Decatur Democrat, Volume 39, Number 3, Decatur, Adams County, 5 April 1895 — Page 2

IT WILL HE lifflltlNEl) The GivM Pacific Hotel at Chicago Is to Be Closed. WAS KNOWN FAR AND WIDE. Many Notable Event* Transpired Beneath Ils Roof—Political Headquarters Where Matters Were ••Fixed"—Senator Zack Chandler's Death Occurred Here Suddenly— Oscar Wilde and King Katakana. Chicago, April 3.—When the honr of 12 is struck to-night, one of the old land marks of Chicago, and one which is known from Winnipeg to New Orleans, and from Cape Cod to San Francisco, will have passed out of existence. The •Id Grand Pacific hotel, one of the most famous institutions of its kind iu the United States, will be abandoned and the building, in all probability, will be used for a hotel no more. For several months negotiations have been in progress between Drake, Parker & Co., managers of the hotel, and L. Z. Leiter and the Northwestern University, the owners of the ground and the building, regarding the amount of money to be expended in reconstructing the ■ building, but no agreement could be reached and they finally decided to give up the lease and close the hotel. Republican Headquarters For 20 Years. , The hotel was built just before the great fire of 1871, and it was ready to receive its furnishings when the flames i swept it away. It was quickly rebuilt j after the fire and has ever since been one of the city’s leading hotels, it has been the headquarters of Republicans of Illinois for over 20 years, and during national conventions it was there that the leading men of the party met. and within its walls was done much of the “fine work” that controlled the nominations. It was the stoppingplace of Republican politicians, and Michigan’s Deloved senator, “Zach” Chandler, • breathed his last iu the Grand Pacific. • He had delivered an address here the ' ■ight before and while the people were ! reading his ringing sentences in the papers, he was found dead in bed. The ; sad news spread rapidly and soon the rotunda of the hotel was thronged. The officers of the first infantry, I. N. G.. sent a guard detail to the hotel and it paced tbe halls near the iwni of the dead until the hour of the funeral, which was held in the hotel parlor the following Sunday. Meantime a noted sculptor had made a death mask aud | from this was modled the bust which now finds place iu Michigan’s state i capital. Invited to Take a Wash. It was at the Grand Pacific that King Kalakana of the. Sandwich Islands was , staggered by the amiable and well- : meant suggestion of the lata Mayor Colvin that his majesty “Go to his room ' and wash up.” It was here that Oscar Wilde first was beheld in Chicago in all I the glory of his sunflower, pot hat and i bicycly trousers. More conventions aud banquets have . been held in the old hotel than in all the other local hostelries combined, and the list of not tbles which it has entertained is a long one. It is not quite cer- ! tain as yet to what use the property will be put. A new hotel may but the chances are at present that it will become a business block. -— ———— . - . - MAKES SERIOUS CHARGES, Mayor Strong Says a System of Financial Jugglery Has Been Practiced. New York, April 3.—Mayor Strong sent a message to rhe board of aidermen : yesterday showing"' the financial condi- I tion of the city. He said there was a big excess m the budget over previous years, and alleged that this was due to a system of financial jugglery practiced by previous administrations. This wap I ‘ evident particularly in the park depart- ; Zinent, he said, where a million dollars ! z were expended under the guise of helping men who were out of work. The mayor said that every technical subterfuge was adopted by the previous administration to dodge the issuing of bonds in order to force this duty on the administration of 1895. ' Strike Settled. Cleveland, April 3.—lt is probable ! .that tne boilermakers’ strike, which hasbeen on for several weeks in this city, will be amicably settled in a few days. A conference has been held between a committee of the strikers aud General Manager Wallace of the Cleveland Ship- I ’ building company, and a settlement arrived at. It, is understood the strikers , at that yard vyill return to work today, j - — Big Blaze at St. Charles, Ilin. St. Charles, Ills., April 3-—Fire at ! his place did damage to the extent of ; s7s,OiX>, ■burning a number of buildings, i A strong wind was blowing. About a dozen business hqnses were burned, iu- j eluding Bowniah, Warner & Stewart’s j ban\ and Odd Fellows hall. Must Vaccinate Children. , St. Louis,'April 3.—The court of anneals has refused Attorney August Bebcnack a writ of mandamus to compel the school board to allow his unvaccinated children to attend school. The judges unanimously hold that the school board has a right to enforce this rule. Died Before Her Mirror. Cincinnati, April 3.—Mrs. Shanon was found dead yesterday standing before the mirror leaning on the dresser. She had byen dead several hours when foqn . ;ThQ_coroi>eiK_canS&t acijpunt for 1..-r not falEug when strickau by death. , Death at the Poll*. Newcastle, Colo., April 3.—While Mrs. Thomas Jones was preparing her ballot at the polls yesterday she fainted aud fell, bursting a blood vessel, from the effects of which she died in a few hours. Legislature Reconvenes. Nashville, April 3. —The legislature met yesterday after a recess of 40 days. The gubernatorial investigating committee’s report is being anxiously » , iur 'fj-- 1 j r * ■-''■■ ■■ ~IV .fc..

IT H ; IS MIT JWK .. G . - I The (foronor’s Investigation Develops Startling Facts In the Kehres Case. I DISAPPEARANCE OF WIFE. i _ An Injnqntinn Restraining CnnuniiMlonara From Bonding ConrthouM at English to Be Argned at Corydon — Produce Thief Captured at Ixigan.port—Convict Good* Law to He Tented. 'Elkhart, Eel., Apnl I—The cori> net’s investigation of the Wilson Kehrs case caused some startling developments. The body was badly burned and the fire was at first supposed to have caught from the revolver with which it was thought, he had ended his existence. A sensation developed when it was found that there wore no bullet marks on his person. Kehres’s wife and a man named Mosher cannot be found, and it is supposed that they have left for parts unknown. It also developed that the three met near the scene of the tragedy lost Sunday evening, and there was an exchange of bitter words. It was the next morning that his body was discovered with all the clothing burned off. The case has been turned over to the sheriff. It is now believed that Kehres was murdered. CELEBRATED ditch case. Cost* of the Legal Contests Have Already Exceeded Value of Two Farms. Kokomo, Ind., April B.—The celebrated Howard county ditch case of Lee vs. Rarey that has been in the courts for eight years had another whirl this week, the plaintiff getting judgment. The litigants are wealthy and reside on adjoining farms. The contention is over a small ditch. The court costs have exceeded the value of both farms, and the end is not in sight. The case will go to the supreme court again. Injunction Suit Argument. Leavenworth, Ind., April 3.—Judge Zeuor issued an injunction several months since restraining the commissioners from building a courthouse at English. Whether or not this injunction is to stand until settled by the supreme court will be argued at Corydon tomorrow before the same judge,. This wall practically settle the question whether or not this town will continue to fight the relocation. Suspected of Murder. Muncie, lud.. April 3.—John Shockney is.suspected of having killed John Bright, a farmer found dead on the roadway near here. Shockney is reported to have repeatedly threatened Bright’s life, and that the two men had a fight in ,a saloon Saturday night. The police are looking for Shockney, who resides in this city. j Bicel»Me to Sell Convict Good*. ItoianApolis, April 3.—The constitutionality of the law passed by the late legislature requiring dealers to take out a license to sell couvict goods brought into lndiana from other states iff to be tested. Similar laws have beendeclared unconstitutional iu New York aud Ohio. Dealers in such goods from other states will disregard the law and arrests will follow. Test a Water Bicycle. Rockport, Ind., April 3.—A large crowd came out here to witness the trial trip of a water bicycle on the Ohio river, a machine made by Henry P. Baumgartner and Morris Mobsey. It worked satisfactory, carrying one person. The trip across the river was made in less time than -the steam ferry does. Ten miles an hour up stream is claimed for it. ' Many Damage Suits. Brazil, Ind., April 3.—Eight damage suits, involving claims amounting in the aggregate to $75,000, have been trit <1 during the present term of the circuit court, and in neither case was a single cent awarded. Two more eases involving claims to the amount of $35,000 are yet unsettled. Produce Thief Captured. Logansport, April 3. —J. E. Carne.ron. a young man. of this place who has been stealing produce from farmers for some months, has been captured by a po> nos citizens after a running fight of sev ral.miles, in which various weapons were'brought .into use. He has acknowledged his guilt. Kokomo Potter’s Strike. Kokomo. Ind.; April 3.—The 60 pressers of the Great Western pottery works of this city struck yesterday, and the managers closed down the factory. The plant will remain shut down pending the result of the wage conference iu the east. , Commissioner Ray Not Indicted. Kokomo, Ind., April 3.—The grand -jury returned no indictment against Commissioner of Drainage Ray, arrested some jveeks ago for forgery and embezzlement, ami his discharge will follow. No evidence of crookedness developed. INDIANA NEWS NOTES. The American strawboard mill in Kokomo will resume operations t omorrow. The resilience, of Dr. Dickson of Knightsville has been destroyed by fire, including contents. ' The Republicans were successful at Evansville, Mayor Hawkins being re-elect-ed by 412 majority. Anderson is’reproving the efficiency of its fire service by the piuchasgof a number of fire alarm boxes. - John Myers, a farmer near Greenwood, Johnson county, died suddenly while in the li fld sowing <iats. Gei’irge Reynolds of Worthington, aged 20, committed suicide by shooting himself in the head. No reason. A supposed case of leprosy was discovered at Jeffersonville, the patient dying. The house occupied by the deceased was burned. Two children of Edward Dunn at Shelbyville ate some bread they found in thfe yard which had parts green on it. Both are in a precarious condition,

WMMITSWY CRIMES Startling Confession of a Member of an Alithania Gang of Bobbers. CAUSES THE ARREST OF ALL i Catalogue nf Crimea Reaching From Fatty Thievery to Coldblooded Marder—Damaging Testimony Against a Father Accused of Murdering Hla Son. Ver<llct of Guilty Expected la the Taylor Case. Birmingham, Aprils.—Half a dozen members of the worst gang of murderers and robbers ever known in Alabama were placed in jail last night as the result of the confession of Lee Harris, who is charged with murdering Pleasant Merriweather, a suburban grocer, with a hatchet and robbing his store a few nights ago. Jim Webb, one of the gang, was fatally shot while resisting arrest. According to Harris’ confession,J he and his pals are responsible for the murder and robbery of James F. Thornton, a Birmingham grocer, in December, the murder of E. Y. Daniels, an Eastlake farmer, and attempted murder of his wife aud daughter last December; the murder of William Barnes, a North Birmingham distiller, because he refused to give them whisky, the holdup aud robbery of two white women at Thomas, and numerous minor crimes. A quantity of stolen property was located by Harris and recovered. Henry Kimberly is now in the penitentiary for some of the crimes confessed by Harris. Damaging Testimony Against a Father. Battle Creek, Mich., April s.—Damaging testimony against Adam C. Arnold, who is on trial for murdering his son, was related yesterday by Effie Mead, the fiancee of the murdered young man. She testified that she heard the struggle and saw Arnold with his hand gripping his son’s throat. She swore that Arnold had threatened to shoot her if she told what had taken place. On hearing the testimony Arnold became terribly enraged and was restrained with difficulty. The witness became so unnerved that the court took an adjournment. Taylor Murder Trial. Carrolton, Mo., April 3.—Sheriff Stanley received a telegram yesterday from Governor W. J. Stone which reads: “Do you apprehend mob violence against the Taylors in any contingency? If so advise fully.” Sheriff Stanley replied: “Apprehend no trouble now. Will advise fully later.” The opinion is so strong now that the verdict will be for conviction that talk of mob violence has quieted dowu. There is no doubt how ever, that a verdict of acquittal would inflame the public perhaps to a dangerous pitch. The case went to the jury at 9:30 last night. Kills h Desperado. Salyersville, Ky., April 3.—Mont Deskius, a mountain terror and desper- I ado, was shot and mortally wounded at his home iu the middle fork of Licking river, in this county, by Deputy Sheriff N. P. Howard while trying to avoid arI rest. Deskius was armed with a rifle ■ and made a game fight but was finally i brought dowu by the deputy sheriff. — : Acquitted of the Murder. St. Louis, April 3.— Tire jury iu the Lane murder case in the criminal court returned a verdict of not guilty yesterday, after having been out almost all night. The case )Fas submitted late Monday eveuiugT’ Laue was charged jyith the murder of Patrick Noonan. Revenue Collector Killed. Richmond, Ky., April 3.—Ben C. Neal, deputy collector of internal revenue under ex-Collector A. R. Burnam, has been shot aud killed at Irvine by Green Miller, a young mau 21 years of age, who was in his employ. They quarrelled over a settlement. Stubbed at a Polling Place. Chicago, April 3.—During a political row at a north side pollingplace late yesterday afternoon Patrick Dalton was fatally shot by his his cousin, Jack Dalton. The murdered num attempted to stab his slayer before he was shot. TO BE RILQKtN. Windowglaxs Manufaciurerx Said to Be Desirous of Independence. PITTSBURG, April 3.—Prominent manufacturers connected with the National Windowglass Manufacturers association have announced that a meeting of the association would be held here this : month, aud that the combination would probably be broken at that time. One of these manufacturers stated that ■ the • i chances against the organization were 110 to one. It is said the formation of ' the combination has advanced prices Enough to put the. glass business on a sound footing, and some of the larger concerns now want to operate indeiiend- , ently. The new plate glass trust is to ' meet here Friday and complete the de- | tails of the organization. The Standard plant at Butler, Pa., will not come into the trust. OBJECTS TO THE BIBLE. ’ Can No Longer Be Ilead In Waverly’s Public School. Philadelphia, April 3.—Judge Gunster has decided that the Bible can no longer bo read in the Waverly public I schools. Professor llanyon was in the 1 habit of cbiuliicting devotional exercises every morning after the mannor of the Methodist church. One of the directors objected, and brought suit. The judge declares that the Bible cannot be legally used in the schools as a sectarian text book, and orders the school board to see that the professor complies with, the court’s order. . Shot by a Guard. Ridgeway, Ills., April 3.— Citotain W. H. Stiles, while entering this yesterday, was shot twice and wounded by a quarantine guard nMned Henry Rollman, for failing to haltßhen ordered. The wounds are not fat:i»

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TUB NATIONAL CAPITAL. HE FINANCIAL ISSUE IN ITS LATEST PHASE. Ifnpe. nt Sliver Men-Prnxpeetx es the Quextlon in the Next Con«re«e—our New Paper Curreney—The Dexlyna by Artist* nt High Reputation. Special Washington letter. “Oh. for away to solve the financial question!” is the prayer of the Democrats who still cling to Mr. Cleveland and his fortunes. But apparently there is no way except for the Administration to surrender to the free sil-

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ver idea. This evidently the President hasn’t the slightest intention of doing, and so the country is confronted with a that is peculiar in the highest degree. Congress refuses to accept any financial plan the Administration will present, and the country is slowly and steadily drifting into'a position where, the treasury gold having become exhaust .1, the government must pay silver for its. obligations. No doubt the President is very sore oyer the situation. He has been thoroughly consistent. Ijis anti-silver views were openly declared in his silver message of 1886. He has never deviated from that declaration. He was twice nominated by his party for President with full knowledge of his silver views, arid elected in 1892 with that knowledge in the possession of every man who voted for him. It would seerti, under the circumstances, that the majority in Congress should pass such a hill as the President can consistently sign, and throw the responsibility for the result on his shoulders. But the silver men see in the situation a chance for the success of their idea without legislation. They belie.ve the Treasury will be forced §00 n to pay silver from lack of pay. Meantime, the “gold bugs”, are doing all they can to aid the silver faction by the unpatriotic speculation that exhausts the Treasury gold almost as soon as it is renewed. The silver men in the House under Bland and in the Senate under .Vest are firm as a rock and elated with the expectation of coming triumph. The situation is practically unprecedented in the history of this country, and is full cf possibilities thp.t s<?t the wisest politicians scratching their heads. So far as present indications point, there is no chance of a co. ip/omise. There is no doubt that the President will order another issue of bonds to purchase gold, and that he will continue this policy so long as the credit of the Treasury lasts. Nobody' questions bis firmness. It is a question cf the credit of the Government and of a, possible measure Os relief by the coming Republican Congress. Nobody doubtb (hat the President stands ready to appeal to the next Congress to support his policy if the present Congress fail# him. ■ 1 There are some optimists in Congress who believe the Administration will ride safely through the storm.

These are the extreme tariff reformers. led by Mr. Wilson, of West Virginia. Mr. Wilson has carefully figured out the situation from bis point of view, and claims that the Treasury will soon be In a situation to meet all obligaticns. and that gold will begin to flow in the country then instead of flowing out. The receipts of the Government are gradually increasing, and the enforcement of the income tax will give plenty of revenue. Thera is little doubt that the Supreme Court will declare the income tax constitutional.

/A Optimistic. JHr Wilsoit.

The Treasury has made every preparation for its enforcement as soon as possible, and it is doubtful if any legal interference can prevent the collection of at least the first assessment. The most probable view of the situation is that the struggle under any circumstances will be merely prolonged. If Mr. Cleveland assembles a Republican Congress, it is doubtful if he can secure relief at its haiids. The Senate will undoubtedly remain in the bands of the free silver men and remain an obstacle to action as it is now. Mr. Reed, who will occupy the chair of the next House, is an avowed free silver mart. Mr. Burroughs, however, who comes from an anti-silver state, will be the. voice of the next House, and he has kept himself clear of the present debate. There are indications that the Republican leaders propose to reduce their free silver element to accept a reasonable compromise, and thus take for their party the credit of settling a question the Democrats could not or would not dispose of. However the financial situation may be settled, the Treasury Is prepared tp furnish the people with plenty of truly artistic paper money, if the need be. The new issue of hank notes, under the direction of Chief Claude M. Johnson, of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, will be thoroughly artistic. Mr. Johnson believes that the United States notes of issue should each denomination represent in their designs some idea typical of the republic, or illustrative of its growth, power, history or resources. He, therefore, obtained from leading artists designs for a new style of notes. All of cur old notes are very plain. Their designs consist for the, most part of portrait of Presidents, generals, statesinen and prominent officials, in combination, with more or less elaborate .scroll work. There is nothing characteristic about them except plainness and paucity of design. Chief Johnson has already secured designs fpr the new one, five and ten dollar certificates, and the plates are about ready. The new $1 certificates have been designed by Will H,, Low, the New York artist. The engraving represents History and Youth. History is represented by a beautiful woman, who sits at the left upon the ledge of a great window adorned partially 'by the American flag. She points to the. Washington Monument in the distance, across the Potomac river, and to the Capitol, still further away. A youth, encircled by her other arm, follows her gaze with ambition stamped upon his features. On the opposite end of "the ledge stands a printed bock, on which, with a strong glass, one .

paragrapns oi tne constitution ot tne United States. The whole Is framed in a series of small portraits of the great men of the nation, among whom are authors and inventors, as well as those who have attained fame in the public service. Fully as great a change wiH be made in the design of the $5 certificate. It now has a portrait of Grant, with lathe work and scrolls en which Is printed the denomination. The new design is by Walter Shirlaw, and is considered the strongest of all so far approved. It is allegorical and represents the power, genius and strength of the country. Liberty is represented by a beautiful woman in graceful robes standing upon the globe, with, her feet resting upen North America. In her raised hand she holds an incandescent electric light, from which a ribbfin

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runs to lightning, torn clouds at the left. Clutching these is Force, a powerful man, who also controls three terrified horses hitched t<? a chariot. At the right of Liberty the dome and the Senate wing of the Capitol can be seen in the background. Partially hiding it is another female figure holding aloft a dove, and belbw a scroll. This represents Pence £nd Law, At the left of Liberty a typical American eagle is poised, and on the other side sits Fame * a third female figure, proclaiming the glory of the country through a trumpet of great length. Thomas F. Morris, of the Engraving Bureau, designed the new ten-dollnr silver certificates, but his design has been elaborated by Mr. Shirlaw. It represents the new American Navy. Two white cruisers are seen upon the ocean, one coming bow on at the left of the note, and the ofher showing her port side in the centre background. A large sitting figure leaning upon a hammer at the right-hand corner represents the shipbuilders. Two infantile Neptunes with tridents, dolphins and shellfish grace the lower left-hand corner of the note. This is such a good design that it may be used for notes of higher denominations than $lO. Portraits of public men are henceforth to be put on the back of the notes, and not on the front, where they now appear, lownsend. An Exi'm< <»t Wo tn on. The census, reveals some curious facts about t o distribution of New York’s excess of women. New York city has 20,000 oGthem; Brooklyn, 17,000; Albany. 5,500; Troy. 5,000; Utica. 3,000; Ko ■h'-trr. 4.000; Syracuse, 1.100, They are ail, practically. in the larger cities of the State, the one exception, being Buffalo, which has 4,000 more men than women. It would be inter,-x. eating to know more about these 4,000 superfluous men; whether they are Pollacks, Italians, lake sailors, canal boatmen or merely lively young bachelors front the country in the western part of tjie State who have gone to Buffalo to seek their fortunes.—Harper’s Weekly. . ... . x ■ ' >I‘V