Daily Democrat, Volume 3, Number 65, Decatur, Adams County, 28 March 1905 — Page 1

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WAR NEWS Japanese Army is Maneuvering Russia Alarmed Over Probabilities for Revolution—Nation Is Bolllag With Discoatent. St. Petersburg, Mitch 28.—3:30 a. in.—The impression is prevalent in some military circles that the Jipinese, having re-nivel the pissibility of the main army in Manchura assuming the initiative, will now turn their attention to the next objective of the war, Vladivostok is strengthened by the Associated Press dispatch from Gunshu Pass announcing the withdrawal of tLu Japanese from the immediate front of the Russian army for a distance of thirty-five miles south. It is realized, of course. that this may merely be a blind to cover flanking operations; but it is not improbable that the Japanese having cleared southern Maneb ura of Russian troops anti secured a position whence expulsion would be a long and difficult process may be satisfied to hold the Tie Paes line without further extension of oomniunicaction. St Petersburg, Match 28—The internal situation is causing great anxiety, though'it is said that the “intellectuals” and the educated classes generally disapprove of the revolutionary spirit which is permeating the peasantry and laborers in Poland. The Crimea is boiling with discontent and the strong hand of the military force has been invoked to crush the incipient revolution at Yalta, near the emperor's summer residence. The spirit of disorder has spread to Sebasto pol. Moderate liberals in St. Petersburg are becoming alarmed at the situation, reports having been received showing that an actual revolutionary propaganda is being pushed with vigor in many sections of the empire. The authorities of the government of Saratoff of closing the schools there on account of the peasant disturbances. IN A WRECK Former Decaturlte Burned and Bruised In a Smashup. John Moyer, a former resident of this city, and whose father, George Moyer, still lives here, was in a serious wreck last Friday near Mesick, Michigan He was badly injured. receiving serious burns and bruises. The Sher nan, (Michigan) Pioneer, gives a detailed account of the affair in which two men were killed and eleven seriously hurt. The wreck occurred on the Ann Arbor railroad on which line Moyer was working as a section man.

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COMING HOME Decatur Boy’ Arc Disgusted With the Texas Ltigu*. Charles Railing informed us last evening that upon request from his brother Tom, who is located at Dalla-. Texas, playing ball, he telegrapheed him a ticket and that in a few days now he expected to see Tom at home. He states that Tom tuld him the league would not last the season out and that he desired to get away befori the big busting took place. He also corroborates De Vinney 's story as to the money question, saying that no member of the team would see a pay day until May 15th, as the season will be late in starting. Tom, according to newspaper articles, hasjbeen pitch ing remarkable ball, and was much better than last season, and would no doubt be the premier pitcher in the Texas league should he remain. According to Charlie Rtiling' information Farrell will jump the league at the same time and they will return to this city together. Should the boys commit this breach of their contract they will be suspended fromjjplaying professional ball until reinstated hy the management of the team from which they jumped. As the matter now stands, Decatur jfans will no doubt be able to see these two boys in uniform here Jduring the coming season. BIG BUSINESS Freight Business is Heavy This Spring Erie Road Fod Difficulty in Handling Their Freight. The Huntington News Democrat said; Business on the Erie railroad reached such proportions that the heads of the departments are beginning to be at a loss to know how to keep rolling stock up to carry the immense traffic crowding the line at present. The rush of freight shipments began when the drifted snow disappeared and it was thought in a few days followng the opening of the road the tra ffio would resume its normal conditions. But to the surprise of every one tne business has been on the steady increase, shipments being hurried both ways, and, in spite of all the extra crews, put to work, the business keeps piling up Sunday between 6 in the morning and 6 in the evening, twenty-six engines were sent out of the round house in this city to take trains out. This day's work is a record breaker and even in the midst ot a grain shipping period this number is above the ordinary/ Usually about this time of the year, or when the road is oonsidt ed ioing a good business, about sixteen train crews are operated on each division in the twenty-four hours. But Sunday’s bu“iness was twenty six engines out of here alone in eleven hours in addition to those out on the road making trips at the same time. Tne number of crews out Sunday will figure close to twice the amount when the road is considered ordinarilly with its hands full. Members cf the train crews are complaining that the officials of the road are piling on such heavy oars that it almost impossible to make schedule time with the great loads. The officials say it is necessary because the supply of motive power is not sufficient for dividing the cargoes into sm-11 train loads.

DECATUH, INDIANA, TIEBDAV EVENING, MARCH 28. 19« >.

A JOKE Senator tilery's Latest on the Tramp Question karts the Dev Lights Oat of One of the Professionals Who Wanted a , Hand Oat. Senator Ulrey of Fort Wayne, was here today looking after bis oil interests Ho has become well known in this county and the following story of an incident in bis career is interesting: “I had just returned from Texas,” he said to a group of friends on the train, “and was taken sick with typhoid fever. When I recovered and was able to te about the house, I was sitting one afternoon in the living room while the ladies of the house sewed. Finally one of them looked up and said: "There's another tramp. I believe he is coming here to beg something to eat. 1 have fed five today already and be looks as if he had heard we were easy.' It struck me that it would serve the purposes of fun as well as of self defense to perjietrate a scare on that tramp which would break the chain of that very evident community if interest that brought one tramp after another to that hospitable home. So I said: Now when he comes to the door, I'll open it and you grab my coat and yell: "Look out, he's crazy!” I will do the rest.' So when Mr. Tramp knocked 0” the door we were ready for him. I bad had some training as an elocutionist in my school days and as I had been sick my eyes were sunken and my ch«*eks thin and bony. My hair was even longer than it is now and 1 had a knack of throwing my eyes across so that when the door opened I was not to the best of my belief, a happy sight to look upon. As the door swung wide I extended my long bony white fingers crossed my eyes and in tones that tragedians affect when about to slay their deadliest enemies, while my aunt held my ooat and shouted warning, I hissed the words from Shakespeare: “ ‘You herd, you killed my father; 1'1; tear you limb from limb!” The effect was all that oculd tie desired. The tramp took only one glance, turned and flaw. He did not stop for the gate but went over like a well fed athlete without looking back. It evidently did not seem funny to the hobo, but we’ve en joyed it ever since.” THEIR OWN PLANT Laman & Lee Installing Electric Llijht Machinery. Laman & Lee, the popular hard ware firm, on Monroe street, are at present bnsily engaged in installing a complete electric plant of their own, which when completed will be a dandy. The work of wiring is being done by William G. Spencer, and the same is being placed in an artistic manner Each of their large show windows will be illuminated by sixty incandescent lights, which will show off the wares of this store in a nice manner. This firm will own their on dynamo, which will be run and opeiated by their own gas engine thus making the plant a complete and independ ent one. The balance of this mammoth store will be illuminated with arch and incandescent lights. The plant will be installed as rapidly as possible.

TO STOP ACTION Case Against City Will be Appealed and Supersede as Issued. Mayor Coffee received a letter from Attorney Henry Colericic of Fort Wayne this morning in which he says the order for a writ of exe cution in the matter ut George E McKean vs The City of Decatur was a cheap piece of work, which will avail them nothing H- says the attorneys for ths plaintiff delayed him in the appeal by keeping the brief nearly a month instead of five days, as they are permitted by law. Mr Coleriok further states that before the notice cf execution is puolished three weeks as required by law he will have filed his tran script in the supreme court ana they will then issue a supersedeas, which will recall the execution and stop the costs. COURT NEWS Miller vs. McKean Case is Being Heard Cera Newport Granted Divorce-Oils Riley Declared of Lnsoond Mir.d-O. L Vance Appointed His Guardian The case of Calvin Miller vs George .E McKean, Martha A. McKean and Thomas H. Andrews, , complaint on note and suit to set aside conveyance of real estate, de- ' mand <2.000, is on trial before Judge Erwin m circuit court Mil-' ler claims that in 1000 and 1901 he ■and McKean built a gravel road and a ditch in Grant and Madison counties, in which they had a loss of about »1800, that they gave a note for amount to cover the loss to ■ the National hank snd that Miller paid same. McKean says the note , i was paid by Miller from profits earned on other contracts When Mr. McKean left Decatur a few montns ago he deeded their home to Mr. Andrews, who deeded it to Mrs. McKean and the present suit asks that the conveyance be set aside The case is rather complicated. —o— The Berne Lumber company, a corporation. vs/The Alpine Oil company and six others, oomplant on j account and foreclosure of mechanics' lien, demand 1100 is thetitla of a new case tiled this morning by Attorneys Merryman & Sutton. —o — In the case of The State ex rel Washingt >n township, et al vs Tim othy 8. Coffee and bondsmen, j ♦ 10,000 suit on bond, the defendants were ruled to answer absolute within five days. —O'Cora Newport was granted a divorce from her husband, Edward Newport with judgment against the defendant for costs. —o — In the case of George J. Jacobs vs Otis J. Riley, Judge Erwin this morning rendered his finding, that Otis Riley is a person of unsound mind, incapable of managing his estate, and O. L. Vauoe of this city, was appointed guardian. The plaintiff s attorneys were allowed twenty dollars for attorney foes. IMPORTANT NOTICE Don’t Get Frightened When You Hear the Fire Whittle Tomorrow. The tire whistle at the water works station will be tested tomorrow just after dinner. Simething is out of working order about the whistle and the engineer will do a little doctoring. Dm'tget frightened when you hear the whistle and think the town is burning down.

WORK BEGINS H. H. Bremerkamp to Build New Mill Will be Modern Will Manufacture Thctr Own Cement Blocks to Construct Building. H H- Bremerkatnp informed us today that he expected to JJooinme nee work on his new fi our mill by the first of next month and that men were at present busily engaged in cleaning up the debris on the site where the old mill stood, and that by the first of next week this work should be all completed and ready for the excavation lor the foundation. The mill when competed will be one of equipped in the state, and will contain all the modern and up to date flouring machinery. It is Mr. Bremerkatnp's intentionJtto construct this new buildingJ.from Cement block, material and make his own cement block on the present site, thus saving himself several thousand dollars for material. Tne sand and oemint hi ve'already been ordered and should arrive hen in the course of a few days,_ as will the moulds in which to manufacture the block. The buildiig proper will be three stories high with an elevator attached and will l>e built something after , tie s*yle of the oil mill. Tne en gtne loom will be in the cellar, and the entire three stories will be used exclusively for milling i purposes. The location i.-i one of the best in the city, as the’sitejhas hud a flour mill on it for half a cen tury. The building wi’.l be rapidly pushed to completion as soon as the force of men are able to get to work, and Mr. Bremerkamp fully exp-KJts have the machinery in running order by the middle of£the summer, and able t) handle al) the fall grain the farmers may bring in. WILL LEAVE Economy Store to Move to Mansfield Will Have Big Closing Out Sale at Onct — Schafer Hardware Company to Occupy Their Building, The Economy Store have sold their stock of general goods and novelties to a firm at Mansfield, Ohio, and same will be removed by April 10th. This is the announcement made by C. P. Ep’tein, the genial young manager, this uiorn ing The Economy located here about a year ago and have enjoyed a splendid trade, but some slight controversy over their leaseJ caused them to dispose of their stock, when this opportunity presented itself. Mr. Epstein will be connected with the new|firm and will remove to Mansfield. During the next ten days the Economy will conduct a monster they expect to convert a large part of their stock into cash, thus avoiding moving expense. The building they now occupy will be used by the Schafer Hardware company, they having recently purchased the block. They (will remodel it and expect to make it a handsome addition to their already immense store building.

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WENT VISITING Pathfinders Lolge Art Guests <1 Marion Today. A number of the local order of Pathtinde.n left today at noon for Marion, Indiana, where they will ba guests of the Marion bulge this evening The crowd are expecting a tine time as a special program has been arranged by the Marion order for the benefit of the out of own guests and large <?t Wl4* dates will be introduced info thie mysteries of this organization. After the degree work a banquet will be served and the visiting lodges entertained until they leave. SCHOOL BOARD Held Regular Meeting Last Night Lachers Will be Allowed One Day's Pay for Attending Stitt Convention. The board of school trustees held their regular session last evening, the most important business being the allowance of the school teachers salaries and issuance of checks ■to cover same. They also decided !to dismiss school next week, from Wednesday evening until the fol--1 iwing Monday, to allow the teachers desiring to do so to attend the annual session of the Indiani State Teachers' association, which meets in Chicago this year. The teachers will miss two days of work and will be allowed pay for one day, thus making the trip a little less expen sive. The matter of selecting teachers for next year has not yet been considered, but all applicants have been requested to tile their license or a copy of same with the board by April 15th and the ap pointments will likely be made soon after that time. ~ TEN YEARS Mrs. Cassie Chadwick Gels Lons> Term In Prison. Cleveland. March 27.—Unless the higher court interferes, Mrs. Cassie L. Chadwick will spend the greater part of the next ten years in the Ohio state penitentiary. A sentence o f ten years was imposed on her by Judge Robert W. x'ayler in the United States district court at five o'clock this evening. Tue sentence came at the close of a busy day for the court in hearing arguments on a motion for a new trial, which lasted all day. The motion was overruled. Mrs. Chadwick was convicted on seven counts and sentenced up >n six Counts. For four of these counts a sentence of two years each was imposed Upon two counts a sentence of one year each was imposed, making a total sentence of ten years. TO INITIATE Geneva Candidates to Take Royal Arch Degrees, The Royal Arch Masons will meet at their hall Weinesday astern oon at four o'clock and Wednesday night at seven o'clock to confer the excellent master and Royal Arch degrees upon candidates from Geneva. A good time is assured and everv member is requested to attend.