Daily Democrat, Volume 2, Number 51, Decatur, Adams County, 11 March 1904 — Page 1

VOLUME II

WATERS RECEDE Wilkesbarre May Be Saved People Occupy Second Floors of Their Homes.—Other Towds Are Safe. Special to Dally Democrat. WILKESBARRE, PA. March 11The high waters of the past few days are rapidly receeding now and [people are returning to the second floor of their homes. The big gorges below the city are still in tact and threaten another terrible flood. The breaking up of the gorges at Blomburg and Danville has greatly ■relieved the situation at those plac|t- Hundreds of laborers are re Ijiairing the washouts and the ice ■clogged railroads. The towns in ■this section may yet withstand the lawfull Hood which seemed impossiIble a day or two ago. HANGED TODAY

Mark Dunn, a Dyin£ Man, Executed His Sensational Escape and Capture Make a Story of Unusual Interest. Special to the Dally Democrat. ST. JOSEPH, MO., March llMark Dann, the murderer who Made a sensational escajx- from prion here Monday, holding up the jail «r with smuggled revolvers and who was recaptured yesterday wa' hanged here in the jail yard tinmorning. Dunn was twenty eight years old and killed Alfred Fenton *t Rushville. When recaptured Rann was in a dying condition with pnemonuia, with which he was attacked a few hours after hi' e~e.p. *od it was feared he could not live *nti] the hour set for his execution was very weak but the oHieiai••noged to keep him on his fei t ''"til the awful work was finished. STILL MISSING May’s Pocketbook Has Not Showed Up. h’o trace of she money that wnptaor lust or stolon by N'l- n M ' ™Vet lieen unearthed. .ind in ho never will. t! who got it. if hs i a tent in returning thUndoubtedly have ti: by this time. T' some ohiincc |®*tna.n may have found t is the <• i-e The Hmm gone a > they 1 unknown. jMWvtoi.o HHi,..;: tl nd r.ced< d t . .

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IS OUT AGAIN Mr. Drummond Down Street.—Arm is Paralyzed. John D. Drummond, of South Twelth street who has been suffering from acute rheumatism for several months was down street today the first time since last fall. As a result of his sufferings his right arm is useless and apparently paralyzed It is doubtful if ho will ever have the use of his arm again and he still feels the rheumatic pains through his breast. He is improving however and his many friends hope he may recover his former good health. WAR NEWS Russians Prepare for Attack Japanese Are Marching on Ne Chwang and Will Attack at Once.

Special to The Daily Democrat TIEN SIN. March 11-The Russianas at New Chwang are making every effort to repare the place for an attack from the Japanese who are advancing on the town. A dozen big guns are now in the forts and thought they are backed by 30,000 men it is very doubtful if they can withstand a resolute attack from the enemy. MEET TUESDAY Organization of a Camp Sons of Veterans Under Way. Theodore Kennedy is circulating l a petiton with a view of organizing a camp of Sons of Veterans here, and is meeting with success. /After a few days tramp forty four prospective members signified their willingness to help the good work along, and by the end of the week I many more will lie added thereto. A meeting will lie held at the G. A. R. hall next Tuesday evening, at which ime a temporary organization will be made. At that time arrangements for proper credentials will lie forwarded to headquarers and in a shorttime thereafter a real eamp Sons of Veterans will be a reality in our city. ARREST PREACHERS Detectives Discover Smooth Swindlers Amons Clergymen. Detectives of the Western Passenger association have unearthed a deal between two clergymen and a Chicago ticket scalper under Which nearly all the ( hicag > roads have been defrauded since January 1 Their names will not lx* divulg,il. but the ofilcials have secured the certificate under which the I Xgym-n purchased tickets at half rates' and disposed Os them -o the - tlpcr who in turn i Id them at c.m > oi which , nt of any ilia' in th** j v due 01 tickets. of the number ot i-iim

DECATUR, INDIANA, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 11, 1904,

ACCEPTS POSITION Alva Nichols Returns to Decatur Will Assist William Fronfield in Meat Market Which Opens April 15th. i William Fronefleld informs us today* that he will open his meat shop on Madison street by April 15 sure and further wishes to inform the public in this manner that he has contracted with Alva Nichols to asisst him in this work. Alva has for sometime past been in the shoe business, was a full fedged meat man and butcher, and being forced by ill health to abandon his latter trade and occupation he accepted this position which he thinks will greatly i benefit him. These two men will I without doubt make a great combination as both are practical meat j men and are full able to handle any and all trade that may come their way and treat their coustomers one and all alike. It is the intention of Mr. Fronfield to curry fish, chickens and all other meats that are maarketable. He will certainly appreciate your patronage and will treat you right. He will occupy the building now occuped by the Scheiman.

SURPRISE PARTY A Farewell Event tor Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Hower. A. C. Hower and family who resided southeast ot town were pleasantly surprised by their many relatives and friends who came with well filled baskets witlTgood things to eat. Those among the guests who partook of the delightful repast were: Messrs, and Mesdames (’. T. Payne, W. Miller, A.C . Hower, J. H. Barnette, “Bluffton” Wm. Arnold, Joseph Shilling, Chas. Hower, John Steele, Frank Martin, Isreal Bender, Wm. Brown, Wilson Mailer Mesdames Lew Springer, Sarah Barnett, Jerry Archer, D Fuhrman, G. Boyd, S. Bowser B Mathewson H. 8. Ashbauoher of Marion. Misses Ina Archer Iva Fuhrman, Anna Bowser, Mellie Payne, Elva Zerkle, Dora Hower, Dora Mathewson, Cora Hower, Elowise France, Veliuan, Laura and Jessie Springer, Olive Barnette and Florence Smith. Mesrss. Lew Shil ling. Pressley Witner, Luther Hower, Milton Hower of Decatur, Earl, Archor. Homer Arnold and Frock Hower. After few hours social enjoyments the guests departed wishing Mr. and Mrs. Hower many more such happy occasions and success in their new home in Howard City, Mich. COURT NEWS Divorce Case Dismissed.—Fnal Action in Partition Suit. The divorce case of Eunice Smith vs Carl M. Smith was dismissed this morning, the attornery report ing that peace again reigned at the Smith household, all differences having been setttled and the family reunited. The final report of the oommisdoners ill the partition suit of Joseph Winteregg vs Catherine Moser ot al, was fih'd fids morning. Judge Erwin approved the report and com mission >vu.i discharged.

PROF. AMSBARY Last Number of Lecture course Next Wednesday Evening. Wallace Bruce Amsbarv, a noted humorist and famous reader will appear at the opera house next Wednesday evening, this being the last ntynber of the Christian Endeavor lecture course. The entertainment is sure to be a delightful treat and a packed house is assured. The Chicago Inter Ocean says of him: Mr. Amsbary interpreted the writings of Rudyard Kipling, James Whitcomb Riley, Eugene Field, Frank Stanton, Peter Dunne, Charles Eugene Banks, Kate Douglas Wiggin, Henry Drummond, and some original poems, with rare feeling and delicacy. Every number was followed by enthusiastic applause. A DARK NIGHT Electric Lights Refuse to Work A Break in the Line Causes Much Trouble for the City Employes. If the electricians at the water works plant could have heard all the language that was hurled at them last night from eight o’clock on, they would have thought that they were certainly doomed, as everybody was complaining about the electric lights, and as it was a bad night it made matters worse than ever, but some one must be blamed and in this case the city electrician received the benefit . But in one way he was not to blame any more than anyone else, for when you come to arguing the matter it is impossible for him to tell or know in just what place or in what manner the lines may become broken. As this was the case last night he should not be censured too hard. Men were out until ten o'clock in the rain and grooping about in the dark to find the cause, and after a fruitless search it was given up until this morning when the break was found to be in the line near the Decatur Lumber Yard, and was immediately put in sha]H3 so that the city will again, tonight. shine as brihgtly as ever. Accidents will happen. ACT OF GOD And Contractor Not Liable for Damage by Lightning. An interesting decision rendered by the Appellate court of Indianapolis yesterday was to the effect that when a bulding is struck by lightning no one is entitled to recov* r damages. Judgment was recovered by the School Trustees of the town of Crawfordsville against the contractors employed to remodel ther school buding. Just before the contractors had completed their work but after they hud reoieved four fifths of their money for it the building was destroyed by I lightning. The School Trustees sued to compel the oontrators to re- 1 place the building. The contractors tiled a counter complaint demand-; ing the remainder of their pay. The Appellate Court decided that, lightning is ‘‘an act of God” and that no one is repsonishfo for its work. The point has never been determined before in an Indiana court.

WAS ENTHUSIASTIC Good Base Ball Meeting Held Decatur Team Will Have Winning Team.- Uniforms of Black and White Ordered. A meeting was held last evening by the base ball team, and a number of fans at the Columbia Club Rooms, at which meeting the awarding of the uniforms was made and Gus Rosenthal again proved to be the lucky man. His advertisement will again appear on the front of the unforms, his bid for the advertise-! ment being the highest. For once a team in this city has diverted from h old line of having gray uniforms and this year the team will appear ina black unfiorm, I white stockng white belts with cap and shirt also trimmed in white, making a very neat and at- 1 tractive uniform. The club was ' then addressed by their manager. Charles Hively who laid out his plan and mode of running the team, so that the same will prove to be a winner and a money maker. The meeting was an enthusiastic and harmonious one, and each and every player expressed himself that he would at all times work for the best interest of the team. Spring practise will be called as soon as the ground dries out and the work of picking the team will then take . place. The team will appear in their new uniforms on Anril the 10th. this being the day set for the i first game, which will be played against Celina, and the fans may this season expect to see a tine team and one out to win evrey game possible THEY FEEL SORE Bluffton Papers Think Jake Slagel Has Misused Them. The Bluffton News takes exception to Jake Slagel's statement that he will make Decatur his future home and says: ‘‘Decatur papers I are always anxious to be ahead of Bluffton and therefore we believe that they have willfully misquoted Jake or have manufactured the interview out of whole cloth. Jake has surely not forgotten the rousing recept ion he got when he came home from fighting hard tack and baths and the Spanish in Cuba. He has not forgotten how, when he started to war, Bluffton people showered him with Bibles, five of which ho carried away in his bosom as he marched to the front; he cannot i wipe out of his memory these things without being guilty of the basest ingratitude and we are sure that he will get to Bluffton again. KNOX IN JAIL Another Smooth Swindler Brought to Portland. Robert J. Knox, alias R. 8. Drake, Jim the |iennian, etc., a colleague of Gordon now being held in Portland on charge of attempting to cash a $15,000 raised check, but was brought to Portland Thursday and bound over to court in sum of SIO,OOO. Knox was arrested at ( olnbtnus, Ohio, the same dry that Gurdon was taken at Portland, but ; he refused to oome with the ollie. rs .and fought the requisition to the I last moment. The trial of the * s;n<» >th grafters will bo watched with interest all over the country.

NUMBER 51

DOING WELL Clarence Myers Prospering in the far West. Word has been recieved here that Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Myers who are well known here among the young people and who recently moved to Fort Scott, Kansas, that they are doing very well and are fierfectly satisfied in their new home. Mr. Myers stated that •’hey lived on a farm just at the edge of the city and that he was now com-, pleting all arrangements to start a model dairy and launch into this business for all there is in it. Mrs. Myers was formerly Miss Nellie Ellsworth. GREAT MARKET Mr. Chamberlain Buys Many Horses Praises This Section of Country and Says It's the Best in the United States. J. H. Chamberlain returned today from Rockford. Ohio, where he was ■ buying up some of the Buckeye I horse flesh and stated be bought t wenty-three of the finest animals that could lie found in that section lof the country. He bought one team that cost him the handsome sum of five hundred dollars, and on |an average, his twenty horses cost him nearly two hundred dollars each. Mr. Chamberlain is very en- | thusistic about the horse market in this section and says that he never came into a place where so many fine draft horses were raised as in this place, which speaks very highly of our farmers, who always take pride in raising nothing but the best. HE LECTURED » Mr. Newlin Addressed Fair-Sized Audience Last Night. C. E .Newlin, of Indianapolis, state chairman of the prohibition party of Indiana lectured at the ; court house last evening, his subI ject being, ‘ The Twentieth century Problem, our civic and Industrial life.” About one hundred people were present but the probabilities are thio he could pack the house for a return engagement. He is a fluent sjieaker and struck out boldly accusing democrats, and republicans alike as well as officials and preachers of the gospel, lie says the prohi's will make a vigorous fight in Indiana this year and expect to cairy at least two counties in the state. GO TOO FAST Passengers Will Have to Slow Down Their Speed. The opinion generally of train dispatchers is that wihin a few years trains will bo running on schedules slower than those now. The rate of B|XM*d at which fastest pas songer trains are now run not only I hampers the operation of all other trainson the road, but invites difliI oulty and unsatisfactory work on 1 he i part of every employe who has a j hand in its operation. It is necessary to clear the trucks long hcleso the last trains are due, and the u freight trains which earn tliu motley ■ are often d< lay<st. It is df.tenH, to . make the fust time, and winter makes it impos-ebfe to keep up the i schedule us they now stand. ■