Decatur Democrat, Volume 47, Number 3, Decatur, Adams County, 26 March 1903 — Page 4

THE DEMOCRAT EVERY THURSDAY MORNING UY LEW G. ELLINGHAM, PUBLISHER. HOOPER YEAR IN ADVANCE. Entered at thepostofllceut Decatur Indiana, as sjeontl-class mall matter OFFICIAL PAPES OF ADAMS COUNTY. THURSDAY, MARCH 26. The Ohio Democratic Editorial association met at C.tluinbus Saturday to outline plans for conducting a newspaper campaign in the interests of democracy. For a time the real purpose of the meeting were overlooked because of the desire oi many of the members to take advantage of the opportunit j’ to * ‘ speak out in meeting." The question of "bosses and bossism” was very thoroughly threshed out, and it was the unanimous opinion of the editors that the party would have to sidestep the men who were using it as a tool for personal aggrandizement. Presidential politics is holding the center of the stage in Washington since the adjournment of congress. The big financial interests which ontribute heavily to the republican campaign funds are renewing their efforts to induce Mark Hanna to enter the arena against Roosevelt, but without the slightest show of success. Hanna is growing old and is not in good health and he has made it plain within the last few weeks that he does not intend to be inveilged into the race. There is quite general feeling that, aside from Hanna, the most logial man to rally the anti-Roosevelt forces is Senator Fairbanks of Indiana. Things begin to look lively in this congressional district and point to a scramble that will resemble the last republican congressional race, when Coongressman Cromer was nominated at Portland. The last ne to have his name connected •with the running is the Hon. J. J. M. LaFollette of Portland but now the district deputy attorney for Indiana. Jesse is one of the Ix'st that ever happened and if he so decrees then* will lie something doing before the next g. o. p. candidate is named. It will pay Congressman Cromer to make hay while the sun shines and not wait for politics to drive him into endorsing the rights of Adams county for free rurral delivery. Joseph H. Shea <>f Scottsburg, one of the leading democrats of southern Indiana, has confirmed a rejxirt that the democrats may test the legislative reapportionment bill passed by the republicans in the recentlegislature. He has studied the reapportionment and is convinced that it is unconstitutional. Several counties on southern Indiana, ho says, were virtually disfranchised. Ripley, for instance, is left with a joint representative, whereas it has enough votes for a representative of its own. The joint senatorial districts of Union, Dearborn, Ohio, Franklin and Switzerland counties is several thousand in excess of the required unit of population for senatorial representation. Senator W. A. Kittinger of Anderson, says it is unfair to him in the race he proposes to make for the re publican nomination for congress in the eighth district to say he is a candidate in the interests of Conngressinan Cromer. Senator “Kittinger declared he is a candidate in earnest and that he has no intentino of acting to help out any candidate. "I can not understand how the story that lam working in the interests of Cromer started,” he explained. "I have never given any one authority to say such a thing and I cannot see how my actions should have given any one this impression. 1 believe I tried a lawsuit once with Cromer, but this is all the connection 1 have ever had with him except the ordinary friendship’of life. lam in this race for myself and no one else and I do not like to have it said that lam lieing’Jused *as the tool of another. 1 would have l>een a candidate for the nomination last year but they started this story on me and I did not think it right to give any one the right to believe such stuff, and so I stayed out of the figlrt. I intend to be a candidate ; this time in earnest, however, and I .1 believe I will have the undivided I support of Madison county. I Ix 1 - lieve, and looking at the situation mow I Ixdievel will have Mrood of success liefore the coming con- 1 •vention.

Congressman Robison has liecn invited by W. R. Hearst’, of the Chicago American, to accompany a party of twenty-five congressmen on a special train making a tour of the territories of New Mexico, Arizona ami Oklahoma in April for the purpose of giving file members an opportunity to su'e for themselves whether the territories should be given statehood. The train will leave Chicago April 9. The Indiana Regimental and Battery momuments erected by the state of Indiana on Shiloh National Military Park, which is located on the banks of the Tennesec river at Pittsburg landing, will lx-dedicated on April 6 and 7. It is a state affair in which all Indiana citizens are interested in paying honor to her fallen sons on Shiloh's bloody field. The two Indiana senators and many other men of note, including a representation of the confederacy, will be there to participate in the memorable exercises, incident to such an interesting chapter in the nation's history. The Sam Henry Post as well as the Decatur and Adams county citizens in general, should attend. There was an exclusive piece of news came to town Monday in the shajie of a letter which was printed in the Evening Journal and which bore the well known signature of G. W. Cromer, congressman and politician. While we feel somewhat downcast that the wily George should seek to keep this information from the general public so long, and today has to be given second handed, yet we appreciate the frailties of the human race. George is a politician of the thirty-second brand and the minute encouragement was given him, as portrayed in the letter, he thought only of the true and brave warriors who fought, bled and died for his political supremacy in the historic past. If ther? is one thing above another that a sue -essful politician never forgets, it is his friends, and for one day at least, his mind was concentrated upon but one—all wool and a yard wide—in the whole domain of Adams county. But George can lx> pardoned for his partiality, and we ctn but recommend his ability in gracefully administering hyjx'rdermic injections of the healing salve. The letter imparted the information that before leaving Washington, and after the receipt of urgent telegrams, he received from the general superintendent of free delierv, a promise that complete rural mail service would be established in Adams county in the spring or early summer. There is one provision to the establishment of this serviec, however, and that is providing the publicl roads are in condition. It is now up to the people. If you want your mail delivered to your home every day, good roads will do it. The usual late summer working of the roads will not go this year. It must be accomplished early and well. The township trustees are in a position to have this feature of work advanced. and if they would call their supervisors together and even a meeting of their citizens and consummate some organization looking toward having the public highways fit for the inspection by a representative of the free delivery department of our government. This will be easy, quick and sure way of accomplishing our part of the assurance of free delivery. It is down to the business point. Concerted and well directed action will not admit of failure. Get busy. Found in Their Possession. Noblesville, Ind.. March 25. —Thos. Goff and Elmer Bean were brought to this city from Sheridan and placed in jail to await trial in the circuit court on the charge of larceny. It is alleged that taey stole several hundred pound! of meat from William Reagan, a farmer, north of Sheridan. Reagan, assisted by several neighbors began an investigation as soon as he found his meat was missing, which resulted in recovering the stolen property. It was found In the possession of Goff and Bean. nn« a cone rognwaymart uin. Ukiah, Cal., March 25. —A lone highwayman held up the stage traveling between this point and Mendocino Cny yesterday and shot and Instantly killed the armed messenger. The driver whipped up his horses and amid a rain of bullets escaped uninjured. The stage was held up In the same spot about a month ago oy the same man, It is thought. Yesterday's stage carried a heavy treasure chest. Coal Companies Restrained by Court. Chicago, March 25. —Ten Indiana coal companies and ten Individual operators were restrained by Judge Kohlsoat in the United States circuit court yesterday from continuing their combination foi*he regulation of coal prices and or.imit

FROM THE STATE CAPITOL. Indianapolis, March 25. —The revolt in the Republican party here continues to grow, although no further effort is being made by the •’antis” to get signatures to petitions. The telephone ' bells have been busy in the office of the leaders, as many voters who didn't get on before the petitions were presented to Chairman Logsdon and turned down, are letting it be known they j want to sign. This means they are i willing to go on record as being op-' posed to the probable nominees of the ' convention Saturday. Os course Book-, waiter will be renominated, but U looks more and more as if be wo have the fight of his life to be re- i elected. The sentiment among the better class against the ring here is . intense. The Democrats know this and they are getting ready to profit by it. It was learned today that twen-ty-five of the Republican precinct committeemen are going to resign rather than to submit longer to the rule of the machine. This is but one indication of how the situation looks to a man on the ground. The Republicans will have to endorse the present city administration, which is alone a big burden to carry. The cornerstone of the new Indianapolis federal building was laid today with impressive ceremonies. Senators Fairbanks and Beveridge, Governor Durbin, Congressmen Hemenway and Overstreet and many others of national reputation took part. There was a big parade at 1 o'clock this afternoon, led by General J. R. Carnahan of the Knights of Pythias. The G. A. R., many civic societies and companies of the Indiana national guard, | were in line. The opening address 1 was made by Congressman Overstreet, I who has labored hard to get the ap-; propriation for the building. The Ma- \ sons, with their regular ritual, laid the cornerstone. Grand .Master Jas. W. Dunbar of New Albany, had cnarge ot this feature. Addison C. K«tis, former minister to Austria, then delivered the principal address. He was followed by Senators Fairbanks and Beveridge, who spoke briefly but happily. The ceremonies lasted two hours and were attended by a big crowd. Adolph Decker of Evansville, the junior Republican member of the re-1 cent legislature, was here today on a trying mission. He wanted to see Edgar A. Perkins, president of the State Federation of Labor, and other labor leaders regarding the “blue book” that is being published by the three committees that represented the railway trainmen during th<. session, in | some way Decker v.as put in as one I of the few representatives who were i opposed to organized labor. As he is 1 just on the threshhold of a political [ career and is a candidate for renomination. he very naturally don't want: the word to get cut that he is an enemy of organized labor. Decker was the butt of many good-natured jokes during the session because of his age. but he took his medicine manfully and i made a host of friends. Congressman J. A. Hemenway, who is here, is the center of interesting political gossip. He is perhaps one of the most-talked-of Republicans in the state just now. as he is considered both as a prospective candidate for governor and for United States senator. But an these matters he is discreetly silent. “It’s too early to talk of the matter yet,” he said. And that was about all the newspaper folk got out of him. Many believe he will be a candidate for governor, but those who know him best say he desires to remain in congress as long as possible, as he is to be promoted to ths head of the committee on appropriations—one of the most important political positions in the nation. a "Bum Counterfeit Washington, March 25.—The secret service division of the treasury department has received a new counterfeit ?2 silver certificate, series 1899, check letter "C,” Lyons, register, Roberts, treasurer. The counterfeit seems to have been printed from photo-etched plates on two pieces of stiff paper with silk threads between. On the back of the note the word ‘•certificate” is spelled “certifiecate,” public is spelled •'purlie,’’ ’when’’ “wden,” and "May” ’ Mai.” The thickness of the paper should immediately attract attention. Miles’ Report Will Ee Heid Secret. Washington, March 25.—The report of Lieutenant General Miles on his observations in the Philippines and on his trip around the world has been submitted te the secretary of war, but it will not be made publle, as it is regarded as an Inspection report. The general made the tour under instructions. and the Information which he has oommnnicatod to tbs war department will be used like other reports of a similar character for the benefit of the service and not for publication. Mitchell In West Virginia. Huntington. W. Va.. March 25.— Coal operators, miners, laboring men, professional men, bankers and business tn«-n to the number of more than 2,000 crowded about the front of a local hotel here yesterday to listen to an open air address of President John Mitchell of the United Mine Workers on the subject of strikes. His remarks were directly and almost entirely on the situation In West Virginia at this time. Reads His Own Obituary. Elkhart. Ind., March 25. —Captain Gun Groll of Company E. Indiana national guard, has received a letter from Ed Connell, whom newspapers reported murdered by Filipinos over twe years ago. Connell rays that he recently rend his obituary notice in an Indianapolis newamaper used for wrapgtfng purposes.

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Mffi THE ROUNDS Burglars At Plainville Try Not to Overlook Anything. Before They Get Through With the Place They Make Five Very Prying Visits. Ths Net Results of Their Raid, Ho* ever, Are Not Overly Large. Plainville, Ind.. March 25.—Burglars broke into the hardware store of W. H. Bunch and stole a shotgun, a revolver and razors. They then went to Littell’s drygoods store, where they tried to blow the safe but failed. In the safe was SSOO in cash. Failing in that effort, they went to the postofflce ‘ and, breaking in a door, secured S3O in cash from an unlocked drawer. They next went to the Evansville & Indianapolis depot, where they secured $1 in cash. They then attempted to break into the jewelry store of Robert Denny, but were scared away by the wind, which they thought was someone approaching. The burglars left some of the tools secured in Bunch s store in the drygoods store. One of the revolvers was fonnd in the street in front of the store. There is no due to the burglars. A TEMPERANCE LESSON Bartenders at Terre Haute Board the Water Wagon. Terre Haute, Ind., March 25.—The bartenders of Terre Haute have been joining a union, and it is thought that by the next meeting all of them in the city will belong. The chief p Ur . pose ot the union is to promote total abstinence among the members. Saloon keepers look with fa'or on this blue ribbon movement. The bartend era say that the interests of the employers demand sober men behind the bars, while bartenders are continually under the temptation to drink with customers. The bartenders say that if they took a drink every time they were asked to do so. they would soon be wrecks. It is said that two-thirds of the bartenders in the city are ready to “swear off." The Governor Cails For Help. Shanghai. Marches.—lt is now said that the governor of Kwang Si has asked for the assistance of French troops from Indo China to crush the rebellion In Kwang SI.

EOLD CHICAGO THIEVES They Drive Away With Wagon Loaded With Rich Merchandise. Chicago, March 25. —Thieves drove off with a wagon loaded with fifty reven cares of merchandise, valued at $5,000, from in front of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy freight depot last night. The driver went inside with his freight receipts, leaving the wagon standing in the yard. He was gone about fifteen minutes, and when he returned the wagon was gone and none of the otner teamsters or employes of the freight-house could tell him who had driven it away, or in j which direction it had gone. Although, the loss was immediately reported to ; the police, no trace of the wagon or the merchandise has been found. SCARED TO DEATH Terror of Sham Battle Too Much for Timid Chinese. Victoria, B. C., March 25.—Accord- 1 Ing to advices received from the Ori-1 ent, the grand review of Chang Chih i Tung's modern drilled soldiers in the I yangtse provinces, together with the Nangang and part of the Pei Yang naval squadrons, was a great naval and military display, but it was disastrous to the populace and a large number of lives were lost. When the sham bat--le started a panic seized the whole' populace, as a report had been spread that an invasion was to take place. So great was the panic that tile-ide was resorted, and it is reported also that many children were drowned in order to get rid of them to allow their parents to run faster. WHIPPING POST IN OHIO Severe Ditoiplinary Measure Adopted in Columbus Pest House. Columbus, 0.. March 25.—The whip-Ping-post was resorted to at the smallm. i u’ 8P ye,t « rda T * maintain discipline. Hugh Murphy, a negro suffering from a mfld case of smailpox attacked and badly wounded T. '• F lo * erB ’ «nother patient, with a Dr . Kvlb * 1 ' BU Pfrintendent of the hospital, decreed that Murphy saould receive twenty-five lashes on fnfllS x aCk the P uni «hment was by the BU P erl 3tendent him seif after the offender had been tied to a post by attendants. . . “• — Deer Do Not Prosper In Indiana. Paob. Ind., March 25.—George A. Charles, county treasurer, owns a large herd of deer which run at large on his farm near tills city. Within the past two years he has lost eleven of Ms finest animals by accident anr other causes, some having died from snake-bites, so that ths Increase In tic breeding has been counterbalanced ’>y

Advertising \ INE OF FINAL SI I is ESTATE. Notice is hereby given to tin- -r.-.iit r-, and legatees of George M. Hin t' ‘nf.ti-’W--to appear In the Adam* circuit court be.dit I>e<-atur, Indiana, on the 15th day > f Apr--1303. and show cause. If any. why the its settlement accounts with the estate of a» decedent should not tie approved; ami >»• heirs are notified to then and there nt>< proof of heirship, and receive theirdlstr”live shares. Jamks I’. HAsri.iNO. Administrator. Decatur, Ind.. March 25. ISM Heller A Bon, Attorneys. HOLDERS’ MEETING. Notice is hereby given that the ti;t“ meetlmt of stockholders of the German b* » ing. Loan Fund A Savings ■ catur. Indiana, will be held at the the secretary of said association in toe .... of Decatur. Indiana, on Monday, April 13,1903 nt 7 o’clock p. m for the election of e- 1 ' 8 ? directors and for the transaction ot--other business as may be properly croup before said meeting. 3-2 F. M. SCBIHMKVEIt. Sectewl KJOTICB OF INSOLVENCY. In the matter of the e*- .j.-. ta'e of In 'he Israel J. Miesse, ; circuit toun deeeased. i Notice is hereby given that upqn V' filed in said court hy William H v .. mini-trator. ot said estate. - t sufficiency of the estate of «ai‘l pay the debts and liability l ~f judge of said court did. on tin- j, March. 1003. find said estate to be I insolvent, and order the same “ lH s accordingly. The creditor* of said <* “ therefore hereby notified of such in and required to tile their claim-' sX* 1 - •state lor allowance. Witness, the clerk and seal of' Decatur. Indiana, this 24 th day 1)1 IMB. „ ... Clsrt. 3-2 ELMER JOH>9<» 1 By Jambs p. Habfliko. DeP O ” MHBBIFF'BSALE The State of Indiana. Adams county. In the Adams circuit court of Adam’ ty, Indiana, Decatur Loan Association I y o .ti,sn Albert Schurger et al I By virtue of an order of SH,e .’.l? 11 ed by the clerk of the Adams 'ir ij said county and state. 1 haveJe'l*" L real estate hereinafter mention expose for sale st public auct ’i n,, »t ir door of the court house in the i lty Adams county. Indiana, -k u. m 8 of 10;(i0o’clock a. m and 4:<W ‘> ll Monday, April 13, 19$' the rents and profits tor a term 1 1* 1 seven years, of the following ind*I'* 1 '* estate, situated in Adams <" u " to-wlt: . Inlot number fill In a siibdl''lu'W* out-lots made by Joseph * , t j<m Joseph Crabhe’third western ‘ s eouo'J town (Bow city) of Decatur. A Indiana. ,j And on failure to reailrn then r ( r | 1 ,.|.n ’ amount of Judgment, In" l ''. ~, tin costs. 1 Will al the same time '. f, < ht»F manner aforesaid, offer for' of the above described prenii” ■ . (i.-hunr Taken as the property of .'f M ,r ‘ to satisfy said order this II th 3-3 ALBERT A. Bl I 1 ' 1 ’