The Sandusky Star-Journal from Sandusky, Ohio • Page 1

FIIRWHI UD Tim. SANDUSRY EVENING STAR: BIXTH YEAR SAKDTISKY OHIO WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 1903. N0MBXB CRANK TRIED TO GET AT THE PRESIDENT, Had a 32-Calibre Revolver and it is Believed Ho Wanted to Murder Roosevelt--Arrested by Secret Service Men--Is Undoubtedly Demented, Bay Sept 2 A mau supposed to be demented made an attempt last night to icach President Roosevelt and arrested by the secret service men who are guarding i president Oa his person was found a 82-calibre revolver and it Is tclitved he intended to assassinate Resident The man who It is thought had designs on the President's II'" is Woilbrunner of Syosset, I His home Is seven miles from Saga- taore Hill He made three dlffeient attempts to get at Roosevelt last talght and on the third attempt was locked up The president does not Itnow him and had no appointment with Wellbrunner The man is un doubtedly aeniented He is six feet tall, weighs 200 pounds and 28 years eld i I IN CAPITAL OF SULTAN Insurgents are Said to be Busy INSURGENT A Owe Captured Railway--Russia Backs Down On Support Of Rebels-- Heports From The East. Constantinople Sept 2 --Insurgent fcands, under JankoS have appeared On the railway south of Adrianople (Their object is to destloy the bridge over the Marltzan ana Erda rivers find thug cut off the line of communication from Adrianople to the south Extraordinary prepautions are being exercised to prevent incendiary attempts In this city, the authorities (earing that the revolutionists will Btart fires and cause a panic The Czar Backs Down Soda Sept 2 --It Is reported here that a complete change on the part of Russia in regard to her attitude toward Turkey in the Balkan crisis la fee leved to have taken place in the feovernment at St Petersburg Instead of almost overt sympathy with the Bulgarian revolutionaries that has Characterized the Russian feeling, apparently sincere diplomatic representations aie repoited to have been Blade to tho porte urging the utmost Vigor on the part of the latter toward tho insurgents Russia change in policy Is believ to a fear at St Petersburg that continued successes for the Insurgents contains a danger of a general outburst of feeling against Turkey, not only actually among the pec- pies tributary to the porte but also another sort of outburst from the Christian nations of Europe directed Rgainst the 'sick man of Europe For this Russia at present feels her- Belf unprepared and hence the advice to the sultan to suppress with the ut- Jttost vigor the insurrection. Revolution Proclaimed.

Sofia Sept 2 --The Macedonian revolutionaries waited for the anniver- of the sultan accession to pub lloly proclaim their general revolt proclamation is made yester- Uay The whole of northern Mace fonia Is now in a state of revolt The town of Malkoternovo is reported to be in a state of anarchy, the ffurks plundering the houses and corn- naming unspeakable atrocities upon tftbe women The whole surrounding is in a state of uproar u.ftey's Flih Story. Constantinople Sept 2 -The Turkish government still Insists that no attempt was made upon the life of (Vice Consul Mangelssen at Beirut It claimed that the revolver shot was Bred as a part of the celebration of ft marriage according to a local cue lorn Minister Leishman refuses to accept this arn and demands a thor- fcugb. Inu'StlgRtlon MYSTERIOUS li'M 'It 1 tXsejse is Proving a Cuba, To New York, Sett 2--Adviecs from Cuba are that a new disease more fatal In its effects than yellow jfevr the bubonic plague in deTRstinR the Island The disease Is a strange one to tbe phjslcians and a remed) his ot yet been found It acts nach Jnore rapidly (Ma Uutwmc plaguy 3PITD FENCE AND PHONOGRAPH Baberton Sept 2--A spite fence and a phonograph plajing Stay in Your Own Backyard has stirred up a neighborhood quarrel on Holmes street, which is being aired In police court Anna Fred, Earl and Lena Piens were aTrested-f9r-4iserdeily-eonduct it- Is alleged that one of the neigh- bois built a high board fence and placed a phonograph on it plajing the above song The Plens then It Is alleged aroused neighborhood by jelling NO WIND; NO RACE. Highlands Sept 2 i-At 12 55 the race was officially declared off The yachts were ready to start but there was no wind GAVE UP Attempt to Swim Across the Channel Holbein Stayed In Water Over 17 Hours and Then Got Aboard a Tug. Dover, England, Sept 2--Holbein who started yesterday, abandoned his fourth attempt to swim across the English chanr.ei_after_J)elng In the water 17 hoursancrTwenTyTntnutes- When eight miles from Calais he hall- those aboard the tug accompanying him and announced that he would give tne attempt up HANNA'S Campaign Work cut Down by Physician.

His Cleveland Sept 2--Owing to the delicate condition of Senator Hanna health his physician has limited his campaign work to about one half of what was scheduled for him Coal floes Up. Brazil Ind, Sept 2--Operators In the Indiana block coal field decided Tuesday to advance the price 25 cents per ton Ollfton Victor, a son of Mr and Mrs Henry Blckley of S22 First St, celebrated his ninth birthday, Wednesday i i i i I MURDERED HIS GUEST WHO WOULDN'T ELOPE. Son of Former Mayor of New York Killed Woman He Loved and, Then Committed Suicide- Deed Done in Presence of Several People. Uncle Sam: H-H-H-l-i-l-i I'm Some Pumpkins in This Field. i 1 I STEPPED ON MATCH And Infirmary Inmate Was Set on Fire TROUBLE DISCOVERED Cleveland, Sept 2--It the suit to oust the Cleveland city board of elections Is decided adversely to the city the election boards of eighteen cities will be thrown out of office The law creating city boards established them In all cities having a population of over 18,553 (Sandusky) at the census of 1890 The cities remain the county When Too Late to Extinguish the Flames, and Now the Olrl Way Die.

Dayton, 0 Sept 2--Louise Dagenhart 23 an inmate of the countj infirmary, stepped on a match, Tuesday and her clothing caught fire She was not aware of the fact until her skirts were a mass of flames The woman was BO badly burned that she will probably die NORTON IS RUCKING still Refuses to be Comforted PREDICTS A For Johnson And Tells His Troubles Jo Reporters --Says Tom L. Is A Bolter. Columbus 0, Sept 2--Ei-Congressman A Norton of Tiffin, one of Ohlos prominent Democratic leaders was at the Neil Tuesday, Discussing Democratic situation, he leclared that if the state of party feeling continues as now up until elec tlon day Tom L. Johnson would be defeated not less than 110000 and probably by a much larger majority Why Tom Johnson is teaching Democrats of the state to bolt He publicly announced that he proposes to lote a part of the Republican state ticket and desires others to do so and repudiates the very convention which nominated him as the candidate for governor Norton is disgusted DEATH CAUSED BY 1 EN PENNY NAIL. Huron Sev t)av on being The visttois treasurer rcpi while exp S30 leavu if $137 92 yl to Id of Huron 0 penny nail Rosekelly 3cletlcs' meeting meeting of the Wome 'sodeU of the Conpi was held rs Yin by a Car, Had Artery af His Pocket and Death, EIGHTEEN Cities Aftected by Election Board Ouster Suit Barbers Must Be Clean New York, Sept 2--Tbe new law regulating barber shops became operative, Tuesday, and hereafter every barber must wash his hands In warm "water before shaving each customer The law requires scrupulous cleanliness In all departments of all shops and every barber Is subject to inspection FARMER'S.

MISTAKE Led to Shooting of His a A I I A A Thought Disturbance In Hli Corn Has Caused by trows, and Fired Killing His ChlliT Oteego, Mich Sept 2 --Thinking a movement of the stalks In his corn field was caused by crows Duncan Swan fired a shot gun into the field He was horrified to find that he had shot his daughter Tvho died shortly afterward The girl was gathering corn for the family dinner Swan is crazed with grief Firemen Narrowly Escaped Cincinnati Sept 2--A fire supposed to hae started from spontaneous combustion In tae third floor of the building occupies b) the Schoel kopf Hartford and Hanna Company chemical manufacturers 208 Walnut street Wednesday morning, caused heavy damage to that firm, and to several adjoining firm 1 A number of firemen narrow escaped death when the fourth and fifth floors of the building at 206 Walnut street fell to the second floor Loss place, Mr and ,1 meet jSfur was buying peaches, ing for market reports, went ojpr to Inspect thejair dump He had jyst stepped from the engine room whea he was struck by an empty car moving from the dump He knocked down and run over, legs being-badlj riroien. Aside from this mere was no parent injury, but death came in few minutes Examination showed that a ten penny nail which Rosekelly carried In one pocket had been forced into his body and severad an artery In the groin, causing him to bleed to I heretofore been Indicted, In connec- Died Of ioy. San Juan Porto Rico Sept 2 --Joso Aiarero wa" some time ago confined in the leper colony Lateh he was re- leaxd having been derhred non lep- ioub His jov over his release was so great that he died Mondaj More Indictments coming Washington Sept 2 --It Is expected that the federal grand Jury, which is to report in a few days will Indict a number of people who have not death Hoeekelly was 47 jeui old and la survived by a widow and four chil- tlon with the postal departmint frauds Fourth As'Htant Postmaster Oeneral Brlstnw is going over the dren, three boyi and a girl He was report of the grand Jury very care very well known in Saa- fully, to avoid errors In tha ludtet- ARMORED CRUISER Failed to Come up Contract Speed to MAY BE ACCEPTED By Naval Board However--Contract Cain tor 16:50 Knots-Crave- land Averaged 16:42 Knots Portland, Ma, Sept 2--The armored Cleveland, on her trial trip, failed to make the contract speed of 16 BO knots yesterday She only averaged 42 knots per hour- in a lour hours' It is probable, however that she will be accepted by the naval toartl COX Gets Control of a Line. Bio Trolley Hamilton, Sept 2--The forcea under the leadership of George Cox the Cincinnati Republican boss, gained control of the Cincinnati, Dayton and Toledo Tractioa line Tuesday and as a result the general offices will be moved from this city to Cincinnati Cox was elected president of the compan OVERRULED Was-Motion for a New Trial for Knapp Strangler Sat Through the Ordeal Staring at Celling and Apparently Unconcerned Hamilton, 0 Sept 2--Judge Belden, In a decision this morn- ins (rruled tho motion for a new trnl for Alfred A Knapp the strang ler who murdered his wife Hannah Godciird Knapp December 22 1902 in 'bis city for a nf-w N'ew York Sept 2- Henry Ed-1 to have been jealous ot the woman. Tha aged 39 at 292 Vest 92d street shooting occurred in the pretence ot sloi and killed Mis Fannj Pullen Dr David Edson, the suicide's aged ot CTJ End Avenue ai.d brother his wife Mrs Henry Ed- tiun shot himself today Mis Pullen ton and a baggage mover According to i vlbitlng at Edson at the the police Edson had asked Un.

Pul- tinie Both were ciad before medical icn to elope with him. about twenty lid niched them Ihe cause 6f the minutes before the shooting took is place She refused and he became The muiderer and suiciler was a wlldl hvsterical and tbe tragedy tol- of Major Edson He is said'lowed 11 i 1 1 1 1 1 1 I I I i I I I A NEW GEM DISCOVERED Los Angeles Cal, Sept 2 Callfarnia has ghen tho world another neu gem It has not yet found a name and the most skilled mineralogists have been unable to Id u'lfy it Tha gom was discovered by the men who were working in the llthla mines In Pala, Saa Diego Co and, not being able to identify It. specimens were sent to a noted jeweler in New lork city There tha stones were pronounced to valuable and true gems capable of being cut and given a high polish but the like had never been seen In New York The jeweler has secured the entire output of the mines, agreeing to pay per ounce for all that is mined. A considerable vein of the gem-bearing rock has been tound and one workman took out 1200 vyorth In 15 minutes The gem Is a crystal which appears at first sight to be white, but when held to the nin It emits a purplish light not unlike the amethyst tiondon, Sept 2--Tha Llpton company has raised the price ol lama a penny a jar Sir Thomas' customers say this Is done to pay the expenses ot the challenger. Columbus, 0.

Sept, 2--The Republican state executive committee today decided to open tho Ohio campaign at Chllllcothe, Sept 19. SULTAN APPEALS To German Emperor for His Influence WILLSETTLETROUBLE It the Powers Keep Their Buds OH -Promises to Protect literate of Other NattoM. Constantinople, Sept 2 --The ndttB baa cent an autagraph letter to the qermao emperor dealing Trttt tto Balkan situation, Ab-dol to "1113 Imperial Brother and FrfcnaV to use Us Influence with tha mm to OMJ policy ot dealing tha Macedonian lion, leaving Turkey to put down IW uprising. He promises that urwy spect will ba pall (ft (be) of the various Chicago-Cattle 22,000. aetin; ko) 25,000, steady; Bheep 24.009, rteadj.

Chicago-Closing Deo. Of corn pata pork 11W. i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I I Hiijt HOI AMERICAN WARSHIPS OVERAWE THE CZAfy Crack Torpedo Boat Destroyers Soon to Proceed to Chinese Seas--magnificent Naval Display To Force Russia Out of Manchuria. The torpedo desetrojer Cushtng, tpe of American warship that wCB join the international fleet that will make a display against Russia la Chinese waters Oyater Bay, Sept. Tw or more reasons uiai ovei ruled torney Thomas was present in court and appeal the case Knapp looked at the ceiling or court room during the reading of the decision apparently unconcerned B.O.

Employes Demand an Wages. Baltimore firemen and Sept 2--The engineers trainmen of the Baltl- da) to demand an increase of wages The formal demand will be laid before General Manager Potter in a few days It IB Intimated that if tho de mands are not acceded to7 there will be a general strike Eaglrs Invidt New York. New "iork Sept 2--Thousands of members of the order of Eaglee are In the city In attemjunce upon tha fifth anaual coHeBUaa ot tko order, Within two months from date the Inited States will have a formidable fleet of warships In Chinese waters In addition to the ships of the Asiatic sqiiadion the secretarj of the navy has ordered five torpedo boat destroyers to proceed thither with all speed The flve selected Decatm.Bar- i Balnbridge Chauncv and Dale took part In the naval maneuvers off Oyster To see that the czar la good aa4 keeps his promises In October the Russian to dua evacuate Manchuria. He has tlna his word to the other powers that Iw vtlll get out bag and baggage for tkt) pence of Asia and the commercial tno- quility of the wrold But among; diplomats, at tho courts of Great Bd tain, Germany, France, Italy and trla, and at Washington UMre age grave doubts that he will iM Baj tin other dav md three of them' pledge Nobody In high clrdee tm were dlsnblicl before the was ovtrl any of the world's capitals would --the ouglne of the Chauncj got out bint that the have such dooati, of older and the Bairy and Decatur I nothing will be done openly to ajrri were in collision At the dose czar the shadow ot an --irt M) the maneuvpis the MVP black boats i charge that such suspicions ezlflfc were ordered to the Brooklvn imvj ard foi overhauling and as soon as the perform a few more exercises more Ohio railroad decided Tues- here for the president In sil or eight thev will start on the long vovage to the Orient by of the Atlantic, Mediterranean and Suei canal On the face of the order Rending the quintette of destroyers to China there la nothing to tell ol then- mission The orders rrart 'To report to the Asiatic that is all To one better vened In the ot the goveraawst and tbe great gaow being played by tae powers ot tW vottt, tatt artafi flaffj But as the time grows i promised evacuation, UM ruler will see the moot splendid ing of war about const that he ever beard of uneasy niga France, Italy and will send tae test iblpa tut gnn potnten UMn, aao comes about tanwck the in wy hot ban readMd a.