Decatur Democrat, Volume 42, Number 4, Decatur, Adams County, 7 April 1898 — Page 2

2 1 THE NEW FAIR STORE. F"?TOTF’D (?KI F II m °ney saving sale of Unpaiallelled proportions. Ji ® || Values to awaken the keenest of cast] buyers. PREPARE FOR EASTER, that joyous, movable feast of the Christian year, now but a few days distant —immediate preparations for which should be patent to you all. It is commonly said of the New Fair Store that it is the only store where you can be absolutely certain of your values—the only one that advertises truthfully what it sells, sells precisely what it advertises, and always returns your money if you are not satisfied with your purchase. n. Hosiery Notions. Wa sh Coods. COME es*«’—• Economy. and see = J'TJt’VlTerS. , . r r > c / i .. J Shirt waists. Madras, Fine new Rhine stone Ladies fine trench and ~u r„_ our bargain Special sale Ladies’stainless hose hat pin, sold by most Swiss embroidered hand- ‘i , ’ all this without seams, stores at 15 cents; kerchiefs, uew fancy bor- I weeK omy counter. You r®* ;55£ - week - r- i our price der and plain white, great t x are bound to find " of our well Q CtS variety of patterns worth O CVS. \\'Vr /known * PL n+c 12c and 15c, sale price • something you want. wW /// / Worth lOcts. O CVS. q Others from Most durable. I 1 / — — L. . K WBl -V ,rth ( CrpatLapp Ladies’ .. . Ribbons ft? Sa Values Waists. Linings. Towels. * Os all colors from /I wl'" Fine values hi Sj" itt ICCDtUp. SSt U4sc. •*““*<-«-.*. run 'FSbXAuL ladiesaAWBWgtSS 45 cts. xocts.ysrf 10 cts. 4 cents up. •11 Eroceriesand Household Furnishings always the cheapest. Our goods are all new and fresh and we invite inspection. We will sell for this week 5X crackers at 6T per pound, worth 10c. Come and eat with us. Tea, your choice of any variety and equal in quality to that sold you at double the price elsewhere, per pound 35c, or 3 pounds for SI.OO. Uncolored Japan Tea 25c. Come and smoke with us a good smoke of 50 cigars in a box, per box 65c. Battle Ax Tobacco, per pound 2O C - Easter display of China and Glassware. Come and get our prices. A good dinner set of 86 pieces for $4.45, worth $6.00. THE NEW FAIR STORE. Stone Building, opp. Court House. Dave VanCleef, Decatur, Ind. I

RZGORD CF DAILY OCCURENCES AMONG INDIANA PEOPLE. Interesting Events Gathered by Wire For the Benefit of Our Readers—What Is Happening in All Sections of the State—Notes. Nashville, Ind., April s.—Solomon F. Hines, a leading attorney of this county, who was shot by Charles Henderson last Saturday night, is dead. There had been trouble batwean the two of long standing over some land and it was renewed on Friday at StoryviUe at the Democratic primary election. On the next day Hines and Henderson met at Stone Head, a small village of this county, and it is reported that without provocation Henderson fired the fatal shot. Considerable excitement prevails on account of the murder. Henderson is under arrest. W. E. ENGLISH. How He Assisted a Bapttah Church at His Birthplace. Lexington, Ind., Aptil4.—A year ago a mortgage was forclosed on the Baptist church here. The congregation was given one year in which to redeem the property. Some one was struck with the idea of appealing to Hon. William E. English, who was born here, to assist in raising the indebtedness, basing the claim to his charity on the ground that this town was his birthplace and the church members were poor. Mr. English promptly replied that if the congregation would raise one-half of the debt lie would pay the other. The money was raised and Mr. English sent his check for $323. INDIANA CROPS. Bright Outlook For the Hoosier Farmers This Year. Indianapolis, April s.—Captain J. B. Connor, chief of the state bereau of statistics, reports that there are excellent

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prospects for generous crops of all kinds, including fruit of every description. He believes that this will be the best year for crops and fruit Indiana will have seen for a long time. The wheat crop, he says, is very promising with the exception of some low land places where the Hoods did some damage. Most of the lo ,v land, he reports, however, is reserved for corn. A M ) OFFICERS ELECTED. Action of Northern Indiana Teachers’ Association Meeting. Kokomo’ Ind., April 4.—At the closing session of the Northern Indiana Teachers' association, held here Saturday, the following officers were elected : President, W. C, Bellman, of Hammond ; vicepresident, Charles E. Vanmeter, Muncie; secretary, Miss Beula Evans. Manon; recording secretary, G. W. Ellis, Goshen; treasurer, W. A. Millas. Attica. Tne mext meeting will be held at Fort Wayne in March, 1899. Jltilue Donuahue Dea,!. G ■‘encastle. Ind., April 4.—Judge D. C. L miahue died suddenly at his resident ■ S.turday night. He had apparently beim in good health and was on the reels a snort time before death. He it as Ixirn in Paris, Kv.,84 years ago. Judge Donnahue was one of the commissioners of colonization sent to Hayti by President Lincoln and had held other government positions. He was also a member of the Tenth Indiana regiment. To Make Meal Out of Potatoes. Indianapolis, April s.—State Treasurer Scholz has received a letter from John G. Neumann, formerly of Evansville, now of Cincinnati, stating that he has invented a process for making meal out of potatoes. The invention, Mr. Neumann believes, is one that will attract wide attention, and he has about decided to establish the tirst factory for the manufacture of the meal in this city. Lake Shore Freight Wreck. Waterloo, Ind., April 4.—Late Satur-

day evening a freight train on the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern was wrecked on the main tracks at the station here. Several cars were smashed and 3,000 bushels of wheat scattered down embankments on either side and traffic on the main tracks was shut oft. Three tramps were in one of the cars, but escaped injury. Old Landmark Burned. Greencastle, Ind., April 2.—The residence on the old Black homestead, one mile west of the city, burned yesterday. The house was occupied by Moses Taylor and family, and they barely escaped with their lives. All of their household goods were destroyed, and the house was a complete wreck. The residence was one of the landmarks of the county. Strike Postponed. Elwood, Ind., April s.—The windowglass strike has been postponed. The executive committees of the cutters and flatteuers reported no decision at Pittsburg and will wait several days to hear from the different locals before acting. The point at issue is the avowed intention of manufacturers to put iu nonunion men should there be a strike. Ancient Ruuijng. Tipton, Ind., April 5. — Frederick Trautman has iu his possession a pair of silver knee buckles worn by his greatgrandfather, who served under Washington, and also a rum jug made of oaken staves, now called a canteen, which was part of a soldier’s outfit in the war of the revolution. Largest Gold Mine in Alaska. Columbia City, Ind., April s.—Colonel C. W. Tuttle, Indian commissioner to Alaska, located at Sitka and formerly of this city, writes that the largest gold mine in Alaska has been struck within a few miles of Sitka. Excitement is running high around Sitka. Indian** Postmaster*. Washington, April s.—lndiana postmasters were appointed yesterday as follows: Mardieues, Finley Ansonj Stacer, Louis Bosse. A “trice” is the sixtieth part of a second. The average rate of wages in Korea is 15 cents a day. Scarlet flowers are said to stand drought better than any other. Antipodes island, near New Zealand, was thus named because directly opposite London. The Mennonites who refuse to carry arms are enrolled in the Prussian army as noncombatants. The cost of maintaining a cavalry soldier and horse in the British army is about SSOO per annum. The rifles with which the Indian border tribes carry on their struggle against Great Britain are made in England. The title of “majesty” was first given to Louis XI of France. Before that time sovereigns were usually styled “highness.”

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS. Comparative Statement of Moneys Received and Disbursed. Washington, April 2. —The comparatiue statement of the government receipts and expenditures during March shows that the total receipts were $32,958,750, a loss of about $3,000,000 as compared with march, 1897. The expenditures during March aggregated $31,882,444, an increase of nearly $5,000,000 over March, 1897. This increase is largely due to expenditures under the recent appropriation for the national defense. The customs during ths month were over $7,000,000 less than March a year ago, which were then abnormally heavy on account of the pending tariff act. The receipts from internal revenue increased last month about $1,000,000. Senate and House. Washington, April s.—The senate yesterday, after listening to four set speeches on the Cuban situation, took up the sundry civil appropriation bill which was under consideration for the remainder of the day. The house passed the bill authorizing the president to erect lortificatious on private land where the consent of the owner was received without waiting for condemnation proceedings. Public Debt. Washington, April 2.—The statement of the public debt issued shows that the debt at the close of business March 31, less cash in the treasury, was $1,008,716,351, a decrease for the montn of sl,387,865. Ohio Mau Confirmed. Washington, April 2.—The senate has confirmed the nomination of Campbell L. Maxwell of Ohio as consul to Santo Domingo. RECEIVER APPOINTED. Uncoln Fire Insurance Company of New York In Trouble. New York, April o.—Andrew Freedman has been appointed receiver for the Lincoln Fire Insurance company of this city in a proceeding begun for the voluntary dissolution of the corporation. The receiver’s bond was fixed at $300,000. At the offices of the insurance company nothing could be learned regarding the receivership. The company was organized last November. Its capital was filed at $200,000 and, as each share sold at slls, a surplus of $30,000 was added to the company’s capital. The concern has large offices magnificently fitted up. frank early. Condemned Wife Murderer Still Hope. His Life Will Be Saved. Columbus, 0., April s.—Frank Early, the Cincinnati wife murderer, who is under sentence to be electrocuted April 14, still hopes his life will be saved. He still claims his crime was not premeditated and that he did not intend to shoot his wife. He says the testimony

about his making threats against his wife was false. “I did not threaten to kill her and had no intention of doing so,” he said to a reported. His mother is in the city and visits the condemned man every day. Warden Coffin has frankly told her that he didn’t believe there was much cause for hope. MONONGAHELA MINERS. Ten Thousand Diggers Expected to Be on Strike Tomorrow. Pittsburg, April 5. —All indications point to a general suspension of coal mining along the Monongahela river and by tomorrow it is expected 10,000 diggers will be on strike. The operators have been requested by the miners to acknowledge the interstate agreement and comply with its terms. Thus far only a portion of the firms have acceded to the demands and the others propose to fight it out with their employes and the United Mineworkers’ association. FIENDISH WORK. Pen of Fine Hogs Brutally Cut to Pieces by Vandals. South Charleston, 0., April s.—Some inhuman wretch or wretches entered the hogpen belonging to Warren & Diffendal and brutally cut to pieces 18 fat hogs. The instrument used must have been a meatax or a cornknife. The pen presented a sickening sight, as some of the animals, while horribly mangled, yet had strength enough to walk about. No reason is known for the deed. Relief For Cubans. Omaha, April s.—The World-Herald has collected $10,258 in cash and 18 carloads of supplies of all sorts for the relief of Cubans. About $6,000 will be spent in buying four more carloads of supplies here and the remainder of the sum will be remitted in cash to the Cuban relief commission at New York. are over 7,000 contributors to tne fund, scattered all over western lowa, South Dakota, Nebraska and northern Kansas. Rev. Dr. Charlea A. Briggs. New York, April 5. —Rev. Dr. Charles A. Briggs, professor of biblical theology in Union Theological Seminary, and famous on account of the great Presbyterian heresy trial of five years ago, has resigned from the Presbytery of New York and applied for deacon’s orders in the Protestant Episcopal church. Whisky Revenue. Lawrenceburg, Ky., April s.—The internal revenue collections on whisky at this point for the month of March were $142,779.56 as against $96,413.02 for the same month of last year. This is an increase of $20,870.19 over the preceding month of this year. Smallpox Condition at Middlcboro. Middlesboro, Ky., April s.—The dialy inspections by the new corps of smallpox inspectors are through and it is not thought any more new cases will be discovered. It is impossible to obtain information . as to when the quarantine will be raised.

Legal Advertising, OF EXECUTOR. Notice is hereby given, that the undersigned has been appointed Executor of th* estate of John Christen Sr., late of Adams county, deceased. The estate is probably solvent. tto * To,IN Christen, Jr.. Executor. March 28. 1898. « OF ADMINISTRATOR Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has been appointed administrator of the & tate of Milly Syphers, late of Ada® county, deceased. The estate is probably solvent, H , William H. Niblick, Administrator. March 24, 1898. 34 XT 0 ? 10 ® OF STOCKHOLDERS MEET* JJN ING. The annual meeting of stockholders of the German Building Loan Fund and Savings Association of I) catur. Indiana, will be held at the office of the secretary of said association in the city of Decatur. Indiana, on Monday, April 11, 1898. at 7 o'clock p. m„ for the election of eleven directors and for the transaction of such other business n« inav be properly brought before said meeting. „ J- T. Merryman. President --■> r. M. Schirmbyer. Secretary. OTICE TO NON-RESIDENTS. The state of Indiana, county of Adams, ss. In the Adams circuit court. April term. 189 S. Florence Sprague 1 o . v vs , : No. 5.693. Stephen Sprague ) Divorce. It appearing from affidavit filed in the abort entitled cause, that Stephen Sprague the above named defendant, is a non-resident of the state of Indiana. Notice is therefore hereby given the sail Stephen Sprague, that he be and appear before the Honorable Judge of the Adams circuit court on the twenty-first day of May 1898, the same being the thirty-sixth jundical day of the next regular term thereof w be hnlden at the court house in the city of I* catur. commencing on Monday, the day of April A. D. 1898, and plead M answer or demur to said complaint, or the same will be heard and determined in hi« absence. Witness, my name, and the seal of oaij court hereto affixed, this twenty-eighth day ol March, 1898. JOHN H. LENHART, Clerk By E. Burt Lenhart, Deputy. France & Merryman. Attorneys. & OTICE TO TEACHERS. Notice is hereby given that there will be< public examination of teachers at the couny superintendent’s office in Decatur. Indiana on the last Saturday of each month Manuscript made in other counties will not be ceived. Applicants must be seveneetn yean of age before they will be licensed. the statutory branches and science of edu<*' tion, applicants will be required to ansW^ An list based on selected lit* rature—the selectio made by the state board of education The examination in the science of educa’ J (“Plato the Teacher.’’) and the genera book (“Teaching the Language-Arts.’ • for six months beginning with the November amination will be based on the township tute work for this year, covering one insin at each examination. November—Outline one. December—Outline two. January—Outline three. February—Outline four. March—Outline five. April—Outline six. . nnoi The work in reading will not be based any particular text book. Teachers exa tion begins promptly at 8:30 a mYours very truly. IRVIN BRANDVBERRU County Superintended