Decatur Democrat, Volume 47, Number 50, Decatur, Adams County, 18 February 1904 — Page 7

M THE VICTOR lenator Hanna’s Brave Strug- ■‘ gle for Life Was Given Up I Last Evening. Hj-he Had Came Peacefu,| y- the Dis ’ I I I tinguish Sufferer Having Long ■ Been Unconscious. ■funeral Service Will be Held in the ■ I Senate Cnamber—Body to Lie in I State at the Capitol. II Washington. Feb. 16.—Marcus A. ■nanna. Inited States senator from ■ohio and one of the foremost figures |in American public life, died Monday BL,, P nirg at 6:40 in his apartments ■ gt the Arlington hotel of typhoid fever ■ after an illness of two weeks. He ■ passed away peacefully and without ■ pain after being unconscious since 3 |a ni. at which time the first of a ■ series of sinking spells came on, from |the last of which he never rallied. ■ All the members of the family, with ■ one or two exceptions, were at the ■ bedside when the end came. They ■ wer- Mr. and Mrs. Pan Hanna. Mr. and | Mrs. McCormick, Mr. and Mrs. Par- | sons. Miss Phelps, H. M. Hanna and ■ Mr. Dover. | Mrs Hanna was not at the bedside I when the end came. She had been ill I ... ' SENATOR HANNA. ■ with a severe headache and a short | time before had been given a narcotic I and she then went to bed. During the last hours life was kept I In his body only by the use of the I most powerful stimulants. The sena I tor’s death followed a sinking spell I that lasted ten minutes, Senator Hanna will be given a pub--1 lie funeral in the senate chamber at I noon Wednesday, and will lie in state I at the capitol. The funeral will be I held in Cleveland Friday. The senator during all the later I days of his illness, even while oblivI ions to all save his doctors’ efforts in I his behalf, astonished the physicians I by the tenacity with which he clung I to life and the determination with I which nis strong will aided their efforts I to avert death. From Sunday on the I sick man grew weaker and responded I more and more feebly to the powerful I stimulants and oxygen applied by the I physicians until finally the strong I vital forces which had carried the senI ator through his active, aggressive I life, completely succumbed and came to a final stop. The flags on the capitol were halfI masted today and will remain so until after the funeral. There will be an official funeral in the senate chamber I at noon Wednesday, the body lying in state in the senate marble room in the morning. It is expected that three speI eial trains will go to Cleveland Wednesday afternoon, one with the body accompanied by the senator’s family, and one each for the senate and house of representatives. A Brief Biography. Marcus A. Hanna was born at New Lisbon, the county seat of Columbiana county, Ohio, Sept. 24, 1837. When Mr. Hanna was fifteen years old the father moved to Cleveland, where the son was sent to the city schools, graduating from the high school and afterward attending the Western Reserve college for a year. The father embarKed in the wholesale grocery business and at twenty years the son entered the store as a clerk, and upon the death of his father, in 1861, ne was made the representative of the estate and the firm. Six years later he closed out the business and organized the firm of Rhodes & Co., in the coal and iron business. (He had married Mr. Rhodes' daughter, Augusta, in 1864.) This firm in 1885 became M. A. Hanna & Co., the style it has since borne. In this business Mr. Hanna came into direct contact with lake navigation which business he entered personally and kept on steadily increasing until he became one of the heaviest vessel owners on the lakes, and the head of the largest steel shipbuilding firm known to the lake country. In addition to these interests he controlled the Cleveland City Railway company and was largely interested in a multitude of other concerns. Mr. Hanna was a large employer of labor. His concerns give employment to about 5.000 persons, with pay rolls aggregating from $250,000 to *275.-000 a month Mr. Hannas wealth has been estimated at from $6,000,000 to $8,000,000. A few years ago he retired from active business affairs. He was elected to the senate to succeed Senator Sherman and had but recently been reelected. » - —.-A - - .. ...... '——

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A HOUSE SENSATION Unseating of Mr. Shafroth Marked by Striking Scene. Washington, Feb. 16 —lnvoluntarily relinquishing his seat as a member of the house of representatives, Mr. Shafroth, of the First district of Colorado, furnished a profound sensation. The manly and earnest words of the Colorado member fairly took the breath of the house as he proceeded

Ki vl CONGRESSMAN SHAFROTH. to put the first case on record in that body w’here a member gave up his seat, acknowledging that his election had been tainted by fraud. For this fraud, Mr. Shafroth declared he was not in any way responsible nor was he aware that it had been perpetrated I until the evidence had been adduced before the elections committee of the house. It was not done, he said, for the purpose of causing his election. As he announced the conclusion of eight years service in this manner, most unsatisfactory to himself, his voice betokened the emotion he felt. The hush which spread over the floor and galleries when the purport of his remarks was realized became almost painful. But when he sat down with words of thanks on his lips for the treatement he had received from his colleagues on both sides of the chamber. applause burst forth and continued long and heartily. Following the suggestion of Mr. Shafroth in his speech to the house, the proper resolution for his unseating and the seating of Mr. Bonynge was drawn up and this was agreed to with silent assent. CHINA’S NEUTRALITY It Is Now Guaranteed by an Imperial Decree. Washington, Feb. 16.—Sir Chang Tung Liang Sheng, the Chinese minister, has transmitted to the state department a translation of the imperial decree proclaiming the neutrality of China in the Russo-Japanese war. The decree is as follows: “Whereas, a state of war now exists between Japan and Russia: and “Whereas, in view of the friendl; relations between this government and the governments of both, the said countries, it behooves China to take proper steps for the maintenance of a strict neutrality. “We hereby command therefore the Manchu generals, governor generals and me governors of all the provinces that they issue orders to all civil subjects and persons residing withirt their jurisdiction to observe a strict neutrality between the contending powers with a view to the preservation of good feeling and general quiet, and to commit no act. intentionally or unintentionally in violation thereof. “We hereby declare and make known this, our command.’ Tne Red Sea Fleet. Port Said, Feb. 16.—The Russian battleship Oslabya, the volunteer fleet transport Saratoff and four torpedo boat destroyers are at Jobel Zukup, in the Red sea ninety miles from Babel-El-Mandeb and tho volunteer transport Smolensk and another destroyer are at Daodalus or Abdul Khessan, on the Red sea, 360 miles south of Suez. An Incident of the War. St. Petersburg, Feb. 16.—During the patriotic demonstration at Warsaw on Sunday a certain Count Dembsky became demented and fired into a crowd from the balcony of his residence. He killed three persons and wounded twenty. He tried to commit suicide before he was secured. The Japanese War Loan. Tokio, Feb. 16.—The subscriptions to the war loan will close March 10. The empress of Japan presented gifts to Baroness De Rosen, wife of the last Russian minister, before her departure from Tokio. Big Book Combine Proposed. Cincinnati. 0.. Feb. 16.—After deliberating for a week the Methodist book committee has decided to recommend to the general conference at Los Angeles next May the consolidation of the Cincinnati, Chicago and New York book concerns. This means that the manufactories of these houses will be placed under one roof. But whether the combined house will be in Cincinnati. Chicago. New York or elsewhere no recommendation will be made by the book committee. Friction in High Quarters. London. Feb. 16.—There are rumors of friction between the government i and Lord Roberts. It is said that the • latter declines appointment as inspecti or and has been ißVited by Premierßalfour to remain a member of the defense committee, drawing his present scale of pay as commander in chief for the unexpired term of two years.

FOR J CLEAR BILL Indiana Man’s Conscience Was Clear on All Points Save One. Thirty Years Ago He “Hooked" a ; Watermelon and Has Just Made Restitution. He Is Now Preaching and This Melon Weighed Heavily on His Conscience. Petersburg, Ind., Feb. 16. —Because his conscience disturbed him for an offence committed thirty years ago, which at the time was not considered bad, Jonathan Jerrell, of Oakland City, sent Hosea Alexander, a farmer, south of this city, a money order for 50 cents, for a watermelon he said he had taken thirty years ago. Since growing to manhood. Mr. Jerrell has become religious, and he is now preaching for what is called the Sanctified Methodists, at a small country place near Oakland City. He stated in his letter to Mr. Alexander that this was the only thing that he was not religiously clear on. He asked forgiveness, and said that he was trying to live a true Christian life. Mr. Alexander sent the money order back [ to the sender. IN FEDERAL COURT Muncie Natural Gas Fight Has Been T ransferred. Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 16. —The fight between the people of Muncie and the Muncie Gas, Light and Fuel company over the question of rates and the placing of meters has been transferred to the federal court where application has been made by the company for an injunction to restrain the city council and city officers from proceeding to pass a pending ordinance which seeks to cancel the contract between the city and the company. The contest between the company and its customers was brought to a head by the action of the company in shutting off consumers who refuse to place their meters inside their houses. When patrons refused to do this the company began shutting them off. An injunction was obtained from the Delaware county court to prevent the company from doing this. The council then took the matter up and on Feb. 8 an ordinance was introduced to repeal the ordinance which constituted the contract between the city and the company. BANK EXAMINER IN CHARGE Directors Report That an Early Reopening is Contemplated. Matthews. Ind.. Feb. 16.—W. D. Frazier. national bank examiner, has taken charge of the First National bank here, which failed to open Saturday. That the closing of the bank is not a failure, but merely a suspension for a few days, seems to be the sentiment of business men and local depositors. Some few depositors seem to censure President Wood for mismanagement, but the majority of them have confidence in him, and those who know state that all depositors will be paid In full. The leading directors announce that the bank will be reorganized and reopened at once. Will Not Raise the Price. Zionsville, Ind., Feb. 16.—A few days since the directors of the local telephone company sent letters to patrons notifying them that the price of phones would be raised on Feb. 15. After receiving these letters the men called a meeting and signed an agreement to have their phones taken out should the telephone directors insist upon raising the rental. This agreement was placed in the hands of the directors of the telephone company. Yesterday the directors notified the patrons that the price would not be raised. Probably Fatal Cutting Affray. Daleville, Ind.. Feb. 16.—What may prove to be a fatal cutting affair happened at this place. While coming from Anderson on an interurban car. Roy Helvie could not find his ticket, and the conductor tried to eject him from the car. Ira Neff, a friend of Helvie. was on the car, and took part in the argument. Conductor Irons ordered Neff to take his seat, but he refused to do so. In the fight that followed Irons was cut in a dozen places. One wound in the abdomen, it is believed, will prove fatal. Neff was arrested. Mistake of Circuit Jury. Nashville. Ind.. Feb. 16.—A jury in the circuit court that had heard the suit of George W. Perkinson against Charles Caldwell made a mistake in getting its finding on paper. The plaintiff asked for S6OO as commission and damages in selling real estate for Caldwell. As the verdict read, the plaintiff received S2O when the jury intended to give him $620. The plaintiff has asked for r. new trial. Fatally Injured a Motor Car. Muncie. Ind Feb. 16—Charles Hi an 4 «i known young man. recently married, ' stepped in front of a West bido car o S ’ . ' n ’* I He was a skilled silverware worker.

POLITICAL GOSSIP Another Candidate for Nomination for Governor Talked Os. Chairman James P. Goodrich said today that the late Senator Hanna had a remarkable following in Indiana. His tour during the last state campaign was nothing short of a series of tremendous ovations and Chairman Goodrich declared that the Tomlinson hall meeting here was one of the most wonderful ever held in this state. Governor Durbin, Harry S. New, Addison C. Harris and other well known Hoosiers also expressed their tender regard for the memory of the lamented Ohio statesman and politician. It was the frequent remark among politicians and public men in general that probably no other man in the public life of his time was better loved in Indiana than the Ohio senator. Most of the appointees of Governor Durbin about the state house are “teeth and toenail” for J. Frank Hanly for governor. This is argued as evidence that Governor Durbin is for him but it is stated by the closest friends of the chief executive of the state that he is keeping his hands off. Wm. Huffman, state house custodian, who was one of Governor Durbin’s chief lieutenants is now outspoken for Hanly. Sidney Conger of Shelbyville, state oil inspector, and Halleck Johnson. his deputy here, who were prominent in the Durbin organization are doing all they can for Hanly. “Bill” Freeman, state forester, who is now for Warren G. Sayre like other Eleventh district men, was for Hanly before Sayre annnounced. Gen. “Johnnie” Ward, of the national guard is for Hanly—in fact there are very few Durbin men here who are not rooting for the Lafayette candidate. Secretary Hurty of the state board of health has issued a bulletin showing the smallpox situation in Indiana during January to be as follows: “There were 569 cases of smallpox reported from thirty-seven counties, with eight deaths in January. In the same month last year there were 921 cases in fifty-six counties, with fifty deaths. The counties reporting more than ten cases were: Blackford, 17; Clark, 16; Clay, 142; Dubois, 15; Grant, 11; Marshall, 25: Pulaski, 20; Tippecanoe, 22; Vanderburg, 26; Vigo, 45, and Warrick. 23. The deaths occurred in Marshall, 1; Vigo, 4; Martin, 1; Orange, 1 and Vanderburg, 1. The situation is not so bad as it was a year ago but the doctor remarks sarcastically that many physicians still insist on calling smallpox Cuban itch.

Indianapolis, Fob. 16.—There is considerable talk, now of John E. Lamb of Terre Haute for the Democratic nomination for governor. It is generally conceded that he would make an ideal candidate. He is young, experienced. popular and a fine campaigner. If he would accept the nomination many Democratic leaders would be heartily in favor of giving it to him but it is stated that he cannot make the race as he is not in good health at this time. Dan W. Sims, who has been mentioned prominently as a possible candidate, will, it is said, be a candidate for mayor of Lafayette. As yet the party is without an avowed candidate for governor. Headquarters for the Indiana delegation to the St. Louis convention will be established at the Southern hotel, next door the crowd from Tammany. Word came from Evansville today that Senator James Gray is critically ill which brings to mind the fact that the hand of death has been especially cruel to the senate of the state. During the session Senator Burns of South Bend and Senator Gibson of Posey, county passed away. Just before the opening day Senator Binkley of Richmond died, and a short time after the adjournment death claimed his successor Senator Benjamin Starr of Richmond, one of the most popular members of the session. A few months ago Senator Charles C. DeHaven of Kokomo died after a brief illness and Senator Jack Lawler of Salem, one of the most popular men on the Democratic side, died a short time ago. Now it is said that Senator Gray, who was very highly esteemed, cannot live long. Clerk Caught the Signal. Nashville. Ind.. Feb. 16.—Mary E. Penrose was granted a divorce from Elisha Penrose in the circuit court. Jonathan W. Moore, a Johnson county farmer, was in the courtroom as an interested spectator. As the judge was granting the divorce and was writing a record of it, Moore waved his hand at the clerk, who understood the signal. The clerk wrote out a marriage license as the judge was recording the divorce. Jonathan W. Moore and Mary E. Penrose went to the clerk’s office and were married within two minutes after the judge had completed the divorce record. Horns Ojg.—l have for sale a few double standard Poll Durham bull calves out of my herd bull Good Luck. If you want a sure dehorn call and look at my stock. C. D. Porter, Geneva, Ind. 49w4 Agents Wanted. For the thrilling, sensational book and wonderful seller *T‘he Chicago Theatre Disaster.” 400 pages, memorial volume full of start ling illustrations, stories of marvelous escapes, heoric rescues, list of 600 dead, etc. Price $1.50. Only book. Tremendous seller for agents. 87.00 a day average, country or town. Send 12 cents postage for line outfit, terms and instructionsanfi make money fast. C W. Stanton Co., 325 Dearborn street Chicago, 111. 48

DECLINED WITH THANKS Japan Compelled to Refuse Aid from I Foreigners. To’ o, Feb. 16.—Core Takahira, the Japanese minister at Washington, has officially advised his government that he is receiving numerous offers of large contributions to the war fund from Americans, and requests instructions as to the policy of the government in the matter. It is considered probable that Japan will refuse to accept this proffered aid, while stating that the government is deeply gratified at this and other expressions of American sympathy. The cabinet will consider the question and formally instruct Minister Takahira shortly. Many applications for permission to enlist in the Japanese army and navy are coming from various parts of the world. Some of those anxious to fight for Japan have applied personally to the military authorities here. Among this number is included a Turkish officer. All of these applications have been politely but firmly refused. No foreigners will be allowed to participate in the military or naval operations of Japan except as spectators. Enormous military activity continues, but the government carefully conceals its plans and does not indicate the date of any projected movement. Although every moment of delay enables the Russians to become better prepared for tne conflict, the Japanese apparently are unconcerned and confident. They fully realize that the limited capacity of the trans-Siberian railway, the distance of the Russians from their base of supplies and the lack of communication by sea sets limitations on the proposed accomplishments of Russia in Manchuria and Siberia. They feel that no danger attaches in that quarter and are awaiting the completion of Japan’s naval program. Hero of San Jacinto Dead. Austin, Tex., Feb. 16.—J. M. Hill, one of the five survivors of the battle of San Jacinto, is dead at his home here. He was 86 years of age and widely known throughout the south as having been one of the Texas heroes of early days. Triple Tragedy in New York. New York, Feb. 16.—Frank Bartrenek shot and killed his wife Rosie at his home here, shot and seriously wounded his stepson. Vincent Horonick, and then committed suicide. Bulgarians Dynamite Bridge. Salonica, European Turkey, Feb. 16. —A bar 1 of Bulgarians dynamated a bridge between Demirhissar and Djumbala. Seven workmen and two soldlorc were killed. THE HOLTHOUSE DRUG CO. RELY ON HYOMEI Cures Colds, Coughs, Catarrh and Grip. —Just Breathe It. Hyomei is nature’s own method for curing catarrh, colds, coughs and diseases of the respiratory organs. It is the only natural treatment for the cure of these troubles. Breathed through the neat pocket inhaler that comes with every outfit, the air that passes into the throat and lungs, is identical with that on the mountains, where it is laden with healing and health-giving balsams. It searches out and kills disease germs in the most remote and minute air cells of the head, throat and lungs, it soothes and heals all irritation of the mneous membrane. Hyomei is prescribed by physicians generally. Many of them use it themselves to break up a cold and prevent pneumonia. The complete Hyomei outfit consists of a neat inhaler, that is so small and convenient that it can be carried in the pocket or purse, a medicine dropper and a bottle of Hyomei. This costs but sl, and it will cure any ordinary case of catarrh. In chronic and deep seated conditions, longer use is necessary and extra bottles of Hyomei can be obtained for 50c , making it a most economical treatment for this disease. Holthouse Drug Company have so much confidence in the power of Hyomei to cure catarrh and other diseases of the throat and lungs that they sell it under their personal guarantee to refund the money to any purchaser in case it fails to give satisfaction. They take all the risk themselves, and Hyomei costs you absolutely nothing unless it does you good DECATUR INSURANCE AGENCY We write Fire, Lightning and Windstorm Insurance We will insure your property—either farm or city—and take care of your business in a business-like man ner. We solicit your patronage. Office in Niffi k over Holt h< .* ' te A ( ’s Ct! : ng store GALLOGLY A HA E FLING

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