Daily Wabash Express, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 4 September 1889 — Page 2

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DAILY EXPRESS.

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At last accounts "Bill" Scott had refused to sign the agreement with the miners and as yet had not been hanged by Senator Voorhees. No doubt the case of Mr. Scott has been hung up for reference to Mr. Cleveland.

Legitime has gone and the United States representatives have played a good part in quieting things at Ilayti. We don't want the island, not at present, but it is just as well to have it understood that we are the inlluential outsider.

It will be observed that the Gazette is now solicitious for the reduction of the salary of the city treasurer now that Fit/.patrick is out of ollice. Fitzpatrick enlists the hearty admiration of Tin'. I'jXiMiKss as the one politician who can manipulate the organ of his party without the appearance of doing so. Witness the gravel pit sale.

The Lamb Democrats are very ready to deny that they took no part in the caucus of Democratic councilmen to select a school trustee, but just the same they were very active in defeating Dr. Van Valzah, the "kicker." By the way, Mr. A. Z. Foster, the president of the News company, was a kicker. What will his newspaper say of this defeat of his old comrade in arms?

The city council made a desperate effort last evening to do something toward securing financial and general benefit for the city, but the evil genius of the avowed opposition which heretofore ht accomplished its purpose by the lassitude of the majority of the members sprung its reserve force in the way of amendments and dilatory motions. Howeven a good start was made, and there is hope for that success which rewards all persistent and honest efforts for.the people.

It's a mighty good sign when the council begins taking votes on the gambling and saloon license propositions. That is more than we have been able to secure in a year or more notwithstanding the preachers and churches have given Tin-. EXPKKSS such invaluable support in the fight for law and order and business like conduct of the city's liuancial affaire. Now, if we can only prevail on the Gazetto to couusel with its professions and not its patronage from the city perhaps in a few weeks we may be able to get things going in the right direction.

We don't believe it is altogether true that during Senator Voorhees' sojourn in Terre Haute last month that he succeeded by dining and entertaining certain gentlemen in causing men of supposed political steadfastness to recant the many objurgations they had made on "the Voorhees-Lamb" crowd. Woman is fickle, perhaps, and no doubt man is more so, but we don't believe that men who had stood on street corners denouncing other men as unlit for a gentleman's society could be induced to accept an invitation to dinner with these unlit persons. Vet, more inconsistent meetings have been recorded in the history of our politics.

Our much esteemed contemporary, the Gazette, lias been very lukewarm in advocating those reductions in the city expense which affect the Democratic police force or in imposing the saloon license. Cause why The Democratic city council does not particularly admire the Guzette, which is looked upon with doubt, and now that there is another daily newspaper in the city, the council might retaliate on the Gazette as it did on Tin-. KXPKKSS a year ago by taking the oit.y advertising from it. The Gazette makes no effort to secure a saloon license. It makes no effort to reduce expenses except in the curtailment of the pay of a few Republican officials.' The Gazette gets nearly all the saloonkeepers legal notices and the city advertising.

The livening News doesn't rest easy under the ingenious defense of the Gazette, as witness this from the News of last evening:

The (in/ette or last evening says: At first It was said that Mr. Kolsemhad stock In tlie News and that this was the (iazette's cause ol the criticism. The (iazette believed it was aware who held the stock ot the News, having obtained the information at the start from the stockholders themselves, with whom Its relations are of unbroken friendship, ami was therefore surprised to learn from TIIN KAI'NKSS that Mr. Kolsem was one of the company. However. Mr. Kolsem stated alterwards to a tiazette reporter that he had no stock In the News and the News Itself olliclally denied it.

Yes. the (iazette proprietors learned who were the stockholders In the News when the News company was organized and when .Messrs. Ball made personal pleas to the stockholders to withdraw from the comp.my. It Is a strange coincidence that one of the stockholders, who has since been connected with the gravel pit deal, withdrew from the News company and the (iazette has sparer! all criticism of his share In the transaction.

l'. 0. D.

Ilo Probably Was Disappointed. Mrs. Haicede—What's these here funny lookln' glass things, .loslalr.' .loslah—Them'.' Them's some of them new non.condensant electric light* that they have In town. Handiest thing 1 ever saw. All you got to

do Is Jlst hang 'em on a wire, and turn on the light whenever IOU want 1L

Spoke by the Card.

Cholly—What kind ot bouquet do you think would be most appropriate to present to the queen of my heart, deah boy? (iussle—Jack roses, of course. You know the queen takes the Jack, every time. 'L

Also When He Left.

Brlggs—I suppose you took your roll In the surf every day while you were at the seashore? Braggs—Certainly net. I left It at the hotel.

O. H.

The great London strike has been Increased by the accession of 3,000 tailors—or 333 Ml meji. Anent the late oil boom It may not be out of

place to

remark that well-done people are not at

all rare In this community. What with the (i. A. R. reunion and the opening of the oyster season, this has been a pretty busy week for the capital K.

New York has a woman cirpenter. And London has a woman butcher—J. the R. Second thought: London hasn't got him yet. He is still loose.

A careful study of ancient and modern plates reveals the fact that mother Eve wore both the modern ball costume and bathing suit, and that she wore them both at once.

Everybody Imagines the gay and festive drummer Is continually having a rousing time. So he often does. It occurs about twenty mlnntes before train time and too early to get any breakfast.

VOlOiS OF THK TiOrLK.

Pensions.

To the Editor of the Enrress: SIR: if he had no one to abuse, It IS not likely that the (iazette editor would ever see a happy moment. For many months a large space In his editorial column was sacred to libels on Judge Wood. When he got tired of aping the Indianapolis Sentinel in Its abuse of the judge, he turned his attention to the Brazil coal miners, and all he could do to keep those misguided men from going to work or rrom seeking more renumeratlve labor he did with great cheerfulness such dirty work was just to his taste. But when he found that his beastly abuse of the owners of coal properties was Injuring his own party, he hastened to turn a hose charged with vapors foul and disgusting as those emitted by the me. phltls Americana upon our commissioner of pensions. The lame corporal has been under this stream of stench ever since, and when recently the whole copperhead press, reinforced by the mugwumps, who are mixtures of Pharisee, apostate' and vampire, opened on (Ieneral Manderson like "wolves that were fierce for blood," the fiazette instantly struck Into the tune and now, like a cur barking at a lion from a safe dlstsnce. he snarls and howls at the Nebraska senator In the seeming belief that he Is doing something very brave and highly honorable. And because Manderson saw lit to speak a few words In his own defense, this creature says the general "fell a cussing like a very drab" at those who censure him for conduct that ought to outlaw him from the society of honest folks." Now It seems highly probable that if there is In the state of Indiana outside of the Sentinel ollice, a male drab dirty enough, and vile enough, and brutal enough to take pleasure In constantly heaping abuse upon Union soldiers only because they are not and will not be copperheads, the whelp, whoever he Is. writes editorials for the Terre Haute fiazette. That General Manderson's sole offense is that he Is a Republican appears from this: John C. Black was commissioner or pensions for four years. He administered his otllce, or Colonel McClean did so for him, for his entire term, to the unbounded admiration of the Gazette. And this same John C. Black, though competent, through his profession, to earn fifty times as much as a worklngman, was yet able to make a claim for a pension of $100 per month on the pretence that he was wholly Incapacitated from earning a livelihood. This pension went on during the time when he was getting a salary of $5,000 per annum, and not a copperhead In all the land—not even the Gazette editor—put In one word of protest. Black Is now a big lawyer In Chicago, and still the biggest pension on record goes on. Yet there may be nothing wrong about that, for there are few men who would care to get the wounds he racelved for even a $100 per month. But why, If copperheadlsm is not at the bottom of this whole business, should Black be petted, praised, caressed, and Manderson be assailed with the foulest abuse? Manderson was shot through the body, the ball lodging near the spinal marrow, and the surgeon tells him that some day a misstep or a sudden jolt may dislodge the bullet and death may ensue In a moment. Besides, Manderson was originally allowed only a half rate pension for an olllcer of his rank, and this was only raised to a full rate, or #30 per month, while Black has been getting more than three times that much tor many years, though Manderson's wound is much the more serious and daugerous. In order to get a big pension Manderson never descended to the baseness of pretending to be a pauper, but Black got his on the express claim that he was a total physical wreck, wholly Incapacitated from making a living, though then, as now, he was one of tne leading lawyers and politicians of Illinois.

But the Gazette says of Manderson, his only stock In trade has been his soldier's record," and that he "ought to be outlawed from the society of honest folks." The first of theses assertions Is only a low-Hung slander, as the (iazette man himself well knows. Senator Manderson Is one of the ablest and most Influential men In the West. He Is on six committees In the senate, is a practical working member and one of thejablest speakers In the country. Kven (ieneral Sherman refered to him a few days ago as the man who could make speeches for the (i rand Army when he Is gone. And the senator began life as a poor boy. His law partner at Canton. Ohio, was one of the writer's old schoolmates, and it Is doubtful If they had §100 between them when the war began. And as to Ills bolng"out lawed from the society of honest folks," this editor is in much the most danger. If the constant habit of writing malign falsehoods about people he don't happen to like, and of penning libels against them so beastly that they would disgrace a human hyena ought to forfeit to their author the society of decent people, it may be in order to ask who are the friends of this man? The (iazette quotes from the Philadelphia Ledger the opinion that Manderson had no business with a pension because he Is able to live without It. So is Black, and so are thousands of others, and yet they have a perfect right to their pensions. They got their pensions in exchange for the blood they shed for their country, or for disabilities of other kinds Incurred In her service, and the law, in that particular, makes no discrimination between the rich and the poor man. if Manderson had returned from the front a howling copperhead as John C. Black did. the Gazette would never have been able to do Ills public services, his talents and his war virtues enough honor*but he came home with heart full of love for the old Mag and therefore he Is a "sneak." a "drab," a "thief" and "Looter Tanner Is lils accomplice and tool." •"Looter Tanner, the miscreant but let in see about him. When the tlscal year closed on the!10th of last June, the lame corporal was In arrears with pensioners nearly t'24,(KK) or about one-third of one per cent of the disbursements of the otlice for the year but ir the rebel press of the North and of the South could have believed he was a wholesale, stupendous robbf-r or about to bank rupt the government. The facts hardly justified the alarming outcry that was raised, and when we consider the exploits of Black while lie was commissioner, we may be sure that Tanner will have to work Industriously It' he equals them. In 18S1 the pension list amounted to about $50,000,COO. In '85 to$56,000,000. and If the Gazette Is right about Its claim of $87,OOO.(XX) for the year ending June 30, '89, Black managed to raise the aggregate of pensions during his four years by the snug little sum of $31,000,000. or about six times as much as Dudley added to It In his four years. Did Black grant pensions six times faster than Dudley because he was a "sneak." "scoundrel." a "looter," and a "thlet" or did he. do It to catch the soldier vote'.' And did he spend three and a half years of his term In trying to get himself nominated for the vice presidency, and put all of Ills extra clerks on the cases of claimants for pensions from Indiana because Indiana soldiers had better rights to pensions than soldiers from other states or because the electoral vote of our state was In doubt? And was that the reason the (iazette published, every week, and sometime* every day. long lists of pensions allowed to Indiana soldiers, and was constantly calling attention to the magnificent work General Black was doing for the poor soldiers? In those days the (iazette did not yell "looter," "scoundrel," "thlet" every time It heard of another pension being issued. It would say. Instead, "See the noble work Black Is doing. Who dares to say that Cleveland Is not a friend to soldiers?" But when the poor so'.dler refused to vote the copperhead. tory. tree trade ticket, a change came over the Gazette, and It now fears that the "thieving miscreant. Tanner," will bankrupt the country. Black deliberately administered his oftiee on the theory that pensions would buy votes, but when the gang found out their mistake their rage was unbounded, and now. Instead of poor crippled soldiers, their talk Is about looters whose claims for a penston date from the night they got their feet wet while out stealing chickens.

What Tanner may yet do nobody knows, but It is not likely that he will pay to pensioners more than congress appropriates to that purpose. At any rate he will have to move around lively If he equals Black's record, and If he should not turn out to be absolutely perfect, it Is to be hoped that his failings may "lean to virtues side that In him the soldiers may find a friend that he may give to them the benefit of every doubt that he may be ready to relieve his old comrades whenever he can. The country Is Increasing In wealth at the rate of $2,500,000 a day. Most of the veterans are now gray, and many of them are poor. Let a grateful country help them, and let the (iazette howl on If such exercise affords It any relief. SOLDIER.

TKKKK UAUTK, September 3rd.

JUNO IN A DONKEY CART.

Sophie Eyre writee as fouows for the New York Herald: "What, crying?" said a quiet voice, and a kind hand was laid oil my shoulder. I looked up and saw Charles Reade standing by my

Bide.

"Oh, Mr. Eeade, I am so sorry!" I managed to sob out. "Sorry for what? You did your Deet. Mr. Petitt and I are satisfied with you. Come here, Petitt, and tell her so," he called to Mr. Henry Petitt, his co-author. That gentleman was ail kindness, but I was not to be comforted, and I knew I had done badly and felt unhappy. Both the kind authors did their best to reassure me, and as Charles Reade turned awayheBaid: "Poor Juno! I muBt take her out of the donkey cart."

The above conversation took place on the stage of the Adelphi theater, London, the morning after the production of a drama entitled "Love and Money," by Charles Reade and Henry Petitt. I had been cast for a comedy part quite unsaited to me. The critics that morning had not hesitated in saying so, and I had been told in pretty plain language that "the sooner I returned to heavy parts the better the playgoing public would be pleased." I was unhappy. I knew the critics were in the right, but I was miserable to think that Charles Reade should despise me. But I remembered his kindness, and then he called me "poor Juno." That made me proud and happy, but what did he mean by the "Donkey Cart?" I reflected for a time and Anally concluded it must be "the part," of course. I saw it all. The part was not worthy of me any more than a "donkey cart" would have been worthy of "Juno," so I felt Bure in my own heart that I should soon be taken out of the "Donkey's Cart." I was not mistaken. A few nights after the stage manager said, "Mr. Reade would like to see you after the performance, Eiss Eyre." My heart beat with pleasure. I rushed to my room and hurriedly changed my stBge dress and presented myself at his office.

He was sitting in a "huge armchair, covered up with furs, looking ill, but the brilliant brown eyes shone as bright as ever and a smile (what a sweet smile he had!) was on his handsome face. He greeted me kindly and said: "Well, my poor Juno, I am going to take you out of that 'Donkey Cart.' Young man," turning to his secretary, "show Miss Eyre that paper you have just written out."

I took it and found it was a call for rehearsal the following Monday. "Rachel the Reaper" was to be played as the first piece before the drama every night, and I is cast for Rachel. "Now, my child," Charles Reade said, "this is one of my favorite small dramas, and I am going to find out what 'Juno' can do in strong emotion."

I thanked him from my heart, and as I bade him good night he stretched his hand out to me. I gave him mine, which he held for a few moments, and looking earnestly in my eyes, said: "Juno, 1 like you. You have an honest face. We must be friends, my dear. Go home now and get a good night's rest, and be as bright as a needle tomorrow at rehearsal. Good night, my child, and may God bless you."

I could only look my thanks, my heart was too full for speech so I stooped and kissed his hand and got from the room the best way I could. O, how happy I was! Could it be true that this great genius had condescended to notice Buch an insignificant person as myself? I could scarcely believe it, but it was true.

Well, I played Bachel, aDd to this day the remembrance of that first night brings a thrill of joy to my heart. The theatre was packed. The little play "went" splendidly. Ah, how kind everyone was to me! The actors crowded around me, and dear old John Ryder shook me by the hand and remarked that my performance reminded him of the days when he was first on the stage and "great actresses trod the boards, by gad!" All this was kind, but I was waiting for the good opinion of one I prized before all others. I had just reached my room when I was handed a note. "Charles Reade desires the pleasure of Miss Eyre's company at supper. Carriage is waiting."

Then I knew that he was pleased. I drove to his house to find most of the great literary celebrities of the day were present. Mr. Reade met me at the door, and I knew by his face that I was approved of, but he said no word of any kind.

What a delightful supper it was! Alas! who then thought that the brilliant wit who was charming every one by hiB genius was stricken by a mortal disease? He kept the table alive with his witticisms and anecdotes about Ellen Terry, Mrs. Bancroft, etc., when, suddenly rising from his chair, he said: "Gentlemen, I drink to the health of Miss Eyre, my Juno, whom to-night I have taken out of a 'Donkey Cart.' She made me forget my pain for two hours by her acting, and furthermore I would wish to add that you, gentlemen of the press, shall not kill Charles Reade until he has E63n Juno play Peg Woflington."

He saw me play Peg before his death. It would be egotistical on my part to repeat all the kind things he said, but it may inten st my readers to know it was the last theatrical performance Charles Rsade ever saw.

After the above episode of the supper Mr. Reade and myself became firm friends. His health was failing fast, and in the autumn of the first year in which I met him he became reBtless and constantly expressed a desire to

Bee

once

more the cities of Europe and the celebrated pictures of which he was passionately fond. All preparations were made for his departure, but something seemed to weigh on his mind. He would watch me with an intense sadness in his eyes when we met, until one day I could bear it no longer, and 1 ventured to ask him if there was anything in my small power that I could do for him.

He lcoked at me gravely for a few moments and said. "Juno, I have not long to live, I know, but I have an intense longing to see once more some of the beauliful things on this earth before I leave it but, child, I am afraid to go alone. Do you think you could give up the theater for a while, and ctome abroad to nurse a •poor, sick old man!"

I need not tell my answer. He was my best and dearest friend. How gladly went with him! He had many dark days. His sufferings were intense at times, but it was wonderful the amount of traveling he could do.

He always seemed better when he was moving. I had the best opportunity in the world to find out then what a big and charitable heart he had. His greatest pleasure was to find some poor artist or student and to help him. And this was always done in the kindest and most delicate manner.

I remember once remonstrating with him when he returned one day to his hotel exhausted from (I found out) four flights of stairs^o a poor artist's studio in Antwerp. Said he: "Juno, don't scold me. Poor young man was too proud to come to me, so I had to go to

THE TERRE HAUTE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 4, 1889.

poor young man." Ah, great heart! How many sorrowing ones you left behind, when you went to the land of shadows!

His last letter to me from Monte Carlo I prize beyond all my poor possessions. "Juno," he wrote, "I am coming home to die. It grieves me for your sake for my own I am glad. Poor Juno! I took her out of 'The Donkey Cart.' Do not fret too much, my child, when I am gone but I should like to think you wouldn't quite forget your old friend, Charles Reade."

No, my friend, I shall never forget you your "Poor Juno" has been in many "a "Donkey Cart" since you left her, but there has been no Charles Reade to help her out but she thanks God from her heart that it was her fate to meet such a man, even if it was only for a "little

Bpace."

GENERAL MANAGER JEFFREY RESIGNS.

He Has a Raw With President Harriman and Resigns Instanter. CHICAGO, September 3.—E. T. Jeffrey

is no longer general manager of the Illinois Central railroad. He haB had a sharp disagreement with Acting President Harriman, and peremptorily resigned, to take effect instanter. The spicy

Btory

of Mr. Jeffrey's sudden re­

tirement is told in a letter made public by him this evening. Mr. Jeffrey has been over thirty years in the Bervice of the Illinois Central, commencing as an office boy, becoming step by step, one of the foremost railway officials in the United States. C. A. Beck, second vice president of the road, will temporarily succeed him. The split between Mr. Harriman and Mr. Jeffrey, according to the latter, had for its occasion circumstances growing out of the removal of the president's office to New York

Bome

two years ago, a time when

other companies were moving West and the fact that all but one of the directors are New Yorkers. Mr. Jeffrey begins his narration by way of mentioning an amendment to the company's by-laws adopted by the directors in New York last April forbidding any reduction in rates by any officer without the prior approval of the president, who was to immediately report his action to the board. Efforts of Mr. Jeffrey, General Solicitor Ayer, and President Fish to have this action rescinded are related, but the matter was shelved "by the directors. In the latter part of June, when President Fish was in Chicago and about to sail for Europe, Mr. Jeffrey verbally tendered his resignation, unless authorized to ignore the by-laws and perform the same functions as before it was adopted. Mr. Fish, after a conference lasting until

starting

hiB

train was

for New York, told Mr. Jeffrey

to continue as original'y he had done. Mr. Jeffrey subsequently wrote Mr. Fish at length, and received a brief reply.putting the agreement in black and white. To the surprise of Mr. Jeffrey, so his letter says, he yesterday received a verbal order from Acting President Harriman to refer to him while he was in Chicago all applications for reduced rates. Mr. Jeffrey explained his arrangements with President Fish, and added that rather than surrender his duty he should retire from the company's service at noon. It was then 10 a. m. Mr. Harriman replied there was no other course than to enforce the by-law. The resignation of the general manager was thereupon promptly tendered, and accepted with equal promptitude. Mr. Jeffrey remained until 5 p. m. "to give," his letter explains, "a little more time to talk over matters pertaining to the company's interest."

RAILROAD NEWS NOTES.

General and Personal Mention of General and Local Interest,

Engine No. 108 is undergoing a round house overhauling. The Order of Railway Conductors is now in session at Kansas City.

The American express company has 326 offices in what is known as its Indiana division.

Colin MacLean resumed work in the machine shop yesterday morning after an absence of twenty days on account of sickness.

Loganeport Pharos: The Pennsylvania company has made a radical departure from its old time conservatism by adopting harvest rates on all its lines.

Nelson Hollis, a sweeper, was hit in the face by a pulley block yesterday afternoon while assisting with Bome work about the "Blotter," and received quite a painful bruise just under the left eye.

At noon yesterday a car load of Indian and half-breed prisoners from Fort Smith, Ark., passed through the city under strong military escort over the Van, bound for the military prison at Columbus.

John Radke, a braketuan on the Logan, died of consumption at Logansport Saturday evening aged 30 years. The ceremonies funeral were conducted by the Order of Railway Brakeman, of which he was member.

Vincennes Commercial: A freight wreck occurred on the E. & T. H. nt Emison, Monay evening. Train No. IT ran into the rear of No. 15, while the latter was lying on a side track. The caboose was completely demolished and several freight cars were wrecked. The engine of train No. 17 was badly crippled. No one was injured, the train men saving themselves by jumping. A wrecking train from Evansville cleared the track.

A Decatur special says: To-day D. II. Conklin retired from his position as general manager, vice president, and treasurer of the Terre Haute and Peoria railway, extending from Peoria to Terre Haute, a distance of 150 miles. The reason assigned for Mr. Conklin'd resignation is a long needed rest, after forty years of continuous railway service. Today President C. W. Fairbanks, of Indianapolis, appointed J. W. Burgson, late of Fremont, O., to be treasurer and general manager. The road is in good condition financially and physically.

Monday afternoon the stockholders of the Vincennes, Oakland City & Owensboro railway held their annual meeting at Vincennes and elected the following directors for the ensuing year: Edward Watson, J. C. Haines, C. W. Bransford, W. A. Ohphant, John B. Cockrum, W. M. Cockrum, S. N. Chambers, A. L. Powers, C. Pelzer. The directors then met Bnd elected the following officers: Edward Watson, president J. C. Haines, vice president C. W. Jiransford, secretary W. A. Oliphant, treasurer. The board adjourned to meet at the Sherwood house in Evansville, Monday, September 23, at 11 o'clock, to receive bids for the construction of the road. It was decided not to advertise for bids, but only to notify the old bidders.

Long Range Rifle.

The range of the Mannlicher rifle was proved again in a startling manner the other day when an Austrian soldier was killed by one at target practice at a reputed range of over two miles and a half.

NORTHWEST INDIANA CONFERENCE

Programme of the Thirty-Eighth Annual Session at Brazil Next Week.

The Northwest Indiana conference of the M. E. Church will hold its thirtyeighth session in Brazil, beginning today, September 4. Bishop John F. Hurst, of Washington, D. C., will preside. The conference embraces the northwest quarter of the etate, and has about one hundred and fifty pastors. The Rev. W. R. Mikels, of Valparaiso, preached the conference sermon lBBt night. To-night will occur the anniversary of the Missionary and Freedmen's aid and Southern educational societies. The Rev. M. M. Parkhurst, D. D., of Greencastle, will preach the missionary sermon, and the Rev. J. C. Hartzell, D. D., of New Orleans, will represent the latter. The conference contributes to the latter cause a president for Clarke university, at Atlanta, Ga., in the Rev. W. H. Hickman, presiding elder ot the Crawfordsville district, who will attend conference en route to his new field of usefulness. Chaplain C. C. McCabe will speak Thursday night. The Rsv. W. A. Spencer, D. D., will represent the church extension interests on Friday night. On Saturday night an educational meeting will be held, to be addressed by the R9V. C. H. Payne, D. D., secretary of the board of education, of New York, and by DePauw university representatives. The appointments will doubtless be read Monday night.

The local third-party prohibitionists at Brazil have arranged to have ex-Gov-ernor St. John, of Kansas,

Bpeak

w-

on pro­

hibition on the night of September G. There is a remonstrance, and the addreBS may be postponed. His coming is in no sense connected with the conference.

Brazil entertained the conference in 1S78, when Bishop Jesse T. Peck presided. Methodism there is quite strong, having a pastor and an assistant pastor, with three or four preaching places, with over seven hundred members and an excess of one thousand two hundred Sunday school scholars. Besides this there is a French M. E. mission and an A. M. E. Church.

TO MEET IN INDIANAPOLIS.

The American Association of Science Meets Here Next Year, TORONTO, September 3.—The attend­

ance at yesterday's session ot the American association for the advancement of science.was light, owing to the. absence of a large delegation on an excursion to Muskoka. At the general meeting of the association 185 new members were elected. The number of papers sent in was 221. In the economic section Mrs. Laura Osborne Talcott read a paper on "Social Economy," in which she characterized the Americans as "the most- wasteful people on earth." In the authropological section Rev. J. O. Doreey, of Tacoma park, D. C., Sir. Daniel Wilson and several local scientists read papers. In the mathematical section eleven

paperB

were

read, the most important of which, "The Peruvian Arc," by E. D. Preston, of the United States.coast and geodetic survey, and three papers by Mr. Darshea, of Allegheny, Pa., suggesting improvements in telescope glasses.

The council of the association remained in session until midnight, when the following nominations were made to be submitted to the general meeting today:

President, George L. (foodale, Cambridge, Mass. vice president, S. C. Chandler, Cambridge. Mass. mathematics and astronomy, Cleveland Abbe, ot Washington physics, R. B. Warden, Washington chemistry, James E. Denton, Hoboken N\ ,1. mathematical science and engineering. John S. Branner. Little Rock. Ark.: geology and geography, C. S. Mlnton, Boston biology, Frank Baker, Washington: anthropology, J. K. Dodge, Washington economic science and statistics, permanent secretary, K. W. Putnam, Cambridge, Mass. general secretary. R. C. Bolten, New York secretary of council, James Landln, Toronto treasurer, William Tilly, Mauch Chunk, Pa.

The association will meet next year at Indianapolis on the third Wednesday in August.

Not So Many Millionaires.

The estimate made by Thomas G. Shearman in the Forum, that there are over eleven thousand millionaires in the United States, is a good example of the depths into which the pursuit of a hobby may lead a clever man. It would be only reasonable to suppose that this state could at least claim 5}£ per cent, of these, or over six hundred. If Massachusetts has GOO, Boston should have at least one-third of them. Where are the 200? Certainly fifty would be an almost extravagant guess at tho number of Boston's millionaires.—[Boston Advertiser.

A Month With an "R" in It. NF.WYOKK, September 3.—The Times'

Baltimore special says: The oyster season opened to-day, and before noon several vessels had arrived with email cargoes. The oysters are large and of fine quality, and are selling briskly at good prices. For this month the tongers have the waters to themselves, free from the molestations of the dredgers, who are not allowed by law to begin work until October. Some oystermen who have been over the beds report the oysters very plentiful.

The Marriage of Kinmons ltlaine.

liicuriF.M) Srnrxcis, N. Y., September 3.—Emmons Blaine, Mrp. Jaffies G. Blaine and Miss Harriett Blniue are now guests of tho Sprinng house in Richfield. The rest of Mr. Blaine's family are.expected to arrive in a few days, in anticipation of Mr. Emmons Blaine's marriage to Miss MeCormiclc on the 2Gth inst. Great preparations for the event are in progress. Nearly one-half of the Spring house lias been engaged for the wedding.

Vanderbilt Visits Hit* Old Home. NEW YOI'.K, September 3.—William K.

Vanderbilt's steam yacht Alva arrived ofl" Stapleton, S. I., yesterday morning. Mr. Vanderbilt came ashore at Clifton, entered a carriage, and was driven to the Moravian cemetory at New Dorp, where he visited the mausoleum in which rests the body of his father. After visiting theo'd Vanderbilt homestead and farm at New Dorp, Mr. Vanderbilt returned to his yacht.

Celebration at Yarmouth. Maw*. ARMOVTII. Mass., September 3.—Ihe

observane of the 250th anniversary of the settlement of old Yarmouth has evoked a great degree of enthusiam and has drawn together from all parts of the country many natives of the town, The The observance of the occaeion began with the exercises at the Frst Congregational Church Sunday. Ten churches participated in the services.

To Investigate the Flack Scandal. NEW YOKK,September 3.—Judge Gild-

ersleeve, in the court of general sessions to-day, swore in the grand jurors for the September term and called their attention to the fraud perpetrated in the Flack divorce case. Ilis reference to the matter was thorough.

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A POOTLIGHT FAYOR1TK.

Yes, her silk tights are quite stunning. Of that fact there's not a doubt And the boys up In the gallery

Welcome her with Joyful shout. Did you ever stop to think That those gauzy things or pink Were padded for the wearer all throughout? —Stuffed with ordinary lamb's wool, you know!

There's her hair, so bright and sunny That it looks almost llxe gold Spun silk isn't half so pretty! "If you dared you'd be so bold

As to steal one little lock!" O, but you would get a shock If you pulled her wig off—how she'd scold! —Blonde wigs are so expensive, you know! -t

Her complexion's like arose leaf, Say admirers by the score v_ Never was a face so handsome, ,v- with such color, heretofore. "Can't Imagine how it's done?" J~-t, -c

It's all In the putting on— Rouge and powder plenty—nothing more! —Nor Is It contlned to people of the stage, you know!

See that bfllllant Jeweled necklace! And those diamonds In her hair! Note her waist with girdle circled— y.

Yes, an arm's far better there! In her ears two stars of light 'Shoot forth rays which blind the sight— They are worth at least ten cents a pair! —Rhine stones are remarkably cheap, you Know: —[Webster C. Fulton In the Chicago Herald.

Myriads of small black rats infest the corn fields of Texas. Carriage horses, only fairly well matched, in Buenos Ayres, bring $3,000 a pair.

The oldest wheelman in America is John W. Arnold, of Providence, R. I. He is 78.

A Detroit lady had her pocket picked of a gold watch while at a Sunday school picnic the other day.

A man and his wife, of Kent, Ind., are in jail for stealing a neighbor's rooster and

Belling

it for 12 cents.

A Georgia moonshiner who was released from jail on Friday was found at work at his atill on Saturday and again arrested.

At Waterville, W. T., squirrels are so plentiful that they enter people's houses and eat the crumbs from under the tables.

Itis estimated that over two billion five hundred million dollars is invested in the dairy business in this country and that 15,000.000 cows supply the raw material.

Two HockB of sparrows at Moundsville, W. Va., engaged in a pitched battle, and when they had finished eight birds lay dead upon the ground.

There are still over ten million square miles of unoccupied' districts in various heathen lands, where missionaries thus far have never entered.

A Massillon mother tried to open her son's eyes to the ugliness of the girl with whom he was blindly in love by giving him a good strapping. He thinks the girl prettier than ever.

According to the Shen Puo, the grateful rains which have at last fallen at Peking were the result of the bringing thither of a famous iron tablet. Certain high ministers of state were appointed to ofTer incense and prayers to it night and day, and after awhile the long hoped-for rain began.

Washington, D. C., has a policeman of an original turn of mind. Being detailed to watch a dwelling from which the milk can had been stolen every morning for more than a week, he hid in the limb of a large tree in front of the house, and when the thief appeared lowered himself quickly and took the rascal into custody.

A story comes from White House, N. J., to the effect that one Weil, living there, while feeding a sick cow last November, lost a valuable gold ring. He thought the animal swallowed it. Last week the cow was slaughtered and the ring found none the worse for having been in the quadruped's possession for over eight months.

Napoleon Gaudette, a horse thief imprisoned in the St. Albans, Vt., jail, escaped by hard tunneling. He had been at work for two weeks with a chisel and dug his way down under the jail and up into the street, leaving the premises while the sheriff satin the ollice near the prisoner's apartments. He has not been recaptured.

The eheep is usually considered a stupid animal, but hia environment in Colorado has brightened even his dull wits. Purchasers of sheep that have been brought from that Btate say that the animal holds his head more erect than those which come from other states, and

Bay

that this habit is caused by the

sheep being in constant peril of being assailed by some wild animal. A remarkable tree is told of by a Jamesburg, N. J., paper: "It stands in the rear of the telegraph station at upper Jamesburg, and produces three different varieties of apples and one kind of pears. The apples are red astrachan, fall pippin and Smith's cider, indicating that the grafters bad a practical turn and were endeavoring to get the greatest amount of good out of the tree, for one crop follows another throughout the summer."

A young man asked a lawyer of Montreal to find out what was the fortune of a young woman of that city. The law yer went to work, and in time reported that the lady was worth nt least 8100,000. The client seemed satisfied, promised to pay liberally, soon married the young woman and sent the lawyer a check for a rather small amount. The lawyer sent in a bill, and the young man wouldn't pay. Then followed a lnwsuit and publicity.

A IS years-old boy named Slavin had an exciting experience in the woods half a mile from the railroad and two miles from Scapoose station, says the Portland Oregonian. He was hiding behind a fence trying to stalk a deer when a panther leaped from a tree and came at him. lie fired his Winchester at the animal, and dropping it, took to his heels. He returned with his brother in an hour and found the animal dying. It measured seven and a half feet.

Pedestrians on Eighth street, Philadelphia, were amused by the sagacity of a dog. The animal was trotting up street when suddenly his muzzle fell to the Bidewalk. lie stopped, looked at it, and after a few attempts again got hia head in the cage. But just as he started on his trot it dropped off a second time. This was repeated four times. Then the dog, apparently realizing that it waa beyond him to fasten the muzzle, took it between his teeth and ran on, his looks indicating the pride he felt in mastering the difficulty.

In the City of Mexico the income from the taxation of liquors and the license on saloons is very large indeed. Every liquor and pulque shop pays a monthly license. In addition to the license feeson saloonB, an octroi, or entry tax, is collected on all pulque coming within the city limits. For the fiscal year just ended this gate tax amounted to the sutn of 1550,000, or more than 81,500 a day. The pulque shops open at 6 o'clock in the morning and close Bt 5 o'clock in the afternoon, and not one of them has a back door.

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AMUSEMENTS^ NAYLOl^S 0PERAr^T5aU?H' Thursday Ev'g, Sept. 5

LILLY CLAYS

Colossal Gaiety Company!

40 5AUDS0ME WOMEN 40

In a Sparkling Programme of Novelties. See the Spectacular Burlesque,

"TILE DEVIL'S FROLIC."

New Costumes, New Musie, etc. Sale now progressing. Prices, $1, 75c, 60c and 20o.

N AYLOR'S—SPECIAL.

Saturday Ev'g, Sept. 7.

W. S. CI.K.V»:i.AN'I\S

4(J PEOPLE A (5 Led by the highest salaried prince ol artists. BELLY EMERSON,

And merry, mlrthhil

HUGHEY DOUGHERTY. Sumptuous Spectacular First I'art entitled "Venetian Nights." Original Oriental Patrol March.

The Kgyptlan Phalanx. The Virtoes. The Japs,

(irand parade ol this powerful organization Saturday at ii p. m. Sale opens Thursday, Sept. 5. Prices, $1,75c. 5)c, 'Jfic

FALL DRESS GOODS.

We have a large and well assorted stock of new Fall Dress floods of our own importation, and all bought previous to the big advance in prices of Wool Dress Goods. It comprises llenriettra, Whipcords, Serges, Cashmeres, Wool Surahp, Camel's Ilair, Melange, Plaids, Checks, Strips, Bourettes, JameetownB, Pattern DresBes and Novelties. Very many of these beautiful fabrics are confined to us in this market, and of some of them (Pattern Dresses and Novelties especially) we have but one dress of each, consequently they will not be common, which is certainly a very great advantage. We feel fully justilied in calling the attention of the ladies to our Dress Goods Department, for whether they want a stylish, cheap dress or the tinest novelty imported, they can get it there.

L. S. AYRL S & CO.,

Indianapolis, Ind.

£5p^~Agpnts for llutterlck's Patterns.

N. H. Our Dress Making Department will be opened September 10.

TIME TABLE.

Trains marked thus (I") denote Parlor Car at taclied. Trains marked t)ius (S) denote Sleeping Cars attached dally. Trains marked thus (H) denote Buffet Cars attached. Trains marked thus run dally. All other trains run dally Sundays excepted.

VANDAtIA LINE.

T. H. & I. DIVISION.

LKAVK FOB THK WKSIT.

No. 9 Western Rxpresit (8AV) l.Ma.m. No. 6 Mall Train 1U.1H a. m. No. l'Kast Line (PJcV) a.16 p. in. No. 7 Kast Mall U.IH p. m.

LKAVK POlt

THK

KAST.

No. 12 Cincinnati Kxpress (9) 1.80 a. in. No. 6 New York Kxpress (SAV) 1.51 a. in. No. 4 Mall and Accommodation 7.15 a. in. No. 'AJ Atlantic Kxpress (PAV) l'i.4'i p. m. No. Kast Line AW) p.

AKItlVK FltOM THK KAST.

No. Western Kxpress (3AV) l.Wl a. in. No. fi Mall Train 1U.M a. m. No. 1 Kast Line (PAV) li.tio p. in. No. SMall and Aooommodatton (I.to p. m. No. 7 KaHt Mall tf.WI p. in.

AKKIVK IfliOM TIIK WK8T.

No. 12 Cincinnati KxpresH (S) 1.20 a. in. No. (i New Yurk Kxpress (HAV) 1.42 a. in. No. 20 Atlantic Kxpress (PAV) 12.S7 p. m. No. Kast Line 1.411p.m.

T. II. A L. DIVISION.

LKAVK FOI1 TIIK NOKTH.

No. 52 South Bend Mall 6.l*» a. m. No. 64 South Bend Kxpress 4.UU p. m. AKKIVK FKOM THK NOKTH No. 51 Terre liaute Kxpress 12.1*1 noon No. 5!) Bouth Bend Mall 7.SU p. m.

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