Pike County Democrat, Volume 31, Number 7, Petersburg, Pike County, 22 June 1900 — Page 8

CHINA DECLARES WAR.

International Fleet opens nre on * the Chinese Forts. London, June 19, 3:30 a. m.—China has declared war against the world. /The Taku forts have opened fire upon the international fleet and has been dismantled and captured. The accounts of what took place are still unsatisfactory, the best semiofficial information being the dispatch received at Berlin from Che-Foo. The unofficial narratives coming by way of Shanghai vary and bear evidence of supplanting the main facts with guesswork. One dispatch says that the Yorktown participated in the bombardment. Another asserts that American marines formed part of the storming force of 2,000. An Associated Press dispatch from CheeFoo, dated yesterday afternoon, says: •‘The forts on both sides of Taku are now occupied. The Chinese opened fire unexpectedly. The casualties to the mixed force were as follows: “Killed—British, 1; German, 3: Russian, 1, French. 1. Wounded—British, 4; German, 7: Russian, 4o, and French, 1. ? “Chinese terpedo boats were seized/’ The Shanghai correspondent of the Daily Mail, telegraphing yesterday, says: “The forts began firing in observance of orders from Pekin, conveyed in a personal edict from the Empress Dowager by advice of Kabg Yi (President of the Ministry of War.) Several warships was struck by shells from the 12-inch guns of the forts. . “The heavy Russian losses were due to the blowing up of the magazines of Mandshur. “Four hundred Chinese are reported killed. The Chinese, whejd retreating, fell into the hands of the Russian land forces.”, 3 The Daily News has the following from Chee-Foo: , “Two of the forts were blown up. The thirty-two warships at Taku aggregated 200,000 tons and carried more

man ouu guns. ' , The Shanghai correspondent of the Times, under yesterday’s date, {fives . the following description, said to be from official sources, of the action at Taku: “On the afternoon of June ltith, in view of the large bodies of Chinese troops assembling at the forts, and of the facts that torpedoes had been laid in the river, and that all communications were interrupted, the naval commanders held a council and decided to send an ultiinatum, calling for the disbandment of the troops and announcing that if this demand were not complied with before 2 a. m. of the following day, the united squadron would destroy the forts. * “Shortly after midnight the forts opened tire. The British, French, German, Russian and Japanese warships replied. Twojrf the forts were blowm up and the rest were carried by assault. “Two British, one American and five Chinese warships are in Chee-Foo harbor.” The morning papers consider that a state of war practically exists, and that the issue is between Eastern and Western civilization. , REPUBLICAN CONVENTION. The Party In National Convention at Philadelphia this Week. The republican national convention is in session at Philadelphia as we go to press. The session was opened by Boss Hanna Tuesday and Senator Walcott made temporary chairman. He made a long-winded speech, and after the appointment of the several Committees the convention adjourned until Wednesday. At Wednesday’s session Senator Lodge was made permanent chairman, when he delivered another longwinded speech on the beauties of the party of trusts. Senator Fairbanks, chairman of the platform committee, which set forth the principles upon which the party will go before the people in this campaign. The convention adjourned to yesterday (Thursday) morning, when nominations for president and vice-president were made. Of course, President McKinley was renominated, and for second place the tide of delegates drift to Governor Roosevelt of New York,who, no doubt, will.be nominated by acclamation. From press dispatches it would seem that about the only big guns present are millionaires who have benefitted from the high protective tariffs. The convention is,largely attended. Circuit Court. Court convened Monday with Judge Ely on the bench. Tuesday afternoon court adjourned for two weeks. The following cases were disposed oft Garxett Patterson vs Fred Limp, damages; continued. The Washington National Bank vs John J. Carnahan, note; dismissed for want of prosecution. Flora B.Hardin vsElizabeth Vaughn, to set aside conveyance; case strickV en from docket. State ex rel Mary Dedman vs Gilbert Dedman, contempt; continued. John Burkhart vs The Indiana Coal Company, Joseph Cabell,George Kauffman, damages; dismissed. V. R. Greene transacted business at Vincennes yesterday. vli ~ -

Spurgeon Items. Wheat will be much better than it was thought to be a month ago. It is well filled with nice, plump grain. The new Union church at Black* foot will soon be completed, and when completed will be one of the nicest churches in the southern part of the

county. John F. Parker and wife of Warrick county, were here Monday visiting their daughter, Mrs. Jonas Roy. J. L. Parker and wife of Cable, attended church here Sunday. A large number of our citizens attended church at Liberty Sunday. Elder Chesser preached the funeral sermon of G. W. Wiggs. 'j W. B. Perry and wife visited T. W. Shoulders at Arthur Sunday. J. W. McClary and wife of Degonia, were here Saturday and Sunday visiting friends. Elder W. C. Arnold is in southeastern Missouri, visiting the Regular Baptist churches. John Perry and Miss Murley McWilliams were married Ijist Tuesday evening. Their many friends extend congratulations. One of the heaviest rain storms we have experienced in years fell here last week, raining steady for thirty hours. Farmers are now harvesting aud plowing corn, and they say that any man that would not work this week is not worthy of the name of farmer. Mrs. J. W. Scales has been dangerously sick for several days. It was thought Sunday that she would not recover. The Woodmen camp here held memorial services last Sunday. The}’ met in their hall and marched to the M. E. church and were addressed by Dr. Osborn; then they marched to the cemetery and decorated the grave of their deceased neighbor, J. B. Ambrose; then they went to Southfork cemetery, in Lockhart township, and decorated the grave of J. M. McNeely.

Otwell Items. Otwell is still on'the boom. Thos. B. Hudson of Petersburg was in Otwell last Sunday. James Mount and wife, Everett Tate and wife of C ato, were in Otwell last Sunday and lwere the guests of P. Bartl. There will be an ice cream festival at the Otwell park next Saturday night. Edgar Tate of Cato was in our town last Sunday. Warren Armstrong of Ireland was in Otwell last Saturday shopping. - Elhannon Craig is on the sick list. James Arnold will soon occupy his new residence in Demsey’s addition. Miss Allie Budd of Iva, was in our town last Sunday. Squire Boyd’s court was in session last Monday. The following cases were disposed of: State of Indiana vs Elvis Pride, assatdt and battery: line and cost amounted to $9.45. State vs Oliver Evans, assault and battery: fine and cost $9.45. Robert Alcorn of Oakland City, visited Dick Pride last week. Children’s Day, whicja was to have been at Lebanon last Sunday has been postponed until next Sunday. Bunker Hill Items. Curtis Roberts is improving in health. The farmers have commenced cutting wheat around here. William Quackenbush is up and around again after an illness of several days. Crill Miley was in our town Monda)night. Frank Leighty is quite ill at this writing. Charley Leighty was the guest of Curtis Roberts last Sunday. Subscribe for the Democrat, the best paper in the county. The City Markets. Eggs—11 cents. Butter—15 cents. Onions—"5c per bu. Potatoes—60c per bu. Chickens-A’hicks 81c, hens 7e* , Turkeys—Hen turks 7c. Navy Beans—12.50 per bu. Shoulders—9c. Sides—9c. Bacon—9c. Hams—11c. Lard—9 cents per lb. 'v Pork—Hams, smoked, 11 cents. Wheat- 60 cents per bushel. Corn—40 cents per bushel. Oats—20 cents per bushel. Rye—75 cents per bushel. Clover Seed—$3.50 per bushel. Salt—$1.20 per bbl. Hogs—$4.00 to $4.50 per 100. Cattle—$3.00 to $4.50 per 1.00. Sheep—$2.50 to $3.25 per 100. Indianapolis Markets. Wednesday, June 20,1900. W'heat, 73e to 771c; corn, 37c to 42e; oats, 24 to 261c: rye, 58 to 62c: cattle, heavy, $5,25 to $5.75; hogs, good, shippers, $5.20 to $5.30: sheep, $4.00 to 94«o0. U V A . '

SCHOOL SUPPLIES gOR POOR.

A Decision on the Question of Paying for Them. The Supreme Court today reversed the judgment commanding the Shelby county council to make an appropriation of money to pay for school books and clothing that will probably be needed during the bext year to supply poor children of that county with the means of attending school, as provided.in the compulsory education law. The suit was brought in the name of the state on relation of the school city of Shelby ville, and asked that the board of commissioners, the county auditor and the county council, respectively, should be required to perform the necessary duties in making provision for the purchase of such books and clothing at the expense of the county. The defendants resisted on. the ground that the respective school townships ought to bear the expense and not the county. The defendant’s contention was based on an interpretation given to the “poor law,” which was passed about the same time as the compulsory education law. The circuit court decided that the county should bear the expense, and issued a writ of mandamus ordering that the necessary money for that purpose should be appropriated by the council. In reversing this judgment, the Supreme Court does not decide which municipality must finally bear title cost of providing the books and clothing, which was the principal question at issue. It merely decided that the compulsory education law requires the several school corporations to provide books and clothing in the first instance when they are necessary, and does not require any action by the county until an itemized list of the aid furnished and the children to whom aid was given is presented by the school corporation that furnished it. The court said that in the absence of any showing that the relator had furnished any temporary aid to poor children within its limits, and had filed the proper list with the auditor, there was nothing to show that the bounty officers were called on to act. It said that the effect of the “poor law” on the liability of the county for aid given to poor children need not be decided, where the case was not even brought within the compulsory education law. The trial court was directed to sustain a demurrer to the complaint of the school city, and it was suggested that the ultimate liability of the county to reimburse a local school corporation for the*cost of books and clothing furnished to poor children could only be determined after the school corporation had furnished the aid, and had presented a proper claim for reimbursement.— Indianapolis News. —"

QUESTION OF VACCINATION. Children Xot Vaccinated May be Kept' From School. The petition for rehearing in the Terre Haute vaccination case was overruled today. The case was entitled Frank D. Blue vs. Fannie M. Beach and others, and was an attempt by Blue to compel Miss Beach to admit his little boy as a pupil in her school, when he had not complied with an order of the School Board and Board of Health that all pupils should be vaccinated. The case originated during the smallpox scare in the fall of 1893, and was afterward prosecuted as a test case to detertine whether children who refuse to be vacinated in obedience to an order of the Board of Health, may be excluded from school. In affirming the judgment of the Circuit Court upholding the actiyn of the teacher and the school board, the supreme court held that when an emergency arises, by. reason of the prevalence of smallpox in the state, the health officers have authority to enforce reasonable regulations to prevent the spread of the disease, including the enforced vaccination of all who continue to attend the public schools. It declined to consider whether vaccination could be required when there was no such emergency, because that question was not presented by the case. The appellant presented a petition for rehearing, insisting that the case showed a permanent exclusion of his boy from school until he should be vaccinated, and asking the court to declare such exclusion unlawful. But the supreme court overruled the petition, without adding anything to its original opinion.—Indianapolis News. Consumption Cure. Warner’s White Wine of Tar Syrup, the best cough remedy on earth, cures a cold in one day if taken in time. 25 and 50 cents. J. R. Adams & Son. * A thoughtless contemporary having assailed the letter “e,” the editor of the Tallahomian, in Tennessee, came to the^ rescue as follows: “An exchange says ‘e’ is the most unfortunate letter in the English alphabet, because it is never in cash, always in debt and never out of danger. It forgets that the aforesaid letter is never in war but always in peace. It is the beginning of existence, the commencement of ease and at the end of trouble. Without it there would be no water, no bread, no meat, no life, no gospel, no Jesus, father, mother, brother, sister, home or heaven.

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Prof. Fred Chancellor of Oxford., was in the city yesterday visiting’ friends. Marion Thompson, near Arthur, transacted business in the city yesterday. __ John Lee, proprietor of the Cottage hotel at Winslow, was in the city Tuesday on business. Henry Broda of Montgomery, Alabama, was in the city over Sunday the guest of his friend Gus Fyank, jr. Miss Bessie Hunter, who has been the guests of friends in this city, returned to her home at Jasper last Saturday. Mr. Fisher, one of the managers of the Sulphur Springs, Marion township, dropped dead of heart disease yesterday morning. He has managed the summer resort for the past three years. He formerly resided at Louisville, and the remains will be taken there for burial. Benny Brenton, only son of Mr. and Mrs. John Brenton of this city, died Tuesday night of dropsy and rheumatism. He had been a sufferer from rheumatism for a year past. He was a very bright £oy and at the time of his death was eleven years and six months old. The funeral services were conducted at the M. E. church Wednesday afternoon by Itev. W. S. Biddle, and interment at the Walnut Hills cemetery. Official announcement iwas made today of the candidacy of John J. Nolan of Evansville for the Democratic nomination for congress in the First District. It was only after long persuasion of the leaders of the district that he agreed to make the race. They believe that he will win easily in the convention over Judge Dillon of Petersburg. As chairman of the Evansville City Committee he established a reputation as an organizefand was nrominently mentioned for State chairman. Democrats believe that he will give Representative Hemenway the race of his life.—Indianapolis Press.

Director Merriam of the census bureau said that the results of the work of the enumerators could not be known for at least two weeks and it might be a month before the first bulletin is issued. The enumerators are strictly forbidden by law to -give out ; information of any kind in regard to their work and if they violate this law they will be heavily fined. The director said that in view of this condition any figures presented as the work of the enumerators other than those | conW*<uud in the bulletins of the cen-1 sus office would be mere speculation I and could be of no value. The enumerators for Petersburg have finished their work and sent in their reports. Nearly all of the township enumerators have also finished their work in the county and sent in their reports to the census bureau at Washington.

W. J. Shrodes, justice of t ie peace ot Stendal. was in the city Wn.nesday on business. L. Frank Wilson left yesteitlay for | St. Louis and other western Cities ou a business trip. »—-- j Miss Hattie George, who has been attending college at Moore's Hill, returned home last week to spend the summer vacation. j Should the war with China continue Uncle Sam will no doubt recruit a j large number of soldiers tc >end to that country. A number < f troops now in the Phillipines have been sent to the new seat of war. i - I Mrs. Beveridge, wife Senator Albert J. Beveridge of this state, [died at Dansville, New York, Tuesc a[y.« She had been there for severa months receiving treatment. She vas arelined andfitalented lady, and till Indiana people will sympathize with the senator in the death of his wife. The remains will be brought back to Indianapolis for interment. Williams & Tislow, proprietors of the machine shops at this \ lace, on Tuesday bought of the M i*ons the two-story business house oin the corner of Main and6th streets - known as the Trafzer building; payin * for the same $211. The building wi.l be removed to the vacant lot on the corner hf Main and 5th streets, owned by W. V. Hargrove, and refitted and occupied by the purchaser as ; machine and general repair shop. Mrs. P. O. Smith died at her home on Eighth street last Frida., evening after an illness of over two months, j The deceased was a well known lady of this city where she had lived all her life. She leaves a husband and daughter and a host of riends to mourn their loss. The funeral services were conducted at ti e family residence Sunday afternoon by Rev. T. C Probert. She was a member of the Degree of Honor A. O. y. W., which order conducted the services at the cemetery. She was aged 16 years. The family have the sympathy of all in their bereavement.

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