Greenfield Evening Republican, Greenfield, Hancock County, 9 February 1895 — Page 1

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this morning. Some of the latest

Hair Ornaments,

cheap as you ever saw. Some of the latest novelties in

SATEENS

nd all wool

DRESS GOODS

See our line of bodice aprons trimmed in lace. This is anew thing, the latest out.

J. Ward Walker Co.

J£.is Qlothes

Area matter of importance to a well dressed gentleman.

I have just received a complete line nf

Winter Gnods

Perfect Fits and Low Prices Guaranteed.

OVERCOATS

Now a Specialty,

McCOLE,

THE LEADING

Merchant Tailor.

1895 February. 1895

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BOND

ORDER ISSUED.

The Prcnldeftt

Message to Com-

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fjress on the Financial Ji 1 nation. WASHINGTON, Fob. I).—The president

Friday sent the following message to congress: To the C'ungross of the Cnited States:

Since my recent communication to tho congress csilling attention to our financial condition and suggesting legislation, which I deemed essential to our national welfare and credit the auxiety and apprehension then existing in business circles liave coiitinued.

Asa precaution therefore nsrainst the failure of timely legislative aid through

In the judgment, of those especially charged with tins responsibility, the busincss situation is critical and tho legislative situat ion is so unpromising with tho I omission thus far on the part of the con-I press to bi nelicially enlarge the powers of the secretary of the treasury in the premises as to enjoin immediate executive action with the facilities now at hand.

Therefore, in pursuance of Section 3700 of the revised statutes, the details of an arrangement have this day been concluded with parties abundantly able to fulfill their undertaking whereby bonds of tho United States, authorized under the act of July 14. 1S75, payable in coin, 30 years after their date with interest at the rate of 4 per cent per annum to tho amount of a little less than 102,400,000, are to be issued for the purchase of gold coin amounting to a sum slightly in excess of 165.000,000 to be delivered to the treasury of the United States, which sum added to the gold now held in our reserve will so restore such reserve as to make it amount to something more than ?1U0 "00,000.

Such premium is to be allowed to tho government upon the bonds JUS to fix the rate of intere*-* upon t». amount of gold realized it t'-.e rate thiee and three fourths per cent pe. *n.. n. At least one half of the golu to I "niued ,o be supplied from abroad Wiwcii a very important and favorable feature of tuo transaction.

Tho privilege Is reserved to the government to subst-u

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par within

10 days from this date iL lieu of the 4 per cent coin bonds, other bonds in terms payable in gold and bearing only 3 per cent interest if the issue of tho same should in the meantime be authorized by the congress.

The arrangements thus completed, which, after careful inquiry, appears in present circumstances, and considering all the objects desired to be the best attainable, develops su-h a difference in the estimation of investors between bonds made payable in gold in favor of the latter as is represented by three-fourths of a cent in annual interest. In the agreement just concluded the annual sa\*ng in interest to the government, if 3 per cent gold bonds should be substituted by 4 per cent coin bonds under the privilege reserved, would be irv.», amounting in 30 years, or at the maturity of the coin bonds, to £10,174,770.

Of course there should never be a doubt in any quarter as to the redemption in gold of the bonds of the government, •which are made payable in coin. Therefore the discrimination in the judgment of investors between our bond obligations payable in coin and those specilically made, payable in gold is very significant. It is hardly necessary to suggest that, whatever may be our views on the subject, the sentiment or preferences of those with whom we must negotiate in disposing of our bonds for gold are not subject to our dictation.

I have only to add that in my opinion the transaction here intimated for the inform,it ion of the congress promised better results than the efforts previously made in the direction of effectively adding to our gold reserve through the sale of bonds and I believe it will tend, as far as such action can in present circumstances, to meet the determination expressed in tho law repealing silver purchasing clause of the act of July 14, is 10, and that in thy language of such repealing act the arrangement made will aid our efforts to ''insure the maintenance of the parity in value of the coins of the two metals and the equal power of every dollar jit all times in the markets and in the payment Of debts." (THOVEK Cl.KVKLA.NJJ.

Executive .Mansion, Keb. 8, 1895.

INDIANA LEGISLATURE.

llut Very Little Legislation Accomplished in Either Branch. INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 9.—Tho Semite

after a short session yesterday morning adjourned until Monday, but the house continued to grind away. Tlu senate passed no measures but advanced a largo number of committee reports and second readings.

The only important measure that came up in the senate was a valued policy bill, which, sifter considerable argument, wsis killed upon sidver.se committee reports. The most important sietion in the house wsts the passsige of si militia re-orgsuiizatien bill and killing the antipass bill. _____

WASHINGTON C. H., O., Feb. 9.—S. W. Cessna & Company's grsiin elevator on the Ohio .Southern railroad tracks here was destroyed by fire Friday. Loss, about $5,000, insurance, $2,500.

Frozen to ])at li

BRAVER FALLS, Pa., Feb. 9.—Chris Straub of tins place was l'ound lying on the floor of his room (lead yesterday morning. He had fallen out of bed during the night and was frozen to death.

GREENFIELD, INDIANA, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 9, 189:,.

STQTUI M&USQ-

TUESDAY February! L'

A LAUGHING TREAT!

The Wed Known Comedian,

EZRA KENDALL

IN HIS FUNNIEST OF PLAYS,

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A Pair of pf.

fv vO

Supported liv a splendid onnp my of players, including the popular Comedian,

PERKINS D. FISHER,

OF "COLD DAY" FAME,

The IVerli"-» ilt'k1 sinter and dancer,

MISS JENNIE

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congressional action cautious preparation.-! liave been pending to employ to the best possible advante.ge in default of better I means, such executive authority as may. without- additional legislation, be exercised for the purpose of reinforcing anil! maintaininir in our treasury an adequate and safe gold reserve.

DUNN.

TlIK ORIGINAL

LITTLE

JOSEPHINE'

Of the famous Juvenile Pinafores vwrs

MIS.-. JKAN PKLMAK, MIsS .IKSslK RKliT.MAN, MISS AGNUS CAKL'IOX,

ML:. LEO IIAIiDMAN, Mlt. HARRY NOniJiTT

And other well-known comedy favorites.

Year. Funnier Than Ever.

KESKLIVED SEATS ON SAIJi AT

HARRY STRICKLAND'S WI1ITK HOUSE OROCEI'.Y.

To the Public.

Scientific inventions brought 'to perfection in these days has ma'de it possible to so perfect the operation of

Lauiitfering

That the Troy Steam Laundry, now running at 17 S, Penn. St., is receiving soiled linen which it absolutely guarantees to return perfectly laundried. Give us atrial.

C. T. HERRING, Prop.

at

Ben Strickland, Solicitor.

Watch for Ben. He will call on you.

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Local and Personal.

"Pocahontas." Mrs. S. R. Wells, Mrs. Judge Chas. G. Offutt and son, Sam Offutt went to Indianapolis to-day.

Will A. Hough left for Chicago this morning for a visit of a few days with his brother, Clsirence Hough.

Mrs. Harry Regula was called to Indianapolis to-day by the sickness of her mother, Mrs. John Weilacher.

Ed Shelby, who has been down at Seymour selliDg fruit trees, came home last evening. Ed says he was froze out,

Ezra Kendall is one of the foremost comedians of the day, and such an attraction as Greenfield doesn't get every day.

C. M. Kirkpatrick wsis at Noblesville this week looking after his street contrsicting business. He came home last evening.

Mrs. Dr. Sam Edwards returned to Indiansipolis to-day after a visit to see her father, Wm. G. Scott, who has the rheumatism. ,,

In giving the names of the new Brenneke dancing class yesterday, we unintentiomilly omitted the name of Miss Borgia Barnard.

Mrs. Henry Eitel, of Indianapolis was here last evening and attended the Burdette lecture. She is a guest of her friend, Miss Lulu Crawford

Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Swope this week purchased an elegant J. and C. Fischer piano. The wood is mahogany and the piano is very sweet toned.

Rev. Robert W. Douglas, of Ohio, is promised at the Friends' church to-mor-row, both morning and evening. A cordial invitation is extended to all to hear him.

Melton & Pratt, the popular tinners of this city, have just added two very fine machines and have five more ordered which will enable them to make and sell tinware cheaper than any other house in Greenfield. Call and see our work. 66t7

Riley Kingen, formerly a citizen of this township, died at his home in Greenville, Til., last night from luug fever and will be buried there Monday. He moved there last fall from Maxwell. He was quite an exeellent citizen and nice man.

The grand jury returned two indictments against Mrs. Pearl McMahon and one against her sister, Blanche Hollowell, this moruiug, for prostitution. They were arrested and are now out on bond. &mA very pretty and puzzling trick for boys is that of setting lire to a snow heap. Make a hillock of snow and into the apev little cone at its top press some pieces of gum camphor. When all is arranged, light a match and touch the bit of gum. It will at once take fire and burn with a brilliant and beautiful flame. "What is cheaper or better to eat than nice young whole shoulders of pork at 0 cents per pound and sausage all pork, made up every day at 7 cents. If you have any doubt of the sausage being all pork, you can buy the material and make it yourself, at the same price. 63t4 E. P. THAYER & Co.

When you want to borrow a dollar, buy goods on credit, raise money for charitable purposes, to whom do you go for help To the local business man of course. Then remember your home merchants and always patronize them to the extent of every dollar that 11 Trade at home if your merchants have what you want.

Ezra Kendall in "A Pair of Kids" at the Opera House, Thursday evening, Feb. 12, is sure to evoke an abundance of merry-making. The fun promises to be fast and furious, and one who goes to the theatre for ail evening's amusement is quite certain to get it. The piece seems to be as popular as ever, notwithstanding it is now in its tenth season. The company includes some well known favorites.

PI P. Thayer & Co. are cutting a few hogs and you who are fond of the trim mings can get such parts as we do not usually have. Spare ribs with plenty meat at 7 cents: back bones with all the meat on at 7 cents: shoulders 6 cents sausage 7 cents hams 9 cents pigs' feet well cleaned 25 cents per dozen tenderloins 12K cents fillets, the most delicate part at 15 cents. Lard in quantities, A. No. 1, at 8% cents, Dressed hogs now cents. /. 61tG

The teachers of Center township held their regular monthly iu#-f- -day, and a full attendance is reported. At the close of the session, the teachers presented Township Trustee W. H. Thompson with a handsome gold watch chain as a token of their esteem. The presentation speech was made by Capt. Lee O. Harris, one of the oldest and best known teachers in the county. Mr. Thompson was taken completely by surprise, but responded in a neat and happy speech to the teachers. The occasion will be long remembered by those present.

BOU BUKDETTE ON A BENDER.

The Popular Lecturer Gets Awfully Druuk

Last night after delighting a large audience at Masonic Hall with his popular lecture, "The Rise and Fall of the M" tache," Bob Burdette went to his room at the Guymon House with Messrs H. D. Barrett and Will Service, of the lecture committee, who paid him $100 lor his two hours talk. These gentlemen left him about 10:30 and then he went out and begsin to tank up. He called at John Daily's saloon and invited all present to drink with him, whatever they wanted, which was done a number of times. Burdette always filled his glass to the brim with whiskey and took it straight. After the saloons closed, he walked down the street and later went into the Herald office, as Lucian Pauley, the pressman remains there over night and wsis up. When he came in he says, "I'm Bob Burdette ain't I" and Mr. Pauley said he thought he was. Burdette then proceeded to smash his nice new derby hat into smithereens and then said, "I know I'm Bob Burdette now." Mr. Pauley took Burdette over to the hotel about 1 o'clock this morning and put him in his room. He wanted Pauley to go and get him some whiskey, but Pauley told him everything was closed up, so he went to bed satisfied, but in the language of the street he was fuller tkan a goose. He failed to get up in time to take the 8:03 train for Indianapolis this moruiug, so he left on the 8:45 for Richmond, where he would catch the fast train this afternoon for his home in Philadelphia.

We deeply regret the course taken by Mr. Burdette here, both on his own account, that of the Lecture Association and of the audience who were so well pleased with his lecture. We understand however, that he was so druuk a few eveniugs ago in an Ohio city, that he had to be taken from the lecture platform as unable to go through with the entertsiinment. It was reported that he was to be given the liquor cure and that is certainly just what he needs. Great is the pity when a man so talented as Burdette chooses to throw himself away and ruin his prospects for a good and useful life.

Will Ho Sentenced Monday

The grand jury which is in session, returned an indictment this morning against Don Carr, who was arrested yesterday for stealing $8.50 from Mrs. Pearl McMahon. C/irr was before Judge Ollutt this morning and plead guilty to the charge. He will be sentenced Monday morning.

Marriage litcenoes.

Charlton C. Pratt and Lenora M. Fort.

TEE OUTGO OF GOLD

How Can It Be Stopped Is the Question.

WILL A BOND ISSUE DO IT?

R. G. Dan & Company's Weekly Review of Trade l*redicts Some Improvement

in the Financial situation in the Xear

Future—Some Points of Encouragement

l»e crease in Failures.

NEW YORK, Feb. 9.—R. G. Dun & Company's weekly review of trade says: For a whole week the confident expectation of the sale of bonds has kept back exports of gold. Withdrawals from the treasury amounted to about £"2,000,000, but were mainly for domestic purposes.

No bond bill has passed or is likely to pass congress, and in the two months, ending with February, the treasury sictusilly lost SOT.000.000 in gold, of which $-10,400.1)00 went: info circulation awl $20,300,000 besides the product of the mines went abroad. To arrest this outgo in either direction is a problem which another issue of bonds may possibly solve. it is hoped that the negotiations with foreign bankers msiy secure some improvement, though it is clear that sales of securities here will liave the same ett'ect as if the bonds were placed in this country, and they liuiv not. be stopped by the new transactions.

The condition ol! industries, if not definitely better, at least presents some points of encouragement. No advance in the prices of manufactured products indicates a better demand. On the contrary, iron and steel products have slightly declined for the week and for the month and in comparison with prices of October, 1890, sire but 5-1.1 per cent, sigainst 54.8 per cent Jan. 1. During the week the demand has been checked by the higher prices at Pittsburg, so that Bessemer iron receded a little while structural products in spite of some large contracts, are si shade lower. Some reductions of prices sire reported in bar iron and the demand for rails does not increase. There is a little better tone at Philadelphia and sides of pig are quite heavy there, while at Chicago things are brighter, pig iron is in better demand and fair orders are coming for bar, but structural orders are delayed by severe weather. Tin has been lifted a shade by speculation and lead is steady, but copper is slow of sale and weak at 98 cents for lake.

In cotton goods there has been a reduction in some browni sheetings, while other qualities sire moving fairly at unchanged prices. The general tone of the market, however, is not particularly encouraging. A large auction sale of silks resulted in prices about 10 per cent below the recent market or September prices. In woolens the opening of the finer grades for the heavyweight season have brought some increase in business but not at satisfsictory prices, while the duplicate orders in the lightweights are unusually large. Sides of wool thus far this year have been 17,308,005 pounds domestic, sigsiinst 12,921,500 pounds last year and 20,245,550 in 1893, but of foreign 11,038,550, against 1,594,300 lsist year and 10,007,350 in 1893. It is noticeable that ssties of foreign wool have liwtbeen materially larger this yesir without duties than they were in the same weeks of 1893 and 1892.

No improvement in the prices of farm products h.ts resulted on the somewhat active specnlsitien during the week, wheat being only one-half cent higher than a week sigo, with western receipts only 792,931 bushels, agsiinst 2,240.250 last year, while exports have been si little smaller. The western receipts for the month have been 5,112,272 bushels, against 2,499,710 last year. Receipts ol corn hsive been small, but prices liave slightly advanced. Prices of cotton sire unchanged, although the receipts continue unusually lsirge for the sesison.

Fsiilures for the week hsive been 28! in the Uni States, sigsiinst: 385 last year, siud 58 in Csmsulsi, agsiinst 0 last yesir.

HARDSHIPS ON THE LAKES.

Sixty Lives Imperiled by the Cold Weather Over I.ake Michigan. MILWAUKEE, Feb. 9.—Two miles off

Msmistee harbor, surrounded by lsirge ice fields that extend for miles into the lake, lie two large stesiniers helpless and without feel. Abosird of them sire about sixty men and a lsirge consignment of merchandise. They sire the lsirge csir I femes, Nos. 1 smd 2, of the Ann Arbor

line, whose msissive ice crushers hsive heretofore been considered capable of plowing through any psirt of the lsike in winter.

The Ann Arbor line has asked Milwsiukee vesselmen to send relief, and sirrangeinents lisive been mside to send help to the icebound vessels from Ludington. The bosits have been fast in the ice since last Friday siud every ton of cosil has been burned to keep the crews from freezing. Captain John Fitzgerald of the Milwsiukee Drydoek company received a dispsitch from General Superintendent Ashley of the Ann Arbor line saying that the ferries which sire blocksided by the ice off the Michigan shore are without fuel, and he requests that the locsil vessel sigents send relief.

Csiptain Fitzgerald communicated the condition of the ferries to the Flint and Pere Msvrquette company, smd sis a result, word wsis received here that si relief expedition would be* sent out from Ludington as soon as possible. Costi, and possibly some food, will be taken out to the ferry bosits. The an-ango-ments for the relief psirty are in charge of Superintendent Martin of tho Flint and Pere Marquette line. If the stesimers sire unable to reach the ice-bound vessels from the Michigan side, a steamer will be sent, from this city. Tincar ferries left Kewaunee Feb. 1, and were bound for Frankfort. Both carry large csirgoe. of eastbound freight.

His Life's Work Ended.

MUSCATINE, la., Feb. 8.—Geoi-ge W. Vanhorn, postmaster and editor of Tho News Tribune, died yesterday, after six months' illness. He had been in newspaper work since 1870 and was United State&cuDsal to Marseilles, Fninee^niider

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PRICE. TWO CENTS

President Linn to his newspsipe:

ii. lit Has, fn addition work, contributed sev­

eral po ,ular stories to light- literature.

London After It.

SPRINOFIEM), ()., Feb. 9.—Ohio Southern engineers st're surveying for the extension to Columbus, to be built next summer. I ndon is trying to get the rostd. the southern end of which is also to be ran into Cincinnati next summer.

SENATE AND HOUSE.

Dolnq of Votli {.tranches of the National I.egiilature. WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.—The senators

plowed through snowdrifts to get to the eapitol yesterday and the effect of the blizzsird wsis shown by the scant attendance in the galleries.

The condition of the Washington-•-poor, resulting from the storm and in-?: tense cold, induced Mr. Sherman (Rep., Ohio) to introduce si bill sipproprisiting $10,000 and making it. immediately-, avstilable for the relief of the poor. Formalities were dispensed with and the bill was passed without opposition or debate.

The vice president announced the reception of a messsigo from the president. It was read by tho clerk.

The routine business of the semitc* wsis then ivsu'ned. but it received limited attention, as the message continued, to be the luatu topic of the dsiy.

The Hsiwaiiau cable imeudmcu the diplomat and consular bill .is ,' then further discussed bv Mr. Kyle id Mr. White.

Mr. Call submitted the petition signe 1 by many members of the British psirliament fsivoring international sirbitrsition. The senator expressed hope that the American congress would join in the sentiment.

The senate bill was passed giving 46,-w 000 acres of good land in Mississippi fors the use of the sigricultural and mechanicsil colleges of that stsite.

At 5:10 the sensite held a brief executive session smd then sidjourned.

In the House.

WASHINGTON, Feb. i*.—Discussing and filibustering on an sippropriation bill to allow congressmen clerks at $1,200 per annum, brought forward as an amendment to the legislative appropriation bill retarded material progress on that measure in the house. It being evident that a vote on the proposition was impossible, the bill wsis, in the lsite day, laid aside and other business considered until adjournment-. 5- President Clevelsuid's message advising congress of an arrangement to sell $02,400,000 four-per-cent. bonds wsis received with slight approvals of applause on the Democratic side. Speaker Crisp promptly referred the messsige to the committee on ways and means. There was no debate preceding its reference and no outspoken objection.

On motion of Mr. Richardson (Dem.r Tenn.), senate bill providing for the immediate relief of the suffering poor of the District of Columbia was passed.

On motion of Mr. Fithian, the house agreed to a conference on the senate amendments on the bill relating to the navigations of the rivers, harbors and inland waters of the United States.

A dozen or more private pension bills coming over from the two previous Friday nights were psussed and the house, at 4:15, adjourned.

PROTESTED

Eugene

HIS INNOCENCE.

at

IJyars lies on the Gallows Kirmingham, Alabama.

BIRMINGHAM, Feb. 9.—Eugene Byars, the well known detective, who murdered his cousin, Sergeant Eugene Walker, of the United States army, at Behring Psirk, near here, Jan. 0, 1X94, was hsuiged in the jsiilvsird yesterday in the presence of 100 people. Walker hsul just served live years in the army at Fort Niobrarsi, Neb., and wsis en route home with s],uoo in his pockec, when Bysirs enticed him off smd shot and robbed him.

On the scsiffold^iyars protested his innocence, ssiviug that lie left Wsilker in the city sit 0 o'clock oil the evening of the murder smd did not see him sigain until sit the underisiker's shop. He swore before (.rod thsit an innocent msui wTas being hung, but wsis residy to die and blsuued no one except the newspapers. Bysirs died gsime. His neck was broken. He lesives si family.

False Statement oil 1 lie Gallows. FORT MADISON, la., Feb. 9.—The exe-

ution of Jacob K. Cumberlsmd for the murder of Jsinies Roberts smd son of Shelby county, took plsice yesterday. The fall broke Cumberlsind's neck. When asked on the scsitl'old if lit hsid. anything to say, Cumberland answered: "I hsive been unjustly desilt with. I was promisinl if I confessed I would get a life sentence." This is si fsilse statement on the gsillows, sis the fsict is the judge told Cumberland that if he would furnish evidence implicstting others he would sjjcsik in his behalf.

Hospital Fire.

CLEVELAND, Feb. 9.—Fire broke out 8 a. m. Friday in the Home for Friendless women, liesu* the corner of Scoville avenue and Putnam street, smd the building was siliuost totsdly destroyed. Many of the inmates were sick in bed siud for a time si repetition of the Deaconesses' Home horror seemed probsible.

Petitioned the President.

CLKVELANJ, Feb. 9.—A telegram, signed by Cleveland, Chicsigo and Detroit men, representing $25,000,000 worth of vessel property, wsis sent to President Clevelsind from this city Thursdsi^, requesting him to sign the White bill, which embodies the sailing rules for the gresit lakes. 1

Miss Eustis .Seriously III.

PARTS, Feb. 9.—In consequence of the serious illness of his daugh

or(

United Stsites Airibsisssulor Eustis has obtained si leave of absence and gone tothe Kivieru. Secretary Vignoud will act as charge, d'sdl'siirs during Mr. Eustis' absence.

Itecovery' Doubtful.

ALIJANCH, O., Feb. 9.—Frederick Foster, an Englishman who lias been in tliis country six yesirs, was run over by the cars Thursday as he was crossing the railroad. One leg was mangled and his chest was terribly ci'uslied. His recovery is doubtful.