Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 March 1905 — Page 4

JISPER HOT DEMOCmi. 1 1. nnncoffl, aim md miiati. U " iSuV.M.'. 111. * Official Democratic Paper of Jaaper County. SI.OO PER YEAR, IN ADVANCE. Advertising rates made known on application Entered at the Post-office at Rensselaer, Ind. as second class matter. Office on Van Renosaiaar Street, North of Murray’a Store. SATURDAY, MARCH 4, 1905.

An lowa newspaper wishes to know what ails Iowa? Probably the “lowa Idea” is suffering neglect.

If there are any other States that wish to investigate the Standard Oil, they should begin early and avoid the rush.

The court merely told old John R. Platt, in his suit against Hanna Elias, that there is no medicine for a fool, and especially an old fool.

The examiners who examined that Chicago bank capitalized at $1,000,000 and found SIOO are unable to account for the carelessness of the officials in overlooking that sum.

General Miles is old enough to know better than to get into a controversy with a woman. He should have known that Mrs. Jefferson Davis would have the last word.

It is something of a puzzle to Chicagoans to see the street car magnates putting millions into the business with franchises expiring all around them. They evidently feel that the city council is “safe.”

Dr. Osier, the English professor, says a "man is at the end of usefulness" at the age of forty. Why, just to think, Mr. Johann Hoeli was married eighteen times since then. The idea of a forty-year old man being out of date.

The new legislative appointment law which has now been sign ed by the governor, places Jasper county with White on representative, and Jasper, Newton, Stark and White on senator. Newton is joined with Lake on representative.

These are strenous times in the Indiana legislature. There is too much boodle used by big concerns that wish legislation in their favor. The people of Indiana are not careful enough in choosing whom they wish to represent them Oxford Tribune

It is evident that beauty does not count at all in a man when he is wooing his lady The face of Mr. Hoch the Chicago matrimonial expert who landed 31 is ample evidence of this assertion Unless the poor, kindhearted things married him to get rid of him, as they sometimes claim to do.

Engrossed House Bill No. 182, the Nichols relief bill which Representative Wilson railroaded through the House despite the protest of twenty of the heaviest taxpayers in Jasper county, who asked that it be held back a few days until a remonstrance against its passage could be filed —was “killed” in the Senate Wednesday. Thus ends one of the most outrageous attempts ever made to over-ride the will of the people of Jasper county.

Maxim Gorky Exiled.

St Petersburg. March I.—Maxim Gorky had a short glimpse of liberty. Released on $5,000 bail, the noted author Immediately waa re-arrested and conveyed to a place of confinement pending deportation to some distant city or province where his continued residence, it la thought will not be ao dangerous to the welfare of the government Later —Gorky waa taken to Wga. Read The Democrat for news.

WHO WAS IT DID THIS FOUL CRIME?

Widow of Leland Stanford Poisoned at Honolulu by Soma One Unknown.

SECOND ATTEMPT SUCCESBFUI

Sequel of the Effort to Kill Her Laat Month at San Franciaoo.

Her Lott Words Declare That She Died by Murder—Autopsy Corroborates Her Dying Statement.

Honolulu, March 2. —The report of a chemist removes the last doubt as to the cause of the tragic death of Mrs. Leland Stanford. An analysis of the contents of the bottle of carbonate of coda taken by her discloses the presence of a large quantity of strychnine.

San Francisco, March 3. A telegram received here from Honolulu •ays: “Mrs. Jane Latbrop Stanford, Of San Francisco, widow of United States Senator Leland Stanford, died At 11:40 o'clock Tuesday night at the Moana hotel here. Suspicious circumstances surround the death of Mrs. Stanford. She was taken 111 at 11 o’clock and said: T have been poisoned.’ Her last words were: ‘This Is a horrible death to die.’ ” Surprise and Horror at San Franclteo. The nows of the death of Mrs. Stanford was received here with surprise and sorrow, to which was added horror when it was learned that probably she had been poisoned. Her brother, Charles G. Lathrop, who Is treas-

MIES. I.KI.ANI) STANFORD, urer of the Stanford university, refused to believe that her death was due to other than natural causes, and her attorney. Mountford S. Wilson, positively declined to discuss the report that a previous attempt to poison her had been made In this city. Further Advice* Are Awaited. Wilson is awaiting advices from the Honolulu officials lrefore taking any action regarding the business affairs of Mrs. Stanford, which arc intimately connected with those of the great university which she and her husband founded nt Palo Alto. This institution has already been endowed with $38.000,000 in property and coin, to which may he added ntrout $10,000,000 from Mrs. Stanford's personal estate. Public Expression* of Sorrow. The university has been closed, and is not expected to reopen until after Mrs. Stanford’s remains have been placed beside those of her husband and son in their mausoleum near the college campus. In respect to her memory the statolegisiaturendjoiirned, and flags were placed at half-mast throughout the city and state. PREVIOUS ATTEMPT AT MURDER

Believed to Havfi Been Made La»t Month, Leaving No Clue. The story of an attempt to poison Mrs. Stanford in this city, was first made public on the 18th of last month, when it was declared that strychnine had been found in a bottle of mineral water of which site had taken several drinks and was made ill, and an analysis showed the presence of the deadly drug in the water. To Pr. William Boerieke, who attended her. Mrs. Stanford told the story of what she believed to have lieen an attempt upon her life. She suspected no one. and on the physician’s advice soon went to the country. Returning here, apparently in improved health, she sailed for China and Japan by way of Honolulu on the steamer Korea. Feb. 18, arriving at the Hawaiian port five days later. The alleged attempt to poison her was Investigated by a detective agency, but no results were obtained.

In her California street residence, the first of the handsome mansions erected on Nob hill, there were teh persons at the time of her illness, which began with her drinking the water. Four of these were Chinese and the others Caucasians, including Mrs. Stanford’s secretary. Miss Bertha Berner, who went with her to Honolulu.

A later dispatch from Honolulu says: “An autopsy on the remains of Mrs. Stanford was performed. The physician who conducted the autopsy •ays that the cause of death was tetanus of the respiratory organs, but that he cannot state bow the tetanus was brought abont until after an examination of the contents of the stomach.” Dr. J. F. Dillon, professor of materia medics at the College of Physicians

aud Surgeons, of Ibis c’tj. when Informed of the result of the autopsy, ■aid: “Where there Is a suspicion of poisoning in a death caused by tetanus (or paralysis) of the respiratory organs, It may be regarded as almost a certainty that death was due to strychnine.” Dr. Dillon added: “Tetanus •f the respiratory organs, however, may arise from causes other than poisoning by strychnine.” STORY FROM HONOLULU No Sign of the Approaching Tragedy Until It Wu Present. Honolulu, March 2. The death of Mrs. Jane Stanford was as unexpected as anything that ever happened. She was in the best of spirits when she retired to her room in the hot 1 afteT going to a picnic at which she was in good health and hearty appetite. At dinner at the hotel Bhe only took soup, because she was not hungry. She had told her friends that an attempt to poison her had been made at San Francisco. Miss Bertha Berner, Mrs. Stanford’s secretary, says that the previous attempt upon the life of her employ: r was made Jan. 4 last, at her home on Nob hill, San Francisco, when strychnine was found in a bottle of miner.il water. Miss Berner said to the correspondent of the Associated Press: “We went to a picnic yesterday and were planning to go today to Haleiwa, a suburltan resort. We returned to the hotel at 4 o’clock, and Mrs. Stanford retired to her room for a rest Later she dressed for dinner. When the soup was served she said that wouid be sufficient, as she was not hungry. “We then went to the veranda, where Mrs. Stanford planned the tv p to Haleiwa for today. She then said she would retire early, so as to be refreshed for the trip. At 8:40 Mrs. Stanford sent for her maid, May Hunt, whom she bad recently employed. She then said to me: ‘I shall retire and take my medicine; please get It for me.’ I got a tea spoonful of bl-ear-bonate of soda, one purgative tablet and a bottle of mineral water. Mrs. Stanford forgot to jEake the medicine and lay down and slept. As soon as she awoke she took the medicine and again retired. “Mrs Stanford soon thereafter was seized with convulsions which threw her out of bed. The maid and myself came in answer to her call, as did also a guest from a nearby room. She said: ‘I am poisoned.’ The convulsions continued in spite of the efforts of the physician.” Dr. Humphries says of the bi-car-bonate of soda, which was contained in a liottle: “I tasted the contents of the bottle. Before making an analysis I am unable to swear that it contained strychnine, but I am perfectly positive that It does contain strychnine.”

PEABODY-ADAMS CONTEST

Five Republicans Refuse to Sign a Report Seating Peabody Two Reports for the Legislature. Denver. March 2. —After a long executive session of the gubernatorial contest committee yesterday afternoon thirteen of the eighteen Republican members signed a report in favor of seating James H. Pea laxly and the nine Democrats signed a report in favor of continuing Governor Alva Adams in the office. The other five Republican members, including Chairman William H. Griffith, refused to sign either report

Presidential Nominations.

Washington, Feb. 28. —The presi dent has sent to the senate the following nopiinations: Consul general at Panama, Joseph W. J. I*ee, of Maryland. Postmasters: Illinois—Wallace Diver. Dallas City; Edmund P. Denton, Hamilton; William O. Butler, LaHari>e. lowa —Roseoe C. Saunders. Manilla; Norman D. Anthony. Rutliven. Michigan—Alfred S. Follansbee, Ontonagon.

Mrs. Cody on the Stand.

North Platte, Net)., March I.—Mrs. Cody was on the stand ns a witness for herself in the suit of "Buffalo Bill’’ for divorce. She categorically denied everything detrimental to her thift has been testified by other witnesses; said she still loved Cody and would be glad to make up, but thought he should retract his charge that she attempted to poison him.

Anti-Discrimination Bill Passed.

Topeka, Kan., March 2.—The house 82 to 18, passed the anti-discrimina-tion bill, aimed principally at the Standard Oil company, and the last of the anti-trust measures to come up in this session. It now goes to Governor Hoch. This bill will reinforce the half-dozen other anti trust measures passed by the present legislature.

Indiana Bribery Investigation.

Indianapolis, March I.—Representative Elliott of St. Joseph county and Representative Vizard of Adams county testified before the special session of the grand jury called to investigate alleged bribery in the legislature. Other witnesses have been summoned. No trace has been found of O. A. Baker, who is being searched for by detectives.

Fifteen Miners Killed.

Welch, W. Va., Feb. 28.—Flfteeu men are known to be dead as the result of the explosion in shaft No. 1 of the United States Coal and Coke company. The number of dead may be even greater, but It Is Impossible now to explore the mine because of the fire, which is still burning.

Chadwick Indictments Stand.

Cleveland, 0., March I.—Judge Taylor, of the United States district court overruled the motion of Attorney J. P. Dawley, counsel for Mrs. Chadwick, that the two indictments returned against her by the federal grand jury on Feb. 21, be quashed.

JUST ONE INDICTMENT

All That Is Expected to Result from the Baker Bribery Matter.

80L0NS HAVE NO IN FORMATION

Anti-Combine Bill Killed in tbe Senate—Gillespie Murder Trial —State Mews Notes.

Indianapolis, March 3. County Prosecutor Benedict, who is conducting the grand jury Investigation of alleged bribery and corruption in the Indiana legislature, says that he expects the jury to complete its investigation today. According to his prediction at the Saturday morning session there will be nothing done except the reading of an indictment charging exState Senator O. A. I’aker, of Marion, with an attempt to corrupt Representative Ananias Baker. The prosecutor said that unless unexpected evidence developed in the meantime this indictment will be the only one returned.

Witnesses Who Knew Nothing:.

The testimony of twenty-eight members of the house of representatives developed nothing new regarding the charges of alleged bribery. All of the members of the house who have not testified up to this time have been subpoenaed to appear before the jury. Each of the twenty-eight members examined stayed but a few minutes, and on eoming out of the room said he knew nothing about any bribery in the legislature, either attempted or accomplished.

Anti-Combine Hill Defeated.

Indianapolis, March 3.—At the conclusion of spirited debate, which engaged the attention of the state senate during almost the entire afternoon, the Guirl house bill, prohibiting trade combinations tending to restrain trade and control prices, was defeated by a vote of 27 to 14. The judiciary committee submitted three reports on the measure.

Legislative Summary.

Indianapolis, March 3. The senate passed the house bill for elevated tracks in Indianapolis in, order to prevent controversy as to constitutionality, and concurred in report of the conference cofnmittee on the Crumpacker automobile bill. In the house the Ganiard bill on private hanks was advanced to engrossment as it came from the senate, and Speaker Cantwell excoriated the lobby and forbade doorkeepers and pages from carrying messages to members from lobbyists.

ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL Elopement Broke Up the Girl’s Mother, but She Baa Got Over Her Upsetness. Kokomo. Ind., March 3.—The Cu-sick-Hendngray elopement, which furnished the romance of the season in Indiana polo circles, has been forgiven by Mrs. Heniingray, the mother of the bride of the Kokomo goal tender. Mrs. Heniingray was so upset by her daughter’s marriage that she left Muncie as soon as she heard of it for a trip through the south. Later she returned to Indiana and she came directly to this city. Mrs. Cusick was expecting her and was a the train to meet her. There was an affectionate meeting, a few tears, but no reproaches. Mrs. Hemingray spent the evening in the city, guest of the Cusicks. The understanding is that Mrs. Hendngray’s forgiveness extends to the goal tender.

Gillespie Murder Cue to Come Up.

Rising Sun, Ind., March 3. The trial of Bell Seward, Mrs. Carrie Barbour and Myron Barbour, jointly indicted with James Gillespie, now serving a life sentence for the murder of his twin sister Elizabeth, will be called next Monday. It is thought that the defense will ask for a continuance on account of the appeal to the supreme court by James Gillespie, who was convicted last Jannary.

Horribly Horned by the Blast.

Bicknell, Ind., March 3. Daniel Shake, miner, in the Knox coal mine, while preparing a cartridge for the evening “shot,” was the victim of an explosion, his lamp slipping from Its fastenings and dropping into a keg of powder. The skin was burned so badly on the side of his face, neck and arm that it hung in shreds. His woolen shirt and pants were stripped off his person. -—■ Meeting of Operator* and Minora. Terre Haute, Ind., March 3. —Secretary Phil Tenna has issued a call for the annual meeting of the Indiana Bituminous Operators’ association, to be held here March 14. The district meeting of the United Mine Workers will be held at the same time. There also will be a joint executive board meeting. Runaway Steamer b Captured. Madison, Ind., March 3. —The steamer New South, which was torn from her moorings at Cincinnati, was captured here. The boat ran so close to land that one of the two men were aboard jumped ashore and fastened one of her ropes to a tree. She Is now securely moored. > Woman as Deputy A ■Mason. Anderson, lod H March 3. Miss Alice Wardwell, near Elwood, Is included among the deputies f°r the spring work of assessors. It is probable that several young women will be employed aa assistants to the assessors.

THAT LEAD IS FALSE

No Evidence That Any Solon Hat Been Tempted with Traction Stock.

HOW MOORE SHUT OFF BARER

Trust Agent Had Much “Dong Green" —Hanly Signs tbe Anti-Cigar ette Bill—State News.

Indianapolis, March 2. According to a statement given out following his testimony before the grand jury investigating charges' of bribery and corruption in the Indiana legislature, J. J. Shaw, of Elkhart, a doorkeeper in the state senate, said there was no foundation for the story told before the jury by Doorkeeper Stunkard regarding the finding of $1,500 worth of traction stock in the possession of a certain senator.

How the Story Originated.

According to Shaw’s statement he did not find the certificates for traction stock. He said the story originated from an Incident which occurred one night early In February. He had been requested by the senator to get from his locker a wallet containing certain papers. While returning with it to the senator the wallet dropped and the contents were scattered about on the floor. Among them was a stock certificate. Shaw alleges that in reply to Stunkard’s question he replied that he had been detained because the "papers and stocks” fell on the floor and he was compelled to pick them up.

Moore Pat a Gag oa Baker.

Twenty-two members of the legislature appeared before the grand Jury. Practically the only evidence of value was given by Senator T. T. Moore, of Greencastle, and Ralph Hassall, cashier for a hotel company. Senator Moore told of an Interview with O. A. Baker. He said Baker went to his room at the hotel, and after discussing the anti-cigarette bill for some time said: “Senator. I don’t want to say anything that will offend you, but got, Moore said, for he told the tobacco representative that If he did not want to give offense he should stop Just where he was.

Had a Big Roll of Money.

Ralph Hassall, cashier at the hotel where O. A. Baker stayed, testified that Baker shortly after the legislature convened gave him at the hotel a package which he said was valuable and asked him to keep it in the safe. Hassall, in accordance with his custom, nsked what was in the package, and found that it contained SI,OOO in five, ten and twenty-dollar bills. He said that on two different occasions' Baker asked for the package. The first time he took out SSOO and the second time, which was a week or so before the expose came in the legislature, he took out the rest.

WAB LITTLE BUT DESTRUCTIVE Boiler of • Peanut Router Turn* Looee and Don a Lot of Damage. Marion, Ind.. March 2. —A boiler explosion wrecked the front of the New York candy store building and broke a plate glass window in the Jason Willson bank, across the street. The candy store is on one of the busiest street corners in the city, and the explosion occurred while the streets ware crowded, although the boiler was hurled more than 100 feet, no one was seriously injured. William Hall, an oil operator, wa» transacting business in the Willson hank and was knocked down by the boiler after it had spent its force and rebounded from the plate-glass window. Pearl Bogue and others, who were on the street near the candy store when the explosion occurred, were thrown to the street by the concussion. hut escaped serious Injur:,', T boiler passed over the heads of a numl>er of people in its flight across the street, but it was too high to do ary damage. The boiler was used under a peanut roaster.

Can't Roly on HU Shoulder. Cambridge City. Ind., March 2. Lawrence Vernauf fell from a derrick In the oil field some months ago, tearing the ligaments of his shoulder loose. Since that time the least pressure will throw his arm out of place. He reports that it has been thrown out of joint at least twenty-five times since the original accident. Hone Kicked Him to Doatb. Kokomo. Ind., March 2. George Wright, 35 years old, a well-known farmei west of this city, was instantly killed by being kicked by a horse that he was hitching to a wagon. The animal’s hoof crushed his skull and he fell dead in his tracks. Big Car factor; to Resume. Jeffersonville, Ind.. March 2. announced that the local branch of the American Car and Foundry company, which has been closed all winter, causing an enforced Idleness of 1,000 men, will resume work shortly. Given a Foot aa Kdltor. Richmond, Ind., March 2. —Rev. J. L. Hill, of Union City, Ind.. has been appointed field editor of The Christian Standard, the organ of The Christian church. Sign* the Anti-Cigarette Bill. Indianapolis, March 2. Governor Hanly has signed the Parks anti-ci-garette Mil, which will go into affect la June.

Big Public Sale. Tbe undersigned will offer at Public Sale at bia barn at Parr, Jaaper County, Ind., commencing at 10 o'clock a. m„ on Wednesday, March IS, 1905, Tbe following property: 100 HKAO O | Jerseys, ranging from 100 MWiMII'IS' to 135 lbs. FOUR GOO > MILCH COWS. ONE THOROUGHBRED DURHAM BULL, coming three years old (registered), an extra good one; pedigred furnished with bull. 33 HEAD OP GOOD FARM HORSES. These are all native horst s and in good condi- ..- Purchasers^ the privil e g e of hooking and winding horses before leaving tbe premises. 14 HEAD OF COLTS AND MULES, consisting of yearlings and two-year-olda. FARM IMPLEMENTS, WAGONS, Etc., too numerous to mention. A credit of 10 months will be given on sums over $lO with usual conditions; 8 per cent off for cash where entitled to credit. W. L. WOOD. Fred Phillips, Auctioneer. C. G. Spitleh, Clerk. Hot Lunch on ground. Trains No. 5 and 0 will stop at Parr on day of sale, in addition to the Milk Train.

GREAT BATTLE IS NOW RAGING

Along a Front of 100 Miles the Deadly Guns Are Booming.

RUSS MEETS THE JAP ATTACK

Kuroki’s Men Beaten Back Everywhere, the Russians Report.

Bridge Acroea tbe Sbakbe Seized and Held—Japs Preparing to Assault Putiloff Hill—Siege Guns in Action.

St Petersburg, March I.—The Associated Press hears from a high source that General Kuropatkin considers his position on the Shakhe river to be menaced to such an extent by General Kuroki’s success on the left flank as to necessitate the immediate withdrawal of his army to Tie pass and bus so advised Emperor Nicholas.

London, March I.—A dispatch from Mukden, dated Feb. 28, says: “Fighting is in progress today along the whole line, the Japanese attacking everywhere. All the attacks this morning were beaten back, and the Russians made counter attacks at many places. On the right flank the Russians occupied the village of Boatatzsi, which is close to Sandiapu. and from that position hurled hand grenades across the intervening ravine into the Japanese trenches in Sandiapu, causing heavy loss and great disorder.

Ruhluii Mm a Bridge.

“The Russians have seized the head of the bridge across the Shakhe river in the center of the Japanese lines, assisted by artillery firing of particular energy from Putiloff hill and Novgorod hill. The seizure of the railroad bridge across the Shakhe river was the occasion of a sharp combat. The Russians succeeded in surprising the Japanese bridge guards, and beat off all attempts of the Japanese to regain possession of it.

Jap* Preparing for an AuaolL

“The Japanese are using heavy siege artillery in the bombardment of Putlloff hill and Novgorod hill, and this is believed to be preliminary to an attempt to storm them. The losses to the defending force are insignificant The roar of artillery firing is echoing unceasingly from the mountain* to the eastward to the low flats of the Hun river valley, the scene of General Gripen berg’s repulse. The fight appears to be developing in Intensity along the whole line. Ten determined attacks opposite Yansintnng and west of Vanupudzi were all repulsed with heavy loss. The situation on the Russian left flank Is unchanged as compared with Monday evening.” Jnp Move Against the Bnu Deft. The foregoing shows that fighting on a great scale Is proceeding on the Shakhe. General Kuropatkln, after meeting the initiative of the Japanese In the eastern part of the Shakhe valley, has assumed the aggressive In the western portion. Much more serious, however, to General Kuropatkln Is the Japanese move against the Russian left wing, which threatens unless quickly checked to oblige Kuropatkln to abandon the positions on the Hun river which he has occupied and fortified during the winter. There Is no confirmation of the report that the Russian commander-in-chief has notified the emperor that retreat northward has become imperative.

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