Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 140, Decatur, Adams County, 22 June 1903 — Page 4

Weather Forecast. Showers ami cooler tonight. Tuesday fair and slightly warmer. Notice to Gas Consumers. Decatur. Ind., May, 25, 1903. To the consumers of natural gas in the I city of Decatur: The question of securing natural gas to supply patrons with natural gas to heat and light their homes during the coming winter, is becoming a very ■ serious problem. The condition of the field from which the gas has heretofore been suppleid has become such as to absolutely preclude the J. possibility of securing more gas by drilling additional wells, and the) territory has decreased so much in I volume and pressure that the wells now on the line are wholly inade ; quate to deliver a supply in cold ' weather. On November 1, 1902, there were 36 wells supplying the plant with gas, 24 of which are’now dead, and the other twelve are greatly weakened by the excessive draught on them during the past winter. Those facts clearly demonstrate that unless large extensions are made, connecting the pump station with another portion of the field, a great number of new wells drilled, and the consumers actively cooperate with the company in promoting the economical use of gas, that it will be wholly beyond our power to deliver a sufficient supply of gas to heat your homes. To bring about this desired end, there is but one method that can be adopted, viz: the use of meters. By this system economical methods are introduced by the consumer of gas and the saving of gas re-acts directly to the consumer's benefit, for it means a direct saving of money and is a case of "no gas" no pay.” Owing to existing conditions, we are obliged to notify all consumers of natural gas, that all gas consumed after October Ist, 1903, will be supplied only by meter measurement at the net price of 25 cents per one thousand cubic feet. Meters will be furnished by the company without cost to the consumer, except the meter rental of |3 per year as provided in the ordinance. Thanking you forpist favors and trusting to recieve your future jMtronage, we are, yours very respectfully. Loganspirt 4- Wabash Valley Gas Co. Per S. T. Murdock, Secretary and general manag »r. llfidlm F'>r S 'e A nhaeton in good condition. Inquire at this <ffi e. H'.’tf For sale—Gixxl new surrey and doulxd set of harness. Will sol) ‘heap mil on ease forms. Enquire of R K. .drwin. D.-eitur. 102tf II ) accom t of the utiveiling of the S Ilers' Mouumeut at Ridgeville .) ne 25 the G R A I R'v will sell ex«‘>trsi..ii tickets for ene at.d one ii ird fare. B rvdMav has move I his fish shnd •> rn ti-dlev it Blackburn dfc Christen's drug st ore to old fish stand nor+h of X ilck's store. Fish of all kinds on Tuesday, Friday and Saturday. 136-12

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EARLY MORNING AIR. Ita Invigorating Effects Largely Dae, It Is Said, to Dew. Most people at some time In their lives probably have risen early enough to experience the bracing effect given by filling the lungs while dew is still on the grass. So far as analysis goes the composition of early morning air is not different from that of air at any other time. It is well to remember, however, that during the passing of night to day and of day to night several physical changes take place. There is a fall of temperature at sunset and a rise again at dawn, and consequently moisture is alternately being thrown out and taken up again, and it is well known that change of state is accompanied by electrical phenomena and certain chemical manifestations also. The formation of dew has probably therefore far more profound effects than merely the moistening of objects with water. Dew is vitalizing not entirely because it is water, but because it possesses an invigorating action due partly, at any rate, to the fact that it is saturated with oxygen, and it has been ■ stated that during its formation peroxide of hydrogen and some ozone are i developed. It is not improbable that the peculiarly attractive and refreshing quality which marks the early i morning air has its origin in this way. Certain it is that the bracing property of the early morning air wears off as the day advances, and it is easy to conceive tliat this loss of freshness is due to the oxygen, ozone or peroxide of hydrogen, whichever it may be, being used up. The difficulty of inducing grass to flourish under a tree in full leaf is well known and is generally explained by i say ing that the tree absorbs the nourishing constituents of the soil or that it keeps the sunlight away from the grass and protects it from rain. It is doubtful whether any of these explanations is true, the real reason most probably being that the vitalizing dew cannot form upon the grass under a tree, whereas, as a rule, both rain and light ean reach it. Dew is probably essential to the well being of both plants and animals to a greater extent than is known.—New York American. PICKINGS FROM FICTION. A witty woman is a treasure; a witty beauty is a power.—" Diana of the Crossways" (George Meredith). Speaking to. or crying over, a bus band never did any good yet.—" Plain Tales From the Hills" (Rudyard Kipling). Too many wonls be worse than not enough, for they'll often ieave a man's meaning foggy. — "The River" (Edeu Philpotts). There's a saying that a man who can live quite happily alone must be one of two things—an angel or a demon.— "Sons of the Morning" (Eden Philpotts. What can one say of the highest music except that, like death, it is the great leveler; it gathers us all to its tender keeping —and we rest.— “In Varying Moods” (Beatrice Harraden). The genius of hospitality is not so much in making people meet.' but in helping them to part—on good terms. Remember that! —"The Gods. Some Mortals and Lord Wickenham” (John Oliver Ilobbesi. She Met It. He If I should kiss you what would you do? She—l never meet an emergency until it arises. “But if it should arise?" “I'd meet it face to face." Yale Record. Got It So. Mi«s Black—l'm disgusted with my dressmaker: my new costume doesn’t fit a little bit! Miss White—Weil, I heard you tell her you wanted It “awful bad.”—St. Louis Republic.

ANOTHER WOMAN — Her Appearance On the Scene Led to a Double Tragedy. Interruption of the Course of True Love in Case of Scranton Young Couple Proved Serious. Ernest Schmic Shot Himself. While Jennie Brennan Drank Carbolic Acid. ■ Scranton, Pa.. June 22. —A pair ot young lovers, Ernest Schmic and Miss Jennie Brennan, both of Greenwood, were the participants in a double tragedy early Sunday evening, which has resulted in the former's death and which will probably also prove fatal in the case of the girl. The two had loved each other devotedly for several months, but another woman iron: ’ Schmic's old home intervened a wee): I ago and sought to hold him to an al | leged engagement with her. This led ! the pair to seek relief in death, and ■ they apparently planned last night’s, affair with much deliberation. Miss j Brennan purchased a bottle of carbolic acid Sunday morning and shortly at ! terward both started out for a walk, i They strayed to a secluded spot in the ' midst of a forest and spent the entire : afternoon sitting side by side on a rock. They were seen by several other ramblers in the woods, and this led to the search by the girl's cousin. Thomas Cavanaugh, and several of his friends. When the party came in sight of the place Miss Brennan put the bottle to her lips and drained it. As she did so Schmic started to run. with several of the party close on his heels. He drew a revolver and fired upon them three times and then stopping, turned the weapon to his heart and shot himself twice. He fell dead instantly. The girl suffered great agony and her physicians hold out scant hope for recovery. A Jilted Lover Shoots. Laurel. Del.. June 22.—Miss Kate Atkins was shot and instantly killed at her home in Salisbury. Md., by I Elmer Heath, her lover. After killing the young woman Heath fired three bullets into Lis head and fell unconscious. He was hurried in an ambulance to jail to prevent a lynching. He may recover. The dead girl and her lover are under twenty-one and were to have been married last Thursday. but Mi. s Atkins broke the engagement when she learned that Heath had stolen money from his employer. THIBET'S SECRET Mystery of the Land of the Lamas to Be Revealed. St. Petersburg, June 22. —In view of the recent unsuccessful attempt of Sven Hedin and Colonel Kozloff to penetrate into the heart of Thibet, inter- > est in which has been added to by the recent departure from New York ot Oscar T. Crosby, an American, on the same mission, it has just become fill DE. 'WX AVIIFBS HKTITX. known that a Russian subject. G. Z. I Zoubikov, was recently residing quietI ly at Lhas.a or visiting the sacred i monasteries of that mysterious country. M. Zoubikov is a Bouriat and a graduate of the Oriental faculty of the University of St. Petersburg. As a born Buddhist and familiar from childhood with Thibetan, the holy language of bis people, he found no difficulty lin passing for a lama He brought back an Immense number of photographs and other illustrations of the life of the country, and when his book is published, as It soon will be. the mystery of Thibet will be a thing ot the past. Defended Wife and Child. Jackson. Mich., June 22,—While defending his wife and child from threats of murder at Munlth, a small place near here Sunday, August Braun, the village hotel-keeper, struck William McCrow, his former bartender, on the head with an iron bar, from the effects of which the latter died in a few minute*. King Peter Approve*. Geneva. June 22. —King Peter Sunday afternoon gave an audience to the Servian deputation and in the course of the proceedings expressed his approval of the program for his reception in Belgrade.

CARDINAL VAUGHAN DEAD Aged Archbishop of Westminster Passes Peacefully Away. London, June 22,-The Rev Herbert Vaughan, cardinal and archbishop oil Westminister, is dead He had been sick more than three months Late; - ■ <nM< — ■ / aO* -W' I BKKBERT CABDIXAL VAUGHAX. tn March it was thought he ci uld not survive more than a few days. The cardinal, who nad been sinking foi some weeks from heart disease an dropsy, died peacefully. His death was not expected so soon. On the pre vious day he nad appeared in the co! lege chapel and made a farewell ad dress to the bishops and priests. His body will lie in state in the cathedra! at Westminster and will be buried at St. Joseph's college. WIDOW'S FEARFUL CONFESSION Washington Woman Murders Her Husband and Buries Him. — Pomeroy, Wash., June 22. —Amanda De Lartigue has confessed that she killed her husband on the night ol Sept. 23. 1902. with an ax and buried the remains in the front yard of theft farm near here, where they were found recently. The woman asserts that De Lartigue came to her bedside while she slept, roused her and threatened , her life; that he pursued her into the yard, shooting at her. when she seized an ax and sank it into his head. She buried the body herself the same night. Mrs De Lartigue was twenty years older than her husband. THE NATIONAL GAME Current Scores in the Three B 1 ; Leagues. NATIONAL I.EAGCF. No Sunday games. AMERICAN I.EAGI E.

At Chicago, 11; Philadelphia. 1. At St. Louis, 2; Washington. 1. AtCanton —Cleveland, 7; Boston. 12 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION At Louisville. 4; Minneapolis, 3 At Columbus, 6; Milwaukee. 3. At Toledo, 8; Kansas City, 2 At Muncie—lndianapolis, 2; St ‘ Paul, 1. Evidence Against Robbers. Bellefonte. Pa.. June 22. —The gang of robbers arrested in the Seven moun tains had evidently committed a post office robbery recently. A package they had buried in the old barn where they were captured has been found and in it were postage stamps of al! denominations from 1 to 10 cents, ag gregating in value 1167.44. In the I package were two bottles of nitro glycerin and several other articles The men are all about thirty years of ege. They refuse to talk. The one who was shot by the sheriff s posse is Improving and has a good chance for recovery. Coach Turned Over. i San Francisco. June 22.—An extra train on the Nortn Shore railroad jumped the track one mile south ot Point Reyr? late Sunday afternoon One coach turned over. Michael Kirk of San Francisco was killed. Suprenn Court Justice Angellotti was hurt. Street Cars Resume Operations. Dubuque, la.. June 22. —Street cars resumed operations Sunday with four companies of militia glianlfne th' company's property. There was no ■ disturbance. Five Men Killed. Raton. N. M.. June 22.—Five men were killed by an explosion which . wrecked- Mine No. 3 of the Raton Coal and Coke company at Blossburg. N M BRIEF DISPATCHES The Rev. Herbert Vgughgn. U( J i srehtUsbop of Westminster, is dead. II Is ssnouneed that Crown Pnnre Gustav u s Iwedan. will pay a visit to the St. L,uj, Pt ,„,q. , “O*Spate « new squadron will consist ot seven I battleships, three cruisers ami a last nt torpedo ; boats. I Secretary Root has issued an order creating > i Military ramrvaMon st Malabang Mindanao l eonaistiug of >,Ms> acres. According Io a dispatch from Tangier El Meaeuhi. the M.sirtsh War Minister has | M | I.WC mon la a battle with the rebels at Ammedlnna. Lightning Knick » hnl stored with l.uoo pounds ot dynam.ts- at a mine near Mnei avliie b., and hilled nine men and injured a score of others, besides ruining the mine shaft The Jury in the ease of Jett and White, on trial at Jaekaon Kv.. for the allege,i murder <>f .1 B. Mai cum disagreed, and the prisoners win be given a second bearing at Cynthiana. The Picket. a horse that never before Hashed erat pa«t the post, won the American In ri,v He set the pace every atop of the distance was never challenged anil won In a gallop by lengths. The battleship squadron, which consists of Ike Illinois. Alabama. Massachusetts. Brooklyn ana tie temier Maygower, will .an this week for the Aaorea where the program for the sum. mer maneuvers will bo earned out.

MH NOT RECOVER Stranger Was Hoisted By His Own Petard at Jolietville. Supposed Cracksman Fell and Exploded Nitroglycerin He Had Conceaied in His Pocket. His Companion Fled Upon the Approach of Citizens Who Offered Help. Noblesville. Ind.. June 22—A stranger who refuses to give his name or bls place ot residence, was found near Jolietville bleeding from numerous wounds inflicted by an explosion of nl troglvcerin. He carried the explosive in his pocket and fell on it. He was: being cared for by a companion, who fled when approached by citizens. I The latter gave pursuit, when the | stranger pulled two revolvers and ordered them to stop. It is supposed

uerea wcus tu —« »• • ■ that the men are crooks, as several 1 burglar's tools were found in their \ possession. The injured man was brought to this city and placed in jail His recovery is considered doubtful. DIDN'T BRING MUCH Putnam County Court House Knockeo Down For $2". Greencastle, Ind.. June 22.—Putnam . county's old court house sold at the I ridiculously low price of $27. There ■ are 500,000 brick in It. with fine stone ' foundation and lots of kindling wood . but the bidding wouldn't go beyond i I the sum mentioned. At first the struci tore was appraised at $3"" by the com i missioners. They could not sell it for i less than two-thirds of its appraised value, but the bidding on ft would not reach that figure, and they then reappraised it at sl. It was finally necessary to knock It down to An i drew A. Black. He. however, will have to give a bond of s.i‘-c that he will have the ground clear by the exptra tlon of thirty days from the end of June, at which time the contractor on the new court house is supposed tc begin work. The brick walk surround ing the house was sold for $37, a hu morous difference in price between the walk and the building Veteran Editor Dies on Train. Anderson. Ind.. June 22.—Amos J

THE MARKETS

Accurate prices paid by Decatur J merchants for various products. Cor-1 s rected every day. h GRAIN. BT E. L. CARROL, GRAIN MERCHANT. ' * Corn, per cwt., (new) mixed ._ 58 Corn, per cwt, yellow (new) .._ 60 I Gate, new 31 i Wheat, new | ; Rye 4;, Barlev 40 , Clover Seed 450 . z , 500 ( Alsyke jSO 500 ; Buckwheat gg Flax Seed 1 10 . CHICAGO MARKETS. Chicago market closed at 1:15p.m. ! today as follows; Wheat.,lnly .’ 783 W heat, September 7g Wheat. Deeen ber Corn, July 5m - I Corn, September jiji Corn, December 4< 1 Oats. July p ()ats. September 1 lilts. I),-, ember Julv pork * jig v<’ Sept. Pork July Lard, per cwt g ; • t September Lard p-r cwt 885 TOLEDO GRAIN MARKETS. Changed every afternoon at 300 oclock by J. D. Hale. Decatur. i Special wire service. ! Wheat, new No. 2, red, cash | 7s - | July wheat * 7s‘ Sept wheat I Cash corn, No. 2. mixed, cash ' July corn. r ». N-IU eurn . ;' ) ; Oats, cash Oats, July ~ i 1 )ats, Sept I Rye, cash g STOCK. I BV FRED SCHEIMAN, DEALER. —. 4i , .“XK LaS’l .:■!:? as *'i 1 Sheep, per lb 91 1 Beef Hides, ib." ~ J J I - POULTRY. > BT "• place co., rratEu. a Chickens, per lh per lb , Ducks, per lb. ' “ *" ■ i TurkevH, jH- r lb. r-'-e.u I

Beeson of Winchester the v editor of the Winchester Journal on a Big Four passenger train J UBt 8 ’ fore it. reached Anderson He en route to Indianapolis, havln. his home apparently in h( s health. The engineer was notifiJ 1 ** 1 | Beeson’S condition and drove "hig gine at top speed, trusting that ffl l cal assistance would be available"’ 1 ' this city. Death claimed the Vete ** I just as the city approaches i neared. Mr. Beeson was one o( ? j pioneer newspaper men of ea st(lrn .“ i dlana having come into possessions the Winchester Journal in IS7O. j Loganaporters Fatally Hurt Logansport. Ind., June 22 -] McGreevey. a high school student | ployed during the vacation at t! Pennsylvania railroad shops. 1 ground under the wheels of 8 , ] moving passenger train while tn-fn. to alight in the yards, crushing 8n Br ’ j and leg and fracturing his skull. | is in the hospital, but cannot re Wet j His father is a prominent lawyer. j vid Morehart of this city, a PanhandU engineer, is lying fatally injured la a church hospital at Chicago, the > suit of being crushed tn his engiat ; call, which was overturned at the bej t s crossing His wife was sumtnomd ‘ and left for Chicago at once. Hand Mutilated by Dynamite.

Bloomingdale. Ind.. June 22—Mn I Charles Woodard of (s,lonia, 1 miles south of this place, found a snail i dynamite cap in an old bureau draw#, ; While examining it. not knowing wjg | it was, the dynamite exploded almost ' destroying her left hand and seriously I burning her face and some parts of ke j body. Physicians at once amputated the thumb and two fingers on the left i hand. It is believed now that Mrs. < Woodard will recover, although « ’ I first her lite was despaired of. Old Man Struck by Lightning. Elwood. Ind., June 22—John Weil I mer, an aged resident, becsatl I alarmed at the severity of an des! l trical storm which passed over th! ' city and went to the door to observe I the conditions As he did so he vai I struck by a bolt and knocked sems < > leas. He Is still in a dangeroua c® j dltlon and it is feared wiil not reaw Killed by a Fall. 1 Evansville. Ind., June 22—Heaiyl Feldworth. aged forty-eight, while* I his way home, stubbed his toe ui i fell to the sidewalk His ! stradj - the curbing and his skull was fr». tured. He lived but a short t!m>- aft# the accident. He was a man of family o The Vlvaclouii One. “The word 'vivacious.' " said tbecrF leal codger. ‘ls the polite tera for 'gabby.'"—Baltimore Herald.

HAY FIARKET. No. 1 timothy bay (baled) No 1 mixed hav (baled 1 _ " " • No. 1 clover hay (baled! . — — $6.50 gFI Loose hay 51.50 lees. WOOL AND HIDES. BT B. KALVER k SON. Wool, uuwashed 1 Sheep pelts 4)X' to 71 'M Beef hides, per pound * Calf hides Tallow, per pound. I COAL. Anthracite 7 '® Domestic, lump - I * Domestic, nut - I ■* OIL FIARKET. Tiona ■ Pennsylvania {* Corning New Castle Jf, North Lima " South Lima *'* Indiana J® Whitehouse *£j i Somerset . I Lacy... \ !.i Ragland • ” OTHER PRODLCTS. BT VARIOVS GROCERS AND MEICBAJI» Egirs, fresh, per doz Lard 7 " Butter, per pound Potatoes, old. per bushel FIARKET NOTES. Liverpool market opened as folio** > Wheat, | cent higher. Corn, | cent higher. Receipts at Chisago today: 1 fc- " i?* ;, , 117 car* Oats Estimate fur tomorrow: H««. ... «* ■U '’.J 'Corn 11 ‘ u jOata —- The amount of grain expr l ”* terday from this country was' ! Wheat and Flour .. (Ma llUl ' I