Decatur Democrat, Volume 42, Number 10, Decatur, Adams County, 19 May 1898 — Page 4

THE DEMOCRAT IVEBY THURSDAY MOBKINO BY LEW Q. ELLINGHAM, Publisher. St. so PER YEAR IN ADVANCE. Entered at the Postoffice at Decatur. Indiana as Second-Class Mail Matter. OFFICIAL PAPER OF ADAMS COUNTY. THURSDAY, MAY 19. OUR TICKET. For Representative HEJiBY KRICK. For Prosecuting Attorney DAVID E, SMITH. j For Clerk Adams Circuit Court ELMER JOHNSON. For Treasurer JONAS NEUENSCHWANDER. fiASIEL ERWIN. For Recorder THOMAS M. GALLOGLY. For Surveyor WILLIAM E. FULK. For Commissioner—First District JOSEPH E. MANN, For Commissioner—Second District. FREDERICK REPPERT, < For Coroner DR. CHARLES S. CLARK.

To the Democracy of the Eighth DltlrtrL Notice is hereby givetj thiit in pursuance to a resolution adopted by the various county chairmen, the democracy of the Eighth Congressional Dis trict for the state of Indiana, will meet j in delegate convention at the Grand Opera House in the city of Muncie, i at 1:30 p. m. on June 8, 1898. for the | purpose of selecting a candidate for | congress for said congressional dis- } trict. Ex-Governor Matthews and ; others will be present to address the meeting. Vernon Davis, District Committeeman. State Convention, June 22. The democratic state committee met at Indianapolis, Monday and set June 22 as the date of the state convention. It was the unanimous senti- i ment of the members of the democratic committee yesterday that the date for the democratic convention should be fixed regardless of the conduct of the war. There is no desir? to use the war for political capital. The convention is to be held at the same time that democratic conventions are held in other years, and no effort is to be made to prostitute the conduct of the war for political gain. This is a striking contrast from the action of the republican committee, who have met several times for the express purpose of fixing the time for their convention, adjourning each time with the hope that some development of war would help them in the way of political capital. Chairman Martin named the executive and advisory committees, as follows: Executive committee G. V. Menzies. Mt. Vernon; Ed P. Richardson, Petersburg: W. A. Cullup, Vincennes; W. L. Slinkhard, Bloomfield; Thomas B. ; Buskirk, Paoli: Josiah Gwynn. New 1 Albany: W. H. O'Brien, Lawrenceburg; C. J. Cullmeyer, Columbus; John E. Lamb, Terre Haute: S. M. Guthridge, Martinsville: B. F. Wissler. Richmond; Daniel W. Andre. Connersville; Albert Sahm, Indianapolis; W. J. Buckingham. Franklin; L. G. Ellingham, Decatur: Will S. Ellis, Anderson; M. A. Ryan. Delphi; A. T. Livingood, Covington; Martin T. Cruger. Michigan City; Patrick Keefe. Kentland: B. F. Louthain, Logansport: H. M. Kidd. Wabash; W. W. Rockhill. Fort Wayne; S. G. Strauss. Ligioner; R. M. Johnson, Elkhart; Mont M. Hathaway. Winamac. Advisory committee J. G. Shanklin, Evansville; B. F. Shively, South Bend: Edward O'Rourk, Fort W ayne; James Murdock, Lafayette; D. F. Allen. Frankfort: John Overmeyer. North Vernon; S.E. Morss,lndianapolis. The Democrat extends the glad hand of welcome to delegates and the many other strangers who mayjattend the republican congressional convention to be held in this city next Tuesday. The democrats of this city are not hide-bound when it comes to extending hospitality. They welcome the visitors to our city upon the occasion with equal pride and generosity of their republican neighbor. While the prime object of the meeting may have some political significance, yet democrat and republican stand upon one footing in explaining to every stranger the many virtues and merits of the best city in this congressional district, outside of the gas belt. Welcome gentlemen. While in the city, overlook nothing. We are a proud but happy people and will bend our every energy to make your visit with us a pleasant one. If you fail to see what you want, ask for it. as the world is yours upon this occasion. Advertise you business and a contract in the Democrat is the l»est of ail methods of returning dollars for the outlay of dimes. But advertise any way. It will make you money—not a bad thing to have. While the Democrat will not float any eagles yet, on Itehalf of the democracy of Decatur, we welcome the many eonventionists with hearty Jeffersonian simplicity. The town is all yours for this one day.

THE NAVY WAR NEWS Secretary Long Will Bulletin All That Is to Be Published. CAUSE OF SEMI-CENSORSHIP Charged That Certain Newspapers Published Projected Movements Which Redounded to Spain’s Benefit—Blanco Reported Short on Ammunition—Troops at Chickamauga Camp. Washington, May 17. — An order posted and signed by Secretary Long relative to the publication of news emanating from the navy department had the effect yesterday of considerably curtailing the supply of information that heretofore has been rather freely given I out. The secretary’s order was directed ' to Captain Cro win shield, chief of the I navigation bureau and he in turn gave it effect by making an order in his own | name that no person connected with his bureau in guy capacity should have auy oouversativE whait-ver upon subjects iu auy way pertaining to the navy with representatives of the press. As i»u offget it was ordered that bulletins of gueU facts as have actually occurred aud are proper for publication and are not cAHnected with existing or projected movements shall be prepared and posted OU the bulletin boardsIn eXplnnatWii thfe issue of thia orflVt- tiftvai authorities say that some bf the leading American newspapers have been so far lacking in patriotism as to print plans of campaign aud projected movements of naval ships with the result that the Spaniards had promptly taken notice of the publications and profited by them. The opening of the blockade at Havana to certain vessels is a rather curious proceeding that may lead to a very considerable widening of the blockade itself so that iu the end the neutral vessels not loaded with contraband or supplies, the carrying of which into Havana would interfere with the naval and military operations laid down by the United States, may enter that port. The troops going to Manila are to be prepared for a 6-mouths’ stay according to the number of rations furnished, 2,160,000, and preparations for their departure are being pressed with the greatest energy. Blanco Short of Ammunition, Intimations have been received here that Captain General Blanco at Havana is very short of ammunition, in which case the batteries at the entrance of Havana harbor, of course, would be deprived of a large part of their defensive strength. This state of affairs may lead to some desperate attempts at blockade running on the part of the Spaniards in the hopes of getting more ammunition into Havana. It is believed that the supplies so frequently referred to as being on the Spanish flying squadron are of this character, which makes it I important that Sampson and Schley should keep Admiral Cereva from reach- i ing Havana or Cienfuegos or any port iu Cuba connected with Havana by rail. Commodore Schley probably is well down od the Florida coast now aud ■ should be able to guard the Florida 1 straits. His appearance on that side of Cuba v ould enable Sampson to bring his ironclads with perfect safety into I Cienfuegos on the south side, and with ; this disposition of our naval force, aud . the free use of a considerable number of ; our scouting vessels, it is hard to see I how the Spanish fleet cau escape from the Gulf of Mexico or the Caribbean sea. | The war department rushed ahead its I preparations yesterday for the mobilization and thorough equipment of the j volunteer army aud the progress made j was most gratifying. The important ' development of the day was the definite selection of the corps commanders. | Though Major General Wesley Merritt is accredited to the department of the Pacific, such designation is made■ formally, but it is known that he will go to the Philippines in command of the army there and will be accompanied by Major General Otis. The designation of General Fitzhugh Lee as commander of the Seveutn corps with headquarters at Tampa would seem to indicate that he is to accompany the army of invasion to Cuba. CHICKAMAUGA PARK. Indiana, Illinois and Ohio Troops Report to General Brooke. Chickamauga National Park, Ga., May 17. —The war department- hasreason to be gratified at the dispatch and ease with which the volunteer army is being concentrated. Within 48 hours from the time the order was issued for the mobilization of state troops already mustered into the regular service at this point, 8,500 men, representing six great states had reported to Major General Brooke. These soldiers have been moved not only rapidly, but without delay or accident ol any kind. General Brooke has already reviewed the mri“ritv us the regiments and is grati ed at the splend d appearance of the uieu. The Third Illinois infantry arrived at Chattanooga in three sections over the Nashville and Chattanooga road aud reached this poiut aud reported to General Brooke yesterday afternoon. The regiment is iu command of Colonel ,Fred Benuitt and is composed of 12 companies—1,027 men and officers. i The Fourth Ohio infantry also reported yesterday. The regiment is in command of Colonel A. B. Coit and ! composed of 12 companies—1,030 men and officers. The Fifth Illinois infantry. Colonel J. F. Culver commanding, was next to

reach the park. The regiment has 12 companies—l,l7s men aud officers. The One Hundred and Fifty-seventh Indiana infantry. Colonel George M. | Studebaker commanding, arrived last I evening. Eleven hundred men and offii cers comprise the regiment, j " The Twenty-sixth and Twenty-seventh Indiana batteries from Indianapolis and Fort Wayne under Captain James B. Curtis and Captain L. T. Ranke, 125 men each, arrived at 8 o’clock last night and remained in their cars over night. They came without horses or guns and will be equipped here. BOMBARDMENT OF SAN JUAN. Admiral Sampson's Before Breakfast Engagement. On Board the Flagship lowa, off San Juan de Porto Rico, May 12, via St. Thomas, Danish West Indies, May 14. — The forts of San Juan de Porto Rico I Were bombarded by part of Rear Admiral Sampson’s fleet this morning. The enemy's loss is believed to be heavy. The American loss is two men killed gpd seven men injured. After three hours firing the admiral withdrew the fleet and, heading for Key West, be arid: "I uui satisfied with the morning's i work. I could have taken San Juan, but I have no force to hold it. I only Wanted to administer punishment. This j seas been I ct<n)e for the Spanish fleet aud not for San Juan.” The ships taking part in the action were the lowa, Indiana, New York, Terror, Amphitrite, Detroit, Montgomery, Wampatuck and Porter. The enemy's firing was heavy, but wild, and the lowa and New York were probably the only ships hit. The tug Wampatuck went ahead and anchored, her small boat to the westward showing 10 fathoms, but there was not a sign of life from the fort, which stood boldly against the sky on the eastern hills, hiding the town. The Detroit steamed far to the eastward, opposite Valtern. The lowa headed straight for the shore. Suddenly her helm flew over, bringing the starboard battery to bear on the fortifications and the lowa’s forward 12-inch guns thundered out at the sleeping hills and for 14 minutes she poured starboard broadsides on the coast. Meanwhile the Indiana, the New York aud other ships repeated the dose from the rear. The lowa turned and came back to the WampatucKs boat and again led the ! column, the forts replying fiercely, con- I centratiug on the Detroit, which was about 700 yards away, all the batteries on the eastward arm of the harbor. Thrice the column passed from the entrance of the harbor to the extreme eastward battery. NAVY BULLETIN. News the Department Thinks Proper For I‘ubiical ion. Washington, May 17.—The navy department issued the following bulletin at the close of the office hours yesterday, embodying such official information of the day as the department regarded proper for publication: "Admiral Dewey was informed that officers, men and supplies would be sent out to Manila by the City of Pekin. About 1,200 will go. “Mr. Knight, correspondent of The London ; Times, having received the necessary permission from the Spanish government to land at Havana, if conveyed to that port by a neutral vessel, has been granted permission by the navy department to take passage by the German steamer Polaria, which vessel is given permission to pass the blockade. “The department hopes to make an exchange of prisoners at an early date. “The British steamer Myrtledene has been granted the same permiss-on to go to Cardenas as was previously granted to the Norwegian vessel Folsjo. “The Austrian man-of-war Empress Maria Teresa will visit Cuban ports.” CABLE CUT. Communication With Sun Juan and Out»i<le World Stopped. Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, May 16.—A1l the wounded of the United States fleet are doing well. There has been no firing by our warships since the bombardment of the forts at San Juan de Porto Rico. The cable connecting San Juan de Porto Rico with the outside world has been cut at St. Louis. The Spanish torpedo gunboat Terror is being docked at Fort de France, Island of Martinique. SAMPSON’S FLEET. Has Passed Cape Haytian, but Its Destination Unknown. Cape Haytian, Republic of Hayti, May 16 —The United States torpedoboat Porter and the storeship Supply, which have been here waiting orders, have sailed to join Admiral Sampson’s squadron. The squadron passed Cape Haytian yesterday. It is uncertain whether it will turn southward to meet the Spanish fleet or go first to Key West. Illinois Soldiers. Springfield, Ills., May 17.— The second regiment has been mustered into the service of the government, the work being completed last evening. The ; Sixth regiment has received orders to move to Washington and will probably get away tomorrow. The first regiment | left early this morning for Chickamauga. Editor Elliott to Serve In the Navy. Newcastle, Ind., May 16.—William H. Elliott, editor of The Courier, has received a commission from the navy department dating from May 11. He is now awaiting orders aud expects to be called to duty this week. Mr. Elliott is a graduate of the naval academy. Yale Gone to Sea. St. Thomas, May 17. —The United States auxiliary cruiser Yale has cleared j port and turned westward.

Iq time of peace prepare for war. lii late spring' prepare for summer. Economize where you can. Do your trading where the best values aie given. We are ready, are you? \\ c say without fear of truthful contradiction that our stock of men’s, boys’ and children’s clothing, hats, caps and furnishings is the largest and most varied and lowest priced—quality considered eyery time in this section of the country. Ready money bought them. Prudence and good taste selected them. Honesty, fair treatment and. low prices will sell them. f+olthobse, Schulte & FalK-

Additional Locals. Mrs. Dr. Luckey lost a pair of gold rimmed glasses Wednesday, between Dr. Beavers’ office and this office. Finder please leave at this office and get reward. All England and Europe are today mourning the death of their eminent statesman. Gladstone. He died last night after a lingering illness. He was eighty-nine years old. Henry Shawl and Miss Kate Hellenkamp were married at the St. Mary’s Catholic church at 6 o clock yesterday morning. Misses Ella Ton-; hey and Mayme Brake were brides-i maids and Otto Ehinger and Martin \ Mylott, groomsmen. The party drove ; to Fort Wayne after the ceremony. Rev. Dr. Luckey of Castile, N. Y. who is the commissioner of Genessee Presbetery to the Presbyterian Gen- | eral Assembly, stopped off for a day j at Decatur, his old home. His ap- j pointment to the highest court of the Presbyterian church shows that he is held in high esteem by his brethren in the east. A dispatch from Chicamauga to the! Cincinnati Enquirer, published in yes-I terday's paper in giving an account. of the arrival of the various troops says: Sam Railing and Lou Samson, both of Decatur, are missing. They may have been left at Somerset, the ■ only place where a coffee requisition i was filled along the route. It was I rumored that a Ft. Wayne man had been killed in the yards. It was reported that he had laid down on the track and gone to sleep, but the rumor is not confirmed. Camp Mount certainly made a record for marriages. About a dozen couples were married during the time the I. V. I. were in rendzvous at Indianapolis. Company B. of this city, was not outdone however, even in this feature of the program. On the Sunday evening prior to our boys leaving camp for the south, Miss Em ma Teeple of this city was married to James M. Russell, who is a member Co. B. The wedding occurred at the First Methodist church, Indianapolis, at 8:00 o'clock Sunday evening. Rev. Sims officiating. Both the contracting parties are well known in this city. Miss Teeple is a typo on the Journal and Mr. Russel, whose home is in Bluffton, has been employed in Doty's tailor shop up to the time he left for Indianapolis. Mr. Russel left Monday evening with the boys for Chickamauga and Mrs. Russel returned to this citv on Tuesday. In the services held at the Saint Mary's Catholic church in this city last Sunday morning, special prayers were offered by Father Wilkens for a speedy American victory which would close the present serious crisis with [ Spain. Notwithstanding the attacks ; made upon the patriotism of the Ro- - man Catholic hicarchy since the bei ginning of the Spanish-American ! war. it has remained for this church to lead all other denominations in the way of a concerted movement for patriotic services from its pulpits throughout the length and breadth of the land. In accordance with the circular letters of the bishops and archbishops of the church, indorsee! by Mgr. Martinelli, the apostolic deleI gate, and sent to the clergy throughout the United States, last Sunday was set apart for this purpose and from the pulpit of the church in this city and from hundreds of other pulpits all over the country fervent pravers went up for the soldiers and sailors who may fall in battle, and for a i glorious victory that shall restore j peace. In response to the same ecclesiastical mandate, every priest will in his daily duties, so long as the war continues, pray for the restoration of peace and the victory of the American flag. A grand American victory will in some measure attone for the one hundred and fifty Catholic lives which were lost with the Maine.

The musicale of the Misses Abbie | and Mabel Kuechman was held at the j Methodist church last Thursday eve-} i ning. and was one of the best musical entertainments ever held in the city. The large lecture room was crowded i with friends of the students and I lovers of good music and they were indeed highly repaid for their inter- : ' est. The exercises opened by a piano | duet by Miss Genevieve Hale and I Fannie Rice which was excellent and ’' which was a fitting forerunner of the ■ high class entertainment to follow. Among those who took part in the eu- ; tertainment were: Miss Minnie Orvis, violin solo; Grace Reed, piano; solo; Jessie Helm, mandolin solo:. ; Fannie Hite and Mary Hostler, piano! duet: Bryce True and Otie Dibble, mandolin duet: Fred Mayer. "Mexicana" waltz, mandolin: Hattie and Josepliine Niblick, piano duet; Dallas Hunsicker, mandolin solo; rendition by the mandolin club, assisted by Miss Abbie Kuechman anil Hattie Niblick; Lota Hower, piano solo: ' Josephine Niblick, mandolin solo; Fannie Rice, piano solo. The evening's entertainment was closed by a ! lieautiful production by the Misses ! Kuechman, which showed beyond a doubt they were capable instructors. I The evenings entertainment was highly successful. All who attended are warm in their praise of both teachers ! and scholars. Captain Lenhart and his company of brave Adams county boys have left Indiana for the south. They left Camp Mount last Monday evening about eight o'clock, and arrived in Chickamauga Tuesday evening. The Indianapolis Sentinel of Tuesday gives the following account of the departure of the fourth regiment to which Co. B belongs: The men of | the one hundred and sixtieth, or the old fourth regiment, were drawn up in company squads ready to receive their pay as soon as the men of Col. Smith’s regiment were out of camp. The single file between guards was then formed and the payment proceeded rapidly. It is a long task to pay a regiment by individual process, however, and it was 5:30 o’clock before the last man was paid. Two hours before the men were ready to march a long train of coaches had been backed up to the west side of the camp to receive them. The ears were there only after a most pronounced kick on the ■ part of Col. Guilder. He had agreed to have his men transported by the C., ■ H. & D., but that company was averse to sending cars out to the grounds to receive the men and wanted Col. Gunder to march them down town, as Col. Smith and Col. Studebaker had done. Col. Gunder made a most emphatic protest and informed the officials, it is said, that unless they had the cars out promptly on time he would take away the ten-thousand ; dollar contract and award it to a company that would send ears out. This threat had the desired effect. It was rumored in the camp that the principal reason why Col. Gunder did not want to march his men down town was the sorry appearance which they presented without uniforms and without guns. Many of them are almost in tatters. As fast as the companies received their pay during the afternoon they were marched off to the west side of the camp near the railway entrance. There a man had a a wagon in waiting containing nearly a dozen large cans of coffee. Each 5 can had a copper faucet. The men were formed in line and, as each man passed, he received a draught of the coffee in a brand new half-gallon tin 1 cup. These cups as well as spoons and knife and fork for each man were the gift of Governor Mount, who had 1 : evidently taken pity on the regiment r, that was worst off for equipment and chose this means of expressing his re- • gard. About 5:30 the last man shoved * his pay into his pantaloons pocket and fell into rank. The regimental band 1 struck up "Marching Through Geor- | gia and headed for the west gate.

Instantly cheer after cheer went up. The companies all filed out of the gates and about half an hour was taken up in getting all arrangements perfected. Then the train pulled out in four sections, and as each section left the station there was a robust, resounding round of cheers that echoed ami re-echoed through the woods. The city council as reorganized since the recent election, held their first business meeting in the city hall on Monroe street, Tuesday evening, and an unusually large amount of business was transacted. Suttles. Haefling. Mann, Chronister, Knoff and Niblick all answered present to the roll call. Mayor Quinn presided and the first business upon docket was the appointment of the various committees, which wen 1 as follows: Board of public improvement. Chronister. Haefling and Mann: judiciary committee, Knoff. Chronister and Mann: finance committee. Niblick. Haefling and Knoff: committee on streets and alleys, Haefling. Suttles and Niblick: water works committee, Niblick, Mann and Suttles; electric light committee. Niblick. Suttles and Mann; public school committee, Knoff. Chronister and Maun. Res > ' lotions were then read to remove from office street commissioner Cutting and health officer Thomas. These resolutions were overruled, however, by their resignations being brought to light, which were accepted by a vote of the council. There being no objections to the bill for the Bochnect sewer, it was continued for another reading at the next meeting. The finance committee then reported the following bills, which were allowed: Decatur Journal 88.00, Standard Oil Co. 810.20, J. S. Colchin 83.50. Mar shall. Field A Co. for flag 86.25. De catur Journal 811.80. Decatur Journal 811.80. P. J. Hyland 89.35. J. D. Wisehaupt 56.25, J. S. Bowers A Co. 8128.50, J. S. Bowers A Co. 86.64, Gas Co. 847.70, T. H. Ernst .50. M Moats .45, Henry Stevens 81.20. Frank Ferril 81.00, Varney A MeQuat elec trical supplies 844.25. J. J. Gliding 81.75, Fort Wayne Electric;;! Corporation 82.50. George Doctor B'<9O. H. A. Fristoe 83.50. J. C. Roop 813.50. Bills were allowed for services on the elective board: Precinct A first Ward. 815.25; Precinct A. Slu-Offi Second Ward, 815.00; Third Ward. 815.15. Street commissioner - pa.' roll was allowed, total allowance. 839.20. A resolution was then read to allow the retiring councilmen the balance due them on salaries. " Inch was carried unanimously. Then came a motion to proceed to the election of a street commissioner to take the place of Cutting and the following nominations were made: In the first ward Knoff nominated J. K. Mann and Suttles nominated George W la.' and W. E. Dye. In the second Chron ister nominated James Hurst aw Haefling nominated Asa Engle- In the third ward. Niblick nominated T. Archibold ami Joint Chronister. On the fifth ballot. J. K. Mann received four votes. Archibold one and Hurs; one. Four votes being the nuni l " ' necessary for a choice. Mayor Quinn declared Mann duly elected stre ; commissioner. The next to come up in the line of business was the elei ■ tion of a secretary of the health and the chairman called •' ; nominations. Haefling nominated vD. Clark and Niblick nominated HF. Costello. The former was electea ion the first ballot by a score J'” 1 , i to two and Mayor Quinn declai' 1 ‘ Clark the secretary elect of the Iso- - ■of health. The petition for a se ' u ' IK ' ; signed by James S. Gay et ah- , : ■ then taken up and on motion, reter I! to the committee on streets and al e■. 1 The recommendation from the i I committee that L. C. Helm l>e nl “' - fire chief for the ensuing year I adopted. A motion was then ma 1 that the finance committee reper ■ I salary ordinance Friday evening- • council then adjourned to mee continued session Friday evening-