Decatur Democrat, Volume 38, Number 20, Decatur, Adams County, 3 August 1894 — Page 10

SPECIAL DfiBSS GOODS SALE I jm! Mmhls Io Buyers I FANCY 40iii. SUITINGS, 37 Cents. ...ILL WMU. ,r Fri “ • 4 K - AMMIBHIUITOSI 4OCents. ...Will. With] [Former Price GO Cents. Special Remnant Sale. We have just made up a lot of this season’s very Choiest Novelties from one-half to one-tenth the original price. Call early and get a good selection. I his sale only lasts for a short time. Watch this space for pur change oi Ad. JESSE NIBLICK & SON.

NOTICE. To whom it may concern: Nonce is hereby given that at the next term of the commissioners court in September. 1891. the same being the regular meeting ot the Commissioners of Adams county, state of Indiana, commencing the Ist Monday in September, 1894. The city ot Decatur In said county and state, will present a petition by her duly authorized attorney. Jas F. Mann, pursuant to a resolution adopted by the common council of said citi on the 10th day of July. 1894. authorizing the presentation ot the same, for Wc annexation to. and incorporation within the limits of said city, the following contiguous territory situate iu the said county and state, to-wit: Tne east half of the east half of section fonr (4), township twen'y-seven (27) north, range fourteen (14) east, except that part of the said tract now a part of the said city, known as the Lynch addition, the Myers addition and the Emma Mann addition. Also the southeast quarter ot’ the south-east quarter of section thirty-three (33) township twenty-eight (38) north, range fourteen (14) east; and also the northeast quarter of the southwest quarter of section thirtj-four (34) said last named township and range, except therefrom that partout of the southeast corner thereof already within the corporate limits of said city: and also the southeast quarter of the northwest quarter and the west fraction of the south half of the northeast quarter west of rhe it. Marys river, of section thirty-four (34), ail in Adams county, Indiana. All property owners hereby affected are notifled that any and all objections to the proposed incorporation of contiguous territory to said city must be made, and will be heard at the time herein before "-entioned. By order of the Common Council of the city of Oecatur, Indiana W. H. Renn, Mayor of said citt . Attest: L. C. DeVoss. Clerk of said city. 17-8 AN Regulating the sale of intoxicating, distilled and fermented liqdors within the. limits of the City "ot Decatur. Indiana, fixing a peualt} and declaring an emergency. Be it ordained by the common Council ol_ the Citv of Decatur, Indiana. Seo. I That from and after the passage oi this ordinance and publication thereof as pro Tided in section tour hereof.it shall be unlawful for any person or persons keeping : saloon or building or other place within the limits of the City of Decat nr. Indiana, where intoxicating, distilled or fermented liquors an sold, to permit any person or person-, not •lx proprietor or his servantregul.-iih employee therein, to be or congregate in he saloon, bulldfngor other place a’tir ql<-W o’cl' ckP. M. of each dav.andbefore f.veo cP c < A M.of each day, or upon .Sunday, the fits dav of J.tmiry. th- -sth day o* I) ecmb- r. I'hanksgi'ing Day as proclaimed nv the (.<>'- ern >r of this Sta'e 4»r the Presiu »' of the 'United states, or anv legal. hondiy.-Awt shall require nil prisons to vacate t tie saloon, building or other place aforesaid, ami remain awsy curing said hours and days. . , Sac. 2. Anv p- rson or persons violating tlx provisions of Section one (1) hereof. shah upon conviction b** flned in-.Hny sum not excee* Ing one ftundrt d dollars BEc 3 That an ordinance adopted on the 17th dsy of July, 1894, entitled. “An,Unlinance regulating the -ale of intoxicating, distilled and fermented liquors within the limits of th*City of Doeatu*-. Indiana, flxi -g a penalty and declaring an emergen-y. 'be and the same is hereby repealed. , „ ~ , Sec 4. This ordinance shall.te in full force and effect from and after its passage ano secondconsecutive publication in th-* Decatur DkmoCKAT, a weekly newspaper, printed and published tn said city. . Adopted and approved in open session ol Council, July 17, 1894 Wil. Reed, May r. Lewis C. DeVoss, City Clerk. 1.4-6 Notice to Property Owners. Notice is hereby given to the property-own-ers on both sides oi Monroe street, commencing at its junction with Mann street and terminating at a point where lint worst corpora 1 ion lineot said city extendi* g north of said Mon roe street intersects tne said -tt -ot. Each of you a*-e hereby no Hied that the Common Council, of the City <4 Deem* r, Adamscoutry. Imliantl: -has pu«se*t resolui * n to make certain Improveuientsaffecting your realty lavingaioi'g’saitl route described anil the nature an .1 cliiraeterof the improvement shall be is as follows, to wit: . By grading and macadaniizing the said Monroe street with broken stone, the roadway from curb to curl* feet in width. You. and *■ *c’i of you, are therefore, hereby norifie.l that tie- said council, on Tuesday. XTprust 2s, MU, at 7:•';(>o’clock p. rn. at t het oun srt;i/Cha "i r. in the City of Decatur, will bear X Mny and nil objections yon may have to Die proposed improvements, or to the mantterol. constCiietinv the satne. Hy order of the Common Council, this . 31st day ot J uiy, 1894 2)2 L. C. DkVoss, Cljy Clerk. Notice to Non-Residents. The State of Indiana. Adams county. 88. In the Adams circuit court. August term, IS'tt. o ' Emeline Valentine, • 1- ' » VS.' I Jonathan Hay. Jr., | Sat-Ah Ray, bis wile, | - All ihe-miknownheirs j. -No 4715. ; of Jonathan Ray. de- | Complaint to quiet ceased, I title. 1'1! the unknown heirs I ~ of Sarah Ray, de-' I ceased. j It appearing from affidavit,-filed in the above entitled cause, that Jonathan Ray, Jr., Sarah R*iy, bis wife, all rhe unknown heirs of Jonathan Ray. Jr., dc'eased. and all the unknown heirs of Sarah Ray, deceased, of the above named-defendants are non-residents of the . state of Indiana. Notice is therefore hereby given the said Jonathan Ray, Jr , Sarttli Ray. ids wife, all the unknown heirs of Jonathan Kay. Jr. deceased, and aii the unknown heirs of Satai'. Ray. decease*!' that they be am! appear before the Hon. Judge of the Adams circuit court on the 12th dnv of September. 1894, the same being the27th juridical dsyof the next.regular term t hereof, to W holilen nt the court house in thecity of Decatur, commencing on Mon day, the 13thday of August. A. I). 1894. and plead by answer or demur to said complaint, or the same will be heard and determined in their absence. Witness, my nnm<>, and the seal of said court hereto affixed, tills Itlthday ol July. A. D, 1894 Jonv H. Lknuaht. Clerk. By E Burt l.i iihart, Deputy. . Bchurger, Smith & Reed, Att ys. 18 3 '.i' . ■

Notice to Teachers. Notice is hereby given that there will be a 1 public examination of teachers at the office ot , the County Superintendent, in Decatur, Int dlana, on'the last Saturday of each month, f Applicants for license must "present the - proper trustee's certificate or other evidence 1 of good moral character; ’ and. to be success- ' ■ tut must pass a good examination in orthog- , ' raphy, reading, writing, arithmetic, geog- - raphe, English grammar, physiology, history f of the United States, science ot education and 3 also answer a list of questions based on some ■ standard work in literature. For March and ■ April, 1894, the list will be based on "The 1 American Commonwealth” —D. C. Heathedition. For the six months beginning with r the May examination. Shaksepeare’s Julius ‘ Caesar will be the basis for questions on liter- 1 1 ary work. . 1 Examinations lor primary license will be • 1 held on the last Saturdays of March. April and j • May, respectively. ■ Examinations will begin promptly at 8:30 a. | t :n. No license will be granted to applicants • under seventeen years of age. J. F. Snow. Co. Supt. ( I t -r ; — * Sheriff’s Sale. ; The State of Indiana. Adams county Ss: In the AdamsCircuitCourtof Adamscounty, . Indiana. ‘ Charles D. Porter, 1 V 8 > No. 1892. Aaron Heinberger. I ■ By virtue or an execution to me j directed by the clerk of the Adams Cir- ' cuit Court of sgid county and state, 1 have 1 levied upon the real estate hereinafter men- , tioned and will expose for sale at public aucI tion at theEastdoorof the Court House in the , . >ity of Decatur, Adams county, Indiana, between the hours of 10 o'clock A. M. and 4 1 o'clock P. M.on 1 L Saturday, August 18, 1894, I ( The rents and profits for a term hoj exceeding seven years, "of rhe following described real estate, situatedin Adams County, Indiana, to-wit: The north half of the west half of the northeast quarter of section thirtyxine *3l,'. lownsbip twenty-live (25) north, range fifteen , .15)east, in Adamscounty, Indiana. And on failure to realize therefrom the full .mount of judgment, interest thereon and rosts, I will at the same time and in the same 1 manner aforesaid, offer for sale the fej simple of the above described premises. Taken as the proi/erty ot Aaron Heinberger to satisfy said execution, this 2*.lth day *f July, 1894. ir> —Samvi 0 Doak. Sheriff. 19 3 Daniel N. Ekwin. Deputy. jy, 4a T * — 2 a Sheriff’s Sale. I'be State of Indiana. Adams County, ss: In the Adams Circuit Court, of Adams oiinty. Indiana. Tne Decatur National ] Bank, a corp iration. i -u- , vs. I I’he Decatur S'one & | Lime Company. 1 • Godfrey Christen. I Cornelius T. Dor’win, j Fred Shafer, Jacob Shafer, Noah Loch. j No t 4BBJ. . Albert A. Nichole. | / L. D. Adams, | JerrieCoff e, Edward Coffee, ext’r, I W H. 11. France. Aud- ; it >r Adams county, I J Robert Christen, Edith M. Christen, The Adams County Bank. Josephine. Coffee. J By virtue of an order of sale tn me directed ->y the Clerk of the Adams Circuit Court of aid County ami State. I have levied upon the real estate hereinafter mentioned and will •’xprtse for sale at public auction at the east door of the Court House in the City of Decatur, .Adams County Indiapa, between the hours ot 10 o’clock a. in. and ; 4 o’clock p. m. on Satiirdny, August 18, 1894, I’he rents and profits fora term notexeeeding . x*ven years, oi the following described real stat**, situated in Adams Coutlty, Indiana, o-wit: The undivided one-third (Ij) of the following *iescrib*.-d tract o! land: Commencing at a ■ >int on the west line of out-lot number 73, n the town (nowcity .01 Decatur. Indiana, us 1 lie same is de-ignated on the recorded platiif. the subdivision of out-lot number thirty-eight :;8, in said city; 25 rods and two (2* links north >f she southwest corner of said out-lot sevenI vdhree (71*; thence northwest along the west line of said lot to a point where said west line iiiterseetk the half section line or to the ext eme north point of said out-lot seventythree (73); thence vast to the St. Marysriver; thence no sai l river followingthe line of said *>t to a point tliirty-thrce (33) rods and 20 links +*+m4rwe-»-of *t><- s.xitbeaet4*orneFof saidoutlot seventy-three *73*.; ihence west 13 degrees and 45 miiniti'-'sourh 28 rods to the place of beginning, all in Adams county, State of Indi--1 unit. And also ti e following: Commencing at II point on the west line ot out-lot number -eventy-t hree (73). in the city of Decatur, as the swne is *l* signaled -on the rficonled plat **t the subdivisionol out-lot number 38, twen--1 v-five (25) rods ami two links north of tie southwest corner of said out-lot 73; thence orthwest 111011-' the west line to a po ntwhere -aiil west line intersects the' half section line; ■ thence east to the St. Marys river; thence up 1 said river to a point 33 rods and 20 links north- - west of th*- southeast corner of out-lot 73; 1 ] thence west 13degrees and 45 minutes south 1 28 rods to the place of beginning. • Also; commencing on The west line of. outj lot number 72. in thecity of Deeatur.at apoint. 1 which is ten (10) rods and 24 links north and ■ 24 degress west of the southwest corner of - said out-lot numlicr 72; thence east 10 degrees , north 20 roils and 3 links to the center of • Second street; thence south 31) degrees east 1 10*i feet; thence west 10 degrees south parallel - with the first line to the center of Third street r to a point KX) feet s*>uth of the place of hegin- ■ ninir: thence north 24 degrees, west 100 feet to the place of beginning, all in Adams county, I Indiana. sAnd on fanjire to realize therefrom ihe full 1 amount of judgment, interest thereon and •osts, I will at the same time and in the t manner aforesaid, offer for sale the fee simple of the above described premises. Taken ns lhe property ol The Decatur stone &■ Lime Company to satisfy said order of sale, t his 25th day of July. 1894'. Samuki, Doak. Sheriff. 19 3 By Daniel N. Ehwin, Deputy.

Notice to Non-R°siiients. The State of Indiana, Adamscounty, ha, I n the Adams Circuit Court, August term, 1894. u George Wheeler, ( VB. * No. 4719. Emma Wheeler. ' It appearing from affidavit, filed In the above entitled cause that Emma Wheeler, the above named defendant la a non-resident of the State of Indiana. Notice Im theretore hereby given the said Emma Wheeler, that she lie and appear before the Hon Judge of the Adama Circuit Court, on 12th day of September. 1894. the same being the 27th juridical day of the next regular term thereot. to be hidden at the Court House in the City or Decatur, commencing on Monday, the 13thday of August. A. D. 1894. and plead bv answer or demur to said complaint. or tne same will be heard and d*etermtned in her absence. Wanes-, mv imine, and theaealof said court hereto ultixed. this l»th day of July. A. I>. ism. John H. Lenhart. Clerk By E. Burt Lemhart*, Deputy. C. M. France, Atty. I*4l Fanners who are bleeeed with 20 to 40 bushels of wheat to the acre this year ought to tumble to what it means. It is a well-known fact that Providence has a particular liking for and watches over newspaper men, and this big wheat crop is sent to the husbandmen to enable them to square up with the printer. Now, don’t forget this. The huntingseason is coming around and it may be interesting to know the present Inpiana game law. You ruav shoot deer from October 1 to January 1; quails or pheasants, October 15 to December 15: wild turkey; November I ' to February 1; prairie chickens, September 1 to February 1: woodcocks. July 1 to January 1: ducks, from September 1 to April 15; squirrels. June I to September 20 It is unlawful to kill pigeons within one-half mile of their nesting. THE KKKER. An exchange says: “Here's to the kicker, the treacherous kickei the kicker who never is true, who always is crying and never is trying some good for his own town to do. No use to correct him, nor need you expect him to get to the front like a man. while othei s hustle he'll sit down and rustle objections to raise to each plan. But when the brute dies we’ll pause with dry eyes on his future condition to dwell, and we’ll envy the devil that will handle the shovel when he roasts the rank kicker in — The question is often asked regarding the law ot the street for pedestrians. A lawyer answers as follows “The streets belong to the teams and vehicles, and pedestrians have no more right on them than teams wonld have on the sidewalk. The cross walks at street corners belong to pedestrians, who Eave the right-of-way there by the law against teams. Many drivers ignore the law, go dashing over cross walks, endangering the life and limbs of the pedestrians, without once thinking that they were violating the law by driving rapidly over a crossing, nor can a driver obstruct the street crossings.” INDIANA PENSIONS. That the present administration is not overlooking the honorably discharged soldier of the late war, or his widow and orphans, we herewith give daily output of allowances to Indiana soldiers and their widows as received from the pension office: Indiana pensions: Original; John S. Smith. Indianapolis, Marion. Renewal and increase: John Gentry, Folsomville, Warrick. Increase: Jules Catlin, Peru, Miami; Oliver Boord, Covington, Fountain; G- W. Conner, Richmond, Wayne; W. M. Saylor, Markle, Huntington; Geo. Sipes, Sargent, Martin: I. J. Rominger, Elwood. Madison; Joseph Bruner, Morristown, Shelby. Reissue: J. B. Richards. New Harmony, Posey; Thad. Taylor, Stephenson, Warrick; Daniel Rent; Mechanicsburg, Henry. Original widows, etc : Mary A. linler. Buffalo, White. Supplemental: Catherine Snyder, Elkhart. Elkhart. Original: G. W. Ullery, Marmont, Marshall. Additional: P. Kannorer., Columbus, Bartholomew. Increase: Dan Judd, Columbus, Bartholomew; S. H. Schiff, National military home, Grant. Original widows, etc: Louisa A. Heaton, Frankfort, Clinton; Miriam M. Tyndall. Michigan City. LaPorte; Mary N. Clark, Geneva, Adams; Eliza Fensternacher, mother, Rochester, Fulton; Jane Beightet, South Granger, Monroe; Clara E. Bush, Noblesville, Hamilton. THE MARKETS TO-DAY. (Corrected daily for The Democrat.) Wheat No. 2 new 4 44 Corn No. 2 45 (>ats No, 2 new -6 Kye 37 Clover, red prime 5 CO Clover (Alsyke). 6 00 Timothy,j. 1 50 Flax 1 00 Butter .... , 10 to 12 Eggs 8 Lard ... Potatoes 50 Hams 10 Shoulders 8 Bacon 8 Wool9to 14 Cattle...a,ooto 8 50 Hogs I'Oo to 500 Sheep.B 00 to 4 00 Lambs 3 00 to 4 00 A-- -

TH iif WHS; Agreement on the Tarift' Expected Within a Day or Two. CONCESSIONS BY BOTH SIDES. fUffiilfli'iint Private Conrerenrr Hetwren the Supporter* of the Nrimte Sugar Schedule—He port on Trout Inveatlgntion Will Criticise Senator Cmuilen. Thistle Appropriation Knocked Out. Washington, Aug. 2.—lt is stated by one of the Democratic senate conforrees that there is now a possibility of reaching an agreement on the tariff billnlHiut the end of the week, with a probability that the bill as finally agreed on will be reported Monday. The agreement, when it comes, will Mb a compromise, as both I house and senate feel that iiinet'ssions will have to be made. Ou the great queaI ’ 5' T ■' & . ■ t zztti SENATOR smith. tions of difference —coal, iron ore and sugar—there has been no agreement, although it was understood that different propositions were made and rejected yesterday. It is believed, however, that if the sugar schedule was disposed of the other’ differences w’ould not long be allowed to stand in the way. The senate conferrees still take the position that they have nothing to compromise on sugar, but it is stated that a counter projiosition is to be made to the house on this schedule. In this connection a significant and private conference was held last night, attended as near as can be learned by Senators Brice. Smith, Murphy, Jones and Vest. It couldn’t be learned if Senator Gonnan was present. It is understood that Hie sugar schedule was the subject under discussion, and the amount of concessions w-hich will be yielded by the senators who have the bill in charge was finally decided upon. It is possible that the other differences which exist were dismissed as the conference. The fact that the Democratic house caucus has been postponed is regarded as a victory tor the house conferrees, which gives them eiirestige iu the contest. One of the DeiWcratib conferrees who has been most*persistent in saying that no agreement was in sight, said last night that the situation was I more hopeful of agreement; than at any time. CAMDEN BLAMED. His Sugar Trust Speculations to Be Criticised In Investigators’ Report. Washington, Aug. 2,-rThe senate sugar trust investigation coimAittee is * preparing its final reports. There is no’ I longer any doubt that Democrats and ) i Republicans will present a disagreement ' oh the main features developed and that there will be two reports showing the political shadings 'of the two parties. There are some features, however, upon which .all will agree, and it is understood that the part which Senator Camden has played in the. inquiry is one of the points on which the Democrats aud. Republicans agree. On this point the testimony will be cited and the facts as they appear commented upon in a manner winch will not, it is stated, relieve the West Virginia senator from blame. CONGRESS, , Senate Largely Amends the Sundry Civil Bill—House Contest Deckled. Washington, Aug. 2.—The sundry civil bill, interspersed with less important affairs, occupied the senate’s attention. To the former an unusual number of amendments were proposed and final { action was not reached. Mr. Chandler's J amendment that the action of immigration comniissidners iu regard to admission of aliens should be final and that the commission should be appointed “by and with the advice and consent of the senate” was adopted. The whole day in the house was spent on the election contest of Moore vs. Funston, Second Kansas district. and was decided in favor of the Democrat by a vote of 126 to 92. ON A USELESS VISIT. Nothing Likely to Colne of Requests by tlie Hawaiian Commissioners. Washington, Aug. 2.— The Hawaiian Commission will today visit Secretary Gresham. Mr. Wideman talks charily of the purpose of the visit, but declares that it is neither-to ask the restoration i of the queen nor to ask compensation I for her dethronement. It waS evident, however, that he felt deeply' ou the t subject of asking a policy of noninterference in further developments in Hawaii, bnt he remained noncommittal. It is not likely that anything will come of the visit. THISTLES MAY GROW. Senate Recedes From Its Appropriation For Their Extermination, Washington, Aug. 2.—Just before ad- * jourmnent last evening the senate adopted the report of its conference committee on the agricultural bill in which the con- ' ferrees agreed to recede from the $1,000,- ; 000 Russian thistle appi opriation. Public Debt Statement, ' Washington, Aug. 2.——'tlie monthly statement of the public debt shows that I the aggregate debt on July 31. 1894, I was $1,633,806,240, as against $1,632,253,636 on June 20, 1884. This apparent 1 r**ase of $1,552,604 is owing to the

increase in the issue of certificates and treasury notes which, however, are offset by an equal amount of cash in the treasury Aside from this item the statement shows a net decrease iu tho public debt of $63,905. , Pare FooiL Washington. Aug. 2.—Mr. Hatch’s pure food bill will be favorably reported to the house. Under the authority of congress to regulate commerce, the bill proposes to prohibit the introduction into , the United States from abroad, or the * transportation between states, of adulterated rood or drugs under heavy penalty of tine and imprisonment. Antioption Re|>ort. Washington, Aug. 2. ; senate committee on agriculture has agreed to , pennit Senator Washburn to favorably , report the house antioption bill, the members reserving the right to oppose the bill when it shall come before the senate. ATROCIOUS. Young Ncgr«M Heuten, Tieil and tlie Sores l.eR to Fill With Scr«»w Worms. | Texarkana, Ark., Aug. 2.—Henry Wheeler and his wife, colored, who live in the nofth suburbs of town, have beeu arrested on the charge of murdering the 16-year-ohl sister of the latter. who had been living with them. It is charged that they tied her hand and foot and left her alone for days at a time in a secluded cabin. The flies got on to lhe laeerattsl portions of her body upon which she had been Ixyiten and screw wonnk resulted by the hundreds. When found she was literally a living skeleton, anti- was t<w> far gone to receive auy benetit from medical attention. A cqroner’s jury found it a case of murder, and Wheeler and his wife will remain in jail until the next 1 grand jury, which meets in November. | Wheeler has always borne a good character among the white jaxiple. but was disliked by the negroes liecause of bis aristocratic manner. He his been sexton for 10 years the Southern Metnodist church. HE IS HER CHILD. Mrs. Bohn’’* Denial «>f Pnrentaaa Reversed In a PeenUar Will Contest. Rockford, Ills., Ang. 2.—ln the cele-1 brated Bohn will case Judge Shaw has' decided that 11-year-old Charles D. 80l n is the child pf Mrs. Lucinda Bohn and therefore entitled to $ 10.000. It wad contended that the youngster was really the son of another woman. This view was supported by the testimony of Mrs. Bohn herself until the physician who attended her and the child was brought from Colorado and swore to the con- : trary. In the face of this Mrs. Bohn, | who is inclined to be superstitious and has little education, broke down and ,e---versed her story, saying her first testimony was the result of threats by Samuel Mathen, who had eloped with and married Bohn’s adopted (laughter Leo-, netta. If lhe case had gone against the , boy Mat he’- ’’s wife would have been $40,000 richer. . SPECTACULAR SUICIDE. Omalia City Clerk Smiled to a Large Crowd and Then shoots Himself. Omaha, Aug. 2. -William Wakely, Omaha's city clerk and a well known politician, was the principal in a spectacI ular Suicide last night. He accompanied a select party of ladi ;to a local bathing resort and after seeing them to the water’s edge climbed into the ropes marking the danger line. Facing a large crowd of sightseers he slowly drew a revolver and with a smile on his face blew his brains odt and dropped into the lake. ; His conduct has not been unusual up to i the moment when he drew the gun. His : affairs are supposed to be in good order, and his family, one of the most prominent in Omaha, can assign no reason for the deed. SWALLOWED A BEE. It Stung tho Womnh’s Throat and Her t Respiration Nearly Ceased. Lancaster, Pa.. Aug. 2 —Mrs. Daniel Stanton of this city has had a narrow escape from death from a very peculiar cause. . While eating a pea h in a dark- ■ ened room she swallowed a bee that was on the fruit and the little insect stung her throat. By violent coughing Mrs. Stanton ejected the bee, but her throat soon began swelling, and in a few h >urs it was so nearly closed that respiration became difficult and she was in great danger of ..being choked to death. Medii-al attention finally succeeded in reducing the swelling, but for some,hours Yrs. Stanton suffered terribly. SOONER DIE THAN RUN. Chinese Lost by Sinking of the Kow Shing Slioyed Great Bravery. London, Aug. 2.—The Times’ actount pf the sinking of the Kow Shing on Juty--85 says the transport carried 1;600 > ’hinese troops for Corea and that few escaped. The Chinese refused to allow the vessel to ship anchor and run, saying to the British commander:’ “We refuse 6 become prisoners. We would sooner do i here. If yon move the ship except to re , turn to China we xyill kill you.” The re‘ | ports say the Chinese exhibited the great-! est bravery during the battle. Itis officially declared that the war is now on. Late War News. Shanghai. Aug. 2.—it is rumored here that eight Russian warships, with troops aboard, have left Vladivostock under ; sealed orders. | It is also reported that a boatful ofH men escaped from the transport how Shing before she went down and reached Shelpiu island in safety. In consequence of the declaration of war the Chinese minister will leave . Tokio today. The Japanese flag has been hauled down from the consulate here. Failure Diw to an Embezzler. St. Joseph, Mo., Aug. 2.—The downfall of the National Temperance Relief union, which was yesterday declared insolvent, is attributed to the embezzlement of $20,000 by its former secretary, F. H. Lewis, now dead. / ——: ' ’ ' Stabbed by a Lunatic. Muscajjne, la, Aug. 2.-County Commissioner Wilson of Wahpeto, Louisa county, was murdered yesterday by a lunatic named Stephen Courtney while walking along one of the principal streets. The murder*’r used a knife..

FIRE'S DREAD GW. Forty Acres of (’liicatfo'’Lumber Yard Envelo)H‘<l and Destroyed.. MILLION AND A HALF LOSS Fatal I tie*, and Injuries Occur Dnrlng Fight Against the ProgreM of th. Finnic*—Firemen Forced to Rnn Fol Their Llvez—FlrehoaU Alio Caught II Clone quartern—Hlaze Fanned by Wln«t» Chicago. Aug. 2.—The lumber dii trict of Chicago was last night visited I>J one of the most disastrous fires in it history, and the loss will probably foq up between $1,200,000 and sl,ooo,Oik ! The following lumber companies wer entirely cleaned out: I The S. K. Martin, Brown & Richards, Perley,Lowe & Co., Shoemaker & Hig bie, John Spry and Edward Hinee, to gether with Wells & French, car build era; Conway & Co., cedar posts; W. B Palmer, cedar posts; Whitcomb Ceda Post company, Siemens & Halske, inanu facturers of dynamos. A The burned district is about six squarei from east to west and about three frotj north to south. The greatest portion 0| the district bounded by Blue Islam avenue, Lincoln' street, the river an Ashland avenue was burned over and4j' acres of lumber yards are nothing bn smoking embers. Flame* Fanned by Wlnda. The fire was discovered by a watcli man. Hi' saw a blaze on the outsiu, of the fence on the east side of Lincoy street, near a single shed, and turnip in an, Harm, but before the first engine arrivwf The shed was a mass of flantxk whim had communicated to the site rounding lumber piles. The Mart\ yards are 2,300 feet long by 300 fe<| wide, and the flames originated in ei actly tlie right spot for a strong nortl j west wind to carry them through tl | entire length and breadth of the yardd The wind drove the flames so fiercellj that the first engines which arriv.fi were utterly helpless and call after cal for additional help was made until ovll 50 engines and three fireboats were >1 work. It is not likely that even thtT would have counted for much had n< I the wind died away after the fire h:®| been burning an hour. The course the flames was southeast and east ft the first 45 minutes. Piles of lumbff lath, shingles and cedar poets we swallowed up with appalling rapidit Life Endangered. The wmd suddenly changed at 9:1 o’clock and began to blow from tl south with much less violence than b fore. The flames started rapidly nor again and burned back to a line lev with its starting point. The sudd change in ins direction of the flam , caught several. engine companies U) prepared and the men were compelk to rnn for their lives. No engines we abandoned, but three ot them had calls, horses and men narrowly eseti ing death. Ti.e fireboat Yosemite, work in one of slips, lost steam and hi to lie pushed off with poles and board She finally got out of the slip with 1 more damage than a severe scorching several places. The lifeboat Gey; had also a close call, but ran throu the flames which leaped out over t i slip and escaped unharmed. j Fatalities and Accidents. Two of her men, John McGinn Thomas Freediug, were badly burn while fighting the tire. Alar "Siamesed” hose which they were hoi ing got away from them and knock both men over the side of the boat up a pile of burning cedar posts a few t ! away. Their injuries are not fatal. Fi) ! man Phelan inhaled hot air and M badly burned. In addition to the fi men injured, the following casualt occurred; ? Lieutenant John McGinn of the fi boat Geyser died of his, burns at o’clock. Otto Ratter, fell off a lumber pi back broken and will die. Unknown man, struck on the head a flying cap from a fire engine, knock into the river and drowned. Unknown boy, shoved into river a drowned. The tire burned until late this md ing. It is-extremely difficult to obi an estimate of the losses, but the ei mated total is nearly correct. Late in the night wnen Fire Marsl Sweenie began to take account of st< he found that he was short several th' sand feet (rs pipe and two tire engin which the firemen were forced to. ab don to the flames. Both of them w partly rescued, but the heat was so and the rush of tire so swift that ir\ necessary to abandon them. GUN WAH MEDICINES. B ! Their Promoter Convicted of Use of Mails Iji 'penver. Denver, Aug. 2.—w. H. Hale, jB merly proprietor of the Gun Wah cal agency, .vas convicted in the Un,■ States district court yesterday astern-B ,of having used the mails with intentß J defraud. Hale sent letters to cow tpondents purporting to be froftm I great Chinese physician. He also w Asented that his medicines cameA’S (Ilina, although they were simply a B co'tion of mountain sage made inw oftce. ' wiitpcapper Adds Murder to His Crilß Lcxington, Ky., Aug. 2.—Near (W dalfi Oscar • Morton shot and kKB I’i.iiik Wilson. Thecause of the Aw ing vas a whitecap whipping s3| night ago when several questiolM womfii xiere severely whipped, w ; son ttok up one’s cause. MoYtdn a| been warned and when Wilson puffl an apLarance opened fire upon S killed Im instantly. Charge* Against Judge Ricks Taker)* 1 Clevejani), Aug. 2.— Tom L. Vohnson telegraphs in refenß to the ift’estigation of United St® Judge Rife: “I have just seen® ■ attorney a-neral and he has wire® 1 b W. NightAgale, an examiner noww Illinois. toVeport at Cleveland inw I uiately andVke up the charges.” I , .j y I