Decatur Democrat, Volume 38, Number 52, Decatur, Adams County, 15 March 1895 — Page 2

THE best investment in real estate is to keep buildings well painted. Paint protects the house and saves repairs. You sometimes want to sell—many q good house has remained . unsold for want of paint. The rule should be, though, “the best paint or none.” That means Strictly Pure White Lead You cannot afford to use cheap paints. To be sure of getting Strictly Pure White Lead, look at the brand; any of these arc safe: “ Anchor,’ ’ ** Southern * •’Eckstein,” “Red Seal.” “Kentucky,” “Collier.” For Colors.—National I-cad Ca"» Pure While Lead Tinting Colors. These colors are sold i.n one-pound cans. ea.-» can being sufficient to tir.t pounds or Srri.il» Pure White Lead the desired shade; they «n» no sense ready-mixed pr.i.its, but a <.-ombin.rt.ua of perfectly pure colors it the handiest form W tint Strictly Pure White Lead. __ A many thousand dollars nave been safen propertv-owners by having our book on minting nnd color-card. Send us a postal card and get both free. NATIONAL LEAD CO., New York. Cincinnati Branch, Seventh and Freeman Avenue. Cincinnati SESSION NEAlMOytt Indiana Legislature Will Finish Its Work at Midnight. ■" * S ' SAI URDA Y’S PROCEEDINGS. General Appropriation Bill and Nicholson Bill Passed—Number of Other Bills Passed Over Governor’s Veto —Nearly SOO Measnres Die For Want of Time. General News of the State. Indianapolis, March 11. —The legislature practically finished its work at 7 o’clock Saturday evening when it passed the general appropriation bill, though it will be in session until midnight tonight to act upon possible vetoes from the governor. The Nicholson bill and the general appropriation bill finally passed both houses by the adoption of conference reports and the county superintendents’ bill, county assessors’ bill, the Lake, Porter and Laporte superior court bill and the Jackson county seat bill wore vetoed and passed over the vetoes. A batch of minor bills went through both houses and several were defeated, while about 200 measures died for want of time. The conferees on the Nicholson bill reported to both houses shortly after 3 o'clock in the afternoon and each house adopted the report without debate. The conferees agreed on the bill as it loft the senate with some slight modifications of the antidrugstore provision. As it stands drugstores can sell in quantities of a quart or more without prescription and the penalties are modified. Appropriation Bill Fussed. The senate passed the appropriation bill shortly before 3 o’clock after -spending the whole morning and part of the afternoon in piling on inore amendments in committee of the whole. Wheif it left the senate it carried 46 amend meats, part of them on phraseology, bv.t the others loading up about $200,000 upon the bill. It had been a general game of grab with the partisans of each institutions getting ail they wilnted. The bill reached tho house at 4 o’clock and it promptly refused to concur. Messrs. Allen and Robinson wore appointed as conferers of the house, and Senators Haggard and Newby for the senate. Inasmuch as nearly all the increases had been forced through the senate by Democratic votes, there was no disagreement in the committee and they were cut down or wiped out altogether very quickly. The doors of both chambers Were locked and the houses held until the committee could make up its report, which came in about 7 o’clock. It reported accession to or recession from amendments by members, and the bm was whooped through without either house understanding thoroughly just how the senate's raises had been sliced off. Work In tho Senate. In the senate the following house bills were passed during the afternoon: House bill 106 —Providing for the publication of the papers of the academy sciences. House bill 630—Authorizing the issue of bonds to commete couri>hnttse»

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Houso bill 521— Providing that members of the alumni of the state educational institutions may become members •of the board of trustees. House bill tils—Requiring companies that consolidate to file articles of association with the secretary of state and pay the required fee. Mouse Proceedings. Aside from its consideration of veto messages, the house during the day acted upon the following senate bills, some of which wore passed and others defeated. Senate concurrent resolution providing for arrangements by the governor and certain -tate officers for the fitting observance in 1900 of the centennial of Indiana territory, organized in 1800, was passed by a viva voce vote. USenate bill’B4—Providing for the purchase of toll roads and lor their maintenance, was called next. It failed, the vote being yeas 14, nays 57. Senate bill 338—McDonald, authorizing justices of tho peace to issue search warrants for seines, etc., was passed-*-yeas 75, nays 5. Senate bill 29—Kern, prescribing the duties of railroads in protecting the public at street crossings passed—yeas 59,'navs 15. Senate bill 118—Provi ling for spacial verdict and findings. Compels juries to answer interrogatories according to tho evidence. Prevents the practice of railroad attorneys from obtaining special verdicts. Aves 59, nays 11. Senate bill 419—Compelling juror commissioners to draw names ol jurors in a public office in the presence of the public. Ayes 67, pays 3. Senate bill 373—Legalizing incorporation of Warren, Huntington county. Ayes 72. Senate bill 430—Permitting German Mutual Fire Insurance company of Indianapolis to become a stock company with capital stock of not less than SIOO,000. Ayes 72. nays 3. Senate bill 118—Applying the present law concerning water works in towns to cities. Ayes 57, nays 11. House bill 297—For the protection of fish. Ayes 16, nays 69. Defeated. Senate bill 403—Prohibiting the sale of convict made goods without first obtaining a license. Ayes 61, nays 7. Senate bill—Authorizing state officers to sell to the C. H. and D. railroad company a strip of ground 100 feet in width adjacent to the, grounds of the state institution for the deaf and dumb. Ayes 72, nays 1. ' < ( Senate bill 37 —Modifying appeals to the supreme court in respect to names of defendants. Ayes 62, nays 5. Senate bill 149 — Permitting old soldiers to peddle without a licence. Ayes 64, nays 15. Will Practice Lar-. Bluffton, Ind., March 11. —Ex-Con-gressman Martin and family have arrived home from Washington. Mr. Martin will resume the practice of law. Secretly Wedded. Jeffersonville, Ind., March. IlMiss Lelia Kertin, daughter, of John J Knrtin. a well-known ex-rail-road superintendent and train dispatcher, and Martin A. Adams, a wealthy farmer, were clandestinely married in this city March 6. The announcement for the first time has just been made to her father. W o TIES ON THE TRACK. I Attempt Made to Wreck a Passenger Train—No One Injured. Valparaiso, Ind.’, March 11. —An attempt was made Saturday night to wreck rhe midnight passenger train on the N«T York, Ohio and St. Louis railr xid, about five miles west of this city. A pile of ties had been placed on the track, which was struck with great force by the engine, knocking it frofn the track and plowing up the track for about 200 yards before the train could be stopped. The passengers were all thrown from their seats, but no one was injured. It took an hour to get the ties from under the engine. It is supposed to be the work of train robbers, as a I number of footprints were found. This lis the fourth attempt on di tier ent • Is iu that vicinity. CHANGE OF VENUE. Patterson Murder Case Goes to Noblesvllle For Trial. Noblesville, Ind., . March 11.—The case against Charles Patterson, charged with murder in the first degree, has been sent to Noblesville for trial on change of venue from Lebanon. Several months ago Hiram McDonald, the murdered man, with Patterson and a man by the name of Kendall, were together. McDonald was killed by a blow with a piece of pipe. Kendall pleaded not guilty at Danville and claimed the act was done in self-defense/ but he was sentenced to 21 years in the penitentiary. He then made a statement in which he claimed that Patterson struck the blow. All kinds of Garden and Field Seeds in bulk at, |. Niblick & Son. 51-1

ttffll COMMISSION. Review Shows That the Entire Cost Aggregates $41,264. BENEFITS TO BE DERIVED. A* a Result of IU Work the Govern* ment Will Save «607.8tM Annually. Oennun Dtoolosea Thnt There Are 17,599 Peraona. Employed In the Executive Departments. Washington, March 11.—A review of the work done by tho Dockery joint commission of congress created for the purpose of inquiring into and examining the status of tho law orguuizirfc the executive departments has been printed. The greater number of the recommendations of the commission, so far. have been put into practical operation, have from tithe to time been made public. The review shows that the entire cost of the commission aggregated $41,264, while the actual annual reductions in the government expenditures, made as -a result of its work, amount to $607,591. The reduction, the review continues, is not for the time being only, but will continue through each of the coming years. The commission, however, feel that the expedition of public business and added security to, the government in its methods of accounting under the new*systems inaugurated would have fully justified its existence, even if there had been no diminution iu expenditures. Cense* of Deportments. A census of the departments gathered at the direction of the commission discloses the fact that the executive departments and other government establishments at the national capitol there are employed 17,599 persons, 11,667 male and 5,637 female, that of the number employed in the eight executive departments, the department of labor, civil service commission and fish commission, which are under the civil service law, 8,027 are in the class subject to competitive civil service examination preliminary to appointment and 3,265 of that number entered the service after such examination, and that of the whole number employed, 5,610. have from one to nine relatives each in the government service at Washington. The commission also reported a concurrent resolution wnich provided for the engrossment and enrollment of congressional acts by printing, which received the approval of both houses and the commission says its value from the standpoint of both accuracy and econ- j omv is illustrated by the fact that riot a single error has occurred under the sys tem up to this time. Much space is I given to a recital of the benefits which the review asserts to have been accom- I plished as a result of the new account- ! ing system iu the treasury, reported by I the commission and subsequently incorporated in a bill approved by the i president July 31, 1894. The. estimated j annual saving result in gjfrom' this refoftn i is put at $239,430. -* l ' Recommendations Made. Among the recommendations made by : the commission and not acted on relate to the reorganization of office of the ■ supervising architect, contested land classes, repeal of the land contest act,. transfer of duties/of receivers of land offices, public surveys, abolit-’on of the office of solicitor of in ternal revenue, bonds of government officials, checking of mopey orders, abolition of naval officials at all ports and establishment of a substitute therefor at New York, and writing and recording official letters. These, reforms, the commission estimates, would effect an annual saving of $149,929. NATIONAL LABOR EXCHANGE. • / ... ■ vz ’’ Consul Murphy Tells How It Works In That Grand Duchy. Washington, March 11. — United States Cdnsul Murphy at Luxemburg, in a report to the state department, outlines the scheme of a national labor exchange, which has proven very beneficial in that grand duchy in facilitating the employment of labor. It was instituted in 1892 and every postoffice co-op-erates in the transmission of offers of and applications for employment between wagepayers and wageearners. Offers and applications are addressed to the nearest postmaster on special cards, and the applications are registered. The lists are publicly posted in all postoffices, in railway stations, hotels and public houses. The postoffice assumes no responsibility in the business beyond the transmission and posting of applications and offers. A statement attached shows that during two years there were received through this system 1,904 applications for employment, and 1,701 of these applicants secured places. Daring the same time 3,514 employers applied for help and engaged 4,427. READY-MADE HOUSES. Fine Market For Buildings to Resist. Earthquake Shock*. Washington, March 11. — United States Consul Bruhl, at Catania, Italy, has discovered a fine market for readybuili American frame houses of from two to five rooms, well braced, of low price. The recent and frequent earthquakes in Sicily and Catalona have destroyed or damaged many poorly braced buildings, and after making inquiries the consul is convinced that the people would readily adopt the American structures as better calculated to resist shock. A member of the royal earthquake commission has himself in the subject and the--consul is anxious to obtain illustrated catalogues from the American manufacturers to lay before the commission. To Protect Auferictin Interests. Washington, March 11.—The insurrection in Columbia seems to be continuing iu a desultory way. The navy department is kept informed of its events by Captain J. B. Cromwell of 1 the Atlanta, who is' watching it from the Atlantic coast. The following cable, dated March 1, at Colon, was received

i v secretary Herbert today: "A slight engagement has taken place, resulting in the defeat of the revolutionary forces. The Atlanta has landed a force to protect American interests at or in the neighborhood of Bocas Del Toro, Columbia” No New* of Cuban Insurrection. Washington, March 11. — Minister Muruaga of Spain has returned to Washington from New York, where he has been for several weeks. He says ho has received no recent news from the ( übau insurrection and does not expect any. He does not care to talk of tho reported request for Uniteih States Consul General Williams recall from Havana. ' • Enllpse Not Visible. Washington, March 11.—Preparations were made at the observatory and other places in Washington to observe tho total eclipse of tho moon last night, but owing to the fogginess of the weather and tho quantity of clouds iu , the sky, no accurate views could be made. Y l!«s Reached ’Valpsrnlso. Washington. March 11.—Captain I Shepard, chief of the To venue marine ’ . service, received cable dispatches yes- , I terday stating that the revenue cutter Perry, which is en route from Now York to Sau Frauoisoo, has reached Valparaiso. . j. _ ' Secretary Gresham'* Condition. Washington, March 11. —Secretary i Gresham’s condition continues to’imi prove and it is hoped that he will be out ! today, although he may not return to his work in the department for several i laysIMPERSONATED AN OFFICER. j s C. B. Slmtnond* Get* litto Trouble Over I the Location of a Federal Building. Denver, March 11. —The arrest of C. J B. Simmons, alias C. B. Sawyer, at i Pueblo, on the charge of impersonating ! an officer of the government is the rei suit of a bitter contest over the location i of the new federal building in that city. About two years ago the government decided upon what was known as the Baxter site. Advocates of other loca- ' tions have never relaxed their efforts to : persuade the government to choose ani other site instead. Now that work will soon be started anything that is to be accomplished must be done quickly, and a fund, it is stated, has been started to push the matter to the end. It is also said that the anti-Baxters have gone so far as to enlist the services of ox-Gover-uor Foraker and Charles Foster of Ohio, two prominent lawyers and politicians iu their cases. C. B. Simmons, now under arrest;.it is said, had letterheads similar to those used by Collector Spencer.- He then, it is claimed, waited ou contractors and builders in Pueblo, representing himself to be a special agent of the United States treasury department. The matter was reported to J. Polk Johnson, special agent of the I department at St. Louis, who ordered ! an investigation, resulting in the arrest of Simmons. GUARDED BY HER DOG. Faithful Canine Stick* to Hl* Little Mistress Who Is Lost In Brooklyn, Brooklyn, March 11.—A little girl who said her name was Grace Cross, and that she was 7 years old, was taken to the Cedar street police station by a gentleman who had found her crying on Myrtle avenue, near Broadway. With the - child was a cur dog that showed fight when anyone approached her. The little one was well dressed and wore a cloth cloak aud white boa and muff. She called the dog Jess. Captain Kitifer had to question child from a respectful distance, for fear of the dog. She said l\er sister, Tice, had left her to buy some candy with a penny that a stranger had given them. At a late hour uo one had called to claim the little one, and she was sound asleep in a big chair before the stove, with her faithful canine companion keeping guard at her feet. WON’T INTERFERE WITH STRONG. Reorganization to Be Done by the Police Coinu>l*Blon Itself. Albany, March 11. —Speaker Hamilton Fish affirms very positively that there will bp uo police reorganization commission for the city of New York. He says: "The reorganization of the department will be done by the police commission itself and not by special re’organization. The bills as so arranged will suit all parties, even the mayor and Mr. Platt.” In resrard to the statements that he had offended Mr. Platt by refusing iu aid in cutting off Mayor Strong’s power, he says: "Such statements are the merest bosh. There never was any disposition to rob Mayor Strong of his legitimate rights.” Don’t Believe In Foreign Control. Cincinnati, March 11. —The resignation of J. D. Ellison as vice-president of the Cincinnati baseball club has revived the old agitation here of foreign ownership. Colonel Ellison predicts that Captain Ewing will have as much trouble as Captain Comiskey as long as the club is owned in Indianapolis and placed in Cincinnati. Colonel Ellison is friendly with President John T. Brush of Indianapolis, but don’t baliove the foreign control can be successful. NEWS IN BRIEF. Origaba, an ancient Mexican volcano, is in a state of eruption. New trotting association organized at Canton, 0., and dates fixed. President Cleveland and party spert Sunday at Cape Hatteras, N. C. "Challenge Machine company’s foundry, Chicago, burned last night. Loss, $75,000. Funeral of Right Rev. Elisha S. Thomas, Episcopal bishop of Kansas, will be held in Topeka Wednesday. George Reamslin* a quarry man, was killed at Birdsboro, Pa., by a 800-pouud rock falling on him. The Paris Figaro declares that neither France nor Great Britain will permit Japan to seize the Island of Formosa. .Official copies of the notes passing be tween peace envoys of China and Japan, together with credentials of the envoys, have been received in London. tt" is said that U. S. Senator George of Mississippi will not be a candidate for reelection at the expiration of his present term, He has been in the senate 16 year*. " ■ - . ' ■ -

If you didn’t get a Copy V Let us know and we x Twill Send You one. We refer to the Osborne Binder Catalogue,' We have just received, . - J Our aim being to place a copy in, the hands of every • farmer in the county. Yours for the seasorf trade in BUGGIES, WAGONS, HARNESS, FARM IMPLEMENTS and COMPOUND RUSSELL ENGINES. j KING & RiILIW. . J— — I-,-. - - — v.—— . RESTORED MANHOODS « NF wy 7—l witten gua-nntco to cum all' ervo'j* <1 i ea.es,< f the Vy iM -.-SA ' organs of cither »ex, ur-h as ;.erv>-ns i'rostrat on, 1 aili gor Ja> t. Manhood, Imp I ney. Nightly Ends-ions, Yntubful Erro-s, gWBWaNy* wfW'- M-*1»l Wnny, exces-dve utc < f Tooneco • r tipiunt, wai h lead to '• jylW' T P“- aumptionand In :«»>!•?. T>ihe»c.i it estmes the snap aud viu-or <>t v'-nlh, a d fuU p wcr to all who Iso it. Sold at SI RS BXFORB AND AFTKU vsiso. b J Dr- t-hominal Co., Cleveland. 0 B. WT’b PENNYROYAL PILLS. , Thu only ?afe, sure and reliable Female Pill ever offered to Lu'its L-pecially recommended wUnlirried Ladies. Beware of i ills } tic up in tin boxes as they n»e dangerous. Ask for D r * Mott’s Pennyroyal Fills and lake ho other. Send for drcnlzr. / 3?rico SI.OO per box, 6 boxes for 55.00. ’|> r . gnu# Coeniicai Co.. uLveiand. Ohio. For sale by W. H. Nac »ruggl*t, Oecatnr, Ind. ■ L 1 ' -i?— ■< > Spring Curry Comb Clock Spring Blade. Soft as a Brush. Fits every Curve. The Perfect Comb. Used by U. S. Army and by Barnum and Forepaugh Circuses, and Leading Horsemen of the World. Ask your Dealer for It. Sample maile3 post paid 25 cents. Hee our name on the hnndle. SI’KIMI CL'BBY COMB CO., 104 Lafayette St., Sonth Bend, Indlua. ■ 1 '•'* Sv • HOYT’S SURE CURE FOR PILES. Rnnd what h prominent drugfiist. of Toledo.has to t>ny of Hoyt's Pure Cure for Piles: We have so“d I Hoyt “ Suro Curo for Piles ever since it has been ini roduced on the marke andhavefolditona guarantee and have never been ealltd upon to refund the price paid in a IF single case, and can recommend it to those who are suffering with the dreadful disease. B ‘ Dg WHATbuit CUSTOMERS BAY: Our customers saynlsa :ouick andsure cute and will do all that is claimed forit. Respectfully. FONCANON 0 Guarantaed to Cure. HOLTHOIBE & SMITH. - ■. • ‘V

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