Greenfield Evening Republican, Greenfield, Hancock County, 21 November 1895 — Page 1

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A very healthy subject just uow is to consider what you are

going to buy for Christmas presents. "We have now got in shape our

and immense stock of Queensware and Faucy Dishes. We

think we are selling it very cheap, and to see whether we are right or

not, suppose you drop around and look for yourself. We are now open­

a large lot of Toys, Books, etc., which will be found

our Grocery Department. Call and make eaily selections.

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LEE C. THAYER.

JUST OF— AGE.

Twenty-one years ago we started in business in Greenfield. Experienced many ups and downs during that time, but by straightforward, honest dealings, we have established our present business, which is surely an evidence JJj that the people of Greenfield and Hancock county appreciate these methods. During the coming Holidays we shall exhibit the best and choicest stock of

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we ever had, and having adopted the cash in hand system we are enabled to offer you Christmas goods this year at unheard of prices. This means everything in our stock, including Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Silverware, Cut Glass, Diamonds and Novelties. All goods fully warranted and engraved free of charge as heretofore.

DAVIS,

JEWELER.

The Old Reliable.

•. HAVE YOU EXAMINED THEM? Many Improvements Heretofore Overlooked by Other \i Manufacturers.

In order to reduce stock before removing to our new room on North State street, we will give

SPECIAL BARGAINS

In all departments of our

BIG FURNITURE STORE.

lhis is a discount sale that discounts, and will save you big money. We have too many goods to move, and every one .needing furniture this fall should call at once. It will pay you to do so. Our Undertaking Department is complete Service the best. Prices reasonable. •.

SVe&t Main Street.

"lraprovementthe Order of thigs." Three New Models.

Address |THE SMITH PREMIER TYPEWRITER CO., 76 E. Market St., Int r.apolis, li.d.

Removal Sale.

J.'<p></p>Typewriters.

Premier

Nos. 2, 3 and 4,

H. ROTTMAN,

CANDIDATES GALORE.

Hoosier Republicans Caucus at the State Capital.

WHIPPED A MASKED ROBBER

Farmer Puts Up a Gallant Fight Neat Williamsport Rival (Telephone Companies Branching Out River Steamer

Burned Poisoned by Impure Fork Indiana News. INDIANAPOLIS, NOV. 21—The Republi­

can meeting yesterday was the largest ever held by the leaders of the party in this state in an off year. The meeting was called for the purpose of holding a conference and allowing the candidates to push their individual booms for office. With the understanding that Harrison is a candidate and the expectation that he will be the nominee, there is a horde of candidates for the several positions. Nineteen candidates for governor head the list. The fight for the state chairmanship is between J. K. Gowdy, the present chairman and E. H. Nebaker who was United States treasurer under Harrison. As he is close to Harrison his fri&nds claim his election.

Colonel Dick Thompson of Terre Haute, 87 years old and secretary of the navy under Hayes, presided. He made an eloquent speech in assuming the gavel and lias announced that he will be a candidate for delegate at large next year. If alive lie will be selected. C. W. Fail-banks, candidate for Senator Voorliees' seat, Congressmen "Wilson and Johnson, and others spoke.

They said the issues next year would be the tariff, finance and foreign policy. They all predicted Harrison's nomination and election. The state committee held its last meeting and adjourned.

OPPOSITION TELEPHONE SERVICE.

Ilival Companies at L,ogansjort and Fort Wayne Branching Out. LOGANSPORT, Iiid., Nov. 21.—The Logansport Mutual Telephone company, which was recently established here, is preparing to make extensions to a number of surrounding' towns. Royal Center and Deer Creek, which have been clamoring for telephonic service for several years, are to be first accommodated, and extensions will then be made to Winamac, Kewanna, Rochester and a number of other points. The Bell Telephone company, in its fight with the new company, has laid great stress upon the fact that the latter is merely local in character, while their system reaches out to distant points, but Superintendent Overs]liner states that he will soon be in a position to answer this last argument. George W. Beers, president of the Western Telephone and Telegraph company, which was recently organized at Fort Wayne, has written Mr. Overshiner that their Indiana extension will likely touch all the towns and cities having opposition exchanges. The two gentlemen will probably reach a satisfactory traffic arrangoiffeut.

WHIPPED

A MASKED ROBBER.

A Farmer Put*

Up a Gallant Figlit Against mm.

WTIJLIA?ISJJOUT, Ind., Nov. 21.—William Brown of Liberty township, operating a coal bank on Pine creek, was attacked by a masked robber while driving homeward from this city. Brown had brought a load of coal to market, and he had received pay for other coal, altogether about $30. The robber climbed into the rear of his wagon and demanded his money, threatening to cut his throat if he resisted. Brown replied with a right-hander, but the fellow parried his blow and a general tussle followed, in which Brown was cut on the arm, and his left coat sleeve was stripped with a knife. However, Brown finally succeeded in getting in a blow on the fellow's jaw which knocked him headlong out of the wagon, after which Brown laid whip to his horses and escaped.

Fratricide and Suicide.

ENGLISH, Ind., Nov. 21.—A case of fratricide and suicide is reported from Marietta, a boy 13 years old killing a brother two years younger, because he had reported the murderer to his father for playing truant, and then killing himself. It is further said that the murderer had long borne a reputation for viciousness, and that he was under suspicion of having burned his father's barn two years ago, in retaliation for coporal punishment inflicted by the father. Details of the double tragedy are unobtainable at this hour.

Poisoned by Impure Fork.

KOKOMO, lud., Nov. 21.—The 38 inmates of the Howard county orphans' home were mysteriously poisoned, presumably from eating pork. County Physician Smith had the hardest kind of work saving the little ones, but all are now thought to be out out of danger. The teachers and matron were likewise affected.

A Human Skeleton Exhumed. WATERLOO, Ind., Nov. 21.—A human

skeleton was exhumed yesterday at Hudson by laborers while grading the new school grounds. The skeleton was found 18 inches below the surface, and it was almost perfect in preservation, indicating but a few years' burial. The theory is advanced by the villagers that traces of a murder have been discovered.

River Steamer Destroyed by Fire. NEW ALBANY, Ind., Nov. 21.—The

steamer Robert Carson, owned by the Louisville and Evansville Packet company, was destroyed by fire yesterday. Tht fire started from an overheated stove. The loss is $12,000, covered by insurance.

Grder of Equity.

INDIANAPOLIS, NOV. 21.—The Order of Equity, which has organizations in 15 states, closed its biennial meeting here yesterday. The officers reported that all death benefits had been paid, with no liabilities outstanding.

GREENFIELD INDIANA^ THURSDAY EVENING NOVEMBER 21, 1895. PRICE, TWO CENTS

STEVE ELKINS SUED.

He Mad# Defendant in a New Mexico Land Suit. NEW YORK, Nov. 21.—The hearing of

a suit in which William 0. Rev«her sued United States Senator Stephen B. Elkins of West Virginia to recover an interest claimed by him in certain lands in New Mexico and also for an accounting, was commenced yesterday before Judge Patterson in the special term of the supreme court. It is claimed by the plaintiff that in 1871 Mr. Elkins purohased some land in New Mexico, in which the plaintiff was to have an interest of one-third, atid that a deed to that effect was e.fkcuted, under which his interest in the land was to be held in trust for him by the defendant. Mr. Elkins, he alleges, has sold a portion of the land, and has received a considerable amount from ite sale for which he has never accounted.

Senator Elkins acknowledges that he purchased the lands and that on Oct. 17 he signed a deed under which Reveher was to become entitled to one-third of the lands on paying hin $1.25 an acre for them. This was, he avers, the only paper he ever executed. The plaintiff, the defendant alleges, agreed to pay this price for it and said he expected to pay the $1.25 per acre in a short time, but never did so.

He finally told the defendant he was not in a position to carry out his agreement and relinquished his interest in the lands. Under these circumstances Senator Elkins says he sold the portion of the lands claimed by Reveher to T. D. Catron on the same conditions as they had been previously held by the plaintiff, who, he states, has now no interest in the property. He also pleads that Reveher's claim is barred by the statute of limitations.

The case has not concluded. WALLER INCLUD¥D.

French Government Said to Have Granted Amnesty to Madagascar Prisoners. WASHINGTON, Nov. 21.—Although the state department absolutely refuses to confirm or deny a report that the French government has refused to furnish it the record in the Waller case, some difficulties, ifc is known, have been encountered in procuring this indispensable document. Just what the nature of the trouble is can not be learned, but it is understood that the application for the record is not regarded by the French government as a matter of right in the United States, and it is assumed that if our application takes more the shape of a request than a demand the necessaiy documents may be forthcoming.

Meanwhile the Waller case itself may be suddenly settled, so far as the liberation of Waller is concerned, by the voluntary action of the French government, as word has come here from official sources to the effect that it is contemplated to proclaim amnesty for all political prisoners taken in Madagascar, which would include Waller, unless some special notice be taken of his case and claim.

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Vessels Saved.

NEW YORK, Nov. 21.—The steamer Irrawadditi, which went ashore Nov. 9 while on the voyage from Trinidad to this port, and was hauled off yesterday, is anchored off the Merritt Wrecking company's wharf at Stapleton. The Norton line steamer Manitoba, from South American ports, which went ashore at Beech Haven, south of Barnegat on Monday, last, arrived in port yesterday evening, having been released. The Manitoba is not leaking and suffered no apparent damage.

Huffman, the Outlaw, Killed. SPRINGEIELD, Mo., Nov. 21.—Frank Huffman, the nortorious outlaw, who has long defied the authorities, was killed last night by Sheriff Moore of Hickory coxuity, 50 miles northwest of here. Huffman was leader of the Otterville train robbery on the Missouri Pacific railroad and broke jail in Howard county eight months ago. Since then he has been hiding in the hills of Hickoiy and Cedar counties. Particulars of the killing are hard to obtain.

a? Pension Payments.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21.—The secretary of the interior yesterday issued a requisition .on the treasury for $10,850,000 for the quarterly pension payment. The I amount is distributed to agencies as follows: Boston, $1,800,000, Augnsta, Me., $750,060: Washington, $2,025,000 Columbus, O., $3,700,000 Detroit, $1,800,000 San Francisco, $775,000.

Family Chloroformed.

CHATTANOOGA, Nov. 21.—The residence of G. W. Cummings, dairyman, living in the suburb of Highland Park, was entered last night by burglars, who chloroformed the entire family of five and then burglarized the place. Before leaving they prepared a meal in the kitchen and the family, who awoke late, found the table set. •an over out tne Drop.

MINNEAPOLIS, NOV. 21.—The ikipreinf court affirms the decision of the lower court in the Hay ward cape. The date of the execution will be set by the governor later.

Yesterday's Change.

WASHINGTON, NOV. 21.—Yesterday's statement of the condition of the treks ury shows: Available cash balance, $176,871,143 gold reserve, $89,553,594.

ORDER

WISE RIVER.

Jlie Secret of Fettingill, the Hermit, Dies With Him. BUTTE, Mon., Nov. 21.—Pottingill, the wild man of the Wise Diver mountains, has been found dead in his mountain retreat. Pettingill came to Montana during the early period of the war and had ever since lived alone among the wild animals of the Wise River mountains. Nothing has ever been learned regarding his life before coming to Montana, though several stories are told concerning his reasons for retiring from civilization. Pctringill had knowledge of a fabulously rK-'r.'iuu vein, but never disclosed its c.. Iioa-Ji he gave to a. party oi quartz that assayt 1 $ j0,000 a tun.

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ASIA

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Armenian Women Converts to Islamism.

SYMPATHY FOR THE TURKS.

American Missionaries Have Been Especially Protected Armenian Patriarch

Appeals to the Powers For Money, Food and Clothing: to^Guard Against Famine. Released Prisoners. CONSTANTINOPLE, NOV. 21.—The six

representatives of the powers held a conference yesterday to discuss certain supplementary measures which will be recommended to the porte for the restoration of order in Asia Minor, and it is understood that some form of common action for the protection of foreigners is impending.

According to Turkish accounts, the Armenians provoked the disturbance at Marsovan and it is also said that the American'missionaries there were not in any way molested.

Reports received here from the interior of Asia Minor announce fresh conversions of Armenian women and children to Islamism.

The concentrating of Turkish troops at Marash for the advance upon Zeitoun, which is still held by the Armenians in strong force, continues as actively as possible under the circumstances. The commanding general declares that unless the Armenians of Zeitoun and its vicinity are subjugated within a fortnight the campaign is likely to be both pi-otracted and difficult, as heavy snows and bad roads which are to bo expected soon, will hinder the operations of the troops.

Advices from Aleppo say that all the American citizens at Aintab, Orfah and Mardin are safe under the protection of the Turkish authorities of the places mentioned. The Turks, it now appears, are really taking steps to protect life and property. •. Armenian refugees who have arrived here from the different, provinces from which they fled at the time of the recent massacre have petitioned the patriarch to assist those of their coreligionists who were unable to get away, as famine is threatening their country and that the most terrible sufferings may be anticipated when the cold weather sets in, thousands of Armenian families being without shelter.

The Armenians ask the patriarch to appeal to the different countries of Europe for money, food and clothing, as it seems next to impossible for the Turkish government to do anything effective in the way of assisting the distressed people.

There has been some sharp exchange of messages recently between the Armenian patriarch, the Turkish ministers and foreign ambassadors. The patriarch was desirous of calling in person upon the minister of interior of other government officers for the purpose of placing certain complaints before them. and to tender his services in the WOT of relief and reform. But. it appears, the Turkish officials positively refused to rcceive him in audience until he shall have published an enclycical condemning the alleged intrigues and demands of the Armenians. As it has been demonstrated that the Turks in the great majority of cases were to blame for the massacres and as the sultan has agreed to the powers' scheme of reforms for Armenia, the patriarch was unable to issue such an encyclical for it would practically admit that the demands of the Armenians were not justified and it is believed have considerably hindered the work of reform.

Consequently, the partriarch made an appeal to the ambassadors and placed before them the strongest evidence he could procure regarding the massacres which have recently occurred and begged them to use their influence t" put an end to this condition of affairs. He was assured that everything possible under the circumstances would be ai was being done but the patriarch was informed, evidence had been furnished which established beyond any reasonable doubt the fact that the agents of the Armenian revolutionary committee had been actively at work, inciting the Armenians against Turkish rule and that the Armenians themselves were to blame for a number of outbreaks which had occurred, although this did not justify the bloody revenge afterwards taken by the Turks.

The police are not. making so many arrests today and a number of Armenians have been released i'rom the different prisons where they have been confined for some time past.

The reason given for their unexpected release is that the police have not been able to find evidence against them which would justify their further incarceration. The released prisoners make the most startling statements as to their treatment while in custody, and tell horrible tales of the filthy and overcrowded condition of the Turkish prisons.

They say they were barely given enough food to keep body and soul together, and that they were beaten and otherwise tortured daily in order to compel them to betray what they know of the organization of the Armenian revolutionary committee. But, they add, all these efforts to make them traitors were in vain.

Fierce on the lake«h

CLEVELAND, Nov. 21.—A snowstorm accompanied by a northwesterly gale has prevailed on Lake Erie since midnight, causing such a tremendous sea that very few vessels are attempting to enter or leave tae harbor. It is believed, however, that a number of boats were caught out in the gale.

What Hunters Found./

LITCHFIELD, Ills., Nov. 21.—While a party of St. Louis hunters were looking for game in the Catholic cemetery yesterday afternoon, they discovered the remains of a young woman lying in the weeds. It is supposed that she was raped and murdered. Great excitement nrevail"

MISSING.

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Calvert Vaux, Landscape Architect of No* tional Reputation. NEW YORK, Nov. 21.—Calvert Vanx,

the famous landscape architect of the park department, is missing. Tlie police today were requested .to look for him.

Mr. Vaux left his son's house in Bensonhurst, where he has been staying for some time, about 4 o'clock Tuesday afternoon for a short walk, and when he did not return late last night the family became alarmed, and this morning tilepolice were notified and a general alarm sent out in both cities.

Mr. Vaux's health has not been good for some time. Inquiries have been made by the family at the various hospitals of the two cities without result.

Calvert Vaux is a landscape architect of national reputation. He was bom and educated in London and came to this country in 1848. He designed Central park in this city, and Prospect park in Brooklyn and was associated with Frederick Law Olmstead in laying out Riverside and Morningside parks. He also assisted is laying out the Smithsonian institute grounds in Washington.

WRECKAGE.

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Vessel's Gunwale and Cabin Found at Charlevoix.

CHICAGO, NOV. 21.—A dispatch from Charlevoix, Mich. last night, stated that fishermen at the point two milesnorth of there reported wreckage coming ashore. One jacket life preserver' was marked "L. G. Corning," and parts of a vessel's gunwale and cabin were also picked up. There is no boat named L. G. Corning on the lakes, but it is possible the wreckage might be from the schooner Ida Corning, the word "Ida" being mistaken for "L. G." The Ida Corning passed Port Huron, bound: up, Nov. 1(3, in tow of the steamer Os--coda, since then there is no record of her whereabouts. She is owned by Corning & Ryan of Saginaw, Mich, She measures 422 tons and carried a? crew of seven.

MORE MARINES NEEDED.

Colonel Heywood's Strong 1'lca to the Sec~5 retary of the Navy. WASHINGTON, Nov. 21. Colonel! Charles Heywood, commanding the ma-, rine corps, in his annual report to the-? secretary of the navy, makes a strong' plea for an increase in the enlisted strength of the corps to meet the additional duties imposed upon it by the increase of the navy. Colonel Heywood. estimates that 1,500 marines on shoreare needed for the protection of millionsof dollars' worth of government proper-f ty in their charge, a number 800 in excess of the marines now engaged in that duty. In addition to this, it is estimated that about 450 more men will be required for the new vessels under construction.

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SIX HUNDRED PERISHED.

Further i" (s About the Kung l'ai Ex-

VICTORIA, B. O., Xov. 21.—The Empi ess of China, jr.st- arrived from tho Orient, reports cholera practically extinguished in Japan and few interesting developments in t-lie eastern situation. All the Asiatic coast, when she sailed, was looking to Kin-Chow, where on. Oct. 18 a combined boiler and magazine explosion on the troop ship Kung Pai sent 600 men to death. The affair wns fraught with peculiar horror, as a rough sea was raging and there was no chance of life overboard. The boilers were old. and unserviceable and ordinarv caution would have prevented the catastrophe..

Will Stay at Cleveland.

CLEVELAND, NOV. 21.—Alvm Carl, one of the receivers of the Otis Steel company composed of English capitalists came to Cleveland on business connected, with the organization of the concern. He said it had been settled that the works would be kept here and operated on a much more extensive scale. A large sum of money will be invested in improvements. The details of tho planwill not be made public at present.

A Hisnop Dead.

NEW YORK, Nov. 12.—The Right Rev. John Joseph Conroy, bishop of Curium, died at his home in this city yesterday. Bishop Conroy completed his studies at'. Mount St. Mary's college, Emmittsburg,. Pa. He was ordaiued a priest of thediocese of Albany in May, 1845. He was consecrated bishop of that diocese on Oct. 16, 18G5. He resigned on Oct. 10, 1877, and was transferred to the see of Curium on March 22, 1878.

Photograliers' 1'anquet.

BOSTON, NOV. 21.—The aunual banquet of the National Photographers' clubs was held at the Castle Square hotel last night. G. Waldron Smith presided and among other speakers were L. W. Seavey of New York, W. B.. Mendeuliall of Philadelphia, Charles A.. Hetlierington of Cincinnati, A. Flodint of Worcester and others. -p-

AIL Embezzler Caught.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., Nov. 21.—Thepolice last night arrested Fred Limberger, an embezzler, wanted at Evansviile, Ind. He was working with a forceof bridge mechanics, and when arrested admitted his identity. The extent of: his embezzlement is not known here.

Jilted For the Last Time.

TOPEKA, Kan., Nov. 21.—George: Bailey, who had repeatedly proposed, marriage to Fanny Thomson and been reiected, fired three bullets into her body s#d killed himself. The girl will-

Horseless Carriage.

NEW YORK, Nov. 21.—The horseless^ carriage left here at 7:45 a. m. on its journey to Chicago. It is expected to» reach Amsterdam by nightfall.

Distinguished Visitor.

ATLANTA, NOV. 21.—Sir

Alfred Mo­

loney, governor of British Honduras, is a visitor at the exposition.