Daily Democrat, Volume 2, Number 28, Decatur, Adams County, 12 February 1904 — Page 4

THE AXTELLS. John Voting, who was'for several Fears trainer at Warren Park Farm. the home r the Artel Is, was wont to r -•-... < “for any Axtell yon »W :a i: it I can nyt tea hto trot I will show yon a duck that can n - .in.” This comes very n->-: - the truth The Axtell- ;r- n.*’ural burn trotters, and coul 1 n- ' help trotting it they w ii'- .Iti. Axtell sin s very few pane--, bat when you come to the fro’ i -fl- - s sires you will find Ar«.l va --. about on fop This sea“ n is the champion sire of 22 1 tr ttvrs. Lv»t season he was the iL . ji : sire of J2:30 trotters. Whit ’-ia'i). onship is there for him to hyt'l :iiat he Has nut some, time or other pw>wl ? No j other <till. m has.been as per-' man - r 'v - ire the public as haAxtell sin the tijpe be was a two year old. always a champion and the sire if rhorses. Axtell is the 'ire of Axnite. he the sire of (trandsor. of the very best bred young stallions. A. N. Acker of Pleasant Mills i-owner of this grandly bred hor- an I will be pleased to show him to any one desiring t-j look at a fine horse.

Railroad Notes. Chicago to St Paul Mmnneapolis four daily fast trains via the Chi- > ago A North-Western Ry. The Overland Limited, solid train Chicago to Coast daily. Chicago. Union Pacific & North-Western Line. (in the first and third Tuesday of every month the Erie railroad will, sell one way and ronnd trip excursion tickets b > the west, north west md southwest at very low rates. Further information, nil upon Erie agents or write, C. L. Enos. T. P. A.. Marion Ohio. The Erie railroad, the favorite route to the World’s fair ip i'hicsigo in 1593, will maintain in connection with the Bi_' F->ur route via Marion. Ohio, an attractive service to St. Louis during the Louisiana Purchase Exposition of 1904. D W. Cook General Passenger agent, New York. N. Y. One fare plus two dollars from Chicago, round trip rate via Chicago Great Western railway to points in New Mexico, Missouri. Kansas and Nebraska. Ample return limits. Tickets on sale Jan. ssh and 19tb. Feb. 2nd and ICtb, March Ist and lath. April sth and 19th. For fur ther information apply to J. P. Elmer Chicago, 111. The Ladi*-' Aid ty of rhe C B -hurch will give a Valentin** So'-ial a* the home of D. V. Steel • n West M< nr. <e street, Saturday evenmg. Ever.oyody is cordiallv in ited. 23*12 Ten thousand dollars private Hmis (est with us to Joan on Deca tur real estate,first mortgage. Low rate of interest. Will loan in sums of fSO upwards. The Dtxatur Abstract and Loan Co. 257dtf

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ALMOST MAGICAL r — Is the Progress Baltimore Has Made in Clearing Its Burned District. i Streets That Were Great Masses of Defer s Have Been Cleared for Traffic. Banks Have Resumed and Business is Assuming a Cheerful Tone. i Baltimore. Md Feb 12. —Baltimore J is emerging from the dark cloud cast ; ipon it by rhe great conflagration of ' last Sunday and Monday An incii dent that inspired the whole cuntmn- ■ nity with themeudous confidence was he resumption <: ’. islhess by the banks. deposits being received and checks honored in the usual way The . knowledge that Baltimore terminal facilities ar- intact and that the grain elevators were not involved in the fiery tornado has also served to promote a popular conviction that 'he sittation is nor so dark as it has heretofore api>eared. Indeed the optimistic feeding is manifestly growing that the calamity though narrowing in every detail, w II give the city an opportunity to read) •>- itself to new and more modem plans and tjja' .** new citv of , iniliosing grandeur IB lo rlie f rum the ■ mins of toe oL

.-ICI. Tie- which has been made in the work ot clearing the debris ; from the street* m rhe burned district seems almo.-t magical. Baltimore street, which was a confused mass of , ’ rubbish is practically cleaned and like- j wise South street one of the great j banking thoroughfares Haijover ■ 1 street, near where the fire started. I was made passable for wagons andi Bratt street, a long avenue of trade, is clear of incumbrances all the way through The city engineer's department. the building inspector and the street cleaning department all worked , in conjunction. No attempt was made . to do more than clear the’streets from curb to cure, the debris being plied up on the sidewalks and back of the building line. .Many dang tous walls which overhang the streets were pulled down. Tbe Hurst building, walls in which the fire started were pulled down Al! through , the financial district preparations are being made to open safes ar.d vaults Those of the German Fire Ins'.rance company were opened and the cash and books taken out iininjur- -! Th- vault of tbe Mar inBank was opened this afternoon am? found intact. In no instance have be contents of any vault Iteen seriously damage!. The chamber of commerce has been exceedingly active in sendng broadcast to every centereof trade in this country and Europe the assurance ’ha’ Baltimore is even now in condition to transact ail shipping, erain and foreign trade and that al! other lines of business will be restored to their normal channels within the next 'wo or throe months. The officials of tbe Chamber of commerce announce that plans are nearly complete- for the rebuilding of their s6>)o.'»W structure. Many merchants and manttfact iters whose places of business • were swallowed up in the conflagration | have sign-d contracts for rebuilding ' and there are on all sides the greatest signs ot activity n this respect. All are simply waiting for toe city to . -*1 no streets of debris and rive

permission to the owners ot tne grounu to take possession. The matter of accepting aid from her -;r.es has n yet finally decided upon, according to Mayor MbLane. The fire did not reach the res:jen’:a! s»<'Un qf the city an-: there :< n< actual d-.stitution a" this time. The indications are that the citizens of Baltimore will be fully able to take care of all cases of want that might present themselves. Th Mayer feels grateful for the many proffers of aid j from the cit’teas of this country and from foreign lands. FARM ANIMALS Value of the Same as Set Out by the g Agricultural Department. Washington. Feb. 12. —The acting statistician of the department of agri- : culture has completed his estimate of the number and value of farm animals e in the I ailed States on Jan. 1 19i>4 , The totals for the country are shown in rh< folios m-’ table: ! Farm animals Number Value Horses ‘ .16.7 4.1159 sll 6.94 *»« Mules 2.757.916 217.533AJ2 > Milch cows 1T.419.817 508.841.48 J - Other cattle . 43,629.498 "12.178.134 | Sheep 51.'i3t<.144 1’,;:.5.;«M>99 s Swine 47,‘>?'.« 387 25?,224,627 A Compliment From the Kaiser. , Berlin. Feb. 12. —Emperor William dine . with United Srat-s Atnbassadoi and Mrs Tower last night. The diplomatic corps here regards his majesty's presence at this dinner as a conipli ment to the United State.s and ■ uat it is intended by his majesty to be an unusual indication of the high position Tower has attained as ambassador to Germany. A Significant Action. London. Feb. 12 —At Lloyds yesterday 30 per cent was paid to insure against the risk of war between France and Great Britain within six months. Wednesiiay the rate was 2 per cent. — St. Petersburg Without News. St. Petersburg Feb. 12. —The first authentic news of the fighting at Chemulpo has been printed here vaguely and without The admiralty has Issued specific orders that no telegrams from the far East, either tor private persons, newspapers or news agencies, will be transmitted. The admiralty will give out official reports Farewell Calls Denied. St. Petersburg. Feb. 12. —Admiral Srraydloff. commander of the Russian Black sea fleet, has left quietly for the far East to take command of the Russian fleet there. Al! unattached naval officers in St. Petersburg and Kron stadt have been ordered to go Eas' promptly without making farewell calls. Te ; egrapn Service Demoralized. St. Petersburg. Feb. 12.—The genral staff announces the receipt of a tei-gram trom the Russian military ag-nt in China '■’tying that the cable from Viadivostock to Nagasaki, the -eraph line trom Seoul to Masamph' and the telegraph line trom Seoul to Wonsan are broken. A Reasonable Proposition. Lindon Feb. 12.—With regan j Secretary Hay’s note to the ixr. s on the neutrality and integrity of < >ina. the Britjph foreign < ffice sees no reason why the proposition regarding China proper should not be joined in by all the powers. Jaoanese Casualties. St. Peterssburg. Feb. 12. —The naval headquarters staff announces that in the fight at Port Arthur six Japanese ships were slightly damaged and fifty Japanese were killed and 150 wounded, i Port Arthur Fleet Badly Crippled. Yokohama. Feb. 12. —The greater number of the Russian warships at . Port Arthur have already been disabled and several Japanese warships have been sent home for repairs. No Foundation for It. St. Petersburg. Feb. 12. —The min- ! istry of marine deciares there is abI solutely no foundation for the report that the Japanese made several attempts to land at Port Arthur. Russian Baltic Squadron Moves. Copenhagen. Feb. 12.—The Russian Baltic Squadron of fifteen warships has passed through Danish waters en I route for the far East. Bulgarian War Inevitable. Vienna. Feb. 12. —A semi-official newspaper publishes a communication from Consantinople saying that in Turkish governmental circles the conviction obtains that present situa tion in the tar East rentiers war in Bulgaria inevitable. In view of this condition of affairs it is considered unnecessary that the parte should Tmrden itself with the serious obligations involved in.carrying out the principal measures of the reform plans for Macedonia Yeung Woman's Awful Deed. Dps Moines, la.. Feb. 12.—Mtsa Halda Nelson, a young woman school teacher ot Fort podge. la.. In a m<e ment of insanity brained her mother with a hatchet while the latter was sleeping and then jumped into a cis tern, drowning herself. World’s Fair Gets the Money. Washington. Feb. 12 The house by a vote of 172 to ll>3,concurred In ni« senate amendment to the urgency deficiency appropriation bill authorizing a loan of 94.600.0 M by the govern m»n> for the LmHlsns Purchase ex- - position. ,

WmW Japan Continues to Lay I* Over the Russians at Pert Arthur. J — kava! Engagement Still in‘Progress With ireat Destruction to Russian Fleet 4 The Japs Fellow 'Jp Their Initial Victory by Pour ng Het Shot Into Their Eenemy’* Sides. Four Battleships and Three Cruisers Sunk and Port Arthur Taken by Japs. Russians Turn Their Gun* on Japan and Hakodate Has Been Bombarded. Tokio Feb. 12—An unofficial report has it that the Russian fleet was de stroyed. four battl-.ships and three cruisers being sunk and that two Japanese warships were damaged, in an engagement off Port Arthur, the Japanese- getting l>e”veen the Russians and the entrance of rhe harbor before the fight commenced, and that the Japsues are ,n possession of Pon Arthur Shanghai meat of Port Arthur continuer Three Russian cruisers have t>een sank. Tbe Russian bank building has been destroyed. Nagasaki. Feb. 12.—There has been a renewt i attack on Port Arthur. The Japanese captured seven Russian ships and chased others. There have lieen disturbances a; Port Arthur in which a number of Japanese civilians were killed or imprisoned. A Chinese mob has d-’stroyed the lelegra. a line around New t'hwang I Tokio. F - 12. —Tokio w - ties.- 1 a smaller Mafeking celebration last night. Th -.sands of students paraded the streets. accompanie<| %y many bands of music and carrying torches, flags, colored lanterns and transparen-

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cies emblazoned with war picture* National airs were nine and cheers were continually given. The rartostp processions surrounded the palace wall and visited the government offices. The Russian leeation overlooks a square where thousands of people had , assembled to witness the celebration ' of the Jap victory, but the windows of the legation were darkened. The crowds are orderly. The British residents of Tokio were cheered wherever they appeared. The grim >iet«rmination of the Jaitanese people is evidenced by the expeditious and ale soiutely undemonstrative manner in j which the mobilization of troops has 1 everywhere Iwen carried out. — i Japanese Port Bombarded. Tien Tsin. Feb. 12.—-It is nt mo rod ! that five Russian cruisers from Vladivoetyck bombarded Hakodate. Japan.’ on Tuesday. I Hakodate Is on the Island of llek-i l.atdo, the moat northern of the three! Jaitanese islands The harbor there is excellent and tne town, containing about inhabftants. is well an<l , regularly built. There is a Japanese ' naval school there China's Attitude in the War. Vienna Feb. 12 Bisquteting re ports have been received here from I Pekin regarding the attitude of China I In the Russo-Jap-ineae conflict. It is I lielfvve.l in well *ltiformc<i circles that I th" reported destruction of a railroad I ■ bridge in Manchuria Is possibly the I work of an advance partv of 'Boxers." I who ,t i- »nd< r-iiHsi, Ch pa I* organ:? Ing for the Invasion of Manchuria. It I is und -rstood that the representative - I rtf several powers at Pekin have tn formed their governments of China's I Intent *>>*i to semj 3tm,is<t> "Bovra” tu I Manchuria. |

~ TROUBLE FOR JiMINEZ Uncle Sam Despatches a Warsh p t* San Domingo. Was: . t:-’’>n Feb. 12-News has ’ reached th* state department that the Jimfuez rebels were tearing up the American railroad between Puerta Plata and Santiago in San Domingo. The state department has caused a warship to be ordered to the former . jort. HOW IT WAS DONE Admiral Togo Simply Outgeneraled , the Russian*. Tokio. Feb. 12.—An entirely new account of the Port Arthur encounter ( has been received here. Admiral Togo's fleet arrivedjOn Monday night I and found the Russian squadron drawn up in battle formation outside the har- I bor and under the shadow of the forts, I the destroyers being spread out in front over a distance of five miles. Admiral Togo decided on a night attack and opened up at 11 o'clock. While the cannonade was hottest a number of Japanese torpedo boats crept along close in shore at the foot of the cliff and s icc--‘ded in the darkness in getting between the Russian ships and land. Here they lay unnoticed until the Russians began to give away before the Japanese fire and sought to re-enter the harbor The Japanese torpedo boats then opened fire at comparatively close rajice ana sank two battleships and one cruiser i close to the entrance the harbor. The effect of this coup was the retreat of <ll- remainder of the squadron into tbe harbor. All was safe on lioard the Japanese I ships at iiocut ot Tuesday. when th s renon was dispatched, and the engage ment was then still in progress. A Brilliant Reception. Washington. Feb, 12.—The final i levee of the season at the White | House, the reception in honor of the army, and navy, was given by Presi- | dent and. Mrs. Roosevelt las', night. The affair was the most brilliant of all the receptions. The army and navw officers appeared in the full uniform of their rank, there was a large continI gent of the diplomatic corps preadht in full court dress, while the toilettes of the ladies were unusually beautiful. Haena's Precarious Condition. Washington. Feb. 12. —Senator Hanna's condition is very serious if not precarious His pbysic'ans realize this and «are watching the case with the greatest concern. The physicians hope that he fever has reaches! its wers> s’ag. 'whet r c.r not it has they d< clr.re they are unable to say. They are simply wa ting tor devetenuicuts and realize the patient has ' iosi ground tbe las’ two days. F nt Glass Workers Idle. Piitsb irg. . Feb. 12. AB the plants oxneil for the National Glass company, eight in number, are idle and fully 4.u»w» flint glass workers. *<•” •>l whom are skilled workmen, members of the American Flint Glass Workers' union, are on a strike as a result of the operation of the plants by non-union men and the proposed reduc'ion in wanes. Old Soldier Accused of Pe-jury. Evansvili-' ln-I . Feb 12. —George D. .May. a civil war vete.-an. fifty-three years old. was am- 'cd by United State* Deputy Marshal Johan, acmiaed of making false i.ffi-larif in an appli cation tor a ,ien- on H-s h -m-- is in Ayrsh re Pile coufity. In default of bond he was entnr.ti’teii to jail, pending a nrellmlnary heating. ROY ARCHBOLD, DENTIST I. O. O. F. BLOCK. ’Phonee - Office, 1(4; residence, 245

San Francisco Los Angeles Portland Three fast trains to the Pacific ('oast daily via the Chicago. Union Pacific * V>rth-\Vest> rn l ine, the Jpect I trans-continental route lr»m Chicago. The Overland Limited the ftst electric-lfghted tram between Chicago and California is the most luxurious tram in the uorM, leaving Chicago daily ft K:00 p. m. Less than three days en route. Two other fast trains leave Chicago duh fur the Pacific Coast at 10:. m> F f|. and 11. VS p m. Ghe Best of Everything '0 .iitnu s<n tickets * ia litis rou’e. tail latanution, time he4art. r. p r«i Cst»fnrn« •. wrH# h» vt r&c ««« ' »»»•»•’ » Th* i., *»' ■M’nrwy c<< w *r. MZjQuyMl UiM)t

Weather Forecast. Indiana—Fair; Saturday cloudy and warmer. MARKET REPORT. J Accurate pn«-> paid bj I merchants for vanona products, (y rected every day. GRAIN. BT E. L. CARROL, GRAIN MEgcHiirf New Corn yellow • ■ I New Corn, mixed ’J I Machine shucked one cent ‘ I Oats, new ■ Wheat, No. 2' ,* ■ Wheat. No. 3 ™ I Bariev' £ |H * Rye No. A. ~ ! Clover Seed 5 „ 1 Alsyke 1 J ja Buckwheat 7 I Flax Seed ‘ | Timothy I !t) I CHICAGO MARKETS Chicago market closed at 115 p I .oday. according to J. D I special wire service, as follow s. 1 Wheat. May » I Wheat, July Corn. Mav 55 Corn July U 2 I flats, May I l ists. July May Pork 14 o’ I July Pork || 7; I Mav Lani. per cwt 7 72 I July Lard *B2 I TOLEIO GMTI MARKED Chanced every afternoon at 3j(n •’clock i J. D. Hale. Decatw I Special wire service. Wheat, new No. 2, red, cash. I I i May wheat I July wheat, .. ml I Cash corn. No. 2, mixed, cash y I Corn, July 49 I May Corn jo W|iM •lata. Cash 4, ‘ May Oats y | (Jate, J uly 39 I Rve. cash 11 OTHER PRODUCTS BT TARIOCS OBOCEBS AND MEBCHAXn /, ‘ Eggs, fresh, per doz | 21 I Lard ) I Butter, per pound llffli I Potatoes, new $ | Onions 50 I Cabbage per 100 lb___ 50e | Apples, per ba i Sweet Potatoe, per ba "i I STOCK. BT FRED SCHEIMAN. DEALER Lambs I<i 4 50 I Hogs, per cwt Ji T’-.-i < Cattle per 1b.3 zi Calves, per lb s<r aj I Cows 2 <X 2j I Sheep, per lb.J @ 2| I Beef Hides, per lb 4 I POLI TRY. BT J. W. FLACff 00., PACEEBS. Chickens, young per lb. Fowls, per lb._l Ducks, per lb 5 Young Ducks_— »> j Young Turkeys, per lb— 10 Geese, old per lb 4 ' j Geese, young, lb 4 | HAY HARKET. No. 1 timothy hay(baled I — I I No 1 miied hay (baled) - ».i> a FA I ; No. 1 clover hay (baled)- ■ * F C.igti 25 I WOOL AND HIDES. BT B. KALVER A S ■ Wool, unwashed I'tafl) Sheep pelta_ - »o '5 S Beef bides, per pound .00 Calf hides 0 Tallow, per pound - 01 Coon ... 7to 125 I Skunk Ji to 1-25 I O’poesum lb to 00 I Muskrat - to 22 I I Mink :'Jit 5210 I COAL Per Ton ’ , Anthracite 1 'SO 1 Domestic, nut 4 00 I ; Domestic, lump, Hocking — 400 I | Domestic Jump, Indiana J * Pocahontas Smokeless, lum . 550 I OIL rtARKET. | Tiona l-Ci I j Pennsylvania '■’’ I i Corningl? j New Castle 1 I ! North Lima ' j South Lima! ' « I j Indiana • « j Whitehouse ' * I I Neodasha. (Kan.) Ik I Ragland •» ■ HARKEF NOTES. Liverpool market closed st» ’ :y. 1 ' Wheat, J cent higher. Cora, jl cent higher. 1 Receipts at Chicago today Hogs I Cora- '•.! car* Gate ' '■*" Estimate for tomerrow: f., Hop || Wheat. - ■ C0ra...._.._.—--- I Oats >' » r " £ - For Salo—A good clean '> groceries and fixtures ":i g [ posaetaion at once or Feb. 11 11 ■ I 22x80 with good ware room II I * reasonable, . Good esta ’h* 1 1 trade. Reasons for wiling !l " | other business to take our att< n' l " 1 ' I -For pnrtionlars write <>r , ' uli n : j Minch & Co., Geneva, Ind