Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 51, Number 16, Jasper, Dubois County, 1 January 1909 — Page 7
SOUTHLAND
GIVING WAY iu
POINT OF INTEREST
Alabama and" Ml66-
.. r.,iroiii
Join ur7 ni
IssIpP1
Othe
r stntes are Followh2
arh,u" i, ... i crvBtnlizcd oKnlUBt
entinii'"' "-," .,,,,,.,1 nvtl that
,hvT''n - ..f territory absolutely n vasl Sl 1 ...... -....n u'hnrn
' f. uf ll.iiior. WI111U l Su roluiM'i..nlst3 lmvo triumphed Sk ' '"'lUsround for Impendfljht, t- "d against tl;o sale of tl,ctig accurately the
nnr h'af- r the pronumiuii uiu-
PeBt " n.ih' fnrritorv la
Ig-al "".ly and that In the re-
DISGUSTING SPECTACLE. Was Prize Fight Between Two Girls Before Athletic Club. Worcester, Mass., Special: Miss
Alexina Cornn und Miss Clara Frennlor, 18 yearH old, fought u twelveround bout beforo the Winchester Athletic Club last week. There Is talk of a police Investigation. Tho audlonco was composed chiefly of fistic fans. When tho girls had fought four rounds Miss Caron was ready to quit, but at the taunt of her opponent, Jumped In and agreed to a second light of eight round to Kettle tho supremacy. Miss Caron wan goInn strong at tho finish of the eighth
round, and tho referee, fearing Miss
Frennlor would bo knocked out, called tho bout and gave tho decision to Miss
Caron.
Tho girl lighters were dressed In
whlto sweaters and white skirts to their knees, and wore open-work
stocklnus and tennis shoes, Roth had
considerable experience at bngpunchlug and boxing, and they went at ono another fiercely. Tho number of times each was sent crashing to the ropes was about oven.
HI1 1! IK
PRESIDENT OF FRANCE HAS HIS
WHISKERS PULLED.
INCIDENT SETS PARIS AGOG
Unarmed Man Attacks Executive on
Streets and Gives Odd Reason For Assault.
0( tntoxi.auis is upon
Ecale
It is
si,i..nt that tho cities arc the
onlv n-ni.immg stronguoiu So, - and It is unlikely that this
Virion w HI bo modified excop
ArouKh a radical change in political SI" iu.niM the liquor trainee, fall. J! to - t"p problem growing out ofaen.it- in county, municipal ami cat, tMMSurles from a loss of tho .hwk. mx or inability to cope with ihe'ilii.i' -al of whiskey and, perE, ,.-h. r obstacles which follow In the ft f prohibition. U n.iw holds tho center of tho die,. Miid tr a year has been oxperiL 7. r, whnt Is strictly a "near-
i, jaw in imu it iuiuim ,iu(rs containing moro than ,i of alcohol. , prohibition laws becomo , January 1 In North Caro- ,.. a and Mississippi, in each , majorltv or counties had prohibited the sale of l iltitlon advocates In Louis- , -.ponded their fight to test
Shattuck law lor tno reg-
r tH liquor traillc, which also :,. ratlve January 1. t . hidoon people say they will M if this law Is enforced rlgmti. sseo Is tho chief center of anion tho other states where
nihibition fights are m
II I IIS
TO PARDON LABOR LEADERS CALLED INTO QUESTION.
UNIONISTS ARE UP IN ARMS
Plan Country-Wide Demonstration Protest Against Decision of Washington Judge.
to
pn -hil-n Fal' " p-r
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tff,., . , . Ihm of ul . ! h-r.-' ' ' I'Kl'ior I" lana '
ula' Hi, been.. Thlillv. Int. sta'prof. Tl.si. latm
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an.l . S'iii. : lun - . a .. "
K. in but : I r.. Yiv tun. - 1 prnti 1 . In 1.
. .iiiiitttnntats assort that a
l.ill will pass tho Logls.1. h they expect to organize moI. With tho backing of ,. htnerv. the local option ! . qually confident that such ! meet defeat. . i , the second largest State i in. .n. with 110 comities, has in which tho sale of liquor (ihibltcd. i k presents a string of vlcr tho nntl-saloon element, as i n now exists In eighty out of . h 100 counties. a. where more than half the
accepted prohibition.
Washington, D. C, Special: Tho power of the President to mitigate in any way whatsoever the sentence imposed last week by Judge Daniel Thew Wright upon Samuel Gompers, John Mitchell and Frank Morrison, ofllcors of the American Federation ot Labor, for violation of his injunction not to persist in their boycott of the Buck Stove nnd Range Company of St. Louis, is seriously questioned by many lawyers who have been giving
the case consideration. Among them, quite naturally. Is Daniel Davenport, ono of the counsel for the company. He contends that tho President has absolutely no jurisdiction In tho premises, nnd that ho not only could not pardon tho labor
loaders, but could not even commuiu their sentences. A gigantic- movement of protest against the Imprisonment of Samuel Gompers. John Mitchell and Frank Morrison, of the American Federation of Labor was promulgated Sunday by the Central Federated Union of New York. , t A committee of thirty was appointed to arrange for mass meetings, for the collaboration of laboring men
cunt have accepted promotion, th.- K h will be called upon soon to
n a constitutional amenumeni
vi f.. i ; f-r r Ir. or - . am ',
b!' "I. f-.r .1 tin.
il.lMon. ansas two-thirds of its area.
nr five counties, are "dry ' fiuestlon of state-wide prohl:i be presented to tho voters ..-ion. Florida Is partly "dry" i !.cal option, and like some of v. r states, the sale of liquor Is i t '.v confined to the cities.
l suns oi nroniuiuuii h""
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nr. iti.'.i trom reports muicainiB " pr.a' !. rtnso In 'the records of arrest f r drunkenness, an Increase In i .n. .Innnollc if lnluirora foWfsT
Ca?. - f wife abandonment and a deer, a- in criminality generally. 11.. dilnculty In enforcing tho prohi' i "ii law. however, Is conceded to be i. nf the chief obstacles to Us abSolu' - ircoss In many stntes, and thw jr. mo of tho question, together with .i falling off In revenues, is to ion,, . vent baffling tho authorities. POPE SEES JOAN OF ARC.
Italian Paner Tells of Vision In Which
Pius Is Encouraged. H ("able: The Italia publishes a !: i which has caused a sensati"n n. rrlpslastlcal circles, that Joan of u r.-cpntlv nnnoared In a vision
t Pope nnd addressed to him B"i.ri,!t words of encouragement, exh'"' .: hia holiness to continue his pr. - t policy, which sho promised W"v i shortly be crowned with trit"r.it. p was while the holy father
vr.i- inged in devout prayer and from
throughout the country, and for the Institution of a country-wide campaign to culminate in n further protest to President Roosevelt by all citizens of tho United States who believe the Wright decision to be la violation oi tho constitutional privileges of the free press nnd free speech. Without n vote in dissent, tho Central Federated Union adopted a set of resolutions declaring that neither Gompers, Mitchell or Morrison had violated the law In the Buck Stove and Hange case. A letter from Samuel Gompers announced to the union In New ork that the American Federation of Labor had decided to withdraw its we-
.l'.nnrnni7H" IlSt irom U1W juivii-
can Federatlonist pending the enactment by Congress of an amendment to the Sherman act exempting labor uulons from its provisions. ELKINS ROMANCE SPOILED. Family Denies That Miss Katherlne Will Become a Nurse.
Paris. Decembor 25. Cable: A sen
satlonal attack on President Fallloros
bv Jean Mutt Is. an alleged Royalist
throw the city into wild excitement
Thtirsdnv. Although tho President
ftf.irift(l without anv injury other than
a scratch on the ear in tho sculile with his assailant, many wild rumors
concerning the affair wore sot alloat.
all of them magnifying the seriousness of tho Injury. Tho attack was made near tho Rue do l'Etolle while the President was taking an early morning stroll,
...1 I... i ri-irirttwinii ma
UUCUIIIIHUilV'l I'J ni"". i -- I I secrotarv, and Colonel Lassen, one of I M tho military attaches at the lilysoe. Ji
Mattls, who apparently had been awaiting the appearance of the Presi
dent, sprang upon him suuuenij uum behind, throwing his arms about his neck and trying to throw him to tho ground. The President grappled with his assailant and broke his cane In the struggle. Colonel Lasson and M. Ramondou dragged the man away and turned him over to two Government detectives who had been following the party In
order to guard the President from any iiiin niinrk lust such us occurred.
The man while being handcuffed Mrinimod: "I simply wanted to pull
ttin President's beard. I am not
armed." This was found to be true
whon ho was searched
Mntti cfivfl his ace as 24, occupa
tion, waiter. Medals and stamps bearing the imprint or the head of the Duko d'Orloans were found In his ,mpinia nml nlso a card of member-
hn in 'tin. Rnvnllst Order, the Patrie
nt into fh nnvalist orcans have
the Government with
rosnonsibillty for all sorts of crimes.
..ein.- thn Rtitnh(ll and the Fallleres-
Austresse affairs as Illustrations. It Is thought that the reading of some inflammatory articles may
have Induced Mattis to make his uttnMr on M Pnllleres.
Early this week tho height of au'daclty was reached when the reactionnrlnted circumstantial
it annear that Presl
"dent Falieres' son. when found In tho nf tiiP wife of Phllllppe
Astresse, an advocate ot the Court of Appeals, a year ago. shot and killed the attorney, and that the police i.....t...i nn tho Rpandal. Authoritative
information subsequently proved that ... .ii.i von ifTinW
young Kaiueres um uuu v....
lime. Astresse. Mathls has been formally charged with assaulting a magistrate In the exercise of his functions. The crime is punishable by from two to five years' Imprisonment.
CHEER FOR ORPHANED
Provided By Mine Owner's Daughters,
Who Gave up Presents. Plffsbure. Pa.. Snecial: The Christ
mas heroines in this city are Misses
Hertha and Johnetta Jones, agon iu and 13 years, respectively, daughters of John II. Jones, owner of the Marl-
ana mine, which exploded several weoks ago. tho explosion killing probably 1C5 miners.
Heretofore nt (Jimsimns .nr. juiar hns given each of his daughters a conslderablo sum or money, besides an endloss number of valuablo presents. A week ago, however, the girls told their father they preferred not to have him give them any presents this year, and asked him to give them Instead tho money he would spend on tho presents with tho amounts or cash he would give them. This money, which aggregated a considerable sum. tho girls took and spont the whole week buying Christmas tovs and girts tor tho children made fatherless by the mine explo
sion. A large lurKey, wun an uiu trimmings, went to every one of tho stricken homes.
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CLAUS SPRECKELS PASSE8 AWAY AT SAN FRANCISCO.
ACTIVE IN BUSINESS AT BD
German Who Gained Fame and Tremendous Fortune In the Refining of Sugar.
181 ft PLOTTER
CHARGED WITH CONSPIRACY TO
ASSASINATE GOMEZ.
Sure Farmers Have Troubles.
Washington, Special: That there are problems nnd difficulties of a Borious character affecting tho farmers rrom one end of the country to the other, the solution of which they aro going to demand, was the declaration Df L. 11. Ualley, chairman or the Country' Lire Commission, who, with rour members or that body, arrived here to prepare their conclusions tor pre
sentation to President uooseveu. Closes up the Picture Shows. Now York, Special: Moved by protests or ministers or every denomination, who complained to him that tho
largo number oi tw moving intim show establishments or Greater New vrir worn Hxhlbltlne nlctures detri
mental to the morals or the youth of tho city, Mayor McCIollan has Is
sued a drastic onier revolting
picture show license issuea oy uiu Bureau of Licenses.
Swift Vengeance Follows Murder. Washington, Specinl: The State Department has received from David E. Thompson, American ambassador at Mexico City, a thrilling account of tho murder of S. II. Jones, of Argos, Ind., by bnndlts In Mexico, and tho swift vengeance meted out to his
slayers. Jones was luueu
PRESIDENT'S DOWNFALL COMPLETE
Saddest Blow of all to Castro Is Can
cellation of His Unlimited Letter of Credit.
&n Pr.nnrlsro. Snecial: Claus
Spreckels, the famous sugar million
aire, 18 dead oi pneumonia.
Desplto Mb aavancuu b. Spreckels had devoted a large share
I of attention to the various em -
prises In which he was miu.u. and It Is not more than a month since
he appeared ueiore uiu myMeans Committee of the House In Washington as an authority on the subject ot sugar Industries.
Two years ago no was auuv. a severe Illness, but his vigorous constitution enabled him to withstand his Bickness. and he was. after a time, restored to his usual health. A.,nr fi-nm fhH imnortanco which at
tached to Claus Spreckels as the pioneer sugar refiner of the Pacific coast, and as an investor of millions Iu California and the Hawaiian islands, the Spreckels family has for yoars been one of the most prominent in the StJohn D. Spreckels, his eldest son, . i.nrc n lfrillill(I Iii-
fiuence in Oriental trade, apart fr"1 POWER BOAT INSTEAD OF BASKET
ins oincr ihiuiudvo, au dent of tho First National Bank, has
three May.
i
ft
ft
IS ODD CRUISE PLANNED BY IN
DIANAPOLIS MAN.
MILLIONAIRE FIGHTS FIRE.
With Beautiful Bride, Leiter Seeks to Save Coal Mine.
Zelgler. 111., Special: With a stubborn firo slowly fighting back hundreds of men who have been ceaselessly at work for days, seeking to on.il sunnlv of tho great
Zelgler mine. Joe Leiter, Chicago millionaire, and his beautiful young wife ' . iino,i forces with the workmen
.i M finrsnnnllv combating; the
mm !' H. ... nl"
AtMaQtfirtnfi in tho coal beds several
- I 11.. U. flniriAO llfl VO
davs ago. urauuanj m thoir wav forward and what was
believed to he a matter of small conse-
Pnrnofis. Cable: The end of tho
rule In Venezuela of President Castro has come. ,
Tho dictator who has govornea mo nnnntiUf with a rod of Iron ever since
ho took forcible possession of the yel
low house in Caracas in lbU'J is now
openly charged with conspiracy io . I ,.t n iiinn
compass tno assassination ui " left at the head of the Republic when
he sailed away from La uuayra, nom
inally to secure skilled meuicai am m
Berlin for a malady oi long aiming, and Is today thoroughly discredited. . . ,
The Bank of Venezuela nas cauiuu Its correspondents at Berlin and Paris canceling the unlimited letter of credit given to President Castro when he loft Venezuela for Europe, and no ono In Caracas believes he will ever dare to return to the capital. The Castro Cabinet has been forced to resign, and a new and progressive ministry has been appointed by Juan
Vicente Gomez, the acung rreium. The attempt upon tho life of Gomez was frusliated by the cool nerve and courageous daring ot the acting President himself. Alone and unsupported Ys t or root mi tho rlncleaders of tho
conspiracy with his own hands In the
nresence ot tneir armen uuunu.i, - . . a I t. ra.n,1 1 nfflf.
and after tins acuou au la h--lamatlon saying that not only had ho saved his own life, but he had main-
talned the highest ldeais oi uie cuivi magistracy of tho Republic
Aheacy the new auiiiiiunu. . shows signs of a desire and Intention to settle the disputes between Venezuela and certain foreign powers hat have kopt the Republic in a light of unenviable notoriety for several years
pasL
been a supporter of the graft prosecu
tions In this city to the amoum ui thousands of dollars, in addition to his active participation. Claus Spreckels was born at Lamstedt. Germany, In 1S28, and came to the United States In 1840. After being emploved for some time at Charles
ton. S. C. and New i orK, ne cum j San Francisco, reaching this city in 185Ü. Ho established a store here and later conducted a brewery. In 180S he built the Bay sugar refinery and began the Importation of raw material from Hawaii. Prospering in this business, ho established other refineries and promoted tho beet sugar In.lnstrv hv establishing refineries and
pngaged in the farming or beets on a large scale. niun hnilt a refinery at Pluia-
invested larceiy m
"Stunt" Described in Fiction Is to be Actually Carried Out Early Next Summer.
Indianapolis. Special: A cruise across the Atlantic ocean in a balloon Is being planned by Carl Fisher, of Indianapolis, and George L. Bumbaugh. of Sprlnvfipld. 111. They expect to muko ih"ir -.mrt early next summer and to c.mp:-tc heir trip ln-sevou or eight days. ir they can got away in hair a gale, Fisher says the jouruey will be done in five or six days. They aro now buying materials tor the construction of a gigantic balloon that will contain mn nnn rnlilo fnet or uas. In order to
the keep their big balloon filled with gas
dolnhla Invested largely m uiu Keep www mb u....w.. "-7-ucipniu. ""'-""v. nnii ti.nv viii tnk s number of small trail
"C. about 2.000 cubic feet
lmii.iini? of the San Joaquin Valley of gas each
railroad. Many or his interests m Hawaii are reported to have been disposed of by his son Rudolph during
the latter s recent trip 10 me iaiuUo. Mr. Spreckels, about a year ago, bought from Isaac Stern the white marble residence at 828 Fifth avenue.
New York, with tho view 01 spending part if his time In New York. Mr. Spreckel's San Francisco home was practically destroyed, by the earthquake. He subsequently announced that he would not rebuild It. The purchase price of the Fifth- ave
nue house was close to ?a,uuu,uuu.
GHOSTS OF DF1AD KIN.
Were Guests of New jrorncr
Christmas Feast.
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New York, special :sueu ui u
at which mere wu uu ""'v chairs, all vacant, but In front of each
of which a complete awmei
placed In courses ami uiim away untouched, Henry B. Tannehill.
Of New lOrK, i v-niio."
ir hörn should bo a leak In the big
balloon a tube will be run Into it trom a smaller one. Instead of having a basket as a car. Fisher has let a contract for a small launch to be built by a company ot St. Joseph. Mich. The launch will bo 21 feet long, and will have a 0-foot 11-lnch beam. Thirteen feet of tho deck will bo topped, so that It can bo made air-tight. . ... The boat will be equipped with a small gasoline ungine, Just strong enough to keep Its head under control. It will have also a small sail, that may be used in case they have to drop Into the water. m 1 . The boat is to be made of Juniper wood, which is light and strong. It will weigh about 5C0 pounds, completo
with provisions anu wuier iui a v..weeks' trip. GOES AFTER BIG GAME. Roosevelt Is Determined to Bag Two White Rhinos and Two Elephants. Washington. Special: President Roosevelt will make a special effou in his African hunting trip to secure two white rhinoceroses, about tho scarcest animal In all Africa. The ?-......i Mnumini In Washington Is
nnxtous to ouuiiii
Washington, D. C, Special: A nretty story was sent out from asnugton that Miss Katherlne Elklns nronoses to forget tho pain of her broken romance In the work of a hospital nurse, and had arranged to take six months training In a local hosPlTho story was most romantic, but. unfortunately, was totally wlUiout
foundation in iact, ai wiim ""i" to tho family of the heroine ot the tnle The heroine herself says nothnV Just as she said nothing throughout her other romance, when a royal di ke Played the part or suitor to the consternation or two kingdoms and
the nmazemum. ui - tlnents. . , .,t,mf
Instead ot conienipmuK iwniv...Jm society, tho West Virginia heir-
quenco now threatens the destn ictlon once 01 Marlborough. . inj 1 nmonnt ot wealth-pro- u""11-' . ..... ... . ...,uo .omhU
auclng nunerai and the loss or -ISCKlM by M. J, Merc tor. of Mo,,
ployment to hundreds. w 0f their deaths he knew nothing Ureal. He is comment, mu . - 1 jJra. Leiter has had hanclages 1 medi- Jt o veA , this city and reg- large a space as baton the H li-
eines, salves, etc., urouBm. TÖYnr- nt the hotel, after a e surely avenue root huij u i". "", commissary to the mouth of the shaft. 8J"f"LtL continent from Nome, shape for three and perhaps four
ICE RINK HIGH IN AIR. Skating Place 300 Feet Up Proposed For New York. New York. Special: Now York Is com, m nroduce a winter garden and
Ice skating rink 300 toet In the air. It will be on the roor or the new Fltth-
avenue omcu uuimiub, n..... ...0 on the site or tho old Firth-avenue Hotel, and which will be ready tor occupancy on May 1. With the c-xcep-Hon of the Metropolitan Life, it will be the largest office building in the world, and the roof where the novel garden will be established will be established will have an area of 30,350
square feet. . T will uive It to tho
snnceatlon mat 1111 gruui. mvc "1 umei Bjiuumv.. aubfcwuuii . ,., M.,onnni Tho President, too,
utilized as nn ouiuour 5 m "ui. - - .. ha3
win not v w
-.1 oi.o 1ms erected a temporary
Lsnital tent. Cots and warm bedding
were also brought Into service ami fl-v.fifhtpr. sinced by the heat.
... uv tiiR smoke, or weakened
" vltu" To." n wn broucht out or the
shaft ho' received quick and effective
4 Inal.-n
m.nnI.lilll'o rotifrn to New iorK
lust nt this time was a fulfillment of a
nromlso wnion ne .u ui w j out only to the extent of his presence
here. Ho had pianneu a rwumuu
his kin, which he imenueu öiiumu
months In the year.
Honeymoon In the Clouds. Chicago, Special: A honeymoon In tho clouds Is the remarkable arrange..,nt fnr n uridine tri that has been
JÄ tin many cases this was Wj wcn ne Charles A. Coey. rnlne"' administered by Mrs. Leiter herself, n cmoraoie ir b g n nUtomobllo circles and The Zelgler mines are among the cheer. ho learned that In one of tho most enthusiastic s aeron-
r 4 1 n t Aitnf nrnnnn ins. 1 " " . . i.l.i.
most vaiuamo m u. ' mUi w his nine years' absence, uunug wulcu Their supply is PlmtoJJJ aA n0 wor(1 fr0,n them.
while great expens u. : ,Hscasc and sudden deatn nau rouueu
In erecting 1 omuo v hlm 0f all his living roiautus.
captured two elephants The advice recently given him that he will get no elephants on the route ho has decided to take has caused, him to deermine to get as tar Into the nterior ot Africa as necessary to get elenhants The whlto rhinoceros will Ce onnd, If at all. on the bcadquar. ters of the Nile, which the President will strike alter leaving Victoria, Ny-
anza.
THE MARKETS.
1 1 I I 1 111 1 nuvi'- . . .
nif iain In his private oratory im- Ra iB preparing to entertain a nouse
1 .v unvr leuuiiiB uiu uvuran vi i nnrty over lew v., --
hi. r . . . . . - . it.. ... n . 1 - 1
Ml 1 I'.. I V(t ,
f ition fhnt tho nnnarltlon at)- ,iioinr cotillon or Januar u,
..... ,l. i ",,v! : . .u .t.irin
u was noticed uint wnen iuu nn.i 0 Kjve two mre umuo ....... .n
ho same week. She has accepted invitations well Into January, and on her recent visit to New York supplied herlf with n more pxtenslvo wardrobe than she has over indulged in.
imo out ot the oratory ho was and during several days i:n d a marked silence.
Boy Guilty of Matricide.
' Ohio. Special: Don Harvey irh1 17, was tounu guilty of dpgreo murder tor killing his
. and sentenced to a Hto term )hlo penitentiary, but ho has
r a pardon or n parole, accord-
'he Jury's verdict. The boy
T .. llv BP' 1 1 , til.,; I,. Iti Iktj.. . Ins '
" 1 .1- ho heard the Jury's verdict, not au 1- - - f 3.yeaM,id
4 IUI t II11IIIIIIV1
No Attempt to Revive Rlccl
Tronton. N. J-, Special: Glacinto riSTwib electrocuted at the State n'nos.tnv nicht. Tho much-
i-riisoii - . . a
talked-or test 10 ri'' tfemuted. Wccl was convicted
h.n
San Francisco, Special: With tho ,1 nf the year the Heller and Red end of tnt JMh hnmol $9.500.-
S or co ntr butions nlnco the great ?00 LC. " nf oxlstcnco. This sum
"as dlBtrlb ed at an expense or 2. 3 or cent. Nearly 300,000 s eft. por ceiii. Mnarorr, 0 char ties.
ThJ "Socle tod ami Stodged thousands TnoB.?.:.l, mnths after the fire, has
inr Hi!i.-i' .
I, ..rr,i,wi S000 permanont nomes necnuso prodded bfiw CBtobllshed a
n It fell ao.uuu nf rnst of
. n. ..11.. .. 1 ...in. ttnmi for nscu
i 1 1 "iti 1 ii in 1-J111 in ii xi 1 it 1 iiiiin. 1 uuiMv - - - . . jiMitiKi nirnii
"hdesalo attempt to exterminate $375,000 . 0 t lie j d , th - ...uders In a boarding house at New ork . i,ao
Last Fifth Btreot was frustrated. ' nols ?otu,uuv.
Chicago a Healthy City. t li'i aco, Specinl: Tho annual roport
'i liopartmcnt ot Health for 1908 nr. - i'hirngo as ono of tho healthiest r" m tho world. Only three other
yM in tho cltv's oxlstonco did it
' lower death rate. In 1904, !.'".-). 1H.C7 nnd 1901, 13.29. The "T the year Just closed is 14.11.
I
Fly Saves the Boarders.
MiRoies, Cal., Special:
as Instantly killed when It fell
To Use Water, Not Wine. Vownort News. Va., Special:
It
ihe construction or buildings and the
purchase 01 equipim-uto. MILLION DAILY FOR SUGAR.
Lot of Sweet Stuff Required to Sat-
Jsfy Uncle Sam.
Washington, Special: It takes a
.minn .lnllars a day to sausiy unciu
J.--..- -.ot innth. becauce the aver-
aco citizen In the United States con- ken aRalnst her hull by KentuckBumes half his own weight In sugar lang wheu gho went down the ways.
every year. tna
These tili ouiur nuutauut,
inn nf the W. C T. U. of Dcla-
ware aro successful, tho huge 20000ton battleship Delaware, which will bo
launched Here on rcuumi,
named wun wiuei. ..-...1. Kentucky, the only yessel of her class
ever named wun wnier ai
had hundreds oi , - " v
nivnii In n statement lBsued by
Jl i..?nii nf statistics, which reads
UIU uuiv . . - rt,i,1pn
n.r-n into a lauy v........ " -"vSrnmentrenort. The total
consumption In the United States for c, ZL m07. tho latest year for
which the figures are obtainable, was
Woman's Place Home, Says Stubbs. Topeka, Kans., Special: "No w .,.r!mhor8 for me and r
o-
no
moil RIU1U1K!''--"
women clerks In the Governor's ofllco whilo I am chief executive." This Is tho ukase statement issued by Governor-elect Stubbs, who is now selecting his olllcc force. "Women" form ... fn.mdatlon upon which our gov
UIU . ,,
i cniii nr 1 nnv nrn
c.rnmC" luroa on earth, but their
tno - . ,., i.nirlnp. Rnlf.rlatm
KSluid the like. They would al.
u fhoro U l nau uj
Girl "Santa" Burned.
Waukegan. IU. Special: Miss Edna Hicks 18 years old, a student at Lake Forest college, was seriously burned about the face and arms wh Io playing Santa Claus at a small party given by girl students at Lois Durand
hall. I Where Was the Foolklller? tP Chippewa Kails, Wis., Special: Jusgllug a bottle ot nitroglycerin, enough
to blow up mi uttim Falls, Judge Jenkins was almost overcome when he discovered what a nnrrow escape he had had. He was hearInn tho case of the Holcomb bank robbers, and during the hearing was tovlng with the bottle ot nitro, not knowing what It was. One or the prisoners turned pale when ho saw the Judge's actions, whispered to his attorney, and the Judge was told what danger the entire room was In.
nuts in the country, ma , with Miss Carrie Hume Lewis, of u-nncoC r-itv Mo., will take placo In
flint lt tlPXt. Saturday morning. Mr.
Coey shipped his immense balloon, r-!,i.nn fo Los Anseles a week ago.
immediately after the marriage ceremony Mr. Coey and his bride will uf-,rt for the California city and they
...hi o.,n nnniwnrd In his monster
win ai'wu 4i.i balloon to Chicago at the end of thoir
stay In Los Angeles. Fear Cattle Malady In Tots. Y.. Snoclnl: Ten
cases of what Is suspected to be toot and mouth disease have developed In the children or five minifies In tho town or Clarkson. Monroe county, ;".i o infnnt has died. The town
health officer has sent a report ot the suspected spread or the cattle disease among tho children to Commissioner Porter ot the State Department ot Health.
Shreveport. La., Special: From an authentic source It Is learned that Bush & Everett have acquired leases on 1.040 acres ot Louisiana gas lands.
It Is understood imu 1 sunk at once and a thirty-inch gas line will bo run from the North Louisiana ni.i tr. t T.nnls. sunnlylng all towns
.r -not nf
npar the pipe mw. r.ouiim v-. he lino Is J35.000.000. The Laclede Gas Company Is said to be Interested
111 tho deal. Tue leases iiiivu wu üv.. t...i nut not vet recorded. Gas
wells 'recently brought in produce 60.000.000 feet dally ami the proved
field Is twelve uy cibi umvo ... ........
Indianapolis. Wheat No. 2 red.... ?LJ4 Corn-No. 2 white.... -CO Oats No. 2 white.... -&i Hay No. 1 tlmathy. . . Poultry-cocks Tom turkeys Hen turkeys Spring chickens.... -MV Hutter country cSpfSno Vteers'$C 00 a jioo Sheep-good to choice 3.60 4.00 Com to best lambs. 3.00 C.75 Chicago. wi.Pftt-No. 2 red....U.02 1.03
Corn No. 2 white 5S .M A Oats No. 2 white. ... -51 h New York. Wheat-No. 2 rod... 1.070iS 1.09 4 rnrn No. 2 whle.... C6 Oats-No. 2 white... .51 fi -54 No Panic In This Theatre Fire. Now York, Specinl: Not moro than two minutes betore tho tlmo tor tho fall ot the final curtain in tho Herald Souaro Theater Tuesday night tho house caught fire, nnd In loss than 30 minutes was destroyed. There was no nanlc and no ono was injured. Tho
loss excceiiB uu,wv. Poor too Few. Canal Dover, Ohio, Special: There uro so few people in Canal Dover that tho Salvation Army gavo up tho Idea of providing a Christmas dinner for them.