The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1910-09-16


car ferry. No. IS. sank from unknown
Icause 20 miles on Sheboygan. Wis
1t is declared one of the worst ma
rine disasters in the history OF Lake
Michigan navigation. The boat wal
valued at 100000, and the cargo
which included 90 loaded cars. es
timated to be worth s150.00o. Thirty
three men were saved.
/ Uhlan trotted a remarkable mile az
Charter Oak park, Hartford. Conn.,
when he drew his owner, g. n. w.
Billings, hitched to a speed wagon IN
2:01N. The last quarter he covered
in 80 seconds.
r. +. Gardner. head Of the Snore
Electric company, operating In New
Jersey. was found murdered In the
bushes near Red Bank. N. J. Inc
police are unable to find a clue to MS
slayer.
Surviving members Of Crocker's
Iowa Brigade, which won fame IN the
Civil war, held their biennial reunion
in Washington. la.
Returns from all but Fl towns In
Maine give Plaisted (Dem.), for gov
ernor, a plurality over Fernald (Rep)'
of 1851 votes. Kinds and Guernsey
Republicans, and McGillicuddy and
Gould. Democrats, are elected to con
gress. Democrats have elected Il out
of the 81 state senators and SO out OF
the ISL representatives.
Famed by 40-mile gale, the forest
fire which started In the north wood
clearing, near Lynden, has spread un.
til several towns of Whatcom county,
Wash, are menaced, dozens Of ranch
homes and barns have been destroyed
and total loss of 81 100000 inflicted.
The direct primary election for
nominations held throughout Wash.
ington resulted in an overwhelming
victory for Miles Poindexter, Insur-
gent, over Judge Thomas Burke, the
regular Republican candidate for
United States senator.
There will be no majority report on
the Ballinger Pinchot controversy IN
til congress ccnvenes in December.
This surprising announcement was
made by six members Of the congress
sional investigating commission after
meeting at Chicago which lasted
more than six hours. AS there was no
quorum present the members took an
adjournment until December 8, when
they will meet in Washington.
Seven Of the Chicago meat packers
indicted by the federal grand jury on
charges Of conspiracy in restraint of
trade appeared before Judge Lands
and gave bonds in the sum Of $4,000
each. BY their prompt appearance
they escaped arrest on bench warrants
which Judge Lands had ordered Is
sued.
Thomas Shields. q coal passer, and
Stanley Cbubb, porter, rescued when
Pere Marquette car ferry No. Is went
down in Lake Michigan with loss
Of % persons. declare that had steam
er No. II come alongside the sunken
boat when signaled every person on
the Pere Marquette would have been
saved. Instead. they declare, No. II
stayed away until the boat was sub
merged.
A religious pageant as rich In devo-
tional emotion as in sacred imagery,
diverse in nationality and huge In
size, closed the twenty-first Interna-
tional Eucharistic congress. The pro-
cession marched four miles through
the streets of Montreal, the host at its
head, to Mount Royal. above the city.
There were 100000 in line and 100000
viewed 1t.
The car of Russia is known In
Passaic, N. j., as one OF the city's
leading philanthropists. Announce
ment was made that he had contrib
uted $4,000 toward the erection Of a
new Russian orthodox church in that
city. The structure will cost 100000.
Rev. George P. Williams. d. D.. Of
Chicago, has been elected secretary
of the missions of the American Sun.
day School union, whose headquarters
are in Philadelphia. Pa.
The old missionary hymn. From
Greenland's Icy Mountains" has been
dropped from the mission hymnal
which Is to be submitted for approval
to the convention Of the Episcopal
church In Cincinnati next month.
Many protests are made.
Cardinal Legate Vannutelli presided
at pontifical mass at Montreal. Que.
in the presence of 10000 worshipers.
the greatest assemblage ever gath
cred In single act of worship in the
new world.
Democratic nominees for state of.
fees, headed by Gov. George W.
Donaghy, candidate for reelection
rolled up the usual majorities at the
election In Arkansas.
The Democrats Of Maine elected
their candidate for governor, Col
Frederick w. Plaisted. mayor of Au.
gusta, and perhaps four congressman
and quite likely also a majority Of the
legislature.
Next week the greatest feet of war.
ships ever assembled on the Hudson
will anchor of New York and the
United States seamen, after being
paid, will get ten days shore leave. II
Is estimated they will receive about
100000.
John e. Seaman. cartoonist. was
found dead In his studio at Philadel.
phia. AS he had signed himself walt
Mason" at times, his death led to the
report that the well-known Kansas
poet was dead.
Ten men, FIVE Of them presidents OF
the most extensive packing compa.
MES in the world and all Of them d..
rectors of the National Packing COM
pany, which has been the special OBJ
ject of recent governmental investiga-
ton, were indicted by the federal
grand jury at Chicago on a charge Of
having violated the Sherman anti
trust act.
Senator J, G. Burrows announces
that he will begin the investigation
80 A. n,notton If Qanat0r William