Decatur Democrat, Volume 44, Number 35, Decatur, Adams County, 8 November 1900 — Page 6

PHILIPPINE AFFAIRS B£cm SET BACKS HAVE '* CAUSED A REACTION AMONG THE INSURGENFS. SIGNED EXPRESSION OF LOYALTY Senor Buencamiro. "Representing the Principal Ex-lnsurgecu at Manila. Conveys a Significant Expression to the Philippine J Commissioners. Manila. Nov. !>.—-Last week was devotes] to active scouting. The innsurgento, having failed to crush a single garriscu are now experiencing a reaction. Lieutenants Wilson and Dority of the 45th volunteer Infantry destroyed large stores of rice, four granaries and a barracks near Bato. Capt. Atkinson with 34 men of the 87th volunteer infantry attacked 180 Insurgents under Col. Valencia, recovering two American prisoners and capturing a considerable quantity of ammunition and supplies. A native orchestra hired the United States troops from their quarters near Daguapan while the insurgents attacked the rear, killing two Americans and ■wounding three. Sunday Senor Bnencamino. representing the principal ex-insurgents in Manila, requested Judge Taft to for-1 ■ward to Washington a igned cxpres-1 fiion of their loyalty. There is considerable excitement over the approaching presidential election and considerable betting on the result. CHINESE AFFAIRS Lively Telegraph Communications Being Exchanged. Berlin, Nov. 6.—Regarding the pres-' ent status of affairs in Pekin, an official of the German office made the following statement yesterday afternoon: "Conferences are occurring jdaily betweeq the different ministers the powers in Pekin with a view of gaining a basis upon which they can proceed Jointly and harmoniously. For this purjc.se lively telegraphic communication": ate Just now passing between Pekin and the different home governments. '•■’’•.ts yet the complete record has not been obtained which is required to take away from Li Hung Chang every vestige of hope that he can achieve success by negotiating separately with any particular power. Only after such a thorough accord has l»een obtained will the representatives of the powers be ready to enter into actual peace negotiations with the Chinese plenipotentiaries “Whether the note of the powers to China will be a joint one or whether each power will hand in a note identical in form has not yet b. -n decided.” TO SILENCE THE SCANDAL The Goulds Will Pay the Big Debts of the Count Boni. New York. Nov. 3.—On the authority of an intimate friend of the late Jay Gould. It is announced that the debts of Count Boni de Castellane will be pai<l in full by the Goulds at once. The scandal attending the claims, amounting to $4,000,600 against the spendthrift husband of Countess Anna. Is to be stopped, it is said. A lump sum probably will be contributed by <»eorge. Helen. Howard. Edwin and Frank itoiikl to wipe out these debts, as they consider the honor of the Gould family is involved. Incidentally, It has been elicited that the Gould millions have nearly doubled since Jay Gould’s death, and Anna's share is nearly $18,000,000. and her Income nearer to $1,000,000 than to 8000,008 as heretofore stated. The total value of the Gould estate is now over $125,000,000. Satisfaction In Germany. Berlin, Nov. 2.—Answers to the Anglo-German agreement have been received from all the powers, France and Russia making a reservation regarding article three similar to that made by the United States and Japan making no reservation whatever. This result causes much satisfaction in official circles In Germany, which emphasise the contention that article three is dlv< sted of all imjiortance inasmuch as .ill tlie jmwers have accepted article* one anti two. Couldn't Stand Criticism. Grand Kaplda. Mich., Nov. 2.—County Treasurer Henry B. Proctor, nominated by the Republicans for state senator from the Seventeenth district, committed suicide yesterday afternoon by taking laudanum, Campaign criticism of alleged Irregularities in the administration of county funds are thought to have unbalanced his mind. His deputies declare there Is no shortage In his account. An investigation will be erdered. Effective Fire Test. Frankton, Ind., Nov. (k—The new city water works plant has bud Its fire teat. The elevator belonging to A. G. Urmston A Son was discovered ablaze. The tire started In the upper part of the building, and was extinguished in a short time. The water pressure proved adequate for all needs and the work of tne new volunteer fire department was commendable. Aged Woman Burned to Death. Owenton. Ky., Nov. 2. The residence of the Rev. J. B. Wheatley, at I Wheatley, thl* county, was destroyed this morning. Mrs. Wheatley's aged mother, Mrs. A. J. Alexander, perished ami Mr. and Mrs. Wheatley were seriously Injured while escaping from the burning building. The family Is one ot the most prominent In the county. ,

nay's First Speech. Hengy Clay as a young man was extremely bashful, although he possessed uncommon brightness of intellect and fascinating address, without effort making the little he knew pass for much more. In the early part of his career he settled in Lexington Va„ where he found the society t congenial. though the clients seemed somewhat recalcitrant to the young lawyer. He joined a debating society at length, j but for several meetings he remained a silent listener. line evening, after a lengthy debate, I the subject was being put to a vole, when Clay was heard to observe softly to a friend that the matter In question was by no means exhausted. .He was at once asked to sj>eak and after some hesitation rose to his feet Finding himself thus unexpectedly confronted by an audience, be was covered with confusion and began, as be had frequently done in imaginary appeals to the court, "Gentlemen of the jury.” A titter that ran through the audience only served to heighten his embarrassment. and the obnoxious phrase fell from his lips again. Then he gathered himself together and launched into a jw-romtion so brilliantly lucid and impassioned that it carried the house by storm and laid the cornerstone to his future greatness, his first case coming to him ns a result of this speech, which some consider the finest he ever made.—Collier's Weekly. Odd Idea* of Providence. The temperance lecturer, John B. Gough, had occasion in one of bis addresses to refer to the indiscriminate and arbitrary yet consoling doctrine of Providence. He said: “Some people have strange ideas on this matter. Once when a ship was in danger a lady went to the captain in great distress. 'We must trust in Providence, madam.’ said he. 'Goodness gracious, is It as bad as that? she cried. A washerwoman bad her little shanty burned down. She stood before the wreck and. lifting her eyes to heaven and shaking her fist, exclaimed, ‘You see if I don’t work on Sundays to pay for that!* “In the firth of Forth a vessel struck on a rock, and a tug was draw ing nigh to the rescue. A boy, much alarmed, was clinging to bis mother. She said, ’Ye must pit yer trust in Providence, Jamie.’ 'I will, mlther, as soon as I get into that ither boat.’ “In New York a Dutchman with a companion went Into Delmonico’s to get lunch. They were charged $6. One of the men l»egan to swear, as he thought the charges excessive. 'Don’t yon swear,’ Said the other. ‘Providence has punished that man Delmonico very bad already.’ 'How is that? How has he punished him?* ‘Why. I’ve got my pockets full of bis forks and spoons.’ ” —Kansas City Independent Etlanette In 1024. Here is a curious extract from the court regulations of the Hofburg for the year 1624 on the etiquette to be observed by officers when invited to the royal table. The regulation tiegins by stating that officers usually behave under such circumstances “with great politeness and good breeding, like true and worthy cavaliers.” but that the emperor thinks it nt tssary to issue the following directions for the use of Inexperienced cadets: “1. Officers should come to the palace handsomely dressed and not enter the room in a half drunken state. "2. When they are at table, they should not rock about on their chairs nor sit back and stretch out their legs. e ”3. They should not drink after each mouthful, as by so doing they will very soon get dii.uk, nor drink more than half a glass at a time, and before drinking they should wipe their lips and moustachios. "4. The'y should not put their bands in the dishes nor throw bones under the table. “5. They should not lick their fingers nor drink so brutally as to fall off their chairs.” Tit For Tat. A celebrated but very vain and overbearing French painter In Paris had a pet dog that was taken ill. and he had the audacity to send for one of the leading physicians In the capital, on the assumption that a veterinary surgeon was not good enough for the valuable dog of so great a personage as himself. The physician who had been honored with the summons was at first petrified at the Impertinence of the notion, but soon recovered his equanimity and returned the following message to the knight of the brush: "Would M. M be good enough to step over to my house, ns 1 have a couple of new window shutters that want painting?” M ount Marry, Mount Marcy, the highest mountain in the Adirondack*, is very uneasy, with volcanic tendency. This mountain is one of the curiosities of the Adirondack section, and it is said to be the first mountain in the world to bnve received the cooling breezes after the chaos period. and to this fact is attributed ’he continued salubrity of the air and general healthfulness of the Adirondack mountains. Ilia Gnnrwntee, “Gee whiz! That blamed wat< b Is stopped agtiln! What an awful liar that Jeweler Is!” “What’s the matter?" "1 left the thing for him to fix. He charged me $2 and said It would work like a charm now.” "Well, he doubtless meant a watch charm.”—Philadelphia Press. Fnnkes of nil sizes abound in the Sumatra jungles. Monster llznrds are there, measuring six and seven feet The bouse lizard is about 12 inches long and makes a noise like the bark of a toy terrier.

BOERS ARE REVIVING — BRITISH POSITION IN SOUTH AFRICA IS WORSE THAN IT WAS IN JUNE. BURGHERS HOLD VALUABLE SITES They Hold the Key to the Southern Free State and Are Masters of the Country In the Western Transvaal—The Late Extraordinary Successes. London, Nov. s.—The striking revival of the Boer war is well timed to synchronize witii President Kruger’s arrival in Europe. The position in South Africa of the British force* is decided ly worse than when they first occupied Pretoria in June. The fact that the Boers no longer have an importan’ fixed position to be attacked has left them free to indulge in the übiquitous, roving warfare which they are prosecuting with such extraordinary success. The British no longer have any defin ite objective for heavy operations and are as far as ever from acquiring equal nimbleness with the Boers at scattered fighting. The burghers are now masters of the country In the western Transvaal around Vryburg. They also hold rhe key* to the southern Free State, ami have repeatedly held the main railway from Pretoria to Cape Town, above the Orange river. They have held up four trains there recently and have taken supplies. They have also compelled the small British garrisons at Reddersburg anl Ventersburg to surrender. They took the arms ar.d supplies, but liberated those who surrendered, not wishing to have them to feed. This unbroken list of successes has nod a natural sequel In Increasing the , activity of all the commandoes. The net result is that Gens. Botha, DeWet , and Delarey were all as strong as they were four months ago. When supplies ajr short swoon down on some village '.vSTcS tne British hold and whieh they knowT. well filled and help themsljyes. leaving checks on the Transvaal or the Free State government. I The unreconcilable bitterness of the Boer women is extraordinary. Everything is drifting into an impracticable race war. involving everybody living in the country. When President Kruger sailed from Delagoa Bay it was immediately declared that he was a mere private, harmless refugee. embarrassing only to the countrv which he visited. It is impossible to maintain that belief now. He is due at Marseilles on Nov. 10, and unless the Boer activity is materially suppressed within the week, which is not to Ite expected, it is seriously possible that some power may seek to advise England to arrange a settlement. That that advice will t»e rejected is certain, but the offering of it will continue the Boer belief that their struggle for independence is not hojteless yet. THEY DEPORT DOWIEITES Singular Crusade Still Being Carried On At Mansfield. Mansfield. 0., Nov. 5.—A vigilance committee of men and boys captured a Dowie elder. Mark Loblaw. of Chicago. accompanied by a woman, presue ably hi« wife, ia the eastern part of the city about noon Sunday. E. IT. Leiby. a local Dowielte, who was with them, was chased to a swamp and made his escape. Loblaw and the woman were taken to the Erie depot, no officers being in sight and after being held there for two hours they were compelled to buy tickets for Galion. In the meantime another elder, who refused to give his name, was also brought in by citizens and deported on the same train. Both men were kicked and cuffed by the crowd which numbered several hundred before the tra ; n arrived. While the unknown elder endeavored to make a speech from the rear platform of the train he was pelted with stones and gravel. Jealousy Causes Murder. Lacon, Ills.. Nov. ft.—W. J. Linn, alias Jack Gordon, went to the home of Jacob Schaefer, 10 miles east of this place, called Mrs. Schaefer to the door and shot her, killing her Instantly. He then fired at Schaefer, missing him. Linn was arrested a few hours later in Wyoming, 12 miles distant, and is now in Jail in this city. There is strong feeling against him and talk of lynching. The killing was caused by jealousy. Saucy Frenchmen Ejected. Tientsin. Nov. 1, via Shanghai, Nov. 2.—Yesterday nt Yeng Tsui a party of French officers occupied a coach of the sjM-cinl train assigned to carry the 14th United States infantry to Tong Ku and declined to leave when requested to do so. Col. Daggett of the 14th, called the American guard and forcibly ejected the officers. The French are greatly incensed over the incident and demand an njuilogy. Hunter's Fatal Mishap. Pendleton, Ind., Nov. 6.—While hunting Grover Boberts, 16 years old, fatally shot himself. He was climbing a fence when his shotgun was accidentally discharged, taking effect in hfs Tide. He walked almost one mile to his home, at Huntsville, before receiving attention. fc A Til’l IFlcmc IN ALL - |t- INFLAMMATION H 4“ Korrlhrott, (& mlnut**), Tooth ? A Mch,J < 1 minute). Cold Sorea .Felon*. etc.etc. 2 ■ " CURESANY7AINn?S?»EOROUT , in onff to thirty minute*. BtxmsWs. The we. >us fy mui Me. rratooiajrr.

A HUSBAND SAYS: • “ Before my /■ — wife began using | Mother's Friend she could hardly get around. Ido Z, not think she q.. - could t Y w i t ho v. t "mriMnitW :t She nas j u-, i it :■< two months and it is W a great help to her. She does \\\ Y her housework \ \ J without trouble. ” ' Mother s Friend is an external liniment for expectant mothers to use. It gives them strength to attend to their household , duties almost to the hour of confine-' ment. It is the one and only preparation that overcomes morning sickness and nervousness. It is the only remedy that relaxes and relieves the strain. It is the only remedy that I makes labor short and deliver)' easy. ■ It is the only remedy that puts the I breasts in condition so that swelling or rising is impossible. Don’t take medicines internally. They endanger the lives of both mother and child. , Mother s Friend Is sold by druggists for St. Send for our free illustrated book. The Bradfield Regulator Co., Atlanta, G:l 1 — I FRED REPPERT, Sale Crier J Auctioneer Speaks English, German. Swiss and Low German. Decatur, Indiana. A Charmed Life. j TLe scenery along the Kentucky river above and below Harrodsburg has been justly compared to the highlands of the Hudson. Towering cliffs hundreds of feet In height impress the beholder. In “Historical Sketches of Kentucky" an incident is told of one of the highest of these. Jothani Strout was hoeing corn in the bottom just opposite the ferry, when bis attention was attracted by a rattling noise above his head. Looking up. be was staggyred at seeing a man tumbling down the fearful precipice, now touching and grasping at a twig, now at a root, without being able to check himself. Finally, with a crashing of limbs, be landed in the top of a buckeye tree about 50 feet above the general level <?f the bottom. Mr. Strout ran to the place with all baste, dreading to find a dead man and not doubting be would be terribly injured if alive, for the distance the man had fallen was 170 feet, and from the last point where he had touched the rock to the top of the tree where he lodged was 45 feet. Fancy Mr. Strout's surprise, then, to find the man standing erect at the foot of the tree, feeling of his arms and body. “Are you hurt?” cried Mr. Strout “That's what I’m trying to find out my friend." was the answer. “It’s my impression that I am alive, but rather sore.” Not a bone was broken, and despite a few bruises the man seemed to be as sound os before the terrible fall. “That fellow bore a charmed life,” was Mr. Strout’s remark whenever he told the story. The Proposal Rejected. Berne. Nov. 6.—The referendum on the pro[H>sals to elect the standnith, or state council, by popular suffrage, and the national-rath, or national council, by proportional representation, lias resulted in the rejection of both by large majorities. th' i,':g itbi i bsaM I hi d|n, «‘ r ti“’. *ny i| ttWcordovd t gOiVCANQItS-Wi Th *j’ <t |ve »light !) l\ t* l *' ’rich und brilill 111 liant. No odor. , "‘Z l ’*- Hohl ~«V”ywbeiT. f <>ii. <<> AUEttX I I !"C ,r , willl »“ l «'ludlsnPlte Uq', cure Bund. U ! I LSTesua,4sH Boil:*:,* toe Itebluv at om r. acts N I a poultice, irnca instai.t reH ■ Ikf. "r. Wil.(ams'lndian PileOlnt- ■ *” f<> r PHex and Iteb- ® Ing of the private parts. Every boxU warranted. By drbcKlMs, by mall on re eelpt, ot pnee >0 cents and fl,Mi. ugii i ijmc MANUFACTURING CO.. Ptopa. CTe»ela"d,\!,‘7j Nachtricb & Fuelling. "PARKER'S HAIR BALSAM J* hJbIiW t • |,, 1 Ixa'itifieg thr half, i ‘W/Wl • luiunanl truwth. to I<r>«torn Or ay ffwHLk ur to Vouthlul Colon K ‘ ' Vf-WWCweA potlp * ba),

Gfl-PITfV-L $100,000.00. SCRPLCS tn f® TH-E 1 DEC/YTUR-N/YTION/VL I B/YNK. I iq«-organit«d January I, ISOS.) > | DIRECTORS. W P. W. Smith, President. r~\ LT rx.-r . < <i W. A. Ki ebler, Vice-President. L’LU/T R C. A. Dugan, Cashier. ’ ’ § i E. X. Ehlnger, Assistant Cashier. ■ J. B. Mason. Daniel Sprang. IMini » i S j.h. hobroce. r-CL. -JAOi Sil Trades, I / I Justth ethin ?{of | / the farm or »hJ \ " ever 8 “ a ll Power jl V * needed. I 1 - —| :s I* I can pump water, saw wood, shell corn, i feed, churn butter, run washing machines, ventilatiwl fans, dynamos, and am handy for a hundred ot3 jobs in the house or on the farm. 1 run with gasgl gasoline. Can work 24 hours each day, weatherd J not effect my work—hot or cold, wet or dry, windj calm, it’s all the same to me. I HAVE THE STRENGTH OF FiFTEEN MEN It costs nothing to keep me when not working. I am self-oiling and need no attention. You can start! me in the morning and stop me when you please-3 will do the rest. 1 can do more than any wind-millor horse power you ever seen. See me running at Indiana. ROSE & BELL'S. I

/X Erie Uines Schedule In effect March * illy / — Trains leave Decatur»• follows WEST. •io. 5. vestibule limited, dally for ( Chicago f 12:3S p . w So. 3. Pacific express, dally for * Chicago f 2:25 a. m So. 1. express, dally except Sun- i day for Chicago f 10:43 a. m So. 31. local, dally except Sun-1 day ( 10:10 a. m so 13. Wells Fargo Limited Ex-i • press, dally except Monday > 6:15 p m and day after legal holiday I EAST So, 8, vestibule limited, daily for ( New York and Boston f 7:57 So. 2. express, dally except Sun-< . day for New York ( 1.56 p. m No 12. express, dally for New i York • f 2:25 a. n No. 30. local, dally except Sun- • _ day. ( 10:10 a. m Through coaches and sleeping cars to Nev Yorn and Boston Trains 1 and 2 stop at all stations on the C A E. Division. Train No. 12 carries through sleeping cart o Columbus. Circleville. Chillicothe, Waverly, Portsmouth. Ironton, and Kenova, via .olumbus. Hocking Valley A Toledo, anu Norfolk It Western lines •No. 13 will not carry any baggage. The G. R. fit I. (Effect Sept. 30. 1900.) TRAINS NORTH. STATIONS. ♦Nu.5. I •No li Richmond 11:10p m 12:50 ptn 6:40a m fountain City ISM pm s:aHa m Johnson «:07atn *now iiiii 1:21 p “ Winchester.... 12:02 a m 1:49 pm «:2Satn Ridgeville Isa m 1:57 pm <1.44 am Portland 12:39am 2:17 pm 7:osam >? rlant 2:3lpm 7:19 am Geneva 2:40 pm 7:2r,atn Herne 2:50 pm 7:36 a m Monroe 3u6 n ni m m DECATUR 1:30 am 3:l9pm fijSlS Williams . 3.33 pm fi:o7 a m Hoagland. 3:3a p m »12am w° rt a^f T ni e - • 2 J -'«m 4:lspm| S:3sam Kendallville. 3:1.5 am 5:15 pm I 941 a m Sturgte.... 4:loam «:U>pm 10:fiiim Kalamazool s:*) a m H:lopm 12:30 pm Grand Kgpids 7:45a in 11:07 p m 2 25pm Howard City 12:15 km 347 pm Heed City 10.17 ami Petoskey ..... 2:30 p m i 5:45 a m 9:30 n m Mackinaw City. 4:l.spm* 7:uoa m 10 50 p m •Dally, except Sunday. ♦Dally. TRAINS SOUTH "STATIONS, | *No, 2, iNUTfi —JNo. iF Mackinaw City 9:io p m 7:10 a m ~ Petoakeylo:2s pm II: 35 am Howard City. 4:33am P Grand Rapids : 7:loam '7:60 pm Kalamazoo 8:56 am fi:sspm SEte::: Williams l:«lpm DECATUR 1:19 pm 1 .os a m '7;So '« m B*rne 2:44 pm 7*7 IT. 2X e n v ‘ l=Mpm gSoJIS poniand.:::::: I;??5S 2: i Oam ji»*« p 111 B:B4 *in fl :60 atn . *«•>» •$»« Ijoun'StncitZ 3:20 pm \ ' .’Si ” Rffi'H'Md 3:40 prn 3,50 atn 10,001 m Satti OX L XKWOOP. Gen. fflH* Age “‘

In effect lan. 3,1150 EAST. Pass"nger vxu Express :ina Mall Local ; : Sya WEST. Passenger 4:Ual Express ?:su Mall ikffu Local > hi E A . WaiSKXT.AtUt JXTEr'TUTVE 131108. Surgeon Dentists. Located over Archbold's groceryCHARLES N. CHRISTEH, .< Decatur, IndianaAll kinds of Plans and Spe< ifieati« furnished for building of scription. Reasonable terms. Miesse DECMTB, 130. House. I. J. MEISSE, Proprietor. First-Class Hotel. •• BiTB “. .4 $1.60 and $!•»’ PUB Mt. Opposite Caart Hea«e. Dr. C. V. Goqnelh Veterinary 8uW M Dcnti • • OECATCR, INDIAN*. Gflloa-I-O. U Graduate of the ~nUr,n ? n 'tgi r sel" ll ’ l ' -a and Toronto Veterinary Dinta (i]||W j. Treat* all dlaeaaea of do«*‘* Calle attended to day or nlgm-