Daily Democrat, Volume 2, Number 31, Decatur, Adams County, 16 February 1904 — Page 4

Railroad Notes. Chie u i to Sr. Paul Minnneapolis so tr daily a-f trains 4 via the Chicago it North-Western Ry. 'Hi O. —land Limited, solid train C dc.140 to Coast daily. Chicago, Uni ... P.»ei;ic & North-Western Lute. On the first and third Tuesday of every month the Erie railroad will sell one way and ronud trip excursion tickets to the west, northwest and southwest at very low rates. Farther information, call upoji Erie gents or write, C. L. Enos, T. P A., Marion Ohio. The Erie railroad, the favorite route to the World’s fair in Chicago in LS93, will maintain in connection with the Bu Four route via Marion. * >hio, 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 pointe in New Mexico, Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska. Ample return limits Tickets on sale Jan. ssh and 19tb, Feb. 2nd and ICth, March Ist and 15th. April sth and 19th. For fur

The Overland Limited the fast electric-lighted daily train between Chicago and California \ia the Chicago. Union Pacific & NorthWestern Line, is the most luxurious tram in the world, leaving Chicago ■ daily 8:00 p. m. Less than three daysen route. Buffet smoking cars, barber and bath, standard and private compartment sleeping cars, dining cars, observation and library car. Booklovers’ Library and telephone. Two other fast trains leave Chicago daily for San Francisco Los Angeles and Portland at 10:3) p m. and 11 35 p tn. with spier Jid l smoking and i.bsaiy l '' • ’.rs. Pl ‘.man J 1 * irg r■■ r ■ t sleeping cars and dining cats (a ia ■ The 'Best of Everything r All ajecti tell uckea »i» Otii route. ■ r.»-, -.3 ■ book on Califwn .r.te toot .all .r H «aotw 22 Fiftt t.e B I , ..ring fcl. Chtcifo. I Ic & 1.1 Aj ■LisitaULitSl nu»c t ■ ° S „ ; T r.t»^ v

COAL« HAY Our good clean coal makes We are in the market for us many warm friends We have HAY AT FAIR Anthracite I PRICES Smokeless Lump Kanawha Lump Hocking Lump Jackson Lump Pleaee call at our Jacason Nut offiee near G - R - Smithing Coal & L depot LA. Henning & Co. 'PHONE 171 . mrasiS flaMiyjß»y^wa6rlw g»k*»<w “• “ ' -w'Tin ■wi miiii► , ■.».» w », . ■ ** ™ |M J-.. 11 to .ell your farm? 1 1 »n. th-'i ||«t It for Ml» with th. «imw A.rnrr it m. tuinili rll.nl oi nut, Juat «« >nu prwlw. Yon will b. hi »n ri|»n. |f th. tirotM-rtr t. i»7< with thesrr-ocy lor U.S Hine li»«< <1 W n h»v<- tn»nv fnrn,« and n lurin' niimtmt of .-o, 1.,; pertinn now <.u our li.i arid new propertie* are put upon the mark nt inch w«eh. Ifwi.hira to buy,'Mill or rent property call and examine our price, and deeertptlona. 'Phone No. 230. J. f. SNOW, Decatur, Indiana.

th«r information apply to J. P. Elmer , Chicago, Til. LITTLE REAL NEWS i Word From F?r East Mainly Mads Up cf Rumors, i London. Feb Hi. —The voluminious dispatches from the far East published here today are again characterized by absence of real light on the situation Numerous iiucenflrmed and conflicting rumors are given and among them is a report of another engagement at Port Arthur in which the Russians lost eight vessels sunk, and ten captured. A correspondent who witnessed the engagement off Port Arthur confirms his previous accounts of the fight, and asserts again that one Japanese torpedo boat was sunk and another deserted by its crew in a sinking condition and subsequently captured by ihe Russians. He says also that the I Japs lost one battleship and had one cruiser put out of action, and that the colonel of the Fifteenth Russian regiment was killed by a . hi ll during the bombardment. Cablegrams from Wei Hai Wei and I New Chwatig report a Japanese fleet, with transports, cruising iti the gulf of Pe Cheli, apparently with the idea of effecting a landing near Port Dalny. i In connection with the rumors of another bombardment at Port Arthur : the owners of the British steamer Foxton Hall, from Barry Dec. 11. via Port Said, for Port Arthur, with coal, which was detained by the Russians at Port Arthur, have received news | that she has been destroyed by fire. CHINAS NEUTRALITY It Is New Guaranteed by an Imperial Decree. Washington. Feb. 16—Sir Chang Tung Liang Sheng, the Chinese min ister. has transmitted to the state department a translation of the imperial decree proclaiming the neutrality of China in the Russo-Japanese war. The decree is as follows: ‘ Whereas, a state oi war now exists between Japan and Russia: and “Whereas, in view of the friendlj relations between this government and the governments of both, the said countries, it behooves China to take proper steps for the maintenance of a strict neutrality. “We hereby command therefore the Mancha generals, governor generals and ,ne governors of all the prov.nces that they issue orders to al! civil subjects and persons residing within their jurisdiction to observe a strict neutrality between the contending powers with a view to the preservation of good feeling and general quiet, and to commit no act. intentionally or unintentionally in violation thereof. “We hereby declare and make known this, our command.’ Vladivostok Squadron Elusive. Tokio. Feb. If,.— No further news of the Russian Yladivostock squadron Las been received here. It is thought to have returned to the port of Vlad-ivo-iocl; in preference to risking a figh’ or exha > * ng itt ,'aei. Cable Has Been R-stored. New l<rk Feb It; The Conimer cial Cable company has sent out the following notice: “We are advised that the bi • v Kong-Foo Cnow cable has been restored."

DECLINED WITH THANKS Japan Compelled to Refuse Aid from Foreigners. To' o. Feb. 16. Core Takahira. the Japanese minis: er at Washington, has officially advised his government that he is receiving numerous offers of large contributions to the war fund from Americans, and requests instructions as to the policy of the government in the matter. It is considered probable that Japau will refuse to accept thus proffered aid. while stating that the government is deeply gratified at this and other expressions ol American sympathy. The cabinet will consider the question and formally instruct Minister Takahira shortly. Many applications for permission to enlist in the Japanese army and navy are coining from various parts of the world. Some ot those anxious to fight for Japan have applied personally to the military authorities here. Among this number is included a Turkish officer. All of these applications have been politely but firmly refused. No foreigners will be allowed to participate in the military or naval opera- ■ tions of Japau except as spectators. Enormous military activity continues. but the government carefully con- . coals its plans and does not indicate the date of any projected movement. Although every moment of delay enables the Russians to become better prepared for tne conflict, the Japanese apparently are unconcerned and con- ■ fident. They fully realize that the limited rapacity ot the trans Siberian , railway, the distance of the Russians | from their base of supplies and the i lack of communication by sea sets lint-, nations on the proposed accomplish-, ments of Russia in Manchuria and Siberia. They feel that no danger attaches in that quarter and are awaiting the completion of Japan’s naval program. The Red Sea Fleet. Port Said. Feb. 16. —The Russian battleship Oslabya. the volunteer fleet transport Saratoff and four torpedo boat destroyers are at Jobel Zukup. in the Red sea ninety miles from Babel-El-Mandeb and th? volunteer transport Smolensk and another destroyer are at Daodalus or Abdul Khessan. on the Red sea. 360 miles south of Suez. An Incident of the War. St Petersburg. Feb. 16.—During the patriotic demonstration at Warsaw on Sunday a certain Count Dembsky be-1 came demented and fired into a crowd from the balcony of his residence, i He killed three persons and wounded ■ twenty. He tried to commit suicide! before he was secured. The Japanese War Loan. Tokio. Feb. 16. Tbe subscriptions I to the war loan will close March 10. I The empress of Japan presented | gifts to Baroness De Rosen, wife of the last Russian minister, before her departure from Tokio. Big Beck Combine Proposed. Cincinnati, 0.. Feb. 16.—After deliberating for a week the Methodist book committee has decided to recommend to the general conference at Los Angeles next May the consolidation of the Cincinnati. Chicago and New York i book concerns. This means that the I mar 11factories of these houses will be ! placed under one roof. But whether the combined house will be in Cincin- I natl. Chicago. New York or elsewhere no recommendation will be made by the book committee. Friction in High Quarters. London. Feb. 16.—There are rumors of friction between the government and Lori Roberts. It is said that the latter declines appointment as inspector general and has been invited by Premier Balfour to remain a member of the defense committee, drawing his present scale of pay as commander in chief for the unexpired term of two years. Lord Roberts to Retire. London. Feb. 16 It is officially announced that Lord Roberts has retired from the war office, but that at the special request of Premier Balfour he has consented to place his service at the disposal of the committe for imperial defense. The Duke of Connaught has been appointed Inspector general under the new army regime. BRIEF DISPATCHES ft It Mate.! that eleven R<i««nan •hip. w<»re damage ! in Uh recent •Jitfßgement al Port Arthur. The Bowl inf dial! lory at Lawrenceburg. Kv , wm complete.▼ dc«lroye<i bv fire. Thu The rum ora that the Japano** had landed lro>p» at Pigeon Kay or elsewhere on the Liao Tung pen in mi !a. are tinfoun'tod. A< the Ohio leg', aturr i« now tn •••ion. •tor Hanna • .uece*wr will n it to appointed by lhe gorerner. but at owe e I. Private advtcer* fr>»n New < hwang atnte that the mi—l ’nurio are congregating there an a«count of the condition of aifau Manthiina. The W■» «h II itlroad Company ha< i»-ued a m .rtga. ' i<» cover a i»*ue of bon lw for the n«w Wordl'i F air Improvement an«! termin ala. pptemburr. In-U. will « n I •» bb»ek of e oa i three an ' .% l>a ' fret square and rleten feet thick to the W >rhl • I a;r The bl<»ch w»igh« three ton*. Per re tart of th- *haw aald of the death of Senator Hanna} M Hl# lo— i* nation*;, ami in th*-mJ U* nave men* the htiinb r*t win to partn ipant Tlu. Issue ernnmiiuw election. hn« un«c»l*1 Mr.-hUr UMg < M| _ n mrn«, „ n in., green,l inm u„. f,>r<n-,r‘. <■. - Vuu wuou lt |~.i w, lh r r . u l . "'’PA'-.n, for . lon, „» r . , n , ,„ m , ’ si, 'U’»u<-i»ut tor two ' J,,,” *' w muiu,, „„i . '■‘•-U.UI borne er,..!,! ">»'n of the •11.e1.ee.1, . iLjm wr

.tall THE VICTOR Senator Hanna s Brave Struggle lor Life Was Given lip Last Evening. I The End Car.ie Peacefully, the Distinguish Sufferer Having Long Been Unconscious. Funeral Service Will be Held in the Senate Cnairber —Bcdy to Lie in State at the Capitol. Washington. Feb. 16.— Marcus A Hanna. United States senator from Ohio and one of the for most figures in American public life, died Monday evening at 6:40 in his apartments at the Arlington hotel of typhoid fever after an-illness cf two weeks. He I passed away peacefully and without ! pain atter being unconscious since 3 a. m. at which time the first of a series of sinking spells came nn. from the last of which he rever rallied. Ail the members of Hie family, with one or two exception-, were at the bedside when the end came. They were Mr. and Mrs Dan Hanna. Mr. and Mrs. McCormick, Mr. ami Mrs. Parsons. m:ss Phelps. H. M Hanna and > : Mr. Dover. Mrs. Hanna was not at the bedside ! when the end came. She had been ill SENATOR RANXA. with a sever, headache and a short time before had I>< vn given a narcotic i and she then went to bed. During he last hours life was kept ! in his body only by the use of toe • most powerful stimulants. The sena i tor’s death followed a sinking spell ; that lasted ten minutes. Senator Hanna will be given a pub- • lie funeral in the senate chamber at noon Wednesday, and will lie in state at the Capitol. The funeral will be held in t levelaml Friday. The senator during all the Igter days of his illness, even while oblivious to al! save his doctors’ efforts in his behalf, astonished the physicians by the tenacity with which he clung io life and the determination with which u-s strong will aided their efforts I to avert death. From Sunday on the , sick man grew weaker aud responded more and more feebly to the powerful ! stimulants and oxygen applied by the physicians until finally the strong ‘ I vital forces which had carried the sen- | ator through his active, aggressive life, completely succumbed and came to a final stop. The Hags on the capitol were halfmasted today and will remain so until after the funeral. There will be an official funeral in the senate chamlier at noon Wednesday, the body lying in state in the senate marble room In the morning. It is expected that three special trains will go to Cleveland Wednesday afternoon, one with the body accompanied by the senator’s family. 1 and one each for the senate and house of representatives. A Brief Biography. Marcus A Hanna was born at New Lisbon, the county seat of Columbiana county. Ohio. Sept. 24. 1837. When Mr Hanna was fifteen years old the father moved to Cleveland, where the son was sent to the city schools, graduating from the high school and afterward attending the Western Reserve college for a year. The father embarked in the wholesale grocery business and at twenty years the son entered the store as a clerk, and upon the death of his father, in 1861, ne was made the representative of the estate and the firm. Six years later he closed out the business ami organized the firm of Rhodes & Co. in the coal and iron business. (He had married Mr. Rhodes’ daughter. Augusta, in 1864.) This firm In 1885 became .M. A. Hanna tt Co , the style I it has since borne. In this business Mr Hanna came into direct contact with lake navigation which business' he entered ja-rsonally and kept on 1 | steadily increasing until he became! one of the heaviest vessel owners on i the lakes, and the head of the largest 1 s’eel shipbuilding firm known to the 1 [lake country. In addition to these I Interests he controlled the Cleveland I | City Railway company and was large ! ! ly interested In a multitude of other! I concerns. Mr Hanna wss a large employer jof labor His concerns give employ, nun* to shout SJMMI persons, with pay ' rol’s aggregating front 1250,000 to I 1275.-000 a month Mr. Hannas wealth has been estimated at from *6,000.(Nk) to IS.iitsi.oiin ■ A few yesra ago he retired from active I business affair-. He was elected to ■ the senate to succeed Senator Shor j , man and had but recently been re elected. |

Weather Forecast. Fair; same Wednesday. MARKET REPORT. Accurate prices paid by Decatui merchants for various products. Cor recked every day. GRAIN. BY E. L. CARROL, GRAIN MERCHANT New Corn yellow t 51 i New Corn, mixed 55 Machine shucked one cent less. Oats, new 40 Wheat. No. 2 94 Wheat, No. 3 91 Barlev 5< live No. 2 st> Clover Seed 5 45 Alsyke @ 4 95 Buckwheat 4h Flax Seed Timothy f 9( CHICAGO MARKETS. Chicago market closed at 1:15 p. m today, according to J. D. Hale’s special wire service, as follows: Wheat, May 90’ Wheat, July #7l Corn. May 51| Corn July 52. i Oats, May 42| Gate, July 39. : Mav Pork 14 ’2 i J til v Pork 14 65 Mav Lard, per cwt 7 HO July Lard 7 70 TOLE it) G Ah MARKETS. L’hatured every afternuoL at 31* • )’clock . J. D. Hale. Decatut. I >pecial wire service Wheat, new No. 2, red, cash.>l 01| May wheatl Qo£ July wheat, Cash corn. No. 2, mixed, cash. 47; Corn, July 49’ May Corn 5G_ Oats. Cash4l ‘ May Oats ; <2? Oats, July b9j Rve, cash 64 OTHER PRODUCTS. BY VARIOUS GROCERS AND MERCHANTS Eggs, fresh, per dozJ 27 Lard c Butter, per poundH@li Potatoes, new 6< Onions 51 Cabbage per 100 lbEo> Apples, per bu 51 Sweet Potatoe, per bu 7i STUCK. BY FRED SCHEIMAN, DEALER Lambe 4 5C Hogs, per cwt J 4 75@4 35 Cattle per lb 3 3| Calves, per lbs tft, 5j Cows 2 2» Sheep, per lb 2 (Cf Beef Hides, per lb 5; POULTRY. BY J. W. PLACE CO., PACKERS Chickens, young per lb_.s@6 Fowls, per lb Ducks, per lb 6 Young Ducks 6 Young Turkeys, per lb.___ 10 Geese, old 1 ver lb 4 Geese, young, lb 4 HAY HARKET. No. 1 timothy hay(baled) No I mixed hay (baled) No. 1 clover hay (baled) WOOL AND HIDES. BY B. KALVER k SON. Wool, unwashedl6to2o Sheep pelts 25c to 75 Beef hides, per pound 06 Calf hides Tallow, per pound 04 Coon .15 to ].2f, I Skunk.... 20 to ; Opossum 10 to 60 Muskrat sto 22 Mink 501 0 $2.00 COAL Per Ton Anthracite 1 7 | Domestic, nut 4 qq Domestic, lump, Hocking 4 0C Domestic lump, Indiana 3 gc Pocahontas Smokeless, lump 550 OIL /TARKET. Pennsylvania | K? I North Lima 1 South Lima ’’’ j ~e Indiana Whitehouse' 1 35 i Somerset . .;k Neodasha. (Kan.)....”.’’”*' 191 Barkersville Q - Ragland7. ’. ’ 61 fIARKET NOTES. Liverpool market closed steady. Wheat, 2 cent higher. Corn, 2 cent higher, j Receipts at Chicago today: egS : 1111 - 22000 Estimate for tomorrow: tet:.:::-.::-; :ari* For Sale—A good clean stock of grotuTies and fixtures. Will gj V( . po-session at once or Feb. 1. 22x80 with go<xl ware room. H<,ni reasonable, . G «xl established trade. Reasons for selling. Have other Imsineiis to take our attention For particulars write or call on Minch & Co., Geneva, Ind. ts

GRANDOR Axinite (3) 2:17} by Axtell i (the champion three-year-old to fai ? wheeled sulky) sire of Frauen. Western Horseman under ( (at ß j Nov. 7,1902, says: The old (illv. Frances, by Axinite, an exhibition half mile at T i Haute last Saturday in ] : o|, last quarter iu 29] seconds. S( Je k ; been a mile in 2:14’. Reader,. o f ‘ Democrat that are interest, „] j u Mau . 1 ard trotting bred horses h L uu ],| that Axinite the sireof Franeis j ßa | the sire of Graudor 3599 , a prom;, young stallion owned by A. \ Ack Pleasant Mills. We wish to f urth()f state that Frances sold at the Blaj r Baker sale last February for S3sqq Monroe Agent. Mr. Jonathan Burkhead h hS bt'en appointed agent for the Daily and Weekly Democrat for Monroe and vicinity and is authorized so take subscriptions and receive mon tf ’

WE WHITE I INSURANCE The Union Central Life Insurance Co. ; The Travelers Accident & Health Insurance Co Commercial Union < Limited) of London Fire ? Insurance Co The best companies on earth Drop a card to John H. Stults ; Decatur. Ind.

MONEY TO LOAN THE DECATUR ABSTRACT & LOAN COMPANY. (incorporated) A large num of PRIVATE .MONEY ; has l>een placed with us to loan on city property and farms. No delay or red tape in making loans. I. west rates of interest. We are able to dust ail loans on the same day of nveiviog application. Win loan in sums of SoO up, on one to five years time, with privilege of partial payments. This company can also furnish abstracts of title on short notice to any piece of real estate in Adams county. THE DECATUR ABSTRACT A LOAN CO. Rooms 3 and 4, Studabakec block. 257dtf ’Phones— Residence 312. Office 103. Send your dates in early. Fred Reppert Live Stock Auctioneer. Speaks English, German, Swiss and Low German. DECATUR, INDIANA. i —i i ■■ —» Farms and City Property for Sale. Erwin A Erwin have for sale two farms in Union township, well improved: 90 acrea, 8 miles from city and 120 acres 3 miles from city. Also two 80-acre tracts in Washington township near city, one 90-acre trad one mile from town, 81 acres three miles from city in Root township, well improved, on pike road and rural route. W’e also have a number of city properties and two good business blocks. These will be sold at bar gains, and we will list others desiring to sell farm or city or city propertv ERWIN A ERWIN Weak Men Made Vigorous f - BAT njff ? u i What PEFFER'S NERVICORDid! otter,' uS 0W v r '" lly Mid <iuhkly Curm wI. n »lj • utei t7X r < l‘’ , ' th £'‘ 1 Absolutely iMibotonAW !<«•« vl*« ll r ' ««.<•. M'-merr, Wimuluk !>'•. peli.<rru" n rt'f>V“t'urr or rroMe n'll iiou't Irt <iri ll J, , , ,I l* ‘'W ln»»nitj-und you bM«u,. , i , KKjJ’’'|x’»"» worth,.-., mbnlliib- <■’ I" carried in *’ ' ioOK, "t e-io' for l { SP a" ’« '.h’uu'ou_For sale by Blackburn A: Christen