Daily Wabash Express, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 7 January 1890 — Page 2

DAILY EXPI

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The cold wave, if it is here this morning, will not be welcome, though it has lontf been expected and often announced. A little freezing weather would better prepare the surface of things for a winter covering.

All Chicago is mourning the death of a just judge and an upright man, Judge Knickerbocker. Chicago has been sorely nlllicted in many respects but we believe it is true that aa a rule the judiciary has been honest and courageous in the face of much that would corrupt and intimidate men who were not of the highest standard.

The Cincinnati physicians say there has not been a genuine case of Russian inlluenza in that city. Perhaps not, but thBtonly shows that Cincinnati is not up with the rest of the country. You can't rob the free American people of their claims for distinction as being victims of a popular epidemic by telling them it is not the genuine article. They will die with it first, even though it goe3 by another name.

Hrice is to be the winner in the end though he may bo the loser in these days just before the Democratic cuucus makes its choice. Mr. Brice agents are playing poker at tho state capital with his money, and they are loeing heavily to the Democratic members. It is an old game and we are surprised that Ohio politicians who "are of long experience in such deals us this choice of a senator have not been equal to the occasion and invented something new.

A week or so ago the Gazette was skeptical of the report that there had been a chicken light for money at the edge of th9 city. Xow that it ha3 been published that some of the members of its pet police board were concerned in it the Gazette is suddenly reminded that gentlemen and ladies of Terre Haute have attended chicken lights. It

Beems

strange that our contemporary could be driven so far in the wrong because its young afternoon rival got on the right side of these qviestions of public morals before it did, while it was too busily engaged calling for the heart's blood of the robber tarilT barons.

There was a remarkable election at Jackson. Mississippi, yesterday and we have a most remarkable account of it this morning. "The election passed o(T very quietly," we are informed and then conies the candid explanation: "Only about la or 20 negroes presented themsalves and asked tho privilege of voting." The privilege! We thank the Associated Press correspondent for that word. "They quietly withdrew, none of th6m insisting on voliug." And then the ingenuous report goes on to explain why the fifteen or twenty who had a right to vote quietly withdrew when they wore refused the "privilege." "There were a great many strangers iu town, mauy of them coming here purposely to assist the Democrat3. It is believed their presence had the desired efTect of preventing trouble." It is ten to one that the average southern bourbon would not be impressed with the idea that anything out of the way had occurred at Jackson.

C. 0. D.

i'rofcssion:il Courtesy.

AYicltars—Is Tinimius writing poetry yet? SiinmoiKls ^mother poet)—No. not yet.

At tlie Mission .School.

,liminie-Soy. w'at's dis picture In my book here? Teacher—'That Is a monk. James. Jlminle—Aw, come oil Who ever see a "monk" wldout a tail?

The Ai of IMscrot Ion.

Young Mr. llorduppe—1 ml«ht have known you were too old to marry me before 1 was foolish enough to propose. ,iiss Ami Tiipie- And yet. one would not have to be so very ij i'd to have ihat much sense, either.

Paint Iui the l.lly.

Tommy-You bet If 1 was Sullivan. 1 wouldn't flsjht no coon. Jimmy—You wouldn't, eh?

Tommy- Now, sou bet 1 wouldn't. Wot de satisfaction o' putt'.n' a black eye on a nlguer. anyhow?

Fasily Identitied.

Minnie-1 wonder who was the younc man In the fur-trimmed coat and silk hat that we just passed?

Mamie—Oh. lie Is a Chicago traveling man. Minnie -Then you knov him. do you? lan le—Me? No. But dl.'.n't you hear lilm say have saw?"

Sisterly Swaetues*.

Miss Slymnie -What do you thlnK? He now objects to me appearing In a decollete dress. If he Is Kolnp to lie so ridiculously jealous before we are married, what will he lie afterward, 1 wonder?

Her Krlend— 1 do not think he is actuated so much by Jealousy as love. In fact. I think he Is doing you a real kindness.

EXC1UNGE ECHOES.

Chicago Inter-Ocean: There Is not a country In the world, outside or the I'nlted States, "where H0t) of the best citizens." In a single night, could he mustered, with masked faces, and turned Into cold-blooded murderers ot defenseless men.

Philadelphia Record IKm: The scandals growing out of the struKKle between Brlce and Thomas in Ohio eniphasl'-' once more the necessity of taking the choice of United States senators away from the legislatures and Intrusting It to the people themselves. It has been demonstrated In nearly

every one of these contests that the Btate legislatures are uot tit to perform this political duty. There Is no doubt that the people would often make mistakes In electing 1'nlted States senators: but their choice would at least be free from most of the corrupt inlluences that prevail In the state legislatures.

Boston Journal: The fact that the Maine ship builders have had the busiest and most prosper ous season In 18SU for many years Is another fore ible reminder that better days are promised lor our merchant navy, and that we had better go to work to encourage Its revival Instead of Idly mourning Its decadence.

New York Mall and Express: It Is because the Democrat Is conscious that fair and honest Federal elections In all the states of the Union would be. under existing circumstances, highly prejudicial to the fortunes of the Democratic party, that he shrieks so loudly and kicks so lustily whenever a Federal election law is mentioned In ills hearing? It certainly looks that way.

Cleveland Leader: One notable fact In regard to the house committees appointed by Speaker Heed is that the committee on the civil service Is mad? up for the most part of staunch defenders of the existing law and has several members who are heartily In favor of Its further extension. Tills Is as it should be, and Is thorougnly in harmony with the sentiment of the Republican party.

Boston Traveller: .Among the celored people of South Carolina there Is talk of a general exodu*. It is probable that some thousands ol them may leave the state because of recent outrages and the hostility of their white neighbors, but many of those who talk of leaving will remain because of Inability to pay the expenses of (migrating and uncertainty as to where they can better their condition.

St. Louis lobe.Democrat: The argument oi the Sioux chiefs In favor of the removal of the Indian schools at Hampton and Carlisle to the Indian country deserves the attention of congress. It Is a notorious fact that the graduates of said schools are not fitted for any useful service among their people, but return home only to drift back again to the blanket condition. If the schools were at the Indian agencies the effect of their Instruction would undoubtedly be more beneficial.

Indianapolis Journal: It does not clearly appear why the killing of a lot of negroes by a mob of white men at Barnwell, S. C.. should start anew that parrot-like cry along the Southern line, "We wlii not be ruled by the blacks." No politics was involved In the Barnwell affair, no election was on hand, and there Is nothing to show that the murdered negroes were trying to rule over anybody. It was a plain case of murder, and cannot be excused by the plea of political necessity,

VOICE OF THE PEOPLE.

I„amp Chimneys.

To the Editor of tin Kriircfs: Lamp chimneys have leaped into sudden notoriety. All Democratic statesmen and editors are talking about them, and the craze started in this way. A Mr. Macbeth, of Pittsburg, a glass manufacturer and a free trade Democrat, lias been before the ways and means committee to tell whut lie knew about lamp chimneys, and the fellow knew so much and told It in such an original and racy way. that his testimony, to the British members of the committee. was likeagleamof sunshine to tiie occupant of a dungeon. Carlisle and his friends had been hearing about the benefits oi protection till they were sick of It ami now they had succeeded in hauling in a witness who was lively. shrewd. self-pos-sessed. apparently well Informed, a manufacturer aud a tree treder. Such a combination of nmllties wai probably never belore seen, and the lfe« traders are jubilant over his interview with Hayns that Macbeth and lamp chlmney« have been discussed in every Democratic paper In the L'nited States, ami the fame of the pert witness lias ilready crossed the Atlantic. Even the Gazette gives us a whole column on this absorbing topic, and it Introduces the story with a few remarks. Intended to be very sarcastic, upon what it calls a tanll license for looting the public." It may therefore bo worth while to show how a small tiling cau make the average free trade editor happy, and cause him to bs loud and senseless and abusive at the expense of citizens who are of far more use in the world than himself.

A medium lamp chimney weighs about a quarter of a pound and costs 18 cents at the crockery stores in tills city. If you want a fire proof chimney. you get eight ounces of glass and pay 20 cents. The one by which I am wiiting at this moment, cost 2U cents at Breing's. Now, the greater part of a lamp chimney is sand, and it one-fourth of a common chimney is soda ash-the substance on which Mr. Macbeth wants the tariff repealed—the chimney would have in it an cunce of that material. Upon soda ash the tat

Iffis one-

fourth of a cent a pound. It appears then that a sixteenth of a cent would pay the tariff tax on all tiie soda ash a chimney contains. But let us concede to Mr. Macbeth about all he claims and th-n try to find out how much cheaper these goods woual be If we had free trade In every commodity which enters Into their composition. When Chairman McKinley asked Macbeth how much he could reduce tiie price of chimneys If he got all his raw materials tree, the answer was 3 or 4 cents a dczen. Tiie amount would really be less than a cent, but l"t lis concede the 3 cants and see what a boon tho repeal of that duty .would be to the consumer, who. as the Gazette claims pays all tariff taxes in tiie end The reduction then would bell cents tier dozen or a quarter of a cent apiece under free trole, then, tiie person who buys a lamp chimney ought to get it- tor cents or ]:U2 cents, It is fire proof, but owing to the difficulty of making a change, it seems probable that the dealer would keep tiie dime or two dimes as the case might ha. Tiie Democats have chosen to call the attention •f everybody lo the cost of lamp chimneys. will tiie Gazette then tell us how we are to get back that quarter of a c#nt on tho cost of each one we buy and If he does not lind himself able to do so will lie at least let us how much the consumer is going to be benefited by free trade In these goods? And here Is mother thing. We are told in that Interview that Ihe manufacturer's price of chimneys is 30 cents a lozen. They cost the general public 10 cents ipiece. It appears, then, that while the tarlif may add a quarter of a cent lo the cost of making ono oi these useful articles, the exigencies of the trade, while the chimney Is getting from Hie manufacturer to the consumer, add -li!.') per cent, to Its price. Will the Gazette kindly Inform us where the looter really lives?

Another important fact was brought out In this interview, and on this point it seems that the too willing witness blurted out tiie truth before Carlisle got a chance to wink him inlo prudent prevarication. Mr. Bayne Inquired how much wages Macbeth paid on the average. Tiie prompt answer was §4.5(1 per day. But further on when the witness began to talk of going to Germany to start a glass factory, lie said he did not expect to pay such wages in that country, but would pay men there what lie could get them for. Four dollars and lifty cents per day Is good wages, and Is ibout what a Belgian or German glass blower makeiltia week, and so long as American glass workers get that much for a day's work perhaps we can manage to stand that extra quarter of a cent on the price of a lamp chimney. If we can't will the Gazette editor write another chapter on the subject, and tell us why? Or if he can lind any mistakes or misstatements In tin foregoing, will he have the kindness to point them out?

Tkkuk Hamk, January li. C.

Kviinsvlllo's Artificial lee.

The Indianapolis and New Albany papers are lamenting the scarcity and high price of natural ice. Why don't those towns have some stylo about them like

Ovansviile? Why don't they make artilioial ice? Why don't they bid defiance to the elements? Here, we don't care, so far as the ice supply is concerned, whether the ico king does business or not. He can dwell with Santa Claus in the arctic or antarctic regions all the year if he pleases, as he is now doing. Chemistry more than tills his place.— [Evansville Journal.

lie Wutf Itruve.

(^uevedo—Geener is the bravest man 1 ever knew. Most remarkable man. Curtis—I don't know that. Never discovered it.

Quevedo—Well, he is. Why, he went, into a store to buy his wife present and actually talked back to the saleslady.—[Philadelphia Inquirer.

Four Hears at One Shot.

A. Withy, of Long Plantation, recently brought down four bears at one shot. The old she bear measured feet 1 inch from the er.d of her nose to her hind foot, feet incb.es across her breast and fore lege. She was ono gob of fat.—[Lawiston Journal. -tSu

Partner HlssoUtole Married.

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N. V., January li.—The wed­

ding of Wilson S. Bissell, ex-I'resident Cleveland's former law partner, and Miss Louise Sturges, the Genevn belle, has b«en tixed for February li. Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland will attend.

Of Course

Young Wife—A horrid rat ate one of those lovely canaries my husband gave me. and that's why I got a cat.

Matron—Well? Young Wife—And then the cat ate the other.—[Life.

PROTECTION AND FREE TRADE.

Mr. Gladstone is Klght and so is Mr. Blaine —It All Depends on the Point of View.

We think it no breach of journalistic confidence to say that a communication on the tariff question, printed in another column, is from the Hon. R. W. Thompson, of Terre Haute, says the Indianapolis Journal in its editorial columns. ColonelThompson is, we believe, the oldest living ex-member of congress, his first service in that body dating from 18-11. As a contemporary of Clay and Webster, and an active participant in the tariff debates of that period, he ranks as one of the fathers on this subject at least. Considerably more than half a century has elapsed since Colonel Thompson first engaged in active politics, and during all that time he has never wavered in his ardent support of protection as the true American policy. His judgment on the Gladstone Blaine debate, taat "eacti is right from his own standpoint," may be accepted as the verdict of the American people. To the Editor of the Indianapolis Journal.

The North American Review has rendered this country important service by publishing, in a single number, the conflicting opinions of Mr. Gladstone and Mr. Blaine upon the great question of protection. Theconspicious ability they have respectively exhibited will excite no surprise, either among Englishmen or Americans—to all of whom they are both known as eminently skilled in the use of all the weapons of debate.

The contest suggests this peculiarity —that each is right from his own standpoint. Mr. Gladstone, as an English statesman, displays his wisdom in furnishing tho free trade party of the United States with arguments to prove that it would be better for us to adopt the policy which Great Britain established to prevent the loss of her commercial supremacy rather than persevere in our own, which has made us her moot formidable rival. And Mr. Blaine, as an American statesman, does the same by showing that our best interests enjoin upon us the absolute necessity of maintaining the protective system, which has conferred innumerable benefits upon the country, and has never been departed from without embarrassment, both to the government and the people. Each has consequently expressed what is best for his own country.

Mr. Gladstone does not deny that by means of protection Great Britain became, not only "Mistress of the Seas," but the manufacturer of whatsoever was needed to supply the wants of the world. Nor does he pretend that she did not monopolize the carrying trade of the ocean, so that her exports and imports were transported in her own vessels. Our own history attests all this, especially our colonial experience, when Great Britain carried the principle of protection to the extent of prohibition, in order to prevent this country from engaging in any kind of manufactures. Thfe policy of repealing her corn laws was strategical—adopted at the time when she had come to realize that the rapidly increasing manufactures in the United States would create serious and threatening competition with her in the markets of the world. The actual pretense for that repeal was the desire to cheapen the subsistence of her manufacturing laborers, for two controlling reasons: first, to prevent their emigration to the United States aud second, to maintain the profits upon her manufacturing capital. Therefore, as these were the objects which led her to the introduction ot free trade, she was influenced, not by the immorality of protection, as Mr. Gladstone intimatee, but by purely commercial motives. at the time of the repaid of the corn-laws the English statesmen were sr'.gacious enough to see that the United States promised to become the leading producing country in the world, They, consequently, doemed it important to lCsglieh interests that they should, if possible, creats a free trade sentiment in this country, so that by decreasing our manufactures our producing classes should be increased in order thereby to reduce the prices of our surplus productions— in other words, by preventing our producers from finding sales for their surplus in home markets. Having succeeded iu creating such a party, she has ever sinc6 fostered and encouraged it. This ip, manifestly, the leading purpose of Mr. Gladstone's article. Any oue who will read it carefully enough to penetrate beneath its splendid diction—in which respect he is not surpassed by any oue man living—will see how firmly he clings to the idea that tho condition of English manufacturing laborers has been improved by cheap consumption, which could only be at the expense of the producing nations, of which the United States is the chief.

It is fortunate for the cause of protection that Mr. Biaine has so completely exposed the lallacy of his reasoning, in so far as it is applicable to the policy of the United States. His arguments are exhaustive, and ought to be read and pondered over by every American voter. His treatment of the general question of protection, as it relates to our past history and our present interests and necessities, is unanswerable. He has constructed a solid wall of facts, which no sophistry can undermine, and, in the aptest words, has shown the force of Generaf Jackson's reasoning when, in his letters to Coleman and to the governor of Indiana, he declared it our duty to become "more Americanized, and, inpt.ead of feeding paupers and laborers of England, feed our own." R. W. T.

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January 3d.

Playful Ecccutr'cttlefl of the *MOO.

One of New York's millionaires, with daughters just budding into society, has an evening dance at his home two or three times a month for the young people. After each dance some valuable toilet article has been missed from the gentlemen's room. First it was a silverback dressing comb, and then a goldhandled pocket knife, and soon. These losses are very annoying to the host and hostess, who are most kind and generous people. It is such incidents as these that give the private detective agencies of Gotham a thriving occupation.— [New York Sun. —-xo-

I.nok Out for Adulterated Ouliiine.

If you have occasion to buy quinine for the "grippe" be sure you get real quinine. I am told by competent medical authority that three-fourths of the quinine pills sold at the drug stores are compounds of cinchona and other forms of quinine which are not as effective as the real thing. Physicians who wish to make sure that their pntients get quinine now insht on its being put up in powders. The bitter taste of the drug makes that form of taking it extremely obnoxious, but it is the one reltnble form.—[Carson Lake in the New York Press.

The Youngest Soldier.

Oakland claims to have the youngest soldier who enlisted in the late war. He is J. J. Hannan, residing at 270 Thirteenth avenue, East Oakland. He claims

THE TERRE HAUTE EXPRESS, TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 7, 1890.

to have proof to show that he enlisted September 21,18G1, in the First New York marine artillery, being but 13 years 1 month and 5 days old.—[San Francisco Chronicle.

AMUSEMENTS.

The chief event Monday evening in the local dramatic world was the production, for the first time in New York, of Duncan B. Harrison's military drama, "The Paymaster,",sa}8 the New York Mail and Express of the play to be given here tonight. The play is in five acts the scene is laid in Ireland with 1SS3. The Bcenes are divided between British barracks aud Celtic homes, and love and villainy form the basis of the story. The.'paymaster— who is Irish—has for a rival in love his own colonel, who is English—and English of a very bad sort, too. This colonel, not being the favored suitor with the young Irish heiress of the play, resorts to desperate measures to win the day. He deliberately steals the paymaster's cash box, charges the paymaster with misappropriating the funds of the service, places him under arrest, and lays his plans for the disgrace and transportation of his arrival. The paymaster's sweetheart, aided by a faithful Irish lad and one or two others, turns the scheme into a boomerang, which results in the disgrace of the colonel, the triumph of virtue and the happy reunion of two loving hearts. It may be said, in a few words, that "The Paymaster" has scored a success. Its success is due to a certain manliness of sentiment and straightforwardness of execution which never grow too old for applause when presented with acceptable surroundings—and to the "real water" effect which is now so popular. The tank business is more thrilling in "Tne Paymaster" than in any other play where it has been thus far used.

The Charles F. Higgina Concert company will give a concert at Centenary M. E. Church on January 25th. In addition to Chaa. F. Iliggins, the brilliant violin soloist-, there are Miss Isabel Jamieson, pianist. iM?. H. Cornelius, clarionet soloist, Miss Z-^lma Kawlstor, soprano and Mr. Henry A. Higgins, cornet soloist.

The seat sale opena this morning for the engagement of Terre Haute's favorite actress, Miss Carrie Wayne, which occurs on Thursday evening. Mies Wayne has made rapid advance in her chosnn profession and there is a desire on the part of her many friends to witness her acting. "Rane," a society play, will be put on.

Carroll Johnson has made a hit in white face comedy. Ho will be eeen here on Wednesday evening, January 15th, in the "Faries' Weil," a delightful Irish comedy. llenshaw and Tenbroek in the "Two Old Cronies" will try and scrape an acquaintance with the theater-goers on Tuesday evening, Jauuary 14.

The ever-welcome actress, Maggie Mitchell, will make her first visit in a number of years on Saturday evening, January 18, presenting for the first tim« her latest play, "Riy." Miss Mitchell will be supported by Mr. Cnas. Abbott and a capable company.

The«ntiro house has been disposed of for the opening night-, to-night, ot "The Gondoliers" at the Parn theater, New York, and the demand for seats at succeeding performances is said to be very large.

Mr. Booth and Mme. Modjosk^ resumed 'heir tour last night in Providence, R. I, opening a w^k's engagement in "Tiie Merchant, of Venice." "As You Like It" has returned upon long run at Daly's, in

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York, with

Miss Ada R-^han as Rjsalind. Tho Wyndham company opened the week at McVir.ker's last night with "David Garrick," Salvini i3 at the Columbia, Mr. and Mrs. Kendall at liooley's, Frederick Wai de at the Haymarket, and the McCaull Opera company at the Chicago Opera house.

OFFICIAL CALL.

It ha3 been decided by the Indiana Republican state central committee that the Republicans in each county of tho state, and all others who wish to cooperate with the Republican party, will, on Saturday, January 11, 1890, by school district or precinct meetings, by township or county delegates, or mass conventions, civ in such other manner, and at such hour and place, on that day, p.a may be designated by the oIKcers of the county committee, and upon at least ten dayb' publication of notice iu the Republican press of tiio county, given by the ollicera of tri6 countv committee, transact the following buintietft:

First—Elect from each voting precinct a member of the county committee therefrom. The county committeeman so chosen will meet in the county seat on Saturday, January 18,1S90, at 2 o'clock p. iu., and elect the usual ollicera and an executive committee of three or five membere.

Second—Elect delegates and alternate delegates to the proper district conventions named below. The counties to be entitled to the number of delegates and alternate? are as follows: [The basis of representation for the whole state Is here (riven. That or tiie counties comprising tills congressional district is as follows: Clay !I7 Parke 28 Fountain »i Vermillion 17 Montgomery -10 Vl^o 03 Sullivan ID Total 2JX)

Third—The delegates

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district convention by tho counties composing the various congressional districts of the Rtate will meet on Thursday, January 22, as follows:

First district, Evansville Second Washington Third, North Vornon Fourth, Lawrenceburg Fifth, Danvill* Sixth, Cambridge City Seventh, Indianapolis Eighth, Crawfordfivilie Ninth, Frankfort Tenth, Hammond Eleventh, Marion Twelfth, Aburn Thirteenth, Goshen.

The state central committeeman of each district will publish tho hour and hall for his district meeting.

At each of these district mooiings there will be elected the state curu mi teeman for the district.

The new state central committee will meet Btthe Now DeuDison house, Indianapolis, Thursday night, January 30, at 7:40 o'clock, and will elect tno proper ofiicers and transact other business.

At each of the district meetings there will be transacted no other business than that above designated. Wa urgently recommend that each Republican in the state attend these meetings and assist in the select ion of the bestmen possible for all the places. This call is issued by order of the Republican state central committee of Indiana, made at a meeting held in Indianapolis, December 5, 18S9.

L. T. Mjche.nek,Chairman.

F. M. MitvLiKAN, Secretary.

Mr. H. C. Rigby, of the Equitable Life Assurance society of N. Y., states:— That he was cured of lumbago by Salvation Oil, the pain cure.

A BILLY MASON STORY.

An Expectcd Conil»ffration Which I)iil Not Occur.

A local paper has this story, which may be better known in the Third congressional district than in Washington, says a Bpecial from that city to tho Chicago Tribune. "Congressman Billy Mason, of Chicago, has a way of pointing a moral and adorning a tale with a story. Last election day Billy was discussing President Cleveland's tariff message, 'llis notion that the country was all burning up for tariff reform,' said the Illinois representative, 'reminds me of a Hebrew named Geisenheimer, who lived out Ht Joliet. About two weeks after the holidays he came up to Chicago and registered nt the Palmer house. He kept himself somewhat conspicuously in the public eye until 10 p.m. As that hour approached he giued his eye to the big marble clock in the rotunda and on the dot he rushed to the clerk's desk and demanded in excited tones: 'ish dere a deleuram for me?' "'No, Mr. Geisenheimer, there is no telegram for you.' "That satisfied him for another ten minutes, wh9n he rushed in and asked: 'Ish dere a deleg.-am for me?' "'No, sir, no telegram.' "Ten miDut.es later in ho jumped, 'Vere dot delegram for Mr. Geisenheimer?' "Tbe clerk had got about tired by this time. 'There is no telegram for you. When ono comes I will send it to your room.' "'AH right.' "But in a quarter of an hflur in bounced Mr. Geisenheimer as red-hot for a telegram as ever. The clerk turned him down and then got ready for the next attack. He folded a blank message, put it in a telegraph envelope, sealed it, and addressed it to Mr. Geisenheimer. He was after it as sharp as a pike in ten miuutes. With eager hands he tore open the envelope, drew out the blank, and, aa he opened it, rolled up bis eyes and exclaimed: "Mein gott, mein Gott! My shtore is all burnt oop!"

REFUSED TO ELOPE FOR MONEY.

Actor Keld Say* Ajjuos Hermlon Offered Him $1,000 to Oeriert Ilin Wife.

Hal Reid, the actor, who caused something of a breeze a week ago by marrying Bertha Bell Westbrook, a St. Louis debutante, on five days' acquaintance, has severed his connection with the Agnes Herndon company and is now in St. Louis accompanied by his wife. Reid was leading man with the Herndon company, and after his swift marriage to Miss Westbrook it was discovered that he had been recently pardoned outof the Stillwater penitentiary. "I left the company," said he, "because Agnes Herndon, or Mrs. Jaesel, ns she is known ctT the ct-age, kept importuning me to elope with her and desert my wife. When she learned that I had married she went into high tragedy, cursed and wept in turns, and then offered me ?4,000 and a position as leading man for life if I would elope. She called my wife Mrs. Convict, and this made me so mad that I exposed Miss Herndon to the entire company. I told of her offers to induce rae to go with her and tbe propositions she made to secure a divorce. My wife and I left tho company at St. Joe."

Important Decision Against the Chemical.

New York, January li.—In the suit brought David Armstrong, receiver of the Fidelity National bank of Cincinnati, now defunct, against ths Chemical National ban'-:. Judge Wallace in th-) Uoitsd Slates Circuit court ordered that the compiainauu is entitled to a decree, and the defendant must account for all the securities which have not been returned. to the complainant, their value and proceeds ler?e the amount advanced and overdrafts made after it received them. The securities alluded to are a million dollars, which were sent to the defendant by the Fidelity National bank on June 14:.h, 1S37, a wer-k before the latter institution closed its doors. The money was in shares, and was for the purpose of holding against any order or draft which might be made. The bank retained sullbient of its securities to satisfy its claims, which amounted to ?:ioo,ooo.

New York mid the World's Fair.

Nf.w Yokic, January G.—Lite this afternoon Mayor Grant received a telegram from Chauncey M. Dopew stating that Senator Hiecock had appointed Saturday morning at 10 o'clock to hear Now York relative to the world's fair, and they should have as many representative people in attendance as possible, including all the members of the com mittesof 100, who could be persuaded to go.

Tim American Window Glnsn Trust.

Boston, January —I-1, is stated that the American Window Glass trust has been formed at Pittsburg. The twelve largest American importers of window glass met the past week at. Young's hotel, Boston, and after considerable discussion agreed upon an advance of 10 per cent. Prices abroad have risen very sharply—about 30 per cent., by reason of the advance in raw materials.

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fttirc and Mutches fc'et li City Hall on Fire-

Chicago, January 5.—A combination of mice and matches started a fire in one of the fire proof vaults of the council chamber last Friday and it burnet? until this morning without being discovered. Fortunately, only some unimportant papers were destroyed, but the authorities were scared when they discovered that tbo city hall had been on fire for four days.

Stniuss Coming With His Ordinal ra.

Vm'.nna, Jan. 6.—Mr. Elwell, of Brooklyn, has made a contract with Strauss to t:»ke his whole orchestra to America for :i thr»e month's engagement. They will sail May 7.

Tho Consumption of Oninlne.

It has been estimated that about twenty-five tous of quinine pills have been consumed in tais couniry during the last two weeks.—[Now York Tribune.

Frenli Intelligence. Noah maj- have got. his shit-tim wood from Nashville, but the patriarch's cocktails came from over the Tennessee border.—[Courier Journal.

A Possible Contingency.

If Mr. Gladstone writes another magazine article he will make James G. Blnine a necessity iu 1892.—[Keurney (Neb.) Enterprise.

No Time for Circumlocution.

Ohio Legislator—la this Brice? Cal Brice—Yes, what's your price?— [Chicago Inter-Ocean.

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If you have "bigness" of the head. Catarrh and "rlnKlng" ears, A hot and feverish cuticle.

And eyes suilused with tears. An "all gone" feeling around your waist. And aching legs and hip. Though "far from strong" you'r hardly sick

You have not lost your •'grip."

If you have running at the rose And constant tits of seeezing, A chilly feeling down your back.

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New York Herald.

During the psat year 315 divorces were obtained in Pniladelphia. It is said the greater number of them resulted from Camden marriages.

Three weeks neo the Berlin cabmen celebrated the 150th anniversary of the first introduction of cabs in Berlin. The first schedule of fares prescribed by the city council provided that a cabman caught overcharging should be placed in Etocks before the city hall.

A wily old fox gave about 200 hunts men one of the best chases ever erjoyed in Delaware county, Pennsylvania, Wednesday, and when satisfied with his run sly old Reynard crept into a hole and laughed at his pursuers. It was the oc casion of the annual meeting of the Tip perary clulx

A number of London medical men have united to form a hypnotic society, the purpose of which will be to prevent by law public exhibitions of mesmerism and hypnotism. Another object will be to study privately and in a scientific manner the phenomena of those morbid states.

Allentown has a girl to ba proud of. A few nights ago she ate fourteen fried oysterE, two pieces of bread, three pickles, two pieces of red beets, two oranges, two apples, three bananas, two pieces of chocolate cake, a piece of fruit cake, a lot of grapes, a piece of cocoanut cake and some candy.

Two New Haven men were comparing notes on their domestic experiences, when one of them said: "Well, I have learned something by experience. When I come home late now 1 open the door quietly and throw in my hat. If it is kicked out I don't go in. It is beet to mainiain peace iu the famiiy at any cost."

A Franklin editor happened to mention to a friend on Christmas day that, among other things he roaliy wanted, was an extra pair of suspenders. Before the day was half over the stores in town had sold all the suspenders they had and enough of those articles to last him for J50 years wore in the possession of the editor.

The engineer, Gmiu, who died recently in Lyons, left all his property to France. Iihch partment, including Alsace and Lorraine, will receive in accordance with his will an annual income of 1,000 francs. The heads of the departments are directed to divide the monev among the poor of the citiesevery New Year's day.

Stanley sees tine prospects for railways in Africa. According to bis estimates 800 miles could be laui down for 817.000,000. This mil^nge would open to commerce four great river basitiF, with a total area of 2,370,000 square miles, and a total population of 80,9G0,0C0. Of the resources of the region he speaks in tho highest terms.

A bridge across the English channel is not among the improbabilities of the near future. The proj-ct is pronounced feasible by competent engineer?, and a late number of tho Scientific American contains the plans and estimates for such a structure, which were discussed at a meeting the Iron and Steel institute at Priris during the present year.

The electric light, is turning ins'de out other towns than New York. In Paris for Foru9 diys the footpaths ou the boulevards leading from the Madeliene to the pla::e de l'Opera have been conlined to one-halt tht.ir dimensions owing to the fact that trenches have again been dug for the reception of wires. It will be seen that the sidewalk, not the street, is used for the subways.

L-ist week at Beach City, Ohio, a funeral sermon was preached over the remains of a remarkable lady. The deceased was Mrs. Catherine Brown, a widow. Her age wua ninety-three years nine months and twenty-six days. She made her burial robes, knit herself pair of linen stockings for the occasion, gave full details for her burial and calmly awaited the messenger.

The dynamito and the powder mills of Germany have just formed a trust. The agreement will be binding to all parties till 11)25. Any miilowner who violates it will be liable to heavy fine" in aggravated cases as high ns £500,000, All the profits of all members of the trust will ba pooled. Sixty per cent, of them will go to the dynamite manufacturers aud the rest to the powder men.

Correggio's "San Giovanni," cited i.n the biographies and catalogues as having been in a church and subsequently lost, is thought to have been found. A gentleman bought the picture lately for a very trifling sum from a poor family in the town of Correggio, and, after submitting it to experts, it has be^n pronounced the real thing, a picture of great vigor and spontaneity and Corregio's best style.

A verit ib!e battle is going on over John Gardner and his family in New York. Gardner is an able and energetic carpenter, with a wife and six children, whom the emigration commissioners have kept virtually a prisoner on Ward's island for three months because of some notion that ho was likely to become a pauper. The collector of the p°rt insis's that lie shrill be liberated, and the commissioners refuse to give him tip.

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The reduction in cloaks, which we have emphasized in this place several times, is still with us. Some of the cloaks are, also. Sales have been great but our stock was great.

Actual Offerings:

For 67 ."0, all wool newmarket that cost 612. For 60, a beaver cloth newmarket, stitched lappels, pockets and culls, that cost 615 90.

For 619, a broadcloth newmarket with bishop sleeves, satin lined, that cost 62").

ou may lind bargains more to your fancy than these. We feel sure that you can not find them elsewhere, and in vile you to see for yourself.

And a capable company, in Miss Wayne's delightful society comedy drama.

Sale opens Tuesday, l'rlces, 75. 50 and 25 cents.

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New Scenery and Aijuatle Flleets.

Advance sale opens .Monday. 1'rlees. '25. B'Jatid 75 cents.

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