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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-07-27

We have thought for a year that ex-
able, man and a very badly misrepre-
scented and abused man. He has been a
standing reproach in nearly all of the
northern newspapers that are republi-
can, or H%annacrats. We
had learned that men in the west who
knew him we'll, and were not ridden
by prejudice, had much regard for him
as a very able and true man of the
people. He certainly makes speeches
that indicate very high ability. He
recently spoke in New York. We have
not read it, but it's ability is conceded.
But one New York daily reported it.
We find a passage from it in an ex-
change we unreservedly condemn and
repudiate. He said:
eff asked whether the government
will take the railroads or established
a referendum say you do not know,
but that every step which may become
necessary to ave free government and
restore happiness in this land will be
taken; say that if necessary to do so
the government will not only take the
railroads, but every monopoly and on
centration of property which interferes
with either the rights or the welfare of
the people"
That is utterly undemocratic. We
do not see how any democrat can pos
sibly indorse it. 1t is ~paternalism in
essence. It is for a government strong
as Russia. 1t favors a government for
z... 1z-l e .,-I;-,:%o1 oxx,-rc TLot ;c
not the government true democrats
need or favor.
The people in the west have their
eyes on the trusts. Good growing crops
have not shut up their eyes to glazing
facts and conditions. They are fully
aware hat trusts are not desirable
things for any free country and that
a certain class fatten at the expense of
all the others. When the national re-
publican league met at Detroit, Mich,
recently. Governor Pingree, of that
state welcomed the delegates. He is a
New Highlander by birth who is govern
or Of a rich western state. He is a OBJ
serving man and a close student of So
cial, economic and political questions.
| He talked wisely, but his crowd were
J. not in sympathy, for they were not the
| ones to relish comments and criticisms
| upon trusts. We give a few sentences
from his address:
eve hear a great deal said about the
| home market. 1t is the most valuable
market we have. If I were going to
destroy tina market entirely I would
favor the continued formation of trusts
and combinations of capital.
That would result in throwing about
half the workingmen out Of employ
| ment and of wiping out the small con-
Germs and destroying individuality,
which is another name for patriotism.
Then it would be only necessary to
| see that the greater portion Of the taxes
are collected from the working classes,
and that all railroad companies and
other watered stock concerns are taxed
from one-third to o~ne-seventh as much
as the widows homes and the farmers
farms"
The fat-fryers did not relish the feast.
He told them the trusts keep them out
of employment and destroy their
,I;xid,,o1ifv
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-07-27

b Is the way it was bound to look
When grandfather had his "picter took!S
These were the shadows cast before
The coming of Conjurer Daguerre
And his art; like a girl in a pinafore
Some day to bloom to a goddess fair.
Men certainly were not as black, we know
As they pictured them, 50 years ago.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-18
FIRE LOSS OF $4,000.
Hotel DnI&Otah and other Buildings
at Grand Forks Burned.

GRAND FORKS, N. D., Dec. 17.-Fire
broke out at 4:3O o'clock this morning at
Nash Brothers wholesale grocery store,
and in a half hour had gone into the Hotel
Dakotah, where over one hundred guests
were housed. The Lady in Black the
atrical company escaped as did other peo-
pie in the hotel. by the fire escape, a ladder
one foot wide running from the sixth floor
to the first. The fire department rescued
large number, and but for timely assist
ance hundreds of persons would have been
burned. Half the people in the hotel were
almost pulled out of bed and then shown
the only way of escape, which was by the
narrow iron ladder. BY $50 the Hotel Da-
kotah, Nash Brothers store and the Grand
Forks mercantile wholesale grocery house
were burned, and all the buildings on both
SIDES or Third street for two blocks had
suffered loss. Plate glass was wrecked,
furniture from fats adjoining was strewn
in all parts of the street in an indiscrim-
mate heap. Nash Brothers carried a stock
valued at $l50OOO, covered about half by in
suance, and the Grand Forks Mercantile
company about the same The hotel was
valued at $4,000. All the buildings were
owned by the Security Trust Company, of
Nassau. N. H. and probably will not be re-
built. The burned district is in the bust
ness portion of the city, and the blow to
the business is most severe one The
burned wholesale buildings are valued at
SlCV,vO0 w. w. Fegdn, wholesale cigars,
John Austin, hair remover laboratory, Rob
ert Bergh, drugs. and the Peerless Ma
chine Company occupied stores in the hotel
and lost everything The loss will aggre-
gate $450,000 on stocks. furniture etc, and
100000 on buildings destroyed. while other
losses will probably reach 100000 or more.
1t is believed tonight that Mr.. and Mrs.
A. c. Howe. who occupied rooms in the
third floor of the Nash building, persisted
in the flames. 1t was supposed that they
had been taken to the homes of friends,
but thorough canvass of the city falls to
discover them.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-18
HAVE SNORERs NO RIGHTS.
How Kansas Editors Threat t.
Bring Suit Is Viewed.
Chicago Times-Herald.


The right to abolish all systems of tax
alton is question yet to be settled. Power
to compel Spain to abandon her policy of
oppression toward Cuba is bothering Con-
gress. The annexation of Hawaii is a per-
picking problem now confronting American
statesmen. The justice of Germany going
to little soapsubs sort of republic like Hal
ii and levying an enormous indemnity be-
cause of the maltreatment of a German
subject meets with all sorts of legal opin-
ions. These matters and more of their kind
are being agitated in the press and pulpit,
from the forum and from the halls of legis-
latures these days. But none of them has
outcome, than the brief dispatch printed in
Yesterdays paper to the effect that Editor
Miller of Kansas, was going to demand
FORMAL opinion from court as TO whether
1t is not only the right but the duty of rail-
road and sleeping-car companies to stop the
horrible habit of snoring on their cars; and
then, if they won't do that, cannot paSSen-
gers indulging in such practices be given
punitive consequences, and the persons per-
turbed by the noise damages in the way of
money?
In this matter there is a diversity of opin-
ion among the legal lights of Chicago. Levi
Mayer, well versed in the rights and privi-
leges of men, said that no court could COM
pei person to abstain from snoring. 1t
was one of the inalienable rights of man.
Neither courts nor laws could prevent it ell
ther by injunction or statutory enactments.
AS for himself, he loved to snore. 1t was
a habit early acquired; he liked it; his folks
didn't object, and he wasn't going TO swear
off simply because some nervous Kansas
editor didn't approve of it. And he was go
ing to Kansas pretty soon and invite Mr..
Miller to ride on the same car with him,
and he would show him.
why, Caesar and Napoleon and Ptolemy
and Cleveland and Hinky Dink-in fact all
great men snore," said Henry d. Esta-
brooke. And are we to refuse to follow the
example of these illustrious characters in
order to satisfy the whims of some potted-
ham PopuliSt? Not much. ! am for the
people. Do you suppose any railroad com
pany could make me vacate my berth SIM
ply because some man in the same car,
whose conscience was bad, couldn't sleep
and would lay such failure to somebody's
snoring? Bless you, no; why, it's sort of
music to me. There isn't much melody
about it, to be sure, but | like to hear 1t
somehow just as love to listen to the boot
ing of an owl 1t tells me that the person
is asleep. and then know he is out of mis-
chief Mingled with the rattle of the rails,
the whistles of engines. it goes to make up
a volume of sound that soon lulls one to
sleep Why if that editor should ever get
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-18
GRABBED THE MONEY TILL.
Bold Robbery in IL Market-Street Res
taurant Last Night.

The bOldest robbery that Indianapolis has
known for some months occurred last night
at $3.50 o'clock at w. H. Kerschner's restau-
rant $40 East Market street. Two colered
men stole all the money in the place and
escaped, Notwithstanding they were closely
pursued and that a dozen policemen were
on the scene a few minutes afterward. The
robbers took the money drawer and nearly
$25 in money. The police were not even able
to find the drawer, though the robbers must
have thrown it away before running far.
The robbers were colored men. Night
Clerk Eugene j. Roth noticed them stand
ing in front of the restaurant for a half
hour before the robbery. The one he par
t1cularly noted was about medium height,
wore brownsh colored overcoat and was
OF a yellow color himself The other one
stood farther away from the window and
could not be seen. Roth thought nothing of
their presence, as the restaurant is new,
ana ne had noticed many persons stop and
look in. The only other man employed at
the place at night is Frederick Mitchell,
who acts as cook and waiter. He was in
the Kitchen and Roth had some business
in the kitchen. He went back there and al
most as soon as he passed beyond the
screen separating the dining room from the
Kitchen he heard Il noise and, thinking
customer had entered, went into the dining
room. He was just in time to see two men
run out the front door carrying the cash
the robbers. They turned north into the al
ley between Delaware and Pennsylvania
streets. Mitchell followed them, yelling at
the top of his voice, but unable to at
tract anybody, probably because of the cold
weather, which kept people off the streets,
and the interest in the Creedom- Mccoy
fight, which drew so many people to the
theaters. Mitchell followed the men until
he lost sight of them at Ohio street. He
looked for the money drawer. but could not
find it,
Tie robbery was an easv one The
restaurant has but recently been opened and
no provision for a cash drawer had been
made. AS a temporary arrangement the till
OF cash drawer was used Between the
cigar case and the front window, in fact
sitting right in the window, is a roll-top
desk. The cash till was kept in this the
top being pulled down when the clerk was
not there. The robbers could see the till
through the window from the street and
could almost count the cash. They waited
until there were no customers in the place
and the cashier was not near at hand. and
then had an easy run for the money They
had only to slide the desk around, roll the
top UP and help themselves.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-18
PANAMA CANAL SCANDAL
FRENCH SENSATION RECALLED BY
ARREST OF LEGISLATORS.
Present and Former Deputies Taken
Into CustOdy-SIayer of Actor Ter
riss Arraigned in Court.

PARIS, Dec. lin consequence of the
report Of the parliamentary committee
which has been inquiring into the financial
and especially the Panama dealings of
members of Parliament, NJ Antide Boyer,
representing the Fifth district of Mar
settles. and NM. Planteau, Laisant and
Gaillard, former members of the Chamber
of Deputies, have been arrested. NJ Boyer
was one of the chiefs of the Socialist party
of Marseilles, and took part in the COM
munistic movement of 1871.
NJ. Henri Maret, member of the Chamber
of Deputies, and NJ. Anne De Draint-Mar-
tin, former member, were also arrested this
evening. NJ Maret represents the arrondis-
sement of Sancerre. He belongs to the ex-
IRENE Left in the Chamber, but is above all
an Independent. He first came into promi-
hence by his lively criticism policy and per-
sonalty of Gambetta and in 1856 he pro-
tested in the name of liberty against the
expulsion of 1.-The pretender' Letter. AS edi-
tor-in-chief of LIE Radical, he combatted the
policy and dictatorial methods of General
Boulanger
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-18
Indiana Notes.

number of green goods letters have been
received by prominent residents /of Rich
mOnd.
Marion Martin, injured at the American
wire nail works in Anderson, has sued that
company for $4,000.
The large sawmll of w. S. Robbins, at
Matthews, was burned Thursday night.
Loss, 81 800; no insurance.
Leonard Winsow the Kansas City mar
who got judgment for $4,000 against the
Order of Knights of MaccabeeS for injuries
received while being initiated into the or
der at Kansas City, formerly resided in
Kokomo. he being a nephew of eX-County
Clerk XII Winslow, of Howard county.
The Patton hollowware works, at Muncie
which have been in the hands of Receiver
George o. Cromwell for a year, since At
tcrney General Ketcham recovered a bic
debt due the State from the Pattons, con-
tracted by their factory in the Jefferson
VILE Prison, has been sold to men from
Baltimore, and will be put in operation.
An auxiliary to the Modern Woodman
Order has been instituted at Franklin by
Mrs. Fannie Hedden, deputy supreme
oracle, with a charter membership of TWEEN
ty-fve The officers of the new lodge are
Mrs. Alice Chambers. oracle; Mrs. Ger
trude Burford, vice oracle: Mrs. Ella Kirt-
lev recorder; Miss Lizzie Clark receiver;
MISS Anna Stnnet, chancellor; Mrs. Molie
Dunlap, marshal; Miss Ruth Mulliken, SEN
tinel; Mrs. Sarah Utter, outer sentinel; Dr.
j. H. Lanham. physician: Mrs. T. NJ. Da-
Wis past oracle.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-18
New indiana rostma.ters.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17-Indiana fourth
class postmasters were appointed to-day as
follows: Emma. Lagrange county, n. G.
Dunifan, vice ]. S. Miller. resigned Linn
grove, Adams county, A. Schlagenhauf, vice
@. w. Gentis removed.
William w. Thomas. appointed minister
to Sweden and Norway. held the same post
under the Harrison administration. He is a
literary man and a Scandinavian scholar,
having translated Swedish books. He mar
ried a Swedish lady. Mr.. Thomas was in
dorsed by the entire Maine delegation.
Hamilton King the new minister to Siam.
Is professor of Greek at Olivet College. He
is one OF the prominent scholars on the
country ard has spent some years In Athens
In pursuance of his Greek studies.
Mir. Scott. who was appointed commits
Bioner Of internal revenue, was agreed on
for the place last spring. Senator Elkins,
of West Virginia. was his principal sup
porter. Mr.. Scott is "a member of the ma
tional committee for West Virginia and is
talked Of as a candidate for United States
senator.
Some objection to the confirmation of
Hon. Charles Page Bryan as minister TO
China has developed in the Senate and
there is an effort on the part of certain
senators to have the nomination shifted 10
some other country.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-18
WATCHMAN C0NFtSSES.
Says He Assisted in the Theft of Bod.
les from Dunning Insane Asylum.

CHICAGO, Dec. T-Henry Ullrich, for
merly night Waterman at the county poor
house at Dunning and who was arrested
yesterday charged with having stolen four
bodies from the poOrhouse morgue on the
night of Dec. g. admitted his completely to-
day. Ullrich says that two doctors, whose
names he claims not to know, assisted him.
He refuses to say where the bodies were
shipped. Two hundred dollars was given
HIM for his part in the work.
Tonight Zurich made a confession to
Chief of Police Ripley, in which he said
that he, as the Waterman of the mOrgue
at the insane asylum, had admitted to the
morgue the men who carried OH the bodies
He said he did not know who these men
were, but that he was induced to admit
them to the m0rgue by Police Sergeant Will
liam +. Stein. Ullricn said the bodies were
shipped over the Wabash road and We're
taken to an institution at kirksville, Mo-
Sergeant Stein has been suspended pending
an investigation into the story told by I'LL
rich He denies the charge in the most en-
phatic manner but the chief of police says
there is strong evidence against him.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-18
TRIAL Of j. j. SHEPHERD.
Cleveland Broker Charged with EN-
bezzIing $1S3,OOO of Bonds.

CLEVELAND, o., Dec. 17.-John ]. Ship
herd one of the most prominent investment
brokers in Cleveland was placed on trial to-
day before Justice Bauder on the charge
of embezzling 1000 of bonds of the Fort
Wayne Consolidated Railroad Company
frcm Frank De Haas Robson president of
the Cleveland Baseball Club. The ar
rest of Mr. Shipherd and the bringing of
civil suits against him by Mr.. Robson, a
few weeks ago, caused. revelations which
threw the financial men of Cleveland into
a state of considerable excitement A COM
mittee of bankers is now trying to untangle
Mr. Shepherds affairs. Mr. Robson spent
the entire afternoon on the witness stand
to-day. He testified in brief that he had
intrusted much of his business to Mr.. Ship
herd and that the latter had pledged all of
his (Robisons) securities that he had the
custody of to banks in order to obtain
loans. Mr.. Robson will be croSs-eXamined
tomorrow morning.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-18

IN the Senate by Mr., Penrose At the
breaking out Of the rebellion between the
States there lived In the suburbs of Phila-
delphia a family named Francis There
We're two brothers, who bore a striking re-
sennblance to each other. Harmon, the
elder joined Company K of the Ninety
seventh Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry,
ard went TO the front, while his younger
brother George remained at home to look
after the wants of his parents. AT the first
smell of powder Harmon became frightened,
and, securing sick leave, returned home.
Here nc confided to his brother George his
intention TO desert from the army, he
Was not born to be a soldier. In order TO
save his brother from his punishment and
the family from disgrace, George took Har-
mons place in the field and successfully
impersonated him. He served all through
the war and was badly wounded, for which
he has since been drawing pension in his
brothers name Some time ago Harmon
Francis died. and George now wants to BIZ
placed en- the pension roll under his own
name. so that he and his family may get
the credit for serving his country instead
Of his weak-hearted brother.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-18
GEORGE ROLLINS FOUND.
MOurned for Dead and His Insura nee
Was About to BE Paid.

CLEVELAND, o., Dec. 17.-George Roll
Inns left his home at Adrian, Mich, and
went to Toledo, o., last September to look
for work. One day he hired boat TO go
swimming. Later the boat was found float
ing on the Maume river, empty save for his
clothing. His wife and friends gave him up
for dead, and the Ancient Order of United
Workmen and the Modern Woodmen pre-
pared to pay over 800 of life insurance
A few days ago a letter was received by
Mrs. Rolins's pastor signed George VII
son." and dated at Cleveland, saying the
writer was a friend of Rollins, and asking
whether his family was in need. This
aroused suspicion, and yesterday Sheriff
Ferguson, of Adrian, came to Cleveland
and located Wilson" in the Marine Hospi-
tai by means of decoy letter The officer
visited Wilson and found him to be Roll
Inns The latter had been sailing on the
lakes and was slightly i'll. Sheriff Fergu-
son. not having a warrant, did not arrest
him. Early this morning Rollins left the
hospital and has not been seen since.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-18

New York Evening Sun.

view 1Oth Evening GUN.
How is il that when lot of literary persons
gather together 10 honor literary person
the truth IS not in them? The second-rate,
third-rate, fourth-rate or tenth-rate guest of
the evening is spoken of as If he belonged
to the immortals He is told gravely that
then. that literary eonceit and snobbishness
should prevail? On the other hand, when
tive gatherings there is a general tendency
to avoid taking each other seriously Gentle
fun is the order of the occasion Even when
judges or bishops are present there is much
plain speaking. And this is much more en-
tertaining for the laymen who have the
good luck to put their legs under the same
mahogany.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-18
ESCAPES THE IGALLOWS
PRISON FOR LIFE FOR YOUNG HULL,
WHO KILLED HIS FATHER.
Reported Big Gold Find in the Black
sand of Brown County by a
Returned "KIondfker.v


Special to the indianapolis Journal
PRINCETON, Ind, Dec. 7.-After eleven
hours elaboration the jury in the Hull
murder case returned a verdict to-day de-
claring Samuel Hull. jr., guilty of murder
in the first degree, and fixing his punish
ment at Imprisonment for life. Hull
laughed derisively after the verdict was
announced, but soon resumed that sullen
demeanor that has been with him during
the entire trial. Before passing sentence
Judge Duncan asked him IL he had anything
TO say. In tone of dramatic mockery he
said: II am an innocent man. Sheriff
Murphy sought Huls young wife in the
crowded courtroom and asked her if she
would like to talk to him and say goodbye,
but she refused to go to her convicted hus-
band. The verdict does not meet with pub
tic approval. Hull was clearly proven to be
the man who murdered his father in the
woods of Warrick county last May, and
capital punishment was expected
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-18
death of the brother of a juror. The hear
ing will be resumed on Monday next.
TO CONTROL PRICE OF WOOL.
Organization of manufacturers in In
diana and other States.

COLUMBUS, o., Dec. 1.-THE wooden
goods manufacturers of the States of Illi-
nois Indiana, Ohio Pennsylvania, West
Virginia and Kentucky formed an associa-
ton here to-day with the following officers:
President, p II. Bruck, Columbus; vice
president. ]. E. Claypool Worthington, Pa;
secretary, B. d. Nightingale. Defiance. o.;
treasurer, c. l.. Clark Columbus. Executive
committee-P. II. Bruck Columbus; A. G.
Scherr. Keyser, w. Va; John c. Harris.
GAINESVILLE, o.; Ed Burrows, Laporte. Ind;
II. J. Short, Dresden, o. The next meeting
is subject TO the call of the executive COM
mttee. 1t is the intention of the members
rather than to regulate the price of their
produce, and a resolution governing pur-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-18
The Robber Chief Still Missing.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, Dec lin Mayor Gro
mer's court Charles Getsinger. George Ba-
ker and Henry Webelia were bound over to
the Circuit Court, and all went to Jail in
default on the charge of larceny. Jacob
Smith, who was under three charges of
larceny, forfeited his bond of s.. 200, and can
not be found. Smith was the ringleader of
The gang which has been robbing farmers in
this vicinity The men are all employees
of the Midland steel works, Smith being a
boss heater, who made from S. to S. per
day, and lost no time. He is thirty-seven
years DID, and has no family. His bank
account here is more than $1,000, and he
has one in Pittsburg equally as large. He
well-known business man, has $1,000 of
his money, and was forced to go on the
mans bond. Getsinger made a complete
confession, telling where the stolen booty
WAS obtained