Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, February 12, 1913, Page 2

,Bcott, the Antarctic exporer, HIS PARTY Reach South Pole, but Lose Lives, CAUGHT IN BLIZZARD Wot Definitely Known Whether Any of His Sixty-six Men Escaped the Disaster. Oamaru, N. Z., Feb MRobert F. Scott and overwhelmed by a blizzard on their! w@eturn journey from the South pole. | "The entire party perished. They reached the South pole on the | ‘S8th of January, 1912. | The news of the appalling disaster pwhich befell Captain Scott and his | eempanions was brought to this port | by a signaled message from Terra WNova, the vessel which had carried ithe explorer and his expedition to the Antarctic and which late last year fwent once again to the south to bring ‘kim and his companions back. The total number of deaths in- reolyed in the calamity is not known, But it is believed that sixty-six scien- | tists and sailors lost their lives. | Captain Scott's party reached the | @xact point where Roald Amundsen planted the Norwegian flag at the South pole. They found there the aut constructed and left behind by { Amundsen’s party. | These faets were recorded in the | documents found on the bodies of the | dead explorers when they were re- covered. | WET DEATH IN A STORM @nly Meager News of South Pole Calamity Received. London, Feb. 11.—News has reached | the world that Captain Robert F. and an | wnknown number of his companions perished in the Antarctic while on their return from the South pole. They reached their goal Jan. 18, 3912, about a month after Captain Roald Amundsen, the Norwegian, had mianted the flag of his country there. ‘They then turned back toward the Gases they had formed on their out- ward journey, By a blizzard. The news of the death of the ex. plorers was brought to civilization the captain of the Terra Nova, who melated simply the fate of the party and then proceeded with his vessel | for the port of Lyttleton, where he should arrive Thursday. | The news of the disaster cast a gloom over London which has been unequaled since the death of King Edward It is believed here that the disaster i @id not involve all of the Scott party } of sixty-six. It is possible only Scott | himself and the four others selected by him for the final dash to the pole lost their lives. These are supposed to be Dr. E. A. Wilson, chief of the acientific staff; Captain L. E. G. @ates, of the Inneskillen Dragoons; Lieutenant H. Bowers of the Royal | Indian marine, the commissariat offi- | eer, and E. Evans, a petty officer of the British Royal navy. AMUNDSEN DOUBTS RUMOR, his party were but were overwhelmed | | Antarctic Explorer Not Ready to Be- | lieve Scott Has Perished. Madison, Wis., Feb. 11.—That he is | mot prepared to believe the report | autheatic was the statement of Cap- tain Roald Amundsen when told of the reported disaster to the Scott ex- pedition. “This must be a big mistake,” said Amundsen. “I donot see how it could be possible for the whole party to have perished, because some of them must have been near the source of supplies. A blizzard near the South pole does not necessarily mean much, because they ware prepared for it.” indicted for Contempt. Washington, Feb. 11—George G, Benry of New York, member of Salo- tmon & Co., bankers, was indicted by the federal grand jury for contempt of @ congressional committee for refus- ing to tell the house money trust in- westigators the names of twenty-four Sank officers who participated with profit in a syndicate operation in Cali- farnia petroleum stock. i Sinoking Room for Women. New York, Feb. 11—Smoking rooms ave been provided for the new home ot the Women’s University club, the plans for which were filed in the Building bureau here. The smoking gaoms will be on the third floor and will be attractively fitted up and on the same floor will be several card ARE DEAD 11—Captain | MUST PAY FINE OF $3,000 | affairs of Japan, was stoned by a mob | tempted to set fire to the buildings. }out the capital and further conflicts | between the police and the public are | feared. | GRAIN AND PROVISION PRICES South St. Paul, Feb. 10.—Cattle— | Steers, @8.75; cows and heifers, $4.00@7.00; calves, $4.25@8.75; feed- jers, $4.00@7.10. | Sheep—Lambs, | $4.00@5.25; ewes, $2.25@4.85. Chicago, Feb. 10.—Wheat — May, | 943%,@94%c; July, 924%4c; Sept., 905¢c. Corn—May, 54%4c; July, 54% @55c; Sept., 55% Yc. Oats—May, 35%c; July, 35%c; Sept., 35%c. Pork—May, $19.70; July, $19.70. Butter—Cream- Leader of Latest Revolt Against Madero Government. Sentence Passed on Mill City Member of Milk Trust. Minneapolis, Feb. 11—A. R. Ruhn- |ke, president of the Minneapolis Milk company, must pay a fine of $3,000 or pass three years in jail because of his complicity with the conspiracy that resulted in raising the price of milk and cream in the Twin Cities Oct. 1, 1912. The company must pay a fine of $3,500 and in addition may be forced out of business, suit to revoke its charter to be the next step by the state. Mr. Ruhnke and his company were convicted by a jury a week ago and sentence was imposed by Judge Charles S. Jelley of the Hennepin county district court. PREMIER KATSURA STONED BY MOB Great Disoredr Prevails in Jap- anese Capital. Tokio, Feb. 11.—Prince Taro Kat- sura, premier and minister of foreign in the streets. | The attack on the premier came immediately after he had offered to; the emperor his resignation and that ; of the other members of the cabinet. Several newspaper offices were also attacked by unruly crowds who at-| There were many riots in various parts of the city, in the course of which a number of policemen and civilians were injured. Tense excitement prevails through- | Marquis Kimmocnhi Saionji, former premier and now leader of the Con- | stitutional party, was summoned to the palace by his majesty immediately after the receipt of Katsura’s resigna- tion. Duluth Wheat and Flax. Duluth, Feb. 10—Wheat—To arrive and on track—No. 1 hard, 883c; No. 1 Northern, 8 No. 2 Northern, 853gc; May, 893gc; July, 90%c. Flax —On track and to arrive, $1.36%; May, $1.38%; July, $1404. South St. Paul Live Stock. Hogs—$7.40@7.45. $4.25@8.00; wethers, Chicago Grain and Provisions. i eries, 27@34%c. Eggs—l17@22\%c. Poultry—Turkeys, 15c; chickens, 16c; springs, 16c. Chicago Live Stock. Chicago, Feb. 10.—Cattle—Beeves, $6.50@8.90; Texas steers, $4.90@5.75; Western steers, $5.60@7.30; stockers and feeders, $4.75@7.50; cows and heifers, $3.00@7.50; calves, $6.50@10.- 00, Hogs—Light, $7.85@8.15; mixed, $7.75@8.15; heavy, $7.65@8.05; rough, $7.65@7.80; pigs, @.60@7.85. Sheep— Native, $4.85@6.10; yearlings, $6.40@ 7.90; lambs, $6. 90. Minneapolis Grain. Minneapolis, Feb. 10.—Wheat—May, 88%c; July, 90%c. Cash close on track: No. 1 hard, 88%c; No. 1 North- ern, 87% @88%c; to arrive, 87%c; No. 2 Northern, 853¢@863c; No. 3 Northern, 835,@843c; No. 3 yellow corn, 454% @46c; No. 4 corn, 44@45c; No. 3 white oats, 31% @32%c; to ar rive, 32c; No. 3 oats, 29@30%%c; bar- ley, 44@58c; flax, $1.37%; to arrive, $1.37%. (Diaz in Control of | the peremptory demand of Diaz that | tem. | resigned. | credence, although it was without con- Explorer and His Entire Party Said to Have Perished. CEASES IN MEXICO barceanerenns 1 remy Capital City, MADERO HAS ESCAPED Believed to Have Taken to the Hills, but Little Is Known of His Whereabouts, a Bb he de be he oe oe he he he eh oh Sark EA oie ta 3 {ILLICIT STILL DESTROYED | + Washington, Feb. 11—Ad- + St % vices from Ambassador Henry + | Probably the Largest Moonshine Plant + Lane Wilson state that one + in Tennessee. + American is known to have + Nashville, Tenn., Feb. 11.—What | ‘+ been injured in the fighting in + |was probably the largest illicit dis- ‘+ Mexico City. The American + |tillery ever destroyed in Tennessee “ embassy is guarded by ma- +/was captured in Lincoln county by ++ rines and, as deanof thediplo- + | Deputy Collector J. S. Porter, assist- * maticcorps, Envoy Wilson has +} ed by a posse of men. ‘+ demanded of both the govern- + More than 3,000 gallons of incom- ‘+ ment and insurgent leaders * | plete whisky and a fine 150-gallon ca- ‘+ that effective steps be taken * | pacity outfit were captured. Three op- * to protect the lives and prop- + | erators escaped and are now being ‘+ erty of all foreigners in the + pursued by the officers. This was | i city. . the tenth outfit found in the Tennes- see district in the past six days. UNGLE SAM’S ARMY AND NAVY READY Intervention in Mexico Is Not Likely at Present. EEE EEE EE EE EES Mexico City, Feb. 11.—The night passed quietly in Mexico City and there has been no resumption of the fighting which resulted in the sup- posed flight of President Madero and the success of General Felix Diaz, the rebel leader. Diaz has made no new move and the general situation remains much as it was when the rebellious army prac- tically seized the city after street fighting before the national palace, during which General Bernardo Reyes and some 200 others were killed. Stories are rife that President Ma- dero has fied, headed for some port on the east coast, while in other quar- ters it is declared he has acceded to i Washington, Feb. 11—President Taft and the cabinet took up the Mexican situation. It was discussed at a special session of the cabinet, | called originally to consider a mes- sage to congress on the budget sys- he at once resign the presidency. Relatives of Madero refused to di- vulge his whereabouts. Only a few troops came into the city during the night and the early hours and these showed little dispo- sition to fight. Awaiting Developments. Uncertainty as to what develop-' ments will follow the revolt of the army prevailed here. The residents of the city spent a quiet but sleepless night, expecting to see more fighting in the streets. In the first revolt over 200 persons were killed. The populace does not know wheth- er President Madero has fied from the capital. ‘With a following of loyal troops, said to number 1,000 men, he took refuge in the national palace, but it was reported at daybreak that un der cover of night he had fied toward | the eastern coast, taking his family But All with him. It was also reported that | all of the members of his cabinet had It was repeated that there was to | |} be no intervention in Mexico during | the remaining three weeks of Presi- |dent Taft’s administration, but the general staff of the army had the , Mexican mobilization plans ready and | the navy was in readiness for any contingency. The Mexican uprising, coming as the climax of a general unrest throughout Central America, which already has caused a movement® of five United States men-of-war to the | Latin republics, may cause the move- ,ment of more ships at any moment ‘as a precautionary measure to pro- vide refuge at all Mexican seaports for all Americans and other foreign- ers who want to get out of the dan- ger zone. GRAIN AND VEGETABLES DROP Kinds of Meats Command Higher Prices. Washington, Feb. 11—The high cost of living, judging from figures is- sued by the department of -agricul- ture, apparently is solving itself as the result of lower prices for agri- cultural products. The department announces that on Feb. 1 the prices paid for staple crops averaged nearly 20 per cent lower than on the same day last year, 6 per cent lower than in 1911 and nearly 19 per cent below those paid in February, 1910. Corn, wheat, potatoes and eggs, to- gether with a number of other com- burned. | Modities, are lower, although chickens /are commanding a somewhat higher Recalis Madero Statement. eotsrahan ails tithciat price an is time.last year. It is recalled that during the Oroz-, The ducresee a ds virtually to oi eee gina ae vee all meats. Pork, beef, veal, mutton pias amie le ae seo and lamb all command higher prices. al capital was captured. He said he ARMED FORCE ‘IS FIRED ON would never surrender, but in case Mexico City was taken he would re- Striking Miners Resist Deputies Sent Against Them. main in the government palace as long as possible and then, with who- ever remained loyal, he would trans- fer the seat of government to the hills Qharleston, W. Va, Feb. 11—A spe- in the south, where he would keep gigi train carrying an armed force of up the fight for constituted govern- men into the Paint Creek mining dis- coma trict, where trains were held up Sat- The city apparently was not con- yrday, is reported to have been fired vinced that Madero would not be able ypon from the mountainside near to return to the city with enough Hollis Grove. troops to wrest from Diaz and his The train carried machine guns and mutinous followers the power which jnstructions to use them if attacked. they seized. Reports said a number of men on both sides have been injured, that armed strikers are patrolling the hills and that the miners are kept informed If Madero remained in the national palace here or took refuge in the pal- of every move against them by friends in Charleston. The report of his flight was given firmation. His decision to fiee the capital, it was said in the reports that he had fled, was due to General Blan- quet’s refusal to stand by him. Gen- eral Blanquet arrived with a small portion of his forces, supposedly loyal to Madero, but he refused to fight against General Felix Diaz. @ince the arrival of Blanquet’s focre the bridges” between the capital and Toluca were ace of Chapultepec it was generally assumed that the bombardment of these places would follow. There is considerable speculation FE FF LAE RY today what action congress will take. Three Murderers Electrocuted. It is regarded as probable that con- Ossining, N. Y., Feb. 11—Three mur- gress would demand the resignation! gerers were put to death in the elec- of the Madero administration. trie chair at Smg Sing prison. Two of them murdered women. Ali three Fifteen Passengers Hurt. went to the chair with firm steps and Chicago, Feb. 11—Fifteen passen-| each as he passed from the cell house gers were hurt in a collision between | to the death chamber called back a two street cars here. Five of the in-| cheerful farewell to those who re jured were women. mained awaiting their end. Montenegrins Take Strong Position From Turks. ENGAGEMENT IS SEVERE Opposing Forces at Such Close Quar- ters That Hand to Hand Fighting Is Along the Line—Captors Mounting Siege Guns to Bombard Principal Points of the City. Oe Ee be ode he ode he he de he che oe abe fe ode foe General Sofia, Bulgaria, Feb. 11.— The rout of the Turkish army before Bulair on Saturday is said here to have been com- plete. The Turks are report- ed to have suffered enormous losses. The Turkish dead and wounded were lying every- where. The war office says: “The number of men killed among the Bulgarians is not known, but it appears to have been insignificant.” Oh fe ole oe ob be be oe ob ob he te oh oh oh a i a a a i a a a i a ad Podgoritza, Montenegro, Feb. 11.— The Montenegrin army besieging the Turkish fortress of Scutari carried the great Bardanjoli hill by assault jafter several hours of severe fignting. The infantrymen on several occa- sions came into such close quarters that hand to hand fighting was gen- eral along the line. Bardanjoli hill dominates Scutari from the easteern side and the Monte- negrins are mounting siege guns on the heights to bombard the principal points of the city. Fighting has gone on since early morning all around the city. The Turkish defenders are disputing the ground against the besiegers with fierce determination and courage. The capture of Bardanjoli hill by the Montertiegrins cost the victors 2,- 500 men in killed and wounded. The Turks left 4,000 men, dead and wounded, on the field of battle. A Montenegrin attack on the heights of Tarabasch, which dominate Scuta- rion the west, has been going on for three days. DR. MARY WALKER INJURED Noted Suffragist in Critical Condition as Result of Fall. Chicago, Feb. 11.—-Dr. Mary Walker, noted suffragist leader, first woman army surgeon in the world and fam- army surgeon in ‘the world and tfa- mous for her adoption of male attire, tion resulting from shock caused by a fall a week ago. Dr. Walker is eighty-one years old. It is because of her age, physicians say, that the shock has proved dan gerous. The fall came as a result of the} | room, BECOMES WIFE OF PROFESSOR PRESTON Mrs. Grover Cleveland and Priceton Instructor Married. | Princeton, N. J., Feb. 11.—Mrs. Gro- ver Cleveland and Thomas Jex Pres- ton, Jr, were married by President John Grier Hibben of Princeton uni- versity, in Prospect, the executive residence of the university. No preliminary announcement had been made of the marriage and the utmost simplicity was observed in the ceremony. Because of the recent illness of Mr. Preston the wedding was private, the other guests in addition to the mem- bers of the two immediate families being President and Mrs. Hibben, Mrs. Elizabeth Hibben and Andrew F. | West, dean of Princeton’s graduate | school. | The wedding breakfast was served at Prospect immediately after the ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. Preston will spend the remainder of the winter in Florida. The ceremony was performed in the main drawing room of President Hib- ben’s home. Mrs. Cleveland and Mr. Preston stood at the east end of the while the guests were ranged j along the opposite side. | RESULT OF FAMILY TROUBLE aged woman's arrest on Feb. 1. It! she recovers she asserts that she will | inake her first duty the bringing of a damage suit against the city for false arrest and the filing of a complaint against the officer who took her into custody when he encountered her on the street dressed in man’s clothing. WOMEN PRISONERS ESCAPE Overpower Watchman at Kansas City Reformatory. Kansas City, Feb. 11—Nine negro women escaped from the women’s re- formatory here after overpowering P. C. Boyd, the night watchman, and threatening him with his own revol- ver. The escape, which was carefully planned, was made when the watch- Man went to the cell room to lock up for the night. Four of the women, who had hidden in the corridor, rushed at him and threw a blanket over his head. They took his revolver and keys and hurried to the entrance. Boyd disentangled himself and ran for the door, overpowering the woman who flourished his revolver, and slammed the door shut. But nine es- caped. CLARK WARNS THE HOUSE Shakes Gavel at Members and. Insists That They Work. Washington, Feb. 11.—Speaker Champ Clark shook his gavel at the members of the house and told them they must get down to business in the few remaining days of the session. When the house went into session there were less than a dozen members on the fioor. . The fortifications bill, supply measure to go through both houses, finally was passed. ATTACK THE LEADING CLUBS London Suffragettes Continue Window Smashing. London, Feb., 11—Militant suffra- gists raided the West Hnd district | known as Clubland. A number of, women threw pieces of lead and hard fireclay balis through the windows of the Carlton, the Reform and other po- litical and society clubs in Pall Mail. Several windows were broken also at the residence of Prince Christian the second | |two South Dakotans D. Dead and Anoth- er Badly Wounded. Watertown, S. D., Feb. 11.—As a climax of long standing family dissen- sion between a father and his step- sons, E. O, Hammond, fifty-one years old, and Clifford Jenkins, aged twen- ty-five years, were shot dead, and James Jenkins, aged twenty-one, was probably fatally wounded in a fight that occurred in the farm home of Hammond, three miles east of here. Hammond was killed instantly by a shotgun charge that struck him in the face at close range. Clifford Jenkins was shot in the back and James Jen- kins was struck four times by revol-| ver bullets. Mrs. Hammond, mother of the boys, was an eye witness of the fight. AL-| though bullets flew about her she es- caped unhurt. MANY INDICTMENTS LIKEL New York Police Graft Now Up to the Grand Jury. New York, Feb. 11.—Beginning with the indictments certain to be found against Police Captain Thomas Walsh, whose confession of police vice graft threw the department into a panic, a series of were expected from the grand jury' during the week, leading higher and higher into police circles and the in-| nermost council of Tammany politics. District Attorney Whitman was con-| fident that he had enough evidence to lead to the complete smashup of the police grafting system or at least to “the man higher up” at headquar- ters—a civilian holding high police rank, whose name as yet has only been hinted at, but which will shortly become public property. EUROPEANS DIE IN RAID Uprising in Africa !s Punished by Por. tuguese. Lisbon, Feb. 11.—Advices from Mo- zambique, Africa, say the notorious na- tive Chief Napana recently raided the Nampula district of Mozambique, mas- sacreing many of the tlers. The governor immediately dis- patched a punitive expedition. a march of nearly 400 v8 ST Se are,