Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 61, Decatur, Adams County, 21 March 1903 — Page 2

THE DAILY DEMOCRAT. XV BUY EVENING, EXCEPT SUNDAY, BY LEW GS . ELL. INGHAM. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. By carrier, per week 1 O<‘ By carrier, per year $4 00 By mail, per month 25' By mail, per year. $2.50 Single copies. Two Cents. Advertising rates made known on application Entered in the postofflea at ImK- . ana, as second-class mail wu’tei. ■ 1 rzx.—,: — --—— ! J. H. HOLLER, M«m SC r. HOPE DISPELLED Situation Along the Mississippi Takes Turn for the Worse. Memphis, Tenn., March 21. —The feeling of hope that was produced Thursday night by the Mississippi river coming to a stand at this point was dispelled yesterday by Jhe occurrence of two additional breaks in the St. Francis levees north of the first crevasse at Trice’s Landing. Ark., and the grave reports that are being received from Mississippi points as well as by a rise of .1 here. The two last ! breaks have increased the waters in the territory of Arkansas, which is flooded by the break at Trice's, and in addition they are flooding a vast scope ' ot country which has thus far been free from any considerable amount of water. The situation therefore in Arkansas is more grave than at any time during the flood. Relief measures have been and must be for several days completely inadequate. The long line of levees that guard the river front of the Mississippi and protect the vast and fertile delta region of that state, and which have thus far stood firm against the great flood are reported to be in a critical condition at many points and news of disasters from that country will not be surprising. At points the water is seeping through the embankments, flooding villages and plantations, and at other places the embankment is overtopped by the flood and enormous quantities of water are being discharged into the country. Refugees continue to ar rive in great numbers, and the facilities are too limited to care for them. Claims it Was An Accident. Hamilton. Ohio. March 21.—Frei Mack. 20 years old. a young workman of East Hamilton, was shot in the forehead and almost instantly killed here by Charles Holmes. 21 years old. The tragedy occurred in a room at the Holmes house when the men were alone. Holmes claims the shooting was an accident. Mack, he said, called to buy the pistol and tried to pull it away while he (Holmes) held it. It was discharged in the struggle, be says. The police have arrested Holmes Taken Under Advisement St. Ijouis. March 21.—Arguments in the Wabash injunction suit were concluded late yesterday afternoon and the case was taken under advisement by Judge Adams. He gave no intima tion of how much time he might require to prepare his opinion, but the attorneys declared after the adjourn ment of court that they would look for a decision in about one week or ten days. Another Severe Fight Reported. Sofia. March 21. —The newspapers report that a severe fight has taken place between Turkish troops and a body of insurgents la the Golay hills Mecedonia. Both sides sustained heavy losses.

THE “RIPPER” LAW TO BE TRIED

Indianapolis, March 21.—It'is understood that Governor Durbin will next week take advantage ot the new "ripper” law and appoint a board of control for the Jeffersonville rctorir-itory that will be to his liking. The term of Charles F. Shfveley of Richmond, president of the board, expires tomorrow, and there have been rumors about the statehouse that there will be something doing as soon as his successor is named. If Senator Perry Newby of Knightstown is not appointod to succeed Shiveley, the politicians •will be surprised. It was Newby who drew the bill on which the “ripper” fight was compromised. He is a wealthy man and one of the Republican leaders ot the state. He Is regarded as one of the foremost candidates for the nomination for lieutenant governor, and he belongs to the governor’s political clique. State Geologist Blatcbley has more amusing experiences perhaps than any other state officer whose duties are more routine than bis. He Is a constant delver after new things in nature, which personally Is the life of the work with him. Hut bls amusing experiences come with the people who tuink they have discovered gold or precious stones. Hardly a day passes but what someone comes in . with a specimen. Today there was a man with a piece of sparkling atone that ne thought was a diamond. It was an big as a walnut and if it hud been the real thing it would have l>ecn worth a king s ransom. He gave it to the geologist as timidly as If he were afraid the latter would steal It or vanish into thin air before he could recover ft. But the old experienced

ii-Si m Missouri Supreme Court Finds Against Five Large Packing Companies. It Was Shown That There Was an Unlawful Combination Among , Them to Control Prices. Fine of $5,000 Each Imposed and an Order to Discontinue Business in Missouri. Jefferson City, Mo., March 21. —The Missouri supreme court yesterday found five large packing companies guilty of maintaining an unlawful combination to control prices of meat in the state of Missouri, and issued an order of outiter prohibiting them. from doing business in Missouri and fined them >5.000 each and costs. The companies are given thirty days in which to pay the fine imposed and if! during that time they accept the judgment and pay the line the ouster will be held in abeyance and the companies permitted to do business. The opinion holds that the evidence obtained at the hearings shows conclusively that there was a combination of the packers to maintain trust prices on beef in Missouri; that the representatives of the packers met on certain days to fix prices for that week; that rebates were allowed; that the same prices prevailed at all of the coolers at the same time; that no com petitor could enter the field against the packers because the combination would undersell the newcomer out of ' business. The opinion does not take up the charge made in the proceedings by the attorney general that the companies were also guilty of selling diseased meat. Much of the evidence was to the effect that the companies did sell diseased meat, but the opinion 1 was based on the violation of the antitrust law. “In short.” concludes the opinion, “the character of the judg ment rests in the discretion of the court and under all circumstances a judgment of absolute ouster is not absolutely necessary in the cases, but the end of justice will be satisfied by the imposition of a une and the payment of all of the costs in the case. It is accordingly ordered that the re spondents each pay to the clerk of this court within thirty days the sum of $5,000 as a fine and that they alsc pay ail of the costs in the cases. And n is further ordered that if the respondents fail to pay said fine and costs within the time named that those 1 so failing be ousted of all rights, privileges an J fiauchises of every nature and kind conferred upon them by the i laws of this state and be forever prohibited from doing business in this i state.” Mazatlan is Kejoicing. Mazatlan, Mex., March 21.—The peo- , pie are rejoicing at the evident check given to the progress of the plague. . There were no new cases and n , deaths yesterday, and no new cases are reported from either Villa Union or Slqueros. Trouble is Expected April 1. ( South Bend. Ind . March 21.—Nearly ( 100 employes of the Malleable Iron Works are on strike owing to changed , made on piece work. Trouble with the building trade unions is expected April 1.

• geologist turned it over m nis nano almost contemptuosly. as it was noth- ■ ing but a piece of quartz. The man from the country o. id hardly believe that he had not made a rich strike. "I have those kind of experiences every day.” said the geologist, as the man departed. Joseph T. Fanning, one of the leading Democratic politicians of the state, has returned from a tour of some of the larger cities. He is a candidate for grand exalted ruler of the Elks, and he will probably Ire elected without any opposition at the annual meeting in Baltimore in July. He is one ot the most popular members of the order. At present he is one of the grand trustees. He has been so liberally endorsed by the lodges of the large cites that his friends are elated. A large delegation is going from Indianapolis, Cincinnati. Louisville and other big cities to boom him. He has been a member of the order here since 1881. Fanning recently announced that he would not be a candidate for re-election as chairman of the Democratic city committee. “I have Just returned from a trip through the northern part of the state," said State Statistician Johnson today, "and I was really surprised at the wheat outlook. I have been gratified by the reports brought to me recently and expected to see something fine, but my expectations were ex-. ceeded. I’ve never teen a better prospect. The ground is green with the wheat, which Is at least a month ahead of what It was last year. If it is not caught by the frost '.here will be an early harvest and an abundant crop.". 1 I

SHE WILL NOT PROFIT Mrs. Burdick Takes Nothing ty Death, of Pennell. Buffalo, N. Y., March 21.—Superintendent of Police Bull says that his opinion as to who killed Edwin L. Burdick has not been changed at any I time since the murder. "I believe a woman killed Burdick,” he declared, “and 1 suspect the same woman now that I inspected on the day of the I F v, Mas. Btjnntcx. murder. I believe Mr. Cusack and the district attorney are of the same opinion." Former District Attorney Thomas Penney said: “Not a dollar of Mr. Pennell’s life insurance will go to Mrs. Burdick." Mr. Penney made this statement in view of tne publication of a report that only $25,000 of the insurance tarried by Mr. Pennell was made payable to his estate. The circumstances have given rise to surmises that Mrs. Burdick might be the chief beneficiary. "It is not known yet who are the beneficiaries," Mr. Penney said, “but it is known that Mrs. Burdick will not get a dollar of it." DEATH IN THE FOG Two Steamers Come Together With Deadly Effect in Long Island Sound. New Ixmdon. Conn., March 21.— Traveling at a moderate rate of speed through Long Island sound yesterday, the big passenger steamer Plymouth of the Fall River line, bound for Fall River from New York, and the freight steamer City of Taunton of the same line, came into collision in the fog just east of Plum Island, the bow of the freight steamer raking the starboard side of the Plymouth and causing the death ot five of the crew of the Plymouth and one unidentified passenger, and serious injury to a number ot others. The responsibility fr.r accident has not been determined, and will be the subject of an investigation. It is said by the officers of the two vessels that both were going at a fair speed considering the fog. and that then was not time after the warning whls ties which followed the lookout's dis covery of the danger, to avert a col lision. The steamers apparently were under good headway when they met. the bow of the City of Taunton pen etratlng ten feet into tile bull of the eastbound passenger boat. Then umber of passengers Was lar ger than usual at this season, about 550, and that more people did not lose their lives is considered little short of miraculous. FATAL HOTEL FIRE Guest Starts Blaze In Grand Rapids Hostelry Which Creates Havoc. Grand Rapids. Mich., March 21.— By the throwing of a lighted match by a guest in his room, a fire war started last night which destroyed the ! Clarendon hotel, entailing a less of $75,000 end burning to death William G. Hawkins of Bay City. Several oth er persons were injured. Peter Stern berg, a salesman, went to his room on ahe second floor and after lighting the gas. threw the match among his silk goods, which immediately took fire. He made an effort to extinguish the flames and was severely burned before he rushed out and gave the alarm Dressmakers Want More. Chicago. March 21.—Dressmaker.-; throughout the country are to make a demand at once for an increase of from 16 to 20 per cent In the price of all gowns, in accordance with a decision reached last night at the National Dressmakers' convention. This will affect the poor as well as the rich. The higher scale is to vo Into effect at once. BRIEF DISPATCHES. Gov. Brodls of Arisons vetoed the bill for' grsntiiig »uHra<.' to women. Tt... I'-.- i ••nt l« •'■'o.dulMt to make 14' . •peerh * between April 1 and June S. 1 inanit hi- birthday Tbnreilsy serving on a jury i i ihe district c ■nit. i ueiuev fsihirev tor the week number ibt; axauun lit) ist wetk, tel in the like week oli IM. Sinter Gabriel, mother nuperior of the horn* el the IJttte nlntern of the poor al Indianapolin i, dead. At st. Marya of the Woods, Ji yoMg women took the novitiate veil of the Sisters of Provide nee. A bonded varehotiw. eontsinlng 10.KI0 »onn oi mvrehendlse. wa» gulled by lire st Sidney. X. S i W. The loan in eatimeied at luf..i .i.atii.u flout Lotiduu i* lu the effect Ibel Min. Unybrlek will •>• released from prison : about the beginning of April of nett year. Way Xtlnaliwausb. W years 010. chief sod grsnd mollclne-eer of the < hlppewav. Is .lend at the Old Peoples bosw, at White Earth. Minn. Sis brothers wore Indicted for the murder of Private fb-teelive J. H. Brown st the rondo-i nlon of the inventlgatlon ot recent daring oatrages said to have been committed by while ape at Winr.e, Ark. I I

T OUT OFJML Parties In Trouble With Federal Court Carry Their Case Higher. Interesting Habeas Corpus Proceedings Begun in the Supreme Court of the United States. Sharp Clash Between District and State Courts in Indiana l« the Issue. Washington. March 21. —A petition for a writ of habeas corpus was filed In the supreme court of the United States yesterday in a case against Wm. W. Watts and David Sachs, atI torneya of Louisville, Ky.. Sheriff Kel•oe of Floyd county. Indiana, and some of the latter e deputies, which involves a sharp clash of authority between the federal district court for the dis trict of Indiana and the state for the county of Floyd in the state of Indi ana. of which New Albany is the county seat. The complication grows out of a proceeding in bankruptcy insti tuted originally in the state circuit court for Floyd county against M. Zier & Co., a corporation engaged in the manufacture of boilers. A receiver was appointed for the company by the state court some three months ago. , and subsequently a petition in invol untary bankruptcy was filed against 1 Zier & Co. by their creditors in the federal court at Indianapolis. A re , ceiver in bankruptcy also was appointed by that court. Acting on the advice of Messrs. Watts and Sachs, his counsel, the receiver for the state court refused to surrender the property to the receiver appointed by the federal court. The receiver of the state court and his attorneys were summoned to Indianapolis, and after an interview with the federal judge consented to advise that the property be surren-1 dered to the federal authorities. They found, however, that the state court | would not comply with their request to thia effect. Indeed, instead of complying, the state court issued a rule against them to show cause why they should not be punished for contempt in exceeding their authority. Notwithstanding this rule the receiver under the state court did surrender the property, whereupon his appointment was revoked and County Sheriff Kelaoe was appointed as receiver and ‘ given orders to retake the property which he did. Thereupon the sheriff the attorneys and the sheriff's deputies were euiuiuuned to Indianapolis , to appear before the tederal court on a charge of contempt, and when the case came up Watts, Sachs and Sheriff Kel | soe all were found guilty of contempt and ordered to be imprisoned for sixty days each in the county jail of Marion county. Indiana. The deputies and watchmen were given shorter sen tences. hut ail of them are now in jail The petition filed yesterday was pre- I seated uy Messrs. David Fairleigh and Bernard Flexnor. and is intended to secure their release. They contend that the proceeding is void as against Sheriff Kelsoe, who was the state court receiver, because he «as not a ' party to the bankruptcy proceeding in the federal court and was under the orders of the state court, and also void as against the attorneys for the reason that they had no authority to secure the surrender of the property as re- I quired by the federal court. They alsc ' make a plea for comity between the j state and federal courts, which they contend should he their clients' pro- ! tection against harsh proceedings. -—- ■ Another Vanderbilt Wedding. Newport. R. 1.. March 21.—Formal - announcement of the wedding of Kath- j I I | \ tOr I XTAI leen Neilson, daughter ot Mrs Frederick Neilson, to Reginald Vanderbilt was made yesterday, and the marrlagi will occur Wednesday, April if, H Newport. Reason for Special Report Charleston. W. Va.. March 21 —ihr special report of the federal grand jury In Judge Keller's court was mark public last evening by permission of Attorney General Knot. to whwu b was taken by District Attorney Atkin Bon The grand jury assigns as area son for making a special report th< fart that there has been grave v| ola tlon of law ending In bloodshed ami that wide newspaper notoriety with grosß misrepresentations had been given the affair and great Injustice | done the officers of tbs court

Acker, Elzey & Van ] (LOTTING AMD FURNISHINGS I MpJ /«• to LU k A "WMWIHkKW A J We carry Solomon Bro’s and Lenipert’s ready-made cloth--1 ing for men. These goods are guaranteed to us, we guara» tee them to you... Every garment is thoraugly inspected ; before it leaves the factory. See our assorted styles of Boys’ and Children’s Clothing. Our stock of HATS. SHIRTS and other furnishings is complete and strictly up to date. BEsnWs Any weight you may want, and all our own make-every strap warranted and fully worth the money. Repairing, Washing and Oiling Done cheaper and better than ever. We have something to tell you and show you is this line. Horse Collars. We have the best collars in the market best $1,50 collars you ever saw. Anything in this line at the lowest prices. When you want anything in the second-hand line, and don t see my stock before buying, you miss a bargain. 21 Years Ago this fall I began business in Decatur, and I wish to express my thanks to my many cus* tomers for their patronage, and cordially ifl’ vite you all to call and see me. U.S. PORTER N-B. \Lteh for my announcement of a public sale, to l>e held AM Hth. at which time will be sold TWENTY-FIVE SETS single and M I harness hnfb ligki aa( j

excessive moisture > This Is the Greatest Prssent Drawback to Trade, Says Bradstreet. York, March 21.—Bradstreet s weekly review of trade today rays he X avTr a m mO "' ( ’* r ’‘ ln ““ f °rm of y r j n " an<l floo<lt or of merely tn J n™ ada ' lg an ap P* rsc “t drawback thi« d i bUUVe trade ’ O ’ er agamst this, however. Is to lw . pl . rP() * ' nters. a shade better than heretofr r. «... operative, aR nia . . '""'““ons art tact that lower lake fro ® the P-tty Th. 1 * “ demand XXT?

show an aggregate gain over last f* of fully 12 per cent. Will Explore the Blue NilaMarseiilec, France, .Marob mail steamer which arrived Iron , clean porta brings word of the srrt at Jibuti), Abyssinia of Messra • mlllan. Brown and Marlow. A®* 1explorers, accompanied by a nu ® of Englishmen. Emperor corded the party a hearty and placed an escort of fifty •'7 at their disposal and gav. author" to the expedition to proceed to ■» Tsana. Later the party eii""' 1 descend the Blue Nile. Preparing for Blowing M * ch ' n *. Hartford City. Ind. March o Workmen have begun tearing ■ ( the blow furnaces in pi»t>t N" the American Window Glass 1 the largest plant In the Is the first step toward placing: ■ ing machines In the factory chines will be located win re furnaces stood. It Is though during the next fire the comp* l ' have both human and machin< , era at work in the plant hem