Daily Wabash Express, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 31 March 1889 — Page 1

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THE GREAT SAMOAN DISASTER.

Reports of the Loss of War TL R.*¥?A Ships and Life at '3r:"Apia.

MAN-OF-WAR AND ALIA A TOTAL LOSS.

iTo Bring the Shipwrecked Sailors Home—Admiral Kimberly's Report.

WASHINGTON, March 30.—Later advices received regarding the hurricane which devastated Samoa and wrecked a number ot German and American wsr ijehips, says the storm Bwept the islands jjion the 16th inst. All the war ships at1 tempted to put to sea, but only th$ Eng-

l^lish steamer Calliope succeeded in getting out. Merchant vessels suffered ifsevereiy. The bark Peter Godeffrey, one other bark and seven coasters were wrecked and four persons were drowned,

The Calliope sailed for Sydney. The Peter Godeffrey 'was a German bark |gShe arriven at Samoa from Sydney, FFFY WASHINGTON, March 30.—The following cable message was received at the navy department this morning:

AUCKLAND, March 30, 1889.

'Secretary of the Navy, Washington: Hurricane at Apia March 15. Ever vessel In harbor on shore except the English man-of-war

Calliope, which got to sea. Trenton ond Vandalla total losses. Nlpslc beached, rudder gone, maj be toweTup. ChanceB against It. Will send her to Auckland If possible. Vandalla lost four ofticers and ihlrty-nlne men. All saved from the Trenton. All stores possible saved. German ships Adler and Eber total losses. Olga beached, may be saved. German losses ninety-six. Important to send 300 men home at once. Shall I charter a steamer? Can charter In Auckland. .. Lieutenant Wilson will remain In Auckland to obey your orders. Fuller accounts by mall.

KIHBERI.Y.

Captain Cornelius M. Schoonaker, commanding the Vandalia, who lost his life at Apia, had a total sea service of fifteen years, with an additional thirteen years and five months on shore duty, and about six years unemployed. He was appointed from New York iii 1854. He became a midshipman in 1859, and was made lieutenant at the outbreak of the rebellion, and in 1865 became a lieuiv tenant commander. Eight years later ,, he got his full rank as commander, becoming captain in October, 1886. He was a member of the Ulster county family of Schoocakere. J:4 The difficulty of obtaining telegraphic news from the Samoan. islands is very great. The dispatches received last night and this morning by the Associated Press were first taken from Apia to Auckland, New Zealand, about two thousand miles, by steamer. The news then transmitted by cable from New

Zealand to Australia, thence to Banjo\t5wanjia, thence to Singapore, thence to Penang, thence to Madras, thence to

Bom bay, thenoe to Aden, thence to Suez, "thence to Alexandria, thence to Malta, thence to Gibraltar, thence to Lisbon, thence to London and thence to New

York. Admiral Kimberly's dispatch is taken to indicate that he had already mailed Hn account of the wreck. By sharp work it may have been possible for him to have caught the mail steamer which arrives at San Francisco April 13 next, in which case full advices may be expected in Washington about April 20.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 30.—The storm which caused the disaster at Apia was a repetition on a large scale of the one by which the Constitution and a number of other vessels were wrecked a month previous. At that time the gale came from the north and the harbor of Apia being entirely unprotected from that direction it was impossible for sailing vessels to protect themselves. The English man-of-war Calliope found herself in an extremely dangerous position on that occasion. Fortunately she had been outside the harbor practicing her guns before the gale came up, and had a full head of steam on. She was thus enabled to put v, to sea when she rode out the storm in safety. The German ship Eber was not so fortunate. She was unable to make headway against the storm as she waa in imminent danger of being driven on

S, the reef, but the Olga sent the line aboard of her and she was thus towed oto

Bafety.

Captain Holland, of the

sfi schooner Bonanza, now on berth for Tahiti and who had much experience in the South seas, this afternoon said that

March was always a bad month for hurricanes and that experienced shipmas*.v ters were always on the lookout for them •. at that season. There is no harbor which ,Aoffers refuge in the oase of such storms.

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ho'ureTof'the approaoh of a gale of this kind, at other times it comes entirely without warning. Captain Holland did not consider for a moment that t^e escape of the Oalhope was due to superior seamanstnp ot. the part of her officers. She probably steam up at the time, or perhaps, ^thK^uterberth so that she could escape\oore readily. But it this hurricane ouriup as suddenly and unexpectedly M^the? often do there would be no time up steam before the gale height.

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private dispatches have been received Baltimore from persons on the wreck. vessels and who had relatwe^in this

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can and all merchant vessel* In port were lost. Sixty Americans are deed. The English war ship waa damaged and has gone to Sydney.

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To Brine the Wrecked Sailors Home. SAM FRANCISCO, March 30.—The Auck

land agent of the Oceanic BteamBhip line, whoae steamships ply between here and Australia, has cabled John D. Spreckles, president of the company, that Iiieatenant Wilson desires to secure accommodations on the steamship Mariposa, which touches at Auckland on her return trip from Sydney in the latter part of April, for three hundred of the wrecked sailors at Samoa to be taken to San Francisco. The Mariposa is entitled to carry only 250 passengers. The department of state has been requested by telegraph to grant permission for her to bring all the wrecked sailors. The steamship Alameda left this port three days 8go and it is estimated that she touched at Samoa to-day, and it is thought that she will bring a large number of tfca^sliiBR»oked sailors to to this port without waiting for the. Mariposa to receive ordere. The Ala= meda is due here April 13.

The German Low.

BERLIN,

March 30.—It is officially an

nounced that five officers and seventy men from the Adler and twenty men from the Eber were drowned.

Another Maritime Disaster. LONDON, March 30.—During the

heavy fog this morning, on the English channel, an Oatend packet was run down by the Belgian mail steamer Princess Henrietta. The former was crushed, and to add to the horror of the situation her boilers burst, shattering her to pieces and sinking her. The captain, first mate, chief engineer and twelve of her crew were drowned, and the AngloContinental mails were lost. Prince Jerome Bonaparte, who was among the passengers, was" rescued.

The Weir-Murpliy Fight.

CHICAGO, March 30.—At this hour 1:30 a. m., nothing has been heard as to the result of the Weir fight. It is supposed that it will take place at Koutts, Ind, on the line of the Lake Erie A Western road, about sixty miles from Chicago. Parson Davies, the manager of the mill, said before leaving the city that the men would be in the ring by 1 o'clock. He also stated that the doors of the hall would be locked and that no information would be given out until after the finish of the fight. The train arrived at 12:30.

KOUTTS, Ind., March 31.—Bulletin, 2 a. m.—Fifteen rounds have been fought. During the first ten rounds Weir had everything almost his own way, getting first blood, first knockdown, and almost closing both of Murphy's eyes. During the last five rounds, however, Murphy has forced the fighting, and fighting most. pluckUy-i The chances, however, are in favor of weft. 3 A. M.—Twenty-nine rounds have been fought. The tot fifteen have been simply a walking match. 'Scarcely a blow was struck. Weir's ribs and arms show the effect of Murphy's cuts. Murphy is going for Weir's ribs altogether and seems the fresher of the two. 3:25 A. M.—The walking and talking match continues.

Under a decision given by Judge Woods, of the federal court, on motion to quash indictments in election cases, 123 indictments will, if the defendants make application, be thrown out. Already twenty-five have been declared invalid, including sixteen yesterday and Bix this forenoon, says the Indianapolis News. Tn some instances only a part of the indictments against certain individuals have been quashed. In no instance, as yet, has a bribery case been dismissed. The indictments quashed were against individuals charged with illegal voting or with assisting others to vote illegally.

The court held that it is essential to allege in the indictments in question that an unlawful act has been committed with respect to the election of a member of congress, and that these indictments do not so aver. In other words, it must be averred, before the in diotment is good Jn the federal court, that the defendant, if charged with bribery, committed bribery in relation to a choice for congressman or, if an il legal voter, that he cast an illegal vote for congressmen.

In the Agricultural Department.

The" officials tell a good story on one of the clerks, who formerly attended to the correspondence. It happened one day that the mail was light, the only letter being a request for an agricultural re port. Not having anything else to do, piicant, which was a modef ol rnefcric. He informed the applicant that the department had been In operation for some years, and consequently had issued a great maay reports, both monthly and annually. If he would specify whioh particular one he desired, the office would take pleasure in coallying with his request, eta The letter evidently riled the man who received it, for this was his answer: "I have your letter. I don't care a d—t what year it is. I want it for a 8cwp»hook."—[Washington Letter. ......

'ii /K Logging by Steam.

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ForesiCo missioner Theodore B. Baseelin has introduced logging by steam nto the woods of Lewis county, New fork. He has built a steam sleigh ich is capable of carrying 15,000 feet logs, equivalent to the loads of fifteen of horsea. The contrivance relee a box car. The motive power is hed by a boiler eeven feet high ighing four tons, and two engines horse power each. There are ive-wheels weighing two tonB an arrangement by which the

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Pittsburgh that the orkers' association has the 1st of next month members shall be from the associa-

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BALSTEAD'S NAME THROWN OCT

The Senate Aherts to Its Vote Rejection of His Nomination.

SEVERAL REPUBLICAN SENATORS JOIN THE DEMOCRATS.

The President Sends in the Nominations of Other Ministers— The Mexican Conference.

WASHINGTON, March 30.—The executive session of the senate lasted two hours this afternoon, being devoted almost exclusively, for the third time, to the case of Murat Halatepd, nominated to be.^rainister to Germany. Senators Sherman, Hawley andBlair spoke in favor of his .confirmation, the two last named being listened to with specially close attention. At the close of their remarks a vote was taken on the motion to reconsider the vote by whioh the nomination was rejected on Thursday. The motion was lost by a vote of 25 to 19—Messrs. Evarts, Ingalls, Plumb and Teller voting with the Democrats, in the negative, and Messrs. Blackburn and Call with the Republicans in the affirmative. The Republicans named explained their votes on rollcall, saying that they had no personal feeling in the matter, no antagonism against Mr. Halstead, but thought it right to defend the senate against such attacks as had been made upon its character by him in his paper. A number »f senators were paired, among them Mr. Cullom against and Mr. Farwell in favor of re-consideration.

dent sent the following nominations to the senate to-day: John T. Abbott, of New Hampshire, to be envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of the United States to the republic of Colombia.

Edwin H. Terrell, of Texas, to be envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of the United States to Belgium.

To be delegates to the conference between the United States of America and the republics of Mexico, Central and South America, Hayti, San Domingo and the empire of Brazil, to be held in Washington in 1889: John R. Henderson of Missouri, Cornelius N. Bliss of New York, Wm. Pinkney White of Maryland, Clement Studebaker of Indiana, T. Jefferson Coolidge of Massachusetts, Wm. Henry Trescott of South Carolina, Andrew Carnegie of Pennsylvania, John R. G. Pitkin of Louisiana, Morris M. Estee of California, J. H. {lanson of Georgia.

Postmasters—Cornelius B. GftSulci, Emporium, Pa. James Ogden, Latfobe, Pa. Wm. H. Zufall, Meyrsdale, Pa. Robert A. Love, Warren, Pa.

WAYS OF THE WABASH VALLEY.

Princeton Clarion: What waa intended as a joke came near ending in something serious -at Clark Spain's home, at Patoka, a short time ago. Clark

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bulldog named Nig, that is a bad dog when loosed at night. Mrs. Spain has a colored domestic named Rose—though of that rare variety, a black rose, and she is moreover given to "pranks," as she calls them. A short time ago she donned a suit of Clark's clothes and, after chaining the dog, went to the front door, intending to appear to the head of the family as a negro tramp and demand a supper of ham and eggs. But when Clark came to the door her courage forsook her, and she started to run. Clark jumped for his gun and loosed the dog. When the ohase was getting too warm for Rose she bolted for the house, got in the back door and held the knob, defying Clark and the dog to get in, though they were making strong efforts to do so. Mrs. Spain came to the rescue just in time to eave Rose from getting torn up by the dog and getting the contents of the gun. Rose is all right, but she 'clars to goodness I'ss done quit dat foolishness," and will hereafter "tend stridly to bieness."

Danville Commercial: A young lady by the name of Moore, living in Dacatur, was being waited upon by a young gentleman with matrimonial intentions, who was rather bashful. The young lady determined to bring him to the "popping" point by a little strategy. One evening she was exceptionally entertaining and affectionate, succeeding in getting the young man to encircle her waist with his arm and to imprint a

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opportunity. Giving him a Giving would melt oleomargarine with thejthermometer at 30 below zero, she said to him: "Now, dearest, what more (Moore) do you want?" He took the hint and selected the chromo which goes with every package.

Rockville Tribune: Coolie's the game now. It is an Old Virginia "coon" sport, and has been introduced in this city during the past week. Coolie is played with a cigar-box and marbles. The player Btrikes the box and the marble bounds off in front of him. Other players follow in a like manner until a marble hits one of all those proceeding it, which are left on the ground. In that event the owner of the marble performing this feat "takee the pot."

Mettoon Gazette: A widower of this city, tolerably good looking, prominent and in good circumstanoee financially, recently had occasion to rent a house for his pastor, and in his application took the pains to guarantee the payment of the rent. The owner of the house waa a widow, and it iB reported that ahe asked as further security a chattel mortgage upon the widower himself. The reault of this demand has not been made public, but either of the parfiee could go farther an* worse.

Dr. Ale's Little Blander.

They ^hing at a Scran ton, Pa., doctor v# filling out a certificate of death, inadveitently wrote hia name in the blank space reeerved for "cause of death."—[New York Tribune.

TERRE HAUTE, IND.y SUNDAY MOR&IfrG, MARCH 31,1889.--EIGHT PAGES.

DKSEBTtt IMS FOET.

The Garrison all lewre-aml Bflaeh New Tork by Ways.

At last somethiaf definite has been heard of the mea»bel»$f the garrison of Fort Cunninghaa, Hftin^uda. who, as related last Monday, (lastrted in a body from the fort. The staty at the desertion is still fresh. Early oai the morning of March 14 a guard from St. George's barricks, located near Fort Cunningham, started to relieve th»ftfNfd at the latter fort. Imagine their iatp^e when, upon reaching the place* tfce$ discovered that the fort was tenantkM, the garrison having vanished to a man.' Their disappearance was a mystery and the atrictest search failed to discover the deeertere.

The royal mail ship Orinioo, which was then leaving port for New York, waa searched after aha had reached the were not on included that ia board a mit, which jM&r in the irritt,

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YESTERDAY'S DOMINATIONS.

Two Ministers and the Central American Commissioners. WASHINGTON, March 30.—The presi

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ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., March 30.—A medium sized whale of the Gervavia species became stranded on the beach near Chelsea late yesterday afternoon, and was captured by the crew of the government life-saving station after severe struggle. Upon being dragged ashore, it was found to measure thirteen feet in length, and estimated from three thousand to four thousand pounds in weight. As the monster was captured by government employes, it will probably be sent to Washington in a few days.

Dr. Sarah Stockton Discharged

Dr. Sarah Stockton has been informed by Superintendent Galbraith, of the insane hospital, that her services in that mismanaged institution are no longer required. There ha^een a plainly evident unpleasantnesuf "w®®11 Dr. Stock ton and the supe

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time. When Jbavei'tiS^ committee by Jon w» the principals, •HSjP' jn subae quent examinatior ander oath it came out clearlye/In her testimony, which was Withheld from the press at her own request, because she was certain it would lead to her discharge if published, Dr. Stockton made various charges of inefficiency against Dr. Galbraith. He, when his turn came, testified that Trustee Gapen always called on Dr. Stockton for his information about the hospital instead of coming to him as the superior officer, and showed plainly that he felt that Dr. Stockton should have referred all inquiries to the superintendent.—[Indianapolis News.

An Ample Excuse.

In an uptown church last Sunday evening, when the pastor had got well into his sermon, he noticed an unusual commotion among the choir, at his right. He tried to ignore it, but the trouble became so lively that he felt it his duty to rebuke the singers in aloud voice. The disturbance finally quieted. down and the services proceeded with due dignity. A member of the choir managed to communicate to the much-putout pastor the .cause of the uneasiness before the services were eonolnded. It was a mouse— only a little mouse. But with the perversity of its kind, this little mouse had managed to get under the skirta of one of the ladies. The gosd pastor forthwith explained to the congregation that the trouble had been unavoidable—that no blame attached to 1

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officers has proved entire guard, numbe boarded the Smit, bu fore Bhe left port Italian bark which bad weighed anchor and was proceeding out of the harbor. Seven remained on board the Smit and worked their passage to Boston, where the tug I. J. Merritt towed her. On the voyage two of the deserters, one of whom was a sergeant whom hia companion called "Jim," were transferred to the Merritt, where they performed their allotment of work on board a tug-boat. When the Merritt reached Boeton with the Smit in tow, three of the deserters went ashore and enliBted in the United States regular army. The others came on to New York on board the Merritt, arriving here Tuesday night. A reporter, hearing of their arrival, went to Stapleton, S. I., where the Merritt lay, to interview them, but the birds had fiown.

ve persons, left her beboarded an

Captain David Wolcott, the hale and good-natured skipper of the Merritt, informed the reporter that the four men had left his vessel while she waa lying at a coal dock in Jersey City. The men from the description Captain Wolcott furnished, comprised six privates and a slrgeant. Captain Wolcott did not know any of their surnames, having only ad dressed them by their christian names. The deserters threw their uniforms into the

and were provided with civilian

clothes by the sailors on board the Smit, added to such as Captain Wolcott anc his crew could spare. The men are somewhere in New York at the present time*

5 A BIG 8CHOO||pF WHALES.

Which a Vessel Ban Into With Disastrous Results to One of Them. BALTIMORE, March 30.—Captain Sam

uel Pedriok, of the schooner Jamee H, Gordon, which arrived yesterday from Charleston, reports that on March 24, when about seventy-five miles, southeast of Cape Henry, a Behool of ^fctoafce waa met. They came so ftlose-to the vessel that pieoee of wood were dropped on their baoka, whioh they acknowledged by squirting fountaimrof water in the air. At one time the sea appeared like a mass of confused fire from the gamboling of the crea turee. Lines of phosphorescent light, sometimes as far as the eye could reach were visible from the ship's deck, aa the whalee, one after another, raced through the water. All the night the mighty fish played around the vessel without accident. At 6:30 o'clock on the morning of the 25th the Gordon -suddenly "brought up," shook from Btem to stern. Looking over the bow it was seen that the vessel had struck a monster whale. The water was discolored and bloody, showing that the Gordon had struch the fish a terrible blow. The whales disappeared from about the vessel shortly after the collision. Captain Psdrick is confident there were 100 whales in the school, all of which the first mate, an old whaler says, were sperm whales. It is supposed they were attracted inshore by following the schools of mackerel now off the coast,

PROSPERITY.

Th« Real Estate Transactions That the Boom* Has Begun.

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IT 13 NOT MANUFACTURED BUT 13 GENUINE.

More Building in Prospect at This Time of Tear Years.

Than

The general activity in .the city's growth has continued unabated during the paat week. Real estate men claim to be well satisfied, although they have not sold aa many pieoea of property as during former weeks. Yet there has been considerable inquiry concerning property, and they have several trades under negotiation. The sales of the past week have been oonfined especially to the cheaper class of property. Those persons who wiBh to build a home for themselves and have not sufficient money to purchase one with all of the desired improvements, have been proceeding on the economical plan, purchaaing homes that will be comfortable and which they can improve. A large number of these have been purchased through the building and loan associations. By this meana purchasers can pay for the property and have money left with which to make immediate improvements. Regardleea of the absence of any big eales, twenty-five pieces of property, within the city, have been eold and the consideration has been |20,671. Six of these sales have been quitclaim deeds, in which the consideration was but SI each. The total sales for the week amounted to $24,287.93, showing that but $3,617.17 worth of property has been sold in the county outside of the city. As an unmietakable evidence of permanent improvements in the city, nine new buildings have been reported to police headquarters as commenced during the past week. Theee new houses are located in all parts of the city, and almost all are dwellings. The following persons have begun new houses during the past week: Mr. D. W. Wagoner, 1,801 Chestnut street Mr. Samuel L. Turner, 1,806 Cheetnut street Mr. Ulyses Blocksom, on Sixteenth street between Sycamore street and Liberty avenue Mr. Charles Barbazette, on First street between Park and Crawford streets Mr. Smith, addition to 116 north Twelfth street Mr. George Weinberger, addition to 402 north Thirteenth street Mr. George H. Prescott, at 434 north Sixth-nnd-a-half street Mr. F. O. Rector, addition to 464 north Fifth street, and Mr. W. A. Hamilton, three new houses near the northeast corner of Sixth-and-a-half and Defning streets, Several of these reeidences are in the principal residence parts of the city. The fact that the sale of the Scudder property was ordered vacated on Friday Df JudgeHJftofci'Hn response to petition from Mr. Maurice Max well, who expreased a willingness to pay several hundred dollars more than the property sold for at public sale, is a striking proof of the state ment by real estate men that prices are growing firmer. They do not vary in the statement that those who have property to sell remain more firmly by their prices and purchasers offer more liberal prices. Prices have not materially advanced but may be expected to advance any day, because the number of inquiries for property is increasing.

During the last week building pros pects have very materially improved, and builders are beginning to asstime a very encouraging frame of mind. In con venation with an EXPRESS reporter yesterday afternoon, Mr. J. H. Williams, of the Clift & Williams Company, said the firm's spring business has so far been better than ever before, and that he was satisfied that the season would go beyond any Terre Haute has ever known There are quite a number of large build ings in contemplation, and one or two have about been decided on. A very substantial row will be three busi ness rooms of three stories height, to be put up by Mr. Anton Meyer, immediately east of hiB present row on the south sid9 of Main near Seventh. It is understood that all preparations for building have been completed, and that work is to be gin in the very near future. The row will extend to the temporary building now occupied by Manion Bros', tinahop. Another quite larger project is the new artesian bath house. The brick for this building, which is to be located at the foot of Walnut street, are now on the ground, and work will commence immediately. The new bath house is of a very neat design, and will be quite a pretty building, although but one story high. The frontage will be on Walnut street, and the house will extend to the south as far as the company desires to build. The plans show an arrangement of fifty-six bath-rooms which will be arranged in four parallel rows jyaa extending to the south. Other build vitn mg projects, and especially one which Ts larger than any yet mentioned, are being withheld from publication until all arrangements for building are completed

Among other houses, going up are the following, which represents only a small per cent, of the buildings now going on:

A two-story frame residence at 315 north Ninth by Albert Meyer. A frame residence on Eighth and Elm by Geo. H. Kadel.

Two residences on north Eighth near Collettpark. Three cottages in the vicinity of the Roee polytechnic.

Mrs. S. French will build a two story residence at 635 north Sixth, her present residence to be removed.

There nre a great many other buildings, for both buainsas snd residence purposes, going up all over the city.

The amount of taxes paid into the city treasurer's office during the paat month was unususllly large. The total receipts in March of 1888 were a little more than 110,000. The receipts for the present month were more than 929,000, which ahows an increase of more than §10,COO. The per cent«.of small tax payers this year ie aa much larger than that of March, 1888, aa the total amount of taxes paid this month exceeds the total for March, 1888.

Left Over la Stock.

Postmaster General Wanamaker finds 1,300 vacant postofficee left over from the last administration. He need not put them on bis bargain counter they will go off fast enough at spring rates. —[Baltimore American.

AB00T THE COURTS.

The McClung-Beed Damage Suit—The Clatter Case. The ease of Clara B. McClung vs. Susan a Beed, brought to this county on a change of venue from Vigo county, was certified back to Yiao county. Clan claimed that Susan threw add In her face with the intention of dlaflgurtnx h«r.—[Brazil Times.

The suit was brought in this county and venued to Clay county. The plaintiff^ attorneys claimed to bi unwilling for the change to Clay county, and also to oppose the change back to thia county. The time has not been set for the trial.

The case of Oliver Clutter vs. James M. Clatter, account, was tried Thursday. The plaintiff claimed a set off of 1800. The Judge gave the

George K. Knight, of mis city, and ot Terre Haute,

were the attorneys for the plaintiff Hslor Carter, ot this city, and Mr. caUin, of Terre Haute, were the attorneys for the defense —[Brazil Times.

The euit was between two brothers who had been in the timber business in this and adjoining counties. When the time of settlement caine "their accounta did not agree and a fraternal lawsuit resulted.

The case in the "circulF court during Friday and Saturday in which Mrs. Mary A. Hall was the plaintiff and Judge Scott acted as special judge will be completed to-morrow. The evidence was all heard and the argument begun. THR IMPRESS was in error yesterday morning in saying that Mr. Button waa one of the defendants.

A Double Murder Recalled. OTTUMWA, 111., March 30.—While ex

cavating for the foundation of a new building on an unused lot in the central part of the city this morning the skeletons of two men buried in one grave were unearthed by laborers. The skull of one had been crushed, apparently by some heavy instrument, and there was a large hole in the temple of the other, such as might have been made by a slung-shot. Investigation developed that H. N. Brunker, a gunsmith, who kept a shop just

below

where the

skeletons were found, and who died several years ago, confessed on his deathbed that he murdered a man, or men, but would not say where they were buried. He bore a shadowed name as a firebug, having burned three buildings for insurance.

A Horse That Look* Out For Himself.

A wise horse is Ned, the dapple gray that runs on enginb No. 3, of Newburyport. One of the useful accomplishments he picked up a short time sgo is that of. wateriqg himself. Happening into the fire station one 'evening this week the scribe was introduced to this feat of the gray's. "Ned," said the driver, "do jou want a drink?" The old fellow looked around with a knowing wink, as much as to say he did. Being unhitched he came out of his stall, walked over to the trough, looked around a moment, smelled at the faucet, and finally taking it in hiB teeth, opened it wide, setting the water running merrily. His thirst quenched, he reversed th$ lever, took an oth&r observation, ahdiJianntered- back to his stall unconcernedly.—[Our Dumb Animals.

Xoirftoless Ammunition.

France, Austria and Germany have adopted smokeless gunpowder for their armies, and are conducting experiments to get an explosive also as nearly noise less as possible. A fair degree of Buccess has been reached, and experts have no doubt that by the time the next European war begins the smoke and noise of battle will have been done away with It is alleged that the French will suffer most by this, as the men of that nation are least able to withstand the terrorizing effect of being mowed down by silent missiles from unseen enemies.

Attempted Bribery of a Councilman PITTSBURG, March 30.—Councilman

J. G. Ebbert, of the Third ward, Allegheny, notified Mayor Pearson to night that he had haen offered a bribe of $500 to vote for Thomas C. Parke for chair man of the common council next Monday. He said the money had been placed in the hands of. a man named Charles Fisher by Willitm Hadfield, a livery man, to be given to Ebbert, after the election. The mayor sent for Fisher, who acknowledged that he held the money, The mayor took the money but has not yet decided upon any course of action as he says he has information that other bribes were offered. The penalty for bribery is one year's imprisonment and 8500 fine.

Inventor of the "Pigs In Clover."

The inventor of the "Pigs in Clover" puzzle is Moses Lyman, a farmer living near Waverly, N. Y. He has a large number of children and keeps a great many pigs. One day be wished to amuse his youngsters and the idea of his famous puzzle came into his head. He thereupon made out of apiece of wood and a little pasteboard the origional of the "Pigs in Clover." A toy-manufacturing firm at Elltland, Tioga oounty, Pa., heard of his puzzle and made him a handsome offer, which he accepted, for the exelusive right to patent and manufacture the plaything. A fortune has already been made out of the fascinating little device.

A Suitil Man: But, Ota My!

Mr. Cramp, the Philadelphia shipbuilder, is a very small man physically, mild in manner and pleasing in address. £Iis blue eyes look benevolently out of spectacles, and his voice is as gentle as a cooing dove's. Nobody would be in clined to associate him with ironclads, torpedo boats, dynamite cruisers, and big guns.

Dr. Carver Wins.

DESMOINES, Iowa, March 30.—Dr. Carver won in the shooting match with Budd to-day, by a score of 89 to 85. The match was at 100 live birds, Hurlingham rules, for a purse of 8500. The weather was very unfavorable.

7. The Bev. Mr. Crum Accepts.

A telegram: was received yesterday from the Rsv. Mr. Crum, of Winona, that he would accept the call to the Congregational Church of this city. He will be here Boon after May 1st.

Kulogles of Mr. Bright.

In the house of commons to-night Mr. Smith, Mr. Gladstone and Mr. Justioe McCarthy paid high tribute to the late John Bright.

Daily Established in 1851.:

THE EXPRESS' PROPOSITION.

Prizes Offered to Men, Women and Children For the Best Love Letter.

NO ONE IS BARRED IN. NOVEL CONTBS1

Ten Dollars to tlie First, Five Dollars to lie Second and $2.60 to the Third.

THE EXPRESS offers three prizes for love letters. The first prize will be 810 in gold, the second 85 in gold and the third 8*2.50 in gold. The letters are to be handed in before Sunday, April 21st. No letter is to be of more than three hundred words exclusive of the addreas juad signature. The etandard of excellence is to be rated by sentiment, diction, and spelling. The writers' names need not be made public. In a few days THE EXPRESS will announce the names of a committee of three to whom all letters will be submitted for the selection of fifty, which will be published, and the public in Terre Haute and wherever THE EXPRESS circulates, will be asked

to vote their verdict on these. The award will be made on the basis of this vote, each voter casting three, votes for firet, second and third prize. THE EXPRESS makes no restriction other than that no letter shall be taken from any ot the books giving forms of letter writing.

There are three weeks in which the letter writers may practice for the contest. We want it distinctly understood that neither the committee nor the voters will be given any information as to the writers and that in the end only the name of the successful ones will be made public when the writers so request of us in the note accompanying their letters giving their names and addrees. f'

The Rifles.

The Terre Haute rifles filled the boud required for the security of arms to be furnished them by the state yesterday, and filed it with the county auditor. The amount of the bond is 82,500. and was signed by Messrs. W. McKeen, John S. Beach and W. P. Ijams. Each member of the company signed the same bond on Friday night, so that they are jointly liable for any loss. Lieutenant J. H. Henderson, of the Hager Veterans, has been appointed special mustering Jofficer by the governor and performed the first duties of that office last Friday night. The following persons took the required oath, making the required number to secure the company: Messrs. O. M. Strain, John Reiley, Louis E. Carson, W D. Chambers, G. H. Dickhout, W. H. Bradbury and Isaac J. Doty.

Mr. J. H. Walker Assaulted*

Mr. J. H. Walker, the mail contractor, reported to the police yesterday evening that as he was crossing Third street on Poplar street, between half-past seven and eight p. m. yesterday, he received a blow on the head that felled him to the ground and rendered him insensible for a short time. He saw no one before or after receiving the blow and nothing was taken from him. He says that he has no enemies known to him, and, since he was not robbed, cannot imagine the cause of the assault. He lives at the southwest corner of Swan and Sec-.. ond streets. He soon recovered from the effect of the blow.

Mr. Breinic's Condition.

A false report was current on the streets yesterday afternoon that Mr. Jacob Breinig, president and leader of the Ringgold band, had been stricken with paralysis. Mr. Breinig has been confined all week with an attack of brain fever, and at a late hour last night was in a serious condition, but at no time during his sickness his he had a symptom of paralysis. His condition last night was better than the afternoon. Dr. Moorhead is the attending physician.

Thrown From a Btiggy.

The City Schools.

The spring term of the city schools, or the last half of theseoond term as it should properly be called, will open on Monday morning. During the week's vacation necessary repairs were made at a number of the building?, and things made ready fer the opening of school.

The Lowell base ball management has signed Catcher W. J. Collings, who has been on the reserved list of the New Yorks two years.

George E. Van Haltren, the lefthanded twirler of the Chicagos, signed a marriage contract Saturday at San Francisoo with Miss Blanche K. O'Brien.

The deal by which Pitcher Jim Whitney, of the Washington base ball club, is exchanged for Pitcher Healy, of the Indianapolis club, was consummated and both men were given releases. $ianager Hollacber, of the Davenport club, in the inter-Btate league, has completed the signing of players for the approaching season. The nine is to be composed of Hollacher, Jacobs and Swift, pitchers Kappel and Harrington, catchers Strothers, first base Gessener, second Fusselbacb, third Daasly, short Welsh, center field Routcliffe, left. Hollacher and Kappel will change in right field. The men report for duty April 21.

An elderly gentleman by the name of "4 McGaughlin was thrown from Mr. Eversole's buggy at Tenth and Main streets yesterday, and bruised considerably, but received no serious injuries. They were driving a young horse, and it became frightened at a street car. Mr. McGaughlin said -that the horse kicked him four times. No bones were broken, and the injured man was able to accompany Mr. Eversole on the visit to his home east of the city.

Miss Rose Paige, of the second district, room No. 1, was confined by sickness during the entire vacation. ^.4

BiSE BALL NOTES.

There ie not a cross-eyed man in the base ball profession. At Baltimore on Friday the Philadelphias defeated Baltimorss 4 to 2.