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Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-17
BROKERS ARE SUSPENDED
FROM LOS ANGELEs-NEVADA

G. w. Foreman and G. M Briggs, brokers,
we're suspended from the Los Angeles-Neva
Mining stock exchange yesterday for failure
10 fulhllI contracts for the purchase OF several
thousand shares of California Hills Mining
stock.
The extent of Foremans alleged welching is
$1,000 shares. Just how deep Briggs is IN the
hole is not definitely known. but it is said his
unfulflled contracts are not so large as those
Of Foreman.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-17
CARLOAD SHIPMENTS
OF CITRUS FRUITS

8 Shipments of oranges and lemons e
q from Los Angeles Friday, November e
o 10, were cars of oranges and ID car e
o. loads of lemons. =
o Total to date there were SHIPPED 40 9
% carloads, of which 1853 were lemons. g
@ Last season there were shippde EOI 9
8 carloads, of which III were lemons e
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-17
san Francisco shlpnlna

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 16.-Arrived:
Steamer Chehalis. San Pedro; steamer J.
Marhaffer, San Pedro; steamer Saginaw.
San Pedro; steamer Capistrano, San Pedro;
Steamer George Loomis Ventura; steamer
Fiheld, San Pedro; steamer Queen san
Diego.
Sailed: Steamer San Pedro.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-17

do per Dbl. 1876 lbs net 800. go. e. AIS
Wheat. No / 200 Ibs) 81 30: wheat, d00-lb.
sacks), No 1, s1.95; 400 lbs) $3.50; cracked
corn 100 lbs) S1.95; feed meal Goo lbs) 81 90;
rolled barley d0O lbs.) $780, oil cake meal dO0
Zoo lbs,) s1.BS; Kaffir corn, 81 .95; white oats.
a.S5; seed rye, Sis.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-17
Cotton and Wool

NEW YORK, Nov, 16.-Cotton futures
closed steady; November, 5000; December.
5000; January, s9,0s; February and March.
$3.50: May. 1886; June, $50; July, $s.T;
August sS.6s: October, $3.50.
ST LOUIS, November 16.-Wool, firm;
medium grades combing and clothing. 17D
21c light fine, 16@16hc; heavy fine. 11Q
l2c; tub washed. 20027Isc
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-17
PRICES OF METALS
IN NEW YORK MARKET

o NEW YORK, Nov. 16.-Copper, lake @
@ SI425@14.50, electrOlytic $1412%@9 o
o 14.25, casting S14@14,1212. @
% Lead, $4.35 @4.04. 90
8 Tin, $29.90@3O. @
o Silver, 5O1ac. g
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-17
sugar and Coffee

NEW YORK. Nov. 1s.-sugar, raw
steady; fair refining 3.44c; centrifugal SO
test, 3.94c; molasses sugar. 319c. Refined,
quiet; crushed 55oc; powdered, 1900;
graduated, 4.S0c
Coree, quiet; No. Z Rio, Nc; santos No.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-17
FINANCIAL

Los ANGELES, Nov. 16.-Bank olearings
were ST. ISL 266. As. against S152S, 5O0i9 for the
corresponding date last year, an increase OF
$685., 766. 20. Following is comparative state
ment:
1905 1907 1906
Nov. 1s.$1 SS1, 266.4s $1,b2S, 50O19 s2,159,60211
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-17
NEW YORK CURB

Especial service to The Herald by B. r..
Taylor, Citizens National Bank building, MEM
Der Los Angeles-Nevada Mining Stock ex-
change:
NEW YORK, Nov. 16.-Following were the
opening and closing quotations today:
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-17
Treasury Statement

WASHINGTON. Nov 16.-Today's treas
ury statement -, 49, oi7
coin and bullion s21, S14,3S7, gold certihcates
s47,228,050.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-17
os. ANGELES STOCK EXCHANGE

Official sales-7 $4,000 bonds) Union Transpor-
tation Co. at 90c 1000 Columbia Oil, B. 80, at
81 O2; 80 Associated Oil at ss6; 10 do, B. 80. at
$36; 20 do at 1885, 1871.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-17
Equitable Savings Bank
Pittsburg Silver Peak .... .s2 "a
Round Mountain .......... LOO LOS
BOSTON COPPER MARKET

Especial service to The Herald by Il. E. Hut
ton & Co., bankers and brokers, members New
York Stock exchange 112 West Third street,
Les Angeles).
BOSTON. Nov. 16.--The following were the
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-17
EASTERN EGGS SWEEP
LOS ANGELES MARKET
LOCAL RANCH BUYING PRICE is
FORCED DOWN
Biq Business Is Done In All Lines OF
Produce and Fruits-General
Advance In Prices
Results

The buying price of local ranch eggs was
forced down to 47c on the produce eX-
change yesterday on account of heavy re-
ceipts of eastern eggs depreoiating values.
The first bid was at &c below the price
quoted on the board and a sale of cases
was made at 47c There followed series
of sales of storage selected eggs and on
recall II cases of local ranch eggs were
sold below the quoted price. The result
was the drop to 47c.
Business during call was good and nearly
everything In the list was active sales
amounted to 25 bags of No. lima beans,
10 cases of local ranch eggs, 250 cases OF
storage selected eggs, boxes of Bell apples,
so boxes of Oregon Spitzenberg apples eo
bags of fancy Lompoc onions, also cars oil
fancy Bell appes-on boards
In the market there was a general upward
trend in prices. Bartlett pears advanced
to s3.5094. Figs advanced TO 81 l.2o
peaches to 90c, ounces to s1.2S, straWper-
ries to Sc, persimmons to S125, and euoum-
bers to $3.50 a lug box. The advance II
cucumbers was most pronounced
There were only few oantaloupes ano
casabas on hand prices for the stock avail
able ranging from s1.50@175.
Red cabbage advanced to &c pound
White cabbage was In fair receipt, the de-
mand being about equal to the supply
The market was flooded with all kinds Of
fish. The demand was good.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-17
coMsTocK MINING STOCKS

Especial service to The Herald by B. F. Tay-
Tor. Citizens National Bank building, member
Los Angeles-Nevada Mining Stock exchange).
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 16,-Following were
closing quotations today:
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-17
Market Ranges

VlsIbIe Supply. WHeal IncItHsed LIZ, UVUi
corn increased $1,000; oats decreased 1853, 900,
Southwestern receipts of wheat today, 4OS, 900;
last week. 1893 900; last year. $4,000 The sta
tistics are surely bearish today.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-17
MINING QUOTATIONS
GoLDFIELD DISTRICT.

Yesterdays quotations of the Los Angeles
Nevada Mining Stock exchange were;
Nevada
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-17

CapItoI Hour IS retailed at s1.55 per z sack
and Soc per " sack.
The following quotations prevail at the Globe
mills
FLOUR
Al -four. so Globe -four. 90
Made of select California wheat;
Silver Star -four. Sc .40lXXX flour. 81 30
Eighth bbls zoe Dbl. higher
Bakers flour (made of eastern hard wheat).
per Dbl:
Globe flour. Sc 0OlFastern graham . Sc 90
Bakers Al -four. 5.40lPastry flour ........ $40
Eastern rye.,..... 600
Al flour 10 retailed at SIG per Y sack and
Soc for q sack. Globe Family, s1.70 per Il
sack and 9Oc per Il sack
MEAL AND CEREAL GOODS lner 100 lbsl.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-17
FLOUR AND FEED PRICES
AT LOS ANGELES MILLS
The following quotations prevail at the Capt.
'0i MEALS, PER 100 LBS. IN SACKS

Rolled wheat in bbls. net VT. l25 lbs Dbl. "a 2
ROLLED wheat in sacks, net W.T. 80 H. SIX. 10
I1uclsvyheat -four bulk seamless SIX 100 lbs) L. 2
Buckwheat -four pure (bulS seamless
sacks) 100 lbs as
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-17
OIL Stocks
DAILY MINING CALL

Official sales-1OO Furnace Creek Copper at
lie; 200 do at 1sc
Listed Stocks
CALIFORNIA
GREENWATER DISTRICT Bid Ask
Clark Conner Co ................... II IA
Furnace Creek Copper ............ .17h
Furnace Creek Elk. Copper........ .01ia -.
So Furnace Creek.......,......... -. .02
Cal. Hills M. Co.................... 90 30
Consolidated Mines Co.............. .o3 ..05
NEVADA
JOHNNIE DISTRICT
Johnnie Con G. M. Co............ OPS Ops
SEARCHLIGHT DISTRICT
Nevada Searchlight ................ .01 .01h
eEartette .s.......sssss.ss lU.5O
Searchlight NJ. & NJ, Co.,...... 20 10
Searchlight Parallel .............,, .05A .06
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-17

1000 Parallel at SIC; 200 Fraction at s1.s5
400 Jumbo Elk. at $50; 400 do at s2c: 1000 Adams
at sac; 5000 do at 4c; 1000 Cal. Hills at 1901
1000 do at 13Ihc, B. 30.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-17
Morning Sales

1000 Adams at S&c; 1000 Cal Hills at Ice;
1000 do at 11Ac; 200 Comb. Fraction at $1.38:
200 do at s1.85; 1000 Diamondfeld at 16c; 1000
Florence Elk. at 1s1sc; 1000 Lou Dillon at &c;
1000 Parallel at &C.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-17

Eat al the Angelus grlll.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-17
New YORK Bonds

THIS FILM WAS PRODUCED FROM THE
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-17
high. Low. Sales. value.

Sales for Week Ending November IA
Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-17
New York Stocks

NEW YORK, Nov. 16.-Following were
the closing quotations today:
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-07
DECISION OF SUPREME COURT
RUINS THEIR FARMS.
ON IRRIGATION DITCH
Ditch Owners Shut OF Water From
Reservation and Government Sued
to Get lt Back Wins the Suit, But
Ranchers' Farms May Dry Up. u

Washington, Jan. "a decision
was rendered by the United States gu
preme court today In favor Of the
government IN the case OF the United
States vs. Henry Winters and others.
involving the right to the waters Of
the Milk river in northern Montana.
The suit was instituted by the gov
eminent in the interest Of the Indians
OF Fort Belknap reservation for the
use Of whom the waters was appro-
priated In 1889. - ~
I Subsequent to that time Winters and
Others constructed ditch whose head
gate was above the reservation on
Milk river and through which all the
water Of the stream was secured. The
government sought to secure an In
junction which was granted by the cir
cult court Of Montana, whose decisioa
was affirmed by the circuit court Of
appeals. The ditch owners then
brought the case to the supreme
court, which In It's decision today af-
frmed the findings Of the lower court.
The opinion was rendered by Jus.
tice McKenna. t
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-07
that the Inadequate fapeilities are lit
tie less than the mindm1 UNI. ~

Work Has Increased.
The work Of the commission has
increased enormously in the past
year. During the year 276 hearings
were held in various parts Of the
country, against 73 in 1906; and at
the hearings $4,000 folios Of testi-
mony was taken. This indicates an
increase Of about $50 per cent. The
hearings consumed the time Of the
commission and OF suecial examiners
from two hours to 18 days and sew
eral OF the hearings consumed little
short Of week each. 2 .5s
In the course OF the year the com
mission received 1882 informal com
plants, an increase Of over 400 per
cent over the previous year. :.
Reparation was awarded informally
to shippers in 561 cases, the aggre-
eating amount of the claims being
$104, 700. The increase OF the CORE
spondence during the year was about
$50 per cent.
Under an act OF congress the com.
mission has awarded eight bronze
medals Of honor to persons who at
grave peril themselves, have saved or
attempted to save lives on the lines Of
interstate carriers. &
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-07
DEAD WOMAN NIECE
OF MOTHER EDDY
MRS. HEskETT, MURDERED eY
PARAMoUR, so DESCRIBED.

Rhyolte, New, Jan. 6.-Mrs. Mabel
Heskett. who was murdered here ear
" Friday morning by Fred Skinner,
alias Fred Davis. IT is said was a
niece Of Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy,
the Christian Science leader.
The statement is made on the au-
thority Of her husband, who has Just
arrived from Fallon. New, TO take
charge Of the body. Mrs. Heskett was
shot four times In the back about
o'clock Friday morning by Skinner
and instantly killed. Skinner then
shot himself, inhicting wounds not
fatal, In his left side.
Mrs. Heskett 10 q daughter Of Mrs.
C. 3. Peterman Of Ballard, wash, and
was married to Heskett at Shadron,
Neb., about two years ago. From
there the couple moved to Arrow-
head, Colo. Last July she eloped with
Skinner. ,aFe,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-07
FcHIEF OF FRISCO !, !, RyIsoRs
!. QUITS ExlsTENcE
WAS v wagon N DRIVER } |!
But When Elected 70 County Became
\ Bride Taker a. ono Of First 10
confess-He Has Been Important
Witness for Prosecution.

San Francisco, Jan. 6.-Thomas #.
Lonergan, one Of the supervisors un-
der the Schmitz administration and
who confessed to the taking Of bribes
from the trolley franchise and the gas
and telephone franchises, died this
morning at his home In this city from
heart disease. He had been suffering
from the affliction for several months
during which time he had been under
the care OF physicians. TX
@ Lonergan arose at $50 O'Clock this
morning, % feeling q slight depression
and choking. He managed to dress
and make his way to the street, but
had to return II the house Immediate
". His wife became alarmed and
sent for two physicians and q priest.
The former. however. did not arrive
until after Lonergan was dead.
His DOWNFALL. \
a Until Lonergan was elected super
visor on the union labor ticket he
drove pie wagon for =. local bakery.
After his experience In politica
where. according to his confession
made TO Detective Burns. he accept,
ed money bribes. he returned to driv.
ing his pie wagon. having resigned
from once after cnnfaaaSn1s Mfnaf n
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-07
DISCOVERY OF DRucE BODY
MAKES CHARGE sENsELEss.
CIVIL j ' ]. SUIT CONTINUES j II i
George Hollanby Druce viii Keep Up
l gft3 80 i-l
suit for Estate Of Duke Of Portland.
Body Found In Opened Coffin I'm
q doubtedIy That Of Il. G. Druce.

London. Jan. 6.-The perjury charge
brought against Herbert Druce BY his
nephew, George IIollanby Druce, has
collapsed. but the civil action for the
recovery OF the estates Of the duke
Of Portland was continued this AFTER
noon, when Mr.. Atheler-J Jones, coun-
sci for George n. Druce. announced
that, in view Of the discoveries made
within the coffin Of Thomas g. Druce,
which was opened and examined De
scember 30, It Will be impossible to
proceed with the prosecution.
The statement was made after the
presentation Of evidence by Prof.
August Pepper Of the University Of
London and others who were present
at the examination. ic,s lsl
Herbert Druce was charged with
committing perjury by swearing that
his father, Thomas q. Druce Of the
Baker street bazaar. died December
2s, 1864, and that he saw the dead
body placed in coffin and buried In
Highgate cemetery. George Hollanby
Druce declared that this must be un-
true because T. G. Druce was, in fact.
the fifth duke Of Portland who lived
until 1879.
4 5 Case Will Continue. ~.
3 Upon this ground George H. Druce
claimed that he himself was the right
full heir Of the Portland dukedom and
estates. the income from which Is
placed at 81 100000 . year.
The court room was crowded today
when the hearing was resumed. Wit
nesses Of the opening Of the vault tes-
titled that there was no indication
that the latter had been tampered
with and that there was no lead
either In the comm or the vault. ,as
Professor Pepper testified that
when the comm was opened there was
disclosed the body Of man between
65 and 7t years Of age, extremely well
preserved, the skin being broken In
only ons place The features could
quite easily be recognised BY any one
who had known the man In life.
II. W. Thackeray. who was closely
connected With =. q. Druce. tssttasd
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-07

that the body was unquestionably that
Of Ills former friend.
d. On this evidence csodhseis for
George Hollanby Druce announced the
withdrawal Of the perjury charge.
George Hollanby Druce said today
that the civil action would be con-
tinued. s.' s:Ss3a n ,sy. ..ss n.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-07
CORRECTLY SOL We
THE PUZZLE CUT
MISS MAupE BALLARD AND
GRANT IRWIN Win PRIZES.

, H. ~
There were several hundred correct,
solutions OF the paper cutting pnxsle
that was circulated by the Todd Shoe
company and the first ana second
prizes for solving the puzzle vent "A
Miss Maude Ballard of l3s North
Twenty-second street. Billings. and
Grant Irwin. Of Columbus. respective
" .$s59 81 4
Ralph Norris and r Holmes wore
the judges Of the contest Tho na1aes
OF the two leading suoceseful caatsets
are contained In the window g ~
shoe store Of First aven1e nOetA. -
sether with . proper solution = 1AeI
puzsls. !.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-07
FoREcAsr OF WEATHER

Montana-Fa,r and colder, Tuesday
and wednesday.
FWyoming-Fair. Tuesday and Wed
nssday. '
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-07
LAND FENcER GUILTY.
Admits ths Faet and e Jailed for !
Y Day and Fined. ,5j

Carson, New. Jan. .6.-1n the United
States court this morning T. q. Har-
din, under Indictment for the Illegal
fencing OF government land, entered q
plea Of guilty and this afternoon was
sentenced by Judge Harrington to a.
hours IN the Humboft county jail and
TO pay q dine Of $1,000.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-07
/ IlAM | !. 4 !
HAS ! GUN
NINE JUAYMEN PASSED FoR
CAUSE IN THREE sEssioNs VI
THEY ARE BUSINESS MEN.
.SPE ATOR''S FEW

4 ~ essS SSSse sONA0 sNVkE 90 ksAENV
40 At Former Trial Women Not Az
n1itted- Mrs. ThaW Center of intsr~
est AZ AZ Former Trial-L Large Jur,y,
Panel. 5E
New York, Jan. 6. At the close u
three court sessions which marked
/ this, the first day Of the second trial
OF Harry X. Thaw for the alleged mur-
der Of Stanford White nine tentative
jurors had been selected out of 81
talesmen examined. All Of the men
are subject to peremptory challenge.
Legal insanity at the time 81 the
tragedy is to be the sole defense. This
was made clear at the very outset of
the proceedings today, when Mr.. Lit
tleton formally served notice that the
former plea Of not guilty was amended
by the pecif1cation that the defendant
was insane when the homicide was
committed.
The occupants Of the Jury box at
the conclusion Of the session tonight
were the following:
Chas. p. Gremmelles, ship broker
2-John r. Hatchett, cigar dealer.
Georg, B. Morewoou. importer.
Floyd s. Sanford. banker.
flames p. Conway. hotel keeper.
6Arthur Naething, baker.
8Maurice Bowler, exporter.
9-George W. cary, dry goods
dealer.
OF the above men, It was generally
predicted that Mr.. Gremmelles would
be challenged BY the district attorney.
He declared he had scruples against
capital punishment. but could lay
them aside if sworn as a juror.
Will BE Challenged.
MoreWood entertains certain opt.
Ions with regard to expert medical
Testimony and probably will go out on n
"a q ychailyn RON crlI fhe defenSs. Sslfs Ss;ts
ford may also be excused, for he con-
fessed to an opinion regarding the
truth Of certain Important testimony
at the first trial. Conway, who said
he read the evidence presented . year
ago without gaining any particular
opinion from II, may be made the cub
ject Of a challenge from Mr.. Jerome.
Hatchett and Naething appear like
fixtures. Bowler, who has slight pre-
judices against defenses Of insanity.
probably will not be retained. The
trial opened with little or no cere
mony. The only women allowed to-
be present arc the members Of the de- Il,
PENDANTS family and newspaper wo-
men. "a. ,s s8 sS
Mrs. Evelyn Thaw was again the u
center Of interest, even to the exclu
sion Of the defendant himself. She
was followed by throngs of curious
persons as she entered and left the
court room and court house for the
morning and afternoon sessions. rs
Jurors All, Have Comfort.
Every possible convenience is to be
provided for the jurors, who are % be
locked up through the trial. They are
to be quartered in one Of the fashion
able hotels on upper Broadway and
luncheon is to be served at an expen-
sive down town restaurant.
Josiah Thaw was the only member
Of the defendants family present at
the evening session. The unexamined
talesmen were the sole spectators.
Thaw seemed thoroughly to relish the
idea Of being out Of the Tombs prison
after nightfall his first experience Of
the kind since his incarceration fol-
lowing the roof garden tragedy Of
June 25, 1906. w ~ @ ~ AZ
Court adjourned at 1910 pm. until
tomorrow morning.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-08-21
Smile and Look Sweet.

A certain sheet published in
the interest of Liquor Dealers
contained a very fattering and
eulogistic article last week about
the Saloon men of Jasper. AS
the article in question made the
members of the league feel good
and did no enc any harm it was
certainly all O. X. Smile and
look sweet Never butt in on a
mutual admiration society. It
is a poor paper that wont stand
by its own. That is where the
COURIER and the Star-B belong
to different classes. The one cir
culates among the people gen.
orally while the latter to Saloon
men almost exclusively. There
is a reason you see, why we can
not afford to waste space on the
insignificant.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-08-21
AGE NO IL AR.
Everybody In Jasper is Eligible

Old people stopped with suffering,
Middle age. courageously fighting,
Youth protesting impactienty;
Children, unable to explain:
All in misery from their kidneys.
Only little backache first.
Comes when you catch a cold.
Or when you strain the back.
Many complications follow.
Urinary disorders, diabeters, Bright :
disease
Doan's Kidney Pills cure backache.
Cure every form of kidney ills
Mrs. Ezra Parker, living in Smokey
Row, Jasper, Ind, SAYS ~ haze a
little son who was afflicted with an
inability to retain the kidney secretions
at night. This caused me much extra
work and was a constant annoyance.
finally went n Flick * Pfau's drug
store and got Don's Kidney Pills |
think the boy il cured as there has
been no sign Of the difficulty since !
gave one box OF this remedy to him. |
can heartily recommed Doan's Kidney
Pills To mothers having children SIM
ilarly afflicted"
For sale by all dealers. Price 80 cents.
Foster Milblrn Co., Buffalo. New York
sole agent for the United States.
Remember the name-DOan's and
take no other.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-08-21
Police Court.
Before Justice f. |. Retz.

On Monday night Marshall
Kraft arrested c. J. Neyer who
gave his address Huntingburg,
Ind and took him before Justice
Betz where he was charged with
A & B on Carl kuebler, Meyer,
on being arraignel plead not
guilty and in default of bail was
committed to jail and tne trial
set for Tuesday morning at s
o'clock when he was found guilty
and a fine assessed at SO and
costs, which some of his friends
paid.
The case Of the Safe of Indiana
VS. Gerhard Humbert for assault
and battery upon Anton Miller
was disposed of Wednesday
Constable Hoffman arrested
Humhert on being arraigned he
plead guilty and was fined $40
and costs, which he promptly
paid.
Humbert and Miller are
neighbors both livieg in Marion
ownship the ARRAY took place in
Celestine last Sunday.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-08-21
A Crushed Statesman.

Thomas Bartlett, of Vermont
was renowned for his flights of
rhetorical oratory, and 4 seat in
congress was the special goal of
his ambition. When he was
elected story of how he had
been silenced by an audience of
college boys got around, and on
the occasion of the new members
first appearance, the house was
prepared TO receive him in any,
thing but a serious spirit. Ris-
ing to indorSe proposition which
had just been vigorously attacked
he began TO declaim impressively:
"Sirs, were it not for the rules
of the house, | would pour upon
the opponents of this measure
the vials of my wrath"
He got no further Mr. Polk
Of Tennessee was on his feet in a
moment, moving, with every ap-
peaIance of eager interest, that
the rules be suspended and the
gentleman allowed to pourI"
Such a disconcerting burst of
laughter followed that the unfor-
-unate orator could only subside
wrathfully into silence and his
seat. -Argonaut.