Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 76, Decatur, Adams County, 8 April 1903 — Page 1

VOLUME 1

LABOR TROUBLES. Thirty Killed and Many Wounded in Riot. STRIKERS CAUSE BLOODSHED IN THE CITY OF ROME. Cyclone in Alabama Kills Twelve People and Injures TwentyFive. kp.-clal to the Dully Democrat. S:W p, m. I St. Petersburg, April B.—Thirty p Tsons were killed and more than H hundred wounded during L the labor troubles near Nishurinorgorod today, and the battle is still on. pivil authorities were unable to preserve peace, and the army troops were called out. They fired point blank into the midst of the rioters with above results. to The Dully Democrat, i:3O p. m. | Amsterdam. April B.—The Workrnen’s Defense committee today proclaimed a general strike in all trades throughout Holland. Terrible results are feared. Up. -lai to Daily Democrat. 8;:X> P. M I Rome, Italy, April B.—Strikers ■Bcceed in gathering in threatening ■umbers on Carso Emanuele, almost ■n the center of the city this morning. The troops were ordered out, Sparged on the crowd and dispersed th. in. About twelve were wounded, |everal fatally. Order has been •restored but the city is still ccupied by the military forces anti a general stnke contnues, eial to the Daily Democrat. 2:80 p. in. ? ID. nningham, Alabama. April B.— A terrible cyclone and wind storm ■purred in this state early this morning. At Haneeyville, gn*at ■Linage is reported to pnqxTty, tw ive people were killed and twenty-five badly injured. I SALOON CASE. State Against Matthias Schafer Dismissed. Will be Filed in the Circuit Court and Fought Out. I — KT'" case filed liefore Squire Smith Monday, entitled State of Uldiana vs Matthias Schafer, lias lifceii dismissed, this action having been taken bv Prosi'cntor Moran t.hb morning. This, however, is not the end, by any means, ns Mr. Mejran informs us that lie will now file the case in the circuit court. Till' charges are that Mr. Schafer l*” - ' nitted ]x'rsons, other than hfrfiself. in his saloon on last Sun<l»T an<l the affidavit was sworn to by •James (4. Smith. Mr. Schafer wk cd for a change of venue from the township, but before 'Squire Snath could assign the cause for triii the case was dismissed. The ofjt. .>rs here are determined to enforce the laws against the saloon keepers. The latter have agreed t®tay within the bonds, and every violation will lie prosecuted to the full extent.

> 1 I The Daily Democrat.

MEAN TRAMP. Caught Begging and Got Thirteen Days. Even with iron clad rules against tramps such as have been enforced against them by the officers here this spring, one will stray in once [in a while and when he does he is ■ sure of a dose of street work. : Marshal Cordua picked up a stragler this morning and after a little argument landed him in jail. He was given a hearing, found guilty and given a sentence of thirteen ' days at street labor. He is very angry and to Deputy Sheriff' Butler gave the tip that when he gets out he intends to fix Marshal Cordua. However, withinfhe next two weeks he may be able to convince his mind that most any other kind of a job would tie preferable. SUES CITY. —— Mrs. Ada Stevenson De- ' mands Payment. Says Her Household Goods Were Damaged by Carelessness of Fire Company. Mrs. Ada Stevenson has filed a j suit against the city of Decatur, demanding the sum of *175 damages for the carelessness of the fire company a few days ago when a fire occurred in the rooms occupied by her as a dwelling. The suit was I fill'd by L. ('. DeVoss, attorney, before Squire James H. Smith, from which it will, no doubt, be appealed to the Adams circuit court. The complaint alleges that on Tuesday, March 31, a fire occurred in the rooms occupied by her in the Studabaker block; that the fire originated and was confined entirely to the west room of the building, there being no fire at all in the other two rooms; that the fire company carelessly threw water into these other two rooms, thereby damaging her carpet, curtains and other furniture to the extent of $175. judgement for which she demands. There was no insurance on the goods and Mrs. Stevenson has no other means of securing payment for her damag <sl property. The ease is set for Saturday at one o'clock. DOWN TO WORK. I r ■ M. E. Conference Getting Settled for Business. Over Seven Hundred People in Attendance at the Sessions Today. The sixtieth annual M. E. coni'tence is on nt Noblesvilllo and the attendance is large. At noon today nearly four hundred ministers had registered and three hundred other visitors were in the city attending the meetings. Bishop J. M. Walden gave his famous lecture last evening, •'Africa and its Evangelization.'' At ten o'clock this morning the first business session was held and the meeting is in fair progress now. At this afternoon's session Rev. W. R. Halstead of Indiaanpolis, Rev. J. W. Waltz of Elkhart, and Rev. M. S. Rees of New York, are on the program mid this evening the address will lie made by Rev. McDowell and A. L. Mason. All Adams county Methodist ministers are in attendance, having left for Noblesville Monday and Tuesday.

DECATUR, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 8, 1903

WERE IN SESSION. City Council Considers Important Business. 'W France Sewer Will Be Rebuilt to the Proper Grade at Once. With all present but Councilman Stetler, the city dads were in session last night. There was an ex traordinary heavy allowance of bills yesterday and on account of the large amount of other business which they were unable to transact, another meeting will be held this evening. Reports from the mayor, City Electrician Mylott and Water Works Superintendent Steele were filed and approved. The subject of fires was discussed and Teeplc, living impressed that the late conflagration in this city were caused by the irregularity of the gas supply, moved that the g.s company be ordered to reimburse Mrs. Williams and Mrs. Stevenson for the damages which were recently incurred on their respective projierty. His motion was seconded and turned over to the fire committee for consideration. The bonds and contract for the construction of the Marshall stree tsewer were fill'd by E. Woods Co., but no action was taken, as Mr. Doerhaemer of Fort Wayne, who was represented by Attorney J. E. France, stated that he could not approve of a contract between the city and E. Woods A* Co. In explaining his jxisition. Mr. Doerhamer stated that it was Doerhaemer A Co. who had bid the lowest last year on the sewer in question and that no contract could be entered into at those figures with another company without hisc onsent. A petition by Dick Townsend and other property holders along Monroe street, asking that that thoroughfare lie paved from the river to Tenth street was favorab’y reported on by the street committee, but no definite action was further taken by the council. The sewer eomittees report on the France sewer was approval and te street commissioner Ims Ix-en ordered to dig up and build to the proper grade the branch of the France sewer which extends south from Adams street in an alley lietween Third and Winchester streets. The sewer haslieen a bane to the property holders who depend on it for their sanitary and surface drainage of a long time and its rebuilding will lx 1 hailed as the proper relief. Bills wore all iwed as follows: John Coffee salary. *45.* I ; s. Spangler rent, * s ; L. ('. Helm Priest fire. *17.50;D. F. Teeple moving safe and drayage, *17.71; John D. Hale hauling hose cart. *2; John Coffee street commissioner's pay roll. *3;G. R. & I. railroad eonqxtny freight on coal, *33.75; Lewis Corbin piinting safe, *10; Abe Stoneburner, quarantine jxilice. *45.50; Harry Daniel printing. *l2; ('. & E. railroad freight on coal, *51.27;Ed Green hauling hose eart. *?; George Steele water works pay roll. *190.45; gas company. *6.75; C. E. Suttles, making file Ixixes, *9.50; Standard Oil eoiiqxtny oil, *10.09; C. A E. railroad freight on coal. *90.45; L. C. Helm, Williams and Studelmker fires, *15.00; John Thomas hauling coal, *15.75; J. G. Smith lulxir,* 5.10; J. G. Smit labor. *24.90; Internationa Boiler Compound company. *32.70; W. J. Archbold express, *5.80; Fort Wayne Oil A Supply company sup plies. *23.14; Newell Coal A Coke company, coni, *66.92; Jacob Mangold salary. *10; Amos Fisher salary. *10; Eureka Hose com] mny hose. *350; Varney Electric company supplies. *12.25; National Carbon company carbons, *35; Advance Packing company sup lilies. *2.10; Sunday Creek Coal coni |niny coal, *211.81; Jacob Eady lineman, *10; Thomas Haefling lineman, *»<>; M. J. Mylott salary. *55; Kullman eoinjMiny,supplies, *37.

COMPLETE SERVICE. Randolph and Jay Counties Are First on the List. The prospect that Jay county will secure complete rural free delivery of mail on June first is now the best. The understanding is that such a service will be instituted in Ran-1 dolph county the first of the coming month, then the inspectors will come here and lay out this county. Unless there is some hitch at the department to retard the work the inaugurtaion of the service in this county on the first of June is a cer-tainty.-Portland Commercial-Re- 1 view AT GENEVA. The W. C. T. I). Convention a Success. Miss Sears of Anderson, One of the Speakers for the Occasion. One of the most interesting conventions of the W.C .T. U. ever 1 held in our county was the one held in the M. E. church at Geneva. The following county officers were elected, president. Mrs. Holloway; vice-president, Mrs. Veely;recording secretary, Mrs. Butcher; corresponding secretary, Mrs. Blossom; treasurer, Mrs. Haninia. After the business part of the convention had been completed a very fine program which had been prepared was carried out as far as possible. Miss I Clara] Hears |if Anderson, the state superintendent of the W. C. T. U., - was the leader and spoke in the forenoon on the mission of the W. C.T . U. In the afternoon she spoke of the imjiortance of the Loyal I Temperance Legion work as that of j educating the young against the evils of inteni]x*rance. Siie also spoke of. and gave plans for, holding mothers' meetings. Which were very helpful to those present. . Several gentlemen were present at the afternoon session and took an active ]»irt in the discussions. In the evening Miss Sears gave her lecture, "Our National Sin,” which i was given in a Christ like spirit. I and made a deep impression on the | i audience. MORE PAY. ■ Erie Employes Want an Increase of Wages. Representatives of the Erie trainmen went to New York Thursday I for a conference with the officials of the road in regard to an increease in wages. They will make a demand for *2.15 for brakemen for ten hours work and *3.15 for conductors for the same number of hours. No difficulty is anticipated j in securing this scale. After the trainmen, representatives of the firemen will confer with the officials and lastly will come the Eric jxilice. When these will have lM>en granted an advance, and it is expected that they will lx’ in all probability, all the employes of the Erie road will have had their wages advanced. The Ixiiler makers in the shops at Huntington are still out on a strike fora higher scale of wages with less hours and say th<*’ will be successful. PROHIBITION CONVENTION. The Adams county jirohibition convention will be held in the iqiern bouse at Geneva, Friday, April 10. Program iqwns nt ten a. m. State Chairman C. E. Newlin will deliver his lecture at 73:0 p. m. on "The Twentieth Century Problem—Onr Civic and industrial Life."

TO MOVE. Big Store Pants Factory Goes to Chicago. Are Packing Goods Now and will Be in Operation There by April 15th. The Big Store ]>ants factory has I closed down and are busy packing I their machines and fixtures for shipment to Chicago, where the institu- ! tion will be located hereafter. They expect to be running in the "Windy j City" within a week. The factory opened about a month ago and I orders piled up so fast that they fairly took the breath away from | the managers and proprietors. The . demand fort his class of goods seems i to be almost unlimited and orders for 5,000 pair were common. The i great trouble came in securing skillled labor, which proved imjxissible, j and as a consequence the factory j could not succeed. Plenty of people for ordinary labor could be seeur ed hut tailors and expert machine girls seem as scarce us printers. The plant will be removed to Chicago this week and will become a part iof the Hirsch, Wischmire & com- . pany concern, wholesale clot’ iers, i who had stock in the factory. Otto Ehinger, who was manager of the plant, will go to Chicago and may lx" manager of the new factory, which will lx l made an immense concern. Fourteen ]x>o]ile were employed here, mostly girls, but this number would have Ix-en increased to a hundred or more if the help could have tx'en secured. NARROW ESCAPE. Roman Johns Falls From Erie Freight Train. Was Found Unconscious and Draped From Track in Front of an Approaching Train. But for tile timely arrival of a hiasser by, Roman Johns would have proliably meta horrible death under the of an Erie freight train this morning. When Dan Haley was on his way up town he saw a man lying near the rail road tracks at the Mercer street crossing land immediati’ly hurried to his side. The form was apparently . lifeless but after he had drug the 'figure away from the track, which I was none tixi soon, as a fust train was already crossing the bridge, be discovered signs of life and recognized the unconscious p'rson as the eldest son of John Johns of this I'lty. For some time the Ixiy was in a semi-conscious condition and was taken to his home Alxnit two months ago Roman went to Hammond and worki'd in the Simplex Construction conqxiny's shops, but quit that job and started for this city. Alxmt day break the train reached here and stiqqx'dat the tank in the west end of town for water, but the Jxiy decided to ride further in the city and then get off Tihe sjx'ed was tixifast for him .however, and when he attempted to alight lie was hurled with great force and rendered unconscious by the full. His head was ent and quite liadly liruisisl but his injuries may be eon fined to a severe shaking up. How long he had Inin there can not lx l exactly determined, but during that time he hud drawn so near to the track that had he not Ixs'n discovered as soon as he was he would have Ix'en cut to pieces by the pass ing train.

NUMBER 76

DUN’S REPORT. A Review and Comparison of Failures. According to reports to Dun's commercial agency the failures for the first quarter of the year, exclu- ' sive of banking defaults and railI way insolvencies, the number of j business mortalties was less, but the . liabilities greater. The number of : defaults was 3,200 in number and *34,344,443 in amount of liabilities, compared with 3,418 in the corresponding months of 1902, when the defaulted indebtedness was *33,731, i 7’58. While there appears a deeri ase of about 5 percent in the total number of insolvencies, the liahili ties involved show an increase of almost 2 percent. Manufacturing failures numbered 695, against 746 a year ago, and involved *13,692, 718, compared with *11,755,904 defaulted liabilities last year; trading failures were 2,339, against 2,502 in 1902, with *15,868,94.5 liabilities compared with ]*15,517,327. These two chief commercial classes make a much better exhibit than last, year’s figures; hut in the less important third division, embracing brokers, trans]xirters, etc., liabilities were *1,782,770, against *3,438, 527 a year ago,a considerably heavier percentage of increase than appears elsewhere, although in numlx-rs I there was a decrease of four to 166. In banking and other fiduciary failures there appears a striking improvement, liabilities aggregating but *4,563,402, against *15,558,ij63 a year ago, while the number decreased from 26 to 22. There are encouraging factors to lx* considered however, by eonqiaring the failure record with earlier years. Dun points out that only two years of the presiding fourti'en recorded fewer failures during the first quar- | ter. notwithstanding the fact that, j the total numlx-r of firms in business has very largely inercasisl during that ]ieriod, while only the five years immediately preceding record smaller aggregate defaulted indebti'dness. A most instructive comparison is made by taking the ratio of liabilities to solvent pay- ■ ments through clearing houses, I which' practically give the financial death rate On this basis it ap]x';irs that only alxnit *1 of liad debts eoml pare with. *IOOO of live business. THE BEST. “Who What When” Minstrels Are Good. Gave Splendid Satisfaction at Their Performance Last Night. The Who What When arc the undisputi'd entertainers of tlx 1 year and we take oft our editorial eaji. They are in every sense of the word the Ix'st fun makers, sweetest singers and all ‘round most amusin’ cusses we ha ve ever seen in Decatur. They held the Ixiardsat Bosse's ojx'ra house last evening and though they played to less than half a house they gave us clever ]xTf<>rmancc ns was ever seen on that stage. The cur- | tain rise was impressive and well done, the rei'eption was new and novel, the songs and jokes were the latest and from the first the audience was captured. The end men were Nut Blossom anil W F. St<x-k and they were stars nt every turn. Frank Fox did a Indy net nml did it to jx'rfection. A feature of the evening's |H i foriii iiice were the illustrated songs by Jack Weston. Every ]x’rformer was gixxl und tlu icomiHinv deserves puiked hotl'S’S I wherever they go.