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The Calumet news., 1911-11-03
FORMAL CHARGE
AGAINST WOMAN
Poison Found in ViScera of Bis
sounette, Alleged Victim
of Mrs. Vermilya
IS ACCUSED OF TWO MURDERS
Besides Bissonnette Eight Others
Closely Associated With the
Woman, Have Died.

Chicago. Nov. 3.-Prof. Haynes of
Rush Medical college reported to Cor
oner Hoffman today that he had found
abundant arsenic in Policeman Bisson-
cites liver. enough to cause his death
when the report was made to Coro-
ner Hoffman he called into consulta-
tiong states attorney Wayman and the
police authorities. The coroner an
nounced his intention of examining two
other bodies for the purpose of learn
ing the cause of death.
Immediately after the announcement
that Bssonettc's death was caused by
poison chief of Police McWeeny pre-
pared to swear out warrant for Mrs
Vermllya. charging her with the muir
'ers of Arthur Bissonnette and Rich
ard II. Smith, the Illinois central con-
ductor. who died mysteriously while a
roomer at her home.
Besides Bossonette, who died sud-
denly "A week ago, after becoming ill
at the woman's home, eight other
deaths of relatives of Mrs. Vermilya.
or those closely associated with her,
have occurred within few years
These include Fred Brinkamp, her first
husband; Charles Vermilya, her Sec
ond husband; Fred Brinkamp, son;
Henry j. Nermilya, stepson; Lillian
Brinkamp, granddaughter: Fred Brin-
kamp; Richard r. Smith. said by
some to have been her third husband;
and Cora and Florence Brinkamp,
daughters.
The last named died at Darlington,
ILL.,, the woman's former home.
After Bissonette's death. Mr.. Yer
milya claimed he was engaged to mar
ry her, but this and other statements
she made were disapproved.
Mrs. Vermilya is now i'll with pneu-
monia.
The warrant for her arrest has been
issued but she cannot be removed from
her home before tomorrow on account
OF her illness.
The Calumet news., 1911-11-03
.COMMEMORATFS
HISTORIC Event
ONE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY
OF STEAM NAVIGATION ON
INLAND WATERS TO BE
CELEBRATED.

Cincinnati O.. Nov. 3.-The people
all along the Ohio River are on the
lookout these days to see little
steamer putting and Wheeling is way
down the stream. The little craft.
which looks strange to eyes accustom-
ed to the large and imposing steam
boats of the present day. is the re-
plica of the steamer New Orleans. -
the first steamer to make the trip
down the Ohio and Mississippi rivers.
Ihe original trip was made just one
hundred years ago and marked the be-
ginning of steam navigation on Amer
ica's inland rivers. To commemorate
the centenary Of that event the re-
plica was built and yesterday il start
ed from Pittsburgh on a trip to New
Orleans The boat is due to reach
Cincinnati Sunday and on the follow
ing day there will be q celebration in
her honor. Similar celebrations will
be held at points along the entire
route under the auspices of the vari-
GUS state and local historical socie-
ties.
The original New Orleans" called
at first the Enterprise" was built at
Marietta and sent to Pittsburgh to be
provided with engine and stern
wheel of Robert Fultons design. The
little boat of some $50 tons cost sac
600 to build, and left Pittsburg on its
trial trip October IL, 1911. Thereafter
fer three years it made regular trips
between New orleans and Natchez.
until it was wrecked.
The Calumet news., 1911-11-03
TO HoUGHToN TONIGHT.

The members of the British -Ameri-
can Naturalization league will take n
class of prospective citizens to HouSh-
ton this evening via the Houghton
County Traction company's route The
special street car will leave the Red
Jacket terminal at o'clock sharp. Sew
eral candidates have promised to be In
attendance.
The Calumet news., 1911-11-03
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GREAT ARRAY OF TALENT.

Washington. Nov. 3.-The constitu-
tionality of the initiative and referen-
dun method of legislation in various
states occupied . the attention of the
United states supreme court today.
mia, Arkansas. Colorado. South pa
kota, Nebraska, Missouri and Wash
ington are lighting for the law. while
the opposition are attorneys for the
Pacific States Telephone & Telegraph
company and certain taxpayers of
Portland, Oregon
The Calumet news., 1911-11-03
See Moving Pictures Which Show
ed Wrecks and Thought
They Would Try II
DISASTER IS JUST AVERTED
Passenger Was Due, But as Luck
Would Have II Slow Freight
Hit Obstruction.

Rhinelander, Wis. Nov. S.-Three
boys. aged seven, nine and twelve
years, were arrested today for an al
legged attempt to wreck a train near
Weyerhauser, Tuesday night.
A freight struck a pile of ties which
the boys placed on the track, but as
the train was moving slowly no dam
age was done. Had a passenger, which
was due, struck the obstruction, IL
would undoubtedly have been ditched
and many lives lost.
Trainmen found the boys hiding
nearby and say they admitted trying
To wreck the train. They told of see
ing moving pictures which showed
train wrecks. and they thought IL
would be fun to see one i'm realty The
boys will be sent to the reform school.
The Calumet news., 1911-11-03
Awful Scene in Hankow.

patches from Hankow, via Wu Hu. de-
scribe the situation there the night of
November first as appalling. A con-
fagration was sweeping the city and
lighting was i'm progress i'm several
quarters between the Rebels and 10y
alists. The Imperial batteries were
lifting explosive shells into the native
quarter. while the Rebels on the other
side of the river brought long range
guns into play from the WI Chang
Notifications. Several stray shells
dropped I'm the British concession, but
without doing serious damage.
The Calumet news., 1911-11-03
A JURY BY CHRISTMAS.
This is Hope Now Expressed in the
Mcnamara Case.

Los Angeles, Cal, Nov. "a jury
by Christmas was the hope expressed
today by those engaged i'm the Nc
Namara case. Ten men were in the
box when court adjourned yesterday
and today the examina tion of tales
men continued, with the possibility of
securing the two more necessary be-
fore beginning peremptory challenges.
AS only one talesman remained last
night from the veniremen thus far
used Judge Bordwell this morning i'm
panneled q new venire.
The Calumet news., 1911-11-03
MESSAGE FROM DEAD.
Imprisoned Miner Makes Notations on
Diary For Several DAYS.

Bridgeport, Cal, Nov. Am old as
say certificate. found on the body of
j. j. ID. Miller, who died In the shaft
of his mining claim. twelve miles north
or here, told two stories when 1t was
deciphered in the coroner's office here.
one side told Of gold in Milers shaft.
The other bore the penclled record OF
the mans seven-day Imprisonment,
ended by death at noon Friday, Octo-
Der 13.
The body was found last Saturday.
with the left leg pinned against the
side of the 15-foot shaft by mass OF
rock.
The shaft is slightly inclined and he
must have seen the sun, which stood
ON the meridian, as he wrote the last
line of is diary:
"Friday-Noon-The thirteenth day
no hope"
The Calumet news., 1911-11-03
DIDN'T LINE EN- UP.
Lee O'Neil Browne Denies He Worked
for Lorimer.

Chicago. Nov. 3-Lee O'Neil Browne,
before the Lorimer committee today,
was not sure that he had discussed
the possibility of Hopkins election by
a mixed vote. He admitted he had
talked with both Democrats and Re-
publicans and about the proposed cleo
tion of Lorimer. He said he had ad-
vised former Representative Meyers,
of Paris. ILL.,. not to vote for Lorimer.
Meyers testified yesterday that
Browne urged him to vote for Lorimer.
The witness said he conferred fire.
quently with both Lorimer and Shurt-
left at Springfield. Browne, answering
Senator Kerns question. declared he
did not lineup" anybody.
Browne said the expense of his trials
was borne by both political and per-
sonal friends. He could not remem-
her the particular amount contributed
by any individual
The Calumet news., 1911-11-03
JUST A BLACkMAlL PLOT.
Nothing to the Charges Against Rev.
Raymond, Says Synod.

Sterling, ILL.,. Nov. S.--A blackmail
plot, declares the report made today to
the Evangelical Lutheran synod in the
case of DR.. Raymond of Peoria, against
whom charges mad ben made. The
report says demands for money were
made upon Raymond twice under
threats Of exposure and disgrace. The
synod has a number Of affidavits OF
Peoria women mentioned in Kathryn
Howland's petition. in which sweeping
denials of ever having been party to
the filing of the charges, are made
The Calumet news., 1911-11-03
KILLED BY SIDE COMB.

Buffalo, N. v, Nov. 3.-Investiga-
ton of the death of Miss Emma Worth
whose body was picked up on the
steps of a drug store here yesterday,
shows that her skull was fractured
by the teeth of a side comb in her
hair. She apparently slipped on the
step as she was entering the store
and fell backwards on the comb
The Calumet news., 1911-11-03
TO ADDRESS Ex- SLAVES.
President Taft Will Speak to Negroes
Set Free by Lincoln.

Frankfort, KY, Nov. 3.-When Presi-
dent Taft delivers the dedicatory ad-
dress at the unveiling of the statue of
Abraham Lincoln To be unveiled at the
Kentucky capitol on November s, he
VIII speak to at least twenty negroes
set free by the war president. They
once belonged To the family of the
donor of the statue. j. B. Speed of
Louisville. and special provision will
be made for them. Besides the pres
ident, Henry Watterson and Gov. Au-
gustus Il. Wilson are to speak.
The Calumet news., 1911-11-03
BIRTHDAY OF MIKADo.

Toxic Nov S.-The nifty ninth
birthday anniversary Of the Emperor
Mutsuhito was enthusiastically cele-
brated today in the capital and else
where throughout the empire. Mess
ages of greeting were received from
President Taft King George and the
heads Of other nations. This morning
the Emperor and his suite attended the
customary military review on the Aoy-
anna palace grounds.
The Calumet news., 1911-11-03
500 MILE AUTO RACE.

Indianapolis. Ind. Nov S.-Thc see.
ond annual 500-mile internationa{
sweepstake auto race i'm which nearly
all the greatest racing celebrities on
both sides of the Atlantic will partici
pate, will be run at the indianapolis
motor speedway May 80 of next year
The general plan will be the same as
on last Memorial day The number OF
starters will be limited TO thirty. The
prize will total $4,000.
The Calumet news., 1911-11-03
FoRETOLD BY DREAM.
Or. knabe's Cousin Tells Of Fremont.
ton of Trouble.

indianapolis, Ind. Nov. Miss Au-
gusta Knabe, cousin of DIR. Helene
knabe who was found a week ago
with her head nearly severed has told
Coroner Durham Of a frightful dream.
premonition Of trouble which was to
follow.
In relating her experience she said:
dreamed that | was with DR..
knabe and that the tail of an enor-
nous black snake hung down toward
US from tree. We We're speechless
with fright and felt that we had
each other in close embrace as if
every moment would be our last. l
awoke while the dream held me in
great fear and l did not sleep soundly
the remainder of the night"
The Calumet news., 1911-11-03
WIDOWS TO RECEIVE FUNDS.
$22o, 1000, Donated by Chicago Citizens,
TO be Distributed at Once.

Chicago, Nov. S.-The fund of $22O, %
900 raised by citizens of Chicago for
the benefit of the widows of nineteen
firemen who lost their lives i'm the
stockyards fire a year ago, will be dis
tributed at once. Yesterday an agree
ment was reached between the widows
and committee which will result in
closing up the matter.
The widowof Fire Marshal Horan will
receive $4,000 and the widow of Sec
ond Assistant Fire Marshal Burrows.
$1,000. Other widows and the two
mothers win receive an average of So
900 each. Thirty-flve children will re-
ceive about $4,000 each.
The Calumet news., 1911-11-03
LANeFoRD HIRES STEAMER.
Black serapper Not To Be outdone BY
Other Financiers.

Seattle, Wash, Nov. Sam Lang
ford is grabbing the spotlight from
Charlie Gates and others who have a
penchant for hiring special trains and
the like, for he has chartered a spe-
cial steamer to transport him from Sc
attle to a point on the high seas to
make connection with the Zeelandia,
which steamship will get him to Aus
tralia in time TO engage in some half
dozen scraps that have been arranged
for him.
The Zeelandia left Vancouver for
Australia early yesterday morning, and
to overcome this contingency the fast
est of the steamers on Puget sound
was specially chartered to rush the
fighter to sea in time to make the
transfer.
The Calumet news., 1911-11-03
TAFT Will WORK
ON HIS MESSAGE
will Devote Much Attention to
Discussion of the Tariff
and Trusts
BEATS OWN TRAVEL RECORD
Brings Second Tour Of Country 70
Temporary Halt at Hot Springs,
Virginia, Today.

Hot Springs, Va, Nov. S--President
Tart brought his second long tour OF
the country to a temporary halt here
today. He will rest here until Mon
day.
According to official figures the trip
has been the longest ever taken by
president Taft having travelled 1886
miles, beating his own previous record
by 500 miles During the forty-eigh
days occupied by the trip the president
visited twenty-six states speaking in
twenty-five of them. made POS stops
and delivered 800 speeches
The president before returning TO
Washington, will visit Ohio, Kentucky.
Tennessee. adding $500 miles to his
travel record.
Will Work on Message.
President Taft will do some work on
his message TO Congress during his
stay here. The actual writing of the
message will not be begun here. but
probably before his return to Washing
ton the president will have made
rough draft Of IT,
1t is said Taft Will devote much at
tention in the message TO a discussion
of tariff reform. with reference to the
forthcoming report of the tariff board
on the wool and cotton schedules. ais,
that he will discuss the trust ques-
ton and recommend that the feder4
Incorporation bill, presented TO Con
gress two years ago, be enacted into
law
The Calumet news., 1911-11-03
HUNTER GETS BLACK DEER.

Amasa. Mich. Nov. IA black deer
was killed here yesterday by John
Osier. The deer was "a doc and weigh
ed about 100 pounds II Is almost a Set
black and is the only deer OF its kind
ever seen or heard OF In these parts.
other localities i'm the upper peninsula
boast of white deer but none so far as
known have ever claimed an ebony
ouadruped. Mr. Osier will have the
deer mounted.
The Calumet news., 1911-11-03
AFTER HAROLD JARVIS.

Arrangements have been about COM
pleted by the McCabe Memorial Bible
Class of the Laurium NJ. t. Sunday
school To bring Harold Jarvis, the well
known Detroit vocalist to the copper
country for concert on Dec. Is. Mr..
Jarvis is one of the most competent
singers that have ever visited the cop
per country and there is no doubt that
local music lovers will await the COM
ing concert with great interest.
The Calumet news., 1911-11-03
HoNpURAN REBELS LOSE

Puerto Cortez. Honduras, Nov. B.
Delayed)- )-Government troops defeat
ed two hundred Revolutionists i'm
desperate battle here Sunday. The
Rebel loss is said TO have been heavy
veliquez, the Revolutionist command
er, escaped to Salvador
The Calumet news., 1911-11-03
FRANCES RIGHT RECOGNIZED.
Germany Recognizes French Protec
torate in Moroceo--Gets Territory.

Paris, Nov. S-The contents of the
Franco-German accord, officially given
out today. show that Germany recog
uizes the right of France to establish Il
protectorate i'm Morocco.
AS compensation for Gemany for
recognition of her protectorate in Mo-
occo, France cedes TO Germany about
100000 kilometers in the northern
French Congo. The territory ceded Is
inhabited by about a million negroes
and has commerce Of s2.40O,OOO an
nually.
The Calumet news., 1911-11-03
PANAMA HAS BIRTHDAY.

Panama, Nov. 3.-Celebrations in
honor of the sixth anniversary Of the
independence of Panama were begun
today and will continue over Sunday.
Elaborate festivities have been ar
ranged. in which the American resd-
dents are participating with as much
enthusiasm as the natives.
The Calumet news., 1911-11-03
FORMER SECRETARY is DEAD.

ST. Louis. Mo, Nov Norman J.
Colman. first secretary of agriculture
In the United States. who suffered a
stroke of apoplexy on a train yester-
day. near Lexington Junction. Mis-
souri,. deid this morning on a train en-
route to his home in ST. Louis
The Calumet news., 1911-11-03
BOLD PLOT is REVEALED.

Mason City, Ia, Nov. "A plot to
kill Chief Of Police Lock and other Of
ficers was revealed today. according To
the police by Robert cable, who is in
n hospital suffering from wounds re-
ceived In a fight with the officers. Ga
BILE said plans had been made by n
number of men who were to have been
handled by the police for various Of
fences. Gable shot twice at Lock.
The Calumet news., 1911-11-03
FISH STOP OCEAN LINER.
Choke Feed Pipe of Circulating Pumps
Of Giant Vessel

Halifax. Nova Scotia, Nov. "A re-
markable experience on the voyage
from London to this port was related
today by Capt. Chambers Of the Fur
ness liner Durango. While i'm mid
ocean the big liner came to a full stop,
the circulating pumps failed to work
and for time the crew were unable to
account for the cause. When the in
terror Of the circulating feed pipe was
examined it was found to be choked
With mass of Gsh,pulp. The vessel
had passed through a school of fish
and many OF them were drawn into
the feed pipe by the suction of the
pumps.
The Calumet news., 1911-11-03
RODGERS is NEAR COAST.
Aviator Hopes to Complete Trip With
out Making Another Stop.

Yuma, Ariz., Nov. 3.--Aviator Rod
gers passed over Yuma at S:25 this
morning and apparently intends to try
and make his coast goal without an
other stop.
Up to this point Rodgers has covered
1903 miles since he left Sheepsheads
Bay. in actual flying time. 1888 min
utes. or seventy-seven hours and thr
teen minutes. These figures. on a
twenty-four hour calculation, give
three days, five hours and thirteen
minutes for the distance or an average
of 513 miles an hour.
The Calumet news., 1911-11-03
FIRE PREVENTION DAY.

Lincoln. Neb. Nov S.--In accordance
with law passed by the Nebraska
legislature. fire prevention day" was
observed with instructive exercises in
the public schools throughout the state
today.
The Calumet news., 1911-11-03
COLONIZATION OF CANADA.

Quebec Nov. 3.--The Duke of Suth-
erland who has spent the past few
months in Alberta looking after the
farms in that Province. sailed for
home today The Duke expects to in
duce a large number Of desirable Eng
lish and Scottish emigrants TO take up
homes in Western Canada next spring.
The Calumet news., 1911-11-03
Native constsbuIary Mutinies.

London, Nov. "A dispatch from
Shanghai says the native constabu-
larry of Chapel suburb of Shanghai,
mutinied today, burned the police sta
tion and the residence of the chief OF
police and took over the control of the
native quarter i'm the name of the Rev
olutionists.
The Calumet news., 1911-11-03
TWO DEAD; THREE HURT.

New York, Nov. 3.-Julius Shapiro
and wife were killed and three Of their
four children badly injured today
when they jumped from windows to
escape the flames that destroyed
Brooklyn tenement house.
The Calumet news., 1911-11-03
SAYS @. o. p. WILL SPLIT.

Fremont. Neb., Nov. Speaker
Champ Clark, i'm a speech here today,
declared IL as his opinion that Taft
would he renominated and that the
Insurgents Republicans would split
awav and nominate LaFollette.
The Calumet news., 1911-11-03

Bloomington, H., Nov. 3.-The
wholesale grocery house of the Compel
Holton Co. was destroyed by fire, which
for a time threatened the entire busi-
ness district The loss was $l65,OOO
The Calumet news., 1911-11-03
Valuable Prizes.

Not the least interesting feature Of
the exposition is the number Of valu-
able prizes offered A compelling mag
net will be the giving away daily to
visitors by popular allotment, Of a
farm orchard, irrigated tract or grain
land in various parts of the United
states. Among the prize allotments
are 100 acres of grain land in Mon
tana donated by President Elliott Of
the Northern Pacific railway; ten acres
of irrigated land near Roswell, New
Mexico and a five-acre pecan orchard
near Tallahassee, Fla.
The prizes TO be. distributed among
the exhibitors include a $1,000 cup for
the best barley grown in the United
States, a $1,000 cup offered by James
j. Hill for the best hundred pounds Of
wheat produced i'm the United States
one thousand dollars i'm gold to be
given by Sir Thomas Shaughnessy. Of
the Canadian Pacific Railway. for
the best hundred pounds of wheat rails
ed i'm either North or Central Amer
lea, and $500 in gold TO the person who
produces the best 25 boxes Of apples.
Cups valued at 81 900 each will be Civ
en- for the best yield of cotton, hops.
oats, potatoes and sugar beets.
The Calumet news., 1911-11-03
AUTO RACER is INJURED.

Columbia, s. c.. Nov. 3.--Joe Jagers-
berager. of Racine. wis. in AN auto
mobile race here today. was badly
hurt when his machine threw a tire
and went into the fence.
The Calumet news., 1911-11-03
SHANGHAI TAKEN
BY THE REBELS
City Quietly Capitulates and Ar
Senal is in Hands of the
Revolutionists
MORE TOWNS DUE TO FALL
WI Sung, Ching Kiang and Marking
Likely to be Taken Over Within
A Day or Two.

Shanghai Nov. 3.-The arsenal and
native city of Shanghai We're taken
over by tine RevolutiOnists this after
noon without opposition. The Rebels
expect to occupy Wa Sung, ten miles
north Of Shanghai. tonight. II is con-
.ndently believed Nanklng and Ching
kiang will be captured by the Rebels
tomorrow.
Some foreign warships landed ma
rines in this city before the Rebels
took possession The foreign volun-
teers had taken every precaution to
protect concessions.
II is reported that the Rebels at
Kiup Kiang have seized the British
tug boat Sampson.
1t was not thought the Rebels would
occupy the arsenal here before night,
but early this afternoon Revolutionary
flags We're hoisted over the building
In the vicinity of the arsenal crowds
of people, wearing Revolutionary in
sigma, gathered and made threats. The
police and natives volunteers fratern-
ICED with the Insurgents. The Rebels
throng continued to grow and in the
excitement a number of shots were
fired at the crowd by government sold
iers. The Taoti fled adm the arsenal
and native city quietly capitulated.
Latest advices from Hankow give as
surance that foreign concessions are
safe and not seriously disturbed
by rioting in the native city. The
province of Yum Nan on the south
western frontier of China has declared
its independence, accordin to reports
received here today.
New Government Outlined.
Peking, Nov 3.L'The national as
sembly today completed a draft OF the
bases upon which it proposes to con-
struct a new constitution for China. 1t
was submitted to the throne and ac-
cepted Immediately. 1t provides for the
perpetuty of the Manchu dynasty. but
the power of the emperor will be re-
stricted. Imperial princes are made in
eligible to the Offices OF premier mem
bers of the cabinet and administrator
of provinces.
Parliament alone will have the pow
er to amend the constitution: Parlia-
ment will elect the premier and the
premier will recommend other mem
bers of the cabinet. The emperor's
control of the government is surround
ed by restrictions and i'm every in
stance he is subordinate to Parliament
The Calumet news., 1911-11-03
ONE OF sPARTA's FOUNDERS

Sparta, wis. Nov. 3.-Charles Spur
aged eighty-five. one of the founders
OF this city. dropped dead in the street
today.
The Calumet news., 1911-11-03
FIRE AT LONDON, ONT.

London. ontario. Nov. 3.-F'ire today
i'm the business section of the city
caused n loss of three quarters of
million.