Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 26, Number 3, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 23 March 1904 — Page 2

THE NAPPANEE NEWS. G. N. MURRAY, Publisher. NAPPANEE, : : INDIANA A WEEORECORD All the News of the Past Seven Days Condensed. HOME AND FOREIGN ITEMS Heirs of the Industrial Field, Personal and Political Items, Happenings at Home and Abroad. THE NEWS FROM ALL THE WORLD CONGRESS AT WORN. Daily Proceedings of the Senate and House Briefly Told. In senate on the 14th Senator Hoar reported a bill to correct irregularities in admissions to citizenship and it was passed. The fortification appropriation bill occupied the remainder of the day. In the house the post office appropriation bill was discussed.. The fortification appropriation bill was passed in the senate on the 15th. In the house bills were introduced to increase the salaries of postal clerks and rural carriers and providing for pensioning of postal employes at the rate of one-half pay for injuries received in the line of tjpty. The post office appropriation bill was further discussed. The entire time in the senate on the 16th was spent in executive session consideringthe confirmation of Gen. Wood's nomination. In the house, curing the consideration of thepost office appropriation bill. Mr. Spight (Miss.) discussed the negro question, and declared unjust the attacks on the people of the south, who had been charged with brutality and barbarism toward the colored race. Senators in executive session on the 17th amused themselves learning to play Jai alai, the game for which Gen. Wood granted a concession in Cuba, and which act has an important bearing on his confirmation. In the house the post office ' appropriation bill was further considered. DOMESTIC. The heaviest snowfall of the season occurred in lowa, Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin, blocking railway traffic. Bishop Derrick, of the A. M. E. church, repudiates the United States at a meeting of colored preachers in Brooklyn, declaring that it is no country for his race. Herman Remert, a farmer living near Heizer,Kan., while temporarily insane killed his wife and then himself. Thomas Tobin was put to death in the electric chair in Sing Sing (N. Y.) prison for the murder of Capt. James B. Craft in New' York city. James McDonald has been indicted for the murder of Sarah C. Schafer by the Bedford (Ind.) grand jury. The United Stales supreme court declares the Northern Securities company unlawful and a trust in restraint of trade. The decision is a crushing blow to all trusts and combines, and settles finally the power of congress to regulate interstate commerce. The Chicago city council changed the closing lime for saloons from midnight a. m. Paul St. Peter has been elected president of the National Window Glass Workers’ association. The special committee of the house to investigate the post office "indict ment’’ of members of congress began its work in Washington. Gladys, aged 10, and Winfield, aged five, children of Hon. J. H. Goeke, a prominent attorney, were asphyxiated by gas at Wapakoneta. O. President Roosevelt has signed the diplomatic and consular appropriation bilk the firSt of the bigsupply bil.l3tobecome a law. William Gunsauer. a white man, shot and killed Mrs. Anna Palmer (colored) at Leavenworth, Kan., and then killed himself. The transport Thomas, from Manila, arrived at San Francisco with the Eleventh infantry. Rear Admiral Charles O’Neil has been retired on account of age. Analysis of the stomach of Harry SHller, found dead with his, bride in Sikeston, Mo., after drinking wine, shows morphine poisoning. At a mee’ting of the executive committee of the National Civic Federation In New York Andrew Carnegie was elected to a place on the committee. Financial powers in New Y'ork are unanimous in accepting the supreme court decision in the Northern Securities case as final. Three persons were killed and eight Injured in an explosion in the factory of the Chicago Toy Novelty company. George Brandt, serving a life term for murder, hanged himself in the prison at Waupun. Wis. Fire destroyed the Palace hotel, the largest structure at Red Lake Falls, Minn., and five other buildings. Registration added 74,930 to Chicago's voting lists, making the total 448,172. In the building trades in New York city 20,000 men are locked out of work. Mrs. Hetty Green, America’s richest woman, has joined the millionaire colony in New York dity by purchasing a home on upper Fifth avenue. A threat to be revenged on George Cayer, one of the jurors who sentenced the car barn bandits, was carried out in Chicago by burning his house. W. E. Brown, president of four defunct banks, was indicted at Storm Lake, la., for receiving money when he knew the banka to be Insolvent.

Andrew Carnegie has'duplicated the late Senator HanncJs gift of 650,000 to Kenyon collets at Gambler, O. Commissioner of Pensions Ware has issued an order making the minimum age for disability of civil war veterans 62 instead of 65 years. Further returns of the referendum vote of mine workers indicate that two-thirds of the workers favor accepting the wage reduction. Ben Springs (colored) was found guilty of the murder of Jesse Case at Terre Haute, Ind., and sentenced to hang July 1. The appellate court at Springfield, 111., holds that saloon keepers are liable for the death of their patrons who are killed while undei - the influence of liquor. The Colombian legation in Washington has been closed. Gen. H. H. Thomas, aged 70, former government appraiser, dropped dead in a lawyer’s office in Chicago while seeking a pension. Major William H. Bean, chief commissary of the department of the Mississippi at Omaha, after requesting his wife to play a lively air on the piano, shot himself dead. W. T. Nichols has been appointed by the president to be secretary of Arizona, David Carroll, aged 30 years, shot and killed Anna Maxwell, a 16-year-old girl, because she would not marry him, and then killed himself at Nemaha, Neb. Two earthquake shocks were felt at Seattle, Wash. Gov. Herrick has signed a bill abolishing spring elections in Ohio. The heaviest hailstorm on record, followed by terrific rain, did damage in New Orleans to the extent of $500,000. For the second time in two years the building industry in Sacramento, Cal., has been suspended because of strikes The one hundred and twenty-eighth anniversary of the evacuation of vßoston by the British troops was observed in that city. The insurance companies have closed 600 of the 1,900 losses by the Baltimore fire. It will take a month longer to complete the work. James McDonald pleaded not guilty to the murder of Sarah Schafer at Bedford, Ind., and his trial was set for May 16.

PERSONAL AND POLITICAL. Henry MacCracken, of llrbana, has been nominated for congress by the democrats of the Eighth Ohio district J. Fred Rhodes, editor ot the'Eldorada News, has been nominated for congress by the republicans of the Sixth Missouri district Nebraska democrats will hold their state convention at Omaha June 1 to select delegates to the national convention. Indiana republicans have renominated Hemenway in the First district and Brick in the Thirteenth for congress. The North Dakota republican convention to name national convention delegates will be held at Fargo May 18. Judge Jonathan W. Crumpacker, associate justice of the supreme court of New Mexico during President McKinley's administration, died at Laporte, Ind. William E. Miller, who claimed to be a survivor of the light brigade which made the famous charge at Balaklava in 1854, died in Groton, Conn., aged 7'J years. Mrs. Nancy Tigue celebrated her one hundred and fifth birthday at her home in Lafayette, Ind. The republicans of the Eleventh district of Georgia have nominated Rev. A. B. Finley, of Douglas, for congress. A call issued for the democratic state convention in Springfield, 111., June 14, provides for 1,341 delegates. Jesse Spalding, pioneer lumber man and banker, died in Chicago, aged G 7 years. Commander William E. Sewell, late governor of the island of Guam, died at the hospital on Mare Island, Cal. Gideon C. Moody, who was the first United Stated senator from South Dakota, died at his home in Los Angeles, Cal., aged 72 years. Gen. Joseph Warren Keiffer has been nominated for congress in the Seventh Ohio district by the republicans. Henry T. Thurber, who was secretary to President Cleveland during his second term, died, in Detroit, Mich , aged 50 years. The Kentucky republican state*-con-vention will be held at Louisvillq May 3. Minnesota republicans elected delegates to the national convention instructed for President Roosevelt.

FOREIGN. A rumor was current in Tokio that the Russian fleet escaped from Port Arthur on the night of March 11 and Joined the four cruisers of the Vladivostok squadron. News of a big battle was expected hourly. The Russians were avoiding a decisive engagement until 300,000 troops have been concentrated in the far east, meanwhile being ready to allow the Japanese to occupy Vladivostok and Port Arthur. The report that Port Arthur already has fallen is pronounced incorrect China sent a mission to Viceroy Alexieff to assure him that the celestials will not intervene in the war in the far east. Japanese financiers estimate the cost of the war at $266,000,000 a year. Official protest has been made to the United States by the residents of„Newchwang against the withdrawal of the British and American gunboats from that place. Irish members of the houseeof commons by a clever coup defeated the government by 11 vn> ;s with the aid of the liberals. Preml* Balfour declared he would not leslgn, despite the biow.

Paderewftki, the noted pianist, was expelled from Russia on 24 hours' notice because of a remark made to the czar. The duke of Cambridge, cousin of Queen Victoria, died in London, aged 85 years.

Argentine, Brazil, Chile, Bolivia and Ecuador are said to have formed an offensive and defensive alliance against the United States, fearing its growing influence. Berlin believes that the kaiser has been asked by the. czar to mediate in the war, and that an effort to bring about peace will be made soon. Crews of three Norwegian steamers arriving at Shanghai from Port Arthur state that 127 persons were killed by the latest bombardment by the Japanese, and the buildings of the city wrecked by the accurate gun fire from Togo’s fleet. The Russian fleet escaped after the engagement, and it was believed it had gone to join the Vladivostok fleet. Lightning struck a powder magazine at Diegosuarez, in Madagascar, causing an explosion which killed 27 persons. The United States cruiser Cincinnati, arriving at Chefoo, reported that 30(1 Russians encountered 200 Japanese-near Ping Yang, Korea, and that the Japanese were annihilated. The Russian torpedo boat destroyer Skorri while entering Port Arthur struck a mine and was blown up and only four of the crew of €0 escaped. LATER. The destination of the Russian Vladivostok squadron is still a secret, hut it is believed the intention is to join the Port Arthur fleet. A Japanese attempt to land troops at Helena bay, north of Port Arthur, was delayed by bad weather. The republicans of the Tenth Missouri district have renominated Richard Bartholdt for congress. The republican convention at Las Vegas, N. M., elected Roosevelt delejaiei and adopted resolutions asking for statehood. Henry C. Payne may retire as postmaster general, his health being such as to give his relatives and friends alarm. A severe earthquake shock in portions of Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts caused damage to buildings and their contents. Former President Cleveland quietly observed his sixty-seventh birthday at his home in Princeton, N. J. Louis H. Mott, wife murderer, was hanged at Missoula, Mont. Fayette Sawyer and Burke Harris, two negroes, charged with the murder of Sid Killum, a negro porter, were hanged by a mob at Cleveland, MiS3. The English ship Lady Cairns was sunk in a collision in Dublin harbor and 22 persons were drowned. The department of commerce and labor ha3 begun an investigation of charges made against the alleged beef trust. Dr. W. C. McKinney, editor of the Havana (111.) Republican, died at the age of 52 years. According to the calculations of cotton market experts, Daily J. Sully lost about $1,700,000 by his failure in New York. American and British engineers in Bolivia discovered buried treasure valued at $16,000,000. Representative Charles \V. Thompson, of the Fifth Alabama district, died in Washington of pneumonia, aged 44 years. Internal revenue collections in February amounted to $17,403,303, an increase of $1,052,909 over the same month in 1903. Mrs. Langtry finished her American tour in New York and said she had had a most pleasant and successful visit. Mrs. Edward Willingham and Seph Crook (white) and Jake Dyer (colored) were killed a-nd Newt. Clements fatally woundea in a race war at Bessemer, Ala. The senate on the 18th confirmed Brig. Gen. Wood’s nomination by a vote of 45 to 16. In the house the post office appropriation bill was further discussed and a resolution was introduced pre viding for an investigation of the trust question by a committee of five house members. Weekly trade reviews find much encouragement in business conditions throughout the country. There were 229 business failures in the United States during the seven days ended on the 18th, against 220 the same week in 1903. Daniel J. Sully, the New York "cotion king.” announced that he was unable to meet.his engagements and a wild panic ensued on the cotton exchange. The liabilities of Sully were estimated at $17,000,000. Gov. Warfield, of Maryland, has signed a bill requiring railway companies to provide separate coaches for colored passengers except on express trains. The coal miners voted against a strike by a majority of 31.141, and the reduction in wages proposed by the operators will be accepted. A British submarine boat was run down by an ocean liner off Portsmouth and its crew of 11 men were drowned. Two sacks of registered mail, including several thousand dollars, were stolen from a Milwaukee train at New Lisbon, Wis. The Baltimore and Rochester fires have caused the German surplus line insurance company to withdraw from the United States. After experimenting many years, a grower at Grand Junction, Col., lifts developed a method of growing seedless apples. Edward S. Caldwell, an influential and wealthy farmer, died at Laporte, Ind., after four days of continuous hiccoughing. The Maryland legislature has passed a bill appropriating $250,000 to relieve the destitution caused by the Baltimore fire. Five unknown tramps who were stealing a ride were killed in a freight train wreck at Mayne, Col. The Russian squadron was reported to have dynamited a way out of Vladivostok harbor and put to sea. its destination a mystery. The Port Arthur fleet, in an effort to Join its northern ally, sighted Admiral Togo’s vessels and returned to the harbor. Reports that the Russians had crossed the Yaiu river on a raid of Manchuria were confirmed.

BADLY SHAKEN UP. New England Visited by Worst Earthquake for Many Tears—No Serious Damage. Boston, Mass., March 21.—An earthquake this morning caused a tremor throughout the entire eastern section ot New England. Beginning at St. John, N. 8., the seismic vibrations traversed the state of Maine, causing some slight damage to buildings in Augusta, Bangor and Portland. The shock was felt plainly as far south as Taunton In this state. Reports from Manchester, N. H., and Springfield, Mass., state that the vibrations were felt distinctly in those two cities. Observers at the Harvard university astronomical observatory in Cambridge felt the shock. At Augusta, Me., lamp chimneys were broken and crockery was smashed. The vibrations lasted several seconds and in nearly every instance occurred about four minutes after one o’clock. Cambridge, Mass., March 21.—The earthquake shocks which were felt throughout New England at an eariy hour this morning are said by officials of the Harvard astronomical observatory to have been the most severe experienced in this section of the country since the memorable seismic disturbance of 1884, The vibrations were noticed at four minutes and ten seconds after one o’clock and the earth waves were very perceptible. In the photographic darkroom of the observatory the water tanks, which were nearly filled, were shaken to such an extent that a considerable quantity of water was precipitated upon the floor. BULL FIGHTER KILLED. Animal Wounded to the Death Fatally Gores Matador Before It Expires. ' San Antonio, Tex., March 21. —A special to the Express from El Paso says: “Cuco,” whose real name is Antonio Fernandez, a matador, was killed Sunday in the hullring at Juarez by a bull to which he had just administered the death thrust. The bull fight was attended by about 3,500 persons, twothirds of whom were Americans, many women being present. It had been announced that the “cuco" would kill the last bull. The animal was especially vicious and gored two horses early in the flglit When the time arrived for the death thrust, “Cuco” stepped, ready, and when the bull advanced drove the sword to the heart. The bull fell. “Cuco” turned to bow to the judges and cheering crowd. The bull rose and gored him through and through. He died a few minutes after being carried from the arena. A sandstorm was raging and this blinded “Cuco" so that he could not see the warning signals Os his associates, while the applause drowned out the terrified cries of the other fighters when they saw the bull about to gore the man. Many women fainted, while tome of the men cheered when the matador was killed. FIGHT IN THE PHILIPPINES. Troops Under Gen. Wood Defeat Moros with Heavy Loss to the Latter. Manila, March 21. —News of an Important military engagement has just been received from Catabalo, capital of the province of Mindanao. On March 7 detachments of Seventeenth and Twenty-third infantry, troop B, of the Fourteenth cavalry, and Gately’s battery, in all 450 strong, under command of Gen. Leonard Wood, attacked and captured the cotta (fort) which was held by the Datto All, rciiwi-d tk- anti taivery law. His defensive works were destroyed and their abandonment forced by the accurate fire of the battery. Two thousand Moros made their retreat, with a loss of 100. The Americans sustained up losses. Twenty-four cannon, 46 lantacas (native artillery) and a large quantity of ammunition were captured, and the fortifications reduced. Maj. Truitt and Capt. Mac-Coy pursued and captured the Datto Iybangu and his retainers. Troops are now trailing Ali. VERDICT OF NOT GUILTY. Dewey and His Cowboys Acquitted of Charge of Killing the Berrys. Norton, Kan., March 21.—Chauncey Dewey and his two cowboys, Clyde Wilson and William J. Mcßride, Were acquitted Saturday night of the eharge of murdering Burchard Berry, by a jury which had considered the case 28 hours. Eighteen ballots were taken. Dewey, Mcßride and Wilson were indicted on three separate counts, this trial being upon that of killing Burchard Berry,. The seven Dewey cowboys, O'Neil, Charles Wilson, Tucker, Slater, Dey, Armentrout and Winship, who came here to testify for the defense and who were arrested after their arrival on the charge of being accomplices in the murder-of Burchard Berry, will appear next Wednesday and give bonds of SI,OOO each. They will waive preliminary hearing and their case will be set for the December term of court. Six Injured. Pittsburg, Kan., March 21—An explosion of a gas tank in a restaurant owned by Cropper Bros, in this city Sunday night injured six persons, three of them seriously, and caused a property loss of $5,000. The entire building was wrecked. Disaster at Sea. V Dublin, March 21—The German bark Mona collided with the English ship Lady Cairns off Dublin bay Sunday morning. Her crew of 22 were drowned. The Mona, which was much damaged, was assisted into Dublin harbor.

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