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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-02-04
sweated All Day.
POSTAL BANK BILL TO PASS
Announcement Is Made From White
House After Conference Between
Taft and Senators.

Washington. Jan 22-Announce.
ment was made at the White House,
after conference, that senatorial op-
position to the postal savings bank
bill had been abandoned and the mea.
sure would become law at this SEES
sion of congress.
President Taft sent word TO Sena-
tors Penrose, Carter and Crane that
he wished to see them at the execu-
tive Offices. All three are members
of the senate committee on post Offices
and postroads Penrose and Crane
have been opposed to the postal saw
ings bank. while Carter has favored
it, Penrose is chairman of the com
mittee. There was plain talk on both
sides, the president having the final
say. which took the shape of de-
mand that the senate organization
turn in for the bill. Penrose and
Crane reluctantly consented and Sen
ator Carter made public the news as
the three left the executive Offices.
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MARTIAL LAW IN MANAGUA
Many Conservative Leaders Are Ar
rested on Discovery Of Plot Against
President Madriz.

Managua. Nicaragua. Jan. "a
Managua is under the strictest of
martial laws and censorships pending
the coming battle between the Estra-
dams and government troops.
The Madriz government har ordered
the arrest of all the Conservative
leaders in Managua. Granada. Masaya
and Rives
The discovery Of a widespread con
spiracy against the Madriz regime is
given as the reason for the arrests.
It is war TO the death between the
Liberals and Conservatives.
The police have the keys to the
safe of Narcisco Arellano which con
tains $4,000 in gold. Madz has
promised not to confiscate the money.
but probably will ask IL as war
contribution
Most OF the Conservative prisoner.
while bitter at the LIBERAL govern
ment in general. admit Madriz has
high personal character and personal
honesty.
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BALLINGER-P INCH0T QUIZ
WILL BEGIN THIS WEEK
Not Thought Much Will BE Accom-
plished Until Late in the
Summer

Washington. Jan. 24.-The Ballinger-
Pinchot investigation will be formu-
lated Tuesday, when the joint congress
sional commission has another meet
ing. The exact time for the examina-
tion of Witnesses and other prelimi-
naries will be arranged.
All the surface work will be out
lined, leaving the deep processes for
future consideration. II already seems
certain that not much can be accom-
plished until late in the summer, es-
pecially If the committee must adjourn
and sit In Alaska, where a personal
inspection of the coal lands in dispute
may be made.
Senator Nelson will confer with Sec
rotary Ballinger, Clifford Pinchot.
CLAWS. Shaw and Price over the pre-
liminaries. and will report to his col
leagues on Tuesday as to the time
needed by the parties to the contro-
versy for the preparation OF their
briefs, statements and testimony.
Many Witnesses will be brought to
Washington by both sides. and some
OF those who will testify will come all
the way from Alaska
The impression now is that the tax.
ing Of testimony will begin on Friday.
Sessions will be held in the senate Of.
flee building. A room is now being
fitted up for that purpose.
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MEAT BOYCOTT SPREADING
over Million People Join in Anti
Meat Crussde-Ohio Leads
Movement.

Chicago. Jan 22-The boycott on
high food prices started in Cleveland,
O., week ago. is growing rapidly.
Illinois, Missouri. Wisconsin. Iowa.
Nebraska and Michigan now are in
Guided in the ranks of the crusaders
IN TIE west. while in the east Pennsyl-
vania. Connecticut and Delaware are
lifting their voices in feebler pro-
tests.
Ohio however. still is the strong
hold Of the movement. The crusade
has found encouragement in the pub
hcly expressed belief of Gov. Harmon
That a food trust is gobbling excessive
profits somewhere between the pro
Queer and the consumer. He has
called on the legislature to hunt the
trust out of the woods and exhibit il
10 the people
lhirty thousand workingmen and
business men have now signed the
anti-meat petitions in Cleveland, ac-
oording to +. w. Sebelin, the shop
foreman heading the strike.
To the anti-meat movement has been
added a strike against eggs
II Is estimated that more than 1000. :
WV persons In the United States have
IN a week become actively interested
IN the high price boycott.
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BIG BROKER FIRM SUSPENDS
hooerts' Hall g. Company Fail Be.
cause Of Sensational Drop In Hook
ing Stock. Debts ss,oo0,ooo.

New York. Jan. 21.-Following the
suspension Of the firms of Lathrop.
Haskns & Co, and J. NJ. Fiske & Co.
as a result of the sensational drop on
Wednesday Of So points in the price
Of the stock Of the Columbus & Hook.
ing Coal and Iron Company, President
Thomas of the New York stock ex.
change announced the failure OF the
firm of Roberts. Hall & Crisis, brokers,
with Offices at 80 Broadway.
In a general way the failure OF Rob
erts. Hall & Criss represents $1,000
900: that of Lathrop. Haskins & Co,
something like 81 900, 900, and that of
J. NJ Fiske & Co. $4,000 600 or about
$4,000, 900.
There is very uneasy feeling in
Wall street that the trouble has not
completely abated Several firms, IL
was stated. had experienced trouble in
having their checks certified and there
was suggestion that at least one
other firm would be forced to the wall
before the Hooking incident is closed
President Thomas informed the
members of the exchange that there
were certain circumstances surround.
ing the affairs OF the firm which re-
quired investigation and that the gov
erning committee would Immediately
commence an inquiry
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RAINEY DEFEATED IN HOUSE
Congress Rejects Nominee Of Demo-
Gratis for the Bsliinser Inquiry
Committee.

Washington. Jan. 21-The Republi-
cans Of the house reelected James T.
Lloyd Of Missouri and ollie NJ James
Of Kentucky. Democrat members OF
the special committee 10 investigate
the interior department and the gen.
eral land Office.
Democratic leaders made an effort
to substitute Henry T. Rainey for
Lloyd. Rainey having been the Dem
ocratic choice but was rejected by
the Republicans on the insistence OF
President Taft
At the caucus of Democrats last
night Rainey withdrew as a candidate
for election TO the investigating com
mittee and James selection was rat
ifed. special committee will con-
slider the selection OF a Democrat to
take the place Of Lloyd. one who viii
be satisfactory to the Republicans.
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GOVERNMENT PLANS
10 iNDlCT PACKERS
Will institute Grand Jury proe.,a,,o.
al Chicago and Criminal Action
May Follow.

washington, Jan. 22.-The govern.
ment Is preparing to summon the chi
oaso peei trust TO the bar of Justice.
1rlinnal prosecution Is contemnlat.
ed and If the plans do not 20 astrav
some OF the men responsible for the
rapidly Increased cost OF living viii
be landed behind the bars
This information was obtained here
ia connection with an announcement
mat the attorney general has received
"a full report OF the investigator
which he recently ordered into the re-.
iatlons existing between the National
rachng Company OF Chicago and
swift d Co, Armour & Co. and Morris
q Co, the three concerns which Joint.
~ control the National Packing Com.
pany.
Within couple of weeks. or as soon
as the details can be arranged. the at.
torney general will institute a grand
Jury proceeding in Chicago, the intent
OF which is to ascertain whether or
not the National Packing Company is
combination in restraint of trade nm.
der me Sherman antitrust law. Inas.
much as the grand jury proceedings
are only resorted TO where criminal
proceedings are contemplated. the in
ference Is plain, though Mr.. Wicker.
sham VIII make no statement that his
nope is TO land somebody in Jail.
That the beef trust is alarmed over
the outlook is also evident. because it
is known that agents of the trust
learned that report on its operations
had been received here in advance of
the Information being made public. 1t
was the fact that the trust had got
hold of this information that brought
out the story Of the contemplated pro
ceedings.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-02-04
WOMAN RECLUSE MURDERED
Aged Widows Throat Cut and Body
Mutilated-victim Second In
Vicinity Within Year.

Rockford, Ill. Jan. 21-Mrs. Mary
F. Mcintosh. an aged widow. who
lived as recluse. was found muir
dered in her home here Her throat
had been cut and stomach terribly
gashed. Discovery of the crime was
made by a milkman. The crime does
not appear to have been committed
for robbery. as the victims watch was
on her dresser. She was poor and
lived I'm a squalid home. The murder
is almost a counterpart of that of
Mrs. Margaret Grippen. a woman of
about the same age, who was killed
at her home in Winnebago, eight
miles west of here. last spring. The
perpetrator of that crime never was
discovered.
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THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

z. T. Trumbo OF Pontiac. III. was
appointed chief clerk OF the Illinois
state reformatory In that city by Gov.
Deneen.
The Denver (Col) Gas and Electric
Company announces a voluntary re-
duction in rates of Ill per cent on
electricity and 10 per cent on gas.
Harry X. Thaw was declared
bankrupt by Referee w. b. Blair at
Pittsburg. and his estate will be sold
to his sister. Alice Copley Thaw, for
$40 200.
Santos Zelaya. former president OF
Nicaragua. will sail next Monday from
Vera Cruz. Mexico. for Brussels. Bel
GUM. where he will be joined later
by his family.
Charles b. Ball OF Chicago was
elected trustee OF the American So
ciety Of Plumbing Inspectors and San
itary Engineers. whose convention
closed at Trenton. ~ J..
The Hamburg liner President Lin
coin. is bringing a veritable menagerie
consigned by former President Roose-
welt. including elephants. camels. ze-
bras. llamas and jaguars.
Governors of the states. who closed
their conference in Washington. con-
slider their sessions a school for them,
rather than an opportunity TO recon-
mend national legislation
Warren Grand. 14-year-oid East
Orange On. j. lad, has built an air
ship of the Bleriot type. in which he
will begin flights when the weather
moderates. The machine is construc-
ted OF aluminium and bamboo
Commissioners of the Spring Lake
drainage and levy district got a tenn
porary injunction at Pekin. H.. re-
straining Attorney General Stead ct
al. from interfering with their plans
pending a hearing of the suit.
Magazine owners in New York city.
aroused over the effort of the post
office department to bring about an
increase in the rate for second-class
mail matter. declare that any advance
in the postal rate will mean an in
crease in the price of magazines.
Attorney General Major of Missouri
filed Information against nine of the
big packing house companies. alleging
they are operating in violation of the
antitrust laws Of the state and asking
that an examiner be appointed by the
supreme court TO take testimony.
News brought by passengers OF the
Empress of Japan. which has arrived
at Victoria. b. c.. from the orient. is
that there is continued talk current OF
probable second war between Rus
STA and japan. Lord Frazier. foreign
editor OF the London Times. confirms
these reports.
A temporary injunction was granted
by Judge f. Philips in the United
States circuit court at Kansas City.
Mo. enjoining the Missouri. Kansas &
Texas railroad from refusing to take
liquor shipments consigned to Okla
homa and Kansas. This is a victory
for the brewers.
A party OF West Virginia educators,
accompanied by Gov. Glasscock.
started north to study the methods OF
teachings at Armour institute. Cook
county normal school. University OF
Chicago. Valparaiso university. the
Ohio State university and the Uni
versity of Wisconsin,
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THOMAS TAGGART IS SHOT
dentally Fills Face and Shoulder
with 6irdshot.

Natchez. Miss. Jan. 22.-Thomas
Taggart of Indianapolis. Ind, national
Democratic committeeman for that
state and former national Democratic
chairman, was accidentally shot while
hunting quail near here by his pri-
vate secretary, Harry Norton. Bird
shot from Norton's gun struck Mr..
Taggart in the face and his right
shoulder. He was brought here and
was taken to indianapolis for medical
treatment The wounds are not fatal.
and he will not lose his eyesight. as it
was at first rumored
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HeADLESS BODY is FOUND
Body Of Woman Found in Chicago
Flat with Head Severed
Three Arrests.

Chicago. Jan. 21.-The headless, mu
tilated body of a young woman. be
lieved to be that of Anna Furlong. "a
years of age, was found in fiat over
the saloon OF James Seeley at 1902
Armour avenue.
The arms and legs of the woman
had been slashed with a sharp knife
and the trunk had been mutilated.
The woman had been scalped before
the head was severed. The hair was
found done up in bedclothes that lay
in a corner OF the room.
Eight arrests have been made. but
the police fail TO find a solution OF
the womans mysterious death.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-02-04
PlNCHOT SUCCEEDS ELIOT
is Elected President Of the Nat; anal
Conservation Association. with
headquarters IN Washington.

Washington. Jan. 24-The election
of Clifford Pinchot TO succeed Charles
w Eliot as president of the National
Conservation association is announced.
DR.. Eliot, at whose suggestion Mr.
Pinchot was elected. retains the hon
orary presidency. MIR. Pinchot takes
active charge today. Headquarters
will be in Washington. Mr.. Pinchot
said:
The association is not in politics.
Its immediate task will be TO do what
IL can toward getting good conserva-
tion laws in congress. Hereafter ex-
pect TO devote what energy | have 10
the association"
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WILL SUE SENATOR TILLMAN
Daughterin-law viii Bring Proceed
inqs to Recover Her Two Children
from Grandfather.

Washington. Jan. 24.-Mrs. Benia-
min II. Tillman. Jr.. will in a day or
so institute suit against her father-in-
law. United States Senator Tillman,
TO recover the custody of her two
children.
The children. both girls. are in care
of Senator Tillman at his Washing
ton residence. Their father is en-
Moved as clerk to the senate commit
tee on the five civilized tribes of In
dams. of which Senator Tillman is
chairman.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-02-04
EZRA KENDALL PASSES AWAY
WeII-known Comedian Dies Suddenly
Of ApopIexy-Was Suffering from
Nervous Breakdown.

Cleveland, O.. Jan. 24.-Ezra Ken
dali. one of the best-known comedians
of the country. who has been starring
in The Vinegar Buyer" for a number
Of years. died very suddenly at sani-
tarium i'm Martinsville, Ind Apoplexy
was the immediate cause OF his death.
though the actor had been suffering
from a nervous breakdown for some
weeks.
lie quit the road two weeks ago and
The Vinegar Buyer" company dis
banded because OF IT,
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Lancaster, Pa. Jan. 24-The body
of Charles Wolfe of Lancaster. who
disappeared in the big snowstorm on
Christmas night while walking from
New Holland to a friends house In
this county. was found in a snow
bank II is supposed he became ex-
hausted and perished
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Johnson Held for Felony.

New York. Jan. 22.-Jack Johnson.
the negro pugilist. who was arrested
al an Eighth avenue theater for as
saulting another negro, Norman Pin
der. was arraigned in the Jefferson
Market police court and held 10 81 900
hail for examination. The charge
against Johnson is felonious assault.
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New York, Jan. 24-George B.
Duffy, the young man whose alleged
persecution by the police brought
about the resignation of Commission
er Bingham. was arrested on charges
OF disorderly conduct and fighting I'm
the street.
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CARDINAL FORGER'S VICTIM
roman NobIeman Discounts BOGUS
e"ls Of Exchange on Former
Papal Secretary OF State.

nome, Jan. PA Roman noble
NAN whose name is withheld, but
VINO Is suspected of being a duke dis
.ornted at Florence bills Of exchange
~ me amount of 10000 bearing the
urged signature OF Cardinal Rampolla
,o'lherly papal secretary of state. Ef-
.o''s are being made to hush the mat
ter up.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-02-04
Football PLAYER is Shot.

Bloomington. ILL.,, Jan. 22-Benjamin
Doss. colored. a waiter at the Illinois
hotel shot and almost instantly killed
George Meauhead of this city. Meau-
head first threw a glass dish at Doss.
The victim was one OF the best foot.
ball players in the west, playing half
back in the high school here.
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VIII Reimburse BoIdenweck.

Washington. Jan. 22.-The house
passed a bill to reimburse w A. Boil
denweck, the United States assistant
treasurer at Chicago, in the sum Of
si75. 900 stolen from the sub-treasury
a few years ago.
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Conspiracy to Rob Passengers.

Rome, Jan. 22.-The arrest of IA
snpioyes OF the Rome-Ancona railway
,oaoWed the discovery OF a vast con.
sp,racy to rob passengers on Italian
always. The government has been
paving large sums to travellers on
s'a,e railways for lost baggage. The
'1ssage, OF course. had been stolen.
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,v.n,,d Held for Attempted Murder.

bloomington. Ill. Jan. 2l.-Mrs.
puth Ishmael. who recently shot Agent
q Roylston of the Illinois Central at
Easton. and then attempted suicide.
was held to the grand jury in $1,000
bonds on charge OF attempted muir
der
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-02-04
Reelected Head Of Miners.

indianapolis. Ind, Jan. 22.-Thomas
L. Lewis of Ohio was reelected pres
ident OF the United Mine Workers OF
America over William Green of Ohio,
his only opponent. by 23.597 majority.
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BANDIT R0BS BANK IN IOWA
Sssnier Passes Out $50 and Armed
Robber Makes His
Escape.

burlington. la, Jan. IA lone
uahdit' CARRIED as tramp. entered the
west burlington savings bank. and.
presenting a revolver at the head of
,ashler Victor johnson. demanded all
.ne money in sight. Johnson swept
900 In bills over the counter to him,
ana the robber backed out Of the bank
ana disappeared in the railway yards.
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Flint. Mich, Leads In Postal Gains,

Flint. Mich, Jan. 21.-According to
statements of Eugene Parsell. post
Office Inspector. Flint. with an in
crease of IS per cent. in postal bust
ness for 1909. leads all cities H. the
United States. Seattle being its
closest competitor.
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Push fatent Appeal Bill.

Washington, Jan. PA free-for-all
hearing on bin creating a court OF
patent appeals. in which many attor.
neys throughout the country are in
terested. will begin before the house
judiciary committee January 81.
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Subpoenas 10 Reach Far.

Washington, Jan. 21.-Subpoenas Is.
sued by United States courts will
hereafter run throughout the state in
which issued. If bill reported By the
house judiciary committee becomes
law
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Aged County Officer Dead.

McLeansboro. ILL.,, Jan PA. NJ
Gregg. aged 73 years. member Of the
Hamilton county board OF supervisors.
died az his home In Dahlgren.
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PAROLE STENSLANO.
PARDON BOARD FREES FORMER
PRESIDENT OF DEFuNcT
CHICAGO BANK.
ALSO CASHIER n. W. Herring
Failure OF institution Was Attended by
Death and Much Indebtedness
Among Deposltors-Men Probably
Be Released Saturday.

Joliet, III. Jan. 2l-Paul O. Stems.
land and Henry w. Herring. president
and cashier respectively. of the de
funct Milwaukee Avenue bank of Chi
cago, will become free men before the
end OF the week
AS result of the action taken by
the board of pardons here they will be
released from the Illinois state peni-
Tertiary either Friday evening or Sat
urday ACCOMPLISHMENTS morning at
the latest, IL is said. thus assuring
them the privilege OF spending Sun
day with waiting kin.
Are Sufficiently Punished.
In the eyes of the law. the action OF
the board being taken as a criterion.
the former bankers. on whom was
fixed the wrecking of their institution.
the failure Of which created one of
the greatest sensations in the recent
history OF the financial world and re-
suited in death and despair entering
into the homes of trusting patrons.
Stensland and Herring have been SUI
ficently punished for their misdeeds
and should be given the opportunity
to begin anew and to make such res
titution as they can.
After a day of uncertainty the par
don board. through Ethan Allen Snivc.
~, announced that il had, after giving
due consideration TO all points in
volved and after carefully weighing
the protests voiced against the release
of the bank wreckers. decided to re-
leG5e them on parole II was also an
nounced that the men would not be
Immediately released but that in
stead. they would remain behind bars
for a further period. probably until
Friday evening. but possibly until Sat
urday morning.
StensIand is M.
The information that their applica-
ton had received favorable considera-
tion and that they would soon be re-
stored to society subject, OF course. to
the restrictions OF parole. was at
once conveyed to Stensland, who is
Ill in the prison hospital, and Herring
and they were probably the happiest
men in the world.
Three years have the former bank
officials been state charges. On Sep
TENDER 26. 1906. Stensland. following
his arrest in Morocco. after a sensa-
tional flight. entered the penitentiary.
Preceding him by a little over a
month-he was received during Au-
gust came Herring. Since then they
have been average convicts. they have
been treated as such and they will
continue to be treated as such until
1.-THE date of their release.
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CLEAR UP MYSTERY
SAILOR MAKES CONFESSION IN
ANNA SCHUMACHER MUIR
DER CASE.
SHE KILLED IN CEMETERY
James X. Hill, Prisoner Aboard Ship
at Naval Station, conscience-Strick-
en-. Tells Officers All About Stay
ing OF Young Girl

Portsmouth. y. H.. Jan pa mans
conscience has at last caused the
clearing up of the mystery that sur.
rounded the killing last August OF
Anna Schumacher. a young girl of
Rochester, " Y. She was strangled
to death in the Holy Sepulcher Gene
terry of that city where she had gone
10 place flowers on the grave of a lit
tie brother.
James X Hall. who has been in a
cell on the prisonship Southery at the
naval station here on a charge of
false enlistment. made complete
confession to County Attorney Weld
ener. Sheriff Gillette and Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Richter of Rochester.
sweated All Day.
They were with him all day, not
even leaving his cell long enough to
get their meals. When they departed
from the prisonship they said they
had learned all about the killing Of
young Miss Schumacher But they
would not say whether Hall. the
sailor. was the guilty man or merely
an accomplice.