Greenfield Evening Republican, Greenfield, Hancock County, 5 April 1895 — Page 1

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SHOES

Did you see that handsome line of men's Shoes?

OF STYLE

In Patent Leather and Russia Calf. Lace and Congress in Razor and Needle toe. We have a shoe of the low-cut style

AND FASHION

In the "Vici Ivid, and it is just the thing for Spring, and we have the Kangaroo in all fancy toes

AT THE

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We have 15 pairs of

Chenille

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Curtains.

Left that wo are going to close out

at a Sacrifice, ranging in price

from $4.00 to $12.00. "We have

cut the price in. two. This is r,vay

below cost on these goods, but you

can buy them that way, at 50c on

the dollar. We have some

rant rauerns

And if you can use some Chenille

Curtains tins

your chance to

buy them at less than wholesale

prices. A new line of

In Swiss, Lace, Silk, and Heavy

Curtains, and all kinds of Draper

ies just in. "We invite your

Spection, at

THE

STORE.

WORK OF THE MAFIA

A Building in New Orleans Blown to Atoms.

A NUMBER OF PEOPLE KILLED.

The Kxplosion Occurred in a Grocery and Ship Chandlery Kept by Charles Salathe, and Was Caused by Powder Kept in the

Magazine—TIic Wrecked Building Destroyed by Fire. NEW ORLEANS, April 5.—An explosion took place at 2:10 o'clock this morning in a saloon opposite the French market and a number of people were killed and others injured, the building taking fire. It is supposed to be a Mafia case. The proprietor running an opposition place and having won the enmity of. the dread organization.

The explosion occurred in a grocery and ship chandlery kept by Charles Salathe, and was caused by powder kept in the magazine. Salathe and his family, except two children, miraculously saved, were killed by falling walls, the entire three-story structure failing into a heap of ruins.

Next door to the chandlery was a saloon, kept by Emile Boulet. Half a dozen fishermen were drinking in the place, and they were all buried under the wreckage, that building being also destroyed.

Charles Salathe, wife, one child, three servants and a clerk perished. The barkeeper, Felix Rigot, and five or six people in the saloon at the time were also buried.

Several people sleeping over the saloon are also lost, making over 15 in all. Half an hour later there would have been over 50 market people in the saloon and the disaster would have been more terrible.

PRISON CONGRESS.

int ornationul I»ody Will 3Ie?t at College oi I'nineo, J'aris, June oO. COLUMBI'S, O.. April 5.—General R. 13ri ukerhoil" of Alansfield, who succeeded ex-President Hayes as president of the Prison Reform ^ongrcss of the United States, is in receipt of a letter from Albert Riviere, general secretary ol! the Prison association, Paris, France, in which lie states that at a meeting of the officers of the ministers of this interior recently held it was decided that the International Prison congress, which is to take place this year in Paris, w:ll open its session on the 30th of Jive next, at the College of France. Representation at this congress is assured from lb foreign governments. These are England, Belgium, Austria, Denmark, Spain, United States, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Norway, Roumania, Russia, Servia, Sweden, Switzerland and Holland.

Mysterious Disa pearance.

MILAN. MO., April 5.—The people of Milan are alarmed over the mysterious disappearance of James H. Sterling, one of the proprietors and managers of a dry goods house of this city. He started about three weeks ago for St. Louis to buy goods, but nothing lias been heard from him since arriving there. It developed yesterday morning that something is wrong, as he is charged with having taken $15,000 of the firm's money and lias shipped

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goods since

he left. The linn is now in the hands of creditors, awaiting further developments.

Hurt Worse Than tlio C'ollVo, Col.invATKU. Miss., April 5.—-A few miles south of Coldwater, Alary Rouse and Tom Jones lived. Tom had been Annex, sick and Mary was his nurse. Tom wan lei I. a cup of coffee, but she remonstrated, telling lii 111 that it \v- ild be injurious. .! persisted and Mary struck J11 in over tiie head with a skillet, killing him.

Aid J''or clrasl :t hitllcrors. SAN- FKAMMXCO, April f.—The California si-ate board of trade is arranging its response to an appeal i'mm destitute Kebva-vlca tanners to collect donations of bariey, oats and wheat lor seed from flu: fanners of this state and ship them to the easti-L-n victims of drouth. Several carloads will be shipped for this purpoM1.

I KussHl Jiid'.'infiii. I Kiow April /).—Russell Sage got a judgment bv def mlt ior 1,2500. IS against the executors of the estate of

Henry S. Ives, in the supreme court, be I ore .Jndgo Patterson and a jury on Wednesday, 'J he action arose out. of transact ions in stocks and dealings in SCOXi'Juie.:! lu Wall M.eet.

Shot ilis Vndo.

MrAuTiii u., ()., April 5.—A young man. named iiarvey yesterday shot Ins uncle, Kpli Struusbangh, through the letL nroast with a revolver, making a .serious, if not fatal, wound. An old grudge eauseu the shooting. Tho parties reside near Wilkesville.

Iiel l' His I njiirios.

VAN \VI-:KT, ()., April r.—W. Lent/, ol I'ort Wayne, wno fell under a lrtjiifiif team Monday and lost a leg, died hero last night, lie had a wile and three cinMren in Kort Wayne, but liad not been living with them for some time.

Af i'«i'iiiuiit JtcaulHMl.

CI.KVKIWWD. April 5.—The Cleveland Shipbuilding company lias reached an agreement with its employes, and they are all back at work again. This summer will see a big improvement over the conditions that existed a year ago.

Kvsidntice lSurii«'l.

CAKROTJ/TON, O., April 5.—Tho residence of George Andrews, at Harlem Springs, this county, was destroyed by fire early last evening, caused by a defective flue. Loss, about $2,000 partly insured.

Miners Uueasy.

BLUKFIRT.D,

"W. "Va., April 5.—There

is a nervous feeling among the miners in this section, and any attempt to cut wages will result in a strike. Abou 7,000 men would be affected.,

MASONIC

OPERA HOUSE

WILL E. HUSTON, Manager.

COMING!

ONE SOLID WEEK.

ComipiGing April 8. CLARKE

10,20 & 30 GTS.

Lad'es Free Monday Nigh+.

IvESERVED SEATS ON SALE AT

HARRY STRICKLAND'S "WHITE HOUSE GROCERY,

Shirt Waists

Approved styles and good quality. The Rex Hat. 103l21 Mrs. John AVells, of Indianapolis, is visiting at the liunie of S. R. Wells, liny elegant, new .spring shapes in Rex loat-ai

and Annex st'f! hats. Miss Eunice Barrett, of guest of her S ?!isw Gra

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VOL. I. NO. 113. GREENFIELD, INDIANA, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 5, 1895. PRICE, TWO CENTS

snd

PARKINSON

Company

In a Repertoire of

New and Popular Plays.

Under the direction of Robert Clarke.

Plays to Please the People. Prices to Suit the Times.

Are very pretty and will be worn more than ever this season by the ladies, and our merchants haye all laid in a good supply of these popular garments, but a Shirt "Waist never looks just as it should unless it is properly laundried, and we are now in shape to do this work with a guarantee that it will give perfect satisfaction. Ladies are invited to call in and see that their garments are properly attended to by competent lady assistants.

HERRING BROS.,

Ben Strickland, Solicitor.

Local and Personal.

For The Finest ss Photographs Go to W. 13. Cuyler's mar5d&w Ehvood has a local Parfchurst Society. Buy only the best Hats. The Rex and

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Eden, is a

Mrs. A. N. Rhue.

ot MeCJuiie went to Indiana-

polis to-day to visit Henry Waivum and I wife. Miss. "Varna Gates is visiting her sister

Mrs. Joan Gundrum near New Palestine tj-rtay. The Hesperian Columbian Club meets with Mi\s. .Jerome Black. West Main St. to-morrow rd'terncou.

Win. Taguc the dra.yman, has moved into the East street property until recently occupied by Ira Humes. -s

See Andy List's samples of clothing. He has some line ones. Prices reasonable, Odd Fellows building. b!)tf li. A. Black had 21 teeth pulled yesterday and consequently lie is not in liis usual communicative mood.

Mrs. Charles Barrett and Miss Nellie Dennis, of Indianapolis, who were here visiting relatives, went home to-day.

A. C.iAtlierton who is clerking at H. L. Stricklands has moved from Philadelphia to T. L. Early's house on West Main St.

Do all the good you can, in all the ways you can, to all the people you can, as long as you can.—From Mr. Moody's Bible.

Claude Hauck and Arthur Strickland were at Indianapolis Thursday attending the Pure Food Exhibit at Tomlinson Hall.

Judge W. H. Martin, Win. Tollen, Porter Wiggins, M. A. Fry, J. M. Kaley, Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Gant were at Indi-to-day.

S.G. White is building a nice addition to his home on South St. It consists of an additional bed room, a bath room and a porch.

The

REPUBLICAN

will publish the

weather forecast each evening, giving the U. S. weather bureaus prognostications for the night and following day,

WEATHER FORECAST

FOB INDIANA.

For 36 hours ending 8 p. m. April 6, 1895. Rain and warmer to-night. Saturday, rain, with decidedly colder .weather by evening. 11

MOORE

THE CITY COUNCIL. v-

Record of Two Meetings—The Regular and Adjourned. Wednesday night after the sale of the water works and school-house bonds, the Council met in regular session with all the members present.

The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. Moved and carried that when the Council adjourned, it adjourn until Thursday night.

Contracts were entered into with the buyers of the water works bonds, §3,000 Seasongood, Mayer & Co., of Cincinnati, and W. J. Hays & Son, Cleveland, O., for the school-house bonds, $30,000, as per their bids. They were given twenty days in which to perfect the sale and each firm put up a certified check for $500.

The opening of bids for deep well pumps was postponed until Thursday night. J"'"*

The finance committee reported favorable on the claim of R. A. Black for $25 for assisting in the case of the Board of Health vs. Gardner Haines, the "healer," for practicing medicine without a license. It also reported favorable on the claim of Dr. J. A. Comstock for $5 for vacinating some tramps as per order of the Health Board, and of Thomas Derry, $3, for janitor work.

The city engineer sent in a corrected estimate of the cement work on East street, which was adopted. It reduced the cost a few dollars to the city.

The engineer also sent in an estimate for the walk stone crossings and bouldering at crossings by Peters & Dunn, which was adopted.

W. H. Powers was awarded the contract for building the city building at §2,790, his being the lowest and best bid. Moulden voted No.

J. F. Eagan moved to reconsider the vote whereby the city building was located on North street. Banker, Beecher, Morford and Taughn voting Nay, and Eagan and Moulden Yea.

Coar.cil Kdjoiirned. ADJOURNED MEETING THURSDAY NIGHT. The following were the bids for the deep well pumps for the water works plant:

Ingersoll Sargeant Drill Co,, simple compressor, §1,758. |ja Alexander Scheen Co., $1,(J22.76.

Henry R. Worthington Co., simple compressor, §1,089 compound compressor, §1,789.

The Council after considering the matter, awarded the contract to the Worthington Co. for the compound compressor system. It is estimated to lift the water 100 feet, and will be in operation some time in May.

The petition for a cement sidewalk on both sides of Walnut street from State to School street, and ior a brick walk on the east side of Pratt street were both granted, and instruction given that plans and specifications and ordinances be drawn up so that the work might be done. The Mayor was instructed to make deeds to S. S. Chandler, Luzena S l'ierson and Mary L. Mycr for cemetery lots.

Garret Gillispie was given a permit to build a frame building in the rear ot his store room, in the Mason Block, for a storage house. As lire proof buildings, old fiames are thought to excel nil others. 1 he ordinance to amend section 13 of the water works rates which we have already published was read and laid over lint:i the next meeting.

The quarterly reports of the Clerk and Treasurer were, without being read, refeireil to the lii.anco committee.

A resolution wlii ?h would cause persons desirous oi securing water connection with the city mains, to pay s5.t)0 in advance lor the same, was laid over on account of the opposition ot councilman Taughn. The .5.00 would be credited on water account. Tho city is compelled to do this because the water works funds are short.

Bills were allowed to the amount of §122.03. §30.38 leferred to water works committee and §897.72 referred to'electric light committee. Tue bill for electric lights was not thought to allow enough discount for lights which failed to properly perforin.

The sale of the city's old frame building on North street was referred to Public Improvement committee.

Council adjourned.

New Cases Filed In tlie Circuit Court. Nelson Bradley, Morgan Chandler etal vs. Harrison and David Kingen anel John Glascock. On Notes demand $500.

Henry C. Rumrill, administrator estate G. G. Tague dece'd vs. P. C. C. & St. L. R. Ii. Co. For damages demand §5.000.

Richard V. Bishop, vs. Wm. Bradley, Jasper McGuire. Account, $100. Abramham J. Friedlander etal vs. Alfred B. Thomas. Motion to revive Judgement.

Guaranteed Hat. The Bex Hat. 102t21

Miss Fanny Moulden will take a position with S. P. Gordon at his planing mill as stenographer and type writer, beginning to-morrow.

Frank Lineback was at Centervile yesterday after a fine farm hor je which Ham Strickland purchased near there for use on his Blue River township farm.

Mrs. Barney Sharpe, whose husband is engaged in drilling oil wells in the Northern Indiana field, near Montpelier, is here visiting her parents, George Johnson and wife.

The Christian church ladies are furnishing excellent provisions at their market on North street. Remember the day. Every Saturday from 10 o'clock a. m., to 4 o'clock p. m.

Andy List, agent for the Wanamaker & Brown Clothing Co., has opened an office in the Odd Fellows building and will be pleased to show you his samples. Suits from §16 up. Pants from §4 up. 89tf

J. H. Moulden, Charles Barr and W. S. Fries went to Champaign, 111., last night to look alter some munipal contracting. The firm of Fries, Barr & Co. have been especially successful in sewer and street contracts the last few years, and we wish them continued succe^.

The Woman's Club has changed its day of meeting from Wednesday until Monday afternoon, to begin with Monday, April 15th. Next week they meet as usual on Wednesday and at the home of Mrs. Judge W. H. Martin. The subject is "Stage Celebrities" and will be in charge of Mrs. Martin.

The Wagner Glass Company, ol .Ingalls in corporated Thursday last with a capital stock of §35,000. It- will «ngage in the manufecture of drug ware, both blown and pressed. Its otiicers are: Henry Wagner, president: F. C. Tomlinson, secretary, and John Wagner, manager. It will employ 250 people.

The sparkling Comedy drama, The Two Americans, was admirably produced at Masonic Hall last night. Mr. Parkinson convulsed the audience with his comic antics and delightful singing. He is a comedian of the new school and is destined to win more than a national reputation before he retires from the stage.—Mt. Ternon, (Ind.) Times.

At the Pan-Handle"Nurseries we have a full assortment of fruit, ornamental and street trees at prices to suit the purchaser. Also my stock of small fruit is complete. If you want to save money, call and see me before placing your order. J. K. HENBY, South of glass works, Greenfield, Ind. 13t4

C. W. Morrison says you hear a great deal about Greenfields "Old Swimmin Hole" made famous by the Hoosier poet, James Whitcomb Riley, but he knows of a Swimmin Hole that beats that one. He refers to the new bath room he has just built in connection with his reridence over his place of business on Main Street.

The Standard still continues to draw good houses and since the inauguration of a strong Stock Co. has grown more into bublic favor. Probably the greatest favorite is the comedian, Rob't. Purkinson, who is scoring a decided hit this week as the English correspondent in the reat Siberian play of Micheal Strogotl. —Milwaukee, (Wis.) Sentinel.

The Daughters of Rebekah gave a very handsome entertainment at 1. O. O. F. Hall last evening. The excellent procaine was carried out in fine style. The silk |:iiIt was bid oil' by S. P. Gordon at §17.(K). The three silk pillows were sold as follows: one to Jas. Thomas, §3.50 M. T. Smith, §3.00: and Dr. J. W. Sparks §1.25. The hall was crowded by an appreciative audience.

Robert F. Parkinson, the comedian, has made a hit here and in three days hus become a greater favorite than any comedian that ever visited Sullivan, we've had plenty ol high priced companies come with beat of drum and ll-uirish of trumpets but none of them have sdve the general satisfaction (hat has been given b}- this company. Good performance-*, square business methods and gentlemanly behavior these are power! I I actors in making iriends. Robert Clarice and Robert Parkinson have hosts of them.— Sullivan {.iiii News.

Clli'tU'II Mi Ks.

All interested are requested to bo present to-night at ho business meeting of the Lookout Society at the M. P. church.

The ladies of the Christian church have an elegant line of all kinds of bread, pies, cakes etc., for sale each Saturday at their market on North street just east ot State street.

Come to cottuge prayer meeting at Nancy J. Shelby's on Saturday night. Rev. M. E. Nethercutt, the new M. E. church minister for this city, will arrive here to-morrow and preach on Sunday at the usual hours. He comes well recommended as a vigorous, forcible and eloquent speaker.

DEATHS.

John Pridgen, one of Ternon Tp. 's old, respected and well-to-do citizens, died while setting in his door-way at Fortville Thursday evening. The family were away from home and he is thought to have died after a hard spell of coughing as he was afflicted with lung trouble.

We have been granted

It's Hard on

patent on low prices.

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Credit Houses

But it's magnificent to the

5PDT GASH BUYEllS:

Carpets,

Straw Matting, 1 Linoleum, Oil Cloth,

Lace Curtains, Portierse, Window Shades,

Carpet Felt?

Arc rodiiccd t«» tlic Minimum.

Our prices be

gin at ono dime.

Our prices on Stnc.v

ions ire tlie lowest.

.,k'

h."Mat

ting begin at one (lime.

Our prices on lialf-woul^l'n-

Our prices on all-wool,^ fire

the lowest.

We will surprise you li

you come and look. We will

be delighted to show you,

VVe are in the swim to soli

goods and we propose UAlo it

by underselling all credit

houses. Come and sec us.

H. B. THAYER

Greenfield, Ind.