The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-10-01
GENERAL NEWS.



dead, and twelve more are III with
malignant form OF typhoid fever which.
II Is believed, came from lobster salad
/ eaten at the dinner served several
days ago. under the auspices OF the
Entire Nous club in honor of John
Kelly, newly appointed policeman.
The epidemic Is rapidly spreading
among all those who attended the din.
ner and each day new cases are com.
ing TO light. Richard f. McMahcn. a
printer, was the first victim. He died
at the Alexian hospital after four days
Illness. Twelve hours later, John Sui
livan. brakeman, who also attended
the banquet died OF the same disease.
J The twelve others who are seriously
III are: Owen Farrelly, chairman of
the Democratic city committee: Den
mis- Sullivan and Daniel Sullivan, both
OF whom are brothers OF John 6ulli.
van; John LAWN. Cornelius Reagan
and son, John Reagan; James Clifford,
jeremiah Connors. Francis Kelly,
John Lyons and Patrolman John
Smith OF Brooklyn, who was a guest
at the dinner.
Donald Patterson Stubbs who
shot himself in his ONCE at Cleve-
land. Ohio, has only fighting chance
for life, so surgeons In the Lakeside
hospital told John s. Stubs. trafic
director OF the Hartman lines, when
the father OF the wounded man ar
rived in Cleveland from Chicago.
He Is discouraged and not eager
to recover" the father said. He
has been penitent and discouraged,
but In the few words we exchanged
when he was not under the influence
of opiates, he has assured me time
and again that the shooting was an
accident. My sons only fault was
drink and ! can see no reason why the
shooting should have been otherwise
than as he says-accidental."
A petition to President Tart for
the pardon OF John Il. Walsh. the for.
mer president Of the Chicago Nation
al bank, from the federal prison IN
Leavenworth, Kan, was fled at the
department OF justice by Attorney
George T. buckingham OF Chicago. On
behalf OF Mary L. Walsh. Richard w.
Walsh, and John w. Walsh, respec-
lively wife and sons OF the prisoner.
Accompanying the formal appllea-
tion for pardon OF the aged banker
and railroad man were thousands Of
letters from individuals In Chicago
and the middle west. urging the pres
ident 10 grant the petition.
Taft received his only crowned sub
ject, the Sultan OF Sulu, In the east
room OF the White House. The sui
tan, accompanied by the members OF
his party and by Col. Hugh L. Scott,
former commandant at West Point,
came over to the executive mansion.
The president and Captain Butt, his
military aide, entered the east room
shortly afterward. The sultan and
Mr.. Taft exchanged greetings and the
president said he would be glad TO
give his imperial highness a photo
graph which will be added to the col
lection which the sultan is making on
his trip around the world.
Capt. C. II. westcott, of Detroit,
United States inspector OF steam
vessels, left for Ludington and NIL
waukee TO gather further information
concerning the loss of Pere Marquette
car ferry No. Is, which foundered In
Lake Michigan with loss of twenty
eight lives. The reports OF Van Pat
ten and w. A. Collins local inspectors
at Milwaukee, transmitted TO Capt.
Westcott. has been returned TO them
for application, II is understood. II
is reported the local inspectors were
unable to place responsibility for the
accident.
Practically beaten to death, Marinus
Landman, 66 years old, grocer. lies
dying In Grand Rapids, Mich. Land
man was found unconscious and In a
pool of blood at the side OF the Pere
Marquette tracks not far from his
store. He was hurried TO the hospi-
tai, where II was found that In addi-
tion TO eighteen scalp wounds, his
skull had been fractured One eye
had been practically beaten out. and
he had been badly choked apparently
by more than one person.
With President Taft back in Wash
ihbeoh eho NoDihNA eoVh w tho WIN
OF the administration after the inter
ruption by vacations. All are guests
at the White House except Secretary
Dickinson, who is in the far east. The
president has laid down stated pro-
gram OF work for the cabinet meet
ings, but has thrown In a generous
amount OF play TO break the monotony.
Oscar Hammerstein sailed from New
York city on the Mauretania for
London. where he goes TO superintend
the beginning OF the building opera
tions on his new opera house In Lon
don. He will return in n few weeks.
Although no announcement has been
made II became known that Mr.. Ham
merstain had engaged Lima Cavaleiri-