Detroit Free Press from Detroit, Michigan • 1

Ml 4 4 1 ES Ti MA TORS INISHED PRUNING TEN THOUSAND PEOPLE SAW THE TIGERS WIN THE IRST GAME THE1901 SEASON WILL NOT RETRACT TEN RUNS WON PERISHED tit DEA TH TO GAMES A TRAINER CHINA CAN PAY LARGE KAISER'S PROMISE INDEMNITY Mississinewa BY CAILLES BULLETIN THE NEWS man was times was SOUGHT TO KILL KING A I1OVIXG CUT GIVEN BY TH ELK WBsatffer' with regard to the com nomination in Iowa Mr Elephant Was Subdued liy Eating Poisoned Apple and Then Was Shot three 'tons in his life COLLTSTON THOUGHT TO HAVE OG CTRRED SEAR ATLANTIC CITY Proposes to Keep Up War Exter ruination Denounces Hinis re the for Detroit at Chicago at Baltimore Chicago Detroit A Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Boston Milwaukee Cleveland PAGE EIGHT Market Reports rom Everywhere think that of Have you made your guess es in our $10000 contest? or fun particulars advertise ment on another page SENTENCED TO DEA TH 2 0 REPRESENTATIVE HAS RIVED IN SAN RANCISCO somewhat pad the day would needed was desirable out could be con trunk about him far into uninjured and WOULD BE ASSASSIN AT BUCHAREST OVERPOWERED BY SOLDIERS MORE RUMORS GENERAL RISINGS Controller Blades' Clerk Schmid and Others Commended ASSURED BENEDICTINE MONKS PROTECTION AND AVORi KITCHENER REPORTS MORE BOERS CAPTURED ONE VESSEL 4 WAS DISCOVERED AL A TOTAL WRECK BRITISH READY TO STAND BY CHARGES MADE IN HOUSE IMAI HEED UNORTUNATE MAN AT THE BOTTOM A RIVER SUPT OWLE TAKES HOLD London April The war office hatf re ceived a further brief telegram from Lord Kitchener recording the capture of Boers and taking of a 12 pounder gun togeth er with the finding of a 47 inch naval gun which the Boers captured at Helvetia It is reported from Pretoria that Gen Baden Powell will resign the inspectorship of the South African constabulary and re turn to England at an earlydate The war office professes to know nothing of this report but officials there think Gen Baden Powell may decide to take a short holiday Gen rench according to a dispatch to the Times from 'Vredeford will take a sefi voyage to recuperate his health HUMAN TAKE WARNING ROM THE IRST ACT PUBLIC WORKS SUPT OWLS AND MAYOR MADE SPEECHES HAD PREVIOUSLY THROWN HIM AR OUT INTO THE STREAM 'HMSTKB IS NOT SEEKING THE GOV ERNORSHIP IOWA Berlin April The Cologne 'Gazette ssay that Emperor William and Crown Prince rederick visited 'the Benedictine mohasteryat Maria' Iache and (the em peror replying to they abbot's speech of welcome assured the latter' that the Bene dictines could "always of hl? protection andf avory AH' thein effort? which had for their object the upholding in the people could count upon hi? TWO GUNS "ALSO BADEN POWELL MAY QUIT ISSUE fl 15000 BONDS AUTHOR IZED OR NEW SCHOOLS board him who pay any attention to him he's out Ana tne carpenter went on CUTS AT INAL SESSION AGGREGAT ED $30850 Three Crews of Life Savergjrdund No Sinn of Life Aboard into the outer office and find carpenter changing the locks to stop Secretary was standing near said: HE greatest crowd that ever attended a baseball contest in yis" city turned out yesterday to witness the opening game between Detroit and Milwaukee at Bennett Park over 10000 peo ple being present or eight Innings nothing but gloom came the way of the baseball' rooters Detroit playing in poor form and they were seem ingly hopelessly beaten when they went to bat for the last time The score was 13 to PRICE THREE CENTS Notes and News for Business Men Marine General News PAGE TEN All the News of the Sporting1 World PAGE ELEVEN A Day's Doings in Both Peninsulas PAGE TWELVE A Daydn the Different Gsrth ered in the Cbristiais Endeavorers' Great Local DISAECTED CHINESE ARE SAID TO BE PLANNING THEM" HAS PROCLAIMED HIMSEL AGUIN SUCCESSOR Mt The Eastman now open ire an conveniences AN RANCISCO April Edwin Conger United States minister to China accompanied by his wife daughter and Miss Pierce arrived China this afternoon on the steamer 1 jii Maru When asked what position 1 11 Id assume gubernatorial said: not wish 'i at this time Ament Arrived by Same btramer That Brought Mr Conger MONSTER ELEPHANT KILLED HENRY HUMAN AT PERU IND fl Milwaukee at Cleveland Boston Washington at Philadelphia INCHANGING try the Phone 4422 DETROIT MICHIGAN RIDAY APRIL 26 TWELVE PAGES PtG OXE' 5' Snpt owIeTakes Estimators inished Prnning iTen Rus's Won the Game 71n 'the Russia to Paythe Elephant Kills Train er China Can Pay Large Indemnity i Ordered Shot PAGE TWO iv i Proceedings of the State Legislators Cubans Dined by President PAGE THREE Michigan College of resh 'News rom the Snburbi Court on One Man Hoard Local '7 PAGE OUR Miscellany PAGE IVE Church of School Board in Local PAGE SIX 5 Liner Advertisements 1 PAGE SEVEN' London April "I have received infor mation which may prove to be important" says the Shanghai correspondent of the Morning Post Informant declares that all the disaffected elements'ln the Yang Tse provinces including the organization known as the Kolaoh Wel the so called reform ers salt smugglers and disbanded Chinese soldiers are combining for the purpose of organizing general risings in May or June The movement is expected to be begun by the burning of foreign churches through out the provinces bordering on the Yang Tse Kiang is given to the report that the court has ordered the stoppage of sup plies for Sian in of re moval It is reported on good authority though I cannot vouch for the truth of the rumor that Count von Waidersee has tele graphed to Berlin suggesting the possi bility of neeiing further reinforcements trom Germany" Dr Morrison wiring to the Times from Pekin and discussing the question of in demnities says: American proposal to reduce the indemnities to £40000000 finds no acceptance except with the HOTEL 'METROPOLE Table 11:30 to 2 35 cents 'jl London April The Vienna correspond ent of the 'Morning Leader asserts that a man named Petroff attempted to enter the royal palace at Bucharest the Roumanian capital With a view to murdering King Charles but was prevented by the sentries after a severe struggle The correspondent adds that Petroff is believed to be an emissary of the Mace donian committee Per ct 1000 1000 500 000 50050000)000 tion in the fact that the Chinese had killed 40000 native Christians and 100 Europeans Asked in regard to his future plans Mr Conger said he would remain in this city until Saturday morning when he would Isave for his home in Des Moines Iowa A the expiration of his 60 leave of ab sence he Intended to return to China He would go back sooner if anything important should come up Among the other passengers of the Nip pon Maru was Dr Ament a mis sionary who passed through the siege of Pekin and who afterward came into 'no toriety in connection with the of looting that were maxle against the mis sionaries Dr Ament said to night that his side of the controversy had been fully set forth and that he had nothing to add to the in terview with him at Kobe which was pub lished some time ago to make any public dec I see no reason my position as expressed about two ago before I left China I received telegrams from the United States One 1 ms if I were a candidate for gov 1 answered am The other fam asked if I would accept the nom a it tendered me I replied I eept if the nomination came to me i aai I was in no sense a candidate Ij ot care to say anything further in the iier until 1 reach Des Moines My liczs mt intention and desire is to return and finish my i i nching events in China Mr Conger 1 interviewer and was particularlyus to know what had been done by tu powers in the matter of indemnity He jsseii for his opinion as to tne amount VUU1U China Can Pay $30000 OOOO i ritt hundred million he accompanying his answer by tsm nt that it would be necessary ERU Ind April Huffman well known animal trainer with the Wallace shows met a horrible death here to day being killed by a monster elephant while the animal was bathing in the river "Big wourffi his Keeper Huffman and hurled the The when he returned he said: Charley I didn't you: jou ashamed of The next instant Huffman was grabbed by the big' elephant and thrown to the bot tom of the river and held there by the fore feet of the animal Then with a great roar the elephant ran away Several showmen shot at him with no ef fect: lie broke down fences and roamed about in big field keeping everybody at a distance loaded with strychnine were thrown near him and he ate one An hour later he lay down and was in terrible agony A ntie snot settled nim "Big weighed qver and was valued at $10000 and time had killed four men Keener Huffman at different animal trainer in airmount Park Phila delphia and Central Park New York His home was at uoiumous 0 0 0 0 '0 1 Supreme Court Decides the Board of Works Bill in the Mayor avor INSURGENT GENERAL OltDEREDEIGHT AMERICANS TO BE SHOT the ex president and he and the ex secre tary walked through the public entrance Supt owle stretched out his hand when Millen walked in but the latter took it very gingerly and the temperature as if a wind from the Lake Huron ice jam han suddenly struck the office a cigar said Mr owle waving toward several boxes that stoou on thank you was Mil len's curt reply and a few minutes later he reached down into his own vest pocket and pulled out a cigar Ex Commissioners Kailman and Godfrey were more cordial They conferred with their attorney Charles lowers and "when he advised that there was no use of fight ing any further they quit Mr Millen however was sore because Mr owle had ordered the locks changed "When I went home at said he "I felt perfectly satisfied to give up the office as I had accomplished the only purpose I had in making a fight which was to beat Moreland and he is beaten good and plen ty But I am surprised Mr owle that you should come in like a burglar and have the locks "You said Supt owle "and I supposed you had quit the office I was in a hurry you know as I wanted to go to the ball can go to the game if you want to stav said Millen hotlv be retorted owle stay And then for the first time he lost his smile and took on a look of determination New Superintendent Congratulated Millen went Ing the ordered Cotton of it with his work Aid Marx who had fought so hard against the confirmation of Mr owle as board of works commissioner came in smiling and he and owle laughed heartily as they shook hands Aid Hansjosten who comes from the same ward as Marx but who worked hard for owle came in and took the chair saying: the whole thing Many of the other aidermen came in and congratulated Mr owle and it was rather remarkable that nearly all the Democratic clerks in the city hall came in to shake hands with the new Republican one man board of public works Among the later callers was rank Andrews who smilingly shook hands with Mr owle and congratulated him It was a matter of comment among bystanders that Mr Andrews should be tendering his best wishes to Mr owle while he had been working since last Monday to get things lined up for a new law which would place the appointive power in the hands of the common council so that Wi Moreland could be landed for ithe place into which Mr owle had just stepped Next Vqek It is asserted about the city hall' that the plan which had been hatched last Monday night to give the council the appointment of the one man heads of the board of pub lic works police and park departments had been brought to a point where enough ai dermen had agreed to the scheme" It was said that it was too late to put it through the legislature this week because tooz many members had left for their homes' but that next week the various one man measures under which Moreland rank Andrews and Robert Bolger are to be made the heads of the departments men tioned will be put through Democrats in cline to the belief that the rippers will have Continued on Page Three SMALT ADS are recognized by the skilled advertiser as the most certain proof of circulation and business pulling qualities of a newspaper The Liner advertisements the old reliable REE PRESS are constantly increasing They give results Tigers Beat Milwaukee 14 to 13 Before 10000 People By Great Batting Rally Thomae Lynch Tailors Spring and summer woolens $2 Griswold street "MiSVislv CHAMPIONSHIP RECORD Won Lost 0 tipped off to combination one man bill the appoint i nt of Moreland by Gov Bliss was illegal us left the appointment absolutely in the ruls of the mayor as the bill provides the latter shall fill any vacancy that occur and confirmation by the council vs unnecessary The mayor came in at noon and at once pared the formal appointment of Mr i wle as commissioner The latter chased u'und and got a $50000 bond secured by the 1 lelity fe Deposit Co Accompanied by cstant Corporation Counsels McGrath 1 Hall half a dozen newspaper men and many more job hunters who had already ufied the news Supt owle had his bond a cepted by Controller Blades and quickly ok the oath of office administered by I'r puty City Clerk orster New Superintendent Takes Office It was about 1 when Mr trtvle walked into the board of public works of fice Only three or four clerks were pres ent the commissioners and the secretary saving gone to their luncheons new superintendent walked into the inner of nceand found the desks and the safe lock Those employes who were present were called in and Mr owle said: shall hold the heads of the various departments nown office responsible for the work done un Ger them You will continue in your posi tions as usual until further orders and I want to say right here there will be no politics in this department while I am at the head of It I want you all to work tor the best interests of the city alone I have made absolutely no promises and am In a position to do the best I can for the Mr owle was asked if there was any chance that Mr Moreland would be appolnted one of the superintendents of de partment and he repeated his declaration that no promises had been de About 2 ex President Millen came into the city hall with ex Secretary while Thomas Navin and H' More1 Imid came in by another entrance When Mr Millen was informed that Mr owle was in possession he said in an astonished way: Tn possession! Why we have the keys By this time the ex president had reach el the corridor door of the inner office and asked ex Secretary Ogg to unlock it tried his key but it would not work Millen then produced his key but it also illed to open the door Locks Were Changed They've been changing the said London April 25 for 'Arthur Markham have notified the lawyers representing Wernher Beit Co that Mr Markham is prepared to justify publicly the statements which he made last month in the house of commons to the effect that the Transvaal concessions commission was made up by persons affiliated with several of the great South African companies and characterized Mr firm as more or less than a gang of common thieves and as soon as the suit brought against him by Wernher Belt Sf Co was thus affording basis for a suit which would not be stopped by the immunities afforded by a speech in parliament Wernher Cowill withdraw the suit brought against'Aln 'Markham for HORRIBLE A tlantic city April The three masted schooner Emma Knowles Capt Rogers from Charleston C' April 14 for all River with a cargo of lumber was sighted six miles off this city to day almost a total There was no life on the vessel and the fate of her crew is unknown The hull of the Knowles is broadside in the water and was discovered simultaneously by the 'three life saving crews on the beach soon 'after the thick fog had this morning The' three crews immediately launched their boats and rowed toward the wreck No sign of life was found on or about the schooner and i after making a careful search all three crews returned to the shore It is feared the Knowles was in collision and" that the crews of both vessels mayhave perished BUDGET STANDS $87162 118 MORE THAN LAST New Sunday to 8 Table The Hotel Metropole will serve com mencing next Sunday April 28 a specially prepared 50c Table from 5:30 to 8 ip with select musical programme VOL 66 NO 214 4 against them and many of the vast throng had left the grounds thinking it was an impossible task for the Tigers to pull out the game But Capt Casey 'and his I plucky players went at it with a determina tion that was admirable and these who re mained saw one of the 'greatest finishes ever made on any baseball diamond and those who left early had reasons for ing themselves Casey the first man up in tfee ninth led off with a hit into the crowd which over flowed in left held ground rule being IN THE NINTH made allowing two bases on all such hits Barrett followed by beating out a slow one down to Byrkend Gleason came to time with ar fine single to center sending in Casey The crowa'lbegan to root and the tremendous shouts that were sent up evi dently unnerved itcher Dowling As each hit went out a mighty cheer went up that was enough to make most any one lose his nerve Holmes followed Gleason with a two bagger sending in Barrett Dillon du plicated the hit scoring Gleason and Holmes Elberfeld hit to right field for two bases pushing Dillon across the plate There was now hope as it put Detroit within four of tying the score and with no one out the prospects looked bright in deed Manager Duffy grew uneasy though his team still had a comfortable lead He ran in from center field and pulled Dowling out Of the box substituting Husting started in by making a wild pitch hut managed to retire Nance who sent a grounder straight at Conroy The crowd in the field pressed closer and closer and the game was delayed quite a few minutes while the Detroit players ran out to push back the throng in order to afford the Mil waukee outfielders a chance to chase some of the terrific drives that were being sent out This gave Husting a good chance to warm up his arm but he failed to get them over for the next man up Buelow and sent him to first risk followed with a fine single to left sending in Elberfeld The Crowd Went Wild At this stage of the game hats were be ing thrown in the air coats were flying and everyone was yelling themselves hoarse One man in the bleachers threw up his coat and when it came down it was in two sec tions but he care so long as Detroit was hitting the ball the chances are that he forgot he ever had a coat Caseyj beat out a bunt 'filling the bases but there was a moment of deep silence when "Umpire Sheridan called the third strike on Jimmy Barrett Gleason" then came up and rapped a hard one at Burke who fumbled the ball This error lost the day the Brewers as the out would have retired' the side Buelow scored on the mis play and now only two more runs were needed to tie One of these was brought in by risk on a hit to Burke which Holmes beat out It was now up to 'Dillon Three times be fore during the game he smashed the ball into the crowd for two baggers and again he iproved equal to thp emergency His drive was far over head jnto the vt Uj link lUVCtl home with the winning run Dillon was the hero of the day and pandemonium broke loose when he made his last hit The crowd surged out onto the field and everybody wanted to pat the hero on the back The big flrsUbaseman was almost torn to pieces by the fans and finally he was picked up and carried around on the shoulders of some of the excited spectators Opening of the Season mThe programme of the day started with a'street paradeIn i which the city "official a number of invited guests 'the P' and the players of the two teams took part Tiie Detroit boys in their red coat presented quite a picturesque appearance on their tally ho and all along the line the crowd that watched the parade tried to pick out their favorites but the most dis tinguished was Capt Casey' who was on the front of' the tally ho containing the De troit College of Medicine dental students and they made things lively all along the route After the grounds were reached the Mil waukee men were the first to appear on the field and they received a great reception Shortly afterward the Detroit men marched abreast across the field 'and when they broke their line for practice there was a mighty cheer from the Tigers After both teams had taken a warming up on the diamond dog the Detroit mascot was brought out and placed upon the home plate His reputation was at stake for quite a while but he had the visitors when they made a score of the un lucky Presented a Loving Cup The teams lined around the plate and ex Judge Byron "Waite on 1 the part of management extended a hearty wel come to the patrons after which he was called upon to make a presentation speech' a magnificent loving j'cup being given to Messrs and Stallings by their Continued on Page Teni 1 1 1 Grand River and Cass Hotel Brunswick Strictly modern 100 rooms iv i 'T yesterday afternoon'l George owle was the 000 one man head of the board of public works of Detroit He sat in board office getting acquainted with it'f'iirs of the big while Millen put on his over i and hade some of the employes good Ex Commissloner Kaliman had gone Harmonie to play skat and ex Com inner Godfrey was at the baseball ads All the former commissioners wledged that the only thing that now oust owle was the passage of an i bill by the legislature nyor Maybury did not wait long before ling action after he had heartr ot the ion of the Supreme Court The de was exactly as The ree Press on i sday had given as being Andrews Moreland Navin jr was to the effect that the constitutional but that TIMO CREWS MAY HAVE ATER cutting $50850 more from the amount to be raised by taxation and a session of congratulations and thanks the board of estimates adjourned last night having completed the arduous task of pruning the appropriations for Detroit government for the next year As the funds now stand they have been cut down to 3750040 86 so that they arc now just $87162 98 more than last year in cluding the maintenance fund of the board of education If the council cuts that amount from that fund the total to be raised this year by taxation will be exactly the same as last year Maybury last night to thank 'the board for its excellent work He said it had become a' sort of custom with the different departments to their budgets and he hoped come when just what was asked for and if anything side of that was wanted it sidered separate from the necessary funds He assured the estimators that the $25000 bicentennial appropriation wouid be care fully guarded and carefully spent On motion of Estimator Babcock tlhe $11 MO for making of the boulevard be nveen Buchanan and Vlsger streets was stricken out Estimator Robinson had $10 000 cut from the fire department fund on account of an estimated balance at the end of this year The sinking fund was figured out to be $3875 instead of $5125 Then Estimator Andrus moved to strike out $5500 from the public works genera! fund on account of the new programme making it a one man board This was done and the new superintendent Geo owle was called on He promised to give a good account of the moneys appropriat ed and to give the estimators all the in formation they want if he is in the posi tion next year Estimator Lindsay bad the repaving fund cut by $5000 on account of an estimated balance and Estimator Babcock was final ly successful in having $18000 stricken from the road district fund for monevs borrowed from the house of correction fund and in serted to be raised by taxation and paid back This was distributed in the follow ing wards: irst $4000 second $6000 third $2000 fourth $5000 sixth $1000 There was only one Vote against the proposition when it was shown that the reduction would simly cut down Estimator Kubitzky tried to have the city salaries restored but it go and an attempt to change the paving of ourth avenue from asphalt block to cedar was voted down The issue of $155000 in school house bonds was authorized to purchase the land for new schools and erect the buildings The estimators then nasSed resolutions voting $10 for each of the assistant janitors who have been on hand during the sessions of the board: $24 for Joseph Schroeder the messenger $75 for Secretary Schreit er of the council committee $15 for each of the two elevator conductors $50" for the deputy city controller and each of the city staff all of whom have worked hard during the sessions of the board 1 Votes of thanks to Controller Blades for his preparation of the estimates and to City Clerk Schmid for his excellent work along this line were passed It was openly stated that there never had been in the history such elegant'! work and at such a small cost as in the offices of the city controller and the city clerk Both of these gentlemen responded The board passed a vole of thanks to the press and words of appreciation were spoken for President efficient work in the chair and for the work of all of the com mittees Estimator invitation to the board for a yacht ride two weeks from next Saturday was accepted The board then adiourned sine die Jesuits Reported Ba rred London April 26 The Uruguayan gov ernment according to a dispatch to the Times from Montevideo has prohibited the inking on Uruguayan territory of Jesuits and other clerical emigrants from Europe 1OOO Grand Records American Phono 106 Woodward Aye aii Ri vvrnment to practice economy Tue of payment too should extend over years mm' 'JLC'u ning events in China Conger was nothing new to be said direction as everything that htip mt 4 "V1 beon told fully together with rriy tilings that never occurred ilad' he thought exag a Of course there were cases of r0 by Individual soldiers that were lieaAnclloned by officers These were but aents of war which found some pallia 1 vs TALES BRUTALITY HAVE BEEN EXAGGERATED MANILA April It reported that the rebel Gen Cailles ordered eight American prisoners to be shot April 21 the same day on which he condemned to death Col Sancio one of his staff officers and Senor de La Rosa a wealthy native who had ef used to con tribute to the insurgent fund Sancio es caped' The others were tortured and then butchered Cailles who Is now lurking in the moun tains 0 Tayabas province Luzon pro himself dictator and the successor of Aguinaldo and announces his intention tc continue a war of extermination It is said that Cailles was born in Pondicherry India his father being a renchman and Ida mother a Hindoo It is also asserted formerly reKistrjd ns a rench subject tir He is a typical guer rilla leader cruel able reckless and unre 1CAgumaldo denounces 'him disclaiming re SDonsibility for "the previous atrocities of Cailles and declares that he never issued orders contrary to the rules of ar sl ranklin House eor Bates and Lar ned 'Raieti per day Mv als 2oc MINISTER CONGiER HER ABLE TO GIVE $300000000 r' a SLA eLf i i 4 7 A A S5M ijifh 'k 1 Xp W'jf 8 i 1 4 iv': i 5 i' i EJ fl 'C: Sol 44 4 7'' 4 A 1 1 ffl Si? 1V 'Wj 1 Out It 31 Wil JI id UMrlfi Wai 1 1 i AU'U A a bl Hm sp I i 'vw 'e.