Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 10, Decatur, Adams County, 22 January 1903 — Page 2

THE DAILY DEMOCRAT. SVBHY BVUHMO. KXCXPT KCNIIAY, BY LEW <a . ELLIN<3 HA M . SUBSCRIPTION RATES. By carrier, per week 100 By carrier, per year $4 00 By mail, per month 25'* By mall, per year $2.80 Single copies. Two Ceuta. Advertising rates made known on application J. H. HELLER, Mansqir. GREAT GUNS BUSI i \ terman Cruisers Open Fire Again On Fort of San Carlos. A Terrific Bombardment Was Poured Into the Fort, Which Answered the Fire. The Panther Stood Off Within Five ' Hundred Yards of the Doomed Fort Maracaibo. Venezuela. Jan. 22. — 1 Three German warships, supposed to be the Panther. Vineta and Falke, be-■ gen shelling the fort of San Carlos again yesterday. The fort returned the fire. The roar of the guns was terrific. The Panther appeared to be not more than 500 yards from the fort. Her guns were fired every few minutes. The fort could not be seen for the clouds of smoke during the engagement, but it was plain that the Venezuelan gunners were answering the German fire splendidly and with great rapidity. Late in the afternoon an explosion occurred apparently in the fort and a cloud of smoke covered part of the ramparts. A number of Indian fishermen were intercepted fleeing from the direction of the fort in their dugout canoes. They reported that the smoke Been was from the burning village of San Carlos, which had been shelled by the German ships and was in flames. The shelling of San Carlos has created much excitement among the German residents of this port, who have protested against the action of the ■warships. Blockade Induces Starvation. La Guayrn, Jan 22.—The Dutch cruiser Deßuyter arrived here yesterday. The cruiser has visited the islands of Los Roques, where she found the population, who are charcoal burners trading with La Guayra and whose sloops have been seized by the blockaders, to be upon the verge of starvation. The cruiser left provisions and water for eight days. The plan to convey the inhabitants of Roques to the Dutch island of Curacao is to be pushed forward as rapidly as possible.

SENATOR TARKINGTON AND GOVERNOR DURBIN.

Indianapolis. Jan. 22. —When Booth Tarkington was selected to nominate Senator Fairbanks in the house some of the politicians thought queer of it, but his speech was one of the most convincing of the kind ever made here. I But it was not until today that he blossomed into anything like a leader. His position on the governor’s reform-: atory ripper bill has made him be regarded as a leader of the anti-admin- j istration forces, although he modestly denies the insinuation that he wants to lead the fight. But it was learned from a reliable source today that the governor is more afraid of Tarkington than of any other member, it is said that one day last week he called Tarkington into his private office and discussed for more than an hour the ripper bill and urged him not to fight it. But Tarkington had made up his mind that it would not be right to throw out the present board without an investigation. so he informed the governor that he would not budge. He is now busy lining up his friends against the bill. Enough was learned today of the members of the governor’s "get coal'* legislative committee that its forthcoming report to the legislature will not do much to clear up the cause of the coal shortage. The governor and the committee were apparently satisfied with the report of the railroads that they had not combined with the operators and that they would have moved more coal if they had had motive power. The governor and the committee also seem to have accepted ' the explanation of the operators that there was no collusion between them and the railroads and that the railroads have done their best. Now comes the report that the commission is satisfied that there was no collusion between the dealers and the operators, or the dealers and the railroads whereby the dear people should be made to pay. It was the intention of the governor and the commission to call in the editors of the Indianapolis papers and President Mitchell of the miners’ union.' this afternoon for a final word

CHARGE OF TREASON Colonel Arthur Lynch on Trial In Eng(4 land's Highest Court. London. Jan. 22.—The trial of Col. Arthur Lynch, member of parliament for Galway, on the charge of treason by aiding and abetting the king's and late queen's enemies during the war in South Africa, he, according to one I ■■ " mill —s—--OQ4.U.XBL ARTHUR LYNCH. ' unique sentence of the arraignment, "being moved and seduced thereto by j . the instigation of the devil,” began yesterday before Lord Chief Justice Alverstone and two other justices. The prisoner pleaded not guilty. Sixty years have elapsed since a trea , I son trial was held in London. The I ‘ last was that of John Francis, a youth | , who fired a pistol at the late Queen ' Victoria as she was riding down Con i stltuUoD hill. CHAIRMAN GRAY’S VIEW Coal Strike Commissioner Talks Out in Court. Philadelphia. Jan. 22.—Chairman Gray of the coal strike commission, in I commenting yesterday on the refusal I of District President Fahey of the miners' union to grant “permission” during the strike to a contractor to erect at a colliery a boiler-house which was necessary to preserve the mine from damage, said he hated tyranny, no matter whether it was practiced by an operator, a miner or anyone else. During the day's session the Lehigh , Valley Coal company, which opened | its case after the Temple Iren com pany closed, placed a union miner on the stand to testify about what seemed j a trivial matter, and on cross-examina tion he proved a good witness for the miners. He said that there would be I trouble in the anthracite region soI long as the coal companies insisted j upon paying the contract miner by the car instead of by weight. This opened a discussion between counsel, for both sides and the commissioners which consumed much time. The result was that the commission will devote an entire day to hearing arguments on the question. Coals From Germany. Berlin. Jan. 22.—American agents In the Rurer district are asking the terms for 100,000 tons of coal for shipment to the United States.

before a report is drafted for the legislature. It would not be surprising if the commission should find, after all, that the shortage is all the fault of the consumer. — The brewery interests have shown their hand sooner than expected, as , their bill for an amendment to the I Nicholson law is now being considered by the house committee on public morals. There is no temperance committee this time. The brewers’ bill provides for an amendment of Section 9 of the Nicholson law. and it merely says that a remonstrator shall attach his own signature. This amendment,! however, would mean an end to the blanket remonstrance and power of attorney clause under which the Anti-, Saloon League is exterminating saloons at a rate of 100 a month. The temperance people were numerous in the legislature lobbies today. Some 1 of them said they propose to introduce bills for even more drastic temperance laws. Their object is to divert the attention ot the legislature from the 1 ! brewers’ bill and to give the brewers j something to fight as weli as something to fight for. — It was learned today that Represen- j tative Tarkington has consented to in-, troduce a bill to provide that Sunday baseball may be played. This will i probably bring down upon him the criticism of many people who are j against Sunday ball, but it is under-: stood that he will introduce the bill I Monday on behalf of W. H. Watkins ( and Charles Ruschauff of the Indianapi olis American League team and the j i proprietors of the Indiana teams of the ’ , Central league. Watkins and other friends of the bill are delighted at the prospeet of Tarkington championing their cause. They have strong hopes that the bill will become a law, as it provides that baseball may not be played until after 2 in the afternoon. This, it is pointed out. will not interfere with the church-going people and will give the thousands of laboring people some good Sunday afternoon sport.

NO ENO IN SIGHT Colorado Legislators All Torn Up Over Election of a Senator. Rival Senates Maintain Their Ind* pendsnee and Refuse to Get Together. Joint Session Trying Again Today to See Some Way Out of Deadlock. Denver. Col., Jan. 22. —A joint session of the two branches of the general assembly for the election of a United States senator was held yesterday. but only Democratic members participated In the vote and there was no election. After concurring in adjournment of the house until 2 o’clock Friday, the Democratic representatives proceeded to the senate chamber. where the joint session was called to order by Senator Adams, temporary president of the Democratic faction of

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nXRT M. TELLER. the senate. There were present twenty-six senators and twenty-five representatives, a total of fifty-one, all Democrats, which is the number required to elect a senator. Senator Theodore McGuire. Democrat, retired after the session had refused to excuse him from voting, leaving only fifty members present. Several mem-! bers objected to the proceedings on the ground that the joint session was irregular, and five Democrats besides McGuire refused to vote. On the joint ballot forty-five votes were cast, all being for Henry M. Teller. The joint session then adjourned until noon today. The Republican leaders say that any action the joint session may take will be illegal and invalid, as the house had adjourned until Friday in order to give the two senates a chance to make peace. After the house adjourned without permitting a joint session, the point was raised that no ballots to be taken on subsequent days would be valid because the statutory provision had not been complied with yesterday. The legal advisers of the house managers said that they were satisfied after a careful examination of the federal and state constitutions and the statutes of the United States and of the state of Colorado that it was not nec-1 essary for the assembly to meet yesterday for the purpose of comparing the journals if it did not see fit. It was admitted that when the two houses did meet it would be necessary to go ahead with the balloting and that one ballot must be taken on each legislative day thereafter, but it is contended that there was no requirement that it must meet yesterday to pompare the journals. Mr. Stewart, one of the Republican managers, said the subject had been gone over very carefully by able at-1 torneys and they were unanimously of the opinion that it was not necessary to meet in joint session yesterdoy or today. The Republican senators held an executive session yesterday. Lieutenant Governor Haggott presiding. and at the conclusion the members said there was “nothing to give out.” All efforts to bring the two senates together have proved unavailing. Kansas Complication Clearing. Top< ka. Kan.. Jan. 22.—Following the withdrawal of ex-Governor E. Stanley from the senatorial race last night developments came thick and i fast, and the outcome probably means , the election of Congressman C. I. Long ■as senator. As soon as the news of Stanley’s withdrawal was known, Congressman Bowersock immediately got out of the race, letting his supporters go where they would. Then twentynine of the Stanley men got together i and pledged themselves to vote for Ixmg. This gives Long seventy-five votes in the Republican caucus, or ten more than enough to elect. The Re- ■ publican caucus last night failed to make a choice. Another caucus will be held tonight, when it is expected that Long will be nominated. Gompsrs Will Go to Porto Rico. Washington, Jan. 22. —The executive council of the American Federation of Labor has authorized President Gompers to proceed to Porto Rico to investigate labor conditions in the island and to aid the wageworkers in organizing.

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Revolutionists Again Defeated. Caracas. Jan. 22.—The revolutionary force under General Riera. which attacked Coro. Monday, was obliged to retreat, leaving thirty men killed and 115 wounded, as well as many prisoners, a considerable amount of arms and baggage. The government lost ten men killed. No Report Has Been Made. Berlin. Jan. 22. —The navy department remains silent about the bombardment of Fort San Carlos at the entrance of Lake Maracaibo by the German cruiser Panther, averring that no report on the subject has been received. CAUGHT MANY SUCKERS □old Matrimonial Swindler Reaped a Rich Harvest. New York, Jan. 22. —By the arrest of a man who the police say is Wm. G. Furlong, an alleged scheme to fleece the public was brought to light yesterday. The police say that Furlong has been advertising in New York and Philadelphia papers for “A gentleman who would be willing to marry a lady he has never met and from whom he would be expected to secure a divorce as soon as possible after the marriage/’ The advertisement said it was necessary, in order to settle an estate, for the woman to marry and the accepted suitor would receive $20,000. As soon as an answer was received a circular would be sent in which the applicant was asked to send |1 for a picture of the woman. The police say that 50,000 answers were received and that Furlong also secured money by advertising for applicants for a position. Furlong had handsomely furnished offices in Wall street. When arraigned the prisoner gave his name as J. V. S. Scudder. He Didn't Guess Right. Des Moines, la., Jan. 22.—1. M. Tomlinson. in defense of Jack Phillips, convicted of manslaughter, argued on a rehearing before the supreme court yesterday. Phillips, while acting as a spescial policeman at Eldon, clubbed Clarence Debard so severely that he died. Tomlinson argued that the killing of Debard must be held to be accidental because the autopsy had shown that Debard’s skull was abnormally thin and that Phillips misjudged the thickness of the skull and inflicted blows that ordinarily would not have caused death. Both Emptied Their Weapons. East St. Louis. 111.. Jan. 22. —Mathew A. Cleary, city clerk, and Richard Buckley, a blacksmith, fought with pistols last night in front of Cleary’s saloon, and both were fatally wounded. Cleary and Buckley had quarreled several times. The men met again last night. They talked a few moments. and then a number of witnesses saw them reach simultaneously for their revolvers. There was a rapid exchange of shots, the men backing away they flred. After both had emp tied their weapons the men collapsed oanKers make Complete Sweep. Jacksonville, Fla., Jan. 22.—United States Marshal Eason yesterday came here and took charge of the Fleage & Sons bank, which has suspended payment. He states that the cash assets found consist of 10 cents. There was no negotiable paper left in the safe. A number of notes which have been sent here for collection are alleged by the men whose names appear thereon to be forgeries. Two Trainmen Killed. Port Hope. Ont.. Jan. 22.—1 n a headon collision between two Grand Trunk freight trains last night Fireman Mstbews and Brakeman Everest were killed and twenty cars were demolished and burned.

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A TEST VOTE " «i Quay Scores First Blood on Statehood Bill Question. Washington. Jan. 22. —For three hours yesterday Mr. Burnham of New Hampshire addressed the senate in opposition to the omnibus statehood bill. Becoming fatigued, he suspended his remarks until today. Mr. Cullum explained the necessity for concidering the Cuban reciprocity treaty and appealed to Mr. Quay to permit an executive session. The latter refused and the matter was put to a vote, with the result that the senate refused to go into executive session, 37 to 27, wh’ch was the first test vote on the statehood bill. Toward the end of the day Mr. Hoar criticised the president for expressing his approval or disapproval of bills before congress had acted on them. His remarks were called forth by Mr. Burton offering a bill whicn he said had been vetoed once by the president, but that it now met with his approval. The house spent the day in debate on the Philippine coinage bill. The minority offered a substitute providing for the introduction of the American currency system into the island, and it received powerful support from Mr. Hill (Rep., Conn.), who declared on the floor that the proposition for the extension of the American system had the support of Secretary Shaw and other high officials of the treasury department

A Ministerial Bigamist. Port Gibson, Miss., Jan. 22. —The jury in the case of Rev. Marion Lane, also known as Jean Skyles. charged with bigamy returned a verdict of guilty yesterday. He was one of the most learned theologians and eloquent orators in the state. It was brought out at the trial that Skyles had been married seven times. Evi dence showing marriage in Carrville, Tex., Russelville, Ark., and Woodvilla was presented to the jury. After his last marriage at Woodville Skyles fled to Texas and was captured at San Antonio. The defense was insanity. The Plague at Maxatlan. Mazatlan. Mex., Jan. 22. —There were six deaths from the plague yesterday. The house of the chief of police, with its furniture, has been burned owing to the contamination by the plague. There are forty-three serious cases in the lazareto. The number of houses burned is 141. Parisian Canard Exploded. Paris, Jan. 22.—1 t was rumored in the chamber of deputies yesterday that the pope is dead. Rome —The rumor that the popewas dead is without foundation. Tbe| pontiff gave a number of long audiences yesterday. Come early and get first choice of new spring ginghams from 10 to lb cents a yard at True's,