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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-03-01
GIGANTIC PROFITS.
THEY WERE MADE BY THE AL.
TON SYNDICATE.
STOCK DEALS INVOLVING MIL.
LION ARE DESCRIBED BY
MR.. HARTMAN.

New York; H. Hartman, mas
ter of the Union Pacific sys-
tenn, spent Monday in a recital of por-
tions of the history of the financial OPP
erations of himself and his associates
before the Interstate commerce COM
mission, which in behalf of the gov
ernment is investigating consolida-
tions and combinations of carriers, re-
lations between carriers and commun-
ity of interest therein, their rates,
facilities and practices. Special coun-
sci for the government made particu-
financing of the Chicago &C Alton rail-
road by the Hartman syndicate and
their action. with challenge by coun-
sci for the railroads of the right of the
Interstate commerce commission to-
inquire into the private transactions
of an individual, constituted the two
important events of the day.
BY direction of counsel Mr.. Harri-
man declined to tell what proportion
sold to the Union Pacific belonged to
him individually and the way was
paved for taking the question into the
federal courts.
Anticipation of sensational testi.
mony from Mr. Hartman and sharp en-
counters between Mr.. Hartman and
counsel for the government failed of
realization. There was an effort to
show by Harriman's testimony and
the records of the company that there
had been an enormous imitation of the
stock securities and liabilities of the
Alton; that the Hartman syndicate
had taken unfair profits by declaring
a dividend of 80 per cent. from the
proceeds of the first sale of bonds
amounting to $40,00O.000; that the
syndicate had sold itself the bonds at
an unreasonably low figure only to re,
sell them at enormous profit; that the
Hartman syndicate had in the Alton
capitalized the losses of former stock.
holders in the road and the money
which had been spent by the old man.
agement for betterments over period
of ten years and already charged to
operating expenses; that the books of
the company had been doctored, and
that for an increase of the stock and
liabilities from $40,O00,000 to about
$116,000,000 there was nothing to
show except an expenditure of $22,.
100000 in improvements on the prop
erty.
Mr.. Harriman's testimony was a de.
nial of all the charges.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-03-01
ENDED IN HIGHEST COURT.
The Missouri, Kansas G. Texas Rail-
road Loses a Suit Involving $4,000
Acres of Land, Worth $1o,ooo,ooo.

Washington, d. C.-The stubbornly
contested case of the state of
Kansas against the United States,
which was brought as an original ac.
tion in the supreme court of the Uni.
ted States, was decided by that court
Monday by dismissing the states peti.
ton to be adjudged the owner as trus.
tee for the Missouri Kansas G Texas
Railway Co. of vast tracts of coal and
farming land in Indian Territory.
The question involved in the case
was the validity of the railroad com.
pany's grant to land in Indian Terri.
tory over which many legal and po.
litical battles have been fought. The
controversy dates back to 1866, when
congress made a donation of ten sec.
tions, or 6,400 acres of land in Kansas
per mile of road to that state, to be
held in trust and afterwards trans.
ferred to the Union Pacific Railroad
Co. for the construction of a southern
branch running from Fort Riley south
ward towards Fort Scott, through
Kansas and Indian Territory, and un.
dertook to make the same grant to
lands in Indian Territory, whenever
the Indian title shall be extinguished
by treaty or otherwise"
The Missouri, Kansas & Texas Co.
comes into the case as the successor
of the Union Pacific and Kansas ap-
peared as the trustee for that COM
pany under the congressional act. The
Kansas portion of the grant having
been awarded long ago, 1t was entirely
eliminated from the suit, which cov-
cred the grant in Indian Territory
only. The land involved lies entirely
within the bounds of the Creek Nation
and embraced 516,4S0 acres, much Of
1t said to be extremely valuable on ac-
count of coal deposits.
After referring to the estimate of
$10,0O0,O00 as the value of the land in
controversy, Chief Justice Fuller said:
"The road in aid of which the grant
was made to the state extended no
further than the southern boundary
thereof, and 1t seems clear that the
lands in Indian Territory were not in
tended to be granted to that state for
the construction of road beyond its
boundaries"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-03-01
The Grave Diaaer.

DR.. John S. Buist, the famous south
ern surgeon, said in one of his surgi-
cal lectures at the state college:
''Is is always in rather bad taste for
a physician to boast of being busy
Physicians, undertakers and grave dig
gers only cause discomfort when they
allude to good times and prosperity
There was an old man applied to.
the minister of the little village of
Paint Rock for the post of grave dig
ger. His references were good, andl
the minister agreed to assign him to-.
the graveyard. He was to be paid Sc
much grave.
THE grave digger haggled over the,
price, finally accepting it.
But will l get steady work? he'
demanded.
"'Steady work. said the minister.
Land sakes! man, with steady work.
you'd bury all Paint Rock in a week -
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-03-01
puRkEE DIDN'T HAVE TO.
Explanation by No Means Flatterlna
to the Minister.

In his latest novel, "Coniston,' Win.
ston Churchill has character Jethro,
Bass, around whom he has grouped in.
cidents in the life of Ruel Durkee, and
some of which are not. Durkee was.
known throughout New Hampshire for
his wit and the following anecdote is.
one of hundreds told in his native
town of Croydon.
REV Mr.. Thurston for three years.
filled the pulpit of the Union chruch
in the village called Slumpshire, that
part of Croydon in which Mr.. Durkee.
lived. When Thurston was about to.
leave, he called upon Mr.. Durkee, ands
said.
"Mr. Durkee, l have preached for
three years here, and during that time
have been intimately connected with /
all the charities in this town. / have :
carefully noted, so far as l was able,
what you have given to numerous char.
liable objects, and as near as l can
find out, you have at least given one
fourth of all the contributions to char
table purposes in this town and vi
cinity. Now, that seems remarkable to
me. and yet I have never seen yoa-
within my church since l have been
here l thought l would come up.
as l am going to leave, and ask you.
what 1t meant. Why do you give SO.
much to charitable, and, incidentally,
to religious purpose, and never go to-
church,"
Mr.. Durkee, in his inimitable style
repeating each expression, replied:
| "That's<easy. That's easy. can af- y.
ford to-can afford to. Don't have tn,
stand your preachng-don't have to,
stand your preaching"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-03-01
Echoes from oberlin.

oberlin, o., Feb. 22.-Samuel p.
Orth, attorney and lecturer, addressed
$500 people in the big tabernacle here
at the annual Washington's birthday
exercises Friday. He took Washing
ton Gladden's place, GLADDEN. being i'll
at his Columbus home. This is one of
the big events of the student year
here. The reception usually given on
Washington's birthday evening was
postponed because of the big religious
revival now on here. There were so
conversions at the revival meeting
Thursday night.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-03-01
Artemus Ward.

There was something very fascinat-
ing in his presence. Never was a man.
more misunderstood. He had not ones
trace of coarseness or real awkward
ness. Though far from handsome, hee
had fine, 1.-THE figure, with smooth,
light hair. teeth white and delicate.
and the most beautiful hands. His
voice was peculiarly soft, and hiss
whole demeanor was that Of well.
bred, sensitive and modest gentleman ]
Even his most intimate friends couldT'
hardly understand why nothing of the'
clown ever cropped out in facial or
bodily contortions when he was say
ing his odd things, but surely it never
did, and his perfect poise and gravity
on these occasions no one who knew
him can ever forget Artemus Ward
had no trace of local coloring or local.
prejudice, nor was his speech marked
by a single provincialism. He was a
cosmopolitan gentleman. - Putnam'ss
Monthly.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-03-01
RESUME OF THAW TRIAL.

Evelyn Nesbit 'Thaw broke down
and wept when District Attorney Jer'
ONE made her confess that her rela'
tons with White continued for sew
eral months, and drew from her other
admissions damaging to her own
character. 1t was intimated that
Jerome would have Mrs. Thaw In
dicted.
Mr.. Jerome cross-examined Mrs
Evelyn Thaw all day, asking especiai'
lly about her poses for photographs,
her earlier men acquaintances and
the letters she received from Stan
ford White. She admitted that In
1902 she received $3.50 from
White.
Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw entered
upon the ordeal Of her oross-examina'
jtion, and before District Attorney
Jerome had had the witness in charge
for half an hour he had secured from
the court a ruling which opens the
way for bringing into the trial oil
Harry K. Thaw all manner OF evil
dence which may tend to discredit the
defendants wife. This will be intro
duced to disprove the truth of the
story she told Thaw. Mr.. Jerome
brought out that in 1902 some one
gave Mrs. Thaw $25 a week, and that
she wrote to White from Boulogne
after Thaw had proposed to her.
Reports that District Attorney Jer-
ONE would ask for the appointment of
a lunacy commission to examine
Harry K. Thaw and that Mrs. William
Thaw, his mother, had given her con-
sent to that course, worried the de-
fendant in the murder trial.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-03-01
Must Pay Their own Expenses

Columbus, o., Feb. 22.-Attorney
General Ellis rendered an opinion to
the city solicitor of Dayton Thursday
that will be read with interest by city
officials throughout the state. The
Dayton council of 13 members, board
of service and other officials arranged
to take trip to Chicago, where they
were expected to inspect the park sys-
tenn and elevated roads. They wanted
the city to pay the freight, however,
and Attorney General Ellis was asked
for an opinion. He held that no city
can pay for junketing trips, and IL tho
Dayton council wanted to go to Chi.
cago, the members would have to do
fray their own eXpenses.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-03-01
OHIO NEWS.
Happenings in the Buck
eye State.
More Arrests of AIleaed nrlbers.

Columbus, o., Feb. 26.-M. F. Bram-
ley, president of the Cleveland Trini-
dad Paving Co., charged with having
given bribe of $1,000 to Server Fred
Lied, pleaded not guilty in police
court Monday. He was rearrested on
a charge of having offered to Assist
ant City Engineer Beck, on or about
July 1, 1906, half of what the company
would gain by the engineers reporting
excess yardage on East Broad street.
Bond was fixed at $4,000 on this
charge. II. c. Lang's bond was made
the same. All the cases will come up
Friday. Assistant City Engineer Beck
resigned Monday and was arrested on
warrant charging him with bribery
for having accepted $3.50 from Lang.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-03-01
MISCELLANEOUS.

The Pennsylvania 1S-hour train
west bound was derailed near Johns
town, Pa, and three cars were hurled
into shallow river. Many passen-
gers were hurt but none killed.
Washingtons birthday was cele-
brated generally in America and in
American embassies in foreign lands
State Representative Taft of Utah
and Clinton Leigh, newspaper man,
were killed in a railway collision.
Honduras declared war on Nicara-
on the enemy.
A woman and three children broke
through the ice in Buffalo park and
all drowned.
Patrick G. Sheehan, lawyer of
Conneautville, Pa, was stricken with
apopleXy while carrying a lighted
lamp, and was burned to death.
Alexander Green, veteran of several
wars, died at Piqua, o., aged 100
years.
Three Indians were burned to death
In tepee on the outskirts of Winni-
peg, and two others were badly
burned, during a drunken carousal.
The Rhode Island senate passed a
bill empowering the women of Rhode
Island to vote at presidential cleo
uons.
Gov. Hughes of New York recommend.
ed to the senate the removal of Otto
Kelsey, state superintendent of insur-
ance.
DIR, ]. G. Shedd of Colorado college
was blinded probably for life as a re-
suit of experimenting with Finsen
rays.
The foreign consuls at Odessa pro-
tested that the lives of their fellow
subjects were endangered by the anti
semitic disturbances there.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-03-01
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.

Reed Smoot, Mormon apostle, won
his long fight before the senate OF
the United States. BY vote of 2S
to AZ the senate refused to adopt the
resolution declaring that Mr.. Smoot
is not entitled to occupy a seat In
that body as a senator from the state
of Utah.
A heated controversy which at one
time seemed to threaten personal
encounter between Mr.. Macon of Ar
kansas and Mr.. Fitzgerald of New
York, occurred on the floor of the
house when the house had under con-
sideration the post office appropria-
tion bill.
1t was conceded by senators in
charge of the agricultural appropria-
tion bill in the senate that the graz
ing lease provision would be eliminat-
ed from the bill on point of order.
The house condemned the doings of
the interior departments special
agents and limited their power by re-
stricting the use of the $4,000 appro-
priation for their salaries.
Senator Elkins filed in the senate
his minority report on the railroad
rate law, it being a comprehensive his
tory of the economic development of
American railroads.
The house adopted an amendment
to the sundry civil bill providing that
no bar or canteen where Intoxicating
liquor is sold shall be maintained in
the old soldiers homes.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-03-01
Trousered English Women.

The pitbrow lassies of the Lanca-
shire colleries wear trousers while en-
gagged in their work, although at home,
and on Sundays female garments are
donned. Possibly, however. the most
remarkable man woman" in England
at the present time is Lady Jach, --
the daughter of distinguished navals
officer, who works on farm near ST..
Mary Cray, dressed in neat Norfolk
skit, with cap, leggings and boots to-
match. Tall and muscular, she shareTa
all the rough work with the. laborern
-Ttd-Bits.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-03-01
Railway Commission Is Enloined.

Columbus, o., Feb. 26.-Five suits
attacking the rulings of the state rail-
way commission were filed in com.
mon pleas court here Monday, two by
the Wheeling & Lake Erie and three
by the Hooking Valley. All ask orders
setting aside rulings of the commits
sion in the matter of determinations
in the way cars were furnished. A
temporary injunction was granted by
Judge Evans, restraining the commits
sion from instituting any further &C.
ton.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-03-01
A Tower Waterman Suicides.

Cincinnati, Feb. 23.-A flash of light
in the darkness, broken only by the
green signal lights of the B. & o.
railroad tracks at the junction with
the N. & w. in Bond Hill, a revolver
shot and then silence, was the eman-
cipation Friday morning of slave of
the railroads, Charles w. Shook,
tower watchman of the two roads for
the last four years. 81 can't stand
this slavery any longer" Shook told
his sweetheart a few days ago. His
salary was $35 a month.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-03-01
Shot His Sweetheart and suicided.

Pomeroy. o., Feb. 22-Emerson
Misner, aged 20, went Wednesday
night to the home of his sweetheart,
Julia Archer, aged 16, called her to
the front door, threw his arms about
her neck and shot her in the left tenn.
pie. He then walked away a few steps
and blew out his own brains, dying in
stantly. 1t is said the parents of the
girl objected to Misner and she had
Tilted him. The girl is still living, but
there is little hope of her recovery.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-03-01
Congress-.

Washington.-The senate on the
25th passed the agricultural, postoffice
and pension appropriation bills, also
the bill authorizing the establishment
of an agricultural bank in the Philip.
pine Islands. By vote of 1853 to 122
the house adopted rule providing for
consideration of the Littauer substi.
tute for the senate ship subsidy bill.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-03-01
Boy Died While Being Punished.

Ravenna. O., Feb. 22.-Robert
Finch, 12 years old, dropped dead
Thursday at district school near
here while being punished by Miss
Nora McManus, his teacher. The boy
had been called to the desk for some
alleged disobedience and the teacher
had started to chastise him when he
collapsed.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-03-01
Jury Visits Scene of Murder.

Wooster, o., Feb. 26.-The trial of
Harry White, the Alliance boy, for
first degree murder for killing young
Thomas Dye, of Orrville, last spring,
will likely consume the entire week.
The jurors were taken to Orrville
Monday for the purpose of familiariz.
ing the men with the scene of the
murder.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-03-01
Escaned from IaiI

Cambridge, o., Feb. 23.-William
Engle and Marlin Moorehead, held
for robbery, escaped from the county
Jail Thursday night by digging
through a wall Engle was captured
in January for store robbery.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-03-01
Married His Sons Widaw.

Wooster, o.. Feb. 26-Prof. Lyman
s. Knight, president of the board of
school examiners of Wayne county
and principal of the Congress schools
for years, has surprised his associates
by announcing that he was secretly
married on December Is to the widow
of his son.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-03-01
Will be Reappointed.

Washington, Feb. 23-The presi-
dent on Friday informed Postmaster
e. E. Monfort, of Cincinnati, that he
would be renominated to that posi-
tion. The president also said that
Charles A. Bosworth, sub-treasurer
at Cincinnati, would be renominated.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-03-01
Texas Senate Exonerates Bailey.

Austin, Tex. The senate on
Monday adopted a resolution dis.
missing the Bailey investigating COM
mittee before the committee could
prepare a report. The resolution
adopted exonerates Senator Bailey In
every particular.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-03-01
Bound and oaaaed by BURGLARS.

Youngstown, o., Feb. 2s.-Mrs.
John Johnson was bound and gagged
by burglars at her home Sunday night.
The thieves searched Sle house and
stole money, a watch and clothing.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-03-01
s17a.o 900 Stolen from sub.rreasury.

Chicago, Ill.-one of the largest
II not the largest-thefts from
the United States treasury has been
unearthed in Chicago. Nearly $173,.
900 was stolen from the local sub
treasury last week.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-03-01
THE MARKETS.

New York, Feb. 26, 1907.
Flour-Steady, but slow.
Wheat-No. 2 red S3c.
Corn-No. at 5Sc.
Oats-Clipped white 51@54c.
Hay-Firm.
Cattle-steers $4.25@6.SO. vealss
$6O0@10.00.
Sheep Fair sheep $S.5O@4.7s.-
lambs $7.35@S.00.
Hogs-No sales reported.
Cleveland, Feb 26.-Flour-Minne-
sofa spring patent $4.15@4.30,
Wheat-No. red 7okc.
Corn-No yellow 49c.
Oats-No. 3 white 45Ac.
Butter-Best creamery 34hc. u
Eggs-Strictly fresh 2sc.
Cheese-York state 15hc.
Potatoes--Best grades 40c.
Hay-Steady at $500.
Cattle = Choice steers $5.25@5.75,
calves sS.50@9.00.
Toledo, Feb. 2e. - wheat-casia,
77Ac.
Corn-Cash 46Ac.
Oats-Cash 43hc.
Cloverseed-Cash $500.
East Buffalo. Feb. 26.-Cattle--Ex-
port steers $5.25@6.00. Veals $9.0O@
$50.
sheep-Wethers $5.5o@5.75. spring.
lambs $6.50@785.
Hogs-Yorkers S745.
Pittsburg, Feb. 6-Cattle-Choice.
steers $b.75@6.00, fair $43O@4G0,
Sheep-Prime wethers $5.650D585.
lambs $5.0OQ7.90.
HoGs-Heayy Workers $75OQ75B-
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1907-03-01
SUMMARY OF A
WEEKS EVENTS
MOST IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS
AT HOME TOLD IN CON-
DENSED FORM.
LATE FOREIGN DISPATCHES

Interesting Items of News Gathered
from All Parts of the Globe and
Outlined in the Briefest Manner
Possible.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-04-23
CATARRH CAN BE CURED
Mill the Germ By Breathing Hy-O-mei.
Gives Quick Relief.

Many people who have>suffered with
catarrh for years naturally feel that
the disease cannot be cured, and be-
come discouraged.
Their failure to get relief is due to
the fact that they have not used
the right remedy. Catarrh is an affec-
ton of the head throat and LUNGS, and
cannot be cured by stomach dosing.
The only scientific and natural treat
ment for this disease is Hy-o-mei.
which is breathed through meat
pocket inhaler, so that it's healing
medicated air reac hes the most remote
air-cells, kills all catarrh germs, and
restores the mucous membrane of the
nose, throat and lungs to healthy
condition.
Hy-o-mei is the only cure for ca
tarrh that has ever been sold with the
understanding that it was to cost abso-
lutely nothing unless it cured. bod
sons Drug Store sells Hy-o-mei in this
way and is always ready to refund
the money if it does not relieve and
cure catarrh.
The healing and antiseptic balsams
of Hy-O- mel perform their purpose to
perfection, and by using this remedy
for few times each day, you can soon
cure yourself of any catarrhal troubles
A complete Hy-o-mei outfit consist
ing Of bottle of ITy-o-mei and an in
haler costs but $l00.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-04-23

Some weeks ago during the severe
winter weather both my wife and my
self contracted severe colds which
speedily developed into the worst kind
of la grippe with all its miserable,symp-
toms, says Mr.. j. S. Eglesto1f of Maple
Landing, Iowa. "Knees and joints
aching, muscles sore, head stopped up,
eyes and nose running, with alternate
spelle of chills and fever. We began
using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy,
aiding the same with double dose Of
Chamberlain Stomach and Liver
Tablets,a and by its liberal use soon
completely knocked out the grip. :"
Sold by Eldridge Drug Co. Americas,
Ga.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-04-23
Suffered for Five Years with Kidney
and Liver Trouble.

suffered for five years with kidney
and liver trouble which caused severe
pains across the back and a binding
headache. had dyspepia and was so
constipated that 1 could not move my
bowels without a cathartic. l was
cured by Chamberlain Stomach and
Liver Tablets and have been well now
for six months says Mr.. Arthur $.
Strickland, of Chattanooga, Tenn, For
sale by Eldridge Drug Co. Americas,
Ga.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-04-23
Doing Business Again.

When my friends thought l was
about to take leave of this world, on
account ofindigestion, nervousness and
general debility" writes A. A. CHS
holm,- Treadwell, n. Y, and when it
looked as if there was no hope left, /
was persuaded to try Electric Bitters,
and rejoice to say that they are curing
me. | am now doing buiness again as
of old, and am still gaining s.daily.' =
Bess tonic medicine on earth. Guaran-
eed by Eldridge Drug Co. soc.