Rensselaer Journal, Volume 12, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 June 1902 — Page 6

Charley Tong Sing, who keeps a restaurant at Los Angeles, Cal., Is the only Chinaman who ever received a medal from Congress for bravery. He is very proud of this fact Charley was a member of the Greely relief expedition of 1894, commanded by Captain (now Rear Admiral) Schley. He is a naturalised citizen of the United States, and is as thoroughly Americanized as his thirty years’ residence here can make him. But he has a greater distinction than having been a member of this expedition. He is one of the three survivors of the Jeanette expedition. He was steward of the Jeanette when, in 1879, that 111-fated vessel sailed on a voyage of exploration in the arctic seas. His splendid physique and natural hardiness were all that brought him safely through the hardships and exposures and horrors of that terrible experience. When telling about it now he says: “We go looking for north pole. Many go to find pole, but no catch him. None is able to reach pole. Come back dead.” Charley joined the Jeanette expedition at San Francisco.

NEW WAR AUTOMOBILE

A. N. Milner, a former captain of the First Infantry, U. S. A., and a graduate of West Point, class of ’75, has been in Chicago talking to General MacArthur, commander of the Department of the Lakes, and other officers at army headquarters regarding- an armored automobile. He has succeeded in interesting the government in his invention, likewise army officers. The War Department may decide to build several experimental machines on the lines laid down by Capt Milner. If it does not, the inventor, who is a former St. Louis Street Commissioner, will organize a stock company, build several automobiles of the armored type and turn them over to the United States for trial. The military attaches of the different governments represented at Washington are exhibiting the keenest in-

Kept Silent Forty Years.

“Near the town of Shelbyville, in my state,” said R. L. Turner of Kentucky, “lives an old colored woman who has never spoken since her husband was put upon the block and sold to a slave dealer, over forty years ago. The vow old Aunt Susan made at the time that she would never utter a word until her husband was returned to her she has religiously kept. She is now almost 70 years old and in good health, and there is not a particle of doubt that sSm will keep her vow of silence for the remainder of her days.”

Another Purchase by Morgan.

Pierpont Morgan has just bought the Gutman collection of silver art objects, said to be the finest in all Europe. There are in all about 60 pieces, among them antique cups, hunting goblets and other plates, dating from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The collection was recently valued at $650,000, and this is perhaps about the price paid for it The entire collection is to be sent to London and pitted on exhibition for charity. When will all these treasures reach America?

A BRAVE CHINAMAN

He was then an experienced sailor, having served aboard American merchant ships In various capacities. He acted the part of a hero during this trip, and when he returned the Navy Department, in recognition of his services, presented Charley with a handsome medal. Upon it is inscribed: “Charley Tong Sing, Arctic Steamer Jeanette; Fidelity, Zeal, Obedience.” On the reverse side is a picture of the old frigate Constitution, and the words, “United States Navy.” By special act of Congress, Sept. 30, 1890, another medal was presented. It bears the date upon which the act was approved by the President, and around it the words, “Jeanette Arctic Expedition, 1879-1882.” On the reverse side is represented the Jeanette in the ice, with the crew waving her a farewell. The medal depends from a clasp held in the beak of a silver eagle. It was not a great while after this adventure when Charley Tong Sing started with Capt. Schley on the Greely relief expedition. After his return from that voyage he served in the navy on the Tennessee.

terest in the idea, and are anxious to secure the device for their own armies, if it proves a success. The sketches accompanying the application for patents show a machine built in the shape of a cigar, having turrets of the revolving type fore and aft. These are pierced for the use of Gatling guns in the smaller automobiles and for one-pound rapid-fire guns in the heavier machines. Each turret is equipped with a searchlight for use at night and armored with half-inch plates. It is an easy matter to picture one of these machines in the crisis of battle belching forth shot and shell and fire and death with no living thing in its wake. It would be more potent in deciding the fortunes of the day than Blucher, Sheridan, the Tenth Legion, or all of the famous men or corps who turned the tide of battle.

Color of Stealthy Torpedo Boats.

The German fleet has been making trials with different colored paint for the outsides of torpedo boats. The authorities are dissatisfied with the deep black color which has hitherto been in use, but they have discovered that no color Is suitable for all seas. It has now been decided to employ a gray-brown color as being to the least noticeable in the Baltic and other northern waters. •No change is contemplated in the color of the paint used for German ironclads, bluish gray being found the most serviceable both by day and by night.

What Astonished Her.

Last year Miss Anna Lindmark, a bright young Swedish woman, made a tour of this country and on her return home wrote for a Swedish magazine an article giving her inipresslons of this country and its people. She was much impressed by what she saw and heard, but the thing that astonished her most was the extravagant way in which American women dress. "When they go out shopping they actually wear silks and velvets and iewels,” says Miss Lindmark.

Indiana State News

FARMERS WATCH THRASHERS Doubt They Have Organized Simply to Improve Roads and Bridges. The future action of the Henry county branch of the Thrashers’ National Protective Association, known as the Thrashers’ Trust, is a matter of much interest to farmers. Members of the combine say the organization is not to raise prices, but to procure better bridges and for mutual insurance. They claim that if an engine or machine should go through a bridge the owners have the loss to bear. Farmers, however, do not seem ta see it in this light, and are bitter against it. MAN WITH BROKEN NECK DIES Physicians Perform Operation, But Patient Fails to Rally. D. R. Ballentine, who had his neck dislocated several weeks ago by falling in his sawmill, is dead. An operation was performed. Two of the vertebrae at the base of the neck were fractured, and the spinal cord had been caught in one of these fractures and was pressed so hard that it paralyzed the patient from the shoulders down. Bars Traction Company. The Logansport city council has taken another rap at George McCulloch and the Logansport, Rochester and Northern Traction company by refusing the company entrance to the city from the east, on the grounds that it would be against the interests of Fred Boyd, owner of the local street car system. Instructors Promoted. The summer session at Indiana University was opened at Bloomington with a large attendance. E. H. Lindley and J. A. Birdstrom have been promoted from associate to full professorship. J. C. Boldt, of the Anderson high school, has been chosen as instructor in mathematics at the university. Condition of Judge Peelle. Judge William A. Peelle of Centerville is not at the point of death, as reported, but his physicians say he is confined to his bed from ailments chiefly due to the infirmities of age. He is 85 years old. The physicians say he may live for months. Eastern Indiana Traction. Since the Gas City common council granted a franchise to the Eastern Indiana Traction company, nothing stands in the way of the building of the road from Richmond to Portland and from Ridgeville to Gas City, through Upland. Elks Elect State Officers. The Elks organization of Indiana has elected J. G. Powell of Logansport president- and D. A. Westbury of South Bend, secretary. The next meeting will be held at South Bend. The committee on constitution holds over until next year. Loses an Eye. , Fred Fowler, employed at Samuel Dawson’s livery stable at Indianapolis, has lost one of his eyes as a result of the accidental discharge of a flobert rifle which he was handling. The injured eye was taken out by a surgeon.

Close of Fortville Convention. The Epworth league of the Muncie district closed its convention at Fortville. One thousand people heard Bishop Joyce’s sermon. The next meeting will be held at Alexandria. To Reopen Glass Plant. Forbes Holton and others propose to organize a new company and reopen the old Union window-glass works at Anderson. It will be independent of the trust. Grasshoppers in Henry County. In some portions of Henry county, grasshoppers have played havoc with young clover, many fields being devastated. The hay crop will not come up to the average. Puts Acid in Man’s Bed. An unknown person placed corrosive acid in the bed of A. J. Piper, a machinist of Eyrhart, at a boarding house, but he was not seriously burned. Want Convict Liberated. An effort is making at Richmond to have Joseph Seifert liberated from state prison. An appeal will be taken to the supreme court. Loses Left Leg. Lee Mitchell, 24 years old, was run over by a train in the Monon yards at Redford. His Jest leg was cut off close to the body. Howard Shipyard Idle. Work has been suspended for a time in the Howard shipyard at Jeffersonville and two hundred men are idle, owing to the scarcity of steel and iron’ The plant has been idle two weeks, causing a loss to employes of $20,000 in wages. Rev. H. B. Fry Is Dead. The Rev. Henry B. Fry, D. D., age 73, one of the oldest Presbyterian ministers in Indiana, died at Fort Wayne. He was formerly a professor in Taylor University.

CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS Applicants for Positions Will Be Tested at Indianapolis July 8. Civil service examinations will be held in Indianapolis, as follows: July 8 Deckofficer, computer, aid and watch officer in coast and geodetic survey; engineer, bureau of chemistry, Department of Agriculture; inspector, to act as interpreter, Finnish and Scandinavian; Inspector of hulls, steamboat inspector service; Finnish interpreter, qualified to speak Russian and Swedish. July 10—Laboratory assistant, national bureau of standards. July 15—Assistant in road material laboratory, Department of Agriculture; assistant piece work computer, naval observatory. Contract for Construction. A contract has been awarded for the construction of ten miles of interurban electric railway between South Bend and Niles, Mich., the work to be done inside of ninety days. This will connect Niles with South Bend, Mishawaka, Osceola, Elkhart and Goshen. A thirty-five mile extension is also proposed from Niles to St. Joseph. REV. S. C. DICKEY. ’

THE REV. S. C. DICKEY. The Winona Assembly association has elected Rev. S. C. Dickey to the dual position of secretary and general manager. Renounces Her Vows. Sister Theresa, of the Sisters of Providence, has renounced her vows and returned to Bloomington. She was Miss Hattie Hatfield and graduated in 1892. Found Dead. Thomas B. Nearing, a traveling man, was found dead in the Westcott hotel at Richmond, and the body has been sent to his mother at Brooklyn N. Y. The Gun Caught. Roy Brewer, near Pleasantville, was accidentally killed while hunting. He climbed a rail fence, when the trigger caught and the gun was discharged. Jealousy Leads to Shooting. Charles McGinnis tried to shoot Jack Jones at Washington, but was unsuccessful. Jones was seen walking with Mrs. McGinnis in the street. Pastor Resigns. The Rev. J. W. Kapp of the First English Lutheran church of Richmond has resigned to take charge of a Cincinnati church, August 1. New Steel Factory. A steel factory, to cost about $200,000 and to employ 200 men, will be erected at Matthews at once by Matthews and Eastern capital.

Tailor Is Missing. Louis Engel, a tailor, of Terre Haute, who made an assignment, is missing. Mrs. Engel says she does not know where he is. Carbolic Acid, Mrs. Loretta Showalter, employed in a Richmond hotel, killed herself by taking carbolic acid. Despondency was the cause. Farm House Burns. The farm house of John Samson, together with contents, burned, near Union. The family escaped in their night clothes. Fire at Harmony. The building and stock of merchandise belonging to W. H. Thomas at Harmony burned. Loss, $2,000; insured in part. In Jail for Contempt. Samuel Trump of Elkhart is in jail for contempt of court. He refused to pay $3 a week for the support of his child. Indicted for Murder. At Washington Joseph Herbert has been indicted on the charge of murdering Louis Cunningham, a wealthy farmer. Hanged Himself in Jail. Joe Hoggart, who has been in jail at Salem on a murder charge, committed suicide by hanging. His action is regarded by the prosecuting attorney as evidence against three other persons involved In the case. Boy Hurt at New Ross. While boys were running a handcar up and down the Midland railway at New Ross, Guy Hamilton jumped off. The car ran over him and tore a hole in'his side. His condition is critical.

DEATH OF JUDGE W. H. MARTIN Was a Native of Indiana, Served as a Soldier and on the Bench. Judge William H. Martin died at Greenfield from kidney and malarial trouble. He had been in poor health for some time. He was 58 years old and was born at Rushville. He served as a Union soldier in the civil war and afterward studied law, being graduated from Indiana University in 1867. He practiced law at Rensselaer in the early seventies and was elected circuit judge, and was defeated for re-election in 1884. He went to Rushville where the law firm of Martin, Watson & Magee was organized. Judge Martin returned to Greenfield a year ago. He leaves a wife and a son, Robert M. Martin. The Bar Association met and a committee was appointed to prepare a memorial.

WILL REPEAL THE CIRCUS TAX

Gas Belt Cities Preparing to Reduce the License Fee. The gas belt towns will soon repeal the high license that was recently imposed upon the circuses to keep them from showing during carnivals. The Forepaugh-Sells show is to tour the gas belt in August, and is expected in Indianapolis August 13. It will go to Anderson on the following day. Elwood’s Public Library. The Elwood city council has named George E. Haynes and Dr. M. L. Ploughe as members of a board to select plans and make arrangements for the Carnegie public library. All the conditions imposed by Mr. Carnegie have been met and the $25,000 is to be sent to Elwood at once. Paying State Debt Interest. The state auditor has sent out checks to pay the interest on the state debt. The total amount was $34,695. This met the semi-annual charges on $2,313,000 of 3 per cent bonds. The auditor expects to be able to pay off about $300,000 of the state debt the first of July. Newcastle Wants Parks. A movement is on foot to induce the Newcastle city council to look into the question of establishing public parks. An argument advanced is that with the city’s boom, land should be purchased before it goes any higher. At present there are no parks in the city. G. W. Ingerman Dead. George W. Ingerman died at Noblesville of paralysis after an illness of three years. He was 62 years of age. He was postmaster under the two administrations of Cleveland and chairman of the Democratic county committee for several years. Change of Venue in Davis Suit. The defendants in a suit at Washington, brought by Mrs. Richard C. Davis against Dallas Tyler to set aside a deed to property that he made to his sister, have asked for a change of venue. They claim they cannot get an impartial arial. Ate Toadstools. Thinking they were eating mushrooms, seven glassworkers of Muncie ate toadstools. All were taken deathly sick, but five were soon placed out of danger by a physician. Tugboat Burned at Evansville. The Alice Barr, a tugboat, was burned at Evansville with a loss of about SB,OOO. The insurance was $1,500. Opposed to Unions. The building contractors of Lafayette decline to recognize the trade unions as an allied body, and a general strike is probable. Shot While Playing Soldier. Charles Doctors, 16 years old, was accidentally shot and killed by Ernest Cockerman, while they were playing soldier at Kirklin. Threatens Suit. Wade Murphy says he will sue the town of Van Buren for placing him in smallpox quarantine when he had ivy poison. Medal for Marion Girl. Miss Josephine E. Townsend, of Marion, Ind., won the gold medal at St. Mary’s academy, Windsor, Ont., for excellence. Lived Ninety-three Years. -Henry Schroyer, 93 years old, is dead. He was a business manat Newcastle for sixty-three years. Brickmakers on Strike. Fifty men at the Curtisville brick plant are on strike for an increase of pay and the plant is idle. Verdict of Suicide. The coroner has found that the death of Howard Hendrix, who was found dead at the gate of John F. Lynch at Covington, was caused by suicide. A revolver was found near the body. Train Strikes Buggy. While Mr. and Mrs. JTohn Kane were driving from Sullivan to Linton, their buggy was struck by a freight train, at Bugger. They were thrown out, but escaped serious injury.

Ironing a Shirt Waist. Not Infrequently a young woman finds It necessary to launder a shirt waist at home for some emergency when the laundryman or the home servant cannot do it Hence these directions for Ironing the waist: To iron summer shirt waists so that they will look like new it is needful to have them starched evenly with Defiance starch, then made perfectly smooth and rolled tight in a damp cloth, to bo laid away two or three hours. When ironing have a bowl of water and a clean piece of muslin beside the ironing board. Have your iron hot, but not sufliclently so to scorch, and absolutely clean. Begin by ironing the back, then the front, sides and the sleeves, followed by the neckband and the cuffs. When wrinkles appear apply the damp cloth and remove them Always iron from the top of the waist to the bottom. If there are plaits in the front iron them downward, after first raising each one with a blunt knife, and with the edge of the iron follow every line of stitching to give it distinctness. After the shirt waist is Ironed it should be well aired by the fire or in the sun before it is folded •nd put away, says the Philadelphia Inquirer.

Chemical Monster in Dyed Milk.

Evidence is accruing that the practice of adding artificial coloring matter to milk is Increasing. Samples are commonly met with thus colored to give them a rich but false creamy aspect. The natural color of milk bears no relation necessarily to the amount of cream present. It is very desirable that this practice could be stopped. We believe that annatto is the dye commonly employed and it is fortunate that it is harmless, though that fact does not justify the device. Certain coal-tar dyes have, however, been detected in milk, and among them methyl-orange, or, in chemical nomenclature, the sodium salt of dimethyan-iline-azobenzene-sulphonic acid.

RED CROSS BALL BLUE

Should be in every home. Ask your grocerfor it. Large 2 oz. package only 5 cents. It is more courteous to see an extreme love than a perfect friendship. Importunity is simply holding on till you get what you want. Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup.' For children teething, softens the gums, reduces inflammation. aHays pain, cures wind colic. 25c a 'jottle. An irresistible impulse is one we yearn to follow.

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