Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 December 1903 — Page 2

JASPER COUNTY DEMOCRAT F. E. BABCOCK. Publisher. RENSBELAER, - - INDIANA.

ABOUND THE WORLD

Russia has sent eight war ships to Korea to back up her demand thnt Yongampho be maintained as a dosed port and threatens to march on Seoul. Tha United States and Japan are said to bare Just concluded negotiations tor joint action. t An unknown man hurled a stone through the window of the E. 11. Kestkamp Jewelry Company in St. Louis, seized a tray of diamond rings valued at |6,000 and escaped. Two clerks gave chase and fired two shots, but the man eluded them. Stricken with smallpox just one week after his marriage, Frank Thistle of Orange, N. J., is dead at the municipal hospital in Philadelphia. The wedding took place in New York, and when the couple arrived in Philadelphia on their tour the groom wiu^tricken. Georgians Andros, 7 years old, was seized by her father, while she was standing in front of the Goethe school, In Chicago, and hurried away in a closed carriage. The mother and stepfather made a futile chase. The police for some reason suddenly became inactive. Nearly a whole family perished in the flames that destroyed a dwelling at Clarksburg, N. J. Clayftn Fowler, 42 years old; his wife, 36 years, and three of their children were burned to death. The oldest child, a boy, Jumped from the second-story window and escaped with slight bruises. The trustees of the Carnegie institution in Washington have authorized an aggregate expenditure of $373,000 in grants for scientific research and $40,000 for publications during the coming year. Action on requests for 1,022 grants, involving an allowance of $3,000,000 a year, was indefinitely postponed. The two-story block on Jefferson avenue, Washington, Pa., owned by J. C. Knox and occupied by G. D. Carpenter, plumber; Curran & Alder, confectionery, and G. Whiting, cigar dealer, was destroyed by fire, entailing a loss of about $15,000. During the fire Benjamin Miller, a fireman, came in contact with the electric arc wires and was electrocuted. James M. Edge was arrested in Memphis, Tenn., charged with embezzling SIOO,OOO from the First National Bank of Paterson, N. J. Edge lias been in Memphis several months. The detectives state that Edge admits his identity and confessed thnt his peculations amounted to SIOO,OOO. Edge, it is said, claims to have lost the money in turf speculations. Diggers sinking an artesian well on a ranch six miles west of Cheyenne, Wyo., at a depth of 265 feet penetrated n lake or stream and n column of water six inches in diameter spouted to a height of forty feet. Soundings failed to find bottom. It is estimated the flow is more than ample to supply Cheyenne, and it is possible fe pipe line will be built.

BREVITIES.

Jacob P. Pntzke, a farmer, kicked his wife to death and then handed himself at Clinska, Minn. Langley’s airship recorded a complete failure. The craft broke in two at the launching stage and fell into the river with the navigator. The Greek steamers Pyloros and Assos collided at Ithaca. Tire Pyloros was partially submerged and fifty of her passengers were drowned. Former Postal Clerks McGregor and Upton were convicted in Baltimore of conspiracy to defraud the government in connection with the purchase of leather pouches. A cemetery at Victor, Colo., known as the “non-union graveyard’’ because it is owned by a firm opposed to lnbor unions, was attacked with dynamite and buildings destroyed. A promise to put down lawlessness, fends and murders was made by Gov» ernor J. C. W. Beckham in his speech at Frankfort, Ivy., on the occasion of his second inaugural. From an injury received jn playing football on Thanksgiving Day William J. Devlin 14 years old. is dead in Phils* delphin. His knee was injured and blood poisoning set in. John Osucbowski, a trunkmaker who refused to go on strike with his fellow employes, was shot to death from ambush in Elston avenue, Chicago. His dying words were: “Strikers shot me.” Mrs. Joseph Hindman was shot in the head and killed by her husband at their home in Pittsburg. After killing his wife Hindman sent a bullet Into liis own brain. Physicians say he cannot reeover. Venezuela has imported 15,000 riflea ready to Invade Colombia should she declare war on the United States. American marines are encamped on the isth* mus guarding the trail invaders are like1/ to take. Forced to move his wife and several small children from his home in Louisville because he could not pay his rent, Ben Fursting sought shelter in a lumber yard and was found the nest dayfrozen to death. Firei in the chair factory of John A. Dunn in Boston caused a loss estimated at $125,000. There were a number of narrow escapes among the employes, but all persons in the building ure believed to have been saved. John Wagner, in jail in Cleveland on the charge of obtaining money by false pretenses, has been identified as John P. Kunze, who was mixed up in the Cronin murder case in Chicago in 1800, and who was known as “Cooney, the Fox.” Three sets .of twins in the same block and born on the same day sets the pace for the anti-race suicide movement, according to the citizens of New Philadelphia, Pa. Photographs of the infants have been sent to President Roosevelt, accompanied by requests that he name them. In one of the largest Front street wholesale groceries in Memphis, Tenn.. George Rawlins and Kirk Allen killed each other in a hand-to-hand fight, one being armed with a knife and the other with a hatchet. Both men were negroes •ffnj were employed in the house.

SPENCER'S LIFE ENDS.

Famous f dentist end Philosopher Dies at His Home in Knglsnd. Herbert Spencer, the famous author, died Tucsduy morning at/bis home in Brighton, His health had been fniling for some months. Herbert Spencer, whose work as scientist, philosopher and nutlior gave him front rank among the great men of his time, was 83 years old, hpving been born at Derby, England, in 1820. At 17 years of age he began life ns a civil engineer, but abandoned it after eight years, and a/ter having contributed several papers to the literature of liis profession. When 22 years old, in 1842, he published n series of letters on the

HERBERT SPENCER.

proper sphere of government, and when, in 1845, he gave up civil engineering lie adopted literary work as a profession. From 1848 to 1852 lie was on the Economist, a Loudon paper, in which "Social Statistics,” perhaps his most popular work, was published in the serinl form. His contributions to the Westminster and other quarterly reviews have been frequent. In ISGO he began his great work on "A System of Synthetic Philosophy,” which was published in ten volumes and took forty years to fiuisii. Mr. Spencer was never married. For many years', to the end of his life, lie made his home in Brighton, on the south coast of England. He enred little for society, his only recreation being salmon and trout fishing.

MONTH’S FAILUREB $16,422,809

Increase of Over $7,000,030 Shown Over Last Tear’s Record. R. G. Dun & Co. report 1,162 commercial fuilures in the United States in November, with liabilities of $16,422,300. The report compares very unfavorably with the corresponding month in preceding years, but shows encouraging improvement over the failure record of October. In the same month last year failures numbered 1,000 and the amount involved was only $0,270,716. A partial separation of the commercial insolvencies in November shows that there were 267 manufacturing disasters, involving $6,049,207, which compare with 213 failures for $3,391,060 in the corresponding month last year. Trading defaults numbered 845, with liabilities of $8,120,271, against 746 for $5,029,843 a year ago. In other commercial lines there u'ere fifty bankruptcies, with aggregate indebteduess of $2,252,831, compared with forty-one fuilures for $855,813 in the corresponding month of 1902. Liabilities of commercial failures in the United States for each month are compared below: 1003. 1902. 1901. January . .$12,978,970 $14,312,501 $11,220,811 February . 10,907.454 11,302,029 11,287,211 March .... 10,458,000 8.117,228 9,195,404 April 11,811,907 7.359,341 5,571,222 May 12.314.200 0,100,840 7,900,423 June 8.820,054 10,173,017 10,530,559 July 10,751,245 0,032,851 7,035,933 August ... 10.877,782 8,008,525 9,458,860 September 7,229,508 10,031,258 8,201,373 October. . 18,387.507 10,851,534 10.680,627 November. 16,432,309 9,276,710 9,070,446 December . 11,941,029 12,780,441

TYPHOID FEVER EPIDEMIC.

Over 1,800 Cases In Hutler, Pa. —State Aid Requested. The epidemic of typhoid fever in Butler. Pa., lias assumed alarming proportions. Although Burgess William Kennedy’s appeal for medical aid and nurses was answered promptly by Pittsburg physicians and nurses there is still a large number of fever patients who have not as yet received medical attendance. There are over 1,800 cases of typhoid in Butler nnd included in that number are nearly all of the local physicians. At a mass meeting of citizens $7,000 was subscribed for the relief of those stricken. Money, however, is not all that is needed. More physicians, more nurses nnd several hundred domestics are re quired immediately in order that the great number of sick may be properlylooked after. The State Board of Health hns found that the cause of the typhoid epidemic is due to tiie polluted water used in Butler. The pollution is clearly traceable to the early cases of typhoid fever in close proximity to Shorn Run dam, the reservoir of the Butler Water Company.

CENSUS REPORT ON COTTON.

Amount Ginned Up to Nor. 14 la Compared with Last Tear. The census bureau hns Issued a report on the quantity of cotton ginned from the growth of 1903 up to and including Nov. 14, showing a total of commercial bales of 7,070,437. There were 29,506 ginneries operated. The cotton ginned in 1902 was 9,311,835 commercial bales up to Dec. 13. No estimates are given of the amouut of cotton remaining unginned. These will be given in the Department of Agriculture’s estimate of the cotton cropha The census bureau announces that it ought to he possible in the Jan. 16 report “to cover practically the entire cotton crop of 1903-4, and this will be two months earlier than we were able to do a year ago.” - The Agricultural Department at Washlngtou is trying to develop a large, juicy pineapple to sell at 10 cents. For a similar kind as high as 50 cents is being paid at present. A plague among the reindeer of northera Russia is rapidly decimaliug the herds of these useful animals and preventing fishermen from bringing their catch to market K. G rah a me, secretary of the Bank of Kngland, narrowly escaped death in London when a crazy man fired foot shots at him bat missed him.

BECRETARY SHAW ASKS CIG SUM

H•commands Appropriation* of P624,* at>2,146 for the Next Year. When Congress assembled to begin the regular session Secretary of tjt* Treasury Shaw submitted to the House his annual book of estimates, which is used in regulating the appropriations for the support of the government. The appropriations asked for the next year reach the total of $024,502,146, compared with $580,180,112, the appropriations for the present year, or an increase sis $35,313,034. Most'if not nil of tills increased expenditure is caused by public buildingß and river and harbor improvements. The estimates are slightly enlarged by the recommendation for increased allowances for the consular and diplomatic service to carry into effect tlie proposition of the Secretary of State to place our foreign service on a higher basis. Tlie present estimates and the appropriations under each head for 1904 are recapitulated as follows: Intimated Appropriations, for 1906. for 1804. Legislative $ 11.(187.25.1 $ 12,063,800 Executive 320,000 363,006 State Department. 3,133,060 3,835,040 Treasury Dept.... 168,050,061 174.643.184 War Department.. 131.250,033 132,703,515 Navy Department. 105.825,470 87,284.137 Interior Dept 1ta,093,38« 165.708,855 Fostofflce Dept.... 10,824,750 2,201,513 Dept, of AgrlcoL.. 6.729,880 6.741.250 Dept. Com. & Lnb 14.833,065 0,858,305 Dept, of Justice,.. 8,035,440 8,926,355 Grand total $024,502,146 ♦605.286.it9U Following nre the principal items in the several departments in which there are important increases or decreases, ns compared with the appropriations of 1904, which appropriations, however, do not include deficiency, and those for miscellaneous objects: Legislative—Salaries nnd expenses, Increase, ♦ 145,000; public printing, etc., decrease, ♦155,000. Executive Proper—Salaries and expenditures, Increase. $8,400. State Depnrtmeut—Foreign Intercourse, Increase, ♦310,000; permanent annual appropriations, decrease, $627,000. Treasury Department—Public works, Increase, 14,700,000; miscellaneous, Increase, ♦1 000,000. District of Columbia —Increase, $4,148,000. War Department —Military establishment, Increase, $2,536,000: public works, Increase, $15,000,000; miscellaneous, decrease, $1,000,000. Navy Department—Salaries and expenses. Increase, $300,000 naval establishment. Increase, $10,000,000; public works, Increase, ♦4,000,000. Interior Department Pensions, Increase, $1,685,000; public works, Increase, $284,000; permanent annual appropriations, Increase, $2,000,000. Agriculture Department—Salaries and expenses,"lncrease, $751,000. Department of Commerce and Labor—Salaries and expenses. Increase, $1,125,000; public works, Increase, $3,075,000; miscellaneous, Increase, $1,295,000. Department of Justice—Public works, Increase, $175,000.

ASSAULT ON CONSUL.

American Representative In Turkey Beaten by Police. The United States flag over the consulate at Alexandretta, Asiatic. Turkey, has been hauled down and Consul W. It. Davis lias left his post for Beirut in consequence of a serious diplomatic incident iu which Mr. Davis was insulted uud assaulted by the local police. The affair grew out of the arrest of an Armenian, Ohannes Attariau, who is a naturalized American citizen. Attarian hud been in prison at Aleppo during the last two months and bad just been liberated through the intervention of the American consular agent, on condition of his leaving the country forthwith. Mr. Davis was accompanying Attarian on board a departing steamer when the police intercepted the party', assaulted and insulted Mr. Davis, and, despite the resistance of the consul and his guards, arrested Attarian and took him back to prison. Mr. Davis immediately lowered the flag over the consulate and formally broke off relations with the Turkish»nuthorities by leaving Alexandretta, placing the consulate in charge of the vice consul. A mob of Moslems seized the occasion to make a hostile demonstration against the consulate and against Christians generally. The State Department nt Washington promptly cabled Minister Leishman at Constantinople to make a thorough investigation of the affair.

RAILROADS.

The earnings of the .New York Central for October were the largest in the history of that system. The Inst rail completing the change of the National Railroad of Mexico from narrow to standard gauge has been laid. The Missouri Tncific’s new line from Carthage to the Arkansas Slate line, a distance of seventy-eight miles, is almost finished. The totnl mileage of roads operated in Louisiana up to June SO of this year was 2,912.73. net increase over the preceding year of 56.94 miles. The Texas Railroad, commission has canceled its emergency rates on rice and put nil rice milling points on a parity, including Galveston and Port Arthur. Debenture bonds of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad to the extent of $50,000,000 have been taken under contract by Messrs. J. P. Morgan & Co. It is reported from Montreal that the Grand Trunk ims entered into a traffic alliance with the Burlington and the Northern Pacific whereby transcontinental freight may be routed direct from Atlantic coast ports to Tacoma and the Orient via the newly established Canadian, Australian nnd Puget Sound steamship lines. It is announced id Chicago that on the tcurist sleeping cars which are run by the Pullman Company, mostly west of Chicago, that rates are to be advanced so that the prices for accommodations in these cars will be uniformly onehalf those in standard sleeping cars. The Trunk Line import committee baa decided to discontinue issuing through tariffs by lines that ara members of the committee to any point beyond those embraced in the trunk line revised percentage basis for through west-bound freight rate*, except aa may be properly authorised by the association's action.

CONGRESS

The Senate o>t Monday closed the extraordinary session at noon and immediately entered on the duties of the regular session. The unusual features were the close of tlie cnlled session by announcement from tlie chair and the offering of two prayers in the Senate within a half hour of each other. Tlie business transacted consisted of tlie reading of tlie President’s message and the beginning of tlie discussion of the Cuban reciprocity bill. The Panama Canal treaty was sent to the Senate, but as there was no executive session after its receipt. It was not referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. The House convened in regular session and listened to the reading of the President’s annual message. More than au hour and a half was consumed in the reading of the message. A considerable amount of routine matters necessary to facilitate the work of committees was transacted. Representative Prince, of Illinois, introduced a bill providing that $100,000,000 of the public moneys now deposited with national bank depositories shall be invested by the Secretary of-the Treasury at the rate of $5,000,000 a month in State, county and municipal bonds which pay interest at not less than 2 per cent. Representative Dwight, of New York, introduced a bill establishing a postal currency providing for notes in tlie denomination of 5, 10, 25 nnd 50 cents, to be issued by the Postmaster General and kept on sale by all postmasters. Representative W. A. Smith, of Michigan, introduced a bill making McKinley’s birthday. Jan. 29, n national holiday, to be known as “McKinley Day.” Letter carriers will, during their first year of service, receive S6OO, during the second SBOO and during the third and subsequent years SI,OOO. provided a hill which Representative William Alden Smith, of Michigan,- introduced becomes law. The House adjourned at 3:30 out of respect to the memory of Henry Burk (Pa.), a member who died Saturday.

The recent investigation into the frauds in the I’ostofflce Department was the basis of a sharp debate in the Senate Tuesday by Mr. Gorman and Mr. Lodge. The resolution went over without action. Mr. Teller made a speech in opposition to the Cuban bill. He criticised General Wood and declared the bill was in the interest of the sugar trust. Mr. Clapp spoke briefly, holding that the Senate has absolute power in making treaties. A resolution presented by Mr. Hoar calling upon the Secretary of State for the correspondence relative to claims against the republic of Colombia on account of damages sustained nt Colon, and calling for information as to the responsibility of that government, was adopted. Senator Frye introduced a bill to regulate commerce between the United States and the Philippine archipelago providing on and nfter July 1. 1904, under the penalty of forfeiture, no merchandise shall be transported by sen or any passengers carried between i>ort.s of the United States and ports nnd places in the Philippine archipelago in any other than vessels sailiug under the flag of the United States. The House authorized the Committee on I’ostotlices and Post Roads to request the Postir. ter General to supply tlie committee with papers iu connection with the recent investigation of the Postoflice Department. It also instructed the Judiciary Committee to make inquiry and report whether the Isle of Pines can be ceded to Cuba without the concurrent action of the House and Senate. Representative Hopbum reintroduced the pure food bill. Representative Tirrell. of Massachusetts, introduced n lull to prevent the sale of intoxicating liquors iu buildings and upon premises owned or controlled by the government.

In the Senate Senator Teller concluded his speech in opposition to the Cuban reciprocity bill Wednesday, nnd Senator Morgan also was heard in opposition to that measure. Mr. Payne, chairman of the Committee on Ways nnd Means, reported when the House convened a resolution providing for the reference of the President's message to committee, and the House went into committee of the whole for its consideration. The resolution, amended so as to give the Committee on Foreign Affairs jurisdiction over matters relating to Cuba (Mr. Payne explaining that his committee recommended this because Cuba now is a republic), was favorably reported to the whole House and adopted without debate. A bill for the upbuilding of the navy, credited as the plan suggested by Captain Hobson, of Merrimnc fame, was introduced iu the House, and carries an appropriation of $2,500,000,000, to be spread over twenty years, the allowance for the last ten years to be at the fate of $150,000,000 a year. Representative Gardner, of Massachusetts, introduced a bill creating a commission to consider legislation for the development of the American merchant marine. The commission la to be composed of the Secretary of the Navy, Postmaster General, the Secretary of Commerce and Lnbor and three members each of the Senate and House.

Odds and Ends.

An epidemic of smallpox at Goodland, Kan., necessitated the closing of schools and prohibition of public meetings. A proposition to vote $66,000 in bonds for water works and severs was defeated at a special election in Holton, Kan. The United States battleship and cruiser squadron of the Asiatic station has been ordered to cruise to Honolulu, a distance of 3,500 miles, in place of the usual winter maneuvers in the waters of the Philippines. An agent of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition has started for Africa to secure representatives of the Pygmies for exhibition. Two persons were killed nnd one seriously Injured by the explosion of nitroglycerin 'at the Keystone nitro-glycerin works near Emporium, Pa. Those killed were John Morse and H. Cruishank. The State court at St. Lonis has dismissed the boodle charge against Councilor Mysenburg. which was remanded by the Supreme Court. The statute of ItmRations ban further indictments against Hm councilors on this charge.

COMMEPCIAL AND FINANCIAL

COMMEPCIAL AND FINANCIAL

~ n ' R. G. Dun & Co.’» New York. Weekly Review of Trade — says: Trade is seasonably quiet, except in the lines affected by weather and those embracing holiday goods, Which are in good demand. Activity is especially conspicuous among footwea? jobbers and retailers. Commodities are generally lower in price, although a few important articles, such as cotton, eggs' and dairy products, have risen so sharply that Dun’s index number on Dec. 1 was $98,223, against $97,825 a month previous. For the year there is a decline of about 2 per cent. Manufacturing conditions are still irregular.' the best symptom of the week being the steadiness of iron and steel. Textile mills still find it difficult to secure prices -hi proper ratio to the raw materia), the violent advance in cotton adding to the embarrassment of epinners, who have only limited supplies on hand. Light stocks of hard wood maintain prices, but the demand is moderate. Railway earnings in three weeks of November were 4.80 per cent larger than a year previous. Several encouraging reports are received regarding the iron and steel situation. In moat- cases the proposed reductions in wages have met with no opposition, and such business as comes forward is handled without interruption. Another good sign is that the week has brought no further reduction in prices. Steel mills have received several fair contracts for structural shapes and railway supplies. Cotton mills have suffered further from the vagaries of the raw material, and the latest advance must have obliterated any profits secured by the reduction of wages. Failures this week were 331, against 258 last week, 249 the'preceding week and 204 the corresponding week last year.

1 In several leading indusCnicago. tpies additional retrench8 ment is in effect, but along with this there is less releasing of hands than was expected, and in some respects trade conditions have improved and the outlook cleared of several perplexities. New undertakings involving large expenditures and requiring much material are considered with easier confidence by their projectors, and there is added value in agricultural products and lr/ger consumption of iron. Money condi/ons, also, are shaping toward a lower discount rate. The general distribution of merchandise shows augmentation, reorders frequently appearing iu the staples and for goods of seasouable character. Holiday specialties are in stronger request, and the month opened with good promise for active dealings along until Christmas. Retail trade is much helped by the weather and current buying is breaking rapidly into stocks, although there is yet less pressure in tjie high-priced articles. Mail order houses are- rushed with demands nnd the aggregate makes favorable comparison with twelve months ago. Failures in the Chicago district number 35. against 40 the previous week and 27 a year ago. Grain shipments, including 1,370,177 bushels of corn, are 39.09 per cent over the corresponding week of 1902. Domestic demand has widened and prices advanced over a week ago in wheat cents, corn 1 % cents and oats 1 cent. Live stock receipts, 289,428 head, are 30 per cent under a year ago.

THE MARKETS

Chicago—Cattle, common to prime, $3.00 to $5-40; hogs, shipping grades, $4.00 to $4.60; sheep, fair to choice, $2.25 to $3.75; wheat, No. 2 red, 84c to 86c? corn, No. 2,40 cto 41c; oats, standard, 34c to 35c; rye, No. 2,52 cto 53c; hay, timothy, $8.50 to $13.00; prairie, $6.00 to $11.00; butter, choice creamery, 22c to 25c; eggs, fresh, 22c to 25c; potatoes, 02c to 66c. Indianapolis—Cattle, shipping, $3.00 to $5.20; hogs, choice light, $4.00 to $4.75; sheep, common to prime, $2.50 to $3.25; wheat, No. 2,82 cto 83c; corn, No. 2 white, 42c to 43c; oats, No. 2 white, 35c to 36c. St. Louis —Cattle, $4.50 to $5.40; hogs, $4.00 to $4.45; sheep, $3.00 to $3.50; wheat. No. 2,88 cto 90c; corn, No. 2, 40c to 41c; oata, No. 2,35 cto 36c; rye, No. 2,47 cto 48c. x Cincinnati —Cattle. $4-25 to $4.50; hogs, $4.00 to $4.50; sheep, $2.00 to $3.25: wheat. No. 2,89 cto 90c; corn, No. 2 mixed, 45c to 46c; oats, No. 2 mixed, 37c to 38c; rye, No. 2,58 cto 60c. Detroit—Cattle, $3.50 to $4.50; hogs, $4.00 to $4.35; sheep, $2.50 to $3.25; wheat, No. 2,88 cto 90c; corn, No. 3 yellow, 47c to 48c; oats, No. 3 white, 87c to 38c; rye, No. 2,50 cto 58c. Milwaukee—Wheat, No. 2 northern, 82c to 83c; corn, No. 3,46 cto 47c; oata. No. 2 white, 36c to 37c; rye, No. 1,55 c to 56c; barley. No. 2,64 cto 65c; pork, mesa, $11.25. Toledo—Wheat, No. 2 mixed, 84c to 86c; corn. No. 2 mixed, 47c to 48c; oats, No. 2 mixed, 37c to 38c; rye, No. 2,54 c to 56c; clover aeed, prime, $6.83. Buffalo —Cattle, choice ahipping steers, $4.50 to $5.00; bogs, fair to prime, $4.00 to $4.00; sheep, fair to choice, $3.25 to $4.00; lambs, common to choice, $4.00 to $5.70. New York —Cattle. $4.00 to $5.10; bogs, $4.00 to $4.75; sheep, $3.00 to $3.90; wheat, No. 2 red, 90c to 91c; com, No. 2,49 cto 50c; oats. No. 2 white, 41c to 42c; butter, creamery, 20c to 25c; eggs, western, 27c to 31c. The Rev. Henry Parke Cochrane, who haa been a missionary In Burma for the last fourteen years, la at present on a visit to this country, being In Indianapolis. His brother, Wilbur W. Cochrane, is still, in Bunns, where he has been a missionary for tha last thirteen yean.

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Chicago to the Northwest, Indianapolis, Cincinnati and the South, Louisville, and French Lick Springs. Rensselaer Time-Table, In Effeot June 29,1902. South Bound. No. s—Louisville Mail. (daily) 10 AS a. a. No.ss—lndianapolis Mail, (daily).- 2.-01 p. m. No. 89—Milk accomm., (daily) 6:15 p. m. No. 8— Louisville Express, (daily).. 11:25 p. m. •No. 46—Local freight.. 2:40 p.m. No. H—Fast Mail 4:49 a.m. North Bound. No. 4—Mail, (daily) 4:80 a.m. No. 40—Milk accomm., (daily) 7:31a.m. No.Bß—Fast Mail, (daily).... 9*5 a. m. No. 6—Mall and Express, (daily)... 3:80p.m. rNo.BO-CimtoChloagoTcs.Mall.. 6:32p.m. ♦No. 88—Cln. to Chicago 8 *7 p. m. •No. 46—Local freight 9:55 a.m. rDaily except Sunday. ♦Sunday only, Hammond has been mads a regular stop for No. 80. , . * No. 82 and IS now stop at Cedar Lake. Fun J. Rud, Q. P. A., W. H. McDoUh President and Gen. M’g’f. Chas. H. Rockwell, Traffic M'g’r, •wieaee. W. H. Bxam, Agent. Rensselaer.

JIO» CITY OFFICERS. Mayor J. H. 8. Kills Marshal Mel Abbott Berk. Charles Morlaa Treasurer James H. Chapman Attorney Geo. A. Williams Civil Engineer J. C. Thrawls Fire Chief C. B. Steward councxuiut. Ist ward Henry Wood. Fred Phillips Id ward W. S. Parks, B. F. Ferguson Id ward J. C. McColly, Peter Wasson COUNTY OFFICERS. Clerk John F. Major Sheriff Abram G. Hardy Auditor W.C. Babcock Treasurer R. A. Parklson. Recorder Robert B. Porter Surveyor Myrt B. Price Coroner Jena i ngs Wright Supt. Publio Schools Louis H. Hamilton Assessor John R. Phillips COMUISSIONZBS. Ist District Abraham Halleek 2nd District Frederick Waymire Sfd District T. Denham Commissioners’ court—First Monday of each mouth. COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION. TRUSTRRS. TOWNSHIPS. .Joseph Stewart Hanging Grove 'John Ryan Gillam Lewis Shrier Walker Elias Arnold Barkley Charles M. Blue t Marlon John Bill Jordan Geo. M. Wilcox Newton S. L.Luce.... Keener Thomas F. Maloney Kankakee Stephen D. Clark Wheatfleld Albert J. Bellows Carpenter William T. Smith Milroy Barney D. Comer Union Louis H. Hamilton. Co. Supt Rensseleer G. K. Hollingsworth Rensselaer George Besse ... Remington Geo. O. Stembel Wheatneld JUDICIAL. Circuit Judge Charles W. Hanley Prosecuting attorney John D. Sink Terms of Court.—Second Monday in February, April, September and November.

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