Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 143, Decatur, Adams County, 25 June 1903 — Page 2

THE DAILY DEMOCRAT. IVSRY IVINIHO, EXCEPT SUNDAY, BY LEW <3. EL LI NG H A N/l . SUBSCRIPTION RATES. By carrier, per week IOC By carrier, per year $4 00 By mall, per month 25C By mall, 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. “We find much in the domestic affaire of the nation that ought to be changed. The tariff policy, originally adopted for the avowed purpose of raising revenue to meet the enormous burdens of the civil war, has been turned to use of individual and class interests until it has become the creator of countless unearned fortunes and the shelter of huge combinations of capital, organized in the form of trusts, which are strangling competition in many of our industries, destroying individual efforts, crushing ambition largely in every line of industry and already acquiring power which enables them to dictate in their own interest and prices of labor and raw material, and the cost of transportation of finished products. lowa Democratic State Platform. Fourth of July Rates. The Erie railroad will sell round trip tickets at one fare rate, July 3 and 4th. good returning July 6th, to all points within a radius of 200 miles from starting point. For information see Erie agents. d-w For sale—Good new surrey and doubel set of harness. Will sell cheap and on easy terms. Enquire of R. K. Erwin. Decatur. 102tf Reduced Rates via Chicago Great Western Railway. — tvOO to St. Paul, Minneapolis. Waterville, Red Wing, Winona. Austin. Manly. Clarksville, Waterloo, Osage. No intermediate point higher. For further information apply to any Great Western agent, or J. P. Elmer, G. P.A. , Chicago, 111. A Sorry Flaf*h. Kadleigb—Your wife is always out spoken, isn't she? Henpeek— Yes. but I try to be that way. too. sometimes. Kadleigb—Really? Henpeek—Yes. but whenever I venture to l>e outspoken it ends hi my being outtalked.—Philadelphia Press. Music beckons the human race on and is followed by the two great cc-l-mnns. the joyous. light hearted and happy and the sorrowful, wretched and despairing. Things do not go wrong of themselves; somebody pushes them.—Tuck. Porter wanted at the Burt House immediately 143-4 t

HOW “JIM” REACH EXPRESSES HIMSELF

Indianapolis. June 25. —Jim Keach,! the "potato king,” who defeated the Taggart forces for control of the local Democratic organization, is perhaps one of the moat unique characters in Indiana politics. He has a bluff, open way of doing and saying things that la admired by politicians of both par ties. But one of hig “features" is the way he expresses himself. The following comment regarding Mayor bookwal iel t> autii can to the mici.'tcr* on Tice in the city is a fair sample of; how he expresses himself: "Say. what did you think of Mayor Bookwaiter's lecture to the ministers? That was a good play for the grand stand, but in this campaign you will have to play to the bleachers. The bleachers are the critics and the bleachers are the voters. Bookwalter la a little wild: his arm is not in shape He was working for the corners.' as they say at the base ball park. But you can bet that he will have to put them over the plate; be can't fool the batters, for they have good eyes." Ever the Republicans concede however. that Keacb is a dangerous politician to fight, and he Is going to work now with his usual, vigor to make ready for the campaign. The county and city health officers •f the state are going to school today to Secretary Hurty of the state board of health. President Wlsbard of the board is also acting as an instructor, but Hurty is the leading "professor." He recently conceived the Idea of calling together the city and county health officer* for the purpose of giving them some Instructions on how to prevent the spread of contagious diseases and on sanitation. He Is also noxious to impress on the new men the value of! | properly gathered statlstlca on births ] and deaths. The doctor firmly believes i

PEONAGE PUNISHED Southern Courts Take Cognizance of Involuntary Servitude. Macon. Ga.. June 25. —In the United States circuit court Judge Speer Imposed a fine of SI,OOO each on three young men, William Shy, Arthur ClawsoD and Robert Turner, for holding a negro in involuntary servitude. He suspended the fine under conditions. and in so doing the court said: "In view of the fact that it is the first crime of the kind which has ever occurred in Georgia, and because of the frank confession of the young men, sentence is imposed in order to convince the public that the purpose of the court is to warn and deter others from like crime, During good beha vior fine is suspended upon payment of SIOO each.” The young men, who are prominent farmers, caught a negro who had gotten in debt to them, gave him a whipping and made him go to work for them. Will Hold Him Awhile. Montgomery, Ala., June 25. —In the United States court, J. W. Pare, a prominent planter of Tallapoosa coun ty. was arraigned for trial on eleven indictments charging him with peonage Demurrers were filed in all these cases, which were overruled and he then pleaded guilty to all of the eleven cases and appealed to the Circuit court of appeals at New Orlenas. making bond in the sum of $5,000. The sen fence of the court against Pace was five years in each case, to be served concurrently. FOOLED THE MOB Peoria Officers Spirit Negro Murderer Out of Town. Peoria. 111.. June 25. —John McCray, a negro who killed Detective W. E. Murphy Tuesday night, was sneaked out of the county jail, through a rear door yesterday afternoon. A carriage was waiting and Sheriff Potter, accompanied by two deputies, drove with the prisoner to Pottstown. where they boarded a Chicago. Burlington & Quincy train for Galesburg. There McCray will be Imprisoned until the trial. In the early part of the evening a crowd, not knowing that McCray had gone, gathered in front of the county jail and it became evident that an at tempt would be made to force an entrance. States Attorney Tefft and Circuit Judge Green addressed the crowd telling them that a special grand Jury would be summoned immediately and the trial would be held as soon as possible. In order to convince the mob that McCray had been removed a committee of six members of the mob was permitted to search the building. During the morning several negroes, who were confined in the jail for petty offenses, were removed to the workhouse in order that no mis take might be made if the jail were broken in by the mob. After hearing the report of their committee that McCray was not in jail the mob dis peraed. Robbed of Valuable Valise. Pueblo. Col.. June 25. —A real estate agent of the name of Herrington of Omaha, who stopped here on the way east from Durango, was robbed of a vaflse said to contain S6h.(KMI worth of securities, while he slept In the main waiting room of the Union station.

, tnat me system tne state moard now has for gathering and reporting statistics will have an enormous influence in preventing diseases that are regarded as contagious. Marshall P. Leighton of the United States bureau of hydrography was one of the speakers today. Is a divorce worth a five dollar bill If no one opposes the petitioners? The supreme court has been asked to ueciue lb s quesuuu in a case appealed by a Wells county woman who was not opposed by her husband when she asked for a separation, but who refused to dig up the $5 the law allows the prosecuting attorney when no one appears for the defendant. The legislature not long ago made this provlalon of the law and many people were foolish enough to think that it might act as a curb to the people who want their freedom, but It seems to have cut no material figure, except in the present case, a* the courts are literally filled with divorce suits. It la said that statistics for the year will show that the uuiubei of divorces lu Indiana la much greater than it was last year. Benator Albert J. Beveridge Is going to betake himself to the woods of Maine, where the telegraph wires will not reach him and where he will be out of reach of the hurly-burly of politic*. He ia going to leave Indianapolis tomorrow and It Is not probable he will be back before the first of September unless on a flying visit. The senator Is looking fine, but he wants reat, as be experts an especially busy session next winter. It I* probable he will do much writing for magazines while be Is gone on the vacation. Senator Fairbanks Is now In the east. He expects to spend most of his vacation In Indianapolis.

Dies THE LAST Former Congressman Indicted In Connection With Postoffice Investigation It Is Chirged That Ex-Congressman Made Money Out of Government Contract*. Indictment Returned Under Law Prohibiting Government Officer From Receiving Emoluments. New Tork, June 25.—Former Congressman Drlggs baa been Indicted by the federal grand Jury in Brooklyn. He appeared before Judge Day and gare bail. The indictment grew out of the investigation Into postoffice at lairs made by the grand jury. Four indictments were found, all practically alike Each chargee that Driggs between July 20 and 24. 1900, unlawfully agreed to receive and did IX-OOKORRSAMAN E. H. DRIGQS. receive a SSOO check from the BrandtDent company for procuring a contract from the United States government for making and delivering 250 automatic cashiers for the postoffice department. To the first two indictments Mr. Driggs pleaded not guilty, reserving the right to plead later to the others which contain sixteen counts each, after his lawyer had read them. Mr. Driggs refused absolutely to comment on his indictment. He has previously admitted, however, receiving a salary of $12,500 from the Brandt-Dent company for introducing its machines, but claimed that the work he did for the company was done before he was sworn in as congressman. but alter his election, and declaring that he had done nothing to which the government could object. The indictments were found under sections 171 and 172 of the revised statutes of thie United States, which provide for the punishment of any person "receiving emolument while In the employ of the government." Mr. Driggs wss before the grand Jury, preceding the finding of the indictment.

MAKING PROGRESS Debate an Irish Land Bill Was a Decided Love Feast. London, June 24. —The debate on the Irieh land bill In the house last night was a decided love feast The evening was spant In the submission of amendments by the Nationalist members which were successively debated In an amicable spirit and then withdrawn without division After the dinner recess William O'Brien presented an amendment putting the evicted tenants on an equality with the existing tenants He declared that the clause as it stood looked like a deliberate policy of vengeance towards the evicted tenants and the acceptance of the amendment would be a message to Ireland Mr Wyndham promised to deal with the evicted tenant* under clause 48 and said he would double the amount of the advance thar the •vietea tenants could get. Mi. JUd mond said the advance to the tenant* was satisfactory, but the rejection of hit amendment would leave a tore ■pot and mitigate against the working of the hill. Clause 1. which dealt with advances ta tenants, was then passed In the discussion of clause 3. which provides for advances to owners selling their estate*. T. P. O’Connor moved to eaclude the non-resident landlords from the benefits of the bill, but the amendment was subsequently withdrawn. Other amendments were offered sad afterwards wtthdrawn Claus* S was then adopted and the house sUwrtly before midnight report ed progress and ros*. Satisfactorily Adjusted. Havana. June 25.—The signing ot the Inal treaties with the Halted States have been deferred on account of na inquiry from Washington questioning the clearness of the terms regarding a minor point in the United States naval regulations. The point In question was arranged satisfactorily yesterday afternoon. Wilt Demand an Explanation. Sofia, June 25. —Th* Tucks, without cause, have seired the Tillage of fluitsnipe, which commands the road to Bofla, with four battalions and thirty guns The Bulgarian government wiraak th* porte for an explanation.

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It FURNISH CLUE Man Hoisted By Dynamite Explosion May Bs Postoffice Robber. Belief Is Now General That George Marvin Was Mixed Up In the Michigantown Robbery. Disfigured Occupant of Hamilton County Jail Closely Tallies ta the Description. Noblfsviile. Ind., June 25. —Belief is now gene;ai that George Marvin, whe lies injured on a cot in the Hamilton county jail, is one of the two who dar ingly robbed the Michigantown post office. Postoffice Inspector Fletchei spent a long time in the jail with Marvin and says that Marvin tallies al most exactly with the description furnished of one of the men who bound and gaggel Dr. Zink before blowing open the safe at Michigantown. Marvin is a pitiful object in the jail as a result of the explosion of the can of nitroglycerin which he carried iD his coat and on which he fell as he was escaping from the box car at Joliet ville. He is still blind and partly deal and his mangled face presents a hideous sight.

HERRILL AT LARGE Miami County Bad Man Thought te Have Left State. Peru, Ind., June 25.—William Her rill, ex-convict and desperado, who ter rorized Bunker Hill and vicinity t» firing his revolver at random, is still at large. The officials returned with out catching a glimpse of him It I* reported that Herrill is hiding in the deep woods in Cass county, but the officials think that he has left the state. He bade his family good-by hurriedly and Immediately disappear ed. Herrin's friends claim that his action ia due to bad whisky. If hr returns home he will be arrested. For Killing a Chinaman. Indianapolis June 25 —ImprtßOTi ment for life In the Michigan City penitentiary, rather than a two-year sentence and plead guilty to a crime of which be declares he is Innocent is the fate ol James Andrews, the ne gro, who was convicted by a jury in the criminal court of the murder ol Doc Lung, the Chinese laundryman Nlm Davidson, a confederate of An drew*, who was jointly Implicated in th* murder, was convicted a few weeks ago in the same court on th* charge of manslaughter and received from two to fourteen years. Grazed In the Fields With Cattle. Kokomo. Ind., June 25. — Edward Stanton, eighty year* old. who died in the county Infirmary, was formerly a prosperous physician, but lost bis wealth through unfortunate invest ments. Then his mind gave way and he became possessed of the halluc! nation that he was an ox, and It was hta cuatom to graze with the cattle on the farm. His powers of speech disappeared, and he could only utter unintelligible sound*. It is believed that his death was caused by a poll onoua herb, which he ate while era/ log. A Dangemua Comblnatlen. Terre Haute. Ind.. June 25.- While Wilbur Shaw, nine years old. was ex ■mining a hottle filled with powder --'r «!*3Dtd bqhlnd and annliud

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a lighted match In the explosion Sha» was frightfully burned and cut losing the thumb of his right band and blinded in one eye Enormous Apprs'tsments Rejected. Newcastle. Ind.. June 25 —Th* Hen ry county board of review has thrown out the entire revaluation of property in this city and a new one will be taken. This is the result of the ex orblsnt valuations placed on property some of which were apprsised at twice their value. Narrowly Escaped Chopping Up. Delphi. Ind., June 25.—Artie McCain a well known farmer, while riding on a self-binder machine, was thrown underneath by the horses running away and was severely Injured. The horses ran against a fence and stopped else he would have been cut to pieces Young Woman's Suicide. Morittcello. Ir.d,. June 25.—Miss May Scott, dangnter of William Scott, a farmer on the Carroll county line, committed suicide in St. Louis by swallowing carbolic acid. Her body was buried at home Caught by a Train. Lawreneeburg. Ind. June 25 — George A Roberts, eighty five years old. one of the best known residents of the city, was caught by a passing train and fatally hurt. Track Walker Killed. Tunnelton, Ind. June 25 — George Eislsr. sixty-eight year* old. slightly deaf, was overtaken by 1 B 4 0. S. W. train while walking on the track and killed Convicted of Heinous Crime. Lawreneeburg, Ind June 25. — A jury has convicted William Beliew as criminally assaulting Emma Noel of Aurora, eleven years old. Body Torn to Pieces. Pittsboro. Ind., June 25—Awaiting identification here are the fragments of the body of a man who Is supposed to have fallen from a P A E freight train about half a mile west of here. Th* pieces of the body were picked up along the track. The head and trunk were found fiftten feet away from the lower part of his body. Not the least mark of Identification can be found on the man's clothes except the trltlals, M C," on the shirt band. • RltF DUPATCHC* trap Saakov th, t-i-vtu 1, „ „ lowly anad. * **»• King Fner wevadvd th, threw or toild rnurh POWB OB Wedawdly * I* “ resected th.! J.pu „ go tu war orrr th* Maaehanaa .jueruoo Jr"?"'"-"'*' Dr, «r “ ■"d»T IBdtet. ,J^7 d B : tJT" Ur >k* lowly aor rod k uJbLb. *w arnr.d „ y„. hi# i*r\mfwrrAdi ike -4 '• v » lr T IB goal W. , ho n( . “* •"< Aihorta. did Urn au aaiatfo. Th, g.„ral ,t.,ro 0 f H, r „ j r . . deter MS,, hwtldiag, c *" " 4 :v a : n \ u "‘ •• tMed -mb (.son 1, earroacy “IX.wJ ~ to anaoaal ataaouTpanYlTyoar old **'***’" Th« govern*eat's., Mrl _.-, _ Pagsu .s ot is, stjh »„* "?* "!** tafaetnrtly that *, MII , P r <*eod»d w ill *>r.d >** »*• front tor 0/ Thibet r*td*d '»»toi, orders WgTtbw b,, k *!. ■ u *7 Ui»« Uil jr»t " - -S’;;";r r* * night? * Squall**’ toA " t„ .ing?-K n ;[ S e. n,l<v

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ROY ARCHBOLD, DENTIST. I. O. O. F. BLOCK. llkopa ‘ OfflC®, I*H. rnone , Kenuienoe NOTICE TO ELECTRIC LIGHT CONSUMERS. The ordinance of the City controling the use of electric lights has a penal section, providing|for imposing a Sne for making any changes, either in the wires or lights used, or in any way meddling with the appliances of the Lighting Plant. All persons are hereby warned, not to make any change of lights, or wires, or appliances, or connections herewith without written permission from the superintendant of the Lighting plant, as such persons wiH certainly be prosecuted, for such violation of the ordinance. H. C. STETLER. Chairman, Electric Light Committee. TO RELIEVE SUFFERING Kansas Legislature Will Take Act* Concerning Recent Flood. Topeka. Kas , June 25 —The Kansu legislature has been convened in •*••* session to relieve the flood sltuawl in the Kaw valley. Most of the not® here ot both houses are present Thirty four flood bills have bi-rn * trodured in the house and nearly u many in the senate The sesslcn will last for several days A big fight has developed ot the question of making au apri-iff* tlon to relieve the flood sufferer*. well as to authorise the buildlni bridges. It was thought that Governor Bailey In his message would outlm some plan of relief, but he did not leavlag that for the legislature to b»» die. The governor said he did not f»rt to dictate in th* matter He regard the Wyindotte situation as serlon and admitted that he waa proinp'* 4 by that situation to call the ’ef 11 * tur* together While he was opp«*' 4 to an appropriation for the relief 4 flood sufferers be did not prot fll against It. because he believed the legislature should determine tt« question without prejudice • rutal Assault Thwarted. Jeffersonville, Ind., June 25 — enoe Davis, alias James Mesirnl 1 •lias James Dant, a whit# man. Is 11 JaII here, charged with attemp'in* commit a criminal Assault on <>• "even year-old daughter of Gr o ' 1 * Kendall. The child, with a little ilt ter. was playing In a public yard *!>'• the man t-arne along and. seiiln* dragged her to an outhouse, and *w ln the act ol committing h !| cr ®* when three colored men. who • pr ‘’ 4 tracted by the other little **'’ f ries, caught him. He was taken » the police station by his captor* »* iurned over to the police.