Decatur Democrat, Volume 39, Number 19, Decatur, Adams County, 26 July 1895 — Page 7

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A GREAT BLOWHOLE. The Singular Rock Formation on the Australian ('oast. One of the most pleasant as well as famous tourist resorts in New South 4 Wales is situated on the coast some 70 | miles sou th of Syd hey. The cent er or; this district is Kiama, a picturesque and thriving town surrounded by rich agricultural country, and which has : been built upon an old igneous flow of : basalt that has solidified and crystal- i lized into huge columns of what is pop- i ularly called “bluestonfe. ” This forma- : tion is seen to perfection on the west coast of Scotland and north of Ireland ! at St. Fingal’s cave and other places, [ and those who are acquainted with the I nigged appearance of the, coast in these ; places can form a good idea of the appearance of the New South Wales coast at this point. Kiama. unlike other tourist resorts, can be thoroughly enjoyed i in either fair or stormy weather, and ' those who visit the town when a good gale is blowing have, an opportunity of I witnessing a sight the like of which does not exist elsewhere on our globe, j The famous “Blowhole” here situated, I in the middle of a rocky headland runping out into the sea, forms a truly won- ( drons sight. With each successive breaker the ocean spray is sent shooting up j into the air sometimes tis high as from ' .300 to 400 feet, descending in a drench- j ing shower and ae< f* ipanicd by a rumbling noise as of di. taut thunder, which ■ can bo heard for many miles around. This “Blowhole” is a singular natural phenomenon, and consists of a perpendicular hole, nearly circular, with a diameter of about ten yards across, and has the appearance bf' being the crater of an extinct volcano. Th is is connected with the ocean by a eave about 100 yarns in length, the seaward opening of which is in all respects similar to St. Fingal’s cave on the vest coast of Scotland, the same perpendicular basaltic columns forming the side walls of each. Into this cave towering waves rush during stormy weather, ami as the cave extends some distance, farther into the rock titan the “Blowhole,” on the entrance of each wave this cavity becomes full of compressed air, which, when the tension becomes’too great, blows tho water with

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stupendous tv ee up to, the perpendicular opining.—Photographic Journal. HANDCUFFS STOP TALK. And Breaking a Prisoner*!* Jaw Keepn Him Krom Running Away. A police officer was under cross ex®, amination in tin- p<>l’<-*- court. Tiie de- ; fendant was charged with usjug vulgar I language, battery, disturbing the peace, I drunkenness and resisting an officer. “You put the handcuffs on this man, ! didn’t you?” asked tho attorney for the | defense. “Yes, sir.” “Why did you dothat? Was he resist- ■ ing or attempting to escape at that I time?” “No, sir. ” I “He was walking along quietly enough, wasn’t he?” “Yes." ! “Then why did you handcuff him?” “He was rising vulgar language. ” I “But why did you put those things on his wrists?” “I couldn’t put them on his mouth. ” “ What did he do then?” “He. tried to run. ” “And what did you do?” “I broke his jaw for him.” “Why did you bretfk his jaw?” ( “Well. I couldn't break his leg, could I “Then, as I understand it, you put handcuffs on hiift trrkeep him from using vulgar language and broke his jaw to keep him from running?” “Yes, sir; that’s right; that’s what I did. ” “Did the handcuff's stop his vulgar language?” “'Fhat’s what they did. ” “How®” / “Well, he’s deaf and dumb, and he was swearing with his fingers.” “Did breaking his jaw stop his running?” ' ' 0 ‘'Yes, sir. When he came to ..lie was wheroho couldn’t run. ” —San Francisco Post. The Salesman (holding^up a vellum bound brochure) —The price of this book is $lO. Mrs. Nurich —Nonsense! You can’t impose upon me in that way. Why, a minute ago you offered me a book twice the size for $1.50. —Chicago Record.

ME OF UK Ida Gehliiird’s Body lYtiind Concealed In an Old Stable. ASSAULTED AND MURDERED. Shocking Death of a 3*Year*Ol<l Girl at West Geyer In ludianapoliA Searching For the Body of Howard I’itzel—Miraculoua Keoape at Hillsboro—Minor State Matters. Indianapolis, July 25.—The mutilated and badly decomposed body of little Ida Gebhard, 3 years old, who disappeared from her home in West Indianapolis last Saturday, was found in a box in a stable in the rear of a house on River avenue. The body of the child was in a tearful condition, and being too large for the box the murderer had used considerable force in getting it all in. The head had been pushed to one side and the legs twisted out of shape. The body was almost entirely nude. A little undergarment was rolled up under its arms, and from there to the ankles the body was naked. The shoes and stockings were still on the feet of the child, but the stockings were rolled down about the shoes. The remainder of the clothes that the girl had worn when last seen were piled in a torn and bloody bundle at the bottom of the box. The lips were drawn back over toothless gtfnjs, the teeth having been knocked out by a violent blow. Some of them still hung by shreds of skin to the gum, others lay back in the throat. The upper lip was cut as by a heavy blow, and . it bore the appearance of having been made with a blunt hatchet. On the head was an indentation as of a violent blow with a hammer. A bloody hatchet was found near the box, and blood stains were noticed in various places in the stable. Dr. Biggar, deputy coroner, after careful examination reported that _ cviclciiw Wits tin? littie girl had been murdered after having been assaulted. There are several people under suspicion. and otte arrest has been made. John R. Linson, a half crazed man, •fqrmerl.v a locomotive engineer, was taken into custody charged with the crime, but there is some doubt as to Ins guilt, and he makes a general denial and claims to have been out of the city when the crime was committed. HOLMES IN INDIANA. Detec ive Frank P. Geyer’s Search For the Body of Howard JPeitzel. Indianapolis, July 25. — Detective Frank P. Geyer of Philadelphia .arrived m this city yesterday to make a further search for the body of Howard Peitzel. The detective is confident that the boy was murdered here and that his body is concealed somewhere about the city. He thinks Holmes, as in other cities in which he lived for a short time, rented a house anil committed the crime there, and after disposing of the body, moved out and left the city. Later Detective Geyer had a consultation with Chief of Detectives Splan and Detectives Richards and Kinney, who have been working on the case, for several months, and after he had laid his plans before them he begifti visiting the real estate offices in search of the house that Holmes rented, if he did rent oue here. , ’ ►- 1,.; . ChickainaugH Commission. Indianapolis, July 25.— The Chickamauga commissioners are in session here, looking after some of the details connected with , the erection; of the regimental monuments on that battlefield. Contracts have been let for all the mon-, nmejits and stone for “most of them is on tho grdmid. The bronze tablets upon which will Ife ..iifscribed the history of each regiipent taking part in the battle, will be .■contracted for at this meeting. A tablet is to be placed on each monument. Soldiers at Fairview Park. Indianapolis, July 25. —Today is the big day of tho militia encampment. Governor Matthews and a resplendent staff is present, and brigade, review was hold this afternoon. This morning Brigadier General McKee- and Lieutenant MiHer of the United States army inspected the camp. So far tin’present encampment has been far aheaTt of aiiy heretofore held, and the soldierly appearance of the camp js 'commended by all visitors. Acton Camp Meeting. Acton, July 25. ; —Today is “Moving Day,” the beginning of the Acton camp meeting, which will continue until Aug. 13. The meeting will bo conducted by Rev. Dr. J. W. Daskiell, presiding elder of the Indianapolis conference. The grounds this year are more beautiful yhan ever before. R. S. Nickerson of Chicago will have charge of the music, and Miss Annetta H. Taylor will give a bible reading daily. French Will be Appointed. Indianapolis, July 25.— Attorney General Harmon has decided to appoint James W. French warden of the United States penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kan. Mr. French served as warden of the state prison north for five years, bur by the mutations of politics was lately superseded there, and has a wide reputation as a progressive and efficient prison official. Knight Charged With Manslaughter. Brazil, July 25.—Marshall Louderback swore out an affidavit for the arrest of George A. Knight, who shot and killed County Clerk Wehrle, thinking he was a burglar, charging him with manslaughter. Mr. Knight, who is at Indianapolis, gave SIO,OOO bond to insure his appearance here next Monday for a preliminary trial. Bethany Asueinbty. Brooklyn, July 23.—Bethany Park assembly commenced a meeting today at their grounds here which will continue until Aug. IT, upon which iatw* date will be held t life 'annual reunioi 4 she Seventieth Indiana, ex-Presiu'V-Garrison's old jwiment.

LINN GROVE 1 i David and VVnp B Miller are visiting ' in and about Greenville. Ohio. Dr. \V. IL Swartz and wife, of Met- ' cer county, Ohio, were here Sabbath. I John Slawson and family returned to their home at 1 miianapo is last Saturday. The Anderson A Anderson stock of goods is being sold at public outcry this week. Mrs Win. Klingaman. of Ft. Wayne, is visiting the lamily of A. Schlagenhauf. Miss Matie Young, of Decatur, and Mrs. O. Young, of Chicago, were en tertained by the family of John Hoffmann. last Monday. Ephriam Hirschey has 22 acres of corn on his late farm in Monroe township. in which he has fond hopes and bright prbspects of an extraordinary crop. The plant is all out in tassel and level as a floor. A heavy electrical storm passed over the south part of our township last Monday noon. Fruit trees and oil derricks were upheaved. a wind mill or Eugene Lindsey was also torn down and demolished. It had just been erected on Saturday previous. The Ginnivan Museum and Mistie Cotnpany exhibited to our people last Monday and Tuesday nights. The show was worthy Os the very libera 1 patronage it received. The troupe is a genteel one, and by no means impose on their many patrons with a show that would border on imposition. Wm. Schlagenhauf and Frank Ginnivan. a member of the troupe, made two contests in tleetness each time for a purse of live dollars. The showman winning the first and our hpme mar the second. The run was one hundred yards When two-tbirds of the dis tance was made, and our “Billy” in th» lead. Ginnivan became tangled in his .trousers and fell hard to the ground leaving his opponent to make the hour stretch without a competitor. The state became aggrieved at Sain' Clark for grinding out a grist at fisticuff on the person of John Biberstein and was cßed to appear in Shepherd's court on Thursday, and plead, but not by matter of choice, he preferred tc board out the finding of the court with county sheriff- to which place he wend ed bis way having officer Johnson as an escort. Johnson proclaims that i’ is a matter of wonder that many prefer to lay out their pennance as tin sheriff treats his guests with muclfy courtesy, and says so well are the> treated that he would not hesitate to pass a short term himself with tin host of that institution. New Cases. George Christianer vs C. W. Hocker et al., on account. ■John Urick has been appointed administrator of the estate of Henry Urick, deceased. Sherman Mott vs Rhoda Durbin et al. on note. .John C People vs Joseph itoop et al. on note Perry Robison vs Amos Gillig et al. <Mi accounting and a receiver. G. H. Luskey ; vs A.’T. Lynch, note and account. - -y • Daniel A. Straub vs Sarah J Straub. Petition for Divorce. Eli W- Steele vs IsaaP’Bobison et alForeclosure of chattel mort'age. Sarah Jadobs vs Daniel Trick et al Partition of real estate. Margaret MeConnehey vs Step,hen McQonnebey. divorce. Leffien Klein et al vs .John Brown. When you are contemplating ma.tri mony. and are looking around for tin best place to bli'y line furniture, bear in inind that the.large stock of Amen A Gav's is ail new and of the best make; , . " :"v,. and their prices are away below the lowest. Just' .drop in and cast your optics over their stock, and be convinced that we never told a lie. Re- - member also, they are located in the Ellsworth building on north second ‘Mreet. 17311 A DOCTOR'S YARN. • It Is 4>f Two Sisters Who Killed Their Grandfather to Eaw Hr> rain. This is a bit of a true story’:-. pliy-i cian told me the.oilier day, aild u si i i', '. me as being the text , for a faseinat iim storyof the Sherlock Holmes sort. Vie we.re talking of the advisability of put ting-hopelessly ill persons out of their misery as soon as possible. Dr. B. didu'i_ believe in it. '• “I was asked to do it once,” ho said. “Two sisters asked me to kill, their grandfather, whom I was attending. He was old and could not recover. Thi y seemed simply t(> pity his pain. 1 refusrclr Next morning when I called the num was dead. The nurse told me the sisters had sent her out .on an errand. When site returned tho windows of the sick room were open. There was h strong odor of chloroform in the room and the man was dead. ” - “And wbiir did yon do?” was asked. “Nothing. Tho elder sister, is now under the can' of a specialist in nervous diseases...fs]ie ep.iim t sleep. Siu* will not allow hfeyself to bo alone a inumenu.and. she keeps the gas burning, in ,her room all night. I think she will end in a Isn’t that a priceless bit for some author’s notebook?: —Washington Post.

IIE 11. FWING IN ITU 11 . G I nili< i;il Report of Marshal < ampos to | the tom nut nder at Havana. SPANIARDS CLAIM VICTORY. Brazil Takeo a Turn at Twiotinj; the Lion'o Tail — She Say« That England Hae No Rightful Claim to the lolaed of Trinidad—Other Foreign Matter* of Interest. Havana, July 25.—The following official account of the battle of Valanzuela is furnished by Captain General Campos in a report to the commander of Havana. Tb e general says: “On the 12th I started from Manzanillo toward Verguita and Bayamo. At Ver guita I was informed that Maceo was in the neighborhood of Bayamo at the head of a large force of insurgents. I had only 1,5<>0 men with me, but 1 did not think it honorable to retreat, and 1 also thought that the numbers of the enemy were exaggerated, and consequently proceeded on my march and eventually met the enemy near Peralljos, about three leagues south of Bayamo. My column was commanded by the unfortunate General Santocildes. When the latter was killed in action 1 took command. The battle was a hard foughr bne. The enemy was well supplied with ammunition and fought skillfully. The firing lasted five hours, and it was followed by another hour of fighting in which our rear guard was engaged. Our losses in killed are the gallant General Santocildes, two officers and 25 soldiers, and otfr wounded four officers and 94 soldiers. I cannot ascer- 4 tain the losses of the enemy, but it is said that they are over 300. “With the fatigue of the journey and the battle, one day of rest was necessary for the troops and I desisted from going out of Bayamo. Besides, I had information that Jose Maceo had arrived on the tollowing day with 1,500 men and that he was recruiting all the civilians. I had to organize a great deal at Bayamo and I had no ammunition to spare. 1 communicated with Holquin and Santiago de Cuba requesting that troops be sent to supply Bayamo munitions and to maneuver so as to be ready to engage the rebels if the latter would accept further fighting.” Ann* For the Cuban*. Fernandina, Fla., July 25.—The twomasted schooner yachts Emma B and Saucy Lass, with two Cuban patriots and a quantity of arms and ammunition aboard, left this port yesterday. Six miles off the coast the yachts met tin schooner (.'arrie E. Buckman, which sailed from King's Ferry two days ago bound, for the island of Cur.icoa, off the northe.rir .coast of Venezuela'. The yachts remained alongside the Buckman long enough to transfer the passengers, arms and ammunition, which the Buckman will take to Cuba. BRAZIL WAN IS TRINIDAD. British Occupation of That Island May Cause Some Trouble. Pio J aneir<), July 25. —There isgrowmg excitement in this city over the oc cupation of the island of Trinidad by the Englisii. The government ha- <ii--. patched two notes to the British legation of emphatic protest, quoting the order .of the British admiralty of lis-j. by virtue of which Tiinicad was evacuated by the British ana r. stored to Portugal. ■ London. July 25.—Referring to .the. ■ statement that Brazil .has formally pro. tested against .Great Britain J s claim to the island of Trinidad, a person in au-. thority says the. British title to that island dates from the year 1 MO, when possession was taken of it wit-hour’aiiy objectiim on -the' part- of Portugal. It was added.that hitherto Brazil has not advanced any claims to the island, ot Trinidad, but the British government* isteady to discuss in a friendly spirit any represejitations which Brazil:-may wish to make on the subject, lielays by Japin. London. Jn,ly 25.— A dispa: di to The Times from Tien T.sin says that Japan is delaying the negotiation' for a new [ connmiVial treaty with China ami also the exec.utl.dh of the terms of the convention relating to the evacuation of the Liao Tung pe'iiinsula, p 'tiding the result of the British electy ns. in the hope that the new governmelit of Great Britain will support Japan against Prussia. Dividing I P the Earth.' Sr. PETERSp.L'RG, July 25.—said that an agreeitfemt has been concluded ■at Paris between American and Russian petroleum firms by whit'll.'a:l the kero sene trade of the Mediterranean. Sweden and Norway will be given to Russia. In the remainder of Europe Russia is to export 35 par cent and Am.-rtya 05 per cent of tiie kerosene needed. One of England’s New Cruisers. London. July 25.—The firstclass mi; armored cruiser Powerful, s.ister ship: of the Terrible, was launched ;it Barrow yesfeniay I'he new cruiser will be“of considerably greater displacement than any: other eTtiiser heretofore built by any nation. _ linighf* Templar Conclave Boston, July 25.—Preparations are being made, for the reception of the army of Knights Templars next mouth.. There will be between 25,000 and 30.000 Knights in the parade bn the 27th. while it is expected that as-many more, including the fainilies of the Templars and others, will be in the city dtlring the conclave. The committee on accommodation has already made provisions for the reception of 20,000 Knights, leaving about 200 commandcries yet unheard from. •_ f’Bnght by a Decoy Leder. Lvi is.vili.e, July 25. —W. F- Clarke, mail clerk on the L., SL’L. and E. railroad between Louisville and St. Louis, was arrested here last nigtrr for robbing the mails by Inspector Salmon of Cin< einiiati'. Clarke was ciauglit by decoy letters. When arrested?the money contained in the decoys was found on him. He denies his guilt. • • ' . ■ <i* . . /

BERNE ! 1 Joseph Sheets, of Bodkins. 0., visited- . friends here over Sunday: Rush Laisure ■of MaGill. (>.. is in town shaking hands with-friends this week. 'Charles brew and Jennie Conklin, of Blulfton were guests of L. Trucks and family Sunday. . Miss Katie Furthjniller l of New Haven, is the guest of Miss Cora Gotts chalk this week. Miss Emma Eckrote, of Linn Grovo spent a few days of last week here, the guest of Mis® Emma Heller. Prof. J. F Knorr, the aeronaut, who will make the ballooa ascension Aug 3rd was in town Saturday. Wm Gaylord left Thursday of last week for Ridgeville where he will be in the employment of P W. Smith. The young child of John Y'oder died Tuesday afternoon The remains were placed in the Ornish cemetery Thursday afternoon. Miss Cora Gottschalk. Miss Katie Furthmiller, Miss Alice Bergman and Miss Laura Clouser drove over to Geneva Tuesday afternoon. The one-half mile race track on the S B Hirsby farm on the southwest end of the town corporation when finished will be one of the best stand. , ard one-balf mile tracKs iitf the state. It will be ready for Aug. 3rd. On Aug. 3rd Berne will give a free open air entertainment in Stauffer's grove one-fourth mile south-west of town. The entertainment will consist of horse and bicycle racing, balloon ascension, base ball game, rope walking and a display of fireworks in the evening Plenty of good music in attendance. Everything is to be free of charge. Bring your families and enjoy the greatest day of pleasure ever had in Adams county. The work is under the management of Wm. sheets. If time and money will make this day a access, it will be one. as he has spent hundreds of dollars tor the occasion. PLEASANT VALLEY Rev. Smith is at Richmond this week on business Wm Herron. Sen .is on.a protracted visit with relatives in Mercer Co.. O Frank Ray's new house is progressing finely John Gross of Monroe, is the carpenter. Chris Sheets of West Washington township, was visiting with Lyman Blossom last Sabbath. Rev. Calvin Johnson, of Randolph countv. was with us over Sunday and preached three sermons while here. The mud pike boys assisted» by’• Monroe came off victorious in a game . of base ball last Saturday with a combination of the Valley and Salem clubs Score 20.t0 21 Rob iiould returned to Gas City last' Monday to take his place m- the tinplate factory. He was accompanied by 1 Bill < I liber’. Dai; . Dqrbin and AL Baker who expect-to find employment there ' - Those ill Need o-r BlaeksiniSkiliii. All those in w-an't of blacksmithing, let them bear in mind that Chas. "W.: Schieter Tins vacated his. North >de Shop and moved over into the old King stand. All those in rreed of work done will confer a favor bv giving me a call. Yours R sp dl-V.fwbijf C HAR. W, N< IltEI i’.IL Several well known clergymen of tills ciry wyi'i' 'fiiattiiig together the close of luinisfC'rial gathering a fi’xv days ago, wiieu one of -them ..reniarked that •oue of the hardest things ho had tucouteud'witli. in his work as at paster was . the disp sition ..f many members of his church'to borrow tri-.aide. ■ ”I’van u-arly always find some way .. toeomfori 'persons suffering from prv.seiit troubles. >aid the minister, “but I am always ilLvouiygvd when I find a parish: ic’• v\ rryii:g wer s me an;:ii pated "trouble tli.it will probably never materialize.” “That is iiiyexp< rienee ? too, ’" n;mark cd another ol the gnuip. “and I had an lutiusing examffle of it, m riiy.own house not L i»g ago. I went .into fijy study after biwu; fast no morning and was astoniMied t i tiiid-a ne -f tlio servants’ sit-..-ting. tai the floor in front of the grate fire, ciyiim and moaning as if her lieai’t would bnak. ' ■Why Mf.ry,su'd I. ‘what in tho world ;s the matter with you?' ■ *’ ’Off. sir.' slife aii-swe/ed, 'I got-'ito thinking, -^ir— buolioo I—That I should gef married, sirGrboohow.l —and - s."sj*iTThTTiaVt'. a fiue’baTi.v boy . 'sif—biio- \ hoo I—and lie should grow big enough to walk, sir—bdohoo—and he sliould get in front of a tire fike this, sir—bobhophool—mid sliould fall.-nto it. and be bullied, to death, sir, whatever ypuld I 4 do. sir, and how would 1 feed, str. ’ andrthen the tears fmd wails wame so fast she couldn't speak at all. “Now. ' ooiiiimud the minister/ “how could I eyinfort a person who bortrouble like that? 1 Vertainly couldn't do it trying to convince the girl she would never be married, and sol simply made effort to cons'ole her. Init told her to go to her room aiid stay •there mini 1 she had recovered her lost wits. ” —:New York -Herald. A nwanr landlord raised the rent of one of his houses .because the walls have bulged out, and' therefore m«de the house larger. ' w . “