Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 September 1905 — Page 4

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Of course there may be an extra sesssion after all, if Walter Wellman finds he can get the peace conference off his hands in time to attend it. Vice-president Fairbanks’ invasion of Shaw’s native state Vermont was probably caused by desperation over Taft’s boom hatched in the Philipines. Some 600 quarts of champagne have been stored in the ice room of the buffet adjoining the peace conference rooms at Portsmouth. That, no doubt, helped some. A Chicago woman advised her drunken husband to jump in the lake, and he obeyed her. Chicago husbands do not usually act so readily upon good advice. Mr. Morton is going to entertain the agents of the Equitable Like Insurance Company. The program is not out yet, but we take it for granted that one of the after dinner* speeches will be made by Senator Depew. A new York man a few days ago shot and killed his wife for “rubbering.” If the women in some parts of the country were to make like resentment to the men, the census man would find a vast increase in the percentage of grave- . diggers. Newspaper accounts say that George Ade’s income last year from his books and plays was $150,000, and that it will be still greater this year. The accounts also state that he is worried about what to do with his money, it is coming in so fast. Start a newspaper, George. Start a newspaper.

WHO IS BOWIE?

The editor of The Democrat is in receipt of an invitation to attend a meeting of “publishers of north western Indiana”to be held at Water Valley, Lake county, August 11, the purpose of which as alleged in the invitation, being to discuss advertising rates, prices for job printing, etc., and the advisability of forming an association for more uniform rates —in other words, a newspaper trust. The promotor of this meeting is “J. Bowie, publisher of the Kankakee Valley Review,” of Thayer, Ind. Now, the question naturally arises among the legitimate newspaper men of this section of the state who receive these invitations, “Who is Bowie?” In brief, Mr. Bowie is a resident of Thayer, a little town near the Kankakee, in Newton county. He is and has been for three or four years the alleged publisher of the Kankakee Valley Review, a sheet that is aud always has been printed in the office of the Rensselaer Journal, in Rensselaer. In fact, the most of the reading matter is “lifted” from the columns of the Journal. The paper after being printed, is shipped by express to Thayer, where the only known office of the publisher, as we understand, is located in his own home. A part of these papers are mailed at the postoffice in Thayer, which is in Newton county, and a part of them are mailed at Wheatfield, in Jasper county. By a change in the lines underneath the head, the papers mailed in Newton county, as we understand, show that they are entered at the Thayer postoffice, while those mailed at Wheat-

field show that they are entered at the Wheatfield postoffice. By these questionable means the publisher has Secured “legals” from both Newton and Jasper coupties, and having a few other date lines handy—if this method is a legal and legitimate one — could mail a few copies at Shelby, Lake county, North Judson, Starke county, and so on in numerous other counties of the state and pick up legal notices that of right—and we believe lawfully—belong to the legitimate newspapers of the counties wherein the legate must be published. By many people it is believed that Mr. Bowie is simply a hired hand, employed by the publisher of the Rensselaer Journal to solicit advertising and job printing and look after the “Review” in the territory along the Kankakee. The truth or falsity of this is known only to Mr. Bowie and Mr. Clark. But it is known that all the job work secured by Mr.. Bowie is done by [the that the entire mechanical work on the Review is done in the Journal office and that much of the “matter” contained in the Review is “lifted” entire from the Journal columns. The alleged publisher of the Review has not a dollar invested in a newspaper plant, employs no labor, is not even a printer himself and does not know a 2point lead from a pica quad. His methods of attempting “to cover two counties and thereby gobble up work that he is not entitled to are reprehensible, to say the least, and it seems to us that in presuming to call a meeting of the legitimate newspaper men of this section of the state, men who have devoted the best years of their life to the newspaper business and have thousands of dollars invested in their plants and employ much labor—it seems to us that he is hardly the man for this purpose. In conclusion we wish to say that we have nothing personal against Mr. Bowie, but we do deplorehis methods, aud think he should confine himself to one certain county- While it may be that some good to, the ligitimate newspaper men might result from this meeting, we think it should be “fathered” by some one who has something more at stake than has Mr. Bowie. For one, The Democrat man declines the invitation.

DISCIPLINE WAS NOT GOOD

See mH to He Secretary Bonaparte's View of the State of Things On the Bennington. Washington, Aug. 31.—Secretary Bonaparte, in his action upon the finding* of the court of inquiry in the case of the Bennington explosion, severely arraigns some officers of the teasel for failure to look after the safety valves; orders Commander Lucien Young before a court-martial to dear himself of the "charge of neglect of official duty;” directs the courtmartial of Ensign Wade on the charge of “neglect of duty,” and disapproves the court of inquiry’s finding that the Bennington was “in an excellent state of discipline and in good and efficient condition.” Ensign Wade was in charge of the machinery. The action as to Commander Young was taken in view of the fact that the court of inquiry in its findings and opinion did not pass expressly upon his conduct and the question of his responsibility for the explosion.

Wife Shoots Husband Dead.

Chicago, Aug. 31.—William Van Vorhees. 35 years old, was shot and killed by his wife In a room adjoining a restaurant at Thirty-First place and Benson street. Van Vorhees was employed as a cook in the restaurant. His wife assisted him. Early In the morning they qunrrelfd and the wife shot him three times. Two of the bullets penetrated his neck, while u third struck him in the forehead, killing him instantly.

France Ready for the Sultan.

Toulon. France, Aug. 29. —The French naval authorities have been ordered to hold two cruisers In readiness to proc<>ed to Morocco In case the sultan’s reply to the French demands in reference to the imprisonment of the French Algerian merchant, Bouzian, are unsatisfactory.

Dr. Salmon Exonerated.

Washington, Aug. 31.—A report of Solicitor McCabe, of the agricultural department, just made public exonerates Dr. Salmon, chief of a bureau in that department, from any wroogfol acts in the conduct of hia bureau.

Minister Hicks at Colon.

Colon, Sept. I.—John Hicks, of Wlaconsln, United States minister to Chile, ha sar rived here.

WAR IS ENDED; PEACE AT HAND

Japs Routed, Horse, Foot and Dragoons at Portsmouth. THEY YIELD IN EVERY DISPUTE Even Give the Russians Half of the Island of Sakhalin. BEMABKABLE TUMBLE IS DONE Concessions So Sweeping That They Al most Paralyze de Witte. Rnsnian Boast Is That “We Rave Our Liaoyangs and Mukden*, but the Japanese Have Their Portsmouth.” Portsmouth, N. 11., Aug. 31.—Mr. De Martens and Mr. Dennison met at 8 o'clock in the afternoon at the navy yard to begin' the work of drafting the treaty. Portsmouth, N. H„ Aug. 30.—The long and bloody war between Japan r.nd Russia is ended. The terms of peace were settled by de Witte and Baron Komura at the session of the conference yesterday morning, and yesterday afternoon preliminary arrangements for an armistice were concluded and the actual work of framing the “Treaty of Portsmouth’’

SERGIUS WITTE, RUSSIAN REPRESENTATIVE AT THE PEACE CONFERENCE.

was by mutual agreement turned over to de Martens, Russia's great international lawyer, and Deunison, who for twenty-five years has acted as the legal advisor of the Japanese foreign office. The treaty is expected to be completed by the end of the week. Japs Yield the Whole Thing. This happy conclusion of the conference, which a week ago would have been shipwrecked had It not been for the intercession of President Roosevelt, was sudden and dramatic. For the sake of peace Japan, with the magnanimity of a victor, at the last moment yielded everything still in issue. Russia refused to budge from the ultimatum Emperor Nicholas had given to President Roosevelt through Ambassador Meyer. No indemnity under any guise, but an agreement to divide Sakhalin and reimburse Japan for the maintenance of the Russian prisoners were his last words. They had been repeatedly reiterated in de Witte’s instructions, and in the form of a written reply to the Japanese compromise proposal of last Wednesday they were delivered to Baron Komura yesterday morning. Hum Even Declines Arbitration. De Witte went to the conference declaring be was powerless to change the dot of an “1” or the cross of a "t” in his instructions. Emj>eror Nicholas’ word had been given not oidy to him but to President Roosevelt, the head of a foreign state. When Baron Komura, therefore, first offered the new basis of compromise outlined in the Associated Press dispatches Monday night (the complete renunciation of indemnity coupled with a proposition for the redemption of Sakhalin at a price to be fixed by a mixed tribunal consisting of representatives of the neutral powers—in fact if not in words the solution offered by the president,) de Witte again returned a non possumus. It was what de Witte termed in hla Interview with the Associated

Press the “psychological moment” De Witte did not flinch. Result Stuns De Witte. He expected a rupture, and as he expressed it afterward h€ was stunned by what happened. Baron Komura gave way on all the disputed points. With the prescience that has enabled the Japanese to gauge the mental processes of their adversaries on the field of battle and upon the sea they had realized in advance that peace could be obtained in no other way. They had warned their government. The mikado at the session of the cabinet and elder statesmen Monday had sanctioned the final concession. When Baron Komura yielded the rest was mere child’s play. GENEROSITY THY NAME IS JAP “Russia Has Her Mukden, but the Jap Has Her Portsmouth.” Articles 10 and 11 (interned warships and the limitation of Russia’s sea power in the Far East) were withdrawn. Japan agreed that only that portion of the Chinese Eastern railroad south of Chantfu, the position occupied by Oyama, should be ceded to Japan. Both sides, once* the deadlock was broken, wanted a “just and lasting” peace, and in that spirit it was decided to practically neutralize Sakhalin, each country binding itself not to fortify its half of the island and Japan assuming an obligation not to fortify the La Perouse strait between Sakhalin and Hokkaido, which would bar Russia’s commercial route to the I’aCiflc. The plenipotentiaries went further. They decided to add a new clause in the nature of a broad provision for mutual commercial privileges by which each country will secure for the other the benefit of the “most favored nation” clause and the “open door.” The new treaty, therefore, will be a wonderfully friendly document, of character almost to raise the suspicion that the two countries have not negotiated peace but have concluded the basis of a future alliance. There is, however, no evidence as rumored that any secret clauses are to be appended to the present treaty. Then began the jubilation. De Witte and Baron Rosen returned to ~ie hotel for luncheon. The Japanese had remiyned at the conference hall to lunch with Peirce. The news that peace had been concluded had preceded the Russian plenipotentiaries, and such scenes of wild rejoicing have never before been witnessed in the state of New Hampshire as greeted them upon their arrival at the hotel. De Witte, dazed at the sudden and happy termination Of The colfference, was fairly overpowered by the tremendous ovation he received. He could only express his gratitude by shaking the hands of everybody, and in response to the volley of questions tired at him as to the terms murmured “We pay not a kopeck, and we got half of .Sakhalin.” Later in his room, when he had partly recovered himself, he declared that he could not have dreamed of such a victory—for that he regards it as a diplomatic triumph of the first magnitude he makes no attempt to conceal. And that is the general verdict here. The Russians are overjoyed at the result. “We have had our Liaoyangs and Mukdens on land,” they say “and our Tsushimas on sea, but the Japanese have their Portsmouth.” WHY THE JAP WAS SO EASY Statement Giving Hi* Reasons for Waiving a War Indemnity. The following statement of the Japanese argument which governed their decision to waive the question of indemnity can be accepted as authoritative: "Japan realized fully she was making a sacrifice for peace, but she was looking to the future. It was not a question of whether the war could be succesfully continued, but of whether peace was not now more advantageous to Japan. Japan had already gained nil she fought for. It was only the ‘spoils of W’ar’ that remained, and having achieved the real objects of the war she could afford to forego the sitoils rather than to be placed in the position of fighting for money. "While Japan believed she was entitled to the spoils she felt that her position was so strong, her successes so complete, that she could yield without detracting froiu the force of her victory.”

Abb BYES ARE ON OYSTER BAY

Kings and Commoners Hasten to Hail President Roosevelt. Oyster Bay, N. Y., Aug. 31.—A1l roads and telegraph Itnes and cables lead to Oyster Bay at this time. A perfect avalanche of congratulations has descended upon the president. One of the first messages received was from King Edward VII., which was eent from Marienbad, and said: “Let me be one of the first to congratulate jou on the successful issue of the peace conference to which you have so greatly contributed.” This was soon followed by a cable from Kaiser Wilhelm, the pith of which is: “I’m overjoyed. ’ Express most sincere congratulations at the great success due to your untiring efforts. The whole of mankind must unite and will do so in thanking yon for the great boon you have given it.” Then they came in wagon loads. Messages from Jusserand, Durand and Chentung Liang Cheng, respectively French. British and Chinese representative at Washington, were received; also from Count Cassini, the Italian ministry, William J. Bryan, the LiverI>ool Chamber of Commerce and public men of the United States. The guests at Skibo Castle, including the archbishop of Canterbury, and their boat, Andrew Carnegie, also telegraphed.

as did General Booth, of the Ssßvation army; General King, commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the ReSenator Alger, of Michigan! Representative Hitt, of Illinois; the regent of Egypt, and President Loubet, of France. From all kinds of organizations the congratulations afe* coming. But there are two points from which at this writing no cablegrams have come—St. Petersburg and Toklo. The Jap government so far has not even thanked its envoys, while de Witte has received a telegram of congratulation from the czar. t The place to be selected for the appending of signatures to the treaty taises a question of interest It was assumed prior to the meeting of the conffirrees that the treaty, wherever it might be negotiated, would be signed in Washington and be known hereafter as the "treaty of Washington.” It is proposed that the signing of the treaty take place at Sagamore Hill as a compliment to President Roosevelt for his part In initiating the conference and bringing it to a successful issue. The treaty then would be known as the “treaty of Sagamore Hill.” Czar Thanks Roosevelt. Oyster Bay, L. 1., Aug. 31.—Emperor Nicholas, of Russia, has recognized gratefully the great partwhlch President Roosevelt played in the successful negotiations for peace. In a cablegram received by President Roosevelt Emperor Nicholas congratulated and thanked the president for his efforts. The cablegram follows: “Peterhoff, Alexandria, Aug. 31. President Roosevelt: Accept my congratulations and earnest thanks for having brought the peace negotiations to a successful conclusion owing to your personal, energetic efforts. My country will gratefully recognize the great part you have played in the Portsmouth peace conference. “NICHOLAS.”

Muscovite Feels Tranquil.

St. Petersburg, Aug. 31.—The news of the successful completion of the preliminary negotiations for peace at Portsmouth has been received here without marked or even notable expressions either of satisfaction or dissatisfaction. Tranquility is perhaps the best term with which to convey the sentiment of practically all cases, including the officials.

DRINK HIS RUIN; SUICIDE HIS END

Former Friend of Wall Street Kings Takes His Life in a Chicago Hotel. Chicago, Aug. 31.—Once a friend of J. Pierpont Morgan and described by H. O. Havemeyer, the sugar king, as one of the most brilliant young business promoters in the United States, Noah M. Letts, treasurer and manager of the Letts company, of which Harry G. Selfridge is an official, committed suicide by swallowing morphine tablets in his room in the Union hotel. 11l Randolph street. He died penniless save for a small life insurance policy, payable to his two small sons. Drink was the cause of his downfall. Mr. Letts left a temperance sermon to his sous in the form of a farewell note, scribbled on a piece of paper, torn from a notebook. It read: "To My Boys: Please, for your sake and God’s sake, never drink a drop. I love you better than my life. But I can’t stop, and my action is for the best. Your Papa.”

Got What Was Coming to Him. Princeton, Ind., Aug. 31.—Thomas McCleary, postmaster at Mackey, shot and killed his brother-in-law, Melville Stuckey. The shooting was done in the postofflee. Stuckey is a prodace

\ Vote your Coupons \ On page six of this issue of The Demo- £ crat we make public what we term a Popularity 3 Voting Contest. It is our intention to conduct this contest on a fair and square basis and every $ vote that is sent in to be voted for the Church, (Sunday School Lodge or Club will be correctly and honestly counted for the one voted for. We wish to state that the prize offered by us is worth every cent of $300.00 and that the 5 I CHASE Piano, manufactured by the Starr £ Piano, Co., which we are giving away, can not be purchased of any dealer in the state of Indiana, or any other state, or of the manufacturer, for one cent less than $300.00. To clearly show that the prize we are offer--8 ing is of the value we claim for it, we have,procured from the Starr Piano Co., a written guarantee which shows the full value to be worth the 3 selling price of $300.00, and to be of the very best of workmanship and fully warranted for a term of five years. will be no outside £ people connected with this contest, and at no 5 I time will we allow any person to say that we have a scheme or chance game, or anything of that sort, for there is no chance or scheme con- j nected in any way shape or form. It is merely £ a popularity voting contest between the many dififerent Churches, Sunday Schools, Lodges and Clubs in our field. All votes are to be sent addressed to I Jasper County Democrat s ? Rensselaer, Ind. \

dealer and had been drinking. After several quarrels he was refused the loan of a revolver by McCleary, as Stuckey said he wanted to kill some one with It Stuckey appeared In the poatofflee and rushed at McCleary with a drawn dirk, yelling to him te say his prayers. McCleary drew a revolver and killed Stuckey at the first ehot.

THE MARKETS

Chicago Grain. Chicago, Aug. 31. Following were the quotations on the Chicago Board of Trade today: Wheat — Open. High. Low. Close. Sept. ..$ .7g $ .79% I .78% -78% Dec. ... .81% .81% .80% .81 May ... .84% .84% .83% .84% - Com— Sept, (o) .54 .54 .52% .53% Sept, (n) .53% .53% .52% .53 Dec. (n) .43% .43% .43 .43% May ... .43% .43% .42% .43 Oats — Sept .. .25% .25% .25% .25% Dec 26% .26% .26% .26% May ... .28% .28% .28% .28% Pork — Sept. ..15.50 15.57% 15.50 15.57% Oct ...15.15 15.35 15.15 15.30 Lard— Sept. .. 8.10 8.12% 8.10 8.10 Oct. ... 8.15 8.20 8.15 8.15 Short Ribs— . . Sept. . . .8.90 8.90 8.80 8.80 Oct ... 8.97% 9.00 8.90 8.90 Chicago Live Stock. Chicago, Aug. 31. Hogs—Estimated receipts for the day, 18,000. Sales ranged at $5.70@ 6.15 for pigs, [email protected] for light, $5.50(g5.10 for heavy packing. $5.75@ 6.30 for mixed, and $5.80(8.6.25 for heavy packing and shipping lots, with the bulk of the trading within the range of $5.85© 6.15 for fair to good averages. » Cattle—Estimated receipts for the day. 8,000. Quotations ranged at $5.80 ©6.50 for choice to fancy steers, $2.85 ©5.25 fat cows and heifers, $2.25© 4.40 native bulls and stags. $6.00© 7.75 fair to choice veal calves, $4.00© 5.75 heavy calves. Sheep—Estimated receipts for the day, 15,00. Quotations ranged at $5.30 ©5.60 for choice to fancy fed wethers, $5.25© 5.50 fair to choice range wethers $4.75© 5.25 good to fancy mutton ewes. $6.90© 7.85 good to prime lambs. $7.00©7.85 good to prime range lambs, $5.25© 6.60 poor to choice feeding lambs. East Buffalo Live Stock. East Buffalo. N. Y.. Aug. 31. Dunning & Stevens, Live Stock Commission Merchants, East Buffalo, N. Y., quote as follows: Cattle —Recelpts, 5 cars: market, slow. Hogs— Receipts. 20 cars; market, lower; pigs, $6.15©6.25; yorkers. [email protected]; medium and heavy, $6.45©6.55. Sheep and Lambs —Receipts, 10 cars; market, strong; best Jambs, sß.oo© 8.15; f air to good, $7.75©8.00; yearlings. $5.75@ 6.50; best wethers. $5.25©5.50; mixed sheep, $4.50©5.00; heavy ewes, $4.25@ 4.50; culls, $2.50©3.50. Calves —Market, strong; best, [email protected]; fair to good, $7.50©8.00.

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