Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 72, Decatur, Adams County, 3 April 1903 — Page 4

Peterson. H. A. Breiner disposed of a horse while in Decatur last Wednesday. Miss Mae Sells of Monroe is making a visit with her friends in this vicinity. ' Clara Nicholas of Fort Wayne sj>ent a few days the guest of Miss Dessie Beery. Mrs. Nancy Carter who has been | staying in Bluff ton for some time past, was in the berg Thursday. Mr. Church who buys hay and straw for Davison at Bluffton was a business caller here last Thursday. Homere Andrews and Miss Dinkie Bowers were at the services at the Washington church last Sunday. Mr. John Weldy spent Sunday in Marion the guest of Uis brotlier-in- j law Mr. Huber, a street car conductor. James Brown taught his last day j of school lsat Friday at No. 5. An j immense dinner was given, followed | by recitations by the school. The Peterson schools close next Friday. This school generly puts up a good entertainment and as they have been doing considerable work on this line lately, you may ; expect a good time by giving them S a call Friday evening. EVERBODY invited. Amusements. The Who What When minstrels persenting a really meritorious performance, opened at the Grand last night, to an audience that filled every available bit of space long before the rising of the curtain. The rapid fire jokes of the comedians, the singing of the different vocalists were received with shouts of laughter and applause, while the olio presented an array of clever artists seldom before equaled, and indications point to a week of record breaking business.—Grand Rapids, Michigan News. At Bosse s opera house Tuesday, April T.

CICERO'S WOMAN IN BLACK Mysterious Person Wrote Letter to the New Era. Noblesville, Ind., April 3.—Cicero I a thriving town six mile 3 north oi i here, is excited over a mysterious woman in black, who makes her ap pearance in the streets only after dark. She wears black cloihlng and a heavy black veil over her face. She has frightened young women of the town until none ot them will go about the streets after night without escorts The editor of the New Bra has had a letter from the woman, who signed herself “The Woman in Black.” threat ening him with violence if he pub lishes anyth.ng concerning h»r. The editor proposes not only to publish the letter, but to turn it over to the poa tnl authorities. Se-.ors Shooting Affray. Co: nersvole. Ind., April 3. —A seri c::s shoo ing affair occurred in East connorr v 'l. •. in which William Smith shot his wife, probably fatally, and t;.in himseli Smith went home drunk and began abusing his wife. His fath in .n law. Colunbus Smith attempted to quiet the young man. without sue cots. lie and his son in-law grappled and when the younger Smith broke loose he secured a revolver, shooting the wife in the back an I inflicting a bad wound. The oider Smith then grabbed nis son-in.aw and threw him out of the doors, when the younger man turned the revolver upon himself, the bullet ]c using through the stomach and liver. The doctors say he tan not live. Town Marshal Holds on. Kokomo, Ind., April 3.—The town board of Greentown has cut the salary of Marshal Pool to $1 a month in the hope that he would tender his resigns tion. Pool has disappointed the board The town hoard did not des;re to im j peach Pool, and it was thought that cutting his salary to almost nothing I would make him step out. He has not enforced the law An election is ! a little over a month away, and so far j Pool has no oppositioti for the office 1 The solons of the town are at a com piele loss how to get rid of Pool.

Teacher* Down to Business. Rlcfimond, Ind., April 3. —The 21st annual meeting of the Northern Indi ana Teachers' association is now in full blast and the rltjr is tilled with visitors Besides the teachers who are members of the association, there is a large delegation from the Southern Indiana association, and fully 200 vieltora have registered from cities and towns in western Ohio. Much of the time yesterday was occupied by tne visitors at Kanham college and In an Inspection of the various school buildings in the city. Lake Navigation - Tied Up. Chicago. April 3. Marine flreinen oilers and tenders, who are on strike were successful In preventing the se curing of crews for any of the largi number of tioats that were r«ady t< clear yesterday. Not a single boot except the local passenger craft, went out. while only wo boats came in.

Weather Forecast. Rain or snow and cloudy this afternoon and tonight. Saturday fair, with warmer northwest portion. 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 $ Corn, per cwt, yellow (new) 48 Corn, per cwt., (new) mixed 40 Oats, new — 31 Rye 40 Barley 40 Clover Seed 5 00 (ft; 6 00 Alsyke 6 50 @ 7 00 Tiraothv 1 00 Buckwheat 05 Flax Seed 1 10 CHICAGO MARKETS. Chicago market closed at 1:15 p. m. today as follows: Wheat, May ..... I 74} Wheat, July 70^ Corn, May 43 Corn, July...— - 43} Oats, May -36 j Oats. July — 30* May Pork 117 77 July Pork ,117 17 May Lard, per cwt 9 90 Ju[y Lard, per cwt 9 75 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 $ 74 May wheat 74} July wheat, 71} Cash corn. No. 2, mixed, cash 42 May corn 42} July corn 44 Oats, cash — — 32} 11 >ats. May SSI j Oats, July 30} i Rve, (.’ash 53

STOCK. BY FRED SCHEIMAN, DEALER. Lambs 54 @ 6 i Hogs, per cwt. .... 56 25 @57 00 j Cattle per lb 3$ (a 4J j Calves, per lb. - s(a 5| j Cows 2 (a 84 Sheep, per lb 2J @ 3 j Beef Hides, per lb. 6 j POULTRY. BY J. W. PLACE CO., PACKERS. Chickens, per lb .09 Fowls, per lb 08$ I Ducks, per lb 10 ! Turkeys, per lb. 10 to 11 Geese, per lb .05 HAY fIARKET. Xo. 1 timothy hay (baled).. [email protected] IXo 1 mixed hay (baled) _ 18.00 <g $9.50 Xo. 1 clover hav (baled) Los 96 hay 51.50 less. WOOL AND HIDES. BY B. KALVER A SOX. Wool .—l5 c to 18 Sheep pelts 40c to 51 00 Beef hides, per pound 06 Calf hides 074 Coon hides 40c «i. 1 35* j Possum hides 10c 10 40 ! Skunk hides 25c vt, 1 00 Mink hides 50c @ 2 00 Muskrat hides 18c (g, 25 j Tallow, per pound 044 COAL. Anthracite f 900 [ Domestic, lump 4 75 . Domestic, nut _ 450 OIL fIARKET. | Tiona 11.65 Pennsylvania 1.50 Corning 1.30 [NewCastle 1.37 North Lima 1.14 South Lima 1.09 Indiana 1,09 Whitehouse 1.20 Somerset 95 Lacy 95 Barkersville ... .95 Kagland. 55

OTHER PRODUCTS. [ BY VARIOUS GROCERS AND MERCHANTS. I Eggs, fresh, per doz 5 11 Butter, pier pound.. 12 Potatoes, per bushel 45 HARKET NOTES. Liverpool market opened 2 cent higher on wheat. Corn opened J cent lower. Receipts at Chicago today: Hogs 20,000 Wheat 21 cars Corn 115 cara Oats 162 cars Estimate for tomorrow: Hogs 16,000 Two Fell to Death. Mineral Point. Win., April 3.—The collapse of a bridge over Otter creek ' yesterday caused the death of two 1 persons and the probable death of an other.

MARKET QUOTATIONS Prevailing Current Prices for Grain, Provision* and Livestock. Indianapolis Grain and Livestock. Whest—Wagon, flc: No. 2 red strong ft!-. Corn—Steady; No. 2 mixed, 8.1 Oat*— Steady; No. 2 mixed, 33% Caitle—Slow at 33.60 .6,26 Hogs—quiet at $9 97.60 Sheep—Steady at 32Q6. Lamb*—Steady at 33Q7. Grain and Provisions at Chicago. •Opened. Closed. Wheat— * May t .73'., .74% July .70% Sept da-,, .BsJ* CornMay 48% .43% July tat, .13 % Sept 13V, .48% Gets— May 13% M!)( July te% ,3u% Sept **!» .11% - forkMay 17.90 17.92 Jsly 17.20 1T.26 Sept 1a.96 19.96 : LardMay 9.97 10.00 July 3.9 C 9.91 Sapt 9.77 9.90 Rib* — May 9.73 9.74 July 9.97 9.46 S«P« 9.90 9.47 Cloeing caab market—Wheat, 74e, corn 43c; oata. 13c; pork. 317.63; lard. 31.r0 riba 39.12. At Louisville. Wheat—No. 2 new. 77c Corn—No. 8 white. 49c; No. 3 mixed.tec Oete— No. 2 mixed. 40c; No. 2 white. 41%s ) Celtic—steady at 82.76ttf4.76 Hogs—Steady at 45Q7.30 k Sheep—Steady «i82«t4.6r Lambs —Steady at 83.60*496. At Cincinnati. Wheat—Qmet: No. 2 red. 76%c Cera—Steady, No. 2 mixed 42c Oete— Steady; No. 2 mixed, 37 Cattle—Steady at 52Q4..,„ Hoga—Active at 3t.06Q7.50 Sheep—Strong at 33.;6tf9.2S Lam be—Strong at 38Q7.;,0 Livestock at Chicago. Cattle-Slow; steers. 33.Q6.90; stockera aad feeders. 15.60Q6. Hogs—Steady at 36.90Q7.95 Sheep—Steady at 35.25Q9.95 Lambs —Steady at 36.50.Q7.e0 At New York. Cattle—Slow at 33.75 i 6.60 J —- * Hogs—qniet at 36.75tf7.00 Sheep—Steady at 82.25Q9.50 ... „ tl _ _ Lamba—Steady at 36Q8.25 “ At East Buffalo. Cattle-Steady at 82.75Q6.40 — fT, | Hoga—Active at 86.T5Q7.3* Shaap—Steady at 83.25Q6.50 Laaba—Steady at 3i.75Qe.15 -uSut EXTREMELY CRITICAL Situation In Santo Domingo Growing Daily More Accute. Cape Haytien. April 3.—The situation in Santo Domingo city is extremely critical. The commander of the United States cruiser Atlanta, which ha 9 arrived at Santo Domingo from this port, has landed a detachment of 50 blue jackets to guard the United States consulate general in that city. A shell fired by the Dominican cruiser which is on the side of President Vasquez, fell on the German consulate. The damage done, how ever, was purely material, as the projectile did not burst. A battle lasting three hours took place Wednesday between the government troops and the revolutionists on the banks of the river Ozama, which flows Into the Caribbean sea at Santo Domingo. A hundred men were killed or wounded. President Vasquez demands the surrender of Santo Domingo City, but the revolutionists are disposed to resist up to the last mo- ‘ ment.

DEADLY FEUD Two Kentucky Families Came Together With Bloody Results. Whitehouse. Ky. r April 3.—As a result of a feud between two families here. Martin Goodman was shot and instantly killed by Thomas Hall, residing near here. Both men were farmers and Hall fled after the shootng. but was c aptured later and Imme diately taken to the county Jail. Every precaution is being taken by the authorities to prevent mob violence, as indignation is intense. Everglades Question Terminated. Washington. April 3.—Commission er Richards of the general land office has taken practically the final step In the settlement of the long drawn out contention between the United States and the state of Florida over the strip known as the everglades The entire land in dispute Includes about 3,000,000 acres, ail of which goes to the state in fee simple and j will he at its disposal. The lands are all within the trostless belt, and It is believed that with drainage they will soon become valuable for fruit grow Ing purposes. Student Riots In Spain. Madrid. April 3 — Student riots have broken out at Salamanca as an outcome of a quarrel between the students and the police. The civil guards fired several rounds, killing three stu dents and wounding many others The police Inspector, whose conduct led to the student disorders, has been dla missed and the prefect has resigned and Is on his way to Madrid. The Brooklyn to Be a Flagship. Washington. April 3. —It la the present Intention of the navy department officials that when Captain Richardson Clover Is relieved as naval attache of the American embassy at Ismdon this spring he will be placed In command of the Brooklyn and that that vessel shall become the flagship of tbs European squadron.

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This froai the girl who had given him so much within less than a week' Poor Brandon!' Jane, who had called him up and was the cause of his following them, began to weep. "Sir,” said she, "forgive me. It was not my fault. She had just said"— Slap came Mary’s hand on Janes mouth, and Jane was marched off. weeping bitterly. The girls had started up toward East Cheap when they left Groucbe's, intending to go home by an upper route, and now they walked rapidly in that direction. Brandon continued to fob low them, notwithstanding what Mary had said, and she thanked him and her God ever after that he did. They had been walking not more than five minutes when, just as tbc girls turned a corner into a secluded little street, winding its way among the fish tvn rehouses, four horsemen passed Brandon in evident pursuit of them. Brandon hurried forward, but before be reached the corner heard screams of fright and as he turned it: to the street distinctly saw that two of the men had dismounted and were try ing to overtake the fleeing girls. Fright lent wings to their feet, and, their short skirts affording freedom to their limbs, they were giving the pursuers a warm little race, screaming at every step to the full limit of their voices, now they did run and sereatn! It was but a moment till Brandon came up with the pursuers, who, all unconscious that they in turn were pursued, did not expect an attack from the rear. The men remaining on horseback shouted an alarm to their comrades, but so intent were the latter in tbelr pursuit that they did not hear. One of the men 5n foot fell dead, pierced through the oiiek of the neck by Brandon's sword, before either was aware of his presence. The other turned, but was a corpse before he could cry out. The girls had stopped a short distance ahead, exhausted by their flight. Mary had stumbled and fallen, but had risen again, and both were now leaning against a wall, clinging to each other, a picture of abject terror. Brandon ran to the girls, but by the time he reached them the two men on horseback were there aiso, hacking away at him from their saddles. Brandon did his best to save himself from being cut to pieces aud the girls from being trampled under foot by the prancing horses.

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One of the men on foot tell dead. A narrow Jutting of the wall, a foot or two in width, n sort of flying buttress, gave him a little advantage, and tip into the slight shelter of the corner thus formed he thrust the girls and with his back to them faced his unequal foe with drawn sword. Fortunately ,’e iwsitlon allowed only one horseman to attack them. Two men on foot would have lieen less In each other's way and much more effective. The men, however, stuck to their horses, and one of them pressed the attack, striking at Brandon most viciously, it being dark and the distance deceptive, the horseman's sword at lust struck the wall, a flash of sparks flying In Its trail, nnd lucky it was or this story would have ended here. Thereupon Hrandou thrust his sword into the horse s throat, rousing H lu rear backward, plunging and lunging into the street, where It fell, holding its rider by the leg against the cobblestones of a little gutter. A cry from the fallen horseman brought his companion to his side nnd gave Brandon an opportunity to escape with the girls. Os this he took mlvantage, you may lie sure, for one of Ids mottoes was that the greatest fool In the world is lie who does not early In life learn how and when to run. In the light of the sparks from the sword stroke upon the wall, brief as It was, Brandon recognized the fuce of Buckingham, from which the mask had fallen. Os tills he did not speak to any one till long afterward, nnd his silence was almost his undoing. How often n word spoken or unspoken may have the very deuce in It either way! The girls were nearly dead from fright, and in order to make any sort of progress Brandon bad to carry the princess and help Jane until lie thought they were out of danger. Jane soon recovered, hut Mary did not seem mix lous to. walk end lay with her head

upon Brandon's shoulder, apparently contented enough. 1„ few minutes Jane said: If you can walk now. my lady. I think you had better. Wo shall soon be near Fishmonger's ball. " Here some one is sure to be standing at this hour. Mary said nothing in reply to Jane, but as Brandon fell a step or two behind at a narrow crossing whispered: "Forgive me. forgive me. I will do anv penance you ask. I am unworthy to speak your name. I owe you my life and more—and more a thousand times." At this she lifted her arm and placed her hand upon his cheek and neck. She then learned for the first time ttiat he was wounded, and the tears came softly ns she slipped from bis arms to the ground. She * walked beside him quietly for a little j time, then, taking his hand In both of hers, gently lifted it to her lips and laid it upon her breast Half an hour afterward Brandon left the girls at Bridewell House, went over to the 1 bridge where he had left bis horse at a hostelry, and rode down to Greenwirh. So Mary had made her trip to j Grouches, but it was labor worse than , lost. Grouche had told her nothing she wanted to know, though much that he supposed she would like to learn. He had told her that she had many lovers, a fact which her faee and form would make easy enough to discover. He informed her also that she liad n lowborn lover, and in order to put a little evil in with the good fortune and give what he said an air of truth lie added to Mary's state of unrest more than lie thought by telling her that her lowborn lover was false. He thought to flatter her by predicting that she would soon marry n very great prince or nobleman, the indications being in favor of the former, and in place of this making bor happy she wished the wretched soothsayer In the bottomless pit—he and all his prophecies; herself, too. for going to him. His guesses weie pretty jhrewd that is, admitting he did not know who .Gary was, wmen she at least supposed was the case; so Mary wept that night and moaned and moaned because she had gone to Groucbe's. It had added infinitely to the pain of which her heart was already too full and made her thoroughly wretched aud unhappy. CHAPTER IX. ri'T NOT YOUR TRUST IN PRINCESSES. 'TTj THOUGHT the king's dance * 1 that night would never end, SjvTj so f on d were the Frenchmen SaSJ of our fair ladies, and I was more than anxious to see Brandon and learn the issue of the girls' escapade, as I well knew the danger attending it. All tilings, however, must end, so early in the morning I hastened to our rooms, where I found Brandon lying in his clothes, everything with blood from a dozen sword cuts. He was very weak, and I at once had in a barber, who took off his shirt of mail and dressed his wounds. He then dropped into a deep sleep, while I watched the night out. Upon awakening Brandon told me all that had happened, but asked me to say nothing of his Illness, as he wished to keep the fact of his wounds secret In order that lie might better conceal the cause of them. But. as I told you, he did not six'uk of Buckingham's part in the uffniy. I saw the princess that afternoon and expected, of course, she would inquire for her defender. One wlio had given such timely help and who was suffering so much on her account was surely worth a little solicitude, but not a word did she ask. She did not come near me, but made a point of avoidance. as I could plainly see. The next

I CLOSING OUT buggies, Corn Cultivators—Riders and WalkI ers, Cheek Rowers, Breaking Plows, Har- | rows, Grain Drills, Lawn Mowers, WeedA ers and Horse Cultivators. ■ All these goods will be sold very low, as I am going ■ to close them out. 1 AGENT FOR | McCormick machines, white plymoith « ROCK EGGi, TRACTION ENGINES, AND I THRESHING MACHINERY. 1 lie; NIBLICK

morning she, with .lane. went Scotland palace without so ,l) breath of Inquiry from either nt .i®'* This heartless conduct enraged „ Bl - I was glad to learn ufterwnrTo" 1 Jane's silence was at Mart' 16,1 maud, that bundle of selfish,/“ ing that any solicitude, however fully shown, upon her part veal her secret. k it re. It seems that Mary had recent , ligence of the forward state 0 f In the marriage negotiations and#! 1 that a discovery by her brother of »i she had done, especially in view disastrous results, would semi h France despite all the coaxing".? could do from then till doomsday It was a terrible fate hanging tier, doubly so in view of the fact th!' she loved another man. and looki 1 back at It all from the vantage M of time l cannot wonder that p other things out of her head and her seem selfish iu her frightened « sire to save herself. About 12 o'clock of the foll ow!lI . uight I was awakened by a knock ~ my door, and upon opening | a Wa iked a sergeant of the sheriff 0 f Lo n(Jo „ with four yeomen at bis heels. The sergeant asked if one Charts Brandon was present, and upon my ,f tirmntive answer demanded that be be forthcoming. I told the sergeant that Brandon was confined to his bed with illness, whereupon he asked to be shown to his room. It was useless to resist or to evade so I awakened Brandon and took the sergeant in. Here he read his warrant to arrest Charles Brandon, F,*q„ the murder of two citizens of Undo; perpetrated, done and committed upon the night of such and such a day *,f this year of our Lord 1514. Brandon's hat had been found by the side ot the dead men, and the authorities had re ceived information from a high source that Brandon was the guilty person That high source was evidently Buckingham. When the sergeant found Brandon covered with wounds, there was no longer any doubt, and, although hard ly able to lift his band, he was forced to dress and go with them. A horse litter was procured, and we all started to London. While Brandon was dressing I said I would nt once go and awaken the king, who, I knew, would pardon the offense when he heard my story, but Brandon asked the sergeant to leave us to ourselves for a short time, ind closed the door. [to be continued.! *., The Vlvaolou* One. “The word ‘vivacious,’ ” said the cynical codger, “is the polite social tarn for ‘gabby.’ ’’—Baltimore Herald.

THE NOTED Draft Stallion McFarlane Number 4725. will be found the coming season at the Riverside Livery and Peed Barn. This horse is too well known to need any recommendation. He has been owned and kept in Decatur for three years by Peter Amspaugh, and will be in his hands this season. 66d3trtf