Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 40, Decatur, Adams County, 26 February 1903 — Page 4

Rural Route News. Route Three. Henry Bueber has recovered from a severe case of mumps. Fred Lehman has a very sick horse symptoms of lock-jaw is the cause. The many friends of Fred Luttman are glad to see him around again. Mr. Luttman was injured during the Busick barn raising. Wm. F. Gerkev received his second earload of building stone from the Toledo quarries having purchased it through the Peters agency at Monroeville. Wm. Hockmeyer, John A. Fuhrman, Chas Kiess and Henry Fuhr man made a business trip to Trustee Boknecht, Tuesday in the interest of the two first named who had sheep killed by dogs the twelfth of the month. I Hon roe. Sma’lpox is stamped out in Mon-j roe. Many cases of mumps in this vi-! einity. Mrs. John Badders is ill with ton- I silitis. Mrs. Matilda Schwartz is ill with the grip. Mrs. L. Sheline is not so well at• present. Mrs. Jesse Ray is very low with consumption. Mrs. HaiTner, of Geneva, is visiting at Harmon Osterman’s. A son of Louis Andrews is convalcsing from an attack of the grip. Schuyler Sprague returned to his home in Osceola, Ind., last Saturday. Mrs. Agnes Andrews, of Decatur, has been visiting friends here for the past week. Miss Dolly Syncoke, of Decatur, «pent Sunday with friends and relatives in town. William T. Wisner and family will move to Hartford City, Monday, where Mr. Wisney will be employed at rig building. The meetings at the M. E. church are attended by good audiences. Thirty-one presented themselves for membership Sunday night. Z. O. Lewellen. Mrs. William Shearer and Mrs. W. S. Smith have been to Farmland, where an uncle, R. Shaw has passed away after a short illness. Watt. E. F. Roth’s condition is unchanged. Grandma Dudley is quite sick with lagrippe. Mrs. Borrone has very poor health this winter. We are informed that E. H. Lyon

Will Open Next Saturday, Feb. 28 Having secured our room four days earlier than we at first expected, we will be able to open our new clothing store Saturday, Feb. 28 Our line is Brand New and strictly Up-to-date. Those desiring the latest and best things in Men’s, Boys and Children’s Wearing Apparel will do well to see us before they purchase. Acker, Elzey & Vance<AMs Southeast Corner Madison and Second Streets

and family will move to Chicago in the near future. E. H. Lyon and family spent Sunon the state liue. John McGill of Dasie, is marketing his hay this week. Mrs. Bittner nee Beltz, will soon move to her new home. Charles Bowers’ children have the measles in a mild form. Mrs. Lewis Grossman visited Mrs. W. A. McGill Thursday. Meeting still continues at Wood chapel, conducted by Rev. Stover of Wren. Mrs. Will Hitchcock and children, Hugh and Margaret, visited Mrs. George Hood Thursday. Quarantine has been raised from all the homes in this vicinity. Some were in as long as two months. Solomon Krohn and wife entertained at dinner last Sunday several of their relatives and friends. Mrs. A. R. Hitchcock, who has been sick for several weeks with intlamation of the stomach is better at this writing. Route Three, East. Dalter Wittenberg is busy sawing I out lumber again. Henry Krickenberg took some hogs i to Dixon, Ohio Saturday. Ed Bleeke has purchased a fine bay colt of Charles Fuelling. Chris Marback sold his three year old colt to Richard Bishoff. Fred Lehrman is expecting to work for Otto Bleeke this summer. Ferdinand Reinking was hauling hay to Decatur iast Saturday. William Schamerloh was at DecaI tur last Saturday on business. Charles Bleeke delivered some hogs at Dixon, Ohio, last Saturday. Henry Krickenberg and Fred Koldewey were hauling tile Monday. Wm. Hoile and son, Otto, were at Decatur last Saturday, on business. Herman Bittner and his new wife will move to his old home this week. A. F. Thieme was busy haulingoats to Decatur last Friday and Saturday. Fred Scheiman of Decatur, was in our locality last Monday looking after stock. Fred Bienzand Fred Thieme hauled tile for Walter Wittenberger last Saturday. Theodore Thieme is going to build an addition to his barn and has nearly all the timber on the ground. A party of young folks drove to the home of William Weiland last Friday night and a good time was had by all. The German Lutheran singing school have reorganized again with William Krickenberg president, Justinus Hoile cashier and it was alsodeI cided that no bum singers be allow■el.

Weather Forecast. Rain or snow northern portion. Raia southern portion Friday. 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 j merchants for various products. Corrected every day. GRAIN. BY E. L. CARROL, GRAIN MERCHANT. Wheat, new 8 71 Corn, per cwt, yellow (new) 60 ; Corn, per cwt., (new) mixed 58 | Oats, new 33 Rye _ 46 Barley .. 45 I Clover Seed . 4 50 <<r 5 65 I Alsyke 6 00 @ 6 50 Timothy 1 60; Buckwheat 65 j Flax Seed.. _ 1 10 TOLEDO GRAIN MARKETS. Changed evVry afternoon at 3:00 o’clock by J. D. Hale, Decatur. Special wire service. Wheat, new No. 2, red, cash 8 761 May wheat 7911 July wheat, 75. J Cash corn, No. 2, mixed, cash 45 i May corn 45 July corn .................. 451! Oats, cash 37| j Oats, May 363 Rve, cash 541 ’ I STOCK. BY FRED SCHEIMAN, DEALER. Lambs 4J (<? 5 : Hogs, per cwt 86 25 86 75 ' Cattle per lb. —3 @ 4 Calves, per lb 51 @ 6 . Cows 2 @ 3 Sheep, per lb._ 2.) @ 3 I Beef Hides, per lb. 6 | POULTRY. BY J. W. PLACE CO., PACKERS. Chickens, per lb .09 I Fowls, per lb 09 Ducks, per lb. .10 i Turkeys, per lb. 12 to 13 Geese, per lb 06 WOOL AND HIDES. BY B. KALVER 4 SON. W 001...— 15c to 18 Sheep pelts 40c to 81 00 Beef hides, per pound 06 Calf hides 07 J Coon hides 40c @ 1 35 i Possum hides 15c @ 60 Skunk hides 25c (rs 1 30 Mink hides 50c ($ 2 25 j Muskrat hides 10c @ 18 Tallow, per pound 011 CHICAGO MARKETS. Chicago market closed at 1:15 p. m. today as follows: Wheat, May $ 771 Wheat, July 7... Corn, May 46.’. Corn, July 44J Oats. May 35. Oats, July 322< May Pork .817 85 Julv Pork.- .817 35 Lard, per cwt 9 65 — HAY MARKET. No. 1 timothv hay , Slow @ 811.50 No 1 mixed hay (baled) ......SB.OO @ 89.50 No. 1 clover hay (baled) Losse hay 81.50 less. COAL. Anthracite .... ....... 8 9 (X) Domestic, lump 4 75 Domestic, nut 4 50 — OIL HARKET. Tiona $1.67 Pennsylvania 1.52 Corning 1.35 New Castle 1.29 North Lima 1.14 I South Lima 1.06 Indiana 1.06 OTHER PRODUCTS. PT VARIOUS GROCERS AND MERCHANTS. Eggs, fresh, per doz 10 1 Butter, per pound ... 12 ■ Potatoes, per bushel 45 HARKET NOTES. Liverpool market closed £ to.! cenl higher on wheat. Corn closed jto J j cent higher. Receipts at Chicago today: Hogs 'ii.iiw Wheat 15 curH Corn 256 cars * hits >-6 cars Estimate for tomorrow: Hogs 39,000! Wheat 6 cars Corn 280 cars Oats 11 Dears Many new silk waist ginghams at True’s. 38t6

. ..... -- MARKET quotations Prevailing Current Prices for Grain Provisions and Livestock. Indianapolis Grain and Livestock. Wheat —Wagon. •’Hr; No. 2 red strong Com—Steady; No. 1 mixed. 4> Gate -Steady; No. 2 mixed, 36 Cattle-Slow at $3.50 5.50 Hogi—Quiet at Sheep—Steady at Lambs- Steady at ; • Grain and Provisions at Chicago. —- ~” opvned. Cioaed > Wheat — , « • » ■ , MV : July ,J • ’ Corn— Feb ‘‘‘‘ May 15 ‘ ‘A I July «!♦ t 0» Osts— Feb •»» ’ “*y ‘ < Pork— M \'' ’’" ‘’' ’ *'" ’" "-- ■> ■ •» 4 1 ” j July 1: er K M Lard— May July ® w Rib*— Feb May July * 4 ' Closing cash market—Wheat :6e, corn Me; oau, use; pork. »i:.»S: lard, left nb» *0.12, At Louisville. Wheat—No. 2 new, :9e Corn—No. 3 white, tie; No. 3 mixe.l. 30e . Oats-No. 2 mixed, tor: No. 2 white, t: l ,e Cattle—Steady al 12 75*4.15 Hogs—Steady at ». «»7 2 Sheep—Steady at 52 m 3.75 Lambs—Steady at 53.50®5.26 At Cincinnati. Wheat—Quiet; No, 2 red. ,a o Corn-Steady: No. 2 mixed <7e Oats—Steady; No. 2 mixed. 3k Catlie—Steady at 52®4.7a Hoga—Active ai H.63®7.15 Sbeep—Strong at 52 at Lambs—Strong at 58®8.75 Livestock at Chicago. Cattle-Slor; steers. sS.®a.»o; stockert snd i readers. 57.50®4 40 Hogs—Steady at 5«.30®7.5il Sheep—Steady at 53.25®5.7i Lambs—Steady al 53.60®?.21 At New York. Cattle—Slow st S 3 ?ti*s 30 Hogs—Qmet at 55.7317 to Sheep—Steady at 52.33 46.25 Lambs —Steady at 52 23®’. Uq At East Buffalo. Cattle—Steady at 52.7.W1J H >ga—Active at 55.75'47.7’ Sheep—Steady at |2 , 23®4.10 Lambs—Steady at St 73®*.sS — — Held the Deputy Up. Gilroy, Cal.. Feb. 26.—Deputy Sheriff Stayton attetmpted to arrest a man at San Felipe suspected of highway robbery. The bandit covered Stayton i with a pistol, forced him into his ' buggy, and, mounting a horse belonging to a vaquero, forced him to drive I toward Bell’s Station, two miles, when the stranger dismounted, turned loose ; the horse and got in the buggy after i relieving Stayton of S2OO and a watch, i At Bell's Station, twenty miles from ' Gilroy, in the mountains, the robber i bought food. Captor and prisoner then , journeyed ten miles further, where the 1 highwayman released Stayton and ! took to the hills. Decisive Battle in Honduras. Panama Feb. 26 —According to c*» blegrams here from Salvador, President Sierra of Honduras h*s suffered aerious defeat From previous reports ! on the situation in Honduras it la bei Hewed that the battle took place in tha ; ! neighborhood of Macaome. Britons Are Surprised. London, Feb. 26.—A1l this morning'.’ papers dwell in their editorials on th< 1 remarkable fact that the Irish dsbatf ' In the house of commons passed of ; without a single harsh or defiant ex pression Such an occurrence is re garded as memorable in the annals o* ! parliament, and the hope is expressed that the present may prove a momen tons epoch in the relations of Grea’! Britain and Ireland At the same timt it is thought that the Irish land pur chase bill, though ushered in in sue! an unusually peaceful manner, is like ly to have a stormy career. Hard to Get a Jury. Chicago, Feb. 26 —No additions were made yesterday to the four jurors se lected Tuesday to try the indicted In , diana coal mine operators and theh ' Chicago agent. Walter S Bogle, on fht I charge of violating the state anti trust act. Louisville Negro Sentenced to Hang. | Louisville. Ky.. Feb. 26—Henry ( Smith, alias Henry Williams, a negro was sentenced to death in the crim Inal court here yesterday for an as sault upon a white wutu.u. The jury was out fifteen minutes BRIEF DISPATCHES ; fifteen people werf injured in a trollev net I wreck at I’enria, 111., catned br Ib.-den., f„, "Klrita,” Ute toe dancer, died tn New York nt j heart <li.eave. rained by fdlowm* her callini | for year* • ; a terrific hurricane twept over the Sannas , talande Heavy damage wa, done rarticular', ; on the laland ofTuluila GoorfoH. Ketcham eat, that he ban not ra I eetned an offer of 5 ~.0.0.« for ( re-, eu, and that | Ute horee l» rot for «ale • atore and iioMofflct w. re robbed near liar rod,burg Ky.. by burglar, who uee i dynamiu and ,e< ur*d ahoee and tlampa. four ell iking ininen were killed and tweivt ; were wounded, two mortally, in a flwht witt dfpuliee m Helelgh county W la A runawav train -an-ed u accident on th< Pennaylennla near Altoona tn whmh one ma. wae killed, one fatally hurt and four injure < . The Cooper-Welle knitUa* worka at st J .eopb. Mich., were de.tr.ty, d IB thirty minuto, by lire which did iww damage andTimw* 180 vmployrn outKing Edward will aend the late Queea Vie lorta’a prmefw,. collection 3 f JuL..»„ for < xhlbltion at th. LonUlana Purchaw ei position, a. hie per-onal ronlrtbuUon toward. * e lueceM of th. (xpoaittou

IH SELF DEFENSE Virginia Operator s. A Boycott Which Will Extend to All Parts of the United States Is in ContempUt'O' 1 * Refusal of Unionists to Handles "Un fair” Coal the Weapon to Be Employed. Chicago Feb. 26—John Mitchell. p,SdXI «««■ ’’“•"“'S Os America has abandoned all hop , and West Virginia without outside as I eistance that will bring sue . strong | pressure upon the oP* ra,ors th ‘‘ the > will be forced to unionize their own mines in self-defense. To that end a movement has bee started in Chicago to protest against the awarding of public contracts to firms handling Maryland and WeM Virginia coal, and this movement is tc spnad all over the United States wherever labor is organized The teamsters’ unions have entered j into a compact with the miners to tie ' up the output of the boycotted mines.; and they will refuse to deliver it on 1 any public contract. The first move was made when Sam ! uel Gompers. president of the Ameri | lean Federation of Labor. Albert i Young, president of the Amalgamated i Teamsters' association, and the largest union labor committee ever collected , in Chicago for such a purpose, called j ’ on Mayor Harrison and filed a formal protest against the awarding of city . coal contracts to firms dealing in the I coal which is mined by non-union men. I At the meeting with the mayor the labor committee declare that If con tracts for West Virginia or Maryland' coal shall be awarded, the teamsters j will refuse to deliver it and a general, tie-up in Chicago will result. The mayor will turn over to Mr Young certified copies of all the bidi now in the hands of the council com | mittee today. These bids will be for-; warded to John Mitchel), who will i return them, marking the firms that deal in the objectionable coal. A sub-: committee from the coal teamsters will then confer with the mayor and the council. DOINGS IN CONGRESS Senate at Last Shows a Disposition tc Transact Business. Washington. Feb. 26.—The house yesterday adopted the conference re . port on the army appropriation bill, and sent the bill to the president. The , bill to establish a union station in this i city also was finally passed, the house abandoning its amendments to reduce I the amount to be given to the Pennayl 1 vanla and Baltimore 4 Ohio railroads from 11.500,000 each as fixed in the senate bill, to >I.OO 000 each as fixed by the house. The Fowler currency bill was debated in a desultory way Mr. Clayton (Pa i delivered a mock funeral oration over the bill. The speaker appointed the committee tc represent the house at the dedication of the Louisiana Purchase exposition The senate made rapid progress , The statehood riders to the agricul ! tural and poatoffice appropriation bills’ 1 were withdrawn and both bills passed ' The house amendments to the Philip pine currency bill wire agreed to with ' I but slight discussion, thus sending thr bill to the president The sundry civil i bill was nearly completed A large number of pension bills were alsc ■ passed. In the course of the day Civil Ser ' vice Commissioner Foulke was severe ly criticised on account of a letter writ j ten by him to Mr Spconer regarding • the dismissal of an employe of the surveyor general’s office of Idaho whe had been charged with receiving tarn paign contributions The discussion arose over a resolution by Mr. Duboi» calling for information in the cast. Voting on Strike Proposition. Springfield, 111., Feb 26,-The voting of the Wabash trainmen on the ques tion of striking betause the Wabash management will not grant their de mands for increased wages will bf ' concluded this week. It is understood on what is considered good authority that the conductors are voting against the proposition to strike. As regards the attitude of the brakemen there is some doubt The solid vote of ths •* ltrhm « n fit Decatur against striklni 111 probably have some influence on the trainmen Booker Washington’s Visitor. Tuskegee, Ala, Feb. 26-John D Rockefeller jr„ and Mrs. Rot kef-D*. and Mrs H W Baldwin jr. pr.-s i York, spent all of yesterday at Tus I , k * SM M K'te.t. of Bool( e r T Wash ngton Two years ag 0 M r LkeM er Provided a large dormitory hull ’ Iriß forth 6 boys at th a ■rhrw.i completed. Igt e *‘ B Wisconsin W.fe M urdertr> Marshfield. Wl,, p eb ~f i Powell, a W e ll t0(10 fa llh ; n ; J n Oh " here shot .nd killed bls wirJ <Jfiy with a shotgun He 1. L y J ‘ ,er have become .udd.my “

1 PITCHED BATTQ West Virginia Minersand Fed. eral Deputies Test the Force cf Arms. Four Miners Were Killed, T«, o tally Wounded and Others Seriously Hurt. Trouble Grew Out of an Attempt to Enforce Judge Keller’s Injunction. Charleston, W. Va.. Feb. 26—At Stanniford city. In Raleigh county , terrible battle took pla<e yestertu, between the joint posses of o ep , M United States Marshal Cunninghan and Sheriff Cook on one side au i riot ing miners on the other, as a result ' of which four miners were 1 two others mortally wounded and t number of others on both sides or less seriously hurt. The trouble grew out of the attempt to arrest thir-ty-four miners for violation of the ' blanket injunction issued by E e der a Judge Keller last August On last Saturday Deputy Marshal D W Cunningham went to Atkmsvilie a mining town in Raleigh county, tear rest men charged with violating the Injunction. He was surrounded by a large party of miners armed with WinChester rifles, who ordered him v> leave the place, an order which he quickly obeyed. Sheriff Cook about the same time attempted to make sonarrests under process issued by the state court and was treated In a like manner. Cunningham returned to this city and reported to the marshal and district attorney that he <ould do nothing without a large force and then only at Imminent rlak of precipitating a bloody conflict He was instructed to return with men sufficient to sene the process given him and to do it at ali hazarus. Before Cunninghan: returned to Atkfnsville, however. Marshal John K. Thompson and S C. Burdette, attorney for the United Mio* Workers, went to the scene spending most of bunday and Monday then. They found everything quiet, the rioters having withdrawn from the neigh borhod and crossed New river going into r amp 300 strong near the big ’’Q'' mine on the north side. Thompson and Burdette came home Tuesday morning and Cunn’ngham and a strong posse went from here to makr the ar rests When Atkfnsville was reached the federal forces were joined by Sheriff Cook and nis posse, the coal companies near by furnished some guards •nd the deputy and sheriff found them selves in command of about a hundred well armed and determined men. Tha rioters had recroesed th« river os Tuesday and were parading up and down before the various coal worka from 150 to 200 men armed with Win cheater rifles. They Intimidat-l min ers at work, drove away the guards of the mines, and even went so far as to disarm one guard and force him tc march at the head of their precession Emboldened by their success, they at ■ tempted to burn down a bridge of th« Chesapeake & Ohio raflroa 1 over Piney Gulch and threatened the de struction of other property Tuesday night they went Into camp near Stan nifurd City. • Yesterday the officer* and their com blned posse surprised the rioters m their camp and called on them to snr render. The reply wae a shot This was answered by a shot and imme diately a furious battle was raging When it ceased three of the riotsn lay dead and many others were ' ani to be wounded, two of them fata ly Seventy-three arrests were made All the prisoners were taken to Bc< kl»y the rountv Mat of Raleigh wl > prisoner* were given a preliminary hearing by Commissioner Dunn and held for their appearance at 'ourt here Grand Jury Will Probe It. Newark. N. J , Feb ■ tlce Gummera called the grand jutt before him late yeaterday attern ><’» and charged them *trongly relative tn the Clifton avenue trolley <li*as'‘ , r- H« charged It was the duty of th' gran! Jury to investigate every phase >f th accident and And out If an’ ne w»J In any manner criminally guilty i carelessness or In any manner rl® inally Hable. If it was found by the grand jury that one person vi mett I ware responsible It was the Jun ’ 4' l ” under the law to Indict such ptrsoni tor manslaughter. Maxlcana Ara Unaasy Mexico City. Feb. 36.—News the region surrounding the volcsnc Colima continue* alarming. Th p P* a Pie. terrifled by the belching fan”’ and pouring lava, are seeking refug' ' In distant town* and villages Tht • city of Tuxpain, in the state of JaHs<" '! continued tinder a heavy cloud ’* •moke. The volcano Is allgh’ wlt!1 flames The new eruption Tue»<i»’ afternoon baa Increased th* general fear. II — Long Horseback Journey. Tien Tsin, Feb. 2*. — lJ»u te,w ' Von Baltxmann. who hao been conl>e< •4 with the German forces in Ch’”* ’ has left Tien T*ln to ride to Barm ' on horseback. Mu rode an Austra hor»e. and had with him on" and two ponies He I* expected ta • . rive in Berlin In May.