Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 147, Decatur, Adams County, 30 June 1903 — Page 2

THE DAILY DEMOCRAT. KVBBT EVENING. EXCEPT SUNDAY. HY UE W Q . ELLINGiMAM. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. By carrier, per week 10c By carrier, per year $4 00 By 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. Indi- I ana. as second-class mail matter. J. H. HE LL ER, M*N* G■ R . Now that the Panama Canal treaty is likely of ratification the I candidates for membership on the Canal commission are buzzing around the “pie counter" as thick as flies. — Postmaster General Payne does •not seem to be inclined to accept • the invitation to resign his office so generously extended by some of the newspapers. This fact has caused a feeling of jMimed surprise. Ex-Postmaster General Smith is still explaining just how it happened. Further explanations are expected from Perry Heath. In this connection Mr. Heath remarked that he had nothing to say to the charges rumored against him. 'Words were evidently inadequate.

A SNAKE STORY. Men Wbo Coax (be Vrxomoa. Heptile. to Bite 1 hem. "Men can become accustomed to snake bite just as they can become accustomed to anything else." said a man wlk> bad spent much time in studying the habits of reptilian life, "and in not a few instances which have come under my observation the snake bite has really become not only pleasurable, but a kind of physical necessity. You see, the poison is stimulating. It works like an opiate of the kind administered by persons who fall victims to the pernicious habit of using the me die. or of taking the stuff internally. 1 have known a number of men who would make snakes bite them every day. and they simply couldn’t get along without it. Their energies would begin to lag. They would feel drowsy and lifeless. By allowing a snake to bite them they could relieve this condition. The poison would stimulate and buoy up. having the same effect as a dose of morphine or cocaine or other kinds of ‘dope’ has on persons addicted to its use. Os course they are careful not to get an overdose of poison, always extracting enough of it to keep down the dangerous conseejn-nces of the l bite. Often men addicted to this ugly practice are forced to tantalize and goad the snake up to the point of desperation In order to make it bite. But they will strike alter awhile. It is an awful thing to even think about, isn’t it? But this word is filled with curious things and curious persons, and among the wonders of a coarser kind is the man who takes the snake fang •hypo.’ " — New Orleans Times-Demo-crat.

JOHN MITCHELL WILL TAKE A REST

Indianapolis, June 30. — President Mitchell ot the mine workers is one ot the most modest of the really prominent men of his day. And .Mitchell really is one of the great men of th country according to the generally accepted view of the public p.*ss. But Mitchell could be in a crowd and no one would think he was the leader of the greatest of all labor organizations. He is an almost untiring worker, but of late bis nervous system has begun to weaken under the strain of his great responsibility and he intends to take a vacation during August. To give the public an idea of how much time it requires to look after the bus Iness of the big organization, Mitch ell's own statement today may be used. In five years he has not had a single day's vacation and nearly every day (including Sunday), he has work ed from twelve to fifteen hours. But at that he is a strong man and a most willing worker.

Governor Durbin will probably not take any action in the recent white capping case near Nashville. Brown county, where a man was taken from his home in the dead hours of the night and almost beaten to death The governor is in Yellowstone park and will not return before the first of next week and by that time the whitecap ping will no doubt have been forgotten by the Nashville community. It was not even reported to the governor's office. which leads some of the state officials to believe that It makes nc difference to people and officers what the governor thinks It Is well known, however, what Governor Durbin thinks of whltcapplng Time and again he has demanded investigation and pros ecutions, but Just as often nothing was done in the matter. It is said that he is about disgusted with the whole whitecapping business. The state has never been able to lay hands on the jerpetrators of these outrages. About three years ago a deputy from the of •ce of the attorney general was sent

e 9 en ? ral w Topics. '' A Grocer: Potatoes are rapidly approaching record prices. Canned goods are somewhat scarce at pres ent. We can hardly secure enough corn and tomatoes to supply the trade and the price on canned corn will probably go up, unless the supply is increased. *** A Jeweler: The long ladies chain, suspended about the neck, and now so common, will next year disappear. The new chain for ladies will resemble the gents' short chain, being about eight inches long. It is to be neatly fastened at either end on the left side. Ladies watches will be large the coming season, while gents' watches will be quite small. Since the precedent of yueen Victoria, opal rings have been a favorite. Next year opals will far surpass diamonds in popularity and we look for a big run in this line. A new clinch eye glass has been placed on the market, and for comfort and security surpasses anything] ever sold before. Plain silverware is becoming more popn lar. there being little or no demand for the fancy carved cutlery.

A Real Estate Agent: Nothing doing in our line at present. Many transfers? No. Farm lands are as high now as they will go. You see land here is bringing as much as lands in counties where there are more improvements. Will they decrease in value? That is uncertain but they will not go much higher. Gintrer Beer. An excellent ginger beer may be prepared in the following manner: Take two ounces of bruised ginger, two ounces of cream of tartar, two pounds of lump sugar, two lemons opt in slices with the rind ’eft on: put all these into a large pan or pitcher and pour two gallons of boiling water on them. Let this stand for several hours, strain it. and when quite cold add a tablespoonful of brewers’ yeast and let it remain in the ginger beer for twelve hours. Then skim off the yeast and bottle the beer. Press the corks very firmly down and tie them. It will t>e ready for use in a week. Grim Si<na. Rain during a burial is considered ar. excellent "sign” throughout the West India islands. If one measures his own height with a rod which has been used in measuring a corpse for the coffin he himself will die within the year. A stroke with the hand of a corpse is believed by the West Indian to be a sure cure for all pains and. swellings. Mrs. Crusty—Do you remember our first quarrel? Mr. Crusty—Let me see. Wai that going into the church or coming ont?

io rvasnvitr- to neip tne prosecution and although he felt sure that he had established the guilt of the defend ants, the jury very promptly acquitted them. Since then the state officials have never had much hope of being able to accomplish much in the white capping communities.

The department of factory Inspec tion at the statehouse intends to gc right after the manufacturers who vio late the child labor law. The law was amended at the legislature last wintei so that boys under fourteen cannot be employed Chief Deputy David F Spees has caused the arrest of J. L. a can-maker of this city, whe has a number of very young boys working for him. Lennon had no reg later whatever of the ages of the boys and his only defense is that the boy who Is named in the affidavit told hfs foreman that he was fourteen. Owing to the vigor of the factory inspectors and the labor leaders, the child labor problem is being solved in Indiana and conditions are getting better. Accord ing to the working population there are probably fewer children employed In Indiana than tn any other state. Cyrus F. Neal. Insurance clerk In the auditor of state’s office, is completing his report for tße first six months oi the year. The total receipts for the period amounted to $174,426.41 or $40.. . 000 more than during the first six months of last year. Following are some of the comparative figures Neal baa prepared Taxes on fir* Insurance companiea at other states. 1903. s4l, 659.J1; 1»O2. $26.624 28; taxes on for elgn fire insurance companies. 1903. $8,203 M; 1902. $2.627 89 taxes on old line companies 1903 SBO 668 48; 1902 $64,323.26; taxes on mutual companies. 19 3. $7,693.50; 1902, $5,967.64; fees from all companies. 19t>3, $35,394; 1902. $35,465.50; number of license* Issued to agents. 1903. 11.665: 1902,. 11,777; total receipts, 1903, $174,426. 41; 1902, $135,135.88. I

SHE DIDN’T ELtJPt Grace Boulden Declares She Was Abducted By Two Young Men. Their Object. She Affirms, was to Secure the Money Left Her By Her Father. The Young Woman Being Detained In Christian Home at Lafayette. Lafayette. Ind., June 30.—Grace Boulden. sixteen years old. of Boone county, who was arrested here, with Alva Dehoney, with whom she was alleged to have eloped from Pike’s Crossing, says that she did not elope and had no intention of marrying Dehoney. She says that he and a man named Henry Peterson abducted her in the hope of securing SBOO left to her by her father, and that by threats they forced her to acquiesce in the story told by Dehoney when the arrest occurred. Dehoney has admitted the truth of the girl’s statement. She has been sent to the Woman's Christian Home. Word came from Lebanon that Dehoney and Peterson would not be prosecuted and Dehoney was released, the girl being held tor further investigation.

PROSPERITY RENEWED Bedford Revives After Long Suspension of Work. Bedford. Ind.. June 30.—With the resumption of operations in the stone industry, which has been idle for eight weeks because of a strike, comes an unprecedented wave of prosperity. Business in Bedford had become al most paralyzed by the shut down in quarries and stone mills, and their resumption has shown that the industrymakes up most of the business life of the city. Hundreds of stone work ers who were thrown out of employment have returned to take their old places, and business is active. Coroner Has Fresh Clew. Kokomo, Ind.. June 30.—Coroner Harrison has reopened the Taylor township double murder mystery Since he held inquests on Louis Yeag er and Francis Sutton, who were mur dered. several witnesses have been talking, and four persons are wanted to give testimony. Coroner Harrison thinks he has a good clew, and expects to clear up the mystery. ' Then He Surrenoered. Gas City. Ind., June 30.—Angered because his sweetheart was paying a: tention to another young man. Carl Ingiehart drew a revolver on Mrs. Ella Plummer, at the home of her father. Justice of the Peace Harper of Jonesboro. He pulled the hammer, but it missed fire. He surrendered himself to the justice Immediately after the attempted shooting. Trial of Hampton West. Noblesville. Ind.. June 30.—The trial of Hampton West, charged with stealing the body of Newton Bracken from the Beavers cemetery, was called today. Many witnesses have been called from the southern part of Hamilton county and the north part of Marion county. The ghouls who were sent up from Indianapolis will be brought here to testify.

Burglars Hold Carnival. Logansport. Ind., June 39.—Burglars have been holding high carnival In Logansport. The raid was made in Highland park and tin houses were robbed, the burglars using skeleton keys in most instances. The plunder amounted to about $1.0,' The heaviest loser was Rudolph C. Eisenbach. who lost jewelry worth $250. Singular Loss of a Finger. Logansport, Ind., June 30.—While Charles Brown, a Pan-Handie engineer. was watching the lassoing of some wild horses, one of the horses luade a slid dash anu took up all the slack in the rope and caught Brown’s finger in it, completely severing ft. Gave Himself Up. Terre Haute. Ind., ' June 30. —Ben Freeman, a saloon keeper of Burnett, who killed Robert Daugherty, came to this city and gave himself up. He had with him the revolver with which he did the killing, and also one which be said Daugherty bad when shot. Jealousy Actuated Bulcde. Vincennes Ind.. June 30.—William Miley and hie wife went to a dance at lona. Miley thought his wife did too much dancing with other men They quarreled and Miley shot himself twice with a shotgun It Is not believed he >an live. Much Work and Small Pay. Vincennes. Ind.. June 39 — Thieves had a busy time here, doing much work for which they received small reward They broke into five stores In one business block and all the plunder they secured was 14 In money and a revolver. Premature Fourth of July. Peru. Ind.. June 30.—William Haye eighteen years old. employed In a drug store at North Judson, north of here had his left hand blown off by a can non firecracker, the fuse of which was lighted when he did not know It.

“BOB” IS APPREHENSIVE. Fighting Admiral Wants More Ma rines on Asiatic Station. Washington. June 30. —Rear Admiral Evans in a report to the navy department, has again called atten tion to the necessity of maintaining an adequate force of marines at Olongape ; in the event oi an emergency in China. JbF j till ADMIHAL HOBI.ET D. IVX.SS. He regards the internal unrest there with apprehension and recommends that the force of marines at Olongape be increased from 1.0 oto 1.500. The marine corps is now siX> short of its full quota and recruiting will be con tinued on an active scale this summer in the effort to secure the additional 500 men for dispatch to the Philippines in the autumn. TROOPS AT HAND. Eventualities Connected With Pope's Condition Being Looked After. London. June 30.—Although the pope’s health is much improved, the Italian government, so as to be prepared for any eventuality, has ordered two regiments in the provinces to be kept ready to come to Rome and reinforce the garrison in the city so that the authorities will have a suffi cient force to maintain order and insure the liberty of the conclave should it become necessary to hold one. If the cardinals, as after the death of Pius IX. decide to meet at the laticsn. the government will surround the pa! ace with a cordon of troops tc prevent any attempt against the freedom of the conclave and also the removal of valuables from the Vatican during the interregnum, as was customary .before 1870.

Killed by Aged Father. Richmond. Ind.. June 3" —At midnight James Quinn, a well-known character of this city, went home drunk and attacked his aged father, demanding money to buy whisky. The elder Quinn In self-defense stabbed his son with a small knife, the wound resulting fatally in a few minutes. The dead man was thirty-five, the father past seventy, and a highly esteemed citizen. Evidence In Knapp Case. Hamilton, Ohio. June 30.—Eight witnesses have been examined in the trial of Alfred A. Knapp for alleged wife murder. No new facts were brought out. but the identification of the body was established, and it was proven that soon after his wife* disappearance Knapp began to dispose of her goods and to tell people that shs would never return. Admits That Things uook Dark. St. Louis. June 30.—Closely guarded In a cell of the St Loulr county jail at Clayton. F Seymour Barrington, charged with the murder of James P McCann, was subjected to close questioning He maintained a compara tively calm demeanor and while he ad mited that the future looked dark tor him, he nevertheless stoutly declared his lnno< ence of the alleged crime. Getting at a New Scale. Pittsburg. June 30.—The machinists and manufacturers discussed in <on ference the compromise scale for the coming year and settled all disputes except that of the advance in wages asked by the men. The men ask for a 10 per cent advance and the manufacturers will decide today whether or not they will agree. The scale ends at midnight tonight. Deadly Shooting Affray. Oklahoma City. O. T.. June 30—fa a shooting affray last evening at Capitol Hill a suburb Dave lesser was fatally shot and G. F Walker and Frank Maxey were severely wounded. The quarrel which led to the shooting grew out of neighborhood troubles of a religious character. Frank Maxey. J b Rowlett and Albert Gilchrist are tn Jail. BRIEF DISPATCHES TV* regeu. which aMrwcte.l ihv tn,.,.,,. ■eneOrva tu Kiel kae •aS*i. Adwiral Svam.of Ike Amauc wjuadroß ha. n»a<W • demand for more marm*** Mr*. Klaora brake w os Inal at <«v, Bru .„ Ind., on the charge of poisoning her buthand The Ammran European wjnadron wai alar be gives a reception by England and Portug*/ Jobs < war farmer, agr f». Mabbed hi. . .. breath and then aaaged MaMeit near Altoona The Mate department has given an lnt.m*t lon that the Wanehnnan q .«-t,o. p, ted U, real for the preaent. The American men-of-wesanen Won a Sru a aeeond and a third In the ***** aeaui.t boat* of the German Sect at KM, w ■r the breaking ..fa .haft an elevator ia . Pltt.hurg factory fell See atone. It eonta rslMl*"**' ***’’ ,w " Fir* totally daatroyed the W«t Pao-agom. Ala., creoe.te work* entailing a lo.a of |, r .,i..h' ly tri-..n0-. Th. werke wars ea.J t u he the .are tot in tbc Buutfc. •"

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Two Formal Candidates. Indianapolis, June 30.—An interesting develcpnunt in the state political situation was revealed here last night when former Congressman Frank Han ly of Laiayette and ex-Secretary of State Inion B. Hunt of Winchester formally announced that they were candidates for the nomination for governor of Indiana subject to the decision of the state Republic an nominating convention. .Mr Hanly and Mr. Hunt were In the city, together with quite a number of other visiting Republicans of state note, en route to Newcastle to attend the annual meeting of the far famed Nip-and Tuck club, and tbeir announcement seemed the natural result of the foregathering preliminary to the goiags-on which characterize the deliberations of the Nip-and Tucks This announcement, it is thought, will crystallize certain rumors which have attached to the names of several other gentlemen well known in stat* Republican circles and that other annour,. ement* of * willingness to receive th* honors of th* Republican nominating convention will shortly follow. Many Copper Mmer* Thrown Out Butte. .Mont.. June 30.—The big smelter of the Amalgamated Copper company at Anaconda was shut down yesterday for an indefinite period throwing 1.500 men out of work The companv announce* that the ,k u .. “bm r ,b h * PUrP ° W ° f mak,n < rbut ,h * »*•« Htcge that ft ig U. forestall a probable strike to en J r n l d\ d bXte , w.: i ? I , :* h r “ fXwhen T,,<l r lh " ®' B “ fatting over 2.000 mor . men “ ..J"** 4 cruelty «■“■>« ’he t! from Mdltuie tui «n«te I. Introduced 1\ lt . ’“■ad at first ” her on ’»>• ">« to intrude X pm.T in ent. a Private apart. R'r* S«»vr*tltl uaa UlvpilM !»!... X .1 tW. pl.iM|., flndl •'.» mind us they ...„ to re frl.-nds not y, t ' relieve d, ' , ' nr ’ wl P«hm. 7145 TOm " Ur « •«« oimJShnX thtlrber -

ROY ARCHBOLD, DENTIST I. O. O. F. BLOCK. Ph „„. J Office, IM. 1 Hesidenve 446. NOTICE TO ELECTRK LIGHT CONSUMERS. The ordinance of the City controling the use of electric lights has a penal section, providingffor imposing a hue for making any changes, either in the wires or lights used, or in any way meddling with the appliances ot the Lighting Plant. All persons are hereby warned, not to change of lights, or wires, or appliances, or connections herewith without written permission from the superintendant of the Lighting plant, as such persoW will certainly be prosecuted, B for such violation of uk® ordinance. I H. C.’STETLER. Chairman, Electric Light Committee,B —- I ——g A young woman recently rM ’ rk *l •traction in the art of Indian bs» k '« and bad made seversl copies of 1° ■ baskets *r which she was very pw* ■ A friend who bad been l‘ T '»* 10 I •ona callvd upon the young •lio showed th* basket* * ‘th arable pride. ■ B ••They are really very d *B commented the visitor, "but of 1 they are not the real Indian b"’*’ 1 ’ ■ "Why. Mra. Sawyer." Indignant' _ I •lalmed the maker, "how <»■> • I# " that when I Just told you that I ■ them myself Youth * 1 ■ f-l a:: ’ I Mutilated Hl* Hand. I. Ind.. June ■ Marks, son of W H op » dynamite cartridge and * . amlnlng ft there war an ’■vr 1 -’ ■ which carried awa, a thumb aw I Bttgera. |