Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 37, Decatur, Adams County, 23 February 1903 — Page 2

THE DAILY DEMOCRAT. Stint whim. nirr sm«v it LEW S. £LL• NG M A IV" . SUBSCRIPTION RATES. •.• . ■ ■ • By earr .-. *x qq !>•.■ 2£ Uy ■mH. psr yv*r 52.50 fisagjc oaj!j"k Two ' .’«*».* Adverua.xjrratwsssscs.x.c-ra is up*. 5 J H. HELLER, M»«*e«F Hos. T. T dr ha« beee inter viewed upsc Use political future o? tbe deajvra, - party If i-y ate ex-wt-ri open to- .ses- 5 aad otter thing* pontic. be wasdaxc ed to Totn is all right. bat .: cj«j~ to PiPlirt' oat words of afauring wisdom, be oseassirrs up tbe uroeg way. However, we are glad to beax ct-l •meh rrc-airro words of e&r--arageo-wt a»i if Tom will get a haher asd tieup ueverai of the waring factions. be will hate dooe tsoeh toward makingit possible for future des»7rati'triomph. SEEKING A COMPROMISE State'cc-3 B O-.c-s es Atte-tioe c* beat -e S-'atore. TFaakfagtea, Feb 1 —Souse of the Republicans kwxfere o' \z~ seaate wbc are opje-ved to the omaitrm statehood MU held as extended cenfereßce Stnsday and perfected the compromise measure the ready hare tee- published Aut-sag those at the rat! -regre were Seaaton AHierc A::-.<:h. Haaaa Speaker Lodge- asd Piatt cf Com*' •-at It ‘» stated cm eseeKeat authority that Senator Quay is aaxicui that the compromise tin be adcpced aad that he is urging the Dezznti to accept it. The a” er however are boldlag oat more stlffy that ever for the oct' bus measure It was decided at the coßfe-rant* S.tslat to snLmit the core promtae bill to the statehood Republ: -tri aid to the Derex’-vi at tbe ear best povri&le SBOUMUt in aa endeavor to see rre their - ->e»ent to it. Couple Ove-co-e by Gau Milwaukee. Wfs Feb 21—A mas and woman registering ax the Empress hotel az Mr and Mrs. Dates of Racine were found in a room Sunday over come by gat The mao is dead aad the woman • in a critical condition at the emergency hospital. The police believe tbe man attempted to insider the woman aad coaauttod suicide. River Resevbiet a Sea. BraurrtZe Ind Feb. 3-—The river eont nuee to rise slowly here It is thought it will come to a stand some tn* tonight or Tuesday — ing. in some plate* etweea here and Paducah. Ky th* Ohio river is fifteen miles wide and resembles a sea. Mother Blarres the Publican*. Evaaavu’e. Ind. Feb U.~ -Al gust K mt-. axa. George Hoeltxel ax.-! George K—.-ener, three sakxm xeepers, are indirectly eharg-d with toe downfall of Fred Wentiel. a young man of good family of this efty. who was sentenced to tbe Jeffersonville reformatory on Thursday last for robbery. Tbe mother of the ooy has filed affilavits g^a 1 .-s? -be saloon men for aeiLng lienor to a minor.

RAILROAD LOBBY I WORKING LEGISLATURE

India-a-olis. Feb 23.— The railroads have issued an ultimatum to the city of In'tlanapolls which in effect ■se-an* that taslees the la'ter agrees to a bill agreeable to them, thia iegfslature will hare nothing to do with ‘legating the track* here. A recent decision of the supreme court was that the iegUlac-re could vest the city and charter with authority ul .er wh:,h the railroads cot! 1 he for-d to ele-.a-e or depress the tracks. The roads hare shown a disposition to treat with the city officials, but it nay be that they have b“en playing a wise game, a* they have delayed matters so it will be Impossible to uvea v-i n. • .>tn promise Mt through egeept ruder eu»penaion of rules What the roads want is for the city to *g.-«-e to pay for half the improvement. Mayor Bookwaiter and his associates are unwill- ’ tqg to agree to this, and the result is that railroads have practically defied the city to get its bill through. Without making mucu effort openly, the roads can prevent the passage of the city’s bill, so the chances of a profitshie settlement so far as the y is concerned is not bright. The sixty-third regular session cf the Indiana general a- •■oihly will adjourn sine die two weeks fro® today, and it will hare enacted fewer Important law* than any legislature of recent years The governor has signed but twenty bills, some of which are for appropriation or for legalizing acts for small communities, so as far as real law-making is concerned but little baa been accomplished. The most Important laws enacted are those referring to the terms of county officers, raising the salaries of the supreme and appellate court Judges and extending the contract labor system at th* state prison Michigan City, until I*lo. Over 80 /l bill* hav e been introduced

UST FULL MK Congress Is Mow Getting Down to the Time to Do Things. T-.s h ; _s» is - Pretty Goad S-sc-e but Senate I* St. Tied Lp on State-c-sd 2 . P-sj-a- for t-e Few Day* Naw ’ftee•e-? Be-'zcs AdjMvn~e«rt es Se»s z-n. Wtstoagt'-n. Feb. 22.—Tie t>ou*e eaters the lust ftili week of the tew skm with tbe deck* prartieally cleared . of everythtag eae*pt appsvprtaiM® bills Only oae of these, the geterai debeieaey wkieh was reached Sator- , day rental** to b* Several , xntereetfng -oetams are expected dur lag the eve-:deraxire of qu<"rtx«u of adfsr'.ng difference* between the two hemsr* oc a somber of 0.:..s ia coeferet'e Esj' .ally spirited - :be tbe figir. tie prvpc.-«dtica to a- -ep» a sta'.ebood ameodaaest if owe siould come to the aosme at a rider oa aa approprattoß of IL It wuld —.■euis': tbe solid support of tfce DesLcratic - Je art h is tehevej the Rep.- .caax wi_. accept, although ft wotrid be re".seed by th* Rep . ..tan lea.iers. Tbe R.i.lipp.n- ■-. ..-rency bill ha* i ■ iz. letor tomorrow The su*peas.xm days which xader tbe rale* precede the esptraxine of each ccm.gress tegtns oa Wedaewiay ar. i by means of the par.iamoßtary et;-t nt of taxing mot >n» uad«r saspensioa of the rule* parliamentary knots caa be cwt aad eg slat. >a expedited The Fowler currency bi.. w.j coatiaoe to be tbe stop-gap whenever the matters are not press: nr but there see as bo prospect of its paasag* The coarse as proceediags a the senate during tbe present w--ek wffl de pend very Uxgaiy upon whether there s an udicstmect fez ipc® the statehood MU. If there is ao agree taent tne hili will coat’nue to cut a figure Ln the proc*- i.nzs whether it be '.-■ •n. ■. . i.--• t z - t - ?lk a* it tax dine di..tar the greater pa-» es the if t-.e canai treaty :s proc<eded w-.--. the statehood bill will do mack to shape its course, if the treaty is put at ie aad the appro priaticn Mils taken up "C* sta’ebood gueutiem will prewest itself ia ths •hape of riders oa those bill*. According to the present program the poutoC-"- appropria’.-.n w.H be ths firri of the s pply meaktires to be con si-iered It is indeed the oa'y one of - those bill* not yet paaaed. whi-h has been reported from committee. It esmts th* statehood tai- as a rider aad ueles* an uaderstaatiiag ia arrived at before the bill is taken np the question of it* retcaiion will immediately confront tbe senate That will be the critical period tn the statehood bill's career Some of tbe antf-stat* hood senators contend than it can be b- ai-n as a rider, aad advocate an in vitalion to this test of strength, in acxerdance with the annual custom in the senate on tbe birthday of the father of this errantry, the proceedings to.ay began w.th the reading of Wash irgton's farewell address. The read lag this year was performed by Senator Embois.

and nearly 1 •'> are pending, either on first, second or third reading. The next two weeks will be characterized by it jejtsx* bru j-t, sls feoictf of 1I1& rr. .-sx , fibportae?, mefixcires are sxill under ■ fsre. it can be lately u’ja’edL however, that this aci will a-'A be so productive cf new laws as was the last. Ths retail user: cants were clamoring Icu-iiy today lor final action in the c-tnate on their garnishment bill. which has been one of he troublesome proh lent of the srsricn. The merchants’ association has made a campaign of over three year* to get acute sort of gantfshmest law. but the *“ss>oß will <»f|4 WtUIUUI U: til aCXViUe-'ljblfiSßS «l ih’nK except to desMMMrtrate that both the Republican and Democratic leaders are mortally afraid of the organ- • Iz-d labor people The latter have firmly opposed the bill and ha>e put off final action in the senate by tacking tn worthies* amendments anc causing the Ml! to be reprinted until there i* not the ghort of a stow of Its being passed. Ths retail men de not seem to have realised the situation and some at them are hopeful even yet of winning. The railroad Izb by ha* given the grain merchants’ railroad commission bill a sleeping potion, from which it will not awake until after the adjournment This bill seek* to create a commission of three men whose duty shall be to prevent discrimination in freight rate* and regulate the freight schedule. The railroad men say It is one of the most drastic bill* they have ever seen. It was learned today that they have offered a substitute measure to the grain men, but the offer has comet after the bill has been held in com- ; mittee for two weeks and at a timal when they know that even the substttute could not be put through I

m otfs S Admiral Taylor Was Today Remembered By a Gratefal Cot~c iwea’ir. B-»>e C*res!rm»'b*< cf t-e sttr.es- ; Indiana Rrt*eet*d W tt a -a.-h *c —e Swtrd. Appregoat* Ce-e-'t* et Atte-d tte h-ese-tatitr at t-e StateHavas. Indreaapoii* Feb. 3— Tie senate sa. i-. .»* met at 1 -:L.» fc.-eAca .t were only La *e*c..s a short time ad;>srmng before if to prepare foe the cerec.pn.es incident to tbe present*t:aa cd a sword to Rear Admiral Henry Clay Taylor, cosninander of tie tettle skip Indiana icrmg tbe Spanish-Amer-ican war Some time age. a; a banquet of the Loyal LegSi t it was suggested tbar. the state ought to present 1 ie«Li3 3d.ik. iq> JLiisiinLl T&_- <• a.ri 1 ToX •' v- **’. Xz ZBkaz AULtAAL KXSLT ft. TATXX3B. the first day of the seaekm a bin for an approprtatioa .f JI v for a sword wa* presented The V.: was passed under snspeasicn of rales, and the sword was formal! y and ofil-ially presented today with a state celebration. A platform wa* coaatrac'.ed in tbe lower corridor of th* atatehaaae. It was beautifully de'-oratec with fags and fiowan The members of the ieg.siature were ranged immediately in front and back under the big come where toe bodies of tbe distinguished men of the commonwealth hare lain to state, people were grouped. Admiral Taywr wa* accompanied by members of Li* family aad Rear Admiral George Brown retired, of Indianapoiia. After an iavoention by the Rev. D. R. Lucas, former com~ under of the Grand Army of Ind ana. Governor Darbtn delivered tbe principal addre** and presented THE INDIANA — "to" tv-r-ti The enverare vnoke nf the part the Indiana had taken in the service—especially of her pan at the de rtrncUon of Cervc-ra s fleet He also praised the bravery of Admiral Taylor and his men. as be presented the sword. Admiral Taylor spoke briefly ■t accepting the sword He complimented tee state aad dwelt especially on tbe career cd the batttleshlp and the bravery of her crew. The program was completed with the reading of a poem. Old Glory." by Jatr.es Whitcomb Riley and an address by Lie jtenant Governor Gilbert oa behalf of the legislttiire Music for the occasion wax farnlaiied by the band from the soldiers and sailors' orphans' home Admiral Taylor and ixmiiy wfl! be guests of honor tonight at a banquet of the I»yai Legion at the Columbia club. DEMANDS FAIR PLAY Vljo County Grand Jury Goes After Dilatory Saloon Keepers. Terre Haute. Ind . Feb. 23.—-The grand jury has returned eighteen indictments aga.nrt saloon keepers for sailing without license Judge Piety said these offenders should be arretted st once, a*d instructed Sheriff Fasig to show them uo favor, as they had. j not only violated the law, bui had been unfair with their fellow saloon keepers, who Lad paid their license fee to the state. Fish Comrniss oner's Report. Indianapolis. Feb. 23.—Advance cop fes of tbe elaborate and sumptuously Uluacratod report of State Fish Com- [ misrioner Sweeney were laid on the desks of the members of the leglsla tore today. The regular edition fori distrltration will be ready In about ten I days Gave Up the fitru-jglt. Union City. Ind. Feb. 23— John Prremar aged forty-three, committed | suicide by taking morphine Freeman wa* sick and th* family >u in des tftuts clrcuarttance*. I

|L=The Big Store’s I I Loom-End Sale I Will continue another week and will H end of February 21st. H K On account of the severe cold weather IL ■ W of the past week, which deprived many of * onr customers from taking advantage of |H our LOOM END BARGAINS, we have de- M I *'* cided to continue our sale another week. V j H V EBH 1 t LOOM-END SALE CLOSES SATURDAY, t H f T FEBRUARY 28th. I I Same bargains will prevail through ■ * next week as have been advertised. I The Big Store. | I Kern, Beeler & Co. H I Decatur, ... Indieinci. ■

UDRDNES JCTIK Strong Force Under Insurgent Leader Braves the Very Outskirts of Mamia. Inspect*- Mc.ws-ne and Ms Men Were but Maae Good Their escape ay * Dav Gcvernvncwf Issues O-de-* to Speedily Sopp-e** Sa- V ;-e » Bo’s Ope rots-a Mar.: a. Feb 23.—a force of ladrone* under Genera Sin Miguel reappeared in Rizal province Saturdav Tbev avoided as eozagemen- with th* main force _s the south but captured three small detachments of constabulary The eeemy surrounded th* towns of ■ Calata and Taytay sMven *. .«* eMI of Maa. a Sstnntsy. and captured thirty scout* and ten ntca of th- con stabalary. wJwta they an’ set free Sunday hen: of tea constabulary. was surprised and captured near Monta.'ban, sixteen mfie-s northeast of Man'”* The lacrcne* promise ! to release them 't. wi»*d* r.ng cc this point M.i-.a’r.** * dax * for liberty constabulary effected their eara*--When the new* of the reapproran s of Cenrrai San Miguel’s force reach* r Manila, reinforcements of scour* and constabulary were hurried Into Rleal 1 prov.se*. General Alien and Colonel Scott went to Antipolo and assumed cCifßK.ao<l of the force* there. They met with xnKfil detarh me&ti of th* a f <v tkirmlihee took place They were, however, unable to locate the mast, body es ladron** General AH-a and Cokme! Scott ar* continuing th* pursuit and hope to overtake the released prisoner* it j* •aid that General ban Miguel’* [ Or ,„ consists cf 3W men. armed and unb formed The xor.- of activity extend* froir. Caloocan. tour tulle* oonil Manila, eastward to the mountain* of Rixal and .klrtlng th* northern limit* jof Maalia. Th* Manila police co->per • at*4 ia Saturday « effort to romer the eu< my. Secretary Wlntbro, in the absence of Governor Taft requested General Da»U to furnj.h additional scouts and General Dav|* ha* ordered I another battalion of *<»«, re |to Geaaral Allen. R |. .xpeeted that additional t-wps will be ordered out | General San Miguel * fore. I* ißaJ |

and th* gevernment is determined to speedily suppr*** it San Miguel claim* the insurgent leadership and tgi w under th* Katlpunan flag. Aceerdtnff to news from Albay. Luzon, a fore of ladroues attacked a small 1 d*tacbm*ur es constabulary Friday Th* ccr.etabuiary retreated but killed e>*ven of the enemy. Two of the constabalary were killed. ‘ et Wo-** Off Than Othera Waahlngtoo. Feb. 23— The president has seen in correspondence with Secretary Moody respecting the matter of delay 1* th* construction of Kara. ■♦*•-;*. and th* secretary in turn ha* called upon th* chief constructor for a statement of conditions in various sh:pbufld:ng yards where naval work '» going on The swretsry . Ll g | .. F ... of a report to the president Including with it the chief constructor’s report. In substance these letters show that wh..e through a number of cause* the building of warships ha* been delayed anu dates of their completion have b*uc ant will be considerably beyond th. date* originally set. naval con-strucU-.n in the United StatM is not materia iy behind the naval construction o. Fng and and Germany in the matter of time.” Maeedowian* Becoming Active. /*’ 12 —ll is reported that e Macedonian leader. Boris Saraoff. ha. organised within th* past fortnight i w *‘ 1 * < l lu l > l*<l Bulgarian bands ' afh Coß » l Ming of’ 2 w U ! * ’’’‘to Ual <-W0 i ansed Macedonian* a-e rone* B{rated ‘ :.*•. the celebrated Rila monastery ' ' " ” u and are prvpar- i t • “ t' tOWn of Meinlk la th* Turkish province of Ser** Little cirf, Horrible Death. CoPheUiTiM. Pa F. b , 23 Mtry *’ !cT * n Jfe,r "- a * live ? * B ? 4asr b) belB « rrl 1- OV * C Th *‘ Httl* r - la running down the hill above £ *“1 roiled into one ' tro? ,?*’ nrar by Lo«v bVlt*"* ° T *° * DII *‘'<ured the «*y- but It wa, burned to a < ri.n hi-djy the semblance of > hnm » ' left hU!ntn for “ Watch Gave Him Away ’ wi» a r‘Xi m b ” Cor ■ •^x:ri ow °’ *« ’ -or.n-.tion * h * M ,B Snedgar a few a. “ tn * ° f Ma «« |p «•» IKntifled .XJ I the wo—an <<■ » “ “ elor ‘*>nK to, ' M “ k J f, X?a. rOrW,n< 118 tbe vicinity where th« ‘‘ rr *"’* d I > der occurred b ° mur i li J’th. MetS 01 ’ Bt *’ h * n !*hurch I. MrloUlly here with rn.u # o.t,

RESERVOIRS BROKE And Destruction Fell Lpcn • cut Town. Derby. Conn . Fi-b 23 The b-tuH mg of thro* reservoirs i:i Shelton early Sunday mo : ns | damage estimated at t-etw-e and 1100.000, and-ther-- wre , narrow escapee from d< ath Tte *■ ’ rent tore a great gully II 1 feet snd SO feet wide throtirh Hf»» nu*. Logs and tree* ar. i i.’i»e of ice -were carried ak..- a- 1 • i Into several buildings Th ■ b j Walter Nichols was st: » flood Nichol* was away -,d h s ’*■ was awakened by the Ire r-SiiaM against the door. As- w cooHfl later the water comtr.en e l t ’ ’ ‘J the bedrooms where six ch’.’. r ” c ’ J sleeping. Mrs. Nichols hurried W door and held It while her chilWM; escaped to an upper floor. A moats later she escaped just -> the water and ice forced In tbs « and flooded the rooms The remained prisoners in tie KT ' *■ of the house until the w ater : Street railroad tracks a:.rf teU;Tij and telegraph poles were torn “I strewn about in confusi n ervoirs will have to be r- i this with the property 10-’- \*K lleved will make the 1 ! R Several mills wilt remain if ■ - 0 gravel swept into the ra < »' - s f, moved. r; - I Naw Orica -.s Patrie e , New Orleans. Feb. ’ r r _ ® roll, one of the ’••adlng 10-ai ■ eratic politicians and «*’• er. was shot and killed by h*» son. Edward. Sunday Th» ■ claims that In a fit of r --| ' temper Farrell attempted to < ward and George, the oldest bo?-* i ’ misconduct, and Edward wr ** !e pistol from him and fired two ■ « into his father’s heart Th* ln >' I rendered. Team Wandered into Deep Tallahassee. Fla.. Feb -T- H white children and a negr' l ' ~M Austin were drownsd in rn- - south of Tallahassee. ■ son and wife, paron's of the - ' | were saved. The famll * l ’ re jS I wagon and In the darkn- - ' lost the road and got Into ‘l»'‘P Ceetly Fir* Due to Ga»o'<« ( I Springfield. Hi.. Feb )o«t| McLean Sunday evening I of 330.000 to flvi' buslncs- ,7 f ,si The fire was caused by th ■ of a gasoline tank In a rests Drank Wood Alcohol-I Schenectady. N. Y • r * b *_< jg Georg* Stave, aged fifty t*" •’ ,4 daughter. Mr* Lomnel l*'i<i ” twenty seven, died Sunday fro® ing wood alcohol.