Decatur Democrat, Volume 47, Number 10, Decatur, Adams County, 14 May 1903 — Page 4

THE DEMOCRAT EVERY THURSDAY MORNING BY LEW G. ELLINGHAM, PUBLISHER. SI 00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE. Entered at the podMHceat Decatur. Indiana, as sacond-idaas mail matter. OFFICIAL PAPER OF ADAMS COUNTY. THURSDAY. MAY 14, 1903. . i ” - •— 1 No democratic nominations sor 1 president have been made today, I and thus |he cause of the unterrified | isstraigtliened. & It Jpoks like the Commercial club 1 of Deca tu£ was trying to pluck every rose that's blooming in Adams conn tv.—Berne witness. ® The municipality of St. Louis had | ©just about finished their "family] wash” when the deposition opened. Ihev had a just cause for celebration. —. ' .... & It is almost heartrending: (?) to view the debris of busted trusts scattered al’ over the country, ‘Wrought by the legisla ion passed ' @by the iSle republican congress. A Milwauketsgwoman has named : her child 'Theodore Roosevelt Henrv Clav Pa aye Bradenbfeg. " 1«# Ulis not a case for the society foP prevention of cruelty to, children. Th> 'ft-. ■#dsofPresi lent Roosevelt are alarmed over the political situation a' presented by tig' coijghtio»i- in the state of New Yi>rk. And to think The president is away off in California. -« ' a The way things are going now. if N the democrats don't soon get back into power there will be nothing left. Those republican office holders seem to be taking everything in sight. —Columbia < 'it®.post. Peace and harmony now prevails among the .Indianapolis democrats. has promised to be good, and if they can not be good, be as good as they can. It id to be ho]xal that this dove of peace was clothed in white, e * It is believed that th® president has arrived nt an acute period of ips candidacy for the republican nomination. He'has got to the liaby kiss||’,g of the game. Next on the program will lx> thetrust hugging stunt. Our once was. J. Fred France has sMibmitted ft the interview, and gives it as his real opinion that Judge Allen Packer is the proper mascot, for the democratic national ticket next year. Every <me has a right to one or a hundred guesses. Nothing ha* been heard from j Judge Stench, and his friends here are at a loss to know whether he was laid to rest in Chairman Melcb*' ing cemetery before or since thai fatal <tey. if he has a friend left, we will pay all (Charges of telegraphica?communication. 'O’ © Governor Durfin has competed his Jeffersonville reformatorv ma- - chine by replacing Charles E. Shively of Richmond, and naming L. P. Newby in his plaee. By jloing this thu governed u|£in demonstrates how veritable small a jiresumabfe big maAcan be, when the proper <>portunity is given him. The new lard will likely reorganize. Don't be too critical or the senator (Hanna). He is doing the best he can. It should be borne in mind that he is “ifepolitics. ' as a iR of thf party that is dependent on union labor for votes and on the employers of union labor for f®nds. Under the circumstances Uncle Mar<*jfe makes a fetter tight rope danger “ than could be reasonably expected of one of Ms weight and figure.— Uouisville Courier-Journal. Government officials are considering the advisability of legalizing opium smoking in the Phillippines. A Chinese firm has offend a large sum to the insular govrenment for the right to furnish opium users with their favorite narcotic and his offer may be accepted to prevent smuggling. It is asserted that those addicted to the habit can not live without opium and the sclieme ' is to have a census taken of all con- . snmers in the islands. The concessionaires will be pret itted to sell only to those who cannot get along ’ without the drug, and then only . with the minimum amount required to satisftgfhem.

The Indiana]Kilis democrats will organize their committee on May 14. The candidates for chairman are Hon. John W. Kern and J. L. Reach. (®: ■- Now comes Mrs. Cleveland who insists that’her illustrious husband should not take to presidential polities again, as she has no desire to take up her residence in the white house. And she is a woman. They have arrested u Kentuckian I for assassinating Lawyer MarI cum before he had a chance to cs- ! cape to Indiana, and there is a faint prospect that justice may lie Roue ] to himjfor his awful and cowardly ' ca’ime.—lndianapettis Sentinel. Senator Foraker promises to stir Up the fur in Ohio this year. He proposes to introduce and vigorously defend a indorsing President Roosevelt and hianomination jin 1904. This will compel the ■ machine to show up their real sentiment*? The Richmond Sun-Telegram speaks slightingly of the bouquets bqjng hurled at G. Clevelrftid, and in the same breath' elaborates on ’ the polished Wand of jxilitira as • practiced by the Chicago Chronicle Th. bun-Telegram is certainly taking nothing but mixed drinks. .. ■ J ’ Col. Bryan has made another doubel jointed attack upon G. I Cleveland and the latter has written 1 a letter to a .friend at Athens, Georgia, that he.wusnot a candidate for the fourth nomination. . And some one has dared to insinuate that the democratic party is deid. Following the footsetps of several other politicians who want to get action on their coin, comes the announcement that Mayor Jones has the fever. He will back a weekly paper in Toledo and will then <jct into the list,of eligibles for a presidential nomination. ; © . I 'J 1 1 1 & It has been proposed that either Hon. Benjamin Shivetey or Congressman Miers. both of Indiana, be given second place, on the democratic national ticket. Both are democrats of the right Iwand and would fulfill the duties <’/■ a candidate and presiding of the United States senate, with a dignity and grace float would make President Roosevelt ashamed of himself. . “= ”© The Indianapolis Senitnel will or is publishing an evening edition of that now very interesting newspaper. The Sentinel has made greater strides during the last twelve mouths than any newspif|)er published in the west. It is now rightly filling a long felt want, and we ho]X' a profitable one to Sentinel: There is a field for such a paper as the bentinel will lx 1 , and here isiMishing it that prosperity that is ri'al andbgenuiue. ® — — © The Indiana democrats will resist —or try to resist—the infamous outrage ix'rpetuated by the and napied an apjiortionßient law. As framed and passed it disfranchises the democrats, and by i»iw, steals half of their repn«intation>sin the legislature. They rightly do not propose to stand for it, unless the court puts on its partisan clothes and forces them to stand ftnd deliver. The present law has not the faifffet Wnark qj political decency, to say nothing of right and We are glad to 'We Hie Indiana democrat s crubbing up their muscle. They have sit idly by and tal»-n the rank impositions of opposition, unft all forbeardfice ceases to be a virtue. If we want to maintain pur self respect, it is are toting ready to give blow for blow, parliamentary rules to the cdprary notwithstanding,®

While the president of the United State# was loudly inveighing against corruption in public and private in h'is, o ,s]xx*chKg at the dedication of the world's fair buildings at St. semis, the corruption in the postoffice dejiartment under his own administration which is being dadly unearthed by the investigation m>w proceeding, smells to high heaven. It is the expressed opinion of many officials of the government that it would be policy of consistency for the president to rewtrn at once and see that the investigation is made thorough*and that no guilty man escapes the punishment which is his just due. The truth of the matter is that this investigation in the postoffice department is digging up more snakes than the administration can conveniently kill, and the administration would like nothing Ix'tter than to kill the investigation.

While apologies seem to be in i order we desire to take ours out. in a statement to our large, growing and healthy constituency, Ouri telegraphic service conies in over a live, red hot wire, and arrives the same day the pap?r iff' printed. While some of the news is real warm, ?yet there is no danger of molting the wire. Every precaution is taken to protect the interests of our readers. This order is printed in bold, red ink and is posted in a conspicuous plaee in this office as well as every Western Union telegraph office in the country, and the same wi.l be carried out .to the gnat's fraction, if we never liiPy up a Suppose the democrats do take a ■ notion to nominate Grover (leveland for president ? Couldn t they do worse? Haven't they done worse j,n the past,? Grover Cleveland is a great hian whom nobody distrasfk. He has those qualities of femness jund foresight that a president of tlfe United possess. He has twice led the democratci p*rty out of the wilderness and te the only one who has lieen able to do so since the war. Maybe he could do it again. Who Maybe nobody can do it. The main question just now in connection with ClevelaniFs renomination is this: Would the people of the United States s'and for, any man for the t lik'd term ? They '.turned down Gen. Grant on that proposition.—lndianapolis Sun. Postmaster General announced that there would be So more establiskments of rural _ free delivery postal service until July 1. ' the beginningt of •-the next fiscal year. This is. one of, the results of tlie investigation of jxistoffice affairs and of flit discovery that at the present rate of increase fi the number of routes there would be a deficit <*f 120,000 in the rural free delivery th® end of the fiscal y®r. It is not intended, however, tljgt the investigation of proposed routes shall be suspended and the field work therefore will continue. Mr. Payne estimated that the total number of routes fairly entitled to be established in the eountjy wotild be 38,000 anil that at the present rate of increase this would be reached in two years. The Star see® ageat significence in the coming Ohio convention. It says: The eyes of the well-informed politicians and others interested and in close touch with f national affairs will be turned ’Toward Ohio the first week in June and will rest with great intentness upon the Ohio sMte republican convention, which takes place at that tim<*. The s]x:cial object of interest will gbe a resolution winch is to lx* offered by a certuin faction indorsing unequivocally President Roosevelt'* adisinistratiouand his candidacy for the presidAcy. This be for the pur]X>se of sidetracking tlije boom of Senator Hanna and throwing cold water on that of Senator Fairbanks. The Foraker faction is at. the bottom of it and the resolution itself will be offered by leaders of the jiwior Ohio senator's winjj. It is more tha« probable that Senator Foraker has full knowledge of t>i* intentio® ot his gup- '■' I>orters.iuid That they are acting with h®4bnlßnt. It is even said that he will Tie so familiar the wording of the resolutions that he w l ® be able to quote them verbatum beroft they read. g

H. L. Gladden, a farmer living six miles east of this city, met with an accent at eleven o'clock yesterday which owing to his extreme old age may result fatally. He and Caleb Brown were hauling hay towards this city and when passing along the farm belonging to John Nidlinger, the, wagon upset and the two men were'-thrown violently to the groiad. The accident happened as they driving on the side of the road and would not have resulted had the hay rack been securely fastened to the wagon. Mr. Brown received no more severe bruises and when he saw that his aged com]ianion was hurt he came to town immediately and summoned Dr. Beardsley. An examination showed that in addition to severe internal injuries the aged man's left thigh had been badly broken. Dr. Beardsley and Dr. Boyers set the broken bone and got the injured man in shape to be moved to his home. Mr. Gladden is in his eightieth year %nd recovery after so severe an injury is very doubtful.

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sjwne ]>erson wants to know "if it would be a breach of good form f® a gentleman meeting his wife on the '-teeet to salute her without raising his hat?' You should always raise iyour hat on the street when meeting your wife, if she is unaccompanied; ; but if she happens to be with ajaothfl# fellow don't notice heK - f Harry Hammel of Pittsburg, is here for a few days visit with Ins ' parents. He is working ingthe big car factory and machine works and i is prosperous. Dick France of this ! city is employed at the same plaee and is getting along nicely. Harry says Pittsburg is the only town on theemap. 5 D. M. Hensley and family came home yesterday from Rome City along a string of fish that puts to shame all previous records for thi® famous resort. Mr. Hgnsleysaid that the past week has teen a great one for fishing at lake and everyone who has indulged has been successful. DT. Neptfee and Dr.Leßrun are catching more fish ' than they know wlw't to do with and a car lea I shipment* need not surpris® their friends. The common fish just now is what' is known as the croppy or straw bass and a string of a hundred in a day is a very ordinary catch. However, the bass fishermen are also having great luck.

The end of the Hains will ease is not yet in sight and it is impossible to say just when the evidence wilF be concluded, perhaps not before Friday. Lawyer James T. Merryman, who wrote the will and is also one of the attorneys .in the suit was on the stand several hours telling the exact story of his part in the affair. Other witnesses examined were Dr. J. 8. Boyers. Ed Chronister, who signed the will as a witness, E. X. Ehinger, M. Burns, and several others. It is quite possible that the defense will continue offering evidence through most of tomorrow and the plaintiff will likely have some evidence in rebuttal. So that it looks very much as though the trguments will not be reached before Friday afternoon or Saturday morning. The case con tinues to attract considerable interest, though the weather is just a little warm for crowds to listen to the testimony and thosexvho visit the court room usually seek the outside air after a few moments.

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Ora France played right field for Fort Wayne yesterday, this being his try-out for a place in th® league. Bones is a fast liall player and given the right kind of . hances will make good in any team nr any league. He is a sure fielder, a .300 batter and one oflhe fastest base runners in the business and it looks as though he ought to be signed and signed quickly by the iSiilroa^ rs - He played a month this year with the Three-I league hut lost out bscaw' his salary was too ,high. ' ® A ixxlro party given Tuesday night by Mr. and Mrs. C. V. at the C. B. L. rooms in commemoration of the seventh anniversary of their marriage was a decided successful social function, one that will long be temembered by those present. About fifty guests were present, the earlier part of the evening being spent at progressive pedro in which Frank Crawford and Mrs. U. Deininger received the merit and C. Radamacher and Mrs. Peter Sfteine the consolation prizes. The litter I>art of the evening was spent in dancing in which all present .participated and thoroughlv enjoyed themselves. At the conclusion of the mirth making an excellent two course luncheon was served.

Large posters and small bills are out announcing in loud tones the Shirtwaist Minstrel show to be given by the Entre Nous club next Tuesday evening. The affair Is under the management of Prof. Fred C. LaDelle, one of the most famous magicians of the country. The show is entirely different from anything of the kind ever given in Decatur or anywhere else and is bound to create more laughter and enjoyment to the square inch than could any otnerwise be accomplished. The program will include the latest parodies, comedy songs, black face, comedy, monologues, comic quartette dog dances, and a hundred new songs. The first act ends with the funniest finale ever witnessed The sale of tickets has begun already and the boys are assured of an immense turnout. The entire membership pf the club thirty in all, will l>articipate and this alone should guarantee the complete success of the minstrels. The reserved seat Friday morning at ’Holthousr' rh*u<* store.

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Charles Yqbst yesterday sent five applications for membership into jthojtort Wavne lodge, Frat-naUbab-jof Eagles. Thtjy will r voted on and if the result * is favorble will be initiated on t: ® evening of May 27. The class consists of John D. Reiter;’ Eugene Christen. Frank Scfiuacher. 31. Krohn Will Cordua and Mart Andrews. The order, while a your..’ one in years, is a favorite and has over 5,000 member' in Indiana. Its principal tea tut' is B the sick benefits, paying a dollar per day and furnishing physician and medicine in case of sickness in the family thus by the husband and father joining the whole family is protected in times of sickness. In ,-j) case of deaththe family gets slot The reception for Rev.' and MrWhite of the Methodist churdi w.;> held at the parsonage Tuesday afternoon and evening and was in every way an enjoyable and com- ® plete success. The affair was given by the Ladies’ Mite society and the Epworth league and they complete! their arrangements in such a manner as to prove them adepts in the art of entertaining. Each ]>art of the affair was in the hands of a committee especially appointed f r the purpose an 1 each did their duty well. Rev. and Mrs. White, assisted by Rev. and Mrs. Hudson received the guests. During the afternoon from two to five o’clock a number of the older membfrs of the church attended and gave glad and sincere greetings to the new pastor and his family. During the evening from seven to ten o'clock the young members and likewise man? of the older ones were present, the exact number being near 250. The occasion was informal and consequently very enjoyable, everyone mingling m a happy manner. J< Bryson acted as grand introduce and everyone present knew ever) one else before the evening was han over. Delicious refreshments wen I served by the young ladies of th* I Epworth league. The house was beautifully decorated with cut fl"" icrs and presented an apiearan" suitable to the occasion. The reception was as stated, a grand success and Rev. White and family ma.' now consider themselves ful®edge< Deeaturites.