Decatur Democrat, Volume 38, Number 52, Decatur, Adams County, 15 March 1895 — Page 6

ffl Uffl| Emlrrnifwinif Discovery of a Woman Who Wils Seeking a Divorce. IN A SERIOUS PREDICAMENT. Qnlnecy Iteew Placed In Jail nt Ruahville For the Murder of Oscar Knotts at Falmouth -- tognnuport Mun Plioloftraphed by the Side of Hlh Dead Wife. General State New* Huntington, Ind.. March 13.—Mrs. William Robinson of Andrews is in au embarrassing predicament. A few days ago she visited the county clerk’s office, accompanied by an attorney, for the purpose of filing a divorce complaint against her husband, charging him with infidelity ami failure to provide. When the title of the complaint was about to be retarded on the entry book, the clerk turned to the woman and said: “Are you aware that the in a former divorce trial have not yet been settled? ” The woman was astonished and said she was under the impression that her former husband had settled the matter. Investigation developed the fact that Mrs. Robinson had instituted divorce proceedings against her husband, John Lush, but that the case had been withdrawn by her attorneys at her costs. Mrs. Robinson has been married three times. Her first husband died, and in a short time afterward site married John Lush. Lush brought suit against his wife for divorce, but. they afterward compromised their quarrel. In a short time, however, Mrs. Lush brought suit for a divorce from her husband, which was disposed of as stated above. She subsequently married Mr. Robinson and now she wishes to institute proceedings for a divorce from him. When Mrs. Robinson found that her marriage with Robinson was not legal, and that she was liable to prosecution, she abandoned the proposed proceedings against Robinson. INDICTED FOR MURDER. Quincy Reese Placed In Jail at Rushville For Killing Oscar Knotts. Rushville, Ind., March 13. —Quincy Reese has been brought here from Fayette county and placed in jail on an indictment of the grand jury alleging murder in the first degree. Reese is Charged witli killing Oscar Knotts at Falmouth, in a street affray last January. Falmouth is located on the line between Rush and Fayette counties, and the murder occurred on the highway dividing the two counties. Knott received his mortal wound on the Rush county side of the road, but he died on the Fayette county side. From this arose a question of jurisdiction, which has detained Reese in the Fa ette county jail until the present time.' The judge’of the Fayette comity court rules that Fayette county has no jurisdiction in the case. Colonization Scheme. South Bend, Ind., March 13.—An extensive movemethas been inaugurated in northern Indiana looking to colonisation of Lawrence and Johnson counties, Georgia. The scheme looks to the enlistment of- 50,000 Americans and the founding of a typical American city. At, a meeting held at Plymouth 1,400 persons are said to have joined. Seven hundred were found at Bourbon. Altogether over 5,000 shares have been sold. Another meeting will be- held here on Monday iText, at which it is expected that an immense number will agree to co-operate. The colony is arranging to start for Georgia about the Ist of May. Photographed Beside Fl is Dead Wife. Logansport, Ind., March 13—William Kuyjath, an old German resident of this place, whose wife died, was photographed beside the corpse. The husband mourned the loss of his wife so much that the day before burial he called a photographer to his house. The corpse of his wife was taken from the coffin and strapped to a cooling board, which was placed in a horizontal position against a wall. The old man then stood beside the corpse and a photograph was taken, The photographer has orders to retouch the picture by opening the .eyes ,of the. dead woman and make it look as lifelike as possible. To Build Immense Sewer. Ef.woon, Ind., March 13.— The city council has taken action looking to the converting of Duck creek into an immense sewer. When completed it will be the second largest sewer in the state, and will furnish drainage for the entire city. It will affect over 4,000 pieces of property. The estimated cost is $82,000. The sewer will be 6,000 feet long and eight deep, and it will require 4,500,000 brick in the. construction. The creek has always been a cesspool, and its abatement will add 100 per cent to the health of the city. Came Near Making: a Big* Haul. New Carlisle, Ind., March 13.—During an attempted robbery of the bank ol Service & Son the burglars narrowly missed laying hands on $25,000 cash, •« and nothing but the pluck of nighi watchman Loomis and a man namec

•_ —. • • £Z«. Vil HA* VW 11l 4.ll*l**. Loomis .was m?med-with a small revol- i ver and Davis was unarmed, but the former returned the fire of the intruders and finally drove them off. The burglars escaped by taking a horse and buggy belonging to. Dr. T. T. McDonald, whit a they drove across the Stateline and übanauaed at Niles, Miph. Stole Dilips and Robe*. Logansport, Ind., March 13.—J. W. Walker, who has been sentenced to two years’ imprisonment at Pern, is also wanted at Paxton and Ludlow, Ills., for grand larceny. Early in February he. stole a horse at Paxton, rode to Ludlow, where he stole a buggy, and, thug equipped, started out upon a tour of depredation through Illinois and Indiana. Harness, whips and robes, which —seemed to be his mania, were stolen by , him in great quantities and disposed of | to second-hand dealers. The Illinois,

j autnonlies wore not upon nin tnu, a Peru constable caught him, and the samo day he was sentenced to prevent requisition papers b.ung issued. Diphtheria at Feebleminded Institute. Ft. Wayne, Ind., March 13.—Diphtheria is spreading at the Feebleminded institute. Teu more oases have been removed to the pesthouse and the hospital still contains' 15 children afflicted with the contagion. As yet no deaths have been reported. STATE NOTEA John Wilkinson, aged 17, was killed by the cars near Patoka while stealing a ride. Harry Dryer of Montpelier used choloroforna for the toothache. He was found dead in bed the next morning.. Prompt and energetic work saved the steamer Little Sandy from sinking in the Ohio at Madison, after springing a leak. John Wolf, a well known farmer of Wayne county, is a fugitive from justice, being charged with the forging of notes. Mrs' John Adams of Jeffersonville was given a judgment of $22,0(X) against the Worthern estate after many years contention. Rushville citizens are being terrorized by a mysterious phantom woman in black. Kokomo Methodists will build a $40,000 church. ’Squire Engleberger, accused of dynamiting his son-in-lawli house at Hazelton, has been played in jail at Vincennes in default of SSOO bond. A 4-year-old daughter of William Scott of Cicero, swallowed a grain of coffee which found its way to the lungs.» The child lived but a few days. Gardner Haines, the Indianapolis Christian Scientist who was fined at Greenfield for practicing medicine without a license, withdrew au appeal and paid the penalty. Trial of “Wld” Hall. Louisville, March 13.—The trial of “Wid” Hall has been continued in the United States court. There was a mass of testimony showing that several thousand dollars worth of goods had been shipped in response to Hall’s orders, and for which hot a cent had been received in payment. The orders had all come by mail. In almost every case it was shown that Hall turned the goods over to Wayne Dameron, or other memburs of his gang. Big Blaze In Brooklyn. Brooklyn, March 13.—The four-story brick building on the northwest corner of Fifth avenue and Second street was totally destroyed by fire yesterday. The flathouse at No. 36 Fifty avenue and the adjoining building were also badly damaged. The intense heat did considerable damage to the houses on the opposite side of the street, and the loss is estimated at about $200,000. The insurance does not nearly cover it. No Casket Large Enough. Clinton, Mo., March 13. —W. C. Cashman, aged 61 years, and the largest man in this part of the state, is dead.* He was an ex Union soldier, having served through the rebellion. He served 12 years as justice of the peace in this city. La st year he weighed 425 pounds. There was not a casket in the market large enough to bury him in, and a special size had to be made. Bank Officials Arrested. Brooklun, Mo., March 13.—The officers of the Bank of Brookfield, which closed its doors early in January, are under arrest on a state warrant sworn out by six depositors of the defunct bank. They gave bond and were released. They are charged with receiving deposits when they knew the bank was in a failing condition. The preliminary trial is set for Friday. Shot an Officer. Huntington, W. Va., March 13.— William Ketchum, an officer of Logan county, was shot on Big Ugly creek by Milton Gross, whom he was attempting to arrest. Ketchum was mortally wounded. Gross is a desperate character and has 'figured prominently in shooting affrays and is still at large. Exploring Trip a Failure. ' Melbourne, March 13.—The Norwegian steamer Antarctic has just returned here after a voyage to the south pole, un- ■ dertaben fqrAiie- purpose of finding new i whaling and sealing ground. She i reached 74 degrees south, but from a I commercial point of view the trip was a | failure. ' The Trouble In Cuba. Madrid, March 13. —A despatch from Cuba states that the five western provinces of the island are now tranquil, i The rebel chief Tanayo and 'bther ini snrgent leaders who sre at Mansanillo 1 confirm the statements that there is dissension in the ranks of the rebels. MARKET QUOTATIONS. Prevailing Prices tor . Grain and Cattle on (Marchl2. I ndfanapoitA. Wheat—s2’£®s4J£c. Corn — 42@43c. Oats —30®33jKc. Cattle—Receipts 150 head; shipments light. Market quiet. Good tochoiee shippingandexport steers, $4.75® 5.25: medium to good shipping steers, $4.25(34.75; common to fair steers, $3.25®4.00; good to choice medium steers, $3.75(54.25; fair to medium feeding steers, [email protected]; good to choice heifers, $3.60® 4.(X); fair to medium heifers, $2.90®3.4&; common light heifers, $2,[email protected]; good to choice cows, $3.25®3.75; fair to medium cows, [email protected]; v/jal calves. $3.50@5,50. Hogs—Receipts, 4,500 head; shipments 1,500 head. Market moderately active and steady.

Good to choice medium and heavy, $4.30 @4.45; mixed find heavy packing, $4.15@ 4.35; good to choice lightweights, $4.20@ i 4.30; common lightweights, • [email protected]: pigs, $3.25@4,15; roughs, [email protected]. Sheep —Receipts 250 head; shipments fair. Market steady. Choice to extra lambs, [email protected]; common to good lambs, [email protected]; prime -export withers. $4 00@4-25; good to. choice sheep, [email protected]; fair to medium sheep, $2.§[email protected]; common sheep, [email protected]; bucks, per head, [email protected]. Chicago Grain and Provision*. Wheat — May opened 56%-%c, closed 56%c: July opened 57>£-%c. closed 57%c. Corn— May opened 47-Xc. closed 46%c. July opened 47-%c, closed 46%0. - Cats— May opened 29%c, closed 20%c. July opened closed Por£—May opened $11.60, closed $11.50. July opened $11.82: closed $11.67. Lard—May opened $6.82, closed $6.72. July opened $6.92; closed $6.87. Ribs—May opened $5.82, closed $5.72. July opened $5.92; closed $5.85. Closing cash market® Wheat, 54%c, | pom 44Ji o, oats 28J£c, pork $ll.BO, lard I $6.60, ribs $5.60. '

HIGH TIME DN ’CHANGE Chicago Board of Trade Bas a Day of Excitement In the Wheat Pit. THEY ALL WANTED WHEAT. Crop Report. Bent Out From Washington nt the Bottom of th. Flurry—Market Rose Rapidly and the Condition Was Feverish—Efforts to Stem the Up*w»rd Tendency Proved Unavailing. Chicago, March 18.—A wild time in the wheat pit accompanied a jump in prices yesterday of 8 cents per bushel. The excitement surpassed anything seen on the board of trade for many months. Prices went up with a rush that took both the breath and the money away from the unfortunates caught on the wrong side of the market. The government crop report was at the bottom of the bulge. For 30 days past there was the widest range of speculation among authorities in the trade as to the amount of wheat the “reserve” would be—that is last year’s crop still in first farmer’s hands. Last year at this time it was 114,000,000 bushels, or 38.8 of the whole. For six years the percentage has ranged between 26 and 63 per cent. Offi-_ pal figures came out making the reserve only 75,000,000, or 16.8 per cent. This, in itself, was phenomenal, and knocked endwise the general expectation that it would be anywhere from 120,000,000 to 130,000,000 bushels. May wheat opened 1%@3 cents higher and the excitement began. A large element in the trade—bearish—fought this advance and attempted to discredit the report, but made no headway. There was big buying by traders who were tangled up in privileges by shorts on outside orders. Everybody Wanted Wheat. Commission houses were sellers. Probably a dozen of them sold 500,000 bushels each. Pardridge and his brokers offered enormous quantities in order to check the advance and sold as little as possible. Everybody wanted wheat. The offerings were absorbed so readily that one could hardly tell where they went. After the filling of the early demand there was a reaction of % cent to cents, but the market quickly rebounded to 56y- 8 cents. Sentiment then shifted. Those who early in the day tried to belittle government figures selling around to a belief in their importance and became heavy buyers. The big shorts were “Billy” Lynn, N. M. Ream, Rosecranc, Captain Phillips and John Cudahy. Jackson Brothers were heavy buyers for a St. Louis house, probably Hoffman. By noon the advance over yesterday’s quotations was an even 3 cents. There was ■ additional excitement during the last ! hour, but the market got weak during i the last 10 minutes and lost % of a cent ; from the opening. The chief cause seemed the heavy selling movement that set in to realize profits. STRIKES NEW YORK ALSO. —■ ■■ i The Government's Announcement Creates a Sensation on ’Change. New York, March 13.—The government’s arinouncement that there are only .75,000,000 bushels of in ■ farmers’ hands caused the biggest kind ' of a sensation on 'Change yesterday. It i started among the group of brokers who ; waited on the curb the night before for , i the news and caused 1 cent advance r over the regular close. The excitement I wgs intensified yesterday in the open market by the addition of more buying - I orders. | | Very few traders had been expecting ' less than 125,000,000 bushels farmers’ j reserves, and the statement therefore came like a thunderbolt. Transactions up to noon were over 5,000,000 bushels, a larger total than is reached in many entire days. May wheat advanced nearly 2 cents a bushel, selling at 62 cents soon after the ; opening, and the improvement was sustained throughout the forenoon with | very little trouble. Corn also had an ■ active opening and a sharp advance on ; the government’s statements that there ; was only 475,000,000 bushels of farm reserves against 589,000,000 bushels a year ago. » The Khedive’s Funeral. Cairo, March 18. —The remains of Ismael Pasha, khedive of Egypt, who died recently at Constantinople, were conveyed yesterday to the Risa mosque, where they were interred with much pomp. The funeral procession which i followed the remains was composed of the chief European and Egyptian officials, the members of the diplomatic corps, the religious notabilities, etc. The whole route followed by the funeral procession was lined by British and Egyptian troops, behind whom were immense multitudes of spectators. Minute guns were fired while the funeral was in progress. DifHcalty In Starting. Portland, Ore.,March 13.—Constable F. N. Boleri of Kansas City has not yet succeeded in getting started with Isiah H Bradbury, who is wanted in Missouri for election frauds. He started ; with the prisoner last night, but was in* i tercepted at Salem on a telegraphic i warrant and returned to this city this morning to answer to a charge of kidnaping. Michigan AX. P. A. Convention. Saginaw, Mich., March 18.—About 50 delegates are attending the A. P. A. state convention which opened yesterl day, but all are maintaing secrecy regarding the objects and possibilities of the convention. The sessions are strictly secret, and a press committee has been appointed to give out such information as is thought proper. / Came In Safely. Savannah, March 13.—London adi vices report that the Norwegian bark , Mimi from Savannah, feared to haye l been lost, had arrived after a 78-day trio. <

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ALIEN LANDOWNERS IN AMERICA. Krill of Trying the Rack Rentins Sjitem In Thia Country. That English aristocrats should rule large domains in the United States and rule them from London is at first a difficult thing to grasp. Not until it is borne in mind that peers and peeresses of Groat Britain are large landed proprietors in our country—Viscount Scully alone owns 8,000,000 acres in Illinois, lowa and Nebraska—does the significance of absenteeism in landlords become apparent But now the matter will be brought home to Americans more directly than it has ever been brought home yet for there is shortly to be a union in London of the American landowning interests, and a series of drastic measures are scheduled, which, it is believed, will not only increase the annual rentals of the vast domain involved, but which will greatly affect the destiny of the hundreds of thousands who dwell upon it. For some time past it has been evident to the foreign landowners that concerted action on their part was essential to their interests. It is well known to those who have ever casually looked into the matter that foreign landowning has much impeded the development of the western commonwealths. These, great landowners positively refuse to sell. They prefer to establish a system of agencies and bailiffs, with the result that very serious complications have resulted. The state legislatures have done their best to deal with the question, but heretofore with only indifferent success. Viscount Scully is, rightly or wrongly, made the scapegoat of this whole business. He has for years been a thorn in the path of one state administration after another, and his shrewdness ffi evading every provision of iaw directed against him has extorted the admiration of thousands. Thus Scully practically owns in Illinois the' best parts of the counties of Logan, Livingston and Tagewell. The state in 1887 passed an alien land law, directed solely against Scully. To evade it he insisted beforehand upon a clause in all his leases stipulating that the lessee should pay all taxes accruing against the property leased. The result was the creation of a large and solid body of voters in the Scully counties,”as they,are called, opposed to propositions of public improvement by taxation. —Boston Herald. AUTHORITIES ON SNOBS. Cholly Indorsee McAllister, and Both Jump Onto the Society Toads. The end is certainly drawing near when Mac begins to write autobiography. He took up the question of snobs yesterday, a subject upon which no living man is more capable of writing, and said: “A snob toadies to therich and prominent persons of society, feeling that he owes his social support to them, and is utterly indifferent to those who do not wear the garb of society. ” Hits the case exactly! Do yon see? Do you understand? And again: “If we should examine into the metaphysics of snobbery, 1 should say that a snob is the result of two component forces. Given a man of absorbing ambition and place him in an environment where this unscrupulous ambition for social supremacy will be cherished and encouraged by those who thrive on adulation, and you have the snob.” Don’toherknow? Yes, we all da Nobody in New York has got such a distinctive and distinguished social position that any one need bother his head to toady to him. < a Persons of the best social position are of course women and men of the best birth and breeding, who lead the most

correct lives, yet these are not the persons beset by toadies. It is money and what it brings that we —Mac, you and I—are all after. The toady doesn’t care so much to be seen walking on Fifth avenue with a Stuyvesant or a Hamilton as he does to drive with a Vanderbilt or spend two weeks in the country with a Webb. He may never tell you about bis walk, but you are sure to hear all about his dinner and visit. Let your light so shine before men that they may see your swell acquaintances and glorify you accordingly is the snob’s gospel, the toady’s creed.—Cholly Knickerbocker in New York Recorder. PENALTY FOR PRIVATE USE. The Surprising Dilemma of fin Illinois > Conjre«man'» Constituent. - An Illinois congressman is now going about the corridors of the capitol wondering what is going to happen to one of his constituents. Last spring he was requested by tho said constituent to exercise in bis behalf one of the functions of a statesim.W—to wit, to send him some garden seed from the department of agriculture. The member hastened to comply, and a contingent of seed was at once dispatched to the Illinois man. They went, of course, in a '"government envelope or envelopes by mail, with the usual legend, “S3OO penalty for private use. ’ ’ In due course the congressman, to show his interest in the welfare of his constituent, wrote to him asking if the seed had been received and if they had grown all right. The constituent replied that they had been planted and had come up finely, “but,” said he in his letter, “what shall I do with tho stuff I have raised? I notice there is a penalty of S3OO for private use, so I don’t like to take anv cnancf-s. “ This was a construction put upon it which the-congressman bad hot before thought of, and the more ho thought of it the more ,he wondered what would happen to that constituent in Illinois, and be is still wondering. — Washington Letter. Victoria's Household Expenses. Students of economical housekeeping will be interested to know that the expenses of the queen of England’s household last year amounted to $805,000, three-quarters of which was salaries. CURIOUS SUPERSTITIONS. The tWinderlng Jnw and Othnr Mythical Reinas of th<-Middle Aires. Over all the Middle Ages we see/he weird figure of a man, downcast and grave, who unhasting, unresting, must march on to the day of doom. The Wandering Jew, sometimes burled in Armenian convents or the deserts of Central Asia, in the burning plains of Africa, or the snowy heights of the Caucasus, suddenly appears in the haunts of more civilized Europe, and tells, as an eye-witness, the sad stcry of the crucifixion, and his share in the contumely cast upon thb God-map. He had thrown himself into the flaming city of Jesusalem under the Roman swords; he had fought against Gauls, Germans, and Saracens; but no lance would enter his charmed body-—no arrow pierce the heart that longed to be at rest. The wil’d elephant had crushed him under foot, venomous serpents had bitten him, the hungry lion had .torn him. but He could not die until Christ himself should return to judge the world. •* This legend filled the people with terror and emotion, and probably arose from .some eloquent, preacher, who thus personified the, Jewish nation, under the figure of a Singlqjnan, scattered through the world, and destroyed by persecution. Matthew Paris Is the first historian who speaks of it; in Armenian bishop, visiting the Monks of SL Albans, had conversed

„itn the Jew about the year 1228, from that time he appeared at intervals in several cities of Europe, dress?d in the old Roman costume, much worn, a long beard, naked feet, and a sad, melancholy expression. He refused all presents but a few pence, which he gave away to the poor. At Strasburg he appeared in 580, and informed the magistrates that he had parsed through their city two hundred years before, which was verified by reference to the city registers. The last time we hear of him is.in the city 1 of Brussels in 1774. Another no less popular superstition was the existence of a king and pontiff, united in one, named Prester John who had ruled a vast empire for centuries, in which more marvels were to be found than in Mohammed’s paradise.- Nq traveller to the East dared put a -/ stop to this absurd belief; some jven pretended to know the place. The Kings of Portugal tent several expeditions into India and Abyssinia to assure themselves of the reality, for this immortal pope gave many an hour’s * anxiety to the popes of the West, for fear lest schism should spring from so distant a quarter. There was a jurious letter, written perhaps by some partisan of the Reformation, to the Emperor of Rome and King of France, in the name of Prester John, ibout 1507, Inviting them to settle in his dominions, which he described as the richest and finest in the world.-’-There they would see the fabled phoenix, the griffin, the roe, the sevenhorned bull, centaurs, pigmies, and iragons. There sprung the fountain jf immortal youth, there grew the Tree of Life, from which was drawn the holy oil used for the sacraments nf the church; and when the king ano his court sat down to the table they needed no cooks, for a spiritual chef prepared all their dishes. ‘ « Another mystical being was Antichrist, who was supposed to be born In Babylon, and whom the Jews were ready to recognize as their Messiah. The year one thousand was fixed upon 4 by the most learned doctors ah the time of his appearance, and the end of the world. We have a terrible picture given by a cotemporary, of the desolation which reigned throughouLEurppe it the approach •cf this fata? ferm; there were fearful signs in the heavens and on the earth—eclipses, comets, meteors, floods, tempests, and plagues. Superstition aggravated the, real evils of public misery; the people spoke of frightful miracles; the dead were , raised; the living struck with sudden death; spectres and demons came from the abyss. Men thought of nothing but how they should appear before God; they gave up their wealth to ghurches and convents; they thought It useless to till the ground and occupy themselves in their dally tasks; their , fields, houses, and shops were desert-'" ed for the altar. At length the last day cf- the year 999 arrived; tfie whole populace, in tears’ and prayers, crowded the churches, and waited in trembling expectation the soundings of the seven trumpets and the appearance of Antichrist; but the sun rose, bright as ever,the stars fell not from heaven, theiii laws of nature werb uninterrupted. “It was only postponed,” said tie credulous; they counted, the daiA, weeks, and months with indescribable anxiety, and It required many years/ of anguirh to restore calmness to their minds. . Relief In Six Hours. Distressing Kidney and Bladder diseases relieved in six hours by the “New Ghkat South American Kidney Cure.” This new remedy is a surprise on account or its exceeding promptness tn relieving pain in the blad-j, der, kidneys; back and every pnrt of the urfnA ary passages in male or female. It relieves retention of water and pain in passing it almost immediately. It you want quick relief and cure this la your remedy. Bold/bv Holthouse & Smith, Druggists, SO Dozen iieavy weight KNEE PANTS at 25 cents per pair at Ikei Rosenthal’s stf