Decatur Democrat, Volume 41, Number 4, Decatur, Adams County, 8 April 1897 — Page 2

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EXPENSE TOO HEAVY TURKEY WILL NOT RAISE HER MISSION TO AN EMBASSY. Senator Elkins’ Bill to Develop Our Shipping Secretary Sherman Issues instructions on the New Tariff—-McKinley Will Take a Best—Nominations. Washington, April s.—The shte department has received notice from the Turkish government that it finds it inconvenient to raise the grade of its mislion in Washington to that of an embassy on account of the increased expense whirti would thereby be incurred. This decision of the Turkish government will prevent the president, under the existing law, from nominating exSecretary John W. Foster of Indiana as ambassador to Constantinople, as it is understood was his desire. OUR SHIPPING. Will Send a Message to Congress. Washington, April 6.—The president had an interview yesterday with Representative Carmack of Tennessee and R. 0. Graves of Memphis, chairman of the flood relief committee, and J S. Menken. at which the situation in the flood district was reviewed. Mr. Graves subsequently prepared a written statement containing all the data in his possession as to the condition of the sufferers. Mr. McKinley has not yet decided whether he will send a special message to congress today or tomorrow. Nominations. Washington, April 6.—The president yesterday sent to the senate the following nominations: Alfred F. Buck of Georgia, to be envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of the United States to Japan. James Boyle of Ohio, consul of the United States at Liverpool, England. F. S. Day of Conneticut, consul of the United States at Bradford, England. FentoS R. McCreary of Michigan, secretary of the legation of the United States at the City of Mexico. Senator Elkins Speaks For His Bill To Increase American Shipping. Washington, April 6.—Senator Elk-

ins called up and had read his bill charging a duty of 10 per cent, in addition to other duties, on all goods shipped into the United States in foreign"ships. In his opening remarks he said: Under a proper policy of encouragement to American shipping the United States, with its 8,000 miles of seacoast, its navigable rivers and lake coast, fine harbors, variety of climate, productive capacity, rapidly increasing population, its position on the globe—Asia on one side with 600,000,000 and Europe on the other side with 400,000,000 of people—should, be the leading commercial and maritime power of the world. The United States pays $500,000 every day, or nearly $3 per capita per annum, to foreign shipowners for carrying what its people sell and buy. This enormous sum, or most of it, should be saved to the people and the country, and would be under a proper policy of aid to shipping. Mr. Elkins argued that subsidies would not accomplish the object sought. Great Britain could appropriate $2 for every $1 appropriated by the United States. We pay in mail subsidies now $801),000 a year to the American line. England has paid in subsidies over $300,000,000 since 1800, and from 1858 to 1890 her ships received $8,628,530 from the United States for carrying the mails. Free ships, he said, would not accomplish the desired result, but add another source of revenue to England, and English ships would still do the carrying of our foreign commerce.

WILL TAKE A HOLIDAY, President McKinley Will Take a Rest For a Few Days. Washington, April 6.—The public reception at the white house yesterday was unusually large. Mr. McKinley | stood in line for 40 minutes and shook \ hands with over 2,000 people. The strain of seeing so many visitors, privately and telling on the president. He will leave tomorrow for a brief visit, accompanied by Mrs. McKinley, Mrs. Saxton, Secretary Porter and -wife. It is probable that some sort of change in the present programme at the white house will be made by which the president can be relieved of the fatigue involved in seeing personally so I many people as he now does. Mr. McKinley has given personal audience in the five weeks he has been in the white house to 18,000 persons and has received at the public receptions 18,000 more. The fatigue involved in i the present arrangement was so great that last Saturday afternoon at 3 o’clock j Mr. McKinley became completely ex- . hausted and was forced suddenly to

deny admission to any one. Secretary SheriuAn Issues Instructions. Washington, April 6.—The secretary 1 of the treasury has issued a circular of ' instructions to customs officers throughout the country, carrying into effect Section 27 of the pending tariff bill. This section requires the secretary of the treasury to make provisions for the collection of the increased rates of duties contemplated by the bill, and with that view he is required to retain samples of goods purchased and imported after April 1, 1897, and prior to the date on which the bill becomes a law. ' '2 Englishmen who have resided in Guernsey for a year and a day are com celled to serve in the local militia.

CAPTAIN DOHERTY DEAD. The Mau Who Captured Lincoln’s Assas- , Min Away. New York. April 3. —Captain Edward P. Doherty is dead at his home in this city of heart disease, aged oil years. ‘ He was a captain of the Sixteenth New York cavalry, ami after Lincoln’s asj sassination was detailed with 50 men to j capture Booth and David, the fugitives, in a barn, they having been surrounded. 1 As Captain Doherty .sprang in to seize Booth, Booth raised a gun. Before he • could fire at Doherty, Sergeant Boston ; Corbett’s bullet, through a knot hole, killed him. • I Venezuelan Treaty Ratified. Caracas, Venezuela, April 6.—The congress of Venezuela has unanimously and enthusiastically ratified their Guiana boundary arbitration treaty with Great Britain winch was negotiated by the United States. LATEST HAPPENINGS . CREAM OF THE NEWS FROM THE ' GREAT HOOSIER STATE. S Events of the Day Specially Prepared For Our Readers—lnteresting Newsy Gossip of Indlanians and Their Doings—Minor News In a Brief Form. i Plymouth, Ind., April 6. —The case of William Sutherlin, charged with murdering Edward Fetters, was called in court yesterday. Sutherlin and Fetters had been friends and business partners. It is claimed by the state that after murdering Fetters Sutherlin placed.the body in a wagon, purchased an old mule of a farmer near the scene of the crime and then drove to the banks of Eagle lake and buried the body eight : feet deep, face downward, in the sand; that he then killed the mule and rolled it on top of Fetters’ body and filled the hole up. Sutherlin was indicted by the Starke county grand jury, the case being sent here on a change of venue. EDITOR SCOTT RAY. His Remains Laid to Rest In Forest Hill

Cemetery. Shelbyville, Ind., April s.—The funeral of Editor Scott Ray occurred today at about 3 o’clock from the family residence. The remains were interred at Forest Hill cemetery. Mr. Ray died Saturday from dropsy after lying unconscious for three days. Mr. Ray made a will more than a year ago. It is the understanding that his newspaper is to be continued under his name; that his brother, Harry C. Ray, will assume charge of the paper under the provisions of the will and that no changes are to be made in the working force. What Mr. Ray is worth no one knows. MURDERER HINSHAW. Dosen t Want to Be Transferred to Michigan City With Other Convicts. Jeffersonville, Ind., April s.—Rev. William Hinshaw received the. news Saturday that the supreme court had refused to grant him a new trial with emotion. His friends expected a favorable decision, but it is thought Hinshaw was not so sanguine. The idea of being removed to Michigan Gity is obnoxious to him. It is likely he will put in a plea to remain at the reformatory on the ground that he can do more good than if transferred to Michigan City with murderers and time seasoned convicts. He is superintendent of the prison Stmdayschool.

POSTMASTER SUICIDES. 11l Health Causes Thomas Robertson to Take His Life. Homer, Ind., April 6.—-Thomas Robertson, postmaster and general merchant here, committed suicide by taking carbolic acid. After swallowing the deadly drug, he notified his daughter and died in 15 minutes. Mr. Robertson was in failing health and his wife is a hopeless invalid, and this is believed to be the cause. He was 68 years old and had served three terms as township trustee. Prisoners Unsuccessful Break For Liberty. Indianapolis, April 5. —James Barrett and William Tanner, two men convicted at Brazil of forgery, were taken off the train here by the deputy sheriffs to get a mea.. After the meal Barrett asked for a match. As/ the deputy reached for the match Barrett dealt him a blow between the eyes and ran. The sheriff pursued and with the aid of citizens captured him and proceeded to the ; penitentiary with his prisoner.

Died of Ilin Injuries. Marion, Ind., April 6.—John D.Timmony, justice of the peace, died yesterday from injuries received last Thursday in falling from a bridge. It was thought at first that he had walked off the bridge while intoxicated, but as three gold watches he had accepted to secure fines are missing it is feared there was foul play. Disemboweled Hlh Brother-In-Law. Anderson, I nd., April Frank Robinson was fatally stabbed Saturday by Thomas Atkins, his brother-in-law. He had gone to collect money and found Atkins drunk. A dispute followed and Atkins disemboweled Robinson with a big knife. Atkins and his wife were

WASHINGTON "LETTER. ’ Passing of the Lobby Queens—Place of the Bailroad—The Hopkins Library of Bailway Books. [Special Correspondence. ] The Capital City is a favorite field for the professional adventuress, but not such a rich field as it onco was, however, when the lobby queens were in the ir glory and hold senators and statesmen of the highest degree at the beck of their finger. The last of the lobby queens disappeared about a dozen years ago. Her memory has been preserved in the traditions of the capital. It was the last time she was ever seen around her favorite haunt,Me lobby of the senate chamber. She met the sergeant at-arms as he was passing the senate restaurant. She was dressed in the remnants of bygone finery. She was well past youth. “Colonel,” she cried, “I am hungry, and I want some money to get something to eat.” A tall senator came along, and he listened to her with interest. He told her to sit down and ordered the best that the restaurant afforded. Just as she was finishing, the senator dropped in to light a cigar. Flushed with champagne and full of terrapin, she rose majestically and summoned the senator to her side with a wave of her hand. Her Power Gone. “Senator, she said,’ with all of that old time flattery, “you have a great deal of influence in the senate. Now, I have a bill here which contains all I have or hope for in this world. I want you to help meJiave it passed.” She cast upon him one of those bewitching smiles which might have forced a declaration of peace or war when she was in the height of her prosperity. The senator, however, answered her coldly that he could not mix himself in anything of that kind. There was a great flash of fire in those faded eyes of the lobby queen. She swept her arm proudly as she cried, with mournful defiance: “Very well! Very well! But if I was ten years younger I’d have that bill through in a week.” The Place of the Railroad. One of the most important questions confronting civilization today is the relation of the transportation industries to the public. The true place of the railroad company in the commonwealth has not yet been arrived at and can only be determined by minds considering the subject, having full information on it, but not involved in its direct issues. To render such an investigation possible by making a collection which would contain all the works bearing or. railways ; that have ever been published in any language was the idea of Timothy Hopkins in establishing the Hopkins Railway library at Stanford university, in California, and that library has, I am told, a larger number of books on railways than our National library in Washington. Berlin’s Bailway Library. The largest collection of railway books in Europb is that in the library of the department of public works at Berlin. This dep:o?ment has, in addition to other duties, the supervision of the railways of the German empire, and its work is facilitated by the publication of several journals of great value, one of which is devoted to railroads exclusively and one to “Kleinbahneu” —street railways, tramways, etc. —the natural result being that in time the department has found itself in possession of. some 2,000 books and pamphlets on various subjects connected with railways. It does not appear that they have ever made direct efforts to supply deficiencies or to make the collection complete. Many Small Collections. When the library of a gentleman who had been sufficiently interested in railroads to gather about 750 volumes on the subject was offered for sale, leading critical journals in New York spoke of the collection as “unique.” Tho books were all in English. Such a library is indeed worth considering, when the Harvard university library, with its 800,000 volumes, can only show about 300 items in its railway collection. There are many collections scattered over the country of a few hundred items each, which have been made by individuals interested in a particular topic or road. At various places in this country lending libraries have been started for the use of railroad men. One of these has made an object of acquiring bodks relating to railroad subjects—the library of the Railroad Men’s bqjjding in New York. It has now 1,000 books and pamphlets of this character, all in English.

The railroad division of the library of the Society of American Civil Engineers contains about an equal number of books, including a few German and French works. It will thus be seen how inadequately this great subject has heretofore been represented in the libraries of the world. , . The Sopkins Library. Soon after the opening of the Stanford university Timothy Hopkins gave up to the university library his personal collection of books relating to railroads. This had been acquired during years of active connection with a great system and included the important works published on railway economics and management. With his gift Mr. Hopkins made ample provision for its extension* and permanent maintenance. Now, after several years, it can be said that the only English, French or German works on any branch of the subject which are not in the Hopkins library are a very few “out of print” books which diligent, search has as yet failed to unearth. There is a constant call for railway books from the congressional library, showing that our lawmakers are giving the railway business a thorough study. Carl Schofibld. Nickel Plated Wood. They are making surgical instruments out of wood, the same being covered completely with a layer of nickel deposited by electricity.— Hardware.

FLOWER LAKf BREAK. It Will Be Mont Dentruetlve to Ml»«l»iilppl Planter*. Memphis, April —The prediction made in those dispatches Friday that great disaster to tho Mississippi delta would follow tho breaking of tho levee at a point on tho east side of tho river, north of Helena, Ark., has been terribly realized. The break at Flower Lake has rapidly grow.n from a dozen feet in length to a thousand. This was the condition of tho crevasse last night when a press representative left the -levee north of tho break. Effort is being made to tie each end of the levee, but owing to the difficulty in getting material from the railroad five miles away, the success of the effort, is doubtful. This crevasse is at the head of the delta and wMI cause an overflow of the northern tier of counties in Mississippi, with the exception of a part of Tunica. The question that now confronts the planters is the duration of the flood. If the water is out of the delta by May 5 a crop of cotton can be grown, but cotton planted as late as May 10 has little chance of maturing before frost. There is still another danger. These crevasses must all be closed before the June rise or there will be a second overflow. Tho delta country produces annually no less than half a million bales of cotton. The river at Memphis was stationary last night. Much suffering is reported from the overflowed regions. Relief steamers are making daily trips into Arkansas and Mississippi, rescuing hundreds of people and bringing them to Memphis. The local rekef committee is doing everything possible for the unfortunate refugees. At a meeting of the committee late yesterday it was decided to ask other cities for help. The following appeal w;is issued: The city of Memphis has’been providing for the distressed flood sufferers from the overlfawed districts of Arkansas and Mississippi, with some little outside assistance, for several weeks. Few Tennesseeans are in need, but the demands on Memphis for others are very great and are increasing every day. Indeed, the demands on our people have grown to such proportions that we feel unable to meet them alone. Heretofore we have attempted to carry on this work without soliciting contributions from other cities, although many cities have generously given us voluntary aid" If the kind people of other towns and cities feel disposed to len 1 a helping hand in this matter all donations received by the relief committee will be highly appreciated and judiciously managed. The Memphis relief committee organized and can use money to the best advantage as it is fully cognizant of the necessities of the situation. All remittances should be made to Bun F. Price, treasurer of the citizen relief committee, Memphis, Tenn.

CRAZY MAN’S DEED. George Miller Recently Released From the Asylum Shoots Three Women. Kincaid, Kan., April 5. —George Miller, who was recently .released from an insane asylum, shot three women neighbors late yesterday and was him-' self dangerously wounded while resisting arrest. The injured women are: Mrs. W. H. Barkey. shot in breast, probably fatally; Miss Effie Kirby, shot in back, will die; Miss Jennie Kirby, shot in side, will recover. Miller had called to see the Kirby sisters at the Burkey house and being refused admission to the house broke through the door and shot down the three women as they attempted to escape. He then chased several children through the streets and hunted up a physician to attend the wounded women. When officers attempted to arrest him the crazed man opened fire but was finally brought down with a load from a shot gun. He may die from the wound. MAY GIVE HIM A VILLA. President McKinley May Be Given a Summer Home by His Admirers. Providence, R. 1., April 3.—lt is possible that President McKinley may pass his summer vacation in Rhode Island, at Narragansett Pier. A number of the prominent real estate owners at the Pier, and whose winter homes are in New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, are considering the purchase of one of the best located and most attractive Pier villas and of giving it to President McKinley, either for a stated period of years or by a quitclaim deed, as mav best meet his approval. The matter has been seriously entertained, and something definite is expected from it within the next three days. LABOR TROUBLES. Big Strike Among Pittsburg Iron Workers Very Probable, Pittsburg, April s.—As announced, several mills and factories have made reductions in wages which were not accepted by the men, and now it is expected the United Labor league, the Amalgamated association, Iron and Steel Workers, Pattern Makers, Iron Molders’ union and several other organizations will be drawn into the labor troubles which started today at Oliver Bro.’s Tenth street mill. The pnddlers refused to go to work atjthe reduction of 50 cents per ton, which went into effect this morning. The managers will attempt to start the mill with whatever men apply. . Trouble is feared. Reception to Merry Del VaL Ottawa, Ont., April s.—The Basilica, the leading Catholic church in Ottawa, was crowded laat night when a reception was given to the Papal delegate, Mgr. Merry Del Vai, Three addresses were presented to him. One, was from the clergy of the diocese, another from the French Canadians of the city and the third from the English speaking Catholics. Mgr. Merry Del Vai replied in French and in English. Qdnnon For Uncle Sam. Bethlehem, Pa., April 6.—The Bethlehem Iron company yesterday made a shipment for the U,nited States government to Sandy Hdok, N. J., of none loaded on 24 flat cars. The shipment was made up principally of eignt and ten inch guns, being finished complete, ready for mounting.

Started on Full Time. Providence, R. April 6. The Valley Queen and Royal mills at River Point, operated by B. B. and R. Knight, has started on full time. The mills have 65,000 spindles, 1,700 looms and employ 1,000 hands.

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