Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 64, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 January 1909 — Page 3

—■ THE NEWNorth Side Meat Market IS NOW OPEN AND READY FOR BUSINESS. We handle everything in the meat line. I will also handle taHow, hides, and pay the best price for fancy veal and fat beef stock. phone 15.. JOSEPH PUTTS

LOCAL AND PERSONAL. Brief Items of Interest to City and Country Readers. >\To-day's markets: Wheat, 97c; Rye, 66c; Corn, 63c; Oats, 46c. Mr. and Mrs. Jud Moore visited in Francesville Sunday and Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Trevor Wilcox were in Chicago Tuesday and Wednesday. A great many freak fowls will be on Exhibition at the Poultry Show. ' Y H. J. Hordeman left Monday tor & visit with relatives in Burlington, Wisconsin. Alice Shedd was home Satjninlay from Otterbein, where she is teaching school. Ben McColly of Chicago Heights was here to attend the funeral of A. C. Abbott Monday. Miss Edith Shedd went to Chicago Saturday to visit he mother, who is in a hospital there. Bert GofT arrived home from Belle Fourche, So. Dak., Monday, called here by the. condition of his mother. H. J. Hordeman returned Friday from a visit in Lafayette and Frankfort, where he had been since Christmas. "V Van Wood has bought an interest (n the former Ed Parcels barber shop on Washington street, lately purchased by S. A. Simpson. The “Farmers’ Short Course” for •orn growers, stockmen, dairymen, horticulturists and homemakers, is being held at Purdue this week. A deep snow at Indianapolis and Greencastle delayed the morning mail train and compelled them to run two engines on both trains yesterday. \fjames E. Walter has recently /irehased the old Donnelly farm of 174 acres two miles north and % mile west of town, consideration $95 per acre. William H. Wells has been appointed postmaster at Demotte, vice F. M. Hart, resigned, and John Reed postmaster at Virgie, vice O. A. Yeoman, resigned. Zoa, the city teamster, /s threatened with pneumonia as a result of the wetting he received at the recent fire. He has been confined to his' bed tor the past few days.

The high school basket-ball team defeated Goodland high school in a one-sided game at the Armory Friday night. The final score standing 20 for Goodland and 40 for Rensselaer. The ladies of the Christian church entertained the Sunday School and Endeavor Societies at the church parlors Friday night. Pressed chicken sanwlches, ice cream, cake and coffee were served. * jtfir. F. A. Turfler went to Chicago Saturday to attend the annual banquet of Osteopaths. They had as their guest one of the foremost Osteopaths of the day, a Dr. ' Hall of Los Angeles, California. Mrs. E. Langford and three children of Monticello came Saturday for a visit with Mrs. Free Wood, pne of the children has entered school here, the only colored pupil and perhaps the first our schools ever had. Britt Marion got home Saturday from Wall, So. Dak., he has been for the past year. He said they were having a little winter there when he left, some 20 below zero. He will remain here until April. The Democrat can supply new subscribers with back-numbers of the paper containing the opening chapters of “The Round Up,” now running in our Saturday issues. Don't miss reading this excellent story. "k Quite a rise in the mercury took ijlace Saturday, continuing to Sunday evening, when it dropped again, and Monday and yesterday morning it was down to the zero mark. Some two or three inches of snow fell Monday night. Jerry Healyj the good looking /iftsh bachelor clerk in the dry / goods department of the Chicago Bargain Steve, is taking a vacation this week. With the comfortable income Jerry has, his friendß have long wondered why he doesn’t t§ke a couple of weeks’ vacation some time and get married. There are lots of “willin’ Barkises’% among v the marriageable young ladies hereabouts. *»•

Will Clark of Coatß, Kans., who has been visiting with his mother, Mrs. Lucy Clark, is suffering intensely from an abcess on his jaw. The Postmaster at Rensselaer will furnish all persons, who meet the requirements of the regulations, governing appointment ot carriers on the rural free delivery service, and who desire to be examined, with a copy of the rural carriers’ application blank. \ Albert Augspurger of Newton tp., shef he 15-year-old boy who won first premium in the county corn contest, went to Purdue Monday to take in the "Farmers’ Short Course,” and to enter the corn on which he was awarded first county prize, in the state contest. The remains of Rev. A. C. Abbott, a former citizen of this county, were brought here from Chicago Heights Monday and buried in the Prater cemetery* in Barkley f tp. Mr. Abbott had been in poor health for some time and his death was not unlooked for. Mrs. Korah Daniels and Mrs. Bowman Switzer are daughters of his. He was 84 years of age. Mrs. Wm. George of fearkley tp., died at the Wesleyan hospital in Chicago Heights last Thursday night and her remains were brought here for burial Monday. The funeral was held at Rosebud church and interment made in the Prater cemetery. Deceased was a young woman and leaves no children. She underwent and operation at the hospital about a week before her death. Fire of unknown origin broke out in the caboose of Otto Shields’ train, No. 45, about a mile from town Friday, and a destructive fire was narrowly averted. The trainmen were all ahead when the fire started and it had gained considerable headway when discovered. It was extinguished after it destroyed two suits of clotheß belonging to the trainmen and. a section of the caboose wall.

Henry Hayes writes us from Burke, So. Dak., under date of last Friday, in renewing his subscription to The Democrat, and siys, among other things: We are always glad to get The Democrat, and frequently make a special trip to the office to get it. We are having cold weather this week, below zero most of the time. Was 14 below Tuesday all day. We are all well at present and there is little sickness in this country.” Mrs. Geo. Goff was not taken away from the Chicago hospital Saturday, as contemplated. It was the intention to take her to her sister’s, Mrs. Brown’s at Crown Point, but she was unable to be moved. We are told that no operation whatever, partial or otherwise, was made by the hospital surgeons, as reported last week. A thorough examination was made and it was first thought that they would operate, but after a consultation they decided not to do so, as it would be of no benefit. Sunday afternoon she was taken to Crown Point and is now there. N.Harvey Davisson of Union tp., received by express a few days ago a! couple of bred sows of the Asiatic mule-foot breed. They are precisely the same in appearance as other swine except that the hoof is solid like a mule, hence the name. They are black in color, looking like a full blood Poland China. They are said to be immune from cholera. This is the first of this unique breed of swine that ever came to Jasper county so far as we have heard. Harvey expects to have some of them for sale later on. At the annual meeting of the Farmers’ Mutual Insurance Association of Benton Jasper and White counties, held at Remington Saturday, the same officers were re-elect-ed for another year. The assessment for losses sustained the past year was fixed at 25 cents on each SIOO, which is 8 1-3 cents less than last year. The Association borrows , a little money each year to pay losses until : the annual assessment is made, when the indebtedness is paid off. The assessment of 26 cents on the SIOO made Saturday pays off all Indebtedness of the company—which took 16 cents of this—and leaves them 10 cents to run on. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS. Jan. 9, to Mr. and Mrs. Judson Mainee, a daughter. Jan. 8, to Mr. and Mrs. Bert Kellenberger es near Lewiston, a dau’ghter. 1 Jan. 9. to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stevenson, a daughter.

PASTOR SOUGHT AS SLAYER DEAD

Rev. Carmichael Cuts His Throat at Carthage. WRITES HIS CONFESSION Declares That Gideon Browning Held Bome Strange Power Over Him and Describes Battle He Says Occurred In Church—ln Statement the Mlnl*ter Declares He Visited Chicago and Provided Himself With New Clothing—Document He Left Indicates an Abnormal Mind. Carthage, 111., Jan. 12.—The Rev. John H. Carmichael, who in the little Methodist church at Rattle Run, Mich., killed Gideon Browning, the village carpenter, and then burned the body in the stove, committed suicide here by cutting his throat with a pocket knife. At Miss Miranda Hughes’ boarding establishment, Carmichael gave his name a a John Elder. He said has was a cabinet-maker, and thought of locating in Carthage. He told of having visited the fine poultry show that was in session on Saturday.

Had No Appetite. He talked very little and did not have any appetite. Sunday lie slept most of the time and refused to eat, saying that his fast was not over and led Miss Hughes to think that he was a Catholic. Monday morning Miss Hughes placed an elaborate breakfast before him, thinking that he would be very hungry as he had fasted the day before, but he ate very little. After breakfast he packed all his belongings, came down and paid his bilL Two hours later he was found helpless from loss of blood and almost frozen. He had gone into a building near a chicken house and made an incised wound in his throat While here he went to a Catholic priest and, declaring that he was a Catholic, asked the influence of the members of the church in helping him in business. The minister’s strange confession follows: “To Mr. Waggonsteih, Port Huron, Mich.:

“Honored Sir—l write this letter to explain some things in connection with the Columbus church tragedy. I am guilty only because I am a coward. The man had such a hypnotic influence over me that I felt that something must be done. I felt greatly ashamed that a man said to be shortminded should be able to compel me to yield to his will. “He gave me a half dollar and said he wanted me to buy a small hatchet for his boy to play with. I began to tell him to go and do his own buying when he set his eyes upon me in the queerest sort of a look, something like the look of a snake’s eyes. Then I felt his influence tightening his grip on my mind, so I went, intending to go into the store and out the back way to get the horse and rush off for home. When I turned to close the door he stood looking upon me through the window, and I just bought the hatchet and came out again, but by that time he had disappeared, so 1 went to the barn, got my rig and started for home. When as I made the turn onto Military street he was at the corner to gpt in. He took the hatchet with him. Made Him Walk Rails.

“Once at the depot at Adair he came out of the house in kis shirt sleeves and exorcised me by compelling me to walk the rails. All the while I felt as small as a bantam chicken. “When he arranged with me about the wedding he said he would go to Port Huron and meet me on the road between that place and the church. 1 thought he really meant to get married when he engaged my services, but when we met on the road and he was alone, I began to feel uneasy, but he said it was all right, the others would come in a carriage. “When we went into the church I wanted to light a lamp, to which he dissented, saying: ‘No, elder, no light unless they shiuld come; but presently he said. ‘Maybe you'd better have a little fire.’

he took, a big hearty laugh and said ‘There ain’t no use looking, for there ain’t going to be no wedding.’ He was sitting where the gleams of light shown on his fape and his eyes Were so brilliant that I was thrilled through and through with the queerest sort of feeling. I asked him why he had made the present arrangements. He said, ‘Well, elder, I juat wanted to have a little fun. You consider yourself an educated man and look down on a poor Ignorant fellow like me. And I just thought I would show what I could do.’ ♦ “Then he said, 'Now if I say raise up your handt up she goes. See, that's no dream/ and I felt my hand raise without'any effort whatever on my part. ' "By this time I was so alarmed that I was in a cold sweat. 1 then leaned over to see if any one might be op the ,road when he began tolaugh again and 1 saw that he was holding a weapon es some sort up his sleeve. “Instantly I made a grab for it and got the hatchet from him and asked what he meant to do with that. He said, Til show you,’ and from his overcoat poeket drew out a knife In each hand. He eame at me, striking with both hands while I backed across the church down the side aisle and across the front. J ' "Then I threw the hetohft ggf •u *

•truck him and he fell. I then turned to open the door when he grabbed me by the leg and threw me down where my hands came upon the hatchet There was a desperate struggle in which I used the hatchet until he was quiet and still. “I cannot tell all that happened after that. I was wild to dispose of the body. Took Dead Man's Clothes. “I was in a horrible terror, so I began pulling off his garments that I might drag the body away somewhere and hide it. Then when my eyeß fell upon one of those knives I flew into a rage and began to cut. He woke up and grabbed me again. Then for a while I Used that hatchet until I was sure he was dead. "Then I saw that the fire was hot enough to make the stove pipe red nearly to the elbow, so I grabbed him by the feet and dragged him down there and cut him to pieces, putting in each part as it was dismembered. Then I began to put the garments into the front stove when I remembered that it had a poor draught and the things might not burn. "Then I saw that my clothing was torn and bloody, while some of his were yet whole and I exchanged and then took all but a few of mine and piled them in along with the body. I then went up nearly to Tunnel station, where I turned my rig about and started It on the back track. My big coat hid my torn and bloody garments until I got to Chicago, where I purchased others. ‘‘l am tired of trying to hide, though I have succeeded In eluding the detectives so far. If you get this while I am yet alive come and gst me. I shall not be far from Carthage, Ill.”

NEED MONEY TO MAKE FIGHT, SAYS GOMPERS

Avers Justice Wright Refused Request to Postpone. Washington, Jan. 12. President Gompers, of the American Federation of Labor, is in favor of either making an appeal to labor and its friends for necessary funds to be used in prosecuting an appeal from tLj recent decision of Judge Wright in the contempt case, or of abandoning It altogether. “In view of the industrial depression and the large number of men unemployed, it is almost improper for us to levy assessments,” said Mr. Gompers. The Federation president stated that Justice Wright refused on several occasions the request of John Mitchell, one of the three defendants, for a postponement in rendering his decision. Mr. Mitchell based his desire for a delay on the fact that he had never before been away from home on Christmas and that it was his desire to be with his family at that time.

TAXES ON $6,852,000,000 Carnegie and Mrs. Sage Have $5,000,000 Each In Personal Property. New York, Jan. 12, —The heaviest assessments on this year’s personal property tax list for New York city are those of Mrs. Russell Sage and Andrew Carnegie, whose personal holdings were valued at $5,000,000 each. John D. Rockefeller’s real and personal property was assessed at $2,500,000, while the holdings of William K. Vanderbilt and Countess Szechenyi, formerly Miss Glayds Vanderbilt, were listed at $1,000,000 each. The actual valuation of New York city real estate has not yet been computed, but It is expected that it will amount to between $130,000,000 and $140,000,000 more than last year’s total of $6,722,000,000.

GIRL'S SLAYER ARRESTED

Bert Taylor, Wanted for Series of Crimes, Prisoner In California. Los Angeles, Jan. 12. —Bert Taylor, wanted in Minden, Neb., for murder, arson and other crimes, is under arrest here. He is accused of killing his sister-in-law, Pearl Taylor, seventeen years old, after attacking her sister, Ida Taylor, thirteen years old. Taylor was a painter and a married man. The girls were guests in his home. He was not a blood relative of hla victims. A reward of $1,500 was offered for his arrest.

LESSON FOR AMERICANS

British Labor Leader to Speak In Carnegie Hall Tonight. New York, Jan. 12.—Carnegie hall will be crowded tonight with men and women interested in the cause of labor, whe will hear an address by the Hon. J. Kier Hardie, chairman of the Labor party members of the British house oT commons. Mr. Hardie, who began life as a coal Bine laborer, ia a frequent visitor to America. He will speak tonight as the gnest of the Civic forum. Hip subject will be “A Revolution In British Politics and Its Lesson For America.”

"Stage Wine” Proves Fatal.

Marydel, Md.. Jan. 12.-—Charles L. Pippin, a prominent young business man of this city, died from poison taken ia a glass of “stage wine” during an amateur theatrical performance.

Admiral and General Seek Pardon.

St. Petersburg, Jan. 12.—General Stoessel and Rear Admiral Nebogatjoff r now in the Fortress of St. Peter and St Paul, have applied 'for pardon or earnmutation of their sentences.

BRIBERY RUMOR IN TOGA FIGHT

Prosecutor of Marion Is Making Investigation. NAMES ARE KEPT SECRET Hooton’s First Intimation Was That a Man Purporting to Represent One of the Candidatee Had Approached Two Legislators and Asked Them What Inducements Would Be Necessary to Get Them to Leave the Aspirant They Were Supporting. Indianapolis, Jan. 12.—Rumors of attempted bribery in connection with the contest for the United States senatorsMb, are under Investigation by Elliott R. Hooton, prosecuting attorney of Marion county. It was reported to Mr. Hooton that two legislators had been approached by a representative of one of the senatorial candidates. “If it appears that there is any basis for an investigation, the matter will be laid before the grand jury,” said Mr Hooton. Hooton's first information, which he said John W. Kern had verified, was that a man purporting to represent one of the candidates, had approached two legislators and asked them what in ducements would be necessary to get them to leave their candidate. “Do you expect to see him and others who may have information about the matter today?” Hooton was asked. “Yes,” said Hooton. “If there appears to be anything definite enough to indicate that there has been a violation of the law, then the grand jury will have to investigate It.” Some of the candidatee laugh at the bribery rumor.

WAGON DROWNS TWO

Holds Woman and Nephew Unden Water Till Life Is Extinct. , " Bloomfield, Ind., Jan. 12.—An unusual accident resulting in the death of two persons occurred near Mineral City, four miles east of here. The victims were Mrs. Mollie Ruth, wife of William Ruth, a well-to-do farmer, and Glenn Roach, the seven-year-old nephew of Mrs. Ruth. Mr. Ruth, his wife, daughter and nephew, had been spending the day at Mineral City, with the family of Richard Haywood, and after supper started home with the family. They had about three miles to drive, and were making the journey in a farm wagon. The night was dark. About a quarter of a mHe from the Haywood home they came to a small stream spanned by a culvert. In some way the spring wagon was overturned and Mrs. Ruth, her daughter and nephew were pitched head foremost into the water, which was only a food deep, the wagon falling on them. .

WOMAN 100 YEARS OLD

Mrs. Eliza Sharp’s Birthday Celebrated at State Soldiers’ Home. Lafayette, lnd., Jan. 12. Seated in an invalid chair, Mrs. Eliza Sharp was the guest of honor at a party at the Soldiers’ Home to celebrate the one hundredth anniversary of her birth. Mrs. Sharp was bom Jan. 10, 1809, in Licking county, Ohio. Her first husband was George Bigley, and later she married Henry Sharp. Her first husband fought in the Mexican war and the civil war. Mrs. Sharp, who is a member of the home, has been an Invalid for several years, and the party was given in the infirmary.

DREAMED OF A MURDER

Aunt of Missing Man Had Vision—Two Men Under Arrest. Bedford, lnd., Jan. 12. —Lew Cain and Opal Frichet, are In jail charged with the murder of Joseph Kepshaw, who disappeared one night about a year ago. Four weeks later his body was found floating In a deep quarry hole.

Kapshaw’s aunt, who had raised him from childhood, dreamed at the time of seeing her nephew killed by two men.

RHODIUS DECISION

John W. Kern Argues Baint and Sinner Are Same Before Court Greenfield, lnd., Jan. 12.—After & whole lot of oratory the arguments in the Rhodlus marriage annulment proceedings have been concluded. Judge Mason reserved his decision until next Saturday. Saints and sinners, said John W. Kern, must be the same before the court.

Blizzard In Southern Indiana.

Evansville, lnd., Jan. 12. —Southern Indiana and Western Kentucky were In the grip of a severe bllxxard. The heaviest snow of the sees on fell and with it came sleet, making travel difficult Many trains were delayed. River men fear heavy Ice* in the Ohio river by today.

Suspected Murderer Captured.

Marion, lnd., Jan. 12 Frank Brown, suspected murderer of Mrs. Roes' Ricks, the young woman whose charred body was found in a barn partially destroyed by fire at Marlon, lnd, was captured east of Marion.

HOT SHOT FOR THE PRESIDENT

Senator Tillman Answers Charges Against Him. CALLS ROOSEVELT UNFAIR South Carolina Statesman Declare* He Did Nothing Wrong in the Land Deal —He Accuses the President of Pereenal Malice, Misrepresentation and Contempt of the Senate. Washington, Jan. 12. —After being greeted by applause from the crowded galleries when he entered the senate chamber to reply to President Roosevelt’s strictures in respect to Ms connection with Oregon timber land transactions, Senator Tillman of South Carolina proceeded to read his prepared remarks with little attempt at oratorical effect. “It has been expected and desired,” he said, “that having made my own defense, I should turn my batteries or my assailant. I do not feel that my strength is sufficient for the double task for my physicians have warned me against overtaxing myself. One of the truest and best sentiments in Eng- - lish literature is that from Tennyson: “ ‘Soiling anothor will never made one’s self clean.’ “The president lives in a glass house with even a glass floor in it and should remember the old adage. He has exerted all the power of the government to destroy me, but I feel that I stand unscathed because, if all other arguments fail to convince, the character for rectitude, truthfulness and honesty which I have builded in the sixty-one years of my life would at last be my bulwark. Men who have always been clean Aid honorable do not suddenly liars and hypocrites at sixty|phe without any necessity. 1 "Later on in this session It Is my (mrpose to devote some time to bring»fnfe Theodore Roosevelt face to face with his true self and let people of the United States see what character of man they have been so bowed down to. For the present I content myself with

applying to him this quotation from Spencer’s Fairy Queen: "Rends and Tears.’’ “ ‘He ranges throughout the whole world, neither is there any that can restrain him. Of late he has grown especially presumptious and pestilent,barking at and biting all alike Whether they be blameworthy or innocent. None are free from his attacks. He sparee neither the learned wit nor the gentle poet, but rends and tears without regard of person, reason or time.’ ” When Mr. Tillman concluded his remarks there was no further outbreak of applause, the vice president having admonished the occupants of the galleries against making such demonstrations. Not long after he bad concluded -is speech Senator Tillman received a cablegram from a London newspaper asking him to express In fifty words hie opinion of the president. The senator declined to comply. Mr. Tillman accused the president of personal malice, misrepresentation, falsification, contempt of the and violation of the law in the use of the secret service. Incidentally, he gave official utterance to the charge he made informally Saturday that important papers bearing on the case had been stolen trom his desk in his room at the capitofc “probably by some of the secret service sleuths.”

Darts Quiver In Executive Hid*. Mr. Tillman said In part: “In my public work here I have not hesitated to criticise and comment on the official actions and utterance of President Roosevelt and I have doubtless given him good cause to seek revenge. “I was not aware that these darts of mine had quivered in the executive hide and stung him so, but the eagerness and intensity with which he tiny presented his case against me, his making a precedent, when none has existed before, his taking from the con* mittee to which he has forwarded them the papers and giving them to tb» press before that committee had considered them. Indicate that Theodore Roosevelt enjoys to the limit the feeling of getting even with Ben Tillman and lays on the ‘big stick’ with the keenest relish, doubtless believing that the ‘pitchfork’ has gone out of business.” Mr. Tillman said that in giving publication to the charges before being considered by the committee of the senate to which they were referred the president treated the senate with "that contempttlphich has bsen his wont.” He demared that jtae president was an adept ht advertising and had used the press with more skill than any man In American politics. Mads Ananias Club Member. "An examination of the president’s letter to Mr. Hale which might juat ns well have been a special message of the type with which we are so familiar,” said Mr. Tillman. “wiU shorn that the president’s charges boiled down amount to tVo in number. ■/• “First, he promotes roe to membership in the Ananias club and charges In effoct that I have deliberately lied to the senate. “Second, he charges that I have exerted my official influence and work as a senator for my persofisl benefit alone ter secure the passage of a resolution to bring suit against the corporation I which holds so much of the publie 1 domain and will not sell it”