Decatur Democrat, Volume 39, Number 16, Decatur, Adams County, 5 July 1895 — Page 5

DO YOU WEAR DRESSES? If so, Listen! *> I Beady Made Wrappers, 65c. I 98c Beady made Wrappers, 75c. E $1.25 Beady made Sults, sl.oo. 1.75 Beady made Suits, 1.40 2.50 Beady made Suits, 2.00 * I 4.25 Beady made Skirts, 3.00 | 5.00 Beady made Skirts, 4.00 6.00 Beady made Skirts, 4.25 | 5,00 Silk Skirt Waists, 4.25 | 6.00 Silk Skirt Waists, 4.98 | All Shirt Waists at Cost. We must reduce our stock to invoice. Boston Store. I. O. 0. F Block. Kuebler & Moltz

Cludr nf the Giant Idris. One of the mountain peaks of north Wales is known as the Chair of Idris, or Cader Idris, as the Welsh people call it, because its top is hollowed out like an immense couch. According to local tradition, whoever spends u night in the Chair of Idris will, on the following morning, lie dead, raving mad or endowed with the loftiest poetical inspiration. No one seems to know exactly who Idris was or when he lived, but he must have been a giant if his body was in proportion with his celebrated “chair. ” Mrs. Hernans has a fine poem with the Chair of Idris as the theme, and Tennyson also mentions it ” —St. Louis Republic. A Lightning monographer Business Man—Can you write shorthand? Applicant—Yes, sir. “How many words a minute?” “I never counted ’em, but the other day, when my wife found in my overcoat pocket a letter which she gave me to mail las f fall, I took down every word she uttered as fast as she said them. ” “You’ll do. ” —Toronto Truth.

Sprang & Have their store room chock-full of all the nice -eSPBIHS wmis=An excellent line of those nice Silks for Ladies’ Waists at 48c. Yd. / Q IRISH LAWNS, 00 JAPONETS, 07 CINCHANIS, And everything else you can think of for warm weather wear. White and colored SILK PARASOLS Irani 45c. to S2M Mitts and Gloves of all kinds, 10c. to 75c. Ladies’ and Gents’ Underwear of every description, from sc. to 50c. \ Window Shades and Curtains, ! We are “Strictly In It.” Hosiery, We have the best in the land and prices are right. Fancy and Staple Wool Dress Goods, We can save you money. Tickings, Muslins, Sheetings, and all Domestics, We can please you and do you good. China, Glass and Queensware, We are second to none; always see something new in these goods if you will come in and look. Groceries and Provisions. we are on the ground floor and can do you good by saving you (big money and giving you G-ood JT’rejsti Goods, and will pay you the very HIGHEST PRICE for YOUR PRODUCE Come in and see us and we will see that you are not only satisfied; but well pleased, > Yours, cto TRUE. ’ . S* ' ’’ - . . • < ’■ .. ' ** . '-.'l" ' . .

The ll~rbcr*B Little Joke. “I see you wear a Grand Army button, ” said the man in the chair. “Yes, sah,” said the barber, with a smile. ,* * Belong to a colored post, I suppose?” “No sah. Tlio cullud post belongs to me, sah.' ’ It was not till he Had stepped out and seen the barber’s sign that the customer saw the point.—lndianapolis Journal. The Horse*. Hope. Young Horse —Nothing but work, work, work. I've a great mind to commit suicide. Old Horse—Have pat ieuce. When you are so old that you can’t walk, you’ll be advertised as suitable for a lady to drive, and after that you’ll Live in ease and luxury.—New York Weekly. I’ope’S favorite. Pope deemed the “Essay on Man” his most polished production, but was so fond of revising his poetry that the printed copy contained almost one marginal note for every line. If his wishes had been fully carried out, the second edition would have had so many changes as to be practically a new work.

LINN GROVE. Fred Neaderhouser went to [ Logansport Monday, returning Tuesday accompanied by Miss May Fisher, his niece, who was visiting her grandfather, E. Neaderhouser. Ijewis Harding, seeing that it was not good that be should be here and bis wife at Auburn, so by arrangement he mother at Fort Wayne last Friday and temporarily went to housekeeping here. Daisy, the second daughter of Mr. and Mrs Lorenzo Dunbar of this place, died at the residence of Joseph Martin, of Geneva, last Saturday, where she had gone to visit just one week before. Her remains were brought home Saturday evening at about the same hour at which she went away on Saturday previous. Her funeral service was held at the Evangelical church Sunday, conducted by Rev. F, Mosser, of Vera Cruz. Daisy was a bright girljand will be much missed by all who knew her. Iler age was 12 years and five months. Our informant was in error last week relatimr to the funeral of Jacob Basinger, of Columbus Grove. O. It was the burial of Benjamin Stiner that took place at that time and place. The officers of the Linn Grove lodge of I. O- 6. F were ’installed Wednesday evening in the following order: Peter Huffman, N. G.: B. F. Kizer, V. G.; Frank Reynolds, secretary and Edwin Heller, treasurer. The Union City Oil Co., have purchased the Mullen & Co.’s plant of 9 wells, on the Thos. Williams farm, which adjoins Hartford township on the west. John Meshberger made a catch of a mother pole cat and four kittens last week. John says they are very pretty when docile,-but hades is but a short distance off when you get their ire up. They are for sale. He is on friendly terms with them. Whoever wants a pet from this species of the feline family can communicate with John, COUNTY LINE ITEMS. Mrs. Tom Maloy is still quite poorly. League meeting every Saturdayevening. Miss Daisy King Sundayed in this community. C. 1). Pettit was at Cavett, Saturday and Sunday. ? John Miller is prepared to furninb poetry on short notice. Miss Manie McMurray is the guest of her sister this week. Mrs. E. Hart and Miss Irene Clem were at Decatur Monday. John Clem was at Decatur last Thursday and brought home with him a new mowing machine. John says that his hay crop is fairly good. Frank Baxter met w*ith quite an accident with his tile mill engine. He will be compelled to get a new* one.. Work will again begin after a week’s lay off. Regardless of rain we noticed the Clark’s Chapel itemizer out hustling for news. He carried quite a large roll of paper. We presume he has caught every item of interest within eight miles around. William Bowers, a pioneer of Van Wert county, Ohio, aged 83 years, died on the 25th inst. Mr. Bowers had been in poor health for some time, and his death was not unexpected. Pis remains were intered in King’s cemetery, lie lived at Middleburry for over fifty years. He was a devoted Christian, having united with the church when but a boy. How’s Tills. We offer One Hundred Dollars reward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall’s Catarrh Cure F. ,1. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. O. We. the undersigned have known F. .1. Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions and financially able to carry out any obligations made bv their firm. •West & Truax. Wholesale Druggists. Toledo. O. W ilding, Kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale Drug-girts, Toledo. 0. Hall’s Cata:rh Ctire is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent free. Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by all Druggists. PLEASANT VALLEY. George Martz, and wife who have been on two weeks visit in Delaware county, returned Wednesday. L. L, Morgan, of Ontario, Wis., arrived last Tuesday, to mage his mother Mrs. James Hendricks of near Monroe, an extended visit. It was a happy meeting between mother and son who have not met for eight years. Rev. Smith will preach at Salem Saturday Bight. .> ® James Riley who has been engaged in the oil fields at St. Marys, O , was home last week, smiling among his friends. Will Hopple who has been absent from home for some time, was at home last Sunday, Bate Ray and Nels Loudon, took in the 4th at Bluffton NEW, WHY YES! Everything new at Auten & Gay’s Furnitnre Store. They have the finest and best undertaking house in the city, e Remember they have two hearses.

A BLOODY TRAGEDY. Mystery Snrronnding the Killing of an Omaha Pole. FIVE PERSONS ARRESTED. RnppoMed Victim Hud Received SI, 000 the l>uy Before—-Police Looking For the Body of the Murdered Man—Scene of the Tragedy Keweinbied a Slaughterhouse. Omaha, July 4.—Five badly frightened individuals occupying murderers cells at the policestation, a residence resembling in many respects a slaughterhouse and the unaccountable absence of John Setjan are the features of a peculiarly mysterious tragedy which is engaging all Omaha police and detectives. Setjan is the supposed victim, while Mr. and Mrs. Mate Makin, Anton Buckovitz, Johu Urban and John Drubuitz are the prisoners. Robbery is the presumed object of the crime, but the feature most confusing to the police is the unexplained absence of the corpse. No. 1250 Pierre street, a boardinghouse is the scene of the crime. A hasty exanimation of the bedroom in which the man supposed to have been murdered slept, showed signs of a bloody conflict. A great pool of blood was located near the head of the bed and the bedclothes were saturated in several places with blood. Blood on Prisoners* Clothes. Bloody foot prints were found on the bed quilt aud pillows. The door casing, wall aud floor was stained in several places with blood. A razor, a pocketknife and an iron crowbar about 2 feet long were found in the bedroom which from appearances were used as weapons in the struggle. The strange demeanor of the inmates of the house was such as to prompt the detectives to place them under arrest. Several of the persons had blood on their clothes. All concerned are Poles. Aunarel on the Riverbank. Monday the missing man secured sl,000 from the old country. To obtain this money the crime, it is thought, was committed. The police are of the opinion that after the murder was committed the clothes of the murdered man, which were found on the riverbank, were placed where found for the purpose of leaving the impression that the man had committed suicide by drowning. The immediate discovery of the clothes and the early appearance of the police at the cottage; prevented the murderers irom carrying out the further arrangements of removing the telltale clothes, the bloodstains and the bloody bedclothes. The body, it. it believed, was removed from the house sometime during the night, judging from the fresh wagonwneel tracks directly in front of the house, which indicated that a wagon had been backed up to the sidewalk in front. The condition of the blood on the floor indicates the killing could not have been done much later than midnight. The fact that Setjah’s clothing aud suspenders were soaked with blood is taken to indicate that he was killed soon after he returned home Tuesday night and after he iiad undressed. Received Money From Abroad. Several residents of the neighborhood say Setjan had a large amount of money and that he said he had received it from the old country. One of the men who was arrested told one of the officers that Setjan had got a lot of money recently. Last night the police were trying to Mpd the body. Two trunks were taken from the house during the night and weni to St. Louis. The police are investigating tills clew and think the body has beeii cut up and placed in the trunks. " His Head Stuck In the Mud. Bartow, Fla., July 4.—James Long, in company with several other young men, went bathing in a pond near his home. Long was the first to disrobe, and told his companions to watch him dive. Then he sprung from a springboard head first into the pond. Long's companions were horrified to see his feet remain just above water and thrash about convulsively. They hastened to his assistance, but he was taken out dead. The water was much lower thau usual, and when Long dived his head stuck in the mud at the bottom and his neck was broken. Refuse to Accept Reduction. Percy, Ills., July 4.—A massmeeting of the miners here was held at Short’s park and a resolution wa^ 1 passed that they would not resume work at the Randolph and Little Muddy coal mines at the reduction and day work offered them by the operators; also, asking all miners to remain away from Percy until the trouble was settled. The miners at these two mines have been idle for the past three months, refusing to work at a reduction of 4 cents on a 20-bushel box of coal. About 100 miners are out of employment here. Forger Brought Bitch. Boston, July 4. —Inspectors Houghton and Collins arrived here yesterday from Mexico, having iu custody Albert J. Hosier, who was indicted for gorging the name, of Hem*y D. Hyde, a promiunfit lawyer here, and who defaulted his bail of $2,000 last February. Hosier was also involved in the Maverick scandal, it being alleged that he signed a check for $40,000 for the Maverick bank managers. Refused to Administer Oath. Ashland, Ky., July 4.—Couuty Judge Morris of Carter county has refused to administer the oath to Collector Peck’s deputies and the matter of the Cartel county railroad tax collection is resting easily. Court convenes next Monday and the deputies will then be sworn iu and the work begin. :Lutbegrg Wen the Match. Cincinnati, July 4.—Max Lutbegg threw Joe Burns iu catch-as-catch-can wrestling in 25 minutes last uight. This rives Luttbeg the purse, which was left judecided in. the contest last Saturday. ,'C

PLEASANT MILLS. Harvesting is now in order. Miss Bertha Roop closed her school last Friday. . t , Miss Mina Bartling is attending Normal at Decatur. Mrs. George Hurless is on the sick list Mrs. Frank Faust jsquite ill at her home near this place. David McCullough and' Mrs. John Slusser are still in very feeble health. Judson Teeple of Decatur, gave this place a business call last Thursday. Dr Morgan, of Dixon. (>., was a caller on Dr. Vizard Friday of last, week. Miss Mabel Winans is visiting at Decatur this weekD B. Erwin, of Decatur, was here Tuesday chatting with friends. Mies Mamie Lee, of Fort Wayne, is the guest of Win. Poster and wife, this week. Pleasant Mill can turn out roorjiuxters and junkers than any place of its size in Adams county. They all report trade good. Mrs. Rev. Samuel Mahan died at her home last Thursday evening, after a few* days illness. Her remains were taken Zanesville lastsaturday for interment. She leaves a husbaud and one child, little Clyde, to mourn their loss. Those two young herders west of town bad better stop milking their neighbor's cows Call a halt soon or vou will see your name in print “We had an epidemic of dysentery in this vicinity last summer.” says Samuel S. Pollock, of Briceland, Cal. “I was taken with it and suffered severely until shine one called my attention to Chamberlain's Colic. Choleraland Diarrhoea Remedy.l procured a bottle and felt better after the first dose. Before one-half of the bottle had been used I was well. I recommended to my friends and their experience was the .same. We all unite in saying it is the best.” For sale by Blackburn <fc Miller, druggists. j BERNE. On Thursday of last week children and grand-children to the number of 38 gathered at the home of John Goldner, south of town, it being his 80th birthday. They presented with a handsome rocking chair. Mr. Goldner is enjoying good health, and will soon be a resident of Berne. The flouring mill will commence operations next week. Louis Eley Sundayed atVanWert. Eli Lugibull returned from Kansas Monday. Mrs, Samuel Simison and children went ts Oden, Mich., Monday. Levi Spronger and familv went to Lakeside, Mich., last Monday night. They were accompanied by Mrs. Pet Baumgartner and children Erma Harris left for Michigan where she will make her future home. Chris Wittwer of Woodburn is here. Jacob Meyers, of Woodburn, was in town Saturday. Miss Cora Simmons, of Winchester, Sundayed with Wm. Hopkins and wife. Clark Coverdale and Miss Miv Hughes, of Decatur were callers heie Wednesday. Supt.JiF. Snow was in town Wednesday. Peter Alexander and wife were in town Tuesday. Dr- Stoneburner returned home Wednesday morning from Howard county, where he attended the funeral of his sister Mrs. Lobp. The deceased was 33 years old and leaves a family of five children. The small'child of.) O. Kunkel is very ill at the time of this-Writing with summer cempjaintSwart# & Lugibull took charge of the Berne meat.market July Ist and intend to run it just right. We wish them success. first shoFof _ the _ war. I ' .. Fired by the Caileta of the South Carolina Military Academy. The first shot in the lato war was fired by the cadets of the South Carolina Military academy, which occupies a spacious and formidable looking building called the Citadel, whidh was originally constructed for an arsenal. The organization and curriculum are similar to those of the United States academy at West Point. After the ordinance of secession was attopted the cadets were ordered to report for guard duty and were maiming a battery on Morris island, when, o.u Jan. 9, 1861, the Star of the West attempted to enter- tho harbor with supplies and re-enforcements for Fort Sum- ' |er. The" impulsive boys took tho responsibility of driving her back, firing a shot across her bows to give warning. The steamer immediately ran up the United States flag and increased her speed. The shots fell thick and fast around her, and when one struck her in the stern the commander thought it prudent to retreat and turned his vessel seaward. The cadets of this institution believe that act entitles them to the homage of the south, and the prestige thus acquired has made them the objects of envy throughout that whole section. —Charleston Letter in Chicago Record.

NiHL wmim Secretary Herbert Approves the Acquittal of Lit atenuut Hiitbaiian. LECTURE TO NAVY OFFICERS. Quotation, From the Drill Book—Cral»«r Raleigh Ho Returned to Key Wmt, Inrentigatlng the Murder and Kobbery 1 of L. I>. Howzer lu Chili—Ve».eU to Be Made Fireproof. Washington, July 4. —Secretary Herbert has acted on the findings of the courtmartial held at Mare Island navyyard iu the cases of Lieutenant W. W. Buchanan, division officer, and Lieutenant Dorn, ordance officer of tho Olympia, who were tried for culpable negligence resulting in an accident to a gun and causing the death of Gunner Johnson. Secretary Herliert approved the acquittal of Buchaaan, but iu the case of Dorn disapproved the findings . of the courtmartial, which also acquitted him. . Both men, however, have been relieved from arrest and restored to duty and there will be no further proceedings. In refusing to approve the findings of the court in the case of Lieutenant Dora, Secretary Herbert read quite a lecture to naval officers. The accident was caused by the failure of some one to till the recoil cylinder with liquid. The cylinder was supposed to have been filled at Mare Island. Daily inspection of the recoil cylinders is required, though no particular person is designated to make the inspection. The secretary says: It cannot be that on a United States man-of-war so plain a regulation can be violated and no one to blame. He quotes from the drill book aud ordnance instructions showing what is the duty on ships and continues: It will be impracticable to prescribe in this book, or otherwise at the department that each of the several duties therein required to be performed should be imposed upon some particular person on board the ship. The department cannot approve a decision which seems to hold that in a case like this an ordnance officer is not responsible simple because the regulations do not so declare in so many words. Responsibility and authority go together. An offi cer exercises control over and superintend ence of all who are beneath him. Ts duties are required to be performed in his department of the ship it is for him to perform them or see that others do. • An officer placed in charge of any department of a vessel is supposed to l>e equal to all exigencies that may arise. Within limits he must have liberty of action and duty like that which was neglected in this case he may often be obliged to devolve by order upon one or another, but it is no excuse to say that he was Very busy; that he had many duties to perform; that he could not have personally 'done a particular thing without working in the night. Dorn does not even show that he directed any person to fill this recoil cylinder before firing. He had notice the day before of the proposed target practice. He rested confidently in the belief that this cylinder had been filled 20 days before by» workmen. The drill book forbade him to rest on any such belief. It declares that an . examination should be made immediately preceding target .practice. It is abundantly proven that the accused was a faithfill ami zealous but.' fidelity and zeal in other directions cannot - excuse such culpable negligence as has been exhibited in this ease. COMMAN’DIIK IDE TO EXPLAIN. —r— •*—. He Has Been Furnished All Papers Iu the Case by Secretary Herbert. Washington! July 4. —Secretary Herbert has furnished Commander Ide all the papers in the case which resulted iu his beiugrelieved from command. These consist of a statement by Admiral Meade and also one by Assistant Secretary McAdbo. Commander Ide ynll make an explanation of the circumstances from his poiut of view. It is understood that bis is th&t Admiral Meade was\ff his station at the time they met in panama and was entitled tb no more, hpnsideratioii than any ordinary citizen.\it 4s also stated i at the department that many years ago I Admiral Meade, then a commander, was in command of the Narnmansett and Mr. Ide was lieutenant eomniander ami executive officer. Trouble occurred between -them. The ill feehyg had never subsided.' ■] Ml KOBBEoiy Murderers Arrested and an Investigation Now In Progress. \ Washington, July 4.—At the instance \ of the father of L. D. Howzer of New ' York, the- state department cabled the I United States at Valparaiso, Chili, to investigate a report that How- ' zer, vyho Was paymaster for a mining i company in Chili, had been killed. The I consul has replied that the mau was i murdered and fobbed while on his way i to pay off the miners; that the murder- . ers have been eapeured and that a judii cial investigation is in progress. i ■- - Il • Woodwork Made Fireproof. Washington, July 4.—As the result j of experiments running through three j-mouths at the Boston navyyard, eea- ! ducted by Naval Constructor Hanscom, the construction bureau has at last sue- : heeded in finding a means of rendering | the woodwork of the interior of mefi-ofT r war fireproof. The sap of the wood is extracted in vacuum in large iron tanks and the pores of the w<»d are then filled, under heavy pressure, by a chemical composition of borax, boracic acid and muriate and sulphate of amihouia. Thus treated the wood may be subjected to flame without taking fire. No Filibustered Found, Washington, July 4.—The cruiser Raleigh which has Been looking after alleged filibustering expeditions on the Florida coast has returned to Key West. Captain Miller makes no report as to the result of his cruise and it is understood that nothing has been found iu ihe way of filibustering along the westwi coast.