Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 173, Decatur, Adams County, 31 July 1903 — Page 2

THE DAILY DEMOCRAT. tVIHT EVENISG. EXCEPT SUNDAY. BY LEW O . ELLINQHAM. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. By carrier, per week. 10c By carrier, per rear $4 00 By ma- , pari oath 25 ' By mail, per year $2.50 Single copies. Two Cents. *A remains rates made known on application Intered in the postoffice at Decatur. Indiana. as second-class mail matter J. H . HELLER. M»n»4ib, MORE INDICTMENTS. Grana Jury In Postoffice Cases Expected to Report Washington. July 31.—Holmes Con rad and Charles J. Bonaparte special counsel to assist the government in the prosecutions growing out of the poetoffice investigation, are in conferI : .• 5 J U .... ' ■ \ Liv. uK \ Axis s\w sK»Ss CHAR’ ES J. BOKAPARTK. ence here with Fourth Assistant Postmaster General Bristow and Assistant Attorney-General Robb, familiarizing themselves with the situation. The Federal grand jury, it is confidently expected, will report to-day on the postal cases. Five indictments are expected. Co<d Blooded Murder. Lexington, Ky.. July 31.—Because Charleston Hulett, a contractor aged fifty years, did not pay him what he thought three days' services were worth. James Cooper, a laborer, aged thirty, secured a pistol and shot Hulett to death. The victim was sitting in a chair supervising work on a build ing when his former employe approached and shot him four times. Cooper attempted to escape and when run down shewed fight and had to be clubbed into submission. Interurban Cars Come Together. Anderson. Ind.. July 31.—8 y a collision on the Indiana Union Traction lines in this city yesterday afternoon twenty-five persons were injured While none was fatally hurt the following were seriously Injured: Louis Bernstein, of Chicago, internally; El mer Spaulding, motorman. .Marion Ind., leg broken; Miss Marcella Porter. Alexandria. Ind., leg broken and spine hurt: Miss Nettie Parker. Ma lion. Ind., back hurt: Miss Ree Wil Hams, of Vine Grove. Ky., leg fractured.

WOODS DOES TAYLOR A BAD TURN

Indianapolis. July 31.—The formal anouncement msde by Floyd Woods, of the candidacy of William L. Taylor for the Republican nomination for governor in the Indianapolis Sentinel on Tuesday has aroused a great deal of comment among politicians here and tc many of them it has given an excellent opportunity for a good laugh at Tay lor s expense, it i* uur vs the un written rules of political management that a man s announcement of his can dietary must be made in the organ of the party with which he is affiliated. That Woods should have selected the Democratic organ, then, in which to make the announcement of his friend’s candidacy is regarded as more than peculiar. By many of the Republicans the remark wag made that Republicans everywhere wauld resent the effoit to break into the opposition papers with the announcement, and that Taylor would lose votes by the action of his law partner. Democrats regsrd the matter as an excellent joke and say that Taylor will feel the effects of Wood's error before the campaign is over. They are not displeased, either because they have regarded Taylor as a formidable candidate for the nomina tloo. and there is hardly a man they would not rather see nominated. Almost any of the other candidates will be easier to beat If put at the head of the ticket, they say Woods is the man blamed by the politicians of both parties All agree that Taylor him •elf Is much too shrewd '• have made •u< h a blunder, and 'hey are wonder ing what he will have to say when he hears the awful news on his re turn from the business trip that has just now taken him to Europe. A meeting of th* State Board of Ed •cation was >vld here to-dav to consider the question ot the educational exhibit to be made bv Indiana at the

INCIDENT cm I Cuban Government Can Find Out Nothing About Reported Rebellion. Rumors of Revolution In Santiago Province That, Somehow. Do Not Materialize. The Whole Province Has Been Scoured for Facts Without Finding Ans Havana. July 31. —The reported up rising in the province of Santiago has , not been confirmed either by the gov ’ 1 ernment or other reports. General Lora, commanding the tural guard of the eastern district, has telegraphed : that he proceeded from Biyamo to Guato del Paso and returned without I seeing or hearing anything of the reported uprising. Mayor Victoria has I wired from De Las Tunas that diligent I inquiries in the surrounding villages I disclosed no signs of revolutionists. The mayor savs the existence of the band is now doubted. Senor Yero. : secretary of the interior and other I ■ government officers now are inclined ' ■ to believe that the Santiago authori- i I ties were misled by persistent rumors I I Senor Rodriguez. commander-in-chiet of the rural guard, who is still in Ha- I vana says he believes the stories or ! iginated through the confusion of re- | ports of minor peaceful demon=tra- ’ tlons with those concerning the four bandits who were recently killed. Mounted rural guards to the number of 300. and many volunteers are now engaged in a search for the reported revolutionists in the provinces of San tiago and Puerto Principe. There are ample arms and ammunition at Santiago and at Puerto Principe for the arming of volunteers tn the event that such a step should be deemed necessary. Colonel Reyes, a revolutionary veteran in whom the government has ; great confidence, has wired from San tiago Province that the region was completely tranquilized. that the people were satisfied and that there was no reason for alarm. The government ■ is satisfied that the incident is closed Proposed Hall of Records. Washington. July 31. —The govern ment has decided to acquire a square in this city, between Eighteenth and t Nineteenth and E and F streets, just west of the state, war and navy build ing. as a site for the proposed hall bi records for government archives. Congress appropriated *41'0,000 for the pur chase of the land and the secretary of the treasury has agreed to pay an aggregate of *3o»‘.<>" ». or 2 1-10 times the assessed valuation for the property. Convinced of Foul Play. Lafayette. Ind.. July 31. —The coroner has reached the conclusion that Otis Evans, found dead alongside the railway tracks near Fowler, was the victim «f foul play. The authorities are continuing the investigat.ua.

coming St. Louis T.’orid s Fair. The meeting was called by Fassett A. Cotton, supc-intendent of public instruction. and all but two members of the board. Superintendent Kendall, of this city, and President Stone, of Purdue. ; were present. Senator Goodwine, of Williamsport ■ chairman of the committee on educa I lion ot the Fail Commission, was pre® ent. and he outlined the plans of work as they have been agreed on by his committee. The discussion was then freely opened to all the members of the board, in order that they might deter- ' mine how an exhibit that will fully ( represent the educational methods of the State at the Exposition can be j made. The meeting to-day was tenta , tive and no definite plans were de--1 elded on. Other meetings will be held in the near future, at which the plans will be worked out slowly and ' the collection of exhibits begun. , - - — ! The heavy rains of late were re j , sponsible for a great deal of diacom fort at the camp of Instruction where the Indiana militia boys are this week receiving hard training in active mill tary duties. The rain came down In s steady pour for hours at a time and a.« many of the boys are raw recruits and were not 'next" to the little tricks of keeping their ten'v dry the rain came through and drenched the soldiers Som> it the tents were pitched on slight hills which allowed the water to run down through the tents and this also added to the discomfort ot the boys who were trying to keep dry inside the canvas shelter houses. The boys took the ducking most of them received good naturedly. however, and the rain bad one undeqiably good point. in that it cooled the atmosphere and made it possible to breathe freely agaiu

DIPLOMATIC SCANDAL. Venezuela and Spain Are Now Having a Little Tilt. Pert of Spain. Island of Trinidad July 31.—Passengers who have just arrived from Caracas say that in consequence of the incident which occurred last Monday at Laguira where as a result of friction between the Spanish consul and the local authorities. the exequatur of the consul was withdrawn, the diplomatic corps at Caracas met and decided to send a joint note protesting against the action of the authorities and the withdrawal of the exequatur of the Spanish consul. They took this ac tion, it is said, not for the purpose of assisting the Spanish claims before the mixed tribunal, but because of the precedent which would be established and because they considered it contrary to the protocols made with the powers and signed Mr. Bowen, the United States minister, acting as the representative of President Castro. MENELIK IS LEARNING. King of Abyssinnla Will Hereafter Make His Own Money. Washington. July 31. —King Menelik of Abyssinnia is to have his own mint, and it will be in full operation at his capital by the first of the coming year according to the report of Consul Mas tersen at Aden to the department of commerce and labor. Heretofore King Menelik has had a limited silver coinage, the minting being done in France. For some time the king has been putting aside bullion for coinage purposes and now it is understood that he has over 110.23:1 pounds of gold bullion on hand, besides a large amount of silver. Bcston Neg oes Cause Trouble. Boston. July 31. —An attempt on the part of half a dozen negroes who are opposed to Booker T. Washington, president of Tuskegee institute, to ask questions at a meeting which he was addressing last night at the Zion church, almost resulted in a riot and twenty-five policemen were called tc quell the disturbance. Several arrests were made, one policeman was stabbed with a hat pin. while a man. said to be one of those opposed to Mr. Washington. was cut several times with a razor and was taken to a hospital. After the arrests Mr. Washington was allowed to proceed and spoke for nearly two hours. Convicts Elude Pursuers. Placerville. Cal.. July 31.—Although hundreds of heavily armed men are now engaged in the search for the twelve surviving prisoners who escaped from the Folsom penitentiary on Monday, the outlaws remain masters of the situation. They have succeeded in eluding their purs • rs and the ultimate escape of at least some of the men seems highly probable. Since the fatal fight at Pilot Hill on Monday night in which one of the convicts was killed, the others have not been seen. Burned to a Crisp. Old Orchard. Maine. July 31. —Mrs. Helen L. Martin and Mrs. E. A. Stevens. sisters, wealthy residents of East Crafton. N. H. were suffocated and their bodies burned to a crisp in a fire which destroyed the Seaview house, a small summer hotel contain ing twelve guests. | Lightning Interrupts Church Service Lynchburg. Va., July 31.—Three persons were killed and more than a score Injured by lightning at New Hope Church. Appomattox county yesterday afternoon A meeting of the James River Baptist Association was in progress at the time. Verdict of Guilty. Colorado Springs. Col.. July 31. —The jury in the case against Chief of Po lice King and Detective Joel Atkinson charged with secreting witnessss and so protecting a criminal, brought In a verdict of guilty Alleged Mob Leader Arrested. Danville. 111.. July 31.—The police have arrested Winfred Baker who. it is said, led the mob in its attack on the jail last Saturday night. Officere had been searching for Baker sines Sunday. BRIEF DISPATCHES A rr*nd jar* has txan «worn in at t< ißYMtigate alleged corrupt practice* ia public officeaMistaking hi* wife for a burglar. Charlee R.nford fatally ahot her at tbe.r bvase ia Fuitoe. Ky The Soavicw hou«o on the camp ground at <>ld Orchard. Me. va# burned and two women guest < were bur nevi to death. In iw«‘ day* fill per~'n» m the rictnitr of Alpena. Mich., were killed and four more vers senouslv injured by lightning Brery wheel on the .for folk A Western railmad syetem was •lopped for V minute* during the funera* of F. J Kimbad. late president ot the road. Judge George (.ray has accepted the prnpnsi. flow m art as the fifth arbitrator oa the Alabama commiMiou to settle the strike in the v.*ai fir d* there. Wm. Cumming*, it. rut the tbmat of Wm. liwigrrt. si. with a ramr Swigert bled to death. Thew had quarreled. Cuainuags ialocked up at Decatur, 111. h ferret ary Cortelyoa has decided to select • limited number of worn, n on the ciwii serw.eo eligible hat for appointment as matron a in the immigration eerwire. K t mates by officials of trans-continental railway line* show that the t< tai number a! sett ers pacing through *<- Patil for the Xortbwest la»t year waa aWJM. R. R. Th<»tra>. the young hanker and turfman. i» *aid to hawe cleared t3.Ma.WO * n Wall street during iter ta«» «ii months a* tbe result of opr rat Iva* on the hear *<ie of »b*« marketThe eommtrca of Odessa ;♦ wrloaniy hamper rd by the *dr»ke of dork laborer* end sailor* he-iGi-.Air.g to n’*’-'- < *f*nle *r»«el*. The morrroent »• t-xporiad u» vxttnd tv the wlieie kuwMan ——

CONCLAVE PLANS Great Preparations at Vatican For this Important Meeting. Some of the Cardinals Bring Enough Baggage to Face a Seige of Months. Others, Less Considerate of Self, Have Sent Practically Nothing. Rome. July 31.—The Vatican is now the scene of great activity both inside and outside. Within the last week preparations are making for the conclave and everything is in the utmost confusion. Workmen and servants are hurrying hither and thither, some hanging curtains, others putting in extra furniture, while porters are staggering along under immense trunks as if some of the cardinals expected to remain in their cells for months. Other cardinals sent practically nothing. The catafalque erected in the Sisr tel -I - * Wt c*nnrr«r oerotra. ' hapel for the funeral services is being pulled down and the galleries which’were built for accommodation of the special personages are being replaced by stalls for the cardinals. These will be ranged on both sides and surmounted by canopies, all in violet, except that of the camerlengo. Cardinal Oreglia. which will be green, as he is the only cardinal of the congregation who was created under the reign of Pius IX. The noise is so great than the colossal figures of Micheal Angelo’s Last Judgment" seem almost to show surprise at the busy scene which is transforming the beautiful chapel from a religious to an almost electoral aspect. Outside the Vatican the work is of a different character, the quiet work of the supporters of the different candidates marshalling their strength for the contest which is to come when the doors of the conclave are closed. No one candidate stands out prominently, as did count Peccl in tbe conclave of 1378 and the discussion here is not so much concern, ing tbe superior qualities of the candidates as of the strength with which they are credited. The cardinals have visited the cells which they are to occupy during the conclave, and it cannot be said that they returned very enthusiastic over the idea of beiag confined, perhaps for some time in what are rightly termed "cells." which are without running water and necessarily ventilation It was feared that the health of some of the older snd more feeble cardinsis might suffer. Perhsps the most dissatisfied was Cardinal Maszary. who as primate of Hungary, is the wealthiest of tbe cardinals He is credited with an income of ,4"v.00v annually. He insists that he cannot eat with the others, snd must have his meals outside. Experiments have been made with the kitchens, the working of which is considered qnite important, as about 500 people must be fed thrice daily for an indefinite period. The trials were completely successful. The cardinals will enter the conclave this evening. Count Cassini Expected to Return. Washington. July 31. —Theodore Hansen the Russian charge, left here to-day for Bar Harbor. Maine, where tbe affairs of the embassy will be conducted during the rest of the summer. At the Russian embassy nothing whatever is known regarding the published report that Count Cassini wss about to resign his post in Washing ton. On the contrary, he is fully expected to return In September. "Made In Germany." Washington. July 31—German trade with the United States last yuar was enormous, according to Consul General Mason, who reports that the value of German exports to the United States during the fiscal year ended July 1 last was |11» 778 625 or a net increase of *18.054.561 over the preceding fiscal year. Cott»n Will Entertain Carlos. Lisbon, July 31.—0 n Saturday after noon whec King Charles and the royal princess will viaK th* American war ships Admiral Cotton will entertain the king and his party at luncheon on board th* Brooklyn. High court, mill tary naval and <4vil officials and the foreign naval attaches will be present.

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Evidence is Accumulating. Anderson. Ind.. July 3L—Deputy Fish and Game Warden J. J. Bravey has received a telegram from State Commissioner Z. T. Sweeney, that adds to the interest being taken to appre hend the persons responsible for the recent pollution of White river. The message ran: "You are hereby authorized to offer a reward of *IOO for The production of evidence that will convict parties for the recent pollution of White river." Constable Br»vey now has accumulated quite an amount of evidence and the publication of this reward will, he thinks, bring out tbe additional evidence required. Connecticut is from qnonne, long; tuk. tidal river; qut. at—that is. quo*netuckqut. at the long tidal river. I

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