Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 August 1903 — Page 3

Edward P. Honan, I ATTORNEY AT LAW. Law, A batracts, Real EaUte, Loans. WOl practice In all the courts. Office orm rmmdie’s Fair. RENSSELAER, INDIANA. Judson J. Hunt, in. mm, Loons and Real isme. RENSSELAER, IND. Office ap-stalrs in Leopold block, first stairs west of Yanßeosselaer street. Wm. B. Austin, Lawyer and Investment Broker Attorney Tor The N. A. AC.Ry, and RensselaerW.L.A P.Oo. GR.Office over Chicago Bargain Store. Rensselaer. Indiana. - f U. M. Baughman. O. A. Williams. Baughman & Williams, ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW. Law, Notary work. Loans. Real Estate and Insurance. Special attention Riven to collections of all kinds. Office over “Racket Store.” 'Phone 380. Rensselaer, - Indiana. I. T. Irwin S. C. Irwin Irwin & Irwin, Real Estate, Abstracts. Collect 100 a Farm Loans and Tire 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. rum roLvm. o. a. smvuia. mammt a. euaaia Foltz, Spitler & Kurrie, (Succeasors to Thompson A Bro.) ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Law, Real Estate, Insurance Absracts and 'Loans. Only set of Abstract Books in the Cojrnty. RENSSELAER, INOI~ 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, Bar, Nose. Throat and Chronic Diseases. He also teats srsa for glasses. Ornos Tclsfmomi No. 40. Ruioinci Phomb No. •?. Rensselaer, - - Indiana. E. C. English, Physician & Surgeon. Ofio« over lines’ Millinery store. Rensselaer. Orrioc Pmonb 177. ftcsio CMC! PhONI| US, M "‘ * 1 ■"—**' ' " ■■ ■ ■— ————» Doctor A. J. Miller, PHY3ICI AN ND 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 ’phooes, 304 (Jasper Co.it also (Halfeck) 43 at residence. W. W. MERRILL, M. D. Me Physician end surgeon, RENSSELAER. - INDIANA. Chronic Diseases a Specialty. Office ’Phone 308. Residence 'Phone 341 -Dr. FrancisTnrfler. Dr. Anna Turfler. Drs. Turfler & Turfler, OSTEOPANHIC PHYSICIANS. Graduates American School of Osteopathy. Office over Harris Bank, Rensselaer, Ind. Hours: 9t019 m ; Ito 4:30 p. m. H. O. Harris. K. T. Harris, J. C. Harris, President. Vice-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 ft per cent. Wa Solicit a Share of Your Business. H, L. Brown, DENTIST. '* Office over Larsh’s drug store Hiyiiir. Crown, Bar and Bridge \ Work. Teeth Without I /'Wh Plates, Without Pain. .. J. W. HORTON .. 10 roans IN RCNSMUIR Teeth carefully stopped with gold and other Riling*. Consultation free. Nitrous Oxide Gas administered doily. Charges within the reaeh of all. ernes orrssirs oover uowee.

POLITICS OF THE DAY

G. O. P. In Past Reformation. Whore lffuorance is bliss ’tie folly to be wise. Iu a party which exists to serve the corporations and monopollts there Is no place for a man who desires to serve the people. In Its early history the Republican was a reform party and contained many excellent men. Unfortunately for the country and for Itself, It levied high tariff duties on imported goods, as a war measure to raise revenue. Without Intending It—for the country was then prosperous, under low duties, ns never before or since, and was as strongly In favor of free trade «s was England—many manufacturing Industries were protected and enabled to obtain high, very high, prices for their products. Manufacturers made exorbitant profits. They srfid It would be harsh and cruel to take off these protective duties, all at once, after the war. They claimed that It would ruin their Industries if they were suddenly left without government aid. JThey were unable, they said, to “stand on their own bottoms” again, as they had done before the war and as farming had always done. The upshot of the matter was that, after a struggle In which the Republican party attempted to greatly reduce the tariff and the manufacturers’ profits, the manufacturers won out, and from that day to this they have had control of the Republican parly, and have, by virtue of their contributions to its campaign funds, dictated Its legislative measures. President Lincoln saw the attempt of the manufacturers, Avho had grown w r ealthy from war tariff profits, to gain control of the party and to perpetuate their protection and profits, and he did his best to save his party and his country from such an unholy alliance with greedy corporations. It was then that he said: %

“Yes, we may all congratulate ourselves that this cruel war is nearing its close. It hns cost a vast amount of treasure and blood. It has Indeed been a trying hour for the republic. But I see a crisis approaching which unnerves me and causes me to tremble for the safety of my country. As a result of the war, corporations have been enthroned, an era of corruption will follow In high places, and the money power will seek to prolong Its reign by working on the prejudices of the people until all wealth is aggregated In the hands of a few aud the republic Is destroyed. I feel at this moment more anxiety for the safety of my country than ever before, even In the midst of war.” All that Lincoln foresaw, and more too. Is now a reality. Numerous Republicans, after Lincoln’s death, attempted to reduce tariff duties ar.d to break the close connection between the government aud corporations, with the Republican party as the connecting link. Grant, Garfield, Lodge. Sherman, Allison, Arthur and other leading Republicans advocated lower duties, but could not stem the tide of corporation greed. At last they gave up hope, forgot their free trade ideas, and bowed to the protected corporation powers that be. All are now “stand patters,” even to our President, who began his political life as a freetrader.

So completely Is tbe Republican party now dominated by the protected corporations that, during the last ten years, no leading Republican has dared to challenge their power, though numerous outbreaks have l occurred on the part of minor or irresponsible Republicans. It is rank heresy for any Republican to entertain any old-fash-ioned ideas about the rights of the common people, If such rights conflict In any way with the welfare of corporations. To-day any Republican, like Governor Cummins, who expresses opinions that the tariff system is not just right, is either read out of the party or suppressed. The common people have no place or standing In the Republican party between election days. Any Republican who rises to champion their interests is immediately set upon by leading Republicans and denounced as a Democrat, a. socialist and an anarchist. Just now the Governor of Wisconsin, Robert M. LaFollette, is making trouble for himself and for his party by doing some plain speaking about the rule of trusts and railroads. In his speech at Chautauqua, on July 18, he said: “To-day great aggregations of corporate wealth buy immunity from taxation in our legislatures and throw the burden which they should bear upon the individual taxpayer of every municipality and Slate. Betrayed by his representative, the individual taxpayer is overtaxed for the benefit of the corporation. * • • “Taxation without representation is as much a crime against Just and equal government in 1003 as it wa3 In 177 G . Government by corporation Is as destrnctlv* of the liberties of the people of this country as the exercise of the same power by a foreign monarch. * * * “Let us see If the time be not ripe for a new declaration of American independence. We are building up colossal fortunes, granting unlimited power, to corporate organizations, and consolidating and massing together business Interests as never before in the commercial history of the world, bat

the people are losing control of their own government. Its foundations are being sapped and its integrity destroyed. Tin gravest danger menacing republican institutions to-day is the overbalancing control of city, State and national legislatures by the wealth and power of public service corporations. * * * •T would not be misunderstood as charging general individual corruption. There are thousands of honest, fearless men in public life throughout this country. Every executive wanting in honesty or courage, every legislator who is weak or corrupt, is sure to be controlled by the lobby agents of the great corporations. Occasionally by straight, simple bribe—more often by insidious indirect means—they are ensnared and captured by alluring deals and promises of political preferment or frightened and intimidated by threats to ruin them in business and bring about political annihilation. It is the close association of political and corporate power that defrauds the public of its rights, defeats legislation for the general good and passes lawk to promote private Interests. * • 4 “The railroad prefers to deal wltl| large shippers and it squezes out the small ones. It encourages centralization In business. It creates an£ nourishes monopoly. Every great trust and combination iu this country is either the direct offspring or foster child of the railroad. * * *

“The plan developed and consummated In building up the Standard Oil monopoly, the anthracite coal trust, the elevator combination and the beef trust are Indicative of the power of the railroads iu combination. There is not an Important trust la the United States which does not have the assistance of the railroads in destroying its competitors In business. It is manifest that any trust legislation to be effective must go hand In hand with a control over railway rates by the Federal Government on interstate commerce through an enlargement of the powers of the Interstate Commerce Commission and a like control of railroad rates on State commerce by each of the States through a State Railway Coipmission.” If Governor LaFollette means what he says he Is out of place in the Republican party. He is being denounced as a Democrat and a socialist in editorials in leading Republican papers. If he Is a wise man he will soon recognize that it is as hopeless to reform the Republican party as to cultivate fish on dry land, and will join the party that Is not sustained by protection pap, and that is fighting the battles of the common people against the trusts. If he is not a wise man and does not mean what he says, he will continue to call himself a Republican aud to talk anti-Republican theories, or he will, when he gets what he is after, stop such talk and be called “a quitter,” as is Governor Cummins.— Byron H. Holt.

How Friend* Are Provided For. Another assistant attorney has be?n appointed to represent the government in suits and cases before the Spanish treaty claims commission. There are ten other attorneys holding the same positions. Some of these attorneys are in Spain, some in Cuba, and others elsewhere supposed to be lookiug up facts and testimony. How long the commission will be doing business is unknown, but it is safe to gay it will continue at the job as long as there is an appropriation available. Congress made a provision that the President should continue the life of the commission for periods of six months until he was certain the commission had finished Its labors. appointment by the President of an additional attorney Indicates one of two things—either there must be more business before the commission than was expected, or such a soft snap, with large salaries and an ample traveling expense fund, is a loadstone that attracts Republican politicians, and the magnetism is so great that they cannot be shaken from their li|ld when once fast to it. A little strenuous advice by a thoroughbred reformer plight hasten matters, or Congress might stop the supplies, which would have an Immediate effect.

PREPARING TOR 1904.

Dear Little Fido.

“Yes, I'm very fen<l of boiled bam, but my wife won't bare it on the table any more.” “What’s the matter, doesn’t she like nr “Oh! yea, but her pet dog doesn’t” —Washington Star. It is easy to tell a lie, but haul to tell only one' lie.—Fuller.

INDIANA INCIDENTS.

RECORD OF EVENTB pF THE PAST WEEK. Mystery in La Forte Fire-Cattle Buyer Held Upand Itobbcd—Soldier’s Dream la Realized Accident at a Mine Switch. The mysterious disappearance of F. C. Huff, whose residence was burned to the ground, is now being investigated by the police. Huff was young and a prominent business man of Laporte. He lived alone, and at I<> o’clock one night neighbors noticed that be was at home, evidently preparing to retire. At 4 o’clock the next morning the house was enveloped in flames, and before the fire could be extinguished the building and contents were so completely burned that it is impossible to tell if the ruins con- 1 bain the body of Huff or. not. There is no known reason why he should have set tire to the house and disappear. The origin of the fire is as much of a mystery ns is the whereabouts of the occupant of the house. Veteran’s Dream Conies True. Valentine Marx, a farmer living near Elkhart, and a veteran of the Civil War, who carries in bis left lung a ballet reStone River, lost his voice suddemy four years ago, only being able to speak in a low whisper and with the greatest difficulty. Two weeks ago he dreamed he was bled at the wrist and when the hemorrhage was stopped lie could speak as well as ever. Convinced that it was worth trying, he had Dr. John Greeue of Mishawaka bleed him, and all the details of his dream were fulfilled. A few days later he visited his friends iu Elkhart and talked in a normal manner, with almost perfect control of his voice. Knocked Down and Robbed. Frederick Lorenz, a cattle buyer, was beaten into insensibility and robbed of a large sum of money ami his jewelry between Highland and Ross. He was out driving when two fashionably dressed men came out of the bushes at the roadside and asked him for a ride. He gave them permission, and the bigger nnin clambered into the earringe and ordered Lorenz to throw up his hands. The other man jumped at the horse’s head and stopped the rig. Just as Lorenz shouted for help the robber by his side beat him over the head with a club. When Lorenz recovered consciousness be was at the roadside stripped of money and valuables. One Dead) Fourteen Injured. As a Chicago and Eastern Illinois train was rounding a curve on a switch running to the Miami mine, just west of Brazil, the engine jumped the track, turning completely over, and a car containing a large number of section men was telescoped. J. H. Sullivan, a brakeman, 30 years old, was instantly killed. The engineer and fireman escaped by jumping. Fourteen of the occupants of the car were more or loss severely injured. Three Killed by Lightning. During an electrical storm Miss Mary Eagan of Vincennes was killed by lightning just as she reached home from church. Her mother was so badly shocked by the same bolt that she is unconscious and may die. Near Corydon Benjamin (Jordon and George Ems, living several miles apart, were instantly killed by lightning while sitting with their families viewing the storm. Terror Restores Speech, When lightning struck Samuel Swinehart’s house at Elkhart the flash brotight a shriek of terror from Mrs. Swinehart's lip?. This was the first sound above a whisper the woman had made for two weeks, but she now speaks normally. Sciatic rheumatism is said to have caused the failure of her voice. State Items of Interest* Bartel Winters and Creil Winters of Chicago were drugged at Muncie and robbed of more than SIOO. 'Mrs. Frank Baustian of South Bend, Ind.. whipped her 12-year-old son to compel him to attend church. The boy immediately went to the river and drowned himself. Lightning played a peculiar trick on the farm of Thomas Busk irk near Pleasant Grove. Mrs. Buskirk was in the barnyard milking when a bolt of lightning killed the cow. The woman was uninjured. As a result Of recent rioting in Evansville the wife of Robert Lee, the negro who shot and killed I/ouis Massey, police >ffieer. lost her mind and was killed by a train while crossing the railroad bridge near Madisonville, Ky. While attending a funeral Mrs. George Swartzman of Vincennes let her 5-inonths-old baby fall out of a buggy. The wheels pastied over its head, producing concussion of the brain. The mother fainted and fell out of the buggy and also was seriously hurt. The child will die. Under the supervision of the secretary of the board of health countless numbers of fish, weighing between twelve and fourteen thousand pounds, were taken from White river and burned at Anderson. The fish were of many varieties. One earp was taken out of the lot which weighed twenty-two pounds. The fish were killed by the refuse from strawboard factories getting into the river. The State authorities will take up the matter. A pitched battle occurred at Waldron between the saloonkeepers aud the tempo ranee folk?, iu which clubs and guns were used. Blanket remonstrances had ousted A 1 Peake, Charles Riser and George Arnold, and for two days Peake has kept the village in constant dread of his gun. One day five citizens and Constable George MeCally attempted Peake’s arrest, and a battle ensued. Several shots were fired by Peake. MeCally received a scalp wound. Peake was felled by 9 club and landed in jail. John Collins, a wealthy farmer living west of Richmond, was accidentally shot by his 8-year-old son and the wound may prove fatal. Collins was preparidg to go hunting and the hoy was'playing with his rifle, which was accidentally discharged. A wreck on the Union Traction Company Railroad in the suburhs of Anderson caused the death of one person and serious injuries to seventeen passengers. The car was going at full speed when it strack a short curve. The brakes failed to work aud the car shot from the track and turned over. *

COLD WEATHER DELAYB CROP&

Grain in Northern Portion of Country la Considerably Retarded. The weather bureau’s weekly summary of crop conditions is as follows: Throughout the northern portions of the country from New England to the north i*acific coast the temperature was too low for best results, light frosts occurring in North Dakota, but in the Southern States it was more farorable, although clear and warmer weather is. needed in the west gulf districts. Portions of the south Atlantic and east gulf States and the central and lower Mississippi valleys need rain, but elsewhere east of the Rocky Mountains rains have been ample, being excessively heavy in central and northeastern Texas, in the eastern portions of Nebraska and Kansas and over areas in\he Ohio valley and east gulf State?. It is no.w very dry in the central and southern Rocky Mountain districts. Corn is greatly improved and especially in lowa, Nebraska, Kansas and portions of Illinois and the lake region, the least favorable reports being received from Missouri and Ohio valley States. The crop continues late. An excellent crop is now assured in the Southern States. Threshing of winter wheat has continued under favorable eonditions, harvesting having l>eeu finished, except in portions of New York and Michigan and on the Pacific coast, with disappointing yields. General rains in the spring wheat region of the upper Missouri and Red River of the North valleys checked the ripening of spring wheat and caused better filling of the head?. Harvesting is in progress, some of the early sown grain being cut in the northern portion, but was delayed by rains in South Dakota and Nebraska. Harvesting is also in progress iu Oregon, with light yield, but of excellent quality. In Washington the crop is maturing slowly, but is filling well. Rust in oats is quite extensively reported in lowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin and portions of Pennsylvania, but late rains have benefited the erop in Minnesota. Harvesting is well advanced in the more northerly sections, being largely completed elsewhere, with yields generally lighter than anticipated. The improvement in cotton continues generally throughout the cotton belt. Tobacco is needing rain in portions of the Ohio valley and Virginia, but the general condition of the crop is promising. Rains caused injury to hay in Texas, New York and Michigan and delayed haying in Soutli Dakota and New England; elsewhere this work has progressed under favorable conditions. Some plowing for fall seeding has been done in Oklahoma, Missouri and Michigan. Reports were received from the following central States:

Illinois—Corn benefited where rain occurred, but advancement not entirely satisfactory ; characteristic of crop is unevenness and Irregular pollculzation will ensue; harvesting oats practically finished, threshing progressing, yield generally below average; barley and rye yielding well, but wheat disappointing; large hay crop secured; second crop of clover making good growth; light crop of apples promised; Irish aud sweet potatoes promising. Indiana—Threshing wheat and cutting oats nearing completion, yields fair to light; corn late, needs rain and in some localities is suffering seriously from drought; early potatoes plentiful, but small; late potatoes, tomatoes, cucumbers, tobacco, gardens and pastures need rain; apples promise light to fair erop of generally inferior quality. Ohio —Drought relieved in most districts; weather favorable for harvesting and threshing: yield of wheat low, oats fair, barley poor; hay erop large, especially 111 east; pastures Improving; clover seed prospect fair; corn Improving, but outlook very poor; potatoes and garden crops fair; apples growing well; plums, grapes and blackberries plentiful; peaqbes and pears poor. Michigan—Week generally favorable for harvest work and erop growth except In upper peninsula, where some hay was damaged; hay, wheat, rye and barley mostly well secured;■ oats harvest becoming general; corn much Improved and quite promising; beans, sugar beets and late potatoes doing finely; peas yielding well; apples continue fairly promising: peaches ripening nicely. Wisconsin—Corn improving, but still backward: spring wheat maturing rapidly, good crop; barley nearly all secured; some threshed, yield satisfactory, quality excellent; oats nearly' matured, badly rusted In most sections; potatoes good: tobacco excellent; gardens, field peas aud sugar beets good: apples, light crop. Minnesota —Generally moderate rains and cool weather delayed ripening of green wheat and oats and Improved filling; barley nearly all cut; oats cutting well advanced aud wheat and rtax cutting begun; wheat on summer fallow tii north good, but on other lands generally poor; southern wheat and oats rusted; barley and rye being threshed; coni backward. lowa —Four to five days of good weather for completing harvest and threshing; latest reports as to output of wheat and oats quite variable and somewhat disappointing; copious showers have been beneficial; early corn earing finely, with sufficient moisture to reach maturity; apple crop doing well. South Dakota—General rains retarded harvesting and haying; early spring wheat harvest becoming general, but In Sioux valley Increased Injury from blight aud some by Hessian fly reported, some smut north: barley harvest closing; oats harvest well advanced; corn thrifty, early earing; hay outlook Improved; flax thrifty. Kansas —Corn much Improved, enrly well eared, late growing rapidly, good color; wheat throshiug continues, good yields In west, fair In central, disappointing In east: oats yield light; haying pngressing, crop verv light In north; spring wheat not well filled.

SECRETARY HAY IS A GRANDPA.

MRS. J. W. WADSWORTH.

Mrs. J. W. Wadsworth, Jr., daughter of Secretary of State John Hay, is the mother of a healthy girl baby. It has been named Evelyn, after Mrs. Hay, the grandmother. Willie Sells, the circus man, has lost his suit against his mother's estate. Shortly after the death of Mrs. Alice Sells, at Topeka. Ki»n., her son, Willie, brought suit for $78,000 as salary as a bareback rider in his father’s circus. This la the suit that has been decided against him. __ CoL Fred Ames, superintendent of police of Minneapolis, Minn., under the administration of his brother, Mayor A. A. Ames, was taken to Stillwater to begin his six and a half year*’ service in the State prison for bribery.

THE WEEKLY HISTORIAN

ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO. David GHchell of Philadelphia waa seized by a Briaish warship’s crew while on board an American sloop between Philadelphia and Alexandria, Va. The blockade of the Elbe river was begun by England In the war against France. Lord Kilwarden, chief justice of the Court of King’s bench, was killed by Irish revolutionists at Dublin. Three Americans —Augustus Topham, Joseph Hudson and Thomas Hodgineon —were kidnaped from the American ship Charles Carter off Cape Henry by the British frigate Boston, Topham later escaping by swimming ashore. SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO, Sam Patch made his famous jump from the high rocks at Passaic falls Into the basin below. A machine for printing figures on calico was exhibited for the first time to English cotton goods manufacturers. Over 77,000 slaves were reported to have been received at Rio Janeiro, Brazil, within two years, while 3,600 more died on shipboard. FIFTY YEARS AGO. Franklin Pierce visited the various government departments at Washington without previous announcement, supposedly to discover whether employee were doing their work properly. President Franklin Pierce refused to move out of the White House while repairs were being made, and thy affects of the late Vice-President King rere sold at auction. The Governor and Legislature of Mas. sachusetts donated one day's salary to« ward the Washington monument fund. FORTY YEARS AGO, Ewell’s rebel brigade was routed at Wapplngs Heights, Va., by the Third and Fourth Maine regiments under Gen. Splnola. The erection of the famous “Swamp Angel” battery at Charleston, S. 0., was begun by Union troops, a lieutenant being arrested for making a requisition for men “eighteen feet tall” to work In fibs deep mud. Gen. Morgan’s raiders burned the depot at Campbell, Ohio, tore up the railroad tracks, plundered citizens and killed their stock.

Rebel troops under Fegram defeated a body of Union soldiers near Lexington, Ky., and martial law was declared in that city and all able-bodied citizens ordered to enroll themselves for defense. Brutus J. Clay was nominated for United States Senator from Kentucky to succeed the famous John J. Crittenden, who had died a few days before. Gen. John Morgan and the commissioned officers of his rebel army were sentenced to the Ohio penitentiary until the Confederates should surrender Col. Straight and his men. THIRTY YKAR9 AGO, Thirty thousand Carlists were reported under nrma in Spain, and the French government refused to recognize them as belligerents. Mrs. Eliza Webb Young, seventeenth wife of Brigham Young, filed suit at Salt Lake City for divorce and $200,000 damages. A kuklux band raided and burned a farmhouse in Owen County, Ky., and killed a negro servant, while President Grant was asked to pardon members of that society convicted in North Carolina. A competition of reapers and mowing machines at the Vienna exposition was won by Americans, the British and French exhibitera declaring it useless to enter. A clique to ndvanee the price of gold to 125 was formed by Jay Gould, tha Treasury Department being short of tbs metal at that time. TWENTY YEARS AGO. A poem dedicated to the Union was read at a reunion of Gen. Morgan’s rebel raiders at Lexington, Ivy., at which Gen. Basil Duke and other Confederate leaders were present. The late President Garfield was accused by Senator DoSsey with nominating Stanley Matthews to the United States Supreme bench in return for a campaign contribution from Jay Gould and C. P. Huntington. A British syndicate started a campaign to shut borrowers from the Southern States out of the London money market until the repudiated Confederate bonds were paid. Nineteen persons, including ex-Mayor Thomas Hoyne of Chicago, were killed in a collision on the Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg Railroad near Albion, N. Y. . Gladstone withdrew his famous Sues canal resolution because oCWpposition la the British Parliament. TEN YEARS AGO. Thousands of unemployed silver miners -were fed at public expense in tha streets of Denver, Colo. France notified the powers that It had blockaded the coast of Siam. The Citisena’ National Bank of Conno rsrille, Ind., closed Us doors, the Louisville (Ky.) City National Bank, two Manchester (N. H.) banka and the bank of Bradford & Church of Chicago. France practically declared war oo 81am by blockading the latter's coast sad. breaking off diplomatic intercoms a.