Daily Democrat, Volume 2, Number 25, Decatur, Adams County, 9 February 1904 — Page 2

THE DAILY DEMOCRAT. ■ YSHY KVBNINO. BXCKW SUNDAY, BY LEW Q. ELLIMOHAIVI. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. K* carrier, per week 10c B» carrier, per year $4.00 By »nall. per month .... 26c By mall, per year $2.50 Single copies. Two Cents. Aa»ertlstng rates made known on application Entered In the postoffice at Decatur. Indiana. as seeond-olass mall matter. J. H. HELLER. Managir. THE TICKET For Joint Senator JOHN W. TYNDALL For Representative JOHN W. VIZARD For Prosecutor JOHN C. MORAN For Auditor C. D. LEWTON Fcr Sheriff ALBERT A. BUTLER For Surveyor L. L. BAUMGARTNER For Coroner JOHN S. FALK For Commissioner First District DAVID WERLING For Commissioner Third District JACOB ABNET ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR MAYOR We are authorized to announce the name st E. Burt Li nhart at’ a candidate for mayor, •Wpiect to the decision of the democratic city primary election to be held February 19. ices. We are authorized to announce the name of HL Center as a candidate; for Mayor; subieet to tin- decision of the democratic city primary election, to be held February 19 1904. We are authorized to announce the name of D. D. Coffee as a candidate for mayor, subject to the decision of the democratic city primary to be held February 19. 1904. FOR MARSHAL We an- authorised to announce the name of Abe St jneburner as a candidate for marshal. subject to the decision of the democratic city primary election to be held February 19. 1904 We are authorized to announce the name •f Ed Green a a candidate for Marsha!; subject to the decision of the democra ic city ] primary election, to be held February 19.1901. We are authorized to announce the name of Amos E. Fisher as a candidate fur mar ukhal. subject to the decision oi the democrat- | ic city primary election to be held February . 19. 1904. We are authorized to announce the name , of Jacob Mangold a candidate for marshal subject to the decision of the democratic city primary election to be held February 19. , 1904. We are authorized to announce the name of I 1 Charles E. Pennington a> a candidate for rnars mil. subject to the decision of the demo- 1 *" cratic city primary ejection to Im* held Feb- i ; ruary 19. 1904. FOR CLERK. . 1 We are authorized to announce the name | ( ©? Frank Crawford as a candidate fur clerk, subject to the decision of the demo- . cratic city primary election to la* held Feb- . ruary 19. 19* 4. Wean* authorized to announce the name of I Jack McFeely a< a candidal** for clerk, subject to the decision oi the democratic city r primary election to be held February 19, I'.hm t Wear.* authorized to announce the name of « Frank Parrish h- candidate for clerk, subject c to to the derision of the democratic city prl- I s wiary election to be held February 19.1904. FOR TREASURER We are authorized to announce the name of r W. J. Archbold a> a candidate for City * Treasurer, subject to the decision of Hie I demorratic city primary election, to lie held Friday, February 10, 1904. f COUNCILMAN FIRST WARD 1 We are authorized to announce the nam» •f Al Buhler as a candidate for emncilinan •first ward, subject to rhe decision of the democratic city primary election to be held ’ February !9. 19(M. I authorize yoa to announce my name as a ( candidate for councilman in the first ward •object to the decision of the voters at the democratic citv primary election to Im* held February 19.1<H. JACOB YAGER We are authorized to annonnee the name of Alex Leßrun as a candidate for councilman of first ward, subject to the decision of th* democratic er v primary election tu be be id February 19. 1904. COUNCILMAN -Shi ON D WARD We are authorized to announce the name of E. A Mann as a candidate for <.'ouncliman of the Second ward: subject to decision of the democratic city primary elect ion. to be held Friday. February 19. 1904. We are authorized to announce the name of Abner Parish as a cahdidate for councilman of second ward, subject to the decision of the democratic citv primary election to beheld February 19. 19u4. We are authorized to announce the name of Horace Porter as a candidate for councilman second ward, subject to the decision o! tie democratic city primary election to beheld February 19. COUNCILMAN THIRD WARD We are authorized to announce the name ofCyJ. Weavera.s a candidate tor Councilman for Third ward: subject to the decision of th** democratic city primary elect! jn. to lie held Friday. February 19. r>o4. We are authorized to announce the name of John D Meyer h- candidate for councilman third ward, subject to the decision of the democratic ch v primary election to he held February 19, 1904. We are authorized t > announce the name of N. < hristeu as a candidate for coi.n i man of third ward, subject to th** decision of the democratic city primary election to beheld February P». HMM. We are authorized to announce the nano* of Peter tiaffer a* a candidate f< r council man of third ward, subject to the decision of the democratic city primary election to he held February 19.1901. We are authorized to announce ibe num** of Peter Kirsch a* a candidate for <’<»uncilman of third w ard, subject to the decision of the democratic city primary election to !»»• held February 19, HMM. Fort Wayne newspapers are now having a somewhat heated discussion upon the merits and dements of their water supply. This is the first inti mation given the outside world that water had any standing in that city. Notice to Water Consumers The books are made up and are ’ now in the hands of the treasurer. Please call and settle at once. G. E. Steele, Supt. Water Works , Money to loan on furtns at lowes' rate of interest. Any stun, any length of time and privilege of par tial paymenta. The Decmtur Ab •tract ami Ijoan Co., 267dtf.

• STATE JUBILEE Knights of Pythias Meet This Week Annual Meeting at Indianapolis Begins Thursday.—Great Program. The annual state jubilee of the Knights of Pythias lodge is schedule for this week. The convention will be held at Tomlinson hall Thursday, February 11. This meeting will be one of the largest, if not the largest and most important of state lodge gatherings for the year and the attendance will lie bigger , than at any previous K. of P. state jubilee. One thousand candidates' will be initiated at the meeting,; the work to be performed by the | crack Dayton, Ohio team. Each; lodge in the state has been request- I ed to send a candidate. Among the features of the jubilee will be a huge spectacular parade in which j all the uniform ranks of the state ] will take part. Many thousands will be in the procession and to the ’ company presenting the best ap-; ]>earance, both in numbers and in neatness and exactness of drill a valuable prize will be given. Many prominent men of the order will be present at the convention including grand state officers and national officials. Election Notice. Notice is hereby given that there ” will be held on the 19th dayof Feb- 1 ruary. 1904, a democrtic primary ! election for the purpose of nominal- ! ing candidates for mayor, marshal, 1 city clerk, city treasurer and two ’ oounciltnen from each ward in the i oity of Decatur, Indiana, to be vot- < ed for at the May, 1904. election. > Said primary will beheld under the 1 rules and regulations of the Aus-! Italian ballot system. All candidates will pay their assessments to the secretary of the democratic city committee on or before ten dayse prior to date of holding the primary . j Unless assessments are so paid the ■ 1 name will not be placed on the i ticket. John Mayer, Secretary ; J. R. Parrish, Chairman, i l

“TOBE” HERT IS NOT MUCH WORRIED

Indianapolis, Feb. ft.—‘•Tobe” hen. former superintendent of the Indiana reformatory. whose administration was largely responsible, in away at least, for the introduction of the famous ripper bill of the last legislature, was here today. He now resides in Louisville, Ky.. but his interests are I mostly on the Indiana side of the river. > Hert don't look as if he is worried the i least bit because of the rough handling ■ he received at the hands of newspa- ' pers that were more friendly to the i state administration than to himself. He isn't talking about the affairs of the reformatory and it is not likely j that he will ever make a public state-! meat regarding It, although it was un- I derstood that he would after Superintendent Whittaker made his report last summer. Hert is now heavily Interested in coal lands. Ho also has a business at Bedford, but so far as resilience is concerned he is now a Kentuckian. Senator Albert .1. Beveridge is expected here tonight to remain a week. He will deliver an address at the Ppthian jubilee here Thursday and will be toastmaster at the Lincoln day banquet at the Columbia Club. Friday night. It Is barely possible that he will attend the Lincoln League convention at Evansville, Saturday. Congressman Charles B. Landis. Congressman Overstreet and other members of the Indiana delegation are coming for the Columbia Chib banquet which i promises to be a big event among , Republicans. Among the principal speakers will |>e Congressman HepI burn and Charles Emory Smith Senator Fairbanks expected to attend but , bn could not come as he is t<> deliver an address before a large club In New , York the same night This week will 1 , be more than usually Important among I the politicians The Pythian Jubilee i will attract several hundred, in fact* it I* to 1;t the largest Pvt bias me.tti.el

SLOWLY IMPROVE Men Thought to be Fatally Burned May Recover. [ Frysinger and Chiloote, who were I badly burned in the terrible fire i that destroyed the Frysinger home j and caused the death of Mrs Fri singer and the three children, last Tuesday are reported slightly improved day. Both men have been lat death’s door almost since the •; frightful occurrence. The improvement while very slight, is looked upon with the hope that a more improved condition will follow. The J victims are verj’ restless, and suffer much ]>ain from their wounds. There has been but little change in Chilcote’s condition; his burns were , the most severe and dangerous, j Frisinger while not so badly injured is suffering from complications, which make his condition serious. : These men are still at the home of John Dysret, where" they are rejeeiving every attention. Nearly |4OO has been raised to help the sufferers.—Reckordd Press. NATIONAL CALL Time and Plaee Fixed for Prohibition Convention. The official call for the prohibition j national convention, which is to jeonvene in Tomlinson hall, in Indianapolis at 10 o'clock a. m. on Wednesday, June 29. was issued by Oliver W. Stewart, chairman of the national committee. The time and manner of selecting these delegates and alternates will be determined bv the prohibitionists of the various states and territories subjects only to the provision that every state where the party has an organized state committee, the delegates must be chosen by such conrgessional or state conventions as the state committee many call for that purpose or by the state committee in such manner as it may determine. Indiana has seventy three delegates, New York has the high-1 est number 114 and the total number of dejeagtes is 1241. Notice. As it has always been my custom to settle all book accounts during January for the preceding year. I respectfully request all my patrons who are indebted to me to call and settle their accounts before February Ist. Respectfully, Mrs. M. P. Burdg. lOdtf

of the year and it Ts probable that a class of 500 men will tike the degrees. Naturally such an opportunity is not to be lost by the candidates for state offices and they will be on hand. Both of the Lincoln banquets promise to attract attention, so the busy politicians will find a very i ntertaiuing field for their work. Congressman Holliday, of the Fifth district, is promised a hard fight tor renomination. However he has won j in the face of two hard fights and is probably confident that he can turn j the trick again. He will not be confronted by J. S. Barcos, of Terre Haute, but Otis Gulley, a young attorney at Danville is an avowed candidate and it is said that Howard Maxwell. of Clinton, will also ask for the nomination. As Holliday is the only soldier on the delegation he is likely to get some assistance from outside of the district as the Republicans who run the state organization are not liable to stand by and permit their only veteran candidate to be turned down. Holliday, however, Is said to have been seriously disappointed at not having been able to name the date for the convention. D. .1. Terhune, of Linton, who has large holdings in the Indiana coal field, was here today. He does not believe there will be a strike in Indiana in spite of the fact that the joint conference hare last week failed to reach an agreement as to a wage scale. He believes that a majority of the Indiana operators are satisfied with the present scale and that they would have signed it but for the opposition of the operators from Pennsylvania and Ohio. There will l»e an Important ! conference here next Monday between a joint committee of o|n-rators and miners appointed at ths adjournment of the convention to try and resell a I compromise of Ml)ni « kind aud It la I still hoped that a strike may be avert--1 ««(. Xm

T joint Institute II Union and Root Townships Met Saturday The Best Institute Held During the Present School Year. The teachers of Union and Root townships met at District No. 5, Union township and held their fourth township institute. Institute was called to order by Supt. Brandyberry. Opening exercises were conducted by teacher of the schotd. Roll call by secretary. The first subject “Ivanhoe” was very ably discussed by E. S. Christen and Mary Miller. “Jean Mitchell’s School” was then taken up by Nettie Miller and Clyde Rice who gave interesting talks on the subjects showing the natural ability of the teacher. Institute now adjourned until 1 o'clock The “Lincoln" was very well handled by (4.W.Warner, the first speaker of the afternoon, , followed by a recitation entitled "The Little Town O' T.iilhotl" by Nora Ahr.Then "Woman's Rights" was recited by Golda Staler, next on program was a debate, Question: —Resolved, that exemption grades would be beneficial in school. Atfinnitive M. Troutner and Belle Barkley. Negative: Nora Ahr and J. D. Cline. Judges were chosen and the decision was in favor of the affirmative. After assignment of work the institute adjourned. o N< >TES. Teachers of the Institute greatly’ apreciated the pointed, practical j ' talks given by the Superintendent. | Many were the good things which all enjoyed at the institute, one I especially the pumpkin pie. —o— The teacher should put his whole soul into their work und keep in close touch with the community. —o— Brandyberry is an expert in serving pumpkin pie. On leaving Institute E.S.Christen tried to prejiure for a cold trip by getting on two overcoats. Prof. Craig of Decatur accompanied Superintendent Brandyberry to the Institute and aided the taechers by some ecxellent thoughts. We invite him and all others interested in education to be at the next meeting at Monmouth ’March 5, 1904. Monroe Agent. Mr. Jonathan Burkhead has been appointed agent for the Daily and Weekly Democrat for Monroe and vicinity and is authorized to take subscriptions and receive mon ey. ts Hot claret at Burt House Case, ts Lost—ljady's solid gold watch, key wind. Elgin movements, square nickel fob, horse shoe charm with gold stone setting. Leave at this office and receive good reward. Ten thousand dollars private funds left with us to loan on Deca tur real estate,first mortgage. Low ; rate of interest. Will loan in sums ;of <SO upwards. The Decatur Ab ' struct and Loan Co. 257dtf > | , We are making special low prices •i on monuments to be erected by Decoration Day. We have all the latest designs, and you to . call and see them. Wenihoff s Monumental Works, Decatur. Indiana. Leaders of North eastern Indiana. i . Tbs ni««»r the Better. A Scottish parish minister was one day talking to one of his parishioners, who vent tired the opinion that minis ' tors ought to be better paid. “I nui glitil to hear you say that,” '. said the minister. "1 am pleased that 1 j you think so much of the clergy. And H so yon think we should have bigger 1 Stt|H‘lHls?" “Aye.” said the old man. “Ye see. we'd g"t a better class o' men ” 1 ■ ■ ■ ROY ARCHBOLD, DINTIBT. ; I. O. O. F. BLOCK. ’Pbonw AWBea, IM;

EXTENDS SYMPATHY I Mother of Pearl Bryan Writes to Schafer Family. An Elkhart dispatch says: The following letter of condolence was received by the Schafer faintly from Mrs D 8. Bryan, of Greencastle. . whose daughter Pearl was murdered on Janury 31, 1896: ’To i r. | and Mrs. Schafer and Family ( • Knowing from my own experience ] that you would be crowded with letters of condolence, Iha ve ref rained from writing you, for all of these letters fall so far short of healing the broken heart, yet they give us strength to beleive that everyone is not a fiend. “I ask you to ac oept sympathy from one who has sipjx’d sorrow out of the same bowl. It does not matter how much of strangers you are to me, I am well acquainted with you in' sorrow. ‘Eight years ago last night | my own dear Peari met her fate and I am here living overthe anni-1 versary of each hour. I suppose we j are such frail beings we can not throw off the soorrw, but 1 have found the grace of God is sufficient for me, although since Pearl was taken away, our oldest daughter, who lived in Topeka, Kas., was; killed by the collapse of a folding | bed, and two years ago the dear i father and husband who had help!ed me brave these sorrows, passed to the beyond, and now 1 feel that my cup has jbeen full. “It is all right if God permitted it and you and I will some day meet our dear daughters and they will al] tell all; these secrets that are kept from us > now. In your grief, remember, as had as it is, you could look upon that face and lay it away with the jieace. “Now I commend you to the Great Comforter who is always with us. 1 hope I have not intrndi f'd upon your feelings, but since 1 first heard of the dreadful murder I ■ have been so near you in my heart. 1 felt I must express to you my i sympathy. Feeling that we will j all meet some day and talk this all lover. I will close with best wishes I and prayer.” Threatens to Raise a How. Indianapolis. Feb. 9. — R. M. C. Hosford. the postoffice inspector who was arrested at Crawfordsville last week on the charge o! striking a woman, is I in the city conferring with Deputy I'nited Stales District Attorney I.afollette and other federal officers in regard to his troubles. Hosford would not talk of the case in which he l>ecame involved at Crawfordsville, but other officers here Intimated that the matter is not ended yet. and that there Is more serious trouble ahead for the people who caused Hosford's arrest after the case against Hosford has been settled. Uncle Sam Will Give a Help-Out. Washington. Feb. 9. —The senate passed the bill granting assistance to the proposed Lewis A ('lark exposition al Portland. Ore. The bill was amended so a permanent memorial to Lewis and Clark was eliminated. National Bowling "Tournament. Cleveland. 0.. Feb. 9.—The annual bowling tournament of the American Bowling congress began last night in Central Armory. About 2,nun specta tors were pre..< ;it. Zo>:'. an«l Dreyfus' Book. The editor of a Paris paper, recalling what Z<>ia had done lor Dreyfus, called > ujMfii the novelist to have liim review ( Hie unfortunate ■ aptniu's book, the his I tory of liis troubles. The visitor fouud him at tlie big table in his library, doing his day's work. ‘'Review Captain t Dreyfns' book!” he repealed when the proposition was made to him. Hi' got up and ambled ronfiri the table a abort : i man. with a stomach and no presetiei J —grunting at intervals. Finally ht said "Why should 1 review bis book’ He never even read mine.” 4 l The Retort I ne >!><•■■ ie<l. "Yes." she said with sarcastic bit- • I terness. "I believe it is true that a man ) ; Is known liefote marriage by the com ! pany he keops.” “No doubt." he smilingly replied. *'l remember th.it I kept compiiuy with • you for fitllv f 'ur years."— i-uiu-apuli, Times. i

Weak Men Made Vigorous ' icwr vf£r ! What PEFFER'S HER VIGOR Did! It wtn nowrfuiiy tixl qni.kty Curw when all < fHD'Tw (ail. \.nnitf ni**n regain i <M >t manhood old i . m»n r**rovf*r ruuthrtil v W »r? AbaolnlHr Guar. Bntrrd to < urt M«rv<iuan«»a, l,uM Vitalin Impotent ?. Nightly Emimluu*. I oat Hol er either »ea, Hxlllnic M.-morr. U watiur HI.lX»o U.7Tn>| ll <'^£/*u"ri W.f. ‘►Xu'hi't'e"" I 1 i&»SM » F/>r aale bi Blackburn Jt Chriaten. I 1 I

IS IT J BUIFR Indiana Operators and Miners Question the Motives of Robbins. It Is Intimated That the Big Pittsburg Operator Is Not Si icere in His Demards. Alleged Discrepancies Discovered B» tween His Statements and the Facts. Terre Haute. Ind.. Feb. 9.—lndiana I coal operators and miners here say that if Robbins of Pittsburg really j, tends to go to the extent of suspend, ing operations if the men do not accept a reduction, that Indiana and Illinois will leave him and sign at. the olg j scale. They do not believe, however : that Robbins Is expecting a reduction I but that by the time the contract must I be signed his purpose, that of stiffen I ing the price of coal, will have been I accomplished. Vice President Boyb I of the Indiana miners points to the easy manner in which all his conteii tions In the recent conference can l» refuted as indicating that he is not making a sincere fight for a reduction The miners have obtained the annual report he made to his company, which i controls all the Pittsburg district, in ; which he told his stockholders that a 1 7 per cent dividend was declared an I ■ that enough money had been mad during rite year to make possible tl payment of the same dividend for sei eral years, though the mines be idle When Robbins said that the I'.Wu ' coke ovens were shut down, an emit sary was sent out of Indianapolis to i the coke field and he learned that I.' I 000 of the 17.000 ovens were in blast i and since then 1,000 more have reota ed operations. SOUTH BEND'S FAD Appendicitis All the Rage in an Indiana City. South Rend. Feb. 9,—Appendicitis ■< becoming a fad in this city of 50m population. Whenever a person b I comes conscious of a pain in the a dominal regions he imagines him.--f seized with the popular malady and many physicians diagnose accote ■ .0 Scores of operations have been i>r formed here within the last two months that never found their »a into the public prints, and one phys clan is said to be the proud owner et ' sixteen appendices which he has ear e<i from patients in this city and vicinity. Nearly every patient has recoiered and there have l»een very fr-w fatalities. If the fad continues to tni crease it will soon overshadow all ott •r maladies in numerical strength .• it does now in popularity. Disagreed With His Wife. Knightstown, Ind.. Feb. 9.—Site:r. u , Harold of this place remarked to it • wife that he intended committing su ■ ■ cide. and. stepping into an adjoiniti room, he fired a bullet into his brs'.n which may prove fatal. He had l«e» despondent for days, and during t h» dinner hour manifested great irrits tion folowing a controversy with his wife on religious and fraternal lodg« , matters He is thirty-six years old and the father of two children. Two Children Drowned. Petersburg, Ind.. Feb. #. —Two young girls in a family named Young were drowned in a flood near Fnion. eight ' miles west of here. The family, con--1 sisting of father, mother and four rh 1 dren. lived in a log hut on the banl; "t Indian creek. As .tie waters surrour-i ed the house the family fled Tl» father, mother and a daughter .adthe strong current and the cliililrm. were washed into deep waler, two <-t ’ them being drowned. I j r I Detectives Getting Results. Bloomington. Ind.. Feb. 9 ; curing Attorney .Miller has Just r ' v ' turned from Bedford. He had a 'on- ' i ference with the detectives, and - i that he expects that an arrest will i** made in the Schafer case soon bitt it 1 - is not known when. Mr. Mill' ’ J says that the detectives are n- * the right trail, gathering evidem > i ; will lead to conviction. It Was Loaded. Bedford. Ind.. Feb. 9. While nl-'-i p Cissue and the thirteen year-old «"ti n of Andrew Lantz, with other couipa i ions, were playing with a revolver i ' weapon was discharged. th» bul ■ 1 striking the right arm of the Lat ;z li | boy and passing into his body neat ~1,! I heart. The wound Is not mot tai

Boy's Serious Mishap. Fairland, Ind.. Feb. » Kichanl Wells, fifteen years old, son of I->' l ' i Wells of this place, fell off an Inter 1 ban car. crushing his skull. Hi» r, “ covers is doubtful. Danger Is Passed. Kvansvilie, Ind,, Feb. 9. —Ths I'***’ , waterworks' situation shows lit l1 '’ ■ change. The danger to the bnildint is believed to bn passed, although <”'■ wall Is esuected to fail. Suicide in Floyd County. New Albany, Ind.. Feb 9 ,leffei« l,n Stewart, a farmer of Sugar Gro'f mentally unbalaneed, I aide by hauging. He wee forty*’* I years eld. .u»' | - - • ••