Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 301, Decatur, Adams County, 30 December 1903 — Page 4

Country Correspondence. Route One. Del ma Buckman is recovering from a severe attack of the measles. Mrs. Ruckuian, of Ontario. Ohio, is visiting with her son, G. W. Ruekman and family. Mrs. Shelly and children, of near Willshire, visited over Christmas with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Mann.' S 'bool at district No. 1 was dismissed for one week’s vacation. The, scholars will resume their studies' .Monday, January 4. G. W. Ruekman came home from Decatur, Thursday, where he had been for the past week serving as a juror in ihe Gsborne murder trial. , The Mt. Pleesant Sunday school gave an entertainment on Christmas night. Notwithstanding the stormy night a fair sized crowd was present. A good program was rendered by the little folks. W att. Where is the man that said a muddy Christmas? Ye Scribe wish ye all a Merry end ptosperous New Year. Mrs. A. J. Book entertained several of her friends with oysters ' 'hristmas. W. E. Miller had the misfortune to have a horst; badly kicked, breaking his team for awhile. Mrs. 0. W. Hitchcock treated her Sunday school class each with a handkerchief for Christmas. John Book and family sjient t hristmas with Mrs. Book's parents .fames McGill and wife of Daisie. Mrs A. Schnepp gave dinner the '.’sth to D. Harker and family of Fort Wayne, F. Harker and family of Watt, Mrs. W. A. McGill, of Watt, John McGill and wife of Daisie. On account of the inclement weather Christmas night the entertainment at Calary was postponed until Sunday night following when an interesting program was rendered. Mrs. W. E. Miller gave Cristmas dinner to the following: Mr. and Mrs. James Woods. Wm. Hitchcock and family, C. W. Hitchcock •md family. The day was spent in pleasant conversation. Pleasant Mills, A Happy New Year. Ott Martz and family, of Dunkirk, is visiting hire with friends. Frank Steele and wife, of Ohio City, s[>ent Xmas here with relatives. Mrs. Anna Williams is confined to her Home wit j a siege of la grippe. Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Carter entertainel their children at dinner Christmas d. y. Clarence Cowan, of Chicago, 111., is spendi ag the holidays here with his parents. Ice harvest at the St. Marjs river, at this place, was l*egun in real earnest this week. D. B. Erwin and family, of Decatur. span! Xmas here with Herry Martz and wife. Next Sunday evening a series of

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Weather Forecast. ..'. liana 1’1!:. T’.. .irjila, fair, warmer. meetings will be commenced at the I'. B. church. Everybody invited to attend the social and night watch at Fuller's hall Thursday evening New Year’s Eve. O. J. Suman and Jesse Roe. who have been acting as jurors in the 1 Osborne trial, returned home last i Friday. Herbert Winans, who is engaged in business in Chicago, visited a few days here with his jiarents and other i friends. Linn drove. Marth Ashleman spent the holidays with friends at Geneva. Emanuel Lindsey made a business trip to Bluffton Tuesday. Misses Myrtle and Mary Kizer are being entertained by friends of Lima, Ohio. Jacob Baker, of Lima, Ohio, is here visiting his daughter, Mrs. Taiford Runyon. Lee Todd and wife, of Marion, are the guests of Eli Bierie, of East Nottingham. Amos Lindsey and eon, Lee, are oaring Eugene Lindsey, of South Hartford township, a visit. Harvey Opliger, who is attending the Tri-State Normal at Angola, is spending his holiday vacation with his parents here. Henry Gentis is the finder of a pocket book containing currency. Owner solicited to describe property and receive property. Mrs. Sovina North and daughters, of Bluffton: Mrs. Lew Justice, of Del phos. Ohio; Mrs. Harry McClure, of Texas, and Herbert North,of Delphos, Ohio, visited the family of John P. Stiner last Monday. The I. O. O. F. Band made their initial bow to the public on Christmas Eve. Several of the business places were serenaded and the rendition of music was convincing that their practice meetings were not vanity. Come again, boys. Another well was completed on the Emanuel Wanner farm, one and a half miles east of town, last Friday which renews the impetus in that locality. The well registers 100 barrels and shades the product of the combined production of all the wells on the lease, numbering about eight. Arrangements are being effected te put down several more wells on the property. Monroe Agent. Mr. Jonathan Barkhead has been appointed agent for the Daily and Weekly Democrat for Monroe and vicinity and is authorized to take subscriptions and receive money. ts The Overland Limited. The luxurious electrio lighted •laily train for San Francisco, Los Angeles and Portland leaves Chi oago 8 ;O0 p. m daily via Chicago, I Union Pacific & North Western Line. Less than three days enroute to the Pacific Coast. The best of everything. Two other fast trains leave Chicago daily 12:30 p. m. and 11:35 p. m. For illustrated book , lets, reservations and full particulars apply to your nearest ticket agent or address, A. H. Waggener ( I 22, Fifth Avenue, Chicago, 111. CHEAP RITES SOUTHWEST Southeast Missouri, Arkansas, Louis iana and Texas. Homeaeekers’ upport unities Here’s your chance. Very low one way and round trip Southwest this winter- about half the regualr fare, twice a month—nearby date are De 0.15, 1903 and Jan. 5 and 19, and Fob. 2 and 16, 1904. Good time j to visit Southeast Missouri, Arkan I Has, Ixtuisanna or Texas and pick out a location Round trip tickets perm it stopover on the going tri) return limit 21 days. Write w auu tell us your starting point and | where you want to go. We will tell you exactly what your ticket will cost, oneway J’or round trip we will see that your baggage is checked, and that you arc comfortably located on the right train Write for our illustrated descriptive literature . maps, lists of real estate ' agents, and let us help you find a i better home in the country along ’ the Cotton Belt Route. Write today I to E. W Laßuaunie. T. P. and T , A ,Cotton Belt Route, St. Louis, Ho i I

STOPPED MURDER Mercifui Referee Interfered In Bloody Fight At San Francisco. "Yeung Corbett,” Lightweight Champion, Defends His Be.t Againct California Eddie Har.ion. In Closing Rounds the Latter Was a i Mere Punching Bag In the ‘•Champ’s" Hands. —— Sai: Francisco, Dec. 30. —A merciful j referee probably saved Eddie Hanlon from being killed by "Young Corbett" last night when he stopped their co; test in the middle of the sixteenth round. For two rounds previous Referee Graney had begged Hanlon's sec onds to take their man out of the ring, but they kept the game youngster ai it and finally Graney, fearing that a fa'xlity might result, ordered the fight stopped. No man ever received such terrific punishment in a San Francisco ring and probably "Young Corbett" Is the only man in the country who

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could administer such a beating to Hanlon. When the San Francisco boy was carried to his corner still conscious but unable to walk, his sec onds worked vigorously to revive him. The terribly beaten lad, however, commenced to vomit blood and things looked very serious for him for a short time He was finally revived and was carried from the ring by one ot his seconds. Before he left “Young Corbett" paid a high tribute to his skill and gameness and saluted his brother prize-fighter with an affectionate kiss, it must be said for Corbett that he was as merciful under the circumstances as he could be. During the fourteenth and fifteenth rounds he. too. was anxious to have the distinctly one sided contest brought to an end From the thirteenth round Corbett had things all his own way, and in the cl-isin.- round ’’anion wa ’ better than a punching bag in 1 hand.'. At the beginning of this r . Corbett missed a hard right upper-c J for the face but a moment later sent the Californian to the floor with right j and left to the jaw. Hanlon took the • count of nine. He then clung to CorI bett, the latter trying vainly to knock him out. Corbett sent in a succession of rights and lefts to the face. Corbett yelled to Hanlon's seconds to stop ( the contest, which they refused to do. Corbett then delivered an avalanche of blows on the Californian's jaw sending him back against the ropes. The crowd yelled to the referee to stop the contest, as Hanlon was game to: the core and refused to be knocked out. Graney then interfered and ■ awarded the decision to Corbett. Af»»r the fight Corbett went over to, Hanlon and kissed him Hanlon said: “You can lick them all." “Leading Citizens" Indicted Birmingham, JU a. Dec-. 34.—A coronet's Jury compose<! of some of thr leading citizens of Pineapple after ■raking a thorough Investigation Into ■ the lynching of a negro on Dec 27 which was followed by a Are which destroyed half the town, has rendered a sealed verdict aud several arresu are exp ted. Although the verdict Is sealed it Is known that several wellj known persons are Implicated and the findings will not lie given ttitfl ar | rests are made. Governor Jaiks lias offered a reward of |S<s< for the ar rest and conviction of the persons who participated In the lynching Left the Children Alone. Chicago Die. 30. Mrs Michael Kondar- of rtljO Woodlawn avenue iocked her two children P.irimra. four 1 i years old. and Mary, two years young er in the house yost-rdny afternoon i while sh< went off to visit with a neighbor During ler absence th* house caught fire and both chfidrao peri 'bed in ths flames.

THE SMOOT CASE Senate Comfmttee Prepared tc Ta*e It U'c 'hc'tiy. — \v«.Dec — S?:.a-.<r Bur rows ■' : - : mar. • '; sens’? ■ eon.::..'' e yrr.:. r .- n.J eleCtior.j which - t-: ting '!:• !r." ■'.za'-.n:: I of the charges ;gi:ns: Sc.-.ator Ree I Smoct of '■.ah says '.hat ‘.b.e committee probably will met" on Saturday Jan 9 to: <h-: continuation ?' tnI quiry While Sen jr Burrow- has I receiv’d no notification from Senator Smoot. <:e thinks It probable that ’.te .

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reply of the latter to the charges against him will be ready by the time mentioned. Senator Burrows would make no forecast of the proceedings of the committee. All depended, he Baid, upon the nature ot the response Before going to Salt l.ake City. Mr. Smoot said that he probably would deny some of the charges and admit others, but nothing regarding his course has been heard since the ad journment of congress for the holidays. If Mr. Smoot’s denial is such as to challenge the authenticity of the information upon which the accusations are based, it is the opinion of some of the members of the committee that the authors of the charges will be given an opportunity to prove them, and on that event there probably would lie a quite general investigation into the present day practices of the Mormon church with reference both to marriage and politics. TLe committee, has. however, reached no conclusion looking to such a course, and Chairman Burrows declined to express any opinion as to its probability. If Senator Smoot should admit the charges as a whole, which is not considered probable, there would then be nothing left for the committee but to consider the legal aspect of the case, and decide whether the facts alleged, if true, disqualify a man for a seat in the senate. The present indications are that the question will lie iiefore the committee ; for some time. FIGHTING IN FORCE Dominican Insurgents Meet Resistance , Gates nf Capital San Domingo. Sunday. Dec. 27. (Delayed in transmission) —The insurgents are attacking this city, which is tieing defended by the troops ot the provisional government who are now fighting in force. A commission from San Pedro I> Macori*. which has de dared in favor of the insurgents, ar rived here today and is demanding the surrender of San Domingo to the insurgen' forces. Gen. Morales, the provisional presi dent, is determined to resist to the limit all attacks by the insurgents. He left last night on the Dominican gunboa’ Independencia with the inten tion ot attacking the insurgents in; l>orts to the South. The Scheme Abandoned. Pittsburg. Dec. 30. —After months of; patient work among the various win I dow glass companies and manufactur I era. aided with all the influence the workers' organisations could bring to * bear upon them, the scheme to form the Manufacturers' Window Glass j company, with a capital of 9i.oou.otio and with the absolute control of the product of at least 1,500 pots, has been 1 abandoned. Woman Will Be Hanged. Bennington Vt.. Dec. 30.—Mrs. Mary A Rogers, convicted of the murder of her htwband Marcus H. Rogers ha* been sentenced to be hanged on the first Friday in February. HwG. Perham, the self-confessed accomplice of Mrs Rogers, was sentenced tn life imprisonment. BRIEF DISPATCHES fees* week is < nlram IW p*r*<in« .li» ' «• PMMBukIB, ST per e««t <»f ih« u«ta a Hu» are • n<ter ••» for iue (rtnafer <,f ‘ •• A Vion ri lid <'"»ri ai'f j oil nr r»s<i TW« !A<ati4Ard*lD: < ha* rni print <4 ■il 5 re«u ii the Fa«t • 5 e-i • m M Weal. A. MaddaH. aorw i.-d. f .nh.. charfe«l w m *ftaliar S3S.6O* worn* of arruntl»*. «i*cai>e4 'rom jail. la the event of war •» i» •aid (hint will for*** with Japan and Japan will tend an army ! •orp* tu Ok ig. i The Japan •*» ministerial ide4 te rran-lx/., from thr r» , at( , , |t i I f<>r HHWItH pil! |M»M'A. H<»si ■’ Jtm - * »i i» • ' ’ j ro»> of lae Ru.. a,. ip.wmnD nt | io take nnm- .. atf *ifp« t pr. Vrn &««< fnrt ,r ' i .a l.nt <»f Jr*. • I The Japanrw* j ; nt pHirhne? i the More> • nnami R *idiv|», ta>ih of whic . are n..* m-ar* iar <N.mp«riH**» at f.en..a A IVnno»»au«a •mitfej tram vAtnr In itraJ. I on r.diu . p mip • r.. g ti *ir .nit f fori I Wtyn*' A Mstarruitn u»- k . j e^l4 pr-w-na mjiarvil feai* ouaiurt ware uom W( . I tailed. |

MARKET REPORT. Accurate prices paid by merchants for various products. Lor reeled every day. GRAIN. BY E. L. CARROL, GRAIN MERCHANT. New Corn yellow * r \!' New Corn, mixed •• • ,J '’ I Machine shucked one cent less. Oats, new Wheat, No. 2 u'| Wheat, No. 3 r . Rye Barley Clover Seed - ' ... I Alsyke @ Timothy 51 CHICAGO MARKETS. Chicago marketclosed at 1 Ptoday, according to J. D. Haleb | special wire service, as follows: * Wheat, December I Wheat, Mav.... — j Wheat, July — Corn, December - - i Corn, May Corn July — - i Oats, December 'jy? I Oats, May -- May Fork C ! January Lard per cwt j May Lard, per cwt - 6vTOLEDO GRAIN MARKETS. Changed every afternoon at y’clock b? J. D. Hale, Decatur Special wire service. i Wheat, new No. 2, red, cash.- I December wheat — May wheat July wheat, - — Cash corn, No. 2, mixed, cash. 4 E ’. Corn, December - .< May Corn A ,! j’ Oats. Cash Oats, December 3‘J| May Oats Rye, cash ’>9 OTHER PRODUCTS. BY VARIOUS GROCERS AND MKMCHANT* Eggs, fresh, per doz I 27 Lard 9 Butter, per pound 11@16 Potatoes, new 60 Onions 50 Cabbage per 100 lb 50c Apples, per bit 50' Sweet Potatoe, per bu "5 WOOL AND HIDES. BY B. KALVER g SON. Wool, unwashed 16t020 Sheep pelts 25c to 75 Beef hides, per pound 06 Calf hides OK Tallow, per pound 04 Coon IS to 1.25 Skunk.. 20 to 1.25 (T'poesum 10 to 60 Muskrat sto 22 Mink .50 to 52.00 STOCK. BY FRED SCHEIMAN, DEALER Lambs 4@ 4 50 Hogs, per cwt JI 25v?1 40 Cattle per lb _3 @ 3| i Calves, per lb 5 @ 5| j I Cows 2 21 Sheep, per lb 2 24 I Beef Hides, per lb. s|' POULTRY. BY J. W. PLACE CO., PACKERS. Chickens, young per lb. Fowls, per lb 5//6 Ducks, per lb 6 Young Ducks. t; Young Turkeys, per lb. 11@12 Geese, old per lb 4 Geese, young, lb 5 WAY MARKET. No. 1 timothy hsy(baled) No 1 mixed hay (baled) — 15.00 @ 16.25 No. 1 clover hay (baled) — COAL -Per Ton Anthracite | 7 50 : Domestic, nut 4 00 ; Do’iestic, lump, Hocking 4 OC Domestic lump, Indiana 3 80i Po*ahontas Smokeless, lump 550 [ OIL MARKET. I' 0D “ 12.02 Pennsylvania 1 87 New Castle j 74 ■ North Lima South Lima ’ / fjj-j!

&—»>... _ __ $ I try the : i BURT HOUSE CAFE i FOR ALL FANCY AND UP TO DATE DRINKS. | Schlitz Beer on Tap and in Bottle ;. and Home-Made ‘‘Tom and Jerry” II CALL ON MOSE AND HE WILL TREAT YOU J RIGHT. j ftb "—■■■«, — ' —■»mw— Qg THE RIVERSIDE Livery and Feed Bam ' S'7i -- = "<-“i S boraea anil nay th,” " ,V ' alß ° bu - T nu<l 8e)l ms. u,.' 1 ' ‘ h «»ch«*it market price.. Call and AA. RICE' _ . Street —

Indiana 1.31 Whitehouse 1.35 Somerset 1.32 Neodasha, (Kun.) ! Barkersville Raglaud .6$ MARKET NOTES. Liverpool market closed steady. Wheat. 1 cent higher. Corn, 3 ceDt Receipts at Chicago today: Bogs.— Wheat 73 cars Corn 259. ars Oats 242 cars Cattle 70000 Sheep 20000 Estimate for tomorrow: Hogs 33000 Wheat— 50 cars Corn 135 cars Oats 133 ;ars REFUSE TO ARBITRATE Chicago Liverymen Turn Down Proposition of the Driver*. Chicago, Dec ‘lO.—A positive refusal to arbitrate was the decision of ths joint associations if liverymen laat night e,n the proposal eubmitted by tb* Striking livery drivers The strikere asked that the adjustment of th* whole Jifflctl'y be placed tn the hand* of former members of the Chicags boa. 1 of arbitration. The reason gi». pin by the livery owners for their re- ' fusal of the proposition ot ths m«* wae '.hat th* election of th* srbl'ers by the dr’ 'rs gave the employers bu I voice In the nia'ter. Many desertions from ths union* ar- re; •’■<l. At the headquarters of the llveryicet. ? association it is claimed that f illy silty s’rikers ha.» an plied for ‘heir old jobs and had been put back to work MORE BOODLING CHARGED A Kansas Select Board Accused of Hav nj itci- rg Palms. Kansas City Dee 3C —Member,- of the board el education ol Kansas C‘t ■ Kans., have beer, charged w.tl, solic Itir.p bribes for the appointments r.i teachers to puolic schools by w-.tn- si es before the grand jury. Frani (.<1 vin. a princlual. If said to Lave testl fl'd that a member of the board 4* manded money for his re-appointment, which he refused, and John Schach, an attorney, is quoted as sayint that a member of the board through a third person di n.anded money for the reappointment of bis sister as a tnacher These charges were made broadly by the c'tlzer.s’ committee lz fore th > grand jury was called. Lores Formally Elected. New York, Dec. 30.—L. F. Lore* la’e president of the Baltimore &- Ohio was yesterday elected president of ths Rock Island eon-nany of New Jersey, the holding comiany controlling th 1 .- I system. The election took place at a special meeting of the directors at which president W. B. Ixteds presented his resignation and v as chos-’n cbairuian of the lieard of direeiuis. a posl lion hitherto unfilled. Oscar G. Mur ray. first vice president of the Baltimore A Ohio railroad company, was elected president of the company sue cecding Ixiree. A Trackless Train. Paris, Din. 30. — Paris has witnessed the successful operation of a trackless ’rain. Upon the conclusion of the test the train stopped at tbe Elysee palace and the inventors received the felicitations of President Loubet. Tie* train was composed of a motor car riage, similar to an ordinary autonm bile, and five ears. The discovery con lists in the transmission of sufficient motive power from the carriage to move each car. It was found that all . the cars tracked exactly with the mo tor Lived in Three Centuries. Minneapolis. Dec. 30.—Robert C Harper. 104 years old, is dead after an illness lasting but a few days H* proudly related that be was a clillil of the eighteenth century, having been born nearly six months before Wash ingtnn died.