kept down. Mr. Lorimer, the newly elected sen- ator from Illinois, was sworn in and took his seat during the day. Aldrich Not Ready for Vote. An effort was made to reach an agreement upon a time for voting upon the various income and corpora- tion tax propositions. Mr, Aldrich sought to obtain a general agreement to postpone the further consideration of this question until after the dis- posal of the tariff schedules, but Sen- ators Bailey and Cummins insisted upon coupling with the agreement an understanding that there should be taken a direct vote upon the adoption of an income tax amendment, and no agreement was reached. By order of the senate adjournment is taken each day at 7 p. m., and that hour arrived while the question was under discussion. SURPRISE BY BRANDENBURG, Admits Signature Is Forgery, but Was Substituted for Real One, Ney York, June 20, — The authen- ticity of two words on a slip of paper in a glass case—Grover Cleveland— about which the trial of Broughton Branddenburg, the magazine writer, charged with grand larceny for the sale to the New York Times of an article purporting-to have been writ- ten by Mr. Cleveland, has largely cen- tered so far, lost something of their importance yesterday when Branden- burg’s counsel announced that his client would admit that the signature was a forgery and not that of the for- mer president of the United States, As if approving the attitude taken by his counsel, Brandenburg turned and said: “We intend to show that the forged signature was substituted for the real one. I never saw this signature till the trial commenced. The prosecution rested its case. BRING FARNUM’S NAME IN. Testimony in Gould Case Also Tells About Mrs, Gould’s Habits. New York, June 20. — The flow of testimony adduced by the defense in the suit for separation brought by Katherine Clemmons Gould against her husband, Howard Gould, kept edg- ing more and more toward Dustin Farnum, the actor. There was also iteration by servants and personal at- tendants that Mrs. Gould was repeat- edly seen under the influence of liquor by them and that when she had been drinking, as they alleged on the stand, she changed from a charming, affable woman to a woman of whims and ca- prices, ill tempered, not nice in her choice of language, overbearing and quarrelsome. TOWN REVERTS TO THE STATE. Antimony, Ark., Offered at Tax Sale, but There Were No Bids. D eQueen, Ark., June 19.—The en- tire town of Antimony, Howard coun- ty, has reverted to the state. The reversion is the result of the failure of any one to bid when the property was offered for sale for taxes, The town is the center of antimony deposits, which at one time promised to be of great value. The mines. however, were abandoned after a small amount of ore had been taken out, and the town was soon deserted. BLACK HAND GOES TO PRISON. Leader of Gang Sentenced at Fernie to Serve Fourteen Years. Winnipeg, June 19.—Joseph Ramei- ra was found guilty of Black Hand practices, convicted of being the lead- er of a gang in Western Canada, com- ing here from Chicago, and sentenced fat Fernie last night to fourteen years in prison. Many incriminating papers were found in his rooms. Rameira escaped from jail two weeks ago, but was re- "PRINT PAPER THUGEMILING DEAL PLANNE RUSSELL-MILLER COMPANY WILL TAKE OVER MANY PLANTS IN NORTHWEST. HANGMAN MEETS MYSTERIOUS END Man Who Executed Haymarket Rioters Hounded to Lonely Death by Anarchists. ODD CHAIN OF FATALITIES Mason City, Iowa, June 19.—Hound- ed for seventeen years by the repeat- ed death threats of anarchists from every part of the civilized world, vis- ited at last by the same ghastly fatali- ty that has inflicted a like mysterious end in the same vicinity upon two of his fellow officers of the notorious Haymarket riots a year ago, D. W. Nickerson, formerly a resident of Chi- cago, the man who hanged the Hay- market riotérs, was found dead near here in his country home. The inquest, which the son of the dead man demanded, revealed cir- cumstances no different from those which attended the death of his two fellow officers in this same county three years ago. After making tests fer the most virulent and elusive poi- sons known to science, the coroner re- turned for a third time in this remark- able chain of coincidences the verdict of death by apoplexy. At the time of the Haymarket riots, where Nickerson as deputy _ sheriff was the executioner, S. F, Hanchett was the sheriff, and W. H. Gleason the chief clerk of Cook county. All of these men had country homes in Floyd county, Iowa, where Nickerson died. Both of the other men were found dead within three days of each other, and the coroner returned the same verdict of apoplexy. Nickerson left Chicago in 1892 for the West. He was already the object of hundreds of threatening letters on account of his work the year before. He bought a home in Floyd county and struggled there to lose his mem- ories and evade the persecution of the anarchists. On the evening prior to his death he had read his paper and at about 8 o’clock retired. At 5:30 o’clock next morning Charles Miles went to his room and found him dead. Mr. Nickerson was a genial, affable man, and made friends of the entire community. MILL CITY FIRM WILL CONTROL Twelve Mills and Eighty Elevators Throughout the Wheat Region Pur- chased and Dominate Flour Trade. Minneapolis, June 21.—By the ab- sorption of 12 large flour milling plants and more than 80 elevators in different parts of the Northwest, the Russell-Miller Milling Company, of Minneapolis, is about to consummate one of the largest deals that has trans- pired in local financial circles for many months. The property taken over by the Russell-Miller Company represents a capitalization of $2,500,000. Besides two plants now in process of erection at Beach, Mont., and Billings, Mont., the mills are all located in North Da- kota, at Bismarck, Mandan and Dick- inson. The elevators cover a much wider extent of territory, but are all located in the great wheat raising belt of the Northwest. E. P. Wells, president of the Russell- Miller Company, in speaking of the absorption, stated that, although the deal has not yet been fully consum- mated there was no question about its going through. “Owing to some of the provisions of the law, it will be 60 days before the absorption of these mills and eleva- tors will be completed. The delay, however, is simply due to legal tech- nicalities, and not to anything else. Within 60 days the deal will be com- pleted, and one of the most important financial transactions that has taken place in Minneapolis of recent years will be a matter of history.” NINE KILLED IN INDIANA WRECK Two Heavy Electric Cars Collide at Foot of Hill. Chicago, June 21—Ten men were killed and at least forty men and women injured in a head-on collision between two heavy cars of the South Shore Electric Railway, at Samuels Crossing, Ind., a few miles from Ches- tertown. The accident occurred shortly after 9 o’clock at night. A west-bound car was coming at a high speed down a long hill, which is formed by the ele- vated structure under which the Lake Shore railroad tracks pass. The car was well filled. At the foot of the hill it met an east-bound car also going at a terrific speed. The cars were buried in each other and the splinters of wood and pieces of human flesh were thrown high into the trees and telephone wires. The motorman of the west-bound car was killed, while the motorman of the east-bound car put on his brakes and jumped. The passengers were farmers and residents of Porter and Michigan City. OFFICER DEFIES JUDGE, La Crosse Commissioner of Public Works Goes to Jail. La Crosse, Wis., June 19.—Ignoring orders and injunctions of the court seeking to compel him to pay a judg- ment secured by a grocer for $29, Commissioner of Public Works Fred Schnell was yesterday served with a commitment for contempt and was placed in jail by order of Judge E. C. Raymond. Schnell refused to pay a former judgment five years ago, and when the case was outlawed new ac- tion was started and has been press- ed until the arrest and imprisonment of the city official yesterday. Schnell turned over his salary to his wife, disregarding the injunction of the court, and refused to recognize the receiver named by the judge. LITTLE GIRL DISAPPEARS. 3ix-Year-Old Is Lost While Fishing In Creek Near Her Home. Winnebago, Minn., June 21.—Al- though a small army of anxious per- sons searched all Saturday night and all day Sunday, little Ella Palmquist, the six-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Palmquist, living four miles west of Winnebago, has not been found. It is believed the little girl, while holding a fish line and hook, fell into Elm Creek or was drawn in by a large fish or a mudturtle. Saturday evening an elder sister started to the pasture to get a cow. She heard the little girl calling to her. She hastened to the bank of the creek from which the call came, but the little girl had disappeared. *The bottom of the creek was thor- oughly dragged Sunday, but no trace of the little one was found. ACID TEST FOR DIVORCES. District Attorneys Appointed to Inves- tigate Case of Discontent. La Crosse, Wis., June 19.—Comply- ing with a new law for the investiga- tion of divorce cases, Circuit Judge B. C. Higbee hag appointed the dis- trict attorneys in all counties in the Sixth judicial district to act in these cases. Hereafter certain days will be reserved for the consideration of di- vorces, GOES TO CLAIM ESTATE. EARTHQUAKE DESTROYS HOUSES] Bachmann of Le Sueur Willed $70,000 FOR Hts by Old World Relative. Canary Islanders Flee to Fields—No} ff. Sueur, Minn., June 19. — Jacob Casualties Reported. Bachmann, a prosperous merchant of Teneriffe, Canary Islands, June 21] Le Sueur will leave next week for —A sharp earth shock, accompanied | Switzerland to settle up the estate of by continued rumblings, occurred at}his uncle, Dr. C. E. Swiningson, a Iaod on the west coast. The city hall,| dentist of Berne, who died recently the barracks and several houses weré/ at an advanced age, leaving a large, demolished. The residents fled to the| estate, some $70,000 of which is kill- fields. No casualties are reported. ed to Mr. Bachmann. EXPLOSION KILLS WOMAN. G. N. Engine Crew Drowned. Vancouver, B. C., June 21.—The lo comotive of the Great Northern Seat tle express, due in Vancouver at 4 p. m., jumped the track while cross ing the Fraser river over Westmin ster bridge. The engine went inte the river and the engineer and fire man were drowned. No passengefa were hurt. Uses Kerosene Hurriedly to Start Fire and It Explodes. Hudson, Iowa, June 19.—Mrs. Emile Dam, who was fatally burned yester- day when the kerosene she was using to start a fire hastily, exploded and set fire to her dress, died yesterday morning. Mrs. Dam was badly burn- ed about the head, arms and neck. TWIN CITY MARKETS. CRUSHED UNDER FREIGHT TRAIN Minneapolis, June 21. Wheat—No. 1 northern, $1.3314; No, 2 northern, $1.31; July, $1.29. Durum No. 1, $1.16. Oats—No. 3 white, §4c, Barley, No. 4, 73c. Rye No. 3, iy Corn—No. 3, 69c. Flax—No. 1, Duluth, June 21—No. 1 nm vibe $1.305%; July, $1.265%. Head of Unknown Laborer Is Found 200 Feet From His Body. Menominee, Mich., June 19. — An unknown man, believed to be a for- eign laborer, was ground to pieces be- neath a St. Paul freight train near the Crivits depot Tuesday morning. His head was found 200 feet from his trunkless remains. The victim attempted to board the “plind baggage” several rods from the depot, but missed his footing and plunged between the cars. . South St. Paul, June 21. Cattle—Steers, $4 and $4.50; cows, $3 and $3.50. Hogs, $7.20 and $7.55, Muttons, $5.50; lambs, $6.50. I Northwest News MRS. KAUFMAKN IS FINED $100 Jury Returns Verdict of Assaulf and Battery Against Sioux Falls. Woman. ACCUSED OF KILLING SERVANT Flandreau, S. D., June 20.—The jury in the case of the state against Mrs. Moses Kaufmann, wife of a wealthy brewer of Sioux Falls, for the murder of her servant girl, Agmes Polreis, re- turned a yerdict of guilty of assault and battery. Immediately thereafter F. R. Al- kens, attorney for Mrs, Kaufmann made a plea for leniency for his client, asserting that she had already been punished enough. Judge Rice there- upon fined Mrs. Kaufmann $100. The penalty for assault and battery in this state is a jail sentence not exceeding thirty days or a fine of from $5 to $100. Defense Disappointed. The defense has won its long fight to keep Mrs. Kaufmann from serving any time in any kind of a cell, but it wanted an acquittal, and the disap- pointment of the Kaufmanns was shown when the husband of the de- fendant hung his head upon the read- ing of the verdict. Mrs, Kaufmann displayed no emotion whatever. With the charge made by the court the jury could have found the accused guilty of either murder in the first or second degree, or manslaughter in the first or second degree, or assault and battery, Tried Three Times. The case has been in the courts three years, and the trial just closed was the third one. The jury in the first trial disagreed. The second trial resulted in a verdict of manslaughter in the second degree, but this deci- sion was reversed and a new trial or- dered. RATE DISCRIMINATION CHARGED Duluth’s Complaint‘Is Sifted by North Dakota Railway Board. Jamestown, N. D., June 20.—A spe- cial meeting of the railroad commis- sioiners was held here to consider the alleged discrimination in the rates on the shipment of grain in the southern part of the state to the Minnesota markets, it being asserted that Du- luth was at a disadvantage over Min- neapolis. The rate to Minneapolis from some points is said to have been 2 cents a bushel less than the rate to Duluth. It is not known what action the commissioners will take in the matter. ROBBERS TO PLEAD GUILTY. Grand Larceny Charge Against New Ulm Bandits. New Ulm, Minn., June 20. — The three robbers who entered the North- Western depot in this city were ar- raigned before Justice Ernst Brandt, charged with the crime. They gave their correct names as William R. Nichols of Marshall, Minn., and Floyd Bertrand and Harry Bertrand of Min- neapolis. Having practically confessed the crime they waived examinations and were bound over to the action of the district court. CASHIER ALONE IS TO BLAME, lowa Bank Officials Exonerated and Real Criminal Is a Fugitive. Mason City, Iowa, June 20.—Col. W. A. Burnap, the expert accountant who has been engaged in going over the books of the defunct Corwith bank, has made his report anq exonerates the bank officials from any part in the crooked transactions and the entire blame falls on Cashier John Stand- ring, who is now a fugitive from jus- tice, BADGERS ADJOURN. Many Subjects Postponed Till Next Special Legislative Session. Madison, Wis., June 20.—The forty- ninth session of the Wisconsin legis- lature adjourned sine die after a five- month session. Action on a number of important subjects was postponed till next winter, when a special session is to be called. The last act of Gov. Davidson be- fore adjournment was to veto the teachers’ compulsory pension bill. His action was sustained by both houses. Slips From River to Doom. i Crookston, Minn., June 19. — Red Lake river claimed its second victim of the present year yesterday in Er- nest Easthagen, the eight-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Godfrey A. Eastha- gen. The little-boy was playing on the booms in the river and slipped. He never came to the surface. His small companions were panic-stricken. They finally, however, aroused the neighborhood by their screams, and everything possible was odne to save the boy. Several hours later his body cs