Decatur Democrat, Volume 42, Number 12, Decatur, Adams County, 2 June 1898 — Page 5

Senatorial Convention. v ex t Saturday is the time set for V* innt senatorial convention beTianis and Allen counties. £s county democrats hope to hear nomination of Hon. J. F. Snow his citv. for senator. He in the has liberally devoted his time a means to secure the success of party, and strength ~171 lie added to the state ticket by rfJSX hew «» “»« the 3,400 democratic votes of dams countv may be a factor in the lection or defeat of more than one indidate on the democratic ticket m uyS Perhaps no one is more familiar Htii the needs and demands of the usiness and labor interests of the “trict than Mr. Snow. In his ounger days he labored in the mills nd upon the farm and has always L n a careful reader and close ob-L-er He will receive the entire vote tom Vlatns countv and should unrnidgingly receive the support of the (lien countv delegation, since Allen, )T the last apportionment, is entitled • three representatives and one senaor regardless of the joint senator rhich might lie chosen from either •ouutv. Considering the record made )V Adams county in 1896. She is but little and is surely entitled o all she is asking for. A fair distrijution of candidates is a matter of justice to the party, as well as an imjortant factor in strengthening the icket. __________ Official Call Democrats State Convention. Indianapolis, Lnd., Mav, 23, 1898. so the Democracy of Indiana: The democratic state convention rill assemble at Tomlinson Hall, in the City of Indianapolis, at 10 ,’clock am., on Wednesday June 22, 1898, for the purpose of nominating candidates for state offices to be voted or at the November election, 1898; the adoption of a platform and such other business as may properly come )efore the convention. The basis of representation to said convention as ixed by the democratic state commit tee is one delegate for each 200, and one delegate for each fraction of 100 or more, of the votes cast for Hon. John B. Stoll, presidential elector. 1896. Under this apportionment the convention will consist of 1,528 delegates. The officers for which nominations will lx* made are as follows: Secretary of State. Auditor of State. Treasurer of State. Attorney-General. Clerk of Supreme Court. Superintendent of Public Instruction. Chief of Indiana Bureau of Statistics. State Geologist. Judge of Supreme Court, Second District. Judge of Supreme Court, Third District.

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Judge of Supreme Court, Fifth District. Judge of Appellate Court, First District. Judge of Appellate Court, Second District. Judge of Appellate Court, Third District. Judge of Appellate Court, Fourth District. Judge of Appellate Court, Fifth District. Parks M. Martin, Chairman. Asahel H. Wompler, Sec’y. The democrats in this congressional district meet at Muncie next Wednesday, where in convention assembled they will nominate their candidate for congress. The situation in the dis trict is one that deserves the careful weighing of political points. A candidate should be placed upon the ticket who is the party’s unanimous choice. The district is normally 2,800 republican and this means that 1500 republican votes are necessary to insure the election of a democratic congressman. The candidate should lie nominated who could liest secure these votes. This means that a careful canvass of the situation should be made, and the best way to do that is to select a committee consisting of four or five of the leading democrats from each county, and delegate to them the power of a thorough investi gation and for that matter the naming of a candidate. Under these conditions Adams county has an honored son in the name of the Hon. Richard K. Erwin who would consent to head the ticket, but only under the unanimous understanding that his candidacy would better serve the party than any one else in the district. Let us get together on this matter. Here is an instance wherein the party is larger than the personal ambition of any one man, and we should prove ourselves equal to the demands nowbefore us. Additional Locals. Don’t forget us when looking for a buggy. Ashbaueher & Bell. 6tf Follow the crowd at meal time. They all go to Coffee & Baker’s ts Now is the time for bargains in bug gies at Ashbaueher & Bell’s. 6tf You can get solid oysters and X X X X crackers at Coffee & Baker’s. 44-ts We have the finest line of hammocks in the city. Holthouse, Callow & Co. For Sale Jersey Bull, full blood age 15 months. Enquire of N. Case. 11-3 Look here. We cannot be downed on a buggy deal. Ashbaueher A Bell. 6tf Mrs. A. W. Peterson is now closing out her entire stock of millinery at eost. 12t2

Mrs. Ed. Rosebraugh, of Huntington, is visiting W. A. Wisner and other friends in the city this week. Ezra Ulery and wife, of Ansonia, Ohio, were visitors in the city over Sundav, the guests of Auditor and Mrs. Mangold. Holthouse, Callow & Co. are headquarters for everything in the line of paints and oils. Rock bottom prices and goods guaranteed. Mrs. F. E. Sanders has returned from Moline, 111., where she has been visiting her daughter. Mrs. J. D. Ulman, for the last six weeks. Don't forget to get tickets at the New Fair for our Patent Coffee Mills that we are giving away. They are ornamental as well as useful. William A. Lyon, through Attorneys Butcher & Pyle of Geneva, has filed a complaint for divorce from Mary E. Lyon. The complaint says that they were married November 13,1880, and lived together until June 16, 1895. Abandonment is alleged. Rome Citv For the season May 15 to Oct. 31.‘1898, the G. R. & I. will sell excursion tickets as follows: to parties of 1 to 9, $2.35, return limit Oct. 31; to parties of 10 to 49, $2.00, return limit three days from sale; to parties of 50 or more, $1.65, returti limit three days from sale. For Sale—l have vacant lots desirable for building purposes and improved farms on long time with lowrate of interest. Improved city property to trade for farm property, will pay difference. Call and see me before investing. 12tf R. K. Erwin. Four new circuit court cases were filed this week, being entitled Daniel W. Meyers et al vs Calvin Miller et al., on contract; demand $6,000. Indiana Farmers’ Association vs Sarah Votaw et al., foreclosure. Butler Woodruff vs Margaret Woodruff, petition to have guardian appointed. William A. Lyons vs Mary E. Lyons, divorce. S. B. Merriss, of Pleasant Mills, who has been suffering for several weeks from cancer of the stomach, was reported last evening as being in a dying condition. He has not eaten anything for several days and has been kept alive only by the use of stimulants and morphine. Mr. Merriss is one of the pioneers of this countv and has many friends here. He is the father of Mrs. H. A. Fristoe. His friends will grieve to hear of the critical condition he is in, and it is to be hoped that he may yet rally, although Dr. Christy, of Willshire, who is attending him, has given no encouragej ment that he can live. Cuba Libre. The spirit of freedom in Cuba took root almost eighty vears ago; at the time when the revolutionary uprisings began in Central and South America. Siman Bolivar was the leading spirit in these uprisings, and it was he who helped the Cubans all he could to throw off the yoke of Spanish rule. He sent two of his lieutenants to Cuba to investigate and report to him the chances of such a proceeding; but his lieutenants were soon in the hands of the Spaniards and were shot, this was 1826. Bolivar, having his hands full in his own country soon dropped the subject of liberating Cuba. This failure, however, did not deter the Cubans from their strive for freedom. Os course the work had to lie done secretly, this work was not only carried on in Cuba, but also in some of the states is Central America, and in 1829 the secret order of the “Black Eagle" was started, whose object was the* liberation of Cuba. But the or tier did not succeed for the want of co-operation on the island, for the spirit of freedom was not spread among the lower classes; the Spaniards were not as hateful to them as later on. therfore the leader of the “free party” could not make much head wav. To bring about a change in the feeling of the people, was the work of the Spaniards theinselve. In 1836 a law was passed giving certain privileges to the people of Spain in choosing their representatives who made the laws: but the colonies were expressly left out in the cold, they had no right to choose their law makers. Thus the hope of Cubans, to bring about a better condition of affairs in Cuba, was lost, and the spirit of freedom once more arose to a very high flame, the lav. so as the Spaniards ■ done all they could to press the CuI bans. The flames rose and one place and another on the island; but the i discontended people were soon sub- | dued because they did not work in unison, they had no leader. The first i great leader who tried to wrest Cuba from Spain, was the great Marciso i Lopez. He had shown himself as a i leader and fighter in Carlist wars in Spain and had been promoted to brig- ; adier-general on account of these i services, he had lieen sent to Cuba and held an influential office under : Captain-General Baldes, but he was i dismissed from office by Baldes’ suc- ! cessor, and swore revenge. His first move against the government was i detected and Lopez was compelled to leave the island. He fled to the United States and worked for the liberation of Cuba as much as he could. He fitted out several expeditions of Cubans living in the United States to go to Cuba, and thus he kept up the fire until in 1848, when j the whole of Europe was upside I down, he thought now the time had come to strike a decisive blow, but I Lopez was unfortunate, his first expedition never embarked, but was dissolved by our government. The second expedition was shipwrecked and the participants only saved their I lives, the third expedition finally suc-

I A rich harvest I | for Buyers! I I I I A Week of Bargains! I I i I I I Special Dress Goods | I and Ribbon Sale. I i i All novelty dress goods that were 25 cents per yard, your choice this week 20 cents. KM hh A beautiful line colorings, novelties that were 50 and 60 cents per yard, your choice this week for 39 cents per yard. A fine lot of novelty dress goods that were 75 cents, this H sale only 47 cents per yard. ® Ib| All fine silk and wool novelties in most beautiful colorings gj g! that were $1 00 per yard, this sale 75 cents per yard. B ® This will be a rare chance to secure a good bargain and || you will be well paid to attend this sale. g A fine lot of fancy ribbons in plaids and stripes, strictly all ffl silk, your choice 22 cents per yard. p Big bargains in all grades ribbons. Now is your chance to buy ribbons cheap. We have all the latest novelties—no old styles. I I | ffiblicK & ((o/npaijy. | 1 I

ceeded to make a landing in Cuba (1859); but the Spaniards had received won! of this landing in time to meet Lopez with a large force. The insurgents fought valiantly but were finally overpowered and only saved themselves for a time by disbanding but were finally captured, some on the ships, others in the mountains of Pinar clel Rio. Lopez and other leaders were shot and the others were sent to the island of Centa in northern Africa and thus Lopez’s expedition came to a bad end. But his plan of freeing Cuba did not die. But the continued failures had taught the Cubans a lesson, they became more careful in their preparations and waited for a favorable opportunity to strike. They were compelled to wait many years, until 1868, when Spain had to put down disturbances in the kingdom, which ended in the banishment of the Queen Isabella. Now the Cubans thought their time had come. On the 10th of October, 1868, the republic of Cuba was proclaimed on the plantation of one Yara near Bayna on the east end of Cuba. The leaders of this movement were Manuel Aguilera, Vicente Garcia and others. The proclamation was the signal of the great rebellion which kept the island in a turmoil for ten years almost devastating the whole island. In a few weeks the whole eastern part of the island was in the hands of the insurgents, who had an army of 10,000 able bixlied men in the field. Os course this army was not large enough to cope with the Spanish army in an open field, but they wage I a fearful slaughter as the guerillas taking the Spaniards unawares where then- was an opportunity, more than this the Spaniards could not stand the climate and the fevers took off mon- Spaniards than powder and lead of the insurgents and the Spaniards were compelled to reinforce all the time to gain any advantage over the Cubans. The Michigan Buggy Co. line of buggies for sale by Ashbaueher & Bell. ' 6tf Ashbaueher & Bell’s line of buggies can not be lieat. Come and see for yourself. 6tf Wanted Second-hand Gates stone crusher No. 3 or 4, C. E. Clark. Kenton, Ohio. 11-2 We take good paper in payment for buggies. Come and see us. Ashbaucher & Bell. 6tf Paul G. Hooper and D. M. Hensley were at Celina over Sunday. They report good fishing. Buy one of those Electric Bug Exterminators for destroying all kinds of insects. Holthouse, Callow & Co. Have you seen our cheap road wagons. Ride as easy as a buggy and look better. Ashbaueher & Bell. 6tf

me city or Baltimore, with nearly i half of the total populati-4> of the state of Maryland, has less that, one fifth ol the membership of the house of dele gates and about one-ninth cf t! o mem bership of the state senate. In an article on “Consumption Ir Cattle Conveyable to Mau” (Nineteenth Century) James Long says that “it is not improbable that more lives are an nually lost through the consumption oi tuberculous milk than would be occa sioued by war with a first class power.’ Along the Connecticut river, betweer the city of Hartford and Springfield, Mass., a distance of about 25 miles, there lies a beautifully fertile valley, rich in picturesque scenery, where in a belt about 20 miles wide is grown ninetenths of the so called Connecticut to bacco. The London parks committee and technical education board have been instructed by the county council to report upon the practicability of laying out plats of ground -u certain parks in such maimer as will afford assistance tc school pupils in the study of practical botany. A Hornless Bracer. A well known physician says that when fagged out by professional work he recruits his strength by eating railins, and not by drinking wine or spirits. ' Boiled Water. “Many people who attempt to cook are apt to forget that there is "a wide distinction between ‘boiling water’ and ‘boiled water, ’ ” says a good housewife. “Water loses its freshness when boiled a long time, and the vegetables cooked in it always taste flat and flavorless All green vegetables should be cooked in soft water, salted and boiling. Bitter or lifeless tea or coffee results usually not from the quality of leaves and berries. but from being improperly made with boiled water instead of freshly ‘boiling water.’ ” Cotton Clothe For Drapery. One of the prettiest and most lasting cotton cloths for bedroom drapery is dimity cloth, which is to be had in the choicest art colors, figured or in broad block plaids. The figures are mostly in lace designs, done in white, black or a severely contrasting color. The plaids are in two shades of the same color. They range in price from 25 cents to 50 cents per yard, cretonne width.

Read What Your Neighbors Say. MRS. WINNES, corner Fifth and Jefferson streets, Decatur. Ind., writes: Having faithfully tested your Dr. Bayer's Cough Syrup and Penetrating Oil, I must say that I am highly pleased with them and shall use no other in the future, XAVIER M. MILLER, North Fifth street, Decatur. Ind., says: It gives me great pleasure to state that 1 can not praise y< ur Dr. Barer s Cough Syrup too highly. It cured mine and my neighbor's bad cold very promptly, MRS. A. C. WAGONER. Decetur, Ind . says: I admit tnat your Dr. Bayer s Cough Syrup. Penetrating Oil and Spanish Cross Tea are the best remedies I have ever used. They do all they are recommended to do. t3P"Ask for pamphlets and samples at B. J. Smith’s drug store.

No less than 80,000 signatures are needed before the petition against the plan of government assumption of tha railway can be brought to a public vote in Switzerland. Ona of the novel ideas of decorative effect in Japan is to catch fireflies, keep them Iji a cage or box of wire until you have company, and then release them in the garden for the guests to admire and talk about. Os the 57 silk mills erected in 1697, 38 are located in Pennsylvania, 0 in New York state, 3 in Paterson, N. J.) 3 in Couuei ticut, 3 in Massachusetts, 1 in South Carolina, 2 in Virginia and 1 in Rhode Isl.and. There are ;n Tokyo 10 iron bridges and 11 stone bridges. Besides these there are about 69 wooden bridges, each measuring upward of 13 ken. Those that are of smaller length are too numerous to be counted. The discoverer of the antidiphtheiid serum, Dr. Behring, uses up SI7,SCQ worth of chemicals every month in preparing the serum, which is used in hospitals not only as a remedial, but also as a prophylactic measure (vaccination). On a stone of the Temple of Wingless Victory, on the Acropolis, at Athens, an inscription has been found stating that the monument was built by Kallicrates, who was one of the architects of the Parthenon. This fixes its date at about 450 years before Christ. Thorwaldscn’s “Lion of Lucerne,’* cut in the living rock, is crackling and crumbling away owing to the infiltration of water in the sandstone cliff of Which it forms part. It is to be preserved by isolating it from the main body of sandstone and draining the ground around it. Au Irish ex-sergeant in the army who died at Whittington, England, left directions that a bottle of Irish whisky should be buried with him. As the sexton objected a comrade of the dead man sprinkled the whisky over the coffin. Hs was arrested and tried for “indecent behavior,” but was acquitted. William H. Gove of Salem, Mass., with the purchase of his ancestral home at Seabrook, N. H., came into the possession of several documents, one being a pardon of Edward Gove, who was confined in the Tower of London for rebellion. It is dated 1685 and signed Sutherland, and across the top are the words “James R. ” and the royal seal.