Decatur Democrat, Volume 39, Number 41, Decatur, Adams County, 27 December 1895 — Page 5

yGreal Closing Out Sale! I $25,000.00 L Dry Goods, Cloaks, Carpets, Queensware. f To be converted into cash at a SACRIFICE.

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■ > — Mrs. Dan Bolds was atx,Geneva yesterday. Miss Matie Albers returned from Ft. Wayne yesterday. Miss Luetta Walters is visiting ' friends at Ft. Wayne. Mrs. Jack McFeely, of Ft. Wayne, is visiting relatives in the city. Mrs E. B. Walkup, of Delphos is visiting C. J. Lutz and family. Miss Alice Thompson, of Ft. Wayne, * is the guest of Miss May Merica. .f Miss Mattie Young will visit friends at Willshire, Ohio, during the holidays. Miss [Kittie Fought, of Geneva, is visiting her aunt, Miss Kate I lickinger, 1 of this city. z Sherman Mott and wife are visiting relatives and friends at Van Wert during the holidays. | Miss Kit Miesse will spend her holia, flay vacation at Greenville, 0., visiting relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Good, of South ■ Bend, Ind., spent Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. O. K. Grubb. A. Sprunger, of Chicago, who is ‘traveling in the interest of the Orphans T home at Berne i 8 in the city. I Mrs. Lyons and daughter and Frank I Cook all of Geneva are visiting E. P. I Menefee and family. I Chas. K. Bell returned from Fort Kb. JVayne yesterday afternoon. Os course jMjharley had business there- ■ Mrs. Kate Convoy, of Domestic, who ■ has baen the guest of D. 11. Hunsicker ■ and family returned home Monday. ■ v L. C. Holmes and wife left Monday ■\ lor Noage, Illinois, where they will ■ epend the holidays with friends. B George Heffner and wife, of Toledo, ■ Ohio, are the guests of relatives and ■ friends in this city. B Miss Frank Brown, of Richmond, B will be the guest of D’French Quinn B« and family during the holidays. B.A" Mrs. Alva Gilson who has been visit ■ ing relatives and friends in the city for B. some time returned to her home at Ft. B Wayne Monday. Mesdames S. P. Klotz and J. W. B Jackman, of Waterloo, mother and B aunt of Mrs. A. D. Lo'cke spent B Xmas with the latter. < B Mrs. Horace Taylor, of Boston, was B the guest of her brother David Flanders B over Sunday, on her way home from ■ Shreveport, Louisiana. ■ B/ Mrs. Herman Tettman, of Geneva ■ whd spent Christmas in this city with ■ her mother, returned to Geneva yester- ■ day- ■ Mr. Andrew Baxter left Tuesday K morning for Van Wert. Ohio, to be at H, the bedside of his brother Ira, who is ■ very low with typhoid fever. ■. ' Frank France, of Fort Wayne, was in ■ the city yesterday. He will take the HI third step in Pythianism tonight. ..I Fjjgnk is a gentleman, as was clearljr | demonstrated when he took the second ■ New I’ases ln Court. H Kresinzer Sinz to John Hildebrand W «'t al, on note, demand SIOO. H . jNathan Cole vs Rudolph W. Green, quiet title. ■* v John Reynolds vs Gertrude Reynolds ■ application for divorce. hßb| "' " f Y 1 To restore gray hair to its natural color ■S' strong, there is no better preparation than Ball’s Hair Renewer. I ■ ’ ,

'Die time is limited. We can’t afford to wait. The selling must be quick, the goods must be sold. Now is your time to get TWO dollars wor ON E. You can’t realize the bargains offered until you see them. Ladies Capes apd Jackets. — Fine quality boucle and and beaver jackets, ripple back shawl collar, 88 50, former price sl2 50. Extra tine quality boucle jacket, ripple back, silk lined, shawl collar, sll, former price sls. Genuine astrachan cape. $8 Good coney tur cape $4 50. Great reductions in dress ✓ goods—Fancy novelty dress goods 35c, $ forme 1' price 50c. All wool henrietta 374 c, former price 75c. Fancy novelty dress goods 20c. Endless other bargains tod numerous to mention. s Call early and make your selections.

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DECATUR, MIESSE HOUSE, AFTERNOON OF JANUARY 6th. FORENOON OF JANUARY 7th. All persons, male or female, suffering- from Prolapsing Fissures, Catarrh, Inflammation, Ulceration. Constipation. Bleeding, Blind or ITCHING PILES are kindly requested to calland see me. INTo NO Operation. Consultation Free. Medicine placed DIRECT to the dis eased parts by yourself. I claim the most complete, successful, original and sensible method of treating this terrible disease ever offered to the public. By this treatment ulceration ifi the rectum'can be healed as well as if the ulcers were on the outside. Come and see me and learn something new. It will save you hundreds of dollars. Most Kindly Yours, S. If TAKNKY, Auburn, Ind. Linn Grove Items. The Evangelical churches here and at Salem exhibited a Xmas tree at this place on Xmas eve and at Salem on Xmas night. The usual program was rendered, including the exchange of presents. Many were pleasantly surprised while some were perhaps disappointed. William Nushbaum and Rufus Kreps met on Watwkptreet on Tuesday not in a mood for bestowing gifts, however, they attempted to bestow one to the other a Christmas rememberance. The final was that Nusbailm decided he had enough of Kreps’ generosity and petitioned the bystanders to persuade Rufus to withhold his charity which was promply done. Rntes tor the Holidays. December 24. 25 and 31,1895 and January 1, the G. H. & I. will sell excursion tickets to all local stations at one and onethird (IX) for the round trip, excet that no rate for adults will be less tnan 25 cents and children 15 cents. Will also sell to Cincinnati and Chicago) Foi; rates to other pointsman on or address, C, L. Lockwood, Gen’l. Pass. Agt. J. Bryson, Agt. Sustains the Uriited State,. City of Mexico, Dec. 26.—The press continues to give support to President Cleveland, who has become immensely popular, and one paper declares that he world behind him and that he has injected into the public law of the world ..the Monroe doctrine, which is the reason why Europe is maddened and utterp grave threats. But Europe will find that all the nations on this hemisphere declare it to be international law, for the people of the new world are sovereign on this side of the sea, and have now the formidable support of a great nation which, in its secession contest, revolutionized the art of noval warfare and compelled England to copy its inventions, and besides that the Unified States, which in that war put 2,000,000 brave men in the field, can raise even greater armies now, for it is a nation of 70,000,000 rich, brave

ARE READY TO REPORT Ways and Means Committee Holds a Christmas Day Session, BILLS FORMALLY ADAPTED. Chairman Dlngley Denies That the Measure Is Intended as a Revision of the Tariff, but Is Simply a Plan to Raise More Revenue—An Outline of the Two Proposed Hills. Washington, Dec. 26/—The house ways and means committee devoted several hours of Christmas to the final consideration of the two revenue bills which are to be presented to the house today. Printed copies of the bills were laid before the full committee, the plan being announced to the Deinbcratic members for the first time, although they were familar/ with itsy details through the forecasts presented by the press. The bills were formally adopted as committee measures, motions to lay them on the table being overruled by party votes. It was votpd to/give Thursday to the consideration of the tariff bill by the hous.c and Friday to the bond bill, with a vote on each /at the end of the day’s debate upon it. I —* Chairman Dingley stated to the committee that the bills wore not framed as a Republican measure, but as one calculated to save the credit of the government, which, according to the president’s message and to personal communications made by Secretary Carlisle to members, was endangered. The condition of the from their representations, demanded immediate action, and the Republicans had prepared emergency bills on lines which seemed most expedient. Not a Revision of the Tariff. Mr. Dingley laid particular stress on the assertion that the first bill did not constitute and was not intended for a revision of the tariff. Consequently there was no necessity for a long discussion of the bill. The Wilson act had been taken as ‘ the basis for the tariff bill. An estimate of the probable increase of revenue to be derived from the tariff bill had been made, based on importations under the Wilson act in 1894. This showed a probable increased revenue of $40,000,000, which about equaled the deficit of the past year. It was estimated that $12,000,000 would be derived from the increase on raw wool, $13,000,00*1 from manufactured wools and $14,000,000 from the 15 per cent horizontal advance on other schedules. The Republicans had waived their protection principles for the time in preparing these bills, ami Mr. Dingley hoped that President Cleveland would waive any antagonistic views that he might hold and sign the bills. One of the Democrats asked why the Republicans had not gone to the full extent of the McKinley bill, to which Mr. Dingley replied that they would do so if they had the power. Would Retire the Greenbacks. The Democrats on their part contended that the effect of the bond scheme would be to retire the greenbacks by holding them in the treasury, and said the Republicans proposed to do indirectly just what the president had recommended and What they (the Republicans) denounced. The tariff bill, .they claimed, was a strictly Republican measure, and a measure for which President Cleveland had not asked. Amendments were offered by Air. Turner to strike out the second section of the bond bill providing for treasury certificates of indebtedness, and by Mr. McMillin to make these certificates subject to taxation, as are greenbacks and other currency. Both were lost, but Mr. Tarsney voted With the Republicans against Air. Turner’s amendment. The Democrats say that they have not time to prepare a minority report. Two Bills Outlined. The tariff "bill imposes a duty of 60 per cent of the AlcKinley rates on lumber and wool and woolens, except that carpetings get a higher duty. The duties on articles included in schedules A, B, C, D, F, G, H, I, J, L, M and N of the present tariff law are raised 15 per cent all around, save that no duty shall exceed the AlcKinley rate, nor any increase take effect if the present rate is higher than the AlcKinley rate. . The bond bill authorizes the secretary of the treasury, at his discretion, to is/tie 3 per cent five year coin bonds “for the redemption of United States legal tender notes and for no other purpose, ’ ’ the bonds to be floated by public subscription. It also authorizes the issue of not over $50,000,000 of 3 per cent three year certificates qf indebtedness in denominations of S2O and multiples thereof, lawful money of the United States to be taken in payment therefor. The proceeds.of these certificates shall 7 1 e used only to supply temporary deficiences. A MOST. GENEROUS OFFER. Russia Reported to Have Tendered the Government Unlimited Gold. Washington, Dec. 26.—The report yesterday to the effect that Russia had offered to loan the United States $400,000,000of gold, and that the Rothschilds, who last week were withdrawing gold TrbmTfiiscounfry, had hastened to head off the Russian scheme by proffering all the gold that may be needed, was the all absorbing Christmas day topic in the hotel lobbies and whereyer a crow gathered. The general opinion was that this magnificent offer would have a tendency' to strengthen the position in the Venezuelan eontr versy, as it would show England that this country could at least rely upon the moral aud fiqancial support of the Russian empire in the event of any warlike movement upon the part of the Briton. Due thing it will certainly do, and that is it will clear the financial situation wonderfully. When Alinister Cautacusene left the United States a few weeks ago lib called . • »

1 '• ' 7*'^'' 7. ’ ”' ’ ' " ' ■ ’ ’ * Have you ihoughi? OF 1 THE . . CHRISM PRESENTS / YOU ARE GOING TO BUY? Remember we have an immense line of HOLIDAY GOODS. Largest. Finest. T IN THE CITY % Come and see us. IH BROTHERS, “THE DRUGGISTS.” East side of Main street. 1 ‘. ■ -5 ... ’ - r * ■ • p ’

— i A on the secretary of state to bid him farewell, and he is reported to have incidentally remarked: “Mr. Secretary, there was an occasion when a Russian fleet was needed in American waters. The fleet made its appearance, and the occasion may rise again. In such event Russia is ready.” This significant utterance by the departing Russian minister, together with the wonderfully generous financial offer made by the Russian authorities means that the United States would not be without a powerful ally in the event of hostilities with England, This stand by Russia makes it almost certain that the Venezuelan question will be settled without resort to arms. Mrs. Mary Horlick, aged '9l, is dead at English. . She was one-half Indian, her father being a red man, and fi-otn him she learned the art of healing with herbs, which she practiced With success and profit for many years. William Cummings, a saloonkeeper of Carbon and the town treasurer, shot and mortally wounded William Shaw, a quarrelsome miner. Cummings, who has the reputation of being a quiet man, surrendered himself and was released on bail. Robert Neuner, a farmer of Liberty township, Howard. county, whose hand was torn off in a cornhusker, is dead of blood poisoning. It that neighborhood the machines are known as the “human sausage grinders,’’ this being the fifth accident in the vicinity. Steele Items. John and Steve Longenbarger returned home last week from their trip to Arkansas. Mrs Rena Fagne, of Monroe, Ind., is now the guest of her father, Wm. Baughman. ' p Lemuel Headington and wife, of North Dakota, are the guests of old friends and relatives in the southern part of this township. Quite a number of the teachers and friends of education, of Blue Creek township, attended the teachers joint institute at Decatur on last Saturday. All report an enjoyable time. Owing to the muddy condition of the roads of this vicinity the people were compelled to spend Christmas at homesJoshua Davy, of Indianapolis, is the expected guest of Amos Danner during holidays. _ The schools of Blue Creek township have a week of vacation during the holidays. ” »■ F. B. Porter, of Decatur, was visiting friends and relatives at this place last Sunday * ~ I—From the reports that have been relieved from the people that left here Tor Arkansas .some time ago, it is just the place for people that want to mass a fortune-— a Mr. John Myers and Mary E. Merriman were married at the residence of of the bride's parents, E. R. Merriman, on last Sunday.

Jlonroe Items. Miss Grace* Simeoke will spend the holidays with friends at Geneva. There is an enthusiastic religious meeting now being held and protracted at the Smith chapel south of Alpnroe. Edward Coffee and wife spent Xmas with Marion Oliver and wife at Monroe. Aliss Lizzie Williamson, of Waterloo, is visiting with her aunt, Grandma Walton and other near relatives and friends at home. George W. Martz, our democratic central committee, is again attacked with rheumatism. The Monroe business houses were once more broken open-and robbed of a few articles last Tuesday night. The store room of John W. Hendricks suffered tbe greater loss of money, shoes, silk.bandkerchiefs and other articles. S. 8. Wagoner was the loser of, four boxes cigars. Ike Hijty, the saloonkeeper was damaged in locks to show cases, etc. No clue. Died—Mrs. Nancy C. bwartz, wife of John Swartz, at- Monroe, Sunday evening. Dec. 22, ‘95. aged forty years and eight months. She left five, children to mourn their loss. ' We received a letter from Fred W. Hofer, of Colorado Springs, Colo, lie says they are all well and doing a good business, He is holder of considerabfe mining stock there and is very much encouraged with the prospects of becoming a gold bug and we hope he may. Yes Fred, we received the photo and we keep it as one of omwjjiriosities. The Monroe school teacher? have a vacation of one week. The Monroe Sunday school met. at the M, E church Xmas eve and had a fine Xmas treat in the way of candy, peanuts and apples, also very fine singing. Bit.th MUA.HON. Alarshall llegelow of tile American consular court at Constantinople died yestertiay after an illness which culminated in dropsy. Mrs. “Samuel of Posen”-Curtis, an-ac-tress of New York, says she was robbed yesterday of -YI.OOO of diamonds. Two servant girls Have.been charged with the theft. ■—During'irqnarrel in a Chicago butchershop yesterday over the changing of ass bill, William Dayton shot and fatally wounded Joseph Cohen and seriously wounded Matthew Cohen. While firing a Christmas salute at Lancaster, 0., the anvil burst and half of Ned Burdett's right ann was blown off. He was also in jured in the head, and it is thought he cannot recover. In the international chess tournamentat St. Petersburg yesterday Pillsbury beat li.asker. Tsehigorin and Steinitz did- not. play. Score: Pillsbury, 4,Q; Lasker, 3J»; Steinitz, Tsehigorin, IX-Forty-nine valuable Jersey cattle On the stock farm Os Hon. Alvin Devereux, near Deposit, N. Y., which were infected with tuberculosis, were killed by order of the New York state board of health. 4

Notice'of Election of Directors of The Decatur National Bank. Notice is hereby given to the stockholders of the Decatur National Bank, of Decatur, Indiana, that there will be held an election at the banking rooms of said bank in Decatur, Indiana, on Tuesday, January 1.4, 1896, between the * hours of 10 a. m. and 4 p. m., for the purposes of electing a Board of Directors for said bank for the year 1896. C. A. Dugan, Cashier Decatur National Bank. Dr. I) J, Erwin has purchased the exclusive right to use the Dr. J. C. Kennedy “Apparatus iTnd Patent Process Treatment in Adams county, from his representative, Dr. Dean, who has for the past two weeks, began demonstrating to the people of Decatur I the practical effects of this scientific i discovery. Eminent physicians who have been free enough from ethical prejudice to give an advertised; patented discovery a fair investigation, have acknowledged this process to be the only method, scientific or otherwise,, by which the middle ear can be reached and medicated without .injury to the drum? oscicles and eustruchian canal. Further it has been proven by practical experiment that by no method of inhalation of volatile substances, medicated steam or dry air even can one particle of medicament be induced to enter the deeper aft cells in a healthy lung much less in a diseased one. By the Patent Process medicines are forced into the deepest air cells with absolute safety, (demonstrated on thousands of cases treated ) „ is relieved, hemorrhage is stopped, closed air celis are opened', lung capacity is increased and functional activity (the phenomena Zb appropriating oxygen from the air anfl giving carbolic acid to the air) is markedly increased. . Cut this out Continued next weekDr. Erwin will give one demonstration - tj:eatmen£aMcoj«iiltationAree, to aP afflicted with deafness? catarrh. diseases~.of the lungs, paralysis aind all othet diseases of the nervous system. Office over Journal office. Office'hours from 3 to 5 p. ru. 40-4 . . batarrh (Cannot Be Cured. With local applications. as they cannot reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh is :i blood or constitutional disease, antt—HT oilier to cure it you must take internal reme dies. Hall's Catarrh cure is taken internally, andacts directly on the blood and b.iucous surfaces.fail’s Catarrh Cure is not a.quaek medicine. It was prescribed by one-of the .best physicians; It is composed of the. best topics known, combined with tlie best blood purifiers, acting directly on the mucous surfaces. The perfect combination of the two ingredients is what produces such wonderful results in curing Catarrh. . Send for testimonials, free. F. J. Cheney Co., Proprietors, Toledo, O. Sold by druggists.?—Price 75c.