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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-08-24

MfssouBA. Mont. Aug 24=
Nearly every labor Organization IN
Montana r. represented az the 10th
annual convention 81 the state Trade
and Labor council. which opened in
MiHsoula today. owing 20 the NUM-
Dor Of important matters to come
no for consideration. n II probable
the convention win be IN session IN
til Friday.
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All REc0KER RING

Mrs. Mary Egean and Peter ia
cobson are the only victims 81 the
Fremont street car accident who are
atili IN the hospital 10th are ran
idly recovering
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Mrs. W. Eden has requested the
police to look up her husband. who
has been missing from his home
since Saturday morning Ito lives
at 52l4 Washington street.
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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-11
BALFOUR SAVES
JOE CHAMBERLAIN
Continued From First Pace.

deal with Mr.. Chaplin's amendment
before he was interrupted with a hur-
rlcane Of applause and fronical cheers
at the entry of Mr.. Chamberlain. who
had been absent hitherto throughout
the evening. The colonial secretary
dropped into his accustomed place.
The house was now packed with peers,
members Of the house and spectators
as 1t has not been since the days of
home rule.
In q whimsical vein Mr.. Balfour ex-
planned that the only reason that the
corn tax was put on was because the
government wanted money and the
only reason it was taken off was be-
cause the government wanted money
no longer. He declared that he HIM
self, though a believer in free trade.
did not regard it as fetish, and he had
absolutely an open mind regarding the
necessity for alterations in a system
which was founded to suit conditions
Of fifty years ago. He refused not
only to make a statement Of any final
ity up so important a question, but
he also refused to compel his COL
leagues to conform to a standard Of
opinion upon which he himself had an
open mind. He admitted that differ
ences of opinion existed within the
cabinet, but these were not serious
enough to cause the resignation of any
member.
Mr.. Balfour made an impassioned
plea for allowing the premier to re-
tain an open mind upon a question so
difficult and so superior to all party
issues. The speaker did not believe
the country would ever return to the
old protective system, and no tax on
food was ever imposed without the
full assent of the working classes.
They were confronted, however, by
three great phenomena: Huge tariff
walls against the United Kingdom: the
growth of trusts and the desire of the
colonies for closer fiscal union with the
mother country. These factors could
not be ignored. To start a public dis
cussion was the only way to deal with
these phenomena, though he did not
commit himself to Mr.. Chamberlain's
more advanced programme.
This non-committal speech brought
constant salvo of cheers. Through
out, Mr.. Chamberlain sat beside the
leader of the house, beaming with sat
isfactton.
Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman, the
Liberal leader, replied, appealing for
an opportunity for the house to more
fully discuss the issue raised. The
members of the house trooped into the
lobby to vote against G. Henry Chap
Inns amendment, the general comment
being "Balfour has saved Chamber
lain
The colonial secretary, himself jubi-
liant, said: Our friend, the enemy, is
nonplussed this time"
With the exception of some irrecon-
cilable malcontents the Unionist party
is greatly relieved by the outcome of
the debate, all the members express
ing gladness that the crisis was pass
ed, at the same time believing that the
same cabinet could not long continue
to embrace such opposing elements in
the fiscal policy of Great Britain as
Colonial Secretary Chamberlain and
Chancellor OF the Exchequer Richie.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-11
NO ONE ASSUMES BLAINE.
Street Car Company VIII Have to RepaI
Bridge Tracks Temporarily.

Street Car Company VIII Have to Repair
Bridge Tracks Temporarily.
With street railway traffic between the
East and West sides cut off, and other
traffic seriously interfered with, the rail-
way companies and the city of Mime
apol1s are now squabbling as to which is
In duty bound to repair the damage re-
sulting from the collapse Monday of the
Bridge square approach to the steel arch
bridge.
The railway people yesterday refused
grounds that it was the legal Obligation
Q! the city Of Minneapolis to repair the
Fladuct and put it in shape for traffic
Tie Ne SItuaton was serious one for the
Twin Clty Rapid Transit company and the
Guy; 10 a certain extent it affects ST
F9ul. Tor over the steel arch bridge runs
the = CoTno-Harriet interurban line. be-
tween the present terminus of which. on
the East side and the West side one
must now walk half mile to make con-
nect1ons. This situation temporarily
cities onto the old interurban. which Is
soreIy taxed ordinarily
General Manager w. J. Held finally per-
suaded the railway officials at st. Paul to
consent to the construction of a temporary
Cresue at the street railway company's
expense. under the supervision Of Division
superintendent P. L. Clarity. Mr.. Clar-
t tcy salo tnat the trestle would be ready
From the way in which the structural
IRON work gave way beneath the street
car tracks, 1t is not altogether certain that
the rest OF the roadway may not be in a
similarly weakened condition
Mr.. Clarity for the Great Northern road
yesterday notified the city engineers Of
blame for the collapse. and that the city
must shoulder all responsibility
1t Is estimated that the cost of the
than sec. 0O0 ~
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-11
ST. LOUIS FLOOD
VICTIMS SAVED
Continued From First Page.

sand bags from two to six feet high
and two miles long keeps the river
out.
Last night the river suddenly began
to rise. Tired men worked with fren-
zied energy to strengthen the sand
bag levees. The city was made safe
along the river 'front.' but a new dan
ger came-the break in the Illinois
Central embankment skirting the river
along the southern boundary Of the
city. Accustomed by this time to
warnings of impending danger, the in
habitants did not leave their homes.
When the Embankment Broke.
Higher and higher crept the water
until thin stream began to pour ove~
the embankment, and suddenly it
broke. The break occurred at 11:40
o'clock. d. II. Sherwood, a laborer,
was swept away and drowned. The
water cut a section Of the embank-
ment out and a stream twenty-five
feet wide rushed through. Another
section of the embankment went out
few minutes later and then that por-
ton standing between the two
streams went down and the river
poured through. 1t is believed that
many men, especially negroes, were
drowned.
Whistles were blown, bells tolIed,
shots fired and cries of warning were
sounded, but even with all this pam
denonium many of the inhabitants
failed to leave their homes.
Within an hour the houses stood in
water that reached to the roofs of the
one-story cottages. Many fed to large
brick buildings.
Rescue boats today found many peo-
pie in second stories and on housetops,
but there is grave fear that when all
the living have been transferred to
land the boats will bear bodies of dead
from the flooded cottages and the desc
lated quarter.
Those Who Were Drowned.
1t has been impossible to verify re-
ported deaths, but from apparently re-
liable sources it is gathered that the
following eleven persons were drawn
ed last night:
JOHN KOOLISH AND THREE
CHILDREN, drowned on North side.
UNIDENTIFIED BABY.
E. H. SHERWOOD.
LAWRENCE DAY.
TWO UNIDENTIFIED WOMEN.
TWO UNIDENTIFIED MEN.
1t was currently reported today that
seven negroes caught footing houses
last night were shot to death. They
were all on a raft and were surprised
by guards, who shot them down and
threw their bodies into the water.
While this was not confirmed, it is
known that there was heavy firing on
the North side early last night, where
these negroes are said to have been
killed.
The deaths of John Koolish, a Pol
ish carpenter and his three children
two boys, aged five and seven years,
and a girl of twelve yearsAwere
caused by trying to save three kegs Of
beer. The Koolish home had been
surrounded by water for several days.
The family had been living in the sec
ond story and last night decided to go
to land. Koolish took two sons and his
wife and three-months infant safely to
land. He then returned for his other
three children.
Getting them safely into the boat,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-11

him. had two or three of the cap
sules on my dresser and I told him to
go and get one of them. 1 did not mean
to hurt him, but thought that it would
soothe him and then I thought 1t would
be for the best if he were to go, any
way. He helped himself. 1 don't
know whether he took one or two. Then
he went to bed, and by and by he call
ed me. Mother came, too and he
began to have those same spasms.
suppose that the strychnine was work.
ing"
The whole confession was given vol
unfairly.
Eight More.
Eight other persons, besides Ahe
three to whose murder Mrs. Mcknight
confessed today, investigation shows,
have died in the past fifteen years un-
der circumstances, that in view of the
woman's confession, are now thought
to be suspicious. All Of the eight were
either relatives or intimate friends
who died while living with Mrs. Nc
knight, or while she was at their
house. All are said to have shown
symptoms that are now believed to in
dictate strychnine poisoning. They
were:
Ernest Mcknight, the woman's lat
est husband; James Ambrose, her first
husband, who died at A1pena in 1887;
Mrs. Mcknight, the wife of James E.
Mcknight, who was a partner Of AM
brose; Baby Teeple, Mrs. Meningitis
niece; Eliza Chalker, another niece,
who died at Grayling in May, 1892;
Sarah Murphy, Mrs. Meningitis sis
ter, who also died at Grayling in Feb
ruary, 1893; a Mrs. Curry, who died in
Saginaw in 1893, while Mrs. Mcknight
was at her mothers house, and Dolo-
thy Jensen, child, who died in Gray
ling while under Mrs. Meningitis care
during the absence of her mother.
Where Doctor Was eaffIed.
All Of these persons except Mrs
Curry were taken suddenly Ill and
showed what are now regarded as un-
mistakably symptoms of strychnine
poisoning. DR.. Leighton, who attend
ed Ernest Mcknight, says that he is
now confident that Mcknight died of
gtrychnine poisoning. DR.. Leighton
was baffied by Meningitis trouble and
the suddenness with which 1t came,
every symptom of strychnine poison
ing. Eliza Chalker and Sarah Murphy
were stricken at the table while Mrs.
Mcknight was present. Both died in
commissions in a few hours.
There was no suspicion against Mrs.
Mcknight in connection with the
death Of the Murphys until she filed a
mortgage on her brothers property,
after his death, on which the figures
had, it is alleged, been raised from
5000 to $500. An investigation was
then begun. The body Of John MUIR
ply was exhumed and strychnine was
found in the stomach. Mrs. Mcknight
was placed under arrest, with the re-
suit that today she confessed. Her
confession today was entirely volun-
tary and she seemed perfectly sane,
although under great mental strain.
No motive for the crimes can be found.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-11
MoLoERs' STRIKE FAILS.

But MaehtnIsts of Clyde iron Company
Are Still Out.
DULUTH, Mimi, June 10.-The moIders
OF the Clyde Iron company, who went on
strike two months ago in sympathy with
the machinists. who had demanded
shorter hours and more pay today applied
to the management, for their old places
conceding that they have lost the strike.
The management said that it was willing
to take back such men as were needed
but places could not be found for all
of them. En-
Since the strike has been on the union
men have maintained a picket line and
endeavored in every peaceable way to dis
suade others from taking their places,
but their efforts have proved idle. The
management OF the Clyde Iron Works
says tonight that the plant will be open
hencefoEth to union or non-union men.
There are twenty-four molders who went
out in sympathy. The machinists are still
out and thus far have indicated no inten-
ton of calling the strike off. --.-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-11

he stopped at a submerged house to
take off three kegs Of beer, as re-
quested by the owner, a friend. In
trying to load the kegs into the boat
the craft was overturned and the &C.
cupants were swept to their deaths.
The intersecting streets Of Broad
way temporarily became boat landings.
and there refugees were taken. AS
soon as scoWs could be secured thew
were launched and volunteers started
on rescue missions A company Of ma
val reserves from Alton. which had
foWed down to the city yesterday in a
cutter, rendered splendid service In
rescue work
Boats Ordered confiscated. -
Rescuers began work as soon as 1t
was light enough to see and continued
their work far into the night. United
States District Attorney Dyer. of St.
Louis, issued an order to confscate
temporarily every boat seen in and
around st. Louis, regardless of own
ershlp, and to rush them to East St.
Louis. The st. Louis fire department
rendered its hose, and coal wagons and
boats were gathered up throughout the
city, and from along the river front.
and hauled by running horses to East
81 Louis. volunteer oarsmen prompt
~ manned every boat furnished, and
before 8 o'clock scores Of craft were
plylnS DdcK ana IOrth across the food
ed railway yards.
In the Eastern extremity Of the city,
at Washington place and Rock road,
where there is a meadow Of high
ground, 200 tents were utilized in
erecting camp of refuge. A commits
sary department was established.
From the Broadway landings to Camp
Refuge the sufferers were transported
in wagons.
CITY hall churches school buildings
and other structures were turned into
relief stations
Attorneys T. E. Dempsey and D. R.
webb have charge of Camp Refuge.
Mr.. Dempsey tonight said:
we must have food. East st. Louis
Is cut off from sources of supply, and
what she has has been largely drawn
on or destroyed by water. The via
duct is unsafe, and wagons cannot
cross to st. Louis. Railroad traffic is
cut off, and the situation confronting
US is growing grave"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-11
A UNIVERSAL UNION
LABEL is IN
DEMAND
Action Taken by Minnesota
Federation of Labor, Which
Reflects President E. M.
Neary, of Minneapolis
New tTlm the Next Meeting
Place.

Special to The Glebe.V
LITTLE FALLS, Mimi, June TO-
At this mornings session of the
Federation of Labor the principal bust
ness was the introduction of a reSolu-
ton amending the preamble of the
constitution. The resolution. after
considerable debate, was referred to
the different local bodies for their in
dorsement. The convention decided to
accept the invitation of the Wisconsin
Federation of Labor to send fraternal
delegate to the convention of that body
to be held at Manitowoc in July. Closer
affiliation between the two state bod
les is desired.
A resolution was adopted asking the
American Federation of Labor to
adopt a universal union label to pre-
vent conflict with the many union
labels in existence. ut
E. M. Neary, of Minneapolis, was
elected president for the fifth time,
having a large lead over c. E. James,
A. G. cambridge and Harry CIR
field. W. E. McEwen,a of Duluth, was
by reclamation elected secretary
treasurer for the seventh time B. G.
Bradley, of Little Falls, was elected
first vice president, and Garfield E.
Morrison, of Mankato, second vice
president. The executive council was
increased to seven. The members are:
r. J. Jordan, Thomas HamIin and
John Bohan, of Minneapolis; c.. E.
James, w. M. Templeton and J. w.
Stromberg, Of St. Paul, and J. S.
Vailincourt, of South Saltwater. New
Ulm secured the meeting place Of the
next convention by a vote of 80 to so
for Saltwater.
The meeting Is universally consider
ed the most successful in the history
of the federation. Although discus
sion was at times very animated the
convention closed with harmony and
good will. In the evening the dele
gates were entertained at a ball at
Gross opera house.
The Minnesota Union Advocate, of
st. Paul, was selected as the official
paper for the federation for 1903 ana
1904.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-11

to his knowledge which made an investi-
cation necessary, and he asked time in
which to prepare a motion to quash the
Indictments
The fact that Mr.. Hall yesterday secur-
timations of undue influence have been
made, gives rise to the supposition that
the character of the grand Jury and the
tackled
Both indictments charge neglect Of duty
as public officer, the first alleging fall
ure to supply competent nurses and medi-
cal attendance to James Judge, afflicted
with smallpox, who died from exposure.
and the second charging similar lack of
attention in the smallpox case Of Rose
DR.. Hall was released on his own
recognizance until June Is, no plea being
entered. e--e
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-11

Special to The Globe
SALTWATER, Mimi, June lot will
be several days before the steamer Juni-
alta of the Bronson & Folsom line will be
able to get away from the levee in this
city. her machinery having been damaged
a few days ago near La Crosse.
The new steamer to be built on the
levee in this city for Southerners will be
constructed of Washington fir. and d. M.
swain received word yesterday that the
timber had been shipped. Work on the
engines for the boat has already been
commenced.
Miss Ruby Colligan, a daughter OF As
slStant Deputy Warden Colligan has been
selected as teacher in the public schools.
Miss Colligan has taught recently at Moor
head, MINI.
George A. ellis, of Saltwater, and Miss
Catherine Meyers, of South Saltwater
have married. They will reside in Still
water.
Joseph Then, of Saltwater, has joined
the Frank HalloweIl dramatic company as
solo cornetist and leader of the band.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-11
POLICE SHAKE-UP
COMES AT LAST
Mayor Haynes Announces
Numerous Changes in
Department.

Mayor J. c. Haynes has finally given
out the list Of those high in authority
who are now persona non grata with
the administration. This is the list
the designations taking effect June Is:
James Allen, sergeant, Third pre-
cinct; H. A. Stanley. First precinct;
Charles A. Warner and John Collins,
First precinct; William Malone, Third
precinct; Dan B. F'rear, First precinct;
Gust F'orsman, Third precinct; Oscar
Wylie, Fourth precinct.
Former Capt. Buerfening, who has
been taking a vatcation since the cleo
ton of DR.. A. A Ames, has been ap-
pointed lieutenant of the municipal
court, in place of Lieut.. Copeland. E.
E. Wheelock. one of the few surviving
members of the Ames cabinet, who hsa
been headquarters stenographer
since his chief fell from grace, has
taken the hint and rendered his resig-
nation.
No man knoweth what upheavaIs
are yet to come. Great is the fear and
trembling at police headquarters.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-11
CHARGE JURY IS BIASED.
Investigation Probable In Indictment Of
Health Commissioner Hall.

The indictment of Health Commissioner
P. M. Hall, at the apparent instigation Of
the former superintendent Of the quaran-
tine hospital. who was discharged two
months ago on charge of incompetency.
has stirred up a hornets nest in political
circles. Albert H. Hall. attorney and
brother of the indicted official, yesterday
declared that mo unbiased grand jury in
Hennepin county would ever have indict-
ed DR.. Hall"
The attorney, IN giving the assurance
that bitter fight was ahead, informed
the court yesterday that facts had come
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-11
ACCUSED OF INFANTlcrDE.

Farmers Wife Arrested In Connection
With erandchiId's Death.
Special to The Globe, /
BRAINERD, Mimi, June 10.-A sensa-
when Sheriff George Hardy, of Cass coun-
ty, placed Mrs. Minnie Pietz under ar
rest, charging her with the murder of the
child of her daughter, Miss Edith Pietz
Mrs. Pietz is the wife of a well known
farmer living not far from PiIlager.
In February last Miss Pietz gave birth
and was buried. Neighbors started an in
vestigation and 1t was learned. it is
claimed, after exhuming the body, that
the baby had been given poison and also
been neglected, which alone would have
caused death. The woman will be taken
to Walker tomorrow and be held on a
charge of murder
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-11
RUMBLE HEADS G. A. r.
milwaukee Man Chosen Wisconsin De-
partment Commander.

>M1IWaukee Man Chosen WISCONSIN, De.
partment Commander.
CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis, June 10.-J.
P. Rumble, of Milwaukee was elected de-
Wisconsin at today's state encampment.
The other officers are: Senior vice depart
ment commander, Rev. E. E. C1ough,
Chippewa Falls; junior vice department
commander, J. Nj. Whitley, Depere; medi-
cal director, DR.. Hugo PhiIer, Waukesha;
chaplain, Stanley e. Bester.
Gen. B. f. Bryant, Of La Crosse Capt
D. 9. James, OF RichIand Center, and
DR.. H. E. Mann, Of Marinette, were elect
ed trustees Of the Waupaca home; repre-
sentatfves to the national encampment at
large. Louis Sholes, Milwaukee. and B. s.
Miller, Wausau. Madison was selected for
the next encampment.
The Ladies Of the G. a R. elected Miss
Bessie M. Call, of Milwaukee, president
and Miss Celestia Edwards, of Oconomo-
woe, was elected president of the Wom-
ans Relief Corps. 80
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-11
GRAND JURY CONDEMNS.
Wholesale Criticism of City Hospital
Workhouse and Council.


After a thorough Investigation of citv
and county institutions, and somewhat Of
struggle as to its recommendations. the
grand jury has condemned the workings
Of the city hospital city workhouse and
the health and hospital committees of
the city council The sheriff's office also
came in for a good share of the general
roast on account of the non collection of
delinquent personal taxes.
But for the failure Of the sherfff's Of
nee to-insist upon the collection of per
sonal property taxes, the report insists
that thousands Of dollars would come
into the county treasury
Inc grand jury also called attention
a suitable ward for the reception Of cases
Oh aellrlum tremens. temporary dementia
a eIIt . INSANITY, and comments on the pres
ent cruel system" of throwing such ma
t1ents back into the central station. WHERE
tnere are absolutely no facilities for thetT.
care, or IN hospital wards where their
patients. -iA 1n9 otileF
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-11
Bishop on Library Board.

Special to The Globe.
FARGO, N. D., June 1O.-Bishop Mann,
Of the Episcopal church in North Dakota
was chosen one of the members OF the
library board tonight Hubert Harring-
ton, business man, and Mrs Roberts,
of the board Of education, are the other
members. The board is selected by the
board of education, one member of which
must be connected with the library. A
change In librarians is anticipated.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-11
PLows INTO LANDSLIDE.

Engineer, Conductor and FIremf1 Jump
and Are injured.
GREAT FALLS, Mont, June 10.-The
Great Northern express from Havre for
suite plowed into a landslide near Fort
Benton early today and the mail and
baggage cars were derailed. None of
the passengers were Infused Engineer
McClintock, Conductor Bingham and a
nreman jumped and were hurt A wash
out on the Great Northern beyond KaIis-
pei has cut of all traffic In that section