Greenfield Evening Republican, Greenfield, Hancock County, 4 March 1895 — Page 1

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VOL. I. NO. 85.

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3JUST ARRIVED^

LAFAVKTTK, IND MORNING -IOITliNAl-

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The *1 \y\voo(l CVN'bn I Mis a r«* all FinrAr-

1st S.

The Lafayette Choral Society, desirous of furthering the musical imeiests of the city and anxious to uild up a taste for things harmonious, secured the services of Hey wood's troupe of celebrilies for a concert at the Grand last night. Those who were iortunate enough to attend the concert heard one ol the most enj"} able entertainments given tor a iong time. The maniigenient very sensibly and very trraciously MSCCI tamed just how Lafayette's musical taste ran, and prepared a program winch was Mire I•» please the audience. ).• singers were not required to tear llnough a lot of heavy music, which would !iav« been totallv

lost

TO-NIGHT.

•mt'i A list of our best, people, who have subscriber! for tickets, in order to secuie this splendid organization can be seen at Harry St riokland's White House Grocery. Tickets go on sale to-morrow morning-

I Disagreeable 'March

Tlie Sign

OVER ®b DOOR

Reads

WARD WALKER I CO.,

LKADKRS IX

NOVELTIES.

SEE OUR

NOVELTIES Juist In.

MONUMENTS.!

MASONIC

OPERA HOUSE

WILL E. HUSTON, Manager.

on an audience iau:-.-r and

less cultivated than the one winch heard their sweet, songs us intrcdueed in he programme of popular music. Nearly all of Lafayette's thoroughly musical people were present, and it was the ver- I diet of each and all that the conceit was fine. Every performer is an artist, and

several ol them quite famous. The I ladies were charmingly aitired, and their personal appearance added largely to the pleasure of the evening.

("arises mauy a housewife to worry and fret over her washing, but those who have their Laundry done at the Troy Steam Laundry do net seem t- have a care or sorrow, as the work is called for and delivered in good style. Ladies are especially invited to call and see us.

Patronize II trie Muslry HERRING BROS.,

Ben Strickland, Solicitor.

Novelty

We have had the door hinges and latches oiled so that

Getting in

is easy, so also is the

Charges are so moderate here. \our change is made Avhile the salesman is wrapping up your goods. Our novelties are attracting the attention of every lady in the county.

*Getting out

1 wish to ti!iK)Uiicc to the people of Hancock •and adjoining counties, that 1 have opened a

NEW MARBLE AND GRANITE SHOP,

... where I would be pleased to sec all who are in need of any kind of cemetery work. My stock will be found to be first-class, and prices as low as consistent with good work. All orders entrusted to me will receive prompt attention,and satisfaction guaranteed. See my stock and prices before placing your orders.

J. 13. PU SEY.

41 E. Main St. Grreenfield, Ind.

HEAI.KB HAINES OX TKIAL.

A Large

Array Of Witnesses And a Large Attendance Of People.

As was an 1.ounce in Saturday's

PUBLICAN the trial of Gardner Haines of "faith cure" fame would be held at 2 o'clock to-day aud a large crowd was in attendance. The Mayor's office would I

not accommodate the people and Judge Oil'utt kiudly donated the use of the court I room for the trial. Long before 2

Stril at tlie Move Works.—Tin Walk Out.

INIKX

Dress

Goods.

o'clock

Dr. N. P. Howard, Jr., ca' now bo found in his new office No. West Main street over the Citizens' Bank and desires to anuouuee to his friends that he can be found at the office at all hours uuless professionally engaged. We were shown through the office aud found that it was very conveniently arranged and has all the latest improvements for surgery work, etc. The office is fitted throughout with antique oak furniture.

I, ow Rates lo New Orleans and Mobile.

On February 18th to 24th, inclusive, excursion tickets will be sold via Pennsylvania Lines to New Orleans and Mobile, account the Mardi Gras festivities. Tickets will be good returning until March 20th inclusive. For low rates and other details, apply to nearest Pennsylvania Ticket Agent. 75t4-w

The Sunday Schools.

Sunday, Mar. 3, 1895.

the couit room was packed aud standing room was at a premium. Promptly at 2 Mayor Duncan tapped for order and said that court was in session. Tlie Slate is represented by Prosecutor McNew aud K. A. ni-tck and the neiendeiit by Elmer J. Bin turd. The charge against Mr. Haiuts is for practicing medicine without moad, who have beeu visit in a license. About forty witnesses have I Crawford and wife and M. C. Foley and been summoned and the trial v/id prob- family, letuiued to their home to-day. ably consume two or three days. Should Horace Swope, who has been at Martiie State fail to make this case suick, Mr. tinsville for the past month, taking treatHuines will probaly be arrested tor ob- ni nr, for rheumatism, returned home Sattaining money under false pretense. urday. He has not improved very much.

iHoilll

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Last Saturday J. W. Ramsey, manager at the Stove Works, announced a ten per cent, reduction in the wages of the mounters aud paid them olf on that scale. To-day ths mounters informed the management that they would not accept the reduction and as there was no raise they quit. Their names are as follows: Herman Zeabert, Jacob Frolkey, Phil Emmert, John Scott and Ata Meally.

A Nice Ofliee,

Atiend'c.

Friends 35 Christian 1W M. E. Church '2 {5 M. P. Church 110

Presbyterian lt-l

Con. 39 3 21 6 7i 1 7!) $1 IG

House to Kent.

No. 33 East North street. A. Slifer.

Call on J. 74tf

See our novelties in ladies dress goods and suitings, at J. Ward Walker & Co. 83t3

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PACK 2.

Editorial. Big fire at Toronto. No Hangiug at Hawaii. Treasury Department changes. Chinese driven back. Congressional appropriations.

PAG IC 53.

Tabuage's sermon. l'AtiE 4. "The Sign of the Four'' by A Conan Doyle.

Mexico's railroad disaster. British steamer wrecked.

Local and Personal.

E. E. Stoner went to Lebanon and Brzil to day. W

The gentle breezes of March made their appearance last night. 100 yards of Fibre Ch rmois just arrived at J. "Ward Walker & (Jo. Sotli

Those who miss th»* Heywoeds at the Opera House to-night will regret it. J. H. Moulden left this morning for Pendleton to visit some sick relatives.

Miss Pearl Chandler, of Indianapolis spent Sunday with her mother in this city. Jerome Kaley went to Indianapolis this morning in the interest of the Wells Glass company.

O. C. Irwin left for New Castle this morning on business connected with his new telephone.

Miss Mae Webster, of Indianapolis is visiting her sister, Miss Daisy, on North Pennsylvania street.

Leroy White has returned home after a few days' visit with his parents, W. N. White and wife in Rush county.

Mr. and Mrs. Will Rafferty returned this morning from Charlottesville where they have been visiting his father,

Mr. and Mrs. Luther Polen were over from Indianapolis yesterday aud visited her parents, IJ. H. Goble and wife.

The Brenneke Dancing Club will give a dance at Gant's Hall Wednesday evening March Gth. This oniy includes the old club members. 4-

Mrs. Emma Edwards, of Indianapolis, who has been visiting her mother, Mrs. Wm. G. Scott who is sick, returned to her home to-day.

J. B. Stanley, who held a temperance revival at Charlottesville receutly is now in a temperance meetiug with the Chris tian church at Tipton.

Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Martiu of RicliFreeman

The Women's Foreign Missionary SoI ciety of the First M. E. church, will meet at the home of Mrs. C. W. Gaut on

North street Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. We desire the patrons of the Dailies, viz: the Journal, the News and the

PUISLICAN, to pay the carrier boys promptly each Saturday. Let all be prepared to pay next Saturday.

Mr. Cotton, agent lor the Acme Remedies and his employer, Mr. Beckner, are fitting up a large new canopy topped road wagon for the sale of the medicines. The trade is becomiug great.

The Red Mens' lodge of this city will celebrate their first anniversary on March 14th at their hall. A splendid program is being prepared, and the members are anticipating a pleasant time.

Persons desiring pure fresh sweet milk, cream, skimmed milk, butter or butter milk can have it delivered at their door each morning by the Sunny Side Dairy. See driver of either of our wagons. B. F. Andrews & Son, Proprietors. 81-2w

Mrs. Dr. J. W. Sparks fell Sunday and injured herself so that it resulted in the premature birth of her babe. Both lives were in great danger for a time, but through the prompt and skillful attention of Dr. Griffin, the mother is now out of danger but it is not likely that the babe will live.

The American Minstrel Co., composed of Ed Watson, Gus Hamilton, George Melton, Homer Carr and Ed Thomas, gave an entertainment at Westland Saturday night. The audience was very slim, and the boys have about come to the conclusion to disband. In making the trip home after the performance, Ed Thomas' buggy got stuck in the mud and in trying to get out, the horse in some manner broke both shafts, and nearly npset the occupants. The buggy was patched up so Ed and his lady friend arrived here all O. K. Sunday morning.

GREENFIELD, INDIANA, MONDAY EVENING. MARCH 4, 1805.

TO IMPORTANT N KAY'S.

Local DCWS. Healer Haines on trial. Strike at Stove Works. Assaulted at church. Big Docket, Superior Court, new Judge. Oratorical contest. Cases in court. Yenned to Marioii county. Review of Congress. -Relief for Nebraska's destitute.

Assaulted at Church

John Kennedy aged 55 years of Bro'.vn township WHS assaulted and beaten insensible by Lewis, Frank and Robert Rails back, three young Madison county toughs, at the Nashville church ou the county line. This occurred Friday night February 21st, and the assault made simply because Mr. Kennedy came out of the church and remonstrated with the gang because they were disturbing the meeting. Mr. Kennedy was iujured internally and is seriously ill because of his injuries Sherifi Starr of Anderson arrested Frank Railsback last Friday night and lodged him in jail. The others iled but they will no doubt be apprehended. Mr. Kennedy was much worse yesterday and live doctors held a consultation. It was found that he was in a much worse condition than was first supposed, and his chances for recovery are very doubtful. Sheriff Pauley has received word that the sheriff of Madison county will bring one and possibly all of the men in the tight, here to-morrow.

A Newspaper Romance.

Daniel McDonald, of the Plymouth Democrat, writes tlie following romance of high editorial life: "An Iudiaua editor aud a rich widow were engaged to be married, when the neighbors began to talk about it, charging he was marrying her for her riches. The noble-minded young editor was grieved at this, of course, and he persuaded his a 1 Unity to turn all li-. worldly pelf over to the eldest daughter aud thus prove to the world the sinceiity and unselfishness of bis affection. The trusting widow did so, and the very next night the editor eloped with the girl and 111 the morning the widow pied the forms in the office and would have pied the form

of.

she had found hini."

the editor also if

A Uig Docket, a Superior Court ami a New "Judge at Anderson.

There are 068 active cases on the docket of the Madison Circuit Court which begins at Anderson Monday. No doubt part of them will be changed to the Superior Court, as one has been established there and Hon. W. S. Divin appointed Judge by Governor Matthews. The appointment was made Friday and is quite satisfactory to the bar of the county. Mr. Diven is an old Pendleton boy and a friend of William Ward Cook of this city. He is forty years of age, an excellent lawyer and will make a good Judge. He was for two years a partner of Hon. Charles L. Henry, our Congressman elect.

The State Oratorical Contest.

The State intercollegiate oratorical contest will take place at English's Opera House, Indianapolis, next Friday night. The speakers aud their fraternities are as follow-: Butler, John Butler, Sigma Chi Hanover, M. Jesse Bow-man, Phi Delta Theta DePauvv, M. L. Daggy, Phi Gamma Delta Indiana Cuiversity, Pieston Eaglesou Etrlham, Nellie E. Wood Franklin, Frank Martin, Phi Delta Theta. The sale of seats will begin Tuesday. Miss Wood, of Earl ham is very well kuown at Charlottesville and Greenfield, as she has assisted in revival services held by the Friends' churches of the places mentioned.

Cases Tried To-day In Court.

Maud Metherd was this morning granted a divorce fioiu C. H. Metherd. She was also given the custody of their two children.

Dr. M. M. Adam* vs estate of James L. Maton, on account. Dismissed by plaiu-

titr.

RE-

H. Ii. Robbing vs estate of James L. Mason's claim. Dismissed for want of prosecution.

W. J. Caseley vs C. G. Boyer, et alto quiet title to real estate. Judgement for plaintiff by default of defeudeut.

Columbia Mo. llerald,

Monday evening, Heywood's Celebrities was the attraction. This company gave a program of literary, musical and dramatic features, a combination of talent in which every performer was a star. It is a most excellent company audits performance deserves much compliment. The soprano svas particularly good.

Some of the Sick.

Mrs. W. G. Scott is sick with heart trouble. Dr. J. M. Larimore was called yesterday to see Mr. Benj. McNamee, of Sugarcreek township, who is seriously ill with stomach and heart trouble.

Mrs. Mary Swope is sick with rheumatic fever.

Venued to Marion County.

The case of John L. Fry against Chas, M. Gibbs for $10,000 damages for injuries Mr. Fry received in a fight with Mr. Gibbs has been venued to Marion county. Mr. Gibbs, the defendent, claimed that he could not get justice in this county.

Cases To Be Tried la Court To-morrow. Keck vs Keck, divorce. Walker vs Walker, divorce.

Chappius vs Chappius, divorce. Hogle vs Schram, et al, foreclosure of mortgage.

Schram vs Cruger, foreclosure of mortgage.

Marriage Eicenses.

Clarence Collier and Lora Holliday.

REVIEW OF CONGRESS

What Was Accomplisheci During the Last Session.

WHAT HAS BEEN ATTEMPTED

The Term Has IJeen Particularly Marked

by the Inability of the Seriate aud House

to Agree Upon Any of the Most Import,

ant Problems Presented by Them—N*o

Financial Legislation.

WASHINGTON, March 4.—A review of the work of this last session of the Fifty- 1 third congress must necessarily deal more with what was attempted to bs done than that which was accomplished, since most of the important business considered has been relegated to the first class. The term has been particularlv marked by the inability of the senate and tlie house to agivo upon any of tlie most important problems presented. by them.

Congress met 011 the 4th of Decern her, 1 last, with one imperative and perennial task, to frame and enact various appro-

priation bills. Next in importance was the financial question for which 110 delinate plan of settlement beyond many free silver bills and various individual schemes was then in view.

Several important bills came over as a heritage from the preceding session, Foremost among them were in the house, the Nicaragua canal bill, the railroad pooling bill and flu- bill for the settlement of the indebtedness of tlie Union Pacific railroads known as the Reilly bill,

Tlie Nicaragua project has not been able to secure a hearing in the house. Largely through the enthusiastic efforts of Senator Morgan oL' Alabama the senate bill was pushed to a

The pooling bill was passed by tlie I house early in the session, but tlie senate refused to consider it by a negative vote of 42 to 24,

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vote

in that

body after protracted debate, and was 1 sent to the house where the commerce committee substituted its own bill, which had been

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the calendar I

throughout the session and which differed in several points from the Morgan biH.

the question of con

sideration. Strong opposition to the Reilly bill was developed in tlie house and after a sharp debate it was recommitted to the committee without instructions.

Several important bills were placed on the calendar of the senate at the beginning of the term, handed down from the long session where they had been passed by the house. Prominent among them was the bill to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy, which was debated intermittently, but finally sidet-ractexl. Another unsuccessful measure was the anti-option bill.

There were also

the senate calen

dar tlie four bills which the house had sent over to place on the free list, sugar, coal, iron and barbed wire, bill tlie attempt

secure consideration of the free

sugar bill was negatived by a small majority, and the opposition to the three others was so apparent Hint ihey have been allowed to pass into oblivion.

Tlie most 311 teres ting chapter of the history of the session is made by the attempt at financial legislation in both houses. These are too well known to require recapitulation. No financial legislation resulted from the host of the bills introduced during the session with more or less weight of authority behind them.

The principal class of legislation accomplished by the short session was that making appropriations for the support of the government. Not a little general legislation was incorporated into the appropriation bills. These bills, in the order in which they were passed by the House: For the military academy (West Point), army, pension, fortifications. diplomatic and consular, District of Columbia, postal, agricultural, Indian, sundry civil, legislative, executive and judicial, navy and general deficiency. When the last week of congress began the house had passed all except the general deficiency and the senate had the lust four yet to consider.

The pension bill, as enated, contained provisions that pensions shall not be paid to non-residents, who are not citizens of the United States, except, for actual disabilities incurred in tlie service, directing examining surgeons to state the ratings to which they think the applicants are entitled, and fixing the lowest rate of pension at $6 a month.

The diplomatic and consular bill increased the salaries of several foreign representatives, and the senate placed in it an amendment authorizing the president to contract for laying a cablo between the Hawaiian Islands and the United States, and to use $500,000 in the work, an amendment which the house refused to accept.

The agricultural bill empowered the secretary of agriculture to enforce rules for the inspection of live cattle whoso meat is intended for shipment abroad in any form and regulations to prevent the shipment of condemned carcasses abroad ©r from one state to another, and lixed heavy penalties for violation of such regulations.

Considerable legislation Svas included Jn the sundry civil bill, and much more vas attempted in the senate by proposed Amendments. Tlie completion of several public buildings was provided for in the bill as it passed the house, and sums were added in the senate for new buildings. Another senate amendment provided for the purchase at $150,000 for the site of the Blaine mansion. Provision was also included for the transfer of the military prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., to the department of justice, to be known as the United States penitentiary and maintained for keeping United States prisoners who have heretofore been held in state prisons under contracts.

The naval bill was notable because of the "new navy" provision for two battleships and six torpedo boats, and the Increase of the enlisted force by the addition of 1,000 men.

The general deficiency bill reported to the house amounted to $0,510,539. An amendment requested by the secretary pf 0tutQ_ to pay. the claims of Great

PRICE. TWO CENTS

I ru-iiHin ior damages ror seizures of fealers in Behring sea was voted down ly the house.

The most conspicious personal legislation passed was the revival of the grarie of lieutenant general of the army that Major Gene^.J Scliofiel might be promoted to the rank, while the act of greatest importance to the government departments and cnutrress was the nriuthig bill, which practically places the control of ail government printing in the hands of a joint committee of three members from each of the two houses.

Laws affecting shipping were passed to establish rules to prevent collisions on the great- lakes and tributary waters another of the same effect applying to .furbors, rivers und inland waters, sup5\vmcntary to the act of August 19. '/v'-ft, for preventing collisions at sea. time for making the report of thev*rd of engineers surveying canal, routes from Lake Erie to the Ohio river \VM extended to the next session of oongress. Numerous bridge bills were sni,.1' cL f4 '•ottmiereial travelers organizaiecured an amendment to the interwininicre law permitting the is«nanv.. of a joint interchangeable 5,000ccile tickets good over more than one road.

The house adopted a joint resolution or an amendment to the constitution, providing for the election of United States senators by direct vote of the people of the states, but the resolution was reported adversely by the senate co a-. mittee on privileges and elections.

The most important of the senate bit which failed to pass the house: A joint resolution for an inquiry into the practicability of deep water ways between the ocean and the great lakes and the bill for the regulation of steam vessels.

Among important house bills which died was one. for the reorganization ol: the line of tlie army and one to punish, trainwrecking by capital punishment and attempts at it by heavy terms oi imprisonment.

Dramatic authors of tlie United States secured a report for a bill for punishment by imprisonment- of play pirating by theatrical managers, but in the house considerable opposition was manifested by members who objected to penal punishments for violations of civil statutes,, so the bill was withdrawn.

The only legislation affecting the tariff was a resolution to extend to April 15 the time for making returns to the interrogatories under the income tax. sections and modifying the questions required to be answered.

SUNDAY SESSION HELD.

Congress and Senate Kept Too Kusy tc Adjourn.

WASHINGTON, March 4.—The usual attraction of a Sunday session of congress, in the pleasant setting of mild, spring-like weather, furnished to Washington a holiday in the modern acceptance of the word. Throughout tlie afternoon all the drive-ways and walks approaching the Capitol were thick with carriages, and the Sunday processions turued their steps from CoilHectic lit. avenue in tlie swell nor hwestto the oilier end of town.

The broad steps of the Capitol had somewhat the appearance of inangura- A t-iou day, tlw great plaza to the e.i.-i \\at» dotted with striking groups, lines of" carriages were drawn up stretching clear" across the streets, waiting for the business which they would have won had1, they been favored with rain or slush.

Within the building the jam was iK" great if interfered with business. T!: doorkeepers in rue gaiieries were kept fighting to re^lriin the people for whom there was no room, the elevators wer. loaded to the limit- of their capacity every trip. Two streams of people

bowed their way from the house tot la senate aud from the senate back to 1 .a house, while messengers pages and., members plowed their way at- angles* through the jam.

The comparatively small defaehmein.whicli could be- accommodated in 1 he galleries of both tlie houses kept up a babble of chatter, which, combined wi'l the rushing back and forth aud clamor ing of members like a busy day in the pit of a stock exchange, almost overwhelmed the routine proceedings, and kept the speaker's gavel hammering incessan fly.

The house was the theater of the populace, which presented a lively scene, while in the senate the spectators were more orderly and fewer, though more ol the notables were to be seen in the reserved galleries, particularly in the diplomatic seats where the sky blue robes of the Chinese minister were the center of attraction.

After nightfall and until the street cars stopped running at midnight the crowds pushed in aud out and under and about the rotunda looking at the liististoric paintings,when they could not -, secure admission to the galleries, and not a few spectators were holding their seats into the early hours of Monday morning.

At 3:15 this morning the house 011 motion of Mr. Talbott suspended the rules aud agreed to the senate amend nients to the naval appropriation bilL This being the last of the appropriation bills, the house took a recess.

At tlie same time the senate entered upon tlie consideration of unobjected bills

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the calendar and at the conclu

sion of these took a recess.

RELIEF FOR NEBRASKA'S DESTITUTE.

Five States Will Contribute Five Hundred Car Loads of rain.

\IIA, March

4.—The

members of

the state relief commission who went to Chicago and St. Louis to secure seed grain for Nebraska destitute farmers have just returned. Tlio boards of trade of both cities promise to have each county in Missouri and Illinois donate a car of seed grain. Iowa, Minnesota ancl Indiana also desire to contribute.

It is estimated by Secretary Nason that the live states would contribute not less that 500 cars of seed and seed grain. Tho commission has madoa careful estimate and it is stated that to plant the laud under cultivation in the 451 drouth stricken counties will require in tlie aggregate 5,000,000 bushels. The planting of these lands, the members of tlie commission figure, means in tho aggregate a sum of $100,000,000 to tin* farmers.