Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 236, Decatur, Adams County, 13 October 1903 — Page 2

THE DAILY DEMOCRAT. CVHHY EVENING. EXCEPT BVNDAY, UY LEW ca. ELLINGHAM. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. By carrier, per week lO<’ By carrier. p« r.vear $4 00 By mail, per muniii 25<’ By mail, per year $2 50 Single copies. Two Cents. <dvertiaing rates made known on application | Kntered In the post-office at Decatur. Indiana. as second-class mull matter. J H. HELLER/ Manager. Amusements. When Mr. Rol e’t Dow ning announced his intention of appearing in Decatur October 1 I theatre goers here were delighted with the opportunity of seeing such an eminent 1 artist, supported by such a capable company of players, appearing in his newest creation, from the pen of Herbert Bashford. Esq., ‘‘Hon. .John North,"a new and original comedy drama written expressly for him. In the title role, Mr. John ‘ North," Mr. Downing has taken a long stride from the tragedies he 1 Jias so long l>een assoeited with Laying aside the “S >ek and Be., ks" in to take up tin* modern dress of the country. An innovation, in deed. But his skill as an adapter of character is equaled only by his subtlety as a creator. Over all he is one of the most ambitious artists on the American st.me today, which fact alone has done much for, the betterment-of the drama. Hiambition however, are of the high est order only, and .ire aimed at the better side of human nature, solely for the delectation of his audience. Mr. Downing h is m. letliehit of his career as u e nine nt actor in this play, and the on 1 opinion of the pressevreywhere, is "the season’s 1 best offering. Box Social. A box social will ln» held Thursday evening at the Union school house in district number one, St. Marys township. Mr. Spuhler, the teacher has arranged a splendid program and the evening will lx' not only an enjoyable one but interesting as well. Better go and enjoy the event. Unclaimed Letters. Postmatser Brittson reports tin unclaimed letters for William Boyd, Miss Jessie Wiler, 11. N Wassel, Joe L. Starusg. Charley Stephens. F. C. Stevenson, Frank Miller, F. E. Lovett, John Kaylor, C. K. Huber and D. Gulick.

INDIANAPOLIS DEMOCRATS CONFIDENT

Indianapolis. Oct. 13.—John W. Holixrian. Democratic < -indidrua for mayor in the reriarkabb* campaign that ctn«>».’ hpro declare I this afternoon that be is < onfi.it nt ut success. "I think my plurality will be in the d of 3.<«'0." he said. “I have made a thorough canvass and I have failed to flrd anything to Indicate that there Is a big slump among the Democrats. 1 know on the other hand that there is greater dissatisfaction than ever be'ore among the Republicans. We have not had any money to build up an organ'ration with, but the people are for ua and we will win anyhow. Heltxman has had great meeting*, while Bookwaiter's meetings have been very erratic. Holtzman has again demonstrated that he Is a good campaigner. When he ran for prosetnt Ing attorney be re reived more votes than any man on the ticket, and his friends were confident today that he has not lost any nf his popularity. The drift v.-as certainly toward him a’ the close, and It he does not win it wilt be surprising. It was freely predi< ted today that he woul I get in on a lan ! slide. The probability of President Roosevelt causing th-> n moval of Robert J. i Tracewell as comptroller of the tress■ry has caused much Interest in this state aa he resides at Corydon Tracewell was fwuserty a member of congrers and is a party leader on his own heath. He Is regarded generally as a Fairbanks mm. and be has served with distinction for se>r al years in his presen. posit on. He is a man of mneb forte and character, and hl» frien ls do not believe then* Is s-affl-cler.t cause for bls removal. Albet W Wishard former soHtitcr of the interne.! revenue department at Washftrflen. made this vstlraate of hl.a today Yen may qua.c me as *'yirt that Trace well is one of the most hen•st and cr l.tl .sen in 'hr f t’-lic ter- •

PUBLIC SALE. The undersigned will offer at public auction at their residence four miles east of Decatur and two mili s north of Bobo on the J. K. Niblick farm on Thursday, October : 15. The following property to-wit: 1 Consisting of four head of horses, 1 brood mare to Beligun horse; 2 heavy work horses, one eight and the other nine years old ; 1 spring colt, 2(1 head of cattle consisting of nine head of milch cows, three will be fresh soon, one in December and two in January, two yearling heifers, 2 yearling bulls, I spring calves, sheep. 25 head of hogs, 5 brood sows, three with pigs by their side, one will farrow soon; 15 ho td of shouts weighing from 75 to 100 pounds, five weighing from 150 to 175 pounds; about 200 chickens, 16 head of turkeys, one Troy wagon, wide tire good as new, one farm wagon, bob sleds, plows, spring tooth harrow, spike tooth harrow, 2 sets of heavy harness, set dump boards, seed sower, cream separator, 8 tons of hay, and many other articles too tedious to mention. Terms of sale.—ls.oo or under, eash;.sums above that amount twelve months lime will be given by the purchaser giving his note with security to the satisfaction of the undersigned. No projierfy to be removed until satisfactorily settled for. Walters and Niblick. Fred Reppert auctioneer. Fur opening at the Boston Store. Monday October 19. 236d5 Dancing School. Miss Loretta Fletcher of Fort! Wayne will ojten an up-to-date Dancing School at the "Columbian Club K rims.” Wednesday evening Oct. 14. Beginners 7:45 until 9:30. S >cial 9:3'1 until 12 o’clock. Also children's class in the afternoon from 4:15 until 6 p. in. Price of lesson s 35. Social ladies $.25, gentlemen $35. Afternoon class 25 cents to all. 23542 M. -- Elizabeth Patterson of Decatur was the guest of George Morris and N. K. Todd and families yesterday.—Bluffton Nows. The far famed Hopkins gravel pits ni Pennville, have been s >,d to J s. Bowers of Decatur. Every railraod project which has included the town of Pennville during the last’half century has an «]»• tion of some kind on these pits. I The f irm of Hopkins comprises 160 acres and it is one immense gravel pit. The Cincinnati. Bluffton & Chicago railroad now building from i Bluffton to Portland via Pennville, had an option on the farm but re i leased it recently.—Muncie Star. Fur opening at the Boston Store. Monday October. 19. 236d5

vice a* Washington.” Wishar.l has 1-ng I on associated with Trarewell nr. 1 is one cf his friends. It is undeistoo.l thr.t P'n’i’vs Fairbanks and Rcic.: '- will go to the front It Trm ev.ell and urge .L— he be ra’alnej in t’. smite. Gove-nor Dv.rbfn will leave tonight for Evansville to attend the meeting of the Ohio River Improvement association beginning tomorrow. He will welcc-.ie the r>>«'sts. It Is expected that several Hundred people from states along the Ohio from Pittsburg to the mouth will be present, as a great deal of interest has been worked up. The association seeks an appropriation from congress whereby the river can be improved so there will be a nine-foot stage of water the year round between Pittsburg and Cairo This la a gigantic project, yet the association is hopeful of accomplishing. It. as ft would be of immense value to the states along the river There will be an old-’asbloned barbecue during the meeting, end Governor Whle of West Virginia and probably Senators Frlrbanks and Beveridge will be among the gi:» its of honor. For the first time in the history of city politics here women took part lu| the eltvtlcn. They could not vote, of I course, but they u ere on hand elec- i tioncer ag for George Hits, the lnde-| pendent candidate for mayor. And right good wor they did. It was not believed, bawever. that H‘-a stood any tl ’.nce of election, although the men who have r an-c I b's ampaign main taincl t’-at he was a winner. Chairman Newlin of the Prohl committee said over 25.000 people have expressed a |-ef< rvr.ee for Hits. If he should lecrtre that number of votes he will tod. lut the shsn* -s I are that he will not get more than' S.CtSfi. He will undoubtedly be one of the s'b'nt factors In the battle of ballots oulch i* sow ea ing.

BULGARIANS ANXIOUS Details of New Reform Scheme Awaited With Interest. Sofia. Oct. 13. —The details of the now Austro-Russian refo:m scheme - are awaited here with the greatest In terost. A dispatch from < ansttuiiinople says that the Austrian and Russian ambassadors will present their proposals to the porte today. The government here is taking the strictest precautions to prevent insurgents front crossing the frontier. One band is reported to have been fired on by Bulgarian troops near Rila while trying to assist a crowd of fugitives who were being pursued by the Turks. This incident is considered to be evidence of the government’s correct intention. Desperate fighting is reported to have taken place at Sdltzi, in the district of Dibra, on Oct. 5. Three bands engaged a body of 600 Turks and lost twenty-five men. After several hours' fighting Boris Sarafoff. with reinforcements of 600 insurgents, arrived on the scene and killed all save forty of the Turks. STORM DAMAGE Millions Will Not Set Paterson and Passaic on Their Feet Again. New York. Oct. 13.—With the receding of the floods reported from all quarters. Paterson, Passaic and the other water-swept New Jersey towns are relieved of further peril and are beginning now to get a clear idea of the extent of the devastation. In Paterson alone the damage to property is estimated at 12,000,000 wi’hout taking account of the loss in wages to the thousands who have been temporarily deprived of occupation, by the shutting down of fai tc.ries. In Passaic the damage will equal that at Paterson. Train Robbers Identified. Lincoln. Neb.. Oct. 13.—St. Joseph detectives at the penitentiary here positively identified photog-aphs of John King, Charles Ray and George ■ Sveras. the men now in jail at Beatrice. charged with holding up a Burlington passenger train r.-.’ir Amazo j nia. Mo., two weeks ago. as those ot the alleged robbers. The detectives have gone to Beatrice to make the Identification complete. Chamberlain Resting Up. bond n. Oct. 13—Mr. Chamberlain is now resting nt Highbury, his residence in Birmingham, and is not er. i gags I to ; cak for another fortnight He will utilize the interval to eiabor ate his scheme and prepare a reply to the objections raised by his opponents. Meanwhile the fiscal campaign is be ing vigorously pursued in the country. Five Seamen Lest. Norfolk. Va.. Oct. 13.—Two schoon ers and one barge in addition to those reported up to Sunday have been lost off the Virginia-Carolina coast and fi'e men are known to have been drowned. Three large schooners are missing Union Veterans’ Union. Louisville. Ky„ Oct 13— Many vet

erans who fought for the preservation of the I nion during the civil war have arrived in Louisville to partici pate in the 19th annual encampment of the Union Veterans Union. Captain Stauber Dead. Hutchinson. Kan . Oct 13. —Captain « I. Stauber. who was first lieutenant tn charge of the troop of Michigan cavalry that captured Jefferson Davis, is dead at his home here. Offi: als Net Alarmed. Washington. Oct. 13.—At the Rus.'lan embassy the officials are not alarmed over the situation in the far East. The view held there is that neither Russia nor Japan desires war, though th may be making preparations to that end. and that there is res”v no iu- t‘on at issue which can not be settled without re« wu,to , arms, provided the nego-iating parties are disposed to use diplomacy rather i than the sword. The embassy has received n > advices from St. P 'tarsborg tor more than two weeks. Twenty-Two Horses Cremated. Sioux Falls. S. D.. Oct. 13.— The large livery stable of L. Leavitt with contents, including twenty-two horses, was destroyed by fire. Loss. S'u.oUO. Far opening at the Boston Store. Monday October 19. 23tk15 Fur opening at the Boston Store, -Monday October 19. 236d5 Old papers for sale at this office. Wanted A boy at this office to learn the printing trade. For Hale —At ♦•’>o per acre. 160 I acre* best black land in belt six miles north of Monroeville Ind. j Could be cut into two farms. For particulars or appointment to show Hand address owner. R. H Permit. Hawkins. Ind. Mr. Helen Wixxlward of Virginia, has consented to remain in Decatur until October 17 Mrs Wooward is at the home of Mrs. Belle France and will be glad to see mothers and <laughters who desin* to confer with her upon matters of heatlh and hyIgicne. Conferences free and confidential. 834d3 Fur opening at the Boston Store. M >nday October 19. 236ds

SAN W RIALS Socialists Cause a Disturbance Leading to Wholesale Arrests. During Governor Hunt’s Absence AntiAmerican Party Had Serious Clash W th Black and Red Flags Ware Carried and Forty Arrests Were Made. San Juan, Porto Rico, Oct. 13. —Gov-. ernor Hunt returned here last evening ! from Ponce, where he attended a banquet in celebration of the extension of American residents in the islands. During the governor's absence the anti-American socialists and anarch ists had a clash with the police on the plaza of this city. Forty arrests were made and many of the prisoners were WeOVERXOR WIUTJAM H BINT OF POKTO HICO yesterday convicted and sentenced to six months’ imprisonment, including the anarchist Conde, who was recently convicted of insulting the American flag. The clash was due to the socialists,; who attacked the police. The latter l ordered the mob to disperse, and on meeting with a refusal they used their I clubs freely. Americans here are particularly incensed at the carrying of black and red flags and a craped American flag by a mob Sunday as an incitement to disorder. Conde delivered a very offensive harangue, in which he approved of the mob resorting to bloodshed if necessary. The Americans demand the punishment of ail the dangerous socialists , and are overwhelming Governor Hunt

with assurance® of support in a vigorous campaign to uphold law and order. They urge that an immediate death-blow be given anarchy here . The city is quiet. More of the men arrested for attacking the police are ! being tried today. DATE OF INDIANA DAY September 15 Will Be High Day sot Hoosiers at World’s Fair. 11 Bt. Louis. Oct. 13—The Indiana World's Fair commission, which met here yesterday, decided on Sept. 15 a« the date for Indiana Day at the exposition. The members of the com-1 mission visited the World's Fair grounds and found the Indiana build- i ing well under way. From present ■ Indications it is thought the building : will be completed in from forty to sixty days, me cuaitu.rskuiis ■ entertained by the St. Louis Indiana : , society with a trolley ride over the ; city, ani a banquet was held at Glen- ; Echo Country club last evening. The j ■ next meeting of the cotnm'ssion will | be held in Marten on Oct. 22. Suspicion of Crlr-'rat P’i-t'e*. Mayville. N. Y. O.t. 13 —The Chau tauqua county grand jury will investigate the sudden death of a pretty young woman which occurred at a hotel In the village of Findley Lake. The girl registered as Nellie Gray of Pitts turg. which is believed to be an as sumed name H< r home is believed to be in Marienville. Pa Two physicians performed an autopsy on the body and i Dr. Henry Chapin of Findley Labe has i been placed under arrest. General Strike Rumor Denied. Pittsburg. Oct. 13.—Frank Buchan ! an. president of the Interna fonal As ' sedation of Bridge and Structural’ - i Iron Worker*, has arrived in Pitta . berg from Indianapolis. Mr Buchanan | denies that he Is here to order a gen eral strike of the structural iron worters In sympathy with New York locals now out. as a result of a dispute with! ’ j some of the large contracting firms of that city. Hoping for the Best. 1 Laredo. Tex, Oct. 11.-During the i past twen-y four hours ta re has been a larger number of yellow fever case than on say day since the outbreak of' the epidemic here. The physicians however, are not surprised at the large num'■'er of case* and concur in the opinion that It tray be but the beg.u t nmg of tbs end.

nyiwL*. — —— • EVERYBODY I attend the Horse Sale 'j xjjsnransßrssraK kti. vorvy&ssoEwr TO BE HELD AT | Beery & Holthouse’s stabLes= DECATUR, INDIANA, SATURDAY, OCT. 17 Sale Will Conist of i Twenty-Eight Head ol Good Horses I Including Yearlings, Tio-year olds. Good Driving, Draft t»d General Purpose Herses ••• , Anybody having horses for sale lay enter same in this sale by by notifying Freqßeppert or Been & Holthouse. I - - I SALE BEGINS AT 10 O’GOCK, SHARP _ = - = .__ .. ..... _ — ERED REPPERT, Aictioneer

Fur Sale—A team of work horses. Will sell cheap.R. K. Fleming, Cor. Eleventh anil Nutman stree ts. 2 2Ud 12 Lost—Folding pocket book, containing three one dollar bills, and dollar good for credit at Big Store return to this office and get reward. 202tf Unless the ditches in R<xit town-1 ship are cleaned by October 15 the same will be sold according to law. This is the last notice. L. H. Bok ■ necht. trustee. For the next 30 days we will make i a reduction of 20 per cent in the price of all pvrography outfits. The Harrod dr Waggoner Shoe Co. j 234d4 For Sale—Office furniture consisting of two tables, shelling, iron safe, two thread cases, two stoves, i four shares t lephone *t<>ck and j other articles. E. Burt Lenhart.DeI eatur, Ind. Brock B.dg, Second j stre -t.

Phones Residence .'>l2. < )fflce 103. E'Aht Yem's of Experience. Fred Reppert Live Stock Auctioneer. Speaks English, German. Swiss and Low German. DECATUR, INDIANA. ROY ARCHBOLD, DENTIST. >•0.0. F. BLOCK. Phn»» J ’** Weak Men Made Vigorous What PEFFER’S NERVIGOR Didi bUH Ul ?' Sr a; '-'« ’'J: UT ,< r with A*"fipirr, <.b»r a< „, hL . or sale hr Rlm-kburn & Christen. I

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