Crawfordsville Daily Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 12 March 1892 — Page 1

Calicos SJ/c to 4}(c worth Tc. Muslin unbleachcd 3c, worl.li Sc. Muslin bleached,.8,140 to.7J.{c worth 10c. Dress Ginghams, 7c worm Vi%. Low prices on HVj'c and 10

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We mean just vliat we say This is no idvertising dodge to run out old goods. I am practically going out of business and everything in stock must and will be closed out.

Blow you will fiud prices ol some of the in .my bargains we'are offering.

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Shirtings. 0J.£c to S^e worth 10 to l:J,'e. 'I'able Oil Cloth 10c worth HTm Job lot Hose, only 4c pr. Ladies vests, 19c, worth :iic. Men's Undershirts, 41c. Good Socks, Sc, worth 10c. Good Wool Socks, 10c worth 38c. Tablo Linen, 10c, worth '.25c.

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Table Linen, bl., 45c, worth 05c. Cut tain Poles, 10c, worth 85c. Ladies wool hose, 20c, worth 35c. Good blk. hose per pr., 7 1 2c. Jersey Skirts, S2c, worth $1.2.'i. Lire Fancy Haadkerehiefs way down. Hip Cut nn Kid Gloves. Ladies' Night Dresses, 4Sc, worth 75c. Haby Caps, half price. Zephyrs 5o oz. worth 10c. Carpet Sweepers, way down Good unlaundricd shirts, 4ilc. Everything cheap.

$3,000 worth of Cloaks that must be sold at HALF PRICE.

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VOL. VI—NO. 338. CRAWFORDSVILLE, INDIANA, SATURDAY, MARCH 12, 1892.

ALL WANT TO TALK.

Throe Dozen Congressmen Down for Speeches on the Tariff.

AND THE LIST IS SOT VET CO.Ml LETE,

Nlftllt SiviHloim Will lie Necetsary In Order to T.lUv 11 Vote on tho I'Yee Wool Itill March ii 1—The speech*-* .. on Friday.

i.oahkd with auii mknts. WASHINGTON, March 12.—The expectation of the \va3\s and means committee is to have the free wool bill voted on in tho house March 21. Thus far the little blaulc book in which tlie uannvs of members who signify to the speaker their intention to speak on any set topic are inscribed shows a list of thirty-six members of the house who have remarks to make on the tariff question. There area number of other members who intend to speak on the tarill who have not put their names down, and the list includes only two or three names of members of the ways and menus committee, of which committee all the members e.vecpt, perhaps. Chairman Springer, may be expected to make speeches. None of the names recorded announce the subjeet of the Intended speeehmaking to be other than the tariff question 111 gviuM'nl. except in tlie case of Representative English, of New Jersey, who proposes to address himself to the subject uf jute bug-ging. It is likely that s«.»ue of the speakers will have to take advantage of night sessions of the house to deliver their views.

I 'rum tho Mamiraeturcr'» Sturulpolnl. At the morning session Mr. Ste.vens (Mass.) addressed .the house speaking from the standpoint of the manufacturer. Reduced taxes and lower priecs, he said, always meant increased consumption. Free wool meant lower prices, better goods —the one was the equivalent of tlie other, and the American people would have reason to complain if the conditions did not ensue. While American manufacturers maintained their high standard of enterprise and workmanship there was nothing to be feared from foreign competition. Quoting from leading manufacturers of the country he showed that the free wool bill was satisfactory to the in.

Mr. Montgomery* of Kentucky. Mr. Stevens was followed by Mr. Montgomery (Ky.), who prefaced his remarks with the statement that the demand of tlie democratic party should be lower rates and greater relief to the people than reformers hail ever before asked in any attempt to revise the tariff. Mr. Montgomery then proceeded to discuss the proposition laid down by the protectionists that the duly of eleven or twelve cents per pound was necessary to protect the American wool-grower against, foreign competition, and even that the free wool, under the duties on woolen products imposed by the pending bill, the American manufacturer would not have sullicieiit protection to make good the difference between the cost of labor in this country and abroad.

A Delusion nnd a Snare.

Mr. Hrookshire (Ind.) took occasion in the course of his remarks to denounce the so-called reciprocity scheme of the republican party as a delusion and a snare. He said that Mr. lilaine's so-called reciprocity scheme and the tax upon raw wools were the two most eminent fallacies by which the protective system was sought to be maintained, lie made a summary of the agricultural exports of this country for the purpose of suggesting to our farmers to what countries those exports were destined. It was not the agricultural products that, the people of South America wanted. 1 the main they wanted manufactured goods. Heeiproeity seemed to be the slogan of tlie republican parti'. his judgment the whole scheme of reciprocity was a snare and delusion ami fell far short of developing necessary markets for the-surplus of agriculture. It was but an artful contrivance for the perpetuation of the most selfish, oppressive and unjust system of taxation ever fastened upon a free, loyal and self-respecting people.

Ftiiy Attack* the Deimicrit*. Mr. Ray (X. Y.). the chief rcpublican orator of the day, succeeded in provoking more than usual partisan strife, and it looked for a time as though his altercation with Mr. Mere- I ditli (Ya.) might surpass purlin- I mentary bounds. Mr. l!ay said that the democratic party on the tariff question was the great American political and hypocritical crab —with ten legs, reaching in all directions [laughter] it was so weak in the joints that it had not a single puir on which it could stand alone. If anything wire wanting to show that the democratic party as a party was for free trade the favorable report of this bill had supplied the proof. The cry of the party was that it wanted free raw materials. And woo! was classed by the democratic friends as raw material. They absolutely ignored the fact that eight-tenths of the value of a pound of wool represented human labor nnd skill, and that .when they imported woo! free of duty foreign farmers and laborers were paid the money ours ought to receive.

Wouldn't lie Interrupted.

In the course of Mr. Hay's speech, while he was citing certain tigures in regard to the price of wool muter the policy of protection and of low tariff, he was frequently interrupted with questions by Mr. Pendleton (\\. Ya. i. Mr. .Simpson (Kan.) an-l others, Final ly Mr. Kay stated that he was not a teacher in a democratic kindergarten and would not be further interrupted by gentlemen who eould find all the information they wanted in the proper books. lie further intimated that his interlocutors were sadly in need of iuformntion.

OurKtion oT Courtesy...

To this Mr. Meredith (Ya.) ifcjTed that although they might need m-

.formation in regard to the tariff they did know the courtesy that ought to obtiiin between gentlemen. Sensation.]

Mr. Ray thought that lie eould showas lnui-li courtesy to members of the house as the gentleman from West Virginia showed to him when he made a remark of that kind when lie (Mr. I'av! had said nothing to the gentleman. ''The gentleman desires you to understand, sir, that he stands by his remarks—here or elsewhere." was Mr. Meredith's reply. "I am perfectly willing that ho should stand by his remarks," said Mr. Ita.v. with dignity. "1 am willing he should inquire for in formation, but when lie asks me arithmetical questions which he can find written in the pages of his book (exhibiting a treasury statement] I know th.it it is not done by the gentleman or any other gentleman in good faith."

Question of Vcnu-ity.

"If the gentleman states that 1 as' questions not in good faith the gentleman staUs what is not true," said Mr. Meredith, firmly. "The gentleman will not make me very angry by Intimating that I lie.' said Mr. Ray. laughingly. "1 have held too many combats with the democratic party aad the individual members thereof to be easily frightened. I was not brought up in the woods to be scared by an owl." [Great laughter.] "That is an old chestnut," was the only response Mr. Meredith deigned to make.

Mr. Coombs (X. Y.) spoke for free wool. The committee then rose and the house took a recess until S o'clock, the evening session to be for the consideration of private pension bills.

CLEARING HOUSE BALANCES.

Table (living Hoturns lor the Week KndliiK March 10, wlili a Comparison. Nkw Youk. March 12.—The following table, compiled by IJradstreet*s, gives the clearinghouse returns for the week ended March 10, 1SU2, and the percentage of increase or decrease as compared with the corresponding week last year:

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JtciRn of Terror in Kau»a» I'ity. KANSAS CITV, Mo., Mareh 12.—This city is in the midst of a veritable reign of terror from footpads. Tlie situation within the last week has grown worse than it was in the midst of the boom. More than a dozen persons have been held up, robbed and severely injured by highwaymen within the last eight or ten days. Nearly, all of these crimes have taken place in the heart of the city and the. police «eem powerless to make arrests.

Ilil'tl of Hi* W nun.)*.

Ciiatta.voooa. Tenti., Mareh 1:2.— Ctesar I'uek. one of the moonshiners who was shot in the affray near Ouektown, when Deputy Marshal Stuart was killed, lias died of his wounds. Three more of the wildcatters, .left' •Iones. Monroe Brown and John Swanson, are seriously hurt. Puck confessed that a plan existed to decoy Stuart into the mountains and murder hiui.

Hnkvr UuU Five Yu^r*.

Asm.and, Wis., March l'J. —Itaker, who was reconvicted of the Hurley bank robbery Thursday, has been sentenced to brand new term of five years in tho state's prison, dating from tlie date of sentence. llaker took his sentence coolly and will be taken to Wanpun at once. This ends one of tho longest and most noted criminal trials in the stale.

Handball Pitcher Dead.

Tiioy, X. V., March 12.—John F. u'Urieo, the baseball pitcher, died at West Troy, aged '.'S years, after an illness of two weeks from pneumonia. In ISOO he was a member of the Cleveland league team and last year he- was a winning pitcher for the lioston association team. O'Hrien had signed to play the coming season with the St. I.ouis league club.

Mtidn.tlinhop of I.ondon.

Xi:w Yokk, March 1'.'.—Archbishop Corrignn has received an ollicial letter from Home announcing the appointment of Mgr. McDonnell as bishop of ltrooklyn to succeed the late llishop Loughiin. Mgr. McDonnell has been private secretary to tho archbishop.

INDIANA.

Interesting: Information from a

Number of Towns.

Drolnrcs Aijnhi^l 1'lcreuork. Indian'M'oi.ts, Inil.. March 12.—Tho executive board of the International I Association of Machinists indorsed

I' riday the strike of the local lodge against piecework in the Peunsyivania railroad shop-,. If work ordiitarily belonging to this shop is sent elsewhere the machinists there will refuse to ,lo it and v.'ii! walk out if it i-, insisted on. The national organizations of the blacksmiths and boilerninkers have promised to walk out if non-union men are, [daced in the shops. If nec.'-*s-ary tlie board says every machinist, boilermaker and blacksmith on the entire Pennsylvania system will be ordered out. The Federated Order of the Train Service have indorsed the strike. "It is a light to tile finish," said one of the board I1 riday night. "We do not propose to ace.'pt the piece-work system. It is a means of oppressing men and cutting wages below the living point."'

Kluded Her Mother.

Coi.r.Miurs, Ind., March 13. The little village of Marysville is much excited over the elopement of Miss Ida Matthews, the pretty daughter of elder Thomas Mathews, pastor of the Christian church there, and George Harrington, of Murray. Ky.. whose acquaintance she made a year ago. Taking advantage of Mrs. Mathews' absence Harrington went to Marysville and waited in front of tile resilience until he was joined by Miss Mathews, who left home without hat or cloak. Her mother followed her to the depot, but she refused to go back and declared it her purpose to be married at .lefl'ersonville. '1 he. Mathewsesobjected to Harrington, but in vain, and the youug woman left hat-less, but full of love, for old cntueky with her new husband.

A Land Swindle.

Cmca(io, March pj.— .1. i.. H'.iekley, a painter residing in this eily, went to Capt. Mahoneyof the Desplaines street station Friday and said that he had purchased eleven lots in the Lake .Shore addition of the new stock yards in Porter county, Tnd. from Mrs. liattie M. liurgt*. the real estate agent, who is now under arrest charged with obtaining money tinder false pretenses, and on investigation found that the lots so far a-« he could learn never existed. When he went to Indiana, to look at his property he alleges that, the people laughed at him and said that lie was about the twentieth man who was bolting for the sume land.

Societle* nm] Cliurclic. at Win-. Muxcik, Ind., March t'i.— odd fellows and masonic circles in this city are all torn up over an affair that happened here Friday at the funeral ofRev. Metts, who belonged to these orders. It had been arranged that, they should take charge in the Methodist church and hold their special services there. lint when the time came District Klder H. k'anip. in very vigorous words, refused to allow the. scerct orders to hold any part of their services in the church. Thp odd fellows and masons gave in rather than have any trouble, but the matter will be carried to war lnl ,i wn tlie lodges and tho church.

Shot Himself Whil.* in II.mI.

1 .N'OIANAPOI.IS, Ind.. March I'». Tsuiic U. .lohnson, of the agricultural implement firm of Ilowland .• .lohnson, shot himself through the head Friday morning while, lying in bed at his home 4 miles from the city. Mr. .lohnson was 49 years old and has lived ill this county and on his farm all his life. Mrs. I .Johnson was away from home at the time of the suicide, and so far as is known there was no cause for the deed unless the rumor of the family troubles be true. Johnson's intimacy with another woman caused his wife a few days ago to leave him and take steps to ward, a divorce.

Car* Arn to (tun.

Indianatoms. Ind.. March PJ. --The threatened street-car strike was warded off by concessions Friday on the part of the company. President Frenzel agrees to reinstate the four discharged men and has made a secret arrangement as to the non-union men which

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is .satisfactory to the brotherhood for the present. The brotherhood held an all night meeting, at which the report of the committee embodying recommendations to accept tiie concessions was approved and adopted. This ends a trouble which has caused two strikes and has extended over a period of over two months.

Will 1'inbrtbly I'miti-.

I.niiian.vi'oms. Ind., March -J.--'Ihe prohibitionists and people's party in Indiana will probably unite in placing state, congressional, legislative and county tickets in the field. This action was agreed upon in conference by leaders of the parties. The state chairmen will call their committees together to indorse this plan. Tlie two parlies claim they will poll 1 on.poo votes in Indiana.

Imllnna to Ifuvo Itig l-'rult Crop. .JrFFKiisoNvii.i.k, lnL, Mareh lU.--The prospect for a large yield of fruit in southern Indiana was never better than at present—with the exception of the peach crop. The yield will probably be heavier than in many years past On account of the large number of buds on the peach trees last season, the number this year will be very much smaller, but the fruit will be larger and of finer quality.

Half And Hearty Ontfiiinrlati. Convnox, Ind.. March 12.—Alexander llcckaway, of Blue River township. Friday celebrated the 112th anniversary of liis birth. He was born in 17S0 in what is now Kentucky. He is a blacksmith. He has taken medicine but once, and that after he was 100 years old. He is in excellent health.

tho

Loss of

Many Lives.

VICTIMS OF THE RECENT BLIZZARD.

Nearly a Oo/.en t'ernou* 1'iorcn to luthe North\vet«t—The Storm Itcm hen thfi KuKltirn St itei, Uolof

Much Dutniifte.

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Dkvii.'s I.\ki:, N*. I)., March More fatalities from the storm been brought to light. Asa Wilson has been found frozen to death near tile residence of his employer. Morris Huffy, 15 miles north of town. Wilson was from Kden. Minn. Three farmers named Oarskcr and a man named (Jus Germain were overtaken by the storm when near home. They turned their wagon box over, tied tip their stock and remained there till the storin was

TIM IIiikIihihI i«ml Tutlipr rcri.LU-il. .Ia.mkstuws, N. I)., March 1 J. Frank Uraithwaite. wife and two children, living 7 miles west of Obcrou, were lost on Wednesday when a mile from home. The team was unable to go farther and Uraithwaite froze to death while trying to lead the horses. The woman and children were covered in the sleigh with .blankets and arrived safely at Obcrou.

I.p.l In the Itllrzm-il.

Wnxow City. X. I)., March li'- Mrs. l-iokken and Torgen Thompson, a boy, who live about "JO miles east of here, started to go to the house of John Tveton. about one half mile from their home. A terrible blizzard raged and they lost their way. They wandered' around in the wild storm until they became exhaust-

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Asm.ami. Wis., March —The storm has abated here anil all trains are 011 time. There are reports of several homesteaders near Iron Hiver perishing in the storm. They wejp out exploring about the new copper field and have been missing several days. Two or three searching parties are out. :. ..

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I! 1 Mhor.rT, la., March li.—The gale here capsized .lolin Owenson with his load of hay and broke his neck. It demolished W. H. Shellbern's big barn, which was J00 feet long. It threw .lolin Olesonnpon the ground and broke his skull. lr*Rt Storm in llio Itjt.i,

Xf.w Yokk. March I'.'. »-Tlie storm which crime out of Hie west Thursday I night has been disastrous along the const and. very severe in the interior. Heavy snow has fallen in northern New York and the railroad-- are blocked in various places. Navigation in I tlie bay wii' almost as dangerous as it was beyond the book. The steady fierceness of the westerly gale whipped the waves into snowy riot The ferryboats had a hard time getting into' si ps. il»!e un I he »u .Jt'r.pv r,i:iel.

The heavy windstorm which raged all day along the New Jersey coast iins been the heaviest known fur some years. No damage lias been caused to shipping. as the wind blew with such terrific velocity off shore that it was impossible for any vessels to strike the beach. At Ashnry Park, Long Hranch. Hlberon. Seabright, Helmar. Spring Uake Itcach, Point Pleasant City and the other resorts 011 the northern New Jersey coast tlie wind blew a perfect gale all day, sending down chimneys, signs and trees. A number of nn finished buildings wore damaged.

Iluire Drifts.

Heavy snow and high winds have prevailed at Auburn since early Thursday evening'. Only one train lias passed tlirongh on the Auburn road. A

passenger train, a freight train anil a relief train are stalled at Aurelins. Traffic is also suspended 011 the Lehigh Valley north and south. lilizzard weather prevails throughout northern Xew York. About 2 feet of snow has fallen at Watertown and a high wind has made immense drifts, blocking highways and railroads. A blizzard is also raging in the Mohawk valley. Thft wind around Fonda is furious and the snow is blinding. On the country roads the snow lias drifted to a depth of 0 feet.

Telegrams received at the New York Central station show that the. storm swept northeasterly across the state and left a snow-bound trail about HO miles wide. The center crossed the railroad tracks between Syracuse and Lyons. At no point more than afoot or afoot and a half of snow fall was reported, but the high winds drifted it. One drift 10 miles long and about

feet deep on the average

formed west of Canastota, along the

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Central's tracks. Syracuse. !l miles west of Cauastota, was the chief point of delay. The drifts there were very Inch. West-bound trains l* ft the (irand Central station all day and. for all anybody knew, got through, although much delayed. Kast-bound trains for Buffalo and the west fared badly.

Fruit Itftdly DMm*fted.

Hii.i.shoko. III., March l'J. —The fruit men in this section say that careful examination shows that the recent cold snap has killed the peach crop and damaged other kinds of fruit badly.

BITS 0F~1^F0RM"ATION.

The Irving public school at Dubuque, la., was burned Friday afternoon. l.oss, S8,00ll insurance, SO,000.

Phelps, a cattle dealer of Otta

wa, III., made au assignment Friday. Liabilities, S'JO.tOO assets, SIO.OUO. Not a pension bill was passed at Friday night's session of the house of rep resentatives wl ich was held for that purpose.

The Central Missouri M. E. conference voted Friday to admit women to the electoral and ministerial conferences, 40 to Hi.

over. They are all frozen more or less, but it is not thought that, their injuries are. fatal, although one of them ma.v

lose his feet. The storm was the worst.

that has ever been known here, and coming as it did, so unexpectedly, was all the worse.

At. New York Thursday night fire damaged the store of Henry Lewis Son6, dealers in women's underwear, to the extent of S30.000.

A burglar named Wright, said to be from Normal, 111., waskilled endeavoring to effect au entrance into a resldeuce at Itryau. O. He was shot by police. 1 The democratic state and congressional committee, of Vermont, has decided to hold the state and congressional districts conventions at Montpelier. May 5.

Frank Lewis, of I'ooria, lyts sued the" Jacksonville A Southeastern railroad at Lewiston, III., for •S.OOO for injuries received in the wreck of the "Red Express" at Havana a year ago.

Henry Hess, a prominent farmer of Bay City, Mich., hanged himself Friterday morning. His barn was burned by incendiaries in the early winter, and .he had been sick and despondent since.

ed and lay down. The woman died but the boy awoke about 'J:MU p. m. the next, day and stumbled to the house of t!e Cregin. only a few rods distant., and told his story. Mrs. Cregin and her neighbors carried the woman's body into the house and did what thev eijuld for the boy, who will die.

A band of robbers attacked C. M. Britain and a party of miners near Las Vegas and in the fight one of the robbers was killed. Hritain ami his Iriemls had SI0,000 in silver, which they successfully defended.

Four business houses wen- burned at Waverly, III.. Thursday night. Lo.-,, 614,000: partly insured. It is reported that May or Wemple received a letter Thursday stating that If the sturtfs liquor cases were notdropped the timu would be burned.

HOLDING THEIR GRAIN.

Million* of Huftlitd* of Wtieut hhi! ni'ii Mill In (irowm1 ll inil*. Washington, March I-/. The March report of Ilia distribution of the wiieut and corn by the statistician or the department' of agriculture makes the stock of wheat in growers' hand 171.000,000 bushels, or per cent, of the crop, 03,000,00(1 bushels ot spring wheat, and 108,OHO.0110 bushels of winter wheat, much of the latter in •tates which have practically no commercial distribution, but. entering into local consumption for breail and ed. This is the largest reserve ever reported, that of the largest previous crop (of IS84) being ou.noo.on.i bushels. The estimated quantity of corn in farmers' hauds is 800.000,000 bushels, or 41.8 per cent, of the crop This is the largest proportion ever reported, that of ISM excepted, which was t."i.!i pr cent., or 970,ono,000 bushels. The seven principal states have a surplus of •40,000,0:to bushels, or ll.'i per cent, of their product, against flit7.000,0ou bushels from the great crop of isso.

11 In nit OnOoiicHl Contest.

l.vniANAi'oi.is, Ind.. March The city was thronged with students Friday night in attendance upon the state oratorical contest, in which Wabash. Franklin and Hanover colleges and I)c Pauw, lintlcr and the state universities were represented. The contestants included Miss Jean Nelson, of lie Pauw: ('. M. Hubbard, state university L. Hrannigan. of Franklin: L. P. Drayer, of Hanover: Kccd Carr,is of llntler, and Kdgar Kvans. of abash. Miss Nelson won first honors. Mr. Kvans stood second and Mr. I'.rannignn third. Miss .Nelson will repre-. sent Indiana in the interstate contest. She is the first of her sex to win 1 tiis distinction.

TliEMARKETS. t.rnln, rrorbuon*, f'HiCAKO. March

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Mnrcl», May. #7!4fcHH#,c. CORN—Active and weak. No. md No. Yellow, 3P\'c No. 3, N'o Yellow. 0W»4c March. Muv. 410.-41 "«c: June, 40@40?se: July, -io'tv^o^c.

Oats—Active and lower. No. 'l cn»h, Wc Ma)'. 30(23054c. Sumplcs entire: fair light offering": No. :i. No .1 White. M&aiVie No. No White, :il':V :w»4\

Ryu—Demand lower. No. 'i cish S tc, No. «V May, Ri'tfl&c, now offered at sic. HArtLKV—Little trading and pi ices steady. Sound, fair to choice, rjftS'.v unbound, inferior to good, ft)&IOc.

Mbsh Poitk—Moderately active mid lower. Old ca«h. new, 110 ?.Vn ll.W) Mav, •[email protected].

Lahd—Slow and eufty at AFI,!. ''2'£TI J7,t :md etitth at M. i745/).4v'li. POULTRY—Live Chickens, per lh Live Turkeyw, Mjllc per lb: Lhe Duck* ll&12!i<: per lb: Live Geehr, 14 tAfedO.OO per dozen*