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Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1903-01-08

llnb ods liebe gubIifun adhlt, neil es
ii1 niht 5u belfen ipeiB, unb ipenn
elmer Der 9aupttpuhersr cine MiIlion
1henft CUR ipeifersn Bergr0berung
.feiner. 2ebranitalt unb GrbDhung
feines Nubnies, 70 ipirb ct in Der
preiie eeprieIen als Elm GROCER WDbl@
tbdter unb man ertpartst Dpm publis
fiim, Dab IS begeiftert unb banfbarIt
8eifau HatI1e. Cine Million! Darh
Die GrbSbuna bss Ssfprsifts BON aebt
duf 5ip0lf Gents ii9erte ii6 Der Stan=
barb Del Sruit cine tdslihe Mebreinz
nabme bon ipenigitens $4,000, muht
in bunbert Tagen $1,000, 900. @rnBs
artige @roBmutb, ba benz Wolfe cine
MilIipn gu ihentsn sur peiteren Gr@
b0bnna bes Nodefellsr 'IGen Rnbmes!
Das 8olt muB be3ahlen, aber es
fpeiB fehr robl, buB IS auf fddnblide
Weife dusgepliinbert iptrb, iinnt auf
fbbilfe unb beginnt nit ben IO5ialiitis
iden 2ebren au lisbdugeln. Der Dffent=
liden fhdnbliden Muspliinberung, bic
ibm ppn alien Geiten ipirb, 1T bic
jebiee 8etpesung 81 @uniten bes 0erz
itaatlidunsssebanfens gu banfen. Die
0sripirflihung befelben ipiirbe uns
aus bsm Regen unter Die 9raufe brinz
gen, aber in 3pansslagsn bort bic
nsberleauns auf. Den Sprung aus
Der 8ratpFanne in's 6euer iiberlegt
man iih nidt aus Iebr ndbeliegenz
ben 9riinben - er iptrb aber bod oft
aenng setndht.
Msnn man Dem iosialbemofrati>
ihen @ebanten bier5ulanoe our 8erz
breituns unb ihliebli9en 9errfhaft
perbelfen min, brauht man nur 10
fort3ufabren ipie bisber. S6limmere
unb idbamloiere Nusbeutung purbe
nismals aetrieben.
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1903-01-08
@d1un,lnIs Aissbr,,t1.te.
(aus Der .gbicasoer Nbenbpoif".)


9artfoble toftet sebn Dollars bic
Sonne; CUTE Wei6toble muB NIT iie=
ben Dollars bic Sonne beaablt tperben
unb 8srpIin brinst 5ipOlf Gents bic
gSllpne. Our9 bic 8anf Elm Mufz
I9lag BON so prpasnt.
Marum9 Weil i'm pereanqenen
CONNER fiinf Monate lang feline
9arttoble seeraben tpurbe. Meil feline
8orrdtbe an 9artfoble porbanben iinb
unb bic gbadfrase 10 srob 1T, baB iie
nidt gebedt tperDen fann. Meil infolge
beHen piele 2eute iid gsanunsen isben,
Wei4toblen gu brennen ober Rsroiin
unb neil infolse befsn bic Nadfraee
naa bieien 8rennfoffen bebeutenb
ities. Sc srOBer bic Nadfrase, Deito
~feiter1, bas beibt bDber, bic preifs.
Das 1T cine alte Geiddftsnabrbit
uno sana felbitperitdnblid".
Sn slsider Meiie, tpie bic 9artfob=
lenpreiie, itiesen bic preiie fir Wei9@
fohlen unb aerciin. Warum9
Oie MeiatoblenfDrberung lpurbe
niht burh einen Streif unterbrodrn,
ionoern nabm ibren pDllig unseit0rten
Werlouf. sic tpurbe aud ni1t um
einen Gent Dertbeuert, benn bic @ru..
benbeiiber batten nit ibren Mrbeitern
feite Mbtomnen, tpelde einaebalten
tpurbtn. Dafelbe gilt fir bic Delproz
button. Die @etpinnungsfoiten iinb
niht nm ben 8ruhtbeil eines gentes
seitiegen. Mber bic preife. ipelde benz
Yublitum abgenomn,sn tperben, itiez
gen bier ipie bort I'm DolIe so prpsent.
Warumg Meil man feine Riidfiht
au nebmen brau9t auf bas publifum.
Meil Der Winter ba 1T unb bus pu=
blitum faufen mub. @s bat feline
Mabl. gs muB ii9 bic Muspliiuberung
gefdllen lafen unb es tann ihm
fhlieBli9 sana sleih blsiben. ob es
bon benz 6artfoblenDerfGnfer pber benz
Mei9fpblenz pber Selbdnber ansge=
pliinbert nirb. sSragt man, tpober bic
bo1en preiie tommen, in einem 2nnbe,
bds iiberrei1 an Rpble unb BrennDl
lit, 10 seist ginsr auf ben Mnbsrn tpie
in iener beriibmten 3ei1nung Sbonras
Naits, nelhe ben alien 9ipeebz Ning
inuitrirte. Der 9interrnann 1T INNER
berSiinber unb ber Hing bat befanntS
lid fein @nbe.
Ser Muher unb bie @elberprsKunq
iinb iittlid b<rddalih unb selebli9
bsrboten. gDer cine Notblage ieines
NGnffsn ausniibt, Gelb aus ibm xrS
dus5upreifen, maht fih ftrafbar. Der
6trnBenruub 1T Elm fGtperes Nerbre=
den unb pirb ftrtng beftruft. Mber
BET 3ur 3tit geiibte RobIen= unb DELI
iprdxr ipirb gebulbig bingenpmmtn,
obglsidb Il fat idIimuler ift dIs Gtrd<
Btnrailb. @tgen ben GtrnbsnrGubtr
tunn man ii9 ulIenfdlIs nod ipebren,
otgtn ben RobIsnipuGkrsr nidt. Da
beiBt's unsrbittIi6 Der 8isa lnub4.
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1903-01-08

Hrnft mittslft Der Wtlenbelrtgung
j hes Msthsrs auf einanber 3u iibsrtraz
gen. Dos iit inn alImdlis selunstn.
Seine er{ten 9erIiihe ersabtn cine
| llsbsrtraguns auf nur stpei Weiien.
bnnah pernlohts er burh 0srItdrfiing
Der Mpparats cine gntfernuns BON
bunbsrt Msilen 3u iiberininDen. Die
brabtloie telegrapbiihe 0ermittlung
bon Der engliIden Bis snr frdn56iifden
Hii5te 1T pnr mod nibt LANCER 3eit
aelnngen, ieitbem boben Grperimente,
Bic @rmittInns 5tpif1en 5abrseueen
auf bober SEE unb nit ber Riiite berS
ouftellen, aur ginfiibruns bes Gpitems
auf ben Rriessflotten Der Wlddte stz
fiibrt, bic @ermittIung bpn Continent
gu Continent fbliebt bic Rette CUR
prattifden @erlpenbung.
Die grfinbung, bic ia, ipie 9efagt.
niht Marconi's MIleinpsrbisnt 1T, lit
cine GrrunsenIdaft fori1enoen Men-
f9engetftes, duf pelde Die Mitipelt
nit 5tola bliden tann. gs 1T Elm err
hebenbes 8eipuBtfein, bob menId)li1er
Sharflinn unb gombindtionsgabe
tiefer unb tiefer in Die Wunber Der
Natur einbrinet, Die bisber bem Wiie
len berboreen iparen. Sn's Snners
Der Natur brinst freilich, tpie 9oetbe
fagt, fein erf1affsner @eii, aber bic
@eIebe Der tpoltenben ardfte la1en
fih ertennen. 2ansfam nur eripeitsrt
Die 5orldung ibren @efi1tsfreis, aber
nit iebem S6ritte porfp1rts erIhliebt
iie neue, unbefannte @ebiete. lebrt uns
faunenb erfaiIen, mas in Soften bor
Der unferen faum geabnt ipurbe, unb
bietet bic Qlusiiht auf bic @ntfhleiez
runa mod manden@ebsim mane
der Derborsensn Rraft, bic, pie bic
bes Oanpfes unb Der Gleftri5itGt,
releeftalterb in bas Setriebe Der
Menidbeit eingreift.
Die commer3iene 9ebeutung Der
brabtloien Selesrapbie BON grbteil
gu grotbeil bat bas Rapital tbetlipeiIe
f9on anticipirt unb ipirb iie nun in
aussebebnterem Mabe gu perpertben
tpifIen. Sb bic uebertrasung mittelit
Der NeiberipelIen niht Witterungs@
bsbinsunsen unterliest, pb eine areuz
suns Der 9epeiden in Der 2uft feline
StDrunsen perurIaden ipirb uber iith
Ipnftpie SinbernifIe bieten mOaen,
ihsint nod niht befinttp feitsefkllt.
DAB gebirse fein Sil1berniB bieten,
tit idon Bel ben 9erb'fden WslIen feit@
seitent tporben, Sturm unb Nebel
fheinen besglei6en, ipie bic @rperi@
nente i'm britifden aonal aeisten,
feline 5drunfs gu bi!pen. Wenn bic
llebertrasung uhne irsenb ipelhe Sim
berniiIe I6ranfenlos fattfinben fann.
bann ift Die gollenbuns erreidt unb
nur nod sine, syrase Der 3eit, mann
Der 9epeIdenpertebr iiber bic Waeere
nihi nebr auf Die Rabelperbinbune
anselpieien fein tpirb.
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1903-01-08
Gin Trim,npa ner afoinr,t-
Tdrnft.

Der grfolg Marconi's, eine poII>
ftdnbise Depei1e bur1 2uftpelIsn
-iiber ben Oaean elettriih gu iibermit@
teln, 1T Elm ipeltbebeutnebes greignib.
Die anberen grfinber, bic nit benz
felben problem be11dftigt 1inb
(8raun. @ienens,9alste) bat er baz
rim iiberfliigelt, bab es ibm geluneen
1T, bic greik bes atlantifhen Meeres
BON Der aiiite bon gorntpallis Bis
nah Neufunblanb gu iiberIpannsn,
ipdbrenb bie @rperimente Der Mnberen
f9 nod uuf seringere Meiien err
ftreden, ipenn audi ibre Sbiteme in
nldnhen pnnften benz W6urconi'ldrn
iibtrleeen fein mDgen. Oariiber gu
tntfdeiben, mag ben MGnnern Der
Wifenfhdft iiberlaifen bleiben, fir bic
Welf gsniigt bie 5batia1e, bab bic
brabtlcfe 9elegrapbie ben Rdum atpi=
iden stpei gontinenten iibertpunben
bat. Warconi bat ii1 bdmit Elm blei<
benbes Denfmal gefebt. ipieiDobl ct
nur auf ben Nrbeiten selebrter Jpr=
iher fuBt, bic Der Natur auerit bas
@ebeimniB abgelauIM baben, bas nun
prattifde 0eripsrtbung finbsn ion.
Grunblesenb fir 5ein Werf iinb bic
GorIhurMr bes beutf1en pbDfifers
6tinrid 6erB, unb befsn 0orgdnser
1drobnD unb M1rpen, burn beren
gypsrimsnte 3uerit feftgefitIt ipurb<,
bnb bic gleftri3itGt iin burh pDldri<
fatiDn bon 1beildtn 81 9beildkn in
BEN nihtltittnb<n H0rper, iDp5r aud
ber ben leeren Baum erfiinenbe Metb<r
etb6rt, fortpfIdn3e. Gkrt erfann bic
Gr3tugling bon Mttbertptllen Dnn groz
ber M<IIknIGnge nnb mics ndd, baB
bi< eleitrD<ndgnetifGtn MeIlen iih
tlsit berfeIb<n gsf@pin6isftit burh
hkn Mnum nitfbkiIen ME bds Qid5t.
a bisisr grunbIdee b1uisn N1ars.
roni unb bie 1ibtrtn 9tndnntsn 6or<
kF Jptitkr. Dis Mufgabe mar, Mppd<
"a K I'll <rfinb<n, tptl@s bic trforbtrs'
$tdrk sntpidtIten. BE eltttrifdbt
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1903-01-08
sae,p sbsIabeIstia. ctaA
31rrf. Grrrsts n.tn Tstar Mir-
tlnoe.

f1hreibt bic .Repieip Of Nepieips1
tiler bon iensn niht ulI5u bdufis pors
10nbenen Mer5ien. ipelhe es iib Sur
bfpuberen Nufgnbe maiden, ole Mr.
ten BON llnreeelmdbigteiten i'm Site
bxrbau unb BON Rrunfbeiten, ipelGe
tin Rinb3um Rriippel MAIDEN f0nnen.
III unernliibliner Meiis su befdmpfen.
Menn bauernbe Qdbmung einen err
tpahienen Menfhen befdllt, 10 lit bic
alleeneine Sbeilnabm. niht 10 grDB.
nIs tpenn Elm iolfes llnsliid Elm Rino
fhon i'm friibeiten 2ebensalter beimz
iuht. Wenn 0ater nnb Mutter oft
in erqreifenber Meiie an bds Mitgs=
fill iib ipenben, Inn ibr 2iebites ipie
anbere Rinber fi9 frei betpeeen ieben
al fDnnen, ba nimlut es tpdbrlih bod
niht Wunber, tpenn nldnder bDhgez
FINITE Mann bic beiten Sabre ieines
Qebens ba3u beripenbet, ben be-
bauernspertben RIeinen gu seraben
@liebern tpiebef gu perbelfen. llno
bod bat man erf in ben lebten sp.i
pber brei sSabraebnten angefansen.
Grfrantunsen Der 9iifte, bic nit Der
friipRlunq einbersinsen, als beiIbar
Su betrahten. SnbeHen lit freilih eine
grobe 3dbl bon 6dlIen bieier Dirt aur
p0Ilisen Wnberheritelluna faum inebr
seeisnet uber fGhig, unb man barf
iih babr nidt tDunbern, tpenn 5auz
ienbe bon Rinbern nit iteifem 5iift=
selenf unb fog. nfursem gein" bic
Mnfunft bss ausseaeidneten Wiener
4rstes nit arobsr Sebnluht unb
Spannung ernarteten.
Die Jog. unblutise 9eiluns Der
S,iifterfranfunaen bebsrtet ni1ts tpei=
ter ols bies: bic aetpaltlame Debnune
aIIer WeidtRile in Der Geesnb Der
9iifte, mandmal fosar Biz nabe on
bic Gren5e, bis gu ipelher bic 9aut
Der setpaltlamen .Spannung niht
u,sbr itanbbGlt (tpas allerbinss ielten
norfommt), tpirb Iolanae forteeieBt,
Bis Der Ropf bes ano1ens an bic
Stelle sebroat 1perben fam, tpo er
bon Nat2r aug Isin miiBte (alfo in
5dnsn bon 9iiftsslsnfsperrenfunsen
mub Der nRopf" bss Sbsr1henfels in
Die fog. Gift rPfanne" auriidtebren
beaip. nein9epaBt" tperben).
Wenn ssSmanb esnug 8raft anipens
bet, nm ben 3opf bes Gnodens in
bieie Gage auriidaubrinesn, 10 gilt es
natiirlih benn oh, ben &no6en 10
lanee in bieier Gage = porerit fiinitz
LID - suriidaubalten, um bieIe Gage
bann gu elmer oauernben gu eeftaaen;
IS bebarf Daau bes Jog. .Wusfelauss"
ber Die Musfulatur unb bic bamit au=
fammenbGnsenDen 9dnber II. T. m. in
elmer anbauernoen mdbigen Span
nuns unb baburh bic &npnen in ibz
rer Gage erhdlt. 9iele Ner5te bier unb
ausipdrts fennen unb iiben bieie Dirt
BON 9eiluns unb ibre grfolse iinb
eben ermutbigenb senus, um nod
sr0Bere 4nftrsnsuneen in bieIer Rih@
tuns besreiflid gu MAIDEN. Sn Dr.
3orena' 0dnben bat nun bieie 6eil<
ipeife einen 10 aroben grfols sebabt.
baB feline 3iffern be3iialid Der 5dlle
pOlliger WisberberitelIuns 10 .rfrdnfs
ter Rinber Elm erbeblidb giinitigeres
Bib bieten, als bic DurdIdhitts5abz
len anberer Qersts in biefer 9infidt.
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1903-01-08
Ger aHlnrkt Der arerltsbtctt.

sSm luTemburgifhen Oeutih Bel
glen nirb Elm eigentbiimliher alter
8rauh freng aufre1terbalten. Mm 6.
December, benz Sage bes FL. NifD=
laus. finbet anidbrlih in ber 5tabt
Nrel Der Marft Der 0erliebien itait.
Mus ben umliegenben Sr51aften be-
9eben ith bic Qanbleute in @mcaren,
tbeils auf ben mannigfaltigiten Wa%
gen nah Mrel, I'm bieIem Marfte beiS
autpobnen. Geitlib setleibete ilnse
2anbleute treffen nit ben fnmud st~
neioeten 8Guerinnen 5uiammsn. Mdn
f4erat in ben RaffebduIern miteinorz
ber unb bic @ltern ber juneer Qtute
befpreben iih. Die Burinen tauftn
benienigen iungen MsGbdsn, bic ibnen
sefallen, einsn r0eilisen NifoIaus" J,
b. +. Elm GeIdenf. Dieiem eriten
Marfte Der Werliebten fnIgt am erften
Donnerfag bss Monats syanitdr Der
atpeite Marft. 6at man ii1 in bieIer
3Difdenaeit unter ben 6amilien ge<
eingt. 10 finbet an bielem Martt Bic
Nerlobuna Natt. Die Nermittlung
nnter BEN Gunilien iibernsbnlen bic
iih allgemeinen Nertpauens erfrtuenz
ben 0eirathSbermittler bic alIe Wers
bdltnif1e gendu fenrpen, bic 8ebinglas
gen fcfitellen unb bic Chen gum Mbs
lNlnife bringen. gu biefem 3n<ds
berlebsn lie Die .3sii apift5en ben beiz
ben MGrfen in ben betkilisten Gds.
milien, ei1en, trinfen auf's Bette unD.
perhen ie6r geebrt. Aonmt bic 6tiz
rdth auitdnbe, 10 erbalten lie heitimns
te prDcerrte BON Der Mitgift unD ilnm
alter 1anbesiitte Elm paar 5tiefel unb
einen gblinber6ut. Mn Der Men9e
Der nit @efhenfen btIabensn inn9en
Bdileriu1ptn eriiebt man. ob biels @er<
lDbungen in MuaiiN jtexn.
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1903-01-08

lle6er Gepnrators. Die
MilGntrubmungs Maihinel nit
6unbbetrieb tperben, tpie es ben Mnz
lhein 6at, INNER lnebr unb nmbr Elm
beltimmter un5 gara notbtpenbiger
sSaftpr in Der 8uttsrinbuitrie bes
2anbes, ni9t nur bort, tpo bic 8utter
bom Garmer ielber auf oem eigenen
6ofe berseitert tpirb, 1onbern aud ba,
no bic Wtil9 an 8utterfabriten selies
Tert nirb. go man ben &rihten Der
Gabrifanten berartiger WaIhinen
@lduben 1henien barf - iinb tpdrum
follte man nidt - bebt iib Die Na1e
fruse unb Der Wertauf BON sSubr 3,i
Sabr unb bejonbers in ben leBten
aipsi Sabren iollen auberorbentlih
Diele folder Mafdinen Dertauft ipor-
ben iein. sSr nielen Gdllen, no cine
Butferfabrif niht nit grfplg arbei-
ten f0nnte, ipenn bie Dolle Milh aur
Gabrif geliefert iperben miibte, l6bt
ii9 Der 8etrieb baburh erm0glihen,
buB bic Jarner 6ano@ Geparators baz
ben, Die Mil9 gu 9uufe entrd6men
unb nur ben Nabm an bic Gabrit lie%
fern. Die fleineren Butferfabrifen
arbeiten burdapess tbeurer als bic
gr0beren unb audi Der Betrieb elmer
groben Jabrif felt Im foftfpieliger,
tpsnn bic Mildlieferuns ni1t seniis
genb 1T; beifer u11b bortbeilbafter III
es, ar0bere Gubrifen einourihten nnb
no bic Garner al melt nb tpobnen,
Inn nit 0ortbeil tdgli1 bic DolIe
Wdl9 nuh Der Jabrif 5u fdaffen, bu
follte Elm fleiner Geperator duf bel
Gurnl aufSeifelIt, bic Mil9 entruhmi
unb nur Der Mobm gsliefsrt iperben,
Muf bic Mrt laffen fi4 bic 9rnnsports
foffen bes 1Ogtnannien Nobmdferi1la
our Characterization iin Elm 1ebeuz
tef1bts berringern anb bic 6aItiinq
BON Mildtiilen IGbt iiA auf folde
Meiie btnn audi IN tpsfterer gntferz
nung bon timer ButterFdbif nit qlls
lem Wortbeil erfn5gEidtn. Dit fleis
fltren Gntrabmungsu 6ine1ls 6d6xr
ii Dieler 6inii& lpphl ihren Mortkil
The Washington times., 1903-12-26
IOWA LEADS COUNTRY
IN NUMBER OF BANKS
Western State Has More Than Twelve
Hundred Institutions-Average
Dividend High.

SIOUX CITY. Iowa, Dec. 26--Iowa
has more banks than any other State in
the Union. and the banking business is
the most profitable In the State This
Is Ne conclusion from the reports OF
the Comptroller of Currency. the State
banking department. the bankers direc-
tories. and the testimony of bankers ana
business men.
For several years Iowa has had more
banks than any other State. They are
largely small institutions in country
towns. but they all make money. Their
great number. according to the census
reports, demonstrates the remarkably
equitable distribution of wealth. Farm
ers are the largest owners OF stock and
the largest depositors.
There are 23S State banks in Iowa.
with $40 go 0c0 capital. and S45. .S4l, 600 de-
posits: 236 savings banks. with S11. 81 .009
capital. and $S6. .602. 900 deposits; 24s ma
tional banks. with SIS, ,o45. .O0O capital and
So, 07s, 900 deposits. and 400 private banks.
with (estimated) $l2, 000, 600 capital and
so. .O00. 600 deposits.
The totals show .231 banks with f$4S,-
359. 900 capital. and s239, ,520. 600 deposits.
This gives bank TO every 1900 inhabi-
tants and SHOWS bank deposits OF just
about 800 per capita.
Bank profits vary from to 100 per
cent on the capital. A number of small
institutions with heavy deposits have
earned the latter figure in recent years.
Bankers say the average dividend on
banking capital is over II per cent, after
paying all salaries.
The Washington times., 1903-12-26
DOGS SAVED POLICEMAN
FROM ATTACK OF THUGS
Bites Drove Villains to Flight and Ami
mails Returned to Master With
Sections of Cloth.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec B.-Special
Policeman Laird, of Camden, was hav-
ing desperate battle with four men
on Kaighn Avenue, and was in line for
a severe beating, and, possibly, fatal
injuries when the two big dogs which
accompany him on his nightly rounds
interfered I'm his defense. Then, not
satisfied with scattering the policemans 8
.assailants. the dogs chased two of them
TO the Kaighn's Point ferry house. took
parting bites out OF their clothing and
legs and. dashing back TO the police
man, laid the fragments of cloth at his
feet
Laird saw a man PROSTATE on the
pavement. and he was surprised when.
upon awaking the stranger, the latter
attacked him. Laird, however, sub
dued the fellow with a blackjack, and
telephoned for a police patrol wagon.
While he was at the telephone ne heard
cries of murder. and, turning to looiS
In the direction of the cries, he found
himself assailed by another stranger
Then two more men arrived and joined
Ina ;Ee attack on him, and the man un-
der arrest. although weak from loss of
blood, took a hand in the attack.
Here the two dogs, with snarls of
rage, interfered. They bit the bleeding
man on the arm, and he fell TO the
sidewalk. The dogs then turned to the
three assailants remaining. and TWO of
these ran toward the ferry house. yell
ing for help, with the dogs swapping at
their hSelg
The Washington times., 1903-12-26
NEW TEXAS OIL WELL
25,OOO-BARREL GUSHER
Two Others, 1t Is Reported, Spout TO-.
600 Each Every Twenty
four Hours.

DALLAS. Tex, Dec. 26.-The new oil
field AT Batsons Prairie Is eclipsing
anything heretofore opened in Texas.
l. the most extravagant reports are
true, it eclipses all former oil strikes in
the world
Within a week three gushers have
been brought in by one company. The
first two wells are spouting, It Is
claimed, not less than 10000 barrels each
a day. and the third well is spouting
q, 900 barrels n day
Land Is selling for $1,000 an acre.
There is stampede in progress to the
new field. and the prairies are covered
with every conceivable kind OF convey
ances loaded with all kinds of utensils
used In an oil field.
Caravans are strung out in the II
picturesque fashion. 1t is reported Il
former Governor Hogg and his ass
ciates have formed a syndicate and
in on the ground floor"
The Washington times., 1903-12-26
MAY NAME h'CARDY
AS CASTLES SUCCESSOR
President Expected Soon to Announce
Appointment of Minnesota
Man to the Place.

President Roosevelt Is expected to an
nOunce in a short time the appointment
Of a Minnesota mar. Joseph J. McCardy,
as successor TO He1Iy A. Castle in the
Office OF auditor for the PostOfice De
partn7ent. Mr.. McCardy was formerly
city comptroller OF st. Paul.
Minnesota members OF Congress laid
claim to the place for their State from
the first. because Captain Castle was n
Minnesota man. The President was
willing to recognize their claim, but
they were unable to agree on a candi-
date. While they delayed several other
States entered the field. For a time
II looked as IL Minnesota would not
get the appointment. Since Senator
Clapp went home for the holidays, he
has wired back that he has found a
suitable man for the authorship In Mr.
McCardy. 1t is understood Senator Nell
son will agree to Mr. McCardy's selec-
ton. and that he will be named after
the HOLIDAYS.
The Washington times., 1903-12-26
BLAhES CUDAHf CASE
FOR BLACKkAIL WORK
Prolific Winter of Threatening Letters
Says He Had Read of Omaha
Case Details.

CHICAGO. Dec. 26.-Relatives of Leo
R. Brennan. the young artist and en-
graver under arrest on a charge OF at
tempting to extort money from New
York and Chicago miliionaires assert
that he Is insane.
Matthew Brennan, his father a retired
grocer, said: Leo is insane. He al
ways acted queer. 1 found he was nat
uraliy an artist. and believed his pecu-
liarities were merely the eccentricities
of genius. Now l find that while / sup
posed he was IN his room studying he
was really framing the letters he was
seniing these millionaires.''
Brennan was examined by Dr. w. c.
Webster, professor of the Illinois Medi-
cal Society. but he refused 70 make
public his diagnosis.
The prisoner is twenty-one years old,
short and slender
II don't know what made me do IT,"
he said. ~ read a great deal Of the
Cudahy case in Omaha and how $25. 600
was taken. I wanted the money to study
art in Europe"
Brennan used several names and as
many methods in seeking 10 extort
money. In a letter to r. T. Crane he
directed that $4,000 be placed in an en-
velope and left in the Northern Elevated
Railway Station at Division Street IF
you don't send the money you will
die by dynamite" was the warning in
letter.
In the first letter to Marshall Field
the man requested a gift of the
money. In the second he said: You
alone will be responsible for what will
happen to you and yours if you fail to
comply" In another he wrote: Think
what might have happened TO your son
If l had chosen to exercise my power. -
In his confession Brennan says: Il
have been writing these letters for six
months. l sent some to John ID. Rookie
feller, James Stillman. ]. p. Morgan.
and Andrew Carnegie in New York L
never heard from any of them. l asked
them for 5000. but did not use threats
all the time
In all Brennan has written more than
thirty of the threatening missives, and
for months the police of several cities
have been on his trail.