Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 February 1903 — Page 3

Edward P. Honan, ATTORNEY AT LAW. Law, Abstracts, Real Estate, Loans. Will practice in all the courts. Office over Fen. dig's Fair. RENSSELAER, INDIANA. Judson J. Hunt, Low. mocis, Loons end Real Esioie. RENSSELAER, IND. Office up-stairs in Leopold block, first stairs west of Vanßensselaer street. Austin, Lawyer and Investment Broker Attorney For The .N. A. AC'. Ry, and Rensselaer W. L. A P. Co. t3L>ofiice over Chicago Bargain Store. Rensselaer, Indiana. U. M. Baughman. G. A. Williams, Baughman & Williams, ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW. Law, Notary work, Loans, Real Estate and Insurance, special attention given to collections of all kinds. Office over "Racket Store.” 'Phone 320. Rensselaer, - Indiana. J. F. Irwin S. C. Irwin Irwin & Irwin, Real Estate, Abstracts. Collections. Farm Loans and Fire Insurance. Office in Odd Fellows' Block. REXSSBLAER, INDIANA. R. W. Marshall, ATTORNEY AT LAW. Practices in all courts. Special attention given to drawing up wills and settling decedent's estates. Office in county building, east side of court house square. .our*. c. Q. aeiTLCH. karst a. luaui Foltz, Spitler & Kurrie, (Successors to Thompson A Bro.) ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Law, Rea! Estate. Insurance Absracts and Loans. Only set of Abstract Books in the County. RENSSELAER, IND. Ira W. Yeoman, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Remington. - - - Indiana. Law. Real Estate. Collections, Insurance and Farm Loans. Oftice upstairs in Durand Block. Drs. I. B.&l.M.Washburn, Physicians & Surgeons. Dr. 1.1). Washburn will erivespecial attention to Diseases of the Kye, Bur. Nose. Throat and Chronic Diseases. He also tests eves for Orricc Tiuphoni No. 48. Rssiosmcb Pnohi No. 97. Rensselaer, - - Indiana. E. C. English, Physician & Surgeon. Office over I rues' Millinery store. Rensselaer. Ornci Phoni 177. Pisioinci Phoni, 119. Dr. Anna Francis, OSTEOP.TTHIC PHYSICIAN. Graduate American School of Osteopathy. Office over Harris Bank. Rensselaer. Ind. Hours: 9tolß m; Ito 4:30 p. m. Doctor A. J. Miller, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Rensselaer, - - Indiana. Office up-stairs in Forsythe block. General practice of medicine, surgery and X-ray work. Calls answered promptly, day or night. Office ana residence 'phones. 304 (Jasper Co.); ■iso (tialleck' 43 at residence. W. W. MERRILL, M. D. fieciic Physician and surgeon, RENSSELAER • INDIANA. Chronic Diseases a Specialty. Office 'Phone 30s. Residence 'Phone 345 H. O. Harris, K. T. Harris. J. C. Harris, President. Vlce-Pres. Cashier. Rensselaer Bank. Deposits received on call. Interest Bearing Certificates of Deposit issued on time, Exchange Bought and Sold on principal cities, Notes Discounted at current rates, Farm Loans made at 5 per cent. We Solicit • Share of Your Business. H. L. Brown, DENTIST. Office over Lnrail’s drug store. aiu mrni Crown, Bar and Bridga >1 T Work. Teeth Without jnmJh i Plates, Without Pain. .. J.W. HORTON .. IS YEARS I N RENSSCLAKR. Teeth carefully stopped with gold and other fillings. Consultation free. Nitrous Oxide Oat administered dally. Charges within the reach of all. ornei oreoarre oourt Mouse. PLENTY OF E 668 And no sick cblrkene where Wells' Booster Poultry Powder is used. Cure# <'holers, Oepee end Soup. Keeps poultry heelthy. I*rlee, aa reels Sold by ki F. Long.

EUROPE FACES WAR.

NATIONS PREPARING FOR GREAT STRUGGLE WITH TURKEY. of the Sultan's Sway Seen—Kua* ala and Austria Massing Large Armies on the Frontier for Spring Campaign Appalling Possibilities. The probability of the maintenance of peace in Europe beyond the next few weeks is less, considerably less, than the probability of war. This grave conclusion Is the deliberate judgment of statesmen and private observers alike who ora acquainted with the latest development! in the crisis in the East. There have been perennial war scares over the Balkan question for many years, uutil diplomatists as well ns the world at largo have come to regard the cry of wolf with indifference, but it is impossible to ignore or belittle the alarming nature of the present situation. The London Times does not exaggerate when it ■ays: “Every European chancellery is awnra thajh there is most imminent danger of a revolt In Macedonia on a totally different

ABDEL HAMID.

•cale from the usual spring disturbances, and an opening up of questions that may lead to a struggle the limits and issues of which a wise man will not pretend to forecast.” The preparation of the Macedonian revolutionary committee for a general rising in the spring are so extensive that it is impossible to keep them secret, and It is impossible to offset them except by a large army and campaign arrangements. It is only necessary to point out the main features of the situation in order to demonstrate the imminence of the peril. The Sultan's atrocious misgovernment of Macedonia, despite all warnings and protests, Las at last aroused both the Christian and Ottoman populations to revolt. The Bulgarian government has given formal assurances that it will do everything in its power to avoid Interference in the coming quarrel. It is quite beyond its power, as all concerned know, to prevent the Bulgarian people from crossing the frontier and making common cause with the Macedonian revolutionists. Servia also professes its Intention to •tand aloof, but there also no government is strong enough to keep the country long out of the field after the fighting begins. Mistake of European Concert. It will naturally be inquired how it happens that th# European concert, which especially champions the rights of the Macedonian Christians, has allowed the crisis to reach a point of such danger that npw it is probably too lato to avert an outbreak of the much-dreaded conflagration. It would have been much better, as the Times observes, if Europe had taken the w'kole population under its protection instead of only the Christians, inasmuch aa the Ottomans are suffering equally from the atrocious misrule of the corrupt governing class. The cokeert of Europe, as has been many times demonstrated with appalling consequences, is a useless machine for sny emergency requiring prompt action. Moreover, Abdul Hamid has successfully resisted its efforts more than once, even when it was unanimously in earnest. It la almost hopeless to nttempt to wring adequate concessions from him now In time to induce the Macedonians to abandon their revolutionary program. It is clear that this is fully understood by the powers proposing these reforms, but Russia and Austria have already begun massing troops on the frontier for a campaign which they consider inevitable early in the spring. The Sultan himself Is by no means idle. He ia prepaving to put down in hia usual savage fashion any rebellion In his dominions. There is no doubt of ths result, however. If, while struggling with the revolting provinces, Abdul Hamid is confronted by the troops rs Russia and Austria, the Turk will at last he driven out of Europe. But what will lie the effect of a Russian seizure of Constantinople? A few years ago it would hnvo been the signal for a general European war. This la less probable to day, hut to again quota the Times, a wise man will not pretend to forecast tiie limits and Issues of the questions which would be opened up.

SHUN HAGUE TRIBUNAL.

Power.' Representatives Try to Kffsot a Settlement. Every effort is making by the representative* of the allies in Washington to secure nit enrly settlement of the V*nezuelnti dispute without referring It to The Hague. In this effort the Italian, German and British representatives are receiving Jhe help of Mr. Iloweti, n« well aa the cordial approval of the government of the United States. It is understood that the President, while in no way connected with the negotiations. is personally in favor of a final agreement being reached at Washington. This fact, it Is believed, will have an important hearing on the decision.of 4he British and German officers. The British ambassador and the German minister have both cabled to their governments the fact that Mr. Bowen has expressed hia wllllngnesa to give the allies preferential treatment for three months In order that they may emerge from the controversy without Injury to their honor.

ILLINOIS LAWMAKERS

The House was introduced to a new man Thursday morning in the person of Representative Frank W. Burton, of Carlinville. who can make liimself dear when he talks and make the House listen. Minority Loader Wilson, as a matter of form, moved reconsideration of the vote by which the rules wore adopted under the gavel Wednesday, and then yielded the floor to Mr. Burton. The motion to reconsider the adoption of the gavel rules was laid, upon the table. Representative Davies has introduced a toll regulating the employment of minors which has been indorsed by Factory Inspector Davies, the Chicago Federation of Labor, tlie compulsory education department of the Chicago public school system and many child-saving organizations. Representative A. \V. Noiie lias introduced a bill to authorize the County Board of Cook County to regulate the title, abstract and guarantee business in that county lin'd fixing maximum fees to he charged by persons engaged in the business as follows: For certificate of abstract, $3; for each instrument shown in abstract, $1; for each tax sale or judgment shown, $1; for each page of <ourt records, $1.50; for certified copies, 50 cents. Mr. Xohe also introduced a hill to give the general public access to all judgment dockets, tux sale hooks, abstract records, etc., in the Recorder's office during office hours. Speaker Miller announced the standing committees of the House Friday morning. The list contained no marked surprises. The members of the Sherman faction are quite effectually effaced from the important committees. At iliat, they confess, most of them have been ns well treated probably as the men (if the other faction would have been had Sherman been elected Speaker. Nearly every Shermahite is on at last one of the committees which are considered good. The introduction of two hills and reference of Senator Dunlap’s "great navy” joint resolution was nil the iiddUionuJ business done by the House. The Senate had only two members present. Templeton and Ree*, and did no business. The Senate went on record Tuesday in favor of the election of United States Senators by diyect vote of the people. Senator W. A. ltiley, of Chicago, recorded the only vote against it. The resolution passed calls upon the national Congress to call a constitutional convention for proposing amendments. Representative Oldum introduced a hill putting the County of Cook into business in competition with the title guaranty companies, and one designed to strengthen the Torrens law. The first bill provides that 5 per cent of all fees for abstracts shall he set aside by the Recorder as an indemnifying fund, until SIOO,000 shall he collected. Then 2'i per cent shall be collected, and this rate shall be maintained unless the fund falls below SIOO,OOO, when the 5 per cent shall he restored. The bill is recommended by the Cook County board. Mr. Oldam’s second hill requires all executors, administrators and trustees holding power of sale under wills admitted to probate, to register such lands under the law. It is estimated that under its provisions all the land in Cook County will have been registered in fifty years. The first bill other than an appropriation bill to go through either house passed the Senate —-Senator Berry’s bill requiring that demand upon an estate and will contests shall he filed within one year of decedent’s death, instead of two years. Senator Campbell's bill amending the anti-fusion law in the interest of nonpartisan judiciary nominations and amending a primary law to provide for a judiciary primary in advance of the .Tune election were both ordered by the Senate Elections Committee to be reported out with recommendation that they pass. The first named hill simply provides that a candidate for judge may have his name on the official ballot more than once—can he nominated on more than one party ticket. The other provides for a primary election in April or May for the election of delegates to nominate candidates for the bench. Both hills have emergency Clauses. Speaker Miller on Wednesday refused to let the House instruct its appropriations committee to exact from the .toads of State institutions itemized estimates of their expenses. A resolution so instructing the appropriations committee was referred to tlint committee under the gavel. The Democratic side, spread upon the records a constitutional protest against Speaker Miller's use of the gavel the previous week in denying roll calls on the rules even when roll calls were demanded by ten times the number of members who can, according to the constitution, secure a roll call for the asking. Speaker Miller and his followers interposed no objection to putting the protest on the record. The Sanitary District Trustees nre authorized to develop and make use of the Chicago drainage canal water power in a bill introduced by Representative Farley, of Cook. It provides that the power shall he made available by conversion into electrical energy for rnnstnission to the various cities, villages nnd towns In the sanitary district whose people have contributed to the expense of the district. To defray the ex•ponse it is provided the sanitary district may impose an additional tux 'of one-, half of 1 per cent per annum. Senator Campbell's hill amending the Australian ballot law by permitting candidates for officers of courts of record to have their names printed oil the ballot In more than one place, anil permitting separate primaries for the nomination of candidates for the judicial election in June, were advanced to third reading. The’ former was amended so as to make it apply to counties having a population of 125,000 or more, and the Intter was amended so as to give the executive or managing committee of a political party power to make the judiciary nominations, instead of holding a primary and a convention, when only candidates for the bench are to lie nominated.

Senate Committees.

Rules —McKenzie, choirman; Humphrey, Kerry, Stringer, Fowler. To Visit I’etial and Reformatory Inatitutions —Bailey, chairman; Small, Dawson. Warehouses Farnum, chairman; Koch, Kraus, Haas, Humphrey, Clark, Mueller, Dunlap, Ahlen, liutler, Kttuz, Maher. > Agriculture nnn Horticulture Hughes, chairman; Koch. Andrus, Dunlap, Helm, McCabe, Putnam, Stubblefield, Fort, Pemberton, Small, Ahlen, Meehan, Farrelly, Coleman, Reea

FIRE IN BIG ARSENAL.

FLAMES DO GREAT DAMAGE AT ROCK ISLAND. J - __ Heat Sets Off 1,603,000 Hounds of Ammunition, Endangering Lives of Many—Govern me nt Loss Est i mated at ♦2,000,000 -Fineit Arsenal iu World. The arsenal at Rock Island, 111., was visited hy a fire which caused a loss of about $”,000,000 in the destruction of storehouse "A,” the principal shop of issue of the government’s immense ordnance and equipment factory, and of its entire contents. < A thrilling incident of the tire was the discharge of 1,000,000 rounds of KragJorgenseu ammunition, the cartridges exploding in one continuous fusillade, scattering bullets to every part of the island and endangering the lives of scores of men who laid been called out to tight the flames. Boon Beyond Control. The fire started at about i) o’clock, and was soon beyond the control of the arsenal fire department. Appeals for help were sent to Davenport, Rock Island ami Mfrline, which Mb near by pn three sides the beautiful island on which the arsenal is located. Fire conymnies were immediately sent to help save the building, but found themselves powerless because of the Dying bullets. As a result the firemen’s efforts had to he confined to saving the rest of the plant. In this they were successful. Storehouse “A” went up in smoke, with all its contents, including a large quantity of military equipment. Estimate of Loss, Major S. E. Blunt, the arsenal commander, says that the burned building cost $250,000. and that its contents were worth over $1,500,(XX). It was the most costly tire that ever occurred in that vicinity and probably entails the heaviest loss upon the arsenal system of the United States that has befallen it iu time of peace. The Rock Island arsenal is the largest in the United States, luiving a greater capacity than any other and being advantageously located, comprising ten immense and substantial buildings with thirty-four floors and covering in all thirty acres of ground area. It represents an expenditure of $12,000,006. The site of the arsenal, the island of Rock Island, has been repeatedly reported by army officers to the War Department as not only the most beautiful and one of the largest in the Mississippi, hut as possessing extraordinary natural advantages from a military standpoint. General Ramsey, chief of ordnance, wrote to the Secretary of War in ISO 4 that "it is perfectly secure from an enemy advancing either by lake or river. From it supplies can he transported in any direction at any season of the year.” Rising from fourteen to twenty-three feet above the high-water mark of the river, it lies midway in the stream, with Davenport and its 40,000 people just across to the north and with Rock Island nnd Moline on the south bank, with a total population of about 40.000 more. The island stretches east and west along the course of the river for a distance of about two miles and three-fourths, with a width of from one-fonrtli to threefourths mile. Bridges, nil owned by the government, span the river and connect the three cities with the island and with each other. Description of the Plant. Located practically in the very center of the island, the buildings hare been built on the highest point of land. On either side of the main avenue there is a row of shops—five on the south for the arsenal, five on the newß for the armory. Driving through the main entrance from the west the road leads past the headquarters building, down by the "shop rows” and on to the driveway and bridge leading to Moline. On the northern shore is the handsome residence of the commandant at the end of "hedge row," and elsewhere nre located the barracks, equipped for six families and 170 men, and another building where the officers live. The geuernl plans of the shops are uniform. Each Is built in a “U” shape, w Ith the opening in the rear forming a court IX) feet wide nnd 238 feet long. The pnrallel wings nre 00 by 100 feet. The total area of each shop is 44,280 square feet—a little more than an acre. The eeuter building in the arsenal row is the forging shop nnd foundry. Opposite, in the north row. is the rolling mill and forging shop for the armory. The walls of the building are of Joliet limestone, and throughout the structures are of the most substantial kind. Nothing like these shops is to be found In the country, and it is doubted if they are equaled in the world —all things considered. Besides tlie main buildings there are six fireproof stone storehouses and one powder magazine. The arsenal ns such dates its birth back to July 11, 1802, when Congress passed an act locating it’ on the island and set uside SIOO,OOO ns a beginning. Ground for the first building was broken on Sept. 1, 1803.

Returning Mississippi to Vicksburg.

The proclivity of the Mississippi river to make erratic departures from its bed nnd select a new one is more or less well known. At one time Vicksburg, .Miss., was on the shores, hut the stream suddenly shifted, about twenty-five years ago, and left the city far away, greatly to the inconvenience of the merchants nnd others who depended on the river ti attic. For several years past the United States government lias hepn at work digging a canal which will bring the river back to Vicksburg and tiiHke it once more an Important port. This work is approaching completion, nnd its consummation will again enable the river bonis to land in front oY the city as of old.

Notes of Current Events.

Engineer Edwin C. Ragsdale burned to death in a wreck. Dana. Kan. Kansas City judge in loan shark case decided city employe cannot sell unearned salary. Oregon Senate passed a bill prohibiting tile sale of pa|>ers made up largely of criminal news. Six of the prineipal independent cigar factories in llnvana have entered into an agreement not to sell their brands or plants to anybody for ten years under a penalty of S'JtK),OOO.

I Commercial State Bank] North Sido of Publio Square, RENSSELAER, - INDIANA. siaiemem 01 condiiion ot Close 01 ns Business, on me 15m day of sepiemoer, 1902. RESOURCES. |, LIABILITIES. Loans and Discounts 5195.407.57 |j Capirsl Stock Paid In * 25,000.00 Overdrafts 1,008.82 (| Surplus Fund 8,000.00 Banking House 6.000.00 1) Undivided Profits U. 8. Bond* 11,900.00 j Net Earnings 2,502^8. Due from Banks and Bankers.. 29.193.00 11 Deposits 215,880.® Cash... 5,853.07 || $249,362.46 || *249,382.46 , Werespectfully call the attention of the public to the foregoing statement of our condition, as reported to the Auditor of State. We have money to loan on farm and city property and on personal security 1 at reasonable rates and withoutdelay. We pay interest on Savings, sell drafts on Foreign Countries, make investments on First mortgage Security for our customers, and tansact a general banking business. We respectfully solicit a share of the public patronage, promising fair and courteous treatment to all. Addison Pakkison, James T. Randi.e, ) John M. Wasson. Geo. E. Murray, >• Directors. E. L. Hollingsworth, ) 5 Per Cent Farm Loans a Specialty. Look Here! If you are going to buy ..FURNITURF,, it will pay you to call on E. J. HURLEY In Nowels Blk He soils everything in the furniture line. Pictures framed ami l pholsteriug done to order and satisfaction guaranteed. ♦ls You Weren't Lucky | Enough to get Hard Coal, remember we have plenty of Soft Coal, all kinds ♦ Pittsburgh, ♦ ♦ Jackson Hill, ♦ Virginia Splint, ♦ ♦ Cannel, Etc. Etc. ♦ fat $6.25 a Ton.l ♦ ♦ | == | DONNELLY LUMBER CO. ♦

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Seven Diseases Caused by Measles. Dr. Miles’ Restorative Tonic and Nervine Cured After Thirty-one Years. “I was a perfectly healthy young man up to February lß6> When my regiment was in Camp Randall I was taken sick with the measles and I did not enjoy good health up to the time 1 used Dr. Miles’ Restorative Nervine and Tonic in 1896. Doctors have told me it came from inactivity of the liver. I cannot say how many physicians did treat me but have had all kinds. Dieting has never helped me. Biliousness, attacks of headache, rheumatism, nasal catarh, hay fever, asthma, and chronic diarrhoea; have all taken their turn with me. Thanks to the Nervine and Tonic I am completely restored to health. I have also used lir. Miles' AntiPain Pills with good results and I think that the Dr. Miles Remedies are perfect."—Rev. Hiram Bender, Sparta, Wi*. “I want to say a few good words for Dr. Miles' Restorative Nervine. I have been troubled very much with insomnia since I made the change to the new paper and on account of this nave tried various remedies without relief. 1 was finally induced by a wholesale druggist, a personal friend of mine, to try Nervine. I can assure you it haa done me a lot of good. Ido not fimj it necessary to use it regularly now but occasionally when 1 find that I am excessively nervous and restless I again take ft up as I always keep a supply on hand. It has never failed to give me the desired relief.” —A. Huegin, Publisher “Daily Free-Press” Milwaukee, Wls. All druggists sell and guarantee first bottle Dr. Miles’ Remedies. Send for free book on Nervous and Heart Diseases. Address Dr. Miles Medical Co, Elkhart, Ind. Tbe season for horse bills is approaching. Retnomber The Democrat office is the place to gel them.