Chillicothe Gazette from Chillicothe, Ohio • 1

WEATHER Ohio--Snow and tonight. Cold cloudy wave. and Wednesday in partly northeast portion Colder in east and central portions. VOL. 29.

NO. 25 SPOONER -p STILL SPOUTING In Defense of the President in the Brownsville Incident. SHIP SUSIDY CHLOROFORMED In the House Committee By Vote 8 to 7-Cortelyou To Be Confirmed. Washington, Jan. Spooner resumed his discussion of the Brownsville resolution to-day, his speech on this subject having been interrupted by the adjournment of the Senate yesterday.

By a vote of eight to seven the Senate ship subsidy bill was defeated in the House committee on merchant marine and fisheries to-day. Washington, Jan. Senate committee on finance agreed to report favorably on the nominations of Postmaster General Cortelyou to be Secretary of the Treasury, and James R. Garfield, commissioner of corporations, to be Secretary of the Interior. Half Million Lost.

Chicago, Jan. half million dollars worth of property was destroyed by fire -day, which partly burned the eight story building at 407-429 Dearborn street occupied principally by M. A. Donahue printers and publishers. Several other firms were also burned out.

INSANE MAN KILLS TWO SONS Geneva, Jan. H. Moreland, a farmer, living near Trumbull Center, suddenly became insane and killed his two sons, aged 7 and 9, respectively, by slashing their throats with a razor. Moreland was arrested. Will Contest Election.

Washington C. Jan. developed to-day that the recent wet and dry election at New which was carried by the drys by a majority of 60, is to be contested by the wets on the grounds that only eight days' notice of the election was given, whereas the law requires 10 days' notice. It is understood that the probate judge of Pickaway county, who set aside the former wet and dry election at New Holland, has positively declined to have anything to do with the pending contest and it will be tried before Judge Patton of the Fayette county probate court, as portion of the village of New Holland lies in Fayette county. LEASE OFFER With Ultimate Municipal Ownership, Made of Cleveland Electrics.

Cleveland, 0., Jan. Cleveland Electric Railway Company, in a communication to the city council last night, replying to the resolution adopted by the councilmen sitting as a committee of the whole last Friday, formally signified its willingness to enter into negotiations for the leasing of its property and franchises to a holding company, with provision for future city ownership. The council referred the communication to the Street Railway committee and adopted a resolution declaring it to be the sense of the Council that negotiations between President Andrews and Dupont be entered into, and that the to conclusion be reported the Council. D. P.

Cronin Sells The swellest line of K. of C. emblems in the city. The APPARENT NEGLECT OF TWO CHILDREN Urbana, Jan. Murphey has been requested by Mrs.

Hettie Speakman, of Chillicothe, to hunt for the whereabouts of her son, Madison Smith, and his sister, Mrs. Retta Stephenson. Smith is known to have once lived on rural route te No. 5 from this city, at present no one seems to and know where he is. Mrs.

Speakman, in writing to Postmaster Murphey, states that the parties left their homes near Chillicothe years ago, and since that time but little has been heard from them. The mother is now old and feeble and is pining for the return of her children, or at least a word from them, and their apparent neglect is what is hastening her days to an end. WARNINGS Of Impending Flood Sent Along the Ohio -Still Raining. Pittsburg, Jan. warnings were sent out last night by the local weather bureau, stating that a stage of 22 feet would be reached by the rivers to-day.

This is expected to be the highest mark for the present, although early to-day rain is falling at the head waters of the Allegheny and about this city. Both the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers are contributing to the rise. The crest reached here at ten o'clock, and upon marks registered 21 feet, 6 An hour later the water began to slowly receed. It is still raining up the river at points, but the weather is growing cold and all that is serious is believed to be passed. Cincinnati, Jan.

rain throughout the Ohio valley caused a further rise in the Ohio river, a rise of 3.2 feet at Charleston, W. 1.7 at Portsmouth and 3.2 at Cincinnati. The flood stage of 50 feet is expected here. The lowlands are under water and the cellars in the lower business section are flooded. Will Investigate.

Springfield, Jan. resolution was introduced in the state senate for appointment of a committee to make an investigation of the election of J. H. Harahan to the presidency of Illinois Central Railroad. The resolution recites that the election was illegal.

Mine Workers Meet. Indianapolis, Jan. annual convention of the United Mine Workers of America opened here to-day. The attendance was not as large as at former conventions because no wage is to be discussed. TEACHERS GET POOR PAY.

Columbus, 0., Jan. view to ascertaining the average salaries paid to teachers that steps may be taken to make the pay of the teachers commensurate with the work, special committee on taxation and teachers' salaries of the Central Ohio Teachers' Association has been sending out circulars all over the state. The circular reached by Superintendent Shawan, when filed out, will give the same information as was couveyed by his annual report, which is as follows: Of the 92 high school teachers four receive over $1500 and thep rincipals average $2100 and 13 receive less than $1000, but more than $800. There are 439 elementary teachers including assistant principals; 136 of these receive $700; 131 receive $650; 34 receive $600; 32 receive $550; 48 receive $500, and 53 less than this latter amount. Of the 35 elementary principals, 26 have salaries ranging between $1200 and $150; three receive between $1200 and $1500; three receive between $1000 and $1200, and six between $800 and and $1000.

Two of the special teachers and supervisors receive between $1500 and $2000, while another receives between $1200 and $1500 and the superintendent $40 00a year. KINGSTON, JAMAICA, DESTROYED BY EARTHQUAKE. New York, Jan. Western Union Telegraph Company is in receipt of advices reporting that Kingston, Jamaica, was destroyed by an earthquake with much loss of life. Scioto CHILLICOTHE, OHIO, TUESDAY EVENING, GAMUT Of Despair Run Over in the Attempt to Take His Own Life.

St. Joseph, January fatally shooting an officer, wounding his wife so severely that she is expected to die, and trying in three different ways to annihilate himself, Edward L. Moore, a farmer was grieving Monday night because he did not complete the work. His wife had promised last Wednesday when they parted after a quarrel, that she would return with an officer to obtain her private belongings. Monday as Deputy Sheriff Pearl stepped up to the door Moore opened it and shot him in the shoulder and back.

The farmer then walked up to his screaming wife and shot her in the chest, after which he mounted to the hayloft of his barn, fired: a shot into his own head, cut several deep flesh wounds, hacked away at his wrist and finally at his throat in an effort to cut an artery. Fnding this method too slow he lighted the hay and finally fainted from the loss of blood. The burns which he sustained awoke him and he stumbled to the ladder. falling to the floor below. Here he was found by the faith displayed by Joshua at still alive.

Juliet's Balcony Gone. Rome, palace at Verona, at which balcony Romeo made love to Juliet, was recently turned into a garage for automobiles and now the Malatesta palace in Rimini, where the meeting between Paolo and Francesca, described by Dante in the "Divine Commedia," is supposed to have taken place, has become a macaroni factory. Harry J. Perry Dies. Relatives in this city this noon received advices that Harry Perry, who is well known here, and who i is a nephew of Postmaster G.

W. C. Perry, had died at the home of his mother in Zanesville, after a long illness from Bright's disease. The deceased was a noted horseman, having acted as starter at the races here several times, and he was a hale fellow well met, and one who numbered his friends by the hundreds, all of whom will learn of his death with deep regret. LAUGHED And Joked as the Surgeons Hacked and -New Anaesthetic's Power.

St. Louis, Jan. science, as applied to anaesthetics, may be revolutionized as the result of four wonderful operations pera formed by Dr. Hal W. Foster, of Kansas City, discoverer of a new local anaesthetic, assisted by Dr.

John Young Brown, of St. Louis, at the City Hospital. Dr. Foster successfully operated on four patients, who were perfectly conscious every moment they were under the knife. The Kansas City wizard drove all feeling from the vicinity of that part of the body where he proposed operate with his discovery.

Although undergoing dangerous and painful operations, the patients talked throughout the ordeal without any suffering or discomfort whatever. Many famous St. Louis surgeons stood around the operating table and marvelel while Dr. Foster operated on a man for strangulated hernia. Doctors dread this operation because it is both difficult and dangerous.

The patient watched the cutting process closely. He chatted as pleasantly and was as free from pain as if the surgeon had a guinea pig under the knife instead of his own body. The surgeons congratulated Dr. Foster at the conclusion of his marvelous feat and predicted that the anaesthetic will bring him worldwide fame. The dangers of administering chloroform and ether will be done away with if the new anaesthetic is a success.

Persons with a weak heart and other constitutional weaknesses go under the knife without fear. Succeed Allee, Dover, Jan. A. Richardson (Republican) was formally elected to-day United States Senator succeed J. Allee.

Both houses of legislature balloted separately. The two houses will meet session to-morrow to ratify the election. Gazette. JANUARY 15 1907 LOOKING FOR MURDERER Columbus, 0., Jan. The Columbus police department was notified late last night to be on the lookout for the murderer of Charles Miller, night engineer at the Lancaster power house, who was found dead in the engine room about 10 o'clock last night.

The evidence showed that Miller had been shot, and $75 is said to have been missing. The Lancaster police could furnish no clue to the murderer. Bloodhounds have been sent for by the authorities. Rear End Collision. Buffalo, Jan.

Mulcahy was killed, Conductor R. M. Cousins and Brakeman T. C. Shaw fatally injured in a rear-end collision of freight trains on the Nickel Plate road near Bliasdell.

The dead and injured are all from Conneaut, Ohio. HUNTING Mother of an Abandoned Child is a Man From Louisville, Ky. Joseph Kraus, of 721 Underhill street, Louisville, writes to parties in this city as follows: "I'm trying to locate a lost relain fact, a mother of a girl friend, born in Andersonville, Ohio, March 19, 1887, by Alice Clifton. The daughter was placed in an orphans' home in Cincinnati when 3 years old, and think perhaps you know something about her mother. We do not know if she is married and has a different name now, or do not know anything about her at all.

Now I wish to ask you to favor us by giving us some information, if you can. If not, perhaps you could inquire for me of some of the older people of that town; and let me know at once. I will stand for all expense in writing and, and moreso, am willing to pay a reward for your trouble. "If you can not obtain any information, I wish you would give me the name and address of some newspaper of Andersonville, or some other nearby town; also the name of your county and countyseat." Inquiry develops the fact that the woman was in the Infirmary and that her child was born there and that afterwards she married a man named Hatfield who lived either in Ross or Pike County in the vicinity of Waller. Girls Left Home.

Miss Clara Buchmiller, daughter of Mr. Frank Buckmiller, and Clara Jones, daughter of Mrs. Etta Humphries, of Vine street, disappeared from their homes here a week or more ago, taking with them their clothes and some money they had saved up. It was supposed they had gone to Cleveland, where they had friends, but it was learned that they worked in a Columbus restaurant for a week. No trace of them has been found by their parents.

Police Court. The cases of Jane Ryan, William Artis and John Evans, charged with intoxication were heard before Mayor Yaple on Monday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock all pleaded guilty and were dismissed. Hazen Haithcocke. arrested on Friday last for non-support of wife and three children, also had a hearing before Mayor Yaple. Haithcocke pleaded guilty to the offence and was fined $25 by Mayor Yaple and sentenced to 30 days in the workhouse.

The sentence was suspended however on Haithcocke's promise to contribute $2 per week toward the support of his wife and children. Police Notes. Wayman Artis, colored, was arrested on South Walnut street at noon by Officer Chancellor, on the suspicion of being the man who stole a valuable set of harness belonging to Mr. Joseph Nye, from the stable of the Nye residence on West Second street. The harness was missed this morning, and as Artis was seen by a party coming out of the Nye stable on Monday evening, suspicion began to point towards him, and was strengthened by the fact that Artis had sold a set.

'of harness at Allen's secondhand store on North Paint street at 8 o'clock this morning for 80 cents. This set of harness was identified by Mr. Nye as his own, and at noon Artis was arrested and placed in the city prison, strenuously protesting his innocence and claiming that he bought the harness for 30 cents from colored boy named Johnson. The police officials do not put much stock in this story, however. John Poe was brought in this noon, charged with intoxication.

BEGI THY NEW YEAR RIGHT ADVERTISE THE GAZETTE. DAILY EDITION. PUZZLED Is Clerk Cowen By Letter Regarding Naturalization of Filipinos. Cincinnati, Jan. B.

R. Cowen is puzzled over the answer he received from the Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization to inquiries concerning the naturalization of Filipinos, growng out of the application about 10 days ago of Gorcia Quino, a native of the Philippines, for naturalization papers. The naturalization laws provide only for the acceptance of whites and colored persons. General Cowen could not determine how to classify the applicant. The answer states that in the matter of making a declaration of intention the Filipinos have no advantage in this respect over other aliens.

The letter further states: "A distinction is made, however, between the aliens reasonably seeking naturalization and those who owe permanent allegianse to the United States, in latter class the natives of the Philippine Islands resident there, belong. This consists in that they are not required to renounce allegiance to any foreign sovereignty, and a three years' residence in the islands prior to making declaration of intention, is regarded as residence in the United States." According to this Clerk Cowen has declared that Filipinos do and they do not require naturalization papers. However, in order to be on the safe side he will require the papers to be taken out as in all cases of aliens, except that such persons will not have to forswear allegiance to any other power. Young Quinio showed up yesterday to get his papers, but as he. will not be 18 years of age until next month they were denied him until then.

He wants to enter the navy in the messmen's class. Strike Called at Youngstown. Youngstown, 0., Jan. strike affecting four hundred boilermakers in this city, at Niles and New Castle, was called to-day. The men, who are members of the Boilermakers and Iron Ship Builders of America, ask recognition of the union and an advance of wages and a shortening of the working hours.

Heavy Damage in Kentucky. Lexington, Jan. rains have been faling all over Kentucky for four days. Every river and prominent stream is at flood tide. In Eastern, Kentucky, the Big Sandy, Kentucky, Licking, Red and other rivers are rapidly rising.

Thousands of logs are being swept away. Railroad bridges are being washed out. SAYS That He Notified Authorities of Garfield's Assassination in Advance. New York, Jan. that he had notified the authorities in Washington in May, 1881, that there was a plot afoot to assassinate President James A.

Garfield, Morris Demant, alias William Wintermeyer, came before Judge Teneyck in the Court of Quarter Sessions in Newark, N. Monday, with a statement of his adventures written out. Diemant's document was addressed to the Court, but the prisoner handed it to attendants in the courtroom. Diemant's statement was written while in jail on thin, rough sheets of paper and parts of it could be deciphered with difficulty, It set forth that Diemant overheard the plot against Garfield in Columbus, Ohio. All of the prisoner's statement lacked cohereny.

Diemant was arraigned before the court on a charge of stealing cutlery, clocks and rugs from Thomas J. Scheerin. He pleaded not guilty and was remanded to jail for trial. Following is his statement: "On May 30, 1881, I came to Columbus, Ohio. I overheard a plot for the murder of Garfield and notified 1 the Executive Department in Washington.

I came to grief and was placed by causes, the same as here, for 25 years in prison, on and off, in Ohio and Michigan. And beside the Garfield plotter, by name Richardson-" At this point Diemant's statement became so incoherent that his meaning could not be determined. There was something written about the Weather Department in Columbus and its telegraphic apparatus, but there was no connection to his sentences. At various times Diemant had been known under alias of William Martin and William Ward. MR.

SMITH Read To a Large Audience Under Auspices of the Century Club. A very distinguished audience gathered at the Masonic Monday evening to hear the talented author and lecturer F. Hopkinson Smith. Mr. Smith has been here before under the auspices of the Century club, and pleased so much with his work that they were glad to have him return for another engagement.

The auditorium was well filled with the members of the club and friends, when Miss Helen Franklin Stone the president of the club with a few words introduced Mr. Smith a second time to a Chillicothe audience. Mr. Smith delighted his audience with his readings, taking from them short sketches illustrating the many diverse sides of life and the characters loved by him, and made famous by his writings. He opened the evening by telling of that charming back woods character of his "Jonathan." His description of him and his dog "George" was the same as an introduction to him.

This was followed by the story of "Bob's Tramp." Two sketches from his book, "Caleb West," illustrating the different sides of the characters of the master diver, the hero of the story, and Captain Joe, followed. The readings were closed by a sketch of the author's experiences in a Vermont town lecturing under the title of "Five Meals for a Dollar." SAY GRAND JUROR SAW THE FIGHT Washington C. Jan. The Fayette county grand Jury is investigating the prize fight that took place in the Art hall at the county fair grounds, one mile west of town, on last Wednesday night. For several days past Prosecutor Bush's office in the court house has been the scene of a constant string of visitors.

The day after the fight Harry Moore, alias Harry Jones, one of the principals, who claims Columbus as his place of residence, disappeared from this city for parts unknown and Sunday Jay Hill, the other principal, disappeared. The spectators make the plea that it was not a prize fight, as neither one of the participants is in any sense a prize fighter, and that it was merely a fisticuff, although it was admitted that there was a stakeholder, a referee, timekeeper, ring rules governing the combatants, etc. There is a curbstone rumor to the effect that one of the grand jurors was a spectator at the fight, although it is denied by some, On the Wrong Street. In noting the fact that the Valley Savings Bank and Trust Company would be open for business about February 1st in Monday's issue an error in proof reading fixed the location on the wrong street. The bank will open in the Howard Block on East Second street in the room formerly occupied by the Ratcliff grocery.

DELINQUENT Tax Sale Was Held To-day But Bidding Was Not Very Spirited. This morning the real estate advertised as delinquent for the past year was sold by the county treasurer The list as advertised was quite a large one, but fully three quarters of the taxes were paid on the land advertised before it was put up for sale. As has been customary in this county for some years past Charles Wiltsie, of Buffalo, New York, was the largest buyer, purchasing about twenty of the tracts advertised and sold, the Ohio Loan and Investment company, Andrew Hellmuth, William Schlegel and George Langley were some of the other purchasers. The small tracts were as usual forfeited to the state. There were a few valuable pieces of land sold, the greater part however were small containing only a few acres of land.

The entire amount advertised was sold this morning or forfeited to the state. Taylor Elected. Nashville, Jan. The two houses of the general assembly voted separately for United States Senator to succeed the late William B. Bale.

Robert L. Taylor Democrat received the majority vote. Both houses will meet in joint session a week from tomorrow when Taylor will be declared elected. RESUMPTION OF WORK ON TRACTION Routing Committee Will Go To Hillsboro on Thursday Afternoon. BIG MEETING THAT EVENING Will Be In Promotion of the Line Between Bainbridge and Hillsboro.

The Work of pushing along the building of a traction line from this city to Hillsboro via Bourneville and Bainbridge which has been in obeyance through the holiday period will be once more taken up and from now on there will be unremitting activity in pushing along the proposition. The routing committee which held such successful meetings in Bourneville and Bainbridge will go to Hillsboro Thursday afternoon to attend a big meeting held there that evening. Some fifteen or twenty members of the committee will make the trip and especially good results are looked forward to. Marriage Licenses. Albert W.

Miller, 27, Chillicothe, farmer, and Susana Chaney 44, Chillicothe, housekeeper. George Newman, 28, Parkersburg, railroader, and Mary Bramhall, 22, Chillicothe, at home. Rev. Hindman. Jacob W.

Leffler, 22, Chillicothe, railroader, and Grace Ullom, 21, Chillicothe, at home. Squire Miller. IN SOCIAL WORLD Smith-Banks. Miss Amelia Smith, daughter of Mr. Thomas Smith, was married Saturday at Raleigh, W.

to Dr. M. Banks, of Raleigh. The ceremony was performed because Mrs. Smith made this request previous to her death.

Temple Club Will Entertain. The Masonic Temple Club will entertain Wednesday evening at their rooms with a smoker, Epworth League Meeting. The Epworth League of Trinity M. E. church will hold its regular monthly business meeting and social on Thursday evening at the church.

Entertained Club. Mrs. Cora Dwinell, of West Fifth street, was the hostess this afternoon of the sewing club of which she is a member. Missionary Society. The Woman's Home Missionary Society of the Walnut Street M.

E. church will meet Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the church. For Miss Sproat. The Misses Sproat, of West Second street, have issued cards for Thursday afternoon, when they will receive from 4 to 6 o'clock for their niece, Miss Annette Sproat. A Farewell Dinner.

Some of the members of Chi Sigma Chi fraternity entertained Monday evening with a dinner at the Model Restaurant as a farewell to Mr. Harry Creamer who left the city this morning for his future home at Oklahoma City. Dinner was served in six courses. Mr. Walter J.

Sears was toastmaster, and all responded with splendid toasts. Covers were laid for Messrs. Creamer, Walter J. Sears, Fred Gunning, Edwin Esker, Boyd Haddox, Scott Clark, Andrew MeNeilis, John Goldsberry, Charles Foster, Ronald Culter, Austin Story, Al- phonso Cahill. Queen Esther Circle.

The Queen Esther meet Friday afternoon at the Walnut Street M. E. church. All the members are urged to be present. Sewing Club.

Mrs. William Greenbaum pleasantly entertained the sewing club to which she belongs Monday afternoon at her home on East Main street. After the dainty pieces of needlework were set aside, the hostess invited the guests to the dining room, where a delectable lunch was served at a table beautifully adorned with carnations and greenery. Carnations were also given as favors..