Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 308, Decatur, Adams County, 7 January 1904 — Page 2

THE DAILY DEMOCRAT. ■VIKY KViSINO, EXCEPT SONIJAY, BY i_ E W <3. ELUNGHAM. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. carrier, per wt'ck 100 ] Bf carrier, per y«at\ $4 00 By mall, per month 25'* By mail, per year *2 50 Single copies. Two Cents. I — Advertising rates made L uowu im application Bntered In the pmiofllee fit Decatur. Indiana, an second-class mail matter. J. H. HELLER. Manager. Amusements. The County Ftlir scone in “The 3*unkin Rusker” is: about as near the real tiling as can possibly lie gotten, ono con almost imagine they taste the red lemonade and peanuts. .Not since “The Fair - ’ was produced hus there lieon such a decided hit made by a rural comedy as has been scored by Lawrence Russell's new comedy “The Punkin Husker” lx>aring an odd title filhxl with quaint characters, unique original situations the play is calculated to j impress the average Amorioanjaudi- 1 enoe ever on the alert for novelties, and quick to see and appreciate them when they materialize. The ! County Fair and its great race scenes, with its array ol rustics, grafters, sight seers, and lace track followers is but one of the many attractions that abound in this excellent play. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNERS. Yon are hereby notified that the assessmoats on the Marshall street sewer, Erwin branch sewer, Meyer branch sewer and Miller branch sewer. Monroe street sewer extension and Fornax and Rugg street j improvement are now due and must be paid to the city treasurer within ten days or interest will lie eharged from the drttli day of De oember 19011. and bonds issued - D. M. lIOWER. 303d6 City Clerk. Money to loan on farms at lowest Tate of interest. Any sum, any length of time and privilege of partial payments. The Decatur Abstract and Loan Co.. 25Tdtf. 1

A CLEANING PROMISED Unclt Sam Urged to Take a Hand In San Domingo. Washington. lan 7. —With a Arm hand ihe Washington government from now on will protect American life and property in the island of San Domingo. It can he announced that the Washington government earnestly j hopes that order will come out. of chaos in the Island and a firm government established under which American* and other foreigners will receive In the future adequate protection. It is realised by the administration that the Dominican problem must be i taken up and disposed of in away that will put a sop to what has been described by a European ambassador as "an insufferable nuisance, which he civilized world looks to the f’nited States to clean up.” Will Not Interfere. Chicago. Jan. 7.—-Although the coliseum. in which the National Republican convention is to be held in June, was closed by order of Building Commissioner Williams yesterday, i* is stated that the order will be rescinded and that no change in convention plans will be ue«x*Hsary. Th“ violation j charged again*'. the Coliseum is purely technical, and it was no sooner made than the matter was investigated I by Graeme Stewart. national com dt- : teeman from Illinois, and Senator I Hanna, who was hi town. Their investigation over, both gentlemen tx--1 pressed the opinion that there was no ; safer building in the world. Serious Wreck on Burlington. Dead wood. S. D„ Jan. 7. — A Burling- j ton passenger train crashed through a 1 bridge at Rockford, thirty miles from Dead wood. and nine persons were in- ' jured. several seriously. The loconto- j five and baggage car got over safely, i but the chair car plunged into the Little Rapid creek and the Pullniai I rolled down the bank. Going Home to Fight. Cheyenne. Wyo., Jan. 7. —Several i limited Japanese trackmen and turners 1 i employ ed I. / the I'nion Pacific railroad and coal companies in Wyoming, it !:; reported, are arranging to obey an alleged order of the Mikado to return to their native land and enter the 1 army. Monroe Agent. Mr. Jonathan Burkhetul has boon appointed agent for the Daily and Weekly Democrat fur Monroe ! and vicinity and is authorized to take subscriptions and receive money. ts . _

Big January Cost Sale * — ■ ni mim During Month of January Only Is Now Going On / Every Department Filled with Wonderful Bargains. Watch this Space For] [Big Ad. EVERY ARTICLE MARKED IN PLAIN FIGURES. A Great Showing of Seasonable Goods .** *t .< .*t t «t NIBLICK & COMPANY

HEATH IS ELUSIVE — _____ 1 Government Inspectors Unable to Serve Subpoena On the Former Post Official. It Is Said that Two of Them Have Been Unsuccessfully Seeking Him for Two Weeks. v Perry S. Heath Wanted in the East in Connection With the Post* Cases. Salt Lake City, I'tah, Jan. 7. —The Deseret News says that government inspector*, including James H. Pen nett of Cheyenne, have been in the aity for two weeks in an endeavor to subpoena former First Assistant Postmaster General Perry S. Heath, but j have not yet succeeded in serving the I papers. It is said that the papers have been placed in the hands of the Vnited ! States marshal. Mr. Heath's presence, it is stated, is required in the East : in connection with some phase of the postoffice investigation. WHY HE IS WANTED Heath Needed in the Hearing of Machen and Others. Washington. Jan. 7. —District Attorney Morgan H. Beach admited that a subpoena has been issued front this ! district for the appearance of Perry j S. Heath in connection with the trial of postofflee cases cases of Machen ' and others, which will begin in Justice i Pritchard's court next Monday. The j subpoena was issued last week anti j should have reached Salt Lake City about Monday. Mr. Beach has not 1 been advised whether any attempts have been made to serve the stibpoeno or not. Mr. Beach said he also understood that a subpoena had been issued on behalf of the government lor Mr. Heath's presence in connection with the trial of former Representative Edmund H. Driggs. now in progr'as in Brooklyn. ENG'NEER AT FAULT Didn't Stop and Seventeen Lives Were Snuffed Out. Top. ka. lias.. Jan. 7.—Seventeen persons were killed and thirty-seven injured in the Rock Islavtd passenger

wreck at Willard. Most of the injured are in hospitals in Topeka. The doctors announce that all will recover with one or two exceptions. Carelessness of trainmen caused the wreck. Instructed to meet a special freight '.rain at Willard, tin' en- j gineer and conductor of the ill-fated j passenger, noting that a freight train stood on the siding at Willard, rushed through, thinking that the cars they had seen were the ones they had been instructed to pass. Failure lo scrutinize the number of the engine was directly responsible for the accident. Had the engineer compared the number of the train at Willard with his orders the accident would have been averted. Upon seeing at Willard a freight i rain on the siding, Engineer Benjamin threw open the throttle, and tut der the impetus of full steam, the passenger train leaped into the darkness and crashed along ala rate which the passenger* declare to have beeu fully sixty-five miles an hour. Not a note of warning of the fearful impending danger ever made itself known to the sufferers. A LONG COMMUNICATION Reyes Will Have Plenty of Reading When He Gets This. Washington. Jan. 7.—Secretary Hay has completed his final revision of the answer to he made by the American government to the protest filed by General Rafael Reyes, the Colombian minister, against the action of the I'nitcd States regarding affairs on the isthmus. The communication is a long one and sets out in detail the position of the administration on the various points raised and grievances recited by General Reves in his note submitted to the state department in the latter part of December. The re ply lias been given very earnest consideration by the president. Secretary Root, who assisted in its preparation during the time Secretary Hay was ill, and by Secretary Hay himself. This paper, together with General Reyes' note. It is expected, will he sent to congress probably next week. Palm* Wouldn't Stand for It. Havana. Jan. 7.—President Palma has signed his veto of the lottery bilk The president in stating the reasons for his veto, holds that a lottery is a lowering and corrupting device and ihat the government would be culpit- : able in taking money of the people obtained in such a scheme no matter what end the lottery aimed. Chicago. Jan. 7. —The trial of three of the car bam bandits. Marx, Neidermeicr and Van Dine. has commenced before Judge Kersten in criminal court.

ARE PREPARING J FOR campaign!

Indianapolis. lan. '■ I ' lf D< » 10 crats will meet here to reorganize theif state committee. It is probable that a large number of party workers will be on band, as the Democrats ato more enthusiastic than they have been for a long time There is no doubt that Chairman O'Brien will be teelected although there was some scattering talk recently of opposition. That, however, has died away, as it is generally felt that he did not have fair chance in the last campaign. A ma Jonty of the old member* of the com mittee will be returned, but there will be several new faces. It has not been determined yet whether Joe Retiey is to be retained as secretary. After the meeting Chairman O'Brien and several of the party leaders will go to Terre Haute lo attend a Jackson dav banquet under the ait. pices of the Fifth district Democracy. The contest between Ai'am Beck of Huntington and Elam Neal of Jonesboro for Eleventh district chairman is attracting wide attention because of the importance of the result. Major Steele of Marion has been forced into ta! ing an active hand for Neal, and it is now his fight throughout the district. i'rless Neal wins he will undoubtedly lose a lot of prestige and the major caa'i afford to go backward, especially in v lew of the fact that be want;; to become a candidate for Congress against Fred Landis. He is mak ing a thorough canvas in every county which has given the Neal stock quite a boom, as the major is undoubtedly popular with 'he rank and file of the party Beck is personally popular and has the backing of Congressman Lan ! dis and the anti-Steele forces, and outcome is as Important io them as it j > to Steele, and if Beck loses if will break tlie combination that defeated Steele in tbe memorable convention at Wabash last year. The decision of the state board of agriculture not to hold a state fair j For Sale—A good clean stock of j groceries anti fixtures. Will give possession at once or Feb. 1. Room 22xs0 with good wure room. Rent reasonable, . Good established trade. Reasons for selling. Have other business to take our attention. For particulars write or cull on Minch A - Co., Geneva, Ind. ts

this year because of the World's at St. Louis has caused a pang of gret throughout Indiana. It Is dally noticeable here, and this is ing the members of the board a s .rH of grim satisfaction, as the people Indianapolis, as a general thiug, treated the fair and the board a* B step-child. Members were especialiM bitter last year because rtf the local support. Now that the fair is to be held and thousands of dollar! »re being turned away from Indianaiß oils, the business people are learning! lo feel the true value of the fair. [H is barely possible that the fair mafl be held, as a number of members wi[H try to have the action of the board terdav reconsidered at the Februarl j meeting, but it is safe to say that ih<H fair w ill not be held unless a substacM tial cash guarantee is offered by dianapoli*. I Warder W. Stevens of Salem, wl.fl was in the city today attending thfl various agricultural meetings, u widel lv discussed as a suitable man for Democratic nomination for goverrorH Some pvpcs in tlie aoutlu’m par iB the state have stated n cent I y that hJ I would be n candidate somewhat anefl tlie t pc of Blue Jeans Williams, that he would lie a bard man so- thfl Republicans to boat. Mr. Steve,>s not a state politician, although in j® known widely. He is not a candidd® in an active way, hut he has his to the political ground anil is m,® averse to tbe kind of talk that it guim® the rounds. He believes the D fc ;n. B crats are in better shape to organi*-® s than ever before, and if there is *H j good opportunity for his party it wmil® not be surprising if he should perm H ] the use of Ills name. j Colonel William W. Holloway of th.® city, former consul general to St 1> I j tershurg. is writing a book on Russia® He does not believe that either Rus-i.® or the Japs are prepared for war : H j Manchuria 9 Girl wanted to do house work I ; inquire at Yager s furniture stor. I Gooa wages. a The undersigned has his mail Iw u-B and any of those who purchased ma; B have their's whenever they wish. Ac fl one not having boxes can order or. B at any time. Jonathan Rurkheu: B Agent. 290 2-1