Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 54, Decatur, Adams County, 14 March 1903 — Page 2

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THE DAILY DEMOCRAT. KVXHV EVENISG. EXCEPT SVSPAV. BY UE W @ . ELLINGHAM. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. By carrier, per week.... 10c By carrier, per year $4.00 By mail, per month. 25 1 ' By mall, per year. $2.50 ! Single copies. Two Cents. Advertising rates made known on application : J. H. HELLER, Manager. THE STATE OF TRADE An Active Demand Maintained Despite Drawbacks. New York, March 14—Bradstreet's weekly review of trade today says: Demand is active, with staple prices strong at close to record levels, despite drawbacks in the shape of bad roads, labor troubles east and west and heavy rains, overflowing rivers and oackward farm preparations at the South. The continued reports of slow and even poor collections noted for some time past were accentuated by partly, perhaps, the result of the . bad condition of the country roads con sequent upon the change in the season. Labor troubles, present and prospective, especially harrass build ing trades consuming iron and steel in the metropolis. The traffic con gestion. though improved, still affects the transportation of coke, lumber, flour and grain. Railroad earnings are ! simply magnificent for tnis time of the year, the country’s railroads in February showing gains of 14 per cent in gross receipts and the March returns are fully as favorable. Export trade showed a very notable trade in February in many lines, hut particularly in the shipment of corn and cotton. Retail business generally has been , checked by the weather conditions, but this has not militated against business with jobbers. The lumber trade continues active the country over, prices are firmer at close to the top quotations. The only complaint is mat congested railways render quick deliveries impossible. The muchfeared check to trade caused by past ’ heavy advances in staple prices as yet has failed to materialize. The present level of commodity prices is at the highest point reached in three years. Hardships of Northern Travel. St. Johns. N. F., March 14.—Two ' women passengers on one of the trains ' snowbound in the interior, reached St. Johns last night after a month’s detention. They were imprisoned in tne ears in the snowdrifts until the blizzard ceased, and then were transported across forty-five miles of snowy . wastes on dog sleds until they reached j the railroad line. Railroad traffic with the more remote regions is still suspended. An Encouraging Indication. Washington. March 14.—The reports from the bedside of Justice Day of the supreme court, who has an attack of pneumonia, are encouraging and the family are hopeful that despite his frail health he will recover. The fact that no unfavorable symptoms have developed is considered encouraging. Using Oil as Fuel. Montpelier. Ind.. March 14. —The National Window Glass company is •successfully operating its plant with oil as fuel, and the glass is of good quality. It is announced that the oil burners are a success. There is a full force of blowers at present. River Refugees at Cairo. Cairo. 111.. March 14 —There is little change In the situation. Many refugees are arriving and more territory ts reported under water.

THE INDIANA GOLD FIELD NOT EXTENSIVE

Indianapolis. March 14. —State Geologist Blatchley remarked today that he probably shattered more hopss than any other official of Indiana. He threw a vial filled with shiny particles into a waste basket as he uttered the words. Then he read a note that accompanied the vial, asking the geologist to examine to see if the contents were not gold. The glittering contents were nothing more than smaJi grains of mica. The state geologist has had enough years' experience to know that all that glitters is not gold. There is scarcely a day passes that he does not receive a package containing specimens that someone fondly believes is gold. The geologist has become case-hardened, and he never hoids out any hope unless there is ground for it. Yesterday a Morgan county farmer came in with a bottle filled with real gold, and the geologist brightened up instantly. He is Interested in the Morgan county deposit, as he believes that with proper machinery much gold will be taken out there, but he don’t think the gold field of Indiana Is very extensive Governor Durbin did not tarry long at the office after he completed hie work on the bills handed down by the legislature. He left at once for Anderson with Mrs. Durbin to take a rest. He is in need of It, although he Is much stronger than he was at the end of the session two years ago His last act was to veto the bill to provide for a state laboratory of hygiene, and to veto a bill to admit mutual fire inauranace companies with a reserve fund of *20,000. One of bis strong

AN EXTRA SESSION President May Call Congress Together to Make li Do Things. Senate's Proposed Delay on the Cuban Reciprocity Treaty Not Pleasing to the Executive. Senators Believe, However, That the Campaign Will Change His Plans. Washington, March 14. —It can be j said by authority that President Roosevelt is considering the practicability of calling an extraordinary session of the Fifty-eighth congress. When he was informed that it was the intention ' of the senate to amend the Cuban reciprocity treaty so as to render action upon it by the house of representatives necessary to make it effective, he in- ' formed some members of the senate that he would hold himself free to call | an extraordinary session of congress ; to secure action on it. No definite time was mentioned for I the meeting of the extraordinary session. The president is much in earnest in his desire to have the Cuban I treaty ratified and made effective. | Senators who have talked with the president, however, believe it to be ; I unlikely that an extraordinary session ' will be called next autumn. They say , many reasons might be cited why such a session should not be held, the principal one being that some important state elections are to be held in No-1 vember. and members of congress will, be busy with political affairs in their own states. They point out that on the eve of a presidential campaign it is highly important that every effort be made, especially in doubtful states, to maintain the strength of party organizations. In such circumstances it i • is said it would be possible only with difficulty to maintain a quorum of either branch of congress at an extraordinary session. If the session were not called until November they say it would be so close to the regular session as practically to render it un-1 necessary. Settling Date of Adjournment. Washington. March 14.—The Republican steering committee of the senate yesterday considered the general condition of business in the senate. The , opinion was expressed that it would ’ be possible to fix the day for the final close of the session not later than next Friday or Saturday. No resolution, however, to that effect will be intro-, duced until an effort shall have been i made to name a day for voting on the Cuban reciprocity treaty. Seeded n Rest. "Rest is not quitting the busy ca- I reer.” says the poet. The truth of the saying was impressed on an Arkansas family by Lulu, their colored cook. She ' was fat. lazy and "notional." says liar ' per's Magazine, but her cooking was perfect, and Mr. and Mrs Lawton ignored tier whims and reduced her work I to minimum. Good cooks were so bard to get that the question of adding n feather’s weight to Lulu's duties was discussed in a subdued whisper. Ono day Lulu resigned her position. "M by. Lulu ’’ asked Mr* I qWton “what is the matter? Is the wort too hard for you?” "Weil, ma'am." replied Lulu. "Pm all tired out. I’m going heme and take In washing and re«t nn"

objections to the hygiene bill was'that , he did not believe a laboratory should be established in the statehouse, and he also felt that the laboratory at Purdue university was sufficient to meet the occasion. Fassett A. Cotton of Newcastle today succeeded Frank Jones as state i superintendent of public instruction. Jones has been one of the most capable officers the state ever had in the i position. Cotton, however, is expect-1 ed to make a good record, as he is a thorough school man and he has: taken a special course of tialuiug to fit him for the place. Lawrence Me-1 Turnam ot Alexandria will be chief deputy, but Frank Hester, who has been in the office for eight years, will have charge of the work for several weeks. The state board of education has been here getting ready for the change In the office, and it has also appointed State Librarian Henry for a term of two years. The Republicans will hold their city convention in Indianapolis two weeks from today. Thia is the earliest date on record for a city convention here. The date Is the dictation of the Bookwaiter ring, which fears opposition and Is taking this method of shutting it off. Bookwaiter will be renominated for mayor. Elliott for city clerk and Btubba for police Judge, but the troubles of the machine are just beginning. There is a very strong under-curr»"» against the machine, end if Its caw dldates win it will be very surprising The Democrats realise what is doing and are full of hope.

WILL LOOK AROUND Admiral Coghlan Is Sent With His Squadron to Honduras. Washington. March 14.—The Carribean squadron under command of Admiral Coghlan has been ordered to Honduras, where the revolution is assuming serious proportions, to protect ’ H • ■ ' F ■Ew nr ah admiral ooghlak. American interests. The navy department decided to send Admiral Coghlan to Honduras on the theory that a flag officer present on the scene would be in a position to take such steps at may be necessary for the protection of American interests without constant reference to the department here. The presence of a squadron instead of a single ship, it was thought also, would have a salutary effect OPERATORS DISMISSED Coal Barons Leave Chicago Court ir. Jubilant Spirits. Chicago. March 14. —Judge Chetlain yesterday instructed the jury in the trial of the coal operators to bring in a verdict of not guilty. The jury was then discharged. The court held that if there was any violation of law by the operators it was a violation of the interstate commerce law and not of the Illinois statutes. Such being the case, the offense is one for trial by a federal jury. The attorneys for the coal combine were as jubilant as the attorneys for ; the state were downcast. "It is a perfectly just ruling," said Attorney S. R. Hamil. “It is exactly what we expected and of course we are satisfied.” I "The ruling was unexpected," said Attorney Barnes of the state’s after ney omce. "It was evident that it was the entire hope of tne defense. I did not believe from the remarks that i were made by the court during the ar- , gument that he would decide against • the state.” “Until there is evidence brought to ' this office by those who are interested I in the prosecution. I do not anticipate - any steps on the part of the federal I courts," said Solomon Bethea. United States district attorney, when told of the decision. ”1 have not followed the ! case and have no comment to make on I the finding. I have not talked with , anyone who has led me to believe that the prosecution will reach the federal , courts, although such a proceeding is I not unlikely.” Alarm on Western Coast. Olympia. Wash., March 14. —An unusually perceptible earthquake was felt in Olympia at 6:25 o'clock last night. Buildings were shaken so that the occupants ran into the streets in alaim. The principal shock was pre-' ceded hy a tremor of a few seconds and followed by a slight tremor, the entire disturbance lasting nine seconds. A rumbling noise accompanied the shock. Two distinct shocks were felt in Seattle about 6:40, and Tacoma also felt tremors. Illinois Man's Double Crime. Peoria. 111., March 14.—William ’ Minch of Washington, Tazewell coun ty. yesterday rode a horse to the home of his brother-in-law, Adam Oetzel, and shot him in the back, killing him instantly. Then Minch rode to the i ; home of his former wife, picked up a butcher knife, cut off her right ear and one of the fingers of her left hand. He then placed the revolver to his : head and fired, dying within a few minutes. The King’s Pardon Granted. Pietermaritzburg. Africa. March 14 : —The governor of Natal has proclaimed the king's pardon for all persons j who are awaiting trial for treason or j ■ other offenses committed during or arising out of the recent war. BRIEF DISPATCHES. Silty fourth-rlwu pMtofltoM will be sdvansed to the presidential clms. April 1. The blockade of the Orinoco river, declared by President Castro on March 7, has been raised. BnalnoM faptiree in the t’nited Slates for the week numberre against Ki last week. IH in the like week of mot. The president has appointed Admiral Brown, of Indlanapo Is. on the board of visitors for the i Annapotts naval academy. Mexican bandits held up the stage which runs between Potema end Torln. on (he Yaqni river, killing all of the tlx pas'enxen. The Chisago limited westbound on the Illinois Central railway was wrecked at Pomeroy, la., and five passengers were Injured. Adolph Krauss, a farmer who lived near Bellefontaine. Mo., killed his wife end six children and then committed suicide ' Lehigh valley enginenun. yard eonduetora. trainmen, switchmen and engion wipers, received a ki |ier cent Increase in wages. Addison C. Harris will deliver the oration st the laying of the corner atm a oi the new federal bnlldlng at lndlanapolia March U. The judge presiding in the cans against the Indlaaa eoal operators al Chicago Inst meted the jury to bring In verdlol of not guilty, hold lugtbat f guilty at ell the obarge should be preferred m a federal court.

IS GROWING WORSE Flood Situation On the Missis-| sippi Creates the Most Serious Alarm. — Tbe Capital of Louisiana Feared to Be in Grave Danger From Overwhelming Flood. — I ■ Every Able-Bodied Man, White and Black, Pressed Into Service on Dykes. New Orleans. March 14.—The rumor j i that Arlington levee, four miles below 1 Baton Rouge, on the east bank of the Mississippi river, had broken, is untrue. Vicksburg, Miss.. March 14. —The flood situation in this section is stead- , lly growing worse. It is greatly intensified by the continual heavy rains. , I While the engineers and officials of . levee boards are keeping up a brave front, it is plain to be seen that they fear the worst. M. P. Robertson, assistant engineer of the Fifth Ixiuisiana district levee board, who has established headquarters here, received a telephone message from Commissioner Ramsdell at Providence, saying that he ha l just returned from an inspection of the levees from Providence to the Arkansas line and found the embankments in fairly good shape. “While the situation is serious.” he j says, "we feel confident of holding the ; I entire line.” A new short levee just north of Lake Providence is causing the most concern. On the lower Yazoo several of the finest plantations in Warren coun- : ty are submerged. Specials from Donaldson and Baton I Rouge tell of intense excitement at those points, as the Arlington levee near the Louisiana capital is feared to be in grave danger. Every able-bodied man, white and black, is being pressed into service and rushed to the danger , point. In Vicksburg the tracks of the Yazoo & Mississippi Valley and the Alabama and Vicksburg railroads are imperiled by the rising waters. LEVEE OVERTOPPED — Points In Mississippi Are in the Gravest Danger. Natchez. Miss., March 14.—At Ash- ; land the levee is overtopped by the ■ river. The relief boat St. Joseph is ' there now. Everybody in the southeastern section of Jefferson county is ready to move. The protection levee in front of the Texas & Pacific embankment at Bougere has been torn away by the water ; which is now pouring against the em- , bankment. The railroad has a large force of men and a work-train raising 1 its roadbeq, which is protecting a part ' of Concordia Parish. La The Betsy Ann has arrived from Bayou Sara with her cabin full of flood refugees and carrying stock and cotton. It has been raining since early Thursday night. Gauge is 47.5, rising. Danger line is 44 feet. A New Inland Lake. Evansville Ind . March 14—The Ohio river is falling slowly here. The : Wabash river below Mount Vernon is over ten miles wide. It takes in the Kentucky strip opposite Mount Vernon and land cannot be seen any place. Farmers continue to move their stock and household effects. The scare . seems to be over at Shawneetown and tbe levees are sound. Past Danger Line. Cincinnati. March 14.—The river reached tbe danger line of 50 feet here at 10 o'clock iast night. The Indications are that ft will rise slowly until a stage of 52 feet is reached which is expected by Sunday nlghL when ft will begin falling slowly. SWEEPING INJUNCTION Kansas City Strikers Restrained by Order wf Court. Kansas City. March 14.—Judge John F. Phillips, in the United States district court yesterday afternoon, issued a sweeping injunction restraining all members of the local team drivers’ } union from Interfering with the bust- ! noss of eleven of the transfer compa I nles of the city whose men are on a strike. The eleven companies petitioned the court yesterday to restrain the strikers and their sympathizers on the ground that interference with wagons on the way to the depots and shipping yards was in violation of the Interstate commerce laws. The plaintiffs argued that goods are In transit in the meaning of the law from the moment they are loaded Into a wagon when a receipt is given by the transfer company, and their contention was upheld by the court. The injunction, which Is a temporary one, la made re turnable on March 20. Death of Party Leader. Naples. March 14.—Bignor Bovio. the leader of the Republican party In the Italian chamber, died yesterday. Five Thousand Rifles tlzsd . Hong Kong. March 14.—Five thousand rifles ready for oMveyancs Inta the Interior were seized yesterday.

When Knighthood I Was in Flower I (a u I 1 I 7 I A LOVE STORY OF EX- I TRAORDINARY MERIT | *1 I I We have secured the serial rights for I ■ t our paper and will begin publishing it in t i our edition Monday. So if you are a sub--1 == scriber you can read one of the best recent ——■= I | novels without money and without price. I CLOTHING; =SALE = Closing Out Our Entire Stock nt Clothing. $5,000 worth of Men's Boys’ and Children's Suits— ALL NEW STOCK; must be sold at once, as we will quit handling clothing. Big Sale is now on and will continue until entire Clothing stock is sold. Everything goes regardless of cost. Greatest Bargain Sale ever known in Decatur. Buy early and gefchoice. M. FULLENKAMP GASS & MEYERS, Mgrs.

London Police Methods. This is the modus operand! of Ix>ndon s police: Two citizens engage in a street fight; crowd gathers to see the mill; four "bobbles” appear, working their way through the press with a "by your leave or "kindly let me pass;** they have neither billies nor guns. Two I seize each combatant, leading him aside I with no rough hands and arguing thus . in chiding tones: "Aren't ye ’shamed | o ye self? M hat's the good o' flghtin'? | Leave scraps to dogs. Now, run along an' behave ye'seif. There's a good ' chap. these words are accompanied ' by a pat on the shoulder and a gentle shove away from the scene of conflict 1 Rarely is there an arrest. A brutal 1 clubbing is unknown. The London police are peacemakers.—New York Press. ! Moslem Etlqoetle. All true Moslems when eating must ' begin with salt and tnish with vine- | gar. If they itegin with salt, they will csvape the contagion of seventy dis- i eases. If they finish with vinegar. ! he r worldly prosperity will continue to Increase. The host is In etiquette i •wund to be the first to start eating and the last to leave off. Tooth picking Is considered an act of grace in . r r e , r 1 "" 1 ' fOr n,e •“«*’ Gabriel »l<a r° rte t ,0 h “'* brou «bt a toothP<k from heaven for the prophet after •very ‘be priests recite certain lunV” 'a “r Korttn *‘ efor ‘ ; and lunch and dinner, and also before drinking water at any hour of the duy Baalish Deer llnntlng. The running of the deer begins in ° nd “ «•«•*» ’ take ns keen an Interest in the hunt ns ‘ .dr pursuers. The hound, .re ‘eV Xk “n lW ° "* u * UBl,, run '" ll " Ihe one chosen for the dnv I. ts* . ,O appointed ulaco 1 minutes "law" while n * J,V * n fly ’ hounds and horse! tralnp<l worses stand tremblingly

Impatient to tie off in pursuit. The old English stagbounds hare become extinct, and foxhounds, bred f« the purpose of the cbase. have succeeded them. So fleet are they that the horses become Jaded in their efforts to keep up with them —Century. London < hurch Cariosities. In St. Uionis. in Fenchurcb street. i there are four monster syringes, which were at one time the only form of firs brigade appliance, in London Tbs I celebrated golden tombstone in St 1 Katharine's. Regent's park, is very well known. It is a tombstone, or. rather, a small slab of pure gold, surrounded by nn oak frame. Many peopie are unaware that the body of Nell Gywnn reposes In a vault in St. Martin-in-the- Fields, and a (till larger number of persons are Ignorant of the fact that beneath the sngie church there i» still in existence the old parish whipping post. Beneath St. Etheldreda's I church, in Ely place, is the oniy »«l* terra nean place of worship In London It is u completely furnished chapel with sitting accommodations for people. St. Etheldreda's is the oldest Roman Catholic church In England. How Fruita Act. The Medicine Brief thus surnmarb'* the various use. of fruit In relieving diseuaed condition* of the body. Th* list Is worth keeping. Under the gory of laxatives, oranges, figs- tl,n “‘ rinds, prunes, mulberries, dates, nectarine* and plums may be included. Pomegranates, cranberries, blackberi rles, »umac berries, dewberrlc*. raspberries, Imrberrles, quinces, pears, wild cherries and medlars are .stringent Grapes, jM-nches, strawberries, whortleberries, prickly penrs. black currant* and melon seed* are diuretics. Gooseberries, red Ind white currants, pumpkins nnd melon, are refrigerants or.s, limes nnd apple* ars stomach sedatives. Malts rrossie. Mr. Far west—l met my old school “ ) *te. I-ake»lde. today for the first tim* In an age. .nd 1 thought from the w»f h * acted when I mentioned you that you .nd he must have bad *oms manes or other before we met. Mrs. Farwest—No romance about ft w * were married for a few year*; th* 1 '* •ll.—New Tork Weekly.