Crawfordsville Daily Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 31 August 1894 — Page 1

We Make A Profit

We have a splendid line of Clocks. What can we do for you?

EAST MAIN STREET OPP. COURT HOUSE

WIATHEP R*PORT—Fair, warmer.

The Countersign

46

-TO T1I1C

GRAHAM & HCR1CK

1RASPORTATION CO.

a*Between

bt.'Joseph and Chicago:—Leave St.

Joseph (Vandalia lock) at 3 p. 11)., dally except Sunday (Sunday leave at 0 p. in.) and at 0 p. m., dully Including Sunday. Leave Chicago from dock foot of Wabash avenue utl :Jiia. in. and 11:30 p. in., dally Suuday Included: also leave Chicago at 2 p. JI.,Saturday only.

Milwaukee Division:—The Stealer Held will make tri-woekly trips between St. Joseph and Milwaukee, leaving St. Joseph (Vandalia Dock) at 8 p. m., Monday, Wednesday and Friday. I,eavo Milwaukee from Vandalia Dock, fool of Broadway, Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday at 7 p. m.

For Information as to through rates of freight, or passage via these routes, apply to agentf Vandalia Ky.

J. H. GllAHAM, President, Benton lliirbor. Mich.

Promptness In Plumb

Is a rate virlue, But we have it.

1*1

WILLIAMS BROS.,

fit South Green Street. •/,.

Next to TUK JOURNAI. Building.

D, you Want

A NICE NEW CLOCK?

At hard times prices, cull at 123 south Green /innqfiitt* Music Ball. Also iop*Llrinjrof All work gi arautced. Cal aod see all kinds, them.

Eugene Wilson.

On all our goods, but we try to make it fairly.

We don't believe in selling one article at cost and putting a big profit on another. Try us and we will use you fairly and go out of our way to serve you.

Time is Money.

Don't wait (or a Shave, but go to ^'ie!

Y. M. C. A. Barber Shop

Where there are six first-class oper-' ators.

Fruit Jars, Jelly Glasses,

Stew Kettles, Extra Tops, Rubbers, Sealing Wax, Etc.

Ross Bros., 99e Store

DIRT DEFIES THE KING.' THEN

IS GREATER THAN ROYALTY ITSELF.

COflRADES!

Big Four"

28th Annual Encampment

G. A. R.

Pittsburg, Pa., September 8-15

Tickets will be on sale September nth to 10th, good returning until September 25th 1S04. The best line from St. Louis, Peoria, Cairo, Chicago, Indianapolis, Cincinnati, Dayton, Springtield, Columbus and intermediate points. Very low rates. For tickets and full information call on agents of Big Four Route. K. O. MCCOHJIICK, D. B. MAKTIN, 1 iiss'r Truffle Mgrs. Gen. Pm-s. & 0 kt Agt "11IG FOUK llOUTK" CINCINNATI,

C. Kline.

CHI HOST ttXTbCi, MCST BIACTIM AND U0 SUIABLS LISSTIB.

Mo &B0klBg-l00B Complete Without It.

This Llgatcr is practically automatic, as by the action of raising the handle you •ecure the flames. The col* umn is handsomely marbleised, highly polished, and can scarcely be detected, it so nearly represents genuine marble. AH the metal ornaments are nickel plated. It present^the appearance of a Lighter which fou oonld not reproduce (or five timet onr price to you. It will pay for itself (n saving gas, cleanliness, and the satisfaction ol being always ready for light,

PRIOE, 916.00.

lateraattoaal Automatic Machine Co. 294-296 Main St., Cin'natl.

Agenti Wanted for all kinds of Novelties.

Chicago via

Lake and llail Route to St. Joseph. 'J lie favorite ptiuBcuger steamorB City or Clilcuuo" and "Chleora" make double dally trlpa between Denton Harbor, St. Joseph and Chicago, connecting: at, St. Joseph with tlie Vandalia Ky. Equipment and service llio best and time less than by BDV otlior fake route. The following schedule will beobserved on and

The comparative value of these twocarda I known to moat persons. They Illustrate that greater quantity Is

Not always most to be desired.

Theae cards express the beneflciat quality of

Ripans Tabules

At compared with any previously known

DYSPEPSIA CURB.

.%

Ripans Tabules: Price,

50

cents a bor,

Of druggists, or by mall.

RIPANS CHEMICAL CO., 10 Sprue, St., N.V.

THBO. McMECHAN, DENTIST.

CKAWFOHDSVILLE. INDIANA Tenders his service to tbe public. Mo good work and moderate orient."

Shorthand Write to the I Crawfords-I vllle Business I Co llegef orl full partlcu-a-B of tho

8-)OTfl 9 44 am 5:20 pin 8:10 pm

VOL. VII-NO. 50 CRAWFORDSVILLE, INDIANA, FRIDAY, AUGUST HI, 1894

Bookkeeping

Peholare hips and Farmers* special course In Bookkeeping. Address P.t). Box 291

CrawfordovHIe

•OHIO 2:18a.m.. 1:0Up.vn 2:50 p.ui...

MGBOK ROUTE. I Night Bxpresa 1:50 a.m Pas®«ngor .... l:25p.m

Local JTrolght 9:15 a.m

Bit 4—Peoiia Division.

•ART 8:14 a.m.... 5:02 p. tn 1:50 a. ra 1:15 p.m..

6:50p.m

....12:45a.m. 9:29 a.m .......l:15p.m

VA5DALIA. NORTH 8:16 am 6:19 pm 2::i3 pm

THE INOl'IRY ENDS.

Labor Commission Oonoludos Work in Chicago.

Its

IS PLANS FOR FUTURE MEETINGS.

Will Hoar Suggestion!* aa to

IIPHI

Methods

of Preventing I^abor Xroultlon in WitKltington, September iiO iMnyor llopkini'lVslllit1!.

ADJOURNED.

CHICAGO, Aug. 91.—After hearing the testimony of Mayor Hopkins Thursday afternoon Ohalrmau Wright announced that tho work of the labor commission in Chicago was at an end. He said:

This commissisn has now heard all the witnesses which have been suggested by tho various parties interested in this controversy, except a few whose testimony would simply bo cumulative upon points that have been covered. ".At the opening of the hearing it was stated that th* commission would decide at Its closd whether it hud time at its disposal to listen to parlies orally v. ho had remedies for labor Questions to offer or suggestions as to legislation and matters of that character. So much time has been taken up in hearing testimony on the facts relating to the lute dittieultics tbut the commission cannot at present take up tho secondary branch of tho investigation. The commission will adjourn to meet in Washington Wednesday, September *,'0. at which time it will bo glad to receive in writing uny suggestions as to the solution of questions Involved in the late controversies. It will at that time beur any parties who may desU^to be heard relative to the facts involved, and it may, after a careful examination of the testimony which has been offered at this hearing, conclude to call further witnesses to supplement uny testimony which 1ms teen given on either aide. The hearing stands adjourned till Wednesday, September CO. at Washington. *. W. Howard Tuntllii'M.

Vice President Howard, who was the chief witness In the mornlug, told how he happened to say things that were interpreted ns counseling violence. He had called Mr. Pullman an unpleasant name aud had said he ought to be hanged, but it was intended iu a Pickwickian sense and was so understood by his audience, lie had also said something about using the round end of a coupling pin, but that referred to traitors in tho camp and was not meant as counseling the men to use violence toward those who attempted to work in tho place of strikers.

Wants President Cleveland Called. Mr. Howard intimated that he would like the commission to cull President Cleveland and ask him whether or not Mr. Pullman hud told the President that if ho hud consented to arbitration tho railroad companies would boycott his company's cars. Mr. Howard suid he would show that the railroad companies had conspired to cause trouble to give them a pretext to crush the Americau Hallway union. He said he could furnish hundreds of witnesses to prove the existence and use of the blacklist. Ho further said that the American Kaihvay union officials had furnished to the police Information leading to the arrest of many persons guilty of violence duriug the trouble. He held that the railroad companies had not tried to Hud offenders of this kink.

Later in the day Mr. Howard was asked if the telegrams presented in''the federal court and bearing Debs'signature had been sent out from unlou headquarters. He said he did not know nor did Debs. Some messages had been sent out bearing the president's signature. when nobody around headquarters had ver seen tl e:n.and the union had employed detectives to see who did send them.

Tlin Mayor IVstlAes.

At the afternoon session Secretary Kelllherof the American Railway uniou had Just told the commission he knew nothing about the Debs telegram when the mayor entered the courtroom with a roll of papers under his arm. He was introduced to the members of the commission and invited to tell what he knew of the conduct of the Chicago police during the strike. He settled himself in the witness chair and said:

On the morning of July fj Mr. Wright, eounel for the Hock Island road.culled at my ofllce and claimed that mobs were interfering with the operation of trains, w»-nt to the oftlce of sMr. Ca 'le. president of the road, with the corporation counsel. Alter we had talked over matters awhile 1 suggested to Mr. Cable that we make a trip of Investigation out ou the line of the road. He di.l not think it would be wise for him to go, and 1 suggested that Mr. Wright go. He did not care to go either, so the corporation counsel und myself tooK an engine provided by the company and went south as far as Thirtyseventh strct. At that time tho main line was clear to Thirty-seventh. When w- reached there we found a orowd ol p.rrh ips 8.. 00 persms congregated, apparently most of them women and children. A car was overturned north of Thirty-seventh street und the wrecking crew, composed of railroad oftlcials. was .rking ou it. While they were at that some twelve or llfteeu cars w»*re overturned along the right of way to the north staid there for perhaps two hours and then went back to my oftiee."

The mayor satd he ordered the *uypension of nil policemen stationed at crossings where the cars had been overturned. Tho railroad company held the police were not doing all thoy could to keep peopleoit the track, while the officers claimed that the car wrecking was done by people who jumped the lowfencealong the ri.'ht of way. and after they had done tho damage jumped back under co\er of the long line of freight ears that stood ulnng., the sidetrack. He continued:

Callnd for Troops.

•'That satnc evening I learned that the First regiment was going into camp :it Springfield. I wired the governor that they ought to be kept

here,

as they might be needed within twentyfour hours. At my suggestion he had them report at their armory for duty instead of going to Springheld. About 30 o'clook that night I leartj«d that the Diamond special on the Illinois Central was sta'led at Kenslngtou and had the police clear the way for It. l-'riday morning, July 6. information c:sme that crowds were gathering on the Hock Island tr. cl.s, and after consultation 1 decided to call on the governor for live regiments of state militia, which he ordered to r?l)ort to me immediately.

A Word for the Police.

•'1 believe the police did their full duty all through the strike.- 1 have been assured by a number of railroad officials that the protection of the police was all ihey needed. General Superintendent Sullivan, of the Illinois Centr. l. President Thomas, of the Western Indiana. and Superintendent Ashby. of the Union Stock Yards & Transit company, have all congratulated the city authorities on the conduct of the police ami the inamj/oment of the dlsturba nces. "In all tho evidence produced before the commission, so far as 1 could discover. I have seen no instance where a charge has been made against the city police that they have failed to do all that could have been oxpneted of them. I suppose Mr. Eg.m might have made some complaint, but he was continually putting tho police force to unnecessary trouble and effort by alarms of violence where there were none."

Sympathies of the Poller.

Then at the request of the commission the

mayor

detailed the movements of the militia and the dates on which the various regiments were called. Then Judge Worthington came buck to the conduct of the police. "Would yon say. Mr. Mayor, that tho police had shown no sympathy for tho strikers or had not let their sympathy lntluence their conductV" ••1 would nW lik©

to

sfty

lhe

P'dlce had no

synr athy with the atriko. DoubC.ess some of the. had, 1 am free to say that so far as the strikt .a at Pullman wero concerned I was in sympathy with them myself. WUat 1 do meun to say is that no policeman let his sympathies keep him from doing his full duty during the str'Ke so far as 1 have been able to discover. The police were ou duty for tcu days without going home They lived at their posts or at

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tbe stations, and I think they *id all that could have been expected of them. As for the strikers, during the whole throe months of the strike at Pullman not A panO of glass uas broken, nor was a single complaint lodged with the police by the authorities of tho towu."

Did Not Coaoh Deb*.

In reply to various Questions Mayor Hopkius says he did not advise Mr. Dobs or any officer of the A. R. U. how to conduct the strike so it would succeed advised nobody to strike had never been asked by the General Managers' association to arrest any of tbe Individual rioters. He said the officers of the A. R. U. had furnished him with information as to men who were committing acts of violence, and so far as be had observed they had shown a disposition to assist the authorities in the prevention of disorder.

Tried to Effect a Truce.

The mayor told about the failure of his efforts to secure arbitration or other settlement of the trouble. July 1C the witness had accompanied Mayor Plngree to call on Mr. Wickes, Mr. Runnells and Mr, Brown, but they persisted in their statement that there wa9 nothing to arbitrate. On July 18 came the communication from Debs and Howard to tho general managers which the mayor agreed to take to the general mauagers. "I took it to their headquarters and found Mr. St. John, who said that the general managers did not wish to consider any communication coming from those men. He said, however, that since I had brought It he would consult the members of the association personally. He did. and the result was a letter returning the communication. I notice that Mr. Egan is Quoted as saying that he told the mayor he had no business acting as messenger boy for those men. Mr. Egan said nothing of tbe sort, and doubt whether I would have let him say anything of the kind."

The Federal Troops.

On an invitation to make any further statement he might wish, the mayor went on: "it has been intimated that 1 protested against the presence in the city of federal troops. That is not so. I was not consulted with nor advised that federal troops were to be sent here. I had not up to that time been advised that anybody or any corporation needed protection of any kind that was not already supplied. 1 did not protest against the sonding of federal troops, although 1 might have felt that the persons desiring protection should have called first upon municipal and state authorities for protection before they called for United States troops."

The commission then adjourned

SYMPATHY WITH VANDERBILT.

Uii Frleuds Nay the Faots Will Vindicate the Millionaire. NEW YORK, Aug. 81.—There la some change in the talk about the trouble in the William K. Vanderbilt family. Mr. Vanderbilt's friends have refrained from saying' much so but they do not hesitate say that when the truth known he would bo amply dieated. So far as can be learned from statements made to persons iu the confidence of the Vanderbilt family their sympathies are all with the husband. They hope that the matter will be settled out of court. It is not a question of money. Mr. Vanderbilt is willing, it is said, to give his wife all the money she wants, but lie insists upon retaining charge of the children.

furt to was vin-

It is asserted by friends of Willie K. that he was iu no way responsible for the interruption iu the voyage of tho Valiant, but that circumstances made it necessary for him to either leave the ship or get rid of some of his guests. He consulted friends and was advised to discontinue the voyage. Since that time Mr. aud Mrs. Vanderbilt have lived apart.

Two summers ago, at Newport, the comment on the flirtation between Mrs. Vanderbilt and O. H.' P. Helmont was very general and unfavorable, and only the immense wealth of the family kept the condemnation down. They were constantly together, and he was one of the few visitors admitted to the marble house. The intimacy was so noticeuble that the general talk was that a divorce would surely be procured.

After Mr. Vanderbilt. who was away during the early part of the season, returned to Newport, the gossip increased. As far as could be judged an outward harmony prevailed. Mr. Vanderbilt was in England seeing to the construction of his new yacht during the following winter, and Mrs. Vanderbilt remained at her Fifth avenue residence, and Mr. Helmont continued his devoted attentions.

Early in the season of 1SSI3 Mrs. Vanderbilt returned to Newport and opened her marble house and matters were much the same as usual until the arrival of Mr. Vanderbilt on his new yacht Valiant. After that there was a visit to Chicago, with Mr. Uelmont on hand as usual, and then came the projected trip on the Valiant, which ended, as everyone said it would, disastrously. Mr. Helmont was, it is believed, persuaded to go by Mrs. Vanderbilt. It was the talk at the time that W. h. Iloyt, who wus urged to be of the party, declined when lie ascertained that Mr. Belmont was to go along.

BASEBALL.

KeftUlt of FrofeHHlnnal CHIHCH rta.veri tn Yarlou. CIHOH. National league games 011 Thursday resulted as follows: At Philadelphia— Chicago, 15 Philadelphia, 11. At lirook-lj-n (two games)—Hrooklyn. HI Pittsburgh, 11 Pittsburgh, ll Hrooklyn, 1 At Hoston—St. Louis, Hostou, 8. At New York—Cleveland. i:f New York, 4. At Kaltimore— lialtiinore, Louisville, 8.'

Western league: At Minneapolis— Indianapolis, 88 Minneapolis, 28. At Kansas City—Toledo, 8 Kansas City, 7. AtSiouxCity—Sioux City, 11 Detroit, 5. At Milwaukee—(irand Uapids, Milwaukee, 3.

Western association At Jacksonville Jacksonville, 7 Peoria, (I. At Quincy—Rock Island, 8 Quincy, 6. At Lincoln—Des Moines. H: Lincoln, 5 At St. Joseph—Omaha, 18 St Joseph, 3.

Victims of Cloudburst.

SAN ANTOXIO,

'lex., Aug. 81.—News

has reached here that a cloudburst flooded the town of Walde, the county seat of Walde county, 8 miles west of the Southern Pacific, and the town of D'Hanis, Medina county, 50 miles west, Wednesday night. Three people were drowned iu Walde and two children in D'iianis. approaches of the were washed away trains for a week.

The bridges and Southern Pacific which will stop

Congressman George B. Shaw was buried at Eau Claire, Wis., with Pythian honors. Ilusiness of all kinds was suspended iu the city.

They Are Owned by 48 Per Cent, of tho Families.

THE REST LIVE IX RENTED QUARTERS

Twenty-Kiifht IVr Out. of the Homes Are Mortgaged- Comparison of lehtM In CltieK am! FHrmlng Communities.

W1IAT TUK CENSUS SHOWS. WASHINGTON, Aug. 81.—The census office gave to the publio Thursday the principal results of the investigation of farm and home proprietorship in all of the states and territories. This is the first investigation of the kind ever conducted in any country. Of the 12,090,152 families in tho whole country almost 48 per cent, own their farms and homes and the rest hire. Of yie families owning farms and homes almost 28 per cent have incumbrances and over 72 per cent, have no incumbrance. The uumber of resident owners of land iu the United States is 0,000,417, to whieli must be added any land owners who may be living in tenement families. The farm families number 4,070,170, of which 00 per cent, own their farms and others hire. Of the owning families over 28 per cent, have incumbrance on their farms. In 1 8S0 25.50 per cent, of the farms were hired.

Statistic* from Large Cities. In the cities that contain over 100,000 population there are 1,048,834 home families, of which almost 23 per cent, own and 77 per cent, hire, while of the owning families 8b per cent, own subject to incumbrance. Among the cities having 100,000 population aud over New York has the highest percentage of home tenancy, nearly 93.37 ltoston is next with 81.57 per cent., Hrooklyn third with 81.44 per cent., Jersey City fourth with 81.20 per cent, and Cincinnati fifth with S0.82 per cent. The percentage for Hnltimore is 78.94 Hnffalo, 00.08 Chicago. 71.27 Cleveland, 00.90 Denver, 70.89 Minneapolis, 08.80 New Orleans. 7*51 Philadelphia. 77.24: St Louis. 79.58 St. Paul, 59.80 Sail Francisco, 78.40, and Washington, 1). 0 74.80. The smallest percentage—50—represents Kochester, N. Y.

Situation of the Farmers,

liringing the urban population into contrast with the non-urban population, almost 44 per cent, of 4,224,500 home families living outside of cities and towns of 8.000 people own their homes and 50 per cent. hire. Of the owning families 77 percent, own without incumbrance. The value of the 1 .Gfitt,890 incumbered farms and homes is 85,087,290,009. and the incumbrances aggregate 82.182.019,503. or 87.50 per cent, of the value. Of the incnm brance on farms and homes over 2' pears cent, bears interest at rates lesi than 0 per cent.. 34 per cent, at the rate of 0 per cent.. 33 per een*. at rates greater tlnui 0 per cent, and 11 per cent, at rates greater than 8 per cent.

The average value of each owned and incumbered farm in the United States is S3,444 of each incumbered home {3.250, and the average incumbrance 011 each of the farms is SI,224 on each incumbered home SI,293.

Tlfe 880,957 farms subjeot to in eumbratiee are worth 88,064,888,155, and the incumbrance is 81,085,995,900, or 85.55 per cent of the value. The 809,983 homes subject to incumbrance are valued at 822.032,874,904, and the incumbrance is SI,040,953,003, or 39. percent, of the value.

Mortgages on Homes In Small Cities. The cities of 8,000 to 100,000 population have 214,013 incumbered homes occupied bv owners, worth 8789,840,087, with an incuuibianee amounting to 8292,011,974, which is 39.55 per cent, of the value.

In the cities of 100,000 population and over the value of the 108,150 incumbered homes occupied by owners is 5984,191,811, and these homes are incumbered for S393.029.833, or for 42.07 per cent, of their value.

In the country outside of cities and towns of 8,000 people and over the value of the 427,101 incumbered homes occupied by owners is S958,337,000, and the incumbrance is .5301,311,700, or 87.70 per cent of the value.

In the cities having at least 100,000 population $5,555 represents the average value of each owned and incumbered home. New York has the highest value. 819,200 San Francisco second, with 87,993: Hrooklyn third, with 87,849 Omaha fourth, with 87,179, and Washington fifth, with 87,045.

Interest Charges.

The annual interest ou each owned and Incumbered home in these cities is 8184, the highest amount being $438 in New York and the lowest amount, 838, in Louisville. Denver has the highest avei-age rate of interest on the incumbrances on owned and incumbered homes, namely, 7.87 per cent., and New Orleans is second, with 7.80 per cent New York has the lowest rate, 4.95 per cent., and Hoston stands bext, with 5.14 percent.

Over 74 per cent, of 'incumbrance on owned farms was incurred in buying real estate and making improvements, aud over 83 per cent, of the incumbrance was for the purpose of buying and improving real estate, investing in business, etc. Over 81 per cent, of the incumbrance on homes was incurred to secure the purchase money and to make improvements.

Would Kxoludc Saloonkeeper*. WASHINGTON, Aug. 31.—The recommendation of the supreme chancellor of the Knights of Pythias regarding the disbarment of saloonkeepers and bartenders has attracted much attention. Thursday afternoon the subcommittee having the matter in charge decided to report in favor of denying them adroissiou to membership in the order.

An OUMHIV t'auglit.

NKW OIII.EANS, Aug. 81.—A posse surprised and captured Jim Murray, alias "Greasy Jim," at Mississippi City. Murray is a desperado who has killed several men. He wantonly murdered Oiliccr Crotter in this city July 28.

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

BLOOD IS SHED.

Blight of the Breckinridge Canvas Falls on Two Families.

ABSOLUTELY PURE

OLD FRIENDS FIGHT TO THE DEATH.

An Argument Over the Scandal Feature of the Contest Knds tn a Duel with Knives In Which One

Is Killed.

A

KENTUCKY TRAGEDY.

1.KX1NHTON, Ky., Aug. 81.—A duel to death with knives occurred in Clark county, near Boonesboro, over the scandal feature ot the Ashland congressional contest. John King, a Rreckinridge man, living in Fayette county, met on the highway his old friend George Cook, who lives in Clark county. Cook said any woman who went to hear Hreckinridge speak was no better than a courtesan. King dismounted from his horse. sa3'ing his wife and daughters had heard Hreckinridge. Cook insisted It was a shame. He also dismounted. Hoth drew knives and blood flowed freely until Cook dropped, having three stabs In the breast. King has escaped.

SALT AND THE TARIFF.

Becretarj' Carllalv's limtructluu. to Cut. torn, Offlrfra. WASHINGTON, Aug. 81.—Secretary Carlisle has Issued a circular to all collectors of customs calling attention to paragraph 008 of the new tariff act, whioli admits salt free of duty, but provides that the coverings in whloh

It

is imported shall pay the same rate of duty as if imported separatelyi and further, "that if salt is Imported from any country, whether independent or in dependency, whioh Imposes a duty on salt exported from the United States, then there Bhall bo levied, paid and collected tipon such salt the rate of duty existing prior to the passage of the now act." The secretary furnishes a list of such cases which Impose a duty on salt, and therefore salt imported into the United States from other countries will pay the duty of eight cents per 100 pounds. The principal countries imposing a salt duty are Canadu, Austria. Argentine, Hrazil, France, Germany, Mexico,

Russia, Australian provinces and Spain.

BIG DEAL FOR PAPER MILLS.

Engllnh Hymllctit* Buys All th« Plant. In Wisconsin for 914,000,000. Arm.ETON, Wis., Aug. 81.—An English syndicate represented by Frank Hutterworth. Chicago, has practically closed a deal for the purchase of all the paper and pulp mills In WIS consln. The mills in the deal number thirty-four and the price agreed upon is. 814.000.000. The transfer will be made March 1. Half the price is to be paid in cash and half In bonds secured by mortgage. The deal has been on foot several weeks, but information has just leaked out. The facts as stated are admitted by Interested parties. Most of the property involved Is located on Fox river and fifteen of the mills are at Appleton. The deal, if consummated, will be the largest transfer of manufacturing property ever made In the northwest.

WAITE'S HEARING BEGINS.

Clur|{«(l with I'otiHplrlnff to Kmb«EEle I'rlvHt** I.etter from a tVoiunn. DENVKK, 'iol., Aug. 81.—The preliminary trial of Gov. Waite, Chief of Police Armstrong, Matron Dwyer and President Barnes of the police board, charged with conspiracy to embezzle a private letter to the Injury of exMatron Likens, was held Thursday before United States Commissioner Ilinsdalo. The affair appears, from the testimony, to be more of a women's quarrel than a conspiracy to violate the postal law. The letter may have been construed properly by the defendants as being one which all police officials were entitled to Inspect. No evidence was produced to show that the letter ever had been In the hands of Gov. Waito. Chief Armstrong denied on the stand that he had received it from the governor.

Knun il Dead In a CornfleULV ST. CHAJU.ES, 111., Aug. 81.—A son of A. J. Nichols, while pulling weeds in a cornfield 1 mile from town, found the decomposed body of a man. A silver watch and some money was found on the body, and a revolver with one chamber loaded, lay near by. It is undoubtedly a case of suicide. The body is thought to be that of a Chicagoan who was visiting hero and who has been missing for a month.

Knights Elect Officers.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 81.—The supreme lodge Knights of Pythias elected officers as follows

Supreme chancellor, Walter B. Rlche, Ohloi supreme vice chanoellor. Philip T. C'olgrove, Michigan supreme prelate, Albert Stelnhart, Alabama keeper of seals aud records, A. S. C. White. Tenncssoe master-at-arms. A. D. Gardiner, New York Inner guard. Jameu Moulson, New llrunswlck outer guard. John W. Thompson. Washington, D. chairman board ot control, John A. Hlnsey, Wisconsin.

President at Gray Uahles.

BUZZARD'S BAY, Mass., Aug. 81.— President Cleveland and party arrived at Gray Gables at 10:80 a. m. Thursday, and were rowed ashore bj- four mariners. Mrs. Cleveland was on the littie pier to meet them. The president had a most delightful sail from New York and the trip refreshed him very much. He will remain from four to six weeks.

PRICE 2 CENTS

Baking Powder

SHORT SPECIALS.

Abijali Moon, an ex-convict, was shot aud killed at Elcva, Wis., while resisting arrest.

Iieet sugar growers of Nebraska claim the new tariff law will destroy the industry in their state.

Wisconsin state board of health has refused to take charge of sanitary affairs in the city of Milwaukee.

It is claimed there is a defect in the sugar schedule admitting adulterated goods cheaper than tho pure article.

Lord Clinton trotted a mile at Dayton, O., in 2:13, breaking the world's record for time over a Imif-mile track.

Senator Voorheea Is said to be breaking down and Ills physician has ordered him to refrain from campaign work.

Illinois railroad and warehouse commissioners, on a tour of inspection, find very ninny Improvements being made.

Mexican troops were ambuscaded by Yaqui Indians near Los Ouesimes, and twelve soldiers and one woman wero killed.

During a drunken brawl among Chilcat Indians at Juneau six were murdered and a large number seriously wounded.

It Is charged that 20 per cent, of all. public improvements iu Lansing, Mich., is used as

a

corruption fund for

aldermen. Zimmerman, the American crack, refused to ride in the Paris bicycle races on the ground that the timekeeper was dishonest.

Ernest Kean, aged 17, was killed in street car collision iu Austin, a Chicago suburb. His uncle, Wesley Hathaway, was badly bruised.

ON LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN.

Sovereign (irand Lodffe of Odd Fellows/ Will Meet on 8epteiub«r IT. |. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., Aug. 81.—Two weeks from next Monday this city will be the scene of one of the largest gatherings of American odd fellows in the history of the order.

After months of labor the committee having charge of tho arrangements for the seventieth annual session of the sovereign grand lodge has completed Its labors and announced its conclusions to the fraternity throughout the country. The delegates will commence to arrive on Saturday, September 15, and on the following day Grand Chaplain Itev'. Dr. J. W. Venable will conduct special services at St. Paul's Episcopal church. The publio will be admitted to the opening reception ceremonies In the hall on Lookout mountain on Monday morning. Here Gov. Turney, J^ayor George W. Oclis and others will deliver addresses, aud Grand Sire Campbell will respond. Other events of the week will be the reunion of the past grand representatives, with addresses by Edward Whitlock, New York J. B. Goodwin, Georgia, and J. I'. Rixey, Missouri, and the meeting of tho Grand Secretary and Grand Scribes' association. with Richard Hoe, of Wisconsin, presiding and J. M. Norman, of Colorado, as the principal speaker.

FELL OVER A PRECIPICE.

One of Two Adventurous Youths Loses Ills Life In the Mountains In Austria. GASTRIN, Austria, Aug. 81. Two youths named Divisch and Peiffor lost their way while ascending ^Ort Alp and in the darkness fell over a precipice 400 feet high. Divisch fell to tho bottom and was killed. Peiffer caught hold of

a

birch tree which projected

about 50 feet from the top of tho preolptce and with his waist belt bound rrlmself fast. He hung suspended from the trer for thirty hours, when he was discovered by mountaineers and resoued.

Fire In Chicago.

CHICAGO, Aug. 81.—Fire ate away the greater portion of the fourth and fifth floors of the Boll clothing establishment at State and Quincy streets. Between the flames, the smoke and the rivers of water with which the building was deluged, the whole loss will be at least 850,000.

Detroit Sundaj School Children l*arado.' DETIIOIT, Mich., Aug. 81.—Over 80,000 Sunday school children'marched in the annual rally-day parade Thursduy and afterward enjoyed an outing on Belle Isle, where the exercises of tha day were held.

T11B MARKETS.

Grain, Provisions, Eto. CHIOAOO. Aug. SO

FLOUR—Quiet and steady. Quotations were: Winter—Patents, t8.80Ot-00 stratghts, 12.40® £.60 clears, I8.10&2.40 seconds, 9I.80ftl.90 low grades, 91-60ftl.70. Spring—Patents. 9S.^0ft 8.50 straights. 98.20ft^.00 Bakers', 91.70ft2.00 low grades. 9l.40ftl.50 Ked Dog, H.3Gftl.40 Rye. 92-40ft2.b0.

WHEAT—Fairly active and higher. Cash, 62Vft&8citf September, MftWHo December, 66Uft60Ko May. OlfcftdlKo.

Conn—Moderately aotivo and Arm. No. E, MtiftB&Ho: No. 9 Yellow, 55ft55^c No. 8. 64 ftMHot No. 8 Yellow,MHftMfto: August, 64140 September, and &4ftft65o October, 69HftM^o May,A2ft&2ftc.

Rr*—Dull and wtak. No. 2 cash, 46ft40ttc and •ample sales at 47tfft48o for No. 2 to 46ft40o for No. 9 December delivery aoout 48 o.

BABLKT—Very good sale and steady. Sample sales at 91ft63^o for light to ohoiee No. 8, aud at Mft55o (or No. 9. October delivery No. 2 was

MESS PORK—Trading rather light. Prices higher. Quotations ranged at 913.85ftl4 00 for cash regular: 919.86314 00 for September, and 918.763J8.R8H for January.

LAHD—Fairly active and higher. Quotations rouged at 98.2ftftfi.80 for cash 98 27ttftiU0 for September 9999ft9.80, for Ootober and 97.77Hft7.bO for January. 14TJ 1*91 pquafl Turkey*, Of