Decatur Democrat, Volume 47, Number 20, Decatur, Adams County, 23 July 1903 — Page 5

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Just before the time for the first race at Detroit Tuesday not only rained but poured and a heavy I track was the result. But two I heats of the 2:24 pace were driven I and as yet Kingmore who is owned I Beery and Holthouse of this I city is inside the money’ . In the I first Kingmore started on the I outside and although being thus I handicapped finished >in the third place. His brother, Ebony King, finished second but drew the pole in the start and had a double advantage. Kingmore finised seventh in the second half of the second heat. The first half he II traveled even with his companions hut fell in the second while the | others shot ahead. Ebony King bearly beat the flag. The second | heat was much the faster race of the | two and Kingmore paced the mile I in 2:08 1-4. The starters finished I as follows in the two heats: Trilby Direct, 7 and 8, Tom Keene, 8 and 1, Page Hall, 9 and 5; Ebony King, 2 and 9; Pan Machael, 6 and 3; Ell Hall distanced; Miles Georgia, 4 and 4; Elastic Pointer, 1 and 2; i W. O. Fotte, 5 and 6; Five Points distanced, Kingmore 3 and 7. If | the track is in condition the race ! will be finished today. Considering I the track conditions Kingmore ceri tainly made a beautiful showing I yesterday and it is self evident that he will make a record some day that will place him with the world's best race horses. The city dads met in regular session Tuesday eve., and showed some signs of the improvement fever. Bids for the macadamizirg of South Tenth, E]m, East Elm and Niblick streets, were opened. Krick and Tyndall were the only bidders who included all the streets mentioned. Their bid was SI.OB per lineal foot. On motion of Peterson their bid was unamimously accepted. Bids for the Meyers, Erwin and Miller branch sewers were next in order, and Peterson aliOveU Tiie corirraci' Jftva’Wt * E. Woods, the lowest bidder. An unbroken chorus of yeas seconded this motion. A resolution was

SERVICES AT DECATUR r f DIOCESE OF WAYNE , T J |L TO THE CLERGY: |k QI The brilliant career of Leo XIII has run 1 its course. The deceased was a great Pope, a I' ' “lumen in coelo,” personally and officially. } F He has gone to his reward, and we confidently * f hope and pray that his bright intellect and big ' r heart found their fruition and rest in the be- r atific vision. It is ordered that a Mass of Re quiem be celebrated in all the churches of the * > diocese on the day of Leo’s burial at Rome. Let this Mass be read, or sung, or solemnly t celebrated, according as circumstances will t permit. Considering the extraordinary bless- ? ings God has bestowed on His Church by His ? servant, Leo XIII, it would be most appropriate as an expression of special gratitude to « * commemorate also the third and seventh days and the month’s mind. * ♦ Herman J- Alerding, Bishop of Fort AV ayne. * ( Fort Wayne, Ind., July 20, 1903. .i ~

passed calling for the bricking of second street from the north side of Monroe to the north side of Jackson and specifications adopted in accordance. Fordyce and Corbett opposed this, and Weaver, Peter shn, Teeple and Stettler, voted yea. It was then moved by Peterson that plans and specifications be prepared by the county I surveyor for the bricking of MadiI son street from west side of second to east side of third. Objections to this were entered on ground that the erection of new building on the corner of Second and Madison would interfere with the paving question. It was then moved that specifications be adopted and paving be delayed. Vote stood, Peterson. Weaver, Stettler, yea, Fordyce, Teeple, Corbett, Nay. , Motion was lost. It was moved that | Horace Botthoff be appointed street 3 veeper. The council acknowledged the wisdom of this move instigated recently by the Democrat, and the motion was carried . Mr. Botthoff began work this morning. A motion was then made and carried that the water works superintendent be placed in absolute charge of water works and electric light plant. Hereafter all employees of these plants are answerable to the water works superintendent and he is instructed to report to the council any negligence on the part of employees or recommend their discharge. The paving of Thirteenth street was discussed but it was considered advisable to defer this until the completion of the interurban railway which will occupy that street. The Mayor explained to the council thd necessity of an established grade, and the purchasing committee was then instructed to buy a grade book in which will be kept the grades of all the streets and sidewalks in the city. The street committee was ordered to contract with Krick & Tyndall for the macadamizing of Tenth, Elm and Niblick streets, and the sewer committee was instructed to contract with E. Woods. The following bills were allowed: M. J. Mylott, trip to Portland and Fort Wayne $2.92; Larkins Manufacturing Company $185.00; John Coffee, pay roll $4.35; J. J. Gluting drayage $3.00; D. Spangler $8; A. E. Rose, $53.50; Henry Peters $14.20; W. J. Archbold.postage $7; Jno. Thomas $83,80; Archbold interest on orders, $431.79; C. M. Kenyon, $22.50; C. & E. railroad, freight on coal $168.33; D. F. Teeple drayage $7.31;’ W. H. Meyers, sewer inspector $283.00; C. M. Kenyon, $5. The council adjourned to meet in regular session next Tuesday evening. Invitations were issued today announcing a friendship shower which will be given at the Morrison home on Fourth street, next Saturday evening, in honor of Miss Hattie Niblick, whose engagement to Arthur D. Suttles has been made known. This affair, although a d. : guests will only include the most intimate friends. Mrs. Morrison land Miss Hattie Studebaker will j chaperon the event.

CHKE IJf Wffl Blood Flowed In Streams In the Streest of Ciudad Bolivar. Sanguinary Battle Results In Victory for the Venezuelan Government Forces, Eeieagured City Gives Up After Resistance In Which Scores Are Killed. Caracas, Venezuela, July 22. —A messenger who has arrived here by steamer and train from Ciudad Bolivar reports that the city has been captured by the government troops. HORRORS OF WAR. Awful Incident* Connected With the Siege of Bolivar. Soledad, Venezuela. July 22.—The final fighting was horrible. The government troops which received all the reinforcements available, together with ammunition, and who numbered in all 5,200 men, were ordered to make a general attack upon ail positions still held by the rebels. The "Zamora-,’'

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called the Sebastopol of Ciudad Bolivar. was stormed and captured. Nine-ty-four dead rebels were found inside among them being Genera) Azanza. one of the revolutionary leaders, whose head had been blown off by a shell. It is impossible to render an idea of th e carnage which occurred at this point. At the same time General Rivas, General Gomez’s chief lieutenant, with 2,500 men succeeded in destroying a barricade erected around the Miranda plaza, the key to the capitol. where all the survivors of the revolution were concentrated. All the roade and streets running into the capitol were guarded by government troops and the escape of the revolutionists after the capture of the capitol was impossible. The customs house was taken after a ten hours’ tight. ’ Sixty were killed as a result of this fight. The Dalton block where trie' Ameficau 'ei/us’ulifcife aSw. : most of the forelg bslsnsenu shrdlu most of the foreign business houses are located, was captured. The revolutionists were without provisions and water, the supply pipe having been cut. When the inhabitants of the com mercial and foreign parts of the city saw the advance of the government troops, they all abandoned their homes and sought refuge in other parts of ths city, crossing the streets amidst a showers of bullets and shells, women carrying their children, the strong helping the* 'H-SifA. to protect the women fell, struck by bullets. The governor generals having effected a junction of their forces, north and south, and having received further supplies of ammunition, de elded to push the attack on the center of the city. About this time the gov ernment troops had captured the north side of Alameda, the public park of Ciudad Bolivar, which had been defended by a double row of barricades. Behind one of these were found more than thirty dead soldiers lying on top of each other,, while wounded men were seen on all sides. The govern ment commanders seeing that only the artillery could make a breach in the barricades of Alameda, ordered twelve gune to open Are on them, and at the same time the fleet which had ehanged Its anchorage so as to bring Its guns to bear effectively on the city, opened fire. Big Fire At Louisville. Louisville, July 22—Two storage houses of the Louisville Public Ware house Company, with their contents, the M. A. Hunt mattress factory, aid six frame cottages, covering two blocks on Oakland avenue, between Seventh and Ninth streets, were de stroyed by fire yesterday afternoja The loss Is about $126,000. ——— Russia Enlarging Her Force. St. Petersburg, July 22. —Eleven toe pedo boats will leave Cronstadt on the 28th inst., to reinforce the Russion Pacific squadron.

I ; Gus Rosenthal’s 1 H “ — —— ——————— ' 3 | Mid-Summer 3 Clearance Sale r r 3 E— — x-, 4 h .£7 3 E 3 £ ALL SPRING AND SUMMER I £ GOODS MUST GO WITHIN 3 £ THE NEXT TWENTY - ONE 3 h DAYS d h AND THE ENORMOUS REDUCTIONS ARE 3 £ MAKING THIS SALE A GRAND SUCCESS. H ~~ ~ H 4 25c“ d ’k*S h Pants .’lsC Reduction on al 3 h Boys’ Knee Pants, Men's,Boys’ and QQ PER 1 E " Cg m Vr PAI \p t Children's Suits J J GENL 1 p 75C goat s ... ans ’4BC and Pants ' 3 E 3 E 1-3 Off on all Straw Hats. | E 200 Men's Fine Stiff and Straw Hats, worth $ 1 | E up to $2.50, go at 75c each. E E Many more bargains, all worth your time tc inE vestigate, awaiting your inspection here. 3 E Call early and get the best of them. 3 GUS ROSENTHAL h The Square Man. Decatur, Indiana Zj 3111A1AAA1AAA1AAA1AAXAAAA1A1A1AAA1AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA1A11 1111111111111111 LLUK

Dan Donovan, Barney Wemboff and Dr. Costello, returned Tuesday morning from an extended trip through the east. They were gone two weeks and were delighted with their experiences. They visited in Virginia, Vermont, Massachusetts and other eastern states, stopped at Boston,’ New York, Washington and other cities on the route. Hiram Elders of Marion was here yesterday and made a careful examination of the walls of the Allison & Studabaker block. He reports that the walls standing and the foundations are in’spieniiii? cuiAltt'&ft sidering with all they have stood and with a little going over will be as good as ever. Mr. Elders is the architect who drew the plans and superintended the construction of the block and these plans with a few slight changes will be used again. The big block will be rebuilt at once and before January Ist at the very farthest from what w° can gather will be reauy icr vicupahVJ'. The north room occupied by the shoe department of the Big Store will be ready for rent within thirty days. Material has been ordered and will arrive tomorrow and work begin at once. Two or three weeks in this part of the building will work wonders and make it as beautiful as ever. Just how the contract for the rest of the building will be let or exactly how soon it will be completed will not be known before the last of the week. Kern, Beeler & Co., have not decided definitely whether they will lease the building or not as they cannot say until they learn when they can get it, though they talk favorably and are anixous to arrive at some denfiite conclusion. Their sale is resulting even better than they anticipated and they will sell the damaged stock out within a very few weeks. It is indeed good news to Decatur people to learn that the Allison & Studabaker block will be rebuilt at once and as beautiful as ever for it has been the citys’ pride for four years past. Work continues in cleaning oht the basement and it looks now as though this work would be completed this week.

/ZTo SfS and return ■ ■ Daily August I to 14, Chicago to San Francisco and ■■ ■ ■ Los Angeles. Correspondingly low rates from all points. I ■ Variable routes, liberal time limits. The only double- MW W* track railway between Chicago and the Missouri River. WW Yk Special OXTiaw/f will leave Chicago 10.30 p. m., August 11, with Pullman drawingroom and tourist sleeping cars through to San Francisco without change, through the most beautiful mountain scenery in the J Rockies. Stop-overs en route. Three fast daily trains from Chicago. All agents sell tickets via this route. Write for maps, booklets and special train W. B. KNISKERN, P. T. M. ILL.

An ice cream social will I four miles west of here i.nd a milleast of Peterson, near Beery church Saturday evening. A good time is assured and all are invited to attend. An ice cream and cake social is scheduled at the Union Chapel church three miles east of this city next Saturday evning. A speeial program has been arranged for the occasion and a good time is assured to all those who attend. Class Number Four of the Christian Sunday School will give an ice cream social at the church lawn corner of Monroe and Fourth streets next Saturday night. They extend an invitation to all. Carl Brackenbridge the young colored boy killed here Saturday was buried at the County Farm Monday. His father telegraphed Sunday evening to Dr. Clark, stating that the boy be hurried here and he would come and get the body later. f 1.25 round trip to Toledo. Ohio. (2,00 round trip to Detroit or Put-in-Bay, Ohio via Cover Leaf route Sunday July. 26, 1903 Get .tickets and information of agents . Clover ■ Leaf Route address C. D. Whitney General Traffic Manager, Toledo, | i Ohio.

S. R. Peoples of rural route three is the proud-.o.w.w.r- ••.■£',spa» of mules recently pruchased. They are good ones and it would take a high priced team of horses to make S. R. think of trading. A Moscow dentist has discovered a method by which false teeth may be made to become as solid in the gums as those that grow there. The discovery is certainly a marvelous one and some one no doubt will find away by which the teeth may be made to ache. Rev. Frank Lankanau, who has. been missionary among the negroes at New Orleans, has returned to this city and will preach at the Zion’s Lutheran church in Decatur Thursday evening. Every body is cordially invited to attend. A large bridge is under construction at Thebes, Illinois which when completed will be one of the largest stuctures in the world Including the appoaches the bridge will be six and one half miles long. The bridge proper is 2700 feet in length and consists of six spans which are built after the cantilever style. It is a double track railroad structure and will be used by five or six different railways.