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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-02-19

Mrs. Alfalfa Irwin leaves today for
Pensacola after stay of several days
IN Americus, the guest of Mrs. A. K.
Schumpert and Mrs. G. s. 8. Horne.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-12-09
ZION CITY BANKRUPT.
Receivers Appointed 'or John Alexan-
der Dowie's Affairs.

Financial difficulties which began
during the crusade of John Alexan-
der Dowle, the self-styled Elijah H."
and his Restoration Host" to New
York, month ago, and which have
been rapidly increasing since Dowie's
return, eliminated in the Federal
courts taking possession OF all the
property controlled by Dowie, in
Zion City III. This Gown. which was
founded two years ago by Dowie, has
a population of over 10000. Is the gen.
eral headquarters for Dowie's church,
and Is said to represent an expendi-
ture of s20.000,000.
Fred NJ. Blount cashier OF the Chi
cago National bank, and Albert ID.
Currier, a law partner of Congress
man Boutell, were appointed receiv-
ers of the property. Their bonds were
fixed at $4,000 by Judge Kohlsaat,
of the United States district court.
who made the appointment on the pc
titlon of several creditors.
The bankruptcy proceedings against
Dowie were based on the allegation
that he is insolvent, and that while
in this financial condition he commit
ted an act Of bankruptcy by making
preferential payment, November 2.
to the Estreeter Lumber Company. of
S2.770. Dowie has been hard pressed
by his creditors and especially since
It was announced that his recent mis-
sion to New York had proved unsuc-
cessful financially.
Dowie is known to have accumulated
a large sum as the head Of the Chris
tan Catholic Church. the assets Of
the organization being estimated at
between S20,000,000 and $50 100000.
There was a large outlay of money,
however, when Zion City was started.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-12-09
CAPITOL NOTES.

The secretary OF agriculture has
approved plans for the construction of
three laboratory buildings for the de-
partment Of agriculture at a maxi
mum cost of $1,500,000.
The Census bureau reports that dur
ing the year ended June 80, 1902,
there were $500 central. electric
light and power stations in operation
in the United States with a gross in
come of $S5,700,605 and total ex-
pense of $6S ,0S1,S75. The cost Of their
construction and equipment was s504,-
740,S52.
Sir Henry Mortimer Durand, the
new British Ambassador, has arrived
in washington.
The United States Supreme court
affirmed the constitutionality of the
eight hour law of the State of Kansas,
regulating labor on public works.
Two officials OF the naval observa-
tory are arranging to send a New
Years greeting from Washington to
all the countries of the civilized
world by the employment Of a series
of signals to all points to mark the
exact second Of the beginning Of the
new year.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-12-09
An ASSASS|N'S BLOODY WORK.
STARTED BY A FAMILY QUARREL,
Killed Father and Son and Shot Two
Other Men--Has Been
Captured.

A message from Hodgenvllle, Ky,
reports the assassination of two men,
the fatal. wounding of third man
and the injury OF another. The dead
are Squire Osborne and his son. Dave
Osborne, and the wounded, Will Gard
ner, will die, and John Bennett, arm
shattered
The alleged murderer. Custer Gard
ner. young farmer. was caught at
Elizabeth today after desperate
fight and taken to the Munfordville
Jail
Under cover of darkness the assass-
in cept to the window of the room
where the men were sitting, and,
placing his Winchester near the glass,
fired several times. Squire Osborne
fell to the floor dead, his head torn
almost off. His son was shot through
the heart. VIII Gardner was wound
ed in the abdomen and John Benefits
left arm was shattered by ball.
The trouble started in a family
quarrel. which developed into a fac
tional fight. Gardner has heretofore
borne a good reputation.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-12-09
HAVOC WROUGHT BY An EXPLOSION.
PEOPLE WERE PANlC.sTRlCkEN.
Town Was Fired, Two Persons Killed,
Score Hurt and the Train
Burned.

A town was fred, whole train Of
cars destroyed, two men were killed
and score were more or less injured
two perhaps fatally, and railroad
system was blocked by the terrific ex-
plosion of a pahtha tank car. The oil
car was in the center of a soutbbound
freight train, when there was an ear
splitting noise which shocked all of
central Delaware, broke almost every
window glass in the town of Green
wood. through which the freight train
was passing down the Delaware d.
vision of the Pennsylvania railroad,
and then there was a creaking and
crashing of timbsrs and shrieks of
wounded or dying men about the
train.
Fifteen cars were piled in a mass
of wreckage and soon enveloped In
the flames caused by the burring oil,
which also spread and set on fire the
adjacent houses. including the Green
wood hotel and the public school
house. The explosion literally turned
the town upside down, and men and
women rushed out into the binding
snowstorm, many of them becoming
panic-stricken at the sight of the
flames that they spread CONSERVATION
everywhere rather than carried aid.
The dead are: Brakeman Edward
]. Roach. of Georgetown; an infant
child. died from shock.
Injured trainmen: Conductor Cor
nelius J. Hall, Wilmington, badly
burned; Towerman Horace Lynch,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-12-09
WEALTH FROM THE FARM.
Nearly Four Billion Dollars Placed to
the Country's Credit In "a Years.

The annual report of Secretary of
Agriculture James Wilson says that
In the training Of specialists Tor its
work the department has become
practically a postgraduate institution.
or the 1876 students admitted since
1887, 240 are still in the department
Tue Increase in the exports of farm
products for the 90 years ended in
1901 was from s147000.000 to $685.
cCO,00O. and the exports for 1903 were
oyer sS7S000,000. an amount second
only to that of 1901. Grain and farm
products exported exceeded 1921. 900.
600 and animals, meat and meat pro-
ducts, $2l1.0O0,000.
Mr.. Wilson shows that the balance
o. trade in favor of this country is
due to the farmers. The balance in
favor of farm products curing the last
II years aggregated s4,S06,000 900. In
other products the balance was
against this country to the extent of
SS65,O00 900. Our farmers not only
Cancelled this immense obligation. but
placed $S.940 100000 to the credit of
the Nation when the books OF Nation
al exchange were balanced. 1T Is
the farmers who have paid the for
eign bondholders.' says Mr.. Wilson.
The value of all farm products not
fed to live stock for 1903 considera-
bly, exceeded that OF 1900, when II
was s3.742 100000. ON January l..
1903, the value of norses was over
81 900. 100000; mules. nearly $500 0,s00,-
600; cattle, over 81 800 900. 900; sheep,
s16S.000.000 hogs. $365.000. 900. An
extension of 10000 is shown In the
number of places receiving weather
forecasts by telephone. The crop Of
sugar beets for this year is estimated
at 100000 tons.
Extremely important work is re-
ported from the soils laboratories from
which the chief of the bureau Of soils
argues that nearly all sells are amply
supplied with the necessary mineral
plant food; that their supply as re-
CARDS the plant is determined by the
supply of soil moisture the crop can
obtain from the soil; that the chem
ical analysis of a soil cannot In itself
throw such light upon the problem OF
fertility. but in attempting to con-
troll the factor governing crop yield,
attention must be specially directed to
the chemical condition of the soil as
affecting the supply Of soil moisture
with its dissolved mineral nutrients
to the effects OF climate. to rotation
and to general soil management.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-12-09
PLEAS OF CHICAGO BANDITS.
Marx Admits Guilt; the Other Three
Plead mot Guilty"

Gustav Marx, the Chicago car barn
murderer, pleaded guilty OF murder.
His three accomplices. Van Dine,
Neidemeier and Roeski, entered a
plea of not guilty. Van Dine will, 1t
is said. enter a plea of insanity, sew
eral members of his family being in
asylums.
Van Dine and Niedemeier say they
are willing to hang If they first see
Marx executed. Marx informed upon
them. but he justifies his betrayal in
the fact that they tried to kill him.
Roeski also claims they tried to kill
him.
Mrs. Van Dine and Minnie Dunno,
the bandits sweetheart. have been
engaged by local museum at $500
week. The dugout in Indiana,
where the battle took place, Is also
on exhibition. The money thus OBJ
tanned will be used to defend Van
Dine. Mrs. Van Dine was totally in
ignorance of her wayward sons ac-
tions and devoted most of her time
to organizing anti-saloon clubs among
boys.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-12-09
REVIEW OF TRADE.
Confidence Increases That There VIII
Be Revival Of Business In
the New Year.

r. G.. Dun g. Co.'s weekly Review
Of Trade" says: Trade is seasonably
quiet. except In the lines affected by
weather and those embracing holldss
goods, which are In good demand.
Commodities are generally lower in
price, although few important arti-
cles such as cotton, eggs and dairy
products have risen Sc sharply that
Dun's index number on December 1
was 9S,223. against 97,S25 a month pre-
vious. For the year there Is de-
cline of about per cent Manufac-
turing conditions are still irregular,
the best symptom of the week being
the steadiness of iron and steel. Rail-
way earnings in three weeks of No
vember were As per cent larger than
year previous. Several encourag-
ing reports are received regarding the
iron and steel situation In most
cases the proposed reduction In wages
has met with no opposition, and such
business as comes forward Is handled
without interruption. Another good
sign Is that the past dullness has
brought no reduction in prices. Mills
have received several orders for stiuc-
tural shapes and railway supplies.
These are evidences of an end to the
deadlock between buyers and sellers.
while In the trade there Is q growing
confidence that the new year will
bring further revival. The chief
event in the export trade was a large
sale of tin plates for shipment to Can
ada. Failures this week were 331,
against 25S last week. 249 the proceed
ing week and 2O4 the corresponding
week last year
Bradstreets says: Wheat. including
-four, exports for the week ending
December 3, aggregate 4,2o1, ,504 bush
els, against 1851. .767 last week. and
5,704,440 this week last year. For 22
weeks Of the cereal year they aggre-
gate 72,929.299 bushels. against 49,
141 ,451 in 1902. Corn exports for the
week aggregate 1,00S95l bushels
against 1.520,941 last week and 1,151,.
563 a year ago. For % weeks they
aggregate 25.602, ,4SG bushels, against
3,794,917 In 1902
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-12-09
CREW KILLED BY SAvAGES.
Survivors of Wrecked Steamer Tell OF
Hardshlps.

The steamer Iro Maru, which ar
rived at Victoria. B. c.. from the ORR
ent brought Captain and Mrs. Hoe
stadt. of the wrecked American ship
Benjamin A. Sewall. Captain Hoes
tadt confirms the report that 10 of the
crew were killed by savages off To-
bago island. off the Formosan coast.
Searching parties found two of the
men belonging to the mates boat.
which had fallen into the hands of
the natives. These men, William
Reinwald and Julian Calico, had been
kept alive to carry wood and when
found were naked. their bodies sore
and blistered. The clothing belong
ing to the others, and identified by
Captain Hoestadt. was found in a saw
age village, where all had been killed.
What disposition was made of their
bodies it was impossible to learn.
Those who were killed were Joseph
Norris. third mate; Thomas Pickle
and his wife, Japanese woman; the
Chinese carpenter and the cook, Hen
ry Adams, an American negro; Peter
Johnson, a Chilean, and three Japan
ese seamen.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-12-09
sWINDLED IN CALIFORNIA.
Paid Good Money to Secure Timber
land Not on the Map.

Among the tourists in Los Angeles
are nearly 100 persons from Pennsyl-
vania, Ohio and Michigan. who claim
to have discovered a big bunco game
in California. Every man in the party
has spent from $3.50 to $500 in Sc
curing what he thought was timber
claim in the Eureka district. In an
agricultural magazine these men saw
advertisement of an alleged locator of
California timber lands. They paid
this locator 500 each before leaving
their homes and later went to Eureka.
Humboldt county, to file on the lands
described by the eastern locator.
When they reached Eureka to prove
up their claims they sent timber
cruisers overland and where they
were promised 100000 feet of tim
Der to claim they did not find 1000
feet. Only three of the entire party
proved up on their claims.
Several of the farmers mortgaged
farms in the east to get money to
make two trips to California and pay
the fee. Several Minnesota business
men were also swindled.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-12-09
HEAD-HUNTERs SLAUGHTERED
constabulary Kill 90 of the Enemy in
Four Days.

Gen. Alien reports from Manila by
mail that between October and 10
2S men of the Philippine constabu-
larry had four days fight with 600
head-hunters of the Galinga tribe in
Nucva Viscaya province, 100 miles
northeast of Manila, all the time with
out food. Two constabularios were
killed, but of the enemy at least 80
fell and large quantity of ammuni-
tion. seven guns, 130 axes, many
holos, and other weapons were cap
turcd. Lieut.. Velasquez, command
ing the constabulary, had hand-to-
hand conflict with seven of the tribes
men, killing six of them with his pis-
toll and finishing the seventh with
head AK, which he snatched from the
hands of one of those he had slain.
Rios, a fanatic Filipino leader. some
times called Pope of the Tabayas,
has been hanged for murder and 27
OF his followers have been sentenced
to Imprisonment. Lavedo Toledo, a
ladrone chief, who surrendered with
80 of his men in Albay province in
October, has been sentenced to death.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-12-09
Spain May Become a Republic.

The Republicans in Spain at the
last election won victory which put
the government OF the boy king, AL
fonso, in the most difficult position.
The Republicans have gone forth tri-
umphantly in all the large cities of
the kingdom. except Madrid. At Bar
celona the whole administration of the
city is entirely in the hands of the
Republicans and the same thing is
the case at Carragossa. Valencia, at
Bilboa and all the cities of Andalu-
sia.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-12-09
The Onion Cure.

The idea that an onion cure may
not strike the fancy of the aesthetic,
says a recent writer; however. the
experience Of those who have tried it
Is that is works wonders In restoring
cold-racked system to its normal
state.
There are three kinds of doses In
the onion cure, or three onion cures,
as you may choose to put 1t. One is
diet Of onions. the other is onion
plasters and the third IS onion syrup
1t is claimed by those who believe
In the onion cure that a bad cold can
be broken up If the patient will stay
indoors and feed on a liberal diet of
onions. It need not be an exclusive
diet, but a liberal one. For instance,
an onion cure breakfast includes a
poached egg on toast. tree tablespoons
full Of fried onions and a cup of cof-
fee. Luncheon of sandwiches made Of
brown bread, buttered and filed with
finely chopped onions, seasoned, with
salt and pepper, makes the second
meal on the schedule. For supper the
onions may be fried as for breakfast,
and eaten with a chop and a baked po-
tato.
The strange efficacy of onions is
well known to the singers of Italy and
Spain, who eat them every day to
improve the quality OF their voices and
keep them smooth.
Onion plasters are prescribed to
break up hard coughs. They are
made Of fried onions and placed be
tween two pieces OF old muslin. The
plaster is kept quite hot till the pa
tient is snugly in bed. when it is
placed on the chest to stay over
night
Onion syrup is claimed by some to
be unequaled as cure for bad cold
In the chest.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-12-09
PRESIDENT REMEMBERED.
Will Receive $4,000 From Estate Of
His Uncle Oracle.


Tho will of James King Oracle.
uncle of President Roosevelt. has
been admitted to probate by Judge
Seabury, in the Nassau county. IN.
W surrogate court One of the bene-
ficiaries is President Roosevelt. who
Is given 100000. farlng the same as
his sisters. Mrs. Cowes, the wife of
Commander Cowles. U. S. N, and
Mrs. Corrlne Roosevelt Robinson.
Two Of the Presidents children.
Kermit. for whom the late Mr. Oracle
was godfather. and Ethel who was the
godchild Of the testator's wife, We're
also remembered, each being the
richer by $1,000 through the will.
With the will was filed an affidavit
that the value of the entire estate ex-
ceeded 100000. The actual value is
about 100000. The executors are
James j. Higginson, a brother.in-law
to the testator, and Douglas Robin
son. a nephew.
The only institution remembered in
the will is the Orthopedic dispensary
and hospital, in Manhattan, which
gets $4,000 for the endowment of
bed and $3.50 for a general endow-
ment fund
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-12-09
KILLED IN EXPLOSION.
Mixers In Dynamite Factory Are
Blown to Atoms

The mix house of the Independent
Powder ComTany's plant, five miles
southwest of Carthage, Mo, blew up
instantly killing the two mixers. Les.
ter Ridge and Bert Cobb and serl-
ously injuring four other men.
Ridge and Cobb recently came to
Carthage from Emporia, Pa They
were In the mix house. compounding
by hand nitroglycorln with the other
ingredients OF dynamite, when 500
pounds OF the material which was in
a wooden through exploded. They
were the only men in the building
and no one knows what caused the
explosion. The two men were blown
to atoms.
The four injured men were work
jng in a small house 100 yards away,
packing dynamite. The conclusion
crushed in part of the building, in
juring the men.
Twenty-three roads for October
show an average net increase of 1921
per cent; 40 roads for third week OF
November show average gross in
crease of 2.10 per cent.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-12-09
C0UNIERFHIERS ARE IN CUSTODY.
HAD COMPLETE PRINTING PLANT.
Had Paper Enough to Print $1,000
Worth Of Government
Money.

What Is considered by the Urited
States government secret service of
ficials to be one of the most import
ant raids that has ever taken place
in the vicinity of Boston was sue.
cessfully carried ont in the neighbor-
ing town of Revere, when three men,
all said to be well-known counter
feiters. were arrested and an extern
sive plant and a supply of paper for
printing S1.C00000 worth of notes
were confscated.
The men arrested were John Davis
Joseph Boumenbltt and Moses Novak.
and It is understood that the govern
ment made seven simultaneous ar
rests in or near New York. Davis
is SO years old. and Is believed to be
the head of the gang. 1t Is believed.
however. that New York parties were
behind the plot, and the counterfeit
ing Is said to have been carried on
either in that city or in Newark
Novak. or Frankel, as he was known
in Revere, came from New York about
two months ago. accompanied by a
woman. and hired a house. To-day he
was arrested in a street. The detec-
tives then forced their way into his
house Davis and Boumenblitt were
arrested and the search Of the house
revealed li;hograph plats bearing the
imprint of many different kinds of
money, presses and many engraving
tools. The paper for printing the
notes was of good workmanship and
very fair Imitation Of the genuine
bank note paper.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-12-09
Restraint on the Jews.

American Jews are no longer per-
mitted to cross the Russian frontier
without a special permit in each case
from NJ. Won Plehwe, the Russian In
terror Minister. Most Americans trav-
el to Russia by way of Germany. The
practice until the last two weeks was
for the Russian Consul General here
to wise the Jews passports upon re-
ceiving q statement of their purpose
to visit Russia and that their stay
there was to be temporary.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-12-09
Must Arbitrate Claims.

The provisional government OF San
Domingo will be obliged to agree to
the arbitration of the San Domingo
Company's claim or the United States
will not recognize the new govern
ment. Proceeding on this theory the
board of arbiters has been selected to
consist OF Senior Galvan of the former
Wos Gill government. who is in
Washington; John G. Carlisle for the
United States and Judge Gray of
Delaware as the umpire.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-12-09
Banker Commits Suicide.

George d. Woods, cashier OF one
and director of five ether Iowa banks,
shot and killed himself after having
called two Of his most trusted friends
tc his home for a conference. With
in few hours after his death the
Bank of Colfax. of which he was cash
Ter, and the State bank at Baxter, of
which he was director, were closed
temporarily. 1t Is believed these in
sttutions. as well as the others at
Mitchellville, Ira. Mingo and State
Center, are in sound condition.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-12-09
Three Killed in Wreck.

Three men were killed, two se-
riously injured and two slightly in
jured in a collision between a car and
freight train, few miles below
Waverly. o., on the Norfolk & West
ern road. The men were all on a
hand car on their way to Sargents' to
make some repairs on a bridge, when
they ran into the freight train on a
curve so short that neither the en-.
gineer of the train nor the men on
the hand car were aware of each 9TH
er's presence until the moment of the
accident. The three dead men were
bridge carpenters and the injured men
their assistants.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-12-09
A Real White Deer.

Last fall l shot white deer In
Maine. have received so many In
quiries in regard to it that would like
to know If any pure white deer was
ever shot before. have seen a num-
ber of so-called white deer, but they
were all more or less spotted. The
one | shot was 179 pound buck. six
points. The only color was a narrow
strip on top of the forehead, extend
ing to the antlers. have had the
skin mounted and shall soon have
some photos CT him. A number of
guides have seen him and told me they
never saw one as white, so am natur-
ally interested to find out If this Is
rare specimen.--Recr
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-12-09
Assaulted and Robbed.

With robbery as motive two
strangers entered the pawnshop and
clothing store Of John Miller, on
South Walnut street. Canton. o., just
before dusk, aud assaulted the aged
proprietor with a lead pipe. fatally
injuring him. AS far as can be learn
ed the thieves only secured $40 in
money, contained in a wallet which
Miller carried In his pocket. The
thieves made no attempt to rife the
store.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-12-09
WELCOMED IN ABYSslNIA.
Consul Skinner Received With Great.
est Cordiality.

Robert P. Skinner, United States
consul at Marseilles. who is going to
Abyssinia to conduct negotiations
with King Menelik, with his escort
reached Harrar, Abyssinia, Saturday.
Abyssinian troops met the party eight
miles outside the town, and General
Ras Makonnen. with a bodyguard of
1000, greeted the column when with
in two miles OF the city.
The new palace was placed at the
disposal of the Americans. A camp
was established and General Ras Ma
konnen was received with military
honors. The scene was picturesque.
Th- company met with unprecedent-
ed cordiality. King Menelik sent
Consul Skinner q message of welcome.