Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 71, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 April 1904 — Page 3

CANAL IS NOW OURS.

FORMAL TRANSFER TO UNITED STATES MADE IN PARIS. Clear Title Is Given Uncle Sam to Panama Franchise and Rights—American Representatives Issue StatementFeatures in flic Negotiations. The Panama canal strip and thel’annina canal franchise are now the property of the United States. The formal signing of documents whereby the title passes to tiie United States took place in Paris Friday. W. A. Day and Charles W. Russell, assistant United States Attorneys General, who have charge of the negotiations, gave out for publication a brief statement of what had been done. The official statement sayd: “The papers transferring the rights and property by the new Panama Canal Company-to the United States have already been executed and delivered. They will be ratified to-morrow afternoon by the stockholders' meeting. “The arrangement includes a general conveyance and provisions for deeds and resignation in the republic of Panama and in the canal zone now under the jurisdiction of the United States, in which zone the civil law continues in force by reason of the cession of the zone from a civil law sovereignty. All formalities of tiie local law on the isthmus have been arranged for aud secured to—the-United -States. “The property will sliortly be delivered on the isthmus, and upon being done the purchase piyce will be immediately paid. “The full text of the principal, documents will be made public to-morrow night. "The United States gets an unincumbered title." The main figures in the transfer have been Messrs. Bo aitd Richmond for the company, Messrs. Day and Russell for the Uni ted,-States, and Consuls General John K. Gowdy and Roberto Lewis for

HOW THE PANAMA CANAL WILLL CHANGE THE WORLD’S SEA ROUTES.

the United States and Panama respectively, the two consular representatives joining in affixing tiie seals and attesting tiie signatures. Following are the leading features in the canal negotiations: Nov. 18, 1901—Hay-Pauncefote treaty permitting construction of canal across isthmus negotiated. Dee. 16, 1901—United States Senate "ratified Hay-Pauncefote treaty. Jan. 20, 1902—Great Britain ratified Hay-Pauncefote treaty. Jan, 9, 1902—Panama Canal Company offered its property to the United States for 1jH0.000.000. Jan. 9, 1902 —Bill authorizing tiie con-

struction of the canal adopted by House of Representatives. June 19, 1902 —Canal bill passed by Senate. June 28. 1902—Canal bill signed by President Roosevelt. Jan. 22, 1903—Treaty with Colombia’ for the construction of canal negotiated. March 17, 1903—Colombia canal treaty ratified by United States. Aug. 31, 1903--M.'<>lonibia treaty rejected by the government of Colombia. Nov. 3, 1903—Panama revolution occurred.

Nov. 18, 1903—Canal treaty with, Panama negotiated. Dec. 2. 1903 —Cana) treaty signed by Panama junta. This was ratification of it by the provisional government. Fel>. 23. 1904—Panama canal treaty ratified by United States Senate. April 22, 1904—Papers transferring title to cnnnl to United States formally signed in Paris. Edward “Monk” Eastman, lender of a band of thugs, to whom have been credited many deeds of lawlessness in New York and vicinity, was convicted of assault in the first degree for an attempt to shoot George F. Bryan, a private detective. Announcement was jnntie at Boston that former Secretary of the Navy John D. Long will serve ns president of the new $3,000,000 grade school made possible by the will of Arioch Wentworth, and which has been chartered as the Wentworth school.

Fuller, Harlan and Brown Will Soon Leave the Bench. Important changes in the personnel of tiie Supreme bench are now expected before the meeting of the next Congress. It is known in judicial circles that Chief Justice Fuller. Justice Harlan and Justice Brown plan to retire. No date is fixed, but it is understood that they will take such action within tiie next few months. Having passed the age of 70 years, and having -served more than ten years upon the bench. Chief Justice Fuller is entitled to retire on full pay. He took the oath of office Oct. 8, 1888. Despite his years, he continues in excellent health and is mentally vigorous, but it is known that sickness in his family hns caused him much worry during the last year. For this reason he has been tempt ed to take advantage of the law governing retirement and to leave the responsibilities of his position to a younger man. Appointed by a Democratic President he prefers that a Democratic President appoint his successor, so that his retirement, if it comes as expected, will be deferred until after tiie election in November. Should a Republican be elected lie will retire almost immediately, but should a Democrat be returned to office, lie would wait until after his inauguration, March 4, 1905. Justice Harlan will be 71 years old June 1. He will have been twenty-four years on the bench on the 10th of next December. He is, therefore, entitled to retirement with full pay, both on account of. age and account of service. Justice Harlan's health has been far from good in tiie last year, and he is beginning to show his age more than any other man on the bench. The third justice who is booked for retirement is Justice Brown. He is only 68 years of ago, having been born on March 2, 1836, but he has been on the bench since Jan. 5, 1896, and so is entitled to retirement because of length of service.

The wife of Capt. John Albert Fish was found dead in her room, New York.

It is thought she died from using chloroform. Harry Lehr appeared at Baltimore with a lap dog, which wore five different shades of ribbon in one afternoon. Martin Hanneu, a Minneapolis laborer, was killed and five other persons were injured in a collision between an electric car and a wagon. Prince Hugo Hohenlohe, brother of the head of tiie Hohenlohe-Oeh ringer family, married Mme. Helga, the famous circus rider, at Berlin. Lieut. A. G. Sharpley of tiie Twelfth cavalry, stationed in the Philippines, hns been court-martialed for au attempt to

LOCATION OF THE CANAL.

alienate the affections of an enlisted man's wife. Communication between Buffalo and Cleveland by wireless telegraphy fur commercial purposes has been opened. JKillinm McCoy of Kansas City, Kan., a machinist, shot and‘killed his wife and then shot himself. He will recover. They were married last October. The Southern Railway has been assessed $25,000 by a jury because two unknown men hugged Mrs. Sunlie Franklin while she was a passenger on one of its trains.

Newton Marks, n veteran circus and theatrical man nt El Paso, Texas, for his health, was found dead and badly mangled on the Rock Island railroad tracks near that city. William.MneQueen, an anarchist who returned from England to serve out n live years' sentence for inciting the silk riots nt Paterson, N. J., two yenrs ago, snrrondered himself to the sheriff at Paterson.

The Idaho State board of pardons commuted the sentence of George Levy to life imprisonment. He was to have been hnnged for the murder of Davis Levy in October, 1901. The application for clemency indicated that another man may have committed the deed. Tiie torpedo-boat Lawrence was damaged at Memphisidnrhe’ ropes of the Robert E. Ixie became tangled in the propeller of the Lawrence, turning one of the engines half way over and tearing away the after guard rail, sounding rail, steps and after flagstaff of the Lawrenca.

JUSTICES TO RESIGN.

News of Minor Note.

VALUE OF NIAGARA.

Its Deal ruction Threatened by PowerSeeking Companies.

The appearance of another corporation •seeking to obtain from the New York Legislature free power privileges at Niagara Falls lias aroused widespread interest. In this connection it is well to note that the commissioners of the State Park have already given warning that some of the present companies enjoying the privileges of that immense power are

unlimited in the use they may make of tiie falls. It is claimed that a possible development of even the present companies would rob Niagara of one-third of its- water, obliterate the American fall, and leave only the deeper green floor that curves smoothly over the brink of the Canadian Horseshoe. Recent figures show that Niagara develops 3,500,000 horsepower which no flood or drought disturbs, the Great Lakes acting as an equalizer of the flow. Allowing Tor the brief periods during which horses can put forth* their full force, unresting Niagara could do about as much work in a year as tiie 18,000,000 horses of the country combined. It could furnish nearly one-third of the 11,300.000 horsepower now in use in all the mills of the country.

As to its worth for commercial purposes statistics show that water power ccsts .in New England from' $4.62 to $23.08 per horsepower by tiie year. At the less than average price of $lO, Niagara’s power would be worth $35,000,000 a year, an income of five per cent upon $700,000,000. Tliis enormous sum may lie assumed to be tiie possible future value of Niagara as a power. But, remarks the Utica Globe, have we, as a people, grown so sordid that we will consent to grant free of cost privileges that will forever ruin this sublime spectacle, one of the world’s greatest natural wonders? It would seem as though our commercial supremacy might be assured at far less sacrifice.

BIG FIGURES FROM THE WEST.

Marvelous Progress Outlined in a Few . Astounding Sentences. In nn interesting article in the Booklovers’ Magazine Harold Boice furnishes some astounding facts regarding the tremendous growth sf tiie great West during recent years. We append some of the most startling paragraphs: During 1903 30.090 homeseekers were established on free farms in tiie vast regions of Manitoba. Three years ago in one of the counties of the State of Washington there were but 95 voters. Now the population is 26,000 and last year the county shipped $3,000,0110 worth of wheat. The value of gold and fish from Alaska last yenr exceeded $20,000,000. During 1903 60,000 people were milled to the population of San Francisco. The value of buildings erected in Tacoma during 1903 exceeded that of any other year in its history. South Dakota produced over $11X1.000,000 worth of graiu and live stuck last yenr and dug $12,000,000 from the Black Hills.

Portland, Oro., han a greater number of millionaires. population considered, tlinn nny other city in the United State*. The people of South Dakota nro tha wealthiest in the Union, per capita. San Francisco, Tacoina, Portland nnd Seattle shipped during the four months from July to October last year 1,201,841 barrels «f flour to the Orient, an increaae of 7(1 per cent over the year before. Fifty years ago our Pacific coast was without a city. Ixtcotnotive trust bought the Rogen plant. Paterwon, N. J.

INDIANA INCIDENTS.

RECORD OF EVENTS OF THE PAST WEEK. Panic in an Indianapolis HospitalChurch of Eccentric Sect Dynamited During Service Chicago Factories Locate in Hammond—Bequest Invalid. Flames in St. Vincent's hospital, Indianapolis, caused a panic, the death of an employe and the injury of a score of patients and nurses. Men and women who had just undergone surgical operations and" others who wore thought to be too ill or too badly crippled to leave their beds leaped out Of cots and ran downstairs or crowded to windows in the upper wards, intent on jumping to the ground. Some did jump out, only to receive severe injuries. In all the mad excitement, however, one feeble patient kept his senses. He pulled twenty-seven, persons—nurses and patients—away from windows and piloted them one by one through dense smoke to safety. When the danger was over he succumbed to the strain, but restoratives were applied and it is believed the hero of the occasion will survive. The fire, which started under the east stairway, caused a loss of SI,OOO before the firemen could extinguish it. There was some delay in the arrival of the firemen owing to the fact that when tiie flames started the entire department, with the engines from the Suburbs, was engaged in a terrific battle at the Occidental Hotel. The hotel had caught fire earlier in the morning and the flames threatened to destroy the whole retail district. They were confined to the hotel, however, causing a loss there of $75,000. Harriet Leahy, an old employe of St. Vincent's, was killed by jumping from a fourth-story window of the hospital. Enemies of Sect Dynamite Church. The Church of the Evening Lights at Blackburn was partially wrecked by dynamite the other night. The preacher was reading his text when a terrific explosion tore out the front of the church, upset the seats, turned over the stove and set fire to the building. Men. women and children rushed panic-stricken from the building and some of them fainted, but no one was injured. The fire was extinguished. A stick of dynamite with fuse had been placed under tiie church. Another stick was found a short distance ■away. No arrests have been made. Factory Boom in Hammond. A boom has been given to industrial conditions in Hammond by the location there of three Chicago manufacturing concerns. The Straube piano factory, the Tyble Brothers’ Satchel and Trunk Manufacturing Company and the Stearns Tailoring Company, manufacturers of' boys’ clothing, have decided to locate in the Indiana city. Bgquest to Children Invalid. It has been found that the will of Miss Sizemore of Paris, ' which made a 68quest of SI,OOO for Christmas presents for poor Terre Haute, children, is invalid because her father’s will stipulated only a life interest to sueh of his children who died without issue. State Items of Interest. Owensville is to drill for gas and oil. Waterloo expects a building boom this year. German measles epidemic in Jackson County. Orleans is agitating all night telephone servicq. Much wheat has been killed in Marshall County. W. C. T. *U. will wage war on Anderson spitters. J. B. Mullane has platted another addition to Sullivan. Sullivan public square has been given a thorough cleaning. Knights of Columbus have installed new council at Connersville. Prof. William Turner of Purdue University, Lafayette, has, smallpox. Superintendent McCullough of the Sullivan schools has resigned on account of ill health. Rain in southern Indiana during March, as measured at Princeton, aggregated 8.6 inches. Sharpsville is kicking mightily against the proposed establishment of a fertilizer factory there. Samuel C. Layton, 20. of Anderson, a college graduate, has enlisted as a common sailor in the navy. Cyclones wrecked several buildings at Hillsdale and Coatesville, and scared the people half out of their wits. Charles Uren, Logansport, 25, advertised for a housekeeper. Miss Anna Staley answered, and now they are married. Judge Marshall Hacker has begun a course lectures on divorce and itii remedies, prompted by the large number of divorces recently in Bartholomew County. Miss Bertha Montgomery, the Owensville teacher who became insane recently, following the shock caused by the superintendent of schools whipping every one of her pupils in one afternoon, died in an insane asylum. About five weeks ago, R. R. Shanks, nn old citizen of Washington County, suddenly lost his voice completely. lie could not utter a sound until a few days ngo, when his power of speech just ns suddenly returped. Minnie Danerher, a young artist who hnd been in Indianapolis for several weeks, was found dead in her room. Dr. D. A. Leathers, who had treated her about two weeks ago for an attack of stomach trouble, was called to her room to again treat her. She. was apparently not in a serious condition then. When her death was discovered she had been dead several, hours. A concern managed by J. IT. Youngmnu will manufacture chewing gum and flavoring extracts in Kokomo. Crystal window glass factory at Summitville is in full operation again and will ran through the summer. The body of D. W. French of Toledo was found lying between the Lake Short tracks east of Laporte. The theory of murder is advanced, but he may have been struck by a train and thrown to the aids of the track. His head had been eruahod In and a search of his clothing revealed nothing of value, though psperfl disclosed his identity.

FARMS AND FARMERS

The Darkened Stable. Wbereianimals are kept in the stable during the summer months, as. for example, -work horses, or, in some instances, the breeding stock, nothing contributes- so much to their comfort as that of protecting them from flies. Animals that are kept busy fighting flies require more food to keep them in condition, and, indeed, it is impossible with an unlimited supply of food to keep them in proper condition. Advantage should be taken of the fact that flies constantly tend to seek, the light places. A stable need not be absolutely dark In order to prevent annoyance from flies, and, in fact, we do not believe in keeping stables too dark, on account of the fact that animals are liable, if kept in such quarters for any. considerable length of time, to go wrong in their eyes. Gunny sack nailed over the windows Of the stable will greatly reduce the number of flies that will pester the animals. These should not be nailed down absolutely tight at the bottom, or air will be excluded and the stable ■will become warm and unhealthful. If the sacks are partly loose at the bottom they will still shade the stable satisfactorily and at the same time admit air. Horses placed in the stable for an hour at noon will eat better, rest hotter, and we cannot help but think they will work better afterward, if they are afforded some protection during the time they are in the stall. In some of our better class of stables regular window blinds are used, these being pulled down during the day and run up at night, thus freely admitting the air when no protection from flies is necessary. It is claimed by those who use such blinds that their cost is more than offset many times during a single season in the saving of feed that is effected by the protection which they afford. ♦ Grindstone Frame. My grindstone frame is made of twoinch plank with hole cut through for the stone, and wide enough to fasten on the bearings. The legs are made of pieces of Ix 4 mortised in. They are

SECTIONAL VIEW.

long enough so the man who does the grinding can stand upright. An axle 1% inches in diameter passes through two of the legs, and there are two wheels made of inch hardwood board about eight inches in diameter. These wheels run on the axle so the other end of the frame can be picked up and the grindstone rolled around easily wherever it is needed. The legs should be braced as required. The same idea will hold good in making a bench to stand on to drive fence posts,

GRINDSTONE IN FRAME.

only the wheels should be larger, so it will run over uneven ground easier. A hole through the top of the bench will take in the handle of the post driver, a hook and staple on one side would carry the bar and a drawer in one end could be used to put in nails, staples, hammer, pliers and staple puller. In the illustrations A shows top view of frame, B an end view, and C the complete side .view. —J. Is. Crookston, in St. Louis Republic. Stop Hating. I act on the theory that most people eat too much. Much is said of the evils of intemperate drinking and but little is said about intemperate eating, yet intemperate eating has killed hundreds of people where intemperate drinking lias killed one. I alm to oat temperately, always leaving the table with the ability to eat more, and with the appetite for more food, yet when I feel indisposed I stop eating. I do not always stop entirely. If my ailment Is not serious, I eat perhaps onehalf or one third as much as usual and always find relief. If your horses, cows, poultry, sheep or swine are ailing it Is safe to take away their feed for a short time, particularly their grain. If we or our animals are not enjoying usual health, in addition to giving them less feed it is well to give them more exercise. Less food, the drinking of more water nnd more exercise In open air, these are my principal remedies for ails and aches.— Green's Fruit Grower. Magaa'nea on tbe Table. When you visit a farmer’s home and find creditable papers and inagaglnea upon his sitting-room table you »re favorably Impressed with that farmer's Intelligence. Shiftless farm era are not inclined to pay out money

tor reading matter. Ignorant farmers consider money spent for reading matter wasted. There is no better sign of prosperity than to see upon bls table farm papers, church papers, magazines, etc, A Simple Hog Hanger. Here's a sketch of a hog hanger, which is a good one for the farmer. Take three 9-foot poles, 2U inches in diameter. Put a %-inch bolt through the top and two 3-8-inch bolts in ths outside poles, as in the cut, 18 inches from top, so that they stick out > inches. Lay the hog on its back, slip the little bolt under the eord, and raise

HOG HANGER.

it up. One-half of the hog can be taken down and the other half left hanging. Stock Raising by Electricity. According to a recent issue of the Chicago Tribune, an electrical system of stock-raising has been developed on a moderate scale at the University of Michigan. Small animals, such as rabbits, have already been forced into matured size and plumpness in twothirds of the period required by nature, showing the possibility of reducing the tedious development of larger stock, especially sheep or cows, by . many months. In several rooms of the elec-tro-therapeutic laboratory, cheap wooden pens, circular in form, have been wound to the height of two feet with electric wires. A moderate current of one-half horse power circles these electric pens. From its Influence the air inside the pens is made electromagnetic, becoming a strong magnetic field* with sixty-two lines of force to the square inch. In these pehs rabbits have grown to maturity in two-thirds of the time that rabbits near them have developed in non-eiectrieal pens. These electrically nurtured aniqials „ did not become larger than normal rabbits; they merely arrived at normal size quicker. Furthermore, as is the case with hothouse flowers, they were found less hardy than their slower brothers. But, for the live-stock market, tiie forced animals had an unex celled tenderness and plumpness. Farmer’s Dress. Since rural people are isolated the tendency is for them to become careless in dress. I am sure that I became careless and that I was a frightful object to look upon when I was striving for a foothold upon the farm under adverse circumstances. It is well for the farmer, his wife, daughters and sons to slick up in the matter of dress after the day’s work is done, so they may appear at the supper table and during the evening in clothes suitable for receiving any one who may happen to call. Very likely no one may call, but for the sake of the family it will pay to give this attention to dress. Aged Dwarf Tree*. Surprising results have been produced In the line of dwarf trees by Japanese growers. It is said there are pine trees that started to grow in the seventeenth century which are still no* too large to l>o carried in one hand. The gardeners nip off the tree's roots, pinch back the branches and starve the tree in poor soil, .keeping it Iwirely alive and checking the growth almost entirely. As time goes on, the tree gains the appearance of extreme age, but is no larger*than a seedling a few months old. Incubator Don’ts. Don't use oil less than 150 test. Don't help the chick out of the shell. Don't fail ,to till the lamps every evening. Don't set the Incubator near the window. Don't worry with moisture gaugM or hygrometers. Don't use the same wick for more than one hatch. Don't turn nor cool the rggs after they are pipping. Don't neglect cooling the eggs,* it makes strong chicks. Don’t try to hatch duck and hen eggs in the same incubator. Don't trim the wick with scissors; scrape off the charred part with n match. Don't think yon nre smarter than the manufacturer of the Incubator, for you have a lot to learn. Dop’t leave the large ends of th* eggs pointing in different directional • have them all pointing one way.