Decatur Democrat, Volume 43, Number 52, Decatur, Adams County, 7 March 1901 — Page 7

i Horse Collars. 1 finest line you ever saw—it will do you good . to look at them. HARNESS; the best in the city i for the money, and all my own work and will make to g order any heft or style you may want on the short- | est notice. i Buggies, Etc. ) If you want the best Surrey, Top Buggy or Road Wagon I have them for the least money, when stock and workmanship are considered and cash or good i note given. I will save you 25 per cent and give you best warrant. I Harness Oiled. I s ,1 will have a man who will do nothing else in March. Your harness cleaned and submerged in oil, not done by hand and done cheap and satifactory or no pay. It will be the best investment you ever made. The best of Oil for sale. Second Hand Stock. J ■ Don’t forget my second hand stock of Single and Double Harness, Buggies and Wagons, Household Goods, Cook Stoves Lounges, Beds, Cupboards, Tables and everything and anything you may want. Sewing j? Machines §5 and up, warranted for five years. Don’t forget to see me first—it is money in your pocket. I have been here since | 1882 and will still do you good. ? I thank you forpast favors. H. S. PORTER.

WILL SOON GET OUT American Troops Preparing For An Early Departure From Pekin. PLANS OF THE OTHERS UNDEFINED England Is Thought to Be Preparing For . a Gradual Withdrawal While Germany Is Evidently Making Arrangcm?nts to Stay On Awhile. Pekin. March 4.—The American preparations for I'epnrtnre are going actively forward. All supplies except enough for two companies, have is-en packed ami marked tor Manila. The British plans contemplate a summer | along the Pcl-110 umt a general withdrawal of forces to India, leaving be- j hlud. by next winter, hail a battalion • of Welsh fuslleers ns a legation guard Io Pekin, together with an Indian regiment to gtiii>-d the railroad. The Germans show few signs of intention to depart, hut they are endeavoring to "ell rn.tMHi American ami Australian | horses, as well ns >i quantity of camels. ( H Is also said that the French intend *o withdraw most of their sots. leav-l lug one Infantry brigade, a regiment of cavalry and some artillery to pro-h'l-t the French legation and to guard the lines of communication. A part ol this, It is understood, will be employed to guard the Franco Belgian railroad from peklo to Pao Ting Fu. in French military circles it is freely assoj-ipd that the Fretted intern! to send ' a lofee to be stationed permanently I 1,1 Ilanwok and to gnaftl the other cud of the l.u-liau railroad. 120 kilometers, ol which Is-tve been completed. More

definite information on this point is awaited with anxiety by the British, who regard such an intention with serious misgivings, because calculated to bring about complications with the Yang Tse viceroys, it' for no other rea-1 SUU. SIGNS OF PEACE Philippine Conditions I> illy Becoming Brighter. Manila. Marell s.—The character of some of the measures which the commissioners are privately considering indicate their expeetatlon of the early establishment of general civil government. Whet lier President McKinley and Si. retary Root are in full accord witli them regarding this important point is not known, hut if the situation continues to develop favorably, it is believed that the i hllippiue government will be created in the course of a few months. The fact that (here have been no Insurgent attacks for months except isolated instam es of firing volleys into towns by tnnrnttders who Iniimsllntely run nway nt the top of their speed, tlie rapid spread of pen<’e sentiment in all directions, the large number of those who surremler and the willingness to take the oath of aMeglam e on all sides- these ami similar consldera- i lions, are all regarded as pointing to the virtual establishment of peace In the near future. Troops Prevented Disorder. Carrollton, Ills.. Mar. 2. -The four companies of state'guards which accompanied Allvert Schenekle front Springtleld to this place yesterday prevented the disorder that had been threatened. Schetiklo was brought here for ti'lal on Vite charge of rape anti there had been opt'n thfonts ihnt

lie would lie lynched. The prisoner was taken into court strongly guarded. > He pleaded guilty ami was sentenced to an indeterminate term in the peni-! tentiary at Chester. She Witl 'Tend to Her Knittin*. Topeka, Kan., Mar. 2.—Since Mrs. Carrie Nation's return from Peoria she lias occupied her cell In the county jail here. Asked as to her plans, Mrs. Nation said: "You tell the people that Carrie Nation will attend to her knitting the same ns usual. 1 will go to smashing as soon as 1 am released, of course. That is my mission in the world tn present, ami 1 am going to fulfil! it to the best of my ability.” Four children Cremated. Maverly. N. V.. Mar. I.—Four children. 4 to 12 years of ago, were cremated in tli<' burning residence of Jacob Ball at Litchfield. I’a.. nine miles south of tills place early this morning Ball was away from home. A hired man rescued Mrs. Ball and Mrs. Alonz.o Scott. It was Impossible to reach Mrs. Scott's four who were airieep upstairs. Boers Find a Ford. Coleslierg. Cupe Colony, Marell 4.— Fifteen hi:i!<lred Boers, with whom, it is alleged, were tleneriil DeWet a.’d former President Steyn. found n iqstt at Lillie foi tein. near Coleslierg bridge, where tin Orange river widens ami the curfeii’ is slow, and they all crossed. both men and horses, by swimming. More Soldiers < oinnig Home. Manila. Mur. L—Major tleneriil 8. B. M. Young and stun’ with the 34th I'nlted States voimitere Infantry ami nine eonip:iule» of the 33d. embarked on the I'nlted States lrans|Mirt Logan tm4 evening and sailed today.

Marshal Gave Himself Up. Springfield. Ills. Mar. 2. While re ; sisting am st after creating a disturb I ance at C.-i:i:.all. John Gordon, a min er. was shot and instantly killed yes terday afternoon by George Johnson city marshall. Johnson gave hlmselt up ami was placed in jail. More Insurgents Give Up. Manila. Mar. 2.—Twenty-one relic] officers and 12it bolomen have surrendered to Lieutenant Desque of the 47th United States Volunteer infantry at the town of Irocin in Alliay province, Southern Luzon. The Great Ball. Washington. March 5. The culminating event of tlie inaugural festivities I was tlie inaugural ball, held lust night in the vast auditorium of tlie pension office, with men and women distinguished in every walk of life touching i elbows, darn ing and mingling with tlie plain American citizens. As a spectacular event It was unparalleled In the history of inaugural balls, in the suniptuousness of arrangements and the bewildering splendor of decorations and of marvelous electrical effects. mid in tlie countless throng taking part lu the spectnele. Filial Fire nt KochMter. Rochester. N. ¥.. Mar. 2. In a tire yesterday afternoon which destroyed the Leary dye works, two lives were lost, one man was probably fnliilly Injured, and 1(1 other persons were more or less seriously hurt. How Stic Old It. "So she refused you?” “That’s the impression 1 received.” “Didn't she actually say no?" “No. she didn’t. All she said was ‘Ha, ba, ha!’''—Cleveland I *ln Denier

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