Daily Tribune, Volume 17, Number 56, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 25 January 1903 — Page 3

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CROWD WATCHED MAN BRIDGE CABLE

WAS INDUCED TO COME DOWN

Police Then Took Him in Charge and Hsld Him on a Charge of Disorderly Conduct.

XEV," YOCK, -'an. '24.—The foolhauly

youruev of a man who balanced himself

like. :i tight-rope walker, vail up the 18-

inch liiidiio cable, to within a few feet of

the Manhattan tower, and then stood l'W

i'oet. above the. water, held the gaze of

.O()0 ureal hless people on the Brooklyn

bridge at iiie dinner hour last night.

The crowd, powerless to stop the man.

watched him from the moment, when he

jumped upon the slippery covering of

ihe cable until he jiad arrived at the

apex of the. angle made bv the "cable

as it crossed the Manhattan tower, fear

ful every moment that a misstep would

dash his body down through the net

work of iron into the river.

He wus tall, broad-shouldered, with

lit" build of an athlete. He jumped

down from the sidewalk, and before

anv one realized what he was about he

began running along the cable, which

ai that point is nearly horizontal. Po

lice-man Hogan of the Bridge Squad,

shouted for im to come back, but the

man only laughed and went on.

ltefore he had gone ten yards along

the cable, the immense throng of liur-

villi people had come to a halt and

siood gazing. Some cried to him to

stop.

.\s the weight of his body fell on

liiese they swayed back and forth, and

il was with dillicully that he kept his

feet on the cable. Hut in a moment he

had regained his balance, and again he

(started upward. Meantime trolley cars,

trucks.' carriages and pedestrians had

joined the mass already standing motion

less. Roundsman Farrel and Sergeant

Brophy joined Policem-an Hogan and

the crowd implored them to do some-

thiiiir. The police stood helpless, won-

deiing how they could save the. man

from his perilous position.

Hogan finally sprang on to the cable

and the crowd, by this time almost in

a frenzy from the excitement, cheered

him. But the next instant they realized

the danger he was undergoing and a

hush fell over the throng.

As he neared the man a erv went

through the throng at the thought of a

struggle at that dizzy height, but their

fears were allayed a moment later when

Hogan reached the man's side and was

seen to be talking to him. lie appeared

to be ordering him to start down, and

the man. after a few words, acquiesced.

Willi Hogan in front, the two began

slowly the descent. This was far easier,

for the two had simply to grasp the

small wires overhead and slide down.

The man was immediately arrested oil

reaching the level. When they told him

he would have to go to Oak street

station he fought so hard that it took

three policemen to hold him.

He was finally subdued. He said he

was Harry Leonard, an artist, and

showed a portfolio containing some news

paper sketches. He refused to give his

address. Asked why he had undertaken

the hazardous feat he pointed to a flag

•waving at the top of the tower, '"See

that flag?*' he asked with a laugh. '"I

wanted to get a good look at it. and then,

too. 1 wanted to see if the bridge was

safe. You know they say it isn't."

At the Oak street station he was

charged with being intoxicated and dis

orderly. Leonard is good looking and

well dressed.

Dog Did "Dutch Act?"

That animals sometimes voluntarily

shake, off the mortal coil is known, but.

it. is usually some old and helpless thing

that suicides. Here is the reported case

of a young pup. but a short time in the

world of bow wows, which decides life

is not. worth living. The pup in ques

tion was the property of Will Hankev

pf South Sixteenth street. He first jump

ed into the cistern at .Tames Trail's. He

Mas fished out and immediately made a

finishing job of his suicidal intention by

running into the street and getting right

in front of the electric car, which killed

him.

Students' Telegraph Line.

The Polytechnic Telegraph association

has arranged to receive its current from

the electric street railway instead of

from batteries as in the past. 1 his as-

sociafion. composed entirely of students,

has been in existence for sixteen years.

The object is to learn telegraphy and to

get in close communication, both with

fhe institution and with each other. It

also has a time service arranged in con

nection with the town clock.

Poly Catalogues in Demand.

The demand for Polytechnic cata

logues has been so heavy that the l!t02

supply has been entirely exhausted. The

new edition is now in preparation and

will be ready in the course of a month.

The faculty is pleased with the grow

ing interest all over the country ,in the

work of the institution.

Rose Melville Ill-

Miss Rose Melville, the actress, who

has been playing "Sis Hopkins" for sev

eral seasons, is seriously ill at the St.

Clair hotel in Detroit with pneumonia.

She was compelled to cancel her engage

ments.

Man Killed on Van Tressle.

Xo. 20 on the Vandftlia was over thirty

minutes late today as a result of an ac

cident just after leaving Martinsville.

A man was struck and killed on a trestle

this side of the city and the train had

to return to the station with the body.

& TRIBUNE "want" ads bring

result*.

XI I

40E FOOLHARDY TRIP!ACTOR BRINGS SUIT

GO UP

BLAME ON THE MANAGER

Once Possessed a Very Rich and Loud Guffaw But Manager Knocked It Out of Him.

BROOKLYN", X. Y., Jan. 24.—Because

lie can no longer play the part "of a

laughing old man with a very big, loud

laugh or guffaw'' as a result of an alleged

asault by Bernard Thornton, the travel

ling .manager of a show on the road,

Frank Battin has brought suit in the

Supreme court of Brooklyn against Sul

livan, Harris & Woods, his former man

agers to recover $25,000 damages.

"I played what is known in the pro

fession as 'character comedy eld man.'

says Thornton- in the complaint drawn

up by his lawyer, August' P. Wagener,

of Xos. 49-.) 1 Chambers street, "and my

engagement was for thirty-six weeks at

$:55 a week.

"1 had to go up into a transom over

a door and lie there upon my stomach

about five minutes and talk and act up

there: 1 also had to do a sprawl, had to

cuse."

Baffin says that he is fifty years old

and was engaged by Sullivan. Harris &

Woods to go out on the.road with a

company playing '"For Her Children

Sake."

While in Jersey City at the Academy

of Music on Xov. '28. li)02, Battin says

Thornton followed liini into his dressing

room and forced him over the dressing-

table. injuring his floating rib. "I

tried to have him arrested at the time."

says Battin. "but being in costume and

make-up I could not leave the theater.

1 went over to see Mr. Harris, of the

theatrical firm, the next morning.. 1

told him about it. but he seemed to look

upon it as being funny.''

•Dr. Alexander Beck, of Xo. 33(5 Second

avenue, swears that Battin is suffering,

among other things, from hemorrhage of

the intestines and kidneys, dislocation

of the last lloating rib and traumatic

neurosis, and says the actor will never

again be able to produce the "loud guf

faw.''

Morton Post Trustees Met.

The trustees of Morton post and W

R. C. met. at the residence of Capt. and

Mrs. R. X. Taylor on the 1st inst., to

adjust the business of the past year.

After finding everything in perfect condi

tion the dining room was thrown open

where a delicious lunch was in waiting,

with wine "on tap." for which the cap-

fain is famous. When all were served

they retired, wishing the next year would

be fully as prosperous.

Insane Man Arrested.

Victor Carter, an old man, was found

insane and wandering about the streets.

When he was taken to the police sta

tion the officers were unable to learn

anything of'him except that his "home

was some burg west of here." He was

sent to jail and will be held until some

information can be had regarding him

and his home.

THE VALUE OF CHARCOAL

Few People Know How Useful It Is In Preserving Healthr'and Beauty.

Xearlv everybody knows that char

coal is the safest and most efficient dis

infectant and purifier in nature, but few

realize its value when taken into the

human system for the same cleansing

purpose.

Charcoal is a remedy that the more

you take of it the better: it is not a

drug at all, but simply absorbs the

gases and impurities always present in

the stomach and' intestines and carries

them out of the system.

Charcoal sweetens the breath after

smoking, drinking or after eating onions

and other odorous vegetables.

Charcoal effectually clears and im

proves the complexion it whitens the

teeth and further acts as a natural ana

eminently. safe cathartic.

Tt absorbs the injurious gases which

collect in the stomach and bowels: it

disinfects the mouth and throat from

the poison of catarrh.

All druggists sell charcoal in one form

or another, but probably the best char

coal and the most for the money is in

Stuart's Absorbent Lozenges they are

composed of the finest powdered Willow

charcoal, and other harmless antisep

tics in tablet form or rather in the form

of large, pleasant tasting lozenges, the

charcoal being mixed with honey.

The daily use of these lozenges will soon

tell in a much improved condition of

the general health, better complexion,

sweeter breath and purer blood, and the

beauty of it is, that no possible harm

can result from their continued use, but

on the contrary, great benefit.

A Buffalo physician, in speaking of

the benefits of charcoal, says: "I ad

vise Stuart's Absorbent Lozenges to all

patifents suffering from gas in stomach

and bowels, and to clear the complex

ion and purify the breath, mouth and

throat I also believe the liver is great

ly benefited by the daily use of them

they cost but twenty-five cents a box at

drug stores, and although in some sense

a patent preparation, yet I believe I get

more and better charcoal in Stuart's Ab

sorbent Lozenges than in any of the

ordinary charcoal tablets."

mgras

.... rv. i.

WANTS $25,000 FOR LOSS OF HIS MUSICAL LAUGH

fall over a. lady's train and sprawl

the lloor. I had a number of giggles or

funny laughs in the show, whereby I

would get the whole audience to laugh.

"After the assault I could not do the

transom act. could not do the loud

laughs because of the pain in my left

side down in the region of the lloating

rib. and as I could not do it any more,

the manager cut that part of the. per

formance out. have not been able to

play since I left the company at Syra

THE SUNDAY

THROUGH riE TRIBUNE

KANSAS MAN FOUND LON DLESTON IN CANADA

DUD-

AN INTERESTING-STORY THIS

Duddleston Never Knew His Corres: pondent, But This Paper Seemed To Fill Void All Right.

TREASCRY DEPARTMENT. I MIGRATION SERVICE. Elmer.son,- Manitoba, Jan. 21, 1903. Editor Tribune.

Tcrre Haute, Tnd. !.' Sir:—I think I violate' ho confidence when I say it warms the cockles of the heart of the average publisher when he Ls furnished a voluntary testimonial, to the wide-sprearlness (is that a good expression?) of the circulation of his newspaper, am able to furnish such a testimonial to the Tribune. Since coming here I have received a letter from a gentleman in Pittsburg, Kan.—he shall be nameless here—saying that he had noticed in the Torre Haute Tribune that I. had been transferred in the immigration service from Montreal, Canada, to Pembina, N. D., asking me to give him full information as to how to get a position as immigrant inspector, which he would like very much to secure and bespeaking my efforts in his behalf. Now, I never was in Pittsburg, Kail., and, so far, as I am aware of, know no person in that town. The only thing I know about Pittsburg—and it isn't a very pleasant memory—is, that a company of the Uniform Rank, K. of P.. from that place everlastingly'walloper Torre Haute Co. No. 3, in the prize drill at Kansas City, in August. 1S92. The letter, therefore, is an unconscious tribute to the, Tribune as result-getter.

The Tribune was in error in stating that I had been transferred to Pembina, N. D. Emerson. Manitoba, is my new official .station, but get my mail at Pembina. Emerson is an insignificant hamlet, three miles north of Pembina, while the latter is the chief port of entry of the customs district of North and South Dakota. The town itself is small—they claim 1,000 popu-J lation. I believe—but is a county seat, and has a r.iee court house, good hotel, fine High school, and that striking evidence of civilization, a well-printed weekly newspaper. The population is chiefly^.of foreign nativity and descent, including Scandinavians. Icelanders and Germans, with a good sprinkling of Canadians. Pembina county, of which it is the seat, is one of the strongholds of Republicanism in North Dakota, and in a voting population of about 3,500 the Republican plurality 'is in the neighborhood of COO or 700.

Pembina lays claim to being one of the oldest town in this portion of the northwest, outdating St. Paul and Minneapolis in that respect. Lord Selkirk established a trading post for the old Hudson Bay company there early, in the first half of the last century, and the 1'nited States government maintained a military post there until within the past few years. The post—Fort Pembina—has been al3an-| doned, the buildings almost completely demolished, and even now the government is advertising for sale at public auction: the remaining land belonging to the old military reservation.

The town lies at the confluence of Ihe Pembina river and the historic Red river of the north. These rivers get on a rampage occasionally in the spring in a way that would drive the Wabash, in its most "rising" days, green with envy. A few years ago every house in Pembina was floored with water, a steamboat tied up at the principal corner in the town, and light craft proceeded west in the backwater a distance of twenty-two miles, over the level prairies. This is the "none-7 genuine-without-the-trade-mark-blown-in-the-bottle" home of the blizzard. When one of them is on the wind blows a terrific gale, the air is filled with snow and particles of ice, and the people are unable to leave their houses for hours and eveii diays at a time. The weather bureau advised a blizzard today, and as I write the snow is failing heavily, the wind is blowing fiercely, and the oldest inhabitant tells me the blizzard is surely here, threatening to cut off the outer world, for days, as it frequently does.

It strikes one as strange, coming from the heart of the coal belt of Indiana, to laern that anthracite coal is the chi^f fuel here. Tt comes to Duluth by boat, and from there by rail, and is sold in an ordiinary year at but a slight advance over the usual Terre Haute price. This winter it has been fairly plentiful until recently. Now empty coal bins are being replenished with soft coal, which costs here nearly as much as anthracite.

Every day one lives he learns something, if he but keeps his eyes and ears open. I spent a day in Winnipeg enroute here, and lounging around the hotel—the thermometer was 25 degrees below zero— I ran across a copy of one of the ordinance,? of that city which interested me. It reads as follows:

WINNIPEG CHIMNEY SWEEPING. By-Law 2474. The city is dividled into three chimney sweeping divisions: North, north of Alexander ave. Center, between Portage and Alexander Aves. South, south of Portage Ave.

By-Law 3615. All chimneys and flues in use within the city limits shall be inspected at least once a year, and as' often as in the opinion of the inspector it shall be found necessary, and the same shall be swept whenever ordered by the. chimney inspector.

Tariff for sweeping and cleaning: Each chimney or flue"T in one story building .— '.20c For each additional story, each chimney or flue 10c For furnace and flue, where pipe connection is In basement 30c For furnace and flue, where pipe is above basement 75c For each range or stove and flues connection therewith ........ 25c

Wouldn't that be a wise ordinance for Terre Haute +o adopt as a protection against fires? If. every chininey in Terre Haute could be cleaned but each fall after a. summer of disuse, it would greatly lessen the chances for those annoy trig fires that are often dangerous a.nd destructive. and usually a feature of the' resumption of fires. Tt is said to be very successful in "Winnipeg in reducing the number of fires of this character. The fire chief in "Winnipeg is the head of the chimney inspection, the two naturally going together. The enactment of such an ordinance would create a new class of labor and1 the remuneration would be sufficient to offset its unpleasantness. Winnipeg ha^s a good fire department, but it struck a stranger as au«er to s?e a 'if/ ...

TfllBUNE, TERRE HAUTE, !ND. SUNDAY, JMWAfliY 25, 1903.

colors.

hose cart making a run to a fire mounted on runners. .or-., immigrant Inspector Jesse C. Hise, of Rosedale, Parke county, who was appointed to the service in December last, came west with me from Montreal, and is located at Gretna, Manitoba, sonje 18 miles west of here, where the Canadian Pacific unites with the Great Northern for St. Paul. Solid trains are run between Winnipeg and the latter place and many immigrant's, driven west by the close inspection along the eastern border, have been surreptitiously entering the T'nited States by that route. Inspectors are being rapidly located along the western border, however, and these gaps in tho international fence will soon be closed. Mr. Hise is doing good work and the first day he was on duty he removed twelve immigrants from the south bound train and sent them to the board of special inquiry at Pembina for examination. Nine of the twelve were excluded, arod ordered deported to Canada..

Respectfully. A. C. DUDDLESTON.

H. F. Reiner's Long Career.

H. F. Reiners, the dyer, at 665 Main

street, has gone out of business, which

removes from the list of' veteran busi

ness men of Main street, one of the old

est. who has been in Terre Haute for a

period of over 41 years.

There are few business meu in Terre

Haute who enjoy the record held, by Mr.

Reiners. Bom in Hanover, Germany,

January 25. 1833, he became a dyer and

worked in fourteen different dye houses

in Germany before he emigrated to this

country in 1857. After spending four

years at his trade in St. Louis he came

to Terre Haute, October 31, 1861, hav

ing learned that there was a dye house

here.

Searching for Girls.

The chief of police has received a

letter asking for informiation regarding

the whereabouts of Gertrude Stine and

Josephine Watts, who are supposed to

be in this city. The letter states that the

mother of. one of the girls, who lives in

Peoria, is thought to be dying, and wants

them to come home.

Hudnut is Liberal.

B. G.

Hudnut of this city, who owns

the Vincennes Street Car company, has

notified the Vineennes council that all in-

terurban companies can enter the .city

over his tracks and that it will be un

necessary to build additional lines

through the city. 'JKA,

Fined for Provoke.

Thomas White was fined $1 and costs

on a plea of guilty to a charge of pro

voke in Justice Brown's court. The com

plaining witness was M. Leventhal. The

parties live in the south part of the city.

N0t a Candidate.

Dr. T. H. MeCorkle states that the re

port printed in the city papers that he

is a candidate for superintendent of the

Home for Dependent Children is. un

true. He is not ,a.candidate.

Sale

For $12.50 and $10.00 Ladies Cloaks, made of hne Kersey,

Skinner Satin lined, colors—tan. castor, navy and black

For Ladies and Misses Fine Kersej

led, tan, navy, castor and black-

For Ladies $12.50 Kersey Monte Carlos, 32 inches long, lined

throughout with Skinners Satin. All colors.

For $25 and $20 Monte Carlos—tan only

have had this season

For Children's $5.00 elvet Coats, aces 4 to t. all the new

Dress Goods Remnants

One lot of choice Dress Goods in lengths from 2 to 6 yards, in black and colors. There are all new and clean goods and must be closed out before invoice.

They have been reduced to a price that brings them down to less than actual cost. ...

Silk Remnants

Carlos. colors—

Monte

the finest

From Our Great Sale

Three lots of Silk Remnants—in black and colors—plain and fancy—in lengths from one-half to three yards— Prices, a. yard —.... 25^ 29^

RUGS, MATTING AND CARPETS^THIRD fLOOrt

and

POLYS TURN EDITORS

AT WORK ON HANDSOME EDITION OF THE MODULUS

F. B. LEWIS CHIEF 0«F STAFF

Students Will Give a Dance to Raise Funds to Assist in Carrying Out Their Plans.

The sophomores of the Rose Poly

technic are already preparing for issu

ing a handsome edition of the Rose

Poly Modulus in the spring of 1004.

Business Manager Leon Goodman has ar

ranged for a "Modulus Dance" to be giv

en at the Poly gymnasium on the even

ing of February'12. A small admission

will be charged to the dance and all

money cleared will 1w put in the book.

A goodly sum was netted on the annual

glee club concert given at the Congrega

tional church some time ago.

The Class of 1905 expects to spend in

the neighborhood of $1,000 on the book.

About 800 copies are to be issued, sell

ing at not over $1.50 each. In order

•ens

PER

39^.

GRAND OPERA HOUSE

TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 27.

"THE HOOSIER GIRL" PRICES—15c, 25c. 35c and 50c.

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT.

On Wednesday night, Feb. 4, the distinguished actress. Mrs. LeMoyne, will I be seen in this city at the Grand opera house in her latest successful comedy, "Among Those Present." This promises I to be the most notable event of the pres-J ent theatrical season. Sale of seats will commence on Saturday, Jan. 3l. Prices 25 cents to $1.50. On account of the interest manifested in Mrs. T^eMoyne'g appearance, and the large number of enquiries already made at the box office, it has been decided that applications for seats sent in .before the opening of tho sale will be filed in the order of their receipt.

off

Prices....

to defray the heavy expenses a series of

dances will be given and the class hopes

to make considerable money from the

advertisements.^ S

The editor in chief. F. B. Lewis, is lie-

ginning to consider different plans for

making next year's Modulus better tlvan

any of the others. He will be assisted

by Herbert Shryer.

Accident at Tool Works.

'William N. Edwards, an employe at the

iool works, had his foot badly masheu

by a piece of machinery falling on him

while at work late yesterday afternoon.

No bones were broken, but the foot was

badly crushed. He will bp compelled

to remain at home for some .time as a

Xqsult of the injury.

Special Sale Domestic Dep't.

WE DO EXACTLY AS WE ADVERTISE.

011

CENT

NO CHARGES FOR ALTERATIONS.

GRAND OPERA HOIISE

THE ORIGINAL:

For Children's $7.50 Velvet Coats, ages '1 to S, all the new

colors worn this season.

For Children $3.50 and $o.00

red, brown, blue and green.

1 ACC

"3" v/ir"* tight fitting Suits.

SWSBGFSa

(.'lot 11 Coat

aires

For childrens $0.00 fine cloth long coats, ages 0 to S, made

with larre sailor collars, braid trimmed.

Ladies fine Suits. IJlouses, Norforks

Eatons and

all our fine Silk and Net Skirts, I'eau de Soie and Taf-

feta Silks also Net Skivts.

THIRD PLOOR SPECIALS

BLANKETS—All-wool, large size, colors, white, gray, scarlet, and plaids, regular price $4—Monday $2.89 LACE CURTAINS—3 lots of soiled Lace Curtains—former prices, $10, $12.50 and $15 a pair—Monday $1„98

Percales and Prints

$2.50, $3

TAPESTRIES—Suitable for upholstering chairs, couches and etc., former prices $3 to $5—Monday 1 ..RQC to

MONDAY A SPECIAL OFFERING IN PERCALES AND PRINTS —NEW AND CLEAN GOODS—CHEAPER THAN REMNANTS. PERCALES—In dark and light colors, 36 inches wide—stripe anu figures—regular value 12/.c a yard, for 7'/sC PRINTS—In gray and whitv and black—good quality—regular price 5 cents a yard, for 3!/2C

GRAND OPERA HOUSE

ar,d

THURSDAY and FRIDAY

TWO NIGHTS ONLY

Barney Ferguson and John Mack

The Funniest of all Eccentric Comedians in an Up-To-Date Version of the Musical Farce Comedy

McCarthy's Mishaps

The Latest Songs, The Newest Dances, The Clever Comedy Conceits You Have Been Waiting to See and Hear. A host of merry features interspersed by a company especially selected from the leading vaudeville theaters of America.

•20 PEOPLE

Nothing But Laughter. All Smiles. No Tears. Ten of the Greatest Specialty Acts on the Stage—Ten. -,? A Big Bright Breezy Bunch of Furiously Funny Frolicsome Fun.

SPECIAL PRICES—15°, 25c, 35c, AND 50c.

TRY A TRIBUNE "WANF'JAD.

$1.98

Monday, Jan.

PRIMROSE AND DOCKSTADER

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BIG

MINSTRELS

25c, 50c, 75c, $1.00

JAN. 29-30