Ligonier Banner., Volume 36, Number 41, Ligonier, Noble County, 9 January 1902 — Page 1

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Of the Trustee of Sparta Township, Noble County, Indiana, made to the Township Advisory Board, January 7,1902. ' - : T ; MARTIN L. HUusSskEYy, Trustee. S ey """I‘R’]TFTQL}FQI'T Bpecial o L = . 1 Total : Fundd_wition Setool | KO4 | Doz | Poor Ly funas -Bal. lastsettl’'m’t #478 08 1047 )al #2957 TT| 467 83 86 18 | 1601 54 Receipts .| 789 47 3535 05 175 61 875 69) 151 36 278 10| 7357 28 Bal. and receipts, 789 47| 4582 58| 1754 61| 1343 ,_)‘ 240 54 278 10| 8988 82 Disbursements ,-I 905 23'_?;592‘ 90 953 S_H' 953 94 27 B 0 7411 6B Balance_ .___ .__.| *IIS 761. 689 68] 800 67 -*lO ~4§!w':’l§~‘_”%;,_m____‘_ 1677 17 *Qverdrawn. ' s . Examined and approved thig7th day of January, 1902. : . ‘ }? I‘l:\'l{‘\' SCH L(?'L"l‘]dß'BA(*K, | Mombers of tha g . €oien Worr, Advisory Board = L ANDERSON GALLOWAY, 3 & ' Township Tax Levy for 1902. . ‘ Township tax 6¢ per $lOO valuation;local tuition 25¢; special school 8c; road tax 20¢; additional road s¢; poor fund tax 2e. K .Of the Trustee of Perry Township, Noble County, Indiana made to the Township Advisory Board, January 7, 1902. . : e ' : ‘ - GEORGE H. HOSTETTER, Trustee. 8 | Twp [ Loéal Special] o 0 oF o o T Total # | Fand. | eition School | Bond | Doz | Poor |y fifg, Bal. last report.| 121 27| 1642 34 425 97| ° | 45 78 2235 36 Receipts_________! 1104 62| 3144 76 801 52 1660 72| 303 36 931 26/ 7946 24 Bal. and receipts| 12256 89| 4787 10, 1227 49 1660 72 349 14| 931 26 10181 60 Disbursements _,_. 347 69) 2355 50 1076 09| 1486 68 H‘)."JJHL%(’] 6337 72 Balance_ ._______|” 878 20| 2431 60, 151 40| 174 04, 208 64, | 3843 88 Examined and:approved this 7th day of January, 1902. : . = }];'A],;[(;' .(lu\(\:‘wv:{f)’\\'v()('l' { Members of the L : | T W Hire, ot \ Advisory Board . Township Tax Levy for 1902. Township tax 4¢ per $lOO valuation ; tuition 8¢; special school 20¢; road 15¢; additional road 10¢; poor 2¢; total 60c.

WABASH RAILROAD. ~ Time Card effective Jan. 1, 1901. TRAINS GOING EAST. STATIONS ‘ N 0.12 | N 0.6 I N 0.4 | No. 9 e ee e e o ‘!" e e Py e - Chicago . Ill()U pm' 3 lf)pm}ll (N'uml T 05am Lakeville [fl 47am {5 58 2 00pm|11 -10 am Wakarusa f 2 10 16 19 228 11 43 New Paris|f2 27 ' o 11288 112 05pm hfillersb’rg‘fz 40 Qs o S LHEREO) ‘Ll'_.l 30 Topeka . : |f2 55 |f7 00 71’80 100 Detroit:. .| 7586 . |lO &) Sl oen o Buffalo .|7 (l)pm‘ 7 40am| 4 Gham|* . . . . - TRAINS GOING WEST. STATIONS | No. Hi No.l } N 0.5 | N 0.9 Buffalo .| 8 Isam| 2 (oam| 2 00pm_ § 30pm ~Betroit .. [ 220 pm! 800 {ll 03 | 2 10am - Topeka . . |x6dB fl23opm|{f3 15am 6 22 Millersb’rg|. . .. |11242 G laBR New Paris|x6 16 ilgod . i b Wakarusa |[x6 35 £1 09 f 3 55 715 Lakeville |f655 fl 29. ff 18 1742 Chicago .1 930: 4 20pm| 7 15am'10 50 - No. 96 runs only to Montpelier, arriving there 3:25 p. m. f Stop on signal. x Stop on signal to let off passengers front Detroit, or take on passengers for Chicago. F.A, PALMER, A.G. P. A, C.BCRBANE. G. P. & T A, Chicago. St. Louis Mo. R. S. GREENWOOD, Mich. Pass. Agt. Grand Rapids and Indiana -Ry. Local Time Card—ln effect Nov. 3, 1901. _ Trains run on Central Standard Time. . TRAINS GOING NORTH. STATIONS | N 0.3. | N 0.7. | No. b. |, Cincinnatiilo ibam|. . . .| Sepmi. . .. Richmond |l2 50pm| 5 40am 11 10 ‘ g Ft. Wayne. 4 15 8 50 P2O S 0 Huntert’n. 445 IR b s e e LaOtta ..l 1 5H 9928 | 2564 e Avilla. ..15 04 939 | 305 tsy Kendallv’e| 515 9:-bl - 1 81D ! . o Rome City| 531 10 05 gl 29 S Wolcottv'el 65387 1010 | 8 34 e . LaGrange. 600 - [lO 30 | 8349 S Sturgis ..* 6 50 10 53 _l 410 S Kalam’zoo| 8 05, |l2 00 bl 5 ey G.Rapidsa| 940- | 20pm|{ 645 |, . , . G.Rapids d|lo 45 216 T5O SRR GE Cadillac .al 210am| 645 {lllO - , .. Trav'seC.al 4 10. 7 &0 LApml ..o - Petoskey a| 535 925 bR op s Mackinaw.| 6556 - [10456. .| 415 T TRAINS GOING SOUTH. STATIONS | No. 2. No.fi.‘ No.B. | Mackinaw.| 9 15pm/| ¥ lf)um!. G Petoskey . 110 35 *9 85 e “FraverseC.bo . . 1 [11.05 oo b Cadillacs - 12 208 m ! 1 80pmi| . . ..., .. G.Rapids d| 710 640 Tpmi . Kalam’zoo| 8 56 8 20 3 30 e Sturgls . 1009 |9B |d4a [T D] La Grange.'lo 30 | 955 15 06 Gl Wolcotty’e 10 48 10 09 523 G Rome City. 10 52 - 110 13 b3l o o Kendallv'e 11 07 1029 . 115 46 S Avilla .. . 1118 = [lO 39 £5 58 . T LaOtta . .11 28 [0 48 G 2 e o Huntert'n./11 38 ° |lO 57 623 oy cay Ft. Wayne.'l2 jopm|ll 20 6 50 e Richmo_ndl 340 Zhoambc o b Cmclnnauifi% .16 | e o Nos. 2 and 3 have parlor cars between Cin- . cinnati and Grand Rapids. Nos.sandt have sleeplng cars between Cincinnati, and Grand Rapids. Nos. 5 and 6 daily. Other trains daily except Sunday. - C. L LooKwooD, Gen,l Pass. Agt., Grand Rapids, Mich.

: C. C. C. & St L, | Time of trains at Goshen, going south: No. 23, dally except Sunday. . . .9 03a.m MO e 268 pm - GOING NORTH, No. 22, dally.except Sunday. .. 11 4a.m ot o o =L 5482 pm We are the direct line to Cincinnati, Louisville, Indianapolis and St. Louis, where direct connections are- made with all lines for the south, south-west and west. Cheap home seekers and settlers rates to nearly all points in the south apd southwest. Applyto the undersigned for information relative to rates, connections ete. - E.B.A. KeLLum, T. P. A, Anderson, Ind, et il o o STRAUS BROS. & COO,, s B Ligonier, Indiana, Sl s We transact a general Banking business,including the Loaning of Money, purchase of commercial paper, receive deposits, buy and sell domestic and foreign exchange, and make collections, Close and prompt attention will be given to all "business with which we are entrusted, Straus Bros. & Co., LIGONIER,INDIANA. 2 o * ettt et Baltimore oysters received daily a Dunning’s. 380¢ per quart for solid measure. No water. Wanted at Dunning’s—town and ~ country trade. -

The fll@fl nier Lanner.

. 3 . L. 8. & M. 8. Time Tabel . Taking effect Sunday, Nov. 2,1901. Trainsrun by Standard or %th Merid’'n Ti me TRAINS GOING EAST. 7 STATIONS | No. 2. | No. 16. ‘ N0.2.| No. .88 Chicago... | 7 muml 2 opm| 8 30})1)15 Sl Elkhart. . (11 20, 4 40 HEdb: g Goshen . .11 39 4 bt 112 oO4alo] 5 10pm Millersb,g. 11 53 Ll i 5 25 LIGONIER. 12 06pm| 522" 112 80 |5 40 Wawaka .12 17 el ..| D 62 Brimfield. 12 27 S 00l s s e 6eOR Kendallv’e 12 40 547 [ 100 1620 Waterloo. | 108 604 [ 128 =i "Butlers: 0124 o 8 e e e “Toledo ..[ 8 &) 750 | 335 el o Cleveland .} 7 385 10 30 | 7380 etsa s “Buffalo. . {l2 20am| 2 55amy} 2. 00pm{. . . . No. 86, local freight east 9235 a.m. | TRAINS GOING WEST. STATIONS | N 0.37. | No. 15. | No. 157.] No. 23. Bufralo. jvl l(ipm’lo 45pm {l2 40am| 5 10am Cleveland | 720 3 loam| 520 11 15 3 Toledo . . {ll Uhpm} 6 00 8 11 2 25pm Butler. wwop bBam L. LOllO Tam) 416 Wutvrloo;l 151 siee e 10=85 427 Kendallv'e, 2 19 8 10 10 58 4 49 151‘1nlfle_l(l.1. D oo L S Aty Watwvaka ... . .}.. ..[lll9 S LIGONIER. |2 50 834 1120 - 15 16 Millm‘sb‘ti‘i 302 D L d D el Goshen =", [ 315 8 54 11 57 b 42 Elkhart. . | 3 35 9 10 12 15pm| 6 00 Chicago. . | 710 11 50 400 900 - No. 86, local at 9:25 aan.; No. 87 at 2:45 p.m. - Nos. 18, 16, 23, 26 and 37 daily. ~ Nos. 2, 86, 87, 88, 8) and 157, daily except Sunday. P. S. BLobpGETT, Gen’'l Supt., Cleveland, O. A.J.SMITH, G.P.and T. A., Cleveland, O. R. SWEETNAM, Ticket Agent, Ligonier, Ind. - The Laké Shore via €leveland in connection with the Erie and P.& L.E.R.R. form the quickest and most direct route to Pittsburg. K. K. Wheelock, M. D,, UG ER O NN AN INDED e TN\CT> N T A EYE, EAR, NOSE AND THROAT Diseases Exclusively Treated. bflflce and Residence: 126 Harrison Street, 1 Home "Phone, No. 70. GLASSES FITTED AND FRUNISHED

ATTEMPTED BRIBERY.

Sensational Case at Kalamazoo, Mich.—State Food Commissioner Snow Aids in Capture of Man.

Detroit, Mich., Jan. B.—A special to the News from Kalamazoo, Mich., says: An attempt to bribe State Food Commissioner W. B. Snow, of this city, in order to prevent prosecutions for the sale of oleomargarine made by the Hammond Packing company, of Hammond, Ind., ended in the sensational arrest Monday night of Charles H. Thompson, of Chicago, in Commissioner Snow’s house, where he had gone under appointment with Snow, who had previously notified the authorities of the transaction. S

Discuss Panama Canal Offer,

Washington, Jan. B.—At the cab-| inet meeting Tuesday the proposi-‘ tion of the Panama Canal company to transfer its property to the Unit-i ed States for the sum of $40,000,000 was discussed at some length. Thel formal proposition of the company will not be presented to the president for two or three days. It is expected that the Isthmian canal commission will make a supplementary report to the president which will embrace the latest proposition of the Panama company. . i

Constant to Speak at Chiecago.

New York, Jan. B.—Baron Estournelles de Constant, the deputy from the department of the Sarthe and the minister plenipotentiary, who was the French delegate to The Hague conference, has accepted the invitation of the city of Chicago to deliver an address in behalf of France on February 2, says a dispatch from Paris to the Tribune. The subject of his speech will be “International Arbitration.”

The Indiana Trustees’ association will meet in twelfth annual session in the hall of the house of representatives Jan. 22 and 23. There are 1,016 trustees in the state and an attendance of 800 is looked for.

LIGONIER, NOBLE COUNTY, INDIANA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 1902.

Hepburn Urges the Passage of Bill for the Inter-Oceanic Waterway. : ! e M e NOT FAVORABLE TO PANAMA ROUTE. House to Consider the Measure as _ Special Order Until It lq Disposed Of—Chaplain Creates a Diversion in the Senate by Praying for Newspaper Men, Washington, Jan. B.—There was a fairly large attendance in the gallerjes of the house Tuesday in anticipation of the opening of the debate upon the Nicaraguan canal bill, which had been made a special order for Tuesday. By the terms of the order the bill will continue before the house until disposed of. v Without preliminary business the house went into committee of the whole (Mr. Grosvenor, of Ohio, in the chair), for the consideration of the canal bill, and Mr. Hepburn (la.), the chairman of the committee on interstate and foreign commerce, which reported the bill, took the floor te open the debate. “The subject of a waterway across the {sthmus connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans,” he said, ‘had been in the minds of the people of the world .for more than. 400 years. In the United States 37 states had instructed their congressional delegations to support a bill for an interoceanic waterway; all political parties had aligned themselves in favor of it; the subject had been discussed in congress, scientific societies, the newspapers and on the hustings until there was now a volume of literature on the subject never before devoted to a single project.” . Mr. Hepburn said the report of the Walker commission gave careful consideration to every feature of the work. The bill submitted by his committee proposed to concentrate all authority in the hands of the president. It opened no opportunity for defunct statesmen or the pensioning of persons who had been passed in the race of life. It gave the United States authority to protect, defend and operate the canal . In view of all the reports submitted, Mr. Hepburn said there could now be no question in the mind of any well-in-formed man of the feasibility and practicability of an inter-oceanic canal. Referring to the efforts of the Panama Canal company to build a canal by private enterprise he summed up their efforts as follows: * ‘““Fhe company raised $256,000,000 by the sale of $435,000,000 of bonds, and after eight years the managers of the company found themselves with the work less than onefourth completed, penniless and bankrupt in money and character.” The disaster to this company, he said, proved conclusively that the work should be undertaken by governmental agency. There was not an atom of work in general engineering, said he, yet to be done. In fayor of the feasibility and practicability, no enterprise that had ever received the attention of man had been so conclusively proved. If the pending bill became a law the work could begin at once and should be completed in eight years.

Mr. Hepburn said that as a commercial venture the commission’s figures of 7,000,000 tons could be safely taken. Atthe latter figure the total revenue at the Suez rate would be $14,000,000, enough to meet the cost of maintenance ($3,500,000) and leave over $10,000,000 to meet interest charges if there were such. :

In concluding, Mr. Hepburn said there might beé some interests in the United States which believed they would be harmed by the rivalry of this canal, and there were gentlemen of honest purpose who thought the time was not ripe for the building of a canal or that an enterprise of such magnitude should not be undertaken. They were perhaps terrified by the specter of séandal. ‘“But,” he concluded, ‘I insist that the American people have 'made their decree that the canal shall be built, and that now is the timae to build it.”' (Applause.) No Need of Delay, ;

Mr. Reeves (11l.) raised the question whether it would not be well to wait until it was found whether or not a satisfactory arrangement as to a route through Nicaragua could be made. Mr. Hepburn replied that any one could plead delay on some pretext or other but he was jassured that “the protocol with Nicaragua had reached such a state that we were certain to get what we want.,” .

Mr. Hepburn was followed by Mr. Davis (Fla.) in favor of the bill. Mr. Richardson (Ala.) supported the bill. He was followed by Mr. Mann (Il1.).

Washington, Jan. B.—Representative Hull, chairman of the house committee on military affajrs, said Tuesday that there would be no move at this session of congress for a revision of the present army organization, or for any broad-general legislation affecting the army.

Washington, Jan. B.—A bill granting to Mrs. McKinley the postal franking privilege for all her correspondence was favorably reported Tuesday by the house committee on post offices and post roads. Similar privileges have heretofore been granted to Mrs. Tyler, Mrs. Lincoln, Mrs. Grant, Mrs. Hayes, Mrs. Garfield, and Mrs. Logan.

Washington, Jan. B.—Representative Cooper, of Wisconsin, chairman of the house committee on insular affairs Tuesday introduced a bill giving a complete form of civil government for the Philippines to begin January 1, 1904, with a governor appointed by the president, a legislature of two houses, and with two Philippine commissioners to represent the Philippine people at Washington. In other respects .the Cooper bill follows that of Senator Lodge, heretofore summarized. Newspaper Men Praved For, Washington, Jan. B.—ln the course of his invocation in the senate Tuesday the chaplain referred to “that body of able and accomplished men who send forth reports of the proceedings.” oo - Among the oldest senators and offcials of the body it was noted that this) was the first time in the history of the senate that the reporters and correspondents ever were prayed for in the United States senate,

No Army Reorganization.

To Be Given Use of Mails,

Philippine Government Bill,

The first hour after the s%sion convened was consumed by thePintroduetion of bills, principally medsures of a private character, including bills for pensions, claims,; ete. 2 A resolution offered by Senator Stewart (Nev.) was adopted, directing the secretary of the interiorito inform the senate whether leases for large tracts of land on Indian reservations have been made or are in contemplation. ; ; A At 1:25 p. m. the senate adjourned until two o'clock Wednesday. SCHLEY TO APPEAL HIS CASE. President Roosevelt Consents to: Entertain Further Statement for i the Admiral. = : Washington, Jan. B.—The object of Admiral Schley’s visit to the white house Monday was to redquest the president to entertain and consider an appeal for the reversal of the action of Secretary Long and the disapproval of the majority. judgment of the court of inguiry. :The interview was satisfactory, thegipresident granting the admiral’sfi request. Messrs. Rayner and Teagle will assist Admiral Schley in the preparation of the appeal. o The interview with the president was arranged in advance and at its conclusion Admiral Schley left the white house in a satisfied frame of mind.” He has been given'a full opportunity to present the case from its standpoint and to acquaint the president with many details of which the latter could not have any knowledge. ‘While Admiral Schley could not make any statement regarding the matters discused, holding that an interview between 'a naval officer and his commander-in-chief should be regarded as confidential, it is understood that he brought to the president’s attention many of the alleged injustices and disci;epancies of the majority report of the court of inquiry. e

Admiral Schley’s intei‘view ~with the president was the result of his determination to exhaus§f every means in his power to overturn the judgment which has beén rendered against him. His new appeal will be different from that subniitted to the navy department; bringing eut some new facts which have ah important bearing upon the controversy. The following statement was given the conclusion of the conference: thee onclusion of the conference: “Admiral Schley has concluyded, after mature and eareful deliberation, to appeal from the majority decision:-of the court of inquiry to the president ¢f the United States as commander-in-chief of the army and navy. The action having been determined upon, nething meag can be divulged at this, time, the regulations of the navy being such that the nature of the proposed appeal cannot be revealed except by the president after the formal documents have been filed with him.”” : Mr. Rayner stated that it will take some time to prepare the appeal and that it will not be fi-&d,with the president until after the return of Admiral Schley from his visit to Savannah, about the 20th inist. Washington, Jan. B.—The president during the cabinet meeting Tuesday spoke of Admiral Schleys:call upon him Monday, and stated §n substance that the would give his ‘%)est attention to any communication which the admiral, through his counsel, might see fit to make. =

TROUBLE AT NIEUCHANG.

- % Russian Soldiers and Alfierican Sailors Fight and One of I:‘or',mer Is Wounded, ¥

Washington, Jan. 8./—A serious clash has occurred between American sailors of the United States steamer Vicksburg and the Russian soldiery at Nieuchang, China. There have been three fights and as a reésult one Russian soldier is reported wounded. The matter was mgde the subject of complaint by the;Russian ambassador at Peking to United States Minister Conger, and Mr. Conger in turn has informed the state department. Secretary of the Navy Long has cabled Commander Berry, of the Vicksburg, to use every effort to prevent further collisions.. The Vicksburg is in winter quarters in' a mud dock at the mouth of the river and cannot be released before spring. Youngers Want to Leave State. St. Paul, Minn., Jan.: B.—Cole and Jim Younger have applied to the state board of pardons for commutaton of their life sentences for murder to 35 years. Allowing “good time” they have already served 36 years for their share in the Northfield raid. They represent. that. friends are ready to set them up in.business in Missouri, their old home. They are now on parole and cannot leave; Minnesota. ‘ bkt “McKinley Day.” Canton, 0., Jan. B.—Every governor in the United States has been invited by Gov. George Nash, the chairman of the Ohio Auxiliary of the McKinley National Memorial association, requesting that each is§ue an appeal to the citizens of theirtstate or ter-: ritory to set aside Jar%'uary 29, McKinley’s birthday, as ‘“McKinley Day.” e President Angell at St, Louis, _St. Louis, Jan. B.—President James B. Angell, of the Unive_ssity of Michigan, was the guest of"honor at the annual dinner of the St. Louis alumni of the University of Michigan at the Mercantile club Monday night. Fatal Tunnel Explosion, Idaho Springs, Col, Jan. B.—As a result of a premature explosion of powder blasts in the Newhouse tunnel, two men are dead, another is fatally injured and two others are in @& serious condition. = . -

Return of Emperor and Empress ~ Dowager to Peking Attended _ by Much Ceremony. ) TROOPS LINE ENTIRE ROUTE TO PALACE. ‘ One Thousand Gorgeously Attired Noblemen Mounted on Glitteringly | Caparisoned Horses Precede the Royal Procession—Empress Bows to Foreign Spectators, | Peking, Jan.B.—A telephone message from Mia-Chia-Fu station, outside the city, says the special train bearing the emperor and empress dowager is just arriving. Thousands of officials have assembled there to receive their majesties. The entire route to the entrance of the palace is lined with troops. A Brilliant Scene. The imperial cortege entered the Forbidden City at 1:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon. It was the most brilliant .'%/ § 4/; e o i .:'..lv" \ S ; ""{f '/, W \\\ S / = e 7 TN N i T ff//,‘i' \ "-\ Iy i /n"'}) }(I .']’.’ T | l‘;;Yfl“"g-{/[[/‘{fi:"‘,'p‘rf'":":: _'l‘r’v’ i\ AW I JHERA \)r‘, iR ) gt " e . .. EMPEROR OF CHINA. scene Peking ever witnessed. ‘The procession consisted of a thousand gorge'oufiy attired noblemen mounted upon glitteringly caparisoned horses. The emperor, the empress dowager, Prince Chun, the empress and several princes were borne in yellow chairs, their escort carrying hundreds of gay banners and silk umbrellas. The troops of Gen. Yuan-Shi-Kai, governor of Pe-Chi-Li, preceded the emperor. The foreigm community assembled on top the Chien gate. The emperor and empress dowager entered the temiple in the gate and burned incense. The dowager empress upon emerging from the temple saw the foreigners peering down and bowed.. A double row of ‘soldiers, kneeling, lined the four-mile route.

Conger Reports the Return, Washington, Jan. B.—The following cablegram was received Tuesday afternoon at the state department from Minister Conger at Peking: “Court entered imperial palace two o’clock to-day. Perfect order prevails in the city.” Chinamen Honored. London, Jan. B.—lt is announced in a special dispatch from Peking that an imperial ediet has been issued conferring yellow jackets on Yuan-Shi-Kai, viceroy of Chi-Li, and on Tsen-Chun-Hsuan, governor of ShanSi, who protected the flight of the Chinese court from Peking. Both these officials are privileged to ride on horseback in .the Forbidden City,

BOLD SAFE BLOWERS.

Bind and Gag Three Watchmen and Leisurely Rob Bank at East . St, Louis,

St. Louis, Jan. B.—Six masked men entered the National Stock Yards bank, north of East St. Louis, 111., Monday night, and after capturing and gagging the two night- watchmen and firemen at the plant and blowing open the vaults with dynamite, secured $5,000 in coin and currency, with which they decamped early Tuesday. For nine hours, from seven o’clock Monday night until four o’clock a. m., they were at work on the vaults without being interfered with. The entire East St. Louis police force, aided by the St. Louis police, are guarding all the avenues of escape, but as yet have obtained no clew to the whereabouts of the robbers, who, it is believed, escaped on horseback. 3 ¢

Decision Against Telephone Co.

Chicago, Jan. 8. — Judge Tuley on Tuesday morning rendered a decision in the case .of the ITllinois Manufacturers’ association and the city of Chicago against the Chicago Telephone company and the American Telegraph and Telephone company, to the effect that the contract entered into by the defendants and complainants was a forced contract and in violation of the city ordinances, and is therefore null and void. . |

George N, Wiswell Dead,

Milwaukee, Jan. B.—George N. Wiswell, president of the Milwaukee Mutual Life Insurance company, died Tuesday after a three weeks’ illness, aged 50 years. Mr. Wiswell wa= ser-geant-at-arms at the Philadelphia national republican convention.

Big Increase in Travel,

Boston, Jan. B.—The annual repart of the president of the Boston Elevated Railroad company shows that the number of passengers*carried for revenue during the year was 213,703,983, an increase over 1900, of 12,579,RT3 Retail Clerks of Illinois, Springfield, 111., Jan. B.—Thirty-five delegates from various pdrts of Illinois met here Tuesday morning for a two days’ session and organization of Retail Clerks’ Protective Association of Illinois was perfected.

: Political Reminiscences, - 1 After publishing the item from the South Bend Times-that has already appeared in these columns Dr. Parkerof the Kendallville News says, “The time that Mr. Stewart receivedthe nomination for auditor of this county, the editor of this paper lived at Ligonier, and our name had been mentioned as a candidate for that position on the democratic ticket. We were more positive that such was the case after meeting Mr. Stewart one day between this.place and Lisbon. Mr. Stewart was riding over the country horse-back, looking after his friends, and was very confident of his nomination. In our conversation, he informed us that we would be his opponent in the race, and this was really the first intimation we had of our candidacy. The republican nomination came off and Mr. Stewart failed to get the /nomination. One week later the democratic convention was held and Mr. StewW ed the nemination for aud#or of the county at that convention. The main work in bringing Mr. Stewart out as the democratic candidate, was thro’ the efforts of Charles V. Inks of Ligonier.” Mr. Inks had lived ia Noble township and knew Mr. Stewart well. He had secured Mr. Stewart’s consent to be a candidate, and on the morning of the democratic convention Mr. Inks called upon the delegations as they came in to- Albion, and soon they were all hurrahing for Mr. Stewart’s nomination. Mr. Stewart had been a power in his own party, and being turned down as he was, created much sympathy for him, not only in his own party, but in -the democratic party, and among the number was Charley Inks of Ligonier, who was the active man in bringing about the nomination of Mr. Stewart.”’ gttt d

Mr. Inks says that many Democrats thought.best to nominate Mr. Stewart and it proved a ‘most excellent political move. He ' says- also that Mr. Stoll is mistaken about Mr. Stewart’s apponent. 1t was John D. Black who defeated him in the republican convention through a combination with Perry and Wayne township politieians, and that John P. Kitt was one of Stewart’s best friends. In the election that followed Stewart got an almost. unanimous vote in Noble township, but three being cast for his apponent. The whole democratic ticket was supported almost as well and the republican route was complete. Four years later Stewart was re-elected by a big vote. .-

The Horse Gains,

The horse is getting its second wind, so to say. This is interestif\g‘, in view of the fact that many- things that have developed in modern life were going to abolish the horse to a large extent. When street cars, propelled by horse-power; began to give way to trolley cars the days of the horse, it was announced, were to be less full of trouble and fewer. But the horse ‘‘kept coming.”” Then came the era of bicyveles, ‘and beyond all question again the doom of the horse was written. He was to be relegated henceforth to farm work and draught purposes. Following the bicycle came automobiles, and. now the persistent animal was, indeed, bound to go. Secretary Wilson has given some interesting statistics on this subjeet. In 1868 the total number of horses in the country was 5,756,940. They were valued at $432,796,226. In 1892 the number had increased to 15,498,140, and the valuation to $1,007,500,636. In 1893 there were a n‘iillimg more horses in the country, but the wvalue had deelined, and this continued both in number as well as valuation until 1897, when there were 14,364,667 horses with a value of $452,647,396, which showed a shrinkage in value of more than 50 per cent. in five years. These were the years when the trolley car and the bicycle were crowding the horse, and his practical disappearance was predicted. But in 1898 the horse began to rally. The number of horses that year in the country was smaller than for any year,of the eight previous, but the value had increased to $478,362,407. In 1899 while the number was pretty wearly the sa.me,othe value increased to $5611,074,813, and in 1900, while the number of horses was about 200,000 less, the valuation advanced to $603.969,442. Secretary Wilson is among those who love the horse, and takes an optimistic view of the horse’s future. “No horseman,” he declares, ‘‘has ever lost his love for the horse. The man who loves an automobile is not the man who loves and breeds horses, so that gallant animal will be with us throughout the ages.”—lndianapolis News. : ,

The Mother's Favorite.

Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy is the mother’s favorite. It is pleasant and safe for children to take and always cures. It is intended especially for eoughs, colds, croup and whooping cough, and is the best medicine made for these diseases. There is not the least danger in giving it to children for it contains no opium or other injurious drug and may be given as confidently to a babe as to an adult. For sale by S. J. Willi%ns. & : -5t

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VOL. 36--NO. 41

Real Estate Transfers. Albion Democrat.

Jacoband Pauline Keller to Curran Cain, fractional part of lot 28, Hitehcock’s addition, Kendallville, $1.600.

Joseph Witt to Henry and Hilda Witt, lot 8; Grave’s sub-division, lot

29, in Lash’s addition’, Kendallville, $1..5 g : Stephen and Allie Lung to Abe Ackerman, 40 acres in section 8, York township, $l,lOO. : John Holy to Shannon and Ida J. Hadley, land in section 24, York township, and lots 13, 14,15 and 186, Lawnsdale addition, Albion, $6OO. Casper and Etta Vetter to Elvina Hotfman, 50 feet off north side of lot 313, Mitehell’s addition, Kendallville, $2.300. Frank Bothwell, commissioner, to John Marker, land in Fisher & Company’s addition, Ligonier, $4OO.

l}E F. and Libbie Benner to Albert Jenner, lot 69, Rome City, $375. Levi and Luey Campbell to Alpheus and Jesse Simmons, lot 2, Harkins™addition, Albion, $4OO. Joseph Norris, by exécutor, to Eliza& Norris, undivided 24 of 80 acres in section 28, York township, $1,750. ‘Mary and John Pechin to Lewis E. Cuney, land in section 21. Swan township, $2OO. - ; Josephine and Nicholas Demasion to Lewis Cuney, 8 acres in section 21, Swan township. $2OO. ~Vallorous and Mary Brown to Orlan McGuire, land in section 28, Green township, $B7O. Osecar and Emma Gandy to John Gross, 39 and 50-100 acres in section 26, Noble township, $1,600. $ : Comm i'tteemen Selected. ; The following committeemen were selected by the democrats of the various townships, last Saturday, as far as reported: Washington, Robert Wiley; Sparta, George Hursey, Geo. C. Seymour; Perry, W. H. Wigton,. Frank Hull, A. O. P. Hough, Patrick Summers; Elkhart, Lewis Rimmell, Alvert Franks; York, Ulric Butz, John. C. Cleland; Noble, Dr. J. E. Luckey, G. W. Lindsey; Green, W. H. Favinger, J. Frank Stanley; Jefferson, Daniel Glass, Jas. W. Sweet; Orange, Mason B. Faux, J.S. Jennings, (north precinet committeemen not selected,) Wayne, William Frv, Charles Shorb, Bert Sawyer, H. B. Berry, William ‘Rinebolt; Allen, Peter Dolan, George Leighty, Wills Koons; Swan, A. Leiter, G.S. Brick-' er; Albion, James Parmalee, Chas. W. Baker.—Democrat. o

By an official cireular recently issued the Lake Shore people have announced that the new depot in Chicago will be one of the finest inthe country and that all the tracks are to be elevated. The station will not be’ completed until 1903. The same com; pany is also building a new freight_ house in Chicago. i

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