Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 78, Decatur, Adams County, 10 April 1903 — Page 1

VOLUME 1

jCAPTURE ISLAND. ■ ©ver a Hundred Killed in Mindanao. Wine Goes Over Embankment in New Jersey Three Men Killed. S|*e4al to Daily Democrat. 8;:» P. M I Manila. April 10.—Captain ®»sbiugs force lias captured Bar ®Lh in Mindanao island, after a fierce battle in which more than a ■paired Moros w « r< . killed outright and many times that ’ numlx r ■mtiib'd. But thn'e Americans wpr wounded. ■■Sial to the Daily Democrat. 2:33 p. in. ft Blizalieth. N. .1 . April lo.—AJdrill engine on the Central road. New Jersey, dashed over a steep ein|i»nk inent this morning, into a pond, killing Engeneer Bogart. Fireman > Brooks and Brakeman Kling. I LOOKS ~GOOD. Representative of Cordesman Factory Here. Is Will Pleased With the EnI couragement Given and May Close the Deal. H. -J. C.trdv- n in. jr . r. jnting the t.'ardesman Manufaetr.rimr com pan} of Cincinnati. dealers in wood working machinery, was in the city this morning conferring with business men here regarding the moving of their plant to this city Mayor fjoffeo introduced him to several men. who greeted him cor dially and gave him every encourngenient to loncate here. He was a ■ferougb business gentleman and says the proposition is a straightfqraardone. made liecause a change of ’ location is preferred. The .tone, rn asks for no bonus except ing free land for the buildings, which will cover a lout three acres of [ground. The foundry and nßhine works room will In* 50x150 feet and the stock rooms even larger than that. One hundred men will he jpmploved from the first day and this number will be increased as need Mr. Cordesman was inter, viewed just liefore leaving for home this afternoon and said he was well satixri ■d and would return in a few days to close the affair, if possible. SWERE IN SESSION. City Council Met in Continued Session This Afternoon. city council were in extra sesAon for a short time this aftermxjn. The purpose of the minding was to do something definite in regard to the Marshall street sewer, but other business was incidentally attendisl to. Attorney L. <'. DeA’oss replescnting Mrs. Ada Stevenson, who has launched a damage suit against the city, offered to ■ompromise for sixty dollars and dismiss the suit. In order to opiate the objection of Mr. Doitl'huemer. madeiit last Tuesilay s meeting, a motion was carried that thii sewer committee be authorized t»®ontract with Doerhnemer A Company by Tuesilay morning at nine o'clock, and if they were unable to do this, the contract is to he Wwardcd to the next lowest bid 1 t'lers. Magley A- Parrish In the ease of Mr-. Stevenson the council refueeil to consider the proposition and the ease will lie tried tomorrow at tAxo o'clock.

The Daily Democrat.

FRANCHISE QUESTION. Considerable Humbug Practiced in the Franchise Business. It will pay the people of this city to get ready to deal wisely, judiciously and fairly, in the way of franchises, with the several proposed electric lines that may soon ask the city, through their councilmen, for the rights and privileges of certain streets. St. Marys recently had an ex]x>rier.ce with the Springfield Fort Way one line, which is supposed to pass through this city, The News of fc that city, thus talks plainly: “The people of St. Marys are in favor of elctrie railroads that seek to come into our town under proper conditions and restrictions and the Daily News is in heart}’ sympathy with this sentiment, but our people have not yet abandoned that interest in their town nor have they become so careless of their rights and property interests that they are willing to sacrifice three of the principal streets for railroad purposes and make a present of these thoroughfares to a company of promoters whom, it is generally believed and there is just grounds for such belief, are seeking the franchise for speculative purposes only. This suspicion is based on the fact that outside of a half dozen citizens of this town and county, none of whom, nor all of whom, collectively pretend for a moment to be able to build this railroad, no syndicate of capitalists has appeared to guarantee or even offer to build the road and until the ! capital has made its appeaanc .why ! should the city council of St. Marys practically put a mortgage on these | streets for nearly two years, thereby | shutting out others who might wish to come in under more favorable j circumstances and such “as the people desire. - ’ IN THE CITY. Thomas New of the Trees Manufacturing Company Here. ■ Thomas New, one of the interested ]>arties in the Trees Manufacturing company [of Greenfield, upon whom we have spent {considerable news, jiajier space, arrived in the city last evening. Since his arrival he lias met a number of our jieople, many of whom have investigated the present condition and future prospects of the Trees Manufacturing company ! It is no secret to say that already ; there is a sort of an admiration ■ society under formation. Mr. New ' has sj>oken a word of approval for the town and her people. He likes | it. The railroad facilities and other ' resources are of such a nature that we Ix'lieve there will Ixx no doubt j about inducing sufficient capital foi his company to locate here. He is a first-rate fellow. He knows his business and talks it in away that we firmly believe is square fix'd. The matter is yet in the premature ! stage, hut it looks good. Should i you want to invest a little capital, here is a chance for investigation. GONE INSANE. Commissioners in Lunacy Reporting on Insanity of James Kirkendall. Esq. Reynolds and Drs.' Thomas and Costello drove out to the home of James Kirkendall, near Monroe, ' this afternoon, where a commission in lunacy was held, and Mr. Kirkendall declared of unsound mind. Following this an aapplication for his admission to the Eastern Insane Hospital at Richmond will lx- made. This step has been contemplated for several days owing to the serious condition of the mind of Mr. Kirk endall, A small child of Maynard Johnson I died at the home of its ]mrents. just south of the county infirmary, hist evening after a short illness. The funeral was held this afternoon and the Ixxly interred at the Ray cemetery.

DECATUR, INDIANA, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 10, 1903.

IS ASSURED. A Commercial Club to be Organized. Its Reception Met With Approval From Every Corner. Plans for a Commercial Club, as mentoined before, are maturing at a I gait, that now it is beyond the stage of conjecture. The long appended list of names makes the club assured beyond any doubt, and it J 1 also assures its opening underl i auspices the most favorable; a club- ; room furnished in the most princely i ■fashion and on a scale of grandeur I I that make our neighbors already ; look like thirty cents. In a few i days a meeting of those who signed the sacred articles of association, will be held,at which time the future plans of the club will be discussed. Such [an organization will’do much toward making Decatur the hub of importance it is so well destined to be. Its effects will soon become apparant, and in every instance the same may bo traced to the good influence of a live and wide-awake Commercial Club. Those who have signed the club agreement are: F. M. Sehirmeyer, D. E. Smith, J. AV. Place, C. A. Dugan, E. X. Ehinger, R. J. Holthouse. French Quinn. Roy Archbold, C. C. Schafer, H. J. Yager, C. D. Lewton. Paul G. Hooper. L. G. Ellingham, R. K. Allison, C. S. Niblick, J. T. MerryYuan, J. AV. Tyndall. E. D. Beeler, D. M. Niblick, .Ino. Niblick, Henry I Schulte, J. E. Kern, C. L. AValtcrs. F. V. Mills, H. R. Moltz. 11. Hite, .J. S. Bowercs, J. S. Coverdale, Chas. Voglewede, T. C. Corbett, R. B. Allison, David Studabaker, C. E. Neptune, B J. Smith. C. S. .Clark, J. B. Holthouse, D. AV. Beery. ’Louis Holthouse, J. H. Hall, P. Holthouse, S. D. Beavers, H. L. Confer, A. Brittson, AV. F. Brittson, Fred H. Heuer, A. Van[Camp, D. L. Quinn, J. D. Hale, J. : R. Coffee, Gus Rosenthal, Dvonis Schmidt, J. E. Mutter, J.M . Miller, AV. P. Edmondson, A. J. Smith, J. H. Heller, H. F. Callow, Harry I Daniel, C. L. Meilx*rs, L. <’. AA’arnig, ’ AVill P. Schrock, E. G. Coverdale, R. K. Erwin, A. R. Bell, J. Q. ! Neptune, L. A. Graham, Fred I Schafer, A. E. Rose. E. L. Carroll, iG. Christen, H. O. Bowsman, Jeff i Bryson. AV. A. Kucbler. H. Krick. P. J. Hyland. J. H. Myer, C. M. Myer, Marion Smith. Nick Miller, IE D. Coffee. J. M. Frisinger. Dick j Townsend. Clark J. Lutz, A. P. Beatty, 11. M. RomlxTg, C. N. Chris ten, J. AV. Vail. AV. H. Niblick. G. I E. McKean. MUST MOVE. Squire Baughman Decides the Laundry Question. 'Squire Baughman hits rendered his decision in the case of Daniel Railing vs George Flanders, a suit to gam ]»ossession of real estate and *l5O damages. The decision is that Railing should, according to the contract, have possession of his projx-rty and damages to the amount of ten dollars. The priqx'rty in question is the building ut the corner of Monrtx* and First stnx'ts, where the laundry has Ixi'ii lix-ait'd for several years. Mr. Railing rented the building to some one else and agreed to give jxissession April I. but Mr. Flanders has been unable to secure a suitable building and therefor refused to move, hence the suit. The citse was ap]X'iile<l to the circuit court, where it will lx- filed soon. Merryman A Sutton are iittornies for the plaintiff and R. S. Peterson represent sthc plaintiff.

GREAT PROGRAM. Rome City Entertainment Course This Year the Best. The Island Park Assembly at Rome City this year is to be the greatest Chautauqua of the west and the program which was made public yesterday, is by far the best ever given. The assembly opens July 22 and closes August 13. The lecturers and preachers engaged are: Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, Dr. AV. F. Harding. Dr. Asa J. Fish, Poet AVill Carleton, (conditional), Col. George AV. Baine,, the Hon. Oliver T. Stewart, the Rev. Miss Anna Shaw, Mrs. Ormiston Chant, Dr. Charles L. E. Cartright Dr. George AV. Adams the Hon. Samuel t Goni]X'rs the Rev. G AA . Gowdy the Rev. George AVooil Anderson the Rev.‘ Frnak C. Bruner Mr. Rodgers of the Moixlyl Bible institute and other round j table and special lecturers furnished for the star days. In entertainers I the very best have been secured. In the contracted list are: Cline's I einematgraph and double lense stereopttican, (full term,) Mendelssohn's quartet. Garret's band anil ! orchestra, (full term,) Palmer Uni-x-ersity Mandolin club,, .Habrmony I quartet, Mr. King the violinist the Schuman quartet and concert company Mrs. Elizabeth De Barrie Gill, the Bruner trio, the Institute glee club, Assembly chorus, Rossani, the juggler, Ellsworth Plumstead. the "AVandering Raggedy Man,” Alton Packard, the “fun maker in chalk,” Miss Marguerite Smith, the child inqx'rsonator, also Miss Maud Baker, Miss Elizilx'th Yoder, Miss Elsie McCrory, Miss Anna Quimby, and oratorical class in readings and impersonations are booked for call work. MURDERER CAPTURED. EJ Richards Caught at Auburn Yesterday. Ed Richards, who murdereil his brother-in-law, Charles Jones, at ! VanAA’ert, Saturday night, was captured at Auburn yesterday. He was lodged in the police station at i Fort AVayne last night and taken to Ohio early this morning. He mistook Jones for a police oeffier and 1 struck him on the head with the butt end of his re volver. causing death. A NEW BANK. Judge Erwin will Open One on His Farm. A Gravel and Sand Bank Containing a Superior Quality. Judge Richard K. Erwin is aetu- ! ally carrying a bottle. It is an olive I Ixittle. however, and contains a | sample copy of a very excellent I grade of gravel, a find on his recent I ly purchased Preble township farm. I An examination by many who know thing or two about grux’el, and they say it is a tine s]x'i'imen. in 1 fact the Ix'st they have placed their I optics on for many a long day. An 'exploration of the region from whence came this bottle, disclosisl a large and healthy gravel and sand linnk, v ivering an area of ground that makes the supply almost inexhaustible. The quality displnyt'il I here was simply immense and if | it proves up half as goixl as it looks Judge Erwin will ha ve something I that will pay dividends of a rich und substantial character. He will I give it an immediate investigation and test and Inter on will open it up for the supplying of this crude material in large and wholesome quantities.

CONFERENCE. » Important Part of Yesterday’s Proceedings. - Real Work is at Hand and is Being Disposed of in Regular Order. The preliminaries of the conference having hcen concluded, the body has settled down to work. A' prayer service o]iened the day's work yesterday morning, with "Bisimp AValden in charge. The Rev. Mr. | Greeman, one of the fathers of the ' i conference, led in prayer. The' I bishop asked the secretary of the conference to eall the roll. There, were many absentees, and the bish- j op announced that each man must : I ansxver for himself. The names of i the dead members were then called , —the Rev. A. E. Mahin, the Rev. B. A . Kemp and G. AV. Lowry. The Rev. C. U. AVade. presiding I elder of the Muncie district, moved that the board of stewardms he reorganized, that there be three in each year. The additional members added were: A. G. Neal, J. B. | Cook, M. J. Magor, and O. V. L. 'Harbour, R. JS. Seuansa and J. E. I Erwin were admitted to the coni ference relations committee. The i Methodist hospital project was : taken up again and the Rex- .Mr. j Halsi'ad spoke on the subject. ; The hospital Ixiard is hojx'ful of increasing the fund to *1000,(X) in a [ short time, and the ministers said \ they would rally to the sup]XH’t i of the fund. NEW DEPUTY. Homer Sourers is Now a Deputy Postmaster. — Thus a Hale, Hearty, But Tried and True Member of the G. 0. P. is Given a Fat Job. This morning a new deputy postmaster is on deck and doing duty at the postoffice, replacing A. F. Acker, who has lieen filling the duties in this cai>aeity since th einauguration of Albert Brittson as postmaster. The name of the new deputy is Homer Saurers—is a former very warm democrat, but now the warmest Ixiby in the g. o. p. bunch. He . yesterday moved his family here from Fort AVuyneon purpose to serve the destinies of Uncle Sum with the salary of deputy jxistmast *r attached. He is well equipjX'd for the i duties involved and will make a splendid officer. Further than this wcdonotciire to enter into a discusI siim of the mutter, us it involves so many things that will keep until the I canqiaign ojx'ns ELOPERS. Were Married at Richmond by the Judge. AVhat is thought to have Ix-en an eloping couple were married by Judge Fox yesterday evening. Perry McGill, u .voting man, and Pearl Hunter, u pretty girl, not yet eighteen, applied to the county clerk j for marriage license yesterday afternoon. They had some trouble in getting an affiant, but after two hours' search they found ii man who swore that he knew both jx'rsons. They gave their home as <’umbridge City, but both were born in Ohio. The man was born ut Wren, Ohio, and she at Elgin.— Richmond Sun Telegram.

NUMBER 78

THE STUDENTS’ PLAY. Why “Mr. Bob” Should Have Support. A word regarding the student play that is to be presented April 17, may not be out of place. AVe believe it is a good thing for the school to “appear in public” as it were, ones a year. The school reasons for this are good and are recognized by school men in general. We will present a play beacuse the necessary talent is here and because, since the number of characters is small, it will least interfere with the regular school work. The play chosen is a farce comedy in two acts. It is well worked out,and not dry,by the ability of amateur players. It will be correctly staged, costumed and interesting throughout. AVe ask the citizens to support it because we I believe they will like it. AVhatever funds are derived from it will be ; devoted to some worthy school i purpose; but we are not so anxious I to make money as we are to demonstrate that students can present ; something that has genuine artistic, merit. In this respect, wo believe you will be agreeably surprised. Tickets may be purchased of any | high school or eight grade student 'and exchanged for reserved seat coupons at a date to be announced later. H’gh School Faculty. . ON A COMMISSION. Hush H. Hanna Named as a Member of the Monetary Commission. The tentative plans for the work ;of the international commission : provide for a meeting in London in ' May. Th object in going to London is to ask the British government to co-operate in the scheme. After a i conference with the representatives jof the colonial goervnment in London the commission will pro- ! liably go to Paris. It is assumed that j the work of the commission will i continue for several years. The commission is expectedto bring about a general understanding among nations whereby each country acting sejmrately will put the plan for an ! international system of exchange : into operation through appropriate legislation. A fourth member of the commission will probably be appointed. The appointment of Mr. Hanna is regarded as a recognition of the work he did for the gold standard. It is contemplated by the I administration that the commission shall, after conferring with representatives of Ennqx'an jxiwers, make la trip to Mexico and ix'rhaps to China.. The salaries of the mebers iof the commission have not been fixed, but they will probably be *X, ■ 000 or *IO,OOO each. | FINE HORSES. Fnsinger A Company will Sell Belgium Horses all Over the Conntry. I A sorrel Belgian horse, out of the bunch that Frisinger & Company I imported to this country, was sbip]>ed to Montpelier, Indiana, today, where it will remain in the posses sion of C. M. Harrington. The I animal weighed 1,000 (pounds, was very attractive on account of its ! white mime and tail, and brought the sum of *2,000. In this deal Frisinger & eonipany came in possession of a fine chestnut road stallion that was sired by “Silent ('himes. This colt was taken for the consideration of *I,OOO and it is surely a tine sjx'cien of horse flesh. The Belgian horse is certainly gaining a fixit-hold among the horse breeding fx'oplo of this country. Its merits Jqxuik loudly and are making the Belgian the predominanting breed in this country. Mr. ; Harrington realizes it value Io farmers and horse breed Cl-s and buys till- horse ♦< suppl .1 big need to the people of Black ford county.