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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1905-02-22
RUNS In THE FAMILY
Suicide of Flora BabcOck in st. Paul Re-
calls Horrible Babc0ck Trag-
edy Near This City.
Woman Was Well-knOwn in That City
Where She was Somewhat of
Lobbyist

Readers of THE GAZETTE will re-
member the horrible Babcock trag-
edy, occurring on the farm now
owned by Marion Johnson, one mile
west -of town, in which the husband
and father, after blowing out the
brains of his two little boys, his
wife and his adopted son, then
turned the gun onto himselfand blew
his soul into eternity.
The horrible affair is recalled by
the fact that on Monday evening of
last week Miss Flora [. Babcock, a
sister of the crazy perpretrator of
the awful homicide, while herself
laboring under momentary insanity,
took dose of laudanum, and few
hours afterwards put an end to her
existence. The deed was done in
her room at 157 West College ave-
nue., St. Paul, where Miss Babcock
had been rooming for some time.
The suicide will be remembered
here as coming to Redwood Falls a
day or two after the crime of her
brother, and providing for the bur-
ial of the five dead relatives, all in
a single grave, and as having after
wards visited here to close up the
estate which was distributed among
the brothers and sisters of Bah
cock.
For some time prior to her suicid-
al act Miss Babcock had been act
ing in an irrational manner, and
such an action was feared by all
who knew her. Some time before
she took the laudanun she ad.
dressed letters to a ST. Paul paper
and to Mrs. Fred. P. Wright, wife
:orriee Na-nr Wright of st. Paul
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in which she announced that she
proposed committing suicide before
they would receive the letters.
Mrs. Wright Immediately called at
Miss Babcock S room and found her
lying on the bed unconscious. Be
side the bed was an empty lauda-
mum bottle. A physician was has
tily summoned, but his efforts to
revive the sleeping woman were
unavailing. The doctor called the
police ambulance and the woman
was taken to the city hospital where
she died several hours later.
The suicide was not surprising.
All who knew the woman, and thru
her own efforts her acquaint-
ance had been extensive, even
reaching into the circle Of senator's
and representatives, she having inn
portuned them more or less on sew
eral matters during the sessions Of
of 1901 and 1903, agree that she was
mentally unbalanced She attempt
ed to lobby for various school meas
ures during the two sessions, and
during the 1903 session she was an
outspoken lobbyist, probably in
her insane moments, for the Greg
DRY ti-vaccination bill.
Ever since she went to St. Paul,
which was after the Babcock trag-
edy in this city, she has attempted
to procure position in the public
schools. In pursuance of this aim
she became quite Objectionable to
members of the school board and to
the superintendent of schools, as
we'll as his assistants and various
local politicians, whom she hoped
might help her to realize her de-
SireS.
So plainly was her incapacity as
teacher revealed by her actions
that none who heard her sought to
aid her to materialize her dream.
All treated her with a courtesy
which strained their patience be-
cause of her evident lack of sanity.
Although constantly reouffed she
never relaxed her efforts and by
personal interviews, letters and
petitions, continued her attempts to
secure admission to the teaching
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terests of the town. The gathering
of last Friday evening, the third of
of the series, was no exception.
Over 100 members of the club were
present, besides a number of invit-
ed guests from neighboring towns,
and all came away with feeling of
increased regard for each other and
for the town in which their lot is
cast.
The place of meeting had been
changed from the opera house to
the Fountain house, the better to
solve the problem of properly din
ing and seating so large a COM
pany with the minimum of friction.
BY utilizing every foot of room,
fully one hundred diners were able
to sit down together, and when the
tables were cleared seats were
found for all in the same room, to
listen to the after-dinner speech
making.
President Gold called the club to
order after the last diner had been
served and the tables cleared, and
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gave the key-notes for the speaking
mutual good will, enthusiasm and
optimism. He reminded the club
of the good things accomplished in
the city during the past year-th the
filing up of the unsightly gap made
on the Francois corner by the fire
of the previous year, by the build
ing of two handsome business
blocks, the erection of the Carne-
gle library building, etc. He had
counted up no less than Is new
business firms who had cast in their
lot with Redwood Falls during the
past year. He congratulated the
grain buyers present on their sue
cess in greatly increasing the
amount of grain marketed here the
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K. of P. BLOCK, ERECTED 1904

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to the club to enter heartily into
the work of insuring the erection
OF the new high school building, and
thought it should be on the lookout
for securing, if possible, the pro-
posed Workmen's home and any
benefits from the extension of the
Great Northern from Hutchinson.
should the rumors about such ex-
tension be verified.
Z Price Wickersham, Esq, a rep
resentatlve from the ST. Paul Com
mercial club, was introduced and
gave pleasant greeting from that
organization. He referred to the
visit of President Leslie and Attor-
ney Deutsch from the Minneapolis
Club last year, and after some play-
full illusions to the rivalries of the
twin cities, expressed the hope that
in this case the last should be first
in winning the approval of Redwood
Falls business men. The CONNER
cial club of St. Paul had found great
profit in getting together and talk
ing up the interests of that CITY.
and the same principles would op-
crate in Redwood Falls. Mr.. Wick
ersham expressed his surprise and
admiration over the showing made
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past year as compared with pre-
vious years, and also threw bou-
quets of speech to our stock buyers,
who had paid out fully $4,000 for
cattle and hogs, besides shipping
some % cars of horses. In con-
clusion he laid proper stress on the
advertising Redwood Falls had re-
ceived from the increased religious
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of the Commercial club at St. Paul,
where the words from Redwood
Falls" would be all the passport
needed.
President Gold called upon Supt.
Race, who attempted to pass the
honor to Mayor Lines. The sub
stitute was heartily seconded by
the toastmaster, but Mayor Lines
was taking his ease as listener
and declined to be drawn out.
Whereupon Supt. Race turned off
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activity of it's citizens since the Sun
day meetings, and asserted with
emphasis that the gain to the city
in this respect was beyond compu-
tation. He closed with an appeal
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1905-02-22

M M E r G | A l.
Club annual ban
quets in Red wood
Falls have al ways
been well worth
the trouble and
expense of get
ting them up, to
the business in
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by Red wood Falls business men,
promised that he would help ad-
vertise the town to the limit of his
ability, and invited all members of
the club to visit the headquarters
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OUR BUSINESS MEN GET TOGETHER
Commercial GLIB Banquet Fatenu Reunion of Redwood Fo
Rustlcrs and Develops Universal Sentiment of
Optimism and Harmony.
Looking Backward Over Year of Restoration and Growth, and
Forward to Larger Business, New Enterprises and
Greater Triumphs.

",'Tls thing I've often noticed,
And always thought it droll-
The optimist seizes the doughnut,
The pessimist sees the hole"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-06-27
Ohio Teachers in Session.

PUT-IN-BAY, Ohio, June 27.-Al-
most every county. of the Buckeye state
is we'll represented among the host Of
delegates and visitors here for the fly
sixth annual session of the Ohio State
Teachers association. The convention
has headquarters at the Hotel Victory
where the gathering was formally
opened this morning with the inaugu-
raj address of President n. H. CLANCY.
The feature of the afternoon session
was a symposium discussion of the va
rious phases of the country school of
today. The proceedings are to last
three days, during which time there
will be papers, addresses and discus
sions covering every branch of edu-
cational work. The attendance is ex-
ceptionally large and the convention
gives promise of great success.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-06-27
THIRD WIFE WANTS DIVORCE
"Swiftwater Bill" Gates Is Sued a
Second Time.

SEATTLE, June 27-William c.
Gates, better known as "Swiftwater
Bill" and one Of the most eccentric of
the many noted characters that gained
notoriety in early days of the Klon-
dixie rush. has been sued for divorce in
the superior court for the second time
by his third wife, Vera Beatrice Gates.
Gates in the early mining days of
Dawson was much talked of person,
because Of his marriages and strange
courtships. The wife who is now SUI
ing him for divorce brought suit last
April but the court refused to grant a
lecree and no provision was made for
the two children Of the marriage.
At the present time Gates is work.
ing some rich claims on one of the
creeks outside of Fairbanks and is re-
ported to have again made a fortune.
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When he went to Fairbanks all the
money he possessed had been souan-
dered in dissipation.
The courtship and marriage of Vera
Beatrice Gaes to Saltwater Ri,1 was
not commonplace affair. 1t bore the
peculiar characteristics of all of Gates
matrimonial affairs. 1t will be recalled
Gates won Gussie Lamore, belle of the
Dawson dance halls, but buying all the
eggs in Dawson for her when eggs
were worth SO a piece
In 1898 ne met Gussie's sister Grace
in San Francisco, divorced his first
wife and married her sister. In turn
he divorced her and in 1899 Gates mar
ried mis- present wife after a sensation
al elopement to escape the girls moth
er. She, too, was met in a dancehall.
Gates deserted his wife four years ago.
She tried once unsuccessfully to get a
divorce from him, and is suing again.
Gates is prepared to fight, for he has
become wealthy again.
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FIVE PERISH IN WATER
Overloaded Boat Sinks-Woman and
Four Children Lost.

RHINELANDER, Wis.,, June 27.-
Five persons were drowned in the Wis
consin river at Squaw Burying Grouds
about Is miles moth of Rhinelander
A man and woman and nine children
attempted to cross the river. The
boat was badly overloaded and as they
approached the shore a boy jumped
out and the boat was pushed from the
shore and sapsized. The water was
very high and the current swift. The
man in the boat was able to save but
three of the children. The woman car
ried a baby and as the boat tipped she
attempted to throw it on the bank, but
failed. Those drowned were:
Mrs. Ed Craw and her two children,
a 13-year-old daughter of George Craw
and a 2-year- daughter of Lance
Miller.
The bodies of Mrs. Craw and the
Miller child nave been recovered. A
searching party from here went up to
drag the river. The Millers and Craws
are farmers living in the Black Lake
settlement.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-06-27
BOGUS PHYSICIAN ROBS.
Jekyll-Hyde Life Led by SwindIer Who
Preyed on Sick.

CHICAGO. June 27.-An alleged DR..
Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde has been arrested
in this city in the person of Henry
Wolf, who, it is said by the police,
posed as a business man among his
neighbors, but is charged with swind-
ling afflicted persons out of large sums
of money.
Away from the city, the man, it is
said, was "Dr. Hart" His scheme, the
police say, was to make trips to small
towns, find out the names of people
who were ill, and talk them into CIV
ing him from $50 to $500 each to be
cured of their affliction. AS ''Dr. Hart
he would write prescription and
promise the patient to call again next
day. Instead of making another visit,
the police say, he would return to Chi
cago hurriedly.
Wolf was arrested on complaint of
Mrs. James Huey, wife of a farmer of
Abingdon, Iowa. He is said to have Sc
cured 1910 from the wOman's huband
by promising to cure her Of consump-
ton. He induced Huey to draw the
money from the bank and then left for
Chicago. The alleged swindler was
traced by his railroad ticket. He gave
no address to his victim.
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Senator did not Take Stand
in His Own Behalf
MOTION FOR NON SUIT IS ENDED
Defendant Admits Receiving cb.ek.
for Services, Not Money a.
Charged in Indictment.

PORTLAND, June 27.-In the
Mitchell case this morning arguments
were made on technicalities. The de-
fense offered a motion for non-suit
claiming that the prosecution had not
proved it's charges.
With the testimony Of S. B. Martin.
who gave evidence concerning the SEN
ator's readiness and willingness at all
times to do work for his constituents
without compensation, the defense In
the trial of Mitchell closed this morn
ing.
Instructions were then presented by
the defense asking the court to in
struct for acquittal on the principal
ground that the allegation that money
had been received by the senator was
not proved as check only had been
received. District Attorney Heney be-
gan his argument for the prosecution
this afternoon. A significant develop
ment of the day was the failure Of
the defense to place Mitchell on the
stand, leaving Judge Tanner and
Harry Robertson's testimony uncon-
tradicted.
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typcutivs Council Henceforth
Will Ignore Him
STRIKE WAS CALLED ILLEGALLY
..., Is pefiant-He Hints That He
May Call General Sympathetic
Strike.

" ctuCAGO. June 27.-Members OF
the furniture movers and expressmen's
..ooiotion continued deliveries to
-..;,.o- hound houses today in the face
. +ho threat of the deliverers to
s.ril,a if this is persisted in. Employ
..s saam determined to force the is
s,a which will probably lead to an ex-
tension of the teamsters' strike.
c,bori4f barrett says that strike depu-
rias are being withdrawn at the rate
Of about 100 a day, owing to the de-
crease of violence.
Having failed to induce President
Shea TO submit the peace terms OF the
amnloyers to the striking teamsters
for acceptance the executive board OF
the International teamsters' union met
TODAY to institute charges against
Shea They charge Shea with calling
the strike Illegally and spending money
lavishIy in the conduct of the strike.
Action on the charges has been de-
ferred Shea cnaracteriZes the pro-
cedure as bunk" and says the strikers
themselves approve his methods OF
conducting the strike. He limited at
teup of the whole teaming business
III Chicago.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-06-27
YAQUIS ON WARPATH
FIGHT AMERICANS
They Are Defeated and Take to Noun
tains-Make Sorties on Min
ing Camps.

TUCSON, Ariz, June 27.-Accorjing
to advices just received from Hermo-
sillC, party of American mining men
under Joseph Dewitt, which went to
the rescue of rancners threatened by
Yaquis in San Miguel valley of the
Ures district, after driving the red
skins back into the mountain fast
nesses withdrew to Poza station, leav-
ing the country to be guarded by reg
ular troops. The Qaquis are still max
ing sorties. Sunday the largest wheat
field in the district three miles long
and two miles wide was fired and de-
stroyed. Several ranchers nave been
murdered.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-06-27
WALLA WALLA'S STREET RAILWAY
BEING FINANCED IN WALL STREET
Representative Of Cyrus Pierce Of Philadelphia and Isaac
Anderson Of WaIa WaI|a Is Interesting New York and
New England Capitalists In the Project
Special to the Evening Statesman.

Special to the Evening Statesman.
NEW YORK, June &c. L. jack
son, banker of Philadelphia, said to
be acting for Cyrus Pierce of that city
and Isaac Anderson, president of the
Northwestern Gas & Electric company
Of Walla Walla, was on Wall street
this week interesting New York anj
New England capitalists and investors
in promoting a syndicate to finance
the construction and equipment of q
Walla Walla street car line. It is
stated that w. E. Farlow of Praelzer
Walker & Company, Broad street
bankers here, and Gay Brothers, in
vestment experts of Boston, are among
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Situation Critical at Warsaw.

WARSAW, June 27.-The situation
here is becoming more critical. The
police terror stricken are making no
efforts to preserve order. A number of
officers have resigned, fearing assassi-
nation. 1t is expected that martial law
will be declared shortly. Cossacks are
patrolling the streets.
In the disturbances yesterday one
man was killed and 25 were injured
The arrests numbered 672. Mobiliza.
ton of troops is expected.
Laborers of 80 beet root plantat tions
of the government at Podolav have
struck and it is feared the harvest
will be lost. The peasants in the gov
ernment of Kovno are forcefully occu-
pying pasture and other lands of pro-
prietors
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PRESIDENT AT HARVARD.
Took Luncheon With a Glass o1
Eighty.

BOSTON. June 27-President Roose-
welt arrived at Back Bay station at
6:45 this morning. Bishop William
Lawrence met the president at the sta
ton and rode with him to his residence
where he took breakfast with Presi-
dent Eliot of Harvard and a small
luncheon at Oakley club with a class
of so. The members of the presidents
partv are uuartered in Harvard di-
vinity dormitory.
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IaVern's Park.

'''Ier and Son" opened to a large
'-''''Ice last night and was we'll re-
Ns"ea' The piece was we'll staged and
!, ~'e0 beautifully. Mother and Son"
-, 'o"uhue tonight and tomorrow
,'s"'' When a beautiful society drama
>, presented, entitled Friends"
=; '''Nlllln has been very fortunate
securing for leading lady, Miss
c, Angus, formerly of Belasco
. " Portland, and also a member
NelI-Moros company. one of the
r,'s ,r'sss' ever in Portland. Miss Angus
% -, ~PpeaF Thursday night in the role
NaFguerite Otto" in Friends"
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SAID he was married to the girl in Sc
attic a year ago. He produced a GER
tificate and after the document was ex.
amined by the officers it was decided
to hold the couple until further infor-
nation could be secured from Everett
The certificate gives note of the MARI
age of Frank w. Birds to Miss Emma
Smith.
The girl admits her right name is
Emma Brayback. The man mas beer
living in this city for nearly three
months under the name of Harry
Smith.
The mother of the girl reports that
she is only 16 years of age, and that
the marriage was performed when she
was only Is. She ran away to be mar.
ried and three weeks ago returned tc
Everett to visit her parents. They OBJ
jected to her leaving again.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-06-27
ROCK ISLAND COLLISION.
Three Passengers Were Seriously In
jured in the Wreck.

COLORADO SPRINGS, June 81
The WeSt-bOund Rock Island and
Rocky Mountain limited was wrecked
at o'clock last night near Resolis
6S miles from here. The baggage and
chair cars rolled over an eight-fo
embankment. Of 21 passengers in the
chair car, three were seriously injured
They are Mrs. Rosella Mark of Colo
rado Springs; James Green, of Cripple
Creek and G. A. War; of Watertown
N. Y.
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TRAGEDY At GOLDF|ELD
WOMAN SHOOTS LAWYER
Invalid Husband Told Her to Do 1t
During a Quarrel Over Property

GOTDFIELD, New, June 27.-Chas.
Hayes, a prominent lawyer, formerly
of Mono county, California, was shot
and seriously, perhaps fatally, wound
ed by Mrs G. I. Phoenix, wife OF a
wealthy real estate mining man last
night. Phoenix and mis- wife sought to
dispossess Hayes from lot tney
bought from him. During the wrangle,
Phoenix, who is an invalid, told MS
wife to shoot. She fired three times,
one bullet struck Hayes in the groin,
one in the hand and the other missed.
Tho woman surrendered and is held
for an attmept to murder.
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Exchange Courtesies.

TOXIC, June PA representative
of Admiral Viscount Ita, chief of the
naval staff, called on Rojestvensky at
the Sasebo hospital and expressed the
regret of his chief over the suffering
the admiral has undergone and ad-
miration at the desperateness of the
Russian defense. Rojestvensky is pro-
crossing we'll. He sent his thanks to
Ito.
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''eS UNDER ASSUMED NAME
arrested While Attempting to
Heloin Her Husband

r,,I I1ALLINGHA1I, June 27-Married
p.s, as' age without the consent of her
rn,, 'S' and under an assumed name
uas 0rayback, a 1s-year-ol5 girl.
Dad al, arrested this morning as She stem
ns,tou op the boat from Everett. 1nfor-
Of +Yn tb. had been sent from the parents
BsIItnus HIM. slFl' VINO reside in Everett. The
,asd snam sn police department was no.
and tt 20 be on the lookout for the girl
etscnno.s 70 Send her back to Everett IT. The Th
r,,aa rstanstanoes of the case 1ers. wsrs Int no+
"a ,sa, 's and When She refuse, %e' te s.+,,sa nu,
to ,bs me boat to Everett she uss ~ fe'us tauan
Gers ~, me station the cir, to,a ~. om
sans me he was married and thai that sae sas ON ON
Haysn ,'vsd in Bellingham. 'es otnoan nsr nus nus
and h,o obtained the address ,ss Of tna r.sn ne,
brought him to the stst,on a, tr@ man ian
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GEORGE BUCKLEY DEAD
Well Known WaIIa WalIa Boy Sue-
cumbs to Long Illness.

George Buckley, aged 81 years, and
a native of Walla Walla, died at the
residence of his mother, Mrs. Kather-
inc Buckley, 221 East Rose street at
$3.50 O'Clock this morning. The cause
of death was creeping paralysis from
which malady he had suffered for
nearly three years. Mr.. Buckley is
survived by mis- mother, three brothers,
Matthew of Pomeroy Thomas of New
York, Joseph of Baker City and one
sister Mrs. Dodge of Pomeroy. Fun
eral arrangements had not been COM
pleted this afternoon.
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GERMANY STANDS PAT.
Sne Insists Upon a Conference on
Morocco Question.

BERLIN, June 27.-The German an
S"er 10 the French note subject to the
proposed Moroccan conference was
sent TO Paris Yesterday. 1t is stated
vi nlsn authority that Germany in
S'SS On a conference ana declines to
0u'-Ine In advance the program of the
'V'lsFence as requested by France.
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Order Restored at Lodz,

LODI, June 27.-Order has been
temporarily restored and the situation
appears improved. Street cars are
again running. 1t is estimated that
10000 Jews have left Lodz since Sat-
urday to escape a possible massacre.
At Libseno station near here today
a drunken officer ordered Cossacks to
fire into a trainload of passengers.
Two volleys were fired and the passen-
gers dropped to the floor. Only one
was wounded woman.