Decatur Democrat, Volume 47, Number 39, Decatur, Adams County, 3 December 1903 — Page 4

JTHE DEMOCRAT EVERY THURSDAY MORNING BY LEW G. ELLINGHAM, PUBLISHER. HOOPER YEAR IN ADVANCE. Entered at the postoffice at Decatur. Indiana, as second-class mail matter. OFFICIAL PAPER OF ADAMS COUNTY. THURSDXy DEC. 3, 1903. ®TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT® | Announcements. I eixxxxxxxxxxxxxxxixxxxxxxa REPRESENT ATIVE. We are authorized to announce the name •f 8. W. Hale, of Geneva, as a candidate for Representative; subject to the decision of the Democratic primary election, to be held Friday, January 15.1904. We are authorized to announce the name of Valentie L nker. of Kirkland township, as a •andidate tor Representative; subject to the decision of the Democratic primary election, t* be held Friday. Jauuary 15, 1904. Ke are authorized to announce the name of Henry Dirkson of Preble township, as a candidate for Representative; subject to the decision of the Democratic pr imary election, to be held Friday. January 15,1’XH. We are authorized to announce the name of Dr J, W. Vizard, of Pleasant Mills, as a candidate for rep esentative; subject to the decision of the Democratic primary election to be held Friday, January 15,19C4, PROSECUTOR. We are authorized to announce the name •f John C. Moran, of Decatur, as a candidate for re-election as Prosecuting Attorney or the twenty-sixth judicial circuit; subject to the decision of the Democratic Primary Election. to be held Friday. January 15,1904. We are authorized to announce the name of S. A. M. Butcher, of Geneva, as a candidate tor Prosecuting Attorney for the twentysixty judicial circuit; subject to the decision of the Democratic primary election, ‘to be held Friday, January 15,1904. AUDITOR. We are authorized to announce the name •f C. D. Lewton, of Decatur, as a candidate tor Auditor of Adams county; subject to the decision of the Democratic primary election, to be held Friday, January 15, 1904. We are authorized to announce the name es Phil Scbug, of Berne, as a candidate for Auditor of Adams county; subject to the decision of the Democratic primary election, to be held Friday, January 15, 1904. We are authorized to announce the name •f T. H. Baltzeli. of Washington township, as a candidate for Auditor of Adams county, for one term only; subject to the decision of the Democratic primary election, to be held Friday, January 15.1904. We are authorized to announce the name nf Al Fristoe. of Decatur, as a candidate for Auditor of Adams county; subject to the decision of the Democratic primary election, to be held Friday, January 15,19t4 We are authorized to announce Ihe name of D. I). Coffee, of Decatur as a candidate for Auditor of Adams county; subject to the decision o» the Democratic primary election, to be held Friday. January 15 PAM. SHERIFF. We are authorized to announce the name of Albert Butler as a candidate for re-election as Sheriff of Adams county; subject to the decision of the Democratic primary election, to be held Friday, January 15, 1904. SURVEYOR. We are authorized to announce the name of 'leorge E. McKean, of Decatur, as a candidate for re-election as Surveyor of Adams county; subject to the Democratic primary election, to be held Friday. January 15,1904. * We are authorized to announce the name es L L. Baumgartner as a candidate for Surveyor of Adams county; subject -.o the decision of the Democratic primary election to be held Friday, January 15.1904. We are authorized to announce the name of W. V. Buckmaster, of Jefferson township, as a candidate for surveyor of Adams county; subject to the decision of the Democratic primary election, to be held January 15,1904. COMMISSIONER. We are authorized to announce the name of Ba vid Werling. of Preble township, as a candidate for re-election as commissioner of the Hrst sublet we oi . tie ijemocratic primary election. to be held Friday. January 15,1904. We are authorized to announce the name of Jacob Abnet. of Jefferson township, as a candidate for re-election as commissioner of the third district; subject to the decison of the Democratic primary electioa, to be held on Friday, January 15, 1904. ASSESSOR. We are authorized to announce the nam of Anthony Wertzberger, of Union township as a candidate for Assessor of Adams count) subject to the decision of the Democrat!* primary election, to be held Friday. January 15.1904. CORONER.) We are authorized to announce the name of Dr C. H. Q rYi» rV. nf Berne, a candidate for re-election as Coroner of Adams county: subject t> the decision of the Democratic primary election, to be held Friday, January la. 1904. TRUSTEE. We are authorized to announce the nam*of Caleb B. Andrews hs candidate for Trustee of Washington township; subject to the decision of the Democratic primary election, to be held Friday, January 15. 19t>4. d We are authorized to announce the name of Louis Kleine as a candidate tor Trustee of Preble township; subject to the decision of the Democratic primary election, to be held Friday. January Ij. 1904. We authorized to announce the name of James K Niblick, of Decatur, as a candidate for Trustee ot Washingion township; subject to the decision of the Democratic primary election, to be held Friday, January 15, 1904. Grover Cleveland cards the Brookly Eagle, in which he expresses gratitude for the suggested honor conferred as a candinate for the presidency, but refuses to accept. This will have a tendency to curb the Cleveland booms that were becoming somewhat frequent. The Dunbar Co., Male Quartette and Bell Ringers, the second number of the lecture courso wi] 1 be at the opera house Monday, Dec. 7. Drawing of seats will take place at Holthouse Drug store Monday morning at the opening of the store. This promises to be one of the best numbers of the course. They are musicians of recognized merits and have been on the best p' itforms in the country.

FARMERS’S INSTITUTE. It was 9:30 o’clock yesterday morning when C. D. Kunkle, president of the Farmer's Intstitu>e Association called to order that assembly and announced the opening of their annual meeting. Owing to th * severe weather the attendance was not very large but increased during the day and the court room was well filled in the afternoon. The session was opened by a piano solo, “The Palms”, played by Miss Francis Merryman, who proved her ability. Rev. Baardsely led in prayer and read from Psalms. Yesterday morning the subjects were devoted to live stock, the first paper being read by C. S. Mumma, “subject “Pure bred vs Scrub.” He said in part that,“lt pays to keep the best.” Men will look at the pig, before he does the pedigree. It was a good clear cut paper. Discussion was good for first topic. Mrs. Meredtih’s talk on Heredity and its laws was excellent and concise. Don’t cross the breed or strain. “Profits in Good Live Stock.” was discussed by E H. Collins, of Carmel, Ind. He said in part, Profits in fertilizer returned on the farm in feeding.” Hogs following the cattle is a source of profit.” Feeding in large lots bunches up the money like a saving bank.” A good plain talk. Discussion on advantages of feeding all grades if good feeders to feed out evenly. Good interest manifest. Kinds Best suited to the locality.'' Ist—Soil, by Mrs. Meredith of Cambridge City, said that “The soil must be suited and adapted to what kind or variety of stock to raise.” 2nd, —Equipment on the Farm. Good fences for sheep or hogs. Good barn and shelter for cattle or horses, etc. 3rd — Neighbors. “Neighbors are usualy, too independent. Would be glad to have a dozen neighbors raising short horn cattle.” She told of the cattle she saw in Holland England. 4th—Manager of the stock. This is the principal thing. Do you love to take care of stock? Generous feeding, patience, judgment and type must be considered in managing the stock. The type stock must be in the mind Her talk was to the point and fattention rapt. Discussion takn up by Collins. He said as a motto. “The good is enemy of the best.” We should be satisfied with good but strive for the best. Our boys should take a short course al Purdue and learn to test the grade of stock there, to improve our judgment and knowledge of farming. The afternoon program included music by Miss Jean Lutz; a piper, “Nature’s Nobleman,” by J. F. Snow. Mr. Collins discussed “Building roads with gravel or crushed stone.” Mrs. Meredith’s subject for the afternoon was “Fences, fields and farmsteads.” A splendid program will be given today. w S*’ •»" - ♦" SPECIAL DISPATCHES. Special to tbe Democrat, Panama,Dec.2 —The canal treaty was signed at 11:30 o’clock today. Otawa Ont. Dec. 2—‘The Otawa University was totally destroyed by fire early this morning. About 450 students attended. Nearly all from the United States. They had to escape hrough windows and fire escapes, many in night clothes. One of the priests, Father Bryan was killed and several students injured in leaping from w-indows. The loss will reach $300,000. The Woman’s Home Missionary Society of the M. E. church will meet with Mrs. Wash Gilpen Thursday at 2p. in. A cordial invitation is extended to everybody. In the commissioners allowances published last week one item read, “J. M. Willey, supt. of gravel road $1027. This was an error and the amount should have read $56. Marshal Cordua and constable ! William Blackburn drove to Wabash township yesterday afternoon to arrest Samuel Aumiller on a charge of keeping his children out! of school, prefered by Truant Officer Leumel Johnson. Sam has caused the officers much trouble on the same score, this being the third time he has been arrested for the offense. He has two sons and for--a year has refused to send them to school saying he is afraid their mother who has not lived with \ him for some time will kidnap them. Both times when arrested I he paid his fine but continued to i violate the law. Every possible " effort will be made to force him to a low his children to go to school.

' COWIE IS BUSTED f Self-Constituted Elijah 111 Now Finds Himself In Re~ei vi er’s Hands. »! Zien City Bubble Has Been Pricked, » j 'and Creditors Are Clamoring • ' for Money. , Thirty-Million Dollar Plant on ths , Lake in Hands of Federal t i Court. 1 Chicago, Dec. 2. —Financial difficul- . ties which began during the crusade of John Alexander Dowie, the self-styled Elijah HI. and his restoration host to ' New York a month ago and which J have been rapidly increasing since i Dowie’s return, culminated last night i in the federal court taking possession I § ‘ W>7i®. ■Hex! JOHN ALEXANDER DOWIE. , of all the property controlled by Dowie in Zion City, 111. This town, which was founded two years ago by Dowie. has a population of over 10,000, 1 is the general headquarters for Dowie’s church, and is said to represent an expenditure of $20,000,000. | Fred M. Blount, cashier of the Chicago National bank, and Albert D. Cur--1 Tier, a law partner of Congressman • Boutell, were appointed receivers of the property. Their bonds were fixed ( at SIOO,OOO by Judge Kohlsaat of the 1 United States district court, who made ! the appointment on the petition of several creditors. The receivers left for ! > Zion City last night to take possession s of the property. I It was nearly midnight when the I receivers left Dowie. Although he would make no general statement, he 1 declared to the receivers that the entire proceedings in court was unnecessary, as he was entirely solvent. He declared that the receivership would be very short, as he would immediately pay all he owed and secure the discharge of the receivers. It was decided by the receivers that the Zion 1 City industries should be operated as usual. The Zion City bank will remain closed. 1 The bankruptcy proceedings against Dowie were based on the allegations ■ that he is in-OT'veni, iind wime in this financial condition he committed an act of bankruptcy by making a preferential payment on Nov. 2 to the Streeter Lumber company for $3,770. Dowie has been hard pressed by his creditors, especially since it was announced that his recent mission to New York had proved unsuccessful financially. ' Dowie is known to have accumulated a large sum as the head of the ; Christian Catholic church, the assets [ of the organization being estimated at ' I between $20,000,000 and $30,000,000. ; There was a large outlay of money, however, when Zion City was started. “ Then 'lace and candy industries were ; started, and as both of these ventures [ have not been paying investments, a , great deal more money was tied up. Dowie’s differences with his brother-in-law. Stevenson, over the management of the laee factory, cost more than SIOO,OOO. and other suits recently begun in Lake county by creditors aro said to aggregate a large sum. t I Last Wednesday Dowie’s first confession of weakness was made at a ’ rally in the tabernacle at Zion City, s. “A lot of you people have cash in your pockets.” Dowie said to his followers i . “Dig down and get it out. It is God’s I and we need it in His work. You’re ’ , cowards if you don't give it up. DeI posit it.” > I Dowie talked in the same strain for more than an hour, tears glistening on his cheeks as he told of the finan--1 cial straits in which the Zion industries found themselves. Instead of frightening many into depositing, ’this appeal sent a long line of people to the bank on Friday, when they lined up at the paying tel--1 , ler’s window, drawing out their money. Less than $3,000 was deposited ■ in the bank on Friday, -while the . amount withdrawn was twice as much. . Late in the afternoon A. W. Graham of Waukegan tried to withdraw’ his account of S3OO and qjts told j he would have to give thirty days’ notice before he could get his money. I Monday another appeal was made by Dowie for funds, but the depositors who appeared were few and the deposits were chiefly in trivial amounts. Yesterday Dowie asked the members of Sion more urgently than ever fcr

Special Premium Notice r * ——- That all people should fully UNNECESSARY derstand that our Premium Tickets of 1903 are not good and will not be accepted after December 31st. Every ticket bears this notice, but we give the notice again, in order to remind people of the necessity of delivering their tickets and calling for their presents before the time expires. Make your selection from the Catalogue before calling for the premium, and try to make up your mind as to what you want before coming to the store. This will save us a lot of time, and we will be thankful for every minute of time you save us in this work. Thousands will need our attention during the next few weeks, and we shall need your patience, as well as our own, to satisfy all. If possible, make a firbt and second selection, so if we are out of the first, we can give the second. If we are out just what you want and you are willing to wait for it, we will procure it after January Ist, and notify you hy mail when it may be called for. Make your Holiday Purchases as early as Possible and Avoid the Usual Crowds. “IT IS FASHIONABLE” to Trade at Dollhouse, Schulte & Co’s GREAT MODERN CLOTHING HOUSE Decatur, Indiana.

money. He declared that he must have $200,000 without delay. This sunt, he said, he was willing to take in short loans, but that they must be forthcoming immediately. In the efforts to remedy the condition of affairs at Zion City hundreds of letters were then sent out daily to Dowie s followers in other parts of the country. In these letters, in which glowing prospects of Zion City’s future were painted, and in which Dowie himself is quoted as praying that all those who believe in him will "follow the Lord.” all Dowieites are urged, almost j commanded, to sell their farms, stores and everything else and come at once to Zion City and take up the work of the church. All of those who have money in banks near where they now live were asked to draw that money out of the local banks and send it for deposit at Zion City. It is declared to be a fact that the employes of the manufacturing industries have not been paid in from four to six weeks. STRUBE GIVES UP Illinois Slayer of Young Woman Surrenders to Police. Macon. Mo.. Dec. 2. —A young man who declares that he is Frederick Strube, wanted at Havana, 111., on the charge of having killed Alice Henninger, was arrested here. Strube had been working for a Macon county fanner and came to town, met Chief of Police Woods near the Wabash railroad station and gave himself up. He was examined by City Attorney N. M. Lacy and admitted the charges against him. He said he struck Miss Henninger with a monkey-wrench because she laughed at him when he pressed her to marry him. They were in a buggy and, he said, fell out of the vehicle during the struggle, and on the ground he again struck her and killed her and afterward buried her body. Strube said he went to Quincy. 111., and while there passed a number of policemen on the street. During his story he broke down and cried many times. He said he is perfectly willing to go back to Illinois "and take my chances.” Strube declares he was driven to desperation by the refusal of the girl to marry him. ~ - * Governor Durbin in Georgia. Atlanta. Ga.. Dec. 2—Governor W. T. Durbin, of Indiana, accompanied by a number of friends, passed through Atlanta bound to South Georgia for a week’s hunting expedition in the Ocmulgee river section. The Governor was given a hearty reception at Fitz-ge-ald. Ga.. where their private car w-s turned over to tha Ocm jlgee and Rad Bluff railroad.

ffl NOT LIKELY Russia and Japan Are In a Way to Settle Their Differences. The Two Nations Have Practically Agreed Upon the Basis of a Treaty, It Is Said. Interesting Information Regarding Far Eastern Controversy Comes From Paris. Paris, Dec. 2.—lt is believed that Japan and Russia are on the verge of a settlement of the far Eastern controversy which promises to dissipate the war cloud that has been hanging over both countries. This settlement will be the result of the negotiations which have been in progress for some time past, and which were assisted by the friendly representations of France to Russia and of Great Britain to Japan. The two nations have practically agreed upon the basis of a treaty, the signing of which can be prevented only by some unexpected developments. The basis of this forthcoming settlement is: Russia will accept the two agreements entered into by Japan and Korea dated 1896 and 1898 respectively, under which Japan secured various rights in Korea, including the maintenance of a garrison at Seoul. In exchange for this concession Japan will accept Russia’s treaty with China, respecting Manchuria. It is believed, though this cannot be staged as positive, that Japan and Russia will reiterate their support of the pr.nciples of the “open door” and the integrity of China and of Korea. In diplomatic and official circles here consioerable gratification is expressed at the satisfactory stage upon which the negotiations between Russia and Japan have now entered. During the recent visit of Count Lamsiorff. the Russian foreign minister, to Paris, on which occasion he accompanied the czar, France and Great Britain, as a result of the entente existing between them, had agreed to use their influence with Russia and Japan respectively for the purpose of securing an amicable agreement of the questions in dispute. 'A ben Count arrived M Deleave?, the French foreign minister, took oe-'asion to noint out the interest which F’”'noo L-q n nnacAfnl solu-

tion of the difficulty. At the same time M. Delcasse told Count Lamsdorff that it was clearly understood that no matter what the result, there would be no change, generally speaking, in the attitude of France toward Russia. Count Lamsdorff fully appreciated the delicacy of the French representation, but explained that the policy of the Russian government tended to a peaceful solution. In the meantime Great Britain had been making ener getic representations to the Tokio government. Dinlomats therefore give considerable cred“ t~ the resp'’"“" > allies of the two disputants for the moderation which has prevailed in the Russian and Japanese councils. A GOOD PROPOSITION Far Eastern Question May Be Taken to The Hague Court. Washington, Dec. 2—The state department may be the means of suggesting a method of settlement of the Manchurian question satisfactory to all parties by submitting the question of when and how Russia should evacuate Manchuria, if at all. to The Haeue tribunal. This proposition already has been broached in Europe, where it has attracted the attention of publicists, and it may be that the United States government, as the party in interest best situated to urge the plan upon the Russian government, will find itself able to do this. Mr. Wu. when Chinese minister to Washington, was an ardent advocate of the arbitration theory, but beyond securing the moral support of the state department was unable to accomplish much. Coming as it now does, from Russian source? to this country, the plan to submit th? vexed evacuation question to T , -‘ J Hague has gained strength. I* is pointed out by persons who are urging the proposition that this particula question, as it does not involve the Russian national honor, is one which falls distinctly within the list of su > jects contemplated by The Hague agreement as proper for arbitration, and as the Russian government always has expressed itself as favorable to the settlement of proper internatmn >■ questions by this means, some interes is expressed as to the reception "h'cwould be given a proposition by t e United States to have The bunal arbitrate all questions grow out of the treaty of April 8. e tween China and Russia. Suicide In Seymour, Ind., Dec. 2. —Morton • ton, near Weston, in Jennings co- n committed suicide at his home by c ting his throat. He had been men l - unbalanced for some time. H el father committed suicide severs > ago.