Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 May 1907 — QUIET ATI EVANSVILLE [ARTICLE]

QUIET ATI EVANSVILLE

No Riotous Doings Reported and , Some Proilpect of a Strike Settlement. -/ , ; /; f. .'V ; ■ . y \ 9 ' STATEMENT MADE BY MAYOR Declares Reporta of Turbulence Have Been Exaggerated—Distressing Death of a Child. Evansville, Ind., May 22. —John W.‘ Boehne, mayor of thla city, gave the following statement to the Associated Press: “Reports that anarchy reigns In Evansville are wholly untrue. I do not believe there has ever been a street railway strike attended with so little lawlessness. Accounts of violence are greatly exaggerated. The unions have appealed to the people to respect property and personal rights. Natural excitement of the early stage of the strike is subsiding and the city Is peaceful and orderly and the police are In perfect control of the situation/* fit'll— Quietest Day of the Strike. Yesterday was the quietest day of the street car strike. There were few disturbances and the poliee say they had the situation well in hand all afternoon. While no extra police have beep sworn in the regular men are stationed on all the important corners In the city, and whenever a crowd gathers it is dispersed. Chief of Police Brennecke said that he believed he was able to cope with the situation. Several efforts were made by Mayor Boehne, the state labor commissioners and citizens to get the company and strikers together and arbitrate the strike, but no agreement was reached. Peace May Be In Bight. Notwithstanding the foregoing indications are that a settlement of the strike may be In sight Much depends on what will happen when the cars are run at night If there Ik no violence It Is believed the company and Its men will get together, probably not for a few days yet, but sooner than If rioting continues. The company announced that it will hold open tha places Its men left when they went on strike Thursday, for a few days, but If they persist in remaining away they will be discharged, and all chance to get back will be gone.

little: girl hangs herself Chinks She Is Going to Have a Swing, but Swings Herself Into Eternity. Elwpod, Ind., May 22. Marie, the 8%-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Iseminger, living three miles north of Elwood, was found dead In the bam hanging from a wall in the harness room on an upper floor with a strap around her neck. While the mother was milking the little girl climbed np a ladder leading Into the hay loft and seeing a piece of harness hanging there with a loop on the end of It, Is believed to have slipped her head into the loop, hoping to swing herself. When found by tbe mother an hour later she was hanging with her face to the wall and life was extinct. She probably bad been dead for an hour.

Bit Off Too Much to Chew. Lafayette, Ind-, May 22. —Two hundred Purdue students during the performance of a circus broke up the performance in a side show, and afterwards gathered to make a similar assault on the big show. A brisk Skirmish with circus employes followed, in which a number of the students was badly battered up. No serious injuries were reported. Two Killed by an Explosion. Clay City, Ind., May 22.—The boiler In the Clay City electric light plant exploded. Ralph Travis, 17 years old, who was on duty In the engine room, and John Swinger, who was loading a wagon in front of the plant, were killed. Both of Swinger’s horses were also killed. The plant was wrecked, practically all the walls falling in. Elements Piny a Freak. Bedford, Ind., May 22. During a hail storm at Coxton the elements played a freak by distributing a goodly shower of pure alnm which fell for several minutes. The truthfulness of this statement cannot be denied as it comes from some of the best known and most prominent persons of that place. 1 1 s Killing Frost Reported. Danville, Ind., May 22.—There was a killing frost here Monday. Tomatoes, beans, peas, etc., were killed. Blackberries, raspberries and late strawberries were damaged. Coal dealers are about as busy as at any time during the winter. .. Poison on tbe Potatoes. Evansville, Ind., May 22.—The family of Clarence Laurence, living near here, ate new potatoes the vines of which are supposed to have been sprinkled with par is green. Two of the family are reported in a dying condition. ■ ■ Made a Dangerous False Step. Shelbyville, Ind., May 22. Emma Laudworland, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Landworland, stepped from a moving interurb&n car while returning from school In this city. She was severely Injured, but will recover. t