Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 June 1903 — Page 3

Edward P. Honan, ATTORNEY AT LAW. Law, Abstract*, Real Estate. Loans. Will practice in all tbe courts. Office aim *sndig's Fair. RENSSELAER, INDIANA. Judson J. Hunt, Low, flDstracis. loons and Real [stale. RENSSELAER, IND. Office up-stalrs In Leopold block, first stairs west of VanKensselaer street. Wm. B. Austin, Lawyer and Investment Broker Attorney For The N. A. AC. Ry, and Rensselaer W. L. A P. Co. ORvOffice 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 329. Rknssblabr, - Indiana. J. F. Irwin S. C. Irwin Irwin & Irwin, Real Estate, Abstracts. Collections. Farm Loans and Fire Insurance. Office in Odd Fellows' Block. RENSSELAER, 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. eases volts. o. a. svitlsm. harry m. iurrii Foltz, Spitler <sc Kurrie, (Successors to Thompson A Bro.) ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Law, Real Estate. Insurance Absracts and Loans. Only set of Abstract Books in tbe County. RENSSELAER, IND. Ira W. Yeoman, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Remington. ... Indiana. Law. Real Estate, Collections. Insurance and Farm Loans. Office upstairs in Durand Block.

Drs. I. B. & I. M. Washburn, Physicians & Surgeons. Dr. I. B. Washburn will give special attention to Diseases of the Eye, Ear. Nose. Throat and Chronio Diseases. He also tests eves for glasses. Orsfos Tslsphons No. 4®. Rssibshcs Shows No. ®7. Rensselaer, - - Indiana. E. C. English, Physician & Surgeon. Offie® over lines’ Millinery store. Rensselaer. Or nos Fmoms 177. ftSSIOSNCS Phoki, It®. Doctor A. J. Miller, _ PHYSICI AN ND SURGEON. Rensselaer, - ~ - Indiana. Office up-stairs in Forsythe blork. General practice of medicine, surgery and X-ray work. Calls answered promptly, day or night. Office and residence ’phones. *O4 (Jasper Co.): also (Halleek) 43 at residence.

W. W. MERRILL, M. D. \ Eieciic Ptiysicion ond suroeon, RENSSELAER. - INDIANA. Chronic Diseases a Specialty, Office’Phone 308. Residence ’Phoneß4S Dr. Francis Turfler. Dr. Anna Turfler, Drs. Turfler & Turfler, OSTEOPAtiHIC PHYSICIANS. Graduates American School of Osteopath/. Office over Harris Bank, Rensselaer, Ind. Honrs: 9 to 13 m; 1 to 4:30 p. m. H. O. Harris. E. T. Harris, J. C. Harris, President. Vice-Free. 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 3 per cent. Ws Solicit a Share el Year Business. . v H. L. Brown, DENTIST. Office over Larsh’s drug store

go^HKHjmr. / *y Crown. Bar and Bridge ■MwS; i Work. Teeth Without nr I SWk Plates, Without Pain. .. J.W. HORTON .. UtIAM IN MKMSSELAER Teeth carefully stopped with fold and other Ulln(t. Consultation free. Nitrous Oxide Gas administered dully. Charges within the reaehof all. ernes orrosirs courr neuas. •oMhy A.

POLITICS OF THE DAY

Aitatng in ths Wrong Dlrecttlon. The American Society of Equity of Indianapolis has Issued a bulletin to the farmers of the United States, demanding an Increase In the price of wheat, arguing that the minimum price of wheat should be $1 a bushel and urging the farmers of the United States not to sell for less than fl. The society was organized a year ago with that city as national headquarters to maintain higher prices for farm products by co-operation of the farmers of the country and this is the first formal demand for the increase In prices. The bulletin reasons that because of tbe low visible supply of wheat and the high cost of production owing to high prices for most other commodities, that $1 at Chicago Is only an equitable price for wheat. It says: “Farmers, keep this matter In mind, keep dollar wheat at Chicago, before you, and you will get it as sure as the sun rises in the east and sets In the west. We Implore you, don’t be fools.” It may be heresy, but we would like to suggest to the Equity Society that there is another and an easier and more certain way for the farmers to accomplish the result aimed at, and it does not involve the risk, and almost certain failure, of attempting to imitate the manufacturing trusts. The farmers have never succeeded, and probably never will succeed, in forming a trust which will enable them to force up the price of any important product 40 per cent. Not only

“SOMETHING DOING” IN THE POSTOFEICE SCANDAL.

are there too many farmers, very widely scattered, but they are not, as are the manufacturers, protected by tariff duties on their products—except on sugar and a few other rtant products which we do not raise In sufficient quantities to export largely. In the case of wheat, the price Is fixed in Liverpool and It is not certain that if our farmers should refuse to sell and we ceased entirely to export, that the foreign price would reach the equivalent of dollar wheat at Chicago. But the tariff on manufactured goods Is effective because there are comparatively few manufacturers in any line, because they often have a monopoly of the mines or materials used and because they usually have potential or actual competition from foreign goods in our home markets —which wheat growers do not have. Because of these and other reasons, the manufacturers have been able to form successful trusts and to take advantage of the high tariff duties. They have thus forced up the prices that the farmers must pay for manufactured goods an average of about 40 per cent since the Dingley tariff bill became law. The prices of many articles, such as barb wire, wire nails, tin plate, window glass, etc., have been forced up 100, 200 or 300 per cent in our markets, thougii sold at very low prices to foreigners. If tariff duties on trust products were taken off, manufactured goods which now sell for »1 would sell for only 00 cents. The farmer could then buy ns much with his bushel of wheat, selling at'7s cents st Chicago, as he would get If he could force, the price of wheat u* to sl, while paying the present high trust prices for his goods. It is entirely feasible for the farmers, by voting for no tariff on trust goods, to reduce the cost of what they havs to buy. It is not at all feasible for them to get together long enough to artificially raise the price of wheat 30 per cent or 40 per cent. The farmers are the backbone of protection In this country, although, as a leading republican —Hon. Ben Butterworth —said in 1890, "The manufacturers and the Trusts get the protection and-the profits of the tariff—the farmer gets the husks and humbug.” As was clearly shown by the 1902 election, the workingmen of the greet cities voted against the trusts end the high tariff which have so greatly in-

creased the cost of living, while the farmers voted strongly In favor of both. Just why farmers should continue to vote for a system that takes money out of their pockets and puts none into them, is one of our unsolved political problems. If Instead of agitating for Impossible dollar wheat, (unless produced by natural causes In tbe rest of the world) the Equity Society will advise farmers to discuss the tarlff-trußt question In their grange and other organizations and to vote for their own pockets all the time, jpst as the manufacturer* have always been doing, great good will result, pot only to the farmers but to all laborers, mechanics and professional The ccßt of living will be greatly reduced and entirely at the expense of the trusts. In fact, both farmers and laborers generally will be benefited by the greater amount of manufactured goods which would be used, if they were sold at more reasonable prices. As more factory employes would be needed to make more goods, not only would factory wages tend to rise, but tbe farmer would soon have a bigger home market for bis products. The doom of protection will be sealed when the farmers begin seriously to discuss the tariff question and to realize what it means to them. This discussion Is what the Republicans are trying to prevent. They tell the farmer that the tariff is politics and must therefore be tabooed in the grange and

other farmers organizations. What nonsense. The tariff is business; just every-day common dollars-and-cents business to the farmers. When the farmers find .this out and begin to get an Idea of what “protection” has cost them they will be mad all through and will be looking for somebody to kick them all around a ten-acre field.— Byron W. Holt. Roosevelt’s Words and Acta. In one of his speeches, Mr. Roosevelt said: “Xo law will ever make a coward brave, a fool wise, or a weakling stjong. All the law can do is to shape things that no Injustice shall be domt by one to another and so that each man shall be given the chance to show the stuff that is in him.” And yet Mr. Roosevelt is the faithful champion of a tariff law that takes money out of the pockets of the many to replenish the pockets of the few. He objects to the destruction of the shelter, which the trusts find In the tariff and he does not appear to be disturbed because under Republican administration the law Is molded to shape things so that justice is done, to the benefit of a comparatively small number of men to th» great disadvantage of the masses.—The Commoner. The worst feature about the Post Office scandal is that so many Congressmen must have been aware of tome of the misdoings and participated In the plunder to the extent of getting their friends appointed to office or tjie salaries of those already there considerably raised.

Uncle Sam —This reminds .fire of the old sitar Route day*.—New York Herald.

SLAY KING AND QUEEN

SERVIAN ARMY REVOLTB AND ASSASSINATES RULERB. Awful Butchery in Belgrade -Alexander, Draga and Six Others Murdered —Overthrow of Government the Result of a Well Laid Plot.

The reign of King Alexander and Queen Draga, sovereigns of Servin, was brought to a fearful end early Thursday when the royal palace in Belgrade was surrounded by troops and the King and Queen and the members (/ their cabinet murdered in their bed*. The revolutionists under Prince Peter Karageorgeviteh secured the support of the entire Servian army, and Karageorgeviteh was proclaimed King. Besides the King and Qncen, Premier Zfnzur, Minister Markovitch and his wife, the commander of Che palace grounds, and two other members of the royal household were assassinated. The attack was made shortly after midnight. The troops surrounded the Ivonak and forced their way into the palace. Only a feeble attempt to prevent the assassination was made by the members of the Itoyal Guard, many of whom are suspected of being implicated in the plot. The royal household was aroused by the troops. Terrible scenes followed. The members of the cabinet and their Respective wives fled to the bedroom of the King and Queen, but were followed by the assassins. Queen Draga piteously begged that her life be spared, but all of the occupants of the bedroom were quickly executed.

It is said that the last moments of the King and Queen were filled with horror. When the royal pair retired a few hours earlier they had no suspicion that the long-expected revolution was upon them. They were awakened by tbe cries of the servants, but before any attempt at escape could be mude the soldiers were upon them. The revolt of the army is complete. The overthrow of the government was accomplished within a few minutes after the troops had proclaimed Karageorgevitch ruler. The plan of the uprising was carefully covered up. It is said that several of Alexander’s trusted advisers were in the confidence of the revolutionists. Steps toward the formation of a new government progressed with all possible haste, in order to allay the excitement. The leader of the Liberal party, Avakomoviteh. has been appointed Premier. The city of Belgrade is in a state of great excitement.

Although the late King and Queen were unpopular with their subjects, their terrible fate has aroused much public sympathy. It is feared that a revulsion of feeling will follow and that an attempt will be made to depose Karageorgeviteh. Several previous attempts were made to assassinate Queen Draga. Since her ascension to the Servian throne Her life has been a long series of scandals. Lately, however, it was declared she had been restored to the favor of the King and several of her former favorites were banished from court.

King Alexander and Queen Draga Muschin were assassinated during a military revolution which broke out at 2 o’clock in the morning in the streets of Belgrade. A proclamation was posted in the streets shortly afterward stating that their majesties had been shot. The trouble was precipitated by Alexander’s high-handedness under the influence of Queen Draga. Public opinion, especially in army circles, has been seething for mouths past, ami the King’s act in stifling the popular voice at the recent election by a foreed ministerial success was the last straw. The first intimation of serious trouble, however, was not manifest until Wednesday night, when murmuring began to lie heard. It gradually increased in volume until, with a roar, the army at 2 o’clock broke all bounds and started a revolution. The palace was the first point of attack, and thither the military 1110 b rushed.

Various reports are current as to the manner in which the King fell. One has it that both were shot by members of the military, while another story has it that the King, seeing the end was inevitable, first shot the Queen and then turned his revolver on himself, committing suicide. The mob. made thirsty h.v its taste of blood, then made its way to the apartments of Premier Ziuznr and if. Markovjtch, the commander of .the King’s Guard. Both, with their wives, were shot down in cold blood. In all, eight persons 10.-t their lives. Immediately after the assassination of the King the mob proclaimed Prince Karageorgeviteh. the pretender. King in Alexander’s stead.

$1,000,000 FOR IRISH FARMERS.

Purpose of an Organization Formed in New York. Well-known Americans of Irish descent are in back of the Irish Industrial League of America, which was organized in New York recently, and whose purpose is the betterment of the conditions of Irish farmers, through co-opera-tion with the Irish Agricultural Organization Society. They intend in a short time to develop it into a powerful national -organization which shall devote itself chefly to raising funds with which the work of teaehng farmers in Ireland mod-1 em methods of conducting their affairs may be prosecuted. The directors will meet within a short time and elect officers, after which the work of extending the organization to every city of importance in the country will be begun. Meetings will he held, which will be addressed by prominent men who have interested themselves iu thin latest plan to regenerate Ireland's industries, and strong efforts will he put forth to raise a fund which will make it possible to increase the scope of the work already begun iu Ireland. It is hoped to collect at least $1,000.000 within a year. Already a considerable amount has been contributed by the men whose names appear as incorporators. The purpose of the league, as stated in the articles of incorporation, is "the aiding and promoting industrial, commercial and agricultural pursuits in Ireland, for the aid, promotion and development of the eeouomic and material resource* in Ireland and the aid and advancement, by co-operation, voluntary association, pecuniary assistance and otherwise, of the general economic and industrial interest* of Ireland.”-

THE WEEKLY HISTORIAN

ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO. The invention of steel pens by “Mr. Wise," an Englishman, was announced. Great Britain took possession of Guiana. A copper plate engraving machine was invented by Turrel, a native of London, England. A steam printing press was invented by two Germans, Kotiig and Bauer. Napoleon visited Antwerp and decided to spend $10,000,000 in dock construction there. War between Brazil and Argentina was brought to an end by creating the independent State of Banda Oriental from the territory over which they had fought. SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO. Treating diseares by the water cure method was proposed by Vineez Priessnitz of Grafenburg, Austria. The walls of the Brunswick Theater in London fell during a rehearsal and killed a large number of persons. Henry Clay, referred to nt that time as tiie "traveling secretary,” succeeded in raising SIO,OOO at Philadelphia for a Kentucky election fund. Francis Smith gave at New York what was declared to be a successful demonstration of a Hying machine. The recently discovered lead mines in Illinois, lowa and Wisconsin were said to l)« producing nt the rate of 12,000 tons yearly. FIFTY YEARS AGO. One-nineteenth of the island of Cuba was reported tinder cultivation. All French vessels in English ports were seized by the latter government, ami Napoleon retaliated by making all Engli.-hmen in France prisoners of war. The second relief expedition left New York to search for Sir John Franklin’s arctic exploring party. * FORTY YEARS AGO. A large number of women were arrested at Demassvillc and Williainstown, Ky., for expressing sympathy with the rebels, and were ordered deported south. Two companies of infantry from Camp Douglas took possession of the Chicago Times office and destroyed, part of its morning edition. A peace convention at Cooper institute,'New York, adopted resolutions denouncing the Civil War as unconstitutional. The London Times predicted that the American Civil War never would end, except through the failure of men or of enthusiasm. The national convention to urge a ship canal between the great lakes and the Mississippi was opened in a tent at Chicago, with Hnnnibnl Hamlin, Vice-Pres-ident of the United States, presiding. The Illinois House of Representatives adopted resolutions denouncing Gen. Burnside for violating a “God given given right" in suppressing the publication of tin* Chicago Times. Gen. Payne inaugurated a system of hiring ex-slaves to,their former masters, the latter contracting to pay the men $8 monthly and the women $5.

THIRTY YEARS AGO. The Massachusetts labor reform party appealed to the workingmen of the country for support, on the ground that one of the old parties belonged to the “past,” and the oilier existed only for “spoils.” Mansfield T. Walworth, the novelist, was shot to death by kts 19-year-old son in the Sturtevant House at New York. The 1-ridge accident at Dixon, 111., by which over twenty persons were killed while watching a baptism, was attributed by the United Presbyterian of Philadelphia to an “unnecessary use” of the Lord's day, and attention was called to the death of Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase shortly after he returned from a Sunday ride. TWENTY YEARS AGO. Li Hung Chang, premier of China, threatened war against France unless the latter recognized the Chinese claims to Aunam. Samuel J. Tilden was pronounced by ex-Gov. Thomas A. Hendricks of Indiana to lie “one of the greate-'-t men in America,” who insisted on doing thoroughly everything lie undertook. The national free trade convention opened at Detroit with Ausou Phelps Stokes, Charles Francis Adains, Jr., and J. Sterling Morton among the delegates. England annexed the vast African territory of the Becluiaiias, north of the Orange Free State, because of the frequent wars of that tribe with the Boers. The Bartholdi statue committee at New York’appealed to the country for $150,000 with which to complete the pedestal of the statue of Liberty. Twelve persons were killed and twentysix injured ia a panic on the newly opened Brooklyn bridge. TEN YEARS AGO. Ignatius Donnelly arrival in Chicago with plans for “reducing the suffering brought about through the infamous trust system.” The Plaultlntni) bank failed at Milwaukee. with estimated liabilities of sl,100.000. Over $00,000,000 in gold wti raid to hare been exported from New York since the preceding Jan. 1. R The Chicago World’s Fair yai temporarily enjoined by Judge Stein from dosing on Sundays.

INDIANA INCIDENTS.

RECORD OF EVENTS OF THE PABT WEEK. ® Think Stepson Killed Her—Railroad Ballde Spur oa Sunday—Outlook Good for Fin# Wheat Yield—Biot by Lot cansport School Children. Mrs. Joel Lyons was. shot and Instantly killed at her home In Brown Township, twelve miles west of Shoals. Her husband was out driving stock on the farm. Investigation of the murder has resulted in Arthur Lyon, her stepson, being accused of the murder. He had threatened to take her life and while she wa| -at home aloue he is alleged to have emtered the house and fired at her. Mr/. Lyons fled from the house pursued by her assailant, who followed her through die yard into the barn lot, where she fell dead. Two bullets entered her body and two were embedded in her head. Mrs. Lylons was a niece of County Treasurer Joseph Cannon and a sister-in-law of County Assessor Henry Montgomery. Young Lyon has disappeared and a reward has been offered for his arrest. Railroad 6teals a March. Before 3 o’clock Sunday morning the Monon Railway Company had a gang of 200 men at work laying a spur Into the shipping district of Lafayette and the work was completed at 0 o’clock that evening. Some months ago the Momm company, with the Fort Wayne, Log an sport and Lafayette Traction Company, instituted condemnation proceedings against Shirks and others who own the old Wabash and Erie canal lied, for the right of way along a portion of the canal lied from Salem to Main street. Appraisers fixed the damages at $5,500, which was recently tendered by the company, but refused by the canal owners. This move of the railroad was n complete surprise. No ope aside from the railroad officials knew it was contemplated until work was well under way. Ties and rails were laid, but the track was not graded or ballasted. The workmen met with no resistance. Indiana Crcp Outlook. Reports on crop conditions throughout Indiana, representing nearly every county in the State, show that the outlook for an average wheat crop is good and that with favorable weather it may pass the average. The recent rains have caused blade rust in some sections and the Hessian fly is getting in its work in other localities. In county after county the reports show that the growing crop never looked better. Although corn has been held back by rains, and in many counties tiie crop has not been planted, yet the prospects are fair. * . Eight Hurt in Trolley Car. Eight persons were hurt in a collision at Jonesboro. A Gas City motor car running between Jonesboro and Marion and a gravel car on tiie Union Traction line, both running nt high speed, collided on a curve. Tiie Gas City motor was smashed. Eight passengers on the (las City ear were injured. Motorinan Stephens jumped in time to save his life. Stndents Engage in Riot. Fifty students of Bates street school, in Logansport, angry at not being promoted, laid .siege to the building with atom's and i&k bottles, smashing all the windows, throwing occupants ft»to a panic and surrendering only when a patrol wagon in answer to a riot call arrived with a squad of patrolmen. Ten arrests vvers mnde mid-others^are expected. Cramps Cause a Drowning. Cornelius Brophy. a young man of Terre Haute, was drowned in the Wabash River at Matthews Island. Brophy was a member of an excursion party given by the Manhattan Club. While swimming he was seized with a cramp and before any of the party could reach him he disappeared in the swift currentAll Over the State. .{’apt. Stephen F. Finney, 7(>, former chief of police of Indianapolis, died of cancer. Mrs. Elizabeth Reibsomer of Fayette County celebrated her 100th birthday anniversary. George Ingle, a coal operator aged 45 years, committed suicide by shouting at Terre Haute; Joseph Cole, a young farmer, shot himself through the head at Vincennes and died instantly. He was temporarily insane. Mr.-. Emma Kambril, aged 37. wife of Juel Gambril of Princeton. died from taking poison. Her husband rvceutly left her. An unknown man. between 40 and 50 years of age, was kilted Sunday night by u Panhandle train near New Hop®*. He was walking on the track. A Big Four switch engine was derailed at a railroad <-rossing in Lawrenceburg. The engine and track were damaged, but tbe crew escaped injury. Six hundred miners returned to work at Black Creek after a bbard of arbitration hud deeided that one of their number, discharged for cruelty to a male, was guilty and should lose his job. At Kokomo. Myrtle McClure, 10 years old. committed suicide by swallowing arsenic. No motive is known for self-de-rtruetion save that her mother reprimanded her for not assisting in housework. Rev. A. Egli, paster of the Gerntau Bt. Paul’s Evangelical Protestant Church of Seymour, is devising a novel gift to send to his father in Switzerland. He is making phonographic records that will reproduce his own voice and the voices of his wife and children. The records will include a discourse by Rev. Mr. Egli. a pip® organ selection and a violin solo as played by hint, his voice in song and chorus singing under his direction, piano music by Mrs. Egli anil singing, talking and laughing by,the children.

Riot started at by North wer fern Traction Company’s attempt to lay street car tracks in defiance of city officials; workmen attacked with tire hose; several persons iujured. Storm victims in Indiana are William C. Gray, killed at Alexander; Mauford Stevenson, killed by tightuing at Walton, and Edward Brennan, an engineer, who died from shock at Hanunond. Buildings were wrecked and wires crippled at Frankfort, Thorntown, Decatur, Windfall, Camden and Geneva. Tha property loss in Howard County alone ia satioaated at SIOO,OOO.