Crawfordsville Daily Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 7 January 1893 — Page 1

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123 West Main Street.

Beautiful Line of

Cut Glass, Art Pottery,

And Novelties in SILVERWEAR. My line of STICK PINS and SCARF PINS are the prettiest you ever saw. CALL AND SEE THEM.

M. C. KLINE,

Jeweler and Optician,

Main Street. Opposite Court House.

I'OM of l'ropcrty ly tho llrealciua of th Frozen MHHH. CINCINNATI, Jan. 7.—Thirteen years mgo an ice

gorget

The principal destruction is the following: The Pittsburgh Coal company, four barges and two floats, valilv, 810,000 Collier, Buciri Jk Co., four barges and several floats, value 810,000. These were on the Ohio side of the river. Just opposite them at Ludlow, Ky.. Mr. Buck lost sixteen barges valued at 40,000.

Seven miles further down the river is Addiston, on the Ohio side of the river. Here two barges and three floats have been taken away value

Y. "L/L. O. -A_. Barber Stio-p!

Weather Repor

KINDLY THANKING our friends for

their Liberal Patronage, we wish to

say that we shall try more than ever

to give you the best of everything

that pertains to our business.

MCCALIP & ARMSTRONG.

Fresh Oysters,

Cranberries, Celery, New Figs,

Fresh Cooking and Eating Apples,

Dates, Raisins. Prunes, Apricots, Nectarines.

CASH FRY, the Grocer.

The Crawfordsville Transfer Line,

WALKUP & 3IC.BAUIJA.ND, Proprietors.

Passengers and Baggage transferred to hotels, depots or

any part of the city,

OMNIBUSES, CABS AND HACKS.

Leave orders at the stables on Market street, Telephone No. 4^

ICE GORGE AT CINCINNATI.

broke up at this

point in the Ohio river, with great destruction to property. Friday evening gorge broke with nobody knows precisely what loss to boats and coal fleets. Heavy ice has beuu floating and forming in the Ohio river for tho past two or three days.

The ice gorged at 0 o'clock Friday morning between the Louisville & Nashville bridge ana the Cincinnati Southern railway bridge. This is a distance of 2 miles. Floating ice came down and joined tho gorge. lielow the river was clear. In this Immense frozen raft were locked all the coal fleets, the nine packets and several tow boats. The harbor boats Comet, Ben Wood and Alice Barr tried all day to break the gorge, but without result At 4: iU o'clock this immense body of ice began to move in a solid mass. The packets and towboats to all appearances escaped with little or no injury. On the other hand, every coal fleet suffered.

10,01)0.

These are all the losses definitely ascertained. Other inevitable incidental losses are estimated at 8-10,000, making total of £100,000. H« Will lie iu Cleveland's Cabinet—The

Decl.lon Reached After Mtirlt Tliougbt and Decaua* Cleveland WUlic fliin tu Help Frame a Tariff Hill. WASHINGTON, Jan. 7.—Senator Carlisle has notified Mr. Cleveland of his acceptance of the secretaryship of the treasury. On the 1st of February Mr. Carlisle will resign his seat in the senate and will at once go to Kentucky in order to confer with his friends regarding his successor. Between February 1 and March 4 the Kentucky legislature will have an opportunity Id choose a new tisenator. Judge Liudsey is here believed to be the leading candidate, but

Congressman McCreary, who lias just returned from Europe, whither he went as a delegate to the international silver conference, will be in the field.

Mr. Carlisle was finally induced to accept the treasury port folio through Mr. Cleveland's insistence that it is his desire to have a new tar If bill pre pared by his cabinet during the coming summer, and that in this work he felt as if he must have the assistance of the Kentucky senator.

Proof That the Iteportcd T»fat BakersvlIIe, X. C., KxUteri Ouljr In the Imagination of a lUval of 7o« Malbattoti.

ASHEVILI.IC, N. C, Jan. 7.—Two correspondents sent by the Citizen to iiakersville, N. C,, where that battle was said to have taken place, have returned, worn out and disgusted, having

traveled nearly 100 miles with horses and in a continuous snowstorm. They say there has been no trouble whatever at Bakersville. nor is there reason to expect any.

TELLER POPE CAPTURED. The

Man Who JKobbed (lie LouUvIK* Hank Caught in ftocidn. LOUISVILLE, Jan. 7. William II. Pope, who on March 1, 1SSI0, while occupying the position of teller of the Louisville city national bank,decamped with over £70,000 of the bank's funds, has been captnrcd at Starke, Fla. He was identified by a Louisville man. an intimate friend. Olliecrs have gone to Florida with the requisition papers.

IMoroo'w Appointment Confirmed. WASHINGTON, Jan. 7.—The senate has confirmed the following nomination: Gilbert A. Pierce, of Minnesota, to be United States minister resident, and consul general to Portugal.

A Tug Jliimcd-

GRAND HAVION, Mich., Jan. 7. -liotsford & Co.'s tug, the A. J. Wright, which was in winter quarters here, was burned to the water's edge Thursday uiglit. Loss, S'JO.OOO: fully insured.

Mair Arrests Are Made.

CITY OP MKXICO. JAN. 7.—A number of arrests have been made in connection with the defalcations in the state of Pueblo. The amount involved is known to be near $300,000.

TILE MARKETS.

SnViC.

Grain, Provision*, Mle. CHICAGO, Jan. 6.

FLorn—Q«fet and easy. Spring wheat patents, H00©4.10: liyo, fS.Jdj5t3.50: Winter wheat patents, f3.60ft3.80 straights. [email protected].

WHEAT—Ruled weaker. Cash No. 2, May, 78'i®79e. COKN—Fairly aetivo ami lirmor. No 2 and No.

4-Yellow,

4t!g.41,.4c No. 3. JW* @37e No. 3

Yellow, 37t-i&37%c January,

40?«1^e

Feb

ruary, 42?i$£42?ic: May, 45/%^40L4c July, 4C)i &40Hc, OATS—Quiet nml steady, wiih fair tradim*. No. 2 rash. 30£t30?«c January, UO^filW^o May, 34?i@34?«c. Samples in fair supply and strong* IT No. 3, 3QH&3J',IC: No. 3 White, 81\i@33Se, nnd steady. No. 2, 30?i®31c No. 2 White, 333£©

RYE—Was quiet. No. 2 cash, 52'IC May. 68f»c: sample lota of No. 2, WJJJ.VJC. OAKI-BY—Moderate sale and steady. Good to choke. 4"»5't55u fancy, ft0$63c fair hut stained, 40f£43e, and low grade*. 83©38i\

MKSK POIIK—In active request and offerings moderate. Prices ruled higher. Quotations ranged at '{.16.75 for old and (I7.?5&!7.b0 for new cash: $!7.75©i7.80 for January and $l?.&Yfr.l8 2.' Tor May.

LAIU -Offerings fair and inquiry moderately active, Prices ruled higher. Quotations ranged at II0.C.V&1070 for cash $10.G5®10.70 for January. and $l0.30fr/)lo.45 for May.

LIVE POULTRY—Per pound: Chickens, 10c Turkeys, 10c Ducks, Geese, I4.00Q 10.00 per dozen.

BUTTEII Creamery, 20331C Dairy, 21® 27c: Packing Stock, 14&J8c. OJIJi—Wisconsin Prime "White, 7lic Water White, 7&c Michigan Prime White, 8^c Water White, 9c Indiana Prime White, Siic: Water White, Pc Headlight, 175 test, 84c Gasoline, 87 deg's, 12c 74 deg's, 8c: Naphtha, 63 deg's, 0J4c.

NEW YORK. .Jan. 3,

WNBAT—No. red, dull, steady. May, 81 15-10c. ConN —No, 2 dull, firmer. No. 2, 49«4ti steamer mixed, fiOQSO^c January. May. 61 Xc.

OATS—No. 2. dull, steady. 'January, February. 37?ic: May, 39J«c state, 3t4@4tt!-ic: western, 36'-i(&4<J'4e.

PROVISIONS—Heef dull, firm. Extra mess, KJ.25(£i3.75 Pork quiet, strong. New mess, H7.01) Q17.374 old mess, H6.00. Lard quiet, firm, 111. 10.

TOLEDO, O., Jan. 0.

WHEAT—Quiet, stetidy. No. 2 cash ami January, Tine May, "7$%c. COKN—Firm. No. 2 cash, 404c May, 45o.

OATS—Firm. Cash, 36c. RYH—Strong. Cash, BSo bid. CLOVKKSEED—Higher, quiet Prime cash and January, 16.10 February, Its. 15 March, SS.S0.

VOL. VII—NO. 94. CRAWFORDSYILLE,INDIANA, SATURDAY JANUARY 7,1893.

Benator Chandler Disousses tho Immigration Question.

HE ALSO CASTS SOME REFLECTIONS.

RecMtury Voftttf nnd Otlior Ofllclnls Arm wvtt Cl'HIclzrd-Sonator Mills am! Others Talk Against

Itmtrlctlon.

nixTS AT conntTTiov.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7. "This bill is not intended to prevent the spread of cholera, but to prevent tho spread of the democratic party," declnred Senator Mills (Tex.), when tho Chandler bill to restrict immigration was under discussion in the senate Friday. This was only one of the many tartpersoaal expressions which enlivened the usual prosy routine of the senate. Senator Chandler himself furnished plenty ol' personalities when he opened tho debate on the bill, lie criticised the Gridiron club, made lip of a number of leading Washington correspondents criticised the steamship companies for trying to exert, improper influences on the press and on congress criticised cabinet oflicials for subserviency to the stonmship companies' inlluuncc, and finally criticised his senatorial associates.

Cliiimllar Marin I Rly har( ««. Seuator Chandler made somo very ugly charges in a direct form, but it was by his inferences mainly that his speech assumed a sensational aspect, llo bpoke of tho North German Lloyd as "the favorite line of the secretary of tha treasury." It was tho one, he said, always patronized by Assistant Secretary Spanieling and all treasury oflicials. It was well understood that Senator Chandler referred to the fact that Secretary Charles Foster, Assistant Secretary Spaulding and other treasury oflicials had enjoyed entensivo European trips last summer largely through the courtesy of the steamship company. The senator declared that the steiimshlp company had given costly banquets to tho Gridiron club for the purpose of influencing press opinions on immigration. He added that no immigration bill of any kind could pass cither tho senate or the house unless it pleased tho company to allow it to pass.

Attacked hy Senator Mill*. When Senator Hills took the floor he attacked the entire theory of restricting immigration. The cholera scare was a mere pretext presented by "these medical gentlemen'' as a mean a of rushing through an immigration bill. Tho doctors, declared Senator Mills, had tried to stampede the entire country. Me paid glowing tribute to the foreigner who came to America and helped build up the country. "One of the first tilings the foreigner does," said Senator Mills, "is to vote the democratic ticket. That is the secret of all this agitation. It is not intended to prevent the spread of cholera, but to prevent the spread of the democratic party."

Chandler bees Dungpr.

Continuing Senator Chandler said: "1 think that Hie danger is so great that I should suspend immigration for one yoar. Quarantine is not going to be sufficient. Sanitary preparations are uol Bolnj to bo sufficient. The only radical, thorough and ooniplelo preparation that the United States c&u mako to kaop out this dreadful disease ts to break up practically tho carriage of siecrugo passengers and to keep out alien immigrants during the year 1803."

Tower of the rreslrient.

Senator Pratt (Conn.) asked whether the seventh section ot tho quarantine bill (giving the president power to suspend immigration) would not answer the purpose.

Mr. Chandler said in reply that it would be cowardly to lay the responsibility on the president. It was not a question what should be done wiieu tho cholera had broken out. For thirty or sixty days after the 4th of March tho president would have more troublesome subjects to deal with than even contagious and infections diseases.

In the further course of his speech Senator Chandler spoke of the inconsistency of admitting £10 immigrants and of excluding self-supporting, industrious men under the contract labor law, and Seuator Frye (Me.) interposed the remark that the most cleanly people on the face of the earth— Chinese—were excluded by law.

After further argument the bill was modi tied in some particulars and ordered printed.

The resolution olt'ercd Thursday by Senator Hill (N. Y.) calling on the state department for information as to whether the bill to suspend immigration is in conflict with any treaty with a foreign government was taken up and agreed to with some verbal amendments. Adjourned.

House.

In the house Friday the attendance was small and private business ruled, except the passing of the bill providing for the muster and pay of certain oilicers and men of volunteer forces About thirty pension bills were passed.

TAKES IN ALL MAIL CARRIERS.

J'roMdcnt Harrison Insnes an Order Extending the Itules ol the .Service. WASHINGTON, Jan. 7.—The president has extended by an uinendment to postal rule 1 the classification of the postal service so as to include all free delivery offices, of which there are understood to be 001. Fifty-three of these offices are at present classified. Before this exlcnsiou the civil-service rules applied only to those post offices which had as many as fifty employes. Now the service extends to all post offices where carriers are employed.

The Oerinan Miners* Strike. BEHI.IJJ, Jan. 7.—The strikers in the Saar and other mining districts number 22,000. Among the strikers are a largo number of women. At meetings held Friday resolutions were adopted declaring their determination to continue to strike until they won or were beaten. There is much suffering among the strikers. In many cases miners and their families are famishing, and it is thought that hunger will toon drive them baok to work.

STATE NEWS.

.-The indi-

INDIANAPOLIS,Ind., Jan. ftna legislature met Friday in joint besslon to hear the annual message of Gov. Chase, who retires from office

SI'KAIil'.U CI'lll'IS.

Monday. The message was long and read by the executive himself. A synopsis is as follows:

After paying tribute to the rmn.ary of GovHovoy, who died last February, the governor passed directly to the' important matters of state. He spoke hopefully of tho new tax law aud ivs workings, saying that it had enabled tho stale to receive increased revenue anil that it will Insure the ability ot the state to pay off Its debt in about eight years. He advocated a reduction of the tax for school purposes from 10 cents to It cents, for the reason that the educational fund has already had a large Interest boaring surplus Ho also urged the reduction ot the state maintenance fund tax from IS rents to 10 cents, and advised the placing of 4 per cent, of the total revenues aside for a sinking fund. Ho urges additional appropriations for tho world's fair commission and the Momence Rock commission, and also ouo to the city of Indianapolis for the entertainment on behalf of the state of the LI. A. K. encampment next September. He urged as the most important subject of legislation before tho general assembly the passato of laws for tho creation of better highways. He reported the benevolent Institutions progressive, especially the female reformatory, which is managed by a board ot ladles, of which Mrs. Thomas A. Hendricks Is the hoad. On the subject of penul legislation ho urged the creation of a commission for tho hearing of applications for pardons to be advisory to the executive.

In regard to the finances of tho suite the governor gives figures as follows: Foreign debt ,$s,310,000 (M Interest -Ml.825 00 Domestic debt 484,000 00 Interest 'J4.3H0 no State stock certificates ii,615 13 ToUil debt and interest s.sSo.fiio la Interest SfB,62n 00 Temporary interest loan, duo April 2,1893 310,000 on Temporary interest loan, due April 1, 1&94 370,(W 00

After the reading of the message the vote for governor was canvassed and both houses adjourned until Monday, when the introduction of bills will be taken up.

Kulrltle of an IndlanapoIlK 1~lriiimn. INDIANAPOLIS, Intl.. Jan. 7.—Three years ago twelve firemen were killed in tho Howen-Meri'ill lire here, among them being Ulysses Glazier, who was working as a substitute on that particular day for Pipeman Frank Harvey. The killing of Glazier has since so preyed on the mind of Harvey, who charged himself with tho responsibility of his dcat.li, that Ilarvej- became insane and exhibited suicidal tendencies. Several days ago he was taken ti an infirmary where on Friday morning he hanged himself with a sheet. This Is the sixteenth death directly traceable to the great conflagration, as Mirec firemen died from chronic diseases caused by injuries received at the fire.

The Wheat Crop.

1 MilANAI'OI.IS, Intl., Jan. 7.-—Reports from the state show that wheat is protected by a few inches of snow antl is in good condition. About one-third of the crop is left in farmers' hands. Fanners are not selling-any wheat. A large percentage of the No. wheat, will not, make a barrel of good flour even if the miller should take ten bushels to the barrel. The quality is too poor.

State Dairy A**oclation.

IXDIAN APOI.is, lnd., Jan. 7.—Tho State Dairy association in session horo Friday elected the following officers:

President. Plumb, of Lafayetie: vieo president, C. C. Van Nuys, of Franklin scorn* tary and treasurer, Mrs. L. D. Worle.v, of F.llettsvillc: executive committee, K. W. Fuvuun of IndlanapoliH, and C. 11. Harris, of (.ioshen auditors. W. S. Commons, of Onterville, and C. R. Mills, of Moorcsvilie. Mrs. U. D. Worley was appointed to superintend tho dairy exhibit at the world's fair.

A Jurist \Ved«.

PKIIV, ind., Jan. 7.—JUDGE Lyman Walker,an able jurist and distinguished man of northern Indiana, was married Wednesday evening to Mrs. Kate Whitford, eldest daughter of the late Judge Shirk. The marriage was a private one, Kev. Dr. Cavins officiating. The contracting parties are well known throughout the state.

.Nuptial Knot Unite# Klopon*, Coi.VMBUS, Ind., Jan. 7.—ticorgc lily and Miss Trixie Woods, of Madison, daughter of.the proprietor of the liaglo hotel at that place, arrived iu this city Friday and were quietly married. The couple were elopers and left the city for Chicago. They will return to Madison and reside there when the wrath of the bride's parents cools.

JJry Coeds I-'ailiire.

EVANKVII.I.E, Ind., Jan. 7,—THE doors of the dry goods establishment of J. F. Lindley «fc liro. were closed Friday. The local liabilities are .*23,Sil7.72 and the assets in stock $."0,000. The firm executed a preferred mortgage to their home creditors who had stood by them through all their financial troubles, v'i'fj

tiulliy of Man&lHiitfhter.

KNOX, Ind., Jan. 7.—The jury in the I trial of Ernestine Kersting for assisting ber mother in murdering her step- I father, Nichols Uerardv, returned a verdict of ftuilty of manslaughter Friday, and she was sentenced to'five years in the reformatory. The defense •sited for anew trial and may get it.

SNOW-BOUND.

Information of Especial interest New York City and Vicinity in tho to Indianians. Grasp of BlizzarcL

Cur. (.'hasp's Slonsnj.''. I

THE WORST STORM FOR MANY YEARS

TralTio of All Klndi, Inipptled— inmag* on tlie Xrw Jenpv Count —A Furlotii Storm In Michigan—Siiderlng in ierni:»nv.

BAD WEATHF.H 110WN" I AST. JS'RW YORK, Jan. 7.—A blinding snowstorm raged in New York ull night and until 10 o'clock a. in. Tho wind blew a gale and piled the drifts iu the open places from 3 to 0 feet high, and in the suburbs much higher. Manv of tho street car lines were blocked until the tracks were [cleared. The cable line on the Brooklyn bridge broke down early in the morning and thousands of people were compelled to walk across in the htorm. Alfred Murphy, a night ticket agent of the downtown elevated railway station, while clearing away the snow at 3 o'clock a. in. fell in a heap of snow and expired. Shipping was seriously handicapped.

In tJcrsev.

The storm was at its worst in New Jersey. All the street ear lines in Jersey City were blockaoed b.v the drifts, which were in some instances il feet deep, aud the sidewiilks were impassable. Very few people ventured to walk to the ferries to come to New York. At May's landing, in South Jersey, the worst storm since the blizzard of five years ago raged. At last reports the sm*v was 1ft inches deep on the level and in places was drifted to a depth of 8 feet. All trains are delayed, as the snow is drifting badly on the tracks.

On Konp Ikiumt.

he streets in Long Island City were practically impassable, and several streetcar lines are not running, the roads being completely snowed under. Many of the railroad trains from the east end of the island are not yet in, notwithstanding that the snow plows have been at. work nil night.. In Suffolk uounty the snow has drifted into the railroad mits S feet high, and will have to be dug out.

Damage at LOIIJ Itranrit.

At Long ltrauch the storm wrought terrible damage to property and the bluff. The famous iron pier, the landing place of the Iron Steamboat company, is a total wreck. The high sen carried off a greater portion of the structure. The entire bluff on U.elsea avenue is gone. The Shrewsbury hotel at Sea Bright is beinji'undermined. The bulkheads nnd blufl' at that phn-f are also going' to pieces.

InWico* ot snow.

BLACK^TONF, Mass.. Jan, 7. -Lighteen inches of snow have fallen on the level in the towns of North Bridge, Bridge. Millville aud Biuck.stone, beinji the heaviest fail since the blizzard of |S*S. Railway travel on the Coiw»!idated and New England railroads was delayed. The average depth both north and south of these points is about ft inches. v«v*»n- Moi'iu hi

IHrriton. Mich.. Jan. 7.™Dispatches from Benton Harbor. St. Joseph. Holland and South Haven, on the eastern ooast of Lake Michigan, and Kscanaba and Decatur, Mich., indicate that one of the heaviest snowstorms in years lias been raging. The storm was general throughout the state, hut most severe, in the vicinity of the places named. The snow drifted into the cuts and delayed railroad traffic generally, and country highways are also badly blockaded. Trains on the Chicago

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West Michigan road have

been badly delayed by drifting sand and snow, but the service is getting around to its usual shape.

Cnld Weather In iinit'c,

BARIS, Jan. 7. '1 lie eold weather continues unabated. Two persons have been frozen to ueath'at Toulouse and one at Bordeaux. The Uiver Rhone is frozen over at Tarascon, the liaronio at Toulouse and the canal at Marseilles.

Snow iu l!«rllh. ..

HKRI.IX, Jan. 7.—A heavy mantle of snow covers the city of Berlin aud all the surrounding country. The snow is so deep in the city streets that it has been found necessary to substitute sleighs for cabs and other wheeled vehicles. The sufferings of the people arc increased by a growing 'scarcity of coal, due to the miners' strike in the Saar district. The mercury sank to 0 degrees delow zero Friday.

Scverul persons have been frozen to dentil at Thorn and other places on the Vistnln. The Kiver Main, from Elverstheiui to its confluence with the Hhine, and the lihine from Lorcley to Caub, are frozen almost solid. Canal traffic has been almost completely stopped by the cold spell, and many people employed on the canal boats are out of work.

BANDMASTER CAPPA DEAD. Ken York's Noted Kpvunlli It.fflm.nt Rftnd Leader FaKNen to Die Groat ISeyond.

JS'KW YOTSK, Jan. 7.—Bandmaster Carlo Alberto Cappa, of the Seventh Regiment national guards of the state of New York, died here at 7 o'clock a. m. on Friday He was born in Alessandria, Sardinia, December 9, Its:)4, and at the age of 10 became a pupil of the Hoyal academy at Asti. In 1849 he enlisted in the band of the Sixth lancers, and six years later in the United States navy, shipping on board the frigate Congress, at Uenoa. lie arrived in this city February as, 18"8, and in 1800 he entered the Seventh Regiment band, of which he has been the leader sinco 1881, playing first trombone for seven years during that)- period, beginning with lsiiti. in Thomas' orchestra.

Woman Buriifd to Death.

LF.XI.VOTOX, Ky., Jan. 7.—Mrs. Huston, widow of Gen. John 11. Huston, one of the most distinguished lawyers of Kentucky, was burned to death at it o'clock Friday evening. She probably fell asleep while sitting in front of the fire, when her clothing became ignited.

ALARM I\ PARIS.

Anarchists Threaten to Seize the Government.

1HM MILITARY READY FOR AS ATTACK

ICumnrt of ('hntiOH l)o ftion Ct'iate a SrusKt IK Ohfpt'l Saul tn D* to serine Jmiiomlty.

MAY IIK 4 N I'l'KlSl

PAHIS. Jan. 7.—The police were busy between 1 and 3 o'clock a. in. destroying incendiary placards posted by anarchists. These placards railed upon the people to rise at once, seize arms, destroy their corrupt oppressors and seize the reins of government. A feeling of groat alarm was apparent throughout the city Friday night, and it is likely to increase in consequence of the prophecies of t.no press that the worst developments are .yet to come.

Hen. Saussler. military governor of the city, has taken every possible precaution. The city would be safe were il not for the general conviction that the government is playing fast and loose in the Panama matter. The laxity of the government's conduct of the prosecution is the subject of universal comment. lav

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PAWS. .Ian. 7. It is probable that M. t'harlcs Baihut, formerly minuter of public works, will be arraigned before the senate, silting as a high court, for acts committed while exercising his functions of minister in 1X80. Under these circumstances the directors of the Panama Canal company will also he arraigned before the same tribunal as their accomplice, M. Baihut. hat-gos AffninM .1. Iluihut.

The charges against M. Baihut, who was tlie minister of public works in the De Freycinet cabinet, have aroused great interest, largely on account of the peculiar social career of M. Baihut and his connection with the divorced •wife of M. Armenffand. As minister of i»ui"!ic work M. Baihut had an im»

P"i taut influence upon tlie course of the government ill regard to the Panama anul company, and the charge is substantially that he sold that influence. The Figaro stiv* that M. Fninqueviile. the jnge d'instruction, hnsdeeided that the evidence ajrainst M. Baihut, presented during the examination, in regard to the check for *00,0(10 francs alleged to have been paid to him, warrants putting him on trial.

Why II®

It is reported that the proof against M. Baihut. as well as against other important personages whom the government

prosecuting or preparing to

prosecute, is due to an understanding arrived at between the authorities and M. Charles De Lesseps, whereby the latter, in consideration of giving all the information in his power in relation to the beneficiaries of Panama corruption, is to be treated with great lenienev, if not admitted to absolute imiriuniiy. The report is that. M. Charles lie. Lessens *s made an unreserved statement of all the facts within his knowledge, and will do the same on his own trial nnd at any separate trials of others conneeted with the scandal. M. Pc*Lesseps' motives are said to be no' only to secure immunity as much us possible from the penalty of the law. but also to convince the publir that the Panama company was forced by irresistibh* pressuic on the part of oflicials and press to choose between wholesale corruption and the threatened rnin of the enterprise. It is said that the acknowledgment.* made by M. De Lesseps are. of the most startling character, and will cause a sensation in America as well as in France.

A HEAVY FAI'LURE.

I .nnd nmpanicft at Sioui City, In., ('dpitntlzc! 'or fco.OOO.OOO l-'nrcrd to the Wali.

Sjorx 11 Y, la.. Jan. 7.—The Leed*I.and Improvement company of thi.city failed Friday with liabilities ol $500,000 and assets less than (1,000,000, mostly in real estate on which scarcely the amount of the liabilities can be realized at this time. The company organized to build the manufacturing suburb of Leeds for speculative purposes. Jn doing so it incurred indebt edness over its income from the sale of property. Some holders of prior liens have commenced to push their claims and John I. Brooks, of Boston, the financial manager, was sent to interest eastern stockholders in raising money to satisfy them. F. Henderson, a local creditor, found that he had raised S100.000. but had misappropriated it and his discovery precipitated the failure.

The failure carried down with it the American Security company. Leeds Annex company and Sioux City Land company, which were interested in the Leeds Land company. The total capitalization of the four companies is $3,000,000. Much of this is water, as at the outside 51,200.000 would be all that could be realized from the assets at easy-money times. It is thought that the failure will not create any stringency outside of those now in it, and all creditors will carry their losses without being embarrassed. It is now known that foreclosure proceedings will he commcnceo on much of the bonded indebtedness secured by.mortgages on the real estate.

Death of a Mtllloimlr#.

PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 7. William S. Ladd, pioneer banker and one of the heaviest capitalists on the Pacific

PRICE 2 CENTS

Highest of all in Leavening Power.—Latest U. S. Gov't Report

Baking Powder

ABSOLUTELY PURE

coast, died at his home in this city FriDcath was caused bv heart full* About fifteen years ago the deised suffered a paralytic stroke and has been unable tc walk since. He is 07 years of age. His fortune is imated at S-J0,000.000.

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PORK IS A LUXURY. -"':W

Pold lor III 8.no on the llocit^o Hoard of Trade--1 Deiil Which HSIH Netted lis Lending spirit* Over a Million.

CHICAGO.

Jan. 7.—-Hogs are scarce

and pork has become a luxurious article of diet. Jf anybody doubts this statement he should go oa the tloor of the board of trade aud try to buy pork. Wright and Cudahv arc said to be running a deal in pork, and as the May delivery is principally dealt, in at the present, time. May pork has moved steadily upward. The crowd now manipulating the pork market is said to have cleaned up between Si,000,000 and $\l.000,000.

When trading began Friday morning Wright's brokers started in with the tap of the bell to buy pork for May delivery, offering *18,05 a barrel,

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cents above the closing price of Thursday, Within fifteen minutes the market hnd gone to 518.20 and fully 10,000 barrels changed ownership. That was the top notch early in the day but one sale of 'i50 barrels was made at 91d.*2i*. Later in the day May pork sold at Sl&.fiO, just Ofi cents above the closing price Thursday night.

It is generally believed that pork fthould sell at §'J0 a barrel, legitimately, at the present time. During the spriug freshets thousands of»shoats perished. Later corn advanced rapidly and farmers shipped their grain to market instead of feeding it to the hogs. The corn was sold and temporarily the farmer was in clover. This blissful state did not continue long. To fatten the hogs for market, corn was needed. There was a famine in the land. The hogs couldn't be fed, and naturally the farmer sold olT his stock at whatever price it would bring. When fall came the fanners had no hogs for market-. Cudahy and Wright noticed the short receipts and entered on the bold campaign which has brought them additional wealth.

THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE.

It* Composition Anocrtalued— Cleveland Will Have Majority of 108 Vote*.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7.—The composition of the electoral college chosen on the 6th of November is at length definitely ascertained, the last question in dispute having been settled by I ho decision of the supreme court of Oregon, which gives to a democratic-popu-list candidate for elector disputed voles which were cast in counties where his name appeared twice on the otliciai ballot. The. electors, as chosen by I he several states, are politically divided ns follows:

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Ala bam.:. ...... Arkansas". ."."7 CftllfornlH Colorado Connecticut...... Delaware Florida. (JeorRlw.... Idaho IllinoiN..... Indittna. Iowa .ji.v Kurntas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland MasuachuM'its Michigan Minnesota MlftfcUHHlppi ....... Missouri Montana NehrHi*Ra Nevada New Hampshire. Now Jersey New York .... North Carolina.. North Dakota... Ohio Oregon Pennsylvania. .. Khode Iftland South Carolina Bouth Dakota Tennessee...... Texas Vermont...:..... Virginia Washington West Virginia... Wisconsin Wyoming

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Firemen Burled 'NVtUh the ulling WH

of a Hit Cotton Wnreltouae Iu Liverpool —Three of Them Killed. LIVERPOOL, Jan. 7.—An immense cotton warehouse, six storie.s in height, caught fire Thursday night, and despite the efforts of the fire brigade, which responded promptly to the alarm, the fiatnes spread to two adjacent warehouses in which cotton was stored. While the fire was raging in the building iu which it originated a number of liremen were working close under one of the walls. Suddenly and without warning the wall bulged outward, and before the men could escape fell upon them. Other members of the brigade, assisted by a large number of volunteers, at once began the work of rescuing the buried firemen. In a short time all of them were taken out of the ruins, but three of them were dead and a number of others were seriously injured. The fire, like all cotton fires, was an extremely stubborn one, and, though it is confined to the three buildings above mentioned, 11,000 bales of cutton were destroyed and the loss amounts to about £150,000.

Help for A Western Institute. CAICAGO. Jan. 7.—A dispatch from Colorado Springs says that Dr. D. K. Pearsons, of this city, has given 550,000 to Colorado college on condition that the institution raises 8150,000 additional within two years. The trustees of the college have no doubt of their ability to comply with the condition provided.