Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 92, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 July 1903 — FROM THE FOUR QUARTERS OF THE EARTH [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

FROM THE FOUR QUARTERS OF THE EARTH

LYNCHED AFTER TRIALS. Because Life Term Was Imposed, Mob Strings Up White Man. Enraged at the courts, a mob broke into the Flemingsburg, Ky., jail and hanged William Thacker, a white man, who had been given a life sentence for the murder of John Gordon two years ago. In a quarrel with Gordon at Foxport Thacker shot and killed him and then sat on the body, Winchester in hand, while he smoked his pipe, and dared anyone to arrest him. He escaped, but later was arrested and lodged in jail at Flemingsburg. He was given two trials and received a life sentence. After being sentenced Thacker appealed and was waiting for another trial. He had money, was able to command the support of influential men, and it was feared he might escape punishment. The mob codllected [collected] at Mount Carmel, where Gordon once lived, and went into Flemingsburg by twos and threes in order not to arouse suspicion. The men advanced upon the jail shortly after midnight. The jailer refused to surrender the keys. He was overpowered and the keys were taken from him. Thacker was hurried to a tree near the jail and was given time in which to say his prayers, which he refused to do; but begged for his life. To hush his cries he was hit on the head with a rock, and his unconscious body was strung up until life had become extinct. ENTIRE FAMILY IS POISONED. Wholesale Attempt to Murder Is Reported Near Burlick, Ind. A case of attempted wholesale poisoning is reported near Burlick, Ind. The four members of the family of Roman Tetzloff, living two miles from the village, were taken suddenly and violently ill. It was found all were suffering from acute poisoning, and it was discovered that the tank from which the family obtains its water had been poisoned. Members of the family say an attempt was made to kill them, but assign no motive. They refuse to name whom they suspect. The husband's condition is still serious, but the others were saved. SALT TRUST CONTRACT VOID. Revokes lodgement Obtained Through Paper in Restraint of Trade. A majority of the Michigan Supreme Court, Justice Grant dissenting, set aside a judgment of SIO,OOO secured by the Detroit Salt. Company in the Wayne Circuit Court against the National Salt Company for salt purchased under con tract. The Supreme Court says that tht officials of the Detroit company knew that the National company was endeavoring to Secure control of the salt market and the contract is therefore illegal, being in restraint of trade, and the courts will not aid in the enforcement of illegal contracts. LOOT IS FOUND IN TOLEDO. Man Arrested in Chicago Wanted by Police of the Ohio City. Acting on information from Chicago that a man named Dyar had been arrested there and that he had confederates in Toledo, Ohio, Chief Kuipp and two sergeants arrested Mr. and Mrs. William Hoober, who recently came from Chicago. They were taken at 134 East Main street, East Toledo, and, it is stated, that in their possession was found a quantity of cloth taken from a Toledo firm a few nights ago. At that time a wagon was backed to the rear door of the store and more than $1,000 worth of goods were stolen. Row of Buildings Collapse. Two fierce storms, one from the northeast and the other from the southwest, dashed together over Baltimore and caused havoc, especially in the northeastern section of the city, where rows upon rows of houses were unroofed, walls blown in and cellars inundated. The foundations of a sow of houses on Eager street were washed out and every building collapsed. Manchurian Question Is Settled. The Manchurian question has been settled satisfactorily to this government. Assurances have been received from the Chinese government that it will open ns treaty ports several ports now closed to the world’s trade. The Russian government has conveyed formal assurance to the United States that it will pat oppose such opening in any way. Look and Refuse to Wed. James S. Wood, a wealthy cattleman of Navarre, Texas, and Mary Andrews of Covington, Ky., met in Leavenworth, Ivan,, to< be married. Their courtship had been by means of a matrimonial bureau, and when each saw the other both displayed an eagerness to break the engagement. The marriage did not take place. Boers to Colonize in Mexico. Marion Butler, United States Senator from North Carolina, has returned to Monterey, Mexico, from a trip to the State of Tamaulipns, where he closed a eontract with the Boer generals, Joubert and O’Donnell, for 100.000 acres of land, to be used for colonization purposes by the Boers. Double Tragedy in MlasonrL Joseph Smith is in jail at Union, Mo., charged with the murder of his halfbrother, John Rhodes, whom he shot at their home. Their aged mothpr, Mrs. Elisa Rhodes, lying i)l in bed, died when she heard the shot. Wracked on Clear Track. Missouri Pacific's Colorado limited was wrecked ten miles aonth of Kansas City and ten persons were injured, three seriously. The accident occurred on a straight track near the approach to A bridge and the cause is unknown. Secretary Shaw Skeptical. Secretary of the Treasury Shaw returned to Washington from Oyster Bay Friday. When asked about the prospect

for currency reform legislation which he discussed with President Roosevelt and Senator Lodge at Sagamore Hill the Secretary admitted that he did not believe such legislation would be enacted at the special session of Congress which meets in November owing to the short period of the session and tlvp diverse views of the members of both houses. MUST GUARD THE MISSOURI. Colonel Chittenden Urges $1,000,000 Annually for 100 Years. Col. H. M. Chittenden, chief of United States engineers for the Missouri river, includes in his annual report an exhaustive treatment of the question whether the Missouri river should be abandoned as indicated when -Congress in 1902 abolished the Missouri river commission and reduced the river appropriation to a bagatelle. Col. Chittenden insists that the government is responsible'to a large territory for the acts of the Missouri, a responsibility which cannot be shifted by declining to make appropriations. The cost of the work, he says, should be offset by the full value of lands directly saved from destruction, increase in value of lands 'assured of protection and the cumulated value of the protected property, but he says the relation of first cost to the value of property saved should not be the basis used. “It would be as reasonable,” be says, “to urge that a highwayman should not be brought to trial and punished, or a civil wrong adjusted by the courts because the outlay to the State might be greater than tie value of the property involved.” He concludes that $1,000,000 a year should be appropriated for 100 years, when the stream would be practically under control. ECHO OF EVANSVILLE RIOT. Bnsiness Men and Labor Unions Clash Over 31ilitia Captain. A square issue has been raised between the labor Unions and the Business Men’s Association of Evansville, Ind., over the case of Captain Julius Blum, who was on duty at the jail the night the rioters were fired upon with such deadly effect by the militia. The unions claim that Captain Blum gave the order to the militia to fire on the mob and have demanded that the Cook Grocery Company, where Blum is employed, discharge him or suffer a boycott at the hands of the' laboring classes. The Business Men’s Association has given notice that it will boycott the Cook Company if Blum is discharged and will appeal to the people of Evansville to withdraw their patron-age from the concern. BELKNAP IS CHOSEN. Kentuckjram Name Him for Governor and Indorse Rossevelt. The Kentucky Republican convention nominated Morris B. Belknap of Louisville for Governor and gave its unqualified indorsement to President Roosevelt for the presidency. A paragraph in the platform is as follows: “We denounce assassination and lawlessness,vwhether in Servia or Kentucky, as destructive of civilization, and call upon the enlightened intelligence oT the' State, through its Jegislatiyfe. executive and judicial agencies, to employ remedies to re-establish order and punish crime /within our borders.” Score Die in n Storm, Seven Illinois towns were struck by a cyclone Friday evening, and a number of persons lost their lives, while scores more were injured, many of whom will die. Five were killed at Streator and nearly n score fatally injured.! Four lost their lives at Mendota, while unany were seriously hurt. A feport was received also that eight persons were kj]led by a cyclone at Verona, while further loss of life; is reported at Ransom, Pontiac and Kernan. Fear a Raid by Locusts. Stockmen and others are much alarmed over the likelihood of grasshoppers raiding the section of the country around Bcllefourche, S. D. Grasshoppers for some time have been devastating parts of Montana, and are rapidly coming toward South Dakota. Increase in Yale Entries. Full returns from the entrance examination committee of the two undergraduate departments of Yale show that there will be an increase from last year of over 10 per cent iu next fall’s freshmen enrollment. Girl Set Free. Maud Jordine, the Bloomington, 111., girl who was accused of the murder of her 2-yeor-old sister, was discharged from custody by Justice Heinemnn and .1. P. detective who made the charge, was hissed from the court room. Hall Destroys All Crops. A severe hailstorm swept over a path half a mile wide and several miles long in the vicinity of Pelican Rapids, Minn., destroying all crops. The hail was so heavy it could be shoveled up five hours after the storm had passed. Miles la a Good Rider. Gen. Nelson A. Miles rode ninety fililes on horseback to prove he is still hale on the eve of his retirement at 64; journey made from Fort Sill, Okla., to Fort El Reno, between 5:10 a. m. and 2:20 p. m. Business Continue* Encouraging. Dun’s Review of Trade says business conditions are encouraging, seasonable weather and settlement of labor disputes being the main factors. Woman Die* on Gallows. Dora IVright was hanged at South McAlester, I. T„ sos the murder of Annie Williams, n 7-year-old girl. She mounted the scaffold without a tremor. Venesnclan Indemnity Paid. The Venezuelan government has paid lo the representatives of the allied powers the last installments of the indemnity as stipulated by the protocol.

DIGS FOR $53,000,000 GOLD. New-Yorker Says Spirits Revealed Place of Captain Kidd's Wealth. Excavations are being made in th# cellar of the Arbuckle coffee mills at the foot of Bridge street, Brooklyn, N. Y., for the purpose of unearthing $55,000,000 in treasure supposed to have been buried years ago by the notorious pirate, Captain Kidd. Men are working day and night by candle light in the old cellar that the treasure may be disclosed. The excavations are being supervised by Henry Eudum and permission to dig up the cellar has been obtained from W. A. Jamison, the head of the Arbuckle coffee mills. Promise has bee® made to him by Endum that half of the immense treasure shall be his when found. That there is a treasure in great quantities reposing in iron-bound chests and hogsheads many feet beneath the building’s foundation Endum is confident. Spirits, he says, revealed to him the situation of the enormous wealth. Far down in the earth, he says, are buried gold and silver coin and bullion and jewelry of an antique pattern. Through the site where the excavations are being made there once flowed a river, old residents of Brooklyn ray. It was on the banks of this stream. Endum believes, that the pirate hid his enormous wealth. THROWN INTO RUSSIAN JAIL. ' Three Americans Held at Vladivostok Suspected of Scaling. George MeCaniish, whose relatives live at San Rafael, Gal., has' written them from a Russian prison at Vladivostok appealing for help. McCamish and two other Americans sailed from Yofeohamt with permission from the government of Japan to hunt fur animals in the Kurrle islands. They were caught in a gale and swept toward the Russian islands, where they went ashore to get water and supplies. The Russians suspected them of sealing and threw them into jail. There they have remained, half starved, shut off from any appeal to the representative of their government and doomed to long terms of imprisonment. An effort will be made to have the authorities at Washington act in the matter. MRS. J. G. BLAINE IS DEAD. Widow of Statesman Passes Away at Angusta, Me, Mrs. James G. Blaine died at the Blaine homestead in Augusta, Me., Wednesday. Mrs. Blaine, whose maiden name Was Harriet Stauwood, was born ■la Augusta. Me., in 1830. She was teaching in a girls’ school iu Georgetown, Ky., when she met James G. Blaine, who was a professor of languages in a military school in the same town. They were married soon after and Mrs. Blaine was during their long married life the greatest help to her husband in his public career. James G. Blaine, Jr., and two married daughters survive her. MEANS DEATH To MOSQUITO. Parasite Which Will Kill the Peat Found at Washington, Washington scientists have found the parasite that is to destroy the mosquito. It is a hairlike worm, so small that it lives in the intestines of the mosquito and is certain death to that pest. This discovery has been named “agamo mermis culicis,” otherwise the “mosquito destroyer.” It is a parasite which kills millions of mosquitoes each year, and which, it is believed, under artificial propagation will prove far superior to any other way of ridding infested communities of these pests. Nebraska Storm Leaves Ruin. A terrific electrical and wind storm prevailed in Beaver Gity. Neb., for fortyfive minutes, iu which time two and onefourth inches of-raiu fell. The wind did much damage to small buildings, windmills and to the wheat crop, just ready for the harvest. The joint Salvation armies of Kansas and Nebraska, now holding a camp meeting there, suffered much loss. Antitoxin Cures Lockjaw. In the case of Walter Graham, a 5-year-old boy of Mount Vernon, N. Y., suffering from lockjaw through the explosion of a blank cartridge which lacerated his hand. Dr. George C. Weiss, iu the presence of twelve physicians, cut open the lad’s skull and inserted antitoxin. The jaws relaxed in an and the child is doing well. Dr. \Veiss says he will recover. Rich Woman la a Suicide. Mrs. Delight Prentiss, wife of F. F. Prentiss, a wealthy manufacturer of Cleveland, -committed suicide in her apartments by drinking carbolic acid. Mrs. Prentiss had been in poor health for a long time. She was an authoress of r-ome note, being known to the literary world ns “Delight Sweetzer,” her maiden name. May Run 03 Milca an Hoar. A company capitalized at $125,000 has been incorporated at Newark, N. J., to build a railroad from New York to Buffalo, which it is proposed shall be operated by compressed nir. The projectors nssert a speed of uinety-five miles an hour will be achieved. Crime Falaely Imputed to Jew*. A message from Kisbincff, Russia, says that a gardener has confessed the killing of the boy whoso muriJer was blamed on ,the Jews and caused the massacres there. An uncle of the boy is said to be implicated in the crime. Tent'a Fall Followed by Panic. Eight thousand Christian Bndeavorers were thrown Into 4 panic aad nearly a score of them were Injured when the big Tent Endeavor, in which the convention was in session lit Denver, was blown over. None of the injured is badly hurt Abolishes Barbarous Punishments. The Czar of Rustia has abolished punishment of prisoner* with cat-o’-nine-tails, cudgels, chaining to the car or sharing the head.