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Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-11-26
Important to NJ others.

Many man who isn't quite sure OF
the Bible, has unlimited faith In an
almanac.
A woman's idea OF a personal devil
is a neighboring woman who talks
about her.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-11-26

A man seldom gains anything by ex-
changing bachelor quarters for better
halves
Purposes, like eggs, unless they be
Matched into action. will run into de-
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-11-26

you come across a field of several
acres almost bare Of habitations and
after that the frenzy for building may
have begun again. The result is that
the city is simply mass of houses
all tumbled up in crowds and of open
spaces between.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-11-26
Another Toy of Science.

A few years ago the scientific sen
sation was liquid air, as recently 81
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-11-26
QUICK RESULTS.

~ w. j. Hill, OF Con-
cord, N. c., Justice OF
The Irish standard., 1904-07-23
HONOR SECRETARY HAY,
French Government Confers Grand
Cross of the Legion of Honor
OH American Official

Washington, July 1G.-The secretary
of state received notification Thursday
from the French embassy that on the
occasion of the French national fes-
tival OF the 14th of July, the govern
ment OF the republic had conferred on
him the dignity of grand cross of the
Legion of Honor, in recognition of the
services rendered during the last six
years by the American department of
state toward the maintenance of the
peace of the world. The secretary of
state, who has hitherto declined all
propositions of this nature, felt that
he could not refuse SO signal an honor
from the great European republic,
considering the motive which prompt
ed it. lie thereupon sent to the
French embassy note expressing his
grateful appreciation of the offer,
which he accepted subject to the an
prevail of congress.
The Irish standard., 1904-07-23
ELKS IN SESSION,
Reports of Officers Show the Order to
Be in Flourishing
Condition.

Cincinnati, July 20.-The business Of
the Grand Lodge of the Benevolent
and Protective Order of Elks began
here Tuesday. The annual address of
Grand Exalted Ruler Tanning was a
strong appeal for conservative policy
for elevating rather than increasing
the membership; for sincerity rather
than display in benevolence and for
energetic protective work.
The grand treasurer reported s139,-
907 on hand at the end of the fiscal
year June /, with other assets making
a total of $140,S3S. The grand secre-
tory reported $16,954 raised for the
L>.ltimore lodge, but Baltimore did not
want it and it was returned to the con-
tributors. There are lodges now in
934 cities, SIS dispensations having been
granted the past year. The state of
New York made the greatest gain in
membership, although Illinois institute
ed the largest number Of new lodges.
The Irish standard., 1904-07-23
MRS. .:|AAYbRICK IS
Given HER Liberty
AMERICAN WOMAN, LONG A
PRISONER IN ENGLAND, RE-
LEASED FROM CUSTODY.
LEAVES AT ONCE ON
JOURNEY TO FRANCE
History of the Famous Case-Was
Charged with Poisoning Her Hus-
band and Served Fourteen Years
for the Alleged Crime.

Truro. Cornwall, England, July 21.-
Mrs. Florence Maybrck is free She
left here at 11:45 a. IN. Wednesday on
her way to France. Mrs. Maybricks
imprisonment was not terminated with
the clang OF doors, the last sound which
remains in the ears OF so many of her
fellow prisoners who ha,! preceded her
to liberty from Yalesbury prison, where
she spsnl more than Ii Years of her life
1t closed before tie arched doorway Of
the white conN eft OF the Sisterhood Of
the Epiphany, OF this little town, with
the black-robed sisters softly uttering
their blessings and good wishes for her
future. With two companions. Mrs.
Maybrick entered the carriage of Miss
Dalrimple, secretary of the sisterhood,
and was driven rapidly to Staustell, a
small station ID miles away. where,
after exchanging good-byes with her
The Irish standard., 1904-07-23
TRAGEDY IN BUFFALO.
Member of a Grain Firm Kills Wife.
Daughter and Self-Thought
to Have Been Insane.

= Buffalo, N. Y, July 16-One of the
most shocking tragedies that ever oc-
Cured in this city came to light Fri
day when the dead bodies Of Edgar T..
Washburn, member of the grain
firm Of Heathfield & Washburn, on the
board Of trade, Washburn's wife and
his young daughter, Gladys, Is years
old, were found in a bedroom of their
home at SO Putnam street, this city.
Mr. Washburn had shot and killed
his wife and daughter and then turned
the weapon upon his own Head and
killed himself
1t is believed the deed was commit
ted while Mr.. Washburn was suffer-
ing from temporary fit of insanity.
He had written letter to a relative
recently, saying he was having troub-
les in business.
The Irish standard., 1904-07-23

companions, she boarded a train and
started on her journey to France. She
will not go to America until her pres
ence there is considered imperatively
necessary.
The greatest secrecy was thrown
about Mrs. Maybricl's departure. Moth
err Superior Julian, of the convent, said
that under instructions she must refer
all inquiries to the home Office. Others
at the convent were equally uncommun-
icative.
Charged with Murder of Husband.
Mrs. Maybrick, who was Miss Florence
Elizabeth Chandler, member of a we'll
known and prosperous southern family.
vas married July q, 1881, in st. James
church. Piccadilly, to James Maybrick,
OF Liverpool She was then is years
old. Her husband was over 40 years of
age. In the spring Of 1889 Mr. Mayb
became i'll and in a few days he died.
His brothers investigated his death and
charged Mrs. Maybrick with the murder
Of her husband. A long trial followed.
and number of doctors swore that the
deceased. died of arsenical poisoning.
The defense proved that for 20 years
Mr.. Maybricll had been a confirmed
user Of arsenic and that he daily took
doses large enough to have killed a
dozen ordinary men. Mrs. Maybricll
was eventually sentenced to death by
the judge, Sir Fitzjames Stephen, who
spoke for two days in charging the jury.
He said it was impossible for them to
find her not guilty in the face of the
medical evidence. The judge died some
time later in a mad house. From the
time Of Mrs. Maybrick's conviction her
mother, Baroness de Roques, was
unremitting in her efforts in behalf of
the prisoner. She succeeded in having
the death sentence committed to penal
servitude for life and finally has OBJ
tanned the freedom of her daughter, to
whose release from prison she had de-
voted her life. The baroness was aided
by influential friends on both sides Of
the Atlantic.
The Irish standard., 1904-07-23
Much Indignation.

All details in connection with the
seizures of ships by the Russian volun-
teer fleet steamers are printed in the
most prominent type. No such bitter
feeling has been aroused in the English
press since the German emperor's tele-
gram to the Beers. Intense apprehen-
sion prevails at Cardiff and other Brit
ish coal ports and the chartering of ves-
sells for the far east is practically at a
standstill. From all sides come urgent
demands that the government take swift
action to prevent recurrence of seiz-
ures by the volunteer fleet. Russian
piracy" as one paper heads it, takes
precedence Of all other news.
Germany Also Reused.
Germany is reported to be wrought up
by the Russian seizures fully as much as
England. The German officials and pub
lie consider that Russia has gone too far
and warlike preparations in the kaiser's
navy yards are expected tofollcw. Such
actions probably would arouse France,
whose government is committed to Rus
sia's side in the event of general con-
flict of the nations.
Another Seizure.
London, July 2O.-The Suez corre-
spondent of the Daily Mail, under date of
July IS, says: 'The German steamer
Sambia, it is stated, has been seized by
the Russians"
Cruiser Passes Through.
London, July 2O,-The Constantinople
correspondent Of the Daily Mail, in a
dispatch dated July Is, says: "a Rus
sian cruiser has justpassed through from
Odessa with several guns covered with
canvas on her deck. She also carried
torpedo tubes"
The Irish standard., 1904-07-23
IOWA DEMOCRATS.
Ticket Named by the State Conven-
tion-Harmony Between
All Factions.

Iowa City, Ia, July 20.-Harmony was
the keynote of the Iowa democratic sta,e
convention here Tuesday The pros
pective fight to finish between anti
Hearst and Hearst democrats did not
develop, and the two factions wed with
each other in nominating and second
ing the nomination of candidates of OF
posite political affiliations. The follow
ing ticket was named and is clever.y
made up of men of all shades of party
belief:
Electors-at-large-W. o. Schmidt. of
Davenport; J. B. Romans, OF Denison.
Secretary of State-Charles A. Dick
son, Sioux City
Auditor of State-Edgar f. Medary,
Waukon.
Treasurer of state-Henry Riegelman.
Des Moines.
Attorney General-Maurice O'Connor.
Fort Dodge
Railway Cimmissioner-J. P. Mona
trey, Fairfield.
Supreme JUDGE. w. Sullivan. Kos
suth county.
The platform adopted by the conven.
ton is exceedingly brief. 1t declares:
"The democrats of Iowa, in convention
assembled, hereby ratify the declaration
of principles of the democratic national
convention adopted at the recent con-
vention at st. Louis, and .indorse the
candidacy of Alton B. Parker and Henry
G. Davis, our nominees for president and
vice president. and pledge them our
hearty and loyal support"
A telegram was sent to Judge Parker
congratulating him upon his nomina-
ton and the prospects of his election. and
wishing him godspeed. To this tele-
gram the following reply was received
from Judge Parker: 81 beg to assure the
convention that its message of congrar-
ulations and good wishes is very greatly
appreciated"
The Irish standard., 1904-07-23
Negrito Weapons,

The weapons Of the Ncgritos are uni
versally the bow and arrow and the short
knife, or bolo. The bows are of various
materials, from clumsy strip OF bamboo
to the fine-grained palma brava," which
takes a beautiful polish. The arrows are
either with sharpened hardwood points
or variously shaped and barbed-iron
points. Some for larger game have de-
tachable points fastened to the shaft by
a woven fiber coil, which unwinds when
the animal is struck, leaving dangling
shaft to catch on underbrush, and so re-
tard the animals flight
The Irish standard., 1904-07-23
EXCURSION TRAIN WRECKED
SEVERAL SUNDAY SCHOOL chill
DREN ARE KILLED,
Train Crashes Into Coal Cars While
They Are Returning from
a Picnic.

Chicago, H., July II Nineteen
women and children were killed and 81
injured. 40 seriously, in collision be-
tween an excursion train loaded to the
platform with Sunday school picnickers
from Doremus Congregational church,
Chicago, and freight train near Glen
wood, Ill.,, at GAO O'Clock "Wednesday
night. The wreck was the result of a
misunderstanding of orders. The en-
cursion train was coming north on the
south-bound track Of the Chicago &
Eastern Illinois railroad when at curve
a half-mile south OF Glenwood it crashed
into the rear end of coal train. The
baggage car was telescoped and the first
coach completely demolished. Both cars
were filled with children and women.
The party of $50 picnickers was return
Ing from Island park, Momence. For
the most part the passengers We're happy
children and their mothers. Some were
singing and some were asleep when the
wreck came.
AT the crash those in the rear cars
OF the 11-coach train rushed for the doors
Or jumped through the windows, many
being injured.
Crash Without Warning.
In front, the first two cars, crushed
like egg shells, were crowded with dead
and injured.
The baggage car had been filled with
romping children. The roof of the first
passenger was rammc0 clear through it,
pushing the cruelty crushed mass Of
humanity through the breaks in the
walls. The first passenger car was torn
to splinters
Cause of Disaster.
In explanation of the accident the
tralnmen say that the freight train
parted at Chicago Heights and the break
ing of the coupling between the second
car from the way car and the car in front
OF it was unnoticed by Engineer HoXie
until he had reached Glenwood. Then
they declare the engineer switched his
train to the south-bound track in the be-
lief that he would escape possible COL
lision with the excursion train, which
he believed was on the north-bound
track, and started back to Chicago
Heights to pick up the freight and the
way car. The engineer of the freight
train said he had been given orders to
switch to the south bound track, and
was delayed by the breaking of the train
near Thornton. The passenger train
had likewise been given instructions 10
go on this track. and was approaching
the coal train at a speed of about 80 miles
an hour when the collision occurred.
Engineer Blamed.
Chicago, July 15.--Engineer F. E..
HoNey, who had charge of the special
freight train against which the lives
OF is persons were dashed out, is be-
ing held in detention as responsible
for the terrible catastrophe at Glen
wood on the Chicago & Eastern lii
nois railway Wednesday evening. Di-
vision Superintendent j. F. Russ, who
Is conducting the investigation into
the disaster, has ordered Hoxey held
in custody at Dalton station until
called for by Coroner Traeger.
The Irish standard., 1904-07-23
West Seeks Southern Wheat.

Baltimore, Nd, July 20.-For the first
time since 1877, Baltimore has been
called upon to ship wheat to the west,
Approximately 100000 bushels of No. 2
southern red wheat have been forwarded
to millers as far west as Cincinnati. It
is said that a large part of the early
western wheat is in bad condition, owing
to unfavorable weather, and certain
millers. in order to meet their orders
for flour, have been compelled to use
some southern wheat until the better
grades of the western cereal begin to ar
rive from their own section.
The Irish standard., 1904-07-23
WEATHER AIDS GROWTH.
Crops Are Reported in Splendid Condi-
tion-Winter Wheat Being
Harvested.

Washington, July 2O.-The following
is the summary of the weather bureau
weekly crop report:
East OF the Rocky mountains the tenn
perature during the week ending July
Is was highly favorable, but in the Paci-
fc coast states and over the western
portions of the middle and northern
plateau districts it was unseasonably
cool, with light to heavy frosts on the
18th in Washington and Oregon.
Corn has experienced week of ex-
ceptionally favorable weather condi-
lions and has made rapid growth gen.
orally in all districts Very few unfa-
vorable reports respecting this crop are
received. In the Missouri valley and in
portions of the upper Ohio valley and
middle Atlantic states corn has, how
ever, suffered somewhat from lack of
cultivation, and in Texas the late plant
is being injured by drought.
Better weather for harvesting winter
wheat prevailed than in the preceding
week, and this work has made generally
satisfactory progress, although still de-
1ayed by moisture in portions of Kansas
and the Ohio valley. Harvesting is prac-
tically completed in Missouri and Ne
braska and is we'll advanced in the Ohio
valley and the northern portion of the
middle Atlantic states.
AS a whole, both early and late spring
wheat have advanced satisfactorily, the
least favorable reports being received
from northern Minnesota, where the
crop on low lands is thin and late.
Reports of injury to oats by rust con-
tinue from the lower Missouri valley,
but elsewhere this crop has advanced
favorably, harvest being in general
progress in the central valleys and mid
die Atlantic states, with satisfactory
yields.
AS whole the tobacco crop continues
in promising condition, although back
ward in North Carolina and Virginia.
While better haying weather has pre-
vailed than in the preceding week, re-
ports of injury from rains continue from
portions of the Ohio valley and middle
Atlantic states. A good crop of hay is
generally indicated.
The Irish standard., 1904-07-23
Two Receive Death Sentence.

Belmont, N. y, July 1G.-The whole
story of the murder Of John Van Gorder
and his half sister, Anna Farnham, at
the Van Gorder homestead near Agelica
on the night Of May 9, was told on the
witness stand by Giuseppe Versacia, one
of their slayers. Vcrsacia made des-
perate effort, by putting the brunt Of
the crime on Antonio Glorgia, who was
convicted Thursday TO secure life SEN
tence, but after Is minutes deliberation
the jury returned verdict finding him
guilty of murder in the first degree,
The Irish standard., 1904-07-23
VICTIMS OF HEAT.
Many Deaths Are Caused in Various
Localities by the Suns Tor
rid Rays.

Chicago, July 19.-The maximum
temperature on Monday was 90 degrees
at two p. m. Five more deaths from
heat were reported, making total Of IS
for the past three days. There were
many prostrations.
Hammond, Ind, July 1.-TWO pros
trations from heat, both resulting in
death, were reported here Monday night.
Fred Sobieski, nine years old, succumbed
while playing ball in the street. Henry
Mcknight, ID years old, was Frustrated
While crossing field. Several horses
dropped dead.
Detroit, July ia number of cases
OF heat prostration were reported here
Monday. The case of A. L. Smith, WELL
known contractor, resulted fatally. The
maximum temperature was 95 degrees.
Milwaukee, July 19.-Otto A. Menges,
a Milwaukee architect, died at Fredonia,
Wis, from sunstroke, and an unknown
peddler died in this city after being over
come by the heat. John Strahlofer,
baker at 53G Eleventh street, was uncon-
scious u hours and Alex Hausmann, TIT
North Water street, tannery employe,
was brought to the emergency hospital
in an unconscious condition.
Cleveland, July 19-One death and
four prostrations had been reported to
the police up to midnight as result OF
the heat. Two of the latter are serious.
The maximum temperature recorded by
the government thermometer was SO
degrees.
Omaha, Neb., July 1.-two deaths
and another serious prostration occurred
during the last "a hours of intense heat
which carried the thermometer to 81 de-
srees at one time during the day.
Marquette, Mich, July 19-Eonday
was hottest in Marquette for July in
many years. A maximum of 81 was
reached in the weather bureau tower,
but at street level temperature of more
than 100 degrees was recorded.
Pittsburg, Pa, July 19.-The excessive
heat was broken Monday by a heavy
thunder storm which prevailed through
out Pittsburg and nearby towns. The
effect of the storm was to bring the gov
eminent thermometer from 90 degrees
down to IS degrees within half an hour.
During the extreme heated period many
prostrations and five deaths that could
be traced directly and indirectly to the
hot weather were reported. In the mills
much trouble was experienced and for
two days the men have been able to
work only half-hour turns. The emerg-
ency hospitals in the plants were filled
with overcome workmen.
The Irish standard., 1904-07-23
RUSSIAN POLICY
Anglers ENGLAND
Seizure of British Ships by Cars Volunteer
Fleet Brings Sharp Professionalism
Press Tone Is Warlike.

London, July 20.-Talk of British
war with Russia is on everybody's
tongue in London. This grave situation
is due to Russia's seizure of British
ships and mails in the Red sea and to the
fact that an armed Russian steamer has
stealthily crept out of the Black sea
through the Bosphorus in violation of
a treaty Great Britain is bound to main
tain.
Cabinet Frames Note to Gear.
A meeting of the cabinet was held
Tuesday, and it is understood that the
question Of the Red sea seizures was I'M
der consideration. AS result of the
meeting strongly worded dispatch was
drawn up, embodying the governments
formal protest to Russia. This will be
forwarded Immediately to the czzar by
the kings messenger. The cabinet,
moreover, is believed to have had an in
terchange of views with the admiralty
and decided on programme of action in
case of eventualities.
Press Tone Is Warlike.
London, July 20.-Once again the lead
Ing English newspapers editorialize in
the gravest tones Oh the Russian seizure
of British vessels. Even the conserva-
tive Standard declares that "the nation
looks to the foreign office to take more
effectual action than the ordinary con-
ventions of diplomatic intercourse pre-
scribe. The case is not one for fastidious
treatment. If nothing is done officially
to relieve the painful strain the irrita-
ton of this country may grow into stub
born resentment. We cannot, even for
the sake of peace, sit down under series
of undisguisedly provocative measures. -
every other paper.
The Irish standard., 1904-07-23
Mob Tries to Storm Jail

Danville. Va, July 21.--A mob Of
about IS men, composed principally Of
railroad men, wearing handkerchiefs
over their faces, made demonstration
before the city Jail shortly after two
o'clock Wednesday morning for the pur-
pose of taking the negro Roy Shields,
accused of the murder last Friday of
Flagman James Larmes, Of the South
ern railway. The police had had noti-
fication of the forming of the mob and
were prepared. Several shots were fired,
but the mob finally dispersed.
The Irish standard., 1904-07-23
A True Matchmaker.

Joaquin Miller, the poet. has COL
lection of original documents that shed
light on many odd phases of early
westrn life. Among these documents
is a letter that New England youth
wrote in 1860 from Oregon to his faith
err The letter treats at great length
on the scarcity Of women in the west
and the. general desire to marry that
prevailed among the westerners of that
day. 1t has for postscript: "Say, pap.
it might be good idea to get the girls
some new teeth al "a send them out
here"
The Irish standard., 1904-07-23
Uncle Sans Big Checks.

Uncle Sam has paid big bills abroad
before now, but this Panama payment
tops them all. Six years ago he paid
Spain $20.000.0o0 on account of the
Philippines, but the amount was sent
in four warrants of $5,OOO,0OO each.
Previous to that the most historical
warrants were $S,O0O,OOO issued to
Russia in payment for Alaska in 1868
and $5,500,000 paid England for awards
in Halifax fishing infringements.-
Boston Herald.
The Irish standard., 1904-07-23
Steel Works Start TN

Pittsburg, July 18.-With display of
fireworks SURPRISING that on the Fourth
of July, the Homestead steel works
started operations IN full Sunday night,
with the employees working double time.
The plant has been operating only about
half time for the past year. BY the start
ing of the mill at its full capacity 1000
men will have steady employment.
The Irish standard., 1904-07-23
Will Support Roosevelt

New York, July 20.-Oscar S. Straus,
of this city, who describes himself as "a
liberal democrat and latterly Cleve-
land democrat" and who was minister
to Turkey under Cleveland's first adj
ministration. has notified President
Roosevelt of his determination to give
him his support.
The Irish standard., 1904-07-23
Big Shipment of Canned Meat.

Minneapolis, Mimi, July 14.-Advices
received at Northern Pacific headquar-
tcrs state that the heaviest order of can
nod meat to cross the Pacific has been
successfully delivered on the Pacific
coast and loaded aboard the huge ship
ShaWmut for transportation from Puget
Sound to Yokohama. The shipment
consists of a rush order for 1,00O,000
pounds OF canned beef for the subsist-
ence department e. the Japanese army
1t was handled from Chicago by the
Northern Pacific in special trains of 40
refrigerator cars.
The Irish standard., 1904-07-23
Fire Causes Heavy Loss.

Detroit, Mich, July 2O.-Fire de-
:stroyed the new paint shop of the Mich
igan Central railroad at West Detroit
and car shed nearby and burned for
more than an hour in the Michigan Gen.
trail lumber yard. The buildings burned
were frame structures, and there were
a dozen or more box cars in the car
shed.
The Irish standard., 1904-07-23
Preferred Death to Capture.

Carrollton, Ga, July 20.-Dick Teal, a
young white farmer of Carroll county,
who shot and killed his wife near Ora
ham, Ala. Friday. killed himself Tues
day rather than fall into the hands of
the posse. He slipped up to the window
of her mothers house and shot his wife
as she sat at work. He claimed to be-
1ieve erunfaithful to him. A posse pur-
suing him surrounded him near Roop-
vile, Ca, Tuesday. Rather than sur
render, Teal shot himself. and his dead
body was secured by his pursuers.