Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 156, Decatur, Adams County, 11 July 1903 — Page 2

THE DAILY DEMOCRAT. EVIKY EVENING. EXCEPT SUNDAY, BY LEW O . ELLINGHAM. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. By carrier, per week 10? 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 tn the postoffice at Decatur, Indiana. as second-olass mail matter. J. H. HELLER. Manager. SOME IMPRESSED IMPRESSIONS. Scarcely can we pick up a newspaper that does not contain an account of some of railroad accident which is attended with more or less fatality. Every tale of this excites us until it seems that a ride on a railroad is the same as shaking dice with death. ’Tis true that there are many accidents but the number of passengers killed number bout one from a million. Not very great chances that, but when we know that it is jxjsisble to lessen the liabilities of accident it sets us to thinking. In England the percentage is considreable less and it is easily accounted for. Not the fact that we are not equipped as well as our across water neighbors, but that here we travel at a much more hazardous rate of speed than do the English. So long as we demand mile a minute trains regardless of the dangers in being prepared, just so long will we have to pay the price with the lives of passengers. When the tast trains are a necessity four tracks, two engineers in every cab. interlocking signal and switching apparatus, electric headlights and air brakes are imperative and when the people ask for one they should be willing to pay for the other. Handel an n Child. George Frederick Handel, the eon of s Saxon barber and valet, was only five years old when his “fingers wooed divine melodies" from the spinet, which a good natured aunt had smuggled for him into an attic. so that no sound of it might reach the ears of his father. At eight bis playing so astonished the elector of Saxony that bis father was compelled to withdraw his opposition and allow the genius of the boy to have fair play. And before he had reached his twelfth birthday young Handel was known throughout Germany as a brilliant composer and virtuoso at the court of the emperor. America’s Larsest Snake. The largest American serpent is the anaconda, which may attain a length of thirty feet. It inhabits tropical America and is a handsome animal with dark round spots scattered over its whole body on a groundwork of rich brown. It is very fond of water and haunts the banks of rivers, lakes and streams, there lying in wait for any deer or peccary which may come to the margin of the water to drink. A man’s task is a'e-nys light if his heart Is light.—Wallace.

GROWING FEELING OF RACE PREJUDICE

Indianapolis. July 11. —The outbreak! at Evansville this week in which an effort was made to kill the negroes, or at least to make it so hot that they ■would leave the town has once more attracted the attention of the people to the growing race prejudice in Indiana. A gentleman who returned to-' day from Evansville says the feeling there is intense against the colored people. What will be the ultimate outcome there and elsewhere In the state is not known. The result at Evansville is that the good negroes are leaving town while the bad ones are sticking. The negroes have been hiding in the weeds and bushes at night in order to avoid injury. At Unton. it may be recalled in thia connection, a mob refus'd to permit a number of negroes to act as waiters at a banquet one sight this week. In Indianapolis the feeling against the negroes is growing stronger and serious outbreaks are feared. The records at the workhouse for the last six months show that nearly half the prisoners were colored men, •which is evidence that the police mean business. Before dismissing the Evansville situation It may be interesting to ask what is to become of the negro Robert Lee who murdered the policeman and who Is the cause of the trouble. He Is now at the reformatory at Jeffersonville, and. as is well known, the governor refused to turn him over to the Vanderburg county court to be tried Wiring the time the militia was there. But an Evansville physician brought rnwu-rx to a head by convincing the governor that the negro is only shamml»g mto bls condition and that he *« really «.ble to bo moved. The governnr then told him to take the prison«r. as he beioogg to the county, where- j unon the physician said he would not

Sir Boyle Hoche. , In every account of the Irish parliament Sir Boyle Hoche comes in with the persistency of King Charles’ head ’u Mr. Dick's memorial. His ’’bird" is as well known as the phenix and bids fair to share its immortality. “Sure, Mr. Speaker," aaid Sir Boyle on the occasion that has mad? him famous, “how could a man be in tw> places at once—unless he were a bird?" But Sir Boyle is not a mere creation of legend. He was a real living man, ' a tine, bluff. soldierlike old gentleman, holding some post at the vice regal court, sitting for a government borough and always voting faithfully for the "castle.” The debate one night was on : sinecures, which Curran had indignantly denounced, and, twitted by one of the opposite side on some personal Inconsistency in the matter, he replied hotly: "Sir, I am the guardian of my own honor.” To which Sir Boyle neatly rejoined: "Then the gentleman himself has got a very pretty sinecure.’’—All the Year Round. Animal, and Tclvaraph Pole*. “A strange thing is the effect of electrical energy on birds and wild beasts,” says a telegraph lineman quoted in the Philadelphia Record. "Woodpeckers , are continually tapping telegraph poles. In the country you will find everywhere poles honeycombed by the sturdy bills of woodpeckers. The birds mistake the humming sound Inside the poles for the humming of insects, and It is to get at these supposed insects that they make their perforations. "Bears, on the other hand, think the bumming comes from bees, and they overturn the stones at the pole’s base in their endeavor to get at the honey Wolves are afraid of the sound. A wolf won’t go near a telegraph pole under any circumstances.” An Appetizer. In the family of Mr. IL, treasurer of one of our states, was a small boy of four who was the possessor of a fine rat terrier. One day the dog mysteriously disappeared, and the child. Ralph, was heartbroken. Soon afterward Mrs. IL gave an informal dinner to other state officers and their wives, and Master Ralph was allowed to beat the table under promise of good behavior. Things went on smoothly till the meat course, when a fine roasted pig was brought in. and Ralph thought his long lost pet was going to be served to the guests. He arose in his chair, pointed at the pig and with tears in his eyes and voice cried: “Oh. my doggie, my doggie! I want my doggie!"—Good Housekeeping. Lincoln on Snearlng. Senator Fessenden once came roaring at President Lincoln over a question of patronage. The president listened till the storm was over, then asked: "You are an Episcopalian, aren’t you, Fessenden Y' "Yes. sir; I belong to that church.” "I thought so. You Episcopalians all swear alike. Seward is an Episcopalian. Stanton is a Presbyterian: you ought to bear him swear.”—“The True Abraham Lincoln.” Spoke Advisedly. Farmer Reepnm—l wus told hailstones fell over in Clay county that looked like hen aigs coinin’ through the air. Farmer Thrasbum—l’ll bet the feller what told you that never seen a hen aig cornin’ through the air. Farmer Reepum—Then you lose. He wus the main actor In tLav-tie' barnstormin' troupe —Kansas City Journal.

assume tne responsibility unless the. troops were held at Evansville. So here is a unique situation. The state has the prisoner, but one day will want to get rid of him. Perhaps the Evansville authorities won't take him. so then what? It is an interesting fleld of speculation. The race for the Democratic nomination might be said to be sizzling, but it is hardly fair to aay anything is sizzling but the weather, which is something terrific here at the capital. | But the race is very interesting, although there has been no apparent change in the situation this week. Holtsman and McCullough are the i leading candidates, with Holtzman i probably a trifle to the best of it. But , the McCullough forces are determined i and there is no telling but that they ; will be able to win out at the conven i tion. Either McCullough or Holtzman , would make an ideal candidate, so . the Democrats are not feeling uneasy as to which is the successful man. The National Association of Manufacturers is again attracting attention, or rather D. M. Parry, its president, is doing the star feature. The plan uow is to establish a gigantic defense fund for protecting the interests of the manufacturers and employers, which means, taking into consideration Par ry's well-known attitude toward organ Ized labor, that It is going to make a fight against unionism. The constitution declares In particular for thr bill of rights, which Is regarded as another evidence that Parry la going to influence the members to stand for I the principle that they have a perfect I right to employ anyone they d»slrc ! regardless of whether or not they be- < long to a union.

POPULAR OPINION — The Simpler Folk In Rome Give the Pope a Longer Lease on Life. Exceptional Relapses and Recoveries Which Have So Astonished the World Impresses Them. Nothing More Wonderful Than the Rope. They Say, Hence Miracles Not Out of the Question. Rome, July 11.— A general feeling of tranquility marks the day tn Rome. The self-confidence of the patient per meates the people and especially the simpler folk, who go about their day’s work, postponing signs of sorrow and Biournlng until from the sick-bed Itself they bear that the unequal struggle Is neertng Its end There is foretold, almost apathetically, a repetition during the next few days of that exceptional medical history of recoveries and relapses which have so astonished the world this week. That no doctor will lend the weight of his opinion to uphold this popular impression in no way affects the prevailing idea of the Romans. Nothing is more wonderful than the pope nimself, they say. hence miracles are not out of the question. Another operation performed yesterday has brought further relief to Pope Leo, and by it the possibility of his life’s being prolonged was increased, but it can hardly be said that the operation improved his chances for recovery. As the immediate result of 1 yesterday's operation the pope spent a quiet and almost painless day. with for his age a normal temperature, and he only more strikingly exhibited his strength of constitution and intellect. At the examination last evening the doctors could not perceive any regath- ' ering of serum in the pleural cavity, | but it was feared that the presence of serum would be detected later, thus rendering necessary perhaps another operation soon. The extraordinary confusion prevailing at the va an outside the immediate vicinity of the pope’s sick room is demonstrated by the remarkable t • A z 2 1 , ***ST.S I I j .j. ■T<I jif !jW M. PITCB'a, SOUS neglect to make even the most ordinary preparations for the interment of Mgr Volpini, the secretary of the consistory and canon of St. Peter’s, who died suddenly Thursday of syncope. Usually the funeral of so high an ecclesiast would have been a prominent event In Rome, but it was completely forgotten in the shadow of the greater impending loss to the church. The body of Mgr. Volpini seema to have been permitted to remain almost in the condition in which he died. The remains were not laid out in the 'customary manner. Only two lighted candles were provided and they were permited to burn to the sockets and had almost expired when a noble Roman woman came to view the body. She raised an indignant outcry at such a condition of affairs. Hasty arrangements were then made for the burial last evening the coffin was brought down from Mgr Volpini'e room «i”iVed Immediately above the pope's apartments, and placed In a communal hearse of the fourth class drawn by two horses, such as is usually employed for small tradesmen and comparatively poor persons. A few choir boys, monks and priests headed the procession to the church of Santa Maria where the final rites were celebrated. There was an entire absence of ecclesiastical dignitaries and prominent members of the laity, who in or- , dlnsry circumstances would attend the , ceremony. The great bell of St. Peter’s was tolled a few momenta only, which is remarkable In view of the fact that the news of Mgr. Volplni’s death was kept from the pope, who must have . beard the bell, which Is tolled only for i prelates and ecclesiasts of high order. | GOVERNMENT INTERESTED i Condition of the Pope Keenly Watched By Italy. Rome. July 11. —The Italian government follows the fluctuations of Pope Leo's condition with deep Interest. . Premier Zanardelll Is kept constantly advised of every varying stage In the Sickness. Immediately rfter yesterday's consultation. Dr. Ros son I called on the premier and made a statement to him regarding the condition of the pope. In response to questions put to him. Signor Zanardalll has expressed

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his personal solicitude for the pontiff and added: "My duty is solely to assure, in the Interest not only of Italy, but of all Europe, the most absolute liberty to the approaching conclave, and the fullest assurance may be entertained that this liberty wi’l be given." Kelly Thought to Have Flown. St. Louis. July 11. —Circuit Attorney Folk has received information that D. I J. Kelly, the alleged alum legislative ; agent, has left Quebec for Europe. ; where he will remain during the summer months and possibly longer. He ia supposed to have sailed last Tuesday. though positive knowledge has not been obtained. Constables Were Barred. Chicago. July 11. —Efforts to stop betting on races at Washington park were futile. Twenty constables ap peared at the track with a batch of warrants for bookmakers and others. They were not allowed to enter the enclosure until the races were over. Drake Jury Disagreed. Covington, Ind., July 11.—Late yea terday afternoon the jury in the case against Mrs. Drake, charged with poi-j soning her husband, disagreed and were discharged by the judge. The jurors stood six for acquittal and six I for conviction on final vote. Boy's Horrible Death. Mishawaka. Ind., July 11. —Frank Newman, aged twelve, died in horrible agony, the result of blood poisoning and lockjaw, produced by a blank cartridge wound in the palm of U.* hand, inflicted on the Fourth. Horrid Crimse In Cracow. Berlin. July 11. —A dispatch from Cracow, capital of Galicia, Austria, says thirty-six children have died after eating poisoned candies. Three men have been arrested as the perpetrators of the crime. Won Both Mother and Daughter. Spokane. Wash.. July 11.—L. E. No- ’ lan eloped ten years ago with the wife of G. W. Sams of Walla Walla. She had a daughter seven years old at that time, and now Nolan has deserted his *lrst love for the girl and they have disappeared. Nolan is about thirty-five years old. Former Hoosier Hanged. Lincoln, Neb,, July IL—William Rhea, who formerly lived at North Vernon. Ind., was hanged here In the penitentiary late yesterday afternoon. Rhea killed Herman Zahn, a saloon keeper, In the village of Snyder Jan 4, 1901. Old Sol Claims Many Victims. New York, July 11. — Thirty-six deaths and eighty-three prostrations tn and around New York and Brooklyn tell tbe story of yesterday’s heat. The temperature was 94 degrees and the humidity 46 per rent. BRIEF DISPATCHES fellwrM In the United Stele. for Ihr wwk number M mian m | MI weei( th. litre week el In • wreck on Ue C.. M. g 8L p. rulrowl fireman Joeeph l>u*ek. brakeman Niobola and an unknown tramp ware killed. In a wreck on the union terminal rellmsd near Msdlxin. 111.. Alma Ktrk.ksmp aaU kred Winter were killed and 14 injured. Mayor McLane, of Baltimore, announce* that ne will not. during bit soar-year term, tone pemll for a hosing or sparring ooste.t. At tke Christian Endeavor convention at Heaver Rev. Francis K. Clark urged the dele gate* to inaugurate a campaign tbsi will attend over th* world. At Mae.n City. 111. Edward Harlan, of Springfield. a race truck follower, .hot and fatally wounded Julia* Frank and Irving Ro«entteld. merchant*, la an altercation over the price of mm» elothlngl Preliminary return* Io the bnrean of •taU*. tic. of the Pepartment of Agriculture .how qj, ecrv.gi ..from planted to be about w.sooitw acre*, a decresw rfabout tdtou.ooo a.-m*. or it per cent from tbe area planted last yaarJ

Do You Know That the Day Current is On? I That we have received a large shipment of I FANS |1 All Electrical Supplies and General Repair Work at I W. G. Spencer's I North side of Monroe Street. I

COTO ALEX LeBRUN for your GROCERIES, ICE CREAM and SOFT DRINKS. . . . THE GEAR FAILED •Dinny" Maher, Jockey, Suffers Crushed Skull in Automobile Accident. London. July 11.—" Danny" Maher, I the American jockey, had a serious motor tar accident near Catsham Sur- | rey He was thrown out of an autoi mobile, fracturing the base of bis skull and sustaining other Injuries Maher had been riding at the Liugi i r "wl BAXXT MAHXB

? P,d . racM and was returning' home'in ! U)ra Caruii.uus automobile, which | had been lent him, when the accident occurred. Maher himself was driving and the chauffeur was sitting beside T^ e> WPre go ' Dg at * rapld ‘’•' e .h ' ’ t#er!Dß gear ,alled ‘o act dMhed 1,1,0 a m °tor occupied by a man and woman going in opposite direction. Maher and cbau ftur were hurled from their automobiles and when picked up were They Were renioved Caterham cottage hospital, where they port, f " aen,eleß,! The latest re .v ”” P “'' l * r Uesnlts. Is the profession of weather prophet? n satisfactory one?” ‘•Well ” answered the expert "in a general way it is. You see. as „ ™ie the income is not so unreliable , ls th ’ , Predictions.”— Exchange. Wlf. T <. ’’7"'“ " Rr, ai’«. r’° r ' y ° U ,hlnk h ""- . li mt bl 7 h ’“ •*e my bill for some time yet -Hniti more American. 7 al,l ‘ 1 flr *’ question every child «.k. H n reac i., h ♦rt —Atchison Globe.

NOTICE TO ELECTRIC I LIGHT CONSUMERS. I The ordinance of the City I controling the use of electric I lights has a penal section, I providingjfor imposing a tine | for making any changes, I either in the wires or lights I used, or in any way meddling I with the appliances of the I Lighting Plant. All persons I are hereby warned, not to I make'any change of lights, or I wires, or appliances, or con- I nections herewith without I i written permission from the I I superintendant of the Light- I ing plant, as] such persons will certainly be prosecuted, I for such violation of the I ordinance. I I H. C. STETLER. Chairman’Electric Light Committee. I

Nut Cost, bur Below Cost BURDG'S SACRIFICE SALE OF MILLINERY ROY ARCHBOLD, DENTIST. I. O. O. F. BLOCK. Phene 1 °® ce . W--Boe < Resldenoe W 4. ——— ~~ ~ For Sale —Owing to poor health I "•ill sell my store and property »• Magley, Indiana, or trade same for farm or town properry. Anyone wanting to go into business would do well to come and investigate same or write Robert Case, Maglev. Indian 1 d39wsotf Reduced Rates via Chicago Gr*** Western Railway. — |h.oo to Paul, Minneapolis. Waterville. Wing, Winona, Austin, Manly* Clarksville, Waterloo. Omg‘‘intermediate point higher. F<>r ,l,r 1 ther information apply to any Western agent, or J. P Elmer •’ P A. , Chicago, 111.