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Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-10
HE HAS CONE BACK
TIE BARITONE IS PEMIrFNY
He Aeessnss sur Hi FsieAs ~ o.y1.g
Ruia essssd Hin h - EAss
and crassd Him.

DrTnor, Dec. s.-Nos many thinm
have created quite 90 much talk -
csntiy - the news Of Edwin c. craness
return 70 this country. The assuranoe
Of the man In coming hack and ia pro.
posing TO resums his rssidsnce in D.
trost excited something like admiratica
for him in the minds Of not . fsw
people.
Cranes excuse for his fight, i
seems, 10 that he received . cable dis-
patch telling him that his mother was
seriously i'll.
A telephone messags was received
by Mr.. Minchener at his of1ice THE
morning 70 the effect that Crane Va "a
the city and would call during shn
afternoon. Up 70 ) o'clock, hoWsv6fs
no sign OF hlm WAS seen Mg. Min
chener eaid be believed Crane would
not VISIT HIM In the daytime hut would
wat until evening and 90 70 hss house.
tie WAS not disposed TO he lenlent toward
Crane, he said. and vet Il could be seen
from bic manner OF discussing the suh-
ject that IL would not be difficult 10
cause him TO err on the aide Of forgixe.
ness. he certainly felf. II hle iooks
and even his way OF condemning
Cranes conduct, forcibie though il
Was. Indicated anything At ali inas it
would be we'll not TO act too severely.
lest the young mana professions OF re-
pentance should really be earnest and
heartfelt.
In lettsr from Crane written on the
Majestic to Mr.. Minchencr. the bari.
tone says he Was thoroughly repenteat
OF his action towards HE wife and
others, aud he wanted Mr.. Michener 70
help HIM square himself.
al hopc," he added, "that shall b
able to prove that l am not entirely
bad"
The only explanation he offered for
hie pecaiatIons and has abandonment
of his wife WAS this dramatic exclama-
ton:
Ruin stared me in the face and
drove me crazy"
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-10

Chicago Divorce Courts May Have An
other Odorous Case.

other Odorous Case.
+ CHICAGO, Dec. 9.-Frank Christian.
one of the best known insurance men
in the city. began two sensational suits
IN the superlor court today. One was
bill for divorce from his young wife,
Marguerite. and the otner was suit
for $50. 900 damages against Edward
Piows, the candy merchant. whom he
charges with aiienAting the affections
OF MS wife. All parties to the suits are
wealthy and move in the best social
circles Piows 10 marred. Attorney
Z. II. willett, who represents Christian.
made statement this evening IN
which he said tnat Christian rirst met
MS wife SIX years ago through friend /,
Plows. IL was case OF love at first
sight, and after q short courtship the
couple were married. SIX weeks ago,
Attorney Willett SAYS, Christian found
= bundle OF love letters written to his
wife by Plows, which prove that at the
time he introduced the woman to ms
friend he was very friendly with her
aud that the intimacy continued up to
the time of the discovery. Some OF
the letters, which are of An exceeding
~ gushy nature. were gwen TO the
press this evening.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-10
TO ALTER THE LAW
Bills Advocated to Lengthcn
the Presidential Term
AND TO ELECT BY POPULAR VOTE
Dearmond of Missouri Has . Bill That
Meets With Favor in the House
COMMITTEES on Election.

wAsHISaroN. Dec. 9.-The houee
committee on the election OF president
and vice president held meeting aud
considered several measures intro
duced at this session by Represents
tives Breckenridge, Kentucky. and
Cox, Tennessee, repeating the statute
providing for the employment OF mar
shals ani deputies at elections, were
referred to sub-committee. consisting
of Messrs. Dearmond, Cox and john
son. Mr.. Belthoover's resolution pro-
viding that the presidents term shall
be for six years and that he should be
ineligible for reelection was referred
to q sub committee. consisting of
Messrs. Crane. Gantz and johnson. A
meeting to consider tho measure will
soon be held.
Representative Springer appeared be-
fore the committee and advocated his
resolution, providing that the people
shall vote directly for president and
vice presi dent, and that the governor
and secretary of state and chief justice
of the highest appellate court IN the
state are TO constitute . board to can
vass the vote for the president and vice
president, dividing the votes among
the several candidates in proportion to
tue vote cast for each; also that the
term of congressman shall, after 1896.
be for . ter III of three years an(: CON-
mence on January l. Colonel Mcclure
# the Philadelphia Times also ap-
peared and advocated Mr.. Springer's
resolution.
The resolution most favored by the
committee is one introduced by Dear
moud of Missouri, which was the out
come of the consideration of q number
of measures of this character. 1t pro-
vdes for the election of the president
AID vice president directly by the peo-
pie and that the state shall have the
same numbcr of electoral votes as at
present provided by law and the elec-
toral vote distributed among the per-
sons voted for In the state ~ large, as
president and vice president respect
lively IN proportion to the number OF
votes cast for each.
1t 10 also provided that il two or
more candidates have the same num-
Der of electoral votes. the one having
the highest number of popular votes
shall be president or vice president. ~
the case may be. In the event of the
two houses of congress failing to agree
on the result of the election, according
TO the certificates of the various state
officers, the houee of representatives
shall determine who shall be president
and the senate who shall be vice presl-
dent. If there is 10 choice because
two or more have the A ma number of
electoral votes and popular votes, the
choices shall be determined by the
horfse a. TO the presidency and the SEN
ate as to the vice presidency.
While the resolution does not pro-
vide that = president may serve two
terms, 1t contains provision that no
person while serving as president shall
be eligible to election to that Office. II
this amendment were in force it would
not operate against Mr.. Cleveland
serving . second term AZ he was not
president when elected IN November
last.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-10

KANSAS CITY, Dec. 9.-There il lit
tie change to be noted in the Rock Is
land OPERATOR strike in the vicinity of
Kansas City. So far as can be learned
none of the men who left their keys
yesterday have returned to work.
and 1t 10 claimed here by Chief
TelegrApher Jenklns that eigh-
teen recruits joined the ranks OF
the strikers IN Kansas City today. The
officials of the road here Say that the
strike il not bothering them At all, but
nevertheless 1t 10 fact that the yards
of the road at Kansas City, st. Joe.
Topeka and Wichita are blocked with
freight trans which they are unable TO
move. Very few trains have been
moved today and these move slowly.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-10

Senator Chambers Scheme to Aid Steam
ships and Tourists.

ships and Tourists.
WASHINGTON, Cec.9.-Senator Chand-
ler. chairman of the senate committee
on immigration. is of the opinion that
1t is perfectly feasible to reduce the
force at Ellis island, as contemplated
by Secretary Foster. He expressed
this opinion today 10 reporter for the
United Press, ia y conversation about
the resignation of Commissioner Weber.
Colonel Weber," he said. sis per-
fectly willing to retire and place mis-
salary at the disposal OF the secretary
for use in keeping employees on the
list, and whom ne believes should re-
man there. He is sincere in this, /
lIsve, for he is kind hearted man, too
kind hearted for the positirn he occu-
pies. As l understand. Colonel Weber
wrote to the secretary suggesting the
names OF fifty of the employees who
could be spared from the force on the
island. According to q statement made
to the committee on immigration dur
ing the investigation last spring, it ap-
pears that there were 100 employees on
the pay roll, and in view Of the proba-
BILE decrease in immigration, the force
can be reduced TO that extent.
81 think" continued the senator
with emphasizes, "that immigration
must be restricted to tine minimum.
practically abolished for at least one
year from early spring. In addition to
the danger of the introduction OF
cholera from Unrestricted lmmigra-
ton, there is TO be considered the ques-
ton of protecting and encouraging
tourist travel to the worlds fair. IL
immigration 10 not restricted then.
quarantine must be maintained. With
no s'eerage passengers quarantine can
De reduced to the shortest possible
limit with practically no inconvenience
TO the passengers. Regular immigrant
business will be placed under such
onerous conditions as will practically
kill II. Even II immigration is not pro-
hIblted IN precise terms. | have .
scheme by which the steamship owners
can recoup themselves for the loss Of
that class of travel while the suspen-
81 n lasts.
let them." continued the senator.
aft up their steerage quarters with ac-
commodations similar to those Of the
second cabin and carry passengers to
New York during the worlds fair sea-
son for $50 the round trip from Euro
pean ports. Twenty dollars round trp
rate to Chlcsgo from New York, thirty
DAYS stay in Chicago at S3 . day and
$50 for ineidentsis, viii give Europeans
sx or seven weeks trip for $500 in
comfort. Such inducemsnts would
dou btless draw a very large number of
tourists and give the ocean liners bus-
ness that would more than repay them
for tt,a fo1s Of IN, mi grant fraref Nth
immigrants uiil come cholera and dis
courage travel 20 the worlds fair"
A visitor to the capitol today wss Or.
Elmer Lee of Caicseo. whose success
FIJI treatment Of cholera patients IN
Rnssa sst summer vas described N
the report OF Consul General Craw-
ford at st. Petersburg lie has been
occurring on nss process to the physi-
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-10
That Raum Investigation.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-Representatlve
Enloe of Tennessee has returned tothe
city and Was 1T his desk in the house
today. Speaking of the investigation
of Pension Commissioner Raum he
said he would endeRvor to secure q
meeting of the commission shortly
with q view to having them confer
with the rules committee upon setting
aside day for the dl$cueslon Of the re-
port made laet year which was side
tracked by conference report on ap-
preparation bills. Mr. Enl0e will use
his efforts to have the report adopted
by the house and placed ON the rec.
ords, 1t censured Commissioner Raum
for his conduct of the pension bureau
and recommended to the presiden his
dismissal. Mr.. Enloe says be would
like to probe further into pension mat
ters. giving particular attention to the
pension list which. be thinks, contains
the names Of . number If pensioners
who are not justly entitled to place
thereon.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-10
FURNITURE NAN waxs.
Freight on Unfinished Furniture Lsus
Than on Finished.

Freight on Unfnishsd Furniture Lso
Than on Finished.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 0.-The intsr-seate
commission todsy announced its dsci-
sion in the case Of Potter Manufactur-
ing COMPANY against the Chicago 4
Grand Trunk railway company, she
Atchison, Topeka q Santa Fe, and the
Southern Pacihc company. The
complaint was preferred by
manufacturer of furuiture
at Lansing, Mich, and Vas that the
rate charged on cheap bedroom furui-
ture shipped BY the complainant over
their lines in an unfnished condition
was the Same a. that on bedroom seoe
when fnfsbed. which he contend ID Va
an unjust discrimination. The comma
sion sustain this contention. The order
OF the commission 10 that the rate on
unfinished bedroom sets shall NOT ex-
ceed IS per cent Of the rate on finished
sets. The defendants are ordered. 10
long as the Sl.3o rate exists on the I'm.
ished sets, 70 make rate not exceed
ing $1.l0 on unfinished sets from Ian
sing to Emery. Cal.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-10
Secured = M Majority,
WILL AID THE OMMIsslON.
French Government Will Give Papers to
the Canal Investig alton Committee.

S1SuSu 0ovSIutuSus WIN 0iVo fapcto 70
the Canal Investigation Committee.
PARIS, Dec. o.-The Panama commits
sion considered today the report of
three members sent to examine Kohn
and Reinaoh's books. The report WAS
to the effect that the subcommittee
found records of the withdrawal from
Baron dc Reinach's private account of
more than 600, 900 francs in the first
six months of 1858. NJ. Arton. who is
believed to have done all the Canal
company's dirty work 1T that time,
had cashed the checks for most of this
sum. NJ. Ribot, premier, and NJ. Bou-
gers, minister Of justice, were intro
duced to the commission. Both said
the government was anxious to CO.
operate with the commission and would
throw some light as rapidly 10 possible
on the Canal company's affairs.
The documents concerning these af-
fairs now in keeping Of the courts and
the ministry would be communicated
unreeervedly to the commission. M.
BOugers added that certain objections.
winch had been raleed tosuch proceed
ings, were valid only as far as the pub
licat,on of the documents was con-
cerned. the government felt confident
that the commission would safe guard
the government in handling these docu-
ments before the case came to trial
and would SEQ to it that the necessary
socrecy be observed
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-10
II NO doom.
The Richardson Railroad Taxasion Bill
Has Nothing to Enforce II.

The Richardson Railroad Taxasion Bin
Has Nothing to Enforce 1t.
LANSING. Dec. 0.-The report Of HAIL
road Commissioner Whitman disclosss
the fact that the so-called Richardson
bill 10 nugatory and can have no effect.
The purport OF the bill Was TO bring eli
the special charter railroads under the
general Law Tor taxation purpesee
Richardson claimed that il would
bring TO the state treasury an excess Of
<lo0. 900 IN taxes from the railroads.
The act wAs No. l33 OF 1891 and pro.
vIded that the Law be put in operation
under the provisons Of chapter rs OF
the compiled lava of 1871.
The commissioner says this was re-
pealed in 1873. two years later. IN oou-
sequence of which there ~ no authority
for making the 1891 act operative. TIE
results would not he felt until next
year even had the law been sound ~
the act provided that the first tax he
spread based upon the earninee for
1892. The act increasing the specific
tax upon railroads has the approval OF
| the commission.
The fatal effect in the bill eeems 10
have been q very carefully guarded
secret, not only by the railroads, but by
Commissioners Whitman himself. The
act, therefore, is dead
Mr.. Richardson vas seen in regard 10
the fate Of bie bill and ss,d that il IL
Was true that The law was rendered
void On that account that the error
could have been made only IN giving .
wrong description IL the act Which IL
amends. He stated that he took the
number of the lave amended from
Howell's statutes IN drafting the bill.
and that IL the act is ia error % 10 aiso
Howeil's etAtutes.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-10
ARrER TBIRTY.rHRRE YEARa
A New York Murderess Is Pardoned BY
Governor Flower.

ALBANY, Dec. Ex-Governor Flower
today pardoned Polly Frisch. In 1859
she Was indicted in Genesee county for
killing her husband and two children
by poisoning them with arsenic. Four
trials were held. Upon the last of
which she was convicted and sentenced
to be executed. An application was
made to Governor Morgan for clem-
ency. He caused an investigation to
be made by an expert, who reported
that the prisoner was insane and her
sentence was thereupOn commuted to
improvement for lite. She was at first
sent TO the prison at Sing Sing, but
afterwards was transferred to the
Kings county penitentiary and has now
served m Imprisonment Of moro than
thirty-three years. DR.. Homer L..
Partlstt has assured the governor that
she Is now sane and her friends are
ready to give her nome.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-10
PROF. SMITH WINS A POINT.
He Il Declared Not Guilty Of the First
Charge.

CIScIxSArI, Dec. 9.-when the Cin-
cinnati Prssbytery went into secret sss-
sion Yesterday afternoon. to consider
the charges against Prof. Smith, II was
understood that they would adjourn
until Monday, ~ has been the rule
since the trial began. bat they did not.
They adopted . rule to give out no re-
port Of the progress of their proceed
iDks until they bad passed on the
whole matter, and then began with
such industry TO conGder the case that
they resumed their deliberations to-
day. Though tho great wooden doors
Of the church was closed and barred,
the Information has escaped that .
vote Was taken upon the first charge
aud its specifications, and, 20 the sur
prize OF everybody. the verdict Was not
guilty.
While not ofiic.al, this information
IL believed to be correct. The first
cnarge 10 the one baeed on articles by
Prof. Smith, published IN the New
York Evangelist March 10 and April
last, in which he 10 accused by the
committee with having taught that q
presbyterian minister may abandon
the essential features of the system Of
doctrine in that church, and which he
received and adopted at his ordina-
tion, and rightfuiiy retain his position
as minister in the church. Specitica-
ton first, asserts that he teaches in the
articles named that doctrinal quail
fication 10 only required In the officers
of the church at the time Of ordination.
The second asserts that he teaches In
those articles that whether an Iud,vid.
ual case the church requires continued
adherence to the doctrinal standard
received and adopted At ordination is
only TO De made known by judicial
process. Prof. Smith labored to prove
that such teaching Was not an offense.
The remaining charges contain, how
ever, tho gravest part of the ACCUSE
ton, namely, that involving its views
on the Inspiration Of the scriptures.
Those will be considered next Monday.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-10
HE BROKE A BANK
THEN A GIRL CAUSED A RIOT
She wAntsd to Go With The Man Who
Had Luck and, Aftsr Blood
shed, Did.

SPOKANE FALLS. Dec. "A terrible
riot occurred at Wsnatchee last night.
and for three hsars the town wss IN
tns control of mob Of frenzied grad
er4 The trouble was started by the
luck Of . drunken gambler named Tom
Gusixnd- Guiiand quit work week
ago and came 10 Wenatchse. getting
drunk the first night In two days his
money Was gone and he has been loaf
ing since-
LasG night be Was paid $l2 and about
O'Clock began to play cards and
drink whisky. He played In lack and
quit tha game with $40. He nett
played poker, and about III started
for Vaco's faro bank with about ~ 900
IN his pockets. Here no continued to
play reckIessly. Finally Gulland
threw AL hls money on the table IN .
heap and bet on the queen ana ace.
When his pile was counted it MAS
Z und to contain $3.50 Waco took
the Bet, Guiland won, Waco paid, but
10 broke the bank.
When the news reached an inmate of
the house known IS Susette, she started
10 the. gambling room, saying sne WAS
going 10 the man VINO had luck. Waco
met her and would not let her pass.
GuIland pushed nIm aside, walking Oft
With the woman.
Foaght Like . Tiger.
Before they had gone . block . dozen
Italians, led by Waco, surrounded
them, and while some attacked Guiland,
tne rest tried w carry away the wo-
man. Guiisnd fought like tiger,
knocking down two or three with his
nst before be could draw his gun.
The screams Of the woman brouhgt .
crowd Of men from all sides, and bands
of graders rushed TO their com.
rade's rescue. Waco gave . pc
culiar whistle, and IN q moment the
street Was filled with Italians, some of
them dressed. armed with knives, clubs
aud stones. The railroad men gath
cred IN . group. with GuiIand ana the
woman IN the center. and began TO re-
treat slowly, firing ~ they went and
calling for help ~ they fell back.
Others joined them and finally they
made . stand in front Of . saloon. The
Italians pressed them closely at first
and many lights occurred, but when
the graders opened fire they gave way
udtll there Was . space OF twenty
feet between the two parties. Acr oss
this space stones. clubs, aud brickbsts
flew IN . regu ar ciouo. The graders
who mad been ssabted we're carried
into the saloon and the woman was
spirited away in the darkness. Both
parties gradually broke up into small
Groups and scattered through the
town.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-10
wan Anneal ,he case.

TorEKA. Kss., Dec e.-Unlted States
District Attorney Ady received today
an order from Attorney General Mil
ler, IrstructiDg him TO take an appeal
at once TO the United States supreme
court in the Trans- Missouri ASSOCIATION
case. The appeal is TO be taken on the
ground that Judge Riner wac in error
when be decided that the anti-truft Law
TO prevent combinations did not sppI,
TO railroads.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-10

A Boy Killed snd His Body Horribly
Burned

MrDpLsrox. Dec. "A most horrible
accident occurred about one mile north
and one-baif mile west Of here John
n,e DuHo, the ls-vear-old ssp Of
Chauncey Duf'o, went rabbit hunting
alone with hps dog. He was gone .
longer time than Il was HE custom, and
The older brother tried 10 find him. hut
no general search vas make. Finally
Fred wiiiert . young man who Was
hunting, cav the boy's dog, and follow
ing IT be discovered the dead body uf
the boy. lie had evidently been stand
log on a log. and when he went 70 sst
AS guB down the hammer struck the
log, d dischareiDg the gun The charge
entered the front of the neck, yssslng
out 81 the back Of IL. He ciothse
caught fire and turned from has body.
30 that when found be could scarcely
he recognized.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-10
Expressed Hum Food.

DEs MONIES, L., Dec. 9.-The lines OF
the Rock Islsnd are not seriously en-
barrassod by the strike. Not To exceed
eeventy-hve in the state have struck
and quite . number of these have
asked TO be reInetsted. The only
trouble 10 reported from Stuart. .
freight division point forty miles west
Of Dee Moines, where the citizens COM
bined TO starve the new operator. His
meals are being expressed 10 him from
other towns.