Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 6, Decatur, Adams County, 19 January 1903 — Page 2

THE DAILY DEMOCRAT. ■V«H» BVENIWG. KXl'tlT SUNDAY, BY UEW’o. ELLINGHAM. ASU ASCRIPTION RATES. By carrier, per week lOe By carrier, per year $4 00 By mall, per month 2Se By mall, per year $2.60 Single copies. Two Vents Advertising rales made known on application J. H. HELLER, Manaqir. A SHIFT PROPOSED Congressional Redistricting of ..re State Now Talked of. 1

Indianapolis. Jan 19.—1 tis reported todoay that a bill for a congressional reapportionment may be Introduced I during the week. There are already two legislative reapportlonment bills with a prospect of a half dozen more being presented before the session is half over. Some of the Fifth district members would be pleased if they could shift Vigo county to some other district, but one of them grimly remarked that Vigo would not be a desirable quantity for any district until the warring Republicans there are tamed. It has been suggested that Vigo might be placed in the Second. The Democrats of the Seecond might not object so seriously, as Vigo would not make it Republican except under unusual circumstances, while home of the Republican members think the Fifth would be more reliably Republi-, <an if Vigo was out of it. Some Re- ' publicans of the Ninth would like to shift eother Hamilton or Carroll counties so that there would be no more ; lighting between the Landis and antiLandis factions. Senator Bell of Hammond said today that he has decided not to introduce a registration bill. Registration is sadly needed in Lake county cities because of the large number of "floaters” who are brought over the Illinois line for every election. It is the next thing to impossible to have a fair election tn Lake county—especially at Hammond and Whiting. Senator Bell was requested by his constituents to introduce a registration bill. He prepared one. but he made it apply only to the cities. Two members of the supreme court told him today that a registration law. unless it applies to the entire state, would not be constitutional. Tnerefore Bell has reluctantly decided to quit. An effort was made to embody a registration feature in the primary election law. but it failed. 1 Party leaders do not seem to think| that the state is ready for a general registration. Governor Durbin and the legislative committee appointed to visit St. Louis to get information regarding the exposition. returned today. The junket was pleasant and profitable in the way of information. It is very probable that Indiana will have a suitable exhibit when the fair opens. The principal object of the trip was to find out just how big an appropriation will be necessary. It is believed that the i state will be liberal enough to place the Indiana exhibit in the front ranks. Senator Whitcomb of Terre Haute intraduced a bill last week at the request of Geologist Blatchley to provide for an appropriation of SIO,OOO for a suitably display of the mineral re-, sources of the state, but this bill is 1 being held up until it is definitely decided by the governor just what shall be done.

The members of the senate and house election committees were notified today of a joint open meeting tonight for the purpose of considering the Commercial cluo primary election bill. Primary election reformers have been invited to attend and express their views. The Bookwaiter administration crowd here is not in favor of the bill —neither are the practical politicians of either party for that mat- 1 ter. as they do not believe in direct nominations. If the bill is passed at all it will probably not be mandatory except in the larger cities. Masked Bandits in Ohio. Toronto. Ohio, Jan. 19.—Wascott. a jeweler of New Cumberland. W. Va., opposite Toronto, was robbed of money and jewelry valued at $2,090 at I o’clock Sunday morning. Scott, who is a paralytic and lives over his store alone, was awakened by three masked ■ bandits, who bound and gagged him and then blew his safe open with dy- ; namite and secured the booty. Maxwell After Dudley’s Job. Sullivan. Ind.. Jan. 19.—Coroner W. P. Maxwell, who was appointed sheriff | of Sullivan county to succeed Sheriff ■ Dudley on account of the action of the Indian lynching law. will institute quo warranto proceedings to oust Dud- i ley from the office of sheriff. Blinded by an Air-Gun. Oakland City, Ind.. Jan. 19.—Raymond Martin, aged eleven years, was■ shot in the eye by an air-gun in the hands of Marcus Headland. The at-; tending physician says the injured boy will lose both eyes. Brakeman Caught Between Bumpers. Culver, Ind., an. 19.—A Vandalia brakeman named Klingelschihidt. of Logansport, was killed here, being j caught between the bumpers while coupling ears. Suicide of a Farmer. Terre Haute, Ind., Jan. 19. —Wallace Lake, a prosperous farmer, aged 65, living near Hillsdale, blew out his brains. He said he was tired of living.'

A TRIFLE- TARDI — Some of the Legislators a Bit Late Getting Into Their Seats Today. "Blue Monday’s” Influence Was Manifested, in Both Branches and There Was Little Doing. Garnishee Bill Puts Certain Members Between the Devil and the Deep Sea.

' Indianapolis. Jan. 19.—This was a dull day so far as the Indiana legislature was concerned. The senate , met at 10 o’clock as usual, but therel was barely a quorum present, as most members were late in returning to the city. A number straggled in just before the adjournment at noon. Lieutenant Governor Gilbert, who is a strict j presiding officer, looked slightly annoyed. but he did not say anything. The house took things easier and did not resume business until 2. when nearly every member was present. It was laughingly remarked by some of the close friends of Newton Booth [ Tarkington, the author, that he would probably be more satisfied If the house met every day at 2. but this was hardly fair, as he has been on time most every session. In the senate there were a number of new bills, but the 1 session was almost devoid of interest. The reason was that most of the bills had been acted upon by the committees and there was nothing much to do. The judiciary committee had an adverse report on Senator Woods' garnishee bill, which is expected to cause some heartaches for the members who don’t want to be recorded | as voting either for or against it. Figuratively speaking, they are between the devil and the deep blue sea on this bill, as the merchants, association of the state is for it, while the labor organizations don't want to see it pass. The indications are that it will not pass. A few new bills were introduced in the house this afternoon, but there will not be much doing before tomorrow. A BOY AND A GUN Little Girl Killed by Boy Who “Playfully” Pointed Gun. — Gaston. Ind.. Jan. 19. —Roscoe, the ten-year-old son of Sherman WoodI ring, shot and instantly killed Dolly i Cunningham. the thirteen-year-old daughter of William Cunningham, at the home of the Woodrings, about three miles southeast of this place. The Cunningham family was moving from that vicinity to Gaston, and as they passed the Woodring home they stopped. As the little girl came into the yard the boy, who was playing with a small target rifle, pointed it at the girl and pulled the trigger. The , ball entered the forehead just above the left eye. and caused Instant death. Merchant Resisted Intruders. Kokomo. Ind.. Jan. 19. —The village of Hemlock, near here, had an exciting experience when two mounted men, masked bandits, rode into town and with drawn revolvers entered the general store of A. J. Cole anti began promiscuous shooting. The loafers took refuge behind the counters, but the proprietor and his head salesman. Samuel Inglees, seized revolvers and gave battle to .he robbers. After exchanging shots the bandits retreated and remounted their horses and disappeared. A few weeks a single masked robber attempted to loot the same store but without success. This time the storekeeper had his force armed ready for the assault.

A Serious Freight Wreck. Union City, Ind.. Jan. 19.—A Big Four freight train running at the rate of thirty-five miles an hour, crashed i into the rear end of a freight train which was standing on the main track ! taking coal. Three men were In the i caboose when the crash came. Although the caboose was demolished, all three escaped death, but A. T. Haynes, a wealthy stock buyer on his way to Europe with three carloads of i cattle, received serious injuries. Nine-, teen out of twenty-two cattle in the I car just ahead of the caboose were killed. | Democratic Editors Will Meet. Indianapolis. Jan. 19.—The annual meeting of the Indiana Democratic Editorial association will be held in ' this city Feb. 5. The sessions will be held at the Grand Hotel, where the ' annual association banquet will be given in the evening. An interesting | program has been arranged and there is a promisg of a large attendance. Held Gun by the Muzzle. Clay City. Ind.. Jan. 19.—Carl Wil son. aged nineteen, met with a serious j accident while out hunting. He j stopped to light his pipe while holding | the muzzle of his gun. His foot - slipped, and as he fell backward the ' gun was discharged, blowing away part of his chin and otherwise mutilating his face. The Deadly Grade Crossing. Muncie. Ind.. Jan. 15.—At Frankton last night Miss Myrtle East, aged 25, and Charles Harris, aged 30. were instantly killed by a Panhandle express while crossing the track in a buggy u> their way home from church.

ANTI-TRUST BILL I Congress Preparing to Get Busy On This Important Measure. A* Soon as Committee Is Ready to Report, Everything Else Will Be Sidetracked for It. Leaders in the House Have Already Agreed to This Sort of Program.

Washington, Jan. 19. —The Indications are that the present week will witness the passage by the house of the anti-trust measures preparing by the judiciary committee. The subcommittee which is at work on the bill expect to have it ready to report to the full committee tomorrow, and no delay is expected in the full committee. It is still possible that a separate measure will be reported to cover the publicity features. As soon as the measure or measures are reported everything will be sidetracked, and they will be brought into the house. The leaders already have agreed to this course and a special order for consideration will be prepared. No decision has yet been reached as to the length of time which will be allowed for discussion, or whether opportunity will be given for amendment. The Democrats will desire extended debate but owing to the lateness of the session it is not probable that more than two days at most will be allowed. It is more likely to be a single day. At least the members of the subcommittee which is preparing the bill is of opinion that a day will be ample. The question of opening the bill to amendment presents many difficulties, and in order to prevent a flood of propositions of all sorts the rule probably will limit the amendment at least to those pending when the time allotted for consideration expires. Appropriation bills probably will occupy the time of the house to the exclusion of everything else if the antitrust bill does not appear in the arena. The District of Columbia consular and diplomatic and Indian bills are on the calendar. The bill to grant Alaska representation in the house through a delegate is a continuing order beginning Wednesday, but the rule for its consideration provides that it shall not interfere with appropriation bills,so it can be used as a stop-gap whenever appropriation bills or other important matters are not pending. IN THE SENATE Three Important Measures Are Clamoring for Attention. Washington. Jan. 19.—The statehood bill, the immigration bill and the Cuban reciprocity treaty will vie with each other in demanding the attention of the senate during the present week, and the probabilities are that before the close of the week all of them will be displaced temporarily by she legislative, executive and judicial appropriation bill. The last-named measure has been under consideration at the hands of a subcommittee of the senate committee on appropriations for the past two weeks and was laid before the full committee today. Its consideration by the full committee will be completed at one or two sittings, and as soon as possible it will be taken up in the senate, the purpose being to present consideration of the appropriation bills as rapidly as possible in order to avoid necessity for an extra session. The present indications are that the Cuban treaty will be before the senate for some time to come. Whatever may be its ultimate fate, there is no doubt that the present disposition is to discuss it at a considerable length. All efforts looking to a compromise on the statehood bill appear for the time to have been abandoned. and both sides now claim that it is their purpose to fight it out on the lines already drawn. The trust question is receiving no little attention at the hands of senators, but their talk is confined largely to the cloakrooms. Senators generally express the opinion that some conservative trust measure will be gotten through during the present session, but all of them recognize the difficulty of agreeing on measures affecting such vast interests and involving such important principles as will any bill on the subject of trusts. Gonzales May Recover. Columbia, S. C„ Jan. 19.—There are more encouraging symptoms in the condition of Editor N. G. Gonzales than have appeared at any time since his wounding by Lieutenant Governor Tillman last Thursday, yet it is impossible to make any prediction as to the ultimate result of his case. The physicians will only say that he is holding his own and that he has probably passed the period of danger from peritonitis. One of the physicians says that if Gonzales lives until Tuesday without unfavorable developments he will have an even chance of recovery. Schwab Refuses to Talk. Palermo. Jan. 19. —Charles M. Schwab, who arrived here Saturday on board the steam yacht Marguerfta, refuses to see visitors. He has not left the yacht, but he is reported to be well. The party accompanying Mr. Schwab has been ashore.

33k PER CENT. . A mark-down that is a saving to yon of one-third on all Men’s, Boys’ and Children's Suits and Overcoats. Sale now on All $20.00 Suits and Overcoats sl3 64 All SIB.OO Suits and Overcoats . . . . . $12.00 All $15.00 Suits and Overcoats ... . . . . SIO.OO All $12.00 Suits and Overcoats . . . ... $ 8.00 All SIO.OO Suits and Overcoats . . . . . $ 6.67 All $ 7.50 Suite and Overcoats $ 5.00 All $ 6.00 Suits and Overcoats $ 4.00 All $ 5.00 Suits and Overcoats ... . . .. $ 3.67 All $ 3.50 Suits and Overcoats $ 2.34 All suits and overcoats will be sold at one-third off. None will be reserved. Kern, Beeler & Go. THE BIG STORE Decatur, Indiana

OVATION TO MITCHELL President of Mine Workers Returns In Triumph to Headquarters. Indianapolis. Jan. 19. —President John Mitchell of the United Mine Workers of North America returned to the headquarters of the mine workers at Indianapolis Sunday afternoon. He was given an ovation upon his arrival several thousand people being at the Union station to greet him upon his arrival, a special committee having

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met him at Greenfield. From the Union station the party was driven to the Grand hotel, where Mr. Mitchell re reived his friends informally. After the short impromptu reception a dinner was served in the hotel diningroom. Today labor is celebrating Mitchell's return and a great parade followed by a public reception at Tomlinson hall tonight will mark t»<e occasion The mine workers' convention was opened today at 10 o'clock in Tomlinson hall. The convention will continue for three weeks, and more than a thousand delegates are in attendance. Many matters of importance to the miners will be considered. STEAMER GOES AGROUND A Lloyds Vessel Goes Wrong in a Fog Off Gibraltar. Gibraltar. Jan. 19.—The North German Lloyds steamer Lahn, Captain Malchow, from Mediterranean ports for New York, went ashore at 4 o’clock Sunday morning at Tumara. ten miles east of the Rock of Gibraltar. There was a heavy fog and rain was falling at the time. On board the steamer were 100 saloon passengers and 700 emigrants. She is in no danger. Sal vage steamers waited for high tide to try to get her off, but all attempts to float the Lahn have been unsuccessful. The steamer probably will be compelled to tranship ner passengers and cargo. The attempt to pull off the steamer was made at high water by the British admiralty tug Energetic, the United States cruiser Hartford and the tugs Newa, Hericlades and Hercules. but the Lahn remained fast on the sand bank. Suicide of a Sensitive Girl. St. Joseph, Mo.. Jan. 19. —Miss Edith Hinnan. twenty-five years of age. com mitted suicide in the office of a physi clan by sending a bullet through her heart. Miss Hinnan and the physician quarreled in his office three days ago The girl left a note saying she could not bear the humility of the notoriety which had been given the misunderstanding by acquaintances. Reverting to Tallow Dips. Carbondale, 111., Jan. 19. —Candles and tallow dips are now used by many

- ■ ■ See and Heat INext Thursday 3AT the opera house.* I Tickets at Holthouse Drug Co.

LADIES ATTEND THE BIG COST SALE! DURING THE MONTH OF JANUARY EVERY ITEM IS A BARGAIN. PLENTY GOOD BARGAINS TO SELECT FROH, THE LARGEST OPEN STOCK IN THE COUNTY. NIBLICK & COMPANY.

persons in this region on account of a scarcity of kerosene, which is for sale only in small quantities at 30 cents a gallon. Superintendent Grammar of the Standard Oil company's Carbondale office, is unable. It is said. I to secure a supply of oil. Ravages of the Plague. Mazatlan. Mex., Jan. 19.—There have been 107 deaths trom the plague i since Jan. 1, and many new cases are reported. Most of the women of the ■ higher class have left the city, and hardlj’ any women are seen on the . streets. Trade is reduced to the low- j eat terms. London Doctors Are Suspicious. London. Jan. 19. —Dr. Lorenz, the | Austrian surgeon, left here for Vienna 1 Sunday. He said before starting for I Austria that he had been rather cojd-' ly received by many English surgeons, who viewed his methods with suspicion. Locomotive toiler Let Go. Baltimore. Jan. 19. —Two men are dead and two others are probably fatally injured as the result of the explosion Sunday of a locomotive boiler on the Baltimore & Ohio railroad near Monrovia. Boy Drowned While Skating. Lafayette. Ind.. Jan. 19. —Walter Waldo, aged ten. son of Christopher , Waldo, contractor, was drowned while •hating. ■■ .. t „satv.

China Is Hard Pressed. Pekin. Jau. 19.—China has not yet replied to the note signed by all tho foreign ministers here with the exception of United States Minister Conger Informing the Chinese government that the failure to fulfill its obligations in refusing to pay the war indemnity on a gold basis as provided for by the peace protocol, would entail grave consequences. The government undoubtedly is hard pressed for money, although if the provincial officials collected the revenues honestly the indemnity could easily be raised. Railway Tie-Up Threatened. Toledo. 0., Jan. 19. —The employe* of the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton have threatened a tie-up of the entire system, because General Manager Waldo has refused to deal with the federated board representing the various branches of labor on the road. This refusal was made last week whim the board wished to present a demand for an advance in wages. Mr. Waldo wished to meet the committee of ea< h organization separately. The matter is still in the hands of the federated board. Death of M. De Blowitz. Paris. Jan. 19.—Henri Georges Ste phene Adolphe Upper de Blowitz, for many years correspondent of the Jjondon Times in Paris, died here Sunday evening. M. Deßlowltx experienced an attack of apoplexy a few days ago.He was bom la HBJ.