Daily Democrat, Volume 4, Number 100, Decatur, Adams County, 10 April 1906 — Page 1

01AJME IV

hM APPOINTMENTS READ t Rev. John C. White Returns to Decatur

SESSION IS OVER It * > Closed With Assignments last evening. Lev HUDSON TO ANDERSON i’* I I * I Other Appointments in Which Our Beiders are Interested — Rev Sprague Oom to Markle. T , Sorth Indiana M. F. conferI , ~ rinsed it* aewwiona at Alexandria last evening, whey Biajiop Warren an i i red the a[q»>intme»it of R»v. T ,i* M Guild a- presiding elder j, Richmond district and then i read the a»*igT>rncnte of the minister* * f u the coming year. The Fort Wayne district i- as fol kw»: i U. Wade, presiding elder. Au- j a. J. K Waltz; A'hley. Herbert ). Auburn. M A Harlan; Bluff t . I. K. ( red; Bluffton Circuit, H. H Hocker; Bobo, • B. Sweeney; ( M. I'. I‘ottingrr; |m<-atur, .1. ( W tte; Fort Wayne First church. J A Howland; Fort Wayne Siuqi- >. r . ireh, J. M. (bum-; Fort Wayne Ft Paul’s church. S H. Nickerson; F.n Wayne Trinity ebureh. IL L S 'nans; Fort Wayne Wayne Street r M. E. Setliervutt; Fort Wayne . E A Bunner. Frei n mt. I A Rrtelielderfer; Garrett. P. E. P" v ■ < Geneva. David Well*; Geneva , it, ('. E. Nelson; Hamilton, M T Brandyberry; Harland, J L. Hutchins; Hoagland, H. Daugherty ; Hudson, B. H Waiter; Huntert< u, G, H. Bright; Leo, R I Hornaday; Monroe. J. J. Sidesman; Monn.i •, die, G. W Martin; Mmitpelier. G H Brown; New Haven. -I s Cain; (•A Grove, to be supplied; Orland, i'ristou Pryllivnins; (kian. J- B. C'«k; Pennville. W P. Heron; Poneto. S. F. Harter; Portland. S. 1. I.me; Spenrervilk. G. II Simon*; Wudbnrn, (I. I". Jobii*oti; York. R, E, Cl'oimld, Rcr.C. G. Hudson goes to Park Place ehureb. at Anderson; J. A. Sprague to Markle, D. I. Hower to M> t tone, G. B. Work to Wabash. J. V Cain to Wabash. If. Jone* •<> Selma, G, Hunter Myers to Buller. E. N. Jones t<> Pierceton.. B. E. Parker tn Wakarusa, J. J. fired to Converse. J. C. [lorwin to Wheatland street ehrtich at l-oganaoprt, V. S. Barton to Philadelphia, W. E. Met‘arty to Portland rirrnit. uATHBONE INSPECTOR HERE Four Canddates Were Initiated—An Enjoyable Time. ■ w The Rathbone Sinter* held a most enjoyable meeting at then lodge room hut evening, for the benefit of Hie District Deputy Inspector. Mt>. latum Smith, of Marion, Ind. Four ciindi date* were initiated into the mysteries of the order, anil from all reports, the,team never did better work and in consequence thereof, were given a very high grade by the inspector. After the work the sixty members present were entertained by a number of stereoptieian views, which are the property of the Knights of Pythias lodge, after which a flue banquet was served, which proved to Is" the most charming feature of the eve ning’s work. The Rathbone Sisters are.growing fust in tnetnliership and uow rank among the foremost order' in our city.

The Dail\ 1 )emocrat.

f 1 11 - 1r ■ ■■ ' AN OLD ORDER IS REINSTATED The Rural Carriere Mint Again Keep Record# — The order discontinuing the keeping of record* of mail bandied by ru-| ral earners. »iu of short duration, a* I the order has been suspended, and I the carriers instructml by the |»srt ■ I otttee de|>arta>eiit to keep the reeotd* I a* usual. The order diwontmuing I the keeping of record* went into effect Jan. 1. and la«fed for one quarter, the new order taking effect April 1. and the boy* on the rural routeare now keeping record* a* uaual. The old order was lery |>>|>ular with the carrier* and with poatefflee enqiloyes generally, for the rea«m that it rriirird them of a great deal ut btsikkccping and clerical work Hpwevrr, the ptMlofftee department of Tale h«' been watching up the various route, very carefully, and wherever a mule has fallen below the standard. it has been disemitinned, several in Indiana having been cut off i the list l>Ceau*r they were not sits fjeiwitly pnslurtivr to warrant their I cofitinuanee. The old order ha* breti | sia>j«n«l*d indefinitely, and revord* i will be carefully kepi until such tirm!a* tile fsmlotfiee department order* I others i>< It »eeiu- to be the opinion that alternate quarters will be recorded. the results front these being ju*t a- gissl as if every quarter of the year wan reported. THAT PRIMARY But Two Candidates Complied with Rules ONLY TWO WEEKS REMAIN Cromer Stilwvli CongreMtonal Con test u Put Getting to the Finishing Point. A """ " Il u» too late now fur new entries into the Ki-publiean congn-'sionni roiltest, as the time hk* expired. Hut two candidates isimpherl with the latest |>atti'ni of rule*, they, o! vonnw> being Congressman (‘romer and Horace C. Stilwell. Only two weeks re main in a hieli the~r two candidate* may a|>|H-ar in publie ami denounce the other in tones that would make a Busiest voter ashamed of himself. It i* give tv out that th<’*e two weeks will lie crowded with public meeting* and *|>eaker». Mr. Stilwell liaoug called to hi* rescue such *|ieaker< a* Hon Frank H. Snyder, of Portland. Hon. M. M. Ihiniap. who ran the d< fen'i-d rare Isdi-iv, Mayor Gilthrn’. of Muncie, and others. Congressman Cromer Im* not vet railed any apeil biiidi c' to ilia rescue, he still being tirm in the Is-liet that the whole lot of them Iwok* easy. The date of the primary i* Tuesday, April 24. Hie Delaware county committee have not yet set the date of ther primary, but it is thought that they may yet nominate their county candidates on the i same day as the congressional primary. Ou Thursday night, Mr. Stilwell will speak nt Geneva, ami then i both candidates will have made three siscehes each in the enmity, both I having spoke at Decatur. Pleasr.nt Mills and Geneva, Mr. Stilwell hiving also appeared at Berne.

DECATUR, INDIANA, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL IV, lUO6.

EVANGELICAL APPOINTMENTS Mwiaten: Who Will Serve Thi» Du trict for the Year. The F.i aiigeln al ap|snnfm<>nt* for the Fort Wayne district a# made at the West Salem eonferemr. are as follows: D. Martz, prcidii g elder Fi.rt Wayne, D. E Zeehiel, Kendalrille, J W. Metzm r. W.l ■tt de, S 1. Zeeluel; Waterlog, W. T. ; Hicksville, C. W Rtiigrr.la-rgrr; Deflauee, S. Kruft; Scott, S I>. Raney; Yau Wert, J E Stoop*. Celina, J Buyer. Fort Recovery, J. R«><>. Por* land. W H Migrant, Bern<*, F Hart nau, lanii Grove. E. Greiner. Is eatur, A H Haist. Markle. I* L Browns; Huntington, C D Raney; Webater, D. R Heil; Bippu*. F F. MH lure. WESTON CASE Motion Hied for a New Trial FIFTY 81X REASONS ARE GIVEN Appearance of Mm Holthonxe and Children in Court one of the Important One* AHrgtog that Mr» R J H»lth«iu«e ' and her children had an undue in-1 fluence over the jury in the tral of ’ tin- ea»e of State of Indiana »■», Bt>». ton Wi sbin, Wrwtou bettig charged I with Ibc d‘*at!i H"lthoss»e, Wc. ton’s attorneys have tiled a motion j fora itr» trial Fifty-sig reason* are f given why a new trial simuld be g;v- | en. The fifty-sixth is ptiMubly the j most startling and rm- <1 a |» i t law which ha* never beeii raiaed be I fore in the slate. (inragrapii I I set* out that Mr*. H>*itle>u«, and) children, one of them in • swinging chair, were (dared m po-mn • H ["•«' ti«»n before the jury for Mir pnrpoee of tnfl-.ieneiug them. It is further *et out that Mr* Holthousc’s tainting! during the argument and preventing! i-oilnsel for the defendant from m>t. ! pintrtig tus argument had an undue j weight. Other instance* are cited - w herein Mr« Holtbonw and i i<i in ha. I undue uillm-iK*. on tlw »ympa tliiea of Gw jury. It i. further al-I leged that Mr*. Holtlui i-«- »»« j<i.u <w| i on the >(an<! when »i< knew notbl’.g about the case and atti-rney* for the state kio-w she did not. but *ol«4v for the purpose* of snlftimcing the jury Fifty-fiie other rrax-i:. an gin tn the motion ;>rrparcd by C W Watkims and John H. Branyan, attorneys for the defenadut, »>im> of ’ them l>a*ed on the adtniaaion of evidence, <M>mt* on the court's in«truction* to the jury argil owe on tinrmaeonduct of the jurors thenierlvr* It i» alleged that Juror* Miller and W'hhl* did not and do hot now Im> Itme Weaton guilty lait were inffuei c-<-d in their derision by Itrnig told by other* that the court would keep them confined to the jury roetii unlil aver diet was reached. Hener they acted contrary to their Judgment in the matter, Hvanng of argument* on the nu>tiott for a new trial i* «<*t for Friday morning of this week. The |«,int raised tn the ttfty-aixth reason i* one of interest and argument* will be eloeviy watched by those who have a knowleiirr ot the ease or an interest in the construction of law. Htitiling tun Herald. ROCKEFELLER IN GOOD HUMOR Attending to Busineaa in New York Today Siripps-Mctlne Mpeelal New York. April It). John D. Rockefeller, who ended hi* exile at latkewiaid yesterday by going to Cantico Hills, at Tarrytown, returning late in the afternoon to hi* west Forty-fifth street re,«i fi tn ■. w i* driven downtown tin* morning at *:3tl. He was in a goo? hun.oi ami permitted the photographer to take a *na|e shot of him in front of his residence ' and s|s>ke to the cubbies in front of University (T.t’n.

COURT NEWS Two new cases were filed This Morning GRAND JURY VISIT INFIRMARY * _ \ Will Adjourn Thursday M Session Will be One of Shortest in Several Yean j C. J Lotz filed a ease rntitlM lat'l 1 fayettr Rape i» Paid A I 'i.irt fur rental, atta* htneav, I demand #n attaclsment *ni aa* taauad Headington A W beat, attorneys I frows Portia* d. file,! a suit on me? I for entitled Itaris Brother Com-1 I pany v» J A- anil William .'>>wwmak I I * r " In the Dante! ('.*.* i« Philbp t Trr.er, et al., to quiet title <»f real e*j (ate. prows of publication wa* nted, ■ def .in *! . :s. . .l.r ■ Ited. (hiding* for (damtiff title cpiHrted I air. I Wat all 'rfe'i.li . tw. !*tptire i * . o’ ft* rr», an I ! Attorney FA M Pufebce, of G« | im* ia. were among the vtsitora m Go- I rireuit court tht’ Bwtrnitig The grand jury fur the April term j I pn>mi.***« to Im- llu *h<.rt*-sl imi rwrord | I fur wumv lime Tliev routed the eotio- I ty mtirmary ami the jail l>*l«i A few witnesses bate Iwen mtbpoetMtd i fr*wii ttie country for tomorrow atwl | | tin- «< «•'.ui will pwi’iaMy aili*. ,< ' jThur*.lay morning It i- hrhcvnl I but few mdietmcWta will be ret>iri>e,l i Fbenff Butler and Deputy D E. | Hludzibakrr returned thl* morning. ; >r.,it M>. I gil «>1 v s I. • 1 (da. i ed Jim Rwiiards iirliin.l prison bar* I While then* they saw eg State Audi , tor (Mie blicrnek, bill the !alt«-t ht* Hwiw, pr tiiwi ujf Ito i**»k ii(». SUPERIOR JUDGE P. B. Manley Nominated at Kokomo DISTRICT OF GRANT HOWARD Former Adams County Citizen Win* Out on Forty Arat Ballot in a Hot Convention Kokomo, Ind.. April !• The joint judicial euliventloh here Unlay t«» Horn mate a |{e|»ubliraii ramildatv so« superior jndgn for tbe district itmi|»» i-i| us Howard ami Grant eoiintic* n- • tiiti-d in a warm ligbl that t.nle*l for *evrral hour* There wa* li bnl lol* lakvn without a choice tin- vai lou* eau<Hdatr» lor tliv (ibu-i- from Grant all remaining tn the race. P. • H Manky, lead with 2b vote* trow Grant, while \t 'I An.'den. John R Hadley. G. A Henri ami H. M Elhoy divided the other 22 ami the 25 1 from Howard were equally div hied. . Ou the forty second ballot the dele- 1 gate* from Howard went in a body to Manky and ended tbe affair by giving him (he nomination- !• "a* Grant etmMv’a turn for the noininntii.ii. Judge Manky i* a native ot this eotinly. having lived al Geneva for many year*, and practiced law iu this county. Hr moved to Marion almut ten year* ago nml his sucre** in lit* (irofessioti ha* been marked. Hi* friend* here are glad of hi* *ue- <•»■**. hi* nomination being equivalent I to an vievtioii. the district being 5,000 ‘ h'l-pubiciin. 1

SERVICES ARE HELD TODAY For Mrs. Mary Hannah Goedera— Rev Fowler Officiated The funeral wrvices fur Mr*. Ha»l nah Gi-rd. i« were iyld from the |lorw n luunc a! ten o'clock thi* morning Tier *ervce* were most impressive. Rev. Alfred Fowler offered prayer and iklivered a »lmrt *rwH»ii and talk. • J. Lutz a* president «f I • of the Prcahytenau rhureli, gave an a4drv»». Special nimnc «»• remlerrsl bv a claur cui'i-tn » of Dr •nd Mr* P. It Thoma*. J A Ert * |lo rg. ~ J ( Palter*., .( M •*- ICarne 1 <><-»■•*. piani*t. M<» G rr. bad bee, a memlwr of Ik I’nby t. ria- church m w c sk wa* men I teen iravs ohl. nearly sixty war*. I Internmttl wa* made at Maplewood. GENEVA NEWS Hard Times Social a big Success BASE BALI. TALK OPENS VP Gvncva Will Have Another Good Team High School Alamal Pr» panng far Annua! Banquet Geneva. Bid, A|*»l 10 -The Hard IntJHiANltiii-OouqTß H hg«iM »bgk i ami dam- g”> bv thIfkneva ( uf.e>-t Hand m tier M.i- • j | Hall faml ewniug. .a* a .tfrudid w I b>»l» niWHriAih wJtMy. I I Flmf w ow »»T tfewwr HiUjtg | I kiiici* ati*f MM&iy ♦riv to# I hrn«M» <»r thfr bniwi M* A? mix! i labile* and Hariev Reiff a<»i lirrt i Judav put !«• wwch the mu>*l*’ encl I Tlw crowd wa. (k large.l that ha* lorff ij <»tt t lm* ft IlflHT I tlir b»«s* hift-fW ft ix f»t If tic i»u&s fn»<« * th# ftMuT* The l»a*e ball farm are wakeuiug , up m»w and aapirzmts for thia se**«m * I tram aw mwk.ug fra.lv • I mMHt ft» iifv dry •‘v«»ujgh. 1 There is pkniy ««t g>*»l materia! here I this spring and the jiusliree us the I lliail tram *hmdd be and wifl fie able . to (Hit u(. a team fully «>|ua! <■> tiw 1 otic of last hnumui. Ha»e hall ent bn* I ta»t» are auxiouav awaiting fur tic • weather 1» aMth* <*■ that the k>v * mav j Tbe membefa of the High Nckad > I Alun.iu ar* maku-g prcjiaratouf<>< j t.rn annua! bampe-t m l,»m.i «! the ‘ I tits rlfthwh, tl|r •Hfirtr let *•** Iwhl Lm the riming **l Mas eighth. Il ha* beru ti»e eusliun for year* («»»t for tlw ahinmi to hold a bnfvqurl on th* .■n Illg nt rowue-r* .-rrnrivt and tin* * year they will not ilr|«,rt (rum it Th* graduating cla»« tin* year i» verv *mall. there <udy being three memhftr** DOWIF. RESORTS TO THE LAW I Arrive* in Chicago and Goes to Hl* ( Hotel. I < mu rlppft Mcilftft t'hicago. April !•» Weary and ( worn from hia long journey, Ih.wir , arrived here at 8:4»> thi* morning , over Hie Waliadi. Over people | jammed themselves into the I’idk »rwt dejiot and veil*, cheer* ami cat call* | went up siniiita’• oiisly a* the ol j leader stepped from the train. He | tiled to escape *’*•' fhoilU. b-'t ‘hi- ( wa* iuq**"ibh. ami guard* led him t<» In* carriage, and he was taken ] ■iiinirdiatviy to ('hicagii and Northwestern <k|mt. He ha* failed noticeably siinu* bi* departure. latter Ikwie* changed hi* mind ami ' went to tlm Auditorium Annex, where 1 in- says Im will remain until his • rights at Zi>>u City are decided by ' law. He says he lieiieves in the laws < of the United Sta .■*, and let the law take its toiH'se. 1

NUMBER ICO

AWFUL SCENES In Panic StricKen Naples Today THE M*RK£l* » ( ACE ' AVLS IN Killing and Won; dlny Hundred*—• Ve» ivtoi Corrtir. .<■» to Ba.*- ’< F’rtli Death and DutnxV.n <brtgm»-MciUe doses*! A| I At tb* I - ilfty, ft th** I (dace wa* rr M.1e.l with (se.-fde, the |r<«.* i.f tor « - '.lra Market here ro! |l*|«Md !■*!«>. buryi..g tie- eirttrw llhrotig of .tail and puirbl* I •-1. m I -.. •!. *. *- . *-. able imakr tbeir <»»t >•! tbe buiMosg, I but ,1 ka*t ’** were caugtit in the |.»>s ir, At n * twelve <kad and Imn-wsiiatelv afterward*, the Market an«i *«rroun«kg alcwts be raw*, an uifrr>>«>. ibc wirwam* <>f lk tr- ft-f-'- - :** I’itG mwl >»* t I ... . .. . *■ ■ e A hi st e skas uh, iae at ’ - » » ♦. I■ - » r ---»«• f ‘ ■' i its riftrkft*xl I ak*!x* ftpv f} 4 ■■ tiftl 11 IftlVuAjjf ffnafti. Led. t *.w.e, S Km, Vktov (/ueets are ,-■■■.i I ’a* roa.l •t ’ v »U*tnbi*<sfvg- alm* and memey l» ik P«£ »W .‘utfilmti'.s it *nxaS< li. m'fNMng alamingty. <»vwr **o ! « I*. I «•„ t ,1 trl t Hy--■trad and tltlsk.u* :k »«swc number. Itbeir kew* * t - - ...» j < ..-w The coll*)-* of tk Market roof MBH SADIE M CLURE IS DEAD Lived al Walnut Indiana Had Bria Una H»tv 4 -* * A (rirgram recencl lbw wromg. I*l I...«ie«wt tbe <k«th of Mr* •'U-lie Urt lure, a «*(-.- ,«f Mi»» Eluakth i urtui- *< ■: M - Dl> H- ’»• «f t t» eitv, Mr, W Hurr lived at Walnut, J±r »irk but a few davs. M... < urbuw left at m-m uriay L«r Wrimit mud Mr* GRAND JURY INVESTIGATING. Orecn Blrrat Will Soon Know Whclh•r or not He t« to ba Held. Tl»c gran*! :-irv rveu! . rued M**OrLlV ,iml IMsl-r Gie iltrertw* * of rnsrr i <•»! I.niwhwtlxf •turlftwl Ibril •vf* Ihr Ittlhw HrvaiiL * i»i »* omftuetl id tlw» muntV jftll brrv ftftftitihK fl#? |>r»*•***&«<* tUr graiwl jui? A min iiei of «itiic*.« - from Mont prlwr am here to ti-strfy to tk cumlitiim* surroiiialmg \ ugbt's death. Among tii,™ examined Monday riHinting were Mr* Ed V Fight, wife of the dreeaseii. ( lari uce 5 right, over wk»m the killing resulted, ami Harvey Voght, another brother There are several witiiesse* from Port land tii lie examiucr! and the gram! jury will not be able to make it* report to Judge Vangha before Tuesday at the least. Hartford ( ity New*. HE SHOT THE WRONG MAN. Herlppr M> Kae Stwrvke. Lafayette. Ind., April !<• Jmoli Shirk, aged fifty, lie* in a critical run ditiou with a bullet in hi* stomach, which hud been intended tin holiert Goldsburg. A fellow carpenter, Jae oh Weimer, and GohLvuv-. had a <»v*’r n contract aud Sh’.rk jnt Weimer’* bullet. W> r. i t’-d ami i* being pursmd.