Daily Democrat, Volume 3, Number 150, Decatur, Adams County, 6 July 1905 — Page 1

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NOW COMPLETE July Distribution Ready for Payment The Figures Amount to Seventy-Three Thousand. Seven Hundred TwentyTwo Dollars and Fifty Cents. Auditor Lewton bast just completed the July distribution, ami within the nextjfew days. Treasurer Voglewede will pay out $73,722.59 to the township trustees, officers of the cities and towns and school boards As totaled in the different funds, liquor licenses amounts to SIOOO, congressional school tax (743.31. common'sohool.fl2,2o4.SO, township $6151.10, tuition 12223.55. special school 114,532.23, road 93104 81, township poor $725.20, township bridge $5505.33, corporation $12,235.33, library $287.33. The total amonnt of money to be drawn by the several townships are Union, $3211.62;R00t,.53441.50; Preble $3646.65 ; Kirkland $2125.51; Washington $4002.33; St. Marys $U26.13; Bine Creek $2396.45; Monroe $4864.64; French $1677.05; Hartford $3985 82; Wabash $4402.72; Jefferson $2262.54; Decatur corporation $12,341.30; sohool $8931.60; Geneva corporation $2799.74; sohool $2815; Berne corporation $4094.29, sohool $3150.16. WAR NEWS The Russian Peace Party Lunch with Mikado. By United Press New* Association. ♦O Dossu, July 6.—Kriaz Potemkina has overhauled large Russian merchantman and taken all sapplies and provisions. By United Press Newt Association. Theodosia, July 6.—The inhabitants have left town in compliance with orders-Jfrom authorities who fear that the mutineers of battlesnip Potemkina will carry out their threat to bombard the troops and officials remaining here. By United Press New* Association. Tokio, July 6—Biron Komura. minister of foreign affairs and one of the peace plenipotentiaries and other members of the pirty who go to Washington to meet the Russian plenipotentiary, had a farewell luncheon with the mixado today previous t« starting for the United States. TRUST METHODS Being Used by Bel! Company at LaFayette. Special Telegram To The Democrat Lafayette Ind., July 6 —lt is assorted on excellent authority that the Bell Telephone oompany will soon absorb a number of the small exchanges in this oounty, thus crippling the LaFayette Home oompany and compelling them to sell at Bell's own prioe. The Roumey and Osell plants will be absorbed. ROOT MAY ACCEPT Offered Secretary of State Port-Folio by President. Special Telegram To The Democrat New York. July 6.—The president will announoe Elihu Root s answer as to accepting the secretary of state portfolio today. Ihe president offered it to Root and attempted to show him why he should aocept.

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ONLY ONE Geneva Reports but One Fourth of July Accident. (Special Correspondence.) Geneva. Ind. July f.—AboDl the most serious accident that happened here on the Fourth was the one whioh befell the horse owned by Charles Haviland. and which was in the free-for-all trot and paoe. A heat of the race had Just been finished and Haviland turned his horse to go back to the wire.' Just as the horse was about half tamed and before it could get dear, Arch Hardison with his horse struck the animal, the t shaft of Hardison's cart piercing Havjland's horsa just above the shoulder and making a puncture several inohes deep It was purely accidental, for Hardison was coming so fast that be could not stop in time, and Mr. Haviland did not notice the coming horse until too late to turn oat The injury, while very serious, will not prove fatal it is thought. AS USUAL Shortage Reached One Hundred Thousand Cashier Bowman Had but Two Thousand Dollars in Deposits. By United Pres* New* Association. Hagerstown, Ind.. Julv 6—As predioted exclusively in these dispatches at the time of the suioide of Cashier Bowman of the Com mercial bank here, the affairs of the institution have been found to be in a bad shape. No report has been made yet. but it is expected today. Hagestown, lad , July 6.—The bank is wreokei with liabilities of one hundred thousand dollars in the safe. President Mason an nounoed this morning that the bank would not open for business again. He wrote out a statement explaining that Bowman had managed the entire business himself. The court will appoint a receiver, but there is little left for the depositors. At one time the bank represented savngs to the amount of half a million. It is not known how much will be lost. WAS EXPENSIVE Township Spent Large Sum and then Liquor License was Granted. I■* 1 ■* •pecial Telegram To The Democrat Crawfordsville, Ind., July 6 .— The oounty oommissiones today ended the most famous anti-liquor agitation in Indiana by granting Samuel Spev a license to do business at Ladoga The granting of the lioense caused as rnuoh surprise to Spey as anybody. The fight has lost the town of Ladoga a quarter of a million of dollars which is given as a conservative estimate. JAPAN LOAN Will be Secured by a Lien on Tobacco Crop. By United Pre*e New* Association. New York. July 6. - Semi-official details concerning Japan’s new loan of c 5150,000,000 was made public today. The bonds are to be secured by a lien on the tobaooo money of the kingdom.

DEUATUH, INDIANA* THURSDAY EVENING, JULY <l. 1905.

RACES ALL OFF Indianapolis Sports are Mad About It August Meeting Off.-State and County Fairs will not have Any Races. By United Press Newe Association. Indianapolis, Jaly 6.—Secretary Holt, of the Indianapolis Ricing association, in a statement given out today announces the calling off of the August harness race meet and the cancellation of all fature meets during Governor Hanly’s term. He said he hoped the sport oonld be reviveil when Indian a would be luokv enough to get another governor. With the calling off of yesterday’s raoes it appears that the state board of argYeulture will also be prevented from having any races at the state fairs during Hanly a term. Horsemen don’t care to bring strings of horses here for the purses alone, as this is not enough money. This knooks out the most interesting feature of the fair, whioh this year will be very tame. One of the members of the state board of agrionlture says if Hanly persists, there will be no connty fairs thereafter with horse racing, as horsemen will not participate without pool selling Governor Hanly is all smiles today and modestly received the congratulations from opponents of bookmak iug and racing m Indiana Holt's statement also contained other thrusts at reformeia of the Hanly typeA PROMOTION Simeon P. Beatty Transferred from Omaha to St. Paul. A. P. Biatty informed us this morning that he had just received a letter from his son, Simeon P. Beatty. who is in the employ of the Wells Fargo Express oompany at Omaha, stating that the oompany had given him a promotion, and transferred him to St. Paul, Minnesota, where he will act in the same capacity as at Omaha, only at an advanced salary. Tne letter further stated that by the time the letter would be reoeived he would be performing his new duties at St. Paul, where ho expected to move Ids family as soon as possible. Sim is a young man of great hustling ability, and deserv. ing of suocess, and his many friends here will no donbt be glad to learn of his good fortune. HERE’S THE BEST Bluffton Admits They are Disgusted with Their Ball Team Well, what do you think, a Bluffton paper has finally admitted that they have a rotten umpire, a gang of rag ohewing ball players, with whom they are utterly disgusted. Last evening's Bluffton {News said: “Bluffton patrons of base ball are heartily disgusted with the two games of yesterday, and it will take a long time ot good playing to get baok the patronage lost by yester- | day’s monkey business. If any more game® are to be played the management should furnish a fair and square umpire and one who knows his business. Nothing but ti good dean artiole of ball is wanted in Bluffton or will be patronized. Yesterday's games were not of the right brand. Judy’s decisions were rotten all the way through, but in the forenoon they were as bad for one side as the other. ’’

SOCIAL EVENT Lswn Party for Miss DcLonß Given at Flanders' Home. Misses Madge Hite and Zoe Miller delightfully entertained a large nnmber of their yonng friends last evening at a lawn party in honor of Miss Fern DeLong, of Greentown. The event was held on the large lawn at the George Flanders’ borne, which was beautifully lighted up by Japanese lanterns of vartons oolors ami shapes. All kinds of amusements were indulged in, and a fine time in general had. Refreshments were served at ten o'clook, after which the entire crowd adjourned to the Entre Nous club rooms, where they tripped the light fantastic until a lute hour, when the party broke up, all guests present voting Misses Hite and Miller fine entertainers. FISH STORY Dr. Earl Coverdale Brings One home from Rome City. Dr. Earl G. Coverdale returned today from Rome City, where he had been spending several days trifling with the finny tribe, and the fish story he brought nack with him certainly entitles him to the belt so far this season Earl olaims that Tom Reid, John Peterson and himself in two hoars and a half yesterday caught two hundred fish, onsistiag of perch bass, shad, blue gills and bullheads. This, so the doctor claims, is the largest catch in that length of time that has been caught at Rome City this summer and gtates that anyone doubting his word may ask John Peterson or Tom Reid, who will confirm his story or call at his oftioe, as he brought home ptrt of the goods to show his friends. The matter may be reported to the game warden, as this exceeds the lawful limit. LOWER RATES t Wholesale Grocery Wants a Freight Reduction. By United Pres* News Association. Indianapolis, July 6.—The big wholesale grocery firm Sclinull & company, today applied to the railroad commission to knook out the Vandalia railroad's alleged exorbitant freight rates. If the oomniission grants this request it means a general reduction of fifty per cent, as the precedent would apply to all railroads. On firstclass goods they want a reduction. For instance, from Knightstown, Indiana, from 24 to 11, on seoondclass from 22 to 9, on third-class from 19 to 8, on fourth 12 to 7; on fifth 9 to 6; on sixth 8 to 5. Schull assert these rates are based on Interstate commeroe commission figures. THAT AUTO Was Drawn by C. W. Brothers of Union Township. The winner of the automobile, given by the Knights of Columbus at their fair last week has finally boen located, being C. \V. Brothers of Union township, this connty. He is employed at Fort Wayne at present and bought tho ticket for a quarter of a Darber named W’urtsbaughor. The report that it had been won by Charley Wertzberger of this city was a mistake. Mine Explosion. By United Press News Association. Connillsvillo, Pa , July 0 — Five men were killed anil many injured in an explosion at Jthe Keystone ooal mine today.

AT LIMA John G. Smith Weds Miss Durkins Decatur People Attended.—Mr. Leo Martin as Best Man. A very pretty wedding oocnrred at St. Rose ohnrch Monday morning when Miss Anna Durkin, of this city, and Mr. J. G. Smith, of Decatur, Ind., were united in marriage. Rev. E. A. Manning performed the oeremony at high mass, which united these two young people. Mr. Lee Martin, of Decatur, Ind., and Miss Anna Kane, of this city, were the attendants. The bride appeared beautiful in a white batiste trimmed in Valenciennes lace. The bridesmaid was dressed in a very pretty blue and white organdy trimmed in lace. After the oeremony the bridal party repaired to the home of the bride’s sister, Mrs. John Curren, of north Jefferson street, where an elaborate |wedding broakfast was served to twenty-five immediate relatives and friends of the bride and groom. The bride and groom left for a trip to the lakes for a month, after whioh they will be at home to their friends in this oity. The out-of-town guests were Mr. and Mrs. T. Corbett. Mr. and Mrs P. Stein, Mrs. William Hartings, Mrs. M. Mylott, of Decatnr, Ind ; M >u?ev7St Marvs. and Mrs. William Rizor, of Laßue, O.— Lima, Times Democrat. ABOUT ALL IN Is that Railroad Between Bluffton and Portland. The sooner the C. B. C. is sold at receivers' sale the better it will be for employes of the road, as they are now two months behind on salary. There is no regular pay day and employes get their money at long and irregular intervals. A few of them arc hanging to their jobs with the hope that there will be a change brought about by the receiver's sale. The rolling stook and motive p iwer is all in bad condition from lack of repairs and a good deal of it is going out of servioe. Yesterday engine 23 ran off the track while a drop switch was being made at Portland and the flange of the wheel on the pony truck was broken and that fengine is now laid up for repairs —Bluffton News. UNDER ARREST President Shonts Drove His Automobile to Fast. By United Pret* Newe Association. New York. July 6.—T. P. Shonts, of Chicago, president of the Panama canal commission, was arrosted at Stamford, Conn., for violation of the automobile speed limit law. He had a party of women with him and is said to hkve made an eighth of a mile in twenty-two seoonds. He put up a bond to secure his appearance in oourt. He was on the way to his summer home at Greenwioh at the time. Gave Himself Up. Special Telegram To The Democrat Indianapolis, Ind., July 6.—Fred Dearinginger. who killed Frank Henning because he says Henning insulted Dearinger's sister, gave himself tip to the police today. Ho had been a fugitive for a month.

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HAS ADVANCED Manufactories in Indiana Have Increased In Five Years. The oensus bureau has Just completed taking the qninquenmal oensus of manufacturers of the state of Indiana. Between ninety and one hundred agents of the bureau were engaged in this work in Indiana. The figures have been sent to the census bureau and the tabulation has begun. Various tables throwing light on the development of manufacturers in Indiana will be given to the public during the summer In 1890 In liana was the eleventh state in the Union from the standpoint of the value of its manufactures. In 1900 it had advanoed to the eighth place While the figures of this year's census are being carefully guarded it is evident, the census officials say the state has not retrograded since 1900. On the oontrary it is believed that Indiana has taken a placo near the head of the column. It is oertain that there is quite an advance in the number of people employed. The oensus will be of great value. For instanoe, persons seeking work in a manufacturing line can asoertain from it where he would be likely to find employment. The importance of the manufacturing industries of a oity, the wages, eto., will be set forth. The oensus shows that sinoe 1900 there very little consolidation of plants in Indiana by the trusts ENDS IT _ Book Makers will Have to Look for Greener Fields It is Acknowledged that Governor Han* ley has Put an End to Pool Selling in Indiana. Special Telegram To The Democrat Indianapolis, July C.—Whether bookmaking is stopped at this week’s raoo meeting at the state fairgrounds or not, it is certain that this will be the last week of bookmaking at races in Indiana during Governor Hanly’s term of office. The effect of the governor's stand has been felt out over the state, and two race meets have been called off, including the Elwood meet, whioh heretofore has been one of the most successful of any meet on the circuit. Secretary Downing, of the state board of agriculture, which leased the state fair grounds to the Indianapolis Racing association, whioh is in oharge of the racing at the state grounds at present, said today, “If the state fair grounds are again leased to the Indianapolis Racing association or to any association, a part of the contract will read that there will be no bcokmaking or pool selling on the grounds during the life of the lease. We have felt that although the lease calls for the prevention of any illegal act, yet at the same time we have per mitted the raeing association to sell pools heretofore and sinoe the rule was never enforced before it would have been unfair to the association to pounce down on them this year without warning after the grounds had been leased and paid for. However the board will not again go into a disoussion of the matter, but will simply follow the idoas of the governor Some startling announcements us to who is backing the impeachment of sheriff Sourbier here in Indianapolis may be expected in a few days. It is needless to say that the impeachment proceedings will be pushed to a final conclusion and that it looks bud for Sourbier.