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Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-01-25
Australians Dislike Bachelor Governors

Lord Beauchamp's failure as COVER
nor of New South Wales is declared to
have been due mainly to the fact that
he was unmarried. Australians do not
like bachelor governors, and have in
the past so emphatically manifested
this dislike that candidates for the po-
sition have been known to qualify by
getting married in a hurry. The So
ciety women of the colony want more
"doings" a: the capital than are easily
Obtainable with a bachelor executive
hence Lord Beauchamp's fizzle.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-01-25
Witness sent To Jail.

Charles Barrett. an employe of the
Pioneer Hat works, Wabash, was sub
poenaed 10 appear before the grand
jury. He refused 10 answer questions
and the Judge fined him s., sent him
to Jail for twelve days, with explicit
instructions that he should be allowed
nothing but bread and water Barrett
swears he will never give in.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-01-25

The friends OF Thomas Henry Car
ter, United States senator from Mon
tana. are figuring upon securing for
him a professorship in the Catholic
university of this city. but Mr.. Carter
says he has not yet been defeated for
reelection, and considers his chances
ve.y good, although the legislature of
Montana. is largely Democratic. Mr.
Carter was a school teacher In his
younger days and knows how to do it.
Letter.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-01-25

Judge John II. Baker Of the United
States court has raised the blockade
of the Midland railroad on the Grant
ham farm in Montgomery county
where the movement OF trains has
been hindered for over a week. At
torneys for the road asked for a re
straining order against further block
ing of the trains and Judge Baker
granted it.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-01-25
OLD CHECK CASHED.
1t Was Drawn Twenty Years Ago. but
Was Good for the Money.

Was Good for the Money.
In the year 1879 c.. w. Merchant OF
this city was engaged in buying cat
tie all over this part of Texas, says
the Galveston News. In those days
Fort Worth was the headquarters for
banking business, and Mr.. Merchant,
in common with all cowmen. had his
money on deposit in one of the banks
there. While in Haskell county that
year he purchased five head of beef
cattle from a Mr. Mobley and gave his
check for 800. On account of the
distance from Fort Worth and the in
convenient facilities for transacting
such matters. Mr. Mobley did not pre-
sent the check for payment until six
months after its date. When pre-
sented the cashier informed the gen.
tleman that Mr.. Merchant had long
since closed his account with the bank.
Nothing further was ever done to col
lect the check, until recently both gen.
tlemen met in the town of Haskell,
just twenty-one years later, and began
talking of "old-times" Mr.. Mobley
suggested to Mr.. Merchant that he held
an unpaid check signed by him and
dated in 1879. and wanted to know if
it was still worth 100 cents on the
dollar. He was Informed that it was,
and on inquiry as to how it came into
his possession explanations followed
and Mr.. Mobley got his 500. In speak
ing of the incident 20 the News corre-
spOndent, Mr.. Merchant said that in
1879 he purchased something like $780,
900 worth of cattle. and most of them
in small herds, and that, with sad
die horn" for a memorandum book, it
was very easy to lose run OF a $1O0
check
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-01-25

The Fort Wayne and Southwestern
Traction company. formed by Chicago
and Iowa promoters TO build a trolley
line west from Fort Wayne along the
Old Wabash and Erie canal. has elected
the following officers: President. W.
s Reed Of Chicago; secretary, George
Townsend OF Des Moines, Iowa. The
grading is now completed TO Roanoke,
fifteen miles. and the ties are distrib-
uted over nearly ali OF that part of the
line
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-01-25

The Mewhinney oil well is showing
a capacity of about twenty barrels d
day under pumping pressure, which IS
a profitable quantity. inasmuch as the
cost of pumping is light, the pumping
machinery receiving power from the
Mewhinney factory near by. The find
ing Of oil in this well has renewed the
'oil fever" that has taken hold OF
some Terre Haute people several times
since the first finding Of the fluid four
teen years ago and il j. probable that
other wells will be drilled
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-01-25
Indiana Election Cases Tn.

Judge West of Montgomery county
began the trial of the election contest
cases at Frankfort. There are four
cases in all and two of them he threw
out OF court on faulty complaints, the
attorneys Of the Democratic contest
ants for county commissioner and sur
veyor having failed to allege that CON
testers were electors.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-01-25
Bakers Again on Strike.

new Strlke or HeDreW bakers has
commenced on the east side, New York
city, and about 500 men are out. After
the bakers had won their recent strike
about 1900 went back to work in 14O
bake shops. Since then the owners OF
fifty of the bake shops have refused to
discharge their nOn-uniOn men or to
make them join the Hebrew Bakers
union and this was the cause Of the
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-01-25
Politician Killed by Pistol.

Martin Wright, late socialist candi-
date for governor of Utah, who was en-
route from ST. George. Utah. to Los
Angels with his two sons, was instantly
killed by the discharge of a revolver
which accidentally fell from his peck
their camn
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-01-25
Pupils to Visit LEGISLATURE.

The teachers in Terre Haute schools
have decided to give another excursion
to Indianapolis for the pupils of the
city, that they may look in on the leg
islature and the state Offices. as has
been done for several years past. The
date has not been fixed
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-01-25

A disastrous wreck occurred on the
Chicago q Alton railroad, near the
Diamond shaft, at Braidwood. Frank
Parmalee, switchman, Braidwood, was
killed. E. Ryan, fireman, Blooming
ton, was fatally injured.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-01-25
Passenger Train Wrecked.

At / o'clock Wednesday afternoon "a
Union Pacific passenger train was
wrecked near Hilliard, Wyo., by a
broken rail- Six cars were derailed,
two of which went over an embank-
ment. Thirteen persons were injured.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-01-25
Faber Dies ut Ma mberg.

Johann Faber, founder of the famous
lead pencil factory, died at Nuremberg,
Germany, aged "a years. When he
began business English pencils were
in almost universal use in Germany.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-01-25
Dropped Dead on Daughters Return.

Overjoyed at the homecoming of his
daughter. Mary Hutton, from Arkan-
sas. Nathaniel Bramlett dropped dead
in her arms at Shelbyville He had
not seen his daughter in twenty-five
years
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-01-25
Loft n I.ar10 Estate.

The late Earl of Airlie's personal as
tate In England and Scotland has been
valued at f44.0S3 IS 3d., including
shooting rents due to the amount o.
G6,069.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-01-25
Ex-senator He'll Ill.

Former State Senator X. c. Bell.
counsel for the Nickel Plate. Lake
Shore and Lake Erie roads in Indiana
is at the point of death at Fort Wayne.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-01-25

Four children of Benjamin KILLER. a
farmer near NIiddlebury, lost their
lives in a fire which destroyed their
home. They were asleep whey the fire
broke out
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-01-25

Police expenditures in st. Louis this
year will foot up $3.50 900. or one
third of the total revenue Of the oity.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-01-25
Ten Killed In Explosion.

An explosion in the Koenig Ludwig
mine at Recklinghausen. Westphalia.
has caused the death Of ten persons.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-01-25

Many members of the legislature
were practically stranded in Indian
apolis for the day. because tney came
to the capital with only a few dollars
and had not been able yet TO appro-
pirate money to pay themselves. In
the afternoon solons were going about
borrowing money from their friends or
wiring home for remittanceS 10 settle
their personal expenses.
The senate rushed through a bill
providing for executing the death pen
atty at the Michigan City prison. in
order to correct the law before Keith
is sentenced at Princeton for the muir
der of Nora kifer The primary cleo
ton bill, requiring the holding of party
primary conventions in certain large
counties. was favOrably reported by
the elections committee. Despite re-
ports to the contrary, no steps have
been taken in the direction of prepar
ing bill to punish wife heaters by
whipping
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-01-25

Oh. men, skeptical and struck
through with unrest! beg you come
on that great Sahara desert of doubt
into the bright and luxuriant land OF
gospel hope and peace. You do not
want your children to come up In that
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-01-25
The indiana LEGISLATURE
Reports of Proceedings and Bills
introduced,
CONCERNING DEATH PENALTY.
The Bill for Execution by Electricity.
If Passed, Would Not Affect Joseph
Keith-Anti-Trust Legislation Proposes
Village for Epiieptics.
Wednesday, January 10.

Senator Harrison's bill to amend the
act concerning the death penalty,
etc, reads as follows:
Section l. That the punishment of
death prescribed by law shall in every
case be inflicted by causing to pass
through the body of the convict cur
rent of electricity of sufficient inten-
sity to cause death, and the application
of such current must be continued un-
til such convict be dead. which execu-
ton shall take place before the hour
of sunrise, upon such day, not less
than 100 days after conviction, as the
court may adjudge.
The warden of the Indiana state
prison or, in case of his death, dis
ability or absence, his deputy shall be
the executioner Provided, that in any
county in this state in which any per-
son may be under sentence or judg-
ment of death at the time or the tax
ing effect of this act, the said sentence
and judgment shall be carried into eff
feet and executed under the laws now
in force for the iGiiiction of the death
penalty. which said law is hereby con-
timed in existence for such purpose.
The execution shall take place in
side the walls of the Indiana state
prison and within an enclosure arrang-
ed for that purpose, and the warden
and board Of control Of said Indiana
state prison are hereby authorized, en-
powered and directed to procure and
place in position the necessary electri-
cal apparatus to carry out the execu-
ton of said death penalty as provided
in Section l of this act"
If the bill becomes a law, Joseph
Keith. who is under judgment OF
death in Warrick county. would be
hanged instead of killed by electricity.
Thursday, January IL.
Senators Inman, Miller and Agnew
make up a special committee appointed
by the late Gov. Mount to investigate
the Vincennes University claim. The
committee has heard some evidence,
but is not ready to make a report Sen
ator Agnew said that during the last
session. the members OF the commit
tee were favorable 10 the bill, but hat
is no evidence, he says. that the com
mittee will make a favorable report.
Gov. Durbin was notified that de-
tective with requisitiOn papers was
coming from Kentucky after former
Gov w S Taylor and Charles Finley.
former secretary of the state of Ken
lucky. and that the expectation was
that the Indiana governor would sur
render the fugitives. Il have nothing
TO say on that subject said the gov
ernor. firmly. When the papers are
on my desk will give them conside,a-
ton"
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-01-25
Why Reject Christianity?

But l do not stop now to know how
you came into rejection of Christian
ity. You frankly tell me that you do
reject it, You Go not believe that
Christ Is divine being. although
YOU admit that he was a very good
man. You do not believe that the
Bible was inspired of God, although
you think there are some very fine
things in it, You believe that the
Scriptural description of Eden was
only an allegory. There are fifty things
that | believe that you do not believe,
and yet you are an accommodating
man. Everybody that knows you
says that of you. II | should
ask of you kindness, you
do kindness for me or if any one else
would do it. IT, when you are i'll,
should come to you with a vial of
medicine and say, This kind of medi-
cine has cured fifty people who were
just as badly off as you are; take it,"
and you replied, Il do not want to take
it; l have no confidence in it," would
say. Take it TO oblige me-" and you
would say, well, if it will accommo-
date you 1 will take it," Now. you
have found that this world is INSULT
cient and you are sick Of sin. / come
/ TO you with a gospel medicine. It has
J cured hundreds and thousands and
millions. Will you take it? NO"
! you say, Il have no confidence in it."
Take 1t, then, to oblige me. l tell you
OF a Physician who has cured more
blind eyes, and bound up more broken
hearts, and healed more CHASTITY
wounds than all the doctors since the
time OF Aesculapius. Be obliging and
Just make the experiment. If you are
not acquainted with the ordinary
modes Of prayer, say in substance:
u Lord Jesus, this is strange
thing for me to do. / know nothing
about the formulas of religion. These
christian people have been talking so
long about what thou canst do for me
1 am ready to do whatever thou COM
mandest me. If there be any power In
religion. as these people say, let me
nave the advantage of it." Will you
not try that experiment?
Gospel Of Peace and Hope.
oh, men, skeptical and struck
through with unrest! l beg you come
of that great Sahara desert of doubt
into the bright and luxuriant land OF
gospel hope and peace. You do not
want your chfldran IN c0vuo nm q ~ .
The Republican journal., 1901-07-11
STATE OF MAINE.

At Court of Insolven cy. held at Belfast. within
and for the County of Waldo, on the 18th day
of June, A. d. 1901.
In the case of HOSE, B. Littleteld, Ins ,vAnt
Debtor. Said Debtor h wing presented petition
PRAYING for an allow out of estate 81 his
services. attendance aud for the necessary sap
port of himself and his family and further pray
ing that he NAV be allowed to take and subs tribe
to the oath referre Cd in the 81 Section OF Cap
ter 10 of the Revis ID ,1aGutes.
Ordered, That the said petitioner give notice to
all persons interested by causing a copy of this
order 20 be publshed three weeks SUCCESSFULLY in
the Republican Journ H. newspaper published
at Belfast, that they may appear at Co lra of
Insolvency to be held at Belfast, within an for
said County. on the lOGh day of July, A. ID, l9)l.
at two Of the clock in the afternoon, and show
cause if any they have, why the prayer OF said
petitioner should not be granted.
GEO. E. JOHNSON, JUDI 20.
true copy. Attest:
CHAs. P. HAZELTINE. Register.
The Republican journal., 1901-07-11

hours without raising his head. And
then, as hope for mercy, the woman's
eyelids begin to flutter like loose
studdin' sail in light breeze, and her
eyes opened and she smiled with 'em up
at league. And league, as live, set
there swelling up to the size of his
clothes with every second that passed.
"'Come here, Bill says he to me,
speaking soft as woman with young
baby; is this her you see in the cabin?'
eyes, sir l says, though not near
so pale
"'Well, how, says league, could that
sperret of hers come to be settin' in that
there cabin, with her not dead yet, down
here fourteen hundred miles away?'
cat that the woman opened her eyes
and smiled up at league again.
"'You was a long time coming, Jim,
she whispered. IL been a-dreaming
that l was writing you letter."
''They was married when we got to
port month overdue. league lived to
be Is, but his wife was 81 when she died.
Sometimes I've felt sorry for that poor
little brownhaired ghost that had to
wait them 60 long years before it had a
chance to get about again"
The Republican journal., 1901-07-11
Decision in Seizure Case.

In the Supreme Court, Portland, July
Sd, Judge Bonney announced his decis-
ion in the action brought against Depu-
ty Shereff John S. Towne of Brunswick,
by Louis Theberge, in whose shop in
that town the deputy made a seizure of
what proved, Cd analysis, to be non in
toxicating beer. The ruling of the
Judge is as follows:
1. The defendant having seized tine
liquors in controversy in the possession
of the plaintiff, by virtue of valid
search and seizure warrant believing
and having reasonable grounds to be-
lieve them to be intoxicating, and the
liquors having been subsequently found
by the defendant to be in fact non-in-
toxicating and having been returned to
the plaintiff and accepted by him be-
fore this suit was brought. this defen-
dant is not liable for the value of the
liquors.
2. The defendant, by virtue of a
valid search and seizure warrent, hav-
ing searched the premises of the plain
tiff and there found certain liquors
which he believed, and had reasonable
grounds to believe, to be intoxicating,
and having thereupon arrested the
plaintiff he is not liable for false arrest
and imprisonment, although the liquors
thus seized. upon analysis, proved to be
Notwithstanding.
The Republican journal., 1901-07-11
MT. Canman says they will be. 1t is
expected IN ho nonomodiDl1S pnOuoh to

Sonuidn Gays lney VIII O0. IL
expected to be commodious enough tt
accommodate the Chicago department
OF the weather bureau and will be one
OF the most complete observatories In
the United States. The dome will rise
to the height Of 272 feet from the level
OF the street. which is almost 70 feet
nlgner than the Marquette building.
AS II Is to be used by the weather
snarps. 1t was necessary to substitute
the corona shape for the more COM
mon lantern. but the general contour
Is 30 attractive that one will hardly re-
gret the fat top any more than in
Architect Hunts design of the Admin
lstration building at the Worlds fair.
The top of his dome was treated in a
manner similar to this of Architect
Cobb.
Inc lighting arrangements are excel
lent. All of the windows are to be
large, and there will be hundreds of
them. The first floor is lighted by all
four streets and by four immense sky
lights. The second floor will be lighted
BY the streets and also by the light
SHAFTS Of the four skylights. The
scneme Is such that, no matter how
nigh other buildings are erected about
this structure, its Offices will always
have ample natural light and pure air.
On the first floor, besides the post
onice. there will be a bureau of in
formation, one of the subtreasurer's
offices and the Office Of the surgeon of
the marine hospital All the rest of the
building will be filed with the offices
OF the various federal departments.
Another very striking feature about
the postottice will be the sculpture work
at the four corners, where four colos-
sal groups in bronze will stand. Rich
ard II. Park, the Chicago sculptor, has
submitted designs for this work, and
they have been accepted. He will soon
begin his task. which will be one of at
least three years duration.
The general scheme includes four
characters, symbolical, respectively, of
America. Europe, Asia and Africa,
driving to four points of the compass.
Ac uSuIeS Will De Ill ueIOlC IQOlu, the
head of the charioteer rising 10 feet
above the hoofs of the horses They
will be placed above the level of the
roof of the main building, which posi-
ton will insure an imposing silhouette
effect against the sky.
Emblazoned on the front of the
American chariot is the shield of the
United States surmounted by the head
of the eagle. The groups are to be so
arranged that they will face as nearly
as possible in the direction of the con-
tinent they represent. Thus America
will be at the northwest corner, Europe
the northeast, Asia the southwest and
Africa the southeast. The horses will
be just twice the life size. Originally
it was intended to have the groups at
the base of the dome. but finally it was
decided to place single figures there,
the height being deemed too great for a
group. Each group when cast in bronze
and mounted will weigh about 5000
The Republican journal., 1901-07-11

Getting the Better Of Lawyer.
Lawyers. in spite OF their training, do
not always have the hest Of 1t in their
dealings with witnesses. but are them.
selves sometimes handled rather rough
". Many an astute counsel has been
nonplused in the most unexpected man.
ner by the smart repartee or quiet sar.
casm Of those under examina ton.
A witness at the Kilkenny assizes
once told a counsel that he had been
victimized in = certain transaction, or,
a. he put II in bis own fashion, "hum.
plugged"
"Humbugged" repeated the dandi.
lied counsel with assumed surprise.
"What do you mean BY such an express
sion a. thatf'
The witness proceeded to illustrate
his meaning by putting case. "sup-
pose should tell his lordship here and
the gentlemen Of the jury that you
were an able counsel and an excellent
lawyer and they were to believe It.
Why, then, every mothers son Of them
would be humbugged; that's ALL
London Tit Bits.
The Republican journal., 1901-07-11

At Probate Court held at Belfast. within and
for the County of Waldo, on the 18th day of
June, A. .. 1901
A MBROsE HEAL, brother of Abner s. Heal.
a late of Lincolnville, in said County of Waldo
deceased, having presented petition praying
estate Of said deceased :
Ordered, That the said petitioner give notice to
all persons interested by causing copy of this or.
der to be published three weeks successfully in The
Belfast, that they may appear at Probate Court.
to be held at Belfast. within and for said County
on the ath day of July, A. D. 1901, at ten Of
the clock before noon, and show cause, if any they
have. VIII, he prayer of said petitioner Should
not be granted.
GEO. E. JOHNSON, Judge.
A true copy. Attest:
CHAs. P. HAzELTINE Register
The Republican journal., 1901-07-11
At rebate Court held at Belfast, within and for
the County of Waldo, on the 18th day of June,

At Probate Court held at Belfast, within and for
the County of Waldo, on the 18th day of June,
A. D. 1901,
NELLIE E. COLsON, sister of Amy F. stous-
deceased, having presented petition represent
ing that SAID Amy F.. at the time of her decease,
owned real and personal estate situated in Stock
ing tnat she the said Nellie E. Colson may be ap-
pointed Administrative of the estate of said de-
ceased.
Ordered, That the said petitioner give notice
order to be published three weeks successfully in
the Republican Journal, newspaper published
at Belfast, that they may appear at a Probate
County, on the 9th day of July, A. D. 1901,
at ten Of the clock before noon, and show cause.
if any they have. why the prayer of said petition
ers should not be granted.
GEO. E. JOHNSON, Judge.
true copy. Attest
CHAs. p. HAZELTINE, Register.