Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 October 1903 — Page 8

FIRST TRIAL IS NOWON

Of Those Alleged to Have Been Postal Officials for Revenue Only, as It Were. wtt.t.rr and johhs arraigned ~ * Indiana Men Accused of Doing a Lit* tie Businraa “on the Side" for Extra I’a.v. •■Cincinnati, Oct. 14.—The first trial ••under about two dozen indictments against postoflice officials secured In .different parts of the country by the government recently has been begun ,hen?. The defendants are Daniel Voorhees Miller, of Terre Haute, Ind., formerly assistant attorney general for the postoflice department at Washington, and hlB friend, Joseph M. Johns, .an attorney at Rockville, Ind. The . government charged a conspiracy between these defendants for the purpose Of.obtaining money from John J.Ryan, .a turf commissioner with offices in .Cincinnati and St Louis, for protectj lag him from postoflice officials In the i use of the matlß for his schemes. Both Men Deny the Chargee. ■Miller alleges absolute ignorance of any transaction that may have ocecurred between Ryan and Johns. Johns alleges that he made an ordinary contract with Ryan as attorney to assist * la-securing a decision from the postal department after presentation of the .case. Both •defendants emphatically .•detjy any understanding between themselves or with Ryan, or nny eon- • spiraey. The most eminent counsel Is , engaged on both sides. Miller and Jrtme are old friends, having lived In adjoining counties in. Indiana for years, where both have been prominent pohilcally, professionally and otherwise. -ft Indictment Against (lie Men. The defendants have been Indicted Jointly on six counts of conspiracy to bribe John J. Ryan & Co., of Cincinnati and St. Louis. The government has called a dozen witnesses and the defense three times that many so that Itils not expected that the arguments wfili be *eaobed until the latter part ■ofithe week. The first witnesses were Richard M. Webster, a eleTk in the legal department of the postmaster geoiral at Washington: .1. N. Morrow, .telegraph operator at Rockville, Ind., and. John J. Ryan, the latter being on /the stand when court adjourned.

lcscik saws star witness "Directly Accuhck the Defendant* of Crooked Work. John J. Ryan, the star witness of the ;g»rernment, was on the witness stand .from .1 p. ni. until court adjourned. He pave a history and nn r explanation ot his co-operative Investment .cotajiany, telling how lie advertised m the papers and received an- , ewers with money by mail. Last No- , yemherJie was called on by postofflee , inspectors, and soon afterwards re- . celved ojottce from D. V. Miller, as a*t sisteut attorney of the postofflee def partment, that tots turf commissioner . operations were fraudulent. Later toe tbatLautoearlup before Attorneys Christlancy tmd Miller, on Nov. 11, in Washington, where the whole matter was Anally referred to Miller. At this meeting Ryan promised to reorganize his co-operative investment ooqtpany so tbat bis operations as turf . commissioner would come within the requirements of the postal laws. He .continued, .however, to have trouble, , and soon after his return from Washington he received a letter from Jo- ! seph.M, Johns, in which the latter said he could be of service to him. After considerable correspondence by mall apd vwire they met In Terre Haute, where Jtyan said he registered under i the name.of Rose. Ryan then proceeded to describe in detail how they mingled about the > hotel In Torre Haute, and Anally re- , tired 'from others to his room, where Johns opened the conversation about ..his .troubles .with the postofAce department .Ryan was proceeding to repeat .the conversation that took place when .the two were alone in a room . at Terre Haute when be was Interrupted by an objection from Rullson (for,the dsfenso) to the witness testifying.ao to what Johns recited that Miller said to him. Ryan had stated to the court that Johns .claimed to be close to Mil- , ler and able to advise Ryan what MU- . ler had said could or would be done

. in the pending eafio. Rulison objected , to connecting Miller in a conspiracy . before any conspiracy bad been established. After both sides had argued . <he Question of allowing Ryan to proceed with what Johns had stated that Miller had said regarding the case, court took the objection under advisement J. M. Morrow, a telegraph operator at Rockville, Ind., testified at length regarding the work of the inspectors . at Rockville, and produced about two dozen copies of telegrams that passed between Johns and Ryan, and one that - passed between Jphn and Miller. These * telegrams were admitted as evidence.

Montreal Greets the Artillery.

Montreal, Oct. 14. —The Honorable Artillery company of London and the Ancient and Honorable Artillery company of Boston arrived here, and were welcomed by the local militia under . command of Lieutenant Colonel Gordon, department officer, and thousands -of citizens. Later the visitors took a trip through the Laehine rapids and < Alien a drive about the city. ■ ’ ? r * .. t

WEBSTER FLANAGAN APPEALS

gtjri the Cruelties Visited Upon Negroes In Texes Cannot Be Portrayed— Feet# Suppress*,). Austin, Tex., Oct. 15 —General Webster Flanagan, United States collector of Internal revenue for this district, has appealed to Governor Dunham,ask-

WEBSTER FLANAGAN.

ing that the str.te render protection to the negroes of Rusk county, and aid iu bringing to justice the w'hite men guilty of torturing to death two Inoffensive blacks. General Flanagan says all publication of news of the horrible treatment of the negroes has been suppressed. He made the following statement: “No one can portray the cruelties to which the negroes of Rusk county have been subjected. If the state does not take prompt action I shall appeal to the federal authorities. A fewnlghts before my arrival two of the most peaceable and Inoffensive negroes were stripped aud tied to trees and then whipped. One of the negroes died Saturday night, and the other cannot recover.”

CLEVELAND IS AT CHICAGO

Come* West to Speak on the Duties of an Amerlean Citizen at a Club Banquet. Chicago, Oct. Is. Ex-President Cleveland Is here, coming to speak at the banquet of the Commercial club, which took place last night, on the duties of an American citizen*. This afternoon at 3 o’clock he will be tendered a reception In the rooms of the Chicago Art Institute, to which the public is invited. All attempts to get him to talk politics have been failures at this writing. His rooms have been full of callers during all his leisure time since his arrival, and bis reception, has been very warm In a quiet way.

Fitz Couldn’t Knock Him Out.

Philadelphia, Oct. 15. —Bog Fitzsimmons failed to knock out Joe Grim in the scheduled six rounds. The plucky Italian, who has met many good flghters and never been knocked out, was given severe punishment by Fitzsimmons and was knocked down probably a dozen times, but was on bis feet at the end of the bout.

Gen. Hamilton Sees the President.

Washington. Oct. 15. —General lan Hamilton, of the British army, was presented to the president by General Corbin. Later in the day he accompanied the president and Mrs. Roosevelt on a horselwck ride In the suburbs. General Hamilton will dine with the president this evening.

Fell Lifeless from His Chair.

New York, Oct. 15. —Henry C. Perkdns, aged (15 years, a cotton merchant, died suddenly of heart disease In his ofAce in Wall street. Without warning he fell lifeless from his chair.

Marshall Field Arrives at New York.

New York, Oct. 15. —Marshall Field, of Chicago, has arrived on the Oceanic from Liverpool.

THE WEATHER Following is the official weather forecast up to 8 o'clock tonight: Illinois and Indiana—Partly cloudy with probably showers; cooler in south and central portions; variable winds: Lower Michigan—Partly cloudy with probably showers; fresh easterly winds. Wisconsin—Probably showers; cooler; variable winds. lowa—Fair and cooler; variable winde. THE MARKETS Chicago Grain. Chicago, Oct. 14. Following were the quotations on the Chicago Board of trade today: Wheat— Open. High. Low. Close. October ....$ $ $ $ .74% December .. .79V* .79* .78* .7*% May 79* .79* .78* .78* Corn— October 45* .45* .45* .45* May .45* .45* .46* .4645 May 44* .44* .43* .43* Oats— October 37* .37* .36* .36* December .. .37* .37* .37* .37* May 37* .38 .37* .87* Pork— October 1L25 January .....12.15 12.22* 12.07* 12.07* May 12.30 12.37* 12.25 12.27* Lard — October 6.85 6.85 6.82* 6.85 January 6.82* 6.92* 6.BT* 6.87 May .... 6.92* Short Ribs— October 8.50 8.50 . January ».... 8.50 6.60 6.45 6.45 May 6.60 6.60 6.52* 6.52* Chicago Live stock. Chicago, Oct 14. Hogs—Estimated receipts-for the day, 16.000. Sales ranged at $4.7605.80 for pigs. $5.5006.00 for Uafrt. $5.0005.35 for rough packing, $5.4506.10 for mixed, and $5.4006.06 for heavy packing and shipping lota with the bulk of the trading at $5.4505.86 for fair to good averages Cattle—Estimated receipt* for the day, 24,000. Quotations range dat $5.50 06.10 for choice to extra steers $4,850 6.55 for good to choice det, $4.6504.90 for fair to good do.. $3.6004.26 for common to medium do., $3 2504.70 fed western steers $2.5004.10 stockers sad federa $1.5004.50 cows $2.5004.28 st a, $3.004i 4.40 Texas steer*, and $4.000*.75 veal calves

There are eight divorce cases on the court docket in Newton county. One of the elk on the Nelson Morris ranch in Keener tp.« broke a leg last Sunday and it was at once shot and the carcass sent to Rensselaer and sold at Eiglesbach’s meat market. The 269 acre farm northeast of town occupied by I. A. Leavel and owned by J. W. Shuck of Urbana, 111., was sold a few days ago to D. L. Hogan of Joliet, 111., for S7O pefr acre. Nat Heusen will work the farm the coming year. ’Plie official count in the Indianapolis election gives Holtzman a plurality of 826, and T. J. Yount, democrat, a plurality of 86 for city clerk. Thomas C. Wbalon, republican, was re-elected police judge, and the republioaus will have a majority of five on the council.

Mr. J. C. Norman, just north of town, laid three sweet potatoes on our table yesterday tnat tipped the scales at 4£ pounds, an average of 1£ pounds each. They are a new variety that Mr. Norman raised for the first time this season, and are called “Tennessee Queen.” Unlike most sweet potatoes grown here, these cook up nice and mealy and are not stringy. B. F. Ferguson real estate dealer, has just closed the largest real estate deal of the season, involving 665 acres of land worth $35,000.00, and merchandise to the amount of $30,000.00, being a total of about $70,000.00. We would call attention of the people to the fact that Mr. Ferguson’s years of experience and correct methods of transacting his business have won for him a large list of correspondents and any one in this county or elsewhere desiring to dispose of their land or personal property, will do well to call on, or write to him. *

WHEATFIELED.

Charley Jensen is numbered with the sick. Lars Giibranson was in Chicago Monday oil business. Mrs. Dachnke was in Kniman Monday and Tuesday on business. Miss Bertha Wyant of Kouts, spent the week with Elva East. Hello there, South America, how came you to spring into existence? J. J. Wilson and wife of Keokuk, lowa, were in town Tuesday on business. Sam Ritchie's moved into the Langdon property on Grove St. Tuesday. Mr. Bowie, editor of the News-Review, was in town Tuesday looking for local news. Mrs. Hearth and daughter Lizzie, of Dunnville, were in town shopping Wednesday. Quite a number from here attended church at Wheatfield Center Sunday evening. H. E. Remley has purchased the property which is now occupied by the Turner family.

Mrs. Simon Fendig returned home Sunday from Kankakee accompanied by Mrs. John Allen. 4 E. Lavenwood and family moved to Burke Ranch, near Wilder, for the purpose of ditching. Mr. and Mrs. Cover of Virgie, spent Sunday with Mrs. Cover’s parents, Asa Stump and wife. Miss Carrie Johnson made a business trip to DeMotte Monday, and Tuesday went to San Pierre. Henry Giibranson and wife and daughter Edna, Sundayed with Grant Davison and wife of Aix. J. W. Powell of Kankakee, was in town Tuesday taking orders for the enlargement of pictures. Henry Phillips went to Rensselaer Saturday to have his eyes examined, returning home Tuesday. Several of the men around town attended the public sale at C. E. Kersey’s near Kersey, Wednesday. Arthur Hall who has been visiting the Greve family for several weeks, returned to his home in Chicago Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Hollingsworth of Rensselaer, were in town Tuesday night, the guests of J. P. Hammond and wife. F. H. Scott and wife returned home Saturday after a three weeks visit with friends and relatives in Owen county. Misses Anna Knapp and Belle Smith, Messrs. Clyde Hearth and Bill Harrington attended the dance at Dunnville Saturday night. The onion topper which has been leased by Glass & Hudfees is doing good work and furnishes amusement for the town people. The finest assortment of Chinaware ever seen in Wheatfield is now being displayed by Myers & Myers, and at a very reasonable price. Mr. and Mrs. A. Stimson of Union Hill, Illinois, returned home Tuesday evening after a few days visit with Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Allen. The first joint institute of the townships of Wheatfield and Kankakee and Wheatfield town, was held here Saturday. All teachers were presented also many prospective ones. Mrs. Waldon of Georgia, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. John Tilton Sr., and her brothers, Messrs. James and George Swisher and families, went to Medaryville to visit other relatives for a few weeks before returning to her southern home.

BIG PENSION CAMPAIGN

General Black’s Plan to Help the Veterans. A LARGE INCREASE FAVORED. Graad Army’s Chief Declares For One of From *21,000,000 to *30,000,000— Brery Veteran Slxty-two Years Old Without a Pension Who Had Sixty Days* Actual Service to Receive a Stipend. General John C. Black, the new commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, has begun his administration by declaring In favor of an increase of tbe pension expenditures of the government that would amount to from $21,000,000 to $30,000,000 a year and would run the total payments up from the present figure of $140,000,000 to $161,000,000 or $170,000,000. says the Washington correspondent of the New York Herald.

General Black has declared that it will be the policy of the Grand Army of the Republic to fight from now on for a pension for every veteran of the civil war more than sixty-two years old who saw sixty days of actual service and for his widow after him. This means that General Black intends to commit the Grand Army of the Republic to a campaign for the addition of at least 300,000 names to the 1,000,000 already on the pension rolls. The commissioner of pensions. Mr. Ware, estimates the number of survivors of the civil war who are not now drawing pensions at more than 200,000. He says they may number 225,000. If tbe proportion of widows to survivors is as great as was the proportion of widows to survivors at the corresponding date after the Mexican war, there are probably a few more than 100,000 widows of civil war veterans who are not now drawing pensions. It is difficult to estimate what proportion of the survivors are sixtytwo years old or more, but it Is 'quite probable that enough are of that age to bring the total number of new pensioners, including the widows, up to about 300,000.

The amount that this would add to the annual pension expenditures would depeud upon the rate of pension to be allowed. If a service pension law should be enacted it Is safe to say that the rate would not be less than $6 a month, or $72 a year. At this rate the addition of 300,000 names to the roll would add $21,600,000 to the annual expenditures. Advocates of a service pension for the civil war would hardly, however, be contented with such a beggarly pittance as $6 a month, especially in view of the fact that the last congress Increased the rate of pension for survivors of the Mexican war to sl2 a month, or $144 a year. It is certain that congress would not give the survivors of the civil war a service pension of sl2 a month.

It is probable that if such a pension should be provided for the rate would be $8 a month. This would involve increasing the pensions of 37,748 pensioners who are now drawing less than $8 a month and would bring the additional expenditures up to approximately $30,000,000. An idea of bow long the civil war pension roll Is certain to maintain formidable proportions, whether a service pension Iftw is enacted within the next few years or nqt, can be based on the fact that there are on the pension roll, fifty-five years after the close of the Mexican war, 5,964 survivors of that war and 7,910 widows, or a total of 13,874 pensioners on account of the little army of 78,718 men that participated in it. At the same ratio there will still be on the pension rolls in 1921, or fifty-five years after the date from which the pension office reckons the close of the civil war, no less than 400,000 pensioners on account of that war.

Some further ides of the longevity of pension roll* may be obtained from the fact that there are now on the rolls eighty-nine year* after the close of the war of 1812, one survivor and 1,115 widows and, although It Is 120 year* since the close of the war of the Revolution, there are still on the pension roll two widow* of soldiers of that war. In other words widow* of survivors of the civil war in considerable numbers will still be drawing pensions In the year 1986. Many of the future widows of civil war veterans are little girls in pinafores. Many more of them are being rocked in their cradles. Some of them have not yet been born. It is now thirty-seven years after the official close of the civil war. The younger of the two surviving widows of veterans of the war of the -Revolution, Esther S. Damon of Vermont, was not born until 1814, or thirty-one years after the official close of the war. Within the last few years widows of the Revolutionary war have died who were born more than thirty-seven years after the close of the war. The willingness of girls to marry old pensioners is proverbial. One of the widows of the Revolution who died dnring the last year was Nancy Jones, who wan born In 1810, or thirty-three years after the close of the war, and who married Darling Jones, a survivor of that war. In 1832. when he was six-ty-eight years old and she was sixteen. In the case of Mary Bneed. another Revolutionary veteran’s widow, who died last year, the date of her marriage is not on record, but the disparity between her age and that of her husband was greater than that in the case of Nancy Jones. Rowdoln Sneed, the Revolutionary soldier In this case, was Of , ty-slx years old when his wife was | bom, and If they were married when

■ 1 11 ■ V II | 111 ill IJ| vPE/vl “Fifteen gallons of water” JjjfeSpiM says the Monarch man, “heat yJ tßfey* « quickly in the Monarch en- J M[U ft /1* cased reservoir. The tank is of I A |Lg fjjf copper, coated inside with pure I wßg a block tin. Thecasingsurround- M. Jfi I ing is open at the bottom. No sweat nor drip; no dam per complications. It cannot affect the oven if filled with cold water. Z TO INTENDING PUIVCHA«ERBONLY Postal Card us for our sew book let, V‘Hints for Range' Buyer* or how RH to cut kitchen work in twa"4| It’s worth reading.! If you State about how EE9jt»sooa you expect to purchase a range, we will send yon PrM a Toy Monarch njßange, 6 inches high, 6J4 inches wide, 2% Inches front to back. Address WT MALLEABLE IRON RANGE COMPANY, • (Formerly of St. Louis, Mo.) 191 Lake St. BKAVKB DAM, WU> ABSOLUTELY FREE! SIO,OOO Tp be distributed among subscribers to tbe Cincinnati Daily Enquirer in November, 1003. On Tuesday the 3d day of November, 1903, there will be a state election at which a Governor of Ohio will be voted for. To stimulate interest in this election, the Cincinnati Daily Enquirer has set aside SIO,OOO. This will be distributed, according to the schedule annexed, among the subscribers on and after this date until the close of the contest, who estimate nearest the vote which will be cast for the office of Governor of Ohio. The number of the total votes cast for the office of Governor will be determined as final and conclusive by the official certificate of the Secretary of State. THE PRIZES TO BE DISTRIBUTED ARE AS FOLLOWS: To the one making the nearest correct estimate of the exact total of the vote for the office of Governor of Ohio. $6,000.00 To the Second Nearest . e ....... 2,500-00 To the Third Nearest 1,000.00 To the Fourth Nearest 600 00 To the Fifth Nearest 260.00 TotheSixth Nearest.. /.... '.. 200.00 To the Seventh Nearest 160.00 To the Eighth Nearest 126.00 To the Ninth Nearest 100.00 To the Tenth Nearest 76.00 To the Eleventh Nearest - 60.00 To the Twelfth Nearest 25.00 To the Thirteenth Nearest 15.00 To the Fourteenth Nearest — JIOOO In all fourteen premiums amounting to $10,000.00 If there Is a tie In the estimate of two or more persons for any one of the prizes, the amount thereof will be equally divided. THE VOTE OP OTHER YEARS. 1883 718,168 1891 795,631 1897 854,986 1885 731,»10 IS9S 828,608 1699 906,159 1887;.; 744,150 1895 857,469 1901 827,566 1889 775,586 $1.50 for a month’s subscription entitles to one estimate. For estimate blanks and foil particulars, see Daily or Weekly Enquirer. Address all estimates and communications to THE ENQUIRER PROFIT-SHARING BUREAU, P. 0. BOX 714, CINCINNATI, O

she was sixteen he was a gay bridegroom of seventy-two. He died in 1841 at the ripe age of eighty-one years, when his wife was only twentyfive years old. There comes a time in every pension list when the number of survivors is at the maximum and when the number of widows is at the maximum. The number of survivors of the civil war was greatest of course Immediately after the war. Whether the maximum number of survivors on the pension roll on account of that war lias been passed or not will probably depend upon whether a service pension law is enacted within the next few years. There is no question as to whether the number of widows of soldiers in that war will increase. Judging from the figures for the Mexican war, the number of civil war widows will go on increasing for the next fourteen years at least, as the maximum number of widows of soldiers in thq Mexican war was not reached until 1899, or fifty-one years after the close of that war. This would make the number of civil war widows reach the makimum in 1917.

An Unsatisfled Ambition.

It is said by an old historian that when the Spanish armada sailed along the south coast of England in Queen Elizabeth’s reign the Duke of MedinaSidonia. admiral of the armada, was so affected at the sight of Mount Edgcum be, a beautiful mansion, viewed from the sea. that “he resolved It for his own possession in the partage of the kingdom, which the Spaniards preconquered in their hopes and expectation.” But, as the author quaintly observes, “he had catched a great cold, and he had no other clothes to wear than those which were to be made of the skin of a bear not yet killed.”

Quick Witted.

When Mrs. Isabella Bishop, the well • known traveler, was in the United States she had at least one fnnny ex- j perience. She was riding in a car in I Chicago and felt her pocket being pick-1 ed, but said nothing at the moment, j Presently along came the conductor to collect his fares. When he reached Mrs. Bishop she quietly remarked: | “This gentleman,” turning to the thief, “will pay. He has my purse.” He paid, and she got back her purse.

Audiences.

**l desire an audience with the manager,” remarked the dignified, smooth faced person as ho approached the box office of the theater. “Step In,” replied the man In the box office. “I think he’s looking for a few audiences himself.”

Nice Canning Pears $1.25 per hashel at John Eger’s. -rtr English Stable Llnhnent Sold by A. F. Lonjr. ,

LIFE SAVERS FOR SKIBO.

Carnegie to Establish Stations on His Scottish Lakes. Andrew Carnegie will organize life saving stations on bis lakes at Sklbo castle, Scotland, as soon as he receives the medicine chests and other appliances used in rescuing and resuscitating the drowning, says the New York World. They were sent to Europe recently by President J. Wesley Jones of the United States volunteer life saving corps. Chief Inspector Rudolph Canfield of the corps met Mr. Carnegie and Charles Schwab at the Duquesne baths, Pittsburg, last year. Mr. Carnegie defeated Mr. Schwab in a swimming race, and it was then suggested by Canfield that life saving stations be established on the Sklbo lakes. It is said Chief Inspector Canfield will instruct the residents of Skibo in the methods of rescuing and resuscitating the drowning.

An Autumnal Memory.

When the autumn skies are (raying and the earth Is turning brown And the leaves in golden showers from tho trees are falling down. Memory on Its silent pinions wings away toward the days When the sun of youth was shedding on our head Its golden rays. We can see the shocks of fodder standing just as when we left. See the chipmunks holding acorns in their claws so sharp and deft. Hear the hick’ry nuts come falling from the grand old shellbark trees When their limbs were softly shaken by the Angers of the breese. We can hear the turkeys gobbling In the barnyard 'cross the lane. Hear the humming of the thrashers pounding out the golden grain. See the yellow old cow pumpkins lying thick upon the ground. With the stubble of the cornstalks sharply hedging them around. But the very sweetest migrtc that came to our boyish ears; Music that has clung unto us through the Intervening years. Was the music that was started by the antics of the breese— Hick’ry nuts a-rattllng downward from the shaggy shellbark trees How us wild shock headed youngs term, hardy products of the farms. Hastened to the nearby woodland, pillowslips hung on our arras, Lading echoes with our laughter, answering the bob white'a call. When the treat was on the fences and the nuts began to fall! Busy were our little Angers as we filled the muslin slips, Rude at times the exclamations that would ripple from our lips As we'd guy the bold Intruders, saucy, ■ well dressed boys from town Out among the. shellbark hlck’rles when the nuts were falling down. Looking back o'er life so riddled with Its pleasures and its pains. With its seasons glad with sunshine and its days of chilling rains. Like an ever sparkling Jewel In the mem’ry crown a blase Cornea the joyous recollection of those careless boy hod days; Comes a picture of the farmhouse, of the crooked old rail fence. Of the saucy squirrels barking In the wood so deep and dense. Of the leaves so softly rustling when dl*-' turbed by passing breese, And the Wek*ry nuts a-falllng frotn the, grand old shellbark trees. —James Barton Adams In Denver Post. J