Racine Journal from Racine, Wisconsin • 1

I- In" ft VOLUME XLVII. ACUTE, WISCONSIN, TUESDAY, OCTOBEIf 1003. FIUST SECTION EIGHT PAGES ZZZ NO. 40. COLD STORAGE PLANT MINISTER STOPS LIVE WIRE PLAYS song at the music stores today.

Miss Roberts leaves Racine within a short time to tour the country with a concert company. She is considered one of the best soloists in the middle west. JOINS CONCERT COMPANY. Miss Roberta departed early this morning for Chicago, where she will re hearse with the Cochems Concert company, which opena up an engagement at Steinway hall in that city on Thursday evening ot this week. The company la headed by Carl Coehema, basso Mls Roberta, contralto, Miss Anna Grfewisch soprano, and Mr.

Arthur I Woods, pianist, She departed for the city on the early morning train, therefore it was impossible to get an interview. SUNG SELECTION BEFORE. MANIAC WHITE HOUSE IN A FURORE Peter Elliott, Who Insisted Upon Seeing the President, Overpowered by Officers. During Fierce Struggle fie Pulled Revolver- Awaiting His Com Special Detectives ing Made Arrest, Furious i i i TO BE BUILT IN CITY Belle City Milling Co. Will In- stall Equipment Which Will Benefit Grocers and Batchers Here Racine is to have an Ice and cold stor ace It will be installed In the building of the Belle City Milling com pany, corner of Main and Second streets.

The enterprise was practically assur ed this morning and the Belle City Mill ing company will be re-organized during the week. The ice and cold storage plant will be added to the wholesale flour and feed business. At present the capital stock of the Belle City Milling company is about 000 and it will be increased to $00,000 or and many leading merchants of the city will be stockholders. It is claimed that there has long been need of a plant of this character in Racine and that it will be of great benefit to the city, especially grocers and butchers who have been obliged to store goods fn Milwaukee and other cities. The ice plant will be in the basement of the building; the flour and feed business on the first floor and the storage on the third and fourth floors.

There will be two hundred booths for storage. Work on thep lant will be commenced within a week and it is expected that it will be ready for occupation by January 1. The Belle City Milling company was burned out last February and tho interior has been entirely rebuilt, and it is practically new. No doubt the announcement of the new plant wm do received witn great satisfaction by the merchants and others of the city. ONLY TWO CASES REMAIN FOR TRIAL October Term of Municipal Court Opens-Trial ot Frederick Voge Will Commence To morrow At 10 o'clock this morning the Octo ber term of tho Municipal court con vened.

Judge Sinieding presiding. After the calendar was called there were only two cases left for trial In the ease of the state against An drew Hanson, charged with arson, an affidavit of prejudice was filed and the case went to the circuit court for trial. Hanson was in court and looked exceedingly well considering the time he lias been in jail. The bail, $1,000 remained the same, and Hanson and his attorneys are confident he will be able to get the bonds. In the case of the state of Wisconsin against Robert n.

McCullough, charged with taking improper liberties with lit tle girls, in a tower house of the Chicago Northwestern Railway company, an affidavit of prejudice was filed and the case was sent to the circuit court. McCullough was in court and his bond re mains the same. The case of the State of Wisconsin against James D. Brown, also charged with taking improper liberties with lit tle girls went over the term by consent of the attorneys of the state and Brown. One of the little girls in the case is dangerously sick with typhoid fever.

The case of the state against Freder ick Voge, charged with assault and in tent to kill his wife, win be tried at o'clock tomorrow morning. It will Be remembered that at FranksvUle Voge fired the ton tents of a double barreled shot gun into the head of his wife and then shot himself. It was expected that both would die, but they recovered. The case of William H. Lathrop against Edward Gillen has been settled out of court.

The case of Joseph Schwell vs. Bene! Yashuerio, is for trial The following jurymen were excused for the term: August Leicht, Walter Stearns, S. R. Armstrong, nenry Vose, N. II.

Avers. Two of the jurors on the panel, William Chadwick and Knud Ma- thias are dead. 11. F. Crouch, who was a soldier eight years, was excused on that account and li.

F. Hall was also excusedi OBITUARY. Coaltea, Kathcrine Coulfas died this morning at her home, 1050 N. Michigan street of pneumonia, aged CI years. She leaves two sons and five daughtera.

The deceased has been a resident of this city for the past forty years and win be greatly missed by her many friends. The funeral will be announced later. torsos). Eddie Arthur Peterson, son of Mr. and 'Mrs.

Peterson, of 1112 Milwaukee avenue, died Saturday evening of pneumonia, age 2 years. The funeral will take place from the home Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock and from the Etnaus church oa Mound avenue at 2:30. DEADLY PART III Carl Larson Nearly Electrocuted Now at Hospital Blind and Unable to Hear. SHOCKED BY 1200 VOLTS Well Known Painter and Con tractor Writhed in Agony, Qelpless in His Torture. RESUSCIATED AFTER APPARENTLY DEAD Hadne Visited by Cyclonic llanlfesta- tlons, Main Part of Storm, However Passing North Heavy Bain Fall.

Raelne caught the tail end of a cy clone Saturday night, between 7 and 9 o'clock, which had wrought death and destruction In many sections of Wisconsin and Minnesota. The wind came from two directions, southwest and north west, accompanied by vivid lightning, thunder and a deluge of rain. It is said tho wind reached a velocity ot fifty-five miles an hour. Telephone, telegraph, and electric light wires were blown down. awnings in the business district torn to pieces, loose signs carried hundreds of feet, limbs of trees broken, fences and light buildings suered.

Streets were flooded and small rivers formed, especially where there were down grades. For a time sewers were not adequate to car ry away the water and many collars were flooded. Great alarm prevailed in the north and south parts of the city, and Carl Larson, a well known painter. was nearly electrocuted by a live wire while walking on State street, while two others were ahocked. On account ot these accident the electric lights were shut off in the west part of town.

PEDESTRIAN? IN DANGER. Owing to the telephone and elortrie light wires being down all over the city. especially on State street, there was extreme dancer of pedestrians beins struck and killed. The telephone wires came in contact with the electric light wires and were heavily charged, with possibly from 1,200 to 1,500 volts and it was this terrible electric power that passed through the body of Carl Larson, leaving him unconscious on the sidewalk and who now Ilea at St. Mary's hospital alive, but totally blind and unable to hear a sound.

Whether he will fully recover is a matter of conjecture. MR. LARSON INJURED. After the fearful storm had ceased hundreds of people came out from their homes and started down town to do the usual Saturday night shopping. Among the number wss Mr.

Carl Larson. 1510 Msy streetv one of the most prominent painters and contractors In the city. lie was walking east on the north side of State afreet, on the sidewalk adjoining the Wilson home. Many wires were down at this point. Among them was a Wisconsin Telephone wire which had crossed an electric light wire.

This wire truck Mr. Larson, it Is believed on the shoulder. Raising his hands he caught hold ot the wire to throw it off. It waa charged with 1,200 volts of electricity and in an instant the gentteman wi writhing in agony and his cries could be heard for a long distance. He fell to the walk unable to let go ot the wire and lay there squirming and crying.

PEDESTRIANS FRIGHTENED. There were at least a dozen persons passing along the street and they could plainly see the sparks of electricity fly ing ra tho air. At first they did not realize what was the matter with the fallen man and ran up to him. but be came alarmed and sought safety. Jo seph Drlnkweia.

a deaf and dumb man, stumbled against the wire and received a shock and Mas Strenske was close by when Mr. Larson fell and received a shock. A doaen men were running about I excited and did not know what to do. or bow to act rhllllp Zltlin ran to the I Namber 2 enclne bouse and told the fi re 1 men mn traa laying on the sMewauc and he dkl not know what waa the mat ter. The firemen rushed to the scene.

WIRE KNOCKED FROM HANDS. They realized the danger oi touching the man or the wire he held In his hand and which had either killed him or waa (jowly electrocuting him. Someone present got a board and with one blow knocked the wire from Mr. Larson's hands. With all.

possible haste he waa picked up and carried to the fire engine Continued on Page Eight, TOM SATURDAY CHURCH SOLOIST MlssSusio Roberts Interrupted! by Rev. G. M. Colville as She Was Maria" PRESBYTERIAN CHURCII SCENE OF THE INCIDENT raster's Bequest That She Desist, Followed by Young Lady's Leaving Embarrassed by the Proceedure. Getting up from bis seat in the pulpit and facing the choir, Rev.

George Murray Colville, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, raised his right hand and interrupted Miss Susie Roberts and Mrs. Annie Peat-Fink during the rendition of the sacred song "Ave at the regular evening service last night, saying to Miss Roberts: "You will pardon me, Miss Roberts, but I must, request you to refrain from continuing that song as I do not believe ft an approprioae selection to be rendered in a Protestant church." The organ ceased playing, and greatly embarrassed. Miss Roberts folded her muaie and left the choir. Dr. Colville Immediately requested the congregation to Join in singing "Rock of Ages." The services then were resumed as if no episode had occurred, but the members of the congregation were much wrought up over the unpleasant affair.

Rev. Colville met Miss Roberts after the services and had quite a conversation with the young lady. She keenly felt the humiliation and her eyes were filled with tears. DR. COLYTLLE INTERVIEWED.

Rev. Colville wss interviewed at his residence this morning snd said he was very. Cirrjfor what had taken place dnririglh." services last evening, but declared he had only done his duty snd on another occasion would feel it necessary to make the same request. "1 have a great many friends among the Catholics and have relatives among that denomination. I have no objection to their religion, but it is not in accord-enre with my creed, therefore I do think that the rendition of "Ave Maria" is entirely inappropriate in a Protestant church." "Do you think Miss Roberts will continue to sing in the church choir," asked the repsrter.

"I think she would if she were to remain in the city, but I understand her appearance last evening was the last to be made byr her in Racine in the Presbyterian choir, she having resigned her position to sing with an opera company, I understand," said Mr. Colville. "I saw Miss Roberts after the services," added Mr. Corville, "and we had quite a little talk." Mr. Colville explained his position to Miss Robert, saying he did not mean to injure her feelings and told her so.

REASON FOR HIS ACTION. "Ave Maria" is a sacred song, a prayer to the Virgin Msry, the mother of Christ Rev. Colville believes that the prsyer in the song ought to be offered up to God instead of the Virgin Mary as the song "Ave Maria places her before Christ and that should not be, according to the belief ot the Protestants. Miss Edith Hand, who also sings in tho choir, left shortly after Miss Roberts. It is said her departure was due to a previous engagement.

The remarks of Dr. Colville were made just after the offertory and evening prayer. Every member in the congregation was discussing the affair after the services were over. I It seems that "Ave Maria" wajs rendered by Miss Roberts once before in the church. At that time.

Rev. Colville states he spoke to the choir leader and said he did not approve of the song for the reasons stated above. Whether or not the leader ever mentioned the matter to Miss Roberts, Mr. Colville did not state. WORDS OF AVE MARIA.

The congregation last evening was not unusually large. The words of the song "Aye a ret Ave Maria, hear my cry. guide my path, where no harm, harm is nluh. turn thy heart to earth and sea my lonely heart and comfort met Mother, see my tears, see my ters are raiano. Thou has also sorrow known i life, ah, it is so dreary, my heart it is so weary.

Ah. leave me not alone I mother, hear me in the light. Look down on me, my comfort be. And iruide bit ateoa arlchtl mother, hear me, where thou art; And guard and guide my aching heart, my aching heart. There has been quits a demand for the One of her friends in company with Miss Roberts last evening was conversed with this afternoon and said: "Miss Roberts was very much pained and humiliated.

She left the choir in tears. Ier friends who have had the opportunity to investigate the matter bold trer entirely blameless. She has sung the song In the First Baptist church, once before in the Presbyterian church and I understand she rendered the same selection in the Universalist church. At the time she sang the sa cred selection in the Presbyterian church objection was afterwards made to the choir leader Mrs. Fink, who was request ed not to have the number rendered again, but Miss Roberts was never in formed of this objection.

After Miss Roberts left the church last evening she visited the home of Mr. and Mrs. Iiyron Jones on Park avenue. She sent a message to Rev. Colville ask ing him to visit the Jones residence as she was particularly desirous of seeing him in reference to the episode.

Rev. Colville made the call and met Miss Roberts after the services, where explana tions were made. Ava Maria is one of the songs on the program for Miss Roberts to sing at sacred concerts while touring. She will appear in Racine before the season Is over, with the company she starts out with. DOVER MAN FOUND DYING ON TRAIN Albert Ginnane, Subject to Epi leptic Fits, Discovered by Conductor Tiiton-Expired at Lyons, Conductor William Tilton, of thia city, made a ghastly discovery on his train Saturday afternoon, on the Southwest em division of the Chicago, Milwaukee St Paul railway, while coming east.

It was noticed that after the train had left Elkhorn the door of a elMet was locked and entrance barred. Mr, Tilton and his crew waited for a tine and being unable to open the door or get an answer from within, forced an en trance. ua tne floor tay tne form oi a man, unconscious and breathing hard. It was found to be Albert Ginnane, about 35 years old, employed by the railroad com pany as time keeper of a large force of men engaged digging graveL When Lv ons was reached the man was removed from the train and given medical aid, but when the train reached Burlington, a massage was received that he deafl. Mr.

Ginnane was a resident of Do ver, Whu, where his sister is the station agent. He got on the train at Elkhorn for the purpose of riding to Dover. 0e was noticed to leave his seat and enter the closet shortly afterward. It was learned that the young man had been subject to epileptic fits snd the euppoai tion is that he was stricken after enter Ing the closet. The body was taken in charge by relatives and will be buried at Dover.

MANY SLAIN BY CYCLONE List of Killed in Minnesota and Wisconsin Saturday Reaches Oyer a Dozen. A cyclone at St. Charles, Sat urday afternoon killed seven people and destroyed considerable property. Two people were killed at Independence, Wia, and Eagle Valley reports a disastrous visitation. lUraboo, Oshkosh, Waupaca and other plaoes report cloudbursts, causing the death ot several ciusona.

three being reported from the house or Albert Hals near aupaea. tornado which struck IUaia and Lhni nd (Saturday aignt aiuea nve per near Sheridan and blew down twen-! ty buildings, aa near as can be ascertained here. Other persona may bare met death. In a field in the course of the storm, $1,100 In money was picked up, apparently having been blows there by the wind. LA CROSSE, Oct 6.

Saturday" tornado which passed through Indepen dence, Wis, did property damage amounting to $123,000, killing two per sona and injuring eight Fight WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 A desperate hand to hand encounter with an armed insane man who was determined to see President Roosevelt, ocourred in the vestibule, of the White House shortly before noon today. The man who gave his name as Peter Elliott, and his home as Minneapolis, was overpowered by the officers on duty it the White Ilouse entrance and carried to the police van which had been summoned. He was placed in the van in the custody of two officers. Seeming to realize for the first time that he was under arrest, Elliott began to furiously struggle with his captors for liberty.

FIERCE STRUGGLE -IN VAN. He drew a revolver from the right side pocket of his trousers and attempted to shoot Officer James Cissell. The officer grabbed his hand and wrenched the weapon from his grasp. Elliott's straggles were so fierce, however, that the two officers in the cramped quarters of the van were unable to overcome him. Officer Ciisell then drew bis revolver and fired two shots to attract attention.

Chief Usher Stone and Officer Parker of the White House force who had asaMed in carrying Elliott to the bythe shots, rushed back to the vehicle and assisted in overpowering him. OFFICER LOSES MITTI I1LOOD. In the struggle within the police van FJliott had broken a glass panel with his hand, severely cutting his head and face. Officer Cissell received a serious cut on his right arm two inches of flesh being cut from the fleshy part of the arm. He srVred considerably from loss of blood, but his injury is not serious.

The van was hurried to the Emergency hospital where the injuries of both Were dressed. DEMENTED BEYOND DOUBT. Elliott is undoubtedly violently insane. Several days ago Secretary Lob received a letter, postmarked Washing-. ton and written on letter paper of the St.

James hotel, this city. The letter enfcloeed a photograph of Elliott and an incoherent request for an interview with President Roosevelt. The letter was signed "Peter Ell," the statement being made immediately under the eignnture that the writer was registered at the hotel as Peter Elliott. It was evident to Secretary Loeb that this correspondent was insane and he issued directions at once that the officers on duty both at the White Ilouse and at the executive offices should be on their guard against him. The photograph was turned over to the secret service officers.

FOILED AT CHURCH DQOR. Nothing was seen of the man until yesterday when the president attended morning services at Grace Reformed church, illiott appeared near the entrance ot the church and made an effort to eveak to the president, but he was foiled in his endeavor by the secret ser ice officers. At that time the man manifested no symptoms of insanity and quietly left the vicinity of the church when ordered to do so by the officers. niS FIRST APPEARANCE About 10 o'clock this morning he ap- Beared at the executivo offices. Ho in quired for President Roosevelt, as he en tered the vestibule.

One of the door keenera asked him why ho wanted to too tho president. "Oh, just for fun," he responded. "The president sent for me and I just want to see him." Elliott was told to return nest month He smiled and walked away, not offer ing the slightest objection to the rebuff which he had received. His appearance attracted very little attention and he gave no indications at that time of in sanity, All of the officers, both at the White Housc-and at the executive offices, how tt. were warned a sain to be on the Following; any chances with him.

APPEARS AT NOON AGAIN. Shortly before 12 o'clock Elliott walked up to the main door of the White House, stepped inside, and inquired of Officer CiBsell if he might see the pres ident. Chief Usher Stone and Officer Farker were standing just within the vestibule at tne time. Mr. btone told the man that he could not see the president just at that moment as he was engaged, but that ho might possibly arrange to Bee him after a while.

Instantly the man having been recognized, a hurry call was sent for a police van. Scarcely had the call been sent in when Elliott became violent. The officers and attendants threw themselves upon him and after a brief but strenuous struggle, overpowered him. Officer Cissell made a cursory examination of his person but found only a pair of shears and a large penknife. The man became quiet but refused to leave the White House until he was forced to go.

The officers conveyed him to the police van, wMch by that time was waiting at the southeast gate of the White Ilouse grounds. The atrug- hc van occurred almost immed iately auer naa oeen placed in tne vehicle. He drew his revolver from a pock- et which seemed to me an enlarged watch fob. As that is a most unusual place in which to carry a pistol Ofllcer Cissell in his hurried search had overlooked tho weapon. The pistol was an ordinary make five-shooter of a cheap pattern.

DECLARES HIMSELF SWEDE. At the Emergency hospital, where his wounds were dressed, Elliott said that he was a Swede 'and that his home was in Minneapolis. From the hospital the man was token to the First Precinct police station and incarcerated in one of the detention wards. An official examin ation as to his mental condition will be held very soon. At the St.

James hotel it was stated that Elliott arrived -here last Wednes day evening. Te registered as O. Ell, New York." He had no baggage and paid for his room in advanoe. He conducted himself ubout the hotel in a quiet, gentlemanly manner, and nobody with whom he came in contact imagined that he was insane. Elliott is about 5 feet 0 inches high.

35 years old with light brown hair and beard, and apparently is of foreign birth. TWO "PETER ELLIOTTS." MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 5. The directory gives the names of two Peter Elliotts. "Peter O.

Elliott," a machin ist, is mentioned, and a "Peter P. liott," who is an oiler in a flour mill. An endeavor to locate them was started im mediately upon the receipt from Wash ington of the news stating that an in sane man had attempted to reach the president. The name "Peter Ell' does not appear in the directory. Inquiry developed tho fact that Peter O.

Elliott, the machinist, who rooms at 243 Cedar avenue, in this city, has not been seen about his old haunts for sev eral montlm and that no one seemed to know where he had gone, ne had been a familiar figure in the neighborhood and was generally considered rather pe culiar. He talked much of socialism At the station house Elliott gave his occupation as that ot a machinist, lie said he had lived in this country for eleven years, most of the time in Minne apolis. He said he came to Washington from Paterson, N. J. LITTLE BOY'S CRUEL DEATH NELEIGH, Neb, Oct, 5.

The flvo year old son of Fred Wagoner is dead as the result of an attempt made by two of his playmates to make hiin eat sand. They dislocated his neck and a quantity of sand was found in the boy's stomach. The offenders are known and will be ar rested as soon as the coroner jury makes its report. lookout for the man and not to take.