Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 November 1906 — Page 4

JOT COflinY DEMOCRIT. f I. BUBCOCI. BITIH Ml) W SATURDAY, NOV. 17, 1906.

GEN. SHAFTER IS DEAD

Leader of the United State* Force* in the Spanish War Has Passed Beyond the Veil. Bakersfield, Cal., Nor. 13. Major General William Rufus Shafter, U. S. A., retired, died at 12:45 p. m. yesterday at the ranch of Captain W. H.

GENERAL SHAFTER IN PARADE UNIFORM.

McKittrick, his son-in-law, twenty miles south of this city, after an illness of seven days, despite the best medical attention available in California. General Shafter was born Oct. Id, 1835, at Galesburg. Mich. He first entered military life in the civil war and made u tine record, entering the regular army at the close of the war.

ROCKEFELLER INDICTED

Grand Jury at Findlay, 0.. Hits John D. Charge of Bribery Made Against an Unknown. Findlay, 0., Nov. 15.—Prosector Pavid admits that the grand jury here has voted an Indictment against John D. Rockefeller on the charge of violating the Valentine anti-trust act David stated, however, that no attempt ■would be made to compel Rockefeller to come to Ohio at this time, because his attorneys had already entered appearance for him in the probate court in a previous action against the Standard Oil company. David added: “Some other prominent oil men against whom indictments have been voted will be brought into court within a few hours.” C. C. Myers, a member of the jury which convicted the Standard Oil of violating the anti trust law. went before the grand jury and swore that during the trial of the Standard Oil case a bribe of SSOO was twice offered him to hang the jury. The num offering the money was the same both times, but he does not know who he is. ('loveland. 0., Nov. 15.—The other Standard (Hl men indicted at Findlay, 0., besides Rockefeller are M. (». Vilas. tr< usurer of the Standard Oil Company of Ohio; J. M. Robertson, secretary, and 11. I’. Mclntosh. a director of the same company.

Lust of Widows of '75 Dies.

Rutland. Vt.. Nov. 13.—Mrs. Esther Damon, aged 92 years, the hint surviving widow of a revolutionary soldier, is dead at her home in Plymouth Union. Vt., after having been wid(«w(*d fifty-eight years. Noah Damon, her husband, enlisted at Milton. Mass., April 19, 1775, and served ft -e years. He was |>ensloned at the ago of S 9 while living at Plainfield, N. Y. When the couple were married at Bridgewater, Sept. 0, 1535. he was 75 and she was 21.

France, Spain and Morocco.

Paris. Nov. 13. In an interview regarding the Moroccan situation. «. oreign Minister Pichon declared that the understanding lietween France and Spain concerning the measures to be taken to Morocco was complete. lie added: “The terms of the Algeciras convention will be followed strictly. Nothing hasoecurred warranting a suspicion that the Berlin government is disposed to interpose difficulties. The organization of the state bank is proceeding as rapidly ns posssible.”

College Foot Ball Games.

Chicago, Nov. 12.—Following are the scows of the principal college foot Imll games: at Chicago—Minnesota—Minnesota 4, Chicago 2; at Champaign— Wisconsin hi. I llinois t>; at riillndelphia ■—Lafayette 0. Pennsylvania 0; at New’ Haven -Brown'd. Yale 5: at Cambridge Carlis'e 0, Harvard 5; at West Point — Princeton 8, West Point 0; at Greencastle James Millikln 0. Depauw 12.

J. IL Zimmerman Sentenced.

Cleveland, O„ Nov. 14.—J. R. Zimmerman pleaded guilty to the charge of conspiring to wreck a national bank, in the federal court here and was sentenced to serve two years in the penitentiary ami to pay a tine of SIO,OOO, Zimmerman was the chairman of the board of directors of tile Wooster, (»., National bank, which failed about two years ago.

Dirigible Airship Wrecked.

Paris, Nov. 13.—Tlie new great dirigible airship Ville de Paris, owned by M. Deutsch, lias been wrecked at Sartrouvllle. The guide rope became entangled- in the treetops in the forest of St. Germain and broke. The airship became unmanageable, and. the gas holder being torn, it finally descended in a field. The motor and car were smashed. Nobody was hurt.

The Democrat for job work.

PRESIDENT IT COLON

Reaches Port on the Isthmus Ahead of Time and Awaits a Welcome. AMADOR BUSHES FROM PANAMA Cordially Greets Hie Brother Executive on Board Ship. Newspaper Men Received and Given an Interview—Visitor. Carefully Guarded Ist Attacks. Colon, Nov. 15. —The first trip of a United States president outside of the boundaries of the United States was successfully concluded' at 1:30 p. m., when the battleship Louisiana, having on board President Roosevelt and his party, dropped anchor in the harbor of Colon. The Louisiana, which arrived ahead of schedule time, was convoyed by the Tennessee and Washington. The three vessels anchored about a mile from the dock during a heavy rain. Meeting of the Two Presidents. Owing to the fact that the Louisiana arrived ahead of time neither President Amador, of Panama, nor Chairman Shouts, of the isthmian canal commission, was on hand to w elcome the president. They left Panama at 4:30 p. m. in a special train for Colon, and at 8:30 p. m. boarded the Louisiana and extended a cordial greeting to the chief executive of the United States. In President Amador’s party beside Shonts were Chief Engineer Stevens and Executive Secretary Reed, of the commission, and Squlers, the United States minister to Panama.

Sees the Press Fiends. During the afternoon President Roosevelt received the local newspaper correspondents on board the Ixniisiana. He said that bls voyage had been pleasant and uneventful, and expressed himself as gratified at the welcome which the citizens of the Isthmus are preparing for him when he lands. He stated that he proposed to look into the Jamaican labor question, and also intended to see everything possible concerning the canal. Close Watch for Anarchists. Extensive precautions have been taken to protect President Roosevelt during his three days’ visit on the isthmus and it is reported that several known anarchists have been arrested here or at Panama. All steamers arriving at the Isthmus are Inspected, and suspicions characters have been imprisoned and will be held in custody until President Roosevelt departs.

COSTLY BLAZE IN THE DOCKS

Damage Done to Coal Company Properly That Aggregates $750,000 Property That Was Destroyed. Chicago, Nov. 12.—A blnze startl'd In the engine room of a building used for storing coal at the great storage docks of the Lehigh Valley Coal com I any at South Chicago, and before the tire was under control property esli mated by thepapers here at from $750.(MiO to so’o,<too in value was in ashes. Sheds and other buildings covering two square blocks were destroyed and 50.000 tors of coal are counted in the loss, also n four-story shop building used for the manufacture and repair of coal hoisting machinery went up in. smoke. Much other property was endangered. but was saved by the efforts of the firemen.

After standard Oil Company.

St. Louis. Mo., Nov. 15. —Filing of the petition instituting suit against the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, John I). Rockefeller and others, in the name of the government by direction of the attorney general, was tiled in the I’nite<l States circuit court here. The defendants now have one month in which to ('titer their airpenrance and an additional month in which to file their answer. They also have the option of tiling a demurrer to the bill

Lowa Memorial at Vicksburg.

Vicksburg. Miss., Nov. 15.—The lowa state memorial in the Vicksburg national military park has been dedicated by Governor Cummins of lowa. The absence of military was h notable feature of the dedication program, only two militia companies participating. A party of lowa citizens. a ha ml from that state, school children occupying symbolic floats and ofliclals of both lowa and Mississippi carried out the exercises.

Mother and Children Cremated.

Coldwater. Mich., Nov. 15. —Mrs Charles Mowry, aged 21 years, and her three children. Homer, aged 0 years; Ixmlse, aged 3 years, and a baby of •i months were burned to death early in the day in their home on a farm at Batavia Station, six miles southwest ot this city on the Lake Shore rail road.

One Expected Strike Is Off.

Chicago. Nov. 12.—The trouble between the union switchmen and the twenty-three railroads entering Chicago has been finally adjusted and all danger of a strike,of the 20,000 men has been averted. The switchmen belonging to the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen will get a raise of 4 cents an hour.

Business Section Destroyed.

Cedar Rapids, la., Nov. 13.—Fire at Dundee, a small town in Delaware county, wiped out almost the entire business district. Eight business bouses burned. Loes, $25,000.

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NEGRO BAPTISTS PROTEST

They Denounce the Discharge Diahon* orably ot Soldiers—Action of New York Republicans. Salisbury, N. C., Nov. 16.—At a meeting of the negro Baptist association of North Carolina resolutions denouncing President Roosevelt for discharging three cougKinles of the Twen-ty-fifth infantry w re adopted. The body repri -scuts a constituency of 100,000. Tlie r\solntlor < unanimously protest agiiust the “uispre edented and arbitrary ■leti 'm" of Pre sclent Roosevelt hi “punl'diiug Di? Innocent and guilty n’lkr.” f.a- on? moment,’* the- nsolrPmm re.--It"do we believe that these companies would have keen dishonorably ilise’.mrg l had they been composed of white soldiers.” New York. Nov. 16.—8 y a unanimous vote the Republican county committee, nt its regular monthly mooting, aesolved to ask President Roosevelt to rescind his order, dlscharclpg dlshonor-

ably a battalion of the Twenty-fifth regiment. United States infantry.

Brass Band as a Missionary.

Chicago, Nov. 16.—Brass bands for recruiting memliers of the church were advocated by Rev. A. W. Byrt, superintendent of the Brooklyn Church society, at the session of the National City Evangelization Union. '"Give me a brass band,” said Dr. Byrt, “and I will attract hundreds of persons out of whom members of the Methodist church Will be made.”

False Farm Economy.

You cheat yourself when you feed stock or poultry sparingly, when you fertfllze soil scantily, when you allow manure to fire fang or be washed by rains in the barnyard, when you plow shallow, cultivate seldom, buy cheap tools, hire cheap labor. These and their kin are the children of false economy, and you pay them well.—American Agriculturist.

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