Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 September 1907 — Page 4

. jim aw tawn F. E. EiBCOCI, EDITOR 111 PiBUSJEI. SATURDAY, SEPT. 14,1907.

SAFE THUGS AT WORK

Th*y Find and Blow Ona That Waa Concealed In Cabjft*T inat Work. TROVES TO BE A FOUL MURDER Assault on * Man ft*ora Rehind with m Club—Woman Hater Crowes the Divide—State News. Kokomo, I ml., Sept. 11. After shuttering the safe in C’hnrlej Middleton’s grocery, Kennedy and Jefferson streets, this city, with nitro-glycernic, four roblters obtained $175 and some of Middleton’s valuable papers and escaped. The cracksmen were seen running from the building by several residents of the neighborhood, who ■we re awakened by the explosion. The police have been at work on the case, but have made no arrests. Bloodhounds brought here from Nobles vllle failed to reveal any tangible clew. 555 Somebody Knew Mis Secret. The police suspect that the robbery was eotnmltted by the same persons who blew the safe In the postoffice at Mulberry, a few miles west of here, and obtained $l5O. Middleton, however, thinks that local talent did the Job at his place. He had hts safe completely Inclosed in cabinet work, and ways that only persons who were familiar with the store knew that he had a snfe. Four months ago robbers broke into the place and stole severnl articles, hut did not molest the safe, probably not finding It.

It's a Case of Murder Now. Brazil, Ind., Sept. 11. James O. Lane, night watchman at the Vandaliu. Coal company’s mine, No. « r >, near Cloverland, this county, who was assaulted hyLawrence wmlth last Thun* day evening, is dead of his injuries and Smith has been committed to jail on the charge of murder. Lane had been living in a house owned by Smith, and Smith, had agreed to supply wat* i er for his live stock. This he failed | to do. and when Smith called for his J rent. Lane held hack $2 to repay him I for carrying water. Atnl a Cowardly One, at That.,, A quarrel resulted and Smith re- ; turned to his home and lay in wait In a clump of weeds for Lane, where lie now I.anc would pass on his way to ■work, \\ hen I.anc came along. Smith struck at him with a club, but missed bis aim. and I.anc grabbed him and throw him down, after which he re-j sumed ids walk. It Is alleged that Smith then sneaked up behind and Struck him over the head, foiling'hint i to the ground unconscious, lie then kicked and stamped him on the face nnd breast. HK HATEI) ALL WOMEN Death of a Man Who Shunned the Fair So* as lie- Would the Plague. Brazil. Ind.. Sept. 11. With the death of Wesley Hendrix, in this city, there passed away ope of the most eccentric men In Clay county history. Wesley as one of five broth‘.th, Eli John and Samuel, of this city, and Henry, of Virginia, who were among the early settlers of the county. Wesley was a con tinned woman-hater,' and If a woman passing him on the street chanced to smile,ho invariably stepped Into the street, as fur away from her as possible. He always edged away (from all women or. girls a.- he ..passed along tlo> street, and if one chanced to speak to him he would get away as quick - ly ns possible. He died very suddenly of apoplexy, several hours after eating a hearty supper. Hendrix was 78 years old at the time of death. Too Much Nerve for His Good. Bloomington. lud„ S,ept. It. —Raymond Steinbrink, 11 years old. accidentally shot himself with a rifle, and <hspla>ed unusual pluck. In picking up the weapon from the ground, muzzle pointing toward him, the gun wars dischaiged, the bullet striking him In the left groin, passing through the body and coming out at the side of the hip bone. Steinbrink told no person of his Injury, but reported nt the local newspaper office, and carried his route that evening as usual. Nearly SO Years on One Farm. Jeffersonville, Ind., Sept. 11. — Tllghman Johnson, a native of North Carolina, spent all but one month of his nearly 87 years of life In Clurk county, and seventy-nine years of them on the farm where hediedSaturday night. He leaves seyen daughters and two sons, all but one residing In the same neighborhood. Ilis wife died .a year ago. Beer Grtevanoe Is Adjusted. ' Evansville. Ind., Sept. 11. The molders of the city, numbering over 200 men, who struck at the various foundries because beer was Interdicted during working hours, have re turned to work, the grievance having been adjusted, but with the terms not public.

FIFTY HURT BY A BLAST

Injuries of One May Be Fatal—An. other Loses an Gar and a Third Her Upper Lip. Peoria, lit., Sept 12.-—Fifty person* were Injured at Toulon by the explosion of powder or gas in the hardware store of Wheeler & Co. while firemen were trying to extinguish a blase In the basemeut of the store. The explosion hurled pieces of glass, bricks and debris Into a crowd of spectators. Most of the Injuries were alight. The more severely hurt are: Leonard Nelson, windpipe nearly Severed by glass, may die; Anton Sunqulst, ear cut off; Ollie Fogelsong; severely cut on head, unconscious several hours; Knox Keffer, fireman, two ribs broken; Mrs. Knox Keffer, upper lip cut off. The severely injured persons wers taken to doctors’ offices and all the doctors In Toulon worked all night dressing wounds. The fire damage was $5,000.

Famine In Coal Predicted.

Philadelphia, Sept 12.—Anthracite and bituminous operators say that the coal situation Is growing serious throughout the state, and It Is freely predicted that before mid-winter there will be a famine In many sizes. The supply of water has already become a serious problem in the anthracite region. The Reading company Is compelled to send between thirty-five and forty tank ears of water to Its collieries dally to keep them In operation. The labor supply has been below normal several weeks.

Boy Drowns in a Post Hole.

Chicago, Sept 12.—An uncovered post hole not three feet In depth caused the death of a 3-year-old child, Harry Ilanney, a son of George Hanney, a stockyards employe living at 036 Forty-Eighth street. Carpenters building a fence there had been compelled by the rain to leave their work at noon. Several post holes had been left open, and in one of these Mrs. Henney found her son head downward. The hole was filled within a foot of the top with rain water and the child was drowned.

Case of Suicide, Not Murder.

Bloomfield. Ind.. Sept. 12.—The mystery surrounding the death of Homer Casey, whose lifeless body was found in his buggy in his barn near here, has been cleared by the finding In his j»oeket of a note, in which he said that a pain he had at his heart was costing him his reason and that he "would rather die than suffer it again. Casey was to have married Miss Anna Stone. It was at first believed that he had li/'en murdered, hut the finding of the note indicated suicide.

Murdered at the Telephone.

Columbus. 0.. Sept. 12.—Sherman Long, a carpenter, was shot and killed at his home in this city by Fratik Miller, bis brother-in-law, who escaped In a buggy. Miller has had trouble with bis wife and went to Long’s house in search of her. Long was called to the telephone just as Miller entered and the latter, after accusing bis brother-in-law of harboring Ills wife, shot Long as he stood at the ’phone.

Battleship Has Narrow Escape.

' Washington. Sept. 12.—Tli navy department has just made public the fact that through a tire in her coal hunkers on the morning of Sept. 5 the battleship Indiana, how undergoing repairs at the League Island navy yard, narrowly escaped destruction, the ammunition in the adjacent magazines being safely removed only through the exhibition of the greatest courage on she part of the officers and crew.

Failing Off in Cotton Crop.

Washiigton, Dec. 10. —The census bureau has issued its first bulletin on the cotton report for the season as shown by returns from the ginners, showing a total of 101,410 hales up to Sept. 1, as compared with 407,551 hales up to the same period last year. In this statement round bales are counted ns half bales. The great falling off is attributed to the lateness of the crop.

Allied Forces Defeat Moors.

Casablanca, Sept. 12. —The allied Franoo-Spanish army made a sudden and successful move on Tuddert. where the Moors were massed In force. The camp of the latter was destroyed by bombardment and tbs enemy was put to flight, leaving many dead on the field. The French lost one man killed and six men wounded.

Bank Pays Final Dividend.

South Bend, Ind., Sept. 12.—Announcement was made that a final dividend of 5 per cent will be paid the depositors of the First National bank of Niles, Mich., which institution failed on March 8, 1901, following the looting of Its funds by Cashier Charles A. Johnson, now serving a ten years’ sentence for wrecking the bank.

Farmer Shot from Ambush.

Peru, Ind., Sept. 12.—Ambushed and shot by an unknown assassin, Russel Cox, 48 years of age, is dying at his farm north of here. The bullet which was fired from a clump of trees adjoining the field where Cox was working, penetrated his lungs. A posse Is searching for his assailant

Fire at a Michigan Resort.

South Huvepfv, Mich., Sept 12. Seven cottages ola the beach and tht Avery Beach hotel were burned here. Dynamite was used to blow up the hotel to prevent the spreading of the fire. The loss on the hotel alone Is $50,000, covered by insurance.

Two Cent Rate Postponed.

Chicago, Sept. 12.—The Central Passenger association at its monthly meeting her* decided that It would not put the 2-cent.interstate passenger intes In effect in eastern territory before Jan. 1, 1008. ”

ONLY TEN THOUSAND

That Waa All Who Marched In th« Annual Grand Army Parade at Saratoga. MARCH WAB ONLY ONE MILS Been* That Wat Inspiring and Pa» thetic, Bays Oov. Hughes. Veterans Tramped Undaunted in an Increasing Rain Sun Comes Out In Benediction at the End.

Saratoga, N. Y., Sept 12. —The GraVid Army of the Republic has held its annual parade its forty-first In memory of the days of war. Ten thousand veterans, the remnant of the once victorious army whose scores of thousands passed In review at the national capital When the war was over, braved a driving storm to march again beneath their battleflags. Unmindful of the stress of storm, as In the days of “slxty-one” when youth and vigor and love of the flag knew no, physical bounds, those that were left passed in review over a measured mile through village streets a distance suited to their gathering years. Spectators with Heads Uncovered. And so 10,000 of these veterans of the nation’s days of trial stepped out to Inspiring notes of the old battle songs in a storm that must have brought to their memories the days of active soldiering. Thousands of spectutors with heads uncovered 1 watched the faltering lines bearing the old banners with unsteady hands. The rain fell with steadily increasing fury'as they marched, but through the drenching torrents they kept on. For an hour and more the veterans walked between lines of cheering people, keeping step to the music, which again and again right cheerily played “How Dry I Am’’ and “Walt Till the Sun Shines, Nellie.” Sunshine After the Storm. Governor Charles E. Hughes, his military staff, the national officers of the Grand Army, and distinguished visitors, stood on the reviewing-stand all the while, sheltered from the driving story only by a flimsy covering of cloth through which the rain swept unchecked. For an hour the veterans marched, and when the last faltering rank had passed in review the rain ceased, the skies cleared and the sun broke forth. The dripping, but undaunted old, soldiers found their way to lodging places, satisfied that a trifling rain storm had no more arrested their onward march than it had in the days of war. Was Inspiring 'And Pathetic. It was not a cheerful day, nor a good one for men burdened with the weight of years. “I have never seen anything so inspiring or so pathetic,” said Governor Hughes, when tin* last flagging, dripping veteran had passed the stand. ’When the serious consequences of tiie march through the rain to many of the veterans arc* considered it is a revelation of the courage and determination of the American people seldom seen. It should serve as an inspiration and an encouragement to us all. It was splendid magnificent.” Tfiirty-six veterans are in the local hospital, the condition of none of whom, however, it fs stated, is serious. These are nearly all men who who did not take part in the parade, but who suffered from the exeition of walking about the streets. United Spanish War Vets. Sandusky, 0., Sept. 12.—The fourth annual encampment. of the United Spanish War Veterans of America adjourned at Cedar Point. Boston won out for next year’s encampment. Officers were elected as follows: Com-mander-in-chief, Walter Scott Hale, California: senior vice commander, Henry W. Busch, Michigan; junior vice, John J. Carls, Illinois. Union Veteran Legion. Gettysburg, Pa., Sept 12—The annual meeting of the national encampment of the Union Veteran Legion, which has opened here, is well attended hy veterans from every section of the Union and every Union army in the field during the civil war. Survivors of the battle of Gettysburg are numerous.

Financial Outlook Improves.

New York, Sept. 9.—There was a distinct improvements sentiment over the financial outlook last we.ek, which was traceable to an important extent to thefailure of some of the prognostications of trouble. A principal item in the brighteningprospect was the easier money market. The strain of the Sept. 1 settlements, which were unusually large, proved much less severe than was expected.

Root Leaves the Sanatorium.

New' York. Sept. 9.—Secretary of State Elihu Root, sun-tanned and appearing in excellent health, left Muldoon’s sanatorium at White Plains, N. Y., today after a stay of several weeks The secretary will go first to his old home at Clinton, N. Y., where he will remain about a week. He plans to be in Washington the 19th Inst

Latest from Morocco.

Paris, Sept. 12. Premier Clemenceau announces that he has received no further news from Morocco. He has instructed General I>rude, the commander of the French expeditionary force, to deliver a sharp and decisive attack upon the Arab tribesmen when In his Judgment the occasion is opportune.

Tbs Eagle Roller Mill Co. OF NEW ULM, MINNESOTA RESENT to the public a new flour named Daniel Webster. Their aim has ever been to serve the the people honestly and give full and just measure. The bounteous support granted them has proved the wisdom of this policy, and this new product is presented with confidence that its merit will be quickly recognized. j Quality must be the cardinal virtue of flour, and while Daniel has been on the market only a short time, the demand for it has been remarkable and it is pronounced by the most, competent critics to.be truly “A flpur of quality,” “Better than the best.” This age is one of progress in all the arts and sciences. The developemnt of milling science has been remarkably rapid from the crude methods in vogue less than a generation ago to present standards. Milling machinery is being constantly improved to meet the ever changing -1 % conditions in the progress to perfection, The American public is constantly demanding something better, and to meet the a craving for a flour Unquestionably superior to any pow offered, the Eagle Roller mil f Co. have, at a considerable expense, built a new and separate mill, equipped with the 2 most modern contrivances known to men. 5 This faultless equipment of special scientific and sanitary devices, enables them £ to produce a flour that will meet the popular and discriminating demand. From the time 5 the wheat—selected with the closest scrutiny—enters the elevator, until the package is \ opened in the spotless kitchen, no opportunity is afforded for contamination from exter--5 ior causes. The wheat is procured through their own line of elevators which ramifies V throughout the heart of the famous wheat belt of the Northwest, thus insuring them the * very cream of the wheat raised, and only the best portion of the berry is used in making l Daniel Webster flour, which is as pure and spotless as the driven snow. \ READ OUR GUARANTEE NEXT WEEK. |■’ | ' DANIEL WEBSTER FLOUR SOLD ONLY BY \ “The Two Big Stores” I G. M. WILCOX & SON, | Surrey, Ind parr, Ind.

TWO-CENT LAW IS VOID

So Say Two Judges of the Act Enacted by Pennsylvania So|ons. • * REASONS FOR THEIR DECISION One Is That the Law Is Violative of a Contract. Will Now Co to the Higher CourtJudge Lochrcn Jolts the Kailway in the Minnesota Hate Case. Philadelphia, Sept. 11.—The com* moo pleas court here. Judges Wilson and Oudcnried sitting, luis declared unconstitutional the recently enacted 2-eent railway passenger fare law and the 1 state will at once appeal the case to the state supreme court. The decision of the court takes up 110 typewritten pages. After reviewing its limitations in the case and declaring the “Pennsylvania Railroad company is not vested with any immunityfrom the exercise of the power of the legislature to regulate rates,” the court takes up the contention of the company that the 2-cent rate is unreasonable, sustains the contention and grants an injunction.

—r- Violative of a Contract The reasons upon w'hich the judgment is based are as follows: “As a regulation by the legislature of the rates of fare for passengers * * * the act violates an existing contract between the plaintiff and the commonwealth nnd so contravenes articles 1, section 10. of the constitution oif the United States. As a regulation of the plaintiff’s intrastate passenger business In Its entirety the act under existing circumstances is unreasonable and confiscatory, and * * * violates amendment fourteen of the constitutions of the United States. Two More Violations.

“Since the taking from the plaintiff of the profitable use of Its property invested in the intrastate passenger business may be regarded as a taking quo ad hoc of that property for public purposes, and since no just compensation is made therefor, the act violates article 1. section 10, of the constitution of Pennsylvania. Viewed.as an alteration or revocation of the plaintiff's franchise to establish and enforce over the lines of roads that are now operated by it such rates as, -within the maximum fixed by the second proviso of section 21 of the act of April 18, 1840, its president and directors may deem reasonable, the act violates article 18, section 10. of the constitution of Pennsylvania,” because It makes plaintiff’s business unnnmeratlvea. • - RATE FIGHT Ilf MINNESOTA Judge liochren Makes the Rail Way Attorneys Sit Up, Sudden Like. St Paul, Sept 11.—lo the hearing

before Judge Lochrcn, In the United States district court. E. S. Robert, attorney for the Northern .Pacific Railway company, asked for leave to file an amended petition in the rate fight now being made by the railroads of Minnesota against the 2-cent passenger rate and a reduced freight rate order by the state legislature. Robert a number of authorities to show that the regulation of commerce and transportation rested wholly with congress. Judge Lochrcn heard Robert through and then fftformed him that he had no case, saying: “In my mind most of thecases which have been cited on behalf of the complaints are distinguishable from the case at the bar. It is further a question in the mind of the court whether the Interference here complained of is sufficiently direct to make the order and the acts Invalid. I shall want this point made more sufficiently clear than it has been.” This was a stunning blow to the. attorneys for the railroads and the result was a conference and a change of tactics and the request to file an amended petition which was granted. The amended petition alleges confiscation.

KANSAS IS TO BE IGNORED W That Is to Say So Far as Concerns Her Rate Legislation. Chicago. Sept. 11.—At a conference h Id at Chicago the Kansas railroads deckled to ignore the railroad commission of that state and refuse to obey Its order requiring a 2-een.t passengef rate. The roads were represented by their general counsel and their executive officers in charge of traffic. The refusal is based upon the alleged unfairness of the situation brought about by the action of the commission, which requires 2-cent fares beginning Oct. 5. The railroads Insist that the actiou of the commission is a political move In the interest of the commission and not of flie people. They declared that they had appealed to the sense of justice of the commission without avail and that If a 2-cent rate is to come in Kansas it must come by compulsion pf law. — -*r?-r . :■ “-a-r- - -'■■■----- I State Railway Board Enjoined. Lincoln. Neb., Sept. 11.—The Burlington. the North western and the Union Pacific railways have secured au Injunction in the federal court to prevent the staterailwnycommission from reducing the freight rates on grain, and will contest the authority of the commission in the matter,

THE WEATHER Following Is the official weather forecast up to 8 o’clock tonight: Illinois—lncreasing cloudiness, with probably cooler in north portion. Indiana—Increasing cloudiness. Lower Michigan—Generally fair; copier in north portion. Wisconsin and cooler. liwa—Partly cloudy with probably showers in northwest portion.

THE MARKETS

1 Chicago Grain. Chicago, Sept 12. Following were the Quotations on

the Chicago Board of'Trade today: Wheat— Open. High. Low. .Close. Sept ....$ .03% $ .94% $ .93 $ .94 Dec 97% .99% May ... 1.04 1.95% l.OjaMfr.ol% Corn— U* Sept. ... .61%, .92% .60%W .02% Dec 59% .59% ’.58% .59% May ... .00 .00%- .59% .60% Oats— Sept... .53 .53% .52% .63% i Dec. ... .52% .53 .52% .52%, May ... .53% .54% .53% .54% Pork— Sept. ..15.50 15.50 15.50 1&.50 Oct 15.65 Jan. .. .15.82% 15.85 15.80 15.85 Lard— Sept. .. 9.00 9.02% 9,00 ’ 9.02% Oct. ... 9.10 9.12%’ 9.07 9.12% Jnn. ... 8.80 8.52% 8.77% B.SO Short Itibs — Sept 8.55 Oct. ... 8.65 5.07% 8.62%, 8.65 Jan. ... 8.15 8.17% 8,12% 8.17% Cash sales—Winter wheat—By sample: No. 2 red, 94@94%c; No. 3 hard, 94@94%e. Spring wheat—By sample: No. 3 spring. $1.02. Corn—By sample. firm: No. 2, 63 003% e; No. 2 whtie, 63%0; No. 2 yellow, 66@60%c; No. 3, 62% (S'63c; No. 3 white, B3@ 68%c; No. 3 yellow, 66@06%c; No. 4. 64%c. Oats —By sample: %c higher: No. 4 \fhite, 48%(g50c; standard, 53e. Live Stock, Poultry and Hay. Chicago, Sept. 12. Hogs—Estimated receipts for the day, 18,000. Sales ranged at $6.15@ 0.30 for choice heavy shipping, $6.50 @6.60 for choice light. *~ n [email protected] for mixed packing* and SU.UUb 6.25 for choice pigs. Cattle—Estimated receipts for the flay, 9,500. Quotations rangi .1 at $6.75 @7.85 for prime fat steers, <[email protected] for good to choice cows, [email protected] for prime heifers, [email protected] for good to choice calves, [email protected] for selected feeders, and [email protected] for fair to good stockers. Sheep—Estimated receipts for the day, 18,000. Quotations ranged at $5.50 @6.00 for good to prime native wethers, [email protected] for good to prime native ewes. *0.75@>7.70 for good to choice native, lambs, s6.oo<in 6.60 for medium spring lambs, [email protected] for feeding ewes. Live poultry—Turkeys, per lb, 13c; chickens, fowls. 12%c: springs, 13%c; roosters, 7c; geese, [email protected]; dycks, 11c. Hay—Choice now timothy bay at [email protected]; No. 1 at [email protected]; No. 2 nud No. 1 mixed at $15.50@> 17.00; No. 3 and No. 2 mixed. $18.50@ 14.50. Illinois, Indian and Wisconsin feeding prairie, choice, [email protected]; No. L $9.00@ 10.00; packing hay, $7.50 @8,50; old timothy hay, at [email protected] per ton above the price of new. East Buffalo Live Stock. East Buffalo, N. Y., Sept 12. Dunning & Stevens, Live Stock Commission Merchants, East Buffalo, N. Y., quote as follows: Cattle—Receipts 5 cars; market lower. Hogs— Receipts 30 cars; market lower; heavy $&[email protected]; medium, $6.70@0 80; yorkers, [email protected]; pigs, [email protected]. Sheep and, Lambs—Receipts 15 cars; market slow; best lambsti [email protected]; # culls, [email protected]; yearlings, $6.25@ 6.50: wethers, [email protected]; ewes, $4.50 @5.00. Calves—Best [email protected].