Cedar Rapids Evening Gazette, The (Newspaper) - May 16, 1894, Cedar Rapids, Iowa VOLUME 109 J P ROYAL KILLED Royal Employed by the Rock Island Railway Company to Wort up the Case Against Grand Chief D G Ramsay Killed by an Iowa Fails in an At- tempt to Take her Own Life RAPIDS IOWA WEDNESDAY MAY 16 1894 Claims He Was Her Paramour CHICAGO May and Instantly killed John P Royal and then fired a bullet into hor own head without producing any dangerous In jury yesterday afternoon In front of the National hotel No 230 Clark street the first building north of tae Grand Pacific Royal was 40 or 45 years old and a de- Until six weeks ago he was a special agent for the Rock Island road company but ho had been dis- charged He called at the office day to settle up some of his work and then started It is said to Seattle to visit a sick wife Another report la that he was not married It Is said Miss doll also was a detective and that they worked together some time ago on tho cutting telegraph wires a strike Both of them came originally from Maquoketa Iowa Royal Miss Wendell and her sister Annio Wendell registered at the hotel a week ago Royal undor the name of J P Smith Royal wont away after days but returned again yesterday and the party loft the hotel together at p m Royal spent much time In the room of tho women when he first came and during his ab- sence of a few days the disclosed the fact he had wronged Carrlo Wendell in money matters and lu a breach of promise to marry Carrie Wendell made a confident of the keeper In these matters and acted In a manner Indicating that her tem was if indeed she was not Insane At one time Annie took a ver from Carrie and seemed almost dis- traught at hor sister As to Carrie the proprietor of the hotel D A frequently pronounced her dangerously Insane When Royal returned yesterday he went straight to the room occupied by the two women Shortly after 3 o'clock he appeared at the office and presented checks for their baggage saying ho was going away He shook hands with Dooley and started down tho stairway leading to the street Carrlo Wendell camo Immediately after him and just as Royal reached the bottom of the stairs tho Wendell woman fired the first shot The bullet struck Royal Jn the eye lug the brain and killing him instantly Royal fell on the sidewalk and then bracing the weapon against her knee she sent another bullet Into his prostrate form She flred a third time with the Kun placed her head aud was staggering about the sidewalk when Officer Dan caught her before she foil Uo carried her to the Grand Pacific drug store and called an ambulance Royal's body was taken to morgue Tho woman's wound was first thought to be dangerous and sho was placed In a cab along with her sister and driven to the office of a physician on Adams street There It was found she had received but a scalp wound the bullet striking the skull and glancing She was removed to tho county hospital At the morgue papers were found on Royal's person indicating that he at some time was known by tho of John Riley On a card on which tho name of John Rlley was Inscribed in- were given that In case of an accident the North American should be notified He also had a pass however made out to J P Royal Royal's Royal who came here a fow years ago as a private detective She entered his em- ploy and has been with him ever since going about from place to place ever they found business In this line They became engaged about three years ago But It Is believed that he never meant to marry her although she has always to have perfect faith In him Previous to meeting Royal Carrie's reputation was good In most ways she was regarded as a bright girl but those who know hor best have long thought her mentally unbalanced In some re- spects Hor brother A S Wendell of Sioux City is a prominent and wealthy stock shipper Council Bluffs Had Another Industrial on Its They Were Marched Through the City and De- parted Immediately BLUFFS May army which was recruited In Omaha and vicinity reinforced by Duff's division from Lincoln started on their eastward march to Washington Chief Scanlan met the party at tho bridge and them through thu city to ham avenue camped for the night In conversation with Kelsey It was that they In- tended following the C B Q road to tho Mississippi river and their next stopping place would be at wood not mean to steal any train but will attempt to Induce men to cary them If possible Thoy ex- peot to reach the by this means In time to catch up with army In the ranks were Grayson and sou who were with tho Montana trials before their trouble with the Pacific people There are about HOO tramping It in various Nebraska and It was idea to await their arrival but thoy wore too slow and he concluded to proceed The Kelsey is composed of sons The army at 11 o'clock and expect to reach In the evening Out Of Omaha OMAHA May Kellcy and Duft assembled their Omaha and Lincoln branches of tho Industrial army as ferson square at noon and made ready for their march to Washington A ber of speeches were made and a tion amounting to was taken Four wagons were loaded with tho blankets and such property as tho soldiers desired to take with and a start was made shortly before 4 o'clock Tho first march was to the Bluffs where Kelsoy talked Ho announced that his next stops would bo at Atlantic City and Tho Lincoln crowd numbered and the Omaha contingent 10S Kelsoy complained that ho had not been used as well as Kelly In that Kolly had been given about by the citizens of Omaha while ho would go out of tho city with only Just before the start a woman gave him a saddle and an en- speculator offered him a horse In one eye for 815 A fresh appeal for funds was to the crowd In order to enable the purchase to to bo made and negotiations wore still In progress when the soldiers hit the trail and for Iowa soil The Leader of the Commonweal ment Nominated for Congress by Ohio Populists of the Eighteenth District CANTON Ohio May S Coxey the originator of the commonweal was here yesterday by the lists for congress from the Eighteenth district in the platform ed denounced the May let action of the Washington police in attacking and Browne and his crowd An- other Indorses the commonweal These were simply Inserted In the national platform The old split In the party between State Secretary Martin and H P Barnes was renewed COXEY G H STRIKE ENDED PRICE FIVE GENT BASE BALL National League 2 Chicago G Philadelphia 10 Now York 4 Brooklyn 17 Washington 7 Cleveland 7 St Louis 0 Western League Grand Rapids 2 G Western Association Das Moines 4 Rock Island 5 Omaha 13 2 Lincoln 0 5 St Joseph 3 4 All Differences Between the Great era Railroad Company and its Em- ployes Adjusted Last Might May differences existing between the Northern Railway company and its employes growing out of the recent strike and con- In Its latest phase with certain In- of the terms of settlement as arranged by the committee on tration were adjusted last night In a manner thoroughly satisfactory to all parties concerned The questions at sue were loft for the committee on tration which handled the matter pre- The report unanimously adopted provided for the restoration of the salaries of certain employes of the company In accordance with the original proposition and also that all classes o employes should be taken back to work except those charged with the tlon of property or who are in the hand of the law Mr Debs and Mr Ho van return to Chicago today to look after th Interests of the American Railway uolon in connection with the Pullman strike IOWA BANKERS The Eighth Annual Meeting of the Iowa the Cedar County Fair May Following Is the list of entries in the stake races for the fair August to 850 by Bromo W D G Cottrell Clarence Iowa Hattle Bayer A Engle Codar Iowa by Young Saulsbury J H Iowa by R W Wales Iowa City Iowa by David C M Peck Iowa uy Silver Spray Armstrong A Son West Branch Iowa Charity by Coast Range Milt Engler Iowa TWO YEAR OLD Clara by Aegon W D G Cot trell Clarence Iowa Mario by Brighton same Bell Aegon by Aegon A Engol Cedar Rapids Iowa Charlie by J H Rhot en Waubeek by R W Wales Iowa City Iowa Luverno W by Hubert same by Border W W Iowa Ivy D by Bon Harrison F M Conloy Rochester Iowa Cedar by Brown Cedar J P Rochester Iowa In It by Davio 0 N Peck Iowa Grammar by Grennan Iowa City Iowa Sioux City On Kneebs CITY May Kneebs case Is becoming more and more to local horsemen as It develops Opinions hero as to guilt or Innocence Is pretty much divided A prominent man I have a rubber stable al the tracks who worked for Kneebs shortly before ho went abroad and the horses took with him He does not care to be up in this ter and I withhold his name Ho says that If Kneebs has not the horse Bethel In Germany with him ho left her where en route from to the lie loaded Bethel with the other horses and Intended to take hor to Germany with that the horse was not taken to Germany and that she Is In training near St Paul but give no further assurance of the truth of their claims did on the first day they made them by Silver Spray Armstrong Bishop Henn Wins A Case 0 May heavy dict for libel was rendered In common pleas court In a case growing out of Evangelical church warfare Dr Homo editor of Der In commenting on a certain phase of the case applied the German word to certain of Bishop acts Suit was Instituted against Dr Home by Bishop ed damages The jury seemed to think the word was Intended to mean forger and gave Bishop Henn a verdict for Son West Branch Iowa West Branch Iowa Amos K by Guide J Miller Co Iowa City Iowa Ab Platt by Platt Iowa Me K by G A Sylvester ence Iowa 3 YEAR OLD SJOO Countess Eve by Norval D Cottrell Clarence Iowa Tramps Hold Up A Train Minn May desperate attempt was madu by throe drunken tramps to wreck thu Chicago express on the Milwaukee road The got on the blind baggage and robbed the tool box on the end of the tender of links and pins which were dropped to try and derail the train at Minnesota City The train crow at- tacked the tramps A ensued and after a desperate struggle two of the tramps were captured but a third the leader named Kelly a desperado escaped Later he was and la now In jail hero Was Onto Tho Ropes CITY May says that a careful Inspection of the wreck of the West Seventh street station shows that thu persons who set ire to It know about tbo In- arrangements of tiro lie says It was found that tlie ropes loading to the front of this by which the stalls arc opened weru cut so lie horses could not bo released aud that a heavy that to open and lose the front doors was thrown out of so that they could not Do opened Averted A Jail Delivery S D May jail AMco by Scow Line A Eugle Cedar j was attempted hero Monday night on the Rock Island mother lives In the state of Washington and is said to be wealthy Miss Annie Wendel the sister of tho Injured woman made the following J P became acquainted with my sister throe or four years ago while traveling through our section of the country as a detective for a railway com- pany My sister was at thn time en- gaged to be married to a man In our community but this match was broken cIT because of Royal's persistent attention to her Be secured for her a position as tho railroad company by which he was employed She accepted It and for a time she was successful While their relationship thus ed Royal borrowed money from her and when she afterwards urged him to repay it he promised in lieu of the money to deed over to her certain stocks In mines in Washington or to certain lands In that state I knew my sister was com- ing to this city with a view to having final understanding with him but did not know she had an Intention of taking his life I rather suspected she contem plated killing herself so grieved wa she at the unfortunate turn had taken A short time ago both she and Royal lost their positions with the rail road company From Their Home MAQUOKETA May Carrie Wendel was born and reared In this county near this city and her parents who are among the oldest settlers are highly esteemed and prosperous Fiva years ago she went to St Paul and en- tered Into the picture canvassing ness Three years ago she made the quaintance of Royal Her acquaintance with Royal ripened Into love and they traveled together considerably This spring Miss came home on a violt A fow days after her trunk ar- rived and she found upon examination that It bad been opened and all hor tors S torn were gone It was gested that Royal might have rilled the trunk to which she responded That's so and I will see The next duy she left for Chicago Carrie Wendell was born near this city about thirty years ago She is the daughter of Charles Wendell an and highly respected farmer who gave his daughter a good English tion Sho taught a few terms of try school and aha foil fn with one J P Station Agent Sentenced KEOSAUQUA May E Hendrew formerly agent for the Kock Island way company at Keosauqua who of the funds Intrusted to his care and ran away was convicted tho district court at Keosauqua and to one year In the penitentiary at Fort Madison Hendrew was pursued and captured by an officer employed by the company which had anteed his bond as agent lor the railway With Dynamite UNION May miller at West Auburn Hvo miles west of this city reports that for some time parties have been dynamiting Dsh north of the mills Charges of tho explosive have been thrown Into the river and tho ex- plosion kills ail the fish for quite a dis- tance The fish rise to the surface and are picked up by men In boats farther down tho Turkey river Tho attention or the Bah commissioner has been called to the matter Threatens To Turn Tramps Loose Pa May vln received very little encouragement here Monday and now the army Is on tho verge of starvation Colonel and his staff officers called on the mayor and chief of police and In- formed them unless food was given the within a few hours ho would turn his men loose to prey upon the town Forty special police were put on guard against tho army Rapids Iowa Celola by S A Barnes Son Iowa City Iowa Dick's Brothers by St Cloud 1 H Rhoten Waubeek Iowa Geneva Lake by R W Wales Iowa City Iowa Blue by Ben Harrison J P Stotler Rochester Iowa E VanMeter Tipton Iowa Zulo by Alcazar McConkle Clarence by Eromo Clarence Iowa Poisoned By Cheese And Sardines Ind May Rothermell and family Martin Carroll and family and Charles Myers and ily consisting In all of twelve persons were poisoned by eating cheese chased at a grocery Soon after eating he cheese they were taken violently 111 Physicians said they were suffering from or milk poisoning None died up to last night but three of thorn recover Ind May serious case of poisoning occurred In this city The family of Abraham Galley of the east end ate sardines The family poured vinegar over tho sardines and left them In the can over night eating the balance in the morning Within an hour Mrs Galley and her child were deathly sick and it was thought they were dying The physician saved Mrs Galley's life but It is believed the child will die Chairman Wilson On Duty WASHINGTON May entrance of Chairman Wilson of the ways and means committee Into the house day for the first after his long III ness was the signal for a spontaneous outburst of applause In an Instant the justness of the house was suspended and members flocked around the West to welcome him back to congress and congratulate him on his recovery Bums Versus Davies Sioux CITY May Davies of Norfolk and James Burns of Montana signed articles last night for a glove contest to occur within five miles of Sioux City Friday May 25 Davies agrees to knock Burns out Inside of ten rounds Marquis of Queensberry rules to govern A deposit of a side was made with James Kennedy temporary noon of the day of the fight an additional a side must ba de- posited with the stakeholder making all of which goes to winner who Is also to receive 75 per cent of the gate receipts Either party to appear In the ring forfeits the money in the hands of the stakeholder who shall pay It to the party appearing F E James of Is backing Davies and Jim Clark of this city la furnishing the Burns money and almost accomplished by White and Mountain alleged gers who had nearly choked Jailor Chas Myers Into a state of were made to by persons who were at- by the unusual noise Thw plan was uo doubt prearranged and was de- signed to secure the release of tho entire contingent Myers Is not seriously hurt Threatens To Sue The City May man one of tho parties who was down with tho small pox during winter one of those who was quarantined for many weeks claims tho county has de- manded of him to pay for non during the small pox period and he says positively he will not pay one cent In addition to this ho proposes og to his story to brine a damage suit against the city Chickamauga And May convention of delegates appointed by the governors of various stales to co-operate with the and Chattanooga National park commissioners In locating the positions of the regiments and batteries from Pennsylvania that participated In tho battles of and assembled here yesterday and formally organized Bankers Association to be Held in Capital City DES May eighth an- meeting of the Iowa Bankers sociation will be held In the of the Y M C A building In this city June 13 and 14 The following gentlemen will address the convention on subjects Hon John McHugh Lesson of 93 Hon Geo II Carr The Banker and His Lawyer Maj Hoyt Sherman Das State Bank of Iowa Hon E R Hays In the Panic Hon S B Zelgler West and Misery in the Orient Hon L W Lewis Banking Legislation Hon D F McCarthy Des Various Modes and Plans of Banking Mr A T Black Siouz Elastic Currency Mr S F Smith pressions Mr W D Evans Observations on Banking and Bankers Hon Fred Heinz Promissory Note The Iowa Bankers association was organized July 20 1887 Since its It has had seven annual meetings at places as Dos Spirit Lake Cedar Rapids Dubuque Sioux Davenport and Council Bluffs and eighth annual meeting brings it attain o Das Moines This meeting promises to exceed all others In attendance Inter- est and good results Tho present officers President W A First lonal bank Denlson First vice president Simon Moines Savings bank Des Treasurer J F Latimer Bank of lampton Secretary J M Codar Savings back Cedar Rapids Spirit Lake Chautauqua SPIRIT LAKE May second annual Spirit Lake Chautauqua will be held July 10 to A and at- tractive program Is announced Among tho speakers and artists engaged are Rev Sain Jones Hon Ignatius nelly Dr A A John Templo Dr Robert Nourse Hon Lou J Dr A J Palmer Herbert Stanley Reuton Edward P Elliott Fred Emerson Brooks tho Moody Male tet tho Andrews Opera company and many other high-class attractions Many special departments are provided for Including the C L S C Round ble Sunday School Normal Bible school Kindergarten normal elocution and physical culture classes etc program will be so arranged that daily excursions by steamboat or otherwise can bo takun to points of In- ternet lu tho lake region Tents will bo rented and meals served on the grounds The Illustrated containing full and detailed Information regarding the assembly will be mailed on application to tlin superintendent E C Whalon Spirit Lake Iowa Leaving Chicago CHICAGO May to move their tories outside the city limits The sons given are excessive taxation extra for fuel on account of the smoke ordinance activity of professional labor agitators and the distractions of Sunday amusements beer gardens and gaming bouses which operate to kaep away from their work Amoni tho concerns which have decided to seel relief In tho suburbs are the David Brad ley Manufacturing company which Is considering sites at Waukegan and on the bolt line west of there and Larz Owen it Co who will locate near kegan Tho latter firm has an offer of to occupy a certain site but has not yot accepted It Pie Wagon Delivers Beer CHICAGO May city council last night took steps to thwart tbo Ingenious browing company which has It Is alleged baen peddling beer in a plo wagon City Attorney Baker was Instructed to bring suit tho Avoy Browing company fora violation of 11 city ordinance A wagon marked South Park Bakery regularly makes the rounds to certain and It Is claimed that tho wagon Instead of con- bread and cakes Is nothing more or loss than a beer wagon belonging to that brewing company THE GOLDEN EAGLE One Price Clothing House ALWAYS THE CHEAPEST BARGAIN WONDERS 1200 Men's Fine Suits at on the dollar Bought for spot cash from Ullman Silver man Chicago This firm started in business January let and their entire stock was for this season's trade We have divided this purchase in two lots 500 Men's All lol Consisting of Worsteds Cheviots and Homespuns worth and Your choice Fine lol Suits Including a lot of Hue im- ported Homespuns In blacks blues grays worth up to a suit Your choice We aleo closed out a big lot of Boys and Children's buits from an eastern house which are now on sale at than free tariff prices 25 dozen Fine Fedora Hats latest shades and the kind you always pay and for Your choice for Mail Orders Promptly Attended TOP At C T Smith is making business lively by knocking out competition 1 r Kid Shoe I Ladies Fine Dongola Kid Shoe 2 00 Ladies Extra Dongola Kid Shoe 2 50 J Ladies Dongola Kid Shoe 3.00 op SHOES C T SHOE 19 Third Street Kimball Building EC O Wholesale and Send Orders The Victim Out Of Town May Kelly was Iven a ticket to Chicago and sont out of town last night She Is badly broken out what Is supposed to ue smallpox ho arrived hare from Indianapolis erday and according to her own ment bad just released from the The Exposition Company CHICAGO May Auditor rington of the Exposition company sued yesterday his April monthly report aro however estimates up to May 2 On that date Mr Harrington states the net liabilities of the company to be leaving a balance of assets to the amount of Mr ton adds that the total expenditures to date have been tures during the mouth were The Editor Was editor of tho Guthrle County Democrat pleaded guilty In the federal court to having used the United States mall a for a horse which the postal authorities hold was a violation of ho postal laws i upon that Howe had acted upon lezal advice and was innocent of any tion of violating the law discharged him upon of costs Dies From The Wound Mo May tor J C Seaborn who was wounded by a shot a Winchester during Southwest City last Thursday died Monday It Is believed that tho robbers are corralled near and a posse of marshals and citizens loft hern last night for them If captured they will be brought here for and lynched al May meeting of the general assembly of Congregational and ministers of Iowa Is being held In the First Con- church yesterday and continuing three days Henry Stone UK Henry Stone has been confined to his homo since Sunday with an attack of lever HIa reached be was pretty he was much better yesterday Walter 1 Hayes May democratic convention of the Second congressional district was held hero yesterday Walter I Hayes the only democrat In the ent congress who hails from Iowa was for a fifth term on the first formal ballot Scott county had made a spirited preliminary canvass In favor of John C Bills former state senator and supported him In the convention while Iowa county cast Its five votes for State Senator M J Kelly Ordered To Pay WIs May Jenkins made an order yesterday the Northern Pacific railway receivers to pay the Air Brake company to liquidate an Indebtedness contracted previous lo Fob 15 IOWA ANDERSON THE ARTISTIC TAILOR Grand Hotel Block Lillian Russell Leaves Her Husband NKW YORK May Russell and her husband known In private as John ton have agreed to live separately They were married only four months ago but could not live happily gether SPECIAL THIS Church Dedication May new and beautiful little church built by the tian people at AJ burbots will bo Sunday at 10 o'clock A Hazard evangelist of the northern dis- of Iowa will be there to take charge of tho services Judees Decline Van Wagenon of the Fourth district and Judge Carr bf the Fourteenth district nations decline 25 Per Cent Discount Do You Need a Now is the time to buy The Largest Line The Best Makes The Lowest Prices FOR THIS WEEK AT 42 SECOND AVENUE OPPOSITE P
