Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 73, Decatur, Adams County, 4 April 1903 — Page 4

State Line. Mr. Oscar Meyers of near Wren was in our vicinity Monday. Mr. John M. Hurless of near Wren, was at Decatur on business Tuesday. Mr. Wesley Standiford of VanWert. was in our vicinity Wednesday. Mr. Daniel Krick of near Dixon [ was visiting Mr. Win. Drake over I .Sunday. Born to Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Miller, I Sunday, a boy. Mother and balx* i doing well. Mr. George Weiniet is preparing | to move in the Benjamin Beltz pro- \ perty this week. Mr.' Joseph Aderson of Wren, j was hauling hay from Mr. E. F. | Roth's to Wren Monday Quite a number of the farmers in | our community have lots of corn to ; husk yet owing to the bad winter j weather Judge R. K. Erwin of Decatur, ! attended the sale of Mr. G. W. | Standifordon the state line Wednes-| day. The most of the conversation in i part of the county among the far-) mers when they congregate, is for I the pike and street car line. The sale of Mr. G. W. Standiford Wednesday, was quite a success and things sold well, the sale amounting to fifteen hundred dollars. Mr. Wm. Stewart is having some ditching done with the new ditching machine owned by Jesse Koos. The machine is quite a master piece over the old way of ditching. Mr. John W. Robinson of Decatur, was in our community Monday and while here purchased a fine horse and will say it is one of the finest Mr. Robinson has bought for a long time. Amusements.

The Who What When minstrels j p< rsenting a really meritorious performance, opened at the Grand last night, to an audience that filled every available bit of space long I before the rising of the curtain. The rapid fire jokes of the comedians, i rhe singing of the different vocalists were received with shouts of laugh- j ter and applause, while the olio presented an array of clever artists seldom Irefore equaled, and indications point to a week of record breaking business.—Grand Rapids, Michigan News. At Bosse’s opera house Tuesday, April 7. SPRING CROP 07 STRIKES Equal to the Avorige, T ough Most of The™ Are a Lit Early. New Ytrk, April I.—Bradstreet's weekly review of trade today says: Retail trade is expanding, favored by sp’in.'li’e weather, and jobbers report reorders from retailers increasing, while (ollectorc note soma improvement. Some price revisions are to be noted, particularly in raw coal, pig iron, copper, coffee and sugar on the Atlantic seaboard. Flour is slightly higher on excellent export business. The indi’str>s. particularly iron and steel and lumber, are active. The spring crop of strikes is equal to the average, though most of them have appeared a trifle earlier, particularly In the building trades The activity in lumber is a notable feature just now. the only complaint being of deliveries not being .sufficient to meet current demand. Anthracite coal has experienced the usual spring cut of 50 cents per ton. but the level is still 40 cents higher than a year ago at this time showing that the consumer in this line has had to pay the expense of last year s great strike. EL RENEGADO SHOT A Former American Newspaper Man Gets His Apparent Deserts. Tucson, Ariz.. April 4.—Word comes of the capture and execution of Johnliver, the Arizona newspaper num who is reputed to have recently pro claimed himself leader of the Yaquis In Sonora. The capture wan made by the Fourth battalion of Mexican regu Hrs near Bacum. state of Sonora, according to the report, and Dyer was immediately tried by court martial and

«hot. Dyer during his brief leadership of the Yaqvis earned the name of El Renegado, on account of his alleged inhu man cruelty to Mexican women and to white men. Dyer was for a time, a newspaper correspondent at Cana nea for a number of Eastern and Pa rifle coast papers, and he sent out many sensational stories of alleged, Yaqui uprisings. Shot One of Hi* Employe*. Mfddlesboro, Ky., April 4—John Jones. master mechanic at the Iron fur nares of the Virginia Iron. Coal and Coke company, yesterday shot and In stantly killing Calvin Pcttlcorn, one of his employes. According to reports Pettlcorn threatened Jones’ life Jcaes la nnder arrest.

Weather Forecast. Fair tonight and Suuday. Rising j temperature. 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 i merchants for various products. Cor-I rected every day. GRAIN. BY E. 1,. CARROL, GRAIN MERCHANT. Wheat, new $ 66 Corn, per cwt, yellow (new) ... 48 Corn, per cwt., (new) mixer! 46 Oats, new 31 Rye 401 Barley ................ 401 Clover Seed 5 00 @ 6 00 i Alsyke 6 50 @ 7 00 ■ Timothy —1 601 Buckwheat — 65 Flax Seed ._. 1 10 CHICAGO MARKETS. Chicago market closed at 1:15 p. m. today as follows: Wheat, May .. ? 74| Wheat, July 691 Corn. May —1" | J Corn, July 43|I Oats, May — 33| Oats, July 3*'2 May Pork .sl7 50 July Pork - .sl7 00 May Lard, per cwt 9 77 Ju[y Lard, per cwt 9 67 TOLEDO GRAIN MARKETS. Changed every afternoon at 3:001 o’clock by J. D. Hale, Decatur. Special wire service. Wheat, new No. 2, red, cash $ 731 j May wheat 74| . July wheat, 71J i Cash corn, No. 2, mixed, cash 42 j May corn 42 I i July corn 12 [ i Oats, cash 32 ; Oats. May 331 ; Oats, July 30; Rye, cash 52.1

STOCK. BY FRED SCHEIMAN, DEALER. Lambs 5| @ 6 Hogs, per cwt. $6 25 (a $7 00 Cattle per lb .3| (a 4| Calves, per lb 5 @ 5j 'Cows 2 (a •’>[ Sheep, per lb 21 @ 3 Beef Hides, per lb. 6 POULTRY. BY J. W. PLACE CO., PACKERS. I Chickens, per lb. ...... .08| Fowls, per lb. . .081 Ducks, per lb 10 Turkeys, per lb .10 Geese, per lb .05 HAY HARKET. No. 1 timothy hay (baled) , No 1 mixed hay (baled) i - SB.OO @ $9.50 : No. 1 clover hay (baled) ~ _.56.00 $7.50 Losse hay $1.50 less. WOOL AND HIDES. BY B. KALVER & SON. W 001... ,15c to 18 Sheep pelts. ................ 40e to $1 <lO ’ Beef hides, per pound 06 ■' Calf hides 07J > Coon hides 40c (a 1 35 1 Possum hides 10c (a 40 I Skunk hides 25c (a I 00 ■ Mink hides .. 50c (ft 2 00 i’ Muskrat hides 18c (f< 25 > Tallow, per pound 04.1 f i COAL. Anthracite .? 900 Domestic, lump 4 75 Domestic, nut 4 50 OIL fIARKET. Tiona $1.65 Pennsylvania 1.50 Corning 1.30 New Castle 1.37 North Lima 1.14 South Lima 1.09 Indiana 1.09 Whitehouse 1.20 Somerset 95 Lacy 951 Barkersville 95 | Ragland 55 OTHER PRODUCTS. BY VARIOUS GROCERS AND MERCHANTS. Ikggs, fresh, per doz $ 11 Butter, per pound 12 Potatoes, per bushel 45

HARKET NOTES. Liverpool market closed 3 cent higher on wheat. Corn opened j cent lower. Receipts at Chicago today: Hogs .... .................................... 12,(XX) Wheat 27 cars < ' WO I 17 cars < )ats .... 136 care Estimate for tomorrow: Hogs &000 Wlu-af 35<-ars Corn 125 cars Oats 190 cars The amount of grain exported yes [ terday from this country was: Wheat and Flour, 501,000 bushels; corn 198,(MX) bushels; oats 148,000 ' I bushels. I

MARKET QUOTATIONS Prevailing Current Prices for Grain, Provisions and Livestock. Indianapolis Grain and Livestock. Wheat—Wagon, Ho: No. 2 red at rung 72‘ u Corn—Steady; No. 2 mixed, .VJ Oaw-Steady ; No. 2 mixed, Cattle—Slow at Hog*-Quiet at Sheep—Steady at Lambs-Steady at Grain and Provisions at Chicago. Opeueil. < lo.ed. Wheat— May .» .73 '» .;»•«• July .:oQ JO', Sept ... tote Corn— May 43'. .43 Juiy 4S’ a .is?* Sept 44 .431. OatsMay °4 .33*; July • m. .Su% Sept. 2.'?* .11% ; Pork- —— May >:*) 17.73 Jaly 17.n0 17.17 Sept : lo ss 16.85 Lard— May 3.97 ».W Juiy ASS 3.78 Sept »-77 ».n KibeMay t>. 70 »J« July 9-itS 9.87 Sept #.»* 9.»c Cloeing cash market— Wheat; 74c, corn 42". c; oats. 32'ic: pork, 317.86; lard, tt.ro nbt 33.13. At Louisville. Wheat—No. 2 new, 77e ; Corn—No. 3 white. 40c; No. 3 mixed,4Ae Oats—No. 2 mi led, 404; No. 3 white. 4l*,e Cattie—Steady at 33.78.454.78 Hoge-Steady at tk>7.Bo t Sheep—Steady at t'2,*4.5C Lambs—Steady at 53.50<55. .. _ At Cincinnati. Wheat—Quiet; No. 2 red. 7tic —; ~ Corn—Steady; No. 2 mixed 41‘*o Oate—Steady; No. S mixed, 37 Cattle—Steady al 33(54.;8 Huge—Active at ; Sheep—Strong at 33.75030.88 u Lambs—Strong at »3<537.50 Livestock at Chicago. Cattle—Slow; steers. 85..J5.-J); stockera and (oedcrs.l»2.So®3. Hogs—Steady at 36.9M37.80 Sheep—Steady at _ Lambs—Steady at 3«[email protected] At New York. Cattle-Slow at 33.7jf5.n0 „«| Hogs—Quiet at Sheep—Steady at 32.35® tt. 30 Lambs—Steady at $a®.0.20 _ (U ■*»' At East Buffalo. Cattle—Steady at 32.75(45.40 —“fj Hogs—Active at So. 75® 7. So * ‘MK&; Sheep—Steady at 53.25®1}.30 Lambs—Steady at 34.7690.15 MR. BOWEN SAID NO Venezuela’s Representative Blocked Little Game of Allies. Washington. April 4.—A joint conference between Mr. Bowen and the British and Italian ambassadors ant' the German first secretary was heH a* the British embassy yesterday. Th« meeting lasted an hour and a half. Mr. Bowen presented his reply to the amendments which the allies had proposed to J.-is original draft procotol He accepted several changes of phraseology in the convention, but informed ! 1 HUBBERT W BOWEN, C S. MtNISTIH TO 1 VENEZUELA I the other negotiators that under no | circumstances would he accept the in serf ion of a new article providing that ' Venezuela should pay the costs of the J blockade in case the decision at The Hague be adverse to preferential treat ment. H's refusal on this point was absolute. it was agreed that Mr. Bowen's ob jectlons and arguments should be <a bled at onee to Ixmdon. Berlin and ; Rome. It is not expected that an an swer can reach here before Wednesday. In the meantime Mr. Bowen will go to New York for several days' rest. i Another amendment the allies proposed would have limited the arbltra tion tribunal somewhat in the matter of costs, and Mr. Bowen objected to It on the ground that the tribunal Itself ought to decide without any restriction whatever, when and by whom the costs of arbitration should be pro posed The peace powers have been given copies of Mr. Bowen's note In answer to the allies proposed amend ments. Fell From Train. Shelbyville. Ind., April 4.—Thomas Faulkner, son of Mrs. Ada Faulkner of this place, was killed by a train at Chesterfield, 111. It Is thought that he was on his way home and was riding on the front of the train when he fell off. Hoosier Soldier’s Death. Alexandria, Ind.. April 4. —The relatives of Walter Pickard have been notified of his death while a soldier in the Philippines a few months age. He stepped off a high porch and broke his neck.

• WHEN KNIGHTHOOD J j WAS IN FLOWER i Or, The Love Story of Charles Erandon and Mary Tut -r, the K1 ". !: ; 1S h ’ 0 Happening In the Reign o£ His August Majesty King Henry the i. Rewritten and Rendered Into Modern Cngliih From Sir Ed» Caskoden's Memoir By EDLVIiM CASKODEN [CHARLES MAJOrtJ # Copvricht. 1333 and 1901, by thi Bowtn-MrrriUConipanv

"Please do nothing of the sort, t'askoden," said he. "If you tell the king. I will declare there is not one word of truth in your story. There is only one person in the world who may toll of that night's happenings, and if she docs not they shall remain untold. She will make it all right at once, I know. I would not do her the foul wrong to think for one instant that she will fail. You do not know her. She sometimes seems selfish, but it is thoughtlessness fostered by flattery, and her heart is right. I would trust her with my life, if you breathe a word of what I have told you, you may do more harm than you can ever remedy, aud I ask you to say nothing to any one. If the princess would not liberate me -but that is not to be thought of. Never doubt that she can and will do it better than you think. She is all gold." This, of course, silenced me, as I did not know what new danger 1 might create or how I might mar the matter I so much wished to mend. 1 did not toll Brandon that the girls had left Greenwich or of my undefined and perhaps unfounded fear that Mary might not act as be thought she would in a , great emergency, but silently helped him to dress and went to London along with him and the sheriff's sergeant. Brandon was taken to Newgate, the most loathsome prison in London at that time, it being used for felons, while Ludgate was for debtors. Here he was thrown into an underground dungeon foul with water that seeped through the old masonry from the moat and alive with every noisome thing that creeps. There was no bed, no stool, no floor, not even a wisp of straw; simply the rooking stone walls, covered with fungus, and the windowless arch overhead. One could hardly conceive a more horrible place in whlcn to spend even a moment. I had a glimpse of it by the light of the keeper's lantern as they put him ui, and it seemed to me a single night la that awful place would have killed me or driven me mad. I protested and begged and tried to bribe, but it was all of no avail. The keeper had been bribed before I arrived. Although it could do no possible good. I was glad to stand outside the prison walls in the drenching rain all the rest of that wretched night that I might be ns near as possible to my friend and suffer a little with him. As soon as the prison gates were opeued next morning 1 again importuned the keeper to give Brandon r. more comfortable cell, but bis reply was that such crimes had of late become so frequent in London that no fa- j vor could be shown those who committed them, and that men like Brandon, who ought to know and act bettor, de- ‘ served the maximum punishment. I told him he was wrong in this ease; that I knew the facts, and everything would be clearly explained that very day and Brandon released. “That's all very well," responded the stubborn creatine "Nobody is guilty who comes here. They can every one prove innocence clearly and at once. Notwithstanding, they nearly all hang, and frequently, for variety's sake, are drawn and quartered. I waited about Newgate until 9 o'clock and as 1 passed out met Buckingham and his man Johnson, a sort of lawyer-knight, going In. I wont down to the palace at Greenwich and. tinding that the girls were still at Scotland palaee. rode over at once to see them. Upon getting Mary and Jane to myself I told them of Brandon’s arrest on the charge of murder and of his I condition, lying half dead from wounds I and loss of blood in that frightful dungeon. '1 he tale moved thorn greatly, and they both gave way to tears. I think Mary had heard of the arrest before, as she did not seem surprised. "Do you think he will tell the cause of the killin' ?" she asked. "I know he will not,” I answered, "but I also know that he knows you will " And I looked straight into her face. “I'ertalnly we will," said Jane. "We j will go to the king nt once." And she ! was on the qtil vive to start Imuiedl- I ately. Mary did not at once consent to! Jane's proposition, hut sat in n reverie. | looking with tearful eyes into vacancy, I apparently absorbed in thought. Aft ' era little pressing from us she said. “I suppose it will have to lie done—l can see no other way-blit blessed Mother Mary, help me!" Ihe girls made hasty preparations, and we all started |> n <-k to Greenwich. that Mary might toll the king. On the road over I stopped nt Newgate to tell Brandon that the princess would soon have bin. out, knowing how welcome lllH-rty would be nt her lint,ds, but I was not permitted to see him I swallowed my disappointment and thought It would la- only a matter of n few hours' delay, the time spent in riding down to Greenwich and sending back a messenger. So, light hearted enough at the prospect, I soon joined the girls, and we cantered briskly home. After waiting a reasonable time for Mary to see the king I sought her again to learn where and from whom I should receive the order for Brandon's release and when I should go to Loudon to bring him. Wliat was my surprise and disgtnt when Mnj-v told me she had not vet

' seen the ki: g: that she bad "'aited to "e-it and bathe and dress aud that -a few moments more or less could make no difference." "Mv God. your highness. Did I not tell you that the man who saved your

fl . k-' A 111 ; b'X 1 A y " Here he read his warrant to direst Charles Brandon, Esq. life and honor, who is covered with wounds received in your defense and almost dead from loss of blood, spilled that you might be saved from worse than death, is now lying in a rayless dpngeon, a place of frightful tilth, such as you would not walk across for all the wealth of London bridge; is surrounded by loathsome, creeping things that would sicken you but io think of; is resting under a charge whose penalty Is that he be hanged, drawn and quartered? And yet you stop to eat and bathe and dress! In God's name, Mary Tudor, of what stuff are you made? If he had waited but one little minute, had stopped for the drawing of a breath, had held back for but one faltering thought from the terrible odds of four swords to one, what would you now be? Think, princess; think!" I was a little frightened at the length

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to which my feeling i uul drj but Mary took it all very well and n ’ 1 ’' slowly and absentmindedly " "You are right. I will go’ - lt despise my selfish neglect. 'l'n,, ' 1 no other way—l have racked nivT is there is no other way. lt Ju done, and I will go at once and do it- " And 1 will go with yon." sa j (l , “I do not blame you." she said "t doubting me since I have fai) w i’ o , a( 0r But you need not doubt me now 7 shall be done, and without delay gardless of the cost to me 1 [ av> thought and thought to find someothef way to liberate him, but there is non, I will go this instant.” “And I will go with you. Lady v., ry,” said I doggedly. She smiled at my persistency anJ took me by the hand, saying, "Come!" We at once went off to find th e [ in but the smile had faded from M ar Jj face, and she looked as if she were m ing to execution. Every shade of color had fled, and her lips were the hue of ashes. [to be continued.] For Sale—A new two seat spring wagon at less than cost. D. Q, \] Trout. d6Bt2 THE NOTED Draft Stallion McFarlane Number 4725. will be found the coming season at the Riverside Livery and Feed Barn. This horse is too well known to need any recommendation. He has Eteen owned and kept in Decatur for three years by Peter Amspaugh. and will be in his hands this season. 66d3wtf