Daily Democrat, Volume 3, Number 50, Decatur, Adams County, 10 March 1905 — Page 1

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TENTH DAY World's Most Terrible I Battle Still On Russian Fighting for Honorable Retreat —Japs Trying to Force Unconditional Surrender. I Lendo i, March 10.—In the lobby the House of Commons last night it was rumored that Gan. KuropitBrin had asked for an armistice, but Bhe report could not l>e traced to any reliable source. • Mukden, March 9.—Midnight dosed the tenth day of Titanic ■truggle for the possession of Muk <en, and the mastery of a vast empire, the tenth day of unceasing conflict under exploding sharpnel, ■ho roar of cannon and the whistling of bullets; the tenth day withtt sleep and without food. The mbat is fast reaching a point where it is a question not so much Os turning columns, of tactics and us strategy as of strength, energy ani cartridges will last the longer. ■ Mukden, March 9.— ;Noon.)—The Japanese this morning bombarded the bridge at Fa pass, on the Hun river, twelve miles east of Mukden. The Russian artillery replied vigorously. The cannonade lasted an Ibur. At present the Japanese are making most energetic attacks north of the Hun river. It is rumored that they have transferred thither some of their forces from the northwest, in anticipation of a night attack. The Russian forces in the district of Tzuanvaaohe, north of he Mukden station, rested under arms throughout the night. Shortly before dawn a large Japanese t oroe approached the Baraitser regiment. This regiment allowed the Japanese to approach within 200 paces and then discharged a volley from their rifles and opened on them with quick-firing guns, simply down the Japanese, who were repulsed. On Wednesday there were furious attacks northwest of Mukden against the villages of Santaitse, Yangshitun and Ushuntun. These attacks were all repulsed. The wind today attained hurricane force. The sold’ers are •o covered with mud and dirt that their faces are scarcely recognizable. General Kuropatkin and his Staff are in the better plight. Ist. Petersburg, N arch 9.—1 Iff 5 p m — Russia is steadily reinforcing her military strength, both in znon and guns, in the direction of the Indian frontier. Sensational Humors of the dispatch of reinforoeBaents for Russian Turkestan were burrent two months ago, but they Were then denied. TneJ Associate d HI • Press is now in a position to affirm their truth on Jtho authority of a fitaveler of unimpeachable veracity

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who has just arrived from Tash kend and who was a personal witness of military activity on the recently completed Orenburg. Tashkend, and other strategic railroad* through Mery to Krasnodvsk. Troops , guns and munitions of war have been moving southward for two months PIE SOCIAL Rebtkah Lodge Announce* Unique Affair For Tuesday Night, Beginning at eight o'clock shup next Tuesday evening, March 14 the Rebekah lodge will give a pie fO’ial at the I O. O. F. hall. There will tie all kinds of pies there to eat, some “such as mother used to hake," and some that are not, still there will be enough for one and all. A fine program has been arranged and different kinds of amusements will be furnished for the guests and an evening of enjoyment had. The program that will he rendered is as follows: Piano solo, Fanny Rice; vocal solo Grice Peterson ; music, McKean Quartette; reading, Mrs. D. E. Scott; piano solo, Ruby Miller; pie song, six little girls; vocal solo, Sopuia Mangold; reading, Yada Martin; piano duet, Blanche Carrol and Francis Merryman ; piano solo, Electa Glanoey; vocal solo, Florence Sprunger ; reiding, Kate Henneford; piano! solo, Ruth Buhler; veeal sole, I Gladys Bowers; piano solo, Harve Rioe; music, McKean Quartette’ The small sum of ten cents will | l>e charged at the door which will I entitle you to an entrance in the pie contests and the program thrown in. If you are looking for a place to pass an evening of enjoyment, you will be in attendance at this hall next Tuesday evening. A GREAT TIME K. of P. Boys Were Royally Entertained Record Breaker District Meeting al Hartford City Yesterday—Over a Thousand Present. The Decatur Knights of Pythias arrived home this morning ftom Hartford City where they attended ♦he district meeting held yesterday. It was the tenth annual convention of the fourth district including Adams, Blackford, Jay and Wells counties. The meeting broke all previous records and the crcwd was almost too large to handle satisfactory. Over 1000 Knights attended and the big parade, one of the principle features included 826 members and eight bands. Daring the March the bands united into one, making a monster musical organization of eighty-four pieces. Following the parade there was a public session in Grace church. Here Charles Roeves, of the local lodge, de ivered the address of welcome. There were speeches by other members and addresses by Grand Chancellor George W. Pow ell and Grand Instructor Union B. Hunt. A business meeting was afterward held in Castle hall. In the evenmg there was a secret meeting nt which there was an ex emplifioation of secret work by (J. B. Hunt, and the conference of the ranks of page and esquire by Portland and Redkey lodges ••espectively. One hundred new members to the order were taken in. There were fourteen lodges in the district in the towns ot Decatur, Borne, Hartford City, Roll, Dunkirk, Bluffton, Ossian. Geneva, Mont p’lier, R-jdkey, Uniondale, Tociln, Pennville and Portland.

DECATUX INDIANA, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 10. HIOS.

GAY TIME District Meeting of the Pocahontas l odge Three Hundred V tiling Membtrs Are Attending 'he Session at Ocd Fellow*i Hall. The city today is tilled with a gay throng of strangers who represent the great order of the Pooohontas lodge, who are holding their special district meeting in the Odd Fellows' hall. By a fair estimate of one of the reception committee the loeal organization are today entertaining , nearly three hundred guests aid giving special degree work for their benefit All of the leading officers of this organization are | present and are giving special instructions to those wh i desire the i same. Among the high officials are Mrs. KiteCulhiu. of Bedford, Ind , who is the Great Pocoho”tas; Mrs. Florence B tin of this city, the Great Wenonha; Mrs. Resells J. I B-adv, of Warsaw, Great Keeper of Records; Mrs. Ma gu'rite Sapptr, of Noblesville, the Greet Prophetess; Mrs. Jennie Montros, of Marion, Great Minnehaha and Mrs. Jessie Cornell, of Hartford City, the Great ! Second Scout, who will have the meetings in charge. The first session was held this afternoon at 1:30 o'clock, which wis devoted to giving the p ist off! rials of this order the Groat Council Degree work. At three o'clock a school of instructions was opened to which anyone was admitted who was in good standing and was in the pissession of the proper piss word. At and during this council meeting the Great Chiefs exemplified the unwritten work and answered and explained all questions re'ative thereto. After which the session for the afternoon closed. This evening at the same place 100 can didates will be given the degree work, which will be handled by the Bluffton and Decatur teams, and which promises to be above the average work, as the candidates will be given all that is coming to them, and a little more added. At the close of the degree work a large banquet will be served, and the guests amused in many other ways until they take their departure. The state of Indiana at present leads all other states in the Union in the way of numbership, which reflects great credit upon the different lodges in this state, the total membership at present being 14/(0. Since last Ootoler fifteen new councils have teen organized in this state, uni are now in fine running shape. Mrs. Kannie Fristoe of this city, has hud charge of all the arrangements for the entrtainment of the guests, who will be furnichea to a rare treat this evening. This meeting today is the third one of ten similar district meetings that will be held during this month and next, and the two proceeding meetings have produced great enthusiasm and has been the cause of bringing a num - her of new members within the fold. Among the ciffcrent lodges represented in our city today are the Neonia lodge, of Bluffton, the Manitowoc lodge of Garrett, the Joesinah lodge of Marion, the Mimrewa lolge of Fort Wayne, the Mijella lodi of this city, the Tallawanda lodge’, of Gas City, the Peconda lodge of Maron, the Totem lodge of Hartford City and the Equa lodge of Montpelier, all of which turned out exceptional large crowds, owing to the fact that this district is one of the smallest in the state, but what was lacking in numbers was made up iu enthusiasm.

COMES TUESDAY Famous Actor Robert Downing to Appear Here Again. It seems odd to hoar of Robert Downing, the tragedian, in comedy, but that is what he is doing now, and the public have an oppjrtunity of judging for themselves, 'as ho is playing both comedy and tragedy in one night, the two plays are “Toodlss” and “The Gladiator." When you think of t.vo such plays being given on the same night you ■ can imagine the work the act r has to perform, and from the re ’ pjrtswehave received, it seems 1 that he has struck the popular fancy, Those who like him in tragedy will have a chance to see him in his great character of "The Gladiator.” To those who do not care for tragedy they will hive an j opportunity of seeing him in one of | the best comedy dramas ever writ-' ten, and in a part that fits him like a glove- Special scenery, handsome costumes and original music will be some of the features of this delightful night. FILE AFFIDAVITS Godfrey's Attorneys Show Cause for a New Trial Counter Affidavits to be Filed by Skit—judge O' Rout ke will Probably Hear Ji hison and Touhey Cate. Judge R'ohard K. Erwin went to Fort Wayne this morning to hear the arguments for a new trial I in the Godfrey murder case . A message from the court room at noon said that the arguments were not heard as attorneys for the defense filed written affidavits, 1 giving reasons for a new trial. Attorneys for the state asked for time in which to fill counter affidavits and the hearing will be some time during week after next. While in Fort Wayne Judge Erwin arranged with Judge O'Rourke to act aa special judge in the case of the state vs Elmer Johnson and El Touhey for assault and battery with intent to kill in wh ch a change of venue as to judge was taken yesterday afternoon as men tion in this paper, and if Judge I O'Rourke can so arrange his lusin.'ss he will accept the appoint •nent. This case will no doubt create much interest . OPERATED ON Charles Dlrk’nn Under Surgeons Knife For Appendicitis. Charles Dirkson, the well ktiown farmer, who has been suffering with appendices for ten days past, was operated on this morning by Dr. E. J. MoOsoar, of Fort Wayne, and Drs. C. E. and D. D. Clark of this city. Mr. Dirkson’s condition has been very serious and the operation was necessary to save his life. The surgeons began work at 8:30 o’clock and completed the operation in twenty minutes, tne pitient reviving soon after. The doctors believe their work was successful and that Mr. Dirkson’s life has been saved, thoug h of course the danger w 1 not be over for several days. [Miss Haven, a tr tine 1 nurse from Hope hospital, Fort Wayne, arrived last night, and has taken charge of the patient.

IS VERY LOW Mrs. Charles Meyers Suffers Relapse Unexpected Turn for Worse—Chine s for Recovery Very Sl gnt—Uo se at Four O’clock. Mrs. Charles Mr yer is very low in fact hopes for her recovery have practically been abandoned. The news is a terrible shock to her many friends who had just began to hope for her recovery. The I story is a sad one. Ten days ago I a baby boy came to brighten the j home. Soon afterward the mother suffered an attack of septic poison and peritonitis and for a week hovered between life and death. During the past day or two she improved and yesterday the phys | icians for the first timo expressed! hcq»es for her recovery. Last evening she was feeling excellent, anJ the family felt greatly cheered, so much so that all retired about 9:30 o'clock. A half hour later her husband heard her breathing heavily and hurrying to her aide found her unconscious. Since that hour she ' has been continually in convulsions, j grow’ng weaker each moment and j making treatment almost impossible. At two o'c’ock she was just alive and it whs stated that she cannot live more than a few hours. 4 o'lock—Mr Meyers is worse at | this hour and believed to be einking-’~ LOSSSETTLED Insurance fomianies Pay for the Beene Fire. _____ Adjusters'were here this week to settle for the losses by fire sustained by the Berne Hay & Grain Co., R. K. Allison and Eugene Morrow, and Simison & Soldner. With the Grain and Hay company and Allison and Morrow settlements have been completed and”both losses completely covered, through their agents, Hirschy & Winteregg, former losers, receiving <1,500, the amount of insurance carried, and the latter, <1,771.69, which will cover the Joss on the building entirely. Os tins last namid amount the Connect!-; cut and the American pay $253.10 each; the German, of Freeport nays <506.20 and’the Germania <75929. The Grain &Hay company carried all their insurance with tie Connecticut Fire In. Co. and are also more than pleased with the; prompt settlement. The loss on stock by Simison & Soldner is also being settled —Berne Witness. CANNOT LIVE Sad Ntws Received by J. C. Moran Concerning His Sister. Attorney John C- Moran received word this afternoon from Toledo, 0,. announcing tint his siscr, Mrs Joseph Fosty had yesterday been operated upon for appendicitis, and that she could not possibly survive the same, and that if the relatives here d sired to see her alive to come at once, Mr. Moran and his sister will leave this city this evening fvr the | above r amed place. The town of Rockford held an election day before yesterday to determine whether the town should still be represented by saloons or not, and the official ci unt declared that for a time the town would be wet, as a majority of twenty-five was obtained by the s .loon element. It was a close vine’ and shows how strong the anti-saloon element is getting. Z S ZZ

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A GOOD OFFER Bluffton Men Wert Offered $90,000 for Coal Mine. T.e Pyramid Coal Co., composed of Bluffton men, has received an offer from a Chicago capitalist of $90,000 for their mine at Hatrisburg, HL, but will not accept the offer. The man who made the osier is buying all the mines iu that u luity he can get even at high prices. The Big Four, it is said, will spend thousands or dollars iu improvements on the Harrisburg division to the coal to mark’ et. The Pyramid company voted last night to make $20,000 worth of improvements to their mines, including self dumping cars and electrical haulage, which will more than double the capacity of their mines. Bluffton News. SESSION CLOSE District M. E. Conference is Over Last Dav of Fort Wavne Meeting was a Successful One—Next Meeting Place Is Oss an. The district conference of the Methodist Episcopal churoh, which was in session for three days at the Wayne Street ohurh Fort W ayne, I came to a close last evening with an impressive service, the meetings having been most successful in every respect. Th > ] r inci pie business of tae last session was the receiving of 'reports from different committees aad the examination of candidates I for license to preach. Those who passed the examinations were Hrebert H. Deam, Albert B Kit e, Alva R. Gillian. R >ss Stokes, ana Charles B. Dougherty, of Bluffton, and John W. Metta, of Ossian The committee recommended for admission to the annual conference as traveling preachers Charles B. Dougherty, of Bluffton; Herbert Boase of Ashley, H. H. Hooker, of Monroe; F. P. Johnson, of Oik Grove; C- B. Sweney, of York, and C. G. Nelson, of Ciylon. The Rev. Salem: B. Tiwn, field agent of Depauw University, made an earn est appeal for support for this great educational institution conducted by the churoh, which practically closed the business session. The question of a meeting place for next year's district conference was then taken up, an I the Rev. Mr. Metz etlendel an invitation on behalf of Ossian, Wells county, which was accepted. GOING UP Price of O-Csters Is Highest In History— Reason Unexplained, Grocers in the city were started this morning when tbe'/laily price lists come in giving oytters at the top notch of sl.lO a gallon in Baltimore. This is the highest price oysters have ever been known to reach and is remarkable es; eeially at this time of the year when there is usually a supply on hand just taken from the stor age houses. The reason for the sudden rise is unexplained. One grocer said he guested the oysters had taken to the deep. The price stated is what the whole-salers are asking and after the local dealers pay that price and add to it the shipping costs with the expense of buying the buckets, little profit can be made unless the oysters sell in the market here for about fifty cents a quart.