Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 51, Number 48, Jasper, Dubois County, 27 August 1909 — Page 3

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,s STÖR OF WELLMAN'S

DASH FOR NORTH t-wi-t.

cNlY 32 MILES ON HIS WAY

Explodes, Falls Into Sea, and T at Dash is Postponed Till Next Year.

ORDERS DEATH DIRGE; DIES. Young Man Kills Himself When Funeral March Is Played. Budapest. Cable Stephen Tot was drinking heavily in the restaurant of aa tan at Hodne;..iaiher Tb BJW orchestra u Jum oaru,e, live! strains, when Toth tf-jddettlv call! tbe leader to his table. "Enough of th lively tun." he said. "Let as have a luneral march, such as you Hay on the way to aa latortnent" The band thereupon struck up tbe solemn ".March Funebre," of Chopin. A moment later Toth tbot himself through the heart.

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'. -t Norway. Cable: Wal 8 second airship dash for ('.! endud even more sud h.t, first one. according to iwd hero, when his dlrl- . i exploded with a loud two miles from the start- , th- Island of Spitzbergen. currcd on Sunday. No :.-d. xiuivin Vnniman. his alr-

aud Charles Loud, the 1,. r-ln-law and assistant J in the car and succeeded j without Injury after the ex- i - I ag had discharged most of ,

i i? vapor. The experts are . i,. Wellmau will try again .lators in Paris and other centers wore debating ;.- . xpeditlon had been suci w. re indulging in speculaAheiher the explorers would .'ter they had discovered : would keep on going for1 land In British America, it - that the three men were . ,riiy back to the starting n a conveyance on which . hull the broken balloon i.u'.rs. woon of the balloon con- . jirt of the captain of the .ner Thalia that Wellman : n his long-heralded Jourv the ship was hastening f-st to give the world the long-awaited start of the i the second disaster oc- : he aeronauts were back ma long before the news of tia.l been made public. - rVst attempt to reach the i- lalloon was started on .'. 107. The same balloon hat exploded last Sunday - had been spent fitting it --art was made from Danes i ure the balloon had gone . untered a furious arctic ! Wellman and his two asforce! to make a land- - ri-y accomplished in safety . .fa glacier. - theory that the only way pole Is in a balloon Is th. - wo unsuccessful land and ) s that he undertook. The .hon. by sledge and boat, rgen In 1894 and reached degrees north, where It ! turn back. His second - by the same n.eans. eded In going one degree -th. failure of hto second exv . ilman turned to the study i .'ics. convinced that the . t the pole could be aecom- . with the aid of a balloon, ird. a French expert balloon given an order for a large r 1 the America was the rethe largest balloon ever ?i the exception of Count iirigibles.

Cardinal Gets Pope's Auto. Rome. Cable: Finding that tbe Vatican gardens were not extensive enough to permit of his motoring through them. Prpe 11tk hau presented his motor car to Cardinal Merry Del Val. the papal -t-retary of State. The car is a handro-ce one, with luxurious fittings, and wai presented to the Pope by wealthy Americans.

HE PRODUCED 57.77 S,0C0.GCO IN THE YEAR tSCE.

FARM VALUES SOAR ABOVE 1907

During Last Ten Years Wealth Production of American Farms Has Exceeded SW.OCO.CCO.

Washington Special: It used to be "Lo. the poor (anaer now It Is "Oh. the plutocratic agriculturalist." According to tbe report of Secretary of Agriculture Wilson, the total valuation of farm products in the crop year of 1SS was 7.77S.oO.0, the big-jest In the world's hlstiry.

"While these Agares coauia some t

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CLESTS IMPOSE ON KING. EiAs'l Angered by Uninvited Perils at Last State Ball. 'allo: King Edward is refurious over the manner men of position attend which they have received n. In order to get supper i! that three uninvited indiinaged to gain admission to Mte ball at Buckingham d as his Majesty has rea-li-ve that this has occurred h is ordered that those who -:iz their Invitation cards : their names on the vislt- ; efore entering the ball-

Jjcanese Swarming Mukden. - 'aHe: It Is stated by a fr officer who has arrived fulfilling a private mission !) that the steadily increas-

' -Titration of Jananase troops 'Vry In the Manchurian cap- ' "'her ports of Ihe province Is

much anxious speculation on of the Russian frontier au-

There's a Difference. 1 Cable: Dismissed at a mo"Hre for having klfised the -rks. a young bookkeeper In ' c firm of this city brought an

uatnst his emniovers. Sev-

'fssfs gave evidence to prove

. the girls who had kissed :.e man. and the iudce admit-

lifference between receiving -i'ing embraces, he won his

Pcur Die In Battle Over Dog.

"'e. S. C. Special: Reese

fanner, was shot to death and 'fcrs were probably fatally 1 in a fond fight growing out

Mrorersy over a dog at Hunt

Where are the Men?

":cton. Special: Standing out

: "Iie;ious feature of a bulletin

; - i-d by the Census Bureau, en-

' "tisus of Rellcious Bodies.

' if t that out of a church memin the United States In 1900

- 33.000.000. men formed conf less than half of the total. Offers Taft Cherry Trees. Cable: Mayor Ozaki, of ias offered 20.000 cherry trees 1 cjft to Proaident Taft to plant In " park on the banks of the Potoc.rtC River. Washington. D. a

OFFICERS AND FOREIGNERS

BATTLE NEAR PITTS3URG.

MOB MOVES ON BARRICADE

Where Strlke-Breakers are Harbored

and Trouble Follows Poison Plot is Alleged.

dwplieatioe." Secretary Wilsen ex- ' plains, " on the other hand they do not J contain sotm lmaortant items of 1

J wealth production, and the fact re

mains that the unthinkable amount of seven and thr-e-lourths billions of dol- ( lars of wealth hae been produced by farmers this er for national snste- i

nance and (or export to the craring raillloas of foreiiai natitns. "It is a real, tangible wealth as it exists at the time it leaves tbe hands of the prod er. It ti about fovr umees tbe vaJoe of the preducts of tbe rniaets Incletiins mineral oils aad predons meals. Froo these agrtcaltnral prcdncts the man o fact uri a? and mechasiica! isdustties that ose ajnricoltnral proiwecs as materials draw SC per cent, of their total materials, and these industries use 1? per cent, of all materials ttsed In the entire business of maaufactar-

lac. Tbse ficures indicate tbe extent I

Pittsburg. Pa Special: Fire men ) to which the maaafactMriag iastostries

are knows to have been killed ?ad at i are iadebted to agriculture, although least a score of persons wounded, tea ' no recognltiOB is gl reo to this la tbe

;aiaiiy. in a stnRe riot at McKee s annual statements of tbe valne os manRocks. ufacture&. Tbe total casualties among the) -Tbe Urra YaJue & faia products strikers is unknown. The state con- this. r.- i $oaöOfioi) above the

stabularv and deputy shrills fired ' vnlae for 1S0T aad 3.01.9.0l above

many volleys into their ranks and $ census amount for 1SSS. Dorlas

scores were seen to fall, but they were the last tea rears the wealth produo

spirited away by friends. tioa of tbe farms of this country has

The battle followed an attempt of I exceeded the fabulous amcuat of the strikers to storm the barricade ' fi.A0C.C9.0M where hundreds of strike-breakers -Greatest of all crops is Indian com. have been quartered for the last six , the priceless gift of tbe Indian. Tbe weeks. value of the crop almost surpasses beBesides the victims of the strike jje t is J1.S15.000.CHH) This wealtb who fell in the battles at the gate., that has grows out of the soil la for there are four of the strike-breakers ; njotjths oJ rain aad sunshine, and some In tbe hospital seriously ill from poi-, drotrcfit. too. is eaooch to nay for tbe

oning. and a score of others are being I Panama canal and fifty battle ships.

treated inside tne stockade. -for the first time in the history of W hile the hospital oScials assert ' h country's agriculture the valae of that the illness of the four men now j ,be cotton crop, including the seed. ba3 being treated and many others who apparently exceeded the value of the were less affected, was doe to pto-. nay cn-. G21.069.M0. which bas herernalne poisoning, it is alleged by some j tofore held second place for a long that the strikers placed poison in the series of years. food which was to be served to the J -wheat is 1:5 per ceaL above the

SHAH WIELDS PONIARD In Attempt to Slay Young Son, Says Teheran Report. St- Petersbarg CaWe: AdTie received from Teh ran tell of startling court irttrtru-i The recent report from Persia that the elevwn-year-oid Sbab. Saltan Ahme! Mirea, had attempted to See fran the palace to Join his parent, tbe deposed Sbab. aad when tbe plot was dlcovered had tried to commit suicide. Is new declared to be without foundation. On the other hand it fas admitted that both the ocutcd tyrant and bis young son were la despair over the prospect ef separation and that rather than be severed foreer from his offspring All Mirza had resolved to kill his own oflspring aai then commit suicide. At a secret meeting of the Nationalise leaders a number of court attendants were examined and they testified that the deposed Shah bad stealthily entered tbe palace and had struck his son with a potnard. He was seized bthe palace gaard and presented from doiac fur-her harm to the "King of Kings

FATALITIES CONTINUE AT DIANAPOLIS SPEEDWAY.

IN-

OIL

i 1 JOHN

KING FAST APPROACHING GIDDY SUM.

INCOME ABOUT $40 A MINUTE

At Presens Rate Rockefeller Will Become History's First Billionaire in 1919.

TIRE BURSTS IN LONG RACE

Car Plunges Through Fence, Mowing Down Spectators and Killing the Mechanician.

Indianapolis. Special: Three persons were killed and two others perhaps fatally injured Saturday when one of the racing automobiles at the Speedvray left the track and plunged into a crowd gathered near the rail. This makes a total of five deaths which have resulted from the first meeting held on the Speedway, recently erected at a cost of J 100.000 and supposed to have been safe from accident. Two of the persons killed were spectators, who were mowed down when the National raachfne, contesting In the 3 00-mile event, plunged off the bank near the south bleachers. Charles Merz, driver of the car. escaped serious injury, hut his mechanician, Claude Kellura. was fatally Injured. The accident occurred shortly after the leaders had passed the 200-mile mark, just at the stage when the men were exhausted from their efforts and also when the tires had begun to feel the effects of the strain. Merz had been a prominent factor in the race, and at one time had been a leader. He wad trying to close up the gap. and was going at top speed swinging Into the first turn. When well Into It his front right tire burst

v- ci,i. if inbn n nock- ana caugni me swerve, wnicn seni me

eteHer Uvs till bis eightieth birthday j r and occupants over the bank and ' . . . tnrnitfi n nMrn farina hnnL rvf "vv nf rfi

BURN GAMBLING DEVICES. Eonftre at Paoll Represents Indiana's Victory Over Gamblers. Paoll. Ind.. Special: The State of Indiana last week celebrated . wctnry oror the gamblers of "the valley with a costly bonfire. Th? fuel was com posed of the gambling devices s'rfzed by the State in the raid on the West Ikiden and French Lick casinos in July, 1008. Many caaea were filed arainst the attaches of those casinos, an. I these cases were continued from time to time In the Jtwtlct courts of Orange county. NothitiK definite was done until last week, whan Kdward II. White, assistant attorney general, mot the attorneys for the defendants in Justice Wooner's court, nt OrUani. where a plea of guilty was ontered in two cases and a fine of $25 was assessed by the justice in each case, which carried with It the demolition of tho gambling devices, estimated to be worth nearly $1 0.000. The officers wielded axes on the massive mahogany devices that had cost the original owner hundreds of dollars, and tho destruction of tho Pitiable woodwork was soon completed. The demolition was witnessed by a large number of people who had heard of the order of the courL

men panned up in the stockade.

Following the battle, deputy sheriffs and troopers broke in the doors of houses of persons suspected of being the retreat of the strikers, and wholesale arrests were made. Scores of persons were arrested and placed in box-car jails In the mil! tarda During the early stages of the rioting, women were coaspicuous. Some of them were armed, others effectively used clubs and stones. These women, all foreigners. Insane with rage, were mainly responsible for Inciting the men to extreme measurf-s. The battle around tbe gates of tbe works came almost without waralag and it was due to tbe suddenness of the attack that the loos of life by tbe troops was so heavy. Tbe strike of tbe Pressed Steel Car Company, which broneht such fearful bloodshed, has been one of the most sensational in the history of Western Pennsylvania labor. Six weeks i, wfrkiBen. prin cipally foreigners aad nnoraaid.

walked out of tbe great car-making plant, alleging that thev could not j Washington Special: A wireless

work in tbe plant any looeer wits any i jaessaae bas neen received at tne a

five-vear average la production aad

22 J per cent, above that average In total value. The value was $52.W0.WM. which was never approached Bearer than ICG.MO.OO0. "The va'ae of tbe farm p-oducts of tbe dairy cow are getting closer aad closer to iSOO.6.. and the eggs and poultry produced on the farm are worth "as much as the cotton crop, seed included, or the hay crop, or tbe wheat crop. To the farmer who has averaged hardly 20 cents a pound for tbe butter that be bas sold. 3 or 4 cents

a quart for his milk aad about 1 S

and he bas said he will reach 10

he will become the first billionaire in history In tbe last two years Standard Oil. tbe wonderful automatic money-makiag machine of his creation, has increased his fortune I .00.600. This is tbe increment of the rise in value of the stock alone. Standard Oil stock sold at 712 last week, the hlzhest price it has reached since the panic of 1507. Tbe stock

has rteea 322 points from the low ebb of 3S at which it sold on Nov. 4. 1907. Like a snowball rolling down hill. Rockefeller's wealth is steadily growing and growing, aad be is as powerless to stop lu even if be had the wish, as he would be to check the revolution of tbe planets. Tbe enormous, inconceivable accumulation of wealtb of the mild-mannered inscrutable sphinx of millions has gone steadily on despite tbe fact that a sbort time ago an estimate of his pebttc charities placed them at tbe start atkms total of il30.SOU.GW. With all his recent outburst of apparent candor regarding his wealth, wiading P with his published resolve never more to take tbe public Into his coaSdence. Rockefeller has never made a direct statement of the value of his fortune. Some years ago he was quoted as saying that it was "more than .0O.M." Those who know Rockefeller as well as he allows himself to be known said at that time that his assumed carelessness tn ascertaining the exact amount of bis holdings was merely la keeping with the secretlveaess of his character Nothing in Rockefeller's Mfe except his birth bas been a tblng that he himself has not

controlled- Such a calculating ma

through a wire fence, back of which were lines of spectators. As a big scythe cuts through the grass, so did the car. and the modern juggernaut left death In its trail. Instantly there was a rush of the thousands to the scene and frantic hands cleared away the wreck. It was discovered that West and Jelliff had been almost instantly killed, while Keitum, the mechanic, was not expected to live an hour. Tapklng also was hurried to a hospital, where it was said his Injuries probably would prove fatal. The other contests did not stop when the accident occurred and the

WELLMAN IS OFF AGAIN. Left Spitzbergen in Balloon August IS, Bound for the Norf Pole.

Paris Cable: A special dispatch has been received here from Trieste saying that, according to a telegram received from the captain of the Italian steamer Thalia, now at Hämmertest, Norway. Walter Wellman left Spitzbergen Aug. 1G In his dirigible balloon, bound for the north polo. He had a favorable wind when the start was made. For the last fcttr yenrs Walter Well man. of Chicapo, lias boon devoting his time to preparation for an und rtaklng to reach the north polo jr airship. He was at Spitzbergen In 1100 with 'a balloon, but postponed his departure on account of the lateness or the season. In 1907 a start was made In the airship America, but the vessel encountered a storm and was driven back and tho attempt for that year was abandoned. Mr. Wellman left Now York May 12 of this jear for Spltxbergen. where ho

l-has been engaged in completing his

preparations for the start he la now said to have made three days ago. He estimated that under fnvorable conditions the pole could be reached from

track officials hastily cleared the Spitzbergen in front two to live days.

speedway of the crowd In an endeavor

cent for each esx. and to tbe coo- ehiae h hAS shown himself to be saaer. who bas paid prices much .w v-njir the arcue. be unable to

above these, this Increase la value is . , anv jaoment the exact amount

scHdag.'

COURT-MARTIAL AT SEA. Mess Attendant Is Being Tried on Charge of Manslaughter.

safety to life or limb. They alleged

That there were no precauiioaä taken to insure their safety at work, their pay had to a great extent been stolen from them In years past, but that was all made worse by a more recent order of the company that all wages la certain departments should be pooled and divided pro rata among the men.

Homestead Lands Designated. Washington. Special: The Secretary of the Interior has designated CSo" acres in the vicinity of Portales. Talbon Veno Creew aad in the Estaacla Valley. New Mexico, together with GO.320 acres in other parts of tbe territory as coming within the enlarged homestead act. This makes a tout of 15.523.520 acres so designated in New Mexico.

Leaping Tuna Back Again. Avalon. Catalina. Cable: The" leaping Tuna, the fish famous for Its fighting qualities, has returned to Catalina after an absence of five years. The first one. a 12G-pounder. was taken by A. C. Brode. after he had fought it from a launch for two hour. and forty minutes and had been towed more than twelve miles to sea.

vy Departateat from Rear Admiral Schroeder. commanding the Atlantic fleet, saying that DavW Williams, a mess attendant oa tbe battleship Vermont, is now being tried by court-martial at sea on the charge of manslaughter. This is a sequel to a boxing match irhirh took place on the battleship VerBont off Proviacetowa. Mass., between illiams and a mess attendaat named Harrison H. Foster several weeks ago. The latter went to his quarters, however, aad did not apply for medical attention until the next day. when it was found that bis skull was fractured. He died a few boars later.

Farmers Plow With Engines. Kansas City. Mo., Special: Because farm labor Is so scarce in Kansas, tbe farmers of laree tracts of land there have adopted gasoline traction engines to pull their plows. The plows arc run in gangs of from ten to twentyfour and two men on an engine and two on a gang plow can do the work of about twenty ordinary laborers.

Mob Hangs Woman's Slayer. Flt2eraW. Ga Special: Henry Taylor, a colored ex-convict, charged with assaulting Mrs. Josh Meker and then murdering her aad her infant, was taken from tbe sheriff of Wilcox county, between Lumpklns Ferry and McUae. and lynched. Pillar Collapses. Killing Four. Vienna. Cable: Four persons were killed during a public inspection of the palace at Budapest whon a pillar supporting the staircase collapsed because of the enormous crowds. Twenty others were hurL

WEATHER BUREAU O. K. 3oetln Diclares It Has Made Good In Doping Out Weather. Wasfelactaa Special: Answering recent magazine strictures on Its ability as procaosticator. the Weather Bureau ai issued a bulletin Intended to disprove tbe theory that the bureau "bas aot made good." Itstrad. however, of gl vine its own opnioa of Its work, the Weather Bureau has fathered together la this bal-l-tia opinions expressed in hundreds cf nwürapers throughout tbe country

of bis wealth.

Tbe latest approximately accurate estimates available place his fortune in 195 at not less than J 550.000.00. la 1900 it was StW.fHXMHH). This is aa increase for tbe five years of 115..0K). At this ratio the Rockefeller fortune Is today about J70.00.000. la 1914. still at the same ratio of increase, it will be about IS50.HX).000. aad in 1519. when the oil king reaches his eightieth year, it will have reached tbe stupendous, brain giddylag total of one Winoa an Inconceivable sum. But it is not la the nature of things that the orzaatxation be bas built up will stand still- Year after year, by dav and aighu the value of its stock aad dividends must Increase. It is simply a natural law. working in the interest of an old, wrinkled passionless mas. In September. 197. It was estimated by Rockefellers closest associates that his income was at least J 30.25 a miaute. Some figures placed It as high as 540. The sums earned for him by Standard Oil alone have been tremendous. Liquid Eggs Not Approved. Washington Special: Liquid egg. or desiccated egg. does not meet the approval of the pure-food experts of the Agricultural Department They maintain that the eeg mast reach the consumer in its original package that is. In the sbell. Seizure was made here of six drums of desiccated eggs. On Sept. IS a hearing will be held to determine whether eggs in this form, as found In a local bakery, can be used for food.

Finish Record Canoe Trip. v Orleans. La, Special: One of

ard la 1 tters Irora representatives i , ;j,e longest canoe trips ever made on

commercial, agricultural aad

m-rittuse Interests, all tending to unsold the work of the bureau. Of more fcaa ' newsraper criticisms received bv th bureau. aH but three were fa--al!e. Vaudeville Actors Ccmplaln. Chicago Srecial: Aa investlgatloa ..f the chars broucbt by vaudeville actors" associations that tbe actors are ettcaced b tbe so-called "vaudeville r:st" upon -lalqaiuws term" bas .irt, bee here before the Stale Latr OoemmlsntenSound Fishy. Xew York Special: The Tbaw fanilv is willing to fntnlib ball In the sum f n t. to guarantee the gwd fLJuct of Stanford White's slayer if fVbe allowed his liberty from Matteaan, says a rumor

the Mississippi river ended Inst week when Edgerton Moorebouse and Ray Hagle arrived here from Milwaukee. Tbey are IS years old. Their voyage, Stade la a sixteen-foot canoe, covered about 2.0M miles. , Declares Sutton a Suicide. Washington Special: The naval court of Inquiry in the case of the death of Lieut. James N. Sutton, of the mariae corps, bas found that Lieut Suttoa "was killed by a revolver shot from a service Colt revolver held In Bls own right band and fired by himself without the Intervention of any other hand. The court adds to Its ontakrn that possible charge of criminality lies against any of the partfcipants la the fray except Lieut Sutton hlosolf.

to permit the race to be finished.

Thev had not completed the lap. however, before a second minor accident occurred, which caused the calling off of the race. The races may result In changes In the contest rules of the American Automobile Association for the purpose of lessening the danger. The mnnacement of the Speedway announced that it would recommend to the contest committee of the A. A. A. that the rules be changed to pro

vide that no driver shall be permitted to continue in a long-distance race for more than 100 miles at a stretch and that a driver must submit to a physical examination before re-entering such a race after he has rented. Further. It Is to be suggested each car shall have the attention of a mechanician and two assistants.

Will

AERONAUT'S DAUGHTER be Married in Balloon During Virginia State Fair.

Richmond. Va.. Special: The eldest daughter of Cary Myers, the celebrated aeronaut Is to be married In a balloon suspended in mid-air. during tbe Virginia State Fair this fall. The young couple will then begin their honeymoon In a big parachute built for two. Both of Miss Myers sisters were married In balloons and the young woman Is determined to keep up the family tradition.

Fish Drowns Small Boy. Detroit. Mich., Special: Harold Gibboas, aged S years, fishing from a crowded 'ock with a number of companions, suddenly cried: "Oh. Jack. I've got a big one!" He tusged hard on his pole, but there was more jowcr on the other end. He would not let go. and the fish could not, and the boy was pulled Into the river, where he" perished. Decatur's Big Fire. Decatur. IIL, Special: Fire Sunday destroved property estimated at 1.000.000. burning a large part of the business section of the city. Nineteen business establishments were completely destroyed and six others badly damaged.

Killed at Ice Cream Social. Evansvlile, Ind.. Special: In a quarrel at an Ice cream social near Corydon. Ky., Jefferson Watson was shot aad killed by Henry Hall, a young fanner, who was placed under arrest. The shooting caused a panic among the women and children nt the picnic

Webster's Heroic Cure. Boston. Mass., Special: By allowing swarms of angry bees to sting him on the bare arms and legs. J. B. Webster, of Roxbury. is slowly but 3urely recovering from an attack of paralvsls, and already has regained the use of his left arm and can walk a mile.

Would Kill Negro Town. Birmingham. Ala.. Special: Hobson City, one of the few towns in the United States Inhabited exclusively by negroes, is fighting hard against a second concerted attempt on the part of the people of Annlston. Ala., nearby, to destroy its Identity and abolish Its autonomy, and the battle between tho whites and the negroes, who have been making more or less successful efforts at intelligent self-government. Is attracting the attention of friends of the negro race.

CAUGHT GOLD ON CLOTHES. Smelter in Mint Allowed It to Splash on Him and Sold It. Los Angeles Special: Charged with one of the rnrebt offenses committed against the government that of abstracting gold from a mint Charles Dakin. a trusted employe of tho mint at Denver, Col., was arrested In tins ci'y. He in said to have confessed. Dakin had Iwen employed as a smelter by the Denver mint for four years previously to taking a mouth's leao of absence last June. Falling to report for duty at the end of tho vaca

tion period, an investigation was started. He was located here, and further Inquiry disclosed that he had iold $000 worth of refim-tl sold here. A method was discovered which an employe allowed tho metal while melted to splash on his clothing whil-! at work In the mint and then scraps It off and keep It for his own use. Olficer Kills Moonshiner. Raleigh. N C, Special: John Bryson, a moonshiner, who resisted arrest and covered officers with a gun when trapped at an Illicit distillery in Pit tlcn. was shot and killed by Sheriff Tucker. Hryson was nn old offender. How About Ping Pong? Jackson. Mil's.. Special: Billiards and pool are now burred, following the action taken by tbe City Fathars following religious revival here. Wife Slayer to Plead Guilty. W'llkesbarre. Pa.. Special: George U Marlon, the theatrical man of New York City, who fhnt and killod his wife here. In the office of the Chief of police, has decided that when ho H called for trial he will plead guilty and ask the Court to direct that he be hanged as soon as possible. THE MARKETS. Indianapolis. Wheat No. 2 red $1.03 Corn So. 2 whito .73 Oats No. 2 white SiO Hay No. 1 timothy 13.50 Poultry cocks .0(5 Old torn turkeys .12'2 Hen turkey h .14 Ducks -07 Chickens 12 Butter country -17 Epgs fresh 13 Cattle prime steers . . .$(1.35fi 7.2 Hogs heavies S00i $.15 Lights "W" 8.0. Sheep good to choice.. I.oof 4.2. Com. to best Iambs... 3.00ff C.73 Chicago. Wheat No. 2 red MLCrtM Corn No. 2 whltd 71Vst' 2 Oats No. 1 white 3ii New York. Wheat No. 2 red 1.03 Corn No. 2 white .72". Oats No. 2 white .31) Can't Muzzle Alabama Press. Montgomery, Ala., Special: in the Legislature the Scnwte refuged by a large vote to adrr-t Ihe House bi 1 which prohibits the pitblicntiou of tl:name of any vloi'm of criminal as sault. it being UiousM too much of a disposition to mttzzlo tho press. Roosevelt Trophies Arrive. New York Special: Twenty casks and nine cases, containing specimens and trophies of tho hunt collected ly the Roosevelt oxpedltlon In Africa, were brought hero last week on tho steamer Provlncla from Marseilles.