The Idaho Statesman from Boise, Idaho • 1

MAW THIRTY-NINTH YEAR BOISE IDAHO MONDAY MORNING APRIL 6 1903 PRICE FIVE CENTS TEXAS ANGEL PASSES AWAY PRESIDENT HAS A DAY OF REST BOXER LEADERS UNDER SALARY AUSTRIA READY TO INTERVENE IN JERSEY CITY a Chinese Government Pays Them Not to Start Hostilities 9 i He Spends Quiet Sunday as the Guest of Sioux i Falls 0 a Mrs Louise Ames Van Weik Shoots Herself Through the Heart Mobilizes Three Army Corps to Occupy Widely Known Attorney Dies at His Home in Hailey OFFICIALS PROMISE TO ATTENDS CHURCH SERVICES MOANING AND EVENING 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 OUT nr FIRE DUNSMUIR CAL SUFFERS FROM CONFLAGRATION Every Business House Except Two in Number of Residences Burned-Less Will Reaeh Special Train Carrying Previsions Sent From Redding Dunsmuir Cal April 5 Early this morning fire broke out In the third story of the Mount Shasta hoteL a frame structure and with a strong north wind prevailing the fire department could do nothing to stay the flames which spread through the main part of town and la 1cm than an hour made a heap of ashes of every business bouse In town except a butcher shop and millinery store Fifteen of the finest dwellings In the town went also The total loss ia close to $309009 with an Insurance of one-quarter of that sum The town Is without food and provisions save-the little stores left in private families Tonight' there are many men without a place to sleep although and children are well provided for The railroad company las thrown open all Its wa rerooms and empty freight cars for shelter purposes A special train from Redding brought a carload of provisions this afternoon M0T0RMAN SHOT BY ITALIAN MARCHERS Attempted to Force His Car Through a Parade and a Serious Riot Several Persons Receive Injuries Chicago April Because he tried to force his car through a parade which was blocking traffic In Halstead street tonight Motorman Zoran was shot and seriously Injured by one of the marchers Narly 1000 Italians who were In the parade broke ranks as soon as the disturbance began and a riot followed In which switching Irons nicks and other missiles were used In response to a riot call a score of policemen were on the scene I na few mlnutesc but before quiet could be restored several persons were severely cut and bruised Two of the Italians who it supposed did the shooting were arrested CHINE8E LABOR Commissioners from South Africa on Tour of Investigation New York April Herbert Noyes and XI Ross Skinner from Johannesburg commissioners appointed by the British government to proceed to China for the purpose of Investigating Chinese labor with a view of its employment In the mines of the Transvaal arrived In New York today on the Cunard line steamer Umbria from Liverpool They are on their way to Francisco where they will Inquire Into methods of working and the value of Chinese labor as employed la California Owing to the insufficiency of native labor In the' Transvaal the Immigration of Asiatics under government con-roL which would provide for the Indenturing and repatriation of the laborers Is favored by the authorities there 4444f 4 44444444 OPPOSITION TO TREATY Kingston Jamaica April 5 The Royal Mall company's steamer Atrato which arrived here today from Colon and Car'S tagena brings' the report that 4 much opposition Is developing to the- Panama canal treaty In 4- almost every department of Co--4 lombla except at Panama 4 It la believed that the majority 4 In congress will favor the treaty 4 but there are fears that trouble 4 will arise because the political 4 situation In Colombia la becom 4 Ing more complicated and the 4 presidency Is surrounded with 4 uncertainty 4 44444444 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 SUCCUMB8 TO THIRD STROKE OF PARALYSIS First Attacked a Week Ago and Never Rallied Son at Moscow 8ent For Funeral to Tako Place Wednesday or Thursday Sketch' of His Career Halley April Hon Taxas Angel the widely known attorr nejr died here this evening at 6 after having suffered two more strokes of paralysis He was stricken a week ago last night and gradually sank from that time there being little hope entertained of his recovery by those' familiar with the case This afternoon at 2 he suffered a second shock which 'rendered him unconscious Another shock followed an hour later and it was seen then that he would not live long He died without regaining consciousness It Is expected the funeral will not be held before next Wednesday or Thursday The youngest son of the deceased Floyd Angel who Is attending the state university at Moscow and has been summoned SKETCH OF CAREER Native of New His War Record He Came by Name Texas- Angel was born In Angelica October 19 1839 He received his early education in his native town and in 1881 when President Lincoln issued his call for volunteers he enlisted as a member of Company I Twenty-seventh New Tork Infantry commanded by Henry Slocum He was In the first battle of Bull Run the battle of West Point and in the engagement 'Gainesville He was also with his regiment at White Oak swamp and assisted in guarding the right flank at the battle of Malvern HilL At Landing to which place the regiment was ordered immediately after the latter engagement Mr Angell was taken ill and sent to the hospital He rejoined his regiment on its return from the second battle of Bull Run After the battle of Antietam Mr Angel was promoted to the' position of second and afterwards first lieutenant of his company and during the march from Antietam to Fredericksburg he was appointed quartermaster of the regiment continuing in that capacity until May 21 1863 From that time until May 1864 he was on recruiting service TO THE LAND OF GOLD In May 1863 Mr Angel went to Call- ILL KIBG SEE THE POPE? CHIEF TOPIC -OF DISCUSSION AT VATICAN Much Opposition Develops to the Ceremonial Papal Nuncio at Portuguese Capital to Sound Edward on the Subject Rome April 5 The chief topic of discussion at the Vatican continues to be whether or not King Edward will see the pope The ceremonial proposed that the king should start from the British embassy Is much opposed not because he would be starting from the residence of the ambassador accredited to the Quirinal for the king once there say the Vatican authorities it ceases to be an embassy to become the house of the sovereign but because Cardinal Rampolla 'must return the royal visit to the pontiff and he would arrive at the house when King Edward having left it had become again an embassy accredited to the' king of Italy It is suggested that King Edward on leaving the Vatican should return to the British embassy followed closely by i- --'iJ 'W 'HV ft- 0 Tbs Lets Texas Angel fornla by way of the Isthmus route and on his arrival in San Francisco he entered the law office of Hon Samuel Wilson He was' admitted to the bar In Sacramento on April 1866 In the' fall of that year he returned to New Tork and established a law office in Jamestown where he remained fpr 12 months At the expiration of that period he took up his residence In Eau Claire Wla where he practiced his profession for ever 10 years being for five years a partner of Levi II Vlllars a brother of Senator Vlllars He served as district attorney there for some timet On February 25 1877 Mr Angel was married In Eau Claire to Miss Mary Goodrich Because of her health he waa obliged to seek a milder climate and accordingly he returned to San Francisco in the fall of 1877 where he remained for five years He then went to Halley arriving there a few months after the place had been started He1 Identified himself actively with the young town and materially assisted -In its upbuilding ACTIVE IN POLITICS Mr 'Angel was quite active In politics He was a Republican until 1892 when he left that party and joined the Populist party where he was an active and efficient worker 'Later on he entered the Democratic party and was its candidate last fall for the position of judge of the Fourth Judicial district being defeated by Hon Lytleton Price Mr Angel was named In honor of the then republic of Texas There has been a good deal of speculation relative to his name and Mr Angel on his last visit to Boise told a group of Inquiring friends the story of his christening General Sam Houston who was then president of the republic of Texas was a warm friend of Mr father Mr Angela was born when the general was at the height of his fame and his father named the boy Texas as an evidence of his esteem and admiration for the gallant old soldier 4 4 4 4 4 4 444444444f4 HORRIBLE SUICIDE 4 4 4 4 Los Angeles April Louis Dotsxneler aged 46 a consumptive from Buffalo com- mltted suicide last night In a -f horrible manner He poured three gallons of kerosene over his body and set fire to his clothing He was burned to death In a few minutes 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4444444444444444 1 1 1 9 Cardinal Rampolla who would arrive while the king was there The objection against this course is that It would create- a precedent The nuncio at Lisbon has been charged to sound King- Edward on the subject TOM ALLEN DEAD Retired Champion Pugilist 'Crosses to tho Groat Beyond 8L Louis April 5 Tom Allen retired heavy weight champion pugilist of the world who for the past twenty-five years has conducted a small saloon here died today from general debility He was born in Birmingham Eng April 23 1839 Allen won his laurels In the days of bare fist fighting and bore the title of being the only pugilist who lost the championship regained It and retired with 'it city yesterday but were repulsed A report indicates that President Vasques is approaching with a strong force The government gunboat fired three shots last night without Injury The city is fortified and apparently demined to resist I landed marines to protect the One day last week Commander Turner landed a force of 50 marines to guard the United States consulate at Santo Domingo City where the situation was regarded as very critical IS SUPPOSED TO HAVE COME FROM WASHINGTON Package of Letters Found Addressed Leavfs Will Be queathing Estate to Daught Washington Authorities Unable to Find Any Relatives There New York April Mrs Louise Ames Van Weik shot and killed herself In the hotel Washington in Jersey city today She was 37 years of sge a blonde and good-looking She arrived In Jersey City Friday She seemed In good spirits and was well supplied with money and numerous packages arrived at the desk from New York stores for her She was last seen alive Saturday evening by one of the maids of the hoteL 1 Edward Chase son' of the proprietor today noticed water coming through the ceiling from an upstairs room He forced his way Into Mrs VanWcik's room and found the faucet of a basin open and the water overflowing Mrs Vanwelk waa sitting in a rocking chair facing a mirror She was dead Mrs Van Weik wore a dressing gown which 'was open at the throat Apparently while sitting In front of the mirror she had placed a revolver against her breast over the heart and outside her undergarments and fired The revolver containing four loaded shells and one empty shell was found beside her Several bundles of letters were found addressed to Mrs Wolfbauer Baltimore and to Mr Edw Wolfbauer Washington CL All of these were signed by Edwin Wolfbauer and addressed their recipient as wife The most recently dated waa 1901 and most of the letters were written from various places In Cuba From the signatures of these letters and the signature to the woman's will which waa found among the letters It ia supposed that Mr Wolfbauer died and that ahe remarried her second husband be-ng named Van Weik The will was dated Sioux Falls 8 IX ilarch 2 1903 This document leaves to her daughter Dorothy In Washington property and life Insurance amounting to 61500 Superintendent Sylvester of the Washington police waa telegraphed to Ie replied that he could not find any relative of the dead woman In Wash-ngton She waa known there he said and so far aa he knew Wolfbauer waa atlll alive Something over a year ago drs Wolfbauer left Washington for South Dakota and more recently obtained a divorce there Of her subsequent marriage If there was one the Washington chief was ignorant BUM SHOT TO DE1TH FIRES INTO CROWD WHEN TOLD TO SURRENDER Falls Riddled with Series of Burglaries aft Himrode Cleared Up in Tragic Man Is Unknown But Wore Good Clothes Syracuse April 5 A special to the Post-Standard from Fennyan says: The aeries of burglaries which have been stirring the country around film-rods for the past few weeks was cleared up in a tragic manner this morning The night operator at Hlmrods thought he heard an explosion In the store of Eleld A Forest He gave the alarm and a crowd of villagers quickly surrounded the place A form was seen In the store and he was commanded to surrender For reply ho boldly opened the door and drawing a revolver fired point blank at the crowd The bullet failed to reach a mark and before he could again fire hla body waa riddled with bullets and shot He fell unconscious and died soon after The burglar was a man of 15 years and wore clothing of excellent cut and material GIRL SUICIDES Spokane April With a bottle of carbolic acid Miss Ollie Dumbald a student at the Jullatte high school and daughter of a prominent farmer of that Vicinity ended her life tonight A story of disappoint- ment In love la revealed by the suicide The girl who was If years of age wrote a letter to Frank Snyder with whom she has been keeping company but who Is said to have Jilted her This letter has not been given up by Snyder DANGEROUS AGITATION REPORTED IN BOSNIA! Ambassadors Impress on Sultan tho Necessity for Suppressing Albanian Uprising Porte to Take Steps for Military Occupation of Disturbed Riots in Belgrade London April There has been little further development In the crisis since Saturday The rumored death of the Russian consul at Mltrs-vftza who waa shot by aa Albanian centry proves to bare been premature but the consul's condition Is serious and 'symptoms of peritonitis have appeared Xt la reported that the Albanian soldier wrbo shot him has been sentenced to 15 hard labor' According to a dispatch from Constantinople the Austrian Russian and British ambassadors have had audiences with the sultan on whom they Impressed the necessity of suppressing the Albanian agitation The sultan Informed them that In the event of the failure of the pacificatory mission that he had dispatched to Albania be would take measures for the military occupation of the disturbed region The Dally Mall correspondent at Vienna assert that Austria ha mobilized her Agram Sarajevo and Temes-var army corps In readiness to occupy Mitrovltsa should such a measure become necessary The correspondent further says that a dangerous agitation exists among the Mohammedan population of Bosnia and Herzgortna which Is secretly arming Itself fa spite of all official precautions with the Intention It Is feared of emigrating Into old Servia to swell the ranks of the Insurgent Albanians A telegram from Belgrade reports that rioting has taken place there a a the outcome of a demonstration against an objectionable police regulation and that many persons were wounded In the course of the disorders SERVICES FOR PATRIOTS Requiem Mass Held for Butoarij Killod by Turks Sofia April The Macedonians here held a requiem mass at the cathedral today for the repose of the souls of the revolutionary Bulgarians who were killed at Karblneri where a band of ment and Bax hi Baaouks The por cera were slaughtered by Turkish regiment and Bashl Bazoouka The portraits of the leaders of the band bound with crepe were placed In the cathedral and the officiating priest pronounced a sermon In which he held up the glorifying example of the victims The edifice was crowded SPANISH DISORDERS Prefect of Madrid Forbids Public Funeral cf Students Madrid April Slight disorders arising out of the student demonstration yesterday continued here until midnight Saturday since which tlmo the city has been quiet The perfect has Issued a proclamation forbidding public gatherings The lower quarters of the city are patrolled by mounted police The victims of the riots at Sala-mancla last Thursday three student were burled at Salamanda with great solemenlty All the authorities Including the rector and professors of the university In their academic robes attended the funeraL MRS BANGS DEAD Yonkers April Agnes Hyde Bangs wife of John Kendrick Bangs died suddenly at her home tonight of heart disease LEVEE BREAKS New Orleans April The levee broke this morning at the upper line of ex-Governor magnolia plantation on the west side of the river and about CO miles below this city As the river bank at that polat Is very steep the break will have to be closed from the Inside The Grand Isle railroad refused freight and gera for points below Magnolia Winchester In the back with buckshot After the shooting the murderer went to a ranch and compelled the rancher to shoe two horses for him and then rodd away The rancher failed to report the killing until three days after the occurrence A posse Is now In pursuit of the murderer Governor Brodle has been asked to send out the rangers la pursuit as It Is thought he had gone south into tho Bad Man's land of Yuma county where It Is almost Impossible for a Bfl posse to go with safety SIGN' INDEMNITY BOND Dowager Empress and Court Start on a Pilgrimage to Western United States to Inereaas Asiatic Number of Vessels to Bo Added Pekin April The report received here that the action of the United States In increasing her Asiatic squadron la on account of the "alarming reports on the situation In excites surprise in Pekin Such reports were not sent by the United States or British legations which possess good facilities for judging the situation in China The only disturbances considered serious are those in the Kwang 81 province the southern province of China bordering Tonkin where 100000 rebels are said to be under arms which were never 'directed against foreigners The latest reports rgardlng General Tung Fuh Slang the Boxer leader and Prince Tuan the exiled anti-foreigner who are at the head of the Insurgent forces In the northwestern province of Kansu' are reassuring The govern- ment claims to have come to an understanding with them whereby they are to agree to refrain from hostilities It la believed that the government la suppiling them with funds on condition that they remain quiet The officials promise the foreign ministers that the Indemnity bonds will soon be signed The officials apparently have concluded that It will be impossible to obtain any concession In the terms of the Indemnity until that formality la fulfilled! The dowager empress and the court started on their Journey to tho western tombs They will absent from Pekin IS days Other trains will carry most of the high officials In Pekin and the entire household of eunuchs and concubines Business traffic-on the railroads entering Pekin will be practically suspended for several days The masses regard ahe pilgrimage with as-onlshed disapproval and predict that heaven will send disasters ASIATIC SQUADRON To Bs Increased By a Number of War Vessels Washington April The United States naval forces In the orient will be Increased materially ns soon as the vessels now under order to proceed to those waters arrive there The navy department In making this Increase contemplates squadrons In Aclastlc and Philippine waters under three general heads vis: Vessels of the line of battle made up of the battleships Kentucky Oregon and Wisconsin and the monitors Monterey and Monadnock aU'there with the exception of the Wisconsin which sails from Puget Sound about May 1 second the cruiser squadron up of the New Orleans already on the Asiatic station the laleigh now in the Caribbean sea the Albany and the Cincinnati and the third squadron made up of gunboats and amall crafts designed especially for service In the smaller bodies of water where the larger ships because of their drafts are unable to go BATTLE WITH ROBBERS Huntington Va April John Stephens was shot and fa- tally Injured and Ben Edens waa shot and dangerously wounded during a battle with highwaymen early this morning In the western limits of this city Stephens had his skull fractured by a blow Edens leaped Into a stream and escaped The fight -a attracted quite a crowd The highwaymen escaped without -a securing any money -a BANDITS CAPTURED Last of the Bert Casey Outlaw Gang Taken by Officers Guthrie April Sheriffs dorr Ison of Kiowa City Thompson of Caddo Porter cf Garfield and Bottom of Washita surrounded a ranch near 3ordele Oklahoma and within a brief Ime captured six of the remaining out awa of the Bert Casey gang supposed to have robbed the Ledger Lank of 68-000 last Friday The bandits were surprised and taken without trouble GEORGE GILLETTE DEAD Was a Member of Lord 'Ashburton's Suite in Santa Crus Cal April George Gillette Is dead at the county hospital aged 80 years He came to the United States In 1842 as a member of Lord suite to negotiate the Ashburton-Webster treaty for the northeast boundary of this country Ie had been an Inmate of the county hospital for 12 years Takes a Horseback Ride in the After-noop With Superintendent of Black Hills Forest Chief Executive Announces New Rule as to Even- ing Entertainments Sioux Falls April President Roosevelt Is the guest of Sioux Falls and will remain so until 9:20 tomorrow morning His special train arrived here about 8 this evening and he was met by a delegation headed by Mayor Burnside Senator KIttrldge also greeted him The president was escorted to the Catacele hotel by detachments of the two militia companies here and enjoyed a day of comparative rest the first he has had since his trip began He attended church both in the morning and evening and In the afternoon went for a horseback ride Accompanied by Seth Bullock superintendent of the Black Hills forest reserve -The fact that President Roosevelt attended church services twice today was due to a mistake on the part of the local committee The committee had the Impression that the president was a member of the German Lutheran church and accordingly arranged to have him attend that -church this morning After it was learned that the president worshipped at the Dutch Reform church arrangements were made to have services held in the evening ht the Livingstone Reformed church here While- it is not the custom of the president to attend services on Sunday evening he consented to make an exception to his rule today when the facts were presented to him The services this morning were conducted by Reverend Herman Self president of the German Lutheran college at Wellington Iowa who came here for that purpose' The German 'language was used throughout the sermon -The length of the program at Milwaukee did not permit the president to reach his car until after midnight He has been obliged to announce that he will in the evening begin speaking not later than 8:30 and always will be hack In his car by 10 He will adhere strictly to this rule TO ENTERTAIN PRESIDENT Visit to Yosemite Valley Likely to Be a Memorable One San Francisco April The Tosem-te Valley commission will make the visit of President Roosevelt to the famous valley a memorable one He will be given a salute by a battery of 'dynamite cartridges the "effect of which will exceed anything the president has ever heard In the way of bis war ex leriences The walla of the valley at 3000 feet sheer and the report of a toy pistol within them reverberates up and down and around the valley sounding like a series -of volleys Ly leavy artillery The explosion of a battery of dynamite cartridges ia expected to produce most extraordinary results Chris Jorgensen the artist has notified the commissioners that he will place hla cottage the most beautiful and commodious In the valley at the disposal of the president during the visit An enormous bonfire will be built on the overhanging rock of Glacier Point the dimensions of the Rumination being only limited by the surface area of the rock The great mass of fire will be thrown over the aide of the projecting rock to the bottom of the valley 8000 feet below and the presidential party will witness a streak of fire such as few isve ever had an opportunity to see Other appropriate spectacular effects are being prepared for the presidential visit THREATENED PRESIDENT San Bernardino Cal April Brown of Redlands who was arrested just before the last- visit of President McKinley under instructions from Governor Gage who learned that he had made threats against the president is again in the county Jail having been taken into custody at Redlands last night on a similar charge he having been overheard making threatening allusions to President Roosevelt It Is stated that ever since the president announced Ills intention of visiting the coast Brown has been closely watched and his arrest was decided upon as a measure of precaution He Is charged with vagrancy and the arresting officer Deputy United States Marshal Revere explains' that he talked too much MRS WILDER DEAD SL Paul April 5 Mrs Fannie Spencer Wilder widow of Amherst Wilder died at her home in this city at an early hour today Mr Wilder had been a resident of this city since 1881 was prominently socially and identified with many public charities She leaves a large estate i ARIZONA DESPERADO ASSASSINATES TWO MEN REBELS SUCCESSFUL AT Am DOMINGO Washington April 5 A report to the navy department from Commander -Turner of the cruiser Atlanta at Santo Domingo City shows another repulse to the government troops who made an attempt to take the city from the revolutionists and that Commander Turner was 'again -compelled to land bluejackets to protect the United States consulate Commander dispatch Is as follows: Domingo via Haiti April 5 The government forces "attacked the Kingman Arts April News has Just reached Kingman of the murder of Charles Blakey known as the and Roy Winchester a young miner on the trail 40 miles south of this place by James McKinney Nothing definite Is known of the cause of the murder but it la thought McKinney who is wanted for the killing of -William I Wynn at Porterville Cal last July took the men for officers and laid In wait for them on-the trail Blakey was shot In the breast and.