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The Yale expositor., 1908-05-08
BUILDING WAS
1 FIRE TRAP
HOTEL AT FORT WAYNE, IND,
BURNS, AND A SCORE PERISH.
LARGE NUMBER INJURED
Sleeping Guests Taken Unawares, As
the Old Structure Burned Like
Tlnder-Many Injured.

From IS to 20 lives were lost early
Sunday morning when Aveline hotel,
the largest in Fort Wayne, Ind, was
destroyed by FIRE. The blaze broke
out at $3.50 a. m, when practically ali
the guests in the six-story building
were asleep, and spread so rapidly
that few in the upper floors were able
to escape through the hotel corridors
to the ground floor. The hotel was
provided with fire escapes, but few
seemed to know 1t, as hardly anyone
used them, even though some of the
guests have been stopping In the
house occasionally for years. The
hotel was so years old, built of brick
and wood. Originally it was four
stories high, two more stories being
added a dozen years ago. 1t burned
like finder. The hotel register was
destroyed, SO the list Of guests Is not
known, but 1t Is thought that IA were
there. There were many thrilling es-
capes, and many were injured by
jumping from the windows. Charles
Benjamin, of Detroit, was killed. F.
G. O'Donnell, of Detroit, and +. c..
Phillips, Of Calumet, we're among the
injured. There were 13 seriously in
jured and a score more painfully
burned or hurt.
The Yale expositor., 1908-05-08
PERSONAL.

Prince Wilhelm of Sweden, second
son of King Gustave, the popular
sailor prince who visited America in
1907. was married in st. Petersburg
to Grand Duchess Marie Pavilovna,
cousin of the emperor of Russia and
daughter of Grand Duke Paul Alex
androvitch.
Harry Thaw began his endeavor by
habeas corpus proceedings to secure
his release from the Matteawan hos
pital for insane criminals.
TREY l.. Ford, chief counsel of the
San Francisco United Railroads, was
found not guilty of bribery.
Judge George Gray of Delaware de-
clared his decision not to be candi-
date for the Democratic presidential
nomination was irrevocable.
Reports were current in New York
that ex-President Cleveland has can
Ger of the stomach and that there is
little hope of his recovery.
Miss Mary McMurray, for IL years
stenographer and confidential clerk for
the Canton Bridge company, was In
dicted by the grand jury at Lima, o.
charged with perjury.
Joseph Carabelli, wealthy Italian
of Cleveland, O., reported to the police
that he had received a BLACK Hand
letter demanding $4,000, threatening
his life, to kidnap his wife and son
and dynamite his business place.
Robert w. Colt pleaded guilty al
Cincinnati to the murder of DR.. Lee
Danziger, a prominent physician, and
was sentenced to ten years in the
penitentiary.
Thomas w. Frankham, cashier oil
the st. Paul and Western Coal com
pany, of st. Paul, Mimi, is missing
and is accused of embezzling $4,000
The Yale expositor., 1908-05-08
Rohhara santsnnsd.

Having indirectly caused the death
OF Thomas Pickell, an old soldier, by
filing him up with liquor, William
Skeltcher and Charles Haywood, OF
Grand Rapids. were sent TO the jack
son prison on a charge OF robbery.
Pickell was an inmate OF the Soldiers
home and fell In with the men while
In the business section OF the city.
They invited him into a saloon, and
learning that he carried a consider
able amount OF his pension money
with him, bought drinks very freely
for him. When the old man was
deeply intoxicated they took his roll
and started him toward the home. In
trying to get to the building Pickell
fell into the lagoon on the grounds
and his body was found the next day.
II was at first believed that the men
had thrown him into the pond to con-
ceal the robbery, but they established
their innocence of murder, though
confessing the robbery.
The Yale expositor., 1908-05-08

NOW OPINION Is EXPRESSED
THAT GLAzIER WILL NOT
BE TRIED.
TROUBLE OVER BONDS
Companies Claim No Responsibility
On Account Of Various illegal Things
In the Case.

A conviction is prevalent In Lansing
tkat former State Treasurer Frank p.
Glazier will never be tried on the In
diotments found against him by the
grand jury. Men connected with the
case against him incline to this belief
most strongly since the showing by
the experts who recently examined
GlaZier and made a report to the court
In Detroit. Attorney General Bird Is
also of the opinion that Glazier will
never be able to stand trial and that
his mental poise is permanently dis
turbed. The courts will not try a
man for a crime who is mentally In
competent to direct his defense.
Three surety companies on the bond
OF the Chelsea Savings bank to secure
the deposit of state funds in that in
stitution, have filed demurrers to the
declaration OF the attorney general,
and will contest their liability. The
bonds given originally amounted to
100000. One company recently settled
with the state by paying its bond OF
$4,000, but the others, falling to set
tie, were sued.
In the demurrers filed in the United
States Fidelity & Guaranty company
and the Bankers Surety company, con-
tend that no liability exists against
them for the reason that the contract
between Glazier and the bank is void,
because at the time it was entered
into, Glazier, as surety, was interested
in the bank as well as being the party
to whom the bond was given.
IL is contended that all the deposits
in the Chelsea bank were illegal and
the contract void and all deposits are
held In trust, and suit cannot be
brought, II at all. until the plaintiffs
have exhausted said trust fund, and
that the declaration does not show
that the assets of the bank are not
SUFFICIENT to repay said deposits.
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Kicked TO Death.

When he did not return home during
the night and his family went In
search of him Wednesday morning
they found Kirk Johnson, a farmer liv'
ing four miles north OF Decatur, dead
In a clump of woods back Of the farm
house. Investigating they found that
he had been kicked to death by his
horse. Johnson left his house Tues
day morning with a work horse to
work in the fields back Of the house
When he did not return for supper the
family did not become apprehensive
as he was accustomed to work late al
night. In the morning they found him
with his horse running loose. It 4,
thought that while driving over a ditch
horse and man became tangled In the
harness. Johnson was horribly bruised
by tho horses hoofs.
The Yale expositor., 1908-05-08
THE D. u. R. WRECK.

The first session of the inquest into
the cause OF the d. u. r. wreck Tues
day afternoon. in which 10 people lost
their lives and AZ were more or less
seriously injured, was held before
Coroner Morgan Parker In Detroit FRI
day morning, and 1t brought out few
points of interest and Importance. The
testimony established apparently the
following:
That the cars, both the limited and
the local, slowed down before the
crash came; the limited much more
than the local.
That the cars on Tuesday were run
ming faster than usual on account OF
the new schedule.
That the local stopped at Smiths
switch.
That the motorman of the local did
not see the limited till 1t was upon
him. bearing out his statement that he
and the conductor were re-reading the
orders.
The session was resumed In the
afternoon and the most important wit
ness was Dispatcher Harrington, OF
Ypsilanti. During the afternoon thers
was also testimony to establish with
out doubt that the local stopped at
Smiths switch.
Coroner Parker's jury Is an unusual
one. as 1t consists of wsll-known busi-
ness men. They are: ]. L. Hudson,
John B. Howarth, g. T. McCornac. s.
l.. Bird, John Tilley and Henry Hines.
Mt. Hudson and Mr.. Howarth are
members of the committee of 114,"
which was responsible for putting the
lid on Detroit, while Mr.. Hines Is a sa-
loonkeeper. Mr.. McCornac Is a depart
ment manager for Edson-Moors q Co.
and Mt Bird is head of the Traver-
Bird Co. Mr. Bird sat between Mr..
Hudson and Mr.. Howarth.
Prosecutor Yerkes opened the inves-
tigation, which Is based on the death
Of Salvatore Stifan, one of the three
Italians killed, and will remain in
charge. First Assistant James A. Rob-
ison was present, but will not re-
main, as he must take charge OF the
third Schultz murder trial, which
starts on Monday. The d. u. r. inter
ests were represented by T. T. Leets
and Harry Bullen, general superintend-
ent Of the d. u. r. Richard Price, q
Jackson attorney, was on hand in the
interest of two OF the injured now in
the hospital, Frank DAILY and Mt.
Reeves, both Jackson citizens.
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GENERAL NEWS.

Fire destroyed the New Aveline
hotel in Fort Wayne, Ind, in the early
morning hours and 20 or more per-
sons either persisted in the flames or
were killed by leaping from windows.
Many others were badly injured.
Six persons were killed and four
seriously hurt in a tenement house
fire in Brooklyn, N. Y.
Two foreigners were found MUIR
dered in South Columbus, O., and the
police were mystified.
During a gale in the harbor of
Monterey the battleship Illinois parted
her anchor chain and narrowly es-
capped collision with the Alabama.
Monsig. Dennis John F. Cornell,
rector of the Catholic university at
Washington, ID. c., was consecrated
titular bishop of Sabate in Baltimore.
The town of Antipolo, in the Phil
ippines was destroyed by a fire started
by lightning.
The revolutionary outbreak in Peru
was promptly suppressed by the gov.
eminent.
Thirty-four brokers of Cincinnati
were indicted by a grand jury on
charges of running bucketshops.
A gigantic conspiracy of spiritualis.
tic mediums and others to defraud
the late J. T. Crumbaugh a wealthy
banker, and to induce him to bequeath
his entire fortune to the mediums was
charged in the circuit court at Bloom
ington, Ill.
TIE battleship feet left Santa Bar
bara on its way to Monterey.
Steps were taken in st. Louis &c
form $3O0,000,O00 combine of yellow
pine companies.
Part of the Standard Oil com
pany's plant at Cleveland, o.. was
burned. the loss being over 5000. 900.
Democrats of New Jersey refused
to instruct their delegates for BRYAN
Republicans of Colorado and Arkan
sas instructed for Taft.
Mrs. Leonora Pierce and Miss Grey
ia Fulmer were arrested I'm Denver or
a charge of swindling a blind woman
out of $4,000 by spiritualIstic seances
Mulai Hafid, the Sultan of IN,
South" In Morocco, suffered a defeat
and fed.
Four armed men held up guards who
were conveying $4,000 from WEIGH n
Dairy, w. Va, to pay OF the employe,
Of the United States Coal and COX,
company.
The Yale expositor., 1908-05-08
Attempted Murder,

When Asa Brantmeyer, % years old,
called at the home of Mrs. William
Reynolds, in Battle Creek shortly af-
ter o'clock Sunday morning, he found
Ezra Daniels there. You'll die for
that" shouted Brantmeyer, at the
same time drawing a revolver and
firing twice. The bullets entered Dan
iels's arm and penetrated his body.
The wound, while serious, is not nee es-
sarily fatal. Daniels fell and Brant-
myer, believing that he had killed him.
turned the revolver on himself.
Goodbye, sweetheart" he called to
Mrs. Reynolds, as he fired bullet in
to his abdomen. The wound was not
serious and Ezra walked from the
house to the home of his brother, near
by. He entered that house and retir-
Ing to an upper room fired a bullet
into his temple. The second wound
will probably be fatal
The Yale expositor., 1908-05-08

A general light snow fall was report
ed Tuesday throughout western Michi
gan.
Sunday, the 26th, was the first time
In the history of Houghton that the
lid" was clamped on. Sheriff Beck
took the matter in hand and all ga
looms In the county are being made 10
respect the closing law.
Fred Nation came to Bay City from
Cleveland to find his mother, whom he
had not seen in Is years, and found
she had been dead four years. While
waiting for a train to return he was
taken with commissions and is now In
the hospital.
The Yale expositor., 1908-05-08
ADJUSTMENTS IN DETROIT.
Week Ending May ., 1908

LYoHUM THEATRE-Evsry Night. Mats
sun, We'd, Sat loo, 25c, SOC. "Their Heir
to the Hoorah."
LAFAYETTE-Matinses sun, Tues, Thurs
and Sat. Prices DC, 25c, 500 and 7bc. All
Matinees Except Sunday, Bc. New Stock
Company with Louise Dunbar and Rodney
Ranous I'm the leading roles. THE MAR
BILE HEART"
WHITNEY OPERA HOUSE, Matinees Daily,
except wednesday. lOc, zoe, zoe. "HU-
MAN HEARTS"
TEMPLE THEATRE -VAUDEvILLE - After
Moons 2:l5, l0c To 20c: Evenings, Sis.
loo to SOC. EMMA CARUS-"THE GAINS.
BOROUGH GIRL" etc.
The Yale expositor., 1908-05-08
The Value of Bean cron-

Fearing that Michigan will lose her
prestige as the greatest bean-produc-
ing state in the world, and prompted
by the miserable showing of last years
crop, the Michigan Bean Jobbers' as
ISOLATION has issued a warning to
Michigan farmers, urging them to use
more caution in the selection of seeds.
The failure OF last years crop, which
was the poorest in the history of the
state, is attributed to the use of poor
seeds. 1t is estimated that the annual
bean crop OF Michigan is worth from
$5,O00,000 to 100000 and If failures
continue, Michigan will be deprived
Of one Of her most extensive indus.
tries
The Yale expositor., 1908-05-08
Japs Feel the Boycott.

Japan has finally asked England to
help persuade or compel China to call
off the anti-Japanese boycott.
Though II is said the request has
been made through regular diplomatic
channels, no formal announcement has
been given out. The Japanese foreign
once hopes the mikado will not have
to openly figure in the matter.
British commercial interests are
quietly doing their best to influence
their government against interference
II is conceded that the boycott is a
weapon. Europeans in the east have
suffered so much from Japanese bust
ness methods, however, that they
favor risking future trouble for them
selves for the sake of seeing the Jap
anse humbled.
The Yale expositor., 1908-05-08
Inhuman Cruelty,

Max Minney, convicted Of cutting
out horses tongues, was sentenced
Wednesday at st. Joseph to Jackson
penitentiary for period Of from two
and a half to five years with the
recommendation that he serve the full
sentence. Minney's crime was regard
ed as the most brutal ever perpetrat-
ed In the county. For three years mum
erous horses belonging to Bsrrien
county farmers were butchsred by
some unknown fiend. Officers event
ually succeeded in enmeshing Minney
In a net of strong circumstantial evil
dence and after one of the most sen
sational trials ever held in a local
court, Minney was convicted. He was
charged with cutting out the tongue
Of $500 stallion belonging to Denis
Murphy, q resident OF Eau Claire.
The Yale expositor., 1908-05-08
Pere Marquette Passes.

Prosecution of dozen railroads for
Issuing passes in violation Of the in
terstate commerce law is expected as
4 consequence of an investigation be-
Ing made by government secret SER
vice operatives. The Pere Marquette
Is mentioned as one of the violators of
The law. Passes are believed to have
been issued to state legislators, chiefs
Of police. aldermen and others whose
good will might become an asset of
value to the roads.
The Yale expositor., 1908-05-08
Governor johnson In Detroit.

Governor Johnson of Minnesota,
candidate for the Democratic nomina-
ton for president, was in Detroit We'd
nesday and delivered lecture under
the auspices Of the schools, the Light
Guard armory being packed to hear
him. He held a reception at the Pont-
chartrain, Mayor Thompson and the
local Democracy being out in force.
1t being a non-partizan affair, Cover
nor Warner and many prominent Re-
publicans were present and paid their
respects to the distinguished Demo
cratic governor, who made a very
pleasing impression on all his callers.
The Yale expositor., 1908-05-08
Sister Goes TO Prison.

Mrs. Nellie Bowers was sentenced
in the Kalamazoo circuit court to
from six months to Is years in the
Detroit house of correction, the wo-
man pleading guilty to a charge of
perjury. Mrs. Bowers tried to estab.
lish an alibi for her brother, Claude
Washburne, who was recently sent.
enced on a charge Of criminal assault
Friends of the woman pleaded to the
Judge to place the woman on proba-
ton but the Judge refused, stating
that he wished to make an example
of her. He, however, recommended
that she be released at the conclusion
of the minimum sentence.
The Yale expositor., 1908-05-08

NJ z. Fuller is alleged to be short
s40s as secretary of an Eagle lodge in
Traverse City, and was arrested on a
warrant taken out by the surety COM
pany.
Sunday the lid" was applied to all
Saginaw fruit stands and groceries in
the habit Of opening on that day. The
Retail Grocers' association made rep
reservations on the subject to Prose.
cutor Miles Purcell and he issued
formal notices to such business houses
that they must close Sundays or they
will be prosecuted.
Adam Markle, alias Dan Carson
who violated his parole from the Jack
son prison, was caught in Marquette
and sent back. Markle says rain inter
fered with ball game which he at
tended and he was so sorely disap
pointed that he started drinking
eventually causing his downfall
The Yale expositor., 1908-05-08
Dlsfiqured for Life.

While directing the work of blow
ing out stumps with dynamite on his
farm Charles M. Hackley, Of Muske-
gon, a young millionaire stockman
and adopted son of the late Charles
II. Hackley, was struck in the face
by flying splinters and so badly in
lured that he may be disfigured for
life. Physicians say that it is too
early to say just how badly he will be
mutilated.
The Yale expositor., 1908-05-08

The body of Roy Knoll, Rockford,
the farmer boy who was drowned
while duck hunting on a lake near his
fathers farm, has been recovered.
There were 1852 paid admissions to
the County Fair" In Ann Arbor, net
ting a profit of more than $4,000 for
the new Michigan Union club house.
The Yale expositor., 1908-05-08
CHURCH OF CHRIST.


CHURCH OF CHRIST.
Communion service at 1870 a. m.
preaching at IL 90; Bible School at 1900;
G. X. at $50 p. m. and preaching at 7:3O;
Prayer Meeting Thursday evening at
7:3e. A cordial invitation to these serv-
ices Is extended to all.
J. A. Bullock, Minister.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL.
Service hours:-Preaching at 1880 q.
M; Sunday school at AS; and preach
ing at TOO. Prayer meeting every
Thursday evening at 7:30.
Everyone invited to attend all these
services. K. D. Lawrason, pastor.
PRESBYTERIAN.
Regular services In the Presbyterian
church next Sunday. Preaching at
1890 a. m. and 100 p. m. Sunday school
ut Has a. m.
Prsyermeeting every Thursday even
ing. All cordially invited to attend
these services. E. III. Douglass, Pastor
METHODIST PROTESTANT.
Service hours:-Class meeting at 10
q. M; preaching at 1890: Sunday school
ut IL 80; Junior G. E. at 3p. m; preach
ing att. Prayermeeting every Thurs
day evening at 1880.
All cordially invited to attend these
services. w. S. Ostrander, Pastor.
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METHODIST PROTESTANT.
FREE METHODIaT,

Service ours:-Class meeting 10 Q.
M; Sunday school IL a. M; Preaching
at TOO p. m. Prayer meeting every
Wednesday. All are cordially invited
to attend these. e. b. Call, Pastor.
The Yale expositor., 1908-05-08
THE MARKETS.

Observation-Disclosures dry-fed steers
ers, 1000 to loo lbs, s.; 50 q s.; steers
steers and heifers that are fat. 500 to
700 lbs, $59s5.5O; choice fat cows.
s4259sS; good fat cows. ss.50@st5o;
bolognas, bulls. $3.50; stock bulls, s3.25:
choice feeding steers. 500 to 1000 lbs,
100 Ss sa choies sGS TO
500 500 to to zoo zoo lbs, ;s.gOSa; stock 6sifsrs.
as i :ss ''oe''5; common mixers SIS
Veal calves-Market. soc lower than
last week; best. '5.759'S; others.
Mlich cows end sprlngers-steady;
Sheep and lambs-Market. steady,
last weeks prices. Best lambs, $3.50
light to common lambs, s46s6; fair to
good butcher sheep, s4bOd$5.5o; culls
al HossmMarke ct 10000 higher. Range
$40 9s5.75; pigs, s5.259s6.s5; light
workers., $50; roughs, $4.5OQs5; stays.
1-3 of.
East Buffalo-Cattle: Market $50
lower; best export steers, So 6037; best
shipping steers. steers 1893 80; best 1000 TO-
3 So common. 81 5O@S;- trimmers. So;
best fat heifers, SIS 50G6 %; butcher
heifers, 4 50@5; light butcher heifers,
S494 20; best feeders, 81 1905; best
stockers, "a 2504 so; export bulls,
stock bulls, So 5000. The COW market
was a little higher than last week; good
cows, S50@6O; medium, 10000 COM
Hogs: Lower; workers.. mixed and
Pf 81 pigs. + ssSSSss 81 s{ Riss sc tSg
al Is! cuiis' IS 5o1s 25; wethers.
SIS 5065 IS; ewes, s5d5 25; culls. s60 l.
Calves: Lower; best, $6 so; medium
to good. $500; heavy, So Jo@5.
Grain, Etc.
Detroit--Wheat-Cas No. red,
s1.o1h;- May opened lie higher. at sLO1,
si.OIh; July opened &c up at 9o% G,
gained NC, lost 1c and advanced to
| go &c; September opened at S7%c, adj
vanced to ssc, declined to SIC and adj
vanced to S7%c; No. red, 9shc; No.
corn@cash No. 8, ssMc; No yell
low. cars at roc closing at 7ohc bid.
Oats-Cash No. 3 white, 2 cars at 55c;
May, SAC. Rye-Cash No. 2, sac bid.
Beans-Cash and May, S242 bid; June.
$3.50 bid. Cloverseed-Prime spot, s12;
October, 1855; sample, Is bags at $40,
6 at IS; Timothy seed-Prime spot. SO
BAGS at 81; Fesd-In 1OO.ib sacks ,i.
dlings. sac; fine middlings, $40; crack
ed corn and coarse cornmeal s2S; corn
and oat chop, S26 per ton. Flour
Michigan patent, best, $3.50; ordinary
| patent, S{.95; straight, S4.S5; clear,
$3.50 per Dbl in wood.
The Yale expositor., 1908-05-08
Child Burned 10 Death.

Erma, the 1O-year-old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. George Kusterer, of
Saginaw, was alone in the kitchen
when in some way her dress caught
fire, presumably from the kitchen
stove. She rushed out into the yard
with her clothing afire. Her mother
ran out after her with a bed quilt and
smothered the flames, but the child
died at the Womans hospital.
The Yale expositor., 1908-05-08

Mt. Morris "wets" won in the coun-
ell. The bonds of three saloons and a
drug store were renewed.
John Carpenter, farmer. tainted. fell
from his buggy In Hastings and broke
his neck.
Congressman ID. f. Mckinley of
California will talk to u. of M. stu
dents on our trade relations with the
orient.
When told that boom for him for
lieutenant governor had been started
n Lansing, Chase Osborn said: 81 APP
oreciate the kindness OF those who
have mentioned me for lieutenant gov.
ernor, but | am not a candidate for
lieutenant governor, governor, or any
other office in Michigan or the United
States"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-03-27
PRESIDENT
CLASHES WITH
CONGRESSMAN

Washington March 27.-That
President Roosevelt and Represen.
tative Dickens, OF Michigan, shook
their fists at each other in a recent
argument over the Wilney case, and
reached a point in the squabble
where It looked as though an actual
fight could not be averted, is the
substance OF a report today.
The President had sent for Mr..
Dickens, who Is a member Of the ju-
dietary committee, which was inves-
tigating charges against United
States Judge Whitley at Shanghai, to
inform him that the committee was
altogether too officIaus in the matter
The President told the Michigan leg
Isator that he thought the commit
tee had gone further into the case
than Il had been instructed to.
Representative Dickens is said to
have retorted warmly, whereupon
both men lost their temper. accord
ing to the report, and shook their
fists in each others faces. Neither
could convince the other that he
was right, and finally Dickens rushed
from the White House In an excited
frame of mind.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-03-27
Anarchist Surrenders.

Oakland. Cal, March 27.--w. Fen
der has given up to the police as an
anarchist. A local court is author
lied by the government to take his
deposition to he used In proceedings
against him. The prisoner said that
he had no anarchistic tendencies un-
til after he bought cigar store In
Cincinnati a short time ago. A veal
thy man sold II to him for 5000. all
the money he had. and then started
a new store in the same block. taxi
ing with him all his old customers.
II was this Incident. Fender says.
that made him bitter against all rich
men. lie declares he was a rank
anarchist when he arrived in Oak.
land few weeks ago. and surren-
dored to the police TO keep out OF
trouble.