Daily Democrat, Volume 2, Number 33, Decatur, Adams County, 18 February 1904 — Page 1

VOLUME II

OLD AND NEW COMMITTEES MEET

Hold Important SesI sions Resolutions of Interest Adopted by Each

MARTIN LAUGH- ■ LIN NOMINATED New Committee Choose I Their Officers Kj. W. Tyndall Endorsed for SenatorDelegates Appointed to conventions.

The old and new democratic conn ty central committees were in session today at the council room and considerable business of importance was transacted. The old committee made a complete settlement of their affairs and turned the business over to the new committee after adopting the following resolution: Whereas. The Adams County Democratic Central Committee did on November 28, 1903 adopt a resolution declaring the Hon. John f. Snow, the logical candidate of Adams county for the nomination for joint senator for the counties of Adams and Allen and Whereas, We now deem the adoption of said resolution as unwise and improper. Therefore Be it Resolved, That said resolution be in all things repealed and rescnded and the committee left free to act as if said resolution had never been approved or adopted. The new committee then organ ized by electing the following officers: Lew G. Ellingham, Chairman; L. C. Miller, Secretary. Thomas Durkins, treasurer. The following resolution was adopted: Whereas, The Democratic Central Committee of Adams County did on the 28th day of November 1903 puss a resolutoin providing that all can ■didates who desire the nomination for joint Senator for Adams and Allen counties should place their names on the ticket to lie voted at the primary election to be hehl on Jan. 15, 1904 and W’hereas appears from the returns of said election that John W Tyndall received a majority of, votes cast in each township and >i large majorty of votes cast in the entire county. Therefore lie it Resolved , That the Hon. John W. Tyndall be allowed to select the delegates to the Joint Senatorial Convention to be held at FortAAayne on February 25 1901 said selection of delegates to be subject to appro val by this committee And lx 1 it further Resolved, That it is the desire of this committee that tin* delegates to said convention shall cast the entire vote of Admns County in delegate convention for the Hon. John AV Tyndall for Joint Senator for the counties of Adams and Allen. J. W. Tyndall then apisiinb'd the following delegates to the Senator-

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ial convention which meets at Fort Wayne, February 25: Union township David Manlier Root C. H. Getting Preble Ernst Doehrman Kirkland Win. Zimmerman Washington Henry Eiting St. Marys J.W. Vizard Blue Creek Dye Ferguson Monroe Wm.E Scherer French Harry O. Grove Hartford L. L. Dunbar Waliash P. A. Macklin Jefferson Peter Kinney Decatur, Ist ward, M. Burns Doeatur 2nd ward, B. J. Terveer Decatur, 3rd ward, A. P. Beatty Beine Samuel Simison Geneva W. W. Briggs. Martin A. Laughlin was named by the committee as the candidate for county commissioner to the third district. The committee then took up the matter of appointing delegates to the state and congressional convention.

WAR NEWS Engagement at Yalu River Expected Soon Report of Loss of Nearly Five Hundred Russians Has Been Confirmed. Special to the Dally Democrat. SEOUL, Feb. 18—Three thouasnd Russian soldiers are reported to be encamped on the Yahu River opposite Vanign. —O'BERLIN, Feb. 18— Dispatches from Chemplo reasserts that seventeen officer and 439 men whon were on board the Russian warships Vaviag and Korietz were either killed or drowned when those vessels were destroyed by the|Japanese. —O—SEOUL, Feb 18—The Rusisans have occupied Vanign and the first collision is expected somewhere in that vicinity. HAS PNEUMONIA Frank Parrish Reported Quite Sick This Morning Frank Parrish, who has been working at Fristoe's Smoko House, is quite siek with pneumonia. He is a candidate for UitV Clerk and while he will l>o prevented from doing any campaigning or even vote for himself at tomorrows election his friends will continue their efforts in his Itebalf.

DECATUR, INDIANA, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 13, 1904.

DUE TONIGHT Clarence Holthouse Will Arrive From El Paso. John B. Holthouse received a letter this morning from his son Louis who is at El Paso, Texas stating that Clarence is very much better and that, they would start from there Tuesday thus bringing them home this evening or tomorrow morning. Mr. Holthouse is very much encouraged over this information and aow has hopes for his recovery. Clarence it seems is recovering nicely from his last attack and if improvement should continue he may be a well young man once again. His young friends here are anxiously awaiting his 1 return and one and all are hoping for a full and speedy recovery. HEIRS TO FORTUNE The Leßiun Family Are Investigating A French Uncle Worth Many Millions Dies Intestate.—Counsel Employed. Word has been received from Germany that the Laßrun family, living in Adams county, has fallen heir to a fortune of over <20,000,000 says the Berne News. The La Bruns have known of the estate for about six months, but only recently did they take active steps to recover the money. There are but five heirs and all of them live in Adams county. Frederic Laßrun, a Frenchman, accumulated a large fortune in France anu died without issue. Two of his brothers came to this country many years ago and both have since died. The wife of one these brothers is still living in Decatur and is upwards of 80 years of age. Her son, Alexander Laßrun is, making every effort to ascertain if the money is still available and if such is found to be the case, he believes the heirs will get their shares within a year. Alexander Laßrun says that his father told him when he was a lad that some day he would fall heir to a fortune. This is aliout all he knew of the vast estate awaiting him until some months ago when an attorney read in a magazine that Frederic Laßrun had died in Alazo, I Germany, and that his estate amounted to about <20,000,000. There were no claimants to the estate and little was known of the man’s antecendenta. This news reached the Laßruns in a round about way, but they started an investigation at once. Every effort, however, to procure the magazine containing the article has proved fruitless. The aged Mrs. Laßrun says that the estate is that of her deceased brother in law and that it rightfully belongs to the Adams county heirs. Mayor Berghoff, of Fort Wayne, has been employed it is understood, to look after the interest of the heirs, and ho is in correspondence with the authorities for the purpose of determining whether the money is waiting claimants or has lx»en confix cated, by the government. Dynels Schmit, of Decatur, who recently sailed for Germany, will an investigation and report upon make his return.

VOTING PLACES Where Cromer-Dunlap Forces will Battle Arrangements Completed by J. M. Frisinger, Republican County Chairman. The Cromer-Dunlap battle of ballots is scheduled for March Ist, one week from Tuesday and J. M. Frisinger, chairman of the county and city central committee is busy arranging for the event, which is the most important occasion in history for republicans of this and other counties where primaries have been unknown. Mr. Frisinger has designated the following voting places for the big event: Preble, tp., Magley, Bob w Case store. Root, Monmouth, house of R. Lord. Union, Residence of W. W. Mumma. Kirkland, Election school house. Washington, residence of Alex Peoples. St. Marys, North, Bobo. St. Marys South, Pleasant Mills. French, Election school house. Monroe, north, barber shop. Monroe, middle, at B precinct of | Berne, Town Hall of Berne. Blue Creek, north, Steele. Blue Creek, south, Prarie School house. Hartford, Brushwood school house. Wabash. North Wabash and Ceylon B, Ceylon. Geneva, at the Calaboose. Jefferson, Buckmaster school house. Jefferson east, at the Bucher I school house. Decatur, Ist ward and B precinct ; 2nd ward at Vail’s factory. Decatur. 3rd ward and A precinct 2nd ward, Holthouse Livery barn. At this election, candidates for township officers will also be nominated in Washington, St. Marys and Union township. FALSE REPORT Story of Touhey’s Escape Unfounded Chief of Police Informs Sheriff Butler That lie Knew Nothing of It. Deputy Sheriff Jesse Butler left this morning for the Jeffersonville reformatory having in charge Frank Touhey who was sentenced to from two to fourteen years there for forgery having plead gulty for the charge Monday. At noon today Marshal Cordua reported that he had revived a message from Marion saying that Touhey had escaped from custody and was then being ! pursued by eight police officers. Sheriff Butler at once calk’d up the Marion Chief of police and asked regarding the affair, being inform (’<l that there was no foundation to the story and that he was at a loss to know how it became circulated. The story of Touhey s escape caused some little excitement, here for a while.

LACKEY SALE Catalogue Issued for This Year’s Annual Event. The catalogue of the Lacky combination sale of road and speed horses at Cambridge City was issued today. Over three hundred horses have been listed, one hundred horses with a record of 2 :10 or better. The entries this year, while not as large as on former occasions, show far better stock than usually offered. A consignment of twelve German coach horses is entered by H. Gerdes. These horses am imported and are expected to bring fancy prices. There are fifty fancy saddle horses listed, which are above the average. A number of Indianapoils horses are also in the catalogue. The sales will be had during the second week in March. NOT GUILTY Verdict of Acquittal for Nichols Jury in Berne Riot Case Returns a Verdict After Taking One Ballot. — It required but twenty minutes ter the jury in the case of the state vs George Nichols, charged with riotous conspiracy to return a verdict of “Not Guilty.” Arguments were made this morning by Shafer Peterson and C. J. Lutz for the defense and J. C. Moran for the state. It was after twelve o'clock when Judge Erwin concluded his charge aand the jury retired. After organizing the jurors went to dinner. At about one o'clock they returned to the Council Chamber and took only one ballot and every jury man voting for acquittal. The verdict returned was, “We the jury And the defendant, not guilty, Jacob Magley, foreman.” The trial was on a grand jury indictment and also included charges against Abe Boegli, William Sheets and Jacob Hu isicker. It is probable these cases will be dismissed as all are similar to the one just tried. I

IS BUSTED Palmer University Will Nol Reopen This Year. Palmer university, formerly the normal college at Muncie, will not | reopened, notwithstanding the eon ' tribution of *IOO,OOO made to the institution by the late Francis Palmer, of Now York, and the pop ular subscription amounting to| I another *IOO,OOO. Heirs of Francis , Palmer have been successful in their effort to prevent the uni ver-I [ sity from receiving the Palmer i gift. It was provided by the terms in the Palmer donation that *IOO,i 000 should lie paid if a similar sum i were raised by popular subscription |by January 1 1004. The sum was contributed on the last day. It is now stated that as the Palmer gift was not turned over to the uni-I versity trustees by the day the popular subscription was completed | it can not now become avuiablle for 1 the university. The gift was not turned over to the trustees on that day Irecause the Palmer estate was ; then in litigation. Notice to Water Consumers The city water will Ire turned oil tomorrow morning from 8 to 11 o’clock on account of rep tiring steam pipes at the water station.

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FAITHFUL OFFICER William Geary Has Served Twenty Years His Invaluable Service for a Score of Years as Night Watch of Decatur. Undoubtedly many of our readers will be surprised to know that William Geary, night watchman of this city has served in this capacity for nearly twenty years, the exact date of which will bo March 28, and during all of these long years he has done and performed his duties without a flaw. It is hardly possible for one to imagine how tiresome and monotonous this work becomes, always alive to all danger at night and dead to the world during the day, and during this time as a public servant you can count all the burgularies and robberie® that have happened upon your fingers. How many business men have left their places of business at the closing hour and forgot to lock their doors and that Bill Geary would discover the error and at once make it his business to , find the owner and thus probably save him many dollars. Mr. Geary accepted the position when the city had practically no police system at all, when the lighting system of our city was nothing and at a time when no protection was offered the city at all. It was then, if you can remember twenty’ years back that this faithful old sleuth took up his duties, by night after night walking up dark alleys trying back doors and during these midnight hours not knowing what minute he would be hit in the head and killed, but he cast all fear aside and in more ways than one he has protected the city’s interests. Ho indeed, has been so faithful in the performance of these duties that when he is gone it will be a hard matter to get a men who will perform the same duties and with such diligence. There is no question in our mind that he will hold this job as long as he wishes to continue as the protector of the citizen's property and welfare, and it is our opinion that no one who would accept a like position would stand the work in the same manner as William Geary who has been thus far faithful for twenty years.

TERRELL CASE Murderer Ordered Brought Into Court by Judge Smith. special to The Pally Democrat BLUFFTON, Ind., Feb. 18—Judge Smith held court here today, this being the da}' set to sentence John Terrell to the penitentiary for life for the murder of his son in law. Attorneys for the defense filed a showing that Terrell is insane. Tho state objected and Judge Smith ordered the defendant brought into court tomrrow morning. REVIVAL SERVICES Good Meetings at Evangelical Churcl Continue. , The Revival services which an ‘ being held at, tho Evangeliea church are growing in interest wit each evenings service. Rev. Wis of Huntington, former pastor o the church of Decatur who is con 1 ducting tho meetings is a very able I and interesting speaker. If yov I want to enjoy a good old reviva come and join u«—a cordial invito | tion to all.