Crawfordsville Daily Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 10 January 1891 — Page 1

VOL VI—NO 95

.W.ROUNTREE

Having a large stock of Cloaks on hand we

will close them out at

Prices Regardless of Profit.

My^entire stock has been selected with great

care and special reference to the demands of

the trade. I therefore feel confident that I

can offer you great bargains.

A specialty, Jackets in all the newest efiects. This is an opportunity to secure bar gains that may not occur again in a long time and I hope all patrons will take advantage.

Bargains in Plush Coats and Jackets.

D. W. Rountree

Main Street, South Side of Court House.

AMERICAN STEAM LAUNDRY.

Collar* and CulT* made:ils Pure as driven snow,

W\ IR.. Grosnell.

We are going to reduce our Come and see us and get prices. Will convince you that we mean it.

TOBACCO.

1'omul Star Tobacco .., 40 Pound Old Kentucky 'Tobacco *. ID 1 Pound Tobacco 25

Pound Hon Hur Tobacco 40 And many other brands at low prices.

COFFEE.

Pound McLaughins XXXX 1 Pound Golden Itio 1 Pound Gautlftlla 1 Pound llullman Combination

TEA.

1 ound Good Drinking Oolong 1 Pound Good Drinking Gunpowder... 1 Pound Moymc Gunpowder

stock our

BAKING POWDER.

1 Pound Kival 1 Pound Calumet 1 Pound Royal 1 Pound Dr. Price's

And a good line of toilets cheap.

.35 .50 ".10

Pound Moymc Puucy Gunpowder...

COAL OIL, lOoentsper gallon.

.20

SOAP.

•JS

Hars Oak Loaf 2S liars Ives Family 2S liars Peerless

...$1.00 ... 1.00 ... 1.00

SUGAR.

ISPounds Granulated 15 Pounds Granulated A 1(1 Pounds White 17 Pounds Ideal

..fl.00 .. 1.00 .. 1.00 .. 1.00

FLOUR.

12J^ pound O. IC. Flour 35 O. Iv. Flour 50 O. K. Flour 200 O. It. Flour

The above prices are only on a few items that we have space to

name prices on, but there isnothii.gin our store reserved in this sale

anclea ve&Houlehan

38

1.80

5.00

CRAWFORDSV1LLE, INDIANA. SATU11DA1- JANUA11Y 3 0, 18

USING THE TORCH.

Hostilcs Burn Moro Buildings Near Pine Ridge Agency.

GENERAL MM US' LATEST MOVEMENTS.

He 1* Drawing Ills IJticK flower to tlio Camp oT ho SuvHKitx-R^il CIoiuI'h Good Faith loiihi«(l—The Situation in

Idaho KxiiK^crati'd.

nrnxici)

hy hjiavks.

Pink Ridok Aokncy, S. I)., via Rushville, Neb.. .Ian. 10.—Ilostilcs began their devilment Friday morning by burning- the cabins four miles north of the agency. Three columns of dense smoke in tho north show where the fires are raffing-. It is said that Young-Man-Afraid-of-llis-IIorses' cabin is among the others burned. Hostile scouts can be seen in the distance through powerful glasses.

Pink Ridok, S. D., .Ian. 10.—Thursday afternoon all the commands in the field were ordered to march three to six miles nearer the. hostilcs, and late at night the order was put into effect. This, of course, attracted the attention of the Indians. At intervals of two or three days the cordon will be drawn more, tightly about the hostile# until they agree to come in peaceably or be whipped into submission. It is believed that they propose either to surrender and retain their arms or die fighting. This is borne out by the fact that the majority of those who have come in are squaws and children, who desire to get out of the way. Soma braves come in occasionally, domesticate with.the alleged friendlies and at the same time retain the hostility which impelled them to llee from the agency.

The coming of Red Cloud is variously interpreted and many doubt his professed friendship. It is pointed out that he could not have stolen away from the liostiles if they desired to keep him. No one can tell what the Indians may attempt to do under cover of darkness. That thov have contemplated and still contemplate an attack upon the agency is believed by many well-informed people. That they are only awaiting an opportunity is also well known. Red Cloud is living in his own house in the midst of the alleged friendlies. At a signal from the lio-tiles it is believed that lie will take command of the friendlies and the agency could then Vie attacked from nil sides. Then' are now less than 3,000 soldiers within a mile of headquarters, and before, those stationed in the field could reach here great damage could be done. General Miles, as if impressed by this fact, has extended the breastworks around the school, which will command a larger extent of the friendlies" camp. It is learned that General Miles' move to extend breastworks around the school-house frustrated a plan of at' tack on the agency. The plan was to have the Indian pupils, at a signal, overpower their teachers, whereupon the liostiles. aided -by the friendlies,

Were to break in upon the agency at this ljoint. The story is well authenticated and was brought to General Miles' attention. He has taken the precaution to guard against the attack.

It has been discovered that Phillip Schwenky. of troop, a recruit from Jefferson barracks, whose home was in Newark, X. .1.. was killed at Wounded Knee. Red Cloud says there are 100 wounded Indians among the liostiles whom Little Wound wants to send to the agency. General Miles lias placed Colonel Shatter. First Infantry, in command of the troops at the agency. Sitting Bear and Long Hull have written General Miles that they purpose to come in with their followers and be good Indians.

General Miles says: "At last accounts the Indians were fighting among themselves, the camp was a pandemonium and there was no leader among the liostiles. The desperadoes were destroying their own people.'' If those Indians who belong to this agency come in, the others, the General thinks, will endeavor to get back to their own reservations. The hostile element, he say: composed of Ogallalas from the Standing Rock. Cheyenne River and Rosebud reservations. The troops on the. other side are frequently .skirmishing with tliem.

I'd,

ati'.m.ii.

Idaho. Jan. 10.—Reports

of any serious trouble or fears of an outbreak among the Indians on Fort Hall reservation surrounding this place are utterly without foundation in fact, and were started by irresponsible parties. A visit to ltlackfoot. on the edge of the reservation, and at the agency itself, fails to reveal any just cause for apprehension. While the Indians have been dancing, these demonstrations partake of the same character as those held every year at this time. The Indians on the reservation areShoEhones and Hannoeks, the former being a peaceable tribe and greatly in the majority. The Hannoeks are warriors, but could not muster more than seven-ty-five fighting men.

Gutiihik. O. T., .Tim. 10.—Much excitement prevails here regarding tho present Indian outbreak. Grave apprehension is felt and trouble is expected as soon as the disarming of the Indians is begun. Reports regarding tlio seriousness of the situation have been withheld by correspondents, but it is no longer a secret that trouble is imminent. At Kingfisher a company of minute men has been foripcd to suppress any outbreak.

Bo suro and attond the January clearance sale at Abe Levinson's. Goods at less lhan you ever bought tliem before.

DAILY JOURNAL.

THE MKSSA(iK

Synopsis of Governor IJovey'8 Statemont to tho Letfisl:

Tin» Me«» i|»«

Indian

ai'oi.18,

1ml. ..Ian. 10. --Tin-

lowing is a synopsis of the principal points of intvMvst in (»uvernor Hovey's cnessa^e read in both brunches of the e^islatiuv Friday:

He gives esper.ini mention to the new election law. While he approved it on Its Dy the last. Legislature. ho strongly objected to §ome of its provisions. It has been questioned whether coulluing the elector to a certain ballot ami to certain nomination* is constitutioni). It has been urg'-M by other Governors,

as

well as by Governor Hovey in hi* present message, that such a system deprives uneleetonwbo Is not associated with any particular party of constitutional right. The cost of the last election. J.'MMXX), i.s briefly mentioned, and the assessment of the candidates for ofliee by political committees is denounced. ^Clovernor Hovev's position on that question admits of ao doubt as to what he would like to have the Assembly do. Such practices, it is msUntained, limit all chances of nomination to the wealthy, and he recommends that they be made criminal. He also suggests the question whether the Connecticut method of distributing and casting ballots Mould not be an improvement on that followed by this State.

The most Important feature of the message is the attention given the llnanciul condition of the State. 'Kur the past fiscal year ended Ootobur31 the general fund's net receipts from all sources were If the present rate of taxation is maintained there will be no material dinerence in the Stale's income. For the current year the expenses of the State government will bo about *2.000,000, which with unpaid appropriations of will give a total of &&&,<£»

X\.

To

this must be added specific appropriations If any are passed by tho present Ceneral Assembly. Hut not including these specified amounts, there will be, under the system of taxation now followed, a deficit of $757.080.ha at tho end or the fiscal year of 1MM. In lhV2 the the expenses will be and in isu3 they will reach fi.MtS.0CX), leaving a deficit of $42-1,039 and for the year following of.&M9.WW. To these deficiencies must be added whatever additional appropriations are to be made. He says that the tax forfState purposes should be increased from

V2

to tif) cents on each $100 of valuation. In other parts of the message attention is called to the necessity of passing a salary law governing county officers, one to curtail tho powers of township trustees in making eontracts another providing for free school books and still another for apportionment of Congressional representation. The Covvrnor urges the establishing of a board of railroad commissioners and the passage of a law providing for a board of bridges and highways, At teutinn is directed to iiy,4'tf».!4 expended for improvements at the State prison north withrut authority of law. The message also stilus that the warden of the prison has uisrvnided the law by holding cash balances *.r» his iuin-ts which should have been promptly paid at '.In- end of each quarter to the State Treasurer. Heeoiimu'ndutions in regard to thu increasing unl delayed work of the Supreme Court are made, and the payment of fees by county commissioners out of the dogtax fund in their respective counties for detecting and arresting Y.'hite Caps are proposed.

Work of the Law-Makers.

IxniAXAi'oi.iR,

lnd.. Jan. 10. The

II ouse convw.cd at 10 o'clock Friday morning, but as the speaker was uot ready to announce the committees the House considerately took a recess for an hour to wait for the reading of the (iovernor's message. A bill was introduced proposing the appropriation of SI 10,i)on for the expenses of the General Assembly. An attempt was made to pass it under a suspension of the rules, but there was strong enough objection to what appeared to be a sly attempt to provide per diem for an unnecessary number of place-seekers to defeat the ineasure. There is only $25,000 in the treasury available for expenses and it will be necessary at onee to borrow largely to carry on the State government until the Legislature can make arrangements for more adequately raising revenue.

Immediately following the reading of the message the House adjourned till Monday afternoon.

The time in the Senate was consumed in a wrangle over a resolution introduced by Senator llubbell. It recited that the State debt is now in excess of 8S.000.000 and that the annual interest charge is that the tax rate for .State purposes is already burdensome, that the State treasury is practically empty and that the committee on finance should report a bill taxintr corporations and providing for a revenue from the sale of franchises. The resolution also provided for reducing the judicial circuits from fifty-three to twenty-three. The

Democrats opposed the resolution ami succeeded in tabling it. whereupon the I'lcaslcv resolution adopted by the House Thursday was called up and adopted, flic wlioie matter of State finances being thus referred to a joint committee of the two bodies. The time having arrived for the (le livery of the Governor's message the Senators repaired to the hall of Hepresenta!ives and listened to the rending of the document by Private Secretary Huberts. The following bills were introduced in tin* Semite at the afternoon session, and at I! o'clock that body also adjourned till Monday: Toap^ propriatc SI 00.000 for (he world's fair providing that county eoniinisioners shall fix the salaries of county otlieers and the number of their deputies to provide for the cart? of insane convicts to incorporate National building and loan associations: to suppress bucket shops and gambling in grain and stocks providing for compulsory education.

Polflollrr IVIIil runlV***** 11U Crime. CoiA'MHL's. O., .Ian. If).-—Kev. l'ettit, who was recently convicted of uxoricide nt Crawfordsvillc. lnd left in his desk in this city a letter admitting his guilt and exonerating his alleged paramour, Mrs. Whitehead, which letter has just been found. It appears that he expected arrest and intended shooting himself if attempt should be made to arrest him. and the letter was to explain. The detectives arrested him in the dining-room and foiled his plan.

All Europe Swopt by an Unprecedented Cold Wavo.

NEARLY E\EKY COUNTRY VISITED.

Highest of all in Leavening Power.— U. s. Gov't Report, Aug. 17, 1889.

In Veared That Many IVrsons llav« 1'erished from the Cold and lluu-

1Thousands

Are Out

•v• of Food.

BOfNI) IX ICY

FKTTEItS.

London, .Ian. 10. It is now the seventh week of the. prevalence of frost throughout the United Kingdom, with no signs of abatement of the severity of the weather, l'rom John CO root's house to Land's End the country is wrapped in snow, and canals and streets are ice-bound. Even a number of tidal rivers are frozen fast. For duration of the frost period this is the greatest winter of the century, and in point, of severity the winters of 181H and 1814 alone exceed it. The Thames below Richmond remains partially frozen and is covered with ice floes which are impeding navigation. Above Teddington the iee on the Thames is eight inches thick. Carriers' vans can traverse the river's frozen surface from Sutton Court to Abington. Skaters have a free stretch for many miles above and below Oxford. Numerous deaths have resulted from the extreme cold, several of them at the very gates of work-houses, where groups of poor people were waiting for shelter. Midland newspapers declare that thousands of persons are in a condition of semi-starva-tion, many laborers being compulsorily idle, without fires or food. Mayors of cities with the aid of loea 1 boards are directing an organized distribution of bread and coal and are starling relief kitchens, still they fail to reach a host of cases of distress. Numerous instances occur of coroners' imiuests on the bodies of people found dead iu bed •where the verdict is that death resulted from cold and hunger.

In every country on the continent, there is suffering because of the severe weather. The coasts of Belgium, Holland and North German}- are blocked with ice. In the Scheldt river navigation is nearly at a standstill on account of the ice. At the North German port of Cuxhaven twenty-nine steamships are ice-bound. Pilots there are unable to communicate with vessels on account of the ice floes, thus making the harbor inaccessible. Several vessels were struck by immense masses of the floating iee and their hulls were so badly damaged that the boats rapidly filled with water and soon went to the bottom. In every instance their crews were saved from death only with great diflicnlty. A number of steamers are drifting helplessly bet ween OtU ndorf and Itrunsbnttel. They have lost their anchors and have been considerably damaged by the floating ice.

At Hamburg navigation is greatly impeded by the immense blocks of ice which fill the river. The board of navigation is making every effort to keep the river open and is employing three of the strongest tugs that could be secured as ice-breakers.

At Antwerp 10.000 workmen have been thrown out of employment owing to the unusually severe weather. The misery caused among the poorer classes in consequence is widespread and intense.

Dispatches from the German ports of Lubock. Stettin and Winemnnde all tell of the inaccessibility of their harbors on account of the ice. and say that navigation has ceased, that. 1here is much snow and thaf no open water is visible. In Iterlin the temperature is at ID degrees below zero. Fahrenheit. The Ha iv. railway is snow--blocked, and the mails usually conveyed l.iv its trains are now transported in sleiirhs.

All P.avaria is covered with snow, nnd in the country between the Danube and the Alps the snow is eighteen inches deep. In certain localities along the Rhine snow-drifts art.4 piled seventeen feet high, threatening inundations when they thaw.

In Northern Italy snow began to fall on Wednesday and did not cease until Friday. The inhabitants of that region ore suffering acutely, such weather being entirely unknown to them, and it is feared that numbers of people have perished in the storm.

A telegram from Madrid reports heavy snow-falls in Spain and says communication with all the provinces of Spain is dillicult. It also reports the prevalence of inU-nscly cold weather in Valencia, where orange groves have been swept by the stonn, entailing heavy losses to the owners.

At Marseilles the hospitals are gorged with sufferers from various affections caused by the. cold weather. Dock laborers there have lighted along tho quays great fires at which to warm thnmselves during working hours. Two

•r. OF,NTS

Baking

Powder

ABSOLUTELY PURE

express trains hound for Trieste are snowed up. and it is not known whether relief has been sent, to the passenger?. At ICIagcnfurth, in Austria. a freight train has been buried out of sight by an avalanche. The. bora wind continues to blow. At Trieste the wheels of the locomo tives freeze to the raiR. and the population of the city is helpless so far as getting supplies is concerned. No reports have been received from Alpine districts for two days. There arc fears of a sudden thaw, which will flood the rivers.

A violent storm, accompanied by ha il and snow anil extendinga long distance inland, is reported from the seaport of Algiers, in North A.'rica. The report is coupled with the assurance that nothing like such a severity of weather was ever known in that region before. Advices from Paris say that the Seine is blocked with ice near Rouen and that the Seine is frozen above Lyons. Telegrams from Arras and Nimes say that much suffering is being caused at these places by the intensely cold weather and that :t number of persons have been found frozen to death.

BLOWN TO PIECES.

One Kll In! and Tivu FntMlly Injured by mi ICxplotiion In 1 he CHllfbrliln Powder INI ill*.

San Fiiancisco,Jan.10—An explosion occurred in the mills of the California powder works at 1'owing Station Thursday night. Six white men and two Chinese were at work in the mills at the. time. One of the Chinamen was litiyally blown to pieces. Fred I.iirsen, one of the whites, was severely burned about the arms and body. He will probably die. ('. .1. Campbell was burned and mutilated about the. head and body. His injuries are fatal. The cause of the explosion is unknown. The loss to tho mills is estimated at S!,S00.

Poor Outlook Tor Creditor*.

Pmi.ADr.i.i'iiiA. Jan. 10.—A special to* the Press from Clearfield says: Hon. William A. Wallace's assignees have failed to furnish the bonds required In the sum of SI,000,000, and as a result tl settlement with the creditors through the assignees lias practically been abandoned. The property will probably be sacrificed, and the judgment creditors will receive but a small percentage of their claims, while those who are unsecured will fare miu-h worse.

si ore Money for Indian Schools.

WASillNO foN. Jan. 10.—The board of Indian commissioners adjourned at a late hour Thursday night, having adopted a resolution favoring increased appropriation for Indian schools and increased ell'oi*s to induce the Indiana to accept lands in severalty.

l-'orly I'eople Drowned.

Bkiii.in.

10.

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Advices

Courtnnz ivport that while

from

a large

crowd was skating on tho frozen

jtodon

the iee jrsive way and forty peoplo disappeared in th«* Hoods. A number

of

lishin^r boats started to the reseue but oiily a few- eoi.ld be saved.

Wlieu Baby was sfcK, wo garo hor Castorlo. When she was a Child, she cried for Oastorlo. When she became Miss, she clung to Castor!*. When she had Childrcu, she gave them C&stori*

How's

Your

Liver?

Is tlio Oriental pnlutntion, knowing tli.'it good hcitlil cannot exist without a healthy Liver. "When the Liver is torpid tbo Bowels are sluggish and constipated, the food lies ia the stomach undiested, poisoning tho )lood frequent headach® ensues a feeling of lassitude, despondency and nervousness indicate how tho whole sj'stem is deranged. Simmons Liver Regulator has been the means of restoring more people to health and happiness by giving them a healthy Liver than any agency Known on earth. It acts with extraordinary power and efficacy.

NEVER BEEN DISAPPOINTED, As a pom'ml family remedy for riypneppfs. Torpid Uver, Con-tlpntion. etc., hardly e* tine anything else, nnd have never heen appointed In theelVeot produced: it*ee*n 'o he almost ft nerfeet cure for till diseased jf 11m* Stomach and Howe)*",

W. J. .McElhoy. Muron. ov