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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-05
INTEREST GROWS IN
RIVER FETE, AUG. IL

Fresh aid is being given the pro-
jected river fete or the Wholesalers
association and City Service league.
to be held Tuesday evening Aug. IL,
as the days go by.
Tuesday evening the city council
voted TO recognize the event by dec
Grating the city hall and also by ap-
propriating $3.50 TO pay for part OF the
fireworks. The fire commission has
agreed to have the flre boat Elliott
take part in the naval parade. and
calcium lights will be turned on the
streams OF that vessel as they are
played over the river.
The big passenger lines Will each
send steamer TO take part In the
display. The steamsr SO far named
are the City OF Mackinac, the fash
moo, the Columbia and the Frank T..
Kirby. These will carry thousands OF
sightseers In addition to those who
will be upon the regular Belle Isle
feet.
Promises received from yacht own.
ers indicate that 400 small craft will
be in the naval parade. The invita-
tions sent out by Detroit wholesalers
are being accepted by merchants ev
erywhere, and II is expected that sew
eral thousand retail merchants from
three or four states will come here
during the excursion
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-05
JAMES DUNCAN HAGUE,
NOTED BIOLOGIST, DEAD

NEW YORK, Aug. 5.-James Dun.
can Hague. government geologist and
mining expert. and son OF DR.. William
Hague. the noted clergyman. Is dead
at Stockbridge, Mass. after an Illness
OF one month.
He was 70 years old and leaves O
son. william. also an engineer. and
two daughters. His brother, Arnold
Hague, is a United States geological
survey expert.
Mr.. Hague was lately connected
with the development OF Rothschild
mines and the North Star mines, OF
which he was president. In the boom
ing OF the Calumet and Hecla mines
and as superintendent OF Lake Su'
perior copper region he was leading
engineer.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-05
ROOSEVELT AGAIN
SAYS He DIDN'T
REPEATS THAT HE TOOK NO AC-
TON TOWARD WEST POINT
CADET HAZERS.

OYSTER BAY, N. Y. Aug 5.-FoI-
lowing up his statement in which he
declared he had taken no action what
ever In the cases OF the dismissed
cadets, the announcements OF Secre-
tary Loeb and Secretary OF War
Wright to the contrary notwithstand-
ing, President Roosevelt has issued
another statement through ActingsSec-
rotary Forster. In which he reiterated
the previous declaration. But he let
Secretary Wright down a little easier
by saying that when Secretary Wright
was at Sycamore Hill "he seemed in
clined to think that the cadets ought
not 10 be removed"
The presidents latest statement In
cludes the information that Secretary
Wright has asked Col. Hugh l.. Scott,
Of the military acad-
envy at West Point. with whom he
has been in conference at Washing
ton, to come to Oyster Bay and try
to stiaighten the tangle. The presi-
dent will receive Scott and the latter
is expected here some day this week.
No attempt has been made by the
executive Office or the president to
explain how Secretary Loeb gained
the impression that the president had
the dismissal OF the eight
cadets charged with hazing. Secrc-
tary Loeb has frequently been accused
of denying reports which afterwards
turned out to be true, but no one can
that he was ever charged
with giving ont affirmations OF action
by the president which we're not true.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-05
F. G. KRUGER, AGED
GERMAN, PASSES AWAY

Frederick G.. Kruger. one OF the
oldest and most respected German
residents OF the city. died, Tuesday
Ia his home, No. $50 Antietam-st.. the
house where he had lived for the last
46 years.
Mr.. Kruger and his wife came TO
Detroit 81 years ago from Strassburg.
Germany and for IA years he followed
his occupation OF florist. Later. he
became engaged in the dairy and
creamery business In the eastern part
OF the city. Maj. Frank j. Kruger Is
now carrying on his fathers business
which was turned over TO him some
time ago.
Besides his wife, Mr.. Kruger. he Is
survived by four children: Charles.
Mary. Gustav A. and Major Frank @.
Kruger. The funeral will take place
from the residence Fridsy afternoon
AZ 100 o'clock, with interment Ia Elm
wood cemetery.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-05
WOMAN FUGITIVE STILL
ELUDES POSSE OF 40 MEN
Only Hope of Farmers Surround
ing Swamp Is That Hunger Will
Drive Mrs. Barnett to Open.

BAY CITY. Mich Aug. 5.-Mrs.
Elizabeth Barnett. suspected forger.
who escaped from Sheriff Hartley by
dashing into swamp and disappear
ing as IL the earth had opened and
swallowed her. is still at large. al
though she Is reported 10 have been
seen at Linwood, at 1890 Monday
night, she asked. for drink OF water
and then returned to the swamp near
her home. This swamp Is OF such a
nature. thick and dangerous because
OF quick sand. that it is absolutely i'm
possible to conduct any kind OF q
thorough search for the woman.
The only hope of the officers and the
posse OF 40 who are on guard around
the swamp Is that the woman will be
forced by hunger to come into the
open and give herself up. II is feared
that she would first elect to die from
starvation as she has threatened many
times that she would kill herself ra-
Their than go top rison.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-05
TAFT SN0BB|SH IN
PHILIPPINES, SAY
SOLDIERS
DETRoiTERs WHO SAW SERVICE
THERE WHEN HE WAS COVER.
NOR SLAM HIM HANDSOME IN
cIDENTs OF HIS RULE.

That the American soldiers who
were In the Philippines during the ad-
ministration OF William Howard Taft
as governor retain no love for their
former chief is the assertion OF Phil
ippine veterans in Detroit. There are
quite number OF young men In the
city who were In the islands half
dozen years ago when Taft was in
charge. ana the feeling among them
is such as to indicate that he will get
few votes from among them.
Taft never had any use for the SOL
and he issued an order that soldiers
be barred from the Luneta. the fash
ionable parade and park OF Manila.
There was nothing for Gen. Chat
fee, then In command, To do but to
carry out the order. But ChafYee was
popular man with his army because
he always stood UP for his men and
ge got around the order by calling
of the concert When Gov. Taft drove
around In his carriage In the evening.
there were no soldiers on the Luneat,
but also. there we're no bands.
When he called upon Gen. Chaffee
for an explanation. the latter merely
informed him that bandsmen are en-.
listed men and were included In the
order. Taft was furious but took his
order back and the soldiers heard the
bands play after that"
Another matter which stirred the
soldiers was the Grafton case. The
troops always considered Taft a poll
tician who played for the applause OF
the Filipinos and gave his countrymen
the worst OF II. and this case was TAX
en- by the soldiers as an extreme in
stance.
las the records of the case show.
Private Grafton, Twelfth infantry.
was rushed by two Filipinos while on
sentry duty" says william Burgeson.
OF No 226 Church-st., Highland Park.
He had given an order to halt but
they came at him In the dark and.
knowing the danger from bolomen. be
shot and killed one.
The military officials offered to
turn him over to the civil authorities
for trial. but the civil Judge said II
was not necessary. Then Grafton was
given a military courtmartial and &C
quilted. In spite OF this, the civil
Judge who had at first refused the
case. took Il up again. presumably at
the order Of the governor. and Graft
on was tried and convicted OF murder.
He was tried without Jury and
given II years Imprisonment. The
soldiers raised funds and carried the
case TO the United States supreme
court which freed him, IL having been
shown that he was placed twice In
ieolpardy for the same offense.'
Burgeson was n soldier In the Twen-
ty-sixth infantry and served In the ISL
ands two years during the TAFT re-
gime.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-05
SOMEONE DONE
ON GRANITE DEAL
BUT WHETHER CITY, OR RAIL
WAY WHICH HAULED STUFF,
ISN'T PLAIN.

That someone has been given a poor
accounting In regard TO the crushed
stone and granite delivered to the
park department on Belle Isle was
emphatically brought out In the hear
ing OF the claims and accounts and
parks committee OF the council. Tues
day afternoon. But who got the worst
Of IL was as great a mystery at the
end OF the session as at the start.
Ten perspiring aldermen in their
shirt sleeves listened to conflicting
testimony for an hour and half, and
then adjourned to await further tes-
timony which is expected to be sim
ilarly conflicting. The only joyful in
cident was the posting OF the figures
on baseball score board opposite,
which showed that Detroit was win
ming.
Park Commissioner Breitmeyer's
assistants swore that they had meas
ured the crushed stone and granite as
II came In from the Michigan Port
land Cement Paving Co.'S quarries in
Clarkson, and had allowed bills only
for the yardage as shown by their
wagons.
John d. Mckay of the Grand Trunk,
stated that the cars could not hold as
much stone as the bills showed
Paul c. Heinze, OF the stone COM
pany, said that he had managed to
beat the railroad company on freight
bills.
The freight bills showed that the
railroad had charged the same car as
being OF various sizes when billing
for different shipments. IL was also
shown that the measurements OF the
cars as to yardage varied with the
weights. Aid. Freiwald explained this
by saying that the stone probably
packed and settled In course OF travel
and then took up more room when re-
loaded into wagons.
Honday afternoon the various men
who have measured the cars will be
called IN to testify.
The claims and accounts committee
also heard ID. j. Campau, who wants
$1,60876 for payments on the Fair
view pumping station contract. None
OF the special assessments made In the
territory benefited TO pay for the sta
ton have been collected, but Campau
wants his money from the city just
the same. The corporation counsel
will give his opinion on II.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-05
DELANO TO RETIRE
AS WABASH PRESIDENT

PITTSBURG. Aug. 5.-Pittsburg
railroad circles hear that President
Frederick A. Delano. OF the Wabash
road has notified both K. II. Hartman
and George J. Gould that at the ear
lest convenience OF all parties con-
cerned he will retire from the head
OF the Wabash.
Since IL has been settled that
George J. Gould will have charge of
the wabash line proper, Delano has
decided to retire at the annual meet
ing IN October, II not previous TO that
time.
Tales OF the bitterness between De-
lano and Gould have cropped ont here
repeatedly.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-05

Sheriff Hartley found in the wo-
mans handbag, which she left In his
rig, letter addressed to himself In
which she declared he need not search
for her as she would be beyond his or
anyone else's reach. She called the
Curses OF God" down upon the sheriff
and Prosecutor Hitchcock and de-
clared they would rue their treatment
OF her.
II Is believed Mrs. Barnett Ia head
ing for the pine lands In the northern
counties Her mode OF living the last
10 years has been little above that OF
an animal and she is Injured to out
door sleeping and hardships.
This morning posse OF farmers,
about 10 miles north OF here. started
out armed with shot guns and rifles.
declaring they would shoot II the wo-
man resisted them, so strong Is the
feeling against her among thief riends
OF Oscar Peterson, the man she was
once alleged TO have killed and whose
name she is now charged with forging.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-05
MERCURY TRAVELS
Up FAST AFTER
SHOWERS
ELECTRICAL STORMS BRING TEN
PoRARY RELIEF FROM BLISTER.
ING HEAT-TWO FIRES RE.
sULT FROM LIGHTNING.

Temporary relief from the long-con-
tinued hot spell came Tuesday night,
when dense black clouds rolled up
from the west. accompanied by an
elaborate display OF pyrotechnics, and
bestowed on the parached earth a
much-needed baptism. 1t was like the
application OF cold cloths TO a fevered
brow. Residents watched the storm 8
approach from their verandas, refus-
ing to go inside until the clouds actual
ly broke and the descending rain
forced them to seek shelter.
From 79 degrees at Z o'clock the
mercury dropped to 60 degrees at 8
o'clock, and for the first night in sew
eral II was cool enough TO sleep In
comfort.
The sun came out again. Wednes-
day morning. and mercury began to
climb soon afterwards The indica-
lions are for another warm day, but,
now that the atmosphere has been
cleared, the heat will not be so hard TO
bear.
While Tuesday nights storm
brought its benefits to the masses to
some itw as fraught with trouble.
Lightning strucg two buildings during
q belated thunder shower about 1
o'clock Wednesday morning, doing
considerable damage and giving the
occupants bad scare.
Lightning Fires Building.
Owing to the violence OF the storm,
the fsfaily--o Of Theodore Harms, occu-
plying apartments over the hardware
store OF Theodore Harms & Son, No.
2l26 Fort-st. west, remained up late.
fearing to 60 to bed. About lis
bolt OF lightning struck the flag pole
on the building, two-story frame
structure, and at once started blaze
in the roof. While those in the house
realized that the bolt had come very
close they were not aware that 1t had
struck their own heads until a neigh
Dor came running over TO tell that the
building was on fire.
The occupants were Mrs. Harms,
Miss Emma Harms and Colley Myers,
all adopted son, and they lost no time
In getting into the street. An alarm
was turned in as soon as possible, but
when the department arrived the
flames had secured q good start and
the roof and upper part OF the building
were blazing fiercely The fremen
succeeded In putting the fire out before
II had spread to the adjoining stores.
Mr.. Harms loss is between $4,000 and
5000. covered by insurance.
A. N. Parents rooming house.
three-story structure at No. 81 Mont
salm-st. east, was struck by lightning
about 1880 o'clock Wednesday morn
ing and Immediately pauic ensued
among the 20 roomers. The more eS'
citable ones rushed out OF the place In
their night clothes and one man, at
tired only in his pajamas, made bee
line for the nearest fire alarm box.
The bolt set fire to the roof, but the
blazew as promptly extinguished by
the department. The damage Is slight.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-05
SETS FIRE TO
HER CH|LD's HANDS
CLEVELAND MOTHER cONFEssES
TO BRUTAL TREATMENT OF
FOUR.YEAR-OLD

CLEVELAND. o., Aug. 5.-Confess-
ing that she had bound the hands of
her 4-year-old child with oil-soaked
rags and set fire to them, Mrs. Helen
Macy was sentenced TO serve three
months in the workhouse and to pay
a fine of $50 and costs.
The mother, with a three.weees-old
baby in her arms, stated In court that
she had suspected the older child OF
stealing the last quarter they had for
household expenses, and hunger and
desperation had caused her to endeav-
or TO make the child confess by this
punishment Neighbors rescued the
child before she was very badly burn
ed
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-05
MORSE TO REGAIN
HIS LOST FORTUNE
HE HAS RAISED 100000 IN
CASH AND JoLTs oFT-JoLT-
ED WAlL-ST.

NEW YORK. Aug. Once more
Charles w. Morse. who was suddenly
thrown from his position of eminence
In the financial world In the panic
last fall. has taken steps To regain
his lost fortunes. Morse. so his friends
say. will deposit within few days
to the credit Of Charles A. Hanna. re-
ceiyer OF the National Bank OF North
America. 100000 in cash In the
sub-treasury and viii receive In re
turn the assets OF the bank which he
formerly controlled. That Morse.
who was supposed to be In debt TO
the extent OF $3,000,OOO last fall, has
been able to raise $2.00O,O00 cash as
tonishes even wall street accustomed
as II ~ 10 constant shifts OF fortunes
! yot, prfnftun done right Times Print
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-05
X. OF G. TO RAISE FUND
FOR UNIVERSITY

ST. LOUIS, Mo, Aug. 5.-With
more than 1000 visitors and delegates
present. the twenty-sixth annual ma
tional convention of the Knights OF
Columbus opened here in Glennon
hall, Knights or Columbus building,
after a parade from Forest park to
Archbishop Glennon's residence. The
principal event OF the days program
was the banquet last evening in Glen
non hall.
According to Edward l.. Hearn, SUI
preme knight. the plan submitted by
Archbishop Glennon at the last ma
tionsl convention To raise 100000 as
an endowment fund for the Roman
Catholic university at Washington. D..
c., will be reported favorably.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-05
TURKS knife
IN SULTAN s BACK ?

LONDON, Aug. 5.-Private mes
sages received here this morning state
that the Sultan of Turkey has been
stabbed by a member Of the young
Turks movement and that his condi-
ton is precarious. He was wounded
in the back. the knife penetrating to
the htlt.
CONSTANTlNOPLE, Aug. 5.-The
young Turks are already making trou-
BILE for the sultan. They are dissatis-
fed at the sultan's claiming the right
to appoint the ministers OF war and
marine. contrary to the constitution,
which only confers on him the right
to choose the grand vizier and the
sheik-ul-islam.
II is noteworthy that none OF the
new ministers has formally accepted
Office. Some object to being appoint
ed without being consulted, and 9TH
ers. knowing they are unpopular. fear
the hostility Of the young Turks.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-05

The Wayne county prohibition com
mittce. and the Wayne county pro-
hibition club have DIVIDED their work.
The club will see that ward and pre-
cinct tickets are put up, and the COM
mittee will look after county, city and
legislative nominations Every place
is 70 &c filled. Nominatiops> will be
made at the primaries.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-05

John L. Behrens has withdrawn from
the contest for aldermanic honors in
tie Fifteenth ward. and will threw his
strength TO the support OF Aid George
II. Ellis, who Is workinf for reelection
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-05
TEN PILLS KILL BABY BOY.

LANSING. Mich, Aug. 5.-The IL
months-old son OF Mr.. and Mrs. J. w.
Brooks. IT'S Buckeye-st.. Grand Rap
Ids, ate 10 little cathartic pills and Is
dead as result Mr.. and Mrs.
Brooks arrived here yesterday to visit
relatives. The child overhauled the
contents OF his mothers satchel and
obtained the pills, which he ate. IL
is thought that the pills contained po-
dorhylin.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-05

Busine.s-Iike Printing. No russ and
no feathers. The plain, neat kind. hat
looks right Times Printing CO., Is
John R--st phone iAsS
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-05

Edward MoIlison. an employe NJ the
county building. is candidate for the
position OF constable in the Ninth
ward.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-05
THE WEATHER.

Detroit and vfcinifys "Wednesday
night and Thurrdny. partly etoudyt
fresh westerly wfnds.
night and Thursday.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-05

Aiex.aaer. Umbrellas. 10 Mopros.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-05

Job Printing done right. Times Print
ting Co.. Is John R.-st Phone lt3A
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-05

The Presidents Position.
Mr.. Roosevelt Is not In the game,
but the sticks cloe TO the coaching
line-Washjngton Star.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-05

rsu.tsess-ifke Prtssfns. No russ ana
no feathers. The plain. neat kind. that
looks right Tfmes Printing c. -
John R-st Phone 1S9x
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-22

ability made it possible for him to
more quickly win home for her HIS
ambitions were soon realized, LOT
shortly after his arrival here ne oo-
tanned the position as college gardener.
But a few months ago Mr. Erdmann
received letter from an Italian friend
of his, telling him that another man.
an old rival of Erdmann, was slowly
but surely alternating his pretty sweet
hearts affections. Now Erdnann Is
an Italian, but he is also an American
and while having an intensely roman
tic nature. he is also a man OF action.
Quickly collecting all his worldlysp pos
sessions and converting them into
cash. he took a flying trip to Italy, ana
brought his darN-eyed beauty oach
with him. Mr.. and Mrs. Erdmann
spent happy honeymoon IN tnen
coy quarters on the beautiful cam
pus, where they lived until they de-
parted for their new home In Virginia
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-22

tempting to mount the dray for ride
up town and just as young Carlson
went to get on the team started and
he missed his footing and was thrown
under the wheels of the dray. He re-
ceived three broken ribs. He was at
once taken to the Office of a physician
by hts friends, where his wounds were
dressed. In q few days he will be out
again.
Greene.
Herman FRANKIE, a progressive Ger
man farmer east of town, lost three
head of cattle. He became suspicious
and determined to find the cause, and
reported the case to the local town
ship officers. They in turn notified
the state board and a veterinary was
commissioned to examine the FRANKIE
stock. Out of the Twenty-Five head OF
stock four were found to be diseased
and were Immediately killed.
Iowa City.
tuberculosis germs have been dis
covered in milk sold by Iowa City
and Johnson county dairymen and
farmers and the cattle, from which
tests proved-the diseased milk came,
have been killed. The order to kill
the animals came from Dr. Henry
Albert, Iowa state bacteriologist, who
made the tests of both milk and cows.
One city herd and several in the
country hereabouts were condemned
in part Every animal that showed
signs Of tubercular trouble was slain.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-22
TWO SPENCER COUPLES WE'D.
Both Will Continue to Make That City
Their Homes.


Special to Times-Repu5lican.
Spencer, May 22.-The marriage OF
two prominent Spencer couples took
place here Thursday That OF MT.
Thomas P. Lacey, Of this city, ana
Miss Martha A. Groth, of Lincoln
township. took place at the Congrega-
tional parsonage at II a. m. The serV
ice which joined this esteemed couple
was performed by Rev. E. p. Day, OF
that church. Mr.. Lacey for the pass
eight years has been manager FOR the
Skewis & Moen Grain Company at
this place. and a resident of Clay coun-
tv for seventeen years, prior to whlch
the family resided at Perry. The brloe
is we'll and favorably known thruout
the county as we'll as in this city, ana
has won for herself a splendid reputa-
ton as a teacher in the public schools.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lacey will make their
future home here.
The other couple were A. w. johnson
and Miss Ruby Cutshall, both of Spen-
Ger. The ceremony was performed az
the home of the brides parents, who
reside at Dickens. and the ceremony
was performed by Rev. F. b. Day, OF
this place Mr.. Johnson has for many
years conducted successfully jeWeiry
business here, while the bride mas tor
several years been a clerk at L. II.
Jones & Sons dry goods store, and has
many friends here. This happy couple
will also continue to make Spencer
their home.