Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 June 1905 — WILL SUPPLY NO LIST [ARTICLE]

WILL SUPPLY NO LIST

Railways to Refuse to Give the James of Those Who Carry Passes in Traveling. CHEAP OAB FOR THE CAPITAL sML. Burial of S. P. Sheer In—Elephants Have Fun, but Disappoint Showgoera. Indianapolis, June 22. railroads through a meeting of their representatives have decided to refuse the demand of the state railroad commission for a list of those who hold passes, especially public officers. The demand of the commission was to be answered by July 1. It is expected a suit will be brought against the railroads by the commission. Slxty-Cent (In for Indianapolis. Indianapolis, June 22. George J. Marott, Indianapolis shoe dealer and capitalist, made public his plan to bid on the pipe lines of the Consumers’ Gas Trust company and in the event that his bid is successful to form a Citizens’ Gas company, with $1,500,000 capital stock, the company to furnish artificial gas to the people of Indianapolis at not to exceed 00 cents a thousand feet. In pursuance or this plan, contracts for subscription to the capital stock of the proposed company have been drawn up. The people will be asked to sign five-year contracts to take artificial gas exclusively of the proop ml company. Funeral of Simon P. 8h serin. Indianapolis, June 22. —The funeral of Simon P. Sheerin, who died suddenly of aiioplexy during the convention of the National Independent Telephone association at Chicago, was held at St. Peter and .St. Paul chapel this morning at 9 o'clock. Rev. Joseph Chartrand preached the sermon. The interment. which was private, was at Holy Cross cemetery. Donahue la Due To Bo Banged. Indianapolis. June 22. The supreme court has affirmed the judgment sentencing Edward Donahue to death for the murder of Aminter Northrup, at Hobart, in Lake county. Donahue was originally sentenced to hang a week ago last Friday, but a stay of execution until July 21 wns granted to enable the supreme court to pass on his appeal. Fire In a Wholesale Grocery. Indianapolis, June 22.—Fire almost entirely destroyed the wholesale grocery house of Brinkmeyer, Kuhn & Co. The loss is estimated at $50,000. The origin is unknown. Chinese Fight the Exclusion Laws. Indianapolis. June 22.—The Chinese of Indianapolis and Indiana towns and cities have formed a State association to combat the rigid Chinese exclusion laws. ELEPHANTS HAVE THEIR FUN Though They Disappoint the Peoplo Who Go to a Show to -v Sae Them. Fort Wayne. Ind., June 22. Four performing elephants were due to take part in the first performance of the Robison Park vaudeville, but ns the company had no car large enough to transport ail the troup at the same time, and they refused to be separated, it was decided to walk them the seven miles to the park, notwithstanding the hot sun. When the big creatures reached the half-way point they were hot and dusty. Seeing a pond of water across a barb wire fence they made a break for it and went through the wire fence as If it were cotton string. Once in the pond they enjoyed their bath hugely and spurted one another with water in’ the spirit of play. They were having too much fun to care anything for the prod of the keepers, who had to wait more than an hour until the animals had thoroughly cooled off. Then they went on, but not in time for the afternoon performance. I

John W. Foster Given n Degree. Bloomington, Ind., June 22. The seventy-sixth annual commencement exercises of Indiana university have closed. The address to the graduating class was given by John W. Foster, of Washington, who was a member of the class of 1855, the day being the fiftieth anniversary of his graduation from the university. At the close of Foster’s address degrees were conferred by Fresldent Bryan upon 209 graduates. The degree of doctor of laws was conferre upon Foster. May Hot Bare Boon Crime. Shelbyville, Ind., June 22. The mystery of the slayer of little May Hill may never be made known if there are no more clews to work on than have been found up to this time. Dr. Morris Drake, one of the witnesses before the coroner, said the Injury might possibly have l»een the result of a fall. Lib Was Mot Pleasant for Him. Evansville, Ind., June 22. After plugging every crevlse In his boarding house room. G. T. Schick, of this city, turned on the gas and was later found dead. He left a letter saying that he had ‘Tailed to adjust himself to life In a pleasant manner.” Girl and Man Klliad by Lightning. Washington, Ind., June 22. —Addle Graham, aged 16 years, of Hudsonvilie. and Fred Hagemyer, aged 26 years, of Freelandvtlle, were killed by lightning