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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-12-18
Work Of Chicago oynamIters.

Chicago. Special. Two buildings
were wrecked. several persons were
believed TO have been killed and win
dows were shattered for blocks
around by the terrific explosion of a
bomb in an alley on Wabash avenue
Sunday. The wrecked buildings ad.
Join the coliseum. where the first
ward ball. an annual event against
holding which this year much oppo-
sition has been made by the law and
order element was scheduled TO be
held Monday night The police are
working on the theory that the bomb
thrower designed TO wreck the Coli
scum In order 10 stop the ball.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-12-18
Santa Claus Mail Problem

washington, ID. G., Special: Post.
1''s'ef General Meyer has not decided
Nneiher he will issue an order similar
- 'ne one he issued on Dec. 10 last
"H'vn provides that letters addressed
.nulis'akably to Santa Claus" may no
!. se'''ered to any regularly organized
-''i'aole society. The postmaster
S',.., has received numerous com.
--,,'u'cauons both for and against the
. .e,ssue 81 the order and Is now giving
49, rss.l D. TO them before taking
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-12-18
Head Too Bio fer Town.

Columbia. Mo. Special: The Rt.
Rev. Daniel s. futile. Episcopal
bishop OF Missouri. lost his silk tile
during the exercises marking the in
auguration OF President Hill OF the
University of Missouri. The bishop
was hastily supplied with hat sew
eral sizes too small He wears T5s
and there was no hat in Columbia big
enough for him. The l6aned head
piece had TO be balanced on his head.
for IL was too small TO grip the
bishops crown and stay there OF its
own accord.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-12-18
JAG BRINGS $4,000.
Property Bought by Drunken Man
Goes Way Up.

Chicago Special. A drunk" that
Ultimately Melted its owner in the
neeabo.lood 81 $50 900 was related in
1a4-a Macks Court. as part OF the
evidence resulting in the court setting
aside Pie win Of the late Joseph Willis
a tHe request of his widow. Mrs. Ber-
la Wills
Willis. u was related. while intoxi.
ea'ti bought piece OF West Side
fsa estate for $500 some years ago
When ~ became sober he regretted
'ht teal thinking some one had taken
al'aa'ase of his condition. He inves.
,'-a''a however, and. to make the
1asi q What he considered a bad bar.
sun de sufficient improvements to
rds iaNes and little profit. The
property today is appraised at sS5. 900
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-12-18
JUDGE BALDWIN DEAD
.ooplExY KILLS FORMER AT
rosNEY GENERAL OF INDIANA.
BOWED BY FINANCIAL TROUBLES
,st Years Of Logansport Jurist Sad
dened ~ Tangles in Bank
ing Enterprises.

Ioeansport. Ind. Special Judge
| Daniel r. Baldwin, former attor-
ney general OF Indiana, dstin-
| guishei as inancier. lecturer and
traveller. trustee OF Wabash College
and prominent as a politician, drop
ped dead Sunday al his home. Dis
closures in connection with his pri-
ya'e banks al Goodland. Fowler and
Ambia Ind coupled with indictments
for emit, Element returned in Newton
county. November 3, IL is charged.
We're directly responsible for the fail
ure 81 bis health. ApopleXy was given
as Tho cause Of his death.
Banks operated by Judge Baldwin
and " II Dague were closed a year
AGO hy State Auditor Billheimer. IL
beng alleged deposits We're used to
finance Investments In Arkansas tim
Der land Judge Baldwin was released
on bond after the Indictment. For a
year he had been striving TO clear up
bis bank affairs.
Judge Baldwin's political activities
we're for the Republican party in
every campaign from 1850 10 1892. In
1850 h. was candidate for the Re
publican nomination for judge of the
Supreme Court. being defeated His
speech accepting the defeat after so
prolonged and intense struggle
thrilled the convention so that IL i'm
mediately nominated him for attorney
general, 20 which Office he was elect
cd along with Governor Porter and
The remainder OF the ticket.
10 1902 through a misunderstood
Ing with President Harrison. Baldwin
withdrew his support from the ticket
and started a stumping tour which
came % an abrupt close through an in
furious phrase used in reference 10
foreign labor al Milwaukee. He was
Withdrawn from the list OF Democrat
ic orators. He took no part in poll
tics after this. but later resumed his
alignment with the Republican party.
Judge Baldwin's banking interests
extended 10 a number OF towns in In
diana where he was interested in
banks on realty Investments. Through
the closing Of two of his banks and
The resulting disclosures his fortune
vas shattered. He was active up to
The day Of his death. however. in try
Iug 20 clear the tangle i'm which the
banks had become involved.
The statement is made by intimate I
friends hat Judge Baldwin's death /
Fas directly due TO worry over these /
business affairs and the state investi- I
CATION which brought about the dis Z
.osures Had II been delayed a few \
Weeks they say. I, would have shown \
In the Baldwin banks IN
Impaired
Nanie Pratt Baldwin was born in 4
Madison county. New York. in 1887,
Us parents, Hiram and Harriet
Pratt Baldwin. being descendants OF
ar.y settlers Of New England
ln 1850 Judge Baldwin became a
esden' 81 Logansport. taking a law
artnerShip with his uncle. Daniel D.
'un later United States senator
rom Indiana. The partnership con
nuel for ten years. In 1870 Judge
baldwin was elected TO the vacancy
fhp Court OF Common Pleas. and
lhsquently reelected He kept in
lose touch with the literature OF his
ay ana IN 1877 Madison College gave
lm ihe degree Of Ii. D.. Wabash Col
.ge later comforting the same de-
Zee.
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Chicago Mystery Cleared I'D.

Chicago. Special. The mystery Of
the Knights Of the White Death let
ters recently sent 10 variou. clergy.
men and prominent citizens in this
city with the threat that unless they
left large sums o. money al designated
spots they would be- put TO death. was
cleared up when William Pollard. %
years old. driver OF a grocer's wagon
was arrested and confessed 70 having
sent the missives a. a Joke.
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Society Girl to Wed Jap.

Chicago. Special: An American
japanese romance. which had its in
ception in the art institute two years
ago. is TO eliminate in the marriage
of Miss Lucene Goodenow, society
girl OF Woodlawn. and kiokei Lunu-
kai. Japanese artist. who is said to
be the heir apparent TO one of the
Oldest titles In Japan.
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FRIDAY is Alimonv Dav

A'c 30 Special: Beginning with
ny. ny, New Year every Friday will be
rAi'Wony Day with Judge Albert c.
. ." nes Of the Superior Court OF
ooH county Judge Barnes. in max.
4 ~ 'he announcement. declared that
49, was such a mass of legal bust.
~ growing out of divorces and di.
.oIce hearings that IL interferes with
-'9re important matters and requires
Jay Or part Of day. by itself.
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Moscow. Gable. a millionaire
named Petroff. who was in. was told
he would die. He thereupon with
drew his fortune from the banks in
the form Of bank notes and burned all
Of them In his sick room. Tie then
summoned his relatives. who were
poor. and showed them the ashes.
congratulating them upon escaping
the evils Of wealth. which. he said
was the source Of all sin.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-12-18
Perish in Black Sea.

St Petersburg. Cable: A telegram
from Sebastopol reports that Turk
fish steamship. bound from Constan-
tinople fer Sebastopol. was wrecked
in a storm on the Black Sea. Details
are lacking. but IL is believed that the
crew and so passengers were drowned
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Chicago, Special. The report OF the
Bureau Of Records OF the Police De.
partment shows that l56 persons we're
murdered in Chicago in the year 1908
OF the murders p remain unsolvel
In the year 1906 l7S murders were
committed. which is the highest num.
Der recorded.
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Editorial Demands hanuinn.

Memphis. Tenn. Special: A start
ling editorial for a southern journal
appears in the Commercial-Appeal de-
handing the hanging OF William La
tura. who shot and killed three ne
groes. II says that a grand jury is
due al once. and the hangman's
moose before the new year.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-12-18

New York. Special: Bishop VIII
lam Ford Nichols. OF the Protestant
Episcopal diocese of California. an
nounces that J. Pierpont Morgan has
contributed 100000 for the rebuild.
ing OF the Episcopal churches OF San
Francisco. destroyed by the earth
quake and fire three years ago.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-12-18

Terre Haute, Ind. Special: The 25
cent broom is thing OF the past for
a year at least Broom corn brokers
have cornered the available supply in
Illinois. and as high as $3.50 a ton is
offered at Paris. Broom factories
have raised the price OF the lowest
grades.
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Famous Sioux Leader Dead.

Pierre. s. d.. Special: Chief Hump.
the Sioux leader who was at the head
OF the band which caused the trouble.
ending in the battle OF Wounded Knee.
the last important Indian fight in the
northwest. is dead at his camp al
Cherry Creek.
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His Twentx.seventh Child

hyrh Mawr. Pa. Special: That there
= MP race suicide in the family of
ZEN Tuck Haverford road. Bvrn
4. ..aNf Is vouched for in the arrival OF
VI '"enty-seventh child. though this
Y Ai lucks third wife. The father
Z n Years Of age and is deacon in
w. w coiored Baptist church of Byrn
4dNr lie was born in Virginia.
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POPULAR VOTE TOTALS
GIVE TAFT OVER a MILLION
VOTES TO THE GOOD.
BEATS TtDDYS GREAT RECORD
While Bryan Captured 1891 Mere
Votes than Sage Of Esopus Did
in 1904.

New York, Special The total pop
ular vote Of the various Presidential
candidates al the last national election
has been made known in an Offcial
form by the filing OF the last official
votes, that Of Michigan The total
shows the following votes cast.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-12-18
Many Die IN Battle

Odessa. Cable: The Instruction
movement throughout Persia culmin.
ated in a battle with the loyaIists
The rebels were put 20 rout with many
killed and wounded. The news was
brought from Tabriz.
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Both Gas and Oil.

Petersburg. Ind. Special: Natural
gas, with pressure of 300 pounds and
a volume OF 100000 cubic feet. was
struck late last week at West Peters.
burg at depth OF 1900 feet. OH also
is flowing from the well.
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Argentina Plans Bio Navv.

Buenos Ayres. Gable: The senate
has finally confirmed the report OF the
naval ornaments commission author
izing the expenditure over a period OF
six years OF 1873. O00. 600
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Cave Friend ! Drink

Bellefontaine. Ohio. Special. Be
cause he gave d friend one drink from
his whisky flask Charles Sutton was
convicted Of violating the Rose lax
and fined $50
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-12-18

Columbus. Ca. Special. Triplefs
were born Wednesday 10 Mr. ana Mrs
Ambrose f. Calhoun. Of this CITY
This couple now have % children
The father is 50 years old
The MARKETS.
Evening journal., 1908-08-29
JURY CENSURES
P. & R. RAILROAD

Coroner Galloway held two inquests last
night In the case of Harvey Sapp. the
Glasgow farmer who was killed on the
p. and r. railroad crossing on the New
port turnpike two weeks ago. the jury
returned the following verdict:
Harry Sapp came to his death on Au-
gust "A at 7.45 o'clock in the evening by
being struck by extra freight engine No
7l6 on the Philadelphia and Reading rail-
road at the crossing OF the Philadelphia
and Reading railroad on the Newport
turnpike through the neglect of the Phila-
delphia and Reading railroad by not hav-
ing a watchman or safety gates at the
crossing"
According TO the evidence heard i'm the
case Sapp was unable TO see the approach
ing train and apparently did not know OF
its close proximity until he was struck
In the case Of Walter Kelly Of PhIladel-
phia, the jury returned a verdict to the
effect that he came to his death by shoot.
ing himself last saturday, while at Mar
shallton.
Evening journal., 1908-08-29
TRY TO WRECK
A CHESTER CAR
Potash Placed on Track at
Devils Pocket,
EddyStOne

CHESTER, Aug. 29-An unsuccessful
attempt was made 20 blow up a car
on the southwestern division of the
Chester Traction Company, whose
motormen and conductors have been
on strike for five mosths. A large
quantity of potash was placed on The
tracks at Devils Pocket. Eddystone.
where tho tracks incline and then turn
a sharp curve. This is one Of the
most dangerous points along any of the
trolley lines in Delaware county and
here many serious accidents have oc
CURED.
The damage done to the car last night
was not great. but traffic was delayed
for "A time. The car was filed with
passengers but none was hurt
It is though that 'hc return Of a
number of strikers is responsible for
to-nights attack on he car only a
few days ago, the deputy sherifs pa
trolling the county districts We're dis
missed by the County Commissioners.
A number of detectives We're also dis
missed and the Traction Company is
being given little protection.
There is a standing reward Of S5eo
for evidence leading 20 the arrest OF
parties responsible for destruction tc
the cars of the Chester Traction Com.
pany. To-nighrs attempt to wreck
Traction Company property is the first
in six weeks. William V. Lockhart
president Of the trolleymen's union
condemned sthe action late tonight
Evening journal., 1908-08-29
TWO PRIMARIES
ON SAME DAY
Kent Democrats to Name
County and State Convention
Delegates on Same Day

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER. Aug. 29.-An innovation
viii be introduced into Democratic
politics here and in Delawares central
county this year.
The Democratic executive commit
tee OF Kent county met here yester-
day and issued a call for a county
convention to assemble here on
Thursday, September "a. nine days
later than the state convention TO
nominate a state ticket. The new fea-
ture OF the call Is that primaries are
called TO be held on the same day
Saturday, September 12-as those FOR
the State convention.
The county convention primaries
win be more lively than those for the
state convention, because aspirants
for the Legislature. as well as for all
the county officers, are placed in nomi-
nation at the county convention. IN
the lower counties. BY coalescing the
two primaries, It is expected, the pri-
mary election Of 1908 will be a lively
affair and practically every Democrat
viii be rustled out to vote.
The Democrats have become I'M
bued with an idea that they are going
TO carry Kent county this year, and
so infectious is the idea in their ranks
that leaders who have not been speak
ing 30 each other are now slapping
each others shoulders and calling
each other John" and "Tom."
Evening journal., 1908-08-29
HELD FOR THEFT
OF MUCH NHISKEY
New Castle Police Take Four
Fellows on Serious
Charge
speclal 10 THE EYENING IouRNAI.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEW CASTLE. Aug. :9-omcer Mat
thew Tobin yesterday afternoon arrest
ed four men in a box car outside tho
city on the charge Of breaking and
entering. The men were arraigned be-
fore Magistrate William H. Terry aud
in default of bail We're committed to
the worlShouse.
The bottling establishrOcnt Of Manuel
Hendler. on Seventh street. was broken
into after midnight Thursday ana four
quarts of whskey, valued at 50. We're
stolen. The trolley men yesterday
morning saw the door Of the house
open anS notified Hen1ler. He report
ed his loss to officer Tobin. and in the
afternoon, accompanied ty Hendler ond
two men. Tobin drove to the gravel
pit. south of New Castle. and found
the men IN box car. Hendler iderd-
fed one of the bottles found near the
men as his property. The men gave
the names Of Charles Reynolds, George
Garter, James Martin and James
Browne During the day Thomas
Leonard, Jr.. saw the men asleep in
the car and one of them had a bottle
with some liquor in It as a pillow
When the men We're taken TO the
worlIhouse one o. them. Charles Reyn-
olds. was identified as a man named
Burke, whose photograph graces the
rogues gallery He was released from
Greenbank last April, after serving a
three years sentence. ane had been on
the records before that time.
Much interest is being taken in the
inter-city baseball game between New
Castle and Delaware City to-day.
Special cars win bring the Port Penn
and Delaware City roorers. while tvo
special boats viii run between Penns-
Vile and this place
Miss Sue Morgan and Anna Pustin
have returned home from visit to
friends in Baltimore. Washington ana
Virginia.
Evening journal., 1908-08-29
TO CUT EXPENSES
AIM OF PENNSY
Has New Plan Which, if Sue
CeSSfUI, Will Save Much
Money

The Pennsylvania Railroad system
has just tackled question of eliminat>
ing useless expenses which promise
when solved TO be most interesting.
and should il work out as IL promises
now the Pennsylvania VIII save Sow
cuu millions ycarl- IN operating cy-
pcnses Other railroads are noting
carefully the progress of the commit
tees Of Investigation which are sweep
ing the Pennsylvania srom Jersey Chy
10 the Mississippi The question for
which answers arc now being eagerly
sought is. why does il cost one price
TO do something on ono part of tho
road and twice as much 20 do the same
work at another point. all conditions,
apparently. being equal'
One of the hypothetical questions to
be answered by committees now at
work is:
IL IL costs ono-tenth cf cont 10
throw each switch at Jersey City ard
two cents to handle piece Of baggage
there, why should il cost two-tenths
Of a cent to throw each switch az
Pittsburg and three cents to handle the
same bit of baggage
AT Pittsburg. where orc of these in>
Guiry and readjustmeat committees is
now az work, the information is given
that there Is a range of 1925 and l50 per
cent, between costs ard doing the same
work at different points. 1t may coss
81 to do a certain class Of work at the
Chicago terminal and the same work
costs S2.25 at Pittsburg, or vice versa.
The work at the dollar town is done
as well as at Che highcr-priced points.
The committees must look into this
and bring the hlgher-priced points
down to the basis of the cheaper towns.
yet not interfere with the general ef-
hciency Of the service. If the -ervicc
at the cheaper point is insufficient, then
il must be built up.
Evening journal., 1908-08-29
GAVE JEWELS
FOR RELIGION
Inspired by Preacher, Women
Hand Rings to
Collector

CHESTER, Aug. 29-Inspired by the
eloquence Of the Rev. Charles L. Slater,
a returned missionary from Africa, the
people in attendance a. the Twin Oaks
Holiness Camp-meeting, in response TO
Q request for gifts to be converted into
cash for the missionary fund, filled the
basket which was passed through the
congregation with gold watches, gold
rings, watch chains and other articles
Of jcwelry. Several women took lho
combs from the back os their hair and
placed them in the basket, while a NUM-
her of othcs took the RIGGS from their
fingers. Altogether there has been
about S40O worth OF articles of this
character which Missionary Slater saws
he will sell for what they will brjns
and devote the proceeds to the mission
AIRY fund.
Evening journal., 1908-08-29
ENGAGED TO FOUR
GIRLS In A week
Plausible Stranger Promised
to Install Each as Mistress
Of Mansion Worth S40,0 600

CINCINNATI. Aug. 2o-There are
four very angry young women who are
more than. anxious TO again meet a
man from parts unlsno wn. who had
promised to install each of them as
mistess OF the unoccupied Seasongood
mansion on Walnut Hnls. which he
said he had bought
The stranger. who gave tho name of
Frank Bissing - became acquainted
with the women tnrougl their answer
ing his advertisement for a housekeep-
cd. He Immediately engaged their SER
vices and showed them in relays the
interior Of the mansion Bissinger In
order to win their confidence, permit
ted them 20 suggest the manner in
which the house was TO be furnished.
In this way he gained their good graccs
and AT the psychological nom M he
proposed TO them. He told each Of tho
fou- women that he did not wish to in
stan them as his emnlove They saw
the position i'm the same light and
made arrangements for their trous>
seauN.
Promised $4,000 Mansion.
Blss'nger told the women that he had
purchased the mansion fer $4,000. Tire
same story was related at John ALL
brandts saloon. where isc stranger had
room. While he was engaged VIM
ming the women BissinRer was busy
with excuses TO Charles =. Nourse. Of
the zeal estate fem of Cleneay and
Nourso. agcnts for shH Walnut Hins
property. Innumerahic times the prns-
pcctive purchaser has made arranse
menls with tho broker TO close the deal
by the cash payment OF $1,000. But ae
failed TO keep his engagement. usually
telephoning Mr. Nourse. saying that tlic
morev had not been forwarded bv his
lanly I'm San Francisco.
Then dav was set for the consum-
nation Of the transaction. and the mi
+ estate firm privately made up its mind
/ that 70 would havc nothing further On
do with Pissincer # ne failed 20 make
rcoi on that date. Tho expected hsp-
rcnel and an negotiations were de-
cared OFT.
Numerous telephone calls have hccr
answered by NJ Nourse. the speaker.
at the other end of the line being wo-
men who wanted 10 know if Mr. BIS
! singer had purchased the property
Nou-se answered In the negative
Evening journal., 1908-08-29
ID Cemplete Eair PIans.

DOVER, Aug 2s.-To complete ar
rangements for the novel fair to be
held outdoors at Wildcat Manor. the
home OF the uunns Of Philadelphia.
three miles south OF Dover. an enter
prise which will be conducted entirely
for charity, the Kings Daughters of
Dover, have called "a meeting for next
Monday night The daughters will
meet at Mrs. f. H. AtSinson's at 7.30
on Monday night. and il is announced
that an donations of gifts not perish
able may be sent to Mrs. AtSinsons by
Thursday.
Evening journal., 1908-08-29
Wilmington
Business
School

An honest Business School-honest
even in name.
Thorough. practical. and modern
courses. w. b. $. students are taught
manifolding. the use of the mimeo-
graph, the adding machine and the
letter press as part Of their regular
courses.
"A number OF specialties have been
added for the ensuing year. A COM
plete Commercial phonograph equip
ment viii be installed Immediately.
over $4,000 worth of new typewriters
have been ordered
The w. b. s. employs competent
teachers and enough Of them so that
no student need wait for attention,
and no one is slighted The proprietor
teaches.
The location of the w r. s. is ideal
h business school in a business atmos-
phere-with every modern convenience
that may make for sanitation and the
comfort and Advancement Of students.
II you are interested I'm practical
training. you owe IT to your future to
see the w. B. S. Visitors are always
welcome. You incur no obligations in
calling. and then there is the trial
month. One months trial and no charge
II everything is not TO your liking.
The now term opens Monday. En-
roll tomorrow.
Evening journal., 1908-08-29
DOUGHFRTY WAS
HELD FOR COURl

Magistrate Robertson last night hell
Edward Dougherty alias "rub" Dougl
erty for court in $500 bail on H.
charge Of highway robbery. The
fendant was arrested by Chief of Ioli,
George Black and Special officer Da,
Wardlc. Thomas Frzzell. his allegc
intended victim. testified to prat.
cally the same details which a,opear,s
in THE EVENING JOURNAL yes
day.
The police say Dougherty is ono
the men who attempted to break iat
the store Of Harry Gregg, at Hem
Clay, on last Wednesday night, bui
this charge was not preferred against
him and whether it win be pressed
viii be determined by the police later