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The oasis., 1901-03-16
An Anesthetic Safe .


 ''I ran across a queer old relic in my line of business recently" said safe and lock expert who is in the city to see the carnival. II was prowling in a machine shop in town up in Iowa trying to find fitting that l needed when I happened to notice a sheet iron box, which seemed to once have been entirely covered with glass tubes attached to the surface by cement. All of the tubes were broken and most uf them were missing, but the general arrangement could be easily traced, aud the contrivance impressed ID at once with a sense Of familiarity Presently I reme mbered about it. It was all that was left of the one- time famous "Anaesthetic Safe", an invention which ought to have been sponsored by society for the prevention of cruelty to burglars The idea of the thing was that any cutting or drilling through the outer casing should release chemicals which would promptly stupefy everybody in range of their fumes. In the morn- inc the owner would find his yalEables intact and could simply call dray aud pack of the unconcious burglars to jail.
 With such device it was unneces- sary to have ma sive steel walls, and the model, which chanced to resur- rect was made of one-eighth inch sheet iron. The inner box was en- tirely surrounded with glass tubes, about the size of lead pencil. and filled alternately with two chemicals which were supposed to produce a stupefying gas when they came into contact. There was thin outside casing, and the theory nas that any effort to break in would necessarily fracture two or more of the fragile glasses. It seems incredible, but several prominent capitalists became greatly interested in the scheme, and stood ready to back it with unlimited capital, until actual tests finally con- vinced him of it's grotesque impractic- ability. How the model ever drifted to the Iowa machine shop couldn't find out. It had been there for years, and was probably part Of the plunder of some forgotten junk sale.
 "The only other safe l know of fit to rank with the 'Anaesthetic' as a freak was one designed by an invent or in Washington. It was circular in shape, with pivot in the bottom, and at night time the plan was to con- meet it with an engine belt and spin it like top. The inventor was very much in earnest and made large woi king model. He admitted mod estly that the safe could only be used where steam power was avai able What would prevent the burglars from throwing off the belt he didn't state. New Orleans Times Demo. craI.
The oasis., 1901-03-16
Uniformed $. F. Porters

Within few days uniformed pas senger attendants will be at Oakland Pier; at the Ferry Depot, San Fran cisco, foot of Market street, and at Third and Townsend street depot, San Francisco They will wear dark blue suits and bright red caps with a broad black band bearing in gold let ters the words, IS. P. Porter" so that they may be readily distinguished Their duties will be to assist passen- gers in every way possible, directing them to proper trains, boat entrances, etc, helping ladies and children with out escort on and off trains, and show ing such attention to the travelling public as will tend to make them a popular feature of the service.
The oasis., 1901-03-16
An Honest Medicine for La Grippe

George W Waitt, of South Gardi- ner. Me-, says: "I have had the worst cough, colds, chills and grip and have taken lots of trash of no account but profit to the vendor. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is the only thing that has done any good whatever. have used one bottle If it and the chills, cold and grip have all left me. con- graduate the manufacturers of an honest medicine" For sale by L. W. Mix x Co.,, druggists,
The oasis., 1901-03-16
Tent For Sale.

16 26, loot walls. l0-ounce dou. ble filled brown duck. Used but three months. Call on Mefriweth T, the photographer, in the Brown block.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-07-26
MEETING OF CoNSPIRATORS.
Plotting of Trust MaRnates That
Bodes No Good for the Conn
mon People.

There was meeting in New York
. few days ago that BODIES i'll for mos.
Of the balance of us. There were pres
ent Senator Hanna. j. 7. Morgan, Pres
ident Cassatt, of the Pennsylvania rail-
road. and c. A. Griscom. of the Ameri-
can line of steamships. What they met
for Is not disclosed, but as they are all
bent on the ship subsidy steal, no
doubt that was one of the matters;
then they are also interested in the
bituminous coal trust. now forming,
which Is intended to divide the con-
troll Of the mines among the railroads,
just as the anthracite fed has been
apportioned. and then raise the rate
"all the traffic will bear" and the price
of coal accordingly. This they will find
to be big job, for the bituminous coal
fields are much more extensive than
the hard coal ones, and the soft coal
trust" will have to quite equal in capt.
taliza ton the steel trust, If not ex-
coed il.
One thing is certain. These leaders
of the republican party did not meet
with any philanthropic idea in view,
and it is quite possible that they we're
scheming TO squeeze the dear people
trifie more on some new trust combi-
nation or monopoly. When you order
your winters stock of coal you may
know more about It,
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-07-26
OPINIONS AND POINTERS.

There won't be any further
chickering's of republicans concerning
the tariff when once the trusts have
scid their say.-St. Louis Republic.
After all the screeching Of the
republican organs. the Tom Johnson
platform for the equal taxation OF rail-
roads with other property was adopted
by the Ohio democratic convention.
The Standard Oil trust and the
sugar trust control the foreign com
mercial policy of this country, having
succe eded in closing the Russian ports
TO most Of our productions.
Since the sultan Of Sulu has been
placed on our pay roll by the republic
ans. he believes there must he no
change Of administration. The trusts
and combines, who also draw pay
through the protective tariff. believe
the same way.
Rathbone and Nicely have not yet
been brought to trial for stealing the
Cuban post Office funds. and Perry
Heath is still on the lookout for a
chance 20 become a millionaire. and
"the pillars Of the temple" are yet
erect and standing.
Great Scott. he of the national
republican committee. who admits hav-
ing written i. 900 letters to old soldiers
during the campaign. cannot for the
life Of him remember having promised
Cen Sickles. that Evans, the pension
commissioner. should be removed.
The facts are. he did make the promise
to all the old veterans who demanded
IL. and there Is no doubt that Hanna
and Mckinney intended to carry il out
h-fore election, but after election 10
another matter.
There would seem 20 be another
fractional fight in progress among the
republicans about the future OF Cuba
and the tariff on her productions. Ono
side, represented by the New York
Press. would repel and impoverish
Cuba: the other side, Of which the In
ter Ocean is the spokesman, would pave
the way for manifest destiny" which.
in this case. means annexation. The
beet sugar and tobacco combine may
yet disrupt the republican party. and
IL they do they will be lessings in Tie
disguise Of cormorauts.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-07-26
PLAYING HIDE AND SEEK.
The Industrial CommlaslOn Not n
Roaring Republican
Success.

That industrious bunch of profess
sional office seekers known as the in
dustrial commission are playing hide
and-seek with a fact that is in plain
view OF those who want TO see il. The
fact that some of the members of
the commission wish TO find and
the others do not. is "are Ameri
can goods sold abroad cheaper
than at home?" Mr.. Schwab, the mil
lion dollar president of the steel trust.
testified before the commission that
this was the case. The secretary of the
Home Market club admits the same.
but these authorities insist there is no
harm in it. The great ma iority OF the
commission being republicans, they
may not find the fact. but the minority
have 1t right before them, If it has not
been suppressed like some other mat
tiers have been. This industrial com
mission has not been roaring repub-
licau success
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-07-26

Hanna pretends to be for For
aker. Oh, yes" said the Mansfield
Shield some time before the repub-
lican state convention, but he can
not talk without letting it be known
that he would prefer to see the for
mer fire alarm retired to private
life." Possibly Senator Hanna saw
this paragraph and took warning, for
the way he pitched in" for Foraker
was some thing almost spectacular.
Well. we have no doubt Mr.. Hanna is
for the reelection of his colleague.
There are times in politics when per-
sonal animosities must take back
seats. Anyhow, Mr.. Hanna carries out
his bargains. lie belongs to that class
Of politicians who must.--Cincinnati
Enquirer.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-07-26

Republicans Who Are Afraid 10 lee,
islate In ~ Open
Manner.

Jefferson said: II am not amongst
those who fear the people" but JET.
ferson was "A democrat. That repub
lican politicians do fear the people 10
evident when they do not allow them
- vote on measures in which they
are interested.
Some hostile comment has recently
been INDUCED in with reference to
the referendum which the constitu-
ton OF South Dakota allows, says
Louis Post in the Public IL is OBJ
jected that the referendum is not
what it has been cracked up to be,
or it would have been resorted to in
that state. But IL has been resorted
to, and with gratifying effectiveness.
Last winter the republican ring tried
to jam through a plundering meas
ure in redemption of campaign prom
Uses. In the senate the measure
passed triumphantly, and the house
was ready to rush IL through as
smoothly as Quay ran the corrupt
franchise bills through the legisla.
ture of Pennsylvania, where no refer
endum right is reserved to the peo.
pie. But at that point the ring met
with sudden and decisive check.
IL ran up against the referendum
clause of the South Dakota constitu-
ton. Opponents Of the corrupt meas.
ure warned the republican leaders
that il the bill was passed a referen.
dunn vote would be called for. This
would have sent the mea sure to the
people for approval or rejection. and
the republicans dared not face such
an ordeal. Orders were consequently
given. and the lower house obedient-
~ defeated the measure. One beauty
of the referendum was here exempt.
fed. 1t is not always necessary to
resort to it in order to get the bene-
fits of its protection. Like good
watch dog, it may as often drive
away thieves with a growl as with
bite
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-07-26
ORGANIZATION OF TRUSTS.


The typical way in which trusts are
organized is given in announcing the
formation of the Salmon Canning com
bine. The total stock issued. says the
Chicago Chronicle, 10 Sit, 0o0, 900, to be
divided as follows:
Blk per cent. debentures. 81. 900 900
seven per cent. cumulative pre-
lerrec Stock ........................ 6cp,vV,
common STOCK neutrality-suspicious.. o.5p,US
1t is understood that the underwent
ing syndicate will furnish 100000
cash. receiving therefor $4,000 900 in
debe INJURIES, with a bonus of 81, 500 900
preferred stock and 81, 500 900 common
stock.
This company, therefore. starts out
by presenting the underwriting syndi-
common stock for their share of the
plunder; the balance Of the common
stock Is doubtless pure water. as is
probably the case with the remaining
$1,000. 900 of preferred stock, as only
$4,000 900 in cash is used in the trans
action.
The Information il also given that
the annual capacity Of the combined
concerns is 100000 cases, SO II the
salmon canned by the original com
panies produced profit of 20 per cent.
1t will require the combine to increase
the price about 100 per cent. to pay a
like profit. This watered stock will
eventually find its way into bank vaults
as security for loans and when tight
time comes in the money market some
bank viii fail with large assets that are
mot Immediately available" The suf-
ferers will not be the trusts, but the
unfortunate depositors.
The increase of railroad fares and
freight rates has been Systematically
going on ever since the combinations
we're effected. The freight rates have
generally been increased in the round
about way raising the classification.
The Buffalo Times says: The PAN
American is now complete, but the
railroad rates keep the crowds away"
This is corroborated by the man
ayers Of the Pan-American ex-
position. who give out the following in
formations: Eve can cite many in
stances where the railroads have put
up their rates far in excess Of what the
fare was before the exposition"
This Is pretty good proof that trusts
and combinations do raise prices. not
withstanding the efforts of Gen. eros
veneer and other republican leaders to
prove that they are an advantage to
the people.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-07-26

as she an np-to-datc girl?" he re-
peated lis she? Well, rather. Why.
do you know what she did?"
"What:"
swell, sir, when the young man TO
whom she was engaged began to
show Indications of desire TO recon-
slider, she went into court and applied
for an injunction to restrain him
from breaking the engagement."-Chi-
cago Post.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-07-26

Mrs. Won Blumer--Well. we'll, you've
been travelling for years. haven't you?
When are you and your daughters
going TO settle down?
Mrs. Huntman-I don't know. Why.
the very thought OF it makes the girls
homesick.--N. Y. Herald.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-07-26
THE TARIFF WALL USED.
Contrast Between Trust Prices Of
Iron and steel mt Home
and Abroad.

The Industrial commission need not
look far to find the evidence that at
least one of the trusts-the steel
trusts selling its products cheaper
abroad than in this country, for the
Baltimore Sun says: THAT the mon
ster steel consolidation with head
quarters at Pittsburgh is using the
tariff well for all ii is worth is
shown by the following paragraph in
the Engineering News, which knows
what IL is talking about: The con-
trast between trust prices for iron
and steel to the home consumer and
to the foreign consumer has often
been set forth. but so frequently de-
MED that some actual figures may be
Of interest. A recent cable dispatch
from England states that American
wire rods are offered delivered in
Manchester at s29.30 per ton. Mar
ket quotations in the United States
are $50 per ton. Adding cost OF
freights. ETC., il is clear that the wire
rod maker il netting at least SIS per
ton more profit from his American
customers than from his foreign
sales. 1t is not strange that the
iron and steel magnates deprecate
any interference with the tariff The
trust no doubt effects economics OF
productions: but the trust and the
foreigner. not the American consum-
ers. get the benefit of cheaper pro-
duction. The trusts naturally think
the present tariff satisfactory, but
the taxpayers object to it so long as
foreigners are favored at their ex'
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-07-26

OF one hand were crowding the inky
mustachc out OF sight. And when
they parted to retire. Henry Morse
held out Us hand before going to
his chamber. saying:
shake. old boy. Eecollect. we are
friends. ever"
"Friends, ever" echoed Findlay. as
ne took the warm palm between his
chill fingers.
Goodnight. John, my friend"
"Good-night."
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-07-26
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
lesson In the International s~ries
for July -. IOO1-God Calls
Abraham.
prepared by III. G. Lenington.l
THE LESSON TENT.


]. Now the Lord had said unto Abram.
fathers house. unto land that ! VA
shew thee.
And ! Will make OF thee q great ma
tion. and ! VIII bless thee and make thy
name great; and thou shalt be a blessing.
3 And l Will bless them that bless thee.
and curse him that curseth thee. and IN
thee shall all families of the earth be
blessed
- So Abram departed. as the Lord had
spoken unto him. and LU, went with him.
and Abram was seventy and nve years o.c
when he departed out OF Haran.
8. And Abram took Sara his wife. and
Lot his brothers. son. and all their sub
stance that they lad gathered. and the
souls that they had gotten In Haran: and
they went forth TO 20 into the land OF
Canaan. and into the land OF Canaan they
came
9. And Abram passed through the Land
unto the place OF Sichem. unto the plain OF
Moreh. And the canaanite was then in the
land.
I. And the Lord appeared unto Abram
and said, Unto thy seed viii l give this
land; and there builded he an altar unto
the Lord. who appeared unto him.
). And he removed from thence unto .
mountain on the east OF Bethel. and
pitched his tent. having Bethel on the
west, and Hal on the east: and there he
builded an altar unto the Lord. and called
upon the name OF the Lord.
3. And Abram Journeyed. going OF stlll
toward the south.
GOLDEN TENT will hleas shee
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-30
DEAD BODY in The CANAL
ALBERT PATTERSON COMMITTED
SUICIDE TUESDAY EVENING.
The Body, with a Big stone Tied to
the Neck, Found by BOys-He
Was n Salesman.

Five boys playing in the canal in the rear
of the Acme mills. near Blackford street.
yesterday afternoon brought TO the surface
of the water the body of a man. 1t was
badly decomposed. Around the neck was
tied a large rock. The pockets of the mans
coat were filled with smaller rocks.
The police were called and later the body
was sent to the city morgue. The body was
that of a man probably thirty-ive or forty
years of age, with dark hair and mustache.
His clothes were badly stained but were
seemingly of good quality OF brown
checked material. He had on tan shoes and
a stiff bosom shirt of striped material. In
his pockets were two books. in which nu-
merous names and addresses had been writ
ten. One of the books was a Union Pacific
theatrical route book. The items i'm this in
dicated that the owner had been during
the last year in a hundred or more towns
of Iowa, Illinois. Michigan and Indiana.
On the front fly leaf. written in about the
manner I'm which a name would be written
in a new book, was albert Patterson. 3709
Ellis avenue, Chicago" which proved to
be the mans right name. on the inside of
the cover was Miss Thompson. Tel. 81"
In the other books many of the names and
addresses had a word or two following
which indicated that the man was a sales
man. Among the addresses were the
following: "A. T. Coate. 1927 North Ala
bama street. indianapolis" and Mrs.
Smith. 1870 West Vermont street"
Opposite each entry or name in one of the
books figures supposed to represent money
collected or the value OF the orders taken
were written. and the aggregate would be
several thousand dollars.
The coroner was notified early in the
evening and at a late hour DpnutV Knox
conducted an investigation. His verdict
was that Patterson had committed suicide.
THE IDENTIFICATION.
A visit To the home of Mrs. Smith, 1870
West Vermont street. developed the fact
that Patterson applied there for board
three weeks ago. and remained one week.
He said he was engaged in the sale OF an
advertising thermometer. At the end of
the week he paid his bill and went to the
Circle Park Hotel.
1t the latter place il was ascertained that
Patterson registered there two weeks ago,
and left the hotel for the last time on
Tuesday evening. He was short of funds,
and explained TO the hotel people that his
employer was off on vacation and he could
not get money from that source, but would
write TO his mother. On Tuesday a letter
came for him, and Immediately thereafter
IL is surmised that the letter contained no
money, and in a respondent mood Patter-
son determined upon suicide to relieve him
from monetary embarrassment.
Yesterday morning a telegram was de-
livered at the hotel from a town In Michi-
gan and signed Mrs. Patterson" making
inquiries about Patterson's whereabouts.
AS Patterson's mother lives In Kansas. IL
|. is thought the Geographic inquiry came
from his wife. Patterson was employed by
the Taylor Bros. Company, of Rochester,
~. Y.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-30
DEATH OF A BABE.


A little orphan baby. less than one month
old. is lying dead ar the home OF Mrs. Mar
tin Moore. 800 Adelaide street. The baby
South Pennsylvania street. and Mrs. Nc
Kenney gave IL 10 Mrs. Moore last Tuesday.
The baby at that time was not strong and
lived I'm It's new home but two days. Mrs.
Moore says she took the baby In and in
tended to adopt IL. Last night IL lay I'm a
little white casket not more than two feet
long which sat on the dresser. At the head
burned two candles.
Mrs. Mckinney says she keeps a board
ing house for babies and that this little
one was brought TO her about 10 o'clock on
the night OF Aug. 2. She said II was less
than an hour old when she received II. She
said the woman who brought the baby paid
her So for two weeks I'm advance for it's
keep and no questions were asked. The
woman stated that when she became I'M
able 10 pay for it's board IL should be given
away. Mrs. Mckinney says. She said she
never saw the woman after she left the
babe, but later received word that she
would be unable 10 pay for it's board. Mrs.
McKenney then found a home for IL with
Mrs. Moore.
The mother OF the child Is unknown. Mrs.
McKenney says. but stated that she Is now
out OF the city. II Is said a sister of the
mother took the baby 90 Mrs. Mckinney.
Last night Mrs. Mckinney was at the
Moore home where the baby lay dead. She
said she did not know the woman who
brought her the child and refused TO de-
scribe her. The woman also refused TO dis
close the identity OF the attending physi-
received medical attention and tina the
physicians had made out a death certificate.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-30
"GREENsv ARE.PRE-EMINENT.
Their Union Absorbing Flint Bottle
Mems ORGANIZATIONS.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
HARTFORD CITY. Ind. Aug. 29.-The
fight between the American Flint Glass
Workers Union and the Green Bottle
Blowers Union has finally reached this
city. The amalgamation question is the
cause of the trouble in the flint union, and
It has caused a wide split i'm that branch.
To-day Harry Mackinaw, Of Alton, Ill.,,
and John Fody, of Reading, o., succeeded
in amalgamating the entire membership
of the union here with the green blowers
organization. IT is claimed by the greens
that every union flint factory I'm the gas
belt has now joined their organization or
has Signified It's intention OF doing SO. and
II looks as If the whole flint organization
would be absorbed by the green workers.
President John kunZler. of the a. Il. G..
w. T.. has resigned. He was only re-
elected last July, and his action has caused
considerable surprise. II Is said that al
ready more than one-half of the member
ton. President Kunzler's successor will
be G.. r.. Voitle. who has been vice presi-
dent of the organization for eighteen
months.
1t is claimed that the principal reason
the greens have been able TO secure
is that they are assisted by the flint manu-
facturers. who encourage their workmen
to join for the reason that IL will allow
them to start plants next Tuesday, Sept.
g.. The manufacturers have settled the
wage scale with the Green Bottle lower
Association for flint ware on the basis of
last years wages, while no scale has been
Glass Workers Union and the flint manu-
facturers.