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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-12-21
JEALOUSY LEADS TO CRIME:
A Discarded SuitOr Attempts To XIII
the Girl lie Says He
Loves.

Chicago, Dec. 16.-Eight years OF pa
tent wooing reached a climax yester-
day. when a. VI. Pell. an artist, con-
fessed. in letter to the police. that
on the night before he had tried TO
Kill the object Of his vain alteration.
lie made the effort to murder, he
wrote, to prevent her from giving her
love TO another man.
Miss Annie Stowesand, 1641 Whipple
street. is the girl whom Artist Pell
uourted in vain. When he first saw her
she was shopping in a State street
store, and was then only IS years Of
age. Pell was struck 10y the girls
beauty, and he resolved to become ac-
quainted with her. The mans atten-
tons were not disagreeablc TO the
girl, and soon the two became friends.
For years thereafter Pell met the
girl each evening as she left her work
and walked home with her. During
this time he often told her Of his love,
and he proposed marriage. but she re-
fused him. Pell was nearly fifty years
old. and the Girl frankly told him that
she would not marry "A man Of his
age.
Last winter the lover was appointed
as an artist on the decorating stan
for the Paris exposition. and left for
Paris in the spring. lie remained away
Until seven weeks ago. ON his return
I'eil began a search for Miss Stowe
sand. and as soon as he met her he
again proposed marriage. Again he
Was refused. SO persistent had his att
tentions become that the girl now re-
fused TO again see him.
Friday night Pell called ut her
louise, and when she came TO the door
lie dragged her out on the porch and
struck her on the temple with a re.
,olvcr butt. She fell sensclcss, and
Pei disappeared.
Yesterday morning a letter, pre-
sumably written by Pell. was received
w the police Of the West Lake street
station. In the letter the man re
lcarsed his love for the girl, told OF
lis disappointment because she would
rot marry him.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-12-21
FOUND LASHED 70 A YANL.
A Night of Horror on Lake Mich
igan That Proved Fatal to
Three of the Victims.
WERE LeAvIMG SQuAW ISLAND LIGHT.
The Party. Making for the Mainland, Was
Overtaken by - Squat. when over
turned Their Bost-A Never-to-be For
gotten rwenty-Four Hours Experience
la the Icy Water.

Milwaukee, Dec. ia sentinel spe-
cial from Manitowoc, Wis, yesterday.
said:
The steamer Manhattan arrived
here to-day. with W. ii. Shields and
William McCauley, lighthouse keepers
on Squaw island, and the bodies OF
Mrs. Shields and her niece. Mrs. Mary
Davis.
They were picked up Saturday af-
ternoon in the lake. where they were
found dashed TO ar overturned yawl.
They had been thus exposed since Fri
day. when they were capsized by u
squall while sailing from the island
to the mainland. Lucien Morden, of
Montague, Mich. was also an occupant
of the boat when il capsized, and was
drowned before he could be dashed to
the overturned craft.
The two rescued were badly frozen,
and it is thought they may have TO
suffer amputation of their lower limbs.
They were taken TO the Holy Family
hospital here, where the following
story OF their terrible experience was
told by Mr.. Shields:
Upon receiving orders to close the
lighthouse. FOR the season, ~e pre-
pared to leave the island together
with our helper, Lucien Mofdcn. OF
Montague, Mich, Mrs. Shields and
Mrs Mary Davis. my wife's niece. We
left the island on Friday for the main
land. seven miles distant, bound for
Harbor Springs. When out only a
hort time heavy wind struck the
sail of our boat. capsizing II, and
4 throwing us all into the lake. We All
succeeded. after much hard work. in
reaching the boat. McCauley and my
self. after muck labor, finally sue
cecded in flashing both the women TO
the boat and then ourselves. Noidcn.
the helper, had, in the meantime. be-
come dclirious and refused 10 be
/ dashed or attempt to save hinsclf.and
soon after fell of the boat and Was
4 lost. My wife and her niece, McCaulcy
and myself. dashed and clinging TO the
boat. were tossed about and suffered
terribly from The cold and seas. which
washed over rs.
About seven hours after the acct
dent happened. my wife succumbed,
being unable to Longer endure the ter.
rible conditions which the exposure
TO winds and seas caused. Mrs. Davis
after holding up for several hours af'
ter my wife's death. also succumbed
and only McCauley and myself re.
manned alive. with the two dead wom-
En- dashed by our sides, floating around
the lake with no human being in
! Siohf I"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-12-21
FUTILE ATTEMPT AT RESCUE.
Three Men Attempted 90 Rescue s"i
Temple From sherin butts
Of Enid. Okla.

Wichita. kas.. Dee. -. Sunday
night, on the Santa Fc train near Inn
poria. three men tried TO rescue >"l
Temple from sheriff Butts OF End,
Okla. Temple. some months ago heln
up Sheriff Butts. who had him w
charge for larceny. bound him ano
went off with the shcriff's team ir
was arrested last week in Kansas
City. and was on his way TO Enid wh'h
supposed cronies attacked Butts 70 N'-
cure the release Of Temple. ShrT'i.
Simons Of this county was ahoarh
the train. lie assisted Butts. ana ny
three dcspcradocs were driven "'t
They escaped from the train ~ wv
next station. Temple did not su'resu
In escaping
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-12-21
NEWS FROM INDIANA.
Latest Happenings Within tine Bor-
ders of Our Own State.


Mount Liberty. Ind, Dec. i4.-Drag.
cling ut the heels Of frightened
horse boy named Hall was battered
to death here. Two older companions,
named Pittman and Copenhayer, in q
spirit OF boyish recklessness tied
young Hall on the horses back, tell
ing him they would teach him TO be-
come = circus rider. They then
struck the horse and the animal ran
away. The rider clung to his back
for some distance. but in his terror he
lost his hold, fell under the horses
hoofs, and was kicked and battered
beyond recognition.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-12-21

Terre Haute, Ind. Dec. 14.-At the
closing days session of the Indiana
grange the following resolutions were
adopted:
Favoring the adjustment OF the school
truant officers and requiring township
trustees to perform the duty: fewer dis
trict schools In the rural communities ana
a high school in each township to prepare
students for college: adjustment OF the
Roby race track and also OF the superior
court OF Lake county. In which Roby Is Sit
uated. an additional agricultural hall at
Purdue university; more stringent pure
food laws: better game and trespass laws
and two cents mile railroad fare.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-12-21

Compiled from Various Sources.
FIETY-SixTH CONGRESS.



In the senate, on the 10Th. Hon. charles
A Tovne. recently appointed by the GOV
ernur OF Minnesota 70 succeed me ~
senator Davis took the oath or Once. ~
business OF Importance Was lr'nsn's s..,., N
opsn session. the senate COINS INTO r'NINs
session on the Hay tauncclote treaty ~
soon as the routine Business hau pt,'1 ~ ~
posed of.....ln the house, the les'si .. NJ
executive ana judicial appropriation ~.
was passed, after reading that oeSpllss,s.'
three hours ana ten minutes debate. ~
bill carries So is6sOe. No other business
was transacted
garine bill passed BY the house WAS sent
10 the committee on agriculture. M ~ !
der directing that vacancies on scN -
committees be nNcd by apponinc ~. ~ -
Senator Towne tMinn.) was rAuhed. ine
ship subsidy bill was taken up ana MT.
Clay tGa-) delivered a speech m oppvsiu,oil
to the measure. .....In the house, "A resoiu-
ton Was adopted for the appointment OF
a committee OF five members 10 inNtsu-
gate the death OF oscar l.. Booz ~ a,eA
ed as the result Of hazing az the Mss'
Point Military academy. The revenue re-
duction bill was then taken up.
In the senate. on the 18th. the Davis
amendment 10 the y-Pauncefote treaty
was adopted by vote OF % 70 ~. = i tya
speech by Senator Hanna IN favor o. tne
ship subsidy bill. which was listened %
throughout with close atien .lt oS Se H..
house the dull and uninterestlng uepdte
upon the war revenue reduction Dill was
continued. Mr. Bartholdt criticised the
action OF the ways and means committee
for not making a deeper cut in the tax On
beer The house adopted Joint resolution
for holiday recess from December =. ~
January 3, 1901.
In The senate. on the 18th, no business OF
inheritance was transacted during the
brief open session. AT 2.50 p. m the sen =
ate went into executive session TOT the
further consideration OF the Hay-faunce
tote treaty. and at half-paSt four O'Clock
al iourned for the day.....-ln the nous
the session was occupied with iurther
without disposing of more than half OF the
proposed measure. the house adlourneu
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-12-21

Laporte, Ind, Dec. IA jury in
the Porter county superior court
awarded ten dollars damages to DR..
Claude ii. Thompson, of Athens, o.,
in his $4,000 suit against Maurice
Lowenstine. business man of VAL
paraiso. Thompson alleged that
Lowenstine alienatcd the affections Of
Thompson's wife, from whom he Sc
cured divorce at Lima. o.. last April.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-12-21
MILITARY.

The French minister OF marine re-
Gently made tour Of the harbor 81
Toulon in submarine vessel
The last equine census in Russa =
stated to have shown considerably
more than 100000 horses fiji for
war purposes.
The proposition for the cons'Fu
ton of floating machine shop ior
tic use of the squadrons In various
parts OF the world Is receiving earn
est attention.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-12-21
PARLIAMENT DISMISSED.
,gbc british Parliament Dismissed
with Thanks. Until the Middle
Of February.

London, Dec. Parliament was
dismissed until the middle Of FcDru-
AIRY, with the reading Of the shortest
or tho queens speeches. II was as fol
lows:
my lords and Gentlemen thank
you for the liberal provision you have
made for the expenses incurred by the
operations Of my armies in South At
RIGA and China"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-12-21

Wabash. Ind, Dec. IL. sheriff
Stewart, OF this county. has been
securing the vicinity of Wabash in
quest of the would-be murderer Of
Patrolman Dean. Of Logansport. Lit
tie credence is given to the story
from Auburn and Fort Wayne that
Kuhns is hiding at his brothers home
near Albion.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-12-21

Rising sun, Ind, Dec Il. The
postal authorities are revising the
spelling OF the names Of towns
through this section of the state. The
III has been dropped in the names
81 all towns ending with ''burgh." and
The old way Of spelling "Dilsborough"
has been changed TO "Dillsboro."
North Landing has been shortened to
North and Aberdeen TO Bascom.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-12-21

Upton. Ind. Dee. IA. William
Christy, who shot Abe Straley some
time ago. and failed TO appear in
court, leaving his bondsmen in de-
fault. has been apprehcnded at Hunt
ington. Ark.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-12-21
Cigarettes Did II.

Indianapolis. Ind. Dec. IA - Frank
Reggin. of Attica. fell at Washington
and Illinois streets in this city. suf-
fering with heart trouble. When ply
sicians revived him, after an hours
work. he said his condition was due
TO excessive cigarette smoking.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-12-21

indianapolis. Ind. Dec. i4.--By n de-
cision rendered in the appellate court
a company dealing in natural gas
must provide for a customer who has
paid In advance for his supply.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-12-21

Paoli. Ind. Dec. ~. Henry Moore,
Of this county, while trying to thaw
frozen dynamite, caused an explosion
which literally tore him TO pieces,
causing instant death.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-12-21

Mr.. Degetau. the newly-eiected com
missioner from Porto Rico, made his
appearance at the capitol, in Wash
ington. on the 18th. for the first time,
and was cordially welcomed by sena-
tors and representatives.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-12-21

The close Of the exposition, throw
ing thousands out of employment. has
created abnormal criminal conditions
in Paris. Crime is rampant at all
hours, especially in the suburbs. The
officials of the prefecture of police
calculate that 1900 sufferers from the
exposition have joined the criminal
army.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-12-21

Columbia City. Ind. Dee. HI. w.
Mcfarland. assistant ticket auditor OF
the Chicago a Northwestern railway.
ana Miss NJ. \. Casey. also Of Chicago,
anne 10 this city from the Guicher
anitarium at Larwill. a village eight
miles west Of this place, and were
married by Pastor Fischer, OF the
BAPTIST church.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-12-21

A rich land owner ut Termini, near
Palermo. Italy, has been kidnapped by
brigands on his own property. HIS
servants fled in dismay at the appear
ance of the band. Troops have been
sent in pursuit OF the brigands.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-12-21

Tcrre Haute. Ind. Dec. IA. IT. The
accidental death of Andrew ADAMS.
q juror, by asphy xiation. has brought
a sudden end TO the trial OF Jacob
Artz. accused Of criminal assault. Ad-
ans spent one day in the jury box,
and when he went to bed at night
blew out the gas.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-12-21

Wabash. Ind. Dec. i4.-Homer
IIouser. aged 2s. while employed at an
oil well near Berne was instantly
killed by the flying pieces of the bull
wheel Of a drilling rig that went to
pieces.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-12-21

Rochester. Ind. Dec. IA. Israel
johnson. OF this county. owns a horse
that will soon be 30 years old. and
there will be family reunion in hon
or of the anniversary.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-12-21

Lafayette. Ind. Dec. 1.-the Fran
ciscan Sisters, who established a COM
munity in this city 25 years ago. cele-
brated the silver jubilee. \ large
number Of Catholic prelates were
present from various states.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-12-21

Edward Lloyd, the well-known
tenor, gave farewell concert in Lon
don on the 12th. Mr.. Llyod's voice
showed no diminution of power or
quality; but he is tired of public life,
and retires TO engage in the raising
of fancy cattle
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-12-21

The late Robert Arlington. an &c
centric gentleman of Leeds. England,
who lived in a miserly manner in or
der to be able TO devote his wealth 10
foreign missions, has left the London
Missionary society over e25o,0oO.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-12-21

Shoals. Ind. Dec. IL. benjamin
Peasants. charged with the murder
Of Milton Richardson, in colored
crap game. near Loogootee, ~as con-
victed of manslaughter in the Martin
circuit court and committed under the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS act.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-12-21

The worst part is 70 come II =
avowed that the detective force. or.
rather. a part of il. is notoriou~ly
open TO gifts" from confidence men.
and from n most reliable source u Il
learned that certain confidence men
have promised 10 talk" as soon aS
Chief Campbell summonses them 70
appear before him. The gra nd lurN
will hear III Of the startling ir~ti-
mony which is said 10 he forthcomlng.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-12-21

Auburn. Ind. Dec. 14.--Charlcs
Mitchell, a machinist. was found deac
in tho cngine-room at the Eagle iron
works, his body burned to crisp.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-12-21

The president, ON the 10th, trans
u tilted 20 congress extended reports
en- the agricultural resources of for-
TO Rico. with special reference 10 the
establishment there of an agricultural
experiment station.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-12-21

The Washington auxiliary to the
National Red Cross association. on
the11th. sent $1,000 to Mr.. John Seely,
chairman Of the relief committee AT
Galveston. Tex. 10 hc used in provid-
ing shelter for the homeless. Anoth-
er thousand will be sent soon by the
auxiliary. which is receiving contribu-
tions from all parts Of the United
States
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-12-21

The house committee to investigate
alleged hazing Of Cadet Booz az West
Point expects TO b, gin its inquiry AT
West Point during the holidays.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-12-21
A ST. LOUIS Sensation.
Policemen Charged with Accepting
Hush Money from Female Panel
Workers and Robbers.
ONE ARREST AND SIX SUSPENSIONS.
"Swemttng" brought Out nm Ar
ray of Charges that Led Ia "a Tran
being Laid. Into which one ON
Ger BlindIy walked.

st. Louis, Dee. ls.St. Louis has
been rudcly awakened to the fact that
not only is there a vast amount Of
robbery Of citizens and strangers 90
ing on in the vicinity of the union
station. without an adequate police
effort for its suppression. hut that the
police officers on the beats whore the
crimes are committed are actually
fattening oil the proceeds Of the rob
berries by exacting a rake-ofr from the
women who, for the most part. carry
on the nefarious business. The Globe
Democrat saws.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-12-21

Wheat is growing so rank in the Ar
kansas valley wheat belt, embracing
territory that produced over forty
million bushels last year, tina. the
farmers are advertising to take stock
free for the purpose o. eating 4,
down. The indications at this time
for the crop are 25 per cent. more f.
vorable than they were at the same
time last year.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-12-21

Another serious landslide has oc-
CURED in Helioland. Thirty houses
have been engulfed, and a considera-
BILE part of the island has been sab
merged. 1t has been impossible TO
eend relief, and the losses have not
vet been determined.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-12-21

The report that the remains of L.
500 soldiers were brought home from
the Philippines by the transport Han
cock, is declared TO be without foun-
dalton. The vessel brought only IL
corpses, ten being those OF persons
who died en- route. and one which was
transferred TO the Hancock from the
hospital ship Relief at Nagasaki.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-12-21

The vote of New York,as announced
by the state board of canvassers. on
the 18th, shows the following totals:
For president-McKinley, republican,
81, 1902; Bryan, democrat, 67s,as6; Mai
loney. social labor, 1902. Woolley.
prohibition, % ,O43; Debs, social demo-
crat, 1850. McKinley's plurality, li3,-
COO.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-12-21

young Indian near Grand Rapids,
Lake Winnibegoshish, Man., recently
shot n moose, almost entirely white,
and considered by the Indians to be
sacred. When the fact became known
in his tribe, there was great commo-
tion, and he was tried by a council Of
medicine men, and will have TO un-
dergo n series of punishmcnts of a
must cruel character, which may
cause his death.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-12-21

The Iowa state agricultural eonven-
tion, at Des Moines. adopted resclu-
tions, on the 18th, fayoring the crea-
ton of a national park at the head
waters of the Mississippi river and
the concentration of the control of
government forest reservations under
the department of agriculture.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-12-21

The supreme court OF Ohio. on the
18th, dismissed the 'oceedings
brought by former Attorney-General
Monet. charging that the Standard
Oil Co. was in contempt of cour1 for
having failed 70 comply WITH an or
der, issued in 1892, directing dissolu-
tor OF the Standard Oil trust.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-12-21

At 1880 y. m. Monday the grand
jury found Indictment against Police
men Ryan. Kennedy. NoonAn and
Lang charging them with accepting
brides. None were found against
Lawton, Kohrs and Kuchncr
The Chronicle saws:
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-12-21

The will of the late Senator Cush-
man X. Davis, who died November "a,
was filed for probate at st. Paul,
MINI, on the 12tn, by Mrs. Anna NJ
Davis, the widow. The will. which is
very concise. and was made during
the senator's last illness, leaves all his
estate to Mrs. Davis. and names the
st. Paul Trust 60. as executor. The
estate is valued at $4,000 in personal
and $4,000 in real property.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-12-21

police officers on the beats where the
crimes are committed are actually
fattening oil the proceeds Of the rob
berries by exacting rake-oif from the
women who, for the most part, carry
on the nefarious business. The Globe
Democrat says:
Officers In the Tolls.
"One officer Of the Central police
district was arrested, yesterday. one
suspended and five others rest under
charges, two rather slight. made in
confessions of negro panel-workers.of
accepting brides 10 protect criminals
from arrest. In the confessions "
the woi en-, in part borne out IS de-
velopments. the assertion was made
that in the past five years enough
money had been stolen under protec-
ton on certain blocks i'm The vicinity
of union station TO pay Cor TIE r,al
estate embraced in them. anu more.
The confessions and accompany ing de-
vclopments add confirmation io hc
story told on the witness stand in he
court of criminal correction iew
days ago to the effect tnat nae Nii-
ness. the defendant also. was arrested
for disturbance OF the peace rcsait-
ing from a quarrel over u haiaucc INC
from a bride Of - paid "a polrrgf-
iiccr for protection for his negro m~-
trcss, who had committed ronunlt
The confcssions.
The confessions made wrr oy
Marie King and Jennie Wnn beth
negrcsses. and followed their release
on bond after warrant for relieving
victim Of $50. \ chance remark led
TO their being sweated. and following
that q trap was set. one of thc officers
mentioned in the confessions being
caught accepting so as part NJ Il
bride, based on % per cent. division
of the robbery for which the women
had been arrested. The officer
arrested in the case was Dem
mis- Ryan. The others mentioned
in the confession were Richard ken-
nedy. John j. Noonan. Louis Lang. lo-
seph kohrs. John Lawton and Nlbert
kuehner. all Of the Central district.
or these. kuehner was suspended
when he reported at rol-call at II
o'clock last night. Kennedy and Lang
reported i'll. and Noonan reported
that his child had died during the
day. No action was, therefore. taken
in these cases. They will be suspend
ed AT their homes this morning ny
their sergeants. The whole case goes
before the grand jury to-day. and the
police board Tomorrow
Four Indictments.
At 1880 y. m. Monday the grand
jury found Indictment against Police
men Ryan. Kennedy. NoonAn and
Lang charging them with accepting
brides. None were found against
Lawton, kohrs and Kuchncr
The Chronicle says:
Worst Yet 10 Come.
The worst part is 70 come. II =
ayowed that the detective force. On,
rather a part of il. is notoriou~ly
open TO gifts" from confidence mem.
and from most reliable source u Il
learned that certain confidence men
have promised TO talk" as soon rs
Chief Campbell summonses them 20
| appear before him. The gra I'd lurN