Plymouth Tribune, Volume 7, Number 6, Plymouth, Marshall County, 14 November 1907 — Page 1

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THREW STFF IN LAKE. And Very Expensive Lawsuit is the Result. A suit over $2.25 worth of property is attracting attention at Rochesier. Last summer at Lake Maxinkuckec, Fred Thompson, ordered some articles taken across the lake by a steam'f . boat captain, directing him to put them off at a new pier he had built. The freight consisted of some nails, a piece of screen and a beefsteak. When the boat landed the captain placed the articles on the Shirk pier ami young Elbert Shirk ordered them taken off. The captain explained that Thompson would be after the things in a short time, but Shirk replied that if he did not take them off he would throw them into the lake. The captain became angry and dred Shirk to throw them into the lake. Shirk did so and a fight resulted. When Thompson came after his purchases and learned that they were in the lake and who threw them there he suc.i Shirk and got judgment in a justice court. Shirk appealed the case to the Marshall circuit court and from there secured a change of venue to Rochester. The case has just been tried a: that place and after six lawyers brought out the evidence a j'ry took the case, tried for is hour? to reach a verdict and then disagreed. The costs in the case, including attorney's fees, are already estimated at $500 and the end :s not yet. Shirk is a member of the millionaire Shirk fam ily at Peru and Thompson is a rich farmer Goshen Democrat

Taft and Kaiser to Meet in England. Emperor William will seeSecre tary Taft on the Isle of Wight, during the former's visit to England. A message conveying this wish was sent through the German Embassy at Washington it being understood that Mr Taft his finally decided to return to the United States by way of Europe. It is probable that Mr. Taft slso will seek an audience of King Edward as for the American Secretary of War to visit the German Emperor on British soil without paying his respects to the King might be regarded as discourteous. So much has been said about Mr. Taft rlanning see the . Emperor thi't $om? of. the oiher government. have seemingly, become curious in regard to whether anything is intended by the stet taken Dy the American government. Ambassadors Bryce and Jusserand, it is asserted at Berlin, have already made inquiries on the subject at the State Department at Washinson -end it is further ascrtet' that ther; is ?. feeling at the Foreign Office of London and Paris that Mr Taf: won I be slighting King Edward and President Fallieres if he did no: ask to se them on his way home or if he stopped only at St. Petersburg and Her1 in while on his way back to the United Sta:es. . ' No otricnl arrangements have be made for the entertainment of Mr. Taft on the Isle of Wight. 'The Emperor merely expressed the pleasure it would give him to receive Mr. Taft and. following his habit, lie probably will ask Mr. Taft to lunch or dinner. Charle E. Perkins is Dead. Charles E. Perkins, formerly preside of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy railroad arid ifne of the leading railroad authorities of the nation, tiled at his home in a suburb of Boston, late FriJay night. Mr hid been suffering . from Bright's isease for several years, but was conned to his house until recently. . - CharlesElliott Perkins was boffin Cincinnati" Nov. 24. 140. When 19 3-ears old he went to Burlington, la., and became a clerk in the office of the assistant treasurer of '.he Burlington and Missouri River railway In 102 he was appointed assistant treasurer of the road and three year later was made superintendentl From that time his rise was rapiJ. In 173 he was appointed a director of the new Chicago. Burlington & Quincey system. The following year he was elected vice president, and in issi was advanced to the office of I resiJent. At that time the Burlington system was controlled by New England men and Mr. Perkins moved to Boston., where the principal offices of the company were located. He continued in office until 1901, when he resigned on account of the passing of the control of the road to New York interests. Mr. Perkins was a director in the American Bell Telephone company anl was al interested in other corporations. Armless Orphan Girl Goes to College Armless Kittie Smith, the crippled .- 1 orphan giil of South Whitley, of whom all tthe country knows and with whom all have sympathized, has ina-j -v V trimlate-d at Tavior university at upland, in Marion county. Her pwrr.e is to obtain a better general critical on ami particularly to qualify herself thoPMtghly for work as financial secretary of the National Children's Home society's committee on cripple I children. She will a.o take instruction in vocal music. .She is alteady an accomplished yoimg woman .rnd has made her lfme in South Whitley f.r the past three years. She was accompanied to Upland by Editor F. E. Miner and wife, who have been her frier. ds and benefactors for yeari.

Financial Clouds Clearing. The end of the financial disturbance is believed to be in sight. The trouble originated in New York. The collapse of the copper corner pinched some of the brethren of high finance. Their embarrassment involved some of the banks with which they were connected. In a flash New York had a panic on hand. The New York banks, for their own protection, applied the G0-day rule for' the withdrawal of deposits and resorted to the use of clearing house certificates. This action was not necessarily an evidence of weakness, but was deemed essential to safety to prevent a blind, unthinking, unreasoning rush for money to be locked up in vaults or hoarded. New York tied itself up in a knot, other cities were soon in a tangle, not through any fault of their own, nor becai.se of local conditions, but simply because New York had jailed them. Chicago was the first to follow the New York example in applying phe fo-day rule and resorting to clearing house certificates.' And then Detroit, Pittsburg, Cleveland, Buffalo St. Louis and the banks of nearly every other city did likewise. ut, as stated, the end of. the trouble, it is believed, is now in sightr The national banks all over the country are taking out additional circulation, and this new circulation is coming out of Washington at the rate of $1,000,000 to $1, 500,000 a day. f The government mints are working overtime on new coinage, and this money is being put into circulation as rapidly as possible. The greatest factor of immediate relief however, is the arrival of gold from Europe. The Krön 'Prinzessin Cecile brought $,- 000.000 into New York Tuesday. The Lusitania arrived Friday with $10,000,000. Other ships are on the way with $8.050,000 more for New York, and in addition the Chicago banks have $4.f00,000 coming, fhe Boston bank $1,200,000, and the 'Philadelphia and Pittsburg banks each $500,000. The gold importations here or on the way aggregate $.12,850,000 and it is predicted that $20,000,000 more will soon be shipped. These immense importations of gold will quickly ease the situation in New York, art J when normal conditions are restored in New York there will be a speedy return of normal conditions elsewhere. Grand Rapids Herald.

Roosevelt Pleased at Vote. President Roosevelt Thursday i -tied the following statement regardng the elections held Tuesday. "1 he president regards the result f the elections as extremely grafifyng. He has sent a letter of heartv congratulations to Mr. Hcnev on the est It in San Francisco. The viclory in New Jersey was precisely what la pened nine years ago in the middle of President McKinley aiminis- . ration. He had carried New Jersey jy nearly 8S.000, and two years aftcr.vard the Republican candidate for governor had 5,."o), the vote being cut down just as happened in the rase of Judge Fort. "As compared with the elections next preceding the last presidential election we have done decidedly better than we did in 1003. Then, as on Tuesday, Rhode Island and Maryland went against , us; but this year we have won a sweeping victory in Kentucky for the first time since McKinley's first election; arrd the victory n Massachusetts wa also remarkable. The shewing in Pennsylvania and Nebraska is equally good. "The showing in New York state as a whole was excellent, far better than was the case prior to the last presidential election. That the result in 'Manhattan was due to purely local causes is shown by comparing it with . the decisive triumphs in Brooklyn, Buffalo. Albany, and in the state generally. The president's own iome county of Nassau ma Je a bet ter showing than it ever has in an off vear. As a whole, the showing Jias been an improvement over what it was four years ago and eight years ago." Indiana's Oats Crop was Light. Reports received from sixty counties of Indiana by the Indiana Bureau of Statistics indicate that the yield of oats in Indiana this year was far behind the yield of 1900. The yield this jear in sixty counties that have reported was 2.1,371,49:1 bushels. The yield for all counties in 190R was 49,727,707 bushels. To reach the yield of 190fi. the yield of forty-six counties should reach the production shown by sixty counties. The average yield an acre. .based on the reports from sixty counties, is 20.07 'uishels. Unless the remaining counties make a Letter showing than those that have reported the average yield of oats this year will be less than it has been in any other year since 1890, when the average was 20.07 bushels an acre. The average yield las'' year was 27.8?, bushels an acre. Some of the best oats growing coun ties in the state have not reported. White and Whitley arc two of the best oats counties in Indiana, and neither has sent in a complete report. The total acreage of oats for all counties in 1900 was 1.787,10.1. The acreage of the sixty counties that have reported this year is 1,12190s. Porter county returns 2?.,sm acres with a yield of 49,7.1 bushels this year as against an "acreage of 24.S01 acres last year with a yield ofGU,135 bushels.

Filipino Progressives Win. Returns from elections held at Manila Tuesday indicate that the process party has scored a victory. Secretary Taft, in an address at a banquet given by the victors, spoke of the history of party divisions and declared their existence was a necessary part of the changes in the Philippines. "The only method of conducting popular government," he said, 'is by political parties. The federal party at the time (of its organization was in no sense political. It was a part' organized to iivJuce the people to accept the promises of the Americans. "Af;er the firm establishment of the government had been accomplished a change was natural. In clcc-

tions for members of the assembly it was natural for the people to di vide. Knowing and believing th at both the nationalist and progress par ties have the interests of the gov ernment at heart, the question of which shall control is settled only by .in election "The first principle of party poli tics necessary to learn is that defea must not cause discouragement. Ti nc first lesson in self-government that voters have to learn is to be good losers, ami when tfhat is learned to be good winners, because self-government imposes restraint on both sides. "The minority must not strive to strike down the work of their opponents because they arc not in control, and the majority must so con duct affairs as to show that the peo ple have part in the government. Nothing Iras given greatercpleasure or more confidence in the success of wh at we are doing than the action of the assembly. All matters i p to date have been treated in a conservative manner by both the minority and the majority. All I ask is that the minority, while pointing out the faults of the majority, may always conduct itself, with pride, so as to show the assembly is a success." Court Won't Stop Football Judge Frank L. Hooper, in the Circuit Court at Kankakee, III., Wednesday, denied Attorney S. R. Moore's application for an injunction to restrain the board f education from permitting "prize fighting" in Kankakee schools. Judge Hooper's ruling did not recognize the synonmity of prize fighting and footb.il! as sumed in the injunction petition. "Boanls of education," Judge Hooper ruled, "have-no right to interfere with the pleasures or training f scho A children after school hours A private citizen has no right to interfere irr such matters unless lie has sustained some pecuniary injury." Attorney Moore made a hard fight o convince Judge Hooper that the term football was a mere subterfuge for prize fighting, and as such oughi to be prohibited. His argument was aimed especially at Principal L. W. Srrtith of the Kankakee high school and E. N. Tracy, superintendent of the schools. In his argument in favor of his bill the attorney quoted everything from the Bible to. the last issue of the Medical Journal. He iinted to the fate of Calin and Abel as being that in store for the boys who indulge in the "brutal, violent, and uncivilized" school game. "Rooting" he 'hell to be an evil scarcely Ies dingerousthan football. "The superintendent and the principal of the hitfi school during school hours teach the boys and girls to give a certain yell," he sail. "They tell them to go out and 'root' for their -school. I don't know what they mean by 'root.' I -vent to college five years and I never 'rooted.' The man who does such things has no right to be over children as a teacher. Dupcnt Company Pays. That the Dupont Powder company intends to stand by its' word that it will make due recompense for all personal injuries sustained by the sufferc'-s from the Fontanet explosion was demonstrated .Wednesday when Grace Brannon and Anna Heine were paid $1,250 and $300 respectively as a compromise in the damage suits filed in the Vigo Superior Court. The suits were filed Wednesday, each demanding $1.500 and the representatives of the company were present tooffer the compromises, which were accepted im-, mediately. The suits made the Dupont Po-wder Company and the La fin & Rand Powder Company as codefendants. Neither of the plaintiffs were of age and the cases were entered by Barras Brannon and Albert Heine, their next best friends. The complaints alleged that the plaintiffs were struck by particles of debris from the powder mil) and were greatly injured thereby! Thomas J. Roach was the attorney in loth cases. It is probable that there will le numerous other suits filed within the next few weeks, and it is understood that in the majority of cases the lewder company stands ready to make what it regards as equitable settlements. It is likely in many imscs. however, that compromises not be agreed upon an f they will be left for the courts to decide. Will Build Line. A dispatch frmui South Bend says

the Indianapolis, I,ogansport and tracked open in roll weather. A genSouth Bend railway company will be- eral thickening of the tissues set in

gin work of construction early in the spring, and it is expected that Logansport and South Bend will be con - nected by July 1. Goshen Times.

ANOTHER CHANCE.

State Tuberculosis Commission to Visit Forestry Reservation. The State Tuberculosis Commission', which is considering the selection of a site for a State hospital for the treatment of tuberculosis, met at the State House Wednesday. The commission discussed a number of sites which have been mentioned and finally decided that it would go to the State forestry reservation, at Hcnryville. Thursday. The commission spent the entire day looking over the reservation, which contains 2,000 acres. It has been suggested that the hos pital be located there. The commis sion will inspect every part of the tract and determine the fitness of the location. It is likely that the commission after leaving the reservation will insoect a site near Bedford which has been suggested. John Smith, a banker of Spencer; Dr. J. H. Shields, of Bloomington, and J. A. Adams ana - John T. Graves, of Bunker Hill,, ap peared before the commission Thursd ly morning ro present the claims of the'r respective cities. All members of th? commission were present except J. X. Babcock, of Topeka. Multimillionaire in Cash. Panfilo Garcia, who died at Pachuct. Mexico, a few, days ago, worth more than $:',o 000,000, was a Lunique millionaire. The greater part of his fortune is in money. Mc had the greatest confidence in banks, and his deposits in Pachtica and Mexico City run far up into the millions of dollars. Garcia's chief peculiarity was always to go dressed in Mexican charro costume of leather trousers and jacket, beautifully ornamented with gold and silver. Extending down ttye length of each trousers leg were silver buttons. Hi sombrero was magnificently decorated with gold. He had several of these suits, each representing an outlay of at least $5.000. His picturesque figure was an object of the greatest attention as he walke 1 along the streets of the national capital. A short time ago Garcia was in Mexico City, where he sold some property, He carried with him more than $3,000,000 in knk notes, and, thinking it a little risky to have so much money in his pockets, called at the National Bank of Mexico to phce the money tempora. ily on deposit. He was unknown to the banfc clerks, who refused to permit him to enter the manager's o0"icc, supposing that he was an inferior ranchman, and that his business wa of little importance Justice Fernandez, the attorney for the bank, happening in, recognized Garcia, and escorted him in to the manager. "I want your bank to keep this money for me," Garcia said to the manager, taking a great bundle of bank notes out of his pocket. The manager gaspcJ in astonishment when he found that it amounted to more than $3,000.000. Before he could recover fron the shock Garcia had left the building, and a clerk was hurriedly sent to bring him back for a receipt. Garcia's will gave hi vast wealth to his nephew, Martin Garcia, who was sick, at the time, and lived but a few hours afterward. Martin Garcia was worth several million dollars in his own right, and the combined fortune, amounting to about ?4 5.000,000, now goes to his sims, nine in number, all .highly educated, possessed of marked business ability anil the richest family in their part of Mexico. Panfilo Garcia gave large sums of money to charity fluring his lifetime, but very ostentatously. He lived a simple, life, and his only fad was his peculiar style of dress. New Coirt is Criticised. President Roosevelt's omission of the motto. "In God We Trust," from the new $10 gold piece being turned out at the Philadelphia mint h being sharply criticised by clergymen :n Pittsburg. The coin was designed it the request of the president. Rev. C. W. Blolgett, said: "It sinr ly shows that the politicians need a revival of religion as well as lie grafters an I instead of Taft being under the president's religious influence the president has put his blood under the influence of the secretary. Rev. W. A. Jones, declared that the nation's faith m God and Christian principles is conveyed by that motto and it is a great mistake to leave it off any coin. "It will cause profound regret to the Christian patriotism of America. Citizensvof nil lasses recognize the fitting character of the motto, which is in perfect accord with the life of the country." Killed by Handlinj Paper Money. Myxedema, a rare disease, which was brought on in his case by continual contact with paper money. I caused the death of F.dward II. Hall, I Wednesday night at New ork He I was for many years cashier for Arnold. Constable & Co. It was his I custom to moisten his thumbs in counting bills, and years of this prac tice so affected his hands that the I skin became hard and dry and which was followed by complications involving the kidneys and circulatory 1 system, later developing into Bright's I disease

TAKEN TO LONGCLIFF.

"Old Jack", Well Known Inmate of County Infirmary, Removed to Insane Asylum. Isaac Moricle, known to almost every inhabitant of Marshall county as "Old Jack," is to be removed from the county infirmary to Longcliff. The first record of the infirmary, which was written in 1868, show Moricle to have been an inmate at that time. His previous history or his age is not known. He has always been a curious character, never having the gift of speech, and although he was able to understand what was spoken to him, his actions were always childlike. Application had been made several times for his entrance to Longcliff, but were rejected. Wednesday however, notice of his acceptance was received, and he was taken by Sheriff Vore's, Friday morning. Fight wth Sabers for Ye Fayre Ladye's Love. For the love of a "ladve fayre" Charles W. Bennett and Otis H. Gooden,v of Lawrenceburg, Ind., fought a duel wiih swords. It was not a prearranged affair, however, and the only second ruyhed into the battle with a ch;ir, floored one of the (cmbatants anJ ended hostilities. The duel took place at the house M George W. Guard, where Mrs. Minnie Hess Cooper, a comely grass widow, is a boarder. Bennett called to spend the evening with her. Gooden, another admirer, arrived shortly afterward, and a quarrel soon arose. Hanging on. the wall in the parlor of the house were two sabers, that had been used' during the civil war by Mr. Guard's grandfather. Just how they came into use is not known, but fhe commotion in the parlor and the screams of Mrs. Cooper attracted the attention of Guard, who had retired. ' He dressed and rushed into the room and found the two men dueling with the sabers. Bennett was proving a poor fcricer an I was getting by far the worst of the fight. He was. bleeding profusely from cuts and slashes, and just as Guard entered he fell on the floor, covered with blood. ' Gooden was in the act of running the scaber through his fallen opponent when Guard interfered and felled him to the floor with a heavy chair. The vvi'bnv ntshcjl into the street cryinir -for help, and policeman Louis Wingerler arrived and after a struggle wirh Goodcn, compelled him to surrender at the muzzle of a revolver. He was taken to jail and a charge of cutting with.brffnt to kill placed opposite his name. Dr. George F. Smith was summoied and dressed the, injuries of Bennett. There was one serious stab in his iblomcn, which required eight stitches to close. Bennett is in a serious condition, but will recover -nless blood poison develops. Mrs. Cooper states that she will not countenance cither man in the future. Purdue University Dairy School The Short Course in Dairying and Creamery Buttcrmaking at Purdue University, Lafayette, Ind., will start January 20, 'OS. The course will extend over eight weeks and will cover instruction in Farm Tiirv:ng, Creamcry Buttcrmaking, .The Manufacture of Ice Cream. Cheese and Condensed Milk. This work is intended to acquaint the student with the knowledge of producing, economically, milk that is clean and sanitary, of making butter in accordance with the up-to-date methods of creamery and farm buttermaking, of manufacturing cheese and ice cream, of the manipulation of the Babcock test to obtain reliable results, of testing butter for moisture unl of managing the. creamery in a way satisfactory to loth the factory and the patron. About one-third rf each day is- devoted to class-room work and lectures, while the remainder of the time is spent in the dairy and creamery laboratories and in the' test room. The student is surrounded as nearly as possible with rhose conditions whiclw will confront liim in Indiana. The ; University does not guarantee to furnish positions to those who have taken this course. However, the demand' for fird-class men who have training by fai exceeds the supply, a fact which enables us to assist nrost, if not all bright, earnest students in securing satisfactory positions. American Troops Take American From Steamer. Se:zcd by a detachment of Nicarag"ans after being driven out of his hiding place on board the Pacific Mail liner, San Juan at Curinto, F.liz:irdo Maceo, an American citizen, son of a famous Cuban general, was captured during the outward trip of the San Juan from the port at San Francisco and thrown into prison at Managua. Nicaragua, despite the protests of tin' Brazilian minister and the 'Joo American passengers on the steamer. This word was brought to San Francisco when the San Juan arrived from her voyage down the southern coast. Maceo, who several years ago led a revolution against Nicaragua, traveled under the name of Norris and said he was ai American citizen. He was found, after a search by an armed force of Nicaraguans, in his cabin with a revolver pressed to his temple.

Officers and Saddles. When Jefferson Davis was secretary of War he ordered all his generals to learn to ride horseback. That

is where President Roosevelt got his notion that to be a commanding of ficer a horse and saddle are neces sary. There were ro automobiles in Jeff Davis' time. lt was horse or foot. Today fhe leading generals all over the world except (in Americago to the front in automobiles. The saddle be bloed! But our ever puis sant President must well, he must No finer horseman than Davis ever lived. He won the love and hand of Zach Taylor's daughter by his distinguished presence in the saddle, as well as-by his interpldity at the can non s mouth. When Secretary of War he noticed that only a few officers in the service were capable horsemen, and issued an order something like this: "A liberal reward will be paid to any officer or private in the army who will offer satisfactory device for keeping our soldiers from falling out of their saddles. Communications to the Secretary of War will be regarded as confidential." Captain George Horatio Derby, one of the leading army engineers of his day, used to write humorous and witty stories under the pen name of "John Phoenix." He received a copy of Secretary Davis' order while improving the harbor at San Diego Cal., and immediately forwarded the most intricate and accurate designs of his plan for keeping officers' and men in the saddle. To the seat of each officers "pants" he attached a bull ring, and another bull ring was attached to the saddle. The two bull rings were to be lashed together when the officer mounted his steed. "If that doesn't hold, nothing will," wrote Phoenix ti.the secretary. Davis was furious when he got this proposition and immediately ordereVl that Captan Derby should be courtmartailcd for "official levity." The secretary felt that the army had been disgraced, and wanted Derby severely punished. Davis couldn't take a joke. One of his intimates hastened to 1iim. "Jeff," he whispered, if you order a court-martial foY v this " little pleasantry of 'John Phoenix', one of the salt of the earth, and immensely popular in the army, you will be made a laughing stock. The people will ridicule you out of office. Just laugh it off." Davis took his advice. New York Press. A Chance for Powe. The feturns from 110 out of 119 counties indicate that the majority of Augustus Wijlson, Republican, for Governor, over S. W. Hager, is 14,000. The Republicans also elected the other State officers. The Legislature is still in doubt, but the Democrats will probably liave a small majority on Joint 'ballot. James F. Grinstcad was elected mayor of Louisville over Owen Tyler by 4,083. Governor Beckham will probably be elected United States Senator. Now that Kentucky has gone Republican efforts will be made by friends of Caleb Pow rs to have his fifth trial postponed until after Willson is inaugurated. When Willson becomes Governor he has the power of appointment of a special judge to try Powers and he will undoubtedly appoint a Republican. This, is the only way Powers -will ever get a fair trial for complicity in the assassination of Goebel. Powers' fifth trial is to be called next Monday at Georgetown, Ky. State's attorney Franklin will fight any effort to have the trial postponed. During the campaign Willson announcid that he would not pandon Caleb Powers-, but declared he would make him stand trial. Makes Eloquent Plea Against Extradition of an Irish Lad "If Patrick Cox, an unsophisticated and guileless Irish peasa.it lad, never be. ore involved in trouble, is to be handed over to the English courts in Ireland ami tried for murder instead of unintentional manslaughter the worst that can truthfully be charged against him he will have little, if any, chance of escaping death on the gallows. Hanging is the only punishment for murder in Ireland." ' Such were the closing words of an argument made by Attorney P.' H. O'Donnell before Federal Judge K. M. Landis against the extradition of Cox, who has been held in jail at Chicago since Sept. 2 on complaint of the British consulate in Chicago. Mr. O'Donnell's plea was made all the more fervent because he had just received a leUer from the department of slate declining to refuse the British government's demand for the extradition of the prisoner. This refusal, however, in no way affects the jurisdiction of Judge Landis in the habeas corpus suit for ihe release o Cox. United1 States Second. An interesting statement showing the relative order or warship tonnage of the principal powers has been compiled at the office of naval intelligence at Washington, D. C. It shows that Great Britain leads the world with a tonnage of 1 ,f33.1 1 6, the United States following with a tonnage of nil.nifl. France is third with a tonnage of CO:,079, Germany fourth with a tonnage of 520,032, Japan next with a tonnage of 374,701, and Russia, Italy and Austria following in the order named.

Way Behind Europe.

In all Europe, Great Britain and Ireland included, there are approxi mately 77,000 miles of navigable riv ers and canals. Many of these water ways, however, can accommodate on ly vessels of five feet draft or less Thus, only one-sixth of the canals and rivers of Germany wiir float shipping that d-aws more than five feet Nevertheless, the nations of the European continent make the most of their comparatively meager advaqtages. Gene-rally speaking, the jnland water traffic of the great plain north of the Alps and expending westward from the lral mountains to the Bay of Biscay has doubled since 18S0 and trebled since 1870. . In France, for instance, the river and canal traffic amounted to 8,900,000 tons in 1870 and to 25,800,000 torrs in 1896, and the recent rate of increase Is over kl,ooo,000 tons a year, s. that at this time the tonnage carried on French interior water lines amounts to 36,000,000 tons per annum.' The Rhine in Germany carries over 18,000,000 tons from and to the North Sea ports of Holland, besides an enormous local traffic. In five yearr., from 1S90 to 1894 inclusive, the interior water borne traffic of Russia increased from 16,060,000 to 23,300,000 tons. Our inland water ways (over 2,000 miles of abandoned canals included) have an extent of 55,454 miles; and how have we prospered with our "ten talents"? All of the 10,000 miles com prised in the formerly navigable stretches of the Missouri, the Arkansas, the Tennessee, the Red river and the Big Black river have been practi cally abandoned; the commerce of ttfe Mi ssissippi is dwindling to almost nothing. The traffic of the canals of Pennsylvania, which as late as 1880 carried over 6,000,000 tons, fell to 1,400,000 tons in 1890 and has since become altogether inconsiderable. Exccp on the great Jakesi there is retrogression everywhere; and this in th face of an enormously increased demand for means )f communication which the railroads are unable to keep up with. Philadelphia Record. Football and Theology. Protest having been nade that the game of football is not a proper port for stuoen'ts of the theological school to indulge in, one of the members ad" the tean at Princeton, has prepared a formiiiMe list of quotations to prove that the name is.' referred to in the Bible, and in fact ery excellent advice as to playing the game is found in the Old Testament. For instance, the rime ro root at a crtical moment is found n Isaiah xxxiii, C: "Pass ye over to Tarsish; howl ye inhabitants of the isle." 'Again in Isaiah xxii, 18, there is this comment on the brutality of the game: "He will surely violently turn and toss thee like a ball into a large country; there thou shalt die.' Praise for a good plav i. found in Galatians v, 7: "Ye did run well" The fate of the man who stumbles 'hile making an en)d play is summed up in Psalms xxxviii, 16; "When my foot slippeth they magnify tÄiemselves against me." . That an the old dayr it was the practice to have the center do the punting is shown in Deuteronomy xxxiii, 15: "Jeshurun waxed fat and kicked." The value of knowing the material" on the other side. i brought out in Psalms lxxfi, 17: "Then understood I their end." A Presidents of Central America Make Peace; President 2efaya of Nicaragua, Davila of Honduras and Figueroa of Salvador were in conference Wednesday at. Amapala for the purpose of consolidating peace on Centnal America. They agreed to forget the past differences and declared that fraternal relations existed mutually and) thait previous treaties of friendship were in force. They will commtinicate to the delegates to the approaching Central American peace conference at Washington what has been agreed upon at Amapala and will order them to proceed according to instructions to be given. The three Presidents further agreed that they were united in favor of peace in Central America and they decided to hold a peace congress, to follow the Washington conferences, at which delegates from the five republics of Central America should endeavor to make uniform their respective codes of international law. Mayor's Vote Power. The Supreme court of Indiana handed down a decision Wednesday that the mayor of a cfty cannot exercise his veto power in filling a vacancy on the council." The opinion follows: 21041. State ex rel. vs William H. Wagner, Shelby C. C. Reversed. Monks J. 1. The provision in Section 52, Acts 1903, page 245, that "every ordinance order or resolution of the Common Council" must be signed by, the mayor before it is effectual to "become a law," and if vetoed by the mayor "shall not become a law" unless again passed by a two-thirds vote, idoes mt apply to a simple resolution of the Council not involving any exercise of the law making power. (2) Where a Common Council, in the exercise of its- power to choose an officer (councilman) to fill a vacancy, acted by the adoption of a written resolution the mayor had no power to veto such appointment. (3) The Legislature has power to confer the executive power of appointing to fill vacancies upon a legislative body of a municipal corporation.

PUBLIC DEPOSITORY LAW.

New Measure Will Become Eff ective December 1, and Will Get Started By First of the Year. Ünder the provisions of the act providing for the placing of all public funds out at interest it is incumbent upon all corporations thus affected to give notice not later than the tenth of December that within twenty days from that time bids will be received for the deposit of the public funds. THie auditor of the county, as secrerary of the County Board of Finance, the county commissioners, will act for the county. Any time between the first and the tenth of, December he shall cause notices to be printed in the newspapers to the effect that-wSthSn twenty days from the time he gives the notice jhe County Board of Finance sliall meet and receive bids for the deposit of the public funds. If he gSves notice on the 4th of December, for instance, the Board will theu meet on the 24th of December. The same thing is true as to townships,' cities and other public corporations. The president pf tlie advisory board who by the Act of the legislature becomes president of the To-wnship Finance Board can give his notice to the newspapers on the 4th of December that on the 24th the Board will meet to receive bids for the deposit of the public funds. Hearst in Court on Libel Charge. William R. Hearst appeared before Justice Wyatt in the Court of Special Sessions Wednesday in New York, for a hearing on the charge of criminal libel bTought against him by for mer Congressman William Asror Chanler. The alleged libel was con tained i.i a recent "article in the Even ing Journal concerning the case of Raymond Hitctfcock, in which Mr. Chanler's name -was mentioned. The complainant was on the witness stand and denied absolutely that he had ever been at Hitchcock's house when, young girls were there. He also denied that he had . ever ridden in ; Hitchcock's automobile at any time. At the conclusion of the hearing counsel for Mr. Hearst moved that the case be dismissed and that Mr. Hearst be not held fpr the grand jury on the ground that his proprietorship of the paper had not been proved and that the article in question had not been shown to be of a libelous character. In this connection it was testified by an employe of the Evening Journal that Mr. Hearst never wrote for that paper and that his only interest in it was in a financial way. Justice Wyatt gave the opposing counsel untail next Monday to file briefs and said that he would render a decision next Wednesday. Cars More Plentiful. With the opening of the Glenbum mine Thursday, near Linton, Ind., the United Fourth Vein Coal com pany will have six of its ncn mines in full operation. The opening of this mine is due to th improvement of the car supply and the deniam! for coal. Nineteen of the twenty-one mines of the Vandalia company are working every day, while the Shirley Hill, Little Giant and Summit com panies are doing equally well. An effort was made by a number of mines along the Southern Indiana to rent cars from the Moiion, but that road refused to do so, stating that they might get into possession of the Southern Indiana and would not be returned until spring. As a result the r. & I. mmet near Midland, will -build a new tipple on the Monon right-of-way. The "independent" operators of the vicinity of Linton, say that when they get in position to ship over the Monon they will use this road exclu sively. This 'means that the bouthern Indiana will then be able to care for the consolidated companies. Serious Issue for Congress Over Japianese Exclusion. 1 observers in Washington believe the demand to be made at the coming session of congress for exclusion of the Japanese will prove to be one of the most serious problems with which the adkninis trat ion aTfl Republican leaders in both houses will have to deal rhis winter. That the president and his advisers are keenly apprehensive as to the' sit uation is shown by the refusal of the department of commerce and labor to discuss Japanese immigration and the determinaiiion of Secretary Straus to suppress publication of bulletins showing the volume of Japanese immigration. The Pacific coast state are insistent that Japanese tÄiall be excluded from American soil, and the delegations in congress from those states wit!" urge legislation. Passed Phone Franchise, The Chicago Telephone Company's franchise extension ordinance was passed by the City Council earlv Thursday. After a continuous session of the body of aldermen lasting nearly seventeen hojirs the measure giving the telephone company a fran chise for twenty years was approved at 3 o'clock" a. m. A solid phalanx of orty-two alder men w4as the organization that put the ordinance through the Coutvcil, jth only trifling changes from the shape in which it was reported by the coramUtee on gas, oil and electric light and approved by the telephone company.