Daily Democrat, Volume 2, Number 26, Decatur, Adams County, 10 February 1904 — Page 4

THE AXTEL’.S John Y'tung, •vho was for several years *r,liner at Warren Park Farm, the home of the Axtells, was wont to r •ma’-k, “for any Axtell you show .m that I can not teach to trot I will show you a duck that can not swim." This comes very nearly being the truth. The Axtells are natural born trotters, and could not help trotting if they wanted to. Axtell sires very few pacers, but when you come to the trotting horses sires you will find Axtell always ibout on top. This season he is the champion sire of 2:2C trotters. Last'season he was the champion sire of 22:20 trotters. What championship is there for him to hold that he has not some time or other possessed? No other stallion has been as permanently lie tore the public as has Axtell since the time he was a two i year old, always a champion and the ! sire of races horses. Axtell is the sire of Axnite, he the sire of Grandsor, of the very best bred young stallions, A. N. Acker of Pleasant Mills is owner of this grandly bred horse and will be pleased to show him to any one desiring to look at a fine horse. Hot Claret at Burt House Case. Spare ribs, backbone and pigs feet at Meat Market. Twenty acre farm for rent. Cash rent. Inquire of Alex Leßrun. 21d6wl Spare ribs, heckbone and pigs feet at Fred Scheiman's Meat MarketChicago to St. Paul Minnneapolis four daily fast trains via the Chicago & North-Western Ry. The Overland Limited, solid train Chicago to Coast daily. Chicago, Union Pacific & North-Western Line. Private funds to loan on city property at lowest rate interest. Privilege of partial payments. The Decatur Abstract and Loan Co. 257dtf | One fare plus two dollars from Chicago, round trip rate via Chicago Great Western railway to points in 1 New Mexico, Missouri, Kansas and ' Nebraska. Ample return limits. Tickets on sale Jan. ssh and 19th. 1 Feb. 2nd and 16th, March let and I 15th. April sth and 19th. For fur | • her information apply to J. P. Elmer Chicago. 111. ' ? Farm For Sale —l3* acres in Jenings county, only per acre, s limestone •oil. acres bottom, < good house, orchard, large burn. * living water. 2° acres timber, bal- ‘ since in eultivatiur '*'■ acres growing wheat, on pike,3 niile> from Pa. ' railroad. 2 miles from Big 4. ( lull j nor address, 1> A Hendrickson.' </tieen-ville. In 1 Through Pullman deening cats to! California points via Iron Mountain i route, leaving St. Louis S:3O a. tn. daily for Los Angeles via “True Southern Route." t.ls<> tourist sleeping ears on this same train for Los An- . geles and San Francisco every Wed need a v and Thursday. Best winter route to California. For further information call on or address G. A. A. Deane, Jr.. T. P. A., 200 Sentinel Big. Indianapolis, Ind.

San Francisco Los Angeles Portland Three fast trains to the Pacific Coast daily via the Chicago. Union Pacific * North-Western Line, the direct trans-continental routelmmf huago. The Overland Limited the fast electric-lighted train between ChicaKn a,xi CaWomin is the most luxurious train M „. W<^M leaving Chkagu dailv at S-.tKi p. m . ( than three days en route. V I other fast trains leave Chicago daily (or the Pacific Coast at lo:3O p. m. and 11:35 p. «. Ghe Best of Everything AH agents aeM rickets via thi* rout*-. 1 || hfN>k on ( .iMotnr.i. write to or mH on El H Vttt’Mr 22 f Iw ■ Trawiiag 4<t Chiute I cat way. UkUUAsS I **’>’- e • Piero’"*'"

SECOID WCTDW I • Japan Scores Over the Russians Again in Chemulpo Harbor. Second Decisive Engagement Follows Close on Port Arthur Battle. At Chemulpo Two Russian Warships Were Vanquished and the Japs Took the Town. In the Port Arthur Engagement Two Battleships and a First-Class Cruiser Were Defeated. War in the Far East Is Now Being Waged. With Japan in the Lead. Tokio, Feb. 10. —It is reported here that the Japanese fleet engaged and defeated two Russian warships, whose names have not yet been learned, at Chemulpo Tuesday. It is said the en- 1 gagement began at 11 am, and con tinued until 3p. m. The smaller Russian vessel Is reported to have been sunk, and the larger one fired and hopelessly disabled. A par: of the crew are reported to have escaped to the shore and to have been captured ! The .Japanese ships are reported to be slightly damaged. Tien Tsin. Feb. 10. —It is reported here that the Russian cruisers Variag and Korietr hauled down their flags without firing a shot and that 8.000 Japanese immediately landed at Chemulpo and the march to Seoul commenced. It is reported from Pekin that the Japanese had disembarked at Chemulpo notwithstanding the presence there of two Russian warships, and another dispatch from Chee Foo said Japan bad the Variag and the Korietz caught at Chemulpo. Japanese troops also landed at all the chief ports of Korea. THE FIRST BATTLE Russ ans Receive Crushing Slow st Port Arthur. Chee Foo. Feb. 10. —The Japanese have dealt the Russians a crushing ’ blow ar Port Athur. An advance squadron of th® Japanese fleet, under j command of Vice Admiral Togo, and comprising sixteen battleships and cniisers. with a numerous torpedo flo-

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rtiMTWir. wnwnx' timsmotv* jipx.h [Heal ’tiiia nary ws»sa inii:*l vleiorv .ear Ku-o» ii- scored M Pori Arthur.] tills left the main fleet of Shan Ton? peninsula on Sunday, immediately the news of the diplomatic rupture became known. This Information was con veyed to the Japanese admiral by a destroyer dispatched from Tsuishima Saturday evening. The Japanese scouting cruisers had given accurate information of the precarious situation of the Russian fleet outside Port Arthur. The squadron steamed slowly in battle formation toward its goal and came within sigh' of Port Arthur under cover of darkness It cruised slowly outside with out showing lights. The Russians were lying in the roadstead, apparently feeling secure from attack. Nearly all the Jap torpedo boats were dispatched on their dangerous and daring task. They rushed full steam on the enemy who were completely surprised A great rattle of small arms greeted the Invaders, who. however escaped unhurt, and the Retvizan. th<Czarevltcu and the Pallade were almost Immediately torpthloed. The Japanese dashed along the entire line of the Russians exposed by now to a terrible fire from machine guns and small arms from both the ships and the shore. There was the utmost consternation among the Russians which probably accounts (or the Japanese | torpedo boats escaping practically unscathed and rejoining the admiral outBide The admiral's fleet during the attack kept out of range of the Rus ; sian searchlights. Line of battle was then formed and the Japanese fleet moved In within I a range of two and <>n»-half miles and opened tire on the Russians. The

~ Boomrng of guns was heard far ouf to 1 sea by the officers and crew of a Japaneae ship which has arrived here. The battje is understood to be still raging, and the wildest reports are current. The Chinese population of Chee Foo is in a frenzy of excitement at the reports that the Japanese, whom they now regard as their friends, scored the first victory. DETAILS OF BATTLE Additional News of the Opening Engagement of the War. Che Foo. Feb. 10.—The stearre’- Columbia has arrived from Port Arthur with additional news of the attack of the Japanese fleet upon the Russian fleet in the roads outside of the harbor of Port Arthur. The Columbia was is the roads at the time and felt the first shock of a torpedo explosion at 11 o’clock on Monday night. The attack continued ail night and at day-’ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ As the Russians have no ♦ ♦ dockyard facilities in the far ♦ ’ ♦ East to repair the damages in ♦ I * fiie'r-t on fail tltipa, the three ♦ ♦ i- -- h»-;.»-s a; ♦ | ♦ Mstess far service iu (he pres- ♦’ ♦ ent war. ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ light two Russian battleships and one first class Russiaa cniiser were seen to have been disabled and beached ar the entrance of the harbor The cruiser was badly listed to one side. At daybreak the Russian forts opened fire on the Japanese fleet, which was about three miles distant. The Japanese vessels returned the fire, hitting several of the Russian ships, but doing little damage The Russian cruisers then went out. and the Japan ese vessels disappeared. They were seen later going in the direction of Dalny, apparently undamaged. Although the officers of tbe Columbia say that there were seventeen in the attacking party only sixteen were seen later in the day near Foo Chow. They were bound for Vladivostock. The Japanese fleet was under the command of Vice Admiral Togo and consisted of four fast cruisers which circled outside, drawing the Are of the Russians. They then joined the main fleet and all went in to attack the armored cruisers. In the Japanese fleet which consisted of two divisions were the Mikasa, the flagship, the first class battleship Asahi. Fuji. Inashima Shikasbi Ma, Haisus and tbe despatch lx>at Tatsuma. The second division of the fleet under command of Admiral Kaminiura on the flagship Idsumo. consisted of the armorea cruisers Yakuma, Asama and Iwatz. When seen by the steamer Foo Chow Tuesday morning, the fast cruisers were circling in a radius of six miles. No torpedo boats were seen and it is probable that they left the vicinity after the torpedo attack of Monday night The Russian fleet outside of the harbor consisted of the battleships Petropawlawak. flagship: Pereswet. sub-flagship; Pobieda. Poltava. Czarewitch, Retvizan and Sebastopol, and the cruisers Novik. Boyarin. Bayaru. Dianu. Palada. Assold and Angara. The disabled battleships are inside forts Huan Ching Shan and Chi Kwan Shan. The cruiser is outside, but i within range of the forts. The Russians left one cruiser outside to watch for the Japanese ships The cniiser was fired upon by the ■ Japanese and the other Russian ves ' seis took up their anchors and cruised around th? roadstead The Japanese fleet came up within three miles and a battle commenced. The Japanese fired on the ships and forts which replied Two Russian ships were struck by shells, but were only slightly damaged The Russian fire fell short. The Columbia steamed away while the battle was in progress, but later saw the Japanese fleet leave. One Japanese cniiser viu torpedo boats is reported north of Che Foo. The two battleships disabled are the Poltava and the Czarevitch. The disabled armored cruiser Boyaim and the grounded battleships block the entrance to the harbor, preventing the gunboats from going out and battleships and cruisers from going in. and getting coal. Besides this. Japan has the Russian gunboats Variag and Koretz caught at Chemulpo. Mrs. Post Convicted. Jacksonville. Fla.. Feb. 10. —The jury In the case of Mrs. Helen Wllmans Post, charged with using the mails for fraudulent purposes, brought in a verdict of guilty. BRIEF DISPATCHES Rumis <tqu*re an Im ot territory < Tl* JapAuaM restd*nu ara .earinf Furl Ar- ] th or. Four battalion* of Japan**« infantry bar* iandod in Korea, Seoul. RMdora for the pro|»*e4 ' üban loan of t'.*,* Os n ow Save proposal* Tbe trial of Senator Joseph R Ritrion. es Kaaaaa. has l**on set for Mar<*b 31. Two trainmen were killed io a wreck on the Alabama Great Southern railroad near York, ▲la. On a footing the Jananeae army has n.'.OOb 0i1,.-ar* and men and on a war footing On a peace footing the Ro*«ißn arm* naniber* 1.000.000 officer* and men sue on a war footing MOOjOOO. The area of the Japan*** empire ia 147 AM) aquara tntim. The Um* <*en« i* gire- ttie population aa i1.000.n00. Lying aide by aide :n bed. Dartd Hnitheiiff and hi* w fe were found at Ch rag >. t»nrneri »o death. Tbe in- wbm .anted by tne explosion of a lamp. All e;a*«e« of eitixen* of Baltimore are aria* lag to rreeled by tne gr-ai ftre. and have determined that upon the ruin* d tne commercial district will ano* a greater Bi ri aaoro.’* | An effort to land munition* of war for Gen. [ Jlminox at ChrUti drew the Hr* of th* 1 rovointionieia. and the Clyde line ateamer Vw 1 Ur b.’" ST”"* 1 U ,r '»* “.r-

FOR 1 NEW CITY — Baltimore People Rise Eager to Meet Their Great Emergency. From the Governor of the State Down tu the Hi mblest Citizen All Have j Aroused Themselves. Soms Hopeful Phases of One of the Greatest Calamities in World History. Baltimore. Md„ Feb. 10. —Amid ruins still hot and smoking. Baltimore begun its resurrection The apathy of Monlay has given way to energy ami rum the governor of the state to the east private citizen tbe people of this distressed elty have aroused them selves to meet tue appalling condition hat confronts them The governor, the mayor and var I ous municipal officials, met an<l threshed out the problems that are theirs by virtue of public office. From this conference came a decision that , Baltimore for the present needs no I outside help, but will endeavor with her own resources and those of the state to meet the emergency. At this conference also was developed the . machinery for an advisory executive committee to act in conjunctlcm with the legislature. The military officials had unusual problems to decide and solved them In a military manner, for every pass that had been issued giving entrance to the fire lines was revoked. No civilian may pass the cordon of citizen soldiers which stretches around the fire-swept desert wherein safes and vaults contain untold treasure. With equal promptness the chamber >f commerce held a general meeting and issued a formal announcement hat reflected the prevailing hopeful- i ness. declaring “there are already such ■ evidences of recuperation that all are encouraged in the hope of the early restoration of every branch of trade." The stock exchange members met and decided to rebuild as s<x>n as possible. The same story can be told of practically every commercial body, while on every hand is evidence of private effort toward rehabilitation Old buildings, long unused, private residences near the business section, in fact every available structure, tvears : crudely lettered signs on board or ' cloth, announcing that within this, temporary office is a firm. Names on some of these signs are those that ' rank high in the financial and commercial circles of the world, and in those emporary offices men who for years have known only mahoganydesks work on deal tables and plain boards. I.abor is in demand and the ' newspapers display advertisements for men to begin the work of clearing the ruins. All things considered, the public stock-taking that has engrossed the business world of Baltimore is satisfactory. But this does not mean that the great fire was a lesser calamity than has been pictured in these dispatches. The bald fact is that 140 ! acres of business buildings, representing property to the approximate value of |12a.O0(i.ooo was destroyed within the journey of a clockhand. History is marked by few calamities so vast and so costly in actual values, but with the passing of the first great shock and prostration, the brighter side is coming uppermost and realization of what Baltimore escaped is dawning. A great cloud was lifted! when it was discovered that practical- | ly all the vaults and strong-rooms and safes of the financial concerns whose buildings were destroyed were unhurt. A tremendous loss in securities had been anticipated, and when vault after vault yielded up its treasure unharmed the joy of the guardians was boundless. From one trust company's safes ‘ alone papers to the amount of more than S2'H),OOU.OOO were recovered. The new* cheered the whole city and en- ■ couraged Immediate and thorough investigation. Merchants and assist-1 ants smoxe-soiled and begrimed and hollow-eyed from anxiety and loss of sleep, worked like laborers in the smoking ruins to uncover their safes and in nearly every Instance they were rewarded by Intact contents Many weeks will elapse before all , the streets within the fire territory ■ j will be open to traffic Bricks to the depth of four feet, large marble and ' ! granite blocks, great girdera. bent or ; broken, and networks of telegraph, telephone and electric light sires cover the streets. On both sides of the thoroughfaies in many places are towering walls that will have to come down before any attempt can be made to clear the atreets at those points. At a special meeting of the member* of the Baltimore stock exchange all the members eifrressed themselves ! as confident that the financial cominui nlty will soon recover from the effects of the fire and that out of the ruins would arise a "greater Baltimore " A resolution was passed offering the mayor and finance commissioners all the money the city may need. More Indictment* Returned. St Ivonls. Feb. 10, Indictments have been ••••turned by the federal grand jury charging former Police ' Captain Samuel J. Boyd. Nathan Lavin. Adolph Fein and Jaccb Kahlan with conspiracy to defraud 'he naturalization laws.

1 CHARGED WITH MURDER Bedford Teamster Arrested for Killing Miss Schafer. Bedford. Ind.. ‘TTb. 10 -Detectlyes Reed and Smith last night arrested James McDonald, a teanistor. at his home in this city, charging him with I the murder of Miss Sarah Schafer, i ! whose mutilated body was found in a ! carriage shed here three weeks ago McDonald was at once removed to the state reformatory at Jeffersonville I and will later be taken to the Michigan City penitentiary for safe keeping !, pending his hearing. The detectives claim to have evidence directly impli eating McDonald with the crime It is stated that the officers believe the motive for the deed was criminal assault and that the arrest was based on the statements made by McDonald before the board of inquiry as to his whereabouts on the night of the mur der. McDonald bears a very unsavery reputation in Bedford. He has served a term in prison, it Is stated, for having shot a negro some years ago He is a man thirty-seven years of age. — MACHEN ON THE STAND Chief Figure in the Postal Trials Give* Hie Testimony. Washington. Feb. 10. —The central figure in the postal trial. August W Machen, former superintendent of the rural free delivery division, when placed on the stand said he assumed responsibility for the acts of Miss Liebhardt, his chief clerk, who had | initialed and signed letters from his division He rehearsed the oil transaction which has figured so conspicuously tn the trial and said that the 215,000 received from Lorenz in payment of the Machen interest in the oil property was a bonafide sale The Gross fastener, he said, had been called to the attention of the department before he received his appointment ; He denied emphatically that up to th*, time Mr. Lorenz in August 1805 spoke of having an interest in the device he had any suspicion of the fact and was equally emphatic in saying that neither Mr. Lorenz nor the Groffs ever influenced his action either in placing the first order for the fasteners or in any subsequent orders. San Domingo Given Warning. Washington. Feb. 10—Drastic measures will be taken by the government to end the anarchy in San Domingo. Continued violation of international law. destruction of American property and disregard of foreign interests has convinced officials that affairs there i can be best improved by force. Its handling has been turned over to the navy, and Secretary Moody has sent instructions to Rear Admiral Wise, commanding the training squadron now in Dominican waters, giving him wide latitude in the course ho is to follow. Doings in Congress. Washington. Feb. 10.—The senate passed th? diplomat), and consular •vi propriation bill without debate ar.d i then renewed consideration of he Lt’iur’an question. The house .!• vote I the entire session yesterday to <otsi<.era’ on of the resolution r.\enr e-i from e.ections committee No. t unseating air Howell (Dem.) and declaring M- < '‘nnell (Rep.) who cont- ted •' e •e---r.cn. to have been eleclet! from the Tenth Pennsylvania district. Byagreement a vote will be taken the last thing today. MARKET QUOTATIONS Prevailing Current Price* for Grain, Provisions and Livestock. Indianapoli* Grain and Livestock. W»<na. »te: X.k J rwt. Mrong. »'e | I Corn—Struuit; "to. » mixnd. M Otte—Strong-. Vo. 1 mn»t. 4l«. Hay—Clovrr. avoi; umothv 11.00: millet. «H.oo'a».'». Catlin—Stanly al |LU>*..u Bo*a —Strong al M.00<85.40. Shono—Sieadr al n ri. Lam ba —Steady al li.ona., A Grain and Provisions at Chicago.

OgSBM Cie*w | Wheal— Mar IM, >.-. Jaly ><«, tft<| Sap* St si’, Cora—- “• 2 -•■« » Mt, ■fair .. St •«>*• *»*< 41U Oau—■•r «»t mu Jaly ••pl t : p Perk— tare t«.» I Jaty isjr. M LardMar t. 47 Ja'y -••• Las ?4: ; Blas—“•2 Ml ml Ju y ■ ' 2’ i C ««<n< »»n aarkpi- w«.w >. , cr , : tt'.a; oau. :Se: park ar.ii:u-.ria« Cincinnati Grain and Livestock. Wheat— Firm: Sa. • rad. sen. t Cara Siaa-ly Mo 1 mixed, 4&a Oasa—Qniei: Mo. u must m,, < aula—Dub ai 43.00£4 4u Hoga—Firm al 8.40>5.U "hoap-Onii al U 4M4.15. . LamM -ttu. oi 43.:4g«.40. Chicago Livestock. Cal»la-S .t«a>-» 14 .-». .ia,p.,, lordan. »a «SS4 »• Hogs—Siosdr al W 'Cga.Pn anoop—lmwar al 41.0044. an Laaiba—Slowly »i U toge 00. 1 New York Livestock. , Callla- F rn. al 44 1.44,10 —... H«.pi—Firm si 44.40*4.73. T.' I , rho-p -Firm al It *<>4.4o II Laaibo--Sioa4yaiUwßt.il. __ | ! “ East Buffalo Livestock. Call a-S'rady al lH.ifcß4.ts WWtw l' Moya Irltro si 44.40484 U *7'3 f ehoop - Sioa<iy at IS lusa.ts. - 4 Iwab.-hioaer si 14.00*4 44 -XZI33K3 I ——— — .. ,

Weather Forecast. Indiana —Snow; Thursday fair, colder in extreme gquth portion MARKET REPORT. Accurate prices paid by Decatur merchants for various products. Cor reeled every day. GRAIN. BT E. L. CARROL, ORAtg MERCHANT. New Corn yellow f gg New Corn, mixed 55 Machine shucked one cent less. Oats, new— 40 Wheat, No. 2 91 Wheat, No. 3 8K Barlev — 50 Rye No. 2 — 54 Clover Seed 5 M Alsyke — 445 Buckwheat ♦ Flax Seed »i Timothy — I ski CHICAGO MARKETS. Chicago market cloeed at 1:15 p. m today, according to J. D. Hale's special wire service, m follows; Wheat, May WJ Wheat, July KB Corn, May 53* I Corn July 52» Oats, May 4’J| Oats, Julv May Porli 14 75 July Pork 14 •) May Lard, per cwt 7 !* July Lard 7 TOLEDO GXAIN MARKETS. Changed every afternoon at 3*o o'clock b T J. D. Hale, Decatur Special wire service. Wheat, new No. 2, red, cash J !*t May wheat Aw* July wheat.•>s) Gash com, No. 2, mixed, cash. 4(M Corn. July May Corn Oats. Cash 43J May Oats 1 * Oats. July Rye, cash OTHER PRODUCTS. BY VARIOUS GROCERS AND MKBOHAXTS. Eggs, fresh, per doz.s 27 Lard g Butter, per pound ... llgkk Potatoes, new •* Onions W Cabbage per 100 lb £*• Apples, per bu psi Sweet Potatoe, per bu 75 STOCK. BY PBED SCREIMAS, DIALER Lambs 4 80 Hogs, per cwt 11 60fcr4 75 Cattle per lb _3 Calves, per lb 5 @ Cows 2 @ 2| Sheep, per lb 2 @ 2t Beef Hides, per lb.sj POULTRY. BY J. W. PLACE CO., PACKERS. Chickens, young per lb.s<rf6 Fowls, per lb. 5(’«4 Ducks, per lb. fi Young Ducks K Young Turkeys, per lblo Geese, old per lb 4 Geese, youug, 1b...— 4 HAY MARKET. No. 1 timothy hay(baled) INo 1 mixed hay (baled) | * 55.00 g 46.25 No. 1 clover hay (baled) WOOL AND HIDES. BY B. KALVER a SON. Wool, unwashedl6to2C Sheep pelts2sc to 75 Beef hides, per pound 0o , Calf hides O' Tallow, per poundo4 Coon 15 io 1 25 Skunk 20 to 1.25 I O’possum 10 to 60 I Muskrat sto 22 ( Mink. 60toF20' COAL-Per Ton

Anthracite | 50 Domestic, nut 4 00 Domestic, lump, Hocking 4 00 Domestic lump, Indiana 3 80 Pocahontas Smokeless, lump 550 OIL HARKET. Tiona 12.02 Pennsylvania 1.87 Corning 1.67 Newcastle 1.74 North Lima 1,37 South Lima 1,32 Indiana 1241 Whitehouse 135 Somerset 132 Neodasha. (Kan.) 121 Barkeraville 97 Ragland tib FIARKET NOTES. Liverpool market cloned steady. i H heat, J cent higher. Corn, cent higher. Receipts at Clurago today: Hogs 330 W Wheat 21 cars Corn 431 car" Oats 307 cars Cattle 22fW Sheep 3500 U Estimate for tomorrow: Hogs 2001" Wheat 45 car* Corn 410 car" I Oats 310 jars For Sale—A good clean stock of groceries and fixtures. Will give possession at once or Feb 1- Room 22xh0 with good warn room. Rent \ reasonable, . Good established i trade. Reasons for selling. Have II other business to take our attention ’ | For particulars write or call on | Minch & Co., Geneva, Ind. ts