Decatur Democrat, Volume 38, Number 46, Decatur, Adams County, 1 February 1895 — Page 8

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WILL MOVE HERE. A Burner That Judge Heller will Make his Home in Portland. A rumor was flying around today that D. D. Heller, of Decatur, judge in twenty-sixth J ndigjal district, intends moving to this city. It the information proves true, in view of the bill already introduced in the legislature, it shows some pretty smooth scheming' “for by his coming here would bold the office of judge al though seperate districts are made of the two counties. The appointment then will have to be made in Adams county. —PorUand Daily Commercial. Judge Heller informs this paper that he will remain a resident of this city, and that the report in the Commercial is a back number. A Shaking Mound. “One of the most interesting phenomena I ever saw,” said' Prof. Robert C. W. Abbott, of Boston, at the Waldorf, last night, "is located near Milton .0., I returned from there on Thursday and am still at a loss to satisfactorily account for what I have seen. I have an undefined theory, you understand, but what I mean is my mind is not fully made up. “In the neighborhood of Milton numerous Indian mounds have been found, which, when dug open, were usually found tcrcontain flint arrow heads and other implements of 1 the stone age. Many of them contained no relics at all and in one or two skeletons of human beings were found. About 20 miles northwest of Milton there is an im- ' mense mound, which is called the ‘Big Elk’ or ‘The Shaker,’ “It has never been disturbed by the hand of man, partly because of superstitious fear and partly because it seems like a pity to interfere with an interesting puzzle. In the fall and spring the mound exhibits a peculiar tremulousness, which is plainly perceptible when you stand along side of it. The motion is sometimes strong onoiigh to spill a glass of water fixed on the surface of the mound. The Indian tradition is that a monster tortoise liyes inside the mound, and his efforts to release him self cause the earth to tremble.T was at first inclined to think the disturbance was of seismic origin, but later on I concluded that it was due tothe periodic flow of a subterranean geyser. Still I am not quite satisfied, and I intend going back to Milton in the spring, when it is said the ‘Shaking Mound’ is • seen a‘ its beet.” To Do Away With the Miiitir.. John A. Logan Post, G. A. R. at Lafayette, has adopted a series of resolutions calling for a law giving the members of tbe G. A. R. the right to bear arms, and to supply eadh post s a ■" ' ' - j •■■■

with the necessary arms. Such a law is claimed will meet the requirements of the state, and very largely do away with the necessity of supnorting a State militia. BEAL ESTATE TBANBFEBS. Lemuel O Bears to Joseph L W Bears 20 A, Hartford tp $ 800 Allen T Lynch to Sprang & True in-lot 906, Decatur 225 00 Barbara Ann Shroll q c d to John W James, 20 A, Blue Creek tp.. 100 Abraham Sprunger to John Huser, 40 acres French tp 1800 00 Daniel Sprang et al to Albert Nelson, in-lot 906, Decatur 225 00 Daniel Clark q c d to Charles A Glendenning, 40 A, Hartford tp.. 35 00 John Metzger to Joseph Metzger 20 A Root tp 400 00 Joel Welty to Isaac Sprunger pt iu-lot 1-16 8erne7..... . .200 00 FIRE. Last Monday night the house of Boose on the old John Ray farm and occupied by James Fairchild, burned to the ground, a part of the contents being saved. Fairchild and family were at church and was not aware of the fire until informed by some of the neighbor who had come to the fire and saved a part of their goods. The fire was caused by a defective flue. Licensed to Wed. Daniel Gerber to Elizabeth J. Malkin. Joel Kepfer to Emma Moser. Last Friday jpight as Wood Case in company with h'fs sister-in-law was returning from a trip in Kirkland township, the horses became unmanagable from fright at some of the harness giving away and ran against a post at the crossroads near tbe Washington church throwing both parties out of the buggy. The horses ran about two miles and were stopped at the residence of James Bell.**. The buggy was entirely demolished and harness tore in shreds. Mr. Case and sister-in-Jaw followed up and reached Bell’s place where they and the team were made comfortable for the night. The next morning tbe work of gathering up what was left of the and harness was with the team brought to the city. Case says it was a nairow escape for both of them from death. In the case of the state vs Mathias Shaffer charged with selling whisky to a minor, defendant was found not 1 guilty: _ A Great Offer! Don't miss it. This offer is given for ten days only to adz vertise our Studio. First Class crayon $1.50 value SIO.OO i “ “ .water color $3.00 value -15.00 i “ ’ “ pMtal.Sß.6o value $20.90. ; dl96wß6tf Lewton Art Studio

‘ocean disastel Collision Causes the Steamer Elbe to Go to the Bottom. MEET WITH AN AWFUL FATE. Near 400 Persons Were on Board, Few of Whom Escaped. — PASSENGERS ASLEEP AT THE TIME. Reports Indicate That Only 19 Person. Were Saved—The Kibe Strack In the Side, Making an Immense Hole Through Which the Water Flowed In Torrents. The Shock of the Collision Was Slight. Scenes of Confusion on Deck—Lower* ing of the Boats and the Mad Efforts no Get Into Them—Graphic Account of Uhe' Disaster by a Survivor—List of the Survivors —Full Particulars of the Accident. London, Jan. 81.—The North German Lloyd steamer Elbe, Captain Von Gossel, from Bremen Tuesday for* New York via Southampton, has been sunk in collision with the British steamer bound from Rotterdam for Aberdeen. At the tiiaasof sending this dispatch the exact loss of life is unknown, but report has it that it was enormous. The disaster occurred before daylight yesterday morning at a point some 30 miles from the hook of Holland. The first intimation of the disaster came from Lowestoft, Suffolk, one of the chief Euglish fishing ports. Late yesterday afternoon a dispatch was received from that 'place, saying that it was reported there that a trans-Atlantic line steamer had been sunk in the North sea and that the loss of life was very great. The first dispatches stated that there had been 350 persons on the Elbe and that only 19 had been saved, the rescued having been landed at Lowestoft by fishing Later dispatches to the Exchange Telegraph company and to Lloyd’s confirmed the report of the loss of the steamer, and still later it was learned that the Crathie, the steamer that sunk the Elbe, had put into Maas Lonis, Holland, in a damaged condition. She reported that she had been in collision with an unknown ocean steamer. The Collision. From the details ipw at hand it is learned that the Elbe was proceeding along at her usual rate of speed and keeping the ordinary lookouts. The night was dark, but there was no gale. Suddenly the forward lookout on the Elbe reported to the officer on deck that the lights of a steamer were close aboard over the port bow. Before the course of the Elbe could be changed so as to sheer her off from the approaching steamer, the latter struck her just about the engineroom, going through her plates as though they were pasteboard and sticking her nose almost completely through the hull of the Elbe. For a time the Crathia held the Elbe on her nose, but then her engines were reversed and she backed out of the aperture she had made. As she did so the water rushed into the Elbe in a torrent and she began immediately to settle. Lowering of the Boats. The officer in charge of the ship at once saw that she was ddomed and gave hurried orders to clear away the life boats for launching. Three of the boats were cleared and lowered, but one of them shortly after it got clear of the steamer capsized and it is thought that all occupants were drowned. The first boat contained the third officer, chief engineer, purser and about 20 of the These are the persons who were picked up by the fishing smack and taken to Lowestoft. From the survivors it is learned that as soon as the Crathie backed away from the Elbe, the in-rushing water flooded the aft of the engineroom so quickly that nobody below decks in that part of the ship had an opportunity to escape. The shock of the collision was comparatively slight in view of the damage done, but this is explained by the fact that it a direct cutting blow. Nearly all the passengers were asleep at the time, but many of them were awakened by the shock, slight as it was: — Meet a Terrible Fate. They could hear the rush of the rapid inflowing water and with cries of terror sought to make their way to the upper /deck. Tne steamer being loaded by the stern, the water naturally rushed aft, and this allowed many of the passengers forward to reach the deck. In the case or >n» pzssciigers, however, the result was fatal. As they rushed from their staterooms into the saloon they were- met by the torrent, against which it was impossible for them to make headway. They were caught up and swept aft toward the cockpit, where they were probably drowned before the ship foundered. Altogether about 50 of the passengers reached the deck where the wildest confusion existed. WUd rushes were made for the boats, but the terrible excitement prevailing impeded the efforts of those who were trying to | clear them away. Many heartrending

' scenes were witnessed between parents and children in the few moments preceding the sinking of the vessel. One of the Boat* Swamped. There is some disagreement among the survivors as to the number of boats that were launched. One survivor, Karl A. Hoffmann, declares that only two boats were launched. One of these was swamped instantly and the only one of its oocupants, a girl named Annie Boecker, who was bound for Southampton, was rescued. She dung to a piece of wreckage which she grasped to tightly that it was only with difficulty that she was dragged Into the second boat. She was just returning from the deathbed of her father and mother. Sinking of the Vessal. Meanwhile the cry was raised on the doomed vessel for the women and children to go over to the other side of the steamer, away from the port side in which was the great gaping hole, caused by the Crathie. The half fainting women and terror-stricken children hurried to the starboard side, but they had scarcely reached the boats when the huge vessel lifted her bows high in the air and then slowly and silently sank, stern foremost, beneath the waves, taking with her her human freight. Sufferings of the Survivor*. Barely 20 minutes elapsed between the collision and the sinking of the steamer. A heavy sea was running and the wind, which was from east southeast, was bitterly cold. The small boat containing the survivors tossed about until about 11 o’clock in the morning. Several vessels were sighted in the meantime, but they made no replies to the signals which were set for them. The survivors were nearly frozen, having hardly any clothing and their sufferings were intense. Eventually the fishing smack Wild Flower saw the signals and bore down on the boat. In a short time the survivors were taken aboard, where everything possible was done for their comfort. List of Survivor*. Cabin passengers—Karl Hoffmann, Eugene Schlegel, John Verera, Anna, Boeck- < r: Between Deck Passenger Bothen; Chief Engineer A. Neussell; Third Officer Stollburg; Purser Weser: Herr Dehart, a Brerv erhaven pilot; Robert Greenbam, an Enlish pilot, and 10 of the crew. They arrived at Bowestof at half past 5 o’clock yesterday afternoon. s SURVIVOR’S ACCOUNT. lie Gives a Graphic Account of the Terrible Disaster. Karl H offman of Grand Island, Neb., is among the survivors. He is in a condition of terrible distress from the loss of his wife, and son. He pathetically exhibited to the representative of the Associated Press a gold watch, that his wife had slipped into his hand as she parted with him to go to the starboard side of the steamer when the order to that effect was given. He said: “We left Bremerhaven on Tuesday afternoon at 3 o’clock. Our cabin was one of the second class and was within six feet of. the spot which received the full force of the shock. My wife, child and I were asleep when I was awakened at 5:20 o’clock by what seemed to be the ringing of the gong that is used to call the passengers to meals. Finding that it was dark, I jumped out of my berth, but heard nothing to alarm me. I went back to my berth again and immediately heard the rushing of feet and shouting. I concluded something serious had happened, and seized some clothing. 1 awakened my wife and child, who hurriedly dressed, and then we all ran along the corridor with the others to the deck. I was knocked down stairs when I reached the top, but my feet caught on a hook and I managed o save myself from being trampled upon. I got to tfee north side and saw that great damage had resulted from the coß_ lision. -r Seperated From His Wife and Son. “The water was then rushing into the steamer in great torrents. The air was, very dark, though the sky was clear. The sea was very rough. Two boats were lowered. I caught my boy and threw him into one of the boats. Calling to my wife to accompany me, I got into it, but at that moment there was a shout for the women and children to go to the starboard side. Slipping her watch into my hand my wife left me and the boy was taken out of the boat while I sat there. “I saw one boat swamped. We tried to rescue those in the water, but all save one, Anna Boecker, disappeared. Our boat was then shoved off. We saw many vessels, but could not attract their attention. We used sails and shirts for signals, but the passing vessels paid no attention to them. Eventually the signals were answered by the smack Wild Flower. “After the collision rockets were fired from the steamer, but no help came. I think it was impossible that any others were rescued, as the ship sank almost immediately after we had left it. Ido not believe tnat the steerage passengers were aware of the accident, because the collision did not make much of a noise. We were exposed to heavy sea and bitter winds for over five hours. The boat shipped water constantly.” Chief Engineer Reticent. Chief Engineer Neussell in an interview, said: “The steamer that ran into us appeared to be a vessel of about 1,500 tons. Nothing was visible by which either her name •or her hailing port could be ascertained.” The chief engineer declined to give any opinion as to'how the catastrophe happened. He said the Elbe had had a good passage until the accident occurred. Not more than 20 minutes elapsed before the steamer sank. It was only-the position that the Elbe assumed when the water rushing into her made its volume felt that prevented the launching of more boats. Everything possible, including the firing of rockets, was done in the short time before thp vessel settled down. The night Was very dark at the time of the collision. nf Persons Aboard. that there were about »e ■ ....

" ■ ll 1 ■ ■ “ ■■ ■ ■ — *-*»■- — i were passenger, 100 omoera ana crew, 1 . and a number of cattlemen who were re-' turning to the United States. i There being a difference of opinion as . to the number of boats that were ? launched, the agent of the company has 1 employed a steamer to proceed from . Lowestoft to the acene of the wreck and r search for any of the survivors that may a be afloat. The German vice consul has T purchased a quantity of clothing for the j survivors and haa done everything in his power to relieve their distress. The rescued are now at the Sailors' home at 1 ,, Lowestoft and the Suffolk hotel at that • place. IT SEEMS HOPELESS. Financial Question Not Likely to Bo > Solved This Session. . Washington, Jan. 81.—The session > of the senate yesterday was unusually i eventful in giving expression to the inI i tense feeling which has been aroused II by the financial question and to the ap--1 parent hopelessness of arriving at aaoln--1 tion. Senator Sherman of Ohio spoke 1 for the first time since the new phases ' of the financial situation were presented. Mr. Vest lent a personal interest to the debate by declaring that the president was seeking to make congress ac- , cessory to the welding of the single gold i standard on the people. The senator as■l serted with great emphasis that he had ; thus far held his peace, but that there 1 must now be a separation of the ways i between him and the president. The : j senate spent the rest of the day in execi > utive session on the Japanese treaty, which was ratified. | Pacific Railroads Discussed In House. Washington, Jan. 31.—The house yesterday entered upon the consideration of the bill to fund the debt due the government from the Union Pacific and Kansas Pacific railroads, with 3 per cent 50-year bonds. A special order was brought in, giving yesterday and today for debate, but the opposition to it was so intense and determined that a compromise was forced by which the time for debate was extended one day. Mr. Reilly, chairman of the Pacific ■ railroad committee, consumed most of the remainder of the day with the opening argument in favor of the measure. Mr. Harris (Kan.) made the only other speech of the day. He was bitterly opposed to the bill, claiming it would allow the “scoundrels” who had plundered the road and government, who had debauched public morals and public i men, to keep their ill-gotten gains. Fv I preferred to see the government take ' charge of the road rather than that this should happen. To Punish Train Wreckin g. Washington,* Jan. 31.—The house committee on interstate and foreign 1 commerce yesterday agreed upon a bill for the {famishment of train wreckers based upon the one introduced by Representative Caldwell of Ohio. It provides that persons guilty of wrecking or stopping a train engaged in interstate commerce or carrying the mails for purposes of robbery, shall be guilty of murder when the death of any person results, and when no one is killed in the course of the offeuse shall be liable to imprisonment not less than one er more than 20 years. United States circuit courts are given jurisdiction over such offenses. ______ New Baukins Bill. Washington, Jan. 31.—The adminis- ' tration banking bill will be reported to : the house from the committee on bankI ing and currency in a much amended ! form, and with a noncommittal recomi mendation that it be considered. The Republicans supported the bill after se- : curing several amendments. Indeed, i most of the changes made originated with the opposition. The bill will be reported to the house Friday with the president’s message, and as the report will be neither for nor against it, every member has the privilege of filing his views. Mexlcau-Gautemala Dispute. Washington, Jan. 31.—The negotiations here as to the Mexico-Guatemala dispute took on a new phase yesterday, and apparently the next developments are looked for at the City of Mexico, where the Mexican cabinet must pass upon the sufficiency of the concessions offered by Senor De Leon, the special representative of Guatemala. Secretary Gresham expressed himself yesterday as ? still hopeful of a peaceful outcome, in which hope he is joined by Senor Romero, the Mexican minister here. Negro Shoots Two Men. Birmingham, Jan. 31.—Wiley Clements and Joshua Hughes, mine bosses at the Champion mines, were yesterday shot and fatally wounded by Bud Jones, i a negro miner. Clements discharged Jones for disobedience and was shot down in his tracks by the negro. Hughes ran to Clements’ assistance and was also shot down. A posse with dogs : is after Jones. I Weather. 1 Indiana—Fair; warmer. , . -———• — , SHORT WIRINGS. ’ May orCald well of Cincinnati announces , that professional prizefighters coming to . that city will be sent to the Workhouse. The whisky trust has failed, receivers having been appointed at all the importaut points. It could not pay its obligations. The annual convention of the National » Woman’s Suffrage association met in AtI lanta, Ga., today. Nearly all the noted l suffragists are in attendance. ; Mrs. Patrick Donnelly, aged 102 of Toledo, 0., died Monday, her husband aged 104, having died the day before. They had been married 80 years. ’ t*Mrs. Ellen Mason of Brooklyn received 1 Injuries from the closing up of a folding ’ bed from which she died. The corqper ’ pronounced the bed a regular deathtrap. ’ Professor Vigo Anderson, one of the 1 finest flute players in tjja world, committed * suicide at Chicago, domniitting the deed } after he had given a musical entertain- > ment to his friends. > .Dr Fred Alberts of ToT&lo was shot by k the son of a woman with whom Alberts ’ was quarreling. She claimed that Alberts was attempting to stab her and that she directed the boy to shoot him. Albertsre- ‘ ceived two wounds and , will die. The i moLlitr ana son arrtsvm.

—— i Awarded I Highest Honors World’s Fair, •DHL* VWi'fj “ CREAM BAKING POWDER MOST PERFECT MADE. A pure Grape Cream of Tartar Powder. Ftee from Ammonia, Alum or any other adulterant, 40 YEARS THE STANDARD. ■■■■ . A Falsehood Corrected. It having come to our notice that certain slanderous statements are being circulated derogatory to the character of a certain estimable lady of this city aud in order that the public may know the truth concerning the matter, we submit herewith our affidavit: State of Indiana. Adams County, se: Daniel Sprang and Charles F. True being duly sworn uppn oath say that they are engaged in the general merchandise business in the Citv of Deca* tur. Indiana, unite' the flrm name and style of Sprang & True; that for some days past it has been currently reported that a certain respectable lady and cus tomer of ours bad been caught in the act of stealing goods from our store and that a compromise had been' affected in order to avoid publicity. Therefore each for himself on oath says that each and all of said reports i respecting the theft of goods and com- .; promise of the same are bare falsehoods; that no articles or goods were taken or * stolen from onr store to our knowledge and that all statements made by any person or persons to the contrary are falsehoods without the least semblance of truth and without any foundation in truth dr in fact; that in all our dealings with the lady h gainst whom these slanderous statements are being made, we have found her perfectly honest and upright. Daniel Sprang. Chas F. True. Subscribed and sworn to before meJ this 26th day of January. A- D.. 1895. 1 Clark J. Lutz. Notary Public. Reliel'lnOue Day. < South American Nervine relieves ths worst cas> sot Nervous Prostration. Nervoua- . ness and Nervous Dyspepsia in a single day. No such relief and blessiughas ever come to 1 the invalids of this country. Ils powers to cure the stomach arc wonderful in the extreme. It always cures: it cannot fail. It ’ radically cures all weakness of the stomach and never disappoints. Its effects are marvelous and surprising*—lt gladdens the hearts of the suffering and brings immediate relief It is a luxury to take and always safe. Trial bottles IS cents, Sold by Hoitbouse & Smith, Druggists, Decatur, In-1. Consumer Worsted. From a bushel of corn, says an exchange, a dealer gets four gallons of whiskey, which retails for sl6. Os this the government gets $3 60, the retailer gets $7. the diistilkr gets $4, and the railroad gets $2, the farmer who raised the corn gets 40 cehts, the consumer gets ten days or more in the “cooler,” and the policeman and judge get good t salaries for sending him there. Statb or Oh io. City or Toucdo, i ss. Lucas Couwty. f Frank J. Chen»y makes oath that he is the senior partner of the flrm of F. J. Chen by, & Co., doing business in the City of Toledo, County and State aforesaid, and that said flrm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOULA RS tor each and every case of Cattarrh that cannot be cured by the use of Hall’s Curb. FRANK J. OHENBY. Sworn to before me end subscribed in my presence, this 6ih day of December, A. D. 1894. ( —a—, A. W. Gleason, 4sbal.> Notary Public. Hairs Catarrh Cure is taken internally acting directly upon the blood and mucous, surfaces of the system. Send for testimonials free. F’ J. CHBNEY & CO., Toledo, O. Sold by all druggists 75c. i New Swindling Scheme. A Celina dispatch says a gang of sharks and swindlers securing big money from the citizens and farmers of that locality on a new swindling scheme. It is the grape 7 ine game. The swindlers buy a quantity of cheap grape roots then purchase the large California grapes at a grocery. They represent the roots to bear these kind of grapes. The roots are sold for $1 each. A number of farmers have been swindled out of their money by the above scheme. The swindlers have made' between SSO _ and S6O a day. Relief In edraonrs. Distressing Kidney and Bladder diseases relieved in six hours by the “Nbw Gheat South American Kidney CuhK.’ This new remedy is a surprise on account of its exceeding promptness in relieving pain in the bladder, kidneys, back and every part of the urinary passages in male or female. It relieves retention ot water and pain 4n passing it almost immediately. If you want quick relief and cure this is your remedy. Sold br Holthouse & Smith. Druggists, Lecotur, Ind. Passed Beycnd. Daniel Hines,of Union township,died yesterday at the ripe old age of nipetyone years, which age he attained on the 9tb day of this month. His funeral ' will be held-on Tuesday, January 29th, J at 10 o’clock a. m. at Uiark’s chapel, lie was the first white man that settled in Onion coming here in 1839, -lie made the second entry of laud that was made in that township, lie cqt his own road from Monmouth to his farm, thus the ftmpy experienced all the privations that came with pioneer life. - S For new fresh canned goods go to Mis. C. L. Spuhler’s. w 43 4 SO Dozen heavy ' weight KNEE PANTS at 25 cents per at Ike Kosemnai t