Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 137, Decatur, Adams County, 18 June 1903 — Page 2

THE DAILY DEMOCRAT. EVIRY EVENING. EXCEPT SUNDAY. BY LEW Q . ELLINIOHAM. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. By carrier, per week. 10<? By carrier. p» r year $4 00 By mail, per month . 25 1 ’- 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. PAYING TELLERS’ ERRORS. Thote Officio Ik Are I auully Ready to Rectify Mlatcrtm. A bank officer, referring in a recent address to the responsibility of paying teller*, declares that the idea that such officials were rarely willing to rectify mistakes had little basis in fact. He added: "How is it that there exists in the minds of many the idea that piyUng tellers are inclined to resent even the suggestion that they make errors in counting money? 1 have never known one who made the slightest claim to infallibility. Who has not heard the ancient and oft told story of a teller who was asked by a person for whom he lias . ashed a check if he had not made a mistake? As the narrative usually runs the self satisfied money counter behind the desk is inclined to become indignant and replies In a pompous and abrupt manner that lie never makes mistakes. The considerate party then states that the amount paid him exceeded that named in he check, but the teller still maintains that there can lie no error either way. as he never makes mistakes. "Where is the teller who upon being told he had made an error would fall I to politely inquire ns to the nature of the same? The inference is that tellers are possessed of so much vanity and conceit that they lose the amoJiit said to be overpaid rather than acknowledge an error. How unlikely and ridiculous'"—New York Post. JumKim von l.ielii;**. Von Liebig was skillful in correcting popular delusions on scientific subjects. A notable example of this may be found in the overthrow of the once much discussed theory of “spontaneous combustion.” a comparatively trod tern error, dating, it seems, only from the year 1723. but which persisted 1-ing after Lavoisier bad explained the real nature of fire, which was from time to time put forward with success in the defense of persons on trial for mmder and received its last support from Charles Dickens. His success in this direction throws a pleasant light on the progress of civilization. One venders what would have been the fat ■ of Von Liebig bad he opimsed himself to such an error in the sixteenth century when Kepler could only save his mother from going to the stake for witchcraft by satisfying tier judges that site possessed none of the signs essential to a witch. In those days. Kepler did not dare to say that there were no such things as witches.—W. A. Shenstone in Cornbill Magazine. Settled by Arbitration. Chicago. June 18.—An amicable adjustment of the hotel and restaurant strike was reached last night and the strikers will return to work tomorrow morning after two weeks' idleness. All difference* between employ er and employe* are>* be settled by arbitration.

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Indianapolis, June 18. —Watch the I J. Frank Hanly boom for the Republi ran nomination for governor and sec If it don't bring together some of tbe funniest political bedfellows the state ha* ever known. And there is a beau ty about It so far a* Hanly is con cerned. as it is liable to prove the very thing he needs to win. For instance the chances are that be will get the quiet ff not th* open support of many' of the Beveridge men. for he declared a year ago that he might run again for the senate. Wouldn't the governor's office be a good place for the Beverldgeites to land Hanly at this juncture? Then Hanly has always been a favorite with Joe Kealing and others who manage Senator Fairbanks' campaign, so the chances are they will lean to Hanly, too. So there 1s a prospect ot the two factions ot the Republican party lining up for the Lafayette man. He has been here thia week talking to his friends about <he advisability of entering the race, >nd 'tit said tbe formal announcement will be coming within a few days. The proposed anti-strike insurance company ot the National Manufacturers' association which D. M. Parry of thi* city is helping to promote. Is at trading much attention from organ ised labor. T. L. Lewis, vice president of the United Mine Workers, with headquarters here, I* the first of th* big labor leaders to make a statement regarding it. He takea the advanced ground that the proposed company, ar he understands It. will accomplish al most the very thing* that or ganizatlons want- that la. to compel the unreasonable employer to recog ■ize the rights of his men. The fact - r.rs. - -nlrl have to ad.

Never Worked a Day. Muncie, Ind.. June 18.—Muncie an thorities do not know what to do with David Hardy the tramp In the county jail, who will neither leave town nor work, and who broke his finger with i a hammer to keep from being made to work on the stone pile. The finger will have to be amputated. “I never worked a day in my life and I never ! will,” he calmly announced. Found Guilty of Train Wrecking. Shelbyville. Ind.. June 18. —John M. Ruddell was found guilty of causing the wreck on the Big Four east of town. May 29. and was sentenced to the Jeffersonville reformatory. Ruddell is the tramp who turned the switch, causing a passenger train to ! crash Into a number of freight cars , iMded with flour, smashing the engine. Seeking to Break Sister's Will. La Porte, Ind . June 18. —Nancy Snyder and Elizabeth Miller, in the circuit court, are seeking to break the will of their sister, the late Rachel Dawson, a wealthy spinster, who bequeathed her estate to the Baptist Publication society »nd the Baptist Missionary union, alleging unsoundness of mind of testator. Mashed Foot, but Broke No Bone*. Muncie. Ind.. June 18. — Joseph Stagg, eighteen years old. fell beneath a Big Four train and had one foot mashed flat, but no bones were broken. Physicians are at a loss to know how the foot could be mashed without the bones being broken, and Stagg cannot explain It. Serious Charge Against Hcosler. New Albany, Ind.. June 18.—William S. George of this city is under arrest at Birmingham. Ala . accused of complicity in the robbery of $7,000 from the safe of the Union Railway company in that city. George was forI merly a merchant policeman here. Driver Very Severely Hurt. Bryant. Ind.. June 18. —Jesse Flatidj Ing's horse became frightened at an automobile and Flauding was thrown ' out. breaking his arm and hurting him internally. His companion. Miss Montgomery, was injured. Drowned in Indian Creek. Franklin. Ind.. June 18.- George Coleman, son of the late Marion Coleman. was drowned while fishing in Indian creek. • Killed in a Quarrel. Terre Haute. Ind.. June 18.—Wm. l.etsinger shot and instantly killed George Butcher during a quarrel at Jasonville near here late yesterday afternoon BRIEF DISPATCHES The lockout in the New York building trade* in now complete. Henry F. Greene, of Duluth, ha* been appointed civil “erviee commissioner to turceed Mr. Garfield. Mr. Greene i<* a lawyer. A sudden wind carried aw ay the topmast of the cup defender Reliance. Wednesday afternoon. which will lay her up for repairs. .lame-T. Metcalf, superintendent of po*toffice money order department has been dismissed for alleged indiscretion in letting contracts, b Thirty-seven injunction suits against St. Louis ticket broker- have been filed in the circuit court by five trunk line* entering St. Louis, One million acres of government land hu been thrown open to settlement along the line of the‘•anta Fe R. R.. from Nogales to Mojave. It Is all desert. Governor Bailey, of Kansas, has issued a proc tarnation calling together the Legislature in special session for the purpose of securing relief for the flood sufferers M «<> an Ankrom formerly of Way restore. Fa.. the only woman scteo**l supervisor in Porto Rice, was thrown from a carnage in a runaway accident at Fence and died m fifteen minutes. The Kaiser prize at the Northeastern saengerbudd contest was won by the .lunger M«ennerchor Phiadelphia The A nous, of Brooklyn. present holders of tbe prise. ’ were a ctcae aaeoad.

here to fixed rules, be believes, wouio be to the benefit of the laborer, as the employer would then hesitate before he would let his men go on strike Barry, who is president of the Na tional Association of Manufacturer while he says the company Is not tc hinder organized labor, declares that it would be a good way of putting the walking delegate out of biislneat; Experienced insurance men do not b< lleve the scheme is feasible. The big convention of the Woodmen assumed large proportions today This was regarded as the big day. and there were probably over 20,000 visi tors. Indiana sending a large quota The fight over the readjustment of In surance rates has attracted insurance men of other fraternal orders—among them C. F. 8. Neal, president of the Endowment Bank of the K of P ’a, who la an Indiana man. He hopes to be able to have the headquarters ol the Endowment Rank moved to Indianapolis from Chicago soon The big feature of the convention today was the picturesque parade of the Woodmen In which thousands participated The Indianapolis News furnished ita Boys' band free for the parade. The anti-saloon people are going to make a campaign against Fairbank and Kissels the only two beer gardens In Indianapolis, and It Is a two-to-one shot that they will win. The anti saloon people have shown a sticking quality during the last year that has done up many a liquor man. A few years ago they came near closing Fairbank and Kissels by securing In junctions, and the sale of liquor was limited at Fairbank to one building I but both places are running wide | one”.

GONE TO THE ■ Fate of Alleged Feud Assassins In Hands of the Twelve. Pending the Outcome of the Trial thi People of Breathitt County Are In Painful Suspense. The Tension in Feud-Torn Community I* Almost at the Breaking Point. Jackson. Ky.. June 18. —The argil ments in the cases of Curtis Jett ant! Thoma* White, on trial for the rnurdet of J. B. Marcum, were concluded about noon today and the case was given tc the jury. It is Impossible to describ, tbe anxiety here as to how long the jury will continue its deliberations and as to its finding. The preponder ance of opinion still seems to be that the death penalty at least will not be given and that the jury is likely tc hang between life Imprisonment and acquittal. There was more expression of opln ion yesterday and today than on pre vious days, as the people are attracted much more by the eloquence of the attorneys than by the statements ol witnesses The day for the pleadings or arguments Is the one that attract? the people from the surrounding coun try so town here when court is in ses sion. It is like a circus day. One of the curiosities for all to see is the dark spot on the courthouse floor where the stain of Marcum's blood Is still visible. The spot in front of the courthouse where Town Marshal Tom Cockrill was shot dead and the plac es where other feudists were killed are pointed out to the throngs of visitors In the audience in the courtroom and as they entered and emerged from it were pointed out the mothers and other relatives of the prisoners and also of the leading feudists. Curiosity was also taken in gazing at Mrs. Mar cum. Mrs. Cox and the widows of ’ many other victims of the feud whe were present to hear the final plead Ings It was stated by residents whe are well acquainted with the people here that there are at least a score of widows of feud victims present and that they represent only a small part of the bereavement of the county from such causes. The argument of Thomas Marcum a brother of the victim, surrounded by the widow and the orphans of his brother and by the widows and or phans of other victims of the feud was delivered under the most Impres sive circumstances. Tears were' fre ; quent and the most touching scenes : were of common occurrence during the address. While the defense had the , openinr argument, the case was closed this forenoon by Commonwealth Attorney Byrd, who Is more familiar with the local conditions than the five speakers who occupied all the time yesterday. His argument attracted unusual attention. During the argu ments the prisoner* were Intensely In terested Jett was apparently unmoved either by the touching words of Thoma* Marcum or the earnest ap peal of Mr. Hurst, the venerable father-in-law of the presiding judge White seemed more deeply concerned about what was said than Jett, and was apparently more affected by the surroundings. The principal witness. B. J. Ewen has escaped with most of his family to Lexington, ninety-three miles from Jackson. As he has nothing to leave behind him. he Is now considered out of the reckoning, but there are other witnesses for the prosecution who are considered in danger. Major Embry Allen, who Is now In command of the troops here during the absence of Col. Roger William*, ha* earnestly advised Mrs B J. Ewen to leave Jackson She has taken an active part in accumulating evidence against the men who burned her husband's hotel and who are directly connected with the powerful faction In Breathitt county. Major Allen expressed the belief that her-life was !• danger notwlthstand Ing the fact that women and 'children hare heretofore been spared by assas sins In Jaekson. Mrs. Ewen's bravery and courage have frequently been shown, especially during the recent trials through which she ha* passed and it was but the expected when she replied: "I will stay here until our Interests are properly protected and our contracts fulfilled. If they want to kill me they will find me here for at leaat a month." Ne woman has yet been ordered killed by the feudists of Breathitt county Ts such an order Is Issued tn this instance. It is the unanimous opinion that there will be an uprising against the men who would at once be suspected. and that It would demand many lives for tbe killing or the jeopardy of any woman A hung jury Is expected because of the alleged attitude of two of the mem bera. As the eass draws to a close alarm among citizens because of the probability of troops being withdrawn Is manifest. The assassination of every person who ha* become exposed as antagonistic to the ring Is feared Arson may substitute assassination where the latter Is so" any mason not expedient. Even newspaper corre sondenta are believed to be In danger and some predict that some of them will never leave Breathitt county alive. One of them last night received

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en anonymous letter signed "A feminine admirer. In which he was told that his assassination had beeu or dered and warning him to get out of town before tonight. Everyone feels that a verdict or failure to return a verdict is going to precipitate a crisis, and there is apprehension that blood shed is coming. Jackson people are not easily alarmed, and they point to a series of crimes that have shocked civilization as defense against the bus pieion that they may be hysterical in their dread of what they believe is tc follow the removal of troops should the real culprits never be reached It the defendants should be found guilty it is predicted that the members ol the jury and even the circuit judge will be in danger. A DETAIL Statement Relating to Effort to Precure Ewen’s Perjury. Jackson. Ky.. June 18.—From a source that is reliable and authentic it has been learned that the full de tails of the offer of $5,000 to Captain Ewen to perjure himself, was com municated to State Inspector Hines upon his last visit here and that he reported those facts to Governor Beck ham last week. The facts in substance are that a man went to Captain Ewen and made him the proposition to pay him the sum stated if he either would leave the county or would swear on the witness stand that he did not recognize the assassin of Mar cum Captain Ewen told him that he would have to think the matter over and made an appointment for the man to come to his house and told him to bring the money. He called upon three of his friends and told them of the offer Arrangements were made so that when the emissary returned everything he said or did could be heard and seen by two men. That there might be a sufficient number familiar with the facts, two other men were selected to be the ones to con ceal themselves to overhear the con vernation when the emissary returned He returned at the appointed hour and brbught with him five SI,OOO notes He repeated his offer. Captain Ewen refused it and told the man to take the money hack and that he could not use it. Vpon his refusal the emissary lost his temper and said it was the worst mistake he ever made, that he would find that he would be burned out, destroyed and absolutely wiped out of existence It is learned that all these facts were told Inspector Hinos when he was here beiure. and wince that time he has been to see the governor and returned here He returned Tueaday and is expected to go to Frankfort today. Another thing learned la the fact that Governor Beckham asked Judge Redwine not to sit In these cases. In fact urged him not to. and it Is the belief here that he would much rather not have served. AN INWARD GLANCE Kentucky Judge Draws Some Trite Comparisons. Islington. Ky.. June 18—Hon. 8 P Tarvin, judge of the Covington district court. In a speech accepting the pres idency of the Kentucky Elks assorts tlon. made the following reference to Breathitt county: "Our hearts go out in loving sym pathy to the wife and children of the murdered Marcum, and we demand the speedy punishment of his assassins In fact, we should demand ths pun lahment of all assassins resident and non resident. Breathitt county needs for the next thirty days an iron handed osar who would clear it of vile asaas sins ami law-breakers. "The government at Washington Is talking of remonstrating with Servla for the assassination of its king and c'teen. In Breathitt countv thev killed

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a man who was worth all the kings and queens in Christendom and it would be in poor taste for our government to say anything to a foreign power about assassination so long as j it Is so prevalent in our own country.” Councilmen Under Arrest Logansport. Ind June 18—DanleA. Gillespie and Stephen B Boyer members of the Logansport common council, were arrested on grand jury indictments late yesterday afternoon the former charged with accepting a bribe and the latter with breaking the quorum of the common council Bond was fixed in Gillespie's case at ss,l'ol' and in Boyer's at SSOO. Both secured bail. Heroic Father Lest Life. Columbus. Ohio. June 18—M. J MeMatters, proprietor of a restaurant at I Plain City, a village in Madison coun ty. lost his life in an attempt to rescue ■ his eleven-year-old son Irom a burning building, and the bov died later ol [burns. McMasters res tied hs wife and went back after his s n. when he I was suffo' a'ed. Enamored of the Footlights. Knights’own. Ind . June 18. —Maude Khodes. eighteen, and Victoria Wins ’on. twenty, enamored of the footlights. ran away from home to join an V ide Tom s Cabin company bn* Miss Winston was overtaken at Rushville and persuaded to return. The other remained with the company. For Sale A phaeton in good con dition. Inquire at this office. H2tf W anted Girl to do dining-room work. Wages. sl2 per month. Burt iHouse. 136d2 For Sale —lce cream and soft drink machinery. In good con dition and will sell cheap and on easy ftrms. Address Catherine Albright, 1157 Harmor street, Fort Wayne. Indiana. 136-6 The Ladies’Aid JSx-iety of the i Presbyterian < hurch will meet at Mrs. A. J. Reynolds, on Fifth st.. Thursday afternoon. The chair ' . man of the different sections are requested to be’in attendance. t&w Uniformed Rank. Attention. i All members of the'|Decatur Uniformed Rank ure asked to present themselves at K , ( p Friday evening lo he mustered in. 135d3t Notice of Election of Trustee. Notice is hereby given that St Marys l.dge|No. 167 I. 0.0. F. will hold a special election at their hall on Monday evening June 20. mo;; [for the purpose |O s electing one | ruste.. to fill the vacancy ( he death of John H. Lenhart (’■ dC. Ernst, Noble Grand „ ST. JOSEPH EXERCISES. <»n Friday evening. June 19 - t 7 >t ocl<x.k.st«n ( Ur<ltime. , ‘ held ,he °°n»nencement ex T<usesat B< ) s>e’x ()l) ,. ril house by the ■ *; ~,W, l’ bh! Bh .s bool ot this city . In connection with the comm -nee . ni'tit exerctses' will he given an will pi.. MS , th „ ” : n ” ■ Tin. i v n ndienc<' To r ; >-W :•»- »■'“ I they can lx- n . WVnl lin Th?T II and Friday r hurxday ‘ ’ 136-3

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