Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 244, Decatur, Adams County, 22 October 1903 — Page 4

Weather Forecast. Fair; same Friday; cooler. Country Correspondence. ■ i Pleasant Mi.ls. A. J. Wood will start in business at Dixon, Ohio. As Rasho Mathewson and family Contemplate moving to Fort Wayne ' Our citizens are prep iring for winter by laying in a fall supply of coal. Mr. and Mrs. Dotson of Paulding county, Ohio, spent a few days here with friends. Charles Peterson and family of Decatur spent Sunday hero with A. M. Faller and family. Miss Mary Ryan of Toledo was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. William Hill a few days I st week. * Rasho Mathewson will have a I I public sale at his residence west of town on Tuesday, October 20th. Mrs. Sells and daughter and Mrs. James Hendricks of Monroe spent Tuesday here with Mrs. D. B Roop. The lecture given to the ladies at the B iptist church, last Wednesday evening was very interesting and instructive. Pleasant Mills is on the boom, and can now boast of three general stores. Albert Manlier is now permanently located here and has taken up the responsible position as post master, A. J. Wood resigned after going out of businsess here. Old papers for sale at this office. The town site department of the 1 Great Western railway announce that an opening sale of lots will , hike place at Wighman. Calhoun , county, la., Oct. 27th.. Special provisions will be made to accomodate those who wish to attend auction; including one fare round trip rate from all stations on the Great l Western to Fort Dodge, la, and excursion trins leaving Fort Dodge at 9.30 a. m. and Omaha, Neb., at ft.2o on date of sale. For particulars address. B. Magill, manager Townsite Department, C. G. W. Ry. Fort Dodge. la.

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Extended the Time. “Owing to the change being made in the gas line from the old to the new Held all the consumers may expect a light shortage o? gas for at least two weeks, which time it will take to make the change and to connect up the new wells to the line now being laid. As soon as the new line is laid’and, the wells connected we expect to give better service, by’ far than that given during the past two years. The company now has meters on hands it is urgently requested that all persons who expect to use gas this winter will leave their order for a meter at once so that the company may be able to make orders in advance to the manufacturers for what meters we may need for other consumers. We are paying a bonus to the manufacturers in order to get all meters to supply our patrons at once and it is very hard to get an order, for the demand on the manufacturers is so great that their capacity is almost exhausted. All the gas companies located in the gas belt have been driven to the meter system in order to supply’ their customers. We being some 42 miles from the gas field - ' are driven to force the gas such a long distance, requiring the best class of pumping machinery and from 800 to 1000 horse power steam to drive the great air pressure to supply’ our customers with gas that it entails an enormous expense. J. S. Bowers. Owing to the scarcity of meters and the slowness of the manufacturers to supply our orders we have extended the* time for consumers to supply themselves with meters until November Ist. After that date gas will be sold only to those people who have the meters. This matter refers to consumers in Decatur, Monroe, Berne and all others along our line J. 8. Bowers. For Sale—One 8-horse power boil**r and engine and feed pump. Inquire at the Decatur Steam Laundry. 236d24w2 For Sale—At <SO per acre, 160 acres best black land in belt six miles north of Monroeville Ind. Could be cut into two farms. For particulars or appointment to show land address owner, R. H. Pernot, Hawkins, Ind.

FfiTHEH SOn IKED i United S'aies Cj j. I Gives Dementeu Young Ki!liona : re to His Natural Guardian. Long and Bitter Letal Battle for Person and Property of Moses Fowler Chare Practically Ended. Federal Judge Anderson's Ruling in the Matter Affirmed by Higher Court Chicago. Oct. 22.—8 y affirming a decision of the federal court for the Indiana district the United States circuit court of appems here has declared 1 redertek S. Chase of Lafayette. Ind., to be the legal guardian of the person and property of his son, Moses Fowler Cha.-.*, said to be worth nearly $1,000,000. By this ruling of the higher court George Hoad'.ey. jr„ was loser and the aunt of young Chas?, Mrs. Ophelia Duhme, on whose petition Mr. Hoadley was appointed guai lian of tier nephew, in Cincinnati, failed again to secure control of the young man and his valuable estate. While an appeal to the United States supreme court issued, this ntling is conceded to be practically the end of a legal battle which has been carried on for several years for the guardianship of young Chas?, who has been pronounced mentally unsound. The decision dismissing Mr. Hoadley's petition for a writ of habeas corpus for young Chase affirms the order of the federal court for the district of Indiana appointing the boy's father custodian of the latter's person and property. thus the plea of Mr. Hoadley that only the appointment by the courts of Ohio was legal, fails. The legal battle for control of young Chase and his estate has been waged in the courts cf Indiana and Ohio for several years and has attraetel unusual attention because of the large sum of money at stake and the sensational charges made by the contesting parties. While it has always b?en conceded tuat young Chase had been given to his aunt's care with his father’s consent until he came of age, the char~e was made that the continued detention of the young man by his aunt until last March was in pursuance of her plan to influence Chase to give over his property to her. On thecother hacU Mrs Duhme’s at.

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torneys charged that the father was especially eager to g' in control of the young man because, by preventing the son from disposing of his estate to others, the father would be sole heir to th-* valuable estate. Young Chase is now in the custody of his father in Lafayette. The case came to the court of appeals on appeal from a decision of Judge Anderson ot the Indiana distiict. who had refused to grant a petition for a habeas corpus > writ for the reh ase of young Chase from hl3 father's keeping. MORE FRAUDS The Interior Department Now Has Some Probing to Do. Washington, Oct. 22.—0n1y general confirmation can be secured here of the report of extensive fraudulent practices in the securing of public lands on the Pacific coast. The interior department officials have been convinced for over a year that there were various combinations of speculators V- ■ » /-z J ' / JTTBIX A HITCHCOCK, SECRETARY OF tSTX3IOF. seeking control of the public lands for their own purposes. A great number cf land entries in all three of he coast states have been held up tor investigation, tut so far no te«t case has been brought. It is generally believed that many thousands of acres of the public domain have fallen into the hands of speculators. and charges of conspiracy are freely made. Secretary Hitchcock declines to discuss the case, bn: says that he will make a statement later. Relief Measures Adopted. Pittsburg, Pa.. Oct. 22.—When the announcement was made yesterday that the Federal National bank had suspended steps were taken by local banks to form a pool to be used in case of emergency, and within a short time between $2,000,000 and $3,000,0V0 was subscribed. The funds subscribed are designed to give aid to financial institutions should need develop.

|| ION TALKS 001 President of D fund Shipbuilding Company Was Put On ths Stand. He Goes Over the History of the Corporation and Acts ol Men Promir.ent in Its Affairs. Incidentally Mr. Schwab and His Doings Come In for a Share of Hie Attention. New York, Ot. 22 — Lewis Nixon, who from naval constructor became builder of warships and the president of the Unit ’d States Shipbuilding company. was the principal witness at the continuation of the hearing before Ex amtner Henry H Oliphant as to the affairs of the defunct corpora lon named. In the three hours that he was on the stand ’ e went over much of the history of the coiporation and the acts of the men prominent In Its history. He confirmed the claim of the bondholders that Max Pam. counsel for Charles M. Schwab, lad suggested a number of directors for the shipbuilding combination and said . v'i- AL * pW <■ ** * / LEWIS XIXOIS. that the proposed expenditure of $2 i 802.‘100 for improvements at the Beth lehem steel works had been approved by the directors over his protest and warning that the action might in thf end leave the main corporation with out funds and wreck it. Mr. Nlxot swore that after this expenditure wa<

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Accurate prices paid by Decatur merchant!) for various products. Corrected every day. GRAIN. BT I. L. CARROL, GRAIN MERCHANT. Corn, per cwt., (new) mixed f 611 Com, per cwt, yellow 63 )ats, new 2 33 Wheat, No. 2 78 Wheat, No. 3 76 Rye 50 Barley 52 Clover Seed. 5 50 Alayke @ 5 00 Buckwheat 60 Flax Seed 80 ] Timothy <| 25 CHICAGO MARKETS. Chicago marketclosed at l:15p. m. today as follows: Wheat, October 803 Wheat, December 7U] Wheat. May 781 Corn, October ... 45? Corn, December 4;| Coru, Max |-S ' lats, (>,-t, >!h-i Oats, December 35* Oats, May I Jan. Pork «|( I May Pork 11 97 January Lard per cwt 6 55 TOLEDO GRAIN MARKETS. Changed evurv afternoon at 3:00 odo<>k by J. D. Hale, Decatur. , Special wire service. Wheat, new No. 2, red, cash _ f 841 iOct wheat. L 841 Decemlrer wheat wrJ May wheat 84) Cash corn, No. 2, mixed, cash" 47, 1 Oct corn 47 I Corn, December pi May Corn Oats. Cash— _ Oats, (),t. Oats, December L; May Oats ■ Rya, cash _ 7 jg WOOL AND HIDES. BT B. KALVER a SON. i Wool, unwashed if ltn 9A Delta ... 4Ue to fl 00 I Talluw, per p.. - {) d COAL Per Ton Anthracite > - Domestic, nut Domestic, lump, Hocking” Domestic lump. Indiana*. 7 J $ , dcahontaa Smokeleaa, lump 559

approved he made foveial attempts t „ secure a meeting of the directors and : that Mr. Schwab had finally told hln ‘that h-* had Inrtni ted the director* to remain away Iron a meeting An effort was made to show that the directors elected at the sugge St i on of Mr. Pam had not been stockhold, ers but. like the young mer of the Co’-poratic.n Trust company of Jersey, who served in the early days of the combination, had been g| VPn shares enough to qualify, but Mr. N| x . on had no personal knowledge of the transaction. Mr. Nixon testified that., by resohitic a of the directors passed in Decent, ber last, Mr. Pam was given a salary of SIB,OOO a year, which was dated back to the preceding September He i also testified that besides his bonus os an underwriter and the sums paid for the Bethlehem property. Mr Schwab received a share of the pro. motion money, part of which he gave to Charles Gates of the brokerage firm of Harris Gates & Co. Samuel Untermier. for the bcndhold ers. endeavored to prove by the wit. ness that during the negotiations for th * purchase of the constituent plants no one looked after the interests of ’ the shipbuilding company, hut that the i figures and reports of John W. Young * the promoter, were accepted. Mr ) ' Nixon said that no Independent apI ■ pralsement or Investigation had been made and disclaimed all personal re- ’! sporsibllfty for the negotiations and financial part of the combination plan | It was brought out in the testimony of Mr. Nixon that misleading statements ? as to the personnel of the directorate 1 . bad been ma le in the prospectus issued In June. I£OZ, and that Young 1 had taken the options in his name According to Mr. Nixon s- ; v u a9 observed in paying the vender* only because Promoter Young did n t want them to know what was being paid for each plant. There has he n much mystery over the cutting of the checks given to the venders, and it Is possible that the explanation of Mr Nixon will clear it away. Charles Canada testified that the Canada Manufacturing comnanv. for which sl.l 0.000 in cesh and s■■ iritis was paid, had a plant at Carteret. N J., for the manufacture of car wheels but that at the time cf its purchase It was turning out experimental work in motor carriages. It had ma le about 100 machines and employed about for ty men. He said that the plan’ wonk have been useful in connection with some of the operations of the ship •' building combination. 1d , , Attica. Ind., Oct. 22. —W. McKinney ( and Fred Perry were instantly killed and three others seriously injured by n an explosion of dynamite in the Rush ’ coal mine.

STOCK. BT FRED SCHEIN AN, DEALER. Lambs 40 4 50 Hogs, per cwt f ;g5 00 Cattle per lb 3 @ " 3f Calves, per lb 4} a 5 , oowa___ 2 0 3 Sheep, per lb 2 0 2j Beef Hides, per lb 6 OTHER PRODUCTS. I BT VARIOUS GROCERS AND MERCHANT*. Eggs, fresh, per doa -I 20 Lard 0 1 Butter, per pound — ll®ls I Potatoes, new # Onions 50 Cabbage per 100 lb cOe Apples, per bu .. 50 POULTRY. BT }. W. PLACE CO., PACKERS. Chickens, young per lb. Fowls, per lb. ... ' Ducks, per H> _ 6®S Young Ducks Young Turkeys, per lb 10gU 1 ’ld Turkeys, per lb I I leese. old per lb W • leese, young, lb 51$ MAY HARKET. No. 1 timothy hay (new) t J 76.0 gN 6 No 1 mixed hay (newi No. 1 clover hay (new) - - OIL HARKET. Tiona I 1 *’ PenusyiTauia Jj Corning NewCaatle North Lima £ South Lima < Indiana £ Somerset Neodasba. (Kan.) 7 J... Ragland HARKET NOTES. Liverpool market cloeed steady. Wheat, cent lower. Corn, J cent lower. Receipts at Chicago today" g,®? 55 3 ——------- 43.’)*** 2 ,,ru .;-n cara Data ■- I Estimate for tomorrow: II Wheat „ IlnS—