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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-05-21
GOLD IS INCREASING
$4,000, 100000 PRODUCED SINCE
AMERICAS DISCOVERY.
DISAPPEARS FROM TINE TO TINE
But, Dear Reader, Very Little of the
Precious STUFF Goes Into the
Editors Weskit.
DISAPPEARS FROM TINE TO TINE

Washington. Special: A prelimi-
nary standardization of series of ia
bles bearing on the production OF gold.
prepared by the Bureau OF Statistics.
was made public this week. Accord
ing TO the figures presented. the
worlds stock of gold has increased
about one-half in the last decade. and
doubled in the last quarter of a cen
fury. The stock of gold money has
meantime grown in even greater pro-
portions, being practically 20 per cent
more than a decade ago
The tables show the gold production
of the world since the discovery of
America, and the amount of gold mon
ey in the world. country by country
The gold production from the discov-
cry of America to the present time"
II is stated, aggregates $4,000. 000.-
600. speaking in very round terms
and the amount Of gold now in ex-
istence is estimated by experts. still
speaking in round terms. at 81 900
100000 in value. while the value of
The gold coin in all the countries OF
the world from which statistics are
available now aggregates $1,000 ,0OO,-
900"
According to the tables very rapid
increase in gold production in recent
years is shown. "As the result of this
rapid growth IL is said further. the
gold output OF the worlds mines dur.
ing the ten years ending with 1908 az
gregated. according to the figures in
question, s3.4O00O0 GOO while the
product OF the Immediately preceding
fifteen years aggregated s., 400. 000.-
600. making total of nearly So. 000.-
100000 worth OF gold produced in the
last twenty-five years out of total
production of s13.000.O00,OOO since the
discovery of America .
Meantime. it is stated, although
gold is more carefully conserved than
any other article of mans production.
some portions of the $4,000. 900 900
have disappeared. and the best esti
mates put the total worlds supply OF
this metal at the present time az
about sl1 900. 100000. of which one
third is the product of the last ten |
years, one-half the product of the last |
twenty-five years and three fourths the |
product Of the last sixty years. The |
adds:
That considering It's distribution
by countries. the United States has a
greater supply of gold money than
any other country, the figures being
according TO this table: United States.
81 .G13.O0O, 900; Germany. s1.044.O0O.
700: France. s92G.000,000 Russia,
1917 100000: United Kingdom. 1866.
100000; AustriaHungary, 1903. 000-
100: Italy. $25S,000.000; Australia.
1858. 100000: Egypt. $4,000. 900. Ar.
,entina, sl40.000,000: Turkey. 1852
100. 600. India. sll3.00O.000: Japan.
sG.000O00; Canada, 100000 900, and
Brazil, s51 100000.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-05-21
YOUNG pIunqer Makes kilIinq.

st. Louis, Mo. Special: With his
twenty-fifth birthday still TO come,
william N. Aubuchon, Jr. has made a
little more than 100000 this spring by
following the lead of James A. Patten
In wheat deals out of a working cap
ital of less than 81 900. Mr.. Aubuchon
traded exclusively on three-cent mar
gins. He declines to admit how much
less than $1,000 he invested at the
start, but he turned his capital many
times and reinvested all OF his profits
till he drew out finally far ahead OF the
game.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-05-21
BANDITS GET $4,000.
GREAT NORTHERN FAST MAIL
LOOTED NEAR SPOKANE.
CAUSE COLLISION AFTER HOLD-UP
Railroad Company Offers Reward Of
$4,000 Each for Capture Of
the Robbers.

Spokane. Wash Special: Bandits
held up and robbed Great Northern
fast mail train No. nine miles east OF
Spokane, between Colbert and Mead.
about l o'clock Sunday morning.
According TO the report at Hillyard
the bandits obtained booty amounting
10 more than $4,000 from the mail
car.
twenty persons were injured when
the engine and mail car, running wild.
collided with the remaining cars Of
the train. All the injured will recov-
er.
The bandits detached the engine and
mail car from the train, ran them
down the track a considera BILE distance
and then, after the registered mail
had been opened, they sent the engine
back, 10 collide with the cars standing
on the track.
The conductor saw the wild cars
coming down the track at a rate of
twenty-five miles an hour when they
were considerable distance away.
and he and one Of the trainmen placed
a tie on the track in an effort TO stop
their wild flight.
The engine and car were partly
stopped by this means, but plunged
into the coaches There was a loud
crash and the passengers were thrown
from their seats most of the injured
being hurt by glass from the broken
windows.
When the train reached Colbert
some switching had TO be done
While the engine crew was busy
with this work two men suddenly APP
peared on the engine cab, and thrust
ing revolver against the body OF the
engineer William Miller, told him TO
do as commanded. The engineer and
Fireman John Hall obeyed.
Soon after the train stopped, the
conductor, G. L. Robertson. jumped
from the car. but was driven back by
a dozen revolver shots Hastily climb.
ing into the cab the outlaws sent the
engine hurrying down the track-how
far is not known.
As soon as the conductor was aware
that this was a holdup he ordered a
brakeman TO the rear OF the train to
prevent a collision and had another
brakeman cut the telegraph wire TO
send word TO Spokane. A third mem
Der OF the train crew was hurried TO
the station with the news.
About a half hour after the engine
and mail car had disappeared they
were seen coming down the track and
hurried preparations were made 10
ditch the runaways but without com
plete success.
Two snecial train loads OF deputies
we're hurried from Spokane when the
word of the holdup was received. Doc
ors also were taken out on the train
o care for the injured. Chief Ryan of
1illyard went out with a posse and |
all the roads leading to- |
ward Spokane. No trace of the rob- |
Ders was found.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-05-21
STEEL TRUST MACNA1[S
ARE HAPPY OVER THE ACTION OF
U. S. SENATE.
RESTORING DUTY ON IRON ORE
Demolition of All Party Lines Shows
That the Tariff Is Not a Po-
itical Issue.
RESTORING DUTY ON IRON ORE

Washington. Special: Sixtv-one
senators voted Thursday TO place a
duty OF 20 cents ton on iron ore.
lWentyfour Senators voted 10 put II
on the free list. The present duty is
~ cents a ton. The House of Repre-.
sentatives abolished H. The Senate
committee on Finance placed il at %
cents.
fight was begun Wednesday TO
have the Senate concur in the action
or the House. Crawford. OF South Da-
kota. one OF the Republican insurgents.
started u, and incidentally made a
bitter attack upon the United States
Steel Corporation, otherwise known as
The Steel Trust The debate on this
item continued until almost 5 O'Clock
Thursday, when the vote was taken.
II was positively amazing the way
the political parties split on this para
graph. Eighteen Democrats voted for
the twenty-five cent duty. lining up
with 43 Republicans. OF the "a votes
which were cast in favor of putting
iron ore on the free list 10 were Re
publican and only IA were Democrats.
The majority in favor OF the duty
was a surprise, even to Senator Al
drich, who is In charge Of the revision
bill. He had confidentially counted
upon some kind of margin but
shrewd strategst that he is he did not
anticipate IL would be so large. The
Democrats who supported the Finance
Committees schedule did so for va
rious reasons.
Bankhead and Johnston, OF Alabama.
for example did so because their state
has extensive iron ore beds. and there
were other minority Senators who
we're inspired by a similar motive.
Other Democrats favored a duty be.
cause as they attempted to explain.
free ore would be more beneficial 10 |
the Steel Trust than to it's independ.
snt competitors. This, too. in spite of |
the statement made by Smith OF Mich |
igan, a Republican. that Charles NJ. |
Schwab. once President OF the trust. |
and now head of an independent steel |
company in Western Pennsylvania,
had advocated free ore because he and
his business associates controlled al
most inexhaustible ore deposits in
Cuba.
No vote thus far taken more EN-
lhatically demonstrated that politics
10 longer enters into the construction
II the tariff. 1t is purely a business
question. and diverse interests control
,r govern the action OF Senators. re.
;ardless OF the party TO which they
,elong When the debaters finished
over the ore paragraph. IL
vas extremely difficult for poor lay
nan TO make up his mind whether the
Steel Trust would profit by the duty
n whether IL preferred tree ore.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-05-21
PARIS IN STRIKE GRIP.
''s'men and TeIegraphers Tryino TO
Tie Things Up.

,a's cable Paris is feeling the
|saI q De postmen and telegranhers.
' M lhe strike leaders say they
=. 'Htc' complete cessation of mail
49, sa- telegraph service, with the ex.
.sou ~ me governments wireless
4, wen England and France. and will
n \, VIZ communication with italy
.n' striking postmen say that thew
n u, a','aly prevented the departure
n nv eonfignments OF mail. one for
-r =, ana the other for America
! 'ne oes' Of order has prevailed nm
r y .le present time. but the govern.
\, -. II alprehensive, and increased
". NDnner of troops in every PARIS
-, ,aeAs All the postofices and tele.
S Ss s''ueAs in the city are heavily
~, e'in ne service throughout the
oul country Is not yet seriously
, 49, lpiel owing TO the fact that
~, ,oar p.Iallely few OF the telephone
F'lalufs have struck.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-05-21
IN THE GARRETT
OF a Widows Home the "Revenuers"
Found Big Still.

Asheyille. n C.. Special: Hidden in
the loft OF the one-story log house of
widow Mary Jones. six miles from
Marion, revenue raiders found a moon
shine outfit. The ceiling Of the house
appeared 10 be OF rough boards. but a
log floor had been laid above IL and a
trap door allowed fuel and water to be
hoisted from below. while the smoke
went out a fue OF the kitchen chin
ney. The refuse passed down a con-
cealed pipe into an underground drain.
A furnace had been built OF rocks so
large that the officers were Obliged TO
tear down a gable Of the house 10 get
the apparatus out.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-05-21
ONLY MONUMENT TO INDIAN.
Bronze Statue OF Chief mahasL =
Given 10 City Of oskaIoosa.

oskaloosa, Ia, Special. With N.
ting ceremonies before 20 600 snecta.
TORS mere was unveiled here a bronze
statue OF chief Mahaska OF the Iowa
liloe OF indians. II is believed 10 be
me only statue ever dedicated 10 an
Indian.
Inc statue was given 20 the CITY bv
). d. Edmundson. Of Des Moines. I'm
memory OF his father, the first sheriff
or Mahaska county. II stands nine
feet high. surrounding magnificent
pedestal in the public square.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-05-21
"GENTLEMAN lGHWAYMAN"
And Musical Prodigy, Formerly Of In.
diana, Dies in Mexico.

Indianapolis. Ind. Special: Herbert
Gorham, musical prodigy and gentle
man highwayman," for whom Indiana
authorities searched in vain three
years. died April 90. near Mexico City.
and was buried there. Equally versa
tile as a safe blower. hghwayman and
musical wonder Gorham kept the po-
lice busy in Indiana. He was an as.
sociate of the notorious Guy Van Tas
sell now serving a life sentence at
Joliet for murder: Noah Baney, a well
known Indiana crook. now dead. who
confessed TO the murder Of the wife OF
Rev. Or. Hinshaw, and Charles Hanson
an Indianapolis police character.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-05-21

Constantinople. Gable: There were
% public executions Wednesday and
the bodies were left hanging until
noon. They were the men condemned
by court-martial in connection with
the assassination OF the commander
Of the battleship Asar-ITewhk when
he trained the guns OF the ship on
Yildiz Kiosk. other officers on the
battleship Were slain when they tried
10 suppress the mutiny.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-05-21
Auto Accident Kills Four.

Liege, Belgium, Cable: A remark.
able and fatal automobile accident oc.
Cured here last week. While one ma.
chine was trying TO pass another in
the road II skidded against wall and
crushed the life out Of two children
who were passing. The car then was
carried by its own power down a small
embankment and was thrown against
passing railroad train IL was a
heavy machine, and as il crashed into
the train two passengers were serious.
ly injured while the chauffeur and the
owner were killed.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-05-21
WELCOME ID AV|A10RS
al DAYTON TURNS OUT TO
GREET WRIGHT BROTHERS.
OVATION TO AIRSHlP MEN
o,,s,nted With Laurel Wreath With
Design Of Mercury Flying
Above World.
,ATION TO AIRSHIP MEN

Dsyion Chic Special: Crowned by
world ros as monarchs OF the air;
srplaudea 1y princes and potentates
| n AN Europe ieted by nearly all gov.
srnments as the cOnquerors OF prac-
,ical aerial navigation for military pur-
noses Wilbur and OryilIe Wright, the
inventors al the Dayton Filler" re-
turned 10 their home city last week
and we're greeted as famous sons of
he Gem Ci,y in manner uniquely
DaytOne lr
Though tle welcome was intended
as mere preliminary TO the great Gel
ebration f0 occur in this city on June
Il and ~, nhen the municipal, state
and government medals will be pre-
sented & 1ranched into a much larger
event
As the rothcrs and their sister.
Miss katherine alighied from the
tran thousands Of voices created
deattnn- him. UnminGful OF the
plaudits ~ Che great crowd. the
'Wngh' oys pushed forward and stood
outside ,ha station gates. calmly wait
linz without how of emotion, until the
gates were unlocked
Emer-- from the train yards into
The station rorer, the noted inventors
were sH Hsred with floral tributes.
These weI accepted smilingly by the
brothers who. however. paid little at
tenton ~ vocal tributes showered up
on them
Al ihe house the aviators were pre-
sented win "a laurel wreath executed
In India inh The design shows Mer-
curry fyr- above the world holding
bis caluc.as aloft At the top of the
design appears Caesars famous mes
sage Neni yidi. vici."
Although Ohio contends the Wright
brothers are native sons. and is shar-
ing honois with them. Indiana also has
a right % feel proud of one of the
syiatms Wilbur Wright was born
near MiE.le Ind. in 1867. Orville
was born n Dayton in 1871. The first
employment of both was in a cracker
factory owned by their uncle near
Dune Park Ind
The first test Of the brothers aero |
plane flying machine was made at |
Kitty Hawk. y. c.. in 1903 In 1905 |
hey made q successful long-distance /
hight near Dayton. They have record |
ed IN magazine articles the fact that
Ihey had 70 develop a science OF aero
laalics oy long and patient expert
nent hndine practically all the text
BOOKS on the subject faulty. Their
success abroad has been great finan-
aaLy as well as mechanically. II is
ssunaied hat in France and Italy
ilohe ihey have collected more than
'suV0Vl Tor the rights TO their ma
hlnes Outside Of these sums thew
ave won prizes estimated al $3.50
~ ana they apparently are destined
become millionaires.
The stay Of the brothers in this
onhiTy VIII be short. not longer than
lue., Gays They will complete at
! Myer the government aeropIane
lals begun last summer. and IL is
ten lor granted that they will re-
''e me $4,000 offered by the gov
NMthl ior successful demonstration
hylns machine. Then they will
'erh q Europe to give exhibitions
nFlhs " London. Berlin and other
ues ana 70 profit out OF their inyen.
~ Y! selling the right TO use them
inherent countries. Several tempt- {
oHers 20 remain in the United
e.es nave been made to them in
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-05-21
BREAKS BANK THREE TIMES.
Polish Visitor to Monte Carlo Has
Great Run Of Luck.

Monte Carlo. Cable: Playing at
trente ct quarente in the Casino. a
Polish visitor, gambling at two tables
at the same time, won a large sum.
said to exceed 100000. The banks
funds had to be replenished three
times within an hour and a half.
The same man next day won $4,000,
and continues playing with equal sue
cess.
A peculiar point is the winners ex-
,traordinary demeanor. When he loses
not a muscle OF his face moves, but
after winning he becomes the picture
OF misery. much to the amusement of
the huge crowd surrounding him.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-05-21
sIays Man Who MaIions Her.

Trenton. n. j.. Special: This city is
stirred up over a sensational murder
in the Hungarian colony. Pearl Pals
ka, eighteen years old, and small and
frail for her age, Is under arrest for
the killing OF John Lucatz. a fellow
countryman two years her senior with
wife and children in Hungary. The
police learned that the killing was due
TO aspersions which the man cast on
the character of the girl after she had
warned him to desist.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-05-21
Capture Negro Might Riders.

Galveston, Texas, Special: Follow.
ing a series of depre dations by se-
cret organization of negro night rid.
ers in Angelina county. 20 blacks were
captured by posse OF white men. The
negroes had assaulted many farmers
and their hired hands. damaged prop.
erty and threatened a reign OF terror.
The negroes were given 80 lashes
each and severely fiogged with COW.
hide whips and then turned over to the
authorities
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-05-21
Kaiser Too Estravauant.

Berlin. Cable. An attack is being
made by the press upon the Kaiser for
his reckless extravaganza. The nation
has already an annual deficit of S125.-
100000 and the papers are beginning
TO complain that the nation can not az
ford TO pay $4,000 for the cost of the
journey when his Majesty travels from
Potsdam TO Venice.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-05-21
Women Rule Washington Roos..

Washington, d. c.. Special; Women
out-number the men by 1926 in the
national capital and its suburbs. ac-
cording to the police census. The cen
sus shows a total population Of 343 0O3
in the District OF Columbia an in
crease Of 1900 over year ago. The
negroes number 97.l42.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-05-21
BLINDED BY FLASK EXPLOSION.
Operator in Tower Feels Way to Key
to Call Help After Blow-up.

Indianapolis. Ind. Special: Il am
badly burned and blind" was a mes
sage slowly licked in the Panhandle
railroad dispatchers Office at Logans-
port, Ind. late Saturday night from G.
T. Frazel. an operator in block tower
near Marion.
The dispatcher ordered a freight
train to stop at the place, and the
crew found Frazel suffering terrible
agony from burns. He had been scald-
ed by the explosion of a bottle OF cof-
fee he was heating on a stove, and
had felt his way to a key to call for
help.
Frazel was taken to Marion. where
a physician says he fears he can not
save Frazel's sight
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-05-21
Walks All Niaht In sleep.

Hudson. Mich, Special: After hav.
ing walked all night in her sleep. Mrs.
William Church, an invalid. was found
by her husband seated by the roadside
eight miles north of her home Mrs.
Church was awake when found. She
could give no account Of the journey
other than that she was awakened by
a smoldering pile OF stumps suddenly
bursting into flame
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-05-21
NET ENGAGED, WE'D,
" :" space Of Thirty Minutes After
Irritation in Cafe.

h., '''l springs. Col, Special: To
IT, ',e me engaged and be maJe
\ Il 'u4 VIE. all within 30 minntes
ged y T. 4 set by Edward l.. Mosher
Eale = alch owner, and Miss Claire
h : While waiting on table
n No Mss Hale caught the eve
Iln,t She stammered and
|ccs sr.o and Mosher proposed. II was
Esrt' They drove to clargn
mousse and the knot was tied
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-05-21
PASTORS PRAYER
At Opening Of Court Results In Mis-.
trial Of Alleged Slayer.

Mt. Vernon, Ga. Special Follow
ing a prayer at the opening of the
Courts session. offered by Rev. Joe
Mcdaniel. a relative of w. c. Beasley.
for whose alleged murder Jordan
Swain is on trial here, the defense I'm
the case at once moved for a mistrial
and IL was granted
Rev. Mcdaniel in his prayer asked
compassion for Swain, referring to
him as man whose hands are
stained by the blood of his fellow.
man."
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-05-21
WEEDS at Seven.

Adds Abeba. Abyssinia, Gable:
Prince lidj Jeassu, aged 10. grandson
of King Menelik and heir to the
throne, has been married to Princess
Romantic aged Z. the granddaughter
OF the late Emperor John. and niece
OF Empress Taitou. The marriage Is
of great importance politically. as IL
unites the two dynasties and the fam,
lilies OF powerful chiefs.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-05-21
$4,000 WAGER on Derby

London, Cable; A single bet OF $40
600 TO $4,000 has been laid against
the American colt. l.. Winan's Sir
Martin In the English Derby. II IS
one OF the largest bets made in the
winter book for many years. The
hacker OF the horse is said 10 he an
American. The derby will be RIM
Wednesday. May 2G, on the second dav
of the Epson summer meeting.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-05-21
Went In for Extremes.

Princeton. Ind. Special: When the
family was out cook stove with fire
still in II and an ice cream freezer
were stolen from the residence of p.
Felty, at Mt. Carmel. III. Two men
sold the stolen articles at a second.
hand store for SS.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-05-21
Killed In Play with Children.

Lockport. N. Y, Special: Howard
Wilcox. although GO years old, met
death while playing hide and seek
with several children. He was 1T. >"
and had selected the box stall of a
livery stable, where there was a horse.
for hiding place. The horse kicked
him in the forehead. laying open his
scalp, so that his brain was oozing
ont
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-05-21

Berlin. Cable: The Polytechnikun
at Coethen has added to it's curricu-
lum course in Esperanto. The inter.
est in the universal language is spread
ing. and the Berlin society is period
ically holding popular lectures. for
which no admission IS charged. in or
der TO attract the general public.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-05-21
$1,000 by Shining Shoes.

New York. Special: With $4,000
and a pretty American bride. the
money the result OF nine years Of
shining shoes at the Waldorf and St.
Regis hotels. Donate Digilio is on a
honeymoon trip 10 Italy. proud 10 be
an American citizen. The signor says
he would rather be an American citi-
zen and shine the shoes OF fellow-citi-
zens than be the son of the King OF
Ifaly
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-05-21

Toxic. Gable: Zojoii. the famous
Buddhist temple. situated in Shiba
Park. Toxic. was destroyed by fire the
damage amounting 10 100000. Only
those who know the pride OF the Jap
anese in their temples can conceive
the effect OF this loss on the people.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-05-21
Wabash Pearl Brings $1,000.

Princeton, Ind, Special: William
Hoppe. mussel digger of Mt. Carmel
H., found forty-twograin pearl In
the Wabash River, and at Mt Carmel
sold II 10 Or. Pepper a pearl buyer.
for 81 ZOO.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-05-21
Man IS kneaded With Bread.

San Antonio. Tex, Special: Otto
Pulzer, rs years old, was caught in a
dough mixer in a local bakery and
crushed TO death. When discovered
half his body had been drawn through
the mixer and every bone was
crushed
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-05-21

New York. Special: Four young
women and one young man. forming a
party OF eight. all friends and neigh.
bors, were drowned in the Hacken.
sack River while rowing toward Hack.
ensack from Bogota