The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-03-29
PEOPLE.

William c. Arnold, ex-Representa-
tive from Pennsylvania, died March 20.
at Muskegon, Mich, where he had gone
to look after some legal matters. He
was born at Lutnersburg. Pa, in 1881,
and educated for the law. He was
elected to the 54th Congress and re-
ele cted to the 55th. The remains were
brought to his home in Dubois, Pa,
for interment.
Chicago learns that the President is
rot at all we'll disposed to appoint
Judge Peter 8. Grosscup, of the United
States Circuit Court. to the Supreme
Court. There has been quite a strong
pressure to secure this appointment for
HIM.
Representative Hermann, of Oregon,
who has been indicted on the charge
or destroying certain records In letter.
press books in the Land Office, of which
ne was Commissioner, is now on trial
and Is fighting. every step: The latest
was q motion for a bill Of particulars,
in which he sets forth that he was
Commissioner of the Office for six years
and that the letter-press copy books,
preceding his term and during his
term, were destroyed after a certain
period as a matter OF Office routine, SO
that the specified act alleged in the
Indictment is not an indictable offensc,
and he cannot safely go to trial with
out definite information as to what
books were meant.
Alexander Berkman. Anarchist, who
attempted to kill Henry Clay Prick.
viii leave the penitentiary April 49,,
after IA years OF confinement for that
cfiense. July 90. 1892, he forced his
way into the office Of the Carnegie
Steel Company, and fired three shots
at Frick from distance OF four feet.
Two bullets entered Tricks throat and
the third went astray, when Berkman
attacked him with knife. 1t was
proved that Berkman was the agent
Of an anarchistic society, and he was
sentenced to 22 years imprisonment,
with one year In the Allegheny Work.
house. He has behaved SO well while
In prison that he has secured a COM
mutation of nine years. During his
imprisonment Emma Goldman, also
2uted- to be the mistress Of Berkman.
plotted his escape, and by the aid OF
sccomplices dug a 26O-foot tunnel un-
der the street and to the cellar OF the
prison hospital The noise Of the work
was drowned by the incessant piano.
Playing and singing Of Emma Goldman
during the wording hours. Berkman
Lad attracted suspicion by sounding
the ground OF the prison yard and his
frequent malingerings to get into the
hospital. This led the guards to con-
fine him closely, which was all that
JteVcHtc1Ifl totdp3.@ t1C AS a ltuSSl1n
Jew and recognized as so able that he
Will probably take Johann Most's place
al the head of the Anarchists in Amer.
tca- The Anarch;stic Society subscribed
$1,000 to pay the expense OF the tun-
!icl to liberate MIN Mr.. Frick does
not intend to take anv chances, but has
employed first class detective to con-
tinually shadow Be;kman wherever he
goes and prevent an: renewal Of the
attack upon the steel magnate.
Norman Mack, Editor Of the Buffalo
Times and member from New York of
the Democratic National Committee.
says that II William Randolph Hearst
Is elected Governor of New York he
is almost certain Of the Democratic
nomination for President in 1908. and
William Jennings Bryan will not OPP
pose him. Mr.. Mack does not see how
in such an event Hearst could be beat
en- for President.
The stiffness Of ]. Edward Addicks
Is illustrated by a suit now before the
New York courts. A firm Of brokers
managed to secure a judgment against
Addicks for $212.g44 for transactions
which occurred six years ago. It took
a year TO serve Addicks with the sum-
mons and complaint; the action took
five years to try. and SO far they have
only succeeded in collecting $19,447
and they are now trying to attach
deposit Of $4,000 which they discov-
cred had been made in q real estate
transaction.
A son has been born to John D.
Rockefeller, Jr, who seems destined to
be the richest man in the world. John
ID. has another child, a daughter, but
it is certain that the son will receive
the bulk of the fortune not only OF his
Grandfather Rockefeller, but Of his
Grandfather Aldrich. Senator from
Rhode Island. who is also a multi
millionaire. Grandfather Rockefeller