Marysville Journal-Tribune from Marysville, Ohio • 1

he Evening Tribun MABYSVILLE, OIIIO.ITUESDAY, DlXU3IBliU 31, 1007. TWO CKNTS VOL 70. E. GEORGE DRUCE FIRE LADDIES ASSIST IN CHASE STEALS AWAY IN DRIVING RAIN Muit Surrender Sheriff. folumbua, De i J.

A. Ambrose, the Imytou ptiynlciiin riitvtcte aud kullteUl-td to lit Ululltlm lu the pltentlary for malpractiw, who tried to surrender to iheardu of the risoa last Saturday, received a We- RECENT PANIC TAFT'S THEME Declares the Administration Not Responsible For It. ment, It would be dangerous to give the Island ovv at this time. He placed ultimate self-government not earlier than a generation or perhaps two of them. win Continue to Push HI Claim.

Coffin Optned. Loudon, Deo. 31, The body of Thomas Charles Drue, in Htghiate cemetery, was exhumed. Just forty-three years to a day after it burial. The coma was found to contain the remains of a human body, thus ex ploding the romantic tale told by Rob ert C.

Caldwell and others, who swore during the recent hearing of the Druoe perjury case that It contained lead. Despite the finding of the body George 11. Druce says that he is de termined tocontlnue to push his claim for the estates and title of the Port land dukedom. In an Interview be said: "It is foolish to deny that I am bitterly disappointed, but I have not abandoned hope. I am prepared to admit that the man known as Thomas Charles Druco was burled In High-gate cemetery, but this does not die- pose of my case.

I will not admit that the body exhumed is the body of my grandfather, whom I still firmly believe was Duke of Portland." YEAR CLOSES With Financial Conditions Strong' Than When Year Began. New York, Dec. 31. The year 1907 has been one in which there has been much making of financial history. It will go down with 1857, 1873 and 1893 as one of the panic years in American finance, but despite the remarkable stress and' strain to which the financial structurehaa been subjected, the year closes with conditions stronger and Bafer than they were when the1 year began.

The year opened with the feeling in conservative quarters that'; speculation had already been carried to an unwarranted height and that prudence was Imposed by conditions upon bankers and capitalists, That this feeling operated to some extent throughout the year and that there was a scarcity of capital for absorbing new securities, was Indicated by the diminished transactions in stocks and bonds on the New York Stock Exchange. Pettlbone's Illness. Boise, Dec. 31. The illness of G.

A. Pettibone caused an adjournment of his trial. Pettibone became violently ill and was taken to a hospital. For a time his condition was extremely critical. Pettibone has been a sick man all through the trial, and has frequently been taken to the hospital at night because of his suffering, but heretofore has been able to appear in court each day.

It is thought his malady is inerrable, and It is regarded a question if the trial will ever be concluded. MISDEEDS Alleged Against Former Officials of a Steel Company. Trenton, N. Dec. SI.

Afte listening to the charges of alleged mis deeds by certain former officials bf the Passaic Steel company of Pater son, N. Judge Lannlng in the Unit- ed States circuit here, on application of bondholdew, appointed three re ceivers to look after the affairs of the corporation. Those appointed, are: John R. Lee. vice president of the company; Ookley W.

Cook, a practical man of. the concern, a.nd William Arnold, a minority bondholder. Their bond, was fixed at $150,000. Dead Girl Identified. New York, Dec, 31..

'Some light was thrown on the mystery surrounding Jhe death of the woman nude body was found last Thursday half hidden in the muddy ooze of a pond near Harrison, N. when Mrs, Frank Hull of this city went to th'e Newark morgue, and declared posi-, tively that the woman was Mrs, Agnes Young, who formerly lived with her, and later willr a Mrs. King in Brooklyn. The police believe that Mrs. Hull's identification id correct.

Mrs. Hull said that she went to Jersey City with Mrs. Young on Christ-mas, Receiver Named. Springfield, 111.. Dec.

31. A foreclosure suit was filed in the county circuit court by the First Trust and Savings bank, as trustee, against the Illinois. Collieries company, the largest coal mining company in Illinois. The defendant company owns eight mines in Illinois, seven of which are operated. Default was made to the charges in the bill' and, by agreement of the parties, Glerin Trair of Chicago, president of thli company, was appointed receiver, ith bond- fixed at $100,000.

Shots Fired at Priest Spring Valley, I1L, Dec. 31. An alleged attempt was made to assassinate Father Volitas, pastor of St Ann's Catholic church. While the priest was asleep three bullets crashed through the window, of his bedroom, but he escaped injury. The congregation is composed of Lithuanians, and factions exist Negro en Warpath.

-Abbeville, Deo, SI. Ernest Montgomery, a negro. In a fit of Jealousy killed bis wife and two negro men. Montgomery killed the woman first with a shotgun, and then stampeded nearly all the negroes on the plantation, killing two aa ha ehased them. He waa arrested.

Lookout for the announcement of our No ball Day Sale." TJnion Store Co; Diamond Thieves Run Down and the Gems Recovered. ROBBERS SLUGGED JEWELER Young Girl Fsaring Hr 8wthart Would Abandon Hr Commit 8ul-cldo Dream Prompt Carpntr to Jump to Death Ganeral Nw of the Buckeye Stat. Findlay, Doc 31. Joseph A. Lahoon and J.

C. Moran, who claim London, England, as their home, were arrested here after a long chauo by two members of the Findiuy Are department ho Mcre culled upon to assist citizens lu the pursuit Th men are charged with grand larceny and ussault with Intent to kill. They entered the jewelry store of W. Thompson and asked to see his best dlamouds. No sooner had the tray been taken oui of the case than they assaulted Thompson.

He was knocked insensible and the two men grabbed the full tray and made their escape. The store is situated in the busiest portion of the town and a chase soon followed, which resulted in their arrest. Mr. Thompson, although badly Injured, is not thought to be in a serious condition. All but two of the stones were recovered.

Station Agent Murdered. Claringtou, 0., Dec. 31. Edward Hutchinson, the station agent of the Ohio River railroad here, was robbed and murdered and the station burned over his head. It is said that the murderers got away with a large sum of money.

The burglars bouTid and gagged Hutchinson. After taking his watch and money they then ransacked the station. The theory advanced to possibly explain the coldblooded murder of the station agent is that; the burglars recognized him and were recognized in turn. His 8econd Pardon. Columbus, Dec.

31. For the second time Zeb Calne, a colored barber, sentenced to the penitentiary from Franklin county, was pardoned by Governor Harris. His first pardon was received from Gov. Hoadly 20 years ago. Each time Calne was convicted for killing an employe in his shop in a drunken quarrel.

Calne has no use of his legs and has been in a wheel chair ever since he was received at the prison. Italian' Anticipates Dayton, Dec. 31. Dominick Aloio, the Italian who Is alleged to have shot and killed his fellow countryman, Alfonso Roso, In a quarrel 2, returned to Dayton' and voluntarily surrendered. Aloio, who went to Pittsburg, Says his return was influence by his attorney, who told him no case could be made.

Aloio was arraigned on a charge of manslaughter and pleaded not guilty and was bound Heavy Embezzlement Alleged. Cleveland. Oee 31. A warrant was issued for the 'arrest of Frank Vina, treasurer of a local Bohsmian lodge of the Foresters of America, on the charge of embezzlement. It is alleged that Vina is a-defaulter to.

the amount of $40,000. belonging to various funds of which life 'was treasurer or trustee. It is said Vina has left the city. Centenarian's First Doctor Bill. Bryan, Dec.

31. Mrs. Elizabeth Maugherman of Northwest township will, if living, be 103 years old on June 1. Mrs. Maugherman is now confined to her bed by sickness, and has the services of a physician for the first time during her lifetime.

Mrs. Maugherman. was born in Bricelines Cross Roads, June 1, 1805. Brown For Congress. Zanesville, Dec.

31. General R. B. Brown, past commander-in-chief of the G. A.

announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination; for congressman of the Fifteenth district. He has the support of the Black faction, controlling Muskingum county. Beman G. Dawes of Washington county at present holds the office, Governor Completes Message. Columbus, Dec.

31. Governor Harris will go to Eaton Tuesday evening to spend New Year's day with his Preble county friends, and will return to the city Thursday morning. He has completed his message to the general assembly, which Is now in the hands of the printers. Whirled to Death. Belbsfontalne, Dec.

31. His clothes catching in a pulley, W. S. Fry, owner of the grist mill at Big Springs, this county, was crushed to death. Fry waa whirled against the rafter and his body terribly mangled.

Young Girt 8wallows Acid. Springfield. O- Dec 3L Iriao Greeg. 16, fearing that her sweetheart, a young man of Pekln. Ill, would abandon her drank carbolio acil tefore several relatives and died a tew minutes later.

from from the tariff of Montgomery ton. Ambrose did not want to be brought to the pttnlleutlary by the sheriff, and so came here with bis attorney to stve lilmlf up. The warden refined to receive Ambrove because be dtd not have the commit dent paper. The latter will now have to come to the penitentiary as any ordinary prisoner. Ohio Woman Relt-od.

BlrmliiKhaqi, Dec. 31. Mrs. Carrlt Von Beruewlts, Wauted la Troy, Miami county, Ohio, fur bigamy, waa ordered released by Judge Lane of the circuit court, Ohio authorities were here with extradition papers, but four witnesses testified that at the time she is alleged to have been married the second tltno in Troy, she was lu BrooksUle, Ala. Her case has attracted much attention because of the tstrcnuous efforts of her attorneys in resisting extradition.

Dream Cause of Suicide. Columbus, Dec. 31. Augu-t Maler, 30, a carpenter, killed himself by jumping from the third-story window of his boarding house because he dreamed that ho saw the funeral cession cf his father, who died recently, pass his bed the night before. Maier's neck was broken by the fall.

Lawyer and 1 ronton, Dec. 31. Hon. Robert B. Miller, prominent lawyer, and for years; an Important factor In county and district politics, sled after a long illness.

He was formerly prosecuting attorney and for years ho had been the leader of the Foraker wing of the Republican party in this county. Fatal Fall. Columbus, Dec. 31. Mrs.

Eliza beth Thilie, widow of Charles Thille, at one time a well-known harness maker of Columbus, died at her home, the result of a fall from a streetcar, She stepped from the platform while the car was still in motion and was thrown to the street. Will Try Again. Columbus, Dec. 31. Though the state board of arbitration failed to ad just the dispute between trie Champion Coated Paper company of Ham 11 ton and their employes last week, Secretary Bishop and Judge S.

Owen of the local board will return to the task this week. Took "Headache" Powder. Findlay, Dec. 31. Ben Worth- elm, manager of the local branch of the Eldiidge-HIgglns wholesale grocery, took a "headache" powder and died before help could reach him.

He was 55 years old and leaves a wife and one son. who is in the Ohio State university. BACK TO WORK Roosevelt Returns to White Enjoyed His Outing. House, Washington, Dec 31: Lqoking the picture of health and wi'h -every 'ap pearance of having enjoyed his outin of five days at Pine Knot. where Mrs.

Roosevelt has a cottaee, Presi dent Roosevelt; arrived! here over the Soutuern railway. The tartv came in a train, which mad? the run from North Garden, the'' railway station nearest Pine without rctshart. After Mrs. Roose velt to the platform, the president con versed a few moments with those who had gathe'red around his ear. Tlwse were either railway officials or the police guard detailed for the occasion.

One member of the party laughingly ia'iuired of the president if he had bagged any big game. "Ob, I didn't ''EO after any," was the quick response', just took the children to the country for an outing. We all enjoyed ourselves immensely." Jeffries on the Fight. San Francisco, Dec. 31 James J.

Jeffries, the champion heavyweight, who is to referee the Moran-Att el contest for the featherweight championship, arrived here from Los Angeles? Referring to the contest, he said: "I hear that the Englishman is a tough nut. If he is the man they say he is, he ought to give Attel a hard rub, but I won't attempt to name the winner, It would not be the right thing to do." Jeffries vigorously denied the imputation published in the east that he was inclined to favor the Englishman. Ocean Liner Overdue. St. John, N.

Dec. 31. The Canadian Pacific railway steamer Mount Royal, which left Antwerp on Dec. 7 for this port with "04 -immigrants, is nearly a week overdue. There is a theory that she has met with an accident to her machinery and will be heard from in a day or two, but meanwhile there is a question about her coal and food supply Kelly and Papke In a Draw.

Milwaukee, Dec 31. Hugo Kelly of Chicago and Billy Papke of Spring Valley, 111., (ought 10 fierce rounds to a draw before the Badger Athletic club. Both fighters, started la ham-mer-and-tonga fashion at the first tap of tha gong, using right and left with frightful effect Kelly knocking Papke down. Tha fight throughout waa a hot one. rfl0, located San frav cisco, Again Disappears.

GIRL AND INFANT WITH HIM Eloptd Eight Month Ago, 0rtlng Wife at Hempstead, L. Whre Wa Pattor of a Fashionable Church -Living in Poverty, but 8ay He I Happy. San Deo, 81. Rev. Jere Knode Cooke, formerly pastor of the fabblouabie St.

George's church at Hempstead, L. and who was located here, has disappeared. With him Is Floretta Whaley, 17, the heiress with whom he eloped from Hempstead eight months ago, deserting a wife. In a driving rain the couplo stole away from the little flat where they were discovered liv ing under the name of Mr. and Mrs.

Gerald Balcom, taking with them their baby boy, Balcom, born two months ago. Whither they went has not yet been ascertained. The police declare that no request had been made to tbem to apprehend the cou ple. During eight months since his disappearance, vhlle the police of the country hav been endeavoring to find him, Cooke has been living quietly in Los Angeles and San Francisco, working as a painter and dcorator, and when circumstances were against him, doing the hardest kind of man ual labor to eke out an existence for himself and the girl. A child has been born to them and the two have stood by one another, hungry, hunted, but apparently happy.

When located by a reporter Cooke said: "My God! What an awakening from our happiness! Look here, give me a chance to get away. You're human just as human as I am. I don't mind Sing Sing or hell, but it's she. The child was born two months ago, and this will kill the mother." Pacing back and forth, the nnf rocked minister poured forth the story of his life and his elopement with Miss Whaley. Cooke told of the death of his father when he was five years old; his adoption by an uncle; learning the trade of paperh anger and decorator" how he worked his way through Yale-' and finally entered the ministry.

He touched upon hi9 marriage and unhappy married life; declared that his wife admitted to him that she had niai ried him for no other reason than tlutt it would prove a convenient stone for her social ambitious, but. added that it would be "caddish to dilate upon his marriage troubles." Cooke concluded: I awoke to love, and everything else was worthless. You know 'the end. On the one hand was a loveless life and honor and position and wealth, and on the other love and poverty. I chose AMMUNITION Being Rushed to the Philippine Army.

i'jLargest Shipment Ever' Made. Washington, Dec. 31. The Pacific Mail steamship Manchuria, sailing from San Francisco ou Jan. 7, will caity of ammunition consigned to the army in the Philippines.

The transports jDix. and Thomas, commission on the Pacific coast, will within the next three -months carry an eqijal amount of ammunition to the far tast. Aside from this the wl'i 109 rounds of each for the 15 10 inch coast defense suns in Manila and the 15 Winch coast defense gliris at Su-big bay. Nearly $1,000,000 worth of niijies, torpedoes and explosive" submarine, bombs are la the shipment. The the largest Over made by the government, is being assembled as rapidly and secretly as possible.

1 Bryan Dollar Dinner. Lincoln, Dec. 31. The list" speakers for the Democratic dollar dinner at Lincoln, Jan. 15, given in honor of William J.

Bryan, was announced as follows: Governor Charles Haskell of jerry B. Sullivan of Dgs Moines, Henry War-rum of Indianapolis, Governor H. B. Broward of Florida, Former Seuator Thomas K. Patterson of Colorado, M.

F. Harrington of O'Neill, and William J. Bryan. Considerable interest attaches to the speech of Bryan as outlining his views on the coming campaign and of his ideas as to what should be some of the planks of the Democratic platform. Tramp Lost His Life.

Truckee, Dec 31. Three cars of westbound Southern Pacific passenger train No. 3 left the track at Flor-iston, Nevada county, and rolled into the river. An unknown tramp' was killed and tbe baggageman was Injured. A wrecking train was sent to the scene, from Truckee.

New Year Strike, Hopkinsvtlle, Ky Dec SL A strike of miners employed in nonunion mines In Hopkins, Webster, Tjnion and Christian counties, will be called Jan. 1. Tbe official call waa ent oat from here and it Is said several hundred men will -respond. BE DEFENDS THE PRESIDENT rveaa Directed Again LawDrea. Inn Corporations Only, the Secretory State Uphold the Railroad tjite Law and Oppose Government ownership Taft' Boston Speech.

Boston, Dec. 31. Secretary of War thU delivered bis flrat public speech nl'oce his return from the orient at lie banquet of the Boston Merchants' association at the Hotel Somerset, fonday night Fire hundred persons ewe present Mr. Tttft was greeted MS cheer as the "next president of United States." The theme of address was the financial panic 1907. Mr.

Taft expressed a belief that the Jurious consequences to follow the tanks are not likely to be long drawn it He figures this from the fact that we have "a solid' currency, the iqllroads are on a much more solid foundation than In 1R9H. whiln mnrt- ijigeshave been wiped out and the balance of trade with us." Mr. Taft eontlnued: "Let us examlse the specifications of our opponents, made to show that he administration Is responsible for WA financial nnnfn In th a first n1fla ft Is said that the policy of the administration has been directed for the feat tour years against organized capital, and that it has thereby fright-tied Investors. I- deny it The ebwse of the administration has been directed against such organized capital as was violating the statutes of he United States, and no others. It hi true that the execution of the policy of the administration has Involved fee bringing to the light of public criticism the violation of the law by influ- entlal and powerful corporations and fcdr prosecution.

Through the in- lrnnals there have been revealed breeches of trust stock Jobbing, over-, two of stocks and mismanagement tm some of our largest corporations. Knowledge, of these things doubtless fleeted our credit in Europe and hastened the panic; but those who an morally responsible for such a re- wit are the guilty managers. It i said the rate bill, for which tjie administration is responsible, caused the present panic. Could any-i thing be more absurd? The object of i (he rate bill was merely to bring the railroads under closed supervision of a tribunal which could act upon complaints of individuals, suffering from injustice. The Immediate effect its passage was the voluntary reduction of Subsequently, normal circuinstaacss justifying it the rates of the railways generally were increased.

The continuance of tfe abuses of the railway manage-, silent were made by the rate bill much more difficult; but the. rate bill has i(6t had the slightest effect upon the legitimate business earnings of the ndiways. "Instead of making a panic, the national policy of ending the 'lawless-- Bess of corporations in Interstate commerce and of taking away their power: of issuing, without supervision, stock and will produce a Change In their management and restore one fruitful cause for loss of public care. I The business men in the past have sympathized with the effort to eradicate from the business system of this country the Influence and con trol of those who have achieved success by illegal methods. Is all this to be changed by the panic? Is it proposed because of it to repeal the rate bill Shall we dismiss the prose cutions for violations of the anti-trust law? Shall we permit and encourage rebates and discriminations by rail ways? Is this the condition of sanity to which we are invited to return? "In this widespread catastrophe I have the deepest sympathy with the great body of business men and who I know are honest and ho have to bear the brunt of it and I feel the greatest solicitude and anxiety for their recovery.

But I urge them not to allow their resentment at oaditions to be made a weapon against the publlo weal." la the course of hia address Mr. ifaflt declared he was opposed to the jpvernment ownership of railroads. Secretary Taft discussed the Philippine before 400 Boston ministers. Se spent considerable time In refut-fag the arguments of the so-called aeti-lm vialists. the majority of woo advocates, he seemed to think, lotted In Boston.

He said that with only 7 per cent of tho inhabi-. taste of the' Philippines auffloiently educated to, understand self-govtrp- Broker Indicted. San Francisco, Dec. 31. The grand jury returned four indictments for alleged embezzlement against officials of the California Safe Deposit and Trust company.

Walter J. Bartnetl was Indicted on one count in connec tion with the disappearance of 000; J. Dalzell Brown was indicted on one count for alleged misappropriation of $25,000,. arid James Treadweli on two counts of embezzlement A0KI CONFIDENT An Understanding Will Be Reached on Immigration Question. Washington, Dec.

31. "We shall take back home with us only the kind llest feeling for America and for her people and the highest regard for her institutions," said Viscount 'Aoki, the Japanese ambassador, just prior to his departure for San Francisco with Viscounties Aoki, from which place they will sail on Jan. 7 for home. The ambassador returns to Japan at the Instance of his government which desires to consult with him freely regarding conditions affecting; Japanese Interests in America, notably those relating to the question of Japanese emigration to the United States, "I am confident that an amicable understanding will be reached on this immigration question the only one of any consequence that is now agi tating the people of the two coun tries," said Ambassador Aoki. "I am certain that Japan will make every honorable concession within bounds, and I feel equally confident that the American government will not insist upon anything unreasonable or that will in any way compromise the dig nity or the honor of the Japanese government" Evidence of Disaster.

New York, Dec' 31. A vessel's yawl boat which came ashore near Barnegat, N. gave further evi dence of a disaster at sea off that place. Steamers arriving at this port have already reported sighting" near Barnegat the mast of a submerged schooner and a five-lnasted vessel wtb her jibboom broken with all except her head sails set. It is believed the two vessels were in col lision.

The fate of the crew is in doubt, but one of them may have left their1 vessel's yawl, which came ashore. There was -nothing about the yawl to indicate the name of the ves sel or from which she came. Alleged Attempt to Blow Up Train, Pittsburg, Dec. 31 Pennsylva nia railroad detectives arrested Palmer Woods and Patrick. Grainer at Brownsville, and Samhel Conway at Rpscoe, in connection with al leged attempt to blow up a passenger train ou the Pennsylvania railroad last Friday night near Monongahela, Pa.

It Is said that 66! sticks of 10-inch dynamite were discovered on the tracks, but all were removed before the train came along. The investiga tion is being continued. Two Companies Sufficient Goldfield, Dec. 31. Acting on the suggestion of prominent citizens here, Captain Cox, who is' represent ing Governor Sparks here, advised the governor that two full companies of federal troops would be ample for the situation, and advised that he ex cuse the remainder here froni farther service in Nevada.

THIS AND THAT Chief Justice J. B. Cassoday, of the Wisconsin Supreme court is dead at Madison, Wis. Roses are in bloom at the Pennsylvania railroad company a flower garden in Dover, Del. At Tructon, N.

cracksmen blew the safe of Miller Son's bank and secured 3,000 in cash. The burglars escaped. Harry Schauwe was arrested on board the liner Pretoria, at New York, charged with the embezzlement ol 5,000 from a bank la Moscow, Russia A aUwhlca was sustained by W-year-old Clara Neville, while she wan helping, trim a Christmas tree tor a bazaar at St -Corumba's church Youngstown, malted la her deaths Judge B. R. Uwia.

of the Federal' court at Denver, quashed all lndlctl meats and sustained all the demur-' rers In coal land fraud case, tberebf releasing about fifty yreoiiMBt feadacU frora preeieutloa..