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About The Alliance herald. (Alliance, Box Butte County, Neb.) 1902-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 25, 1909)
!. 1 .. All This Week .. The Coming! T ESSIK INIT "The Boy ISS Man The Musical Artists, The COLES 5' Crystal Theatre In a bewildfering;, surpassing- and novel display of marvelous whirlwind GunSpinning, artistically blended with skillful feats of legitimate Novelty Juggling In bran new funny music acts i RIOT AT SOUTH OMAHA Angry Crowds Make Merciless Attack on Greeks. Torch Is Applied to Several Buddings and Inmates Beaten and Shot by Vengeful Mob Windows Smashed In Others. South Oinnha Sunday night was the scene of rioting, murderous nssault and plllnge. More than thirty build ings have been burned, wrecked or badly damaged, and probably a score of persons Injured, half that number seriously Uy her&ic work the police have prevented actual loss of life. The Immediate cause of the trou bio was the killing on Friday night of . Policeman Edward Lowery by John Masuredes, a Greek whom tho of ficer had placed under arrest. Masur edes was brought to the Douglas coun ty Jail at Omaha and for fear an attempt might be made to lynch him, he was taken to Lincoln and placed In the penitentiary to await his pre liminary hearing. On Saturduy a petition was circu lated In South Omaha and signed by hundreds of citizens, setting forth that a lrtrpe number of Greek residents of the place were of tho undesirable class and calling a mass meeting at the city hall for Sunday afternoou to discuss methods of ridding tho city of them Make Pleas to Passion. More than 1.000 men attended the meeting, which was addressed by men of prominence, Including two mem bers of the state legislature, Jerry Howard and J. P. Krauso. Some of the speeches wero calculated to In flame the passions of the more excitable-and when the meeting ended n large portion of the crowd started out with the Indention of carrying out the suggestion of the upoakers In the most summary mnnner. The South Omaha police force is not large, hut It responded vullnntly to the demnnds upon its resources. Sheriff Dralley of Douglas county was called upon and went to the scene with u number of deputies, but their com bined efforts wero liisufllcieut for man) hours to prevent tho destruction of property of the Greeks and assaults upon its owners. In few Instances was I there any show of resistance. A call was mado upon tho police of Omaha for aid, but after considera tion, tho department decided not to send policemen to the scene of the trouble. Governor Shallenbcrger was consulted and expressed a willingness to call out troops, If neceasnry. No such demand was made, however. Only fifteen arrests have been made in connection with the riots. . The first nttack was centered' at Twenty-sixth and Q streets, where la located the principal Greek quarter. The maddened oowd began Its work of destruction by throwing stones and bricks through the windows of stores and hous"6 known to be occupied by the GreH";. tti'n very short time havoc was mad'- witn the fronts of these nlaces nnthe stocks of tho stores wero nuir-klv inlrt wnst. Twn hlnMtH east, another crowd smashed the front of n saloon and several daring spirits attempted to pillage the Interior when a squad of police charged the crowd and prevented the mob from securing the liquor. At this place two boys were shot. A third crowd rushed to Twenty fourth and L. streets and attacked a confectionery store run by Demos Bros. The big plate glass windows we're quickly smashed. Mrs, Mary Demos and her aged father were In the store and both narrowly escaped death at the hands of the mob. The three attacks were made almost simultaneously and the destruction was completed before Chief Brlggs could get his scattered force together and stop the depredations. Th9 rioters joined forces nnd start ed on another raid up Q street. The first point of attack was at Thlrtloth and Q. where they smashed In the plate glass front of a Greek grocery store- The proprietor, Dlonlslos Cata podls, and his family wero in 'he rear of the store and as the husband came out ha received a shot In the leg. A hquad of olllcers succoedod In getting the wounded man to the police station In au automobile by stealth. Three of ficers were left to guard the family nnd a moment Inter the fire depart mi nt was culled to Thirty-second and Q streets, where the mob had set fire to a Graak grocory and residence. The rioters beat two of the Greeks into un ouseiousiiuse and started down town with the third, beatiiig him as they went until the police succeeded In getting the man away from the crowd and took all thrto of the In Jured men to the station. At 9 oviock the fire department was called tn Twentv-plghtb and R struts - wi-Rtorv double frame where a largM ....... . building was in flames About thirty Greeks had been quartered In the place, but all are believed to have es caped. Tho building was entirely de stroyed, however This structure had formed a point of 'nttack earlier In the evening, during which the be sieged Greeks had defended them selves with firearms, with which thoy apparently wero all equipped. They fired n fuslllnde out of the windows, one shot hitting Charles Estroyl In the head. Dy this time the crowd had be gun to appease Its. wrath and soon dis persed. Hundred Lives Lost In Blizzard. Odessa reports that more than 100 lives have been lost in the blizzards in southwestern Russia during the last three days. MADDEN AND BOYLE INDICTED True Bills Accuse Chicago Labor Lead ers of Extortion. Mnrtin U. Madden, prcsldont of Build ing Trndea of Chicago, and M. J. Boyle, business agent of tho Electrical Workers' union, wero indicted by tho Cook county grand Jury. Truo bills, containing at least two counts, wero returned In Judgo Freeman's court. One count Is said to charge conspiracy against certain contractors. Cnpiase9 were Issued for tho arrest of the men Indicted and bonds fixed at $5,000. Madden, who Is known as "Skinny" Madden, has been a prominent figure in labor and Industrial affairs In Chi cago for mnny years. Two separate Indictments were found against each of the men, one chnrglng extorting $1,000 from H. P. Nelson of the Nelson Piano company, for the alleged calling off of a strike against the company, and the other charges extorting from Joseph Kllcka $700 under similar circumstances. Many contractors, architects, owners of buildings and labor officials had been called before tho grand Jury, The name of another labor union otficlal was mentioned in connection with graft and extortion, but no Indictment was returned in his case. ULTIMATUM TO PIERCE CONCERN Must Sever Relations With standard cr Quit Missouri, Attorney General Major declared the relations of the Waters-Pierce Oil company and the Standard Oil com puny must be severed If the Waters Pierce company cxpectB to do business in Missouil, unless the supreme court holds that the Waters-Pierce company has compiled with Its order and unless the court modifies the Judgment of the Standard Oil company, which Is alrcaCy ousted. He contends that the Waters-Pierce Oil company has not compiled with the order and decree of the supreme court. NEW BRITISH DREADNOUGHT. Vanguard, Biggest of His Majesty's Battleships, Launched Today. The Vanguard, the latest addition to King Edward's battleship fleet, was launched at Barrow, England, Monday. Tho Vanguard Is the seventh vessel f tho Dreadnought class to bo eon- structed for the British navy. When completed she will be the largest, heaviest and most heavily armored battleship In the world Her keel was laid down April 1, 1908, and the con tract calls for her completion within two years from that date Her total cost will be more than J'J.OOO.OOO. Pulitzer Hearing In New York. Certified copies of tho indictments found by the fedeinl grand jury against Joseph Pulitzer, proprietor, nnd certain editors of the New York World have boon sent to New York by United States District Attorney Baker of Washington. The papers, which included tho bench warrants for the defendants, wen transmitted to United States Commissioner Shields, before whom the proceedings in the preliminary action will be held. World Congress for Conservation. So Impressed Is President Roosevelt with the necessity of conservation of tho natural resources of the world that he directed Secretary of State Bacon, at the suggestion of the North American conservation conference in session nt Washington, to extend Invi tation to foreign powers to participate In an international conference to deal with this Important problem, to be held at The Hague next September Kills His Brother-in-Law. James Allen shot and' killed his hrotlmr-ln-law, Wiley Stewnrt, at Capo Girardeau, Mo., while protecting Mrs. Stewart, her mother and baby from his abuses MM III I -M-. , Found Murdered In Her H.omo. Mrs. Francos Richard, aged sixty eight, was found murdered in her home nt Detroit. There werp three Hashes Ir. her throat and fnce FLEET IS HOME Battleships Welcomed by Presi dent in Hampton Roads. He Reviews Homecoming Vessels on the Mayflower Crowds on Excursion Boats Greet Sperry and His Men. Much Powder Burned in Saluting. Our fleet Is home again. Riding at an chor In the waters of Hampton Roads aftor a welcome such as never before warmed the hearts of returning sail ormen are the sixteen "bully" vessels thnt have sailed around tho world. It Is impossible to resist the temptation to say that they look as "fit for a fight or a frolic" as they did when they sailed away from Hampton Roads moro thnn fourteen months ago under tho command of Admiral Evans. When the Mayflower, bearing Presl dent Roosevelt and his Invited guests, Secretary Newberry and others, sailed down the harbor Monday the guns or Fort Monroe told the thousands of vis itors to those shores that the welcome to the fleet would begin soon Imme diately the smoke began to rise trom ltEAIt ADMIIUIj CHA11LK8 B. BPEKIIT the staiks of the scores of excursion vessels chartered to bear the thou sands of visitors out to sea to welcome the fleet. Turning their bows east ward, they steamed slowly after the Mayflower and took up their positions near the presidential yacht. Saluting the President. When the Mayflower reached the po sition selected for her off Thimble shoal light her anchor wns cust and the party aboard prepared to await the coming of Admiral Sperry and his ships Word was sent to the admiral that his commuudci in chief was wait ing for him, and the Connecticut hoist ed the signal lor the fleet to follow the flagship In. Steaming at a fair rate, the Connecticut moved past the Mayflower, her guns booming outathc presidential salute. The Mayflower responded and the naval review was on. From that time until the last of tho twenty-five returning warships had sailed past the Mayflower and paid ito respects to the president In noise and smoke there was a continual roar ot artillery that shook the Virginia hills and made conversation on the excur sion steamers a dllllcult task. The civilian vessels added to tho din with sirens and whistles, amid which the cheers of the visiting thousands anx ious to do their share In the noisy wel come was all but lost. It was a pau demontum such as was never before heard In that historic harbor. While the fourteen vessels of Spo:' ry's fleet that have made the circuit of the world, covering more than 42.000 miles since they loft there in Decem ber, 1907, received the greatest amount of applause, the two battleships which Joined the fleet on the Pacific coast and the vessels of Admiral Arnold'i convoying squadron recelvod their due share of attention. Probably .the great est amount of applause greeted the appearance of the Connecticut, which wns the flagship of the fleet through out the cruise, and the Nebraska, which mude Its Hrst appearance on the Atlantic seaboard. Twenty-five Warships In Line. Iu reviewing tho fleet the Mayflower occupied almost exactly the same po sition she did when the president bade godspeed to the sixteen buttleshlps at the beginning of the cruise The fleet which saluted him Mondny, however, presented a more Imposing appearance than the outbound armada. . Then six teen waships sailed south; Monday twenty-live war vessels, lnclifdlug twenty battloshlps, passed In review before the commander In chief. When the last ship had passed the Mayflower, the presidential yacht weighed anchor and titrnoil to take up her position between the Connecticut and the Louisiana. ' Hardly had she cast anchor again when boats weie cleared from the sides of the vessels of the fleet and Admiral Sperry am, the commanders and executive officers of the ships were rowed to the Ma ilower to pay their respects to ths president After these official calls were paid and the naval men had re turned to tholr own vessels the presl dent visited In turn the flagship u. each division nnd met mm greeted tlu assembled or rs and the ivpresonta fibfll! tlvo enlisted men sent to pay the re spects of the Jackles to him. Monday night was memorable In the history of Fort Monroe, Newport Ncwit and the surrounding towns. The focus of the receptions to the returning sail ors was In the Chamberlin hotel, where the Navy league .gave a dinner to Sperry nnd his commanding officers. The dinner was followed by a bali, and for several days there will ha u round of payetles nt Fort Monroe Spltzbergcn Conference. Tho conference of the powers In reference to the rontrol of Spitsbergen has now been dsflnltely fixed to meet !n Christ!."-. a on Feb. 25. Delegates will attend ironi America, Great Brit- c'-i. Ger.M-y, France, Russia, Sweden.. INDIAN AMUCK IN CINCINNATI. Fatally Stabs Two Persons and Seri ously Cuts Another, With an ear splitting warwhoop, an unidentified Navajo Indian war chief ran amuck in the Union station at Cincinnati and before he could be overpowered he had fatal ly stabbed and cut Mrs. Anna Devord of Huntington, W. Va. and Max Mey ers of Cincinnati and seriously wound ed Joseph B. Gordon of Cambridge, 111. The Indian, with four Sioux war chiefs , from Kansas, had alighted from a crowded train As the passen gers alighted from the train the In dian, with a warning yell, drew a long dagger and started through the crowd, slashing right and left Mrs. Devord was nearest to the In dian, walking up the platform with a child in her arms Before she could heed the warning cry raised by pas sengers the Indian had buried the dag ger tn her back and then slashed her across the body and arms Disregarding the Insensible form of his victim, the Indian next attacked Meyers As .Meyeis fell to the station platform the Indian ran toward Gor don As the Indian's blade pene trated the clothing of the victim nnd entered the flesh, passengers ami sta tion nttnehes, who had stood rooted In their tracks with horror, made a con certed rush on the madman. The dag ger was knocked from his hand and he was taken In charge by the police. On the train the Indian, who had been to Washington to see the secre tary of the Interior, wns noticed by passengers to be brooding and sullen. PRESIDENT'S AFRICAN TRIP. Party Will Leave New York About Middle of March. Theodore Roosevelt, aged fifty, hav ing, on March 4, with his retirement as twenty-sixth president of the United States, completed over twenty-five years of public service, has decided to take rest and recreation In a two years' trip, abroad, halt of which will be spent In Africa under the British flag as a faunal naturalist and the oth er half In Europe visiting at least three or the big capitals. At the head of a scientific expedition outfitted by the Smithsonian institution of Wash ington, ho will, with his son, Kermlt, and three American naturalists of note Major Edgar A. Mearns, J. Lorlng Alden and Edmund Heller make a collection of mammal3, birds, reptiles, insects and botanical specimens of central Africa, which will be deposited in the United States National museum at Washington. The party leave New York city about the middle of March, going by the Mediterranean route to Gibraltar and Naples. At Naples the members of the expedition will board a steamer of the German East African lino tor Kllmdlnl harbor, Mombasa Island They will arrive at tho East African port toward the end of April, proceed by the Uganda railway to Nairobi, spend six mouths there, .then continue by rail to Port Florence, Lake -Victoria Nyanzu, making a total distance of 5S1 mllos by rail. The expedition will cross Uganda by caravan, and finally pass down the whole longth of the Nile, reaching Khartoum about April, 1910 Much of tho hunting and specimen collecting will be done in British East Africa. At Khartoum It Is expected the president' and his sou will be joined by Mrs Roosevelt, who will accom pany them on their trip to Europe. The naturalists or the party will pro ceed direct to the United States from Egypt. Mr. Roosevelt probably will remain In continental Europe and Great Britain about one year, having accented invitations to deliver the RmnauPR lecture at Oxford university an address at the Sorbouue in Paris and a Wtmi lnfon the students of the rnter.ity of Berlin WE PRINT SALE BILLS AND PRINT THEM RIGHT Try it and see how nice, white and sweet it will make your clothes a the floating-, white soap, one that never gets yel low with age. Buy your "Sunny Mon day" and "Fairy" of a. D: Rodgers. NOTICE Owing to the fact that our patronage has increased 4 nearly one-third in the last 30 days, we would kindly ask patrons to, give us their orders as early as pos sible. Phones 131a and 131b. Palace Meat Market ED. 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