Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 July 1907 — Page 4

ASM ant DEMIT. t. i. BUBCOCI. BUM HID WBUMB. * SATURDAY, JULY 6, 1907.

SEVEN ESCAPE DEATH

' • /, ' r> All of Them Have Close Calls as the Result of a Casoline Explosion. SOME ARE SEVERELY BURNED Wild Doga Gin the Farmer* Trouble —Sort of ltetributton l'or Doda* ina Taxee—ltems.

Lafayette, Ind., July 2. Eight persons narrowly escaped death at 7 a. in. in a fire which swept through the building at 212-214-210 Main street, caused by the explosion of a gasoline stove on the third floor. Three of the tenants were badly burned and two of them are In a serious condition. The damage to the building Is $5,000. Bev- - eral families are left homeless. The Are started in the apartments of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Doolittle, in the east front room. Doolittle was sitting at the breakfast table and his wife was preparing food on the gasoline stove. Always Happens •‘Suddenly.” Suddenly there was an explosion, and a mass of flame shot up from the stove, which stood beside a part tion at the head of'a narrow stairway, the s only means of egress from the third floor. Mrs. Doolittle ran out, but her husband was cut off by the flames. He picked up a bucket of water and dashed it against the fire and turned the , flames in the opposite direction and escaped. Wasted Very Valuable Time. In an adjoining room, on the east side of the building, Joseph Osborne, n spiritualist medium, aged 85 years, who lives at Remington, was sleeping. With his son, Charles Osborne. They were awakened by the noise and con Id have escaped easily; but the eld - or Osborne tried to save a set of bo ’k< and a snobel containing money and securities. Both men, in their night robes, made their way down the stairway. They were badly burned.

Hart to Klip Through Flames. In a rear room Theodore Polen, n peanut vender, was sleeping. He s a cripple, but managed to slip through the flames, receiving only a few injuries, although his hair was nearly all burned off. Kthel Ando'sot. a young girl, Was saved by her hr ther, Clifton Anderson, wlm worked heroically. They were both asleep when the Are broke ont. The girl was a ra 1 to enter the hallway, which was in flames. Saved Her Idfe l>y Force. Her brother forced her to throw a skirt around her and run to th>’ stairway. There he shoved her down th° Stairs, and she landed at the bottom with only a few bruises. Young Anderson was the last person to leav' the third floor, and he stooped beneath the flame and was uninjured. WAU ON THE WILD DOGS Canines Driven from Their Homes to Escape the Tax Levy, a Tax of Their Own. Jnsonville, Ind.. July 2. —Lad fall when the assessor of Cass townsh'p was listing property for taxation.purposes, several people along the foothills on White river drove their dogs from home that they might escape taxation. The dogs took to the hit's and soon became wild. They made dens under Craig's, where they ie mained during the day, prowling at night in the lowlands for food.. The dogs multiplied very fast, and in a short time there were two dozen and more. Their raids became more freque t and from killing geese,ducks and [tigs, they began feeding Qh larger-dze 1 hogs and sheep, and In several instances calves were pulled down and eaten. Then the farmers began a ie lentless war on the dogs, and after several “round-ups” all of them are believed to have been shot. Has Its Spur on Its Heart. El wood, Ind.. July 2. One of the most peculiar chicken freaks that has come to the notice of chicken raisers In this vicinity is a bantam rooster, owned by Charles Wright, living two miles south of F-lwood, on the P’eas ant HHI pike. Tim bantam has a spur on its head where the comb ought to be, which in larger than the horny points on its logs. Indiana's Contented Man. Muncie. Ind., July 2. Because h > already has as much money as his needs require, Patrick Hazzard, a retired business man. who is not wealthy, but who possesses an estate wo-th perhaps $25,000 to s.s>,ooo. will go to Ireland, this week, accompanied bv Mrs. Huzzard, for the purpose of giving to relatives there his 400-acre farm.

Tree Is Still Yielding Cherries. Danville, Ind., July 2. Arthur Brewer, of Belleville, has what he believes the beat yielding cherry tree In Hendricks county. Friday morning he flicked fifteen gallons from the tree and bfflleves there are still at least fifteen gallons remaining.

PILING UP TES TIMONY

Another Day at Boise of Impeachment of the Story Told by Harry Orchard. SIX MEN GO ON THE STAND Four Swear That the State’s Star Witness Told a Pack of Lies. One Witness Is a Brother of Detective McFarland Lawyer Tells of the Strenuous Times at Goldfield, Colo. Boise, Ida., July 4.—Max Mallch, Joe Mehelleb and Billy Aikman, thres of the men variously implicated In alleged misconduct at Globevllle, Denver and Cripjile Creek on the word of Harry Orchard, went to the stand as witnesses for William D. Haywood, and made denial of Orchard’s testimony, Malich swore that Orchard, and not be, suggested the inhuman plot of dynamiting a boarding house full of non-union smeltermen at Globevllle, and that Orchard originated the idea of killing William McDonald, one of Malich’s business rivals. Said He Would Kill Steunenberg. He said that he had been burned by some mysterious acid thrown into his house by an unknown band, but denied that this acid was really “Pettlbofle dope” that had been left iff his room by Steve and Annie Adams. He also denied that “Pettibone dope” had been used in burning bis store, and testified that lie was at his ranch when the fire occurred. He also swore that Orchard had told him that but for Governor Steunenberg be would be rich nnd that he intended to kill Steuncuherg. Denial of All Orchard's Story. Mehelieb and Aikman, who followed Malich, also made positive and circumstantial denials of all the things Orchard swore they did with him, The cross-examination of all three witnesses showed a purpose on the part of the state to further deal with their testimony when the ease in rebuttal Is reached, When Orchard is re-caliel he will be asked to give liis version of the alleged use of “Pettlltone dope” in burning Malich’s store at Globevilie.

ANOTHER CURIOUS FEATURE

McFarland's Brother a Witness—Lawyer Impeaches Orchard. Another unusual feature was contributed to this unusual crime with Its background of plots and counter-plots, criminal, industrial and political, by the appearance as a witness for the defense of E. 1,. McFarland, n brother of Detective James McFarland, who worked up the case against Ilaywood. Moyer and Pettibone, and obtained Orchard’s confession. This McFarland Is a shoemaker at Manitou, and he came td tell that while lie was following his peaceful craft at Victor during tlie strike he was unceremoniously taken from his last by the militia, thrust into the “bull pen” and then deported. ' Eugene Englee, ex-attorney general of Colorado, swore that Orchard told him of the loss of a rich share In the Hercules mine, and of his intention to kill Steunenberg. Englee told at great length how the military authorities at Cripple defied the processes of the civil courts; how lie was himself deported from Telluride where he went as counsel for the Federation, and how he was later deported from Cripple Creek the day the mob destroyed the union store at Goldfield. His entry Into extended descriptions and minute details brought repeated objections from the prosecution, and finally the judge intervened to limit him to the material facts to save the time of the court and Jury. When askel If he was a socialist Englee practically said he was. The defense also produced Thomas C. Foster, now a bartender of Blsbee, A T., and who as a union mnier was tried and acquitted at Cripple Creek on the charge that he had attempted to wreck a train oil the Florence aDd Cripple Creek railroad. Foster told of his experience In the “hull pen,” and an attempt of Detectives D. C. Scott and Iv. O. Sterling to force a confession from him. which was followed by seventeen days’ solitary confinement and IffTfluai flight from the district, when he walked thirty miles and fast-” ed for over thirty hours.

FEATURES OF THE EVIDENCE

MaiichKnew Orchard Was Tough, but Backed Him with Cash. A feature of much of this testimony for (he defense is that most of the witnesses declare they heard Orchard threaten to kill Steunenberg, and all of them testifying on that point knew Orchard had a grudge against the ex-governor, hut after the assassination not one of them said a word until he got on the stand as a witness for the defense here. Malich in his testimony indicated a rather reckle ; s way of choosing a partner In business. He said that Orchard was introduced to him by Detective Gratlas, when Gratlas was supposed to he a good W. F. M. man. Borah asked: “Did you believe Or* chard was in earnest when he proposed blowing up that hotel?” “Hes, until he told me be was joking.” “When Orchard proposed killing William McDonald did yon believe he real-

ly would kill him - If you gave him $100?” “Yea, I thought he would either do It or beat me out of the SIOO and tot do It." "And after this didn’t you agree to (back Orchard in the saloon buslpeM?” “I said I would stand good for him for S3OO or S4OO, but I would not go over that” A W T hen Orchard suggested to Malich —as Malich declares —the blowing up of a non-union hotel Malich said he told Orchard “I wouldn't stand for It under the elrcunSstances.” All the time Orchard was In the company of Malich, according to Malich’s evidence, Orchard was talking of murder for a price, offering to kill one McDonald, proprietor of the smelter company’s store for #IOO, the argument being that McDonald’s death would help Mallch, who also kept a store. Moyer and Haywood Retained. Denver, July 3.—Charles H. Moyer was retained ns president and William D. Haywood as secretary treasurer of the Western Federation of Miners by the federation convention, although they are imprisoned In Idaho on the charge of complicity in the murder of former Governor Steunenberg.

TROUBLE FOR THE TUCKERS

Mrs. John A. Logan's Daughter Wants Her Husband’s Conduct Investigated. Washington, July 1.—.. rs. William F. Tucker, wife of Lieutenant Colonel Tucker, deputy paymaster general, now on duty at Chicago, has made application to the war department for an Investigation of the conduct of her husband at Manila and between Manila and Chicago. This announcement was made by Secretary Taft folllowing a visit to his office of Mrs. Tucker, who was accompanied by Senator Cullom. of Illinois. Mrs. Tucker is a daughter of Mrs. John A. Logan. Secretary Taft said that tlic request had been placed In the hands of the inspector general of the army, and that no report had yet been received from him as to the results of His investigation. The “conduct” referred to is said to have been the lieutenant colonel’s attentions to a fair compatriot, a school teacher.

“GRACE DARLING” HAS CELEBRATION

Woman Who Won World-Wide Fame as Life Saver Honored by Townsfolk. Newport. It. 1., July 3. —Miss Ida Lewis, the Grace Darling of America, who has lived for fifty years at Limerock lighthouse, off this Larbor, and for twenty-eight years has been keeper of tlie beacon, celebrated her golden anniversary as a resident of the his torie spot. Miss Lewis was 68 years old In March last, and is still alert in body and mind. Practically ail of Newport took part in the celebration, for the people here are proud of the brave woman, who has to her credit the saving of eighteen lives from the sea. Not a few of these rescues were made under circumstances that called for daring and clever seamanship, and ns a result of her courage and skill her fame became world-wide.

ESCAPED MIRACULOUSLY

# Fifty Men Caught In the Collapse of a Building—Only Ten Injured, None Seriously. Cincinnati, July 3.—Fifty-two men had a remarkable escape from death in the collapsing of a four-story business block on Main street here, only ten being injured, and none of those dangerously. The accident was caused by the weakening of foundations by an excavation for a new ten-story building.

Kansas Needs Harvest Hands.

Topeka, Kan., July 3.—T. B. Gerow, 1 director of the free employment bureau, and Governor Hoch have sent telegrams to the interstate commerce commission, J. S. Black, pas-engef traffic manager of the Santa Fe railway, and W. L. McLeod, of the Western Passenger association, asking them to get together at once and grant a rate of one centra mile for small parties of harvest hands from all eastern points. The telegrams said that Kansas needs several thousand more men to harvest the wheat crop.

Loeb Denies a Report.

Oyster Bay, N. Y., July 3.—Published reports that sixteen battleships of the Atlantic fleet of the United States navy are to be transferred to the Pacific coast because of antiAmerican feeling in Japan were denied by William Loeb, President Roosevelt’s secretary, Mr. Loeh said i the report >ls without foundation In fact, that such a movement has never been considered by the president and that its consideration is not contemplated.

Indian Outbreak Feared.

El Paso, Tex., July 2.—Troops at Fort Apache. Arlz., have been ortere 1 to be in readiness to proceed to Fort McDowell, Arlz., where, It is said, an outbreak of Indians is feared as a result of the killing of Austin Navjo, an Apache, by W. H. Gill, sub-agent at! McDowell, who claims to have shot! the Indian In self-defense.

Wine Growers Denied Freedom.

Montpellier, France, July 3.—The local court denied the petition for the temporary release of Marcelln Albert, M. Ferroul and others of the win> i growers’ committee of Argeiliers. arrested as a result of the recent disor* ders In the south of France.

Stop Pilgrimage to Lourdes.

Paris. July 2.—The government has prohibited the annual pilgrimage to Lourdes because of the agitation in the south.

PEOPLE OF THE DAY

Judge Wood- of Idaho. Judge Fremont Wood, who Is presiding over the trial of William D. Haywood, the union mine official charged with complicity in the murder of former Governor Steunenberg of Idaho, was hprn on a farm near Wlpthrpp, Me. He was educated In the common schools and at Bates college, Lewiston. For a time he studied law

FREMONT WOOD.

In his native state, hut in 1881, at the age of twenty-five, he journeyed west to seek his fortune. Settling In Boise, where he was first admitted to the bar, Judge Wood began the practice of his profession. Not many years after he was made district attorney for the state of Idaho. This honor was unsought, but after his acceptance he filled the duties of the office so successfully that his appointment to a judgeship followed. Judge Wood has earned a reputation for fairness andMmpartiality since ascending the bench. Physically Judge Wood is a big, broad shouldered man, with a high forehead and prominent brow. Mr. Fairbanks Telia a Story. While speaking at Chattanooga recently Vice President Fairbanks by way of Illustrating the present sentiments of the south told of being present y*vith President McKinley when General Joe Wheeler applied for assignment to duty in the war against . Spain. i “You wish, general,” the president said, “to take up service in active warfare?” And the little man with gray hair and beard replied; “Yes, Mr. President. Once under a mistake I fought against the flag. Now, please God, before I die I wish to fight in that flag’s defense.” * Sadly Reduced. In a speech last winter John Sharp Williams referred to the alarming decrease In Democratic congressmen. Formerly they had lapped over, on the Republican side. Now it was the Republicans who overlapped. Continuing, he said: “I sat in the gallery the other day ‘and heard some one ask: ‘“Which is the Democratic side?’ “The response came that there was no Democratic side; that there was only a ‘Democratic strip.’ ” The Japanese Envoy. Viscount Aoki, Japanese ambassador to the United States, according to common report, has not been a social success In Washington. This Is due, It is said, partly to the fact that members of the diplomatic corps have learned that he considers himself above the other envoys, as he “represents the sacred person of the mikado of Japan.” Another reason for Aokl’s social failure Is that he married a German woman. When this wedding took place, Emperor William was angry and divested Viscountess Aoki, who was a

VISCOUNT AOKI.

/ member of the German nobility, of all her privileges and barred her from court. At her marriage she became a subject of tbe mikado. At the time of the -marriage, twenty-five years ago, the viscount was the Japanese minister to Berlin, where he had bdfen educated and pent many years apd where he had acquired many German ideas and tastes It was the first Instance in the history of continental Europe where a woman of rank and title married an oriental. The Japanese ambassador and Viscountess Aokl have one daughter, the wife of Count Hatzfeldt Trachenberg. an officer In tbe German army. 1

IN THE OZARKS.

The growing of Applet le Now a Very Important Induatry. The growing of apples in the Ozarks has within comparatively recent years become a very important Industry, and in that region are to be found some of the largest apple orchards of the country, in some Instances covering from 500 to 1,000 acres. As a rule, however, the orchards are much smaller, ranging from 40 to 100 acres. Principal Commercial Varictiea. The principal commercial varieties grown, as given by the bureau of plant Industry, are Ben Davis, Gano, Jonathan and Winesap, the Ben Davis and Gano varieties predominating. Trees are generally planted a£out thirty feet apart and come Into* bearing early, usually iff* from six to eight years. Growth Is fairly vigorous, but trees do not as a rule reach large size, in part due to their early bearing. Many orchards have not had adequate cultivation, but have been permitted to grow up in shrubs, weeds and briers. The effect of this neglect was generally apparent during 1906, the crops In neglected orchards being very light or there being no crop, whereas In well cared for orchards the yield has Invariably been good. Diseases and Insects. As a rule sufficient attention has not been given to the control of diseases and insects, and under such conditions these have become quite abundant and destructive. While numerous orchardIsts have supplied themselves with spraying outfits and have sprayed their trees, many very soon abandoned the practice, not having secured satisfactory results. The principal difficulty appears to have been lack of Information concerning the troubles to be controlled and failure to comprehend what constitutes thorough spraying.

LATE CABBAGE.

Strong Stocky Plants That May Be Set Ini Midsummer. Strong, stocky plants may l»e set in the latter part of July or early in August In the latitude of Philadelphia. The only variety of the Savoy type that seems well adapted to our climate Is the Perfection Drumhead Savoy. The delicate flavored European varieties only reach their best development in a cool climate. The dominant market type of cabbage in America is the Flat Dutch or Drumhead, of which there are several

DRUMHEAD SAVOY CABBAGE.

strains that represent a better quality than the average. For pickling, slaw qr even for making sauerkraut the small, hard, round, red cabbage is valued in some sections. In cool locations the Danish Ballhead is grown for its splendid keeping qualities, but I have always considered it of inferior quality, says a writer in the Garden Magazine. Of the dark red sorts the small, hard Red Dutch is the most popular. Large Flocks of Fowls. So many who have excellent success with a few fowls meet with failure when they increase their numbers, and they are at a loss to know the reason, remarks a writer in lowa Homestead. Generally they fail to increase their accommodation? in proportion to the increase in the flock. They fail to recognize the fact that large flocks are difficult to feed, so that each individual may secure its allotted share; that various ailments have to be guarded against where large flocks are kept that are comparatively unknown among moderate sized flocks; that large flocks require much attention. Dry Farming. The conquest of the arid west, to be successful and to be accomplished without large and costly failures, must be made slowly and by the careful application of definitely ascertained facts. The boundaries of existing settlements may be gradually extended, but any wholesale attempt to colonize large areas of this arid land with people accustomed to farming only in humid regions or not accustomed to farming at all is almost certain to result in disastrous failure.—Qarl S. Scofield. * The Corn Leaf Aphis. The corn leaf aphis Is bluish green In color. It appears on corn throughout the middle west early In July—about the time that the root aphis begins to decrease in numbers on the roots—sometimes literally swarming on the leaves, husks and tassels. Here it gives birth to its young and disappears from the plants only as thfese ripen and become dry, some Individuals even remaining among the husks of belated ears until freezing weather kills them outright. Pencillaria In Kansas. We find that at the Kansas experiment station It takes practically the whole season to mature a crop of seed, if may be possible in this climate to cut pencillaria for hay twice during a season. However, from the experiments here I have decided that It it not equal to sorghum as a forage csop In Kansas.—A. M. Ten Eyck.

Scours in Horses.

Scouring in horses Is sometimes due to Indigestion, and a constitutional weakness, says Progress. If from the former. It Is easily obviated by care in feeding; If from the latter cause, it .is very* difficult to overcome. Have his teeth put In order ;and feed him only upon such food as is easily digested. Commence by giving him his water first, then hay and lastly his grain. If ,he bolts Ills food, procure a slow feed manger and .place several small stones in it so as to compel him to eat slowly. Give him water sparingly during the day, but plenty at night Do not let them fill himself full of water just before going out and give him a tablespoonful of chemically pure dried sulphate of Iron In his bran, flour and oats three times a day until you see a change for the better. Sorghum as a Btock Feed. Professor George C. Humphrey of Wisconsin experiment station says that, next to corn, sorghum Is very highly recommended as a late summer feed for cattle, bogs and other classes of stock. Enormous yields of It are reported, surpassing that of any other crop, and its payability is unquestioned. It can be cut and cured where sowed thick and is not allowed to get too coarse and will serve as very good hay, the leaves being smoother and equally as palatable as those of corn. Cattle and pigs will eat the grain and chew the stalks of ripened cane, and in this form it Is considered to be good feed that need not be wasted if not fed as soiling. Teaching Foals to Eat. Teach the foal to eat early. A few ground oats and bran with a little milk is a desirable ration. The foal will not take much at first, but will soon show a readiness for hearty meals, says an experienced horse breeder. In the early part of the season it will always pay to allow the foal to suck some time during the forenoon’ and also in the afternoon, giving the mare a drink and a few oats to eat while the foal is sucking. It will benefit both the mare and the foal.

SPECIAL NOTICE.

v Au»ejsr^nw, ****s^.' -^**^ I, Benjamin B. Miller, will stand my two bltfck Percbeon Stallions on Mondays and Tuesdays during the month of July, 1907, and as much longer as I deem it best, at the Hemphill Stallion Barn, on river bank in Rensselaer, Jasper County, Indiana. Care will be taken to avoid acoidents but I will not be responsible for same. Benjamin B. Miller, Mt, Ayr, Indiana. NOTICE OF DITCH PETITION^ PRELIMINARY REPORT IN THE DAVISJUNGLBS DITCH. CAUSE NO. 4369. To Rosa Boyle, William Cooper, JohnW. Davisson, Emma Davisson. Mary K. If. Kroeger, Wilhelm Heilcher, Fred S. Miser, Joseph Smith, Fred Hasaelbring, Thomas Davis, Madison C. Touts, Martha J. Bowman, Scott Cooper, John Russ, Michael Jangles, Lewis V.Sayler, Mary Geriock, James Dobson, William B. Austin, J. P. Hartsook,Daniel Wolfe, John Makeever, Benjamin J. Gifford, S. H. Moore, Marguerite Springer, \James Wiseman Jr., Francis C. Mahin. Ike Kerstein Elisa Kennedy, C. F. Crape, Emily M. Long. Essie D. Burger, Hannah A. Davisson, John K. Smith, Linnie A. Gant. James Barber, Ida Trotmau, Greenlp I. Thomas, Harvey Davis-, son, Grace Trotman, Flora J. Poole, John 1 Frazee, Susannah Frazee, James F. Swalm, Jennie VVegging, Paul Wegging, George Axe heirs, Frederick Veiter, Jacobiue Yeiter. Grant Davisson, Edward Ritter, William. \eiter, John W. Clouse. Edna M Clouse, Arthur Kresler, Grace Eresler. Theodore Snow. Samuel A. Williams, FraucisM. Lakln, George B. Switzer, Nancy J. Burget, William Hole.Johu Meneley, Eunice M. Helsel. Arthur H. Hopkins. James H. Knight, William B. Hurley, Jr.; Maine hi P, Comer, Mary J. Comer, Abraham Miller. Clarence Hurley, Sarah H. Hurley, FrankUn Vest, Jacob Rich, James N. Leatherman, John Renicker, Stephen T. Comer, Henry H. Hayes, Emeline Switzer, John Schroer, Marcel A. Vitl, St. Louis Vitl, Melville H. Garriott, Everett A. Trook, Walker Civil Township by Fred Karch, trustee, Barkley Civil Township by Graut Davisson, trustee, Union Civil Township by Harvey Davisson trustee, and Marion Civil Township by Charles F. Stackhouse, trustee: You are hereby notified that the original petition has been amended in the foregoing entitled cause pending in the Commissioners Court of Jasper County, Indiana, and the drainage commissioners in obedience to the order of the Board have filed their amended preliminary report with the Auditor on June 29,1907, and was noted filed by the Board of Commissioners aa of July 2, 1907, and the cause continued for service on persons not origiually named in the petition but who are named In said preliminary report and you are so named, The amended preliminary report as filed by said drainage commissioners have located the line of said improvement on the following described route to-wit: Commencing at a point 70 rods north and 30 feet east of the northwest corner of the southeast quarter of section 19, township 31, north, ranged west in Jasper County, Indiana, thence east following the line of the Jungles ditch to stake 40, thence south to stake 36, thence south easterly along the line of the Junglea ditch to stake 132 and from said stake 112 the ditch leaves the Jungles ditch in a due southwest direction to a point 100 feet south of the northwest corner of the northeast quarter of section 5, township 30 north, rauge 6 west, theuce in a general southerly direction to the public ditch knowu as the Comer Diteh and following the linepf the Comer Ditch to a large dredge ditch 'known as the Gifford Ditch, being stake 431-fH) of this improvement and from thence south westerly following the line of the Gifford Dredge Ditch to the Gifford Latera to the Iroquois River Ditch where the same will have a good and sufficient outlet. Therefore, you and each of you are notified of the filing of said petition and the amended preliminary report as of July 3, 1907 and that said cause was continued for objections under the statute and continued generally to the August Term, 1907 of this Board when the same will eome up again for hearing. Withess the hand and seal of the Auditor of Jasper County, Indiana, this 2nd day of Julr. 1907. J auks N. Lkathkhman, Auditor of Jasper Couhty, Indiana. Michael Jungles, et al, Petitioners. p»