Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 74, Decatur, Adams County, 6 April 1903 — Page 2

THE DAILY DEMOCRAT. EVERY EVENING. EXCEPT SUNDAY, BY U£W Gsi - ELLINGHAM. - SUBSCRIPTION RATES. By carrier, per week toe By carrier, per year $4 00 By mail, per month 25< By mall, per year ... $2.50 Single copies. Two Cents. Advertising rates made known on application Entered In the postoffico at Decatur, Indi- i ana. as second-class mall matter. J. H. HELLER, Manager. GET INTO THE GAME. “Observer Q" gets into the game i with a number of well directed anti j timely observations that it is ho]ied will strike home base with such a ' thud, that every one will hold a ! postmortem examination to find out where he is hit. Then* is more good ' common, every day in the week’ horst* sense wrapped up in the tidings portrayed than we haw seen in the same sjxice Ix’fore. Should

you fail to receive the full effect we advise a second reading. It will Im* time well spent. The time is rijie for an inventory of what we have done and are doing for the advance-1 ment of our city and for yourself. : "Your idle money is moving gigantic manufacturing concerns in the large cities. Why not put that money to working at home, where a larger interest per cent., will be realized and where it will mutually benefit our own city and every one in it. This is not the time nor the place for the pessemict, and the boasted prosperity we aH like to hear about depends ujxm your own qualifications, your own brains and your' own money, Hoarding it is not a

means of prospering. This does not mean that yon must ojien your pocketbook to every concern that conies along, but put your own Trains at work. Investigate. Sat isfy yourself as to its merits and then put up your cash and help ojien ■tlx- avenues for manufacturing interests. The addition of several hundred families to the population of this city would mean much to every projierty owner, to every business man and to every taxpayer.

Get into the game and let 's boom. GOOD MUSIC. The Catholic Young Men's Social club never do things unless they do it right, and they are certainly mak ingelalKiratc arrangements for their Easter dance, to be given next Monday evening at thoir clubrooms. They have secured the Taylor &

T. TAG AGAIN A POSSIBILITY.

Indiana polls, April G.— There arc growing indications of another Taggart mayoralty Iroorc among the Democrats here, and if the former local leader would accept he could doubtless get the nomination almost without opposition. There is no doubt but that Taggart is very popular still with the masses in spite of the things that were said about his long administration. .Many Democrats are coming to regard him an the logical candidate. The city is normally RepubKcnn by 3,000. but Taggart always succeeded in getting a big Republican vote, it is now being pointed out that he is the strongest maa the Democrats could select to take advantage of the split da the Re publican party. It is not likely, however, that he would consent to enter a race for a fourth term, as he posi lively refused two years ago. He is tied up with big business enterprises, and besides, if he enters politic* as a candidate it is generally believed he ■will ask for the chairmanship of the Democratic national committee.

The Hon. Frank B. Burke of Indianapolis Is dying at St. Vincent’s hospital, where he recently underwent an operation for a diseased 1,1-iuey, He has been In a critical condition for •evcral weeks. He was brought here from Jeffersonville, where the first operation was performed. It was hoped the second might save his life, but 1 hope has been given up. It Is not ex 1 pected that he will live th mouth out. I Burke was formerly United States district attorney for this state, and two years ago was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for governor. He ran for congress, but was defeated by Overstnet. Burke Is perhaps one of the best-known orators of the Hoosier state, \Hc has long been < ne of

I Gator orchestra of Indianapolis to 1 furnish the music and the event will without doubt be the social occasion of the century. This orchestra is one of the best in the state and the young people are anxiously awaiting the chance to test their reputation. FORMER CITIZEN. Enoch Yocom Dies at His Son’s Home in Chicago. Enoch Yocum, a pioneer of Adams I county, died Sunday at the home of I his sons in Chicago. While a re sident of this county he lived at i Monmouth where he folllowed the blacksmith trade. Several years ' ago he moved to Chicago and made > his home with his sons. Mi*. Yocum is well known here, being a brother-in-law of J. A. Christen. He was a member of the 89th Indiana infantry, and at one time postmaster at Chrubusco.

FINAL CALL. Mrs. Parent of Steele, Died This Morning Mrs. Elizabeth Parent, a well known lady, residing near Steele in Blue creek township, died this morning about seven o'clock. She was sixty years old and had lx*en ill only a short time. She was a sister of Clinton and Thomas Fisher anti has numerous other relatives here. The funeral arrangements have not yet | been made. CHARGES FILED.

Huntington Disbarment Proceeding 'Jnder Way. Attorneys J. Cline and J. Fred France, appointwl by Judge Branyan several weeks ago to -proseeuto disliarment uroceeslings against Henry C. Morgan, of the firm of ■ Watkins &■ Morgan, filed the papers iin the case this morning. They , comprise eight jatges of typewritten mutter setting forth the charges and fifty-five pages of exhibits. ’ | Due notice was served on Mr. Mor-

I gan by presenting him with a copy I iof the and he will lx- 1 required to answer in court lx*fare Judge Bemathea, of the Fulton circuit court, A;n*il 14. The complaint sets forth that Henry C. Morgan was duly admitted to practice at the liar June 20. and took his oath faithfully and honestly to discharge his duties as an attorney at law and has since then Ixx-xi

• tne aisiingmsneu speakers ot the Dem- • ocratie party, but his enfeebled oondi- • tion prevented him from taking part last year. There was much speculation today among local politicians ar to the outcome of the charges of misconduct in the letting of the contracts for sweepmg and street sprinkling by the board of works. It has been charged that Chairman l.ogsdon of the Republican city committee, who is a member of the board, demanded 10 per cent of the sprinkling contract for the campaign. The Citizens’ I.eague, it la said, has the affidavits of four men who say that Kennington, who bld for the contract, de< lared that Logsdon wanted 10 per cent. Ixtgsdon makes a straight-out denial, and It Is hinted that the men 1 who make the charges will not hear the last of it until they get Into court t® answer a libel suit. There is also some talk of the council Investigating, and the meeting tonight may develop { something interesting.

An official statement Issued today at the offices of the mine workers shows | that the membership at the end of , March was 30,00(1 greater than ever , before. The paid-up membership is' ' 264,439. This is the vast army of men over which John Mitchell presides, and it la by far the largest labor organlzai tlon in the world. And the beauty of It. from the standpoint of Mitchell and Ids assistants, is that it continues to grow at a great pace in the face of the big strikes It has Just gone through. The national executive board began a week’s meeting here today, at which It Is expected arrangements will be made for organizing Virginia and West Virginia, where the miners and operators have been fighting for many] years. ■ I

practicing at the local bar. That he, disregarding his said oath, has not faithfully and honestly discharged his duties as an attorney, but has knowingly, designedly, willfully and corruptly violated the sime in various ways, these Wing included in eight charges in the complaint.—Huntington NewsDeomcrat. WINTER JOBS. Rural Route Carriers Are Resigning. Rural mail carriers are now re- - signing at about the rate of twentyfive a day. Indiana resignations number from three to ten a day. The department is convinced that most of the resignations are from men who own farms, and who are willing to serve the government during the winter season, but find farming more profitable during the summer. The complaint that the pay is not large enough is pretty general, and if resignations continue to increase the department will probably recommend an increase in pay at the next session of congress. So far there has not 1 been any embarrasment about filling the places of the ! ' dissatisfied carriers. In most instances there are a half dozen a])- ; jplicants for each vacancy. Under i the law there cannot lx* any inter-1 ruption of the service by reason of a [ resignation, as a carrier is required . to serve until his successor has been ! appointed. IS VERY LOW.

Jehn Bosenbach, the Cooper, is Not Expected to live. John Dosenbauk, for a long time a resident of this eounty, and now an ’ inmate at the eounty infirmary, is very low with liver trouble and is not expected to live. He is perhajis lx*tter known as “Black Jack," and for many years was a familiar character in this city, having lx*en conI net •hi! with a cooperage shop. He has lx*en sick for some time and the doctors are considering an operation .asunder the present conditions I he has no chances whatver for a i recoverv. i I

■ BEGINS TODAY. Annual Convention of Church of Christ at Markle. | I The spring session of the fifth district semi-annual convention of the churches of Christ will be held at | Markle, Indiana. Monthly, Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. Those !of this city who have prominent parts in the program are Rev. H. N. Allen, Mrs. G. H. Laughrey, Mrs. Helen Lamar, Mrs. Huttie Daniels and Miss Ina Wyatt. Besides these a numlier of others from this city will attend. This is expected to lx? . the best convention ever held in the district. r WILL BE NO STRIKE i Wabash Railway Difficulty Amicably Settled. ■ i St. I.cr:is, April 6. — After four months of controversy between the era- ■ ployes of the Wabash railroad and llw officers of that system, during ; which a strike was imminent and was prevented only by a temporary injunc-1 tion dissolved on Wednesday restrain-1 ing (lie employes from vacating their positions, the differences were finally j adjusted and satisfactorily settled Bat-1 unlay evening. Officers of the brotherhoods repre- ! seating the employes declare the settlement is satisfactory and is a sweep- | iog victory for organized labor. The . i Wabash officers declare that all the differences with the employes have been final.y terminated in a satisfac- ! tory manner and that their future relations with the employes will likely be harmonious. The following are the main points embraced tn the settlement: Twelve per cent Increase for conductors, brakemen and baggagemen in the passenger service and 15 per cent for conductors and brakemen on freight service ever the rates which existed Jan. 1, 1902, west of the Mississippi river. For the firemen Increases were granted on the Canadian lines In accordance with the Canada Southern division of the Michigan Central. On the lines In the United States material Increases and improvements In the working conditions were granted j to the firemen. j 1

AN ISLAND AT WAR Situation on San Domingo Has Reached Extremely Critical Point. — Severe Engagement Fought on the Very Outskirts of the Capital City and Many Killed. General Vasquez Leads the Government Forces In Person Against the Insurgents. Santo Domingo City, April 6. —The most severe engagement since the rebellion broke out in the suburb of Pajarito. The insurgents were driven nack to this city. The artillery from the fort covered the insurgents' retreat. General Vasquez, at the head of a force reported to be 800 strong, then began the march on the city. The rebels are disposed to fight to the last, I /ixwk GENERAL HORATIO VASQUEZ. I and it is supposed that If they are I compelled to abandon the city they will embark on the gunboat Independent. which is in their power, and go to the northern part of the island and join the rebels there. The United States cruiser Atlanta has landed nfty marines to protect the American consulate. With the government forces marching on the town an attack is moment arily expected. The rebels are makI ing great preparations for resistance. In the engagement at Pajarito, the contending forces used firearms and cutlasses. Several persons were killed inside the city by stray shots. The government gunboat Presidente bombarded the town and one shell fell inside the yard of the German consulate, but did not explode. The surgeon of the Atlanta assisted in at- ' tending the wounded in the Pajarito fight. Many of the wounded died for w ant of timely assistance. Th< members of the consular and diplomatic corps here met and api pointed a commission to notify both I sides that they must observe the rules of war, and to demand twentyfour hours’ notice before any attack is made on the town, in order that the foreign residents may go to a place of safety. All places of business are closed and the situation is extremely critical. Roosevelt Family Returns. Washington. April 6—Mrs. Roosevelt and her children, who have been on a cruise on the Mayflower down the Potomac river and Chesapeake bay, returned to Washington Sunday after- , noon. All the family are well and , I greatly benefited by the week's outing. Miss Alice Roosevelt returned to Washington last night from her visit to Governor Hunt's family in Porto Rico. Fata! Domestic Quarrel. Wilkesbarre. Pa.. April €.—ln a quarI Tel last night between Frederick Barney and his wife, the latter was I shot and instantly killed. Barney is twenty-three years old. The wife was eighteen. Barney claims hfs wife had I a revolver in her hand and in the I struggle to take it from her it was discharged and the bullet entered her head. Barney is in custody. Woman's Suicide. New York, April o.—Mrs. Louis Ames Van Welk of Baltimore shot and killed herself in the Hotel Washlngl ton in Jersey City Sunday. She was ' thirty-seven years old. a blonde and good looking. She arrived in Jersey City on Friday. She seemed in good spirits upon her arrival and was well supplied with money. Children’s Fatal Mishap. Bloomington. 111., April 6. — j eßße Cooper, six years old, was drowned her brother Thomas, eight years of age. was probably fatally injured and three other children were sevei'ely hurt Sunday by the overturning of a buggy from a bridge Into Kiekapoo ’ creek, near McLean, 111, Former “Champ” Is Dead. St. Ixiuix, April 6.—Tom Allen, retired heavyweight champion pugilist of the world, who for the past twenty- 1 five years has conducted a saloon I here, died Sunday of general debility. Serious Loes to California Town. Rodding. Cal.. April 6.—The entlro business section of Dunsmuir was de Bt-oyed by fire Sunday. Txiss. 150.000. |

THE DAT AT SHILOH I " Dedication of Indiana’s Monuments on Historic Battlefield. ’ A Large Crowd Was Present to Participate in the Ceremonies Incident Thereto. Governor Durbin : eived Monuments From Comm-* and Conveyed Them to Government Shiloh National Park. Pittsburg Landing. Tenn.. April 6.-1 he dedica tion of Indiana's monuments on Shiloh battlefield, which took place today, was an event that will long be re membered by those who attended the exercises. Indiana's most prominent men were present, including Senator Beveridge. Governor Durbin, with his staff General Lew Wallace, James Whitcomb Riley and other men whose names are well known in Indiana. There were also present Governor ■ Frazier of Tennessee, Hon. William I Cary Sanger, assistant secretary of I war. General George W. Gordon of 1 Memphis and other men of prominence from Indiana and elsewhere, all of whom participate I in the cere-. monies incident to the presentation and acceptance of the monuments. A vast assemblage from north and south I was present to take part in the day s proceedings. The meeting was called to order at 110 o’clock by Captain Thomas B. Wood, president of the Indiana Shiloh National Park commission, and was opened by prayer by the Rev. H. JNorris of Winchester, Ind. Major General Lewis Wallace presided as I chairman of the meeting. Following , I quartet singing by the Mershon family of Marion, an original poem was read by James Whitcomb Riley. Then , came the presentation of the menuI ments to Hon. Winfield T. Durbin, gov- ! ernor of Indiana. The presentation I speech was made by Colonel James S. , Wright of the Indiana Shiloh national 1 park commission. In accepting the monuments and presenting them to the United States government. Governor Durbin made an appropriate address. J On behalf of the secretary of war I and of the United States government , the monuments were received by Hon. William Cary Sanger, assistant seci retary of war, who responded fittingly I to the governor’s address. Addresses were then made by Colonel Josiah Patterson of Memphis, Tenn., representing the Shiloh national pari: commis- , sion, and by Gen. George W. Gordon, . representing the Hon. James B. Frazier, governor of Tennessee, on behalf I of the state of Tennessee and her union and confederate dead. After i the singing of The Star Spangled Ban- > ner” came the oration of the day by Hon Albert J. Beveridge, United States senator from Indiana, representing Indiana, the Indiana Shiloh Nation- > al Park commission and Indiana's sol- . diets. The benediction was then pro- . nouneed by Frederick A. Heuing, the fighting chaplain of the Twenty-fifth Indiana veteran volunteers. IT DIDN'T WORK J Traveling Man Had a Little Scheme Which Fell Through, 1 Indianapolis, April 6—Fifty men lined up, each with $7.50, ready to hand over to W. S. Pittman in the hope i that this would secure them transportation to St. Louis and jobs on the > exposition grounds, congratulated themselves when two detectives stepped in and arrested Pittman on a charge of bunco steering. Pittman, who is a commercial traveler of Logansport. confessed it was his fnten- ; tion to secure money from these men who had answered his advertisements hut he said he intended to secure emPayment of some kind for them at SL Louis. Another Storm Fatality. English. Ind.. April 6.—Among those who were injured in the storm on the I °*"‘ ha " dlp 'l. Mrs. Rebecca Pirtle i?IT Cannln « ha ">- another victim. '' a ‘, tho , pclnl of with a crushed 1 lx u br ° ken arm * Johr * Grant who had his leg broken by being blown with his wagon and team over an erabankment. is reported as being in a serious condition. Meets Death Under Train. Washington, Ind., April 6,-Harrv Purkhiser, a brakeman on the B * q Southwestern railroad, was killed'beneath the wheels of a freight train while attempting to make a running switch at Montgomery, a short dis tance east of here. His legs were ered and his body almost cut in two He was married and lived at Seymour Disbarment Case Entered Huntington. Ind., April 6. - Complaint In disbarment proceedings I against Attorney Henry Morgan | been filed, it contains seven I '. ha „ r 7' '>•« trial |. set for April ter The -7',. ? coni|,lalnt wa ß made at the InsWgatlon of Judge Branyan of the Huntington circuity.

Another Break In Levee New Orleans. April 6.—The , , new break reported in the river former Governor H. C. Warmoth magnolia plantation, about sixty mji south of the city on the west bank, the river. The plantation was soon ° undated, but repair work was alm?' as quick, and if the caving in does ?! extend too far victory will regult ul Evidence of Blowers’ Success Hartford City, Ind.. April c,._. Th fact that, the American Window (;|.J company has offered sixteen pot p? toiles in Indiana, valued at >250 .jj for sale at one-half their original cost ' is sufficient proof that the comply will no lenger require human bh.*- ' ' to make its glass. Crushed In toe Machinery, Brownstown, Ind., April 6.—Carroll I Wilson, employed at the Brownst OKII 1 paper mill. Tell on a straw carrier and I was drawn into the machinery and I killed. He was 17 years old and had workel tn the mill only a few days. Dr. Canada Tuesday. Dr. Canada, ophthalmic specialist See his ad in another column. Dan Straub would like to seenn- < work at grafting trees, plastering 1 or any other labor. See hint if y, a ; need his services. 70t4. j Farmers Attention—We have tw 0 i more new wagons left that we will sell I at cost. We want to close them out ‘I as we are needing the room, Kirsch & Sellemever. 71dti • ! Amusements. The Who What When minstrels persenting a really;meritorious per. forma nee. opened at the Grand last night, to an audience that fim I every available bit of space long before the rising of the curtain. The rapid fire jokes of the comedianthe singing of the different vocalists were received with shouts of laughter and applause*, while the olio presential an array of clever artists seldom before equaled, and indieations point to a week of record lirea k ing business.—Grand Rapids, Michigan News. At Bosse’s op-ra hou* Tuesday, April 7. Excursions. Personally conducted excursions via Missouri Pacific railway, to Colorado, Utab and Pacific coast points Very low one way and round trip rates to Texas. Old Mexico, California Oregon, Washington and interned: i ate pointe. No change of cars from St. Louie and Kansas City. Standard and ordinary Pullman sleeping cars. Best dining car service. For ' particulars call on or address G. A. A 7 Deane, Jr., T. P. A., Missouri Pacific railway, 200 Sentinel building, Indianapolis, Ind.

1 THE NOTED Draft Stallion I i ’ McFarla ne Number 4725. 1 will be found the coming season at the ’' Riverside Livery and Feed Barn, t This horse is too well known to need any recommendation. He has j been owned and kept in Decatur for • three years by Peter Anmpaugb, and I will lie in his hands this season. • 66d3wtf 1 *— LAWN GRASS SEED. r Renew your old lawns by sowing the liest seed BILK GARDEN SEED, fresh and true to name. SWEET PEAS. NASTURTIUMS and Flower Seeds of all kinds. J. D. HALE? Corner Jefferson and Second l'll ,| ll , ‘ H ROY ARCHBOLD, DENTIST. I. O. O. F. BLOCK. Phone > Olßce, IM. one < Keildeooe. 015.