Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 41, Decatur, Adams County, 27 February 1903 — Page 2

THE DAILY DEMOCRAT.; EVERY EVENING. EXCEPT SUNDAY. BY LEW O . ELLINGHAM. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. By carrier, per week 10*' By carrier, per year $4 00 By mail, per month . . 25-' By mail, per year $2.50 Single copies. Two Cents Advertlsfng rates made known on application J. H. HELLER, Manager. The steel trust has already pre emptied the earth so far as the steel industry of the country is concerned, and there is no possible chance of another coming in to compete with it. Even supposing one should be organized to compete, which is a violent supposition, the present trust would have all the best of it. It would have the advantage of all the publicity, under the law, that would be given to its cjmpetitor’s business, while its < wn business would still be conducted in the dark. Thai’s the way the republicans are doing business for the trusts in this congress. Mexico’s New Plans. Mexico City. Feb. 27.—The silver commission is accumulating data necessary to form conclusions and has the entire statistical force of the departments of the government at its disposal. A plan for the introduction of paper currency to be backed cither by silver or gold, has been suggested as a means of easy transition to the gold standard. It is argued that it would steady the present exchange value of the peso. The People Will vote on IL Kokomo. Ind., Feb. 27. —The question of whether the high-rate gas ordinance be repealed and the former rate of $1.50 a month for gas be restored will be submitted to a vote of the people. A better supply of gas is being served to consumers since the threats of prosecution. Murderous Youth Is Dead. Frankfort. Ind.. February 27.—Earl Wood, the youth who shot his father, mother and grandfather at their home at Fickle, is dead from a shot which he fired into his head. It is thought that the others will recover. South Bend Strike Conditions. South Bend, Ind.. Feb. 27. —Two informations for intent to murder and conspiracy, eleven for assault and riot, and twenty for conspiracy, have been issued by the prosecutor in connection with the riot in the Indiana railway power-house. Some have left the city, and four pleaded guilty and were heavily fined. Among the accused are about a dozen striking street-car employes. The recent riots have damaged the strikers' cause, and they have lost public sympathy. Two Burned to Death. Elwood. Ind.. Feb. 27. —Mrs. Martin Walsh, wife of a well-known farmer of the Hobbs neighborhood, is dead from the effect of burns received yesterday while working about the kitchen stove. Her clothes caught fire. I-a Porte —Dewey, the four-year-old son of Mrs. Charles Zarr, was burned to death yesterday in. a bonfire, into which he fell while at play.

LEGISLATURE GETTING DOWN TO BUSINESS

Indianapolis. Feb. 27. —The report tnai a bill just signed by the governor would result in the liberation of the ghouis and physicians arrested here some time ago. created a sensation in the legislature today The bill was drawn by Harrold Taylor, a local attorney, who prepared it at the suggestion of the representatives of the leading medical and dental colleges of the city, who wanted to get a law to prevent the desecration of graves and to provide for the distribution of unclaimed bodies by the state, it was figured that this plan would serve two purposes, as it would provide sufficient itodies and obviate whatever necessity there is for robbing graves. Under these circumstances the bill passed readily and was signed last uight by Governor Durbin, who regarded it as a wise enactment. As the bill yesterday signed by the governor providing for the disposal of pauper and unclaimed bodies to the medical colleges for dissection purposes. repeals all laws in purview on this subject, an attorney who has been following the grave robbery Investiga tion jumped to the conclusion that the ghouls might be released. Inasmuch as the act under which they were arrested is wiped out. Hut Governor Durbin said today that while he is not an attorney, that he had examined the bill carefully before he signed it and that he does not believe it will free the men now under arrest. He docs not think that the legislature could pass a law that would release them without referring to them specifically, but many members of the legislature are afraid the., have made a serious blunder. Attorney General Miller doeu not believe that the new law will liberate the ghouls, but It Is probable that the latter's attorneys will make a test of the question. Representatives of the Dell and tn dependent telephone Interests are

CINCINNATI’S BIG BLAZE Heaviest Fire Loss in the History of the City. Cincinnati. Feb. 27.—Over one-half of the best square In Cincinnati was I destroyed by fire yesterday. The* square, bounded by Vine, Fourth. Wai nut and Third streets, was conceded to be the most solidly constructed portion of the city. That half north ot Baker alley, with the exception of the Carlisle building at the southwestern corner of Fourth and Walnut streets is in ruins while the American Book company's publication house, the Woodrow Printing works, the Zum brlel box factory and other concerns on the south side of Baker alley are I also burned out. The fire, which began in the Pike opera house, was not fully under control until late in the afternoon, although all the department of this city and the fire departments of surround ing tow ns were constantly turning doz ens of streams on the conflagration. A score or more of streams were kept pouring on the smoking ruins all night While the property loss is the largest in the history of the city by fire, it is believed there was no loss of life * although two men who lodged in the Pike opera house building are still i missing Several forces of firemen ; who were caught on the roofs of burn ing had narrow escapes, but all were rescued by ladders. One ot tue heaviest losers is the Henrietta I Crossman company, which was at the Pike this week and lost everything even the safe with the receipts from a crowded house Wednesday night In some of the thirty law ofiices that were burned out were documents that I cannot be replaced for pending lit! gation and property rights. The fire was such that few office safes with stood It. The total loss is estimated at from $1,000,000 to $2,000,000, and it j is distributed among the occupants ot four large office buildings and other structures. President Talks to Methodists. New York. Feb. 27.—President Roos evelt was the chief speaker last night i at a mass meeting at Carnegie hall held to do honor to the character and , labors of John Wesley, the founder ol Methodism. The meeting was held un der the auspices of the New York Thank Offering commission, which has had charge of the local work of the Twentieth Century Thank Offering fund of $20,000,000, that has been rais ed by the Methodists throughout the country to celebrate the advent of the twentieth century of the Christian era. The hall was crowded to the doors and hundreds were unable tc gain admittance. Great Excitement at Cclima. Colima. Mex.. Feb. 27.—The contin ued eruptions of the volcano have ere ated an immense panic in all regions within twenty miles of the mountain Many large haciendas are unworked as nobody will remain on them. The mountain always has been considereo dangerous. The present eruption is the worst for many years. Their Scheme Didn’t Work. Delphi. Ind.. Feb. 27. —Frank Musselman and George Brosin made an unsuccessful attempt to escape from jail by setting fire to the bed clothing tn their cell.

her; working jointly tor me passage of a bill authorizing the use of public highways for telephone poles. The bill was defeated in the house, but Judge Hord of Columbus decided that the companies had no rights to the road, and as there is no law under which the county commissioners could grant a franchise, the telephone syndicates joined Issue tor the first time for mutual protection. The bill is now in the hands of the senate, and it will probably go through. The house today took up ’he railroad consolidation bill, but it will have a hard row. A bill for the consolidation of Interurbans was taken up and passed to engrossment. The house will probably concur In the amendments to tne Wright bill for, the compulsory use of voting machines ' in all counties containing a city of 13,000, as the senators from the counties affected are lobbying for it among the representatives. The bill came over today and will probably be handed down at once. it seems there has been some misconception of the purport of the bill. While it is supposed to be mandatory in the counties 1 with cities of over 13,000, the commie-’ sioners cannot be compelled to buy I machines at once, as no penalty is pro j vided and it Is not stated when the machines shall be bought. So after all I It is optional with all the counties. The legislature has just passed n bill that will permit the lending of the books in the state library. This library is one of the finest In the central I states, as there are over 50.000 vol ; times of the best works of history, art.' science, fiction and poetry. These | nave been practically useless to the people of the state except as a refer ence, and then they conld not be ta- j ken from the capitol building. But I under the new law they can be taken out the same as books are taken out ! of a city library.

RODE ROUGH SHOD House Majority In Congress Adopts Some High Handed Methods. Congressman Butler of Missouri Was Unseated After a Scene of Wild Excitement. Party Foeiing Ran High and the Minority Was Literally Trampled Down. Washington. Feb. 27.—Amid scenes , which recalled the memorable and ex- ' citing days of the 51st congress, wheu party feeling ran fierce and the hall of representatives resounded with de-i nunciations of the alleged "high hand-. I ed methods" of the majority. James J. Butler of Missouri was unseated ! yesterday by the house and George, C. R. Wagoner was seated in his place 1 ; The Democrats had decided at their I caucus niat if this case was called up they would prosecute a filibuster from , ■ now until March 4. regardless of con : sequences to legislation, and tney be I gan the fight as soon as the gavel feel! I at noon. Roll call followed roll call ' i and it took over three hours to ap I prove the journal of Wednesday's pro-' I ceedings. Then when the decks were i cleared the case was called. A spir 1 ited debate of two hours followed and il finally, after repeated rolls calls the j case was brought to a vote. The Democrats then attempted tc i block proceedings by leaving the hall * but enough absentees finally were | brought in to make up the necessary quorum. The closing chapter was dra matic. Mr. Dalzell of Pennsylvania I who was in the chair, refused to reci ognize a demand for division, and Mr Richardson, the minority leader, stood in his place and denounced his course j in unmeasured terms amid the jeersj of the Republican siae. The handful of Democrats present were overridden I rough-shod, and Mr. Wagoner was seated. The Republican leaders in deciding ’ to force this case to a vote did sc with a perfect realization of the em I barrassments which would follow if I the Democrats carried out their fill buster threat, and they have arranged I a program to reduce the minority's I obstructive power to a minimum as far as appropriation bills are concerned , This is to be accomplished by a special rule which has been tentatively pre pared, by which all the preliminary ' parliamentary steps for getting appro priation hills with senate amendments into conference can be cut off. The Republican program also includes a proposal to continue the legislative i day of yesterday until noon on March 4th. in order to obviate the long, te dious work of approving the journal against filibustering tactics. A recess' was taken last night until 11 o’clocktoday, and a rule has been prepared , which hereafter will give a motion tc ' recess precedence over a motion tc! adjourn. Under the operation of these drastic measures It is believed that none of the appropriation bills or othet ' necessary measures will be endan gered. but the present situation un doubtedly sounds the death-knell pl many minor measures. The sundry civil hill was passed ir the senate after a number of amend ments had been added to it. The sen I ate then went into executive session | and devoted the remainder of the day to the Panama canal treaty. Coal Commission Hard at Work. Washington. Feb. 27.—The anthra cite coal strike commission Is making considerable progress. It has gone over nearly all the important points i involved, and a tentative agreement has been reached on some of them I No announcement has been made as tc i when the actual framing of the report will begin, but it is expected that the final conclusions co be embodied in the report will be definitely shaped i shortly. General Gordon Very Hi. Jackson. Miss., Feb. 27. —Genera John B Gordon, commander-in-chief o! the United Confederate Veterans, was j taken violently ill while on board a Queen & Crescent train en route tc 1 Jackson from Clinton. Miss., last night, it was necessary to remove I him from the train on a stretcher General Gordon is suffering much pain I which the sedatives administered by I the physicians fall to relieve He is! I conscious. Disabled Collier Rescued. Hamilton. Bermuda. Feb 27.—The I Dutch steamer Beta Captain Rijke boar, from Ship Island on Feb. 12 foi Rotterdam, has arrived here having in tow the United States collier Alexan ‘ ' der. which broke her shaft on Feb. 10 while on her way from San Juan. Porto Rico, for Norfolk. The lattei had been adrift for ten days previous to the time she had been picked up by ttje Beta, which towed her for five I days. Rich Mexican's Offer. Austin. Tex., Feb 27.—A dispatch from Mexico City, Mex.. says that President Diaz has received a com ■ munhatlon from Pedro Alvarado, a multi mlllonalre mining man of Parral Mex.. offering to contribute $50.000,• ovv for the payment of Mexico's foreign debt

The Big Store’s =3l I Loom-End Sa c I ! Will continue jnother_weekandwill I 1 end Saturday. February 28th_instead I j of February 21st- .H 1 on account of the severe cold weather K I 1 Pof the past week, which deprived many of I I our customers from taking advantage of / I 1 our LOOM END BARGAINS, we have de- I a V cided to continue our sale another week. I 1 z LOOM-END SALE CLOSES SATURDAY, i B J T FEBRUARY 28th. I ■ ! * ” * i I Same bargains will prevail through I ■ * next week as have been advertised. H | The Big Store. I I Kern, Beeler & Co. I I Decatur. ... Indiana.l H |

TEN DAVS MORE Legislators Beginning to See the Finish of Their Days As Statesmen. The Time Before Adjournment Is Growing Short and Much Remains to Be Done. Both Branches Are Now Transacting Business With Great Rapidity. Indianapolis. Feb. 27.—The leglsla tors can begin to see the finish of their career as statesmen. There are but ten more days of the session, and in that time a mass of business must be disposed of. Both sides are transacting it witn great rapidity. As many bills have been passed during th* last thirty-six hours as were passed during the first six weeks of the session, and the acts of 1903 will probably require as many pages as their predecessors. The house passed bills providing that all orders issued in paymeat for work 1 should be redeemable in cash at the company stores; that telephone com- , panies might use highways for their poles: that official allowances In cit- ; les of 20,0,0 and under should be pubj Ushed annually; that township trus- 1 tees should be eligible to reelection; , that there shall be a state board to examine opticians for license: that the governor shall appoint a board to i study the prison labor question. The i house passed a dozen legalizing acts and aet« to raise school funds for va i nous counties. The senate passed ; bills providing: That county treasur- . ere s .all have 50 Instead of 25 cents j for delinquent lax collections; permitI ting adjoining towns or cities to build sewers; providing that county commissioners shall receive 31.000 for I each 10,000 population; providing for the codification of corporation laws; prohibiting railroads from passing through the boys’ reform school grounds. The senate killed a bill to amend the election law giving 3200 for Information leading to every convlction for vote selling. The governor signed the grsve robbery bill. An attempt was made to take up the bill restoring the state tax lew to 16 cents but It was defeated. The Republicans have caucused against this and It will not be passed, although the Democrats are supporting It. The senate ad vanced a bill increaslm the salary ot the adjutant general to >2.253 a year.

Public Sale LIVERY STOCK Saturday, Feb. 21 15 Head of Horses, 10 Single Buggies, 10 sets Single Harness, 4 sets Double Harness Phaetons, Standhopes, Five Seated Wagon, Surreys, Office Safe, Hobes, Blankets, Whips This will be the greater sale of the season. A CREDIT OF NINE MONT® WILL BE GIVEN. ABE BOCb