Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 29, Number 27, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 2 September 1908 — Page 2

The Nappanee News G. N. MURRAY, Publisher. NAPPANEE, INDIANA.

NEWS NOTES FOR THE HIM Most Important Happenings of the World Told in Brief.

PERSONAL. After spending two sleepless nights in the jail at Goshen, N. Y., on a charge of beating his wife, Ferdinand Pinney Earle, he of “affinity” and “soul-mate” fame, was released on furnishing $2,000 bail, and at once started in search of his wife. Wade Ellis,, attorney general of Ohio, has accepted the office of assistant to the attorney general of the United States. Admiral Dewey unveiled a memorial tablet to Admiral Farragut in the Portsmouth navy yard. William J. Bryan' visited Salem, 111., his birthplace, and was given a great ovation. Delaware Republicans nominated S. S. Pennewell of Sussex for governor. David E. Thompson, American ambassador to Mexico, was run down by a bicyclist and suffered a fracture of one arm and/ contusions of the face, Fritzi Scheff, star of the light opera stage, who was recently divorced from Baron voij Bardsleben, an officer in the Austrian army, is to marry John Fox, Jr., the Kentucky author, it is reported. President Roosevelt went to Jordanville, N. Y„ for the dedication of a public library erected in honor of the mother of DouglaS-Robinson, the president's brother-in-law. District Attorney Jerome was completely exonerated by the commissioner named by Gov. Hughes to in-,, vestigate charges against Mr. Jerome.

GENERAL NEWS. The American battleship fleet arrived at Melbourne and was given a rousing welcome by the officials and people. - With the number of dead estimated at a hundred and the financial loss placed at from two to five million dollars, the floods throughout the Carolinas and Georgia have been the most severe experienced by these states in their history. In the cities business has been demoralized and stores and residences ruined, and in the country the crops have suffered most seri-. ousiy? . Five men were killed, another fatally hurt, and five seriously injured in a collision at the Warrior Run colliery of the Lehigh Valley Coal company, near-Wilkesbarre, Pa. At Minerva, Ky., John Bruce, aged 20 years, shot and killed his father, Lewis Bruce, 45 years old. The elder Bruce had attacked his wife, when the son interfered and shq.t him. Five young oarsmen of San Francisco who went for a row on the bay disappeared, presumably being drowned. The police of Atlantic. City were looking for W. S. G. Williams, hus- - band of the woman—who was—with Charles G. Roberts of Baltimore when he was shot on the board walk. Because she rejected his attentions, A. G. Summers of Belleville, 111., killed Mrs. Eva Neinninger and committed suicide. The British steamer Dunearn sank In a typhoon off Japan and only two of her-crew of 53 survived. Two men were killed and .six others dangerously wounded -on beard the Danish cruiser Hekla by the premature explosion of a shell. 'Capt. P. C. Hains, Jr., and his brother, T. Jenkins Hains, were held without bail for the action of a grand jury at New York on a charge of the murder of William* E. Annis. Rev. I. B. Milligan, well-known minister and golf player of Canton, 0., shot and killed himself. One hundred Indians at Salmon Arm, just south of Kamloops, B. C., are threatening to go on the warpath, fearing that they are to have their fishing rights taken away. The Imperial Japanese bank of San Francisco was closed by the state banking commission, the officers being accused of making loans to themselves. n * The Associated Advertising clubs in session at Kansas City elected James Gibbs of Chicago president and decided to meet next year in Louisville, Ky.* The American battleship fleet sailed from Sydney for Melbourne. Frank Halladay of Rosedale, Pa., fatally slashed his 19-year-old . wife with a razor because of jealousy. Vance Williams, a negro accused of murder, was - lynched near Louisville, Ky. The national rifle team match for ■the national trophy, authorized by congress, and S3OO was won at Camp Perry, 0., by the United States infantry team. The post office at Rushville, Mo., was robbed of SSOO by burglars who had failed to loot the bank there. _

John Henry v ßrlggs, aged 62 years, a millionaire cattle-raiser, shot aud killed himself at his home in Attica, Ind. C. W. Trickett, special assistant attorney general of Kansas appointed to enforce the prohibitory liquor law in Wyandotte county, was found guilty of using his office to obtain $250 from Wayne and Frank Hurlburt. The 350 guests of the Homestead hotel at Hot Springs, Va., presented Judge Taft, Mrs.. Taft and Master Charles Taft each with a silver loving cup as a formal farewell expression of their regard. The revolution in Persia is in full swing and has resulted in a bloody battle at Kerman, which was taken by the rebels. An unidentified burglar was phot dead in a pistol battle with four Greeks in Chicago. It is asserted in Tokyo that the government has decided to postpone until 1917 the international exposition which was to have been held in 1912. John, Harry and Edward. Conrad., lads, were drowned near Vevay, Ind., their &kiss being run down by a steamer. J ", Guests of the Homestead hotel at Hot Springs, Va., presented loving cups to Mr. and Mrs. Taft and their little son. The civil court at Caracas found the French Cable company -guilty of complicity in the Matos revolution and imposed a fine of $5,000,000. Gov. Fort of, New Jersey issued a proclamation threatening to send state troops to Atlantic City to compel the observance of the Sunday-closing laW by the saloons and cases; Jesse Coe, one of two negroes who murdered two Indianapolis, Ind., policemen on September 30. 1906, was shot to death by a sheriff’s posse-In Monroe county, Kentucky. Nearly 30 miners are believed to have perished in Hailey-Ola coal mine No. 1, at Haileyville, Okla., when fire destroyed the hoisting shaft and air shaft and cut off air from the men. Floods at Augusta, Ga., did immense damage to property, demoralized business, stopped all traffic and caused several deaths. A terrific downpour of rain lasting more than 24 hours and attended by the coldest August weather New York has experienced for 23 years, was responsible for two deaths and great property damage. Earl Irey, an apprentice- on the training ship Pensacola at Yorba, Cal., is said to have been so severely hazed that he probably will lose his eyesight. Macrena Kavorzoof, 19 years old, confessed at Valdez, Alaska, that she induced George Postriakoff, whom she loved, to kill her husband, Peter S. Kavorzoof, a woodman, at their home on Afoguak island. Asa result of an attempt by David and William Webb, brothers, to carry out a threat to “do up” J. W. Culpepper, a grocer, of Tulsa, Okla., David Webb is dead, William Webb fatally wounded and Culpepper is seriously Injured. Snow fell in Baltimore and other parts of Maryland. Mrs. Kate Howard, leader of the mob in the recent race war in Springfield, 111., killed herself by swallowing poison while being taken to the jail following, the return of an indictment against her charging murder. The police of Warsaw captured a band of swindlers who have carried on an extensive and lucrative business in the sale of spurious government bonds of the so-called lottery issue. Yeggmen robbed the State bank of Geneseo, N. D., of $2,200. Two negroes entered the home of Mrs. Virgil Bassett in St. Louis, choked and locked her up, robbed the house and set it on fire.

After a big harmony meeting of lowa Republicans Gov. Cummins called a special session of the legislature to so amend the. .primary Jaw that Republican voters can select a successor to Senator Allison. 111, half blind, criticising the church on the score of untruthfulness and insincerity and declaring that he could not worship “America’s trinity—success, pleasure and gold”. Rev. Albert H. Trick shot and killed himself in a room in Mills hotel in New York. He was once pastor of a Presbyterian .churchJn.Chicago^ W. C. Conlee, a St. Louis barber, killed himself because the use of safety razors had ruined his business. •", The stage running between Cody and Meetettso, Wyo., was held up and the passengers robbed of $1,500. C. H. Watson of Allison, 0., shot and killed Elijah Crabtree, who had eloped with Watson’s daughter. So suspiciously large was the volume of business done on the New York stock on one Saturday that it will be Investigated by a special committee of five members. More than a million shares were bought and sold In very large blocks and It is believed the trades were “matched,” In pursuance of some deep laid scheme. Judge Thompson In the United States court at Cincinnati denied the petition of the Union Distilling company and others for a temporary injunction restraining the government from carrying out ij.s order that “Imitation” whiskey must be branded as such. Formal notice of his nomination for the vice-presidency by the Democratic convention at Denver was served on John W. Kern in the great Colosseum at Indianapolis. Mr. Bryan waß among the speakers. . Alonzo Walters, cashier of a bank at Ellaville, Ga., committed suicide to avoid arrest on a charge of embezzlement. A. C. Bartlett of Chicago, accompanied by his wife and' bis daughter, was automobiling from Karlsbad to Dresden when the car ran over and killed a boy eight years old In the village of Scbmiedeberg.

HER BREVITIES NEWS OF THE WEEK IN THESTATE OF INDIANA. LIVES ARE SAVED BY CARE No Passengers Killed by Indiana Roads in Quarter Ended June 30— Efforts to Stop Mishaps. Indianapolis.—"No passengers, either on steam or interurban railroads, were killed in Indiana for the quarter ended June 30, 1908.” The Indiana railroad commission points with pardonable pride to this statement in its quarterly accident bulletin, as showing the results of its efforts to stop what it termed “the great American crime." One year ago the commission commenced a system of supervising and the-physical condition of. the roads, and the present report is regarded to be illuminating, as allowing what may be accomplished in this space of time toward lessening the danger of accidents to travelers. During the first quarter of the year, ending June 30, eight passengers were killed in Indiana, six of these being on steam and two on electric roads. In the second quarter the number was reduced to five, three on steam roads and two on electric. In the third quarter there were but two fatalities, the steam railroad being responsible for one and the electric for one. The record in the fourth quarter is written clear of fatal accidents. As against this total of 15 fatalities for the year the number in , the previous year was 58. The commission is frank in commending the railroads for what it terms their care and efficiency in making these results possible. It also takes some credit for itself and its inspectors. The commission deplores, however, that as good a showing can not be made in the matter of accidents to employes and to travelers on highways and to trespassers. To cutting down possibilities of these accidents the commission is now bending its energies. With regard to employes on electric roads the record of fatalities is clear for two quarters. In the first two quarters five were killed.

Farmers Fight Field Fire. Crawfordsville. Sparks from a Monon ' freight engine set fire to the dead grass meadow on the farm of Thomas Murphy, seven miles north of Crawfordsville.. Owing to the extremely dry weather the grass and other small vegetation was baked dry, and after a stnrt the firo raced across the field into a rail fence, destroying thousands of rails. It then burned up along a cornfield and got so close to Mr.* Murphy’s house and barn that with the aid of neighbors a ring was plowed around the buildings and prevented the fire from reaching them. Hold Shelbyville Primary. Shelbyville.—The Democrats held a primary nominating the following ticket: John C. Cheney for prosecutor; William A. Yarling, representative; John Butler, sheriff; James Parkhurst, treasurer; Samuel P. Harris, surveyor; Dr. O. H. McDonald, coroner; George W. Gray, commissioner from the First district, and George W. Snepp, commissioner from the Third district. Seek Woman Married at Laporte. Laporte.—Hunter & Hatch, New York attorneys, made an effort to solve the mystery surrounding the strange disappearance of Mrs. Tillie Arnold, who was missing since 1902, when she left New York city to come west. The marriage of . Frederick Arnold and Miss Tilfie Greenberg took place in this city in 1890, the couple leaving for New York city. Seeks Gas Near Richmond. Richmond.- —David J. Roberts of Pittsburg filed leases on 612 acres of land a short distance souths east of this city and will soon begin to prospect for oil and gas. Tfee leases are for two years. Numerous attempts have been made to find gas or oil in that vicinity, but never With m uch 'success,-.-.——■ - Forewarned of Danger; filled by L,og. Silver Lake.—While - '* Henry Crider, a farmer aged 25, and bis brother were cutting a tree, Grider was instantly killed. The tree split up, and caught Grider, throwing him about 30 feet, his head striking a log. The man said before his death he had been forewarned in a vision. Warsaw Man Missing. Warsaw. —Andrew , Sloan, 64 years old, an old resident of WTarsaw, was reported missing and it was feared by relatives that he had drowned in one of the lakes surrounding the city or that he lias met with foul play. Salesman Escapes Death. Warsaw. —While driving through the southeast part of Kosciusko county S. Marks, a traveling salesman, drove into a sinkhole and had a narrow escape from drowning. Slayer Denied Freedom. * Jeffersonville. Frederick Wilson, Sr., charged with his son, Frederick Wilson, Jr., with the murder of William A. Bower at Bethlehem on July 27 last, was denied his liberty in habeas “corpus proceedings before Judge R. C. Montgomery: Slayer Held Without Bond, Laporte.—James W. Delph, the slayer of Mrs. Sarah Meacham, his was arraigned in police court and held without bond to await the action of the grand jury.

LIBRARY COMMISSION RECORD. Pamplhlet Issued Giving Interesting Information. Indianapolis.—lnteresting information in regard to the public -library commission of Indiana is contained in a pamphlet which was recently prepared by the commission. It is stated that the commission was organized In 1899. in response to the demands of Indiana club women and others that the state encourage more and better reading. Discussing the work which is being done the pamphlet says: “The commission furnishes 25 towns of less than 100 inhabitants with libraries. Os these one had nine libraries or 360 books; another 14 libraries or 660 books. There are over 100 associations in places of less than 500 population. In ten communities the population ranges from 13 to 95. The books are sent to 16 rural schools “In 1907 the commission had 169 libraries containing 5,825 books. At the nrehent. Ume there are 194 . libraries containing 6.845 books; 126 are general collections containing 40 books each; 68 are for use in the study clubs; 12 contain from eight to ten books on agriculture. The annual expenditure in the traveling library department is $1,900. “The general libraries contain readable books of non-fiction, fiction, both standard and current, and a good supply of nature stories, histories, travels, biographies and stories for the young people and children.” Soap Is Recommended. Jeffersonville.—Col. W. W. Mudd, warden of the Frankfort (Ky.) prison, and Finley Fogg, one of the prison commissioners of Kentucky, were here the guest of Acting Superintendent M. M. Barnard of the Indiana reformatory on a tour of inspection of penal institutions. They are seeking to learn how to rid their prison of the prison odor which pervades- such institutions and were astonished when told by Superintendent Barnard that noth* ing but soap, wate.tan4-elbow grease were used at the reformatory.

Calls Democratic Clubs. Laporte.—Harry B. Darling, temporary secretary of the Indiana Federation of Democratic clubs, issued the official call for the state convention, which will be held in Indianapolis Wednesday, September 9, to perfect a permanent organization. A temporary organization was perfected at Lafayette, Mayor George R. Durgan of that city being elected temporary president. Harry B. Darling of Laporte was chosen temporary secretary. J Quit Saloon for Resort. Newcastle. James Bouslog and Thomas McGuire, two local saloon men who will quit business in the next few months on account pf the blanket remonstrance, have taken steps for engaging in other business next year. Messrs. Bouslog and McGuire have purchased 33 acres of land south of. Metamora and will convert it into a pleasure resort. De Pauw Romance Ends. Hartford City.—Miss Edith Cline, daughter of W. W. • Cline of this City was married at the home of her father to Prof. Harlan H, York of the University of Texas. Both are graduates of De Pauw university and the romance that oulminated in their marriage was begun when they were classmates at Greencastle. Newcastle Fair Success. Newcastle. —Fifteen hundred dollars will be the amount cleared by the Newcastle Fair association on this year’s fair. The fair was by far the most successful ever given in the county. The profit will be applied to the outstanding debt of the association, on which very little has been paid —— Boy Confesses Forgeries. Kokomo. Deceiving the oldest merchants of the city, who cashed checks without suspicion which were the products of the crudest forgery, Guy Merrel Adams, aged 14, and who looks no more than half that age, was arrested. The boy confessed to forgeries aggregating $92.85. ——- jnrrtfg Four Pearls tn Shell. /" — * Princeton.—An unusual pearl find Was made in—the—Wabash rivernorthwest of here, when George Buchanan, a mussel fisher, upened an ordiriary shell. In it he found a cluster Os four pearls, each almost perfect, and the total weighing about 80 grains. Clusters are extremely rare. Mrs. Rebecca Cates Dies. Richmond. —Mrs. Rebecca Cates, 85 years old, a pioneer of the county, died here. Her children are George and Edwin Cates, Richmond bankers; Mrs. Charles Sutson, Richmond, and Mrs. W. O. Clark, Winchester. Raise Pay to Fill Ptace. Newcastle. —After being without a health officer for three weeks, this city ’"how has the services of Dr. E. K. Westhafer. The appointment means the salary will be increased. 'Heretofore' it was only SIOO a year. Stage for Dentist’s Widow. South Bend. —Mrs. Fannie Utley hunt Pine, former wife of Dr. Milton B. Pine, has announced that she has signed a contract to 'sing in grand opera on an European tour which will begin next month. Girl Burned While at Play. Kokomo. While playing street car with a lighted candle In a pasteboard' box, Mabel Duncan, five years old, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Duncan, was perhaps' fatallyburned.

NO SUNDAY DRINKS ATLANTIC CITY BALOONB AND HOTEIf BARS CLOBED. - RESULT OF FORT'S THREAT Liquor Sellers Heed the Governor's Warning, Though It Costs Them About $150,000 —Cases Are Deserted. Atlantic City, N. J. —A real blue Sunday came to Atlantic City. Many persona familiar with the history of this far-famed resort had been inclined to doubt the possibility of such a thing, but every one of the 220 saloons and hotel bars was closed. They were closed alike to bona fide guests as well as to strangers, just arrived within the gates. Gov. Fort’s proclamation containing his threat to send troops to the seashore resort In the event of a farther violation of the Sunday closing law had its effect. Saloonkeepers and hotel men reluctantly accepted the advice of the mayor and of the more conservative members of the saloon men’s organization, and closed their places of business as tightly as they knew how. Screens came tumbling down Saturday midnight and remained down all day. Boardwalk cases that on Sundays past have been thronged to their utmost capacity serving liquors and food were all but deserted. A visit during the height of the afternoon crush on the boardwalk to one of the most widely-known cases facing the famous seaside thoroughfare disclosed the fact that not a' Single patron was in the place. The liroprietors declared that the loss of the drink privilege had carried with it a nearly equal loss in the sale of foodstuffs. A spokesman for the affected liquor interests, and one of the local political leaders declared that the loss from closing would amount approximately ; to $150,000. He declared that the saloons would close every Sunday hereafter until some warrant of law will permit of their remaining open. "We will appeal to the legislature when it meets In January, and have hope of securing some sort of relief,” he said.

BIG FIRE IN NEW ORLEANS. Property Loss Is Between One and Two Million Dollars. New Orleans. —Fire which broke out in the center of the commercial district Sunday afternoon swept over portions of three blocks, destroying a large number of wholesale houses, manufacturing plants and small stores. Originating at Bienville and Chartres streets, the flames worked their way north as far as Conti street, and west towards Royal, bringing about a loss of between one and two million dollars before they were finally subdued. Several circumstances combined to give the fire a headway which proved hard to overcome. At the time the alarm was turned In. shortly before three o'clock, the New Orleans flr®men were in the midst of their annual picnic at a suburban park, and the engines and patrols responded with a mere handful of men. It was fully an hour before the department was In a position to make anything like a successful fight against the fire, and then the handicap against it was added to by an inadequate supply of water. SPERRY FORMALLY WELCOMED, Official Landing Day for American Fleet at Melbourne. Melbourne. —Monday was official landing day for the American fleet and Admiral Sperry and the officers of the battleships came ashore formally, in full regalia, and were formally welcomed by the federal and city officials. Sunday was set down on the program as a “free day,” nothing In the way of formal entertainments having been arranged for the visitors, but nevertheless those who came ashore from the warships managed to spend some enjoyable hours driving and sightseeing. Seventeen military trains -arrive# -Sunday morning -from the various centers throughout the country, bringing into Melbourne a large body of cavalry, which will participate Hi the grand review. GEN. A. P. STEWART IS DEAD. Distinguished Confederate Veteran -“-“Pastes Away at BIIOW* Bfloxi, Miss.—Gen. Alexander P. Stewart, one of the last two, surviving lieutenant generals of the confederate army, died at his home here Sunday. Although he was In his eighty-seventh year and suffering from the Infirmities of old age, his death was sudden. Like the Lees, Gen. Stewart, after the close of hostilities between the states, gave plmself up to the instrucdoi of southern youth and served from 1874 to 1886 as chancellor of the University of Mississippi. In 1890 he was appointed one of the commissioners of the Chickamauga national park. Bank Robbed of Small Sum. St Joseph, Mo.—The Bank of Easton, at Easton, Mo., about 12 miles east of St. Joseph, was robbed early Sunday morning of $l5O, the funds belonging to the post office. The robbers were frightened by daylight before securing the bank's funds. The vault was wrecked and a large hole blown In the floor. The four men who committed the robbery Were seen at their work for two -hours by Mrs. A. Marshall, from across the street, but he was too frightened to give the alarm. They drove away In a carriage,

What is Pe-ru-na. • Are we claiming too much for Pernna when we claim it to be an effective remedy for chronio catarrh? Have wo abundant proof that Peruna la In reality such a catarrh remedy? Let ns see what the United States Dispensatory says of the principal ingredients of Peruna. Take, for instance, the ingredient hydrastls canadensis, or golden seal. The United States Dispensatory says of this herbal remedy, that it is largely employed in the treatment of depraved mucons membranes lining various organs of the human body. Another ingredient of Pernna, corydalla formosa, is classed in the United States Dispensatory as a tonic. Oedron seeds is another ingredient of Peruna. The United States Dispensatory says of the action 6f;cedron that it is used as a bitter tonic and in the treatment of dysentery, and in intermittent diseases ss a substitute for quinine. Send to ns for a free book of testimonials of what the people think of Peruna as a catarrh remedy. The best' evidence Is the testimony of those who have tried it.

MUCH UP AGAINST IT. Old Lady’s Description of Ills Somewhat Confusing. Mrs. Rhoda Holmes Nichols, the an tist who spends the summer at Gloucester, Mass., where she teaches a numerous sketch class, tells of an old woman who lives on the outskirts of the town and whom she has known for a number of years. . The old lady has often been sketched by the students of Mrs. Nichols’ class, and is known to thorn and to everybody else as Aunt Sally. When Mrs. Nichols went to Gloucester this year she called at the quaint-' little cottage and found the old woman rather more bent than last year and looking a good deal older as she tottered along her little garden leaning on a stick. “Well, Aunt Sally,” said the artist, “how have you been since last summer?” “Oh, not very well,” she replied, shaking her head, “not very well.” “Is the rheumatism still bad?” “Oh, yes, miss, it’s that bad nowa* days I can’t set and I can’t scarcely lay.” WHICH?

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