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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-11-25

The ceremonies were purely mill
tary in character in special reCogni-
ton Of the eminent position Of Fred
orick the Great as a soldier. and fol-
lowed generally those adopted on tLe
occasion of the dedication OF the
statue Of Rochambeau in Lafayette
park
The dedication was attended by the
president. members OF the cabinet. the
supreme court. the diplomatic repre-
sentatives of foreign governments. the
admiral of the navy, the chicf-of-
staff OF the army and all the principal
officials at International capital.
The military escort 10 the president
and distinguished company consisted
cf four companies of engineers three
troops Of cavalry. two companies of in.
fantry. two batteries Of field artillery.
nine companies Of coast artillery. one
company Of the hospital corps and ore
company of the signal corps In lddi-
ton. there was the Engineer DanG
stationed at the barracks and The AT
tllery band stationed at Fort Monroe.
while the United States Marine band
was in the place Of honor
Added 10 this large aggregation OF
soldiers from every branch OF the serv.
i've were several companies OF marines
and hundreds of bluejackets frorl the
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TWELVE ARE DEAD
IN BROOKLYN FIRE
Two Entire Families Smothered in
Burning Tenement Buildings.
WORK OF FlREMEN HAMPERtD
Erishtencd Italians filicd he
Streets with Their household
Goods. aud with Them blocked
the Way OF Eire Apparatus.

New York, Nov 81 Smofherei he
fore they could reach the rear fire es-
cape in burning tenement buildins
at 1856 Troulman street. in tho Will
iamsburg district OF Brooklyn y per-
sons met death shor,ly before two
O'Clock Sunday morning.
Two entire families. those Of Ma
ranlo TriOlo and Charles pOlognio arc
wiped out. the last living member he-
ing now in hospital, with no hope
u their recovery They are Charles
Polognio. 80 years old. and Tony Til
olo 9S years, both of whom ate ter
ribly burned Although. IN the opinion
of the coroner. all the dead were svt-
focaed. the bodies were badly burned
before they could be taken from lie
ruins hy the hrC.lon.
The burned tenement house is in the
center of a row Of three-story tenc-
ments extending the length OF lie
block, and was occupied by Italians.
The FIRE is supposed 60 have started
in the cellar of the grocery store OF
Antonio Giambalvos. on the ground
floor The cellar was stored with IN
fammable material, and the iames
spread with lightning rapldity Al
the occupants were asleep at the TING.
and there was considerable delay in
sending in the first alarm.
The GiamrQlyos family lived N re
rear Of the store. and succeeded IN gel-
ting ont Of the building but before tha
occupants on The two other floors vera
reused their escape had been cur or
Before the fremen arrived. me ats
had communicated 10 the adjoining
tenement. but here the occupants ha.
sufficient warning. and all ESCAPED.
worI. Of Firemen iInmpercd.
The work Of the iremen was greatly
hampered for a time by the crowds OF
frightened Italians who filled the
streets The tenents in nearly all
the neighboring buildings dragged their
household goods out of the buildings,
and with them blocked the way Of the
fire apparatus.
All the bodies were found in ihe rear
lOOul vi Altf tAAAih lA'0A anu ~ fti' p -
dent that all had been suffocatcd in
their effort 90 reach the fire escape 1T
the back Of the building. The two who
we're rescued were found in IN low cr
hallway soon after the firemen reached
the scene Working their way through
the building the rescuers discovered
the heap OF dead on the third hooor,
end within a short time succeeded ia
taking out nine bodies. but the last
was not found until after eight o'clock
Sunday morning. In his intervals OF
consciousness. Polognio cries for iis
wife and children. but the physicians
fear the knowledge OF their death
would Kill him. and have not told him
OF their fate
In their investigation as TO the or. e
in OF the fire the police have been un-
able to obtain a statement Of any Kind
from neghboring tenents. The
street about the burned building has
been crowded with Italians all day. ut
the police report that everyone ques-
toned regarding the persons burned or
the occupants of the building, has re-
fused to make any answer. it was
with great difficulty that even the
names of the victims could lie OBJ
tanned
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German Ambassador TO the United states
The president, Ambassador Won
Sternburg and Lieut. Gen Won Loewen-
field, adjutant general Of the German
army with Mai. Count Schmettow. each
had a military escort TO the scene of
the unwilling. The three carriages
containing these dignitares were
timed to arrive at the barracks rcscr-
walton one after the other. Gen. Won
Loewenfeld coming first and the presi-
dent last. AS each carriage entered
the reservation the third and fourth
batteries Of field artillery fred salu.es
to which each was entitled. AS soon
as he first gun Of the president Sd
lutte was fred the flag of the president
of the United States was run to tie
peak on the Flagstaff on the barracks
and remained until the president de-
parted. Only the president was salut-
cd by the artilley as he left the rcser-
walton.
The ceremonies opened by an invo-
cation by Bishop Satterlee OF This do.
cese. Gen. Gillespie, who was the pro
siding officer, then made a brief address
eulogistic Of the military virtues Of
Frederick the Great. and in closing in
troduced the Baroness Won Sternburr.
the American wife of the German am
bassador, who unveiled the statue Dy
pulling the silken cords holding the
United States and German flags sur
rounding IL.
An address was then made by Baroa
Won Sternhurg, who presented The
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MIR. Ambassador Through you I wish
| ON behalf of the people ~ the United
Y States a. thank his mrtt~tN. the Ger
Y man cmltrOr, and the people ot Germany
i just formally delivered 90 me, accept
/ lt with deep appreciation ~ the tflthdly
/ the republic, both ON the part nA Nhe
\ emperor ard on the part ~ the 1efman
U people ] accept 40 NOT merely as the
statue OF one on the half dozen great
I est soldiers OF an time, and therefore pc
4 Cularly appropriate for placing ~ TINS
I war college, but accept y as tht statue
OF "a great man, whose lie was H'N"ltg
I tu the serN Ice ot great ptoPltf anu
/ whose deeds FASTENED the approach oI a
dan when a united Germany should
I spring into being
CAS- q soldier Frederick the Great RANKS
/ I'm that very, very small group which in.
/ tludeS Alexander, Caesar ANA tlahhpal
Z In antiquity and Napoleon, ana p9ssl-
bly Gu~taVus Adolphus. tn modern
times lie belonged TO the ancient and
f Nustrious house 80 Iiohenzollern, which,
after playing strong ana Nlillr phit ia
the middle ages. and after producing
some men. Ike the great cicctof' whs
We're among the most famous princes ~
their time. founded the royal mouse %
Prussia two centuries ago, and at iast
iu our own day established the mighty
German empire as among the iorttnpst
of world powers. We receive inns Elt
now at the hands ~ the present en-
peror himself man VINO mas maj Kelly
added to the lGetcr ol hlS great mouse
and HIS great nation, "a man VINO mas de-
voted his Nfo 10 the welfare ot MS peo-
pla and Who while keeping ever ready
a. defend the rights OF that people, has
ALSO made it evident iu emphatic iashion
that De ANA thgN desire peace and friend
ship with the other nations OF inc tarth.
liut Mr. Ambassador. ~ accepting the
statue given us to-day through you from
the German emperor. / accept II not
merely because 10 lis the statue or
mighty and terrible soldier, bNt>l accept
IL as a symbol ot the ties Of friendship
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wISPS OF WISDOM.

The man who has nothing but money
Is worse than a pauper.
The man with a message never has
any difficulty in securing a hearing.
The best way TO forget old age is TO
have Joyous childhood to remember
Speak softly and carry an olive branch
and you will go far in a day and leave
friends along the way
Think once before you speak; think
twice before you act; think thrice be-
fore you write II. and think four time
before YOU mail il.
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Terre Haute. Ind. Nov l6 Edward
5 Cooper Of Seeleyville. who surren-
-dercd and stated to the police that
Ethel Keely, whose body was found on
a b'ood-soaked bed in a resort here.
had been killed by the accidental dis
charge OF a revolver. was arralened in
the police court on charge Of murder
in the first degree The date for his
preliminary hearing has not been fixed
Cooper entered plea Of not guilty He
was returned TO Jail
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WILL BREAK BUCKETSH0PS.
Tom Lawson. ~ Boston millionaire,
VIII Teach Them severe
Lesson.

Boston, Nov. 2O-The Journal this
morning says that Thomas w. Law
son has put in operation his threat to
break up bucket shops. Upon the
most responsible authority the Journal
learns that Mr.. Lawson has an organ
ization Of agents in 50 OF the argest
cities Of the United States. whose sole
duty Is TO purchase in advance stock
Mr. Lawson intends to put up
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Fer,ner Kills INTRUDER

Indianapolis. Ind. Nov. 16.--,hrls.
TOPPER Homie. a farmer Of Cass county
saw colored rnan peeking in I his wiz
dow at two o'clock in the morning am,
ordered him away The negro did no,
move, and Homie pushed shotgun up
close 70 the glass and fired, tearing away
the bacl, Of tho Negroes head.
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Crusade Against tuberculosis.

Fort Wayne, Ind. Nov l6 DIR. f. T..
Morgan. president of the Allen County
Medical society. has appointed The presi-
dents Of all literary clubs in the city. the
officers OF the Woman's Club league,
Mayor Berghoff and City Attorney Shan
baugh a crusade committee against tu-
bcrculosis. lie advocates antispltting
ordinances and all precautions to pre-
rent a spread OF the dis ease
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-11-25

Prince Fushimi Of Japan visited
Mount Vernon, on the 18th. placed a
wreath on the tomb OF Washington
and planted a tree on the old estate OF
The first president
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\ Russian torpedo boat destroyer
was chased into the harbor al Che
Foo. on the 18th, by Japanese de-
stroyer. which remained on the outside
watching developments.
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KilIcd by ran Into Wine shnr,.

Pana ILL.,, Nov. 2o.-Bert Pierce. a
former citizen of Pana. and carpenter
by trade. fell from an upper structure
Of coal mine at McDade, Tex. into
the shaft and was instantly killed .ns
remains will be taken to Assumption,
Ill, for burial
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While George Could the New Nork
fnancier. was shooting birds near High
Point. y. c., on the 10th. he accident
ally shot Edward Burns. an attendant
The wound was not fatal one,
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Kansas City. Mo, Nov. 20. William
+. IIayde, aged Al, county license in
spector, KILLED himself BY shooting.
Iayde was undoubtedly temporarily
insane, his insanity being induced IL ia
said. by the recent election.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-11-25

Fcslmaster-General MAnne has re-
moved Il inter Arnold. OF North Caro-
lima, from Office as rural free delivery
inspector. on the charge Of improper
conduct.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-11-25

The first ann )uncement was made.
on the 18th. of a formal movement 10
hold, in Chattanooga, Tenn, in 1915.
a worlds fair. TO be known as the
semi-centennial peace jubilee exposi-
rion. commemorat iEg the end Of the
civil war
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The municipality Of Ascoli. Italy. has
conferred honorary citizenship upon J.
Pierpont Morgan in recognition Of his
action in restoring 10 the city the ia
nous Ascoli cope. II was also decided
10 place a bust OF Mr. Morgan in the
city palace. together with a marble
tablet recording his generous action.
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Columbus. Ind. Nov l6.- Henry TIN
man, aged G5 years. while acting IA a
pal-baarer al a funeral in Jonesy'l,c.
ten miles south Of this city. cropped
dead at the brink nf the open Grave
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Richard Van Colt WHO was charged
with aiding and abetting in COLOMBIA
tion in the Fifth assembly district Of
New York. where he was defeated for
the assembly in the last election. was
dicharged by Justice Wyatt. in the
court Of special sessions. on the 18th.
on the ground Of insufficient evidence.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-11-25

Gen. Stoessel. in command OF the
garrison at Port Arthur. is reported
wounded 1y a she'll Although sent
10 a hospital. il is said. he refused TO
relinQuish his command and issued or
ders against surrender on any contin-
gency.
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r. II. Woods. said 10 be the oldest
man in Missouri. died az CRANKY. No.
on the 18th. aged l04 years lie voted
az the recent election. Up 10 the time
Of his death he was actively engaged
in the drug business, and he left for
tune OF $3.50. GOO.
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statue 10 the United States on behai.
OF Emperor William. President hOose-
Welt personally accepted the statue IA
behalf Of the United states govern
ment. saying in part.
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was Muhlenberg an American ~ Ger
man descent, Just a~ among the soldiers
from abroad who came to aid us one Of
lhe most prominent was the German,
Stcuben. Muhlenbcrg was the first speak
or OF the house OF representatives and
the battle which in the revolution saved
the valley Of the Mohawk TO the Amer
lean cause was fought under the lead of
the German. Iierkimer AS an the dlf-
ferent races here tend rapidly 20 fuse to-
gethcr, if is rarely possible AFTER one or
TWO generations 20 draw "a sharp line be-
tween the various elements. but there is
no student 81 our national conditions who
has failed 10 appreciate what am inNalu-
able element in our composite stock the
German IS. Here on this platform Mr..
Ambassador. among those present to-day
are many men partly or wholly ~ German
blood. and among the officers Of the army
and navy who have listened 10 YOU and
who now join with me IN greeting YOU
there are many whose fathers or grand
father were horn in Germany and not
q few who themselves first saw the light
there.
I'm closing let me thank you. and
through you the German emperor and the
German people. for this statue. which |
accept-in the name OF the American peo-
pie. people claiming blood kinship with
your Own. people owing much 10 Ger
many. "a people which. though with a
national history far shorter than that Of
your people. nevertheless, like your peo-
Pile Is proud % the great deeds Of its
past. and Is confident In the ma esty Of its
future. I most earnestly pray that IA the
coming years these two great nations
shall move on toward their several des-
TIMES knit together by ties Of the hearth
est friendship and good VIII
The Marine band which was n at
tendance. played the national airs OF
the United States and Germany he
tween the addresses.
The statue. which is a personal gilt
from the German emperor TO the nit
ed States, is a memorial Of the visit Of
Prince Henry to this country two
years ago. When Prince Henry was
received in this country so magnificent
ly he noted repeated references 20 Lis
distinguished ancestor. Frederick the
Great. and the evident regard OF the
American people for him. The work
I Is by Prof. Utheur Germany's fore
most sculptor European artists who
have seen the statue have invariably
given II their unqualified praise as be-
\ ing great work.
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u was reported on the lSth. that
the Japanese had destroyed another
Nussian arsenal in Port Arthur.
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THE KAISER'S GIFT
TO UNITED STATES
The Statue of Frederick the Great
Unveiled at Washington.
BRILLIANT MILITARY PARADE.
Baroness Won Sternberg Unveiled the statue.
baron Won Sternberg Made the
Presentation aud President
Roosevelt Responded.

The Inroncss Non sternberg Tn
Neiled the statue, Ambn sSRdor
Won Sternberg Made the Presen-
tntion, mud President Roosevelt
Responded for Ills Countrs men.
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BY unanimous vote the delegates TO
the American Federation Of Labor in
session at san Francisco. on the 18th.
decided TO aid the striking textile
workers of Fall River Mass. TO the
extent Of $4,000 per week for three
weeks
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II was reported. on the nth that
$4,000 Japanese troops had been land
ed at New Chwang and $4,000 others
al Pitzwo. and that a turning move
mcnt on the Russian right was ex-
pected
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-Four persons were killed and score
injured in Chicago. on the 18th, by a Sc
ries Of gas explosions tha, destroyed the
plant Of the Pyle Electric Headlight
Co. The shocks Of the explosion were
so severe that all the buildings near
the demolished plant were damaged
and windows were shattered for blocks.
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How the Trouble Arose.

The trouble arose over printed
Slip distributed to some delegate.
which charged MIR Gompcrs and VT.
Mitchell with dining with President
Eliot of Harvard. The article in ques-
ton said that the place at which the
meal was eaten was an unfair house
and that President Eliot was the man
who called The "soab" hero. II bore
heading, Are they traitors?'
The reply Of President Gompers wa
most bitter and impassioned, and the
feeling among the delegates was tense.
He admitted the attendance upon the
dinner but denied every infercnc,
drawn therefrom. and declared that a.
long as he was connected with the la
Dor movement he would fight against
politics being mixed wi h unionism.
Mr.. Mitchell made quiet address.
but was accorded the closest attention.
lie was loudly applauded when he said
that he defied any man 10 point 10 any
act Of his which might be interpreted
as against the interests of the work
ingmen.
The fight between the Chicago Fed
GRAFTON OF Labor and the national or
ganization brought about by the ques-
ton OF trade autonomy. was partially
settled by permitting Delegate William
Schardi president Of the Chicago Fed
GRAFTON Of Labor. to have sea and
voice IN the present convention. and
directing President Gompers TO 50 &c
Chicago within thirty days and en-
deayor TO settle the dispute existing
between the two big organiza Ions.
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After having being dashed 90 a mas,
for more than "a hours. and with hope
of being rescued almost abandoned
Capt Fisher and crew OF seven OF the
brig &. G. Sweaney. were taken from
their perilous position on the 18th. by
the steamer Hawaiian. from Honolulu.
The brig had been wrecked of tho
coast Of Virginia by the terrific hurrl-
cane which swept the Atlantic sea.
board on November 10
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District Attorney Trowbrdse, Of
Cripple Creek. Col. on the 18th. dis
missed the cases of AZ men who had
been chEged with completely in the
Independence depot explosion in The
Nlclor riot OF June 6.
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MarQuise des Manstiers Merinvlle,
formerly Miss NJ G. Caldwell. who. it
will be remembered founded the Ro-
man Catholic university in Washing
ton. y. c., some year. ago. has en-
tirely renowned the Catholic faith.
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The hulk of The ill-fated excursion
steamer Gen Slocum. which was
burned in East river of New York city.
early last summer with the loss OF
more than a thousand lives. was sold
al auction. on the 18th for 81 500.
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4 socialist delegate arose. ami asked
why The particular section should be
cNpurcated. This opened the Hood
gates OF oratory and y.uperation and
the battle was not over until an hour
and fifteen minutes after The regular
time for adjournment BY an over
whelming vote the delegates then
passed the resolution as recommended
by the committee. and expressed their
confidence in John Mitchell and san
uel Gompcrs.
Max Hayes who championed the So
cialistic doctrine. in speech "a
aroused the galleries that they
cheered him for several minutes This
caused President Gompers 10 threaten
10 clear the hall Of all visitors if dem-
onstrations Of the kind were repea e.
The debate became warmer and some
of the best speeches OF the session
were made during It's course. Grim
nations and determinations few ihcs
and fast Feeling ran so high that
John Mitchell arose in the convenfi0
and stated that unless Delegate Nc.oi
Berger OF Milwaukee. was able a.
prove his statement that he (Mitchcll
had been a traitor 10 the workingman
he must stand before the eyes Of al
present a convicted liar. Then a mo-
iion was made TO suspend the rulc-
and allow President Gompors and John
Mitchell an opportunity 20 defend
tl,.,,,ecf,1-
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Prince Sadamura Fushimi. a near
relative OF the emperor Of Japan. who
has arrived in Washington. d. c.. as
the guest of The nation. called at the
White House, on the 18th, and con-
veyed TO the president the good wishes
and friendship Of the mikado. and the
latter's wish for the continuance of the
presidents good health and happiness
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Among the ruins Of his burned home.
the body Of John X. Perkins. of South
Bend, Ind, was found by neighhors on
the 10th. The head was crushed end
the body dismembered The condition
Of the body and the current report
that Perkins was in the habit OF keep
ing large sums Of money about the
house. has led the police to believe
that he was murdered