Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 185, Decatur, Adams County, 14 August 1903 — Page 2

THE DAILY DEMOCRAT. EVBKY EVENING. BXCKPT SUNDAY, BY uE W O . ELLINGHAM. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. By carrier, per week 10<’ By carrier, per year $4.00 By mail, per month 25i* By mail, per year... $2.50 Single copies. Two Cents. rertlsinjt rates made known on application Entered in the postoffic* at Decatur. Indi ana. as second-class mail matter. J. H. HELLER. Manager. The cost of the recent encampxnent of the national guard was <20,718. Tom Johnson is not having a ■walk-a-way for the nomination of governor in Ohio. In Hamilton county the Johnson and anti Johnson elements are having an 1 inning, all of which tends to brood no good for the democrats of Ohio. Now comes Preble township who on Saturday, September 5, will devote the day to the question of macadam road building. This is the kind of enterprise that counts, and it is sincerely hoped that the friends of the better road will win the day. This not only improves the roads but it improves the farms, increases their value and in a hundred ways is advantageous to a community. Indiana will be creditbaly represented at the St. Louis World's Fair The building will cost alxiut $350,000, and the state s great natural resources and other products will be fully exhibited. The commission has the money to make th exhibit and is composed of men of first class ability. No Indianaian will be ashamed of his state at the St. Louis J World's Fair. Every citizen should put his shoulder to the wheel and aid tn making the ' exhibit away above high credit. —Anderson News In discussing the Wall street situation, republican editors get very logical, and say that the | squeezing of the water and wind out of the stocks dees not interfere i with the prosperity of the country ; that then 1 is just as much property as before and no harm is done But the truth is there is close relation between the stock market and the prices of all commodities and the slump in Wall street has undoubtedly had its effect upon the ' live stock market The one’ sympathizes with the other and they rise and fall together.— Cohtbmia City Post.

BRYAN’S POWERS NOT SO VIGOROUS

tnd:anapolis, August 14 —One more word about W. Jennings Bryan before he shakes the dust of Indiana from his heels. After his speech at Bethany park Sunday he ■will leave the State and return to hia home near Lincoln. He says he is tired of speech making and is anxlcus to rest But to look at Bryan one would never expect him to be Cred K I. u.pat ..i’j in p« ff eet health which recalls that his two campaign* were in one respect the most wonderful of the age That he could speak a dozen times a day while traveling from one end of the country to the other, and at the same time be worried about the chances of bis party and not be broken down m health is a marvellous record. Bryan did that and to all appearances he is stronger physically than ever before. When Bryan came here to be notified bis nomination thousands of people shook his hands He was up with them day and night and besides made a two-hour speech in the broiling sun. Yet the day following Bryan appeared earlv in the Grand Hotel lobby looking as fresh as a daisy The big men who had come tonotlfy him and who had not had one-twentieth as much to do as he did. were completely exhausted When they did appear they were so languid that tt was pitiable to compare them with the candidate. Bryan is going to French Lick Sunday to spend the day with T. Taggart. Nearly all of toe Hoosier congressmen are spending the summer among their coostituents ‘Fence bu'lding" aeerrs to be a popular occupation, which shows that the present members don't Intend to give up their places without a tight and that they want to be fortified against opposition. Congressman Charles B Landis has been roaming Hamilton county during the last week. Reports are that .he was most cordially received. Hamilton county has been th* hot bed of opposition to him Jurat the last L

And now it is said that the special session of congress is to be culled in October instead of November as first determined upon. Party managers seem anxious to get into it. but we surmise they will be as anxious to adjourn. WORKING HARD. Members of Chandler-Sturgeon Comedy Company Busy. The management of the ChandlerSturgeon Co., know that good scenery is necessary accessory to the successful production of all plays. The American theatrical manager studies carefully the scenes and situations of his play, plots and plans his stage settings and then places his artists in the very spot where the events are supposed to occur. While good scenic surroundings help make the play it is a delusion to think that good scenery and plenty of it is the only condition necessary for a production. Many theatrical managers overdo this and star the mechanical parts of the show. With tw much scenery to divert the thoughts from the play, one forgets the actor and he may fail to get the sympathy and applause due him. Yet. again, a surplus of scenery often saves a show having an incompetent cast. The wise manager gets good people and expects them to remain in the production only on the strength of their own merits and sun, muds them with the scenic

conditions due them and the play proceeds. The remainder of the company arrived last night and are all registered at the Murray hotel where they will be found during the rehearsals and engagement. Rehearsals begun this morning. Mr. Chandler returned from Chicago last night where he has been for three days concluding all arrangements for the opening Aug. 20 at the Bosse opera house. Place your fire insurance with B. W. Sholty. 184 4w For Sale A phaeton in good condition. Inquire at this office. 112tf To Petoskey and return $5, on September 3, ten-day limit, on G. R. I. For Sale.—House and lot on Mereer street at great bargain if sold soon. Also one on north Seventh street. Erwin A- Erwin. Notice to Ben Hur Members. A full attendance is desired on Friday evening at Ben Hur hall. Arrangements for picnic which is to be held August 27. Also business of importance to all.* Please attend. W. E. Dailev, Scribe. 184 2t

three campaigns and his friends have done their best to overcome It. The j feeling was so strong at one time that some of the Hamilton county leaders thought of asking the legislature to ! place them in another congressional district. However, it is said that much of this feeling against I andls has disappeared He is confident of receiving another nomination and at this ♦ *> 4j Cerycgltlpr fftP «| Q other candidates are concerned. It's a long guess but the way things look now it would not be surprising if all the Republican members should be renominated. The announcement that Richard M Milbum. of Jasper, is a candidate for the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor is interesting, as he is the first Democrat tn the field for a State office. He is senator from Jasper and Dußois counties and one session to serve. Milbum was one of the belligerent members of the recent session He always had a’ chip on his shoulder and was ready to fight the Republicans at every oportunity. He had a desk in the back row. but he had a voice that could be heard a block away However, some of bls speeches were worth hearing, and he really was a good member. He was certainly a good Democrat at every stage of the game Senator l<awler. of Salem, who ran for lieutenant governor in 1800 on the Democratic ticket has recently been very ill. The betting on the city election is still light The odds have changed slightly and to something like three to two that Mayor Bookwaiter. Republican. will be re-elected. Not much Is being placed at these figures. Men with Toney to bet on Holtzman, the Demon at'.c candidate, as a rale, are demanding two to one Hardly any well-posted politicians are wining to give those odds as thev believe that It will be p.-ssibie to obtain even money within the next month.

WEDDING ANNIVERSARY Mr. and Mrs. N. A. Loch Married Twenty Years, Mr. and Mrs. N. A. Loch, celebrated their twentieth wedding anniversary today. Mr. and Mrs. Loch were married Aug. 14 1883, and have always lived in this city. A magnificent dinner was served at noon today, covers being laid for thirty invited friends and relatives Mr. and Mrs. Loch are among Decatur’s most highly respected residents and the Democrat wishes to congratulate them on this anniversary occasion. Mr. Clarence Spencer of Elkhart was present at the family dinner. Mr. and Mrs. Loch were presented with several handsome pieces of China. Will Gave Concert. Misses Helga Larson of Chicago andGertiude Moses cf this city will give a musical entertainment at the Van Wert Methodist church this evening. Miss Larson is well known as an operatic singer to Decatur people. she having given several concerts in this city. Miss Larson is a Norwegian and some of her Ix'st selections are sung in her native tongue. She will give a number of concerts this fall. Miss Moses is one of this city's most popular young ladies and unexceled as a musician She is a graduate of the Chicago Musical college and her selections are always highly appreciated. Miss Moses will accompany Miss Larson on the piano and will render several in strumental selection. The concert at Van Wert this evening is under the auspices and for the benefit of one of the lodges of that city. Appalling Destitution. Kingston. Jamaica. Aug. 14. —The destitute in the hurricane-stricken districts is appalling Thousands of persons, homeless, starving and illclad. are hurrying to the towns to obta'n shelter and supplies, but as all the churches and public buildings have been demolished, the misery is intense A meeting held at Port Antonio appealed with the governor’s approval. to the generosity of the American people. Foodstuffs and lumber are ureentlv needed and assistance was implored. BRIEF DISPATCHES. Farmer President Cleveland i« * rne«t st the eamn ct.’left-rson. on I- and. Lake Meddybemp*. Me Pnrina the month ot .Inlr. the first month the present fiscal rear. ahno«t new rural mln route* were estah isbed. Vice- Un'-V Ferrera who surrendered to the Amertrnn fleer alt has remaned the ’portion of chief of staff tn the Spanish navy. The leaders of the atriha at O.ie-«a induced the built of the men to resume w .rh and on the whole they are satisfied with the eoaceaaians granted. It la reported that Bu ranan insurgents bar* maasarred the inhabitants of the larae Turkirh riilaw of Kenan, near Moaastir. Only twenty eaeaped. Frederick Seymour Barrington, charred with murdering James P. McCann. be I eve* he cannot live long. Barrington is feeble from the rar are. of typhoid fever. John K Brown, cashier of the Tuton bank at New Holland. 0., who disappeared M .ndny last, has not been beani from. Il is said Browa't -bortage will not exceed >IO.OOO. The grand Jnrv investigating the recent taehinx at Danville. 11l- has reported true Wils against eighteen men and one woman. Over witnesses were examined. The firing upon an American fishing boat raught over the line in Canadian waters by a Canadian revenue entler on Lake fine, hae been mat- the subject ot an otficia rvprrwnta<>m to the BriUah foreign o®. • by tbs stale department. Jefferson and the Patent Office. Itw nrsil palrun ut our pateut s> stem wa» Tliomas Jefferson, wbo during three years gave his personal attention to every application for a patent. He used to call the secretary of war and the attorney general to examine and scrutinixe with him, and they did it so thoroughly that in one year—the first—they granted only three patents. The very first patent of al] was given to Samuel Hopkins in 1790 for pearl ashes, Mr. Jefferson held that the patent system was not one for creating revenue hut for encouraging a production of that which is to be of benefit to the whole people. In the first twelve year* a single clerk in the state department and a few pigeonholes were all that the business of the office required. Then a i >r. Thornton took charge of it j >nd devoted himself to it as to a bobby. Spiders Like Meale. A violinist says spiders are notorii ous'y and historically fond of muale. At ' Os of his |<erforman--es the concert ; hall was made disagreeable by a snd ■ len invasion of spiders, which «h» drawn by bis violin out from the i -racks and crannies _of the ancient : building. They crawled about the floor | and on to the stage, and be could see I the annoyed audience stamping on tbe Insect*. The writer ailds that be baa known a small garden snake to be attracted by piano playing and a young <-alf to whisk bls tail and prance about most gleefully at tbe first notes of a French horn. His nock would curve about proudly. bis boot* tread lightly and his ears wag Joyously when tbe tooting tiegan. and be never quieted (town till tbe music- ceased.

A NEW INDUSTRY Pearl Hunting Offers Good Returns For Patient Hoosiers. In Cass County the Wabash River Is Yielding No End of Spare Change. An Average of $lO a Day Is the Income of Those Thus Engaged. Logansport. Ind., Aug. 14. —Since the announcement of the success of | the Tennessee pearl-hunters in the I Wabash river, a short distance below Georgetown, a few weeks ago. numerous boats have been launched, and there ai e now several fleets of mussel boats anchored at different places along the river. A large number ot pearl-hunters are camped along the river, and there is talk of establishing a pearl button factory In this city to utilize the great amount of shells that are being taken from the river. Pearls valued at from $lO to sls have been found, and it is claimed that those engaged in the business are making an aveiage of $lO a day. KILLED BY THE CARS. Jerry Ettinger, a Widely-Traveled Printer, Is Dead. Waterloo. Ind.. Aug. 14.—Word has been received that "Jerry" Ettinger, known ail over the middle West as “Lightning Jerry, the printer.” was killed by the cars at Enterprise. Ohio. Mr. Ettinger was born in York county. Pennsylvania, in 1832. When he made his last visit here he claimed the distinction of having visited every town and city in the United States having a population of fourteen hundred or more. He was once married, but had no children, and preferring to be a journeyman printer started out and never again met his wife. He has two brothers, William, of this place, and Reuben, at Angola. There is not a printing office in the middle West but what knew “Jerry" Ettinger. Rounded Up Thieves. Sullivan. Ind.. Aug. 14.—A series of minor robberies, which have been terrorizing the people of Gilmore, a mining town in this county, culminated in a wholesale list of robberies and ■■hold-ups' by four men in that town last night. The authorities arrested Hugh Baugh who Implicated his confederates. and all three were arrested. While the other arrests were being made Baugh managed to break jail. The robbers only secured a small amount of booty, the largest haul being at the saloon of Henry Harris, where S6O was taken. Stepped On a Match. Hammond. Ind.. Aug 14— While Mrs. Julius Taussig was filling a gasoline lamp, her husband noticed a match on the floor near by. and. with the remark that its proximity was dangerous, he stopped to pick it up. Accidentally he stepped on the match, causing it to ignite, followed by an explosion of gasoline. In which his wife was terribly burned. Mr Taussig was also badly burned in trying to save his wife, and so also was his child, while his place of business was badly damaged Want Rehearing to Dunn Murder Case. Indianapolis. Aug. 14—A petitionfor a rehearing by the Supreme Court of the case of Charles Dunn, of Ft. Wayne whe is serving a life sentence in the penitentiary for murder, has been filed. Dunn's case attracted a great deal of attention all over the State. He was convicted of the tnur- j der of little AHee Cothrell. whose body was found after several days' search, in a cistern on Dunn s farm. The flu- ( pre me Court, by a vote of three to i two. affirmed the decision of the lower court. Was Scratched by a Cat. Waterloo. Ind.. Aug 14.—Della Brown fourteen years old. is dead ■ front hydrophobia. Three years ago , aba was scratched by a cat. but It I was thought that she had recovered A few days ago she felt the former virulence return. Her throat became paralyzed, and her suffering was Intense. Careless Shooting Causes Death. Bluffton. Ind.. Aug. 14.—Ida Starr. I a girl shot by her brother-in-law. Ira Shuff. one week ago Saturday, la dead at her home at Poneto. Shuff was playing with a toy pistol and accidentally discharged It The bullet . took effect In her neck. Shuff was not arrested, as the shooting was accidental Will Try it Again. Goshen Ind . Aug. 14 — Allen Frantz wbo disappeared tn this county on tbe i eve of hie marriage to a young woman , at Olivet, Mich., afterwards sending a postal tn effect that he had been captured by tramps, has gone to Olivet. and the marriage day has b*en re-appointed. Quarrel Over a Road. Salem. Ind.. Aug. 14.—1 n a quarrel over a road. Alex Sutton ahot Joseph Rlbelin. inflicting a wound from which the latter will die. Sutton surrendered to tbe officer*.

Grand Opening BOSSE S OPERA HOUSE AUGUST 20. 21 AND 23 The Chandler-Sturgeon Comedy Co. Tn Refined Repertoire. A REFINED SHOW FOR A REFINED PEOPLE Thursday Evening-“AMONG THE PHILIPPINES.” A comedy drama in four acta. Friday Evening—“A FREE-RORN AMERICAN.’’ A patriotic comedy in four acta. Saturday Evening —“THE GREEN EYED MONSTER." A sparkling comedy in three acta. The Brooklyn Bridge by Moonlight. The Bridge lighted as if bv magic —a new achievement in electrie illumination. The Camp in the Philippines. The Ruined Monastery. The Unique Costumes. The Specialties Galore SPECIAL SATURDAY MATINEE FOR LADIES AND CHILDREN BIG SHOW-SMALL PRICES. 130 ATCD 30 lo CTB Seat sale will open Saturday, August 15, at the Holthouse Drug Co Mules For Sale We have three teams of four-year-old mules—good pullers, good lookers. Will sell them right. It’s a bargain, Six months' time given. BEERY & HOLTHOUSE

W. E. CORFY'S SUCCESSOR. A. C. Dinkpy Is Elected President of the Carnegie Company. Pittsburg, Aug. 14. —At a meet lag of the board of directors of the Can negle Steel Company, held here the resignation of W. E. Corey as preslI W* ■ w. a. couxt. dent was accepted and A. C. Dinkey was elected to fill the vacancy. The office of chairman of the board of directors was created and Judge James H. Reed was elected. Mr. Corey recently succeeded Charles M Schwab as president of the United States Steel corporation. HAVING A GOOD TIME. Indiana Republican Editors On a Pleasant Junket. Put-in-Bay, Aug. 14.—One of the most interesting party of excursionists of the season arrived here to-day at noon and Is quartered at the delightful Hotel Victory. This party is made up of the members of the Indiana Republican Editorial Association and their wives, to the number of about ninety. Incidental to the business session of the association, which will be held at the Hotel Victory, the party will enjoy numerous side trips to Detroit. Toledo. Cleveland and Niagara Falls The Missouri Editorial AssoclaI I lon Is also in session at the Hotel Victory this week, and the two pari ties are mingling pleasantly. The In-

uiana editors speaK m terms or warmest praise of the courtesy and consideration extended on the part of tbr lake Erie A Western Railway cS elals. who placed a special car at the disposal of the editorial party at Indianapolis. In which the trip was n.x> to Sandusky. The editors were de lighted with the treatment a-- t ied them by the Lake Erie and Western people, and with the trip through Indiana and Ohio, and will return by the same route from Sandusky. VESUVIUS GETS BUSY. Old Volcano Causes a Panic In it* Vicinity. Rome. Aug. 14.—Vesuvius is azaln '•a'tsine intense alarm in the surrounding region, the eruption o( the vc ano being very heavy. This alarming activity which followed-the th-<-s of earthquake is aiigtn-’ nt The ■> tonations are very loud and almost continuous, while from a fresh :>' n Ing at the base of the p in- ipal rater two streams of lava are issuing * ti< h. within a few hours covered a w ds tract of ground. One stream has covered ground already affected by previous eruptions, but the other is going swiftly toward the village of Otte Jano. the direction taken by the fa mous eruption of 1871. The whole district around the volcano Is shaken by frequent earth sharks and a perfect panic prevails the population crowding the churches to pray or gathering In open spaces for safety. Experts, however tfßrin that, so far. there is no cause to fear a serious disaster. Fownd Hla Place Two men were discussing the friends of tbelr boyhood and in the course of the conversation mentioned one old schooiuiate who bad been the possessor of a most unfortunate dls|Kw>lti < ’ n ‘‘l wonder what became of him said one num. “It always seemed to me that it wouldn't be possible for hint to get auy enjoyment out of life or fin any sort of work that suited him “He has." said the other "I out west last year, and he has « that suits him to a T. He's station master in a place where then- are for ♦y tralus a day coming and g" un . be sees somebody miss every ous “ them."