Daily Democrat, Volume 2, Number 48, Decatur, Adams County, 8 March 1904 — Page 2

THE DAILY DEMOCRAT. BTBHT IVXNINO. IXCKPT SONDAY, BY L. ■ W GJ . ELLINQHAM. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. By oarrinr, per week 10c 3y carrier, per year $4.00 By mall, per month 25c By mall, per year $2.50 Single copies. Two Cents. AdvsrtUlng rates made known on application Bntered In the postoffice at Decatur. Indiana, as second-class mail matter A. M. HELLER, Manager. COUNTY TICKET For Joint Senator JOHN W. TYNDALL For Representative JOHN W. VIZARD For Prosecutor JOHN C MORAN For Auditor C. D. LEWTON For Sheriff ALBERT A BUTLER For Surveyor L. L. BAUMGARTNER For Coroner JOHN S. FALK For Commissioner First District DAVID WERLING For Commissioner Third District MARTIN LAUGHLIN CITY TICKET For Mayor DAVID D. COFFEE For City Clerk JACK McFEELEYj For Treasurer W. J. ARCHBOLD ] For Marshal ED GREEN For Councilmen—First Ward AL BUHLER alex Lebrun < POr Councilmen—Second Ward H. S. PORTER ] HENRY BTETLER ForCouncilmen—Third Ward PETER GAFFER 1 PETER KIRSCH

Allen county has adopted the percentage system of primary voting. which when sifted out means nothing short of a direct vote. Under it the candidates will receive in convention the percentage of vote accorded them in the precinct. The Mrs. Smiths, of Salt Lake City Utah, in c horus declare their husband is making a veritable hero of himself at Washington. There must be a lot of tine points about a man who can look the hero to half a dozen wives.—Fort Wayne Sentinel. The selection of Clark J. Lutz as county attorney to succeed himself was a wise piece of public business on the part of the board of commissioners. Mr. Lutz has steered the board clear of all breakers for several years and will continue so to do for the next year. Dissolution. Notice is hereby given that by mutual consent the late firm of J. 8. Bowers & Co., hardware dealers, has been dissolved, J. 8. Bowers, having retired from the firm. Samuel J. Laman of the old firm with Wilson H. Lee will constitute the new firm. The retiring firm desire to thank the public for many past favors and bespeak for the new firm of Laman <Sr Lee, a continuation of your patronage. The books and accounts of the old firm will remain at the store for settlement. Respectfully, J. 8. Bowers, 8. J. Laman, for J. 8. Bowers & Co. CURES WITHOUT STOMACH DOSING

ttyomei Cures Catarrh by Simple Breathing —-The Holthousa Drug Co. Refund Money if it Fails to Cure. A long stride toward solving the mystery of curing catarrh was taken with the discovery of Hyomei. In < fam, the percentage of cures by this | treatment proves it equal to the final teats. The folly of taking medicine into the stomach to cure catarrh of the t noee, throat and lungs, has been real ( tzed by physicians, but not until Hyomei was known, had they a practical method that would obviate stomach drugging. si\ C< ’, mp '‘' te , H romei outfit costs but J Sl.anaconmetaof a neat pocket in- 1 haler that can lie used anywhere with 1 out attracting attention, a tnediciue dropper and a bottle of Hyomei. Breathing Hyomei through the inhaler, every particle of air that enters the nose, throat and lungs, is charged with a healing balsam that soothes aiid allays all irritation, kills the ca tarrhal germs and enriches the blood with additional ozone. Tie Hollhouee Drug Co. have so much faith in the power of Hyomei to cure catarrh, that they are selling it under their personal guarantee to re fund the money if it does not give positive relief.

• AN EXPLOSION • A report of an explosion which occurred at Van Buren at noon today was received just at press time. Details could not be learned. One man was killed and several injured. MANY TRANSFERS Many Deals in Adams County Real Estate. Another sign of spring is noticeable at County Recorder Cloud's office where each day the number of transfers seems to increase. Real estate business this year seems even more brisk than usual for March as may be seen by the following thransfers made in the last few days: State to B. W. Sholthy lots 237 Geneva and 918 938 575 Decatur 127.74. David Bixler and John H. Hilty to James M. Rose et al pt sec 4 Wabash tp |3640. Joseph D. Moser to Chas. Martin pt sec 12 Hartford tp <3OOO. John Mettle to A. B. Buchset pt sec 122 Hartford tp #2700. £. H. Buck to August Koeneman pt sec 5 Root tp <llOO. B. W. Sholty to Josephine Rodd lot 275 Decatur <56.86 Benj. Baxter to C. S. Clark pt lot 35 Decatur <IOOO. Joel Mever to A. O. Smith pt sec 35 Monroe tp <ISOO. Rosella Raker to B. H. Vanenour lots 93 and 94 Geneva <7OO. John R. Parrish to Benj. Briener lot 378 Decatur <I2OO. Sarah Decker to John H. Schug lot 52 Decatur <llsO. David and Levi Shaffer to Reson Shaffer et al lots 6 and 7 Rivarre <25.

H. E. Lanimerman to C. H. Lammiman pt sec 1 Monroe tp <IOOO. Elias Reisen to Ulysses Stauffer pt lot 6 Berne <950. Chas. E. Fields to J. F. Higgus lot 328 Geneva <6OO. Isaac Lehman to Peter M. Moser lots 381 and 382 Berne <4OO. Mike Belger, of Fort Wayne, was in our city last evening. C. Jacobs returned from Geneva last evening where he was visiting with relatives. Otis Dibble, who has been quite ill for some time with lung fever is somewhat better today. H. Ehrsam and Sam Kuntz of Berne are looking after legal business here today. Miss Minta Acker will entertain the Euchre club at her home on First street, next Friday evening. For Rent —A one story frame dwellilg for rent on John street. Inquire of W illiam Colchin, City Restaurant. A civil service examination •will be held in Indianapolis March 29 and 30 for the position of teacher in the Philippine service. One hundred and fifty teachers will be required early in June. Salaries range from <9OO to <I2OO, with opportunities for advancement. The age limit is twenty years or over. Each applicant must submit a photograph.

For all kinds of fresh fish call at Fred Scheiman's Meat Market WANTED—Bailed straw or shredded corn fodder. Frisinger <fe Co. House painting and papering done to order Alex Leßrun & Co. ts For Sale—3 head Eberdeen male calves. They are a fine stock and a bargain. John Hessler, R. R. 2. 36d2m LOST—Between Blackburn's drug store and the Baptist church, a fur oollerette, Finder return to this office and receive reward. Money to loan on farms at lowest rate of interest. Any sum, any 1 mgth of time and privilege of partial payments. The Decatur Abstract and Loan Co., 257dtf. Ten thousand dollars private funds left with us to loan on Deca tur real estate,first mortgage. Low rate of interest. Will in BUn)( . Os »50 upwards. The Decatur Ab strait, and Dian Co. 257dtf 'The stallion. T that got th« biggest premium at the Adams County Fair last fall u Ht Meyer , & Scheiman's Livery and Feed barn Decatur, Ind., See him. 4Nd6

AN OHIO LYNCHING Mob Takes Negro Murderer From Jail and Riddle His Body. Springfield, O„ March B.—Richard Dixon, a desperate negro, who fatally shot Policeman Chas. Collis Sunday morning, was taken from the county jail last night by an infuriated mob, and shot to death in the jail yard, and a few moments later the body was taken to the corner ot Main street and Fountain avenue, wnere the mob spent a half hour riddling the body with bullets from sevei«u uundred revolvers. Dixon shot Policeman Collis Sunday morning in the former's room in the Jones hotel and Collis died at noon Monday. Collis nad served for twelve years on the force and was regarded as one of the most reliable and effi cient men in the police department. He had gone to Dixon's room on the negro's request. Dixon said his mistress had his clothes in her possession and had got the consent of Jones, the colored proprietor, to keep Dixon away from his house. Collis accompanied Dixon to the room and in a short time the man and woman engaged in a quarrel which resulted In Dixon shooting the woman, who is variously known as Anna or Mattie Corbin, in the left breast just over the heart. She fell unconscious at the first shot and Collis jumped toward the negro to prevent his escaping from the room. Dixon then fired four balls into Collis, the last of which penetrated his abdomen. Dixon then fled from the room and as he started to go down the stairs the dying policeman sent two bullets through the glass door, neither of which struck the mark. Collis then staggered down the stairs and on reaching the street emptied the remaining chambers of his gun at the flying negro. He was not hit, however, and went immediately to police headquarters and gave himself up. He was taken to jail and Collis and the wounded negress were taken to the hospital. All afternoon the killing of Collis was the sole topic I of conversation and both Police Judge Miller and Common Pleas Judge Mower are freely censured I They have both sentenced him at various times to the jail and the work ' house for from two to six months, but ' he was always released before the I expiration oi his sentence. It was the general feeling that a trial would only i result in an insufficient sentence and i this argument was so effectually used by the mob leaders that the negro was taken from the jail and lynched, j Prompt Action Prevents Lynching. Carlinville, 111., March 8. —Prompt . legal action last night saved Paul ’ Hananel. of Mount Olive, from lynching at the hands of a mob for probab- I ly fatally wounding his wife. Hana-1 nel shot at his wife three times, one j bullet entering the head. Neighbors I became angry on learning of the at- | tempted uxorcide and planned to I lynch Hananel. The police at once ■ procured a preliminary hearing for ' Hananel before a justice of the peace, who held the prisoner to a grand jury without bail. The prisoner was at once taken to Litchfield jail and the angry mob learning that quick legal action was taking, dispersed. PROMISES A SENSATION Gov. Beckham Says He Has Something to Tell Committee. Frankfort, Ky., March B.—Governor I Beckham created a sensation when he ' appeared before the senate committee investigating the public printing. | The committee has been holding secret sessions and the governor said I tLat on behalf of himself. Auditor Hager and Secretary of State McChesney. he protested against being required to testify in star chamber session but would be glad to appear as a witness and testify at a meeting in public. He also said that he desired to give the committee the benefit of some things in connection with the Investigation which had come to his ears. The committee voted to hold j an open session for the purpose of hearing the governor and the other j two witnesses Their testimony promises to be sensational.

False Prosecution Alleged. Rising Sun, Ind.. March 8. —James Gillespie’s attorneys late yesterday filed .a plea in abatement, claiming that the prisoner nas been made the victim of false prosecution. It was alleged that undue Influence was used on the grand jury that Indicted Gillespie and others for the murder of his sister. Judge Downey will give his decision in the matter today. BRIEF DISPATCHES The unlit he* pMred the nevel sppropHatlon bill. ‘ lira destroyed the Crystal iee plant In Wleh* ita. Kan., entailing a lots of 430.000 Insurance lio.ouo. Russian soldiers are reported tn be maltreat* inf women and eommittinf robbery around Anja. Korea. One woman was killed and five sailors were wounded during the Japanese bombardment of Vladirnstoclfo David Bears, a wealthy barheler of Boston, has given Harvard IS 0.000 as a testimonial of regard for President KI lot. The receiver of tho firm of Btephen mann A Hon of Bremen reports that the firm owes, ita, foreign creditors 4,137.000. Call on Alex Leßrun if you desire to paint your house or anything in painting line. ts FOR RALE—A bay brood mure i and colt. Mure is nine yearn old, I "'eight 1450, in foul by Tantan. I Enquire of Frank McConnell, R. K. 47dfi

HE WED UP President Smith of the Mormon Church Held to Personalities. Like ths Old Woman Who Lived In a Shoe He Had So Many Children He Didn’t Knew What to Do. Not Quite Sure of the Whole Number, But Finally Gives it as Forty-two.

Washington, March 8. —After having Jos. E. Smith, president of the Mormon church on the stand for nearly five hours yesterday before the senate committee on provisions and elections which Is investigating the right of Reed Smoot as a senator, both the prosecution and defense announced that they were through with him and another witness was called. This was Mrs. Clara Mabel Kennedy who told some secrets of the Mormon church which, if not broken down, will prove as important as the statements of President Smith that he and other officials have been persistently cohabitating with plural w-lves in violation of the law. Mrs. Kennedy said she was married by Brigham Young, an apostle of the church, to James Francis Johnson, a polyagmist. since the manifesto of 1890, and that she has had two children by that husband. The marriage was performed in Mexico, according to the witness, at the home of a nigh official of the church. Before he left Mr. Smith testified that his election as president was since Mr. Smoot's election as an apostle Senator Foraker asked Mr. Smith if he had any objection to Mr. Smoot becoming a candidate for senator, and Mr. Smith said: "I gave my consent to his becoming a candidate.” “Why did you think your consent necessary?” asked Chairman Burrows. “Because it Is a rule that anyone of the general authorities of the church desiring to engage in any business outside of his church duties must get the consent of the first presidency and the twelve apostles before he can do so.” said Mr. Smith. Mr. Taylor returned to the testimony in regard to the number of children Mr. Smith has had since the manifesto of 1890, and he reported that there had been eleven, to the best gs his recollection. “Are you sure of the number?" "I cannot say that I am absolutely sure.” “Now. I don’t want to be impertinent. but isn’t it a feet that there have been twenty?” asked Mr. Taylor. “No, nothing like that,” was the answer. Mr. Taylor again asked for a detailed schedule of Mr. Smith's children born since 1890. and over the protest of Mr. Smith, Chairman Burrows directed that the question be answered. Mr. Smith gave a list of children by the wives in the order in which he married them. The list is as follows: By Julina —Edith and Rachel. By tarah—Asenath and Jenneta. By Edna—Martha and one child which died. By Alice—Fielding. Jesse and Andrew. By Mary—Silas, Agnes, James and maybe Calvin. He said he did not know the age of the last named.

Mr. Taylor questioned the witness ! In regard to the ages of several others 1 of the children, and Mr. Smith answered: “I am not in the habit of carrying birth records abopt with me.” Both the prosecution and the defense announced that they were through with Mr. Smith for the present, but before he was allowed to leave the stand Chairman Burrows Inquired: "How many children have I you now, Mr. Smit;.?” “Forty-two,” was the answer. "Twenty-one boys and twenty-one girls, and I am proud of every one of them.” As Mr. Smith started to leave the stand Senator Dubois again stopped him and asked the ages of President Woodruff and of President Snow at the time of their deaths. "It appears that both were more than seventy when the manifesto was Issued," said Senator Dubois. "You have testified that both obeyed the law In relation to polygamous cohabitation and have not practiced It since that time. I think it likely.” Senator Overman said that he had » -ampblei saying that Jesus Christ was a polygamist. Turning to Mr. Smith he asked: “Is that what your church teaches?” “No, sir,” was the response. “What we teach is that Jesus Christ was descended through a long line of polygamists through David and down to Abraham.'* With that Mr. Smith left the stand, having been the only witness in the five days the hearing has progressed. The prosecution then called to the stand Mrs. Clara Mabel Kennedy of I Sevier county, Utah, who testified to having been married Into a plural marriage since the manifesto of 1890. Considering the Army Bill. Washington. March B.—The senate passed the naval appropriation bill which hns been before it for the past four or five daya, rnd then took up tho .army bul.

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Notice. All who have accounts with J. S. Bowers & Co. will confer a favor by calling and settling same at once by cash or note. Our books must be settled. We have sold our stock of hardware to Laman rSc Lee, who are now in possession. Books at store. 42d6wl I have hired a number of fine paper hangers Alex Leßrun ts Private funds to loan on city property at lowest rate interest. Privilege of partial payments. The Decatur Abstract and Loan Co. 257dtf

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