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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-13
CHILD is IN CHIMNEY
Body of MysteriOusIy Murdered
Girl Is Discovered.

NEW YORK, May 12.-Wrapped in
rags in the top of a chimney at her
home in Third avenue, the body of Jo-
sephine McCahill, six years old, who
had been missing since May 2, was
found tonight. 1t was necessary to
tear away part of the masonry to re-
lease the body. 1t is thought that the
body, which was cut and mutilated,
was placed there within day or two.
The belief was that the child was
kidnapped. Rewards aggregating $3.50
We're offered for her recovery and mass
meetings were held to consider plans
for conducting the search.
Today a letter was received by the
child's mother, which read:
May 8, 1904.
Dear Friend: AS you made such fuss
I was compelled to kill Josie. If you give
$500 to a boy 1 will send, you can have
the body. H NJ.
P. s.-Don't mind stories you hear.
The police regard this letter as the
work of some heartless meddler.
After leaving her home on May 2 to
play in the street, the child was seen
in Third avenue with a man, described
as tall and dark. She had bag of
candy in her hand, but was crying.
That is all the police have had to
work on.
An examination of the body later dis
closed that it was decomposed, but that
it had not been mutilated. Children of
the neighborhood have been accustom-
ed to hide in the chimneys while at
play on the roofs and the police now
believe that the McCahill girl climbed
on the chimney and fell into it. Twice
today, before the body was found, a
dressed young woman called at
the McCahin home and said that she
had had a presentment that the child
would be found in the chimney. On
her second visit she expressed surprise
that a search Of the chimney had not
been made on her previous sugges-
tion. The police are trying to find her.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-13
SUES FOR HER CHILD
Federal Court Deals With It's
First Case of the Kind.

Special to The Globe.
SIOUX FALLS, S. D., May 12.-
Anna B. Wood, resident Of Illinois
and formerly the wife of Aloipn G.
Michel, now a resident of :Sanborn
county South Dakota, has applied to-
the United States court in this city for
a writ of habeas corpus requiring her
former husband to surrender to her
Lille Michel, the nine-year-cld daugh-
ter of the couple.
This is the first time the federal
court for South Dakota has had case
Of this character. The state courts
usually deal with such cases. The
plaintiff, according to her petition,
was divorced from Michel in the dis
trict court of Scott county, Iowa, ON
Jan. II, 1899, the suit having been in
stituted by the husband. On March
Is last the judge who granted the d.
vorce modified the decree to the extent
that the mother was awarded the Gus
tody Of the child.
The father refused to surrender the
little girl. His former wife treated him
to a surprise by carrying the matter
to the United States court. In accord
ance with her petition, Judge Garland
has granted a temporary writ CT
habeas corpus which requires Michel
to appear before him tomorrow with
the child. Arguments in the case viii
then be made.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-13
BALLOON SETS FIRE
Freakish Mishap in Paris Has
Serious Results.

PARIS, May pa balloon belong
ing to Capt Surcouf came down in the
Place d'Aumesnil this afternoon and
the wind drove it into the narrow en-
trance of street. A moment later it
came in contact with the side of a
house. A flame issued from the en-
velope and then a violent explosion
followed, sheets of fame from which
penetrated the open windows of the
building. Eight occupants Of the house
were burned or otherwise injured, two
severely. The aeronaut was not hurt.
The explosion caused a panic in the
crowd watching the descent, and a
number of persons received slight in
juries.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-13

said that it had been received from
Mr.. Hunt last Saturday, the day fol-
lowing the holding Of the last session
of the board of aldermen, Immediately
after which Hunt was called upon to
apologize for having made such a
charge. Hunt, 1t seems, went to Corn
ing's office, and evidently there was
quite warm conference, Hunts ac-
count being that Corning chose to
read between the lines" while Corning
asserts that Hunt apoIogized to an ex-
tent, but would not withdraw the gen
eral accusation that Corning had be-
trayed his constituency, and therefore
the alderman said that he had deter
mined to lay the letter before the
committee that it might receive all the
publicity that such a matter deserved.
With a short explanation Mr.. Cor
ming pulled the letter from his pocket
and tossed it over to Chairman Dob
ner. When the reading had been com
pIeted Mr.. Hunt arose and declared
that he believed he had been justified
in sending the letter, as the petitioners
were suspicious that they had been be-
trayed. Continuing, he said:
I'm my opinion the accusation that
the alderman is subject to the suspi-
cion that he has betrayed his con-
stituents is merited by the facts. The
evidence is clear that the street rail-
way company, a corporation, inter
fered in this matter, and that Aid.
Corning acted as they wished and con-
trary to promises that he had made to
persons favoring the extension. Pre-
vious to the last meeting enough votes
had been pledged to secure it's pas
sage with Corning's support, but Mr..
Corning told me later that he insisted
that it be sent to the committee at the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-13
JUDGE GEORGE GRAY
WILL SUCCEED HANNA
Nominating Committee Chooses Him
as Head of Civic Federation.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, May IL. -
Judge George Gray has been chosen
by the nominating committee of the
National Civic federation to succeed
the late Senator Marcus A. Hanna as
president Of the federation. At the re-
cent meeting of the federation the
matter of filling the vacancy was del
egated to Bishop Potter and President
John Mitchell, of the United Mine
Workers.
The election Of Judge Gray is to be
deferred until after the national Dem
ocratie convention for fear it might
seem that the federation is aiding in
making a possible presidential. candi-
date conspicuous.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-13
NAVIGATION FINALLY
OPENS AT DULUTH

DULUTH, Mimi, May 12-Naviga-
ton at the head of the lakes was form
ally opened at o'clock this afternoon,
when the steamer Mary H. Boyce, cut
ting her way with apparent ease
through the ice packed at the en-
trance Of the canal, reached Duluth,
the first vessel to arrive from a lower
lake port. The Boyce came from Chi
cago to Duluth light, and will load with
lumber for the East. She encountered
little ice along the way.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-13

c. J. Hunt, the former alderman of
the Eleventh ward, wrote the above
letter to Aid J. w. L. Corning, of the
Seventh ward, some days ago, and
yesterday, before the committee on
streets of the board of aldermen, re-
peated the accusation without amend
ment. Mr.. Hunt was backed by Har-
ris ArOnson.
The two men appeared before the
committee as part of a delegation ia
voring the resolution to extend the
"Selby short" street railway line to
Griggs street, a distance Of four blocks
from it's present terminus, and the
hearing was proceeding along regular
and usual lines when the sensation was
sprung
The scene when the letter was pre-
scented to the committee by Mr.. Corn
ing was dramatic, there being every
evidence that the alderman had been
deeply offended at the charge that had
been lodged against him, and from
what he said at the time it was evil
dent that he desired to either compel
or induce Hunt to apologize for hav-
ing used the language.
1t developed during the session that
Aid Corning believed that he was ac-
cused in the letter of having favored
the street railway company for unex-
planned reasons.
In presenting the letter Mr.. Corning
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-13
ALDERMAN CORNING RFSFNTS
|NS|NUAT|ON MADE BY c. ]. HUNT

Ward Member of Board
of Aldermen Turns Over to
Committee on Streets Letter
in Which He Is Told That
Constituents Suspect Him of
Having Betrayed Them
Former Aid. Hunt Repeats
His Suspicious at Committee
Meeting.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-13
FIND SIX SKELETONS
Light Is Thrown Upon Wiscon.
sin Roadhouse Tragedies.

NEENAH, Wis, May 12.-Six skel-
etons were unearthed in the western
part Of the city today by workmen
who were digging in a sandpit. The
skeletons are believed to be the re-
mains of persons who were murdered
at a roadhouse which was located there
in the early days of Wisconsin. Many
disappearance from the roadhouse
were reported, but no arrests were ever
made.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-13
Punished for intimidation.

TEXARKANA. Ark. May 12.-In the
federal court today T. Wallace, Lotson
Sedon, A. N. Cargan and A. L. Sedg-
wick, charged with intimidating ne
groes and causing them to give up
their employment, pleaded guilty.
Each was given one year in the peni-
tertiary at Leavenworth, Kan.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-13
PARADES IN STROUD
Woman Throws Her Feminine
Neighbors Into Mysteries.
Special to- The Globe.

ABERDEEN, S. D., May 12.-Wrap-
ped in sheet as a shroud, Mrs. John
Basman, a resident of the East side,
and the mother. Of six children, fright
ened her neighbors in the dead hours
Of night by parading the. streets in the
vicinity of her home, the ghostly ap-
partition throwing many women into
Mysteries. Mrs. Basman was adjudged
mentally unbalanced by the board of
insanity.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-13
suspected as Eirehuus.

CHARLTON. Iowa, May 12.-Fire of
incendiary origin damaged all the
buildings on two sides Of the public
square today, the loss being $4,000.
Two men are held on suspicion
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-13
Soap Works Burn,

CHICAGO, May IL. - The Armour
soap works, at Thirty first place and
Benson street. burned tonight, causing
a loss of $500, 600. Several persons
port that a tank containing 100000
feet of gas was about to explode.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-13
May Print Revised Version.

NEW YORK, May 1.-THE board of
managers of the American Bible socie-
ty today voted to amend the constitu-
ton SO as to permit the society to
print the revised version of the Bible
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-13
Name Norris AGAIN.

HASTINGS, Neb., May 1.-THE Re-
publicans of the Fifth district tonight
nominated George w. Norris for re-
election to congress.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-13

l-Q-Q-Q-Q-Q- -Q-R-EF-<~k-51k-
1t appeared to a number of
your constituents last evening
that you were betraying their
interests in behalf of corpora
ton. ! hope this is not so, and
shall await your further action
with interest. If this matter is
held up through your action, it
will receive all the publicity that
it deserves. &C. J. Hunt.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-13

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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-13

In ST. Paul and vicinity today:
Fair; showers Saturday.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-06-18
SUBSCRIPTION sa.oo PER YEAR

Is the question that has been asked
the writer by at least a dozen diIfer-
ent people about the city but TO date
none have been able TO answer the
question. In order TO get the senti-
ment the reporter made the rounds
and here are the replies.
Are we going to have celebration
this year, was asked
Schook Bros:-Suppose so. We did
mt have one last year and ought To
do something this. 1t will an de-
pend upon who does the collecting.
l.. a. Henry: Don't know. Pm
with the bunch. II they want
celebration I'm in for one.
|. II. Jackson:--Just talking about
it. Ought TO have one to keep the
people at home. Iron River has her
celebration on the way now / GOT
disgusted with the attitude OF our
people here last year. | was on the
soliciting committee and we met
with such shabby response that
just determined not 10 try TO get up
anything although In do my share IL
someone else viii do the soliciting.
Il. j. Bregger:-YeS. We want a
celebration I'm willing to give my
share but | am SO tied down here
that i can't get ont to rustleup the
] thing. We ought TO be able TO raise
a couple OF hundred dollars. They
have done that well in Iron River.
Robt. Wilson;--Immaterial TO me.
I'll be shut up all day and il the ball
team goes away III 20 with them cele-
bration or no celebration.
II. b. Webb:-I would like to see
one for the sake OF the children, not
from any business standpoint. My
business won't be affected one way or
the other but there are lot of
children who can't get out OF town
and we ought TO have sonnet hing 10
muse them. am willing to do my
share.
f. Peterson: Yes. We want a cele-
bration ] will do my share towards
helping it out. We ought to keep the
people at home. Just as well have the
money spent here as out OF town.
l.. Lcyitas. Don't know IT every
one else goes in won't stay out.
That's all | can say.
p. Landheld:-All the same to- me.
| never get any benefit out OF it but
will give dollar 60 help it out
l.. ITarris:--l wish that we would.
You will find me right here doing my
Continued on Editorial page
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-06-18
Tried to Burn Mastodon School.

Someone attempted to fire the old
Mastodon mine school house last
Saturdayor Sunday night. A fire was
started in the teachers desk and IL is
the wonder of all who saw the state OF
affairs there Monday that the house
was not burned down. There has
been contention over the keeping OF
this school at the old mining location
for couple of years back, all OF the
families but one having left the
location. We learn that the board in
tends to build a new school house near
the old MastOdon mill the coming
summer. The settlers down there
have been asking that the mine ScIfool
house be moved down but the board
says that. should they attempt TO move
the old building it would be failure
and costmore than TO build a new one.
And then, there may come a time
when school house win be needed At
the mining location again.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-06-18
IRON RIVER EXTENDS
US INVITATION
----------------
WANTS US TO CELEBRATE WITH
THEM THIS YEAR.
SHALL WE CELEBRATE
Diamond Drill Reporter Interviews A
Large Number Of Business Men
On the Subject.

Iron River is going TO give a
"whirlwind" or celebration and
has extended TO CRYSTAL Falls. in an
informal way, an invitation TO 20
over there and celebrate with them.
II Crystal Falls people viii consent
TO do that thing this year Iron
River and Stambaugh will forego hav
ing a celebration next year and
they will come over here and help
us have a big time. That is the
proposition and 1t Is put In an inform
al way at the present time, for the
reason that the people OF Iron River
don't want us TO get an idea that
they are enticing our people away
or trying TO cut I'm on any celebra-
tion that may be gotten up over
here. 1t is the understanding that
we are not To celebrate this year.
IL their proposition meets with the
approval OF our people a formal invi-
tation will be extended, an effort
made TO get special train or train
service with reduced rates TO all.
They will hang up a big purse for
ball game and practically say TO
Crystal Falls "Come over and take
it. We want you to-" They will
get a team that will make 1t inter
esting for the White Sox so that
the people may see good exhibi-
ton.
The Diamond Drill believes that
II we don't celebrate, we ought to
accept this invitation and everyone
20 over there. Iron River is more
to us than strangers who live IL
another county We want to neigh
Dor with them and we want theil
friendship and co-operation. Let's
hear from our people on this subject
Is Crystal Falls to celebrate? Tha'
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-06-18

see good games and poor exhibition
hurts the game.
Saturdays game was very tame.
At no time in the procedure was Bar
aga In the game and the two runs
they got came as donation TO them.
Pitcher Bies was instructed To let
down and let the visitors hit the ball
which he did. The tielders had the
incentive taken out OF them and play
ed a poor game afterth fifth inning.
Nemacheck played second and put up
a very good game Bies was certainly
good in the box but outside of that
there is no compliment due.
The visitors had a south paw in the
box and II he had a man to hold him
ON the receiving end the score would
certainly have been closer. He was
quite wild though, but had steam "a
burn.
The record OF the game Is as follows
23 4 7 50
Crystal Falls 504 1Ol o o Ill
Baraga 0 0 o O o > ,
Sundays game was productive OF a
little more fun for the spectators but
&c was manufactured among them
selves. The playing of the visitors
was little better than on the pre-
vious day. a remarkable incident o
the game was pretty home run by
the pitcher OF the Baragas. Nema
check was i'm the box for the local.
and went in with the understanding
that he was TO let the visitors hit th'
ball and give the fielders of the local
some work TO do. The visitors pitch
er was the second man up TO bat ant
he happened TO catch an easy one ant
lifted it over the right field fence a
the back corner for home run. /
was the first home run since the fenc,
was built and a pretty hit.
AS stated Nemacheck didn't exer
himself. Had he done SO the game
would have been shut-out. A coupl
of times when the bases filled, h,
let himself out and set the batter
down in one-two-three order. Ton
Brooks played second for the local
and did well.
The score was as follows:
1884 7s0
CRYSTAL Falls 00l4 sol o -
Baraga 100000 o.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-06-18
AJUNE WEDDING.
viii Bosanko and Flora MacPhal Married
at Fon du Lac Wednesday.

viii Bosanko and Flora MacPhaiI Married
at Fon du Lac Wednesday,
viii BoSanko quietly left town last
Wednesday morning Some who saw
him 20 were wise to what was to hap
pen but the great majority of our
citizens were not informed until
Thursday when the following wedding
was received.
FLORA BELLE MACPHAIL
WILLIAM JOHN BosANKo
Married
"Wednesday, June the Fifteenth
Fon du Lac. Wisconsin.
At home
after July sixth
Crystal Fails, Michigan.
The marriage ceremony took place
at the home Of the brides sister, Mrs.
II. T.. Christensen and was witnessed
only by the immediate relatives OF the
contracting couple. The young people
will arrive home from their wedding
trip ON Wednesday next and will go at
once to housekeeping in their own
house on Crystal Avenue, which the
provlndent groom had furnished up IN
first class manner unbeknown 10 his
nearest neighbors.
Miss MacPhail resided at AmaSa foi
several years and taught school in this
city for time. She is well knowr
here and her many friends will vel
come here back as one Of our residents
Mr.. Bosanko is the only son Of oul
pioneer residents, Mr.. and Mrs
Thomas Bosanko. lie Is one Of oul
most excellent young men; IS In the
lumber business with his father here
and enjoys the confidence and esteem
OF everyone
The Diamond Drlll, in conjunction
with the many friends Of the contract
ing parties, wish them a happy an'
prosperous married life.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-06-18

The Mystic Workers will give an ice
cream and cake social at their hall on
the evening OF June 9th, two weeks
from last Monday evening. Every
body invited.
The steam shovel is in place in the
St. Paul gravel pit and loading OF the
cars will begin as soon as a Suiiiclent
number of cars are secured. four
crews will be kept busy all summer.
John Fishers farm near Balsam Is
one of the best i'm the county. Mr.
Fisher has about seventy acres into
hay and is getting his ground in better
shape every day Ills clearing is only
about three years old 50 that there are
many stumps therein yet but each
year sees the smallest of them rot ana
die. Mr.. Fisher has large hay ana
stock barn besides fine residence on
the property.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-06-18

which seeks 10 place him In different
position.
The strike caused tieup Of the
great lakes for six weeks. Ii has di-
rectIy involved only couple OF thous-
and men, but indirectly more than
l0o. 900 have been idle.
Paul Howell, district captain of the
Masters and Pilots association, gave
out the following statement:
ssWe concluded that II would be good
policy, owing TO existing conditions
over which we have no control. 10 ad-
wise our captains TO 90 to work ana
make the best OF a bad situation
Our mates will meet at the earliest
possible opportunity and make ar
rangements along the line Of their own
ideas and present them to the Lake
Carriers association for acceptance
In the meantime the mates VIII re-
main where they are until this ar
rangement Is made and agreed TO Dy
the two associations. F"
1t is understood that the Lake Car
riers' association will soon come to am
agreement with the mates and that
the full fleet of the Lake Carriers as
sociation will be gotten under way
within a few days.
The Lake Carriers association was
willing to pay last years scale ol
wages, but this was not agreeable tc
the masters and pilots because OF alleg'
ed great difference in the wages ol
men doing exactly similar work.
The strike has been one OF the mosl
costly in wages and time loss and stag
nation TO business that has occurred
in recent years.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-06-18

The so called Baraga base ball
team came down on Friday evening
and played two games with the locals,
one Saturday and the other Sunday.
The team was a sorry inhertor of the
laurals won by the Baraga team OF
last year. They played the game like
a lot OF farmers and were never, at
any minute In the swim. IL Is said
i'm their favor that three Of the Bara-
ga players deserted at the llth hour
and that the team came more TO ac-
commodate the Crystal Falls people
than otherwise, II this be true a
great deal can DC overlooked but II u
misfortune that such exhibitions
should be put UP as the people pay q
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-06-18
EATING AT The
BIG STOCKPILES
STEAM sHOvELs AT WORK AT CRYs-
TAI FALLS AND ToBlN MINES.
AXE STRIKE DECLARED OFF
Vessel Owners Win An Almost Complete
Victory /, Contest With Mas.
ter, and Pilots.

A steam shovel has been digging at
the bi! Crystal Falls mine pile for
several days and on Wednesday a
second shovel was set at work on the
big pile that lies on the Tobn docks.
The ore is going forward TO the Esca-
naba docks i'm lively fashion, almost
all Of il going via the Q. & NV, the
St Paul not being in as good shape
just at present to care for the ore.
The ore from the Crystal Falls mine
pile is hauled 10 the Great Western
and run through the crusher there I'm
the manner described in these columns
some time ago. The Tobin ore is
handled right at the mine by a device
similar TO that arranged at the Great
Western shaft. Superintendent Rich
ards demonstrates that his arrange
ment was a very wise provision as he
can care for any quantity Of stockpile
ore without hampering the operations
at the properties that are working.
The deadlock between vessel owners
and the Masters and Pilots association
was ended Wednesday so far as mast
ers are concerned. During the past
few weeks the masters have been de-
serting the union i'm such numbers
that district Capt Howell decided to
give up the fight on the part of the
captains and all were given permission
TO secure positions. The mates, who
had been standing firm, will remain IN
the union.
This settlement Of the trouble is az
almost complete victory for the vessel
men. The point which they have con
tended for since the trouble began was
that the captain of a boat should be
the personal agent Of the owner and
should not be bound by ties TO union