Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 91, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 July 1904 — Page 6

WEEKLY REPUBLICAN. OEO. E. MARSHALL, Publisher. RENSSELAER, - - INDIANA.

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GASOLINE LAUNCH BLOWS UP ON LAKE MINNETONKA. Two Minneapolis Men Perhaps Fatally Injured and Five Other Persons More or Less Seriously Burned—No More Silver Dollars to Be Coined. Two prominent society and club men of Minneapolis received injuries from which they probably will die and five other persons were seriously injured in an explosion of a gasoline launch, the Eleanor, at Tonka bay, Lake Minnetonka. The Injured are George Christian, probably fatally; George Upton, probably fatally; Harry Merriman, burned badly; Mrs. W. F. Devereau, leg broken and burned; Mrs. Harry Merriman, slightly burned; Harry Merriman, slightly burned; Prudence Merriman, slightly burned. Mr. Christian was entertaining a party of six grown persona and two children and his boat was headed for the bay, when the explosion occurred. It was caused by a leak In the gasoline tank and the boat was wrecked. It is due only to the fact that a number of sailboats and rowboats were in the bay that the party escaped death. The boat was burned to the water ns it was being towed to the shore. STRIVING FOR PENNANTS. Standing of Clubs in the Three Principal Leagues. The clubs of the National League now stand thus: W. L. W. L. New Y0rk...43 10 St Louis 29 30 Chicago .....37 22 Brooklyn ....25 39 Cincinnati .. .35 23 Boston 24 89 Pittsburg .. .31 28 Philadelphia. 14 43 The table below shows how matters stand in the American League: W. L. W. L. Boston 37 22 Cleveland .. .28 25 New York... 35 22 St. Louis.... .20 29 Chicago 38 25 Detroit 23 34 Philadelphia 32 26 Washington.. 10 40 Standings in the American Association are as follows: • __ _ W. L. W. L. Columbus ...41 24 Indianapolis. 85 31 St. Paul 40 25 Minneapolis.. 29 85 Louisville .. .39 31 Toledo 22 42 Milwaukee ..35 29 Kansas City. .20 44 COIN NO NEW SILVER DOLLARS. Supply of Bullion Purchased Under Sherman Act Is Exhausted. “There never will be another silver dollar coined iu this country,” said George E. Roberts, director of the United Statest mint, in an interview in Portland, Ore. Mr. Roberts is en route to ‘Alaska and made this statement in answer to a question put to him by a reporter for the Oregonian. “No,” he continued, “there will be no more new silver dollars turned out by the government mint plants unless by some chance 1C to 1 Congress should be elected, for the supply of silver bullion purchased under the Sherman act is exhausted.”

BOBBED OF $3,000 IN DIAMONDS. Hotel Thief Makes Rich Haul at Mjunt Clemens, Mich. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Furst of New York City, at the Park Hotel, Mount Clemens, Mich., are mourning the loss of $3,000 worth of diamonds. The gems were left in a trunk in their room. The other day, during the absence of Mr. and Mrs. Furst, the room was entered, the trunk opened and the stones taken. Nothing else was disturbed, although a large sum of money was in another trunk. It is supposed that it was the work of a proses \1 hotel thief who followed the Fursts from the East. Brilliant Victory for Japs. The Japanese won a desperate battle within ten miles of Port Arthur, one Russian regiment being annihilated in a brilliant charge, and the islanders occupied the Wolf Mountains, giving them practical command by means of siege guns of the approach to the fortress. Dead Two Days Before Found. William H. Owen, manager of the Western Union Telegraph Company's office in Elmira, N. Y., and his wife were found dead in their home. According to the police, who reported the fact, the couple had been dead two days. Mrs. Netcher Now President. Mrs. Charles Netcher, widow of the late proprietor of the Boston store in Chicago; has been elected president and treasurer of the corporation, and will manage the great business. Trade Conditions Good. The weekly trade reports Indicate strong conditions, the baying of seasonable merchandise showing a considerable increase. Harvesting proceeds favorably and the demand from the Interior is good. Morton Is Sworn In. Paul Morton has formally assumed the duties of Secretary of the Navy, succeeding Mr. Moody, who becomes Attorney GenerrfVof the United Stntes. Educators Choose Head. W. H. Maxwell, superintendent of instruction of New York, was elected president of the National Educational Association for next year. Dunn for Governor of Minnesota. Minnesota Republicans nominated Robert C. Dunn for Governor by acclamation; the platform indorses Roosevelt. Eaves Negro From Negro Mob. Gov. Vardanian sent State troops to funrd the jail In Okalona, Miss., to save John Vaughan, a negro, from n mob of Ills own race. He is charged with the murder of his sweetheart. Perry Heath Is Deposed. Perry 8. Heath has been deposed ns political manager for Senator Thomas B. Kerns and as manager Of Kerns’ two newspapers, the Telegram and the Tribune, in Salt Lake City. , Heath has gone to Nova Scotia, lie said before leaving that the time of his return was uncertain.

SWALLOW IS-CHOSEN.

PROHIBITIONISTS NAME THE •‘FIGHTING PARSON.” O. W. Carroll of Texas Selected as Bis Running Mute National Ticket Named by Acclamation After General Miles Had Withdrawn His Name. Indianapolis correspondence: Silas C. Swallow, the “fighting pareon” of Pennsylvania, is the nominee of the Prohibitionists for President of the United States. He was nominated by acclamation amid scenes of enthusiasm at 4:30 o’clock Thursday afternoon. His running mate on the ticket Is George W. Carroll, of Beaumont, Texas, a wealthy owner of oil properties, a philanthropist and a man of energy and business integrity. Mr. Carroll was opposed by Isaiah H. Amos, of Oregon, for the Vice Presidential honor, and the first roll call of the convention was taken to settle the friendly struggle. The Texan received 026 votes and the Pacific slope man 132. Mr. Amos arose and moved to make the vote unanimous, which was done. The nomination of the famous Harrisburg minister and editor—without opposition was made possible by the withdrawal of the name of General Nelson A. Miles. Joseph P. Tracy ,of Chicago, chairman of the Resolutions Committee, reported the platform at 2:15 O’clock. A minority report had been threatened, but the Insertion of the planks about uniform laws, tariff revision, equal suffrage aud election of United States Senators by the people brought a unanimous report, and the platform was adopted by the convention with long-continued cheering, the waving of flags, in which “Cyclone” Davis, of Texas, was prominent, and singing of “America,” “Blest Be the Tie That Binds,” and finally of the doxology. Rev. W. B. Palmere, n veteran of tha Confederate army and a St. Louis publisher, took the stage aud asked divine blessing. The roll call of States on nominations for President began at this juncture. W. W. Hague, a venerable delegate from the Keystone State, made the first speech. Silas C. Swallow’s nomination was made then and there. Mr. Hague told the delegates that Dr. Swallow was unable to be present because of the serious illness of his wife. Men from lowa, Colorado, Illinois. Florida and other States made seconding orations. Kansas, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine and Maryland, States in which General Miles had considerable strength, announced the Pennsylvanian to be their choice. When Massachusetts was reached, Prof. Alfred H. Evans said he was to have nominated Miles, paid the warrior an elo-

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quent tribute and seconded Dr.'Swal low’s nomination. Samuel Dickie, of Michigan, made an Impressive seconding speech. Homer L. Castle, of Wyoming, moved to make the vote unanimous, which was done with enthusiasm, Mr. Carroll, I. H. Amos of Oregon, A. U. Coats of lowa, and Col. Benjamin Parker of Wisconsin, were placed in nomination for Vice President, and all but Carroll quickly withdrew. At the morning session SII,OOO in cash and pledges was raised for the campaign fund. A mass meeting in Tomlinson Hall Thursday night closed the gathering. WEDNESDAY’S SESSION. Enthusiasm and earnestness characterized the opening of the Prohibition national convention, which was called to order in Tomlinson Hall, this city, at 10:15 o’clock Wednesday. More than 1,000 delegates vigorously applauded prohibition’s sentiments. The galleries were packed to their capacity. The hall was decorated profusely with flags and bunting, while over the chairman’s stand hung pictures of Ahruhnm Liucoln and Frances Willard. Quotations from Lincoln’s speeches also were prominent. Most of the delegates carried small flags, which they waved at slight provocation. At noon the convention took a recess until 2 o’clock. The Rev. George IL I‘eake, of Sandusky, Ohio, was introduced by Chairman Stewart and Opened the convention with an invocation. The Pontiac (Ill.) band furnished the music for the convention. W. S. Doan, an attorney of Indianapolis, delivered an address of welcome, In which he predicted that Indianapolis would soon have a prohibition Mayor. A part of the address was devoted to an attack on the Republican party for backsliding from its platform of 1800, which declared In favor of prohibition. Mention of the name of General Miles as a possible leader of the national Prohibition party brought applause. At the close of the address the delegates arose on their chairs and cheered for more than a minute. Chairman Stewart Speaks. Oliver W. Stewart, the national chairman, replied to the address of welcome. He said the Prohibition par-

ty was the only party with a real Issue and party identity. He said the members of the party were the most Independent because they “thought Into the ballot box.” He declared the purpose of the party to be the dissolution of the “partnership of the government and the liqnor traffic.” “We are here to take tLe offices and administer the government,” he said. His speech aroused enthusiasm and brought delegation after delegation to its feet as he mentioned the names of favorite sons for Cabinet places. Mention of his own service in the Illinois Legislature brought forth cheering. At the close of his remarks, Chairman Stewart was given an ovation as he introduced Homer L. Castle, a prominent lawyer of Pittsburg, as temporary chairman of the convention. Charles S. Newlin, of Indiana, presented a gavel to Chairman Castle, to which was attached much historic interest. The wood was taken from a part of a black walnut board, two feet wide and an inch and a half thick, which served as a part of the flooring in a secret closet in the home of Levi Coffin, of Fountain City, Ind., which was known as the “union station” of the underground railroad previous to the Civil War. In the spring of 1844 Eliza, of “Uncle Tom’s Cabin fame,” was hidden away in this secret closet for two weeks by Mr. Coffin. Chairman Castle attacked both national parties on the issues of the day. He attacked the Republicans for tolerating polygamy in Utah, and said the Senate delayed action on the Smoot case for political purposes. He said neither great party was capable of dealing with problems like the liquor question. He attacked the policy of imperialism, and said one of the questions of the ceutury was “How to let go of the Philippines with honor.” He referred to President Roosevelt as “the hero of bloodless San Juan,” and said he had forced a man to Lake the position of chairman of the national committee.

He called the Democrats “hyenas,” who were digging in graveyards for tlie bones of dead issues. He said the Democrats, taunted as to lack of issues, were dumb. He called tha administration of President Roosevelt an absolute monarchy, bristling with militarism. He said the Prohibition party was the only one which did not need to apologize for its existence.

Religious News and Notes

The Rev. Thomas C. Campbell, rector of St. Stephen’s Church, Lynn. Mass., has accepted a call t-o become assistant at Christ Church, Cincinnati. The general synod of the Reformed Church in America completed its sessions at Grand Rapids, Mich., and adjourned to meet next year at Asbury Park.- 1 The Most Rev. Horsed Saradjian, archbishop and head of the Armenian Church in this country, will preside nt the convention of Armenians to be held in Boston. Mrs. Eleanor S. Woods has presented a new building to the International Y. M. C. A. Training school of Springfield, Mass., to be used as a dining hall and dormitory. The Rev. John Gardner Murray of Baltimore has been elected bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church for the diocese of Kentucky, succeeding the late Bishop Dudley of Louisville. The directors reported to the annual meeting of the Congregational Educational Association nt Boston that work iu Utah was retarded by the persistent opposition of the Mormon Church. The Rev. Dr. Thomas B. McLeod, who has just rounded out twenty-five years as pastor of the Clinton Avenue Congregational Church, Brooklyn, will resign on account of advanced age. A cable message received from Naini Tal, India, announces the death of Mrs. Annie Montgomery Briggs, wife of the Rev. George VV. Briggs, pastor of tho Methodist Episcopal Church at Lucknow. The Rev. Thomas F. Davies, Jr., who succeeded Bishop Vinton as rector of All Saints’ Episcopal Church in Worcester, has declined his attractive call to become rector of St. Peter’s Church in Philadelphia. The Rev. Robert Coyle, retiring moderator of the general assembly of tha Presbyterian Church of the United States, is the son of a blacksmith, and worked his way up through college with his own hands. There are four men in Central Pennsylvania Methodist Episcopal conference who entered that conference together fifty years ago. They are D. S. Monroe, Samuel Creighton, Richard Hinkle and George Warren.

The Congregational Education Society has received SI,OOO, part payment of a legacy of $4,000, to he used for student aid. The society will thus he enabled to aid young people who are studying for the Christian ministry. A great Christian temperance work is carried on in England in the Royal Sailors’ Rests. No fewer than 9,(158 pledges were recorded during the year, and of these 2,018 were secured by seamen themselves on their respective ships. Bishop Kelley of the Catholic diocese of" Georgia has mailed to each of the churches in his jurisdiction n letter directing that under' the recent order of the Fope the use of female voices in Catholic church choirs should cease. It is said that the Rev. \V. L. Wntklnson, who retires from the position of English Wesleyan qonnectionnl editor at conference, will go to Sottth Africa and "take up his residence tiiero for the benefit of his health. At preseut he is in the Holy Land. Negotiations are in progress in Canada -looking to the union of the Presbyterian, Methodist and Congregational bodies. Committees appointed by these bodies have consulted over the matter at various meetings, and now report that the union is desirable aud that they regard it as practicable.

RUSH TO THE ROSEBUD

THOUSANDS OF LAND-SEEKERB CAMPED AT BONESTEEL. Town Grows from One Store to a City of Thousand* Ground Rents Are Enormous Gambling of All Kinds in Fall BImL ; Bonesteel (S. D.) correspondence: There was a time when all roads led to Rome. It is changed now, and they all lead to Bonesteel. And from the looks of this town, the very newest of the entire great West, every one has taken to the road that leads, by the way of Bonesteel, to the Rosebud Indian country, which has been thrown open for settlement. Miles and miles before the trains, which are crowded to their utmost capacity, come within sight of the town, the would be settlors on horseback, in wagons, and ssgn&len on foot, may be seen wendinrafi|ft‘ way along the old Indian in later years, was ma£e into government road, bent on reaching Bonesteel. In the town proper hundreds of these seekers after Rosebud lands are camped In tents and wagons, while still others are gathered in the dozens of frail rooming houses which have been hastily thrown together. Two years ago Bonesteel consisted of one lonely country store. Two months ago it was a thriving town of 1,000, with a number Of good, substantial buildings. To-day it is a city of thousands, most of whom are living in tents. Saloons there are and gambling dens galore. Never In the palmy days of Deadwood was gambling more rife than in Bonesteel. About every game ever invented can be found In one or more of the many public resorts. There are fifty pouieemen, ten of whom .are

United States marshals. In addition, there are three companies of United States troops from Fort Niobrara, who assist in preserving order. Ground Renta Enormous. Ground rents are something awful in this town. James Coyle owns a small lot on Main street Three weeks ago he valued the lot at $2,000. Six months ago It was worth probably SIOO. To-day Coyle asks $3,200 for the ground rent for the next sixty days, any building erected to remain on the lot when It Is returned to him. And he will get his price, too. A five-room residence Is rented for the next two months at $l5O a month. A small space, 5x12 feet, between two stories, Is rented for S7O per month. Dave Forbes rented a corner lot for S3OO and erected a $l5O building thereon. He is now offered for his bargain. According to several professional locaters Oklahoma will probably furnißh more would be homesteaders than any State in the Union. Michigan and Wisconsin come next, while lowa and Illinois will also be heavily represented. Minnesota and Nebraska will sen 4 large quotas, and numerous inquiries have been received from Kansas. In fact, thoso Btntes which were settled by homesteaders originally,, are sending their young sons and daughters to settle the Rosebud country. They know what the free homes did for the older states, and will repeat the operations of the law out here. Of the far Eastern States Massachusetts probably leads, with both New York and Pennsylvania as close seconds. A large number of women school teachers are coming from New England States, having arranged to take In Bonesteel and the St. Louis exposition on their vacations. Those who are successful In drawing desirable claims will probably never return to their old homes except on visits. Joaquin Miguel Artal, who. on April 12, attempted to assassinate Premier Manra, was tried In the assize court in Barcelona, Spaip, found guilty and sentenced to seventeen years’ Imprisonment

MAY DIG 14-FOOT CHANNEL FROM ST. LOUIS TO CHICAGO.

A 14-foot waterway, connecting St Louis and Chicago, to permit passage of heavy-draft lake vessels, is projected by go United States government by utilizg the Mississippi and Illinois rivers and Hie Chicago drainage canal. Snrveya have been made and maps drafted by the corps of engineers located at* St Louis and Chicago, and the reports of the surveys are about to be forwarded to Washington. The surveys are for a 14(oot channel, which will allow the large ake grain and ore whalebacka to reach St Louis, as well aa some of the pas-

ROUTE OF PROJECTED WATERWAY.

senger steamers. The average draft of the lake boats is twelve feet In the projected route the Mississippi Is utilized to the mouth of the Illinois river. The channel continues up the Illinois to a point above La Salle, where it runs into the old Illinois and Michigan canal, which is completed and in operation from Hennepin to a point near Chit engo. After following the Illinois and

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Michigan canal it make's connection with the Chicago drainage canal, which it follows to Chicago, and finds its terminus in Lake Michigan. At present the government is building a canal from Chicago to the Mississippi, but it has only a seven-foot channel, which dpes not permit navigation of heavy draft steamers. It is known as the Illinois and Michigan canal. Work was started on it in 1890, and still continues, more than $7,000,000 having been expended. It is completed from Chicago to a point west of Hennepin and from Rock Island, Its western terminus, east for about fifteen miles. In the eurveye of the new route chia canal has been used from Hennepin to the Chicago drainage canal.

IN A NUT SHELL

The railroads of the Southwest have made a rate of one cent a,mile for men going to the harvest fields of Kansas. Manuel Quintana has been elected president of the Argentine republic and Figueroa Alcorta has been choseh vice president. \ Cardinal Satoli wae welcomed to America by more than 700 Catholic clergymen and laymen at the residence of Archbishop Farley. King Edward has conferred on Mme. Melba tho decoration for science, art and music. She is the first woman off whom It has been bestowed. Charles Gennott of Forest City, Mo., a harnessmaker, was drowned while attempting to swim across the Tarkio. Ha tied a gig to his body and It caught on to soma driftwood. The union stone masons of Buffalo, N. Y., have declared their strike off, after six weeks’ idleness, and have returned to work at the old ecale of wages. An unknown man was killed by the west-bound Missouri Pacific train at Winton, near Higginsrille, Mo. Tha body bore no marks of identification when removed from the track, F. M. Baker, a prominent grain dealer, member of tha Hail-Baker Grain Company, of Kansas City, and of tha Baker-Orowell Grain Company of Atchison, died of Bright’s disease at Ma home In Atchison, Kan.

COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL

"Tj v . Reports to the Internarl6W I Ola. tional Mercantile Agency from commercial centers throughout the United States indicate greater activity in general businesi, especially in the Southwest. This applies to most branches of dry goods, with a good demand for men’s and women’s apparel In light-weight garments. Wholesale houses In the Chicago district report heavy buying for fall delivery, with clothing, dry goeds and shoes In best demand. Advices to that center from tributary points suggest fair interior trade and a promising outlook. These conditions are modified, of course, by disturbances in certain centers where jobbers announce a decrease compared with last year’s orders. The volume of business in the North and Northwest is materially below that of 1903. Here, as elsewhere, the approach of a Presidential election, with the feeling that general trade had slackened, have been effective In restricting operations In various industries. With the generally hopeful feeling about the crops, distribution of merchandise has been expedited affifl sentiment materially improved. Collections are still slow, and in the neighborhood of Baltimore they show a falling off ter the week. In Pennsylvania the same tendency has been felt - St Louis territory shows up well, with active dry-goods trade and heavy orders for fall deliveries. Boots and Bhoes are also in demand, with best qualities selling well. A large business has been done in hats, caps and millinery during the week.

—— R. G. Dun & Co.’a Chicago. weekly review of Chicago —— trade says: The season la now In evidence when trade currents are expected to move more slowly for a brief period. Factory repairs have to be attended to, entailing enforced vacations among workers, and there are labor disputes which require prompt treatment, but there is nothing to indicate that general business will enter upon the last half of the 1 year In any way seriously Impeded. The week’s developments have been important in steel product and jobbing sales, buying in both these branches exhibiting wider activity based upon confidence in the outlook and prospects for increased activity. Crop conditions appear to be most encouraging. Harvesting is rapidly extending with satisfactory results, good prices are readily obtained, and there has been heavier forwarding of flour and provisions. Grain shipments, 2,385,959 bushels, compared with 2,413,942 bushels the previous week aud 4,040,044 bushels a year ago. The absence of demand has been notably apparent, but nevertheless prices disclosed little change, the closings compared with a week ago showing a gain in wheat of 1 cent * bushel and a fractional decline in oats, while corn was steady. Provisions sold freely for both domestic and foreign consumption, and prices again closed hlg«r, In pork 55c a barrel, in ribs 40c ai»Un lard 2714 c. Live stock receipts, 211,727 head, compared with 275,585 head the previous week and 821.890 head a year ago. Failures reported In Chicago district number 10, against 26 last week and 28 a year ago.

THE MARKETS

Chicago—Cattle, common to prime, $3.00 to $0.23; hogs, shipping grades, $4.00 to $5.32; sheep, fair to choice, $2.75 to $5.00; wheat, No. 2 red, 98c to $1.00; corn, No. 2, 46 cto 47c: outs, standard, 89c to 40c; rye, No. 2,63 cto C<c; hay, timothy, $8.50 to $14.00; prairie, SO.OO t» $11.50; butter, choice creamery, 10c to 17c; eggs, fresh, 12c to 14c; potatoes, new, $1.35 to $1.45. Indianapolis—Cattle, shipping, $3.00 to $0.35; hogs, clifiice light, $4.00 to $5.35; sheep, common to prime, $2.50 to $3.50; wheat, No. 2, SI.OO to $1.03; corn, No. 2 white, 40c to 48c; oats, No. 2 white, 41c to 42c. St Louis —Cattle, $4.50 to $0.40; hogs, $4.00 to $5.20; sheep, $3.00 to $4.25; wheat, No. 2, SI.OB to $1.00; corn, No. 2, 40c to 47c; oats, No. 2,40 cto 41c; rye. Nr* 2 to fiHo Cincinnati—Cattle, $4.00 to $5.50; hogs, $4.00 to $5.00; sheep, $2.00 to $3.50; wheat No. 2, $1.03 to $1.05; corn, No. 2 mixed, 48c to 49c; oats, No. 2 mixed, 41c to 42c; rye, No. 2,78 cto 80c. Detroit —Cattle, $3.50 to SG.2o; hogs, $4.00 to $4.90; sheep, $2.50 to $5.00; wheat No. 2, SI.OO to $1.03; corn, No. 3 yellow, 48c to 49c; oats. No. 3 white, 41c to 42c; rVe, No. 2,72 cto 73c. Milwaukee —Wheat, No. 2 northern, 95c to/96c; corn, No. 3,48 cto 49c; oats, N*>. 2 white, 41c to 42c; rye, No. 1, 00c to/ 68c; barley, No. 2,03 cto 04c; pork, mess, $12.40. Toledo —Wheat, No. 2 mixed, 99c to $1.00; corn, No. 2 mixed, 48c to 49c; oats, No, 2 mixed, 41c to 42c; rye, No. 2, 67c to 08c; clover seod, prime, SO.IO. Buffalo—Cattle, choice shipping steers. $4.00 to $6.25; hogs, fair to choice, $4.00 to $5.45; sheep, fair to choice, $4.7j5 to $5.50; lambs, common to choice, $5.75 to $7.25. New York—Cattle, $8.50 to $6.55; bogs, $4.00 to $5.40; a&eep, $3.00 to $4.00; wheat, No. 2 red, SI.OO to $1.01; com, No. 2,62 cto 53c; oats, No. 2 white, 46c to 48c; butter, creamery, 16c to 18c; eggs, western. 15c to 18c.