Decatur Democrat, Volume 46, Number 49, Decatur, Adams County, 12 February 1903 — Page 4

THE DEMOCRAT IVIBY IHCRSDAY MOSSING BY LEW O. ELLUNOHA.M. Publisher. 11,00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE. Entered at the postoffice at Decatur. Ind.ana as second-class mall matter. a"" 11 —; I OFFICIAL PAPER OF ADAMS COUHTY. THURSDAY, FEB. 12. The legislature is still dealing out grafts at a pact l that is amazing. Think* to Jimmy Robinson.one of the four real congressmen in Indiana, for a bound abstract of the twelfth census. It will add somewhat to the dignitv of our office library and be real hand v some times. Since the downfall of the Riptier bill Governor Durbin has crawled into his hole. As predicted he has lost a good quarter section of his leadership, which will seriously handicap him in future options. Tee business of making presidential candidates has not been thriving at a prodigious rate for a few days, and it is to be hoped that this state of affairs will not long be tolerated. It gets awfully monotonous not to have a new one formally introduced at least once a week. Fort Wayne will entertain the democratic editors at their mid summer meeting, perhaps in June. There will be much of interest to many of the newspaper editors to see in this solid and substantial city. It is antiquated in some respects but in many others it leads the van in civilization and progress. The invitation was ex tended bv Senator Fleming. — The republican members of the committee are reapportioning the state for legislative representation, are working overtime in an effort to disfranchise as many democrats as possible. They propose to so arrange the districts that it will be an almost physical impossibility for the democrats to elect a majority in either branch of the legislature. The infamous measure will be carried through and men who lay claim to honesty and respectability will vote for it. Such fellows will no doubt salve their conscience by laying the blame on politics. Muncie Herald. The Indianapolis Sentinel has added another immense printing press to its capacity, making three in number, and which are capable of producing 144.000 eight-page papers delivered, folded, counted and pasted in one hour. This magnitude seems incomprehensible and it faintly demonstrates the swiftness of progress that has taken hold of the profession of newspaper making in this the twentieth century. As equipped the Sentinel is the most modern newspaper office in the country, and the phenomioal growth of their business has dem onstrated the wisdom of its owner in making its mechanical excellency the best that money can buy. A writer in Washington has found out that Judge Alton B. Parker of New York, is the favorite candidate of the democratic party for president. Judge Parker’s candidacy, however, has not progressed sufficiently to cause anything like an overwhelming sentiment to form in the party in favor of his nomination. Richard Olney, of Massachusetts, is not yet an important factor in the democratic field. Senator-elect Arthur P. Gorman, of Maryland, is being discussed as a candidate aed would have many followers if he would indicate a willingness to have his name used. Former Governor David B Hill, of New York, has a few friends, but no concerted movement in his favor is under way. The Askren bill which will nassthe legislature means thousands‘of dol lars to the men who are now countv officers. circuit judges and prosecutors of Indiana, or who have already been elected but have not yet taken office. It lengthens the terms of all the circuit judges, most of them about two and one half months and some of them a year and two months. It lengthens the terms of twelve prosecuting attorneys one year. It is said that the bills add to the terms of fifty county treasures five, six, eight or twelve months. Several county auditors will receive a year extra. Accord ing to the, provisions ol this law the Iteneficiaries in this countv will be Judge R. K. Erwin will have about two months tacked on to his term of office and Ckik elect Gerber who will get a rear extra. SacBETART-or WAR Root before the Inion League club, at New York, on the sixth instant, in discussing the problem confronting the government, among other things, referring to the race problem, said: ‘‘l fear th.. we will nave to face the conclusion that the experiment has failed.” The candor of the secretary in admitting the failure of the experiment in giving suffrage to the negro is startling. He also stated that more black men were holding office when McKinley died than today, and that more negroes were appointed to office under Me Kinley, Cleveland and Harrison than under Roosevelt, and that “nothing was said.” In fairness to the south he should his facts. All can agree with him in his conclusion: Now that the first attempt has failed, the question is what to do, and it ahould 1 take the greatest thought of the great 1 «at minds of the country.

The bill introduced by Senator Hanna, at the request of President Mitchell, of the National Industrial Council, to pension the ex-slaves of the South, is one of those crazy prep ositions that bob up every now and then in legislative assemblies. This one is a trifle more idiotic than some others, and therefore the more certain of "dying a homing." South Ber.d Times. Charle- E. Lovelace has sold the Wabash Times and will go to Huntngton where he will branch out with an independent newspaper, which will be edited along the lines of newspaper work as he sees it. While I Mr. Lovelace is a newspaper writer with considerable ability yet the ven-1 ture is speculative and will lack that financial charm which is so necessary to success. Huntington possesses two newspapers which for high class ability and aggressiveness are hard to I beat. Besides they are well estab lished and it will be time wasted to attempt to get their business. The closest fight in the senate Monday afternoon was on Senator Fiem tiling’s bill providing that non-resi-dent holders of mortgages shall be taxed where the mortgagors fail to pay the taxes. The opponents of the bill fought it on the ground that it i would drive out of the state much, cheap capital that is now taken advantage of by small borrowers. The supporters of the bill contended that j foreign mortgagees should enjoy no privilege not enjoyed by resident mortgagees. There were twenty-five votes for the bill after the roll-call, and after five minutes spent in skirmishing, Senate* - Matson was pre vailed on to change his vote, thereby i passing the bill. As a consequence of the introduction by Senator Hanna of the bill to pension ex-slaves, the poetoffice department has trouble on its hands. Local parties of an enterprising disposition. upon the introduction of this bill, at once organized a company to profit by the wide advertising’ the proposed legislation has been given. Circulars were printed by the thousand for circulation among the negroes i of the south. These tell the provis : ions of the bill, pointing out with se ductive tables the profit that would accrue from its provisions once made a law to ah colored persons born or who had lived under slavery. A roseate outlook is pictured for' the le*gislation. for has it not been introduced by the all powerful Senator Hanna, whose influence with the national government is well known south of Mason and Dixon’s line. Opposition is developing among republican members of the bouse to the senate bill appropriating $5,000 for a statue to Gen. George Rogers Clark for Memorial hall, Washington, and unless it is made a caucus measure, some strong speaches mav be made against it on the floor. It'has not jet came over from the senate. Repres entative kirkman, caucus chairman of the republicans, said today that a number of members have suggested a caucus on the bill, but he does not know weather he will issue a call Some of the democrats have suggested that the name of Robert Dale Owen should be substituted, but the minoritv members of the house committee, to which the bill will be referred, will report in favor of substituting the name of Benjamin Harrison. The democrats of the senate tried to get Harrison's name incerted in the bill. THE LEGISLATURE. Indianapolis. Feb. 10. —It developed today that the representatives of organized labor are displeased with the way the bill extending contracts at the state prison, Michigan City, passed the house. The bill was not distinctly a party measure, although most of the Republicans tupported it. The fight against it on the Coot was led by Representative Slack, the minority leader, who is a convincing speaker, but organized labor and the National Manufacturers’ association furnished the real sinews of war. The governor was heartily in favor of the bill, and he sat beside Speaker Marshal! while the vote was being taken. Representative Damburger of Marion county sought to have the bill amended so as to extend the contracts for two years only. A viva voca vote was taken and the ayes and noes seemed about even. A division was called for. but the speaker refused to recognize anyone. This is what angered the labor representatives. as they claim that the speaker was a party to a plat to railroad the bill. Edgar A. Perkins, president of the State Federation of Labor, declared today that some of the men who helped to push the bill extending con ' tracts at the Michigan City prison.) along without recognizing the call for a division on the vote on the amend-j meat, might regret their action. It is presumed that this will be mode a part of the biennial legislative bluebook. I The bill was passed by a vote of fifty- i one to thirty-eight. Perkini says that I many men would have voted for the amendment If they had been given a chance, yet they did not feel like voting against the entire bill. The gov-' emor has been trying to solve the prison contract labor problem, and he believes that the contracts ought *to be extended to 1910. and in the mean time that an effort should be made to arrive at a solution. Representative Srx-hs” of Indianapolis has introduced a bill providing for the appointment of, a statg commission to study the quea-!

Gon. and It may oe passes. Representative Cravens of Madison, the Democratic member of the governors legislative commission, has introduced a bill empowering the governor and the board of trustees ot the institutions for the insane to fix the salary of the superintendent. This is not classed with the salary bills that are now getting the ax. It is generally these institutions must be men capable of handling large problems, yet they are allowed but ft and subsistence. Dr. Edenharti-r. superintendent of the central hospital for the insane in Indianapolis, looks after the welfare of 2.200 patients and manages one of the greatest institutions in the country, for >2,000 a year. He is responsible for the care of $2,000? *OO worth of property and handles from s4tb.to $500,000 a year in money. It is pointed out that he should receive more pay. No effort will be made to amend the institution law. The new bill is for a separate law. The senate has caught the craze from the house and is going after salary raising bills. It was not thought that there would be any trouble in passing a bill to raise the salary of the state tax commissioners from s2.ooij to $3,000. but the bill was lost because of the lack of a constitutional quorum when the vote was taken. It had a majority of one and may be passed on reconsideration, but the vote showed that salary tills, no mat- ' ter how meritorious, are going to have a rough path from now on. If the brewers intend to introduce another bill to amend the Nicholson law. they have not shown their hand. ! although Albert Lieber, president of the Indianapolis brewing syndicate, i was about the legislative halls today. Senator Fleming of Fort Wayne, who. j it is understood, is to have charge of j the bill, refuses to say what is to be ' done. Indianapolis. Feb. 11. —The predic-, tion that there is going to be trouble ■ when the senate bill appropriating 1 ss.o"' for a statue in honor of General i George Roger® Clark reaches thel house, is going to come true. The Democrats are going to fight it. anRepresentative SiacK. their leader, ; said today that they will try and have i the name of General Harrison substituted. A similar effort on the pan of the senate Democrats was defeated. j but only because the senate Repnbli-1 cans had caucused in favor of Clark. Many Repubi.c-ans of the house can't see exactly how Clark should be so honored by the state, as he was a na- ' tive of Virginia, ami the question is being raised whether or not congress would accept the statue, as it provided each state should be entitled to two places for men born within their bor- i ders. Thus the purpose of the present I bill might be defeated by coacxeee j itself. The indications are that the men who love to shoot quail may have to go outside the state during the next two or three years or boldly defy the law. which is not a profitable undertaking now in view of the way Fish and Game Commissioner Zack Sweeney is going after violators. The house after a long fight has passed a bill prohibiting the shooting of quail for three years It was said today that an effort wiil be made to have this action reconsidered, which may be possible, inasmuch as the measure received but 53 votes. Amendments cut-1 ting down .he time to two or one year have been defeated sc far. but the opponents of the bill have not given up. ■ Unusual interest is being taken, and each member is talking loudly of his 1 farmer constituents. In the senate a j bill prohibiting the shooting of quail : for three years has been advanced to j third reading, and unless its opponents j can stem the tide, it will pas=. It is I almost safe to predict that there will ( be a closed season of at least one year, as there seems to be a growing desire to protect game. The feeling over the merchants' garnishee bill, introduced by Senator Wood of Lafayette, was easy to estimate today, wnen the loobies were overrun with its friends and opponents. Merchants from all parts of the state were here lobbying as if their entire future depended on their efforts. They outnumbered the labor representatives two to one. The bill was to have been acted upon finally yesterday, out the attorney generals bill Lad the right of way. It was noticeable that many members tried to fight shy of the lobbyists, as they don't seem anxious to go on record and it is a difficult matter to evade two such powerful constituents. If the bill passes the senate the chances are at least three to one that it will meet defeat in the house, as the Democrats are almost solidly against it and the Republicans will not take the lead in voting against the wishes of organized labor. The members of the legislature are interested in the effort# of Miss Letitia Gailiher, a handsome Evansville girl, who is trying to get an appropriation of $3,000 for a school for deaf and dumb children at her home city. She spent last week here and succeeded In having the bill reported favorably, but while she was away the opposition got in its work and came near defeating it. Then she came flying back and she is now here working for it- She is discouraged, as there seems to be a disposition against special appropriation bills, but she intends to carry the tight to the finish. She is one of the most successful women lobbyists of the session. The ways and means committee of "wance committee

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the nouse aua me «. of the senate, will tonight begin their nightly meetings to frame the general appropriations bill —one oi the most important features of the session. The report of the legislative visitation committee will form rhe basis for their work, and representatives of all the state benevolent and penal and educational institutions will be given a hearing. The work of the legislative commission was so thorough this time that it will doubtless be the basis for the work of the committees and probably form the nucleus of the appropriations bill GIRL'S AWFUL TALE Evidence in Case of the Woman Who Killed and Burned Her Husband. Monticello. N. Y Feb. 11—The fourteen year-old daughter of .Mrs. Kate Taylor, who is under arrest for the murder of her husband. Lafayette Taylor. at their home near Centerville, on the night of Jan. 27, told a horrible story of her mother’s crime at the woman's trial here yesterday. The girl is the woman's daughter by a former husband. She testified that her stepfather came home drunk and that she retired while he and her mother were quarreling. A short time after she heard a shot and. running into the kitchen saw Taylor lying on the floor and saw her mother shoot him again. Mrs. taylor then seized an ax and cut off his head and right arm, both of which she placed in the stove. The remainder of the body was cut in four pieces and put in a sack in the pantry, and during the two 6UC . ceeding days parts of the body were burned until it was all consumed. The clothing was burned and other evidence of the murder were cleared away. During the time the body was being burned the usual meals were cooked by Mrs Taylor. During her daughter’s recital of the story Mrs. Taylor showed no sign of nervousness. Mrs. Taylor is being examined today. 8 ‘-swyer ocorei unions. Philadelphia, Feb. 11.-The I'nitoA Mine Workers of America Lor ganization was severely scored yesterday by course! before the anthracite ,OD ‘ ThP through their attorney, John T U na han, presented their side of the on XThVr . d< ‘ manae ' l M the hinds of the commission, ciaim ‘Off the legal right to earn a livelihX M ’hey might elect without the h * B Presentation of the case Mr Lenahan denounced the union as a fomenter of crime and anarchy The main feature of his arrumm? “oral right to coerce mt» 8 ° r membership or to arror.T Vr ° nto the authority to fix the w« ‘“e Ue,t workers. “ of “’be

DEPARTMENT Or COMMERCE House Adepts Conference Report on That Measure. Washington, Feb. 11.—The house yesterday adopted the conference re-, port orpthe drp’rment of commerce i bill by a vote of 251 to 10. One Re-1 publican, Mr. Littlefield, and nine Democrats voted against this action, ' The remainder of the day was devoted 'o the sundry civil appropriation bill. Mr. Cannon, chairman of the appropri-, ations committee, gave notice that at the proper time he would move two amendments, one to provide for the purchase of a site and the erection of a thiy-e-story 400-room office building for members, to be connected with the eapitol by a subway and to cos* *3.800.0' 'i. and o ther an appropriation of ' *2.500,000 to carry out the original plans for beautifying and enlarging the. main wing of the capitol. The notable feature of the general debate on the mH was a speech by Mr. DeAr-l mond i Mo.) on the Hanna’bill to pension ex-slaves. He spoke in sarcastic vein, but the subject assumed a serious phase when Mr. Richardson of Tennessee said that adventurers in the Sou’h were using the bill to impose on ignorant, credulous negroes, and callee jfi Mr. t annon to give assurance that the passage of such a measure *as not contemplated This assnr ’ ante Mr. Cannon gave. The statehood bill again came up Ini i -m. S€nat r a “ d Mr Mol W of Ala ; area spoke on it for some time. In A h Vn UrW ° f his remarks he referred *° reS t rd!nS tn,BtS Wh,Cb he have been kept back end will be kept regardl"' s iS fOF dl «««“«On regarding them. The time of the senbc'ng wast ed on account of what he termed a peaceful political a . de - on lh * statehood bill, when » ‘.? POnaDt mpasure » were await the V ° n I Th<> ,onfereß< * report on 1 A mimb? r ßUff b ‘" was agr ** d t 0 A number of other bills were passed A Peculiar Accident Dsvenport. la. Feb. IL—F H Cta-, theVfive y Were . Seriousl ’’ inured and | in a nee„H earo <1 daughtPr was killed ” ar * ccidcnt al Buffalo, la ten miles south of here As n r..: : track Ja 0 englne left ‘he through the . H S ' ied rtr pl " n * w ' and wife and ch d” Whl * h Cro «, an i child were standing Counterfeiter Plead/,d~ Guilty Penitentiary forthree ‘°

Noth e <>i : ; i nv, .■rr.txfl TRACT. N I s • -n that iteßffi county commissioner- ! A<h» -A diana. have adopted mE<l <;•;>* auditor's office of- tj, for the construction . f ne -v- ••£ z more particular descripticv et •siabl may be obtained from the in lire auditor * office Tberetar-s K Monday. March 9. W I at the room of the ■■ :--fl| the auditor’s office ■ f said o'clock a. m. ah ar; '-a : ds» '-flB will be received f. r the oCs '-°fiß bridge. Each Nd most rinwnnmi.K fl| proper affida > ..- urrdby ««od and sufficient 1 -nd. paysb* ‘ flB of Indiana. In am nt u said bond shall be s ■<! by Ident i rve bo it. Jfl whose responsibility-11- te required by law or ■ > surety -"ISH the approval of «a-d board. The said board of the right to reject .toy an<> I -ami el poae H JACOB A«SR ■ Attest; Abe Both. Auditor. Jm DANK STATEMENT W. H. Niblick. Pres R. K a DavidStuda alter. > « C. 8. Niblick. French M !««>• A” 'M , r.. ci ISS Report of the c< :. titron H fountv Batik at Dveaiur.lndiara of Indiana, at the -e ofmruary & IMS. BgsOCTCtS. j|j| Loans and diMount - overdraft* atal Other storks, bond- t.•; aw |||| Banking house Other rcpl estate Furniture and fixtures Current expenses Premiums !»,«:• I Cash on band i l- . > V.S.bonda ‘ Cash items.....■ Due from ban: - Total naair.rn** Capital atoek paid in Surplus fund Undivided profits , aw Discount, exchange and i» ler Dividends I" apa id , .p. B Ind i depoalts on dein"iid . B Ind i deposits on time ® Total State of Indiana, Countt </ •'';s fl 1. <■ S». Niblick. AAllan s < ounty B»n». J the above statement *’ ,ru .. .at *■ c 8 NIBI.IIK SuiiM’rtbcil and -««rn u> ' day of February. I'* , T ,o.S’' fl J Ktse < 1 ‘L, Com expires .’an—c - Panarha Is Nc! Parama. Feb. 11 has been receded hef* ,■ reported declaration mala against S al ' ad< ’ F *',>■ It Is well known that n ly sympathises wl lh elect of Honduras ~S it Is believed that th? situation in Gu* l * 111 *'*.. the government to r,P ' qudfll Illa any substantia a!l a, W Nicaragua are pr°f'’ tive eountries " a ' r ' , :fl reported to be mala, where a strlf t(( alfi been established °' er firams.