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The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-01-11
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The evening before the beginning Of
The l%nFurrection. Lang visited Schiller
end explained TO the king that be waH
ready 80 go 10 work. requesting that
Schiller give him permission TO visit
me counterfeitlne den. IS L was
known that Louis Was 3 printer and
that he would presumably make a
valuable addition to that force. his re-
quest was granted and he obtained
his pass, witch he presented at the
door o. the ~den" very early the next
merninc.
lang was met at the door OF the Of
nee BY the chief c~onnferfeiter IN per-
son who was none other than Marcus
Milton, q Of the shrewdest rascals
erer born He has been instrumental
IN flooding certain districts IN the
United States with counterfeit money
10 such an extent that good" money
IS thrown cut as worthless. Il Is es-
timated BY experts that he and his
gang have succeeded IN placing fully
one million silver dollars on the mar
ket that are not lsown from the gen
ulne, containing full weight metal. bat
at a profit Of over $500 900. He was
caught IN the act and sentenced 10
Auburn for thirty years. but managed
20 escape. He was engaged at the
present in the. manu- acture OF SO
notes under the protection Of the city.
Milton read the order presented to
him by Lang and very gracioualy con
Quoted Louis into the Office" where
they chabed together about Chicago
and things In general
n am a printer. said Louis. hut I
have eve seen any bills Of the char
acfer Of money printed
The printing Of money" said NIL
fon. who liked 10 air his knowledge
about the business. Els never e BY
any but trusted government oniciais-
and perhaps no one man sees a bill
printed in It's entirety. BY printing,
I mean llthographing. the making Of
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-01-11

in fact. al an other things uron watch
government agents make reports
They look at an these things naiore
they attempt anything Of prophecy,
and when they 40 consent 90 pteUhecy
they DO NOT put IL m BLACK and Nbite
because there Is always a chance ~
the arising o. something hitherto un'
known; but they 90 consent % give
an expression OF their belief in the
future. founded upon the best EnoWl
edge which IS given 10 them from al
available sources II is only the cros
expert who in the winter. the time
Of the death % vegetation. refuses 20
say one word as 10 the future for the
time o. long distance weather fore
casts has not yet arrived.
The view OF the coming year &c g
touches exports and imports and the
manufactured Of the country Is 10 be
expressed only By the much-used and
apparently weilliked word rosy.
Should there Be those who look
only to the purse az the standard Of
a peoples happiness. Il may be said
that there Is more money IN cireuIa-
ton among the Inhabitants o. the
United States to-day than eve there
has been efore. Despite bank troub-
les here and there the financial insti-
tutional solidity and prosperity o. the
country seems 10 have a foundation
o. rock which cannot readily be worn
away. The light shines ahead
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-01-11
aublLlLutll ~ b. psnaera.

Only yesterday oue Of the typo subs
on this paper asked O'suillyan Why DC
kept continually harping on Bubautu.
tlon.
O'sulllyan said. Substitution 10 O
snake IN the grass; % OF The meanest
things you have 10 deal with. How
ever iu our particular business we see
that O. works disaster 10 the other fel.
low.
"True enough. old man, said the
sub: only last night a frlene and {.
when hungry. visited one Of our BOs.
ton hogtclrlea and ordered a airioln
steak They put up a steak, but 70
Was not q sirloiu. The amount was
taken on the check ard we don't 20
thoro any more for sirloin steak
Boston Globe.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-01-11

Nothing replied Loa!s. SURPRISE
az the mans tone
The man le0red at Louis, iuslnuat.
lnsiy. n am not blind. II was never
your Intention % deliver this plate to
Black Jack You and Black Jack mean
TO play rs false"
Louis couldn't guess whether Hawt9
Was trying him or not Things heean
10 look very blue for him. but hc man-
aged % keep calm. You can think
what you like am a personal friend
10 Schiller now. and 20 Black Jack .
am known a. BIS leader IN this revolt.
You are the man who will be held re-
~sponslble for the plate. not met
Enough Of this follyi Hawks ev-
claimed. Il know who and what you
arel You are a pupil OF Jim Denvert
From him / want my life for this plate
-and I get it. or ! get your life,
seeg"
Lang was dumfounded. This was a
FIX he had not anticipated getting into.
What was the best thing for him 20 do
under the circumstances III you
know who / am why don't you give
me the plate. and trust me to protect
you FROM him7"
Because I can't trust you! I want
to see Denver"
4 cannot make a bargain with you.
then"
Then I march you into schiIler's
camp as a traitor and a Spy" said
Hawks.
Under ordinary circumstances Lang
would have lone well to have bought
on Hawks, but ne considered hat be
had not Implicated himself. Hawks
might or might not be really aware OF
the c~o-Dartnership existing between
Denver and Lang. II would bot do 10
trust the schemer too far. so Lang
refused TO compromise. resolving 20
risk being brought up before Schiller,
and trusting to be liberated by that
worthy In view of the partnership ex-
listing between them.
The victorious party, after rausack-
ing the Office. set on toward the pal
ace OF the king. Whether they meant
really 10 go 10 him or 10 SOME n who
might now be in charge is only con.
lecture. Half OF the town was IN
ruins, the walls and several buildings
we're quite enectually destroyed, but
the bombardment had ceased. The
convicts had mastered the situation
and then discovered that they had
been hghting for nothing-after they
gained their freedom. To continue TO
demollsh and kill would only be TO
cripple themselves. They realized,
when almost too late, that they had
been made catspaws Of by a shrewd
band Of conspirators who now we're
leaving them { answe for their sins.
Rodgers, Golden and Black Jack, dur
ing the FIRST melee, had managed 70
make their escape unobserved. But
Lang. unfortunately. was left IN the
hands OF the mob.
Ito be contlnued.)
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-01-11

NJ Klel University. for researches into
cathode rays.
Chemisty-Ad0lph Won Boergor,
professor OF the University OF Muen-
then for researches leading to the
evolution OF organic chemistry and
tie development Of the chemical In
Lustfy.
Medicine-ProE Robert Koch %
Berlin. for researches looking to the
prevention OF tuberculosis.
Eteraure-Henry sienkiewicz. the
Polish novelist
Tais vas the fifth distribution OF
Nobel prizes 40 American has yet
had the distinction Of securing one Of
the awards.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-01-11
-laInIn n r%IImInnIn.I.

The lynchiuga la the various states
and territories were as follows; Ala
hama, Or Arkansas. g; Florida, j.:
Georgia. n; Kentucky. 4; Louisiana.
q; Mississippi a.; Missouri. I; Ne
vada, D. North Carolina. j; South Car.
olina. 3; Tennessee. 81 Texas. IL;
Virginia, 1
OF these l%ynchings 60 occurred IN
the south and ] in the north. or the
total number On were negroes and o
whites The crimes alleged were as
follows; Murder sfi rape. l5; muir.
derous assault. .; attempted rape. A;
robbery. b race prejudice, Il Kid
naping, 4; clopoment. 4 informing.
l. Two ~iyaohines were Tor unknown
reasons and one Innocent victim was
hanged
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-01-11

The opposition 10 tho payment Of
the church TAX o. Scotland De- occa.
slonaily relieved by O ray az humor
Quite recently nov. j. Stephenson.
president o. the Free church council.
resolved 40 face a weeks i%ncarcoFa.
lion nihcr than submit 10 taxation
DE bad no property which could Doe
d-lsiralRed upon. arid on the form
which he received on which 10 slate
what he was willing 10 hand over 20
De sold be wrote;
self"
ln the next column. fra which be was
required 10 state The value II the
goods. he inserted.
wis won't say London stand
ard.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-01-11
YEAR AS SEEN on sRAosrREEr.
Period o. Heavily lnerssssd Purehas
ina Power.

FHftea o. HeaRNg lHereA4ea FuFehal-
ing Power.
fhu year just cuulnB has beeu ore
OF almost ~buundlrsa activity. accord
ing 70 Bradstreet'a 70 was q period
Of rich rewards 10 agriculture. though
not of uniformly record yields. OF
abundance ~ employment for labor
and OF few serious strikes. OF build
lag and constructive activity IN an
lines OF enormously enlarged bank
c.earings totals. and Of striking small
failure damage. considering the inn
mense business done and tie unpre-
cedenied number engaged therein.
That Il was. ca the whole. q year
Of heavily increased public purchas-
Ing power seems certain. IN view Of
the fact that commodity prices were
maintained at record high levels.
Continuing the report states:
THE multitude OF records broken
shows that new g%uideposts have. On.
deed been set up. The revival which
began In the last half % 1904. Gar
from spending is force. as was pre-
dicted 10 the early part OF 1905. grew
". AHa| aHMa 4a HHAlN|NAa Z no AHttfhNNNH
clal. financial and Industrial move
mout surgod forward, weather draw.
backs and disclosures OF financial rot
tonnoss In high places failing 20 stem
the upward trend Disregard Of pre-.
eedouts perhaps best illustrated
ia the persistent advance Of sscnri-
ties despite hlgh money prices. and
the tendency TO discount prosperity
waa Irresistible"
Speaking Of conditions in the at.
ter part OF tAs scar Il Is statedi
'ln September car shortages began
20 affect traffic snd collections. clear.
ings reached now hlgh figures. while
failures aud liabilities for n,uc months
were below 1904. Lining OF southern
guarantees gave zcst 10 southern
trade, which was further helped BY
hiRh cotton quotations when tho
movement was heaviest Do the last
quarter open weather favored out
door activity, but retarded retail
trade. which vas also hamperoa by
farmers holding grain and cotton and
the car congestion. which Likewise de-
layod collections. Stock speculation.
though lacking marked public partici-
patton and displaying manipnlative IN.
nuenooa vas of large volume az REQ
ord prices. despite hish money. ia.
huonced by active trade and dis.
turbed foreign markets. Iron and
ateel outputs advanced; ore sales.
cloariugs and STAPLE prices an scored
high levels In December"
OF the outlook for the new year the
report says;
III satisfaction with the past and
confidence IA the future are at an re-
liable guides. 1906 is likely 70 equal.
II indeed Il does not surpass. the year
drawing to a close. The volume Of
orders booked ahead exceeds any pre-.
vious year 10 the c0untrys history,
and high prices as yet seem 10 exor.
cihe no eNs6ot upon conaumptivo de-
mand. IRON and steel OF an kinds are
heavily sold ahead, as are also shoes.
cotton and wooden goods. lumber.
hardware and q myriad oi other prod.
lCia. Wheat enters the winter Ia eD
eollent condition and With an en-
iarreA arcs. Predictions a. % ipoa
building are sysn more sangaino ehan
8 year ago.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-01-11
THOSE wlNNlNo NOBEL pRlzGs

No Americans Yet Among the Roll Of
Honor.
The Nobel prizes. awarded each
year to the foremost person IN each
OF i've departments OF human ondeay.
or. we're distributed for the year 1905
on Dec. 10. the peace prize az Chris.
tiania. Norway, and the others AZ
Stockholm. Sweden. as followsi
Peace baroness Won suttuor Of
Austria. for many years a worker IN
world peace movements and q dele.
gate 70 the international peace con.
gross AZ Boston 8 year ago.
phyuics-Phiiip ienard professor
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-01-11
rRAvELEas klLLgo ANo HuRr.

Railroad Disasters Have Been Re
sponsibls fer Many Deaths
The years record % railway dis
asterG shows a total % 3t43 killed
and 1896 injured In addition 70
those Killed and Injured on the steam
roads, sef have been killed and 2.G22
injured on the electric and elevated
roads.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-01-11

Bm- what's the matter with Fan
mer Furr0wf
Jnl-Oh you know that bsiky
horse az his7
Indeed. DO"
well ne traded q on for an auto.
mobile aud now The machine Nont
10 ans farther than ne herse did
Yorhers statesmen
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-01-11
LYNCH LAW Less N EVIDENCE.
Fewer Victims Of Mohs Than in Any
Yrar Since 1855.

The lyuchinru reported for 1905
are bat SO. the smalicst number since
1855 TIE following table showing the
number Of ynchiugs since lssb will
be 81 use 20 those studying this par.
tirular feature az crimlnuiogy.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-01-11

has .siiss 10 PART. or an Indefinite
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-01-11

- ne cafeIuIl qon Nv =.
drsss. How uomaniyl what
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-12-14
Live Stock crazed by Dogs Bite.

Columbus. II One dog. i've pigs
one hog. one calf and one COW
have had TO be killed on the farm Of
Harry Carr. near here. because all Of
the animals We're suffering from hydro
phobIa. Last September valuable
hunting dog, owned by Carr. showed
symptoms OF rabies and bit several
head of stock before IL was killed. A
few days after that a calf went mad
in the barnyard and was killed by
Mr.. Carr. Not many days after five
pigs went mad about the same time.
and all had to be killed. A few days
later a large hog began tearing up
the ground in the hog pen and frothed
at the mouth Carr took gun and
dispatched it also. A valuable COW
owned BY the farmer began frothing
al the mouth and showed all the signs
OF hydrophobia. He killed her. as she
was charging all over the barn lot
A part OF her BRAIN has been sent &c
DR.. ]. y. Hurry. secretary OF the state
beard of health. with the request thai
il be examined and report sent back
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-12-14
say Assessor Favors Rich.

South Bend ~ fhe real estate
board charged in an announce
ment that favoritism is being shown
wealthy citizens Of South Bend in the
assessment OF real estate. The an
nouncement followed the drafting OF
& resolution demanding a new board
OF review, which Will be presented to
Judge W. A. Funk. One OF the main
reasons fer the action is that the per
sonal property lists Of p OF the richest
citizens are not recorded at the as
SCISSORS Office. 1t is declared also that
real estate in the business district IS
assessed at from ore-tenth TO one-third
of IT'S actual value. but that OUTSIDE
real estate is assessed at from one
third 10 one half Because OF this
il is asserted. the tax falls most
heavily on the owners Of small homes
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-12-14
Sensational Case Revived.

Wabash suit for $1,000 dam
axes has been fled in the Wa
bash circuit court by Heeer Hare. OF
North Manchester. against Henry and
Estella Hover. and Jonas Grossnickle,
postmaster. and leading citizen OF
the town. False imprisonment Is al
legged The complaint states that Hare
was arrested on December 20. 1894,
for an alleged assault on Mrs. Hover
and ne was handcufed and committed
10 jail in this city. Mrs. Hover. who
is the daughter Of Postmaster Gross
nickle had complained that on two
occasions she had been attacked by
a mysterious man al her back door
after nightiall. on one occasion the
man forced himself into the house.
The assailant was never Identified. but
the plaintiff was accused OF the crime
and he was arrested. The prosecu-
ton was afterward dismissed. The
mysterious assaults created pro-
found sensation al North Manchester
al the time.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-12-14
Coffin Has Weird History.

New Albany The discovery OF
an old-fashioned metallic coffin in
a wareroom OF Shrader Brothers. IN
dertakers. recalls a story OF the civil
war. During the war young conted-
crate soldier OF a prominent southern
family died here and John Shrader,
Sr.. the father of the Shrader broth
ers. who for years was engaged in the
undertaking business in this city, was
employed 10 place the body in a coffin
and ship it TO the home Of the young
soldier in the south. The body was
placed On a steamboat that sunk the
next day al Brandenburg. KY, and Tor
six NOR MS the body lay in the hull OF
the bos.t. submerged by water When
the boat was raised a relative OF the
young man had the body transferred
TO another coffin and shipped 10 his
home. The old coffin was placed in
wareroom. where il remained Tor ~
years. until il was removed.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-12-14
Father OF 80 Children.

There is in the Sicily Oak eng
workhouse an inmate named John
George Stratton. who is the father q
80 children. His case came before me
guardians this week. when inquiries
were made as TO maintenance con
tribution from his family.
stratton Is 30 years OF age and MS
third wife, who is with him in the ~.
stitution. is g.. His 80 children are
scaitered all over the world and none
is in position TO assist the father
His first child was born two months
after Queen Victoria came to inc
throne. II was a girl, who has NO"
attained the age of 90 and lives IN Lon
don. His youngest child r. "a, so J
viii be seen there is difference Do
tween the first and last Of 40 years
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-12-14
GIRLS BURNED IN EXPLOSION.
Matches Blow Up at indianapolis
and Fire and Panic Follow.

Indianapolis In panic and fire
that started from an explosion OF
thousands OF paper matches al the
factory OF F \ Rathbun x Co. Nest
Indianapolis. Wednesday, eight young
women We're burned, four seriously.
Several other girls were injured
slightly in frantic efforts 10 escape
from the building
The girls We're at the second floor OF
the factory when an explosion In IRE
proof storage vault forced the door
and hurled a sheet OF flame across the
workroom. There was a rush for the
stairway. which become choked with
the struggling girls. screaming and
fighting with blazing hair and cloth
ing Three Of the girls penned in by
the flames and unable 10 reach the
stairway. jumped through the win
dows TO the ground At the stairway
several OF the girls fell and were
trampled upon.
Two girls made an unsuccessful ef'
fort TO get TO the fire apparatus and
then devoted their efforts TO beating
out the fire from their fellow EN-
ployes.
The forewoman of the factory
/ reached the telephone and while she
was calling the fire department 9th
! ers smothered the ffe in her burning
clothing. The injured We're taken <
their homes in ambulances-
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-12-14
NEWS OF THE WEEK
AN EPITCME or THE MOST IN
poRTANT EVENTS AT HOME
AND ABROAD.
NORTH, EAST, WEST, SOUTH
A Carefully oieestsd and condeaseo
Compilation Of Current News
Items, Domestic and Foreign
CONGRESS-

The house passed the bill suthoriz-
ing the secretary Of the treasury 20
duplicate gold certificates in lieu ot
ones lost or destroyed. and the oiAl
amending the national banking laws
permitting national banking associa-
lions 10 make loans on real estate as
security and limiting the amount OF
such loans.
Senator Flint has introduced a oil
providing for an exhibition az Los An
geles. Cal. ia 1915. 10 celebrate the
completion OF the Panama canal The
bin provides for government aid az
$40. 600 900 provided the exhibition
company furnishes an equal amount.
The president sent special mes
sage 70 congress urging legislation
giving the executive authority upon
his own initiative and responsibility
10 dismiss any officer whom be thinks
unworthy 10 remain IN the service.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-12-14
Married Seven Times.

Logansport-Mr Rosa Tewkes-
bury Brown Steele Erb. seven times
married. divorced from four and
deserted by two. died very sud
denly and the coroner was called into
the case under the suspicion that she
had been poisoned The bottle con
tanning the supposed poison was for
warded to Dr. Hurry. at Indianapolis
for analysis, but it is believed that the
contents is simply poor grade OF
whisky. The woman was sick for sew
eral days preceding death. The cor
oner so far has found nothing warrant
ing the arrest OF any person supposed
to be privy 10 her death.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-12-14
Editor aohrer Not Guilty.

Herne Fred Rohrer. editor OF
the Berne Witness. indicted for hav-
ing printed imitation ballots TO be
used in a town election year ago.
was triumphantly acquitted by jury
ia the Adams circuit court. at Decatur
Mr.. Rohrer printed sample ballots 70
be used for electioneering purposes IN
the fight to elect anti-saloon candi'
dates. and his political enemies seized
pretext to prosecute him. IL Is al
legged that the words sample ballots
were cut of the tickets presented foi
the information Of the grand jury Inc
case was bitterly contested on botf
sides. the trial lasting three days. but
the Jury spent brief time in reaching
verdict of acquittal.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-12-14
conoreoation Gusts Pastor.

Eyansville-At a mass meet
ing of the members OF the ST. John
German Evangelical church here Rev
August Lange. the pastor. was re
moved. In the balloting there were
but six dissenting votes Recently the
minister secretly secured a divorce
from his wife and the next day quiet
IL left the city His whereabouts are
at present unknown. The resolutions
introduced at the meeting declare Rev
LANCE TO be "a wolf in Sleeps cloth
ing" Rev. LANCE created a sensation
recently by taking a decided stant
against the closing Of the saloons OF
Sunday. He was one of the best
known German ministers in this sec
ton OF the country.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-12-14
DR. Burt Meds a Nurse.

Terre Haute.-The story of the
maria e Of DR. Russell Burt,
local physician. son OF Horace g. Burt
formerly president Of the Union
Pacific railroad, TO Miss Leah Pinter'
a trained nurse, which was intended 70
be kept secret, has become known.
The ceremony was performed in
Brazil. Ind. by Justice Law. DR.. Burt
was recently divorced II is said MS
father gave a considerable sum OF
money 10 the former Mrs. Burt ana
her two children. who are in Chicago
The doctors friendship for Miss Pinter
originated in Chicago. DR.. Burts de
sire to avoid publicity in the matter
is said to be from a wish to withhold
the news Of his marriage from his
father
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-12-14
Loses Life In Strange Manner.

Wabash.-Closson Wagner. son
Of y. T. Wagner. near this city,
was shot and killed in curious man
ner. He was hunting with an old
muslxet as a weapon. and he came 70
a ditch six feet in width. Procuring
a pole 10 feet in length, he placed the
gun under his arm and attempted to
vault across the ditch. The gun was
discharged as he vaulted. the contents
striking him under the chin and liter
ally blowing his head of. The coroner
has returned verdict Of accidental
death.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-12-14
Gale AZ San Francisco.

San Francisco-A heavy gale caused
hundreds Of thousands OF dollars
worth OF damage here. Walls all over
was terrific a large building at the
corner OF Polk and Van Ness streets
collapsed and all the merchandise
stored therein was ruined Teh loss
here is estimated at 100000 The
building al COO Post street went down,
causing a loss Of 100000. 1t is esti
mated the damage throughout city will
exceed 100000 II will take several
days to repair street car system.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-12-14
Buried Under Tons of Grain.

Hammond. - Morris Quinn, en-
ployed in a grain elevator mere,
was buried alive beneath tons OF grain.
Quinn. in company with Louis Jaeger
and Ed Walters. was attempting to
draw eff the grain from bin in the
elevator The chute through which
the grain was sucked worked imper-
tectly. Quinn went down rope lad
de- TO clear the chute. and when II
opened up was drawn into the hole
An avalanche OF grain poured down
burying his eight feet deep. Quinn
was 25 years old and unmarried His
parents live in Kingston. Canada.