Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 29, Decatur, Adams County, 13 February 1903 — Page 4

Rural Route News. Bobo Items. Mud is plenty. Protracted mealing at thia place is well attended. Mr. and Mrs. Job* Wade returned home Tuesday. Charles Brothers spent Sunday with Miss Sadie Troutner. Robert Smith has purchased the hay press of Joel Roe. Frank Swank and Kit Cowan went to Jonestown, Ohio, to visit friends at that place. Char'es Swank, who has been on the sick list for some time, is improving slowly. Erwin Shaffer has purchased 100 tons of hay from Neil Dailey. Erwin is quite a hay man. Route Three. There is yet some corn to be husked. Henry Bucher has a very bail case of the mumps. Hired hands are as scarce as gold dollars out this way. Dewey F. Busiek has gone to Fort Wayne to hunt bear so he says. The Bohney saw mill is very busy now sawing logs for new buildings. Bill Knapp is hauling logs to the saw mill. He intends to build a machine shed. Charles Boknecht has gone in the cat raising business. He has nine eats of all descriptions. There will tie four new members taken into the meat auger club. They , are Louis Boknecht, Herman Bohne, Will Walter and Henry Bucher. Will Walter was horseback riding the other day and took a very nice tumble in the mud and now they have been hauling dirt for the last two days filling up the hole. State Line. G. W. Standiford was at Decatur Tuesday. E. F. Miller was a caller at Decatur Tuesday. E. F. Roth is no better at this time of writing. John and Elzey Snyder were at Decatur, Monday. Charles Bowers was a caller at Wren, Wednesday. Ottis Shifferly was a caller at Wren, Wednesday, Fred Finkhouse of near Daisy, was at [fecatur Tuesday. J. F. Bowers and wife were callers at Decatur. Tuesday. John Lindermoot of near Daisv, was at Decatur. Monday. John McGill of Daisy, was a busi aess caller at Decatur, Tuesday.

Peter Finkhous and family of near Daisy, were at Decatur, Monday. George Stewart and wife of near Daisy, were at Decatur Tuesday. George Stevens of near Watt, is visiting his son near Celina, for a few dars. Thomas Roth and wife of Wolfcalf, are the guests of E. F. Roth for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. H. Suvder of near Watt, were callers at Decatur, M rnday. Dayton Gause and wife of near Willshire, were visitor with George Hinderlang last Wednesday. Stewart Watkins and wife of Fort Wavne are guests of J. F. Bowers on the Slate Line, for a few days. James Fibby of near Willshire, passed through our community en-

route from Diion, Ohio, Wednesday. 1 Betijimiu Shook, of Wren, of the firm of FrisingerA- Co., was in our community Monday on his wav to 1 mhk For Sale Jacob Heller has tobacco to the amount of lietween 6,000 and lO.(Mk) |>ouuda for sale. The price is from six to twelve and one-half cents per pound. Any one desiring any of this tobacco will do well to call at h s residence, seven miles southwest of Decatur. 25-6 A VOYAGE OF MERCY American Cutter Will Attempt to Rescue Canadian Fishermen. Channel. Newfoundland. Feb. 13 — Ths revenue cutter Seminole. from Bostcm, has arrived safely at Port Basque after a terrilJc battle, lasting eighteen hours, with heavy Arctic ice. The Seminole is now 100 miles from the Imprisoned fishermen in the Bay of Islands Between this point and where a doseu or more schooners are held fast in the froien sea atil heavier lee must be encountered before the Seminole can reach her destination The Canadians who for more than a month have tried to penetrate the ice Selde have given up hope of reaching tbsfr countrymen in the Bay of Is lands They think it impossible for the Seminole to .orce her way through the Ice. but the Americana will make the effort. Grave fears are entertain •d that the imprisoned fishermen may have succumbed to the cold Dr. J. l_ M. Curry Dead. Charlotte N. C.. Feb 13—Dr. J. H M Curry, one of the most prominent educators in the South, died in Asheville N C, at 11.30 o'clock last night I of Bright's disease. During form-'t Presldsat Cleveland's first adminlstrs tian Dr Own-y was envoy eitraordi **7 “' a m ’*>istsr plenipotentiarv to •psfia He was a vetaraa <M the Meib a Heat-naat eoloael ‘a the Qaafoderate army

HOME MARKETS. NOTICE TO HERCHANTS. You are invited to insert in this column, free of charge, the price you will pay for any farm product. Accurate prices paid by Decatur merchants for various products. Corrected every day. GRAIN. BY E. L. CARROL, GRAIN' MERCHANT. Wheat, new _„5 71 Corn, per cwt, yellow (new). 57 Corn, per cwt., (new) mixed 55 Oats, new 33 Rye 45 Barley 45 Clover Seed 4 50 @ 5 52 Alsyke 6 00 @ 7 (X) Timothv 1 60 Buckwheat 50 Flax Seed 1 10 TOLEDO GRAIN MARKETS. Changed every afternoon at 3:00 o’clock by J. D. Hale, Decatur. Special wire service. Wheat, new No. 2, red, cash $ 77J May wheat 80 July wheat, 76 Cash corn, No. 2, mixed, cash 46 May corn 451 Oats, cash 371 Oats, May. . 37] Rye, cash 54 STOCK. BY FRED SCHEIMAN, DEALER. Lambs 4| @ 5 Hogs, per cwt. J 6 00 @ 56 40 Cattle per lb .3 (a 3) Calves, per lb 5| 6 Cowa... 2 @ 3 Sheep, per lb § 3 Beef Hides, per lb 6| POULTRY. BY J. W. PLACE CO., PACKERS. Chickens, per lb .09 Fowls, per lb .081 Ducks, per lb ,9| Turkeys, per lb 12 to .12] Geese, per lb .06 WOOL AND HIDES. BY B. KALVER a SON'. I'ool 15c to 18 Sheep pelts ..._ 4Oc to fl 00 Beef hides, per pound 06| Calf hides 07] Coon hides 50c (ri 1 50 Possum hides 15c @ 60 Skunk hides 25c 47 1 40 Mink hides 50c @ 2 25 Muskrat hides 10c @ 18 Tallow, per pound 04 CHICAGO MARKETS. Chicago market closed at 1:15 p. m. today as follows: Wheat, May f 771 Wheat. July 734 Corn. May 451 Corn, July 431 Oats, Mav gra Oats. July 38] May Pork >l7 00 Julv Pork >l6 37 Lard, per cwt 9 47 HAY TARKET. No. 1 timothy hav (ba*ed) 510.00 a 511.50 No 1 mixed hay (baled) 88 ' 59.50 No. 1 clover hav (baled) ■ _ 56.00 (g 57 50 Losse hay Si.so less. COAL. Anthracite 5 9 00 Domestic, lump.__ 4 751 Domestic, nut 4 50 OIL HARKET. 'Fiona 51.67 Pennsylvania 1.52 Corning 1.35 New Castle 1.29 North Lima 1.14 South Lima 1.06 Indiana..... 1.06 OTHER PRODUCTS. BY VARIOrS GROCERS AND MERCHANTS. < Eggs, fresh, per doz 5 14 Butter, per jwund 12 Potatoes, per bushel 45 - MARKET NOTES. Liverpool market closed ] cents 1 iwer on wheat. Corn closed ] cent higher. Receipts at Chicago today: Hogs 25,000 W heat 3| cars Corn . 395 can 1 ' ll-1 260 cars , Estimate for tomorrow: Hog* 19,000 W beat _ 45 canCorn 808 cm Oats .. 290 cars The pedro party to be given by the C. B. L. Thursday. February 12, has lw*n postponed to Thursday. February 19. Committeemen. * 2646 TW* ■ —S»4 r»»MH MH M» W-..— MM *MM. Mml TMf X SSSXJXX** **” •*

Weather Forecast. Generally fair nojrth; probably snow south portion tonight or Saturday. Colder tonight. MARKET QUOTATION* — Prevailing Current Price* for flrola. Provisions and Livestock. Indianapolis Grain and Livestock. Whaat—Wsfun, <’Be; No. 2 ree stroaf H Cara -Staeuly; No. 1 mixed. U Oata-Scaady; Na. I mixed, M CaHle—slow at 88 50 24 Hop—Quiet at BML Sheep— Ataady at Lambe-Staady at |3>4. Ti Grain and Provision* at CMea>«. opened. (HaaeX 1 W heat— Feb 4 . | . May r»% TSIa i July t4R ,r<i< i Corn—“»r e«H July mh OtteFeb Mia .M'C M«r m. jr-i July s«h Port—. Feb u»y . i«-As ix.ee ! Ju1y........................... w.ti iaio LordFeb u t.|t Moy 0.44 8.44 July O.M O.M ; Ribs—r.b Moy «.*> July ».m t.OO I ClooluK cash market— Whoal; ire, oorn Mr; oats, 15c; park, lard. SS.il ribs, 89.12 At Louisville. Wheat—No. 1 new, “tc Corn—di o. 8 white, tie; No. 8 mix ad, see Oats—No. 3 mixed. No, ? white, Cattlo—Sleady at 817804.76 Hoft-Staady at »*><’. 96 Sheep—Steady at Ti Laaba—Steady at 85.5008.16 At Cincinnati, Whaat -Quiet; Na. 3 red. se ->e < Cara—Steady; No. 2 mixed 4Te Oats Steady; No. 1 mixed. 0 Cattle-Steady at B>>4. 7 * Haga—Aetive at 84-680 L Sheep—Atreng at 1204.78 Lam be—Strong at 8408 80 Livestock at Ckicap< Cattle-8low; ateera. SL<B.M, Herbert M ■offr-ftlaady at •heap—Steady al Laattee—bteady al M.Bo>«.u At New York. CatWe-Slow at u 'CZ2SZZ, Btr>— Qniel it I 4 TMNT-M Sheep-Steady at 811HH Laaabe—Steady al BXOO' At Kust fctfWuiK Cowt.-svooJy oin '»<4 *» H«t»-Aetir, 01 14. M fhMO—SUody M n M LmoW—Swody .4 04 N«0 <4 BIG CROWDS 1 AStenk Closing Arguments Before the ' Strike Commission. 1 1 Pblledelptifa. Feb. ll.—Before an au <lence that filled every Inch of spare 1 la the United States circuit eourt reera President George F Baer of the 1 tkeading company yesterday made the ' elostag argument for the coal operators before the strfko oemsiisslon. and ' Clarence 8 Darrow, chief counsel for 1 the miners, becan the summing up sot ’ the strikers The principal speakers 1 heM the attention of the auditors ' throagkout the session. Great interest ' — — 4

eacjion p. was manifested in Mr Bar-'r tfipau ance before the commission to plead rhe -see of the mine owners. Mr Baer concluded his address by making a proposition to pay the contract min erv an a sliding wage scale, the wages to fall or rise with the market price of eoal at New York but In no rase to fall below the present basis for three years The spokesman for the coal companies took up two hours and twenty minutes In delivering his ad dress, and when he sat down he was cvagratuiated by hundred, of p.r.on. Attorney Darrow spoke at the after •ooe session for two hours and a half »«« today is eloaing the miners case The crowd that heard him wss eq Utn . a. large as that which listened to s.er too was surrounded by an admiring throng when he temporarily ' bi. .pee, b at Th. Dynamit. Thawed. All Right Huntingburg. Ind.. Feb 13—The kitchen at the home of Edward Katter a few mil,. we .t of here, was wrecked ey dynamite, and Mrs. Katter narrow’*“*hM *“• Th * f ‘ r »« had been using dynamite to Nuc •tumps and placed a quantity et it IB j U. oven t. dry WfcUe Mrt preparing g B eai the dyaamn. U * ,to ’* u ?>•<••. tor. ! •Ut ±. deers sad window, and knock* Xrt* Mr * w •HcteUr the tact *“■ _ j'

GIT ra ■ OKI This Was the Desire of Credulous Investors At St. Louis. Tur? Investment Companies Found It Easy to Pay Dividends Out of Investors' Funds. But Whan a Call Was Made for Payment of Principal, Then All Was Off. Rt T.euls, Feb 13.—At the end of the third day’s run on the ce-opsratlve turf Investment companies by Investors dsman llng the return of their deposits, the results stand: K J. Arnold A Co., all payments suspended; Jehn J. Ryan A Co., afl pay■eate misponded. International In▼eetment eompany, all payments sus-e-aded: Christy Syndicate Investment eempany, all payments suspended; United Turf Investment company, often closed; grand jury, investigation of Investment methods. Crowds of men and women, eager to regain investments, enrged into the offices of the various Investment companies and all were doomed to disappointment, except the International Investment eompany investors About 2 o'clock this eompany suspended payments and demanded the stipulated thirty days’ notice of withdrawal. Ths United Turf Investment company did not open ita offices and a sign on the door announced that payments had been suspended Indefinitely. Investors In the firm of John J. Ryan A Co. awaited with hope the return from Cincinnati of Manager John J. Ryan. Upon his arrival the hope was dissipated by his announcement that the assets of his firm were not sufficient to meet the demands for withdrawals The Investors in ths firm of E. J. Arnold 4 Co. generally say that they have given up all hope of recovering anything. This was ths first eonoern to suspend business.

Late yesterday afternoon the February grand jury dropped aH other business in order to take up the in▼eetigatlon of the turf investment companies Ryan was summoned to appear before that body, and a similar subpoena was issued for Arnold, but ho is reported to be la Rot Springs. The first trouoble earns when the E J. Arnold company announced late Monday afternoon that it would temporarily suspend payment on its stock. The reason given was that the Missouri legislature was contemplating an investigation of the company's system, and that it was nocoesary to close the business <<; 'n order to do this work There w. mmedfatoly a rus on the place, ana the palatial offices of ths company were filled with a crowd of excited investors. All callers were assured that the eompany wm solvent, but that they would be compelled to wait thirty days for tneir money The Arnold company then announced that it was solvent and some of the stockholders have filsd a petition for bankreptey. Wednesday an attachment suit *u ■ led against the Ryar. coa,» BZ by , woman whs had deposited *299 and was unable to draw | t out until thlrtv **> e had elapsed Thlt capped the ell- “,‘ S * « ener “ n» w.. 5MrtM en sli »t Louis Investmeat companies ; bu ' aost * { ,h,ai •d thirty days time. The company are organized forth. purpos. of bet- ~ ~ a«ve for the pest two years been paying from 2 to » per cent weekly on all investments.

A Canadian Branch. Co M h n .? al ”- E - j A ™W * Co had an office tn Montreal. There •as a rush of .hareholders at their be^h.TT I*’'' 1 *’'' S ° 8Ml *««ion could .ob.ained. An empjoye of the place •Umsted the holdings of Montreal as b«ing over >50,000. General Strike at CoZurn a. London. Feb. 13.-An agenev di. patch from Corunna says that a reselution was passed at a meeting of workmen there yesterday tn favor o a general .trike in con.equence of the M of th . « oMhe • e advanced the price of food authorities have taken pree.Xn. to with possible disturbance D.. Uchment. of mtltury are patrolling is streets and a gunboat ha. been brought from Ferrol. r p to the pre. oo disorder has occurred ’ Uncl. Sam In New Business. Tacoma Wash. Feb 13 „ - >- ”«*• an American firm sent a fswTa 1 M ° • to on. of the , SPred 1 “ • demand for them ha. rwuJ.T ““ '• >« Hearst and a bitter R ieeerters from the [j»~ ° n , * ll *’* l WllUa. J Bryan wlX7hT£ tag notes . t th. Urhl22 IlgM by th. J.ff.rao- ’ l ’*“ lM ‘ ■'•bvrson Jaeksoa-Uamii. organ ~. . “•r •• w.»«i, preswl

A BAD *TART ts THtMM»'s Lewfora **• Hie Nopee s *etbaok. Newberry. S. C.. Feb. 13 -Owing to the failure of the defending attorney of former Lieutenant Governor Jamee H. Tillman, charged with the murder of N. G. Gonzales, editor of The State ‘CVdrffay sama ■ mtnm. hi Columbia, Jan 15, to serve the pros ecutlon with copies of the affidavits to be presented at yesterday’s hearing

for an application for bail. Chief Jus tlce Y. J. Pope ordered the applica tlon postponed until Thursday. Feb. 19. SUNDRY CIVIL BILL Its Consideration Is Slow Work in ths House of Repressntstlvea Washington. Feb 13. -The house made slow progress with the sundry , civil bill yesterday, covering only 27 pages and leaving 40 pages still to be disposed of. The delays were oeca stoned by a rather protracted discus slon of the item In the bill for the maintenance of the White House and considerable debate upon the Item appropriating *3.000,000 for the relief of: distress In the Philippines. An amend meat to cut in half the appropriation for the relief of distress in the Philip pines was defeated but the language was changed to read to require annual reports of the expenditure of the money. With the exception of a few minutes during which some rotitfne business was transacted, the session of the senate was behind closed doors A Brilliant Scens. Washington. Feb. 19.—-President and Mrs. Roosevelt a reception in honor of the army and navy, the final forma! < evening levee of the season at the) White House, was the most largely | attended of the scrlee The army and navy contingent was out in full force , and their uniforms, together with , those of the diplomatic corps, which was largely represented, made that scene interesting. Chilian General Election. Santiago de Chile, Feb. 13. —The ' general -lections will be held on the ' first of March. There will be three 1 candidates for each seat. Coagreas 1 has closed Its sessions. I

'S IV’ «•>' r-aden; .f th, country ths - regards-.nc. ter.: HIAfiAXINE 1 -"“povtsnt txcau«r the oe. nw ' 1 i, *--*'**ler ul the naotfc ff f f u m sk'“K PvASSOh .a. much difierS; Ma.iv eiceileat stories anJ ,pe<ul vtickOiai? '*L. pa “ IBk ' "‘*{s* “"“d ««« <0 the Jetteu. to .sere mcsswndicrc *,/— Or. A San F Tf- nfr . b , '’»-’6OAf4t 9KETCMES about • » ■ land U PEOPLE Rooaavtt '• - 9yXsSsfS*l*i. - i >-r H r.'v SI »rpn, kn wn a$ th- t - J y ErfflT Jamskn Uendell. “ Tho Paa! Bnstf! TsrLingtsft" TK i'CLirrCAL STORIES vJ c ?e days, a l.ie-ary c-,. •. ■ otartl.po o Wo. io .ria, np L: -,- : . r OF EUROPEAN courrz LrassaMiaauua. ' " •“bsUtntsoa r. The Revetaiioos of an Internetu nai Spy *a«e are truly m st avmn’-e rev- • wksor. <?:rar.-o/syffj Cc'-boc-* ■'' ■ • r„. .1 ■ . .- - c rcJ seme o(i:$ mora- . c **- lef n t.mes, <uch as r>* v X—* c . rt '‘° a,nltln S of tbo ••EMho " De-\«orto Tbo Dnyfita Cetso Paaca Rcscri-'t f (310 .’shod from t.to Unitod ut - Tn ° CrtMSk -' i ’ u fL>sh ate. nb - fMo*r GTORI=3 . ' R arv A * n 1 Ujw Pa ..‘ p a | ,n ? y p wboMjrrork rincontinue t■ • . . aij H. Heron, L. T. M 4 , :r k j '" lcii l r 1 McMani.*, Cu. »-.v„ Ge.eu Burge,., and Martha MeCuhXw U T “ t A- ' a: °l*so Co?\ RIGHTS, Cto//: , r;K ' ' - 49 CENTS EACH ’ DELIVERED. loser &. F KL,rfl2r— * Lsc ' 01 t X IJ* ’’ ,U 01 M ’ i,kn L£K ' *' L "■M i filSws/’MmtTiisi - H> F4teJ T ***Z* **7*— *• ‘- Psi** d ths Klsg. noise *!st st IkejHiS,. 6 '* kl “ JMSswrrt. - Sews, fksag.t, si as Idle FellW. b*Ha Brsn, "j*** f J- >«£i ‘rvi>SMl tw A t«U Wekb Aos. K !*• ' ,cn ’ c •' f « S»esrear. X'XTr't'-t. fisnsaai,asssussii* ty km b££MT£&* o-H ‘J* A ** r J U **T x^ 1 "' s«.v, announCTownti Order b uWuh * bulletin o( I, . harJZu" 1 b/ ,h< American Published rou — «•■ ,o ' ■' .> r*“'«t~p-s -t orse, <uro j, z ’ Catartd.Tr ( „ . . ■s<er<olry pamtin [■ AetomsMiM. y,. k cal-nda?, “', o( beauuful Art C, er.dare. »u • ~r' A * l l P-ate pat-' t.ed i *"*• Thul«run eaoui«Xu*iul , * r " (jc «"ul« raproduetu ns ol Psassoi,', cow. ** ,h r *‘>P With win M yon . proaX'"2A C ’W ”»• -a year* Th, one. 1 Ac " ul '»«'>>• '«be' nrincA,, ™ “>*• ‘PPlieMwn. SnbLnli a*” our *' PttRSOH PUBUSHING CO.. 30 Astor iKShrt CitJ

IXY BTDONAt* OUT 1 Be venter Ueea PewW Given N<m •*, * New Law. 1 Indianapolis, Feb 13.—Oovernov Durbin has summarily dismissed Ja» 1 S. McDonald from membership on th, board of managers of the Jeffersonville reforaiatory under the provisions ot the new "ripper" law. The action fol lowed Mr. McDonald's refusal to re sign without a cause being given, as ter he had been requested by the gov. ernor to step out. The goveraor hu revoked Mr McDonald's commission A successor to Mr. McDonald has not been appointed and probably will bo immediately, or until the matter of a bearing is settled. Youngest Convict Transferred. Michigan City, Ind Feb. I*.—Smith Jones, said to be the yonngest convict In the United States, was taken yw terday from the state prison to ths reform school at Plainfield by Deputy Warden Barnard, the governor having commuted his sentence. Jones from Warrick county in the fall of 19« i when ho was thirteen years eld. to serve a life sentence for the murder o< a playmate. Convicted of Perjury. Anderson. Ind., Feb. 13. —Walter Muossel, treasurer and general mana

ger of the Muessel Browing company of South Bend has been found guilty on a charge of perjury in the circuit court hero He was taken to jail from the courthouse. The charge upon which Muessel was convicted wai based upon statements made in connection with the collection of some fire Insurance. Bottle Blower's Brutal Deed. Shirley, Ind., Feb 13—Albert Mas ters. fourteen years old. was danger oualy burned about the neck and back by a red-hot blowpipe In the hands of Marton Barkdull. Both were employee of the Indiana bottle factory. Bark dali eannot ue found. Damages for Loot Eye. La Porte Ind., Feb 13 — A farf awarded Robert Bullender, a mlimr *3.000 damages from the La Porte Oar rlage company for the looe of an eys while employed la the company's plant. Putnam County Will Build. Greencastle. Ind.. Feb. I*.—By s majority of 1.330. the people of Putnam eounty voted to build a new ,-otirt bouse The eounty commissioners win a<rw be compelled to order the erection of the structure Fell Into Pot of Bolling Water. BvansvlUe, Ind., Feb. U.—Rleart Lord a porter at a local hotel was fatally scalded by failing tnto a pot of boiling water. Five Men Met Death. Chicago, Feb. 13. —Five men met death and ten were overcome last night by fumes of gas escaping from the purifying box in the plant of the Northwestern Gaslight and Coke company at Blue Island.