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A dry old routine meeting of the council wns the regular session held Tuesday evening, when all members were present and Mayor Teeple presided. The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. A petition for a brick sidewalk on Mcßarnes street was presented by Orville Harruff and Fred Avery and referred to the street committee. A petition i signed by fourteen property owners ’ asking that Adams street be paved from Seventh to thirteenth street, and that this petition be acted on with the ' petition for a similar improvement from Second to Seventh street, was filed and the street committee reported favorably, further action to be taken when the city has the money. The strbet commissioner was ordered to repair Second street, where necessary. The petition of J. W. x Merryman for a drain in the south part of town w/is referred to the street committee. A motion carried allowing propefy owners along Mercer avenue to build temporary brick walks where they have fills to make, to allow same to settle. Matter of the t sidewalk on north side Mohroe street, between Third and Fourth, was referred to the committee. William Roop was authorized to build sidewalk at curb along part of his property on Mercer avenue to avoid ' dangerous grade. The finance committee reported that they had arranged for the money for extending the city water line on Mercer avenue, and the purchasing committee was ordered to buy the matrial for same. Reports were J filed by the police board, street commissioner and mayor for the second . quarter, and by the city treasurer for May, and the finance committee reported correct the treasurer’s report for March and April. The following bills were allowed: N. Beckner I 3 - 37 ' H. M. DeVoss 2 50 James 0. Smith 50.00 -G. Kintz 36 00 Butler A Son 32.50 W. J. Archbold ' Lucy J. Gregory 20.00 -Geo. Keiser 4 Co. Electric Appliance Co. . 26.49 ’ Waterworks Pittsburg Gage 4 Supply C 0... 7.J6 National Mill Supply Co. . 10.36 Fort Wayne Electric Co. 7 54 J. Brite 26.30 Louis Hammond ... 17-50 G. R. 4 1. Co. 41-35 / M. J.Mylott pay roll 248.50 C. U. Dorwin pay r 011234.16 Ft/Wayne Oiiand Supply C 0... 10.07 Reuben Gilpen 100.00 Melchi 50 00 F. Peterson 50.00 Sunday Creek Coal Co. 188.72 William Geary 10.00 W. J. Archbold, interestlol7.lß HAD HIS HAND MASHED. , 1 wV'e ' Glen Fisher Suffered a Very Painful Accident. Glen, the Mttle thre-year-dld son of Mr. and Mrs. Jonas Fisher of near Pleasant Mills, met with a painful accident Monday afternoon about 3:30 o'clock. The little fellow was playing in the barnyard and watching Mr. Fisher unload some hay. When the horse started to draw up the fork full of hay the child caught the rope and his hand waF drown into the pulley, mashing the flesh off the /front finger -and badly burning the second finger. He was hastily taken to Dr. Thomas’ office where his hand was dressed. There were no bones broken and the little fellow was soon resting easier. ■ ■■.««e — (UNSIGNED STATEMENTS NOT PRINTED. We are in receipt of a several page reply to an article or two published last week, but it is unsigned and we of coursd cannot use it We must be able to say where we got our Information on such matters and cannot use unsigned statements of this kind. We have stated this several times. -- —■O ———; - A FITTING TRIBUTE Paid to the Memory of Mrs. Sutannan Archer. \ The funeral of the respected citizen, Mrs. Susannah Archer, was held at the Pleasant Mills M. E. church at 10:30 a. m. on Saturday. All of the seven living children, many grandchildren and great-grandchildren were permitted to attend. Mr. Harrison of Saginaw, Mich., and Mrs. Sager of Sioux City, lowa, a brother and sis- • ter, were also present. The church y was filled with sincere friends of the deceased, who through long years of St-, -y

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.. w - intimate acquaintance had learned to esteem her most highly. The music was by a quartet from the M. E. church of this city and the service was conducted by the Rev. Sherman Powell, who preached from Rev. 14:12, 13, oh ’’The Saints’ Coronation.” Interment was in the Pleasant Mills cemetery. “The mejmory of the just Is blessed.” ' —-— , New York, N. Y., July 6—-(Special to Daily Democrat) —Colonel- Roosevelt Issued a statement today in which he said: “I will not see any senators, congressmen or other public officers, and win not be responsible for any statement unless made by myself.” (United Press Service.) Brooklyn, N. Y., July 6—(Special to Dally democrat) —The excursion steamer, Grand Republic, sister ship of the ill-fated General Slocum, was partly destroyed by fire in the lower bay this afternoon. It was docked and all the passengers had landed. •. G. (United Press Service.) Chicago, 111., July 6—(Special to* Daily Democrat) —John Mulloy, a butcher, was. indicted this afternoon on charges of tampering with the Browne bribery jury. It is alleged that he 'induced the wife of Oscar Marford, a juror, to influence him for ' Browne's acquittal. ‘ — v VISITING RELATIVES. William Lyberber of Denver Makes Trip Here In Auto. Mr. tad Mrs. William Lyberger of Denver*, Colo., arrived in the city on the Fourth to be the guests of Mr. and*Mrs. Henry Schulte for several days. From here they will go to several places in Ohio, where they wIU ' also make short stops with relatives. ' The entire trip from Denver was ' made by Mr. Lyberger in his automok bile and completed in eight days, mak- ' ing an average of about two hundred 1 miles a day. Mrs. Lyberger made the ' trip by train owing to the long disJ tance and the dusty condition of the ■ f MORE NEW MEMBERS i Will be Taken into the Modem Woodmen This Evening. i A real good time ta In store for the ■ "members of the local lodge of- Modi ern Woodmen this evening when the t degree will be conferred upon a class i of five candidates. Extensive prepar- ; ations have been made for this occai sion. and those who have an opportunity to be present this evening should take in the fun. After the initiatory work a reception will be given those present and a real interesting program will be that Os this evening. " O-- —- JEFF’S EYESIGHT IMPAIRED. (United Press Service.) Aboard Jeffries’ Special Car, Sacramento, C!al., July 6—(Special to Daily Democrat)—-It became known today that the optic nervb In Jeff’s right eye was paralyzed by Johnson’s blow in the second round. The white man’s sight may be permanently impaired. Jett admitted that his right eye is now practically useless. — - o Two men from Fort Wayne, who gave their names as Jones and Bishop, came here yesterday with a wagon load of pine apples, which they sold from house to house at ten cents a piece or eighty-five cents a dozen. One of the men had a soldier’s certificate and they used this. However, they neglected to cover up their goods according to the pure food law, and local merchants who pay. taxes and rent and other expenses and who have to comply with all the laws %n the statute books decided to give the men, who, by the way, have been coming here with all kinds of goods, a lesson, and an affidavit was filed\ against Bishop before Mayor Teeple, Charging him with violating the pure food ordinance. Bishop employed Attorney E. V. Emrlck, who happened to be in the city, and the trial occurred at 11 o’clock. The defense offered nd evidence and the court found the man guilty as charged and fined him\ten dollars and costs. An appeal was taken to the circuit court where they test the law, which is exactly similar to that on the statute books. Bishop put up a cash bond of thirty dollars. George Deaner, the sexton at the St Mary’s Catholic church, had the mis-

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fortune this morning while at work, to meet with an accident, which will cause him to be very cautious for some time. He was engaged in doing some work about the church with a ladder, and in some manner, fell and broke his arm. Dr. Costello was called and reduced the fracture. ■ k ‘ •r - ■ 'O 1 — (United Press Service.) London, Eng., July 6 —(Special to Dally Democrat) —Editorially London papers today agree that it is against human nature to expect the whites to accept the statement that Johnson's victory establishes the superiority of the blacks without instant protest. Papers here all offer excuses for the disorders and generally admit that Europe has but little idea of the race Situation in America. The Globe, usually anti-American, declares: ‘The Reno 7 battle was one of the most in-' Judicious ever permitted and its racial effect will continue for years. Prize fights with blacks are deplorable.” (United Press Service.) New York, N. Y„ July 6—(Special to Daily Democrat)—Led by the United Society of Christian Endeavor, with over four million Members and aided by many others, a movement was launched here today to prevent the exhibition of the Jeffries-Johnson fight in moving pictures. The governor of every state has been asked to bar the pictures on the ground that they will cause further race troubles. ■ -»- RESIGNS AS OPERATOR At Clover Leaf and Accepts Similar Position at Fort Wayne. Chester Imler, son of Rev. I. Imler, who has been the operator and ticket , man at the Clover Leaf for some time, win in a few days resign -his position there to take up a much better one which was offered him today. He , went to Fort Wayne this morning ■ where he consulted with the superin- > tendent of the G. R. 4 L and received a position in his department, and with orders to begin work Friday of this week. The change is quite an advance and carries with it a lucrative salary. While employed In the city Mr. Imler showed himself to be a valuable man, and his past record withi out doubt secured him the excellent > position. His many friends here wish , for him success in his new place of i work. f .. , LOCALS WON. Bcorr Was Close and Game Interest-ing-—Visitors Present , A very interesting ban game was that of Tuesday when the Catholic high school teams of this city and Kokomo met on the diamond at Maple Grove park. The visitors came in good form and were prepared to meet a fast aggregation, whoever they may be. However, the locals proved by their playing that they were the superiors and took the game by the score of 2 to 1. A return date has been set for the near future and the locals will also pay the Kokomo team a visit in a few weeks. The visitors left on the 10 o’clock car last evening for their home. _—■' o I'— • - —■ Indianapolis, Ind., July 6 —(Special to Dally Democrat) —Governor Marshall is personally opposed to exhibiting pictures of the Jeffries-Johnson fight, but he regards the preventing of them a matter for the police chiefs of the various cities. , The governor today stated: “Personally I think they should be prevented. They will lead to trouble, riotous conditions and probably murder* but as governor 1 doubt the ability of an executive to issue an order that is unauthorised by statute. Therefore, L will seek , an opinion from my legal clerk as to whether or not there is Justification by law or precedent for me to issue a prohibitory order. Off-hand I think the matter should be left to the mayors or chiefs of police in the various cities. Superintendent of Police Hyland and the board of safety this afternoon wfll determine whether the pictures will be permlted in' Indianapolis. (United Press Service./ Evansville, Ind., July 6 —(Special to Daily Democrat)—Fire early today destroyed the greater part of Newburg, ten miles northeast of here. The fire department from here responded to a call tor aid. The loss was |lB,-

000 and started in the Fitz pin factOrfe (United Press Service.) Edinburg, Ind., July 6 —(Special to pally Democrat) —Samuel L. Cooper, thirty-four, was shot and killed here last night by the marshal, Dllberg Stafford, who had been called to the Cooper house. It is alleged that Cooper had accosted his aged parents and had wounded his mother with a chisel. He was under the influence of drugs. Stafford has been exonorated. 'V | o Fire of unknown origin at 10’o’clock Tuesday night totally destroyed the Henry Wischmeyer home, one of the prominent farmhouses' near the "St. John’s Lutheran church, along the Fort Wayne & Springfield rai’way. lir. Wischmeyer’s son-in-law, Ed Bultlmeier, son of Mrs. . Sophia Bultemeler of this city, resided on the farm. The fire was first noticed by Mrs. Bultemeier at 10 o’clock when she went upstkirs to put the children to bed. NBe was alarmed by the crackling of , the flames in the room occupied by Fred Schock, who for several years has been a farm hand for the Wischmeyers, and" investigating found the room in a mass of flames, the fire starting there. Both Mr. Bultemeier and Mr. Schrock were away from home, but she summoned help by 1 telephone, and the church bell was also rung, calling the neighborhood ‘ to the scene to help in the fighting of ' the fire. The furniture was carried from the first story and everything there was saved. The fire, however, Wta beyond control and the house was soon in total ruins. The south • wall was pulled down to prevent the flames spreading to the smoke house, Bummer kitchen and barn nearby. The , teller was well stocked with canned t fndt and other things, being also consulted. Mr. Schock, the farm hand, ’ Is a heavy loser also, eighty dollars in 1 cash, which he had in his room,'to--5 gether with all clothing, except that > he wore, being lost. The total loss 5 could not be ascertained here, but it will run up into the hundreds. Some insurance was carried, but not enough to' cover the loss. ‘ NEARLY ALL HAVE PAID. I 1 • „■>. J ' ' Indiana Corporations Paying Federal — ’ Tax Under Proteet t Washington, D. C., July 6—The Int diana corporations have nearly all r paid the tax levied under the new federal corporation tax law. With nearly every return from the state, except the very small ones, has comew protest stating that the remitting con- . cern paid the tax under compulsion. It seemed that corporation, lawyers generally recommended that such a i protest is necessary to establish the ■' fact tha't the payment of the tax is be- - ing made under duress. Notices were ■ being sent out today to Indiana cori poratlons that have failed to pay. The ; notices point out that the tax is due and payable on or before July 11th, and that unless paid within ten days • after this notice and demand a 5 per i cent penalty will be added and interest at 1 per cent a month. — —-o Noah Mangold was appointed inspector in Precinct “A,” second ward, in place of Charlie Voglewede, who could not serve. Crist Fortney was appointed superintendent of construction for the J. W. Vizzard macadam road. The board received bids for the construction of the J. W. Vizzard road in St. Mary’s township, the blds as filed being: Merryman 4 Fugate, 12,990; Albert M. Mauller, >2,903; J. M. Frisinger, |3,150; William Reppert, $3,583. Final action on the blds and the awarding will probably not be taken until Saturday of this week. The report of the county treasurer was filed with the board, and same eccepted after examination as required. The C. C. Sprunger road in Monroe township ahd the Guilick road in St. Mary’s township were accepted. o — —■ — Just as the evening interurban car, due here at 6:45, was rounding the curve at the Heckman mill on North Second street, to take a straight run to the city, the track rails spread and the car ran across the road, headed toward Fifth street, which makes a sharp Junction there with Second street. As this side trip was not mentioned on the tourists’ tickets, and

as they were unprepared for this sudden departure from the way, the passengers were given a rather severe jolting but none were injured. There was very slight damage to the car, but it was about 11 o’clock before the rails were reset and the car gotten back on the track. The passengers were brought to and from the city by automobile and a car was taken from the car bam nearby to complete the run to Fort Wayne, which was made on very nearly schedule time by the 7 o’clock car. The 9:30 car, however, was delayed until nearly 11 o’clock. It is said that a telephone or trolley pole along the road was broken off by the force of the car which bumped into it. oHE MAY MARRY AGAIN. According to the Hartford City Journal, W. R. Krauss, who was recently granted a divorce from Mrs. . Rae Krauss, confessed murderess, will be married again soon. The Journal ' does not designate whom the bride is to be other than that she is a blonde i lady living in Fort Wayne, with whom ■ Krauss was seen on different occas sions and whom the Journal says he s visited even during the time his di- • vorce case was pending, and the pai per this probably was his ’ principal reason for obtaining a dii vorce. . " I * 1 CARS PUSHED BOLTS OFF. I ; And Ran Onto Cement Walk, Badly , Breaking It i The new cement walk in front of » the Bowers-Nlbllck elevator on West , Monroe street is broken and badly i damaged at the end of the side switch 1 of the G. R. 4 I. railroad that sends - the cars to the elevator. The end of , the switch at the walk has no block ( ether than two heavy timber bolts. h The curs sent up on the switch'pusht ed the bolts off, the car wheels runs ning over onto the walks; with the t aforesaid results. s — —■ 1 RETURN TO FORT WAYNE Mrs. William Doehrman and etoughters, DeVona and Mildred, of Lima, Ohio, are here for a visit with her I father, T, H- Erast, and other relatives. The Doehrmans are Moving from Lima to Fort Wayne, where Mr. t . Doehrffita Who has served for some j time as detedtiVd fdt the Pennsylvania railroad, has been given a posltibn as stationary detective/ instead of trav--1 eling detective, which he held at Lima. -- The family formerly lived in Fort s Wayne, moving to Lima a few years s ago. i. o — - 3 New York, N. Y., July s—Champ i Clark, tiie democratic leader in the j house, Who was the principal speaker - at the Tammany ; Hali Fourth ot July s celebration, denounced the Payne-Al- - drich tariff bill as iniquitous, and dei dared that the republican party's > promise to “revise the tariff down- , ward” had been violated. Is it any j less dishonest to secure offices under r false pretenses than to obtain money • in that felonious manner?” he inquired. “Democrats,” declared Clark, “celebrate the birthday of the repub- • lie under more favorable auspices this , year than at any time s|nce 1893. Re- > publican factionists are at each other’s throat in the house of representatives, in the senate and throughout • the country. More power to their . arms! I bring to you the glad tidings of joy that the democrats of the house are presenting a solid and united front i to the enemy. We ar eager for the fray. "Notwithstanding the fact that i at the beginning of this congress the , republicans had forty-seven majority in the house, and even after the casualties in the Fourteenth district of L Massachusetts and the Rochester disi trict in New York, they still have for-ty-three majority, we have fought several drawn battles with them and gained some great victories. The day after Mr. Havens achieved his triumph in New York a newspaper man asked a prominent republican member if he did not fear the democrats would carry the next house, whereupon the disgusted and crestfallen republican member replied, ‘Hell! If republican members keep on dying they’ll carry the present house!’ 1 “But we will not gain the victory without a fight. "’Tis true the republicans are badly scared, but we should remember that sometimes men fight the most viciously when they are the . worst scared." Clark attacked the woolen schedule in the tariff with vig- ; or, declaring that the great white plague was in a measure due to the

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high tariff on - wool, fewer blankets being imported, and the poor being thus rendered more liable to consumption. “A man must be a complete idiot,” he added, “to believe the tariff is not directly.responsible to a large extent for the high cost of living. That iris responsible for the high price of manufactured articles is clearly demonstrated by the fact that manufacturers came to Washington in droves to retain the tariff rates of the Dingley bill or to Increase them. ’This high cost of living is driving 100,000 Americans to settle in British North America. Instead of being a party of patriotism the republican party is a party of expatriation.” Clark declared hundreds of millions of dollars were being wasted today by the republican party in running the government, quoting republican senators as saying that from one hundred million to three hundred million dollars might be saved annually if the government were run on a purely business basis. o PUT LIGHTS ON YOUR AUTO. Several parties living in the north part of town have complained to us that parties driving motor cars in that part of the city are neglecting to show sufficient headlight to warn other travelers. A few nights ago Joseph Tonnellier was nearly run down by a car which was running along without any light. This is a violation of the law and should be looked after. O — i.~ <•: A number of homes are quarantined in the city on account of contagious diseases. The eight-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Wolford, is reported as having the scarlet fever at the home of her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Shafer Peterson;, Gretchen, little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Schafer, is sick with the measles, and seven-year-old George Gentis of Eleventh street is soother measles victim. • • 4 * — -O'.-- ,i. The Woman’s Home Missionary society of the M. E. church will meet tomorrow with Mrs. J. T. Meyers on Fourth street, who will be assisted by ‘ Mrs. Callow. Mrs. D, D. HeHer will be ’ the leader, the study being “Deaconness and City Work,” The report from the district convention, held recently ’ at Portland, will be given at this time. — ■ ■ o - —— ' Conrad Gillig returned Sunday eveh--1 Ing from Pittsburg, where he had 1 been attending the funeral of his brother. He was accompanied by Masters Hudson Voltz and Henry Roswag, who will visit here with relatives. Mrs. Robert Perkins and daughter, Gladys, left last night for La Junta, C 010.,, to join Mr. Perkins in making that place their home. Mr. Perkins went early in ? the spring to prepare his farm, which he purchased there for the season’s crops. Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Hartman and children, who were called here owing to the illness of Mrs. Hartman’s sister, Mrs. Lucinda Coon, returned to Marion, Ohio, where they are seeking a location fpr a home, Mr. Hartman having secured a position with the schools there. Mrs. Hartman will return later to be with her sister again. Among those who attended the ball game at Maple Grove park yesterday afternoon betwen the Kokomo and Decatur boys, going out on the 2:30 car were Frances Deininger, Leona Bosse, Mae Berllng, Naomi Niblick, Stella Smith, Bernadette Forblng, Marie Gass, Genevieve Berllng, Mary Uhl, Stella Bremerkamp, Bob Meibers, Johnny Closs and Raymond Coffee. , Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gunsett and children returned from Rome City, where they had enjoyed an outing, fishing, bathing and otherwise having a good time. Mr. and Mrs. Will Parent and children, who had gone there with them, were called home Friday by the serious illness of her mother, Mrs. Lucinda Coon, who is seriously sick with Bright’s disease. Barney Kalver of Muncie is here attending the office of his son; Isadora, who is visiting in Chicago. Barney will remain until Thursday morning, and in the meantime he is busy greetng his many friends. Miss Lucile Hale has returned from Rome City, where she spent Sunday and the Fourth. Mr. Charles Teeple returned this morning but the family will remain longer. Frank Snellon of Willshire, who was the guest of friends in over the Fourth, left this noon for his home. --