Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 75, Decatur, Adams County, 7 April 1903 — Page 2

THE DAILY DEMOCRAT. EVBBT EVKXING, EXCEPT BURDAY, BT LEW GJ - ELLINGHAM. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Ry carrier, per week 10c By carrier, per year $4 00 Ry mail, per month 25<" By mail, per year . $2.50 Single copies. Two Cents. Advertising rates made known on application Entered in the postoffice at Decatur. Indiana. as second-class mail matter. J. H. HELLER. Manager. The Albion Daily Record has reached us, the first number being printed last Thursday. It already bears the ear marks of a real live one, and we most certainly wish it a long, happy and useful life. It springs from one of the lx‘st weeklies in the field and is sure to succeed. Tom Taggart seems to be gaining favor as a democratic candidate for mayor of Indianapolis. It is certainly true that as a candidate he has no superior and as a mayor he ranks so far ahead of Book waiter that they are not in the same class. The democrats there have an opportunity, especially with taggart at the helm. I -.The Decatur Democrat, in an attempt to discredit our own Judge ' Heneh, declares in a serious vein. that Mr. Robinson "smacks of .statesmanship." This reminds one. of the other eulogistic reference to ■ our congressman by the Indianapolis Sentinel, state organ, as being “as common us an old shoe." "Smacks of statesmanship" is a faint sort of praise that damns with more than one dash, but no

one will dispute that it states the j case. Mr. Robinson has served three term and has another coming ■ to him. but here comes good demo i cratic Bryan-brand authority for the j serious statement that he “smacks of statesmanship. - ’ The democrats of this district will wonder why the D.-eatur Democrat thinks it has a right to intrude into the party affairs of this district and also why it should make that gallant old soldier and party supporter, Judge Hench, the object of its contumel ions opprobium. Judge Hench did not practice Tammany methods when prosecuting attorney. In private life and in public he has earned the resp >ct of the people of this district, and as a lawyer he com])els the opjxrsing lawyers to exhaust their powers His jiolieies

FRANK B. BURKE DIED YESTERDAY.

Indianapolis. April 7. —The death of Frank B. Burke at bt. Vincent's hos pital here after a long illness removes one of the unique and interesting fig urea from Indiana politics. Burke, ■without doubt, was one of the leading orators, not only of Indiana, but of the west. He had'probably made as many speeches in Indiana as any Democrat aside from David 3. Goo.ling and John W. Kern and his record was hardly second to theirs. He was !/ cFfo! r n ■ t* FRANK B. BURKE.

eloquent, logical in his way and entertaining at every turn. He was one of the queer, fascinating men In politics who are seldom met. Yet Burke was not a successful politician in the true, Hensc of the word. He was United S’ates district attorney during Cleveland's last term, but he was a man of such decided convictions that he sometimes lost where a little diplomacy would have won. But he was of large heart and he leaves an army of friends and admirers who will mlsn him. His remains were taken to Jeffersonville today for Interment. It Is whispered again among stair officials and leading politicians that there will be some changes in the management of the reformatory at Jeffersonville as soon as the present suit of I*. H. McCormack of Columbus, for ISO, 'OO damages against the stat< for extra work on the new cell house is concluded. I). J. Terhune of Linton. C. E. Shlvcley of Richmond, mem-

are not what the News thinks are , best for the jieopie of this district, but the News will not permit its reputable citizens to be aspersed by I outsiders to serve the purposes of even the congressman from this district. It is, of course, not a crime to “smack of statesmanship" —especially when the congressman smacks as little of it as the man from the twelfth.—‘Fort Wayne News. OHIO ELECTIONS Tom L. Johnson Put In Position to Run For Governor. Cincinnati, April 7.—While the Republicans had material gains in the municipal elections in Ohio Monday, they did not secure many changes in the administration of the cities. The most notable exception was at Columbus, where .Mayor Hinkle, Democrat, is succeeded by Jeffreys, Republican. The mayors of all the leading cities except Columbus were re-elected. The Republicans retained control of Cincinnati and Democrats of Cleveland and Samuel M. Jones was elected as an independent for the fourth time as ' mayor of Toledo. The Democrats reI elected their tickets at Dayton, SanDusky, Chillicothe. Hamilton and other cities normally Democratic, and the I ■ Republicans at Steubenville, Youngs-j ! town, Warren, Ironton, Portsmouth j add other towns that they have heretofore controlled. There is much diversity of optn’on as to the effect of these municipal elections upon the next Republican nomination for governor, but it is conceded that Mayor Tc.m L. Johnson of Cleveland will now become ; a formidable candidate for the DernoI cratic nomination for governor a few months her.ee and that the Ingalls organization will be continued with a ■ view to making him the Democratic opponent of Hanna for the senatorship.

Edward Sees a Bull Fight, Lisbon, April 7 Kiflg Edward and ’ King Carlos, accompanied by the | Queen Dowager Maria Pia, Don Alfonso, the king's brother, and their j suites, attended a bull play in the i Campo Pequeno. The performance i was highly spectacular, and. unlike: the Spanish bull fight, none of the animals or bull fighters were seriously : hurt. The performers gave a marvel- j ous exhibition of agility in escaping' from the rushes of the bulls. King Edward wore a Portuguese uniform, while the king of Portugal was attired in an English uniform. Seed Potatoes I have for sale pure early Ohio and early Rose seed potatoes. Peter C. Laurent, south Thirteenth street. Decatur, Indiana. 75dlm If you want good oranges buy the Redland Nameless, handled by all first-class grocers. Sold by A. A. Grove A Son. Toledo, Ohio. Also pony wax lemons. 75d2

bers of the old board that offended the governor by appointing J. P. Byers as superintendent, have been here attend ing the hearing of the suit. Shiveley is president of the board of control, but his term has expired and he will not be reappointed. Perry Newby of Knightstown, it is said, it to succeed Linton and John G. Williams of Indian apolis. another member of the board it is understood will soon resign. Then it is probable that a new superintend ent will be selected and the purpose ot the governor's ripper bill will have been accomplished. The public will soon know definitely whether there is any ground foi the charge of crookedness in connection with the board of works and the street sweeping and sprinkling con tracts. Chairman Logsdon of the Re publican city committee, who is a member of the board, has been charged In affidavits In possession of the Citi zens’ league with having demanded a return of 10 per cent from the con tract for sprinkling for campaign pur poses. He intends to hold the men responsible who made the charge, and he has asked the mayor for a free and ope n investigation so there Is no reas-

on why the matter should not be given a public airing It has created a sensation among local politicians. The 1 Republicans are almost united in say Ing it was done for spite work, but the Democrats think they see in it a ray of hope of success for them at the polls in October. There is every indication that there will be an early city campaign In Indianapolis. The Republicans have their ticket In the field and the Demo- < rats will probably reorganize and get ready for business within the next fortj-five days, although some of the] old machine men are Inclined to pull However, a majority of the party workers seem to think it would be the ’ wise thing to have the committee re-j organized as goon as possible, as it is not thought that much is to be gained, by waiting to follow in the footsteps l of the Republicans. Both sides arc out for blood and It promises to be a hot contest right from the start.

TRIP TO DEADWOOD This Is One of the Later Possibilities of President Roosevelt’s Tour. Seth Bullock Has Promised Him a Good Time and the Prospect May Prove Alluring. Today Was Spent In North Dakota. Various Towns Being Given a Visit. Fargo. N. D., April 7. — President Roosevelt’s train arrived here at 4:40 o’clock this morning, but he did not leave his car until 8:30. At this place he was greeted by the largest crowd ever gathered in the city and he delivered one of the longest speeches of his tour. He will conclude his tour of North Dakota today and will enter Yellowstone park tomorrow'. There is a possibility of the pre aident spending a day in Deadwood. S. D. He has made a conditional prom- | ise to Captain Seth Bullock, who will , travel with him as far as Billings. Mon., that if the snow is too deep in j Yellowstone park he will leave there one day earlier than he had intended ■ and will spend a day at Deadwood. Bullock has promised the president a good time and is planning a regular cowboy jollification.. President Roosevelt yesterday traversed South Dakota and made more speeches than on any other day during his present trip. He began with two speeches at Sioux Falls in the morning and ended his twelfth speech last evening at Aberdeen. The speeches were confined for the most part to the tariff and to the general prosperity of the country. In all his speeches he followed closely the lines of his former addresses cn these subjects. The president was accorded a ' cordial welcome at the different stopI ping places, and at many stations where the train did not stop the crowds gathered and cheered as the special train sped by. One feature of I the day was the large number of children in the various audiences, and he referred to them several times, saying he was glad to see the stock was not dying out. At Tulare the presi-1 dent departed from his usual custom and. descending from his car. shook j hands with the people gathered at the' station. A THOUGHTFUL OFFER Mr. Carnegie Wants to Be Good to Cornell Students. — Ithaca. N. Y„ April 7. —President Schurman of Cornell university yesterday announced he had received from Andrew Carnegie, who is a trustee of the university, a communication in which Mr. Carnegie begged to be allowed To pay all bills incurred by students of Cornell university on account of sickness during the recent epidemic at Ithaca in all cases where the students or their parents will permit it. It Is Mr. Carnegie’s desire to place each student who has been ill in precisely the same pecuniary condition as that which he occupied at the . outbreak of the epidemic. The gift is applicable to all sick students, those ( who withwrew from the university as well as those who remained at Ithaca I The executive committee, at a spe ( clal meeting held yesterday to consider the matter, referred the execution of Mr. Carnegie's plan to the infirmary committee with power to act. , President Schurman will communicate at once with all students concerned. I DEATH OF MRS. PORTER Wife of American Ambassador Expires Suddenly at Paris. I——1 —— Paris. April 7.—Mrs. Horace Porter, ? wife of the American ambassador here, died suddenly at 5 o'clock last evening of congestion following a chill, i Mrs. Porter had not been in robust I health for some time and decided to make a stay in Zurich. Switzerland, i for rest and to recuperate. She returned to Paris last Tuesday considerably improved, though retaining lin ■ gering symptoms of the prevailing I epidemic of grip, but the doctors did I not consider her condition serious. The various absent members of the II family were notified by telegraph and cable. The only daughter, Elsie, was in Germany, whither she had also gone on a trip for the benefit of her health, and the general's only son. Clarence i Porter, Is in New York. ———•—— —■- — Large Movement of Immigrant*. Chicago, April 7.--Between 2.000 and 3,000 immigrants passed through 1 Chicago today for the states In the west and northwest. This Is the lar gest movement of the kind ever han- ! died in a single day by the railroads entering Chicago. The immigrants ; rami' from nearly every country In Europe, a large number hailing from Norway and Sweden. — Mazatlan Take* New Courage. Mazatlun, Mex., April 7.—Every day adds to the pleasant assurance that : the plague has in reality been stamped j out. Th ore have been no deaths here from the plague in throe days, and but | one serious case remains in the hospital.

EASTER IS DRAWING NEAR! £ — F YOU are thinkin S of buying —— a new sui * of Clothes we wish A W to call your attention to the oW.. p? fact that we have the best selected es Eg"*- stock and the greatest variety of • qS I patterns in Men’s, Boys’and Children's Suits ever shown in Deca T: tur, at prices that cannot fail to BlK||Splease you. We kindly ask you to 1 call and see us toefore you buy, aud B B • I be convinced that we mean what e | we say. We are sure to save yon W I money. Don’t forget the place, two I MiM ■ doors north of postoffice in the Wl Stone building. Acker, Elzey & Vance DECATUR, INDIANA.-

Ilffi IT SUICIOl? — Another Chapter Added to the Unhappy Career of Arthur R. Pennell. — Report Current In Buffalo Declare* That For Two Years He Had Sought Self Destruction. 'I It It Further Alleged That Enormous Life Insurance Was to Cover Up Defalcations. Buffalo. April 7.—A story current here alleges that Arthur R. Pennell. I who was killed in an automobile acci- | dent on March 10. was a defaulter to ! the extent of from 1150.000 to $200,000. The story leaked out as the result of a legal dispute over two life insurance I poli< ies. and is to the effect that Pen ’ nell induced friends in the east who ' had known his family and the family 1 of his wife to place money in his hands for investment. He acted, in fact, as their financial agent. He would laform them of some good investment' which he had come across which I would pay an excellent rate of inter eat, and they would send him money.! The money which was sent for investnmnt. it is alleged, he spent, and when ! interest fell due he made the payments out of his own pocket. Wallace Thayer, who was Pennell’s attorney and intimate friend. Is referred to by the papers as saying he had suspected irregularities, but that he i had no proof of any such wrong doing Incidentally It has been learned that Pennell made provision for the pavmeat to Mrs. Edwin L. Burdick of $25,000 out of his life insurance. Pennell carried over $200,000 life Insurance in order, it is said, that after his death the eastern estates to which he Is alleged to have been a defaulter, might be able to recoup the losses which they sustained through him. In his will Pennell named as admlnls trator of his estate his brother. J. Frederick Pennell. He left to his administrator sealed instructions that 1 upon his death he should make good In full out of his estate all the losses ! which had been sustained through his defalcations. One paper says that Pennell had contemplated suicide for two years, and says the fact Is known that "Pennell planned two years ago to throw himself In front of a train at I eekslll. and to make it appear that his death was an accident. He stopped off at Peelpill on the wav back

| trom .-vew tors witn tne intention of committing suicide in that way. but ’ ! his nerve failed him. Recently he told the story of the Peeksill incident himself. During the Pan-American exposition he sought for days an opportu-1 nfty to commit suicide in a manner I that would make it appear accidental. He had an idea he could be run over in some way while at the exposition, but he could never nerve himself up to the point where he could throw himself under a train or drop under the wheels of a trolley car.” MAY RETURN TO WORK Indiana Miners Will Probably Not Be Out Much Longer. Terre Haute. Ind., April 7.—After two long sessions of the miners' and the operators sub-scale committees a basis for settlement has been reached, which in all probability will be ratified by the Mine Workers' convention j today so the men may return to work Wednesday morning. The operators i agree to pay a quarter of a cent ton i gross weight upon the condition that the miners employ shooters in the i Clinton district. A commission com , posed of one operator, one miner and a mining engineer from one of seven , eastern colleges to decide what mines require shooters. The agreement is ( not altogether satisfactory to th* I miners, hut they have hesitated about I striking in the face of an advance in wages ranging from 12% to 27 peri cent, as agreed upon at the Indian apolis interstate convention. Thee*. ; are the only changes made in last yeai's agreements. BRIEF DISPATCHES. Mrs. Porter wife ~f Oh- I nire.l 't«tc« (mb*>. , sailor al I’aria. ia dead. Win. .1 Bryan will lx- in tin- na-t in May and will de irer a wriea of aildreaaea on ixtlißical Mibjeeta. tKiiva Hyde Bangs, wife of Jobii Kendnr* Bails-, died suddenly al her homo at Y<mk«r> N. Y.. of heart diMiaae. The aeventh annual meeting us the American Academy of PoliUcil and Sia-ial science will held in Philadelphia. April K and IN. Th.- inVi-Niigition of ilia affair* of the poet-i.m.-e department I* .till in progre*., and it in not yet certain when u will be ended. PuatmaaterGeneral Payne In expected to reI turn early neat week from hi. trip to Cuba and Porto Rico, with Noerctary Moody 1 , party. The famine in lie Kwang.l Province, reanltIng from the rebellion there, i. nerlou. Thou »and. will die unh-« aMi.tanee I. forthcoming. I The Mn- odonian revolutionary Committee Intend* t<» pitM’iMini n g ( » mi imurrvctioii in tin* European province, nt Turkey about April*,. Ihe amount of:: ami I per cent lionda actualh eselianged io date for the i per i-enl eoiiM.l. un. IW "‘ r ’ -r -> '•••* ”ffer .. A Wllwn. formerly dlabnr.lngofl|. er of Uu- bureau of eoa.t guard and llanaportallon * Mamin, ulm defaulted, ha. In.. u U year.’ Imprlxuiment. nivmwt u It i. practically iulmiitc.l that „. w ~n m. im-reiai treaty la in,.. , n, e r llM „,| >11U „, un J t lilnn ha. no pha., .pi-. iallv ih-.ignau-d to tee ihe mundiic of Hu..,*', prom**, io maintain the open door of Manchuria.

ROY ARCHBOLD, DENTIST. I. O. O. F. BLOCK. Phone ofßce - 164 ™ one I Residence. Wo. LAWN GRASS SEED. Renew your old lawns by sowing the best seed BULK GARDEN SEED, fresh and true to name. SWEET PEAS. NASTURTIUMS ami Flower Seeds of all kinds. J. D. HALE, Corner Jeffpr’won and S* •Phone K Farmers Attention—Wu hare t’ l more new wagons left that wewil *■ at cost. We want to close them J as we are needing the room, Kiwi A Sellemeyer. Amusements. The Who What Win -Dining liersenting it really’meritiffion*Pi fortnanee, opened at the GrandM night, to an audience that M |every’available bit of 'I* 1 ' 1 ' '1 Ig-fore the rising ot\the <urt*j The rapid fire jokes of t he eoni'did ■ the singing’of the'differ nt were receivedjwith shouts of la—J ter anti applause, while the 1 ’" 1 sented itnjtrrny of clev r art •' 1 dotn Ig-fore equaled, and tions point to a week of record w-j ing business.—Grand Rapids. J igan News. At Boss* . o)»ru | Tuesday. April “■ — I —■ — ■ ’ " Excursions. Personally conducted via Missouri Pacific railway- *' j orado, Utah and Pacific coast 1" j Very low one way and roUllt . 1 rates to Texas. Old Mexico. < 1 J Oregon. Washington and ' l,|erl J ate points. No change f lar 1 St. Louis and Kansas < i’yard and ordinary I’ullma' 1 "M cars. Best dining ear -er'-'' I particulars call on or addf's- 1 ■ Doane. Jr.. T. P. A- 1 railway, 200 Sentinel btid'- B dhnapolh, Ind.