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MARCH 3, 1905
The Commoner,
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Condensed News of the Week
Admiral Dowoy is confined to his had wlHi mi
attack of the grip.
In a mine at Pottsville, Pa., 3ix men wero
killed and fourteen were injured, by a falling rock.
Mrs. Cassie Chadwick appeared for hearing
February 17. She "was in excellent health and
spirits, and examined the claims against her in
the most critical manner, throwing several of
them aside. One of the claims which she repu
diated was a bill for six months' services from her
maid, Freda Swanstrom, at $45 per month. It will
be remembered that this is the young lady who
stood so steadfastly by Mrs. Chadwick during her
arrest and imprisonment in New York.
The women of Moscow have addressed the fol
lowing appeal to the empress: "Oh, sovereign," the
petition says, "we believe your mother's heart feels
all the horrors of war as we do. Peace is violated
not only beyond the frontiers, but even in the
heart of the fatherland. We see. in recent troubles
the beginning of calamities that may crush a.ll.
Russia if the emperor does not seek to avert'them.
All the bases of life are shaken and all the moral
foundations are trembling. Mothers who "have to
bring up the young generation are saddened by
seeing that it fs impossible to train up children
on the basis of truth, love and duty when the social '
life of the country does not rest thereon. Our best
forces are perishing. Mothers whose hearts are
breaking can not remain silent. More lives will bo
sacrificed because what is happening is not spas
modic, but the results of earlier calamities. The
emperor can still save Russia by his puissant will.
Be our pleader. Pray to the emperor to listen to
the voice of the country. If the emperor leads
the country in paths of greatness its women will
help in the work of organizing by guiding their
brothers and children into the new way and a life
of light."
George J. Englehart, former mayor of St.
Joseph, Mo., and the head of several business
houses in that city, is dead at hi3 home in East
Orange, N. J.
The city of Indianapolis was visited by a most
disastrous fire February ljj. It started in the
wholesale warerooms of tlfc Fahnley & McCrao
Millinery company, from whence it spread to sev
eral drug stores and hotels, consuming in all eight
large buildings. The loss is $1,000,000.
The body of the late Harry S Scoyel, the well
iknown war correspondent during the Spanish
American war, who died in Havana, was brought
to Wooster, O., and interred in the cemetery there.
Midshipman Wesray Battle, son of Surgeon
General Samuel W. Battle, retired, dropped dead
at the navy academy February 19, of heart disease.
The young man was going to dinner and was seen
to fall, but when his classmates readied him, he
was dead. He was very popular ,and belonged
to the rowing club at the academy. He was 21
years of age.
An Associated Press dispatch, dated Jefferson
City, Mo., Feb. 21, says: "The lower hpjise of the
legislature today passed the bill repealing the pres
ent statute known as the 'breeder's law which
authorizes pool selling on horse races in certain
enclosures. The proposed law, known as the God
frey bill, not only repeals the 'breeder's law' but
prohibits pool selling on horse races in any part
of the state. The bill will now go to the senate
where it is expected a determined fight will be
made by persons interested in the several race
trades of the state. When the bill was introduced
In the house, Governor Folk sent a special message
to both houses of the legislature strongly advising
the repeal of the 'breeders' law,' and the enactment
of a substitute prohibiting gambling on horse
races."
The identity of the assassin of Grand Duke
Sergius still remains a mystery. He is just as
unconcerned as when arrested and informs the
police that neither they nor spies can protect those
who are doomed to dbath.
An i-ssociated Pess dispatch,, dated New York,
Feb. 20, says: "Denis , Donohue, financial editor
of the New York . Commercial, who iigs been run
ning in a magazine a series of articles, "The Truth
About Frenzied Finance," which are in reply to
c DcuuiuuiB oi xnomas W. Lawson about finan
cial conditions, was arrested today on a warrant
Issued upon complaint of Herbert Gray of Haver
hill, Mass. The complainant alleges that Dono
hue made statements reflecting upon him, amount
ing to criminal libel, in his replies to Lawson's
articles. Donohue was paroled when arraigned in
police court"
S'ir Henry Irving, the famous actor, collapsed
after a performance in a London theater, February
21. He suffered from a severe chill.
A largo double pier of the Hoosac tunnel docks
in Charlestown, together with a great deal of val
uable freight, was completely destroyed by fire
February 21, entailing a loss of $1,000,000.
Indiana suffered the loss of two remarkablo
men during the past week. One was Anthony Watt,
a resident of Connersville, who wa3 82 years of
age, the oldest member of the Elks in the world;
the other was Henry Kruger of Boone county who
served in the German, English and United Slates
armies and who was a witness of the famous
"Charge of the Light Brigade." Mr. Kruger was
84 years of age.
Sixty years and five days is the total sentence
imposed upon Major Carrington, who was con
victed of falsifying vouchers of the civil govern
ment to the amount of $l,500.v Major Carrington
was tried on five separate counts, the penalty for
each of wuich was twelve years and one day. The
case, which was tried in the city of Manila, P. I.,
will be carried to the supreme court of the islands.
A dramatic scene wa3 enacted in the Indiana
house a few days ago, when Representative Baker
announced that he had received a sealed envelope,
which he held in his hand, together with a request
that he vote against tho'antl-clgaret bill. He said
he had not opened it. In compliance with cries of
"open it," Mr. Baker tore open the envelope from
which he drew a $100 bill. An investigation was
ordered.
The lower house of the Missouri legislature has
passed what "is known as the Silver bill, providing
that witnesses in bribery cases shall be immune
from punishment. The vote was 120 to 12. The
Missouri senate, however, defeated a similar measure.
Long Acre, the center of the motor car and
carriage industry of London, was the scene of a
disastrous fire February 22, when $1,250,000 worth
of property was destroyed. Hundreds of automo
biles were burned and there were some exciting
escapes, of tenants occupying flats above the warehouses.
Under date of Walla 'walla, Wash., Feb. 22, the
Associated Pre3s says: "Jerry McCraith, a unique
figure in the early history of the northwest, is dead
at the county poor farm. McCraith gained consid
erable notoriety some years ago by filing a claim
in San Francisco to the largest part of what is
known as Oregon, Washington and Idaho under an
old Spanish grant. He fought the ca3e until his
means were exhausted and he was obliged to work
his passage back to Walla Walla."
The action of the United States supreme court
in declaring the Kansas anti-trust law constitu
tional opens the way to the prosecution of the coal
trust of that state, which will be commenced at
once. -
The Adolphus Busch glass works building at
St. Louis was destroyed by fire last night, entailing
a loss of $75,C00. The fire is believed to have
started by electric wires. -It is stated that the Ios3
of the plant throws 500 employes out of work.
A search is now being made in New York for
diamonds and other dutiable property that Mrs.
Cassie L. Chadwick is supposed to have smuggled
into this country.
A terrible accident occurred at Birmingham,
Ala., February 20, when 150 i the be3t miners in
that district were killed by the explosion of gas
in, Ijae, Virginia mines. Seventy-five of the bodies
have been recovered. NO hope is entertained of
flridlng. any of the men alive. Three men have
been, recovered whose hearts were still beating'
when brought to the surfaco of the mino, but they
died immediately upon reaching the outsldo air.
Mrs. Carrie Nation, tho saloon smasher was
saved from being ground under tho wheels of a
train at South McAlrator, I. T., by a local news
paper man. She attempted to catch tho handhold
on tho car steps of a moving train and her body
was swung between tho cars. Sho was hastily
pulled out by tho newspaper man and thrown on
tho car stops. Sho was not seriously hurt.
Louisville, Ky., is at present agitated by a
remarkable religious revival iLovoment. Thus far
4,000 converts have boon announced. Tho revival
began February 12.
The George Washington university at Wash
ington, which from 1821 until recently has been
known as the Columbian university, was formerly
dedicated February 22 under its new name.-
The Agra diamond, weighing thirty-one carats,
was sold at London yesterday for $25,000.
Tho fedoral grand jury at Cleveland, O., yes
terday roturned two additional Indictments against
Mrs. Cassie L. Chadwick, making seven in all now
standing against her in the United States district
court.
Tho Chicago Tribune of February 22, says:
"Anthony Huddleson, aged 101 years, tho first
white settler in Piorce county, is dead at tho homo
of his grandson near Trimballe, Wis. Mr. 'Huddle
son wa3 born in Virginia and was a direct descend
ant of the family of which Daniel Boone was a
member. His youngest child 13 52 years of age and
his oldest 80."
Tho Chicago Tribune of February 22 says:
"Tho beef trust is one step nearer its fate. Tho
United States authorities, acting on orders from
Washington, called yesterday for a special grand
jury, before which evidence will be laid to provo
criminal violation of the Sherman anti-trust law.
Indictments of the heads of tho great packing
houses are expected to follow. Simultaneously in
fifteen cities deputy United States marshals served
subpoenas on tho clerks and managers in the em
ploy of tho various packing firms to appear before
a grand jury in Chicago on March 20. In all 185
summons were served, 130 of them in Chicago.
None of the heads of the corporations were served,
as the evidence to bo given will bear against them.
This latest move of tho federal authorities is the
result of ah eight months' investigation by secret
service men into tho conduct of the business of
tho packers 3ince being placed under tho injunction
issued by Judge Grosscup on May 10, 1902."
The work of the International commission ap
pointed to inquire into the North Sea Incident was
completed February 23 at Paris, and the Havas
agency has given out the following report: "The
conclusions as a whole are quite favorable to
Rus3la, recognizing that Admiral Rojestvensky
could legitimately consider himself in danger and
act as he did. However, the report contains res
ervations calculated to satisfy British suscepti
bilities, the most important being that the com
mission believes that the Russian fire lasted too
long and also that Rojestvensky should have speed
ily notified tho British maritime authorities of
tho deplorable incident. Upon the question of
the presence of torpedo boats, the commission frees
all navies from the Imputation."
An Associated Press dispatch, dated Austin,
Tex., Feb. 23, says: "It developed today that mem
bers of the Texas legislature are In 6orrespondence
with members of congress at Washington urging
the federal government to come to Texas and in
vestigate tho operations of the Standard Oil com
pany in this state. Senator Decker admitted on
tho floor of tho senate today that he had sent a
telegram to Representative Campbell of Kansas,
urging him to have the federal authorities visit
Texas and he said he hoped his plea would not bo
in vain, Inasmuch as he felt that great good would
como of such an investigation on the part of the
federal government. It is understood that other
members are of like opinion and it is just possinle
that before the legislature get3 through with Its
oil legislation some action may be taken with re1
gard to the proposition of Senator Decker as made
today."
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