Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 122, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 October 1903 — FROM THE FOUR QUARTERS OF THE EARTH [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

FROM THE FOUR QUARTERS OF THE EARTH

FARWELL DIES. One-Time Representative of Illinois in National Senate Passes Away. Former United States Senator Charles B. Fatiwell died at his home in Lake Forest, 111. Death was due to congestion of the lungs and heart failure. He was conscious almost until the end. Mr. Farwell had been ill for months with rheumatism, but his recovery was expected Until recently. Mr. Farwell was born near Painted Post, Steuben County, N. Y., on July 1, 1823, his father being a farmer in moderate circumstances. By the time he was 15 years of age young Farwell could do any man’s work in the fields. In 1838 the family moved to Ogle County, Ill;, the son receiving the ordinary country schooling and a short course at the Elmira Academy, where he secured a knowledge of surveying. In 1844 young Farwell went to Chicago with a $lO bill representing his sole capital. It was not until three months later, after a weary search, that he found work. He was then taken into the office of County Clerk George Davis at a salary of $8 a month and board. Two years later he graduated to a real estate office at S4OO a year, and then later secured the post of paying teller in the banking house of George Smith & Co. He tried for the County Clerkship, having mxed in politics, suffered one defeat, and then was elected in 1853 and held the post for eight years. During the war he devoted himself to business, purchasing in 1864 an interest in the present firm of J. V. Farwell & Co. In 186 G Gov. Oglesby made him a member of the State Board of Equalization. He was elected to the chairmanship of the 'County Board in 1867. In 1870 he was elected to Congress over ‘‘Long John” Wentworth by a majority of 5,600, being re-elected in 1872 and again in 1874. Again he was sent to the House in 1880. Seven years later, in 1887, he was elected to the' United States Senate, retiring in A widow, three daughters and one son survive him.

COAL CONSUMERS TO SUFFER. Missouri Miners Get Big Wage Increase and Fuel Prices jump. The conference between coal miners and operators in that district, which has been in session in Kansas City eleven weeks, has ended. The great result’of the conference has-been the raising of the wages and a consequent rise in the cost of mining coal, which will, result in a yet greater rise of the price of coal to consumers. All the operators at the conference agree that the price of coal must go up. The miners have forced the operators to pay not only an incrase in wages per ton for actual mining, but Eave been granted pay for many things which heretofore they did without extra pay. The miners are jubilant over tha victory. IMPERILED BY FALLING CAR. - Family in Covington, Kjr., Has Remarkable Escape from Death. An almost miraculous escape from death of Willinm Dyson, his wife and child when a freight car tumbled from the approach to the Chesapeake and Ohio bridge in Covington, Ky., and crushed their dwelling, a small frame structure. Fortunately the car in its descent of sixty feet struck the rear part of the house and the occupants were Sleeping in a front room. They were thrown out into the street, and suffered only slight bruises and cuts. The car was derailed by a fallen brake beam. Denver Charter Defeated. The new charter for the city and county of Denver, Colo-, authorized by the recent constitutional amendment was defeated at the polls j>y a majority of more than 5,000. The charter contained the ■(widest home rule provisions and was framed recently by a charter convention dominated by the reform element. It is charged that there was a great deal of fraudulent registration. Forger Cranston Sentenced. EdxVard A. Cranston, a notorious forger and swindler in Boston, was sentenced to ten to fifteen years in State prison. Judge Sherman in passing sentence -remarked that he could have sent him away for a hundred years. Cranston’s game was to buy stocks with worthless checks. Big Flour Mills Shat Down. Employes of a’4 the flour mills of Min-neapolis-struck at midnight Wednesday, and seventeen mills, employing 1.800 men, will be closed indefinitely. Good feeling exists on both sides, and the mills have been left in the best shape possible, with firemen and watchmen to protect the property. Americans Prevented Massacre. British correspondent at Beirut says the pressure of A,merican warships alone prevented a riSssacre. Six hundred Turks have been slain in battle at Kostendi, near Sofia, aud many others died at Kresna Pasr. Fresh warnings have been given by the powers to Turkey and Bulgaria. Rain of Snails in Ohio. The uuusual occurrence of a “gastropoda! shower” is reported from several parts of the southern section of Crawford County, Ohio. During the night millions of diminutive snails fell and in the morning the earth was slimy with the little specimens of the gastropod. Seven Hurt by Fall of Roof. Seven firemen were injured by the fall of a blazing roof in a fierce fire which destroyed ths Staten Island Rapid Transit Company’s storehouse, Vanderbilt avenue, Clifton, N. Y. The building was completely destroyed, entailing a loss of $45,000. Fail in Bold Raid. Two bandits made a dating attempt to loot an express car on tbe-vMichigan Central Railroad, $25,000 in jqro safes being the booty sought William Gaugh t , -

I ran, 382 North Ashland avenue, who was mistaken for the messenger, but who is really,-®' delivery expressman, was beaten into unconsciousness. That the bold plan, which embraced the dynamiting of the safes while the train should be speeding out of Chicago, failed was due to the fact that the thugs attacked the wrong man. BIG SWINDLE UNEARTHED. Two Men Said to Have Secured Goods from Many Firms. In the arrest of two daring Swindlers in Chicago the postoffice inspectors have uncovered what is termed by Col. James E. Stuart as “the cleverest swindle ever unear&hed in the west.” Julius M. Nisson and Arthur J. Herbst are the prisoners and the former has already confessed to a share in the crimes. A grand total of $130,000 is admitted to have been stolen in the last eleven months. The system of operation was somewhat complicated. Nisson and Herbst would go to a city and open an office, ostensibly for the purpose of retailing some commodity which they had secured on credit. Invariably they used the name of some firm well known in the business world. Securing the goods, they would transfer the consignments to a warehouse and then ship to New York, where a “fence” would dispose of them. Complaints aggregating losses of $130,000 had been filed with the postal authorities, who finally located Nisson, whom they discovered was wanted in at least five cities. Herbst was captured later in New York. The latter is an ex-convict. Nisson was once owner of a case in Chicago. « w MAY BE LOST CHARLIE ROSS. Williaa Van Hodj-e of Galveston, Tex., Unaware of Parentage. Claude J. Neis of Washington has a letter from William Van Hodge of Galveston, Texas, stating that he has been told by onevwho knew the Ross family that he lookh very much like that family, and Mr. Van Hodge thinks he may be the missing Charlie Ross. He was placed in an orphan asylum in New Orleans in 1874, the year the Ross child disappeared. Mr. Van Hodge states that he was placed in the asylum in a mysterious manner and, despite diligent inquiry, could never ascertain the names of his relatives nor where 'he came from. He was told that his name was William Van Hodge, but that was all. He is a well-to-do business man, is married and has a- family.

TREASURE SHIP FOUND. Sunken Vessel Loaded with Silver Ore “ Discovered Off Florida Coast. Rumors of the finding of a treasure ship off Miami were confirmed at Jacksonville, Fla., -when Captain Jennings and three of the crew of the wrecking schooner Osceo filed in the United States Court there a claim'for the cargo of a sunken ship. With the assistance of a chart in his possession Captain Jennings has been searching for this vessel from time to time for many years. It was supposed to have gone ashore in 1835, loaded with’ ore from the Mexican mines. It was found in five feet of water near Miami. Its cargo, which has only been partly examined, has been found to consist of silver ore. Railwoj Order Discourage* Vice. With a highly moral force of employes, not a man of whom drinks intoxicants, smokes cigarettes or is addicted to the other vices that impair his reliability, the Rock laland hopes to reduce the percentage of disasters due to human fallibility and to secure a higher standard of efficiency. An order which makes the use of cigarettes or liquor equivalent to discharge from the service has just gone into effect. Increase in Local Business. R. G. Dun & Co.’s Weekly Review Bf Chicago trade conditions says declines in stock values have not injured local business, which, on the contrary, shows material increases. Despite several unsatisfactory features, business generally throughout the Uuited States is encouraging. Land to Be Opened November 10. Commissioner Richards of the general land office has named Nov. 10 next, at 9 a. tn., as the date of the opening to settlement of tfce 750,000 acres of ceded Chippewa lands in Minnesota, recently segregated from the timber land of that reservation. Bankruptcy ProcyediußS Baj-un. Bankruptcy proceedings have been begun in Detroit against the Barry Transportation Company, the petition stating the company is not solvent. The proceedings mark the end of the competition started last spring in lake traffic from Detroit to Cleveland. InstallinK Block System. Installation of the block signal system along 848 miles of the Rock Island Railroad has been begun, and it is officially stated that the work will be continued until all the main lines of this companyhave been thus improved. Fair Buildings Are Burned.' A $30,000 fire occurred at the Missouri State fair grounds in Sedalia, three large frame horse barns and two beef cattle barns being destroyed. In addition ten Missouri, Kansas and texas freight cars, some of them partially loaded. Time Limit Expires. The Panama canal treaty is dead, the time limit for ratification having expired. A new proposal is awaited by Washington and a delay of a year is thought to be certain. Coroner Thinks It Is Murder. Coroner Brown of New York does not accept the theory that John I). Kilpatrick. the wealthy young Nebraskan found dead in a hotel, committed suicide, aud believes it may be a case of murder.

TWO THOUSAND MILE RIDE. Soldier Reaches West Point Thirtynine Days After Leaving Oklahoma. A young man who had come 2,000 miles on horseback arrived in Newburgh, N. Y., the-other is William Davis, member of the Eighth United States cavalry, and has been traveling across the country on a test ride. The government is making a number of test rides. Davis and eleven Other members of the Eighth cavalry left Oklahoma thirty-nine days before, bound for West Point. They had relays of horses every thirty miles. They were allowed to eat and sleep when they liked, the object being only to see how quickly they could reach West Point. Of the twelve Davis was the first to reach his destination. Davis is lighter than the others Who are making the trip, and w hen he started out ho went with a rush. The result was that he led all the way, and at each place he had his pick of the horses, so this helped him. When he started Davis weighed 137 pounds, and the other night his weight was 108 pounds. He is .tired, but happy, and thinks he has broken the record. The government aims to "Test the stamina of man and horse in the long ride, which is said to be a suggestion of the new chief of staff. REFUNDING IS RESUMED. Secretary Shaw Issues Order to Begin Operations Again. The refunding of government bonds will be resumed at once, according to an official statement made by Secretary Shaw. This step is taken because of the scarcity of 2 per cent bonds, -both for circulation and as security for government deposits, The Secretary fixes $20,000,000 as the limit of the proposed refunding at this time. Otherwise the conditions are the same as those during the recent refunding operations. OP the total issue of $517,000,000 of 2 per cent bonds the Treasurer already holds for circulation and for deposit $480,000,000. Secretary Shaw also authorizes the statement that he will redeem the 5 per cent bonds maturing Feb. 1, 1904, paying interest to maturity. There are $19,000,000 of these bonds. C FAITHFUL GIVE DOWIE $20,000. Money to Be Used in Invasion of Gotham Collected in Barrel. Faithful members of John Alexander Dow’ie’s flock have, contributed $20,000 to aid Zion’s arnijt of peace in its invasion of -wicked New York. The chief shepherd of the field stood on the platform in Zion City’s tabernacle the other night and urged his followers to give. He led the giving with a check for SSOO, and then coin and bills fell in a shower into a barrel which stood with yaw-ning mouth as a contribution box. The army of 2,000 soldiers of salvation soon will start eastward to regenerate Gotham.

Anthracite Mines FHnt Down. The orders for a restriction of the anthracite coal output have affected nearly all the collieries in the Wilkesbarre, Pa., region. Over 43,000,000 tofts of coal have been mined since Jan. 1, which is several million tons more than was ever produced for a like period in the history of the mining industry. The present glut in the market and the efforts to prevent a break in prices is the cause of the restriction. Killed by Robbers. Samuel T. Ferguron, paymaster for a construction company, was killed and Charles Martin, his clerk, fatally injured by robbers, who blew up their carriage with dynamite in Pennsylvania and stole $3,600, being conveyed to the construction camp. Falls Dead on Racetrack. L. S. Backus of Harvard, Neb., a veteran horseman, fell dead on the fait grounds track at Clay Center, Neb. He had a horse entered in a trotting race, and was preparing to drive it when he was stricken with apoplexy and expired in a few minutes. He was 61 years old. To Bpend $80,000,000. According to a published story, J. D. Rockefeller contemplates expending between $30,000,000 and $80,000,000 in the downtown part of Cleveland within the next few years in the erection of sixteen skyscraper office buildings. Warn Councilmen’a Wives. Wives of several Toledo councilmen received anonymous letters saying that if the wishes of the people were not met and the Mayor’s veto of the railway franchise sustained, the lives of the council-, men would be in danger. Yellow Fever Breaks Out. Acting Adjutant General Hall has received a telegram from Gen. Grafit, commanding the department of Texas, saying that a case of yellow fever is reported at Laredo on the Rio Grande. Jett Will Hang Decepiber 18. Curtis Jett was brought into court at Cynthiana, Ky., and Judge Osborne decreed that he be hanged “between sunrise and sunset Dec. 18 for killing James Cockrill at Jackson, Ky., July 21, 1902.” Five Persons Burn to Death. Fire brbke out in the Hotel Brunswick in Rochester, N. H., and it is believed five persons perished. The hotel was the largest in the State. Kansas Women Win. Reports from Kansas show that the women have won in the school districts and uow control a majority of the boards throughout the State. Roosevelt in n Novel. z President Roosevelt figures prominently in a new novel on the color problem, written by N. J. W. Lecalo. Negro Slnlni Riqtcr Hnrt. A negro was killed and a member of a mob wounded'in an assault on the jail at Lynchburg, Tenn