Greenfield Evening Republican, Greenfield, Hancock County, 22 November 1895 — Page 1

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

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

beautiful and immense stock of Queensware and Fancy 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 uow open

ing up, also, a large lot of Toys, Books, etc., which will be found in

our Grocery Department. Call and make early selections.

LEE C. THAYER.

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

we ever had, and having adopted the cash in band system A

engraved free of charge as heretoiore.

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°ffer you Christmas goods this year at

This means everything in our stock,

including Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Silverware. Cut Glass, Diamonds and Novelties. All goods fully

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HAVE YOU EXAMINED THEM? Many Improvements Heretofore Overlooked "by Other Manufacturers.

Address |THE SMITH PREMIER TYPEWRITES, CO., 76 E. Market St., Incitrapolis, li.d.

Removal Sale.

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.

This is a discount sale that discounts, and will saye you big ononey. 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.

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GIRLS' CLOSE ESCAPE.

Fir© Element Plays Havoc in Chicago.

CAUSED BY A DUST EXPLOSION.

Thirteen Valuable Manufacturing: Establishments Co Up in Flames in the Windy City Three Elevators and a Stairway

Enable Fonr Hundred Women to Escape.

Total Lom. "CHICAGO, NOV. 22.—The Excelsior

building at Canal and Jackson streets and an 8-story brick structure immediately adjoining it, at 171 to 173 South Canal street, were completely destroyed by fire yesterday evening. Not less than 18 valuable manufacturing plants located in the two buildings were lost, including the Shober-Carqueville Lithogranhing company, the Charles Emmerich Feather company and the large establishment of Strauss, Eisendrath & Drom. The total loss is not less than $620,000.

The fire was a hard one to subdue and attended with no little danger. The escape of several hundred girls from the Strauss, Eisendrath & Drom factory was made possible by coolness and decision. A number of the girls suffered from fright and sustained slight bruises. Before the fight with the fire was ended, Fire Chief Sweenie had exhausted the regular calls for engines and had to specially summon 20 more.

An approximate list of the losses is: Excelsior btiilding, 7-story brick, corner Canal and Jack&m streets owned by Warren Springeiv Total loss, $150,000.

Shober and Carqueville Lithographing company, $125,000. Charles Emmerich company, feathers, $100,000 George E. Lloyd & Company, bicycles and stereotyping, $50,000 Sclmadig Brothers & Company, shoes, $20,000 H. E. Puffer & Company, felt hats, $10,000 Strauss, Eisendrath & Drom. ladies' waists, $40,000. Several smaller concerns lost an aggregate of $15,000.

Tlic 8-story building, 171 to 173 South Canal street, owned by Warren Springer: total loss, $75,000. A. J. Herbst & Company, typewriter, carbons and ribbons, $200,000. An aggregafe loss of $18,000 was sustained by the smaller concerns In this building.

Four-story brick building, 105 to 1G!) South Canal street, owned by W. J. Wilson, damaged by water and falling walls to the extent of $6,000. The tenants of this building sustained an aggregate loss of $! 1.000, the heaviest loser being the Hnesner Baking company which suffered to the extent of $3,000. The tire started by a dust explosion in the renovating room of Charles Enmierick & Company, on the fiourth floor of the Excelsior building and spread so rapidly that th« v/orknieij.in that part of the establishment had barely time to give the alarm and get to the street in safety. .Ry iho time the &"st fire engine arrived. the lire was raging furiously on the liiM'i, sixth and seventh floors. On the sixth floor, a. serious loss of life was narrowly averted. Strauss, 3£i«endrath & Drom, makers of shirt, waists, employed 100 girls, and none of them were aware of the lire until it, had made considerable headway and the smoke came pouring into their working room in thick eiouds. A wild rush was made for the three elevators, which were kept running to the last possible minute, and while many of the girls escaped in this way, others took to the stairs.

When the main floor was reached, the jam became frightful and but for the efforts of Officers Brennan and Maloney of the Des Plaines Street station who managed to keep the mass of frightened girls moving and in some instances, by force prevented them from crowding too violently, many lives must have been lost. Several of the girls fainted, but soon survived when taken to the open air. The firemen made desperate efforts to confine the flames to the Excelsior building, but they were unsuccessful and the adjoiningg building, also owned by Warren Springer, was soon ablaze.

As the other building had burned so this one went, the run of the flames being so rapid that nothing could stop them. The Wilson building, as well as others in. the immediate neighborhood, caught several times, but the flames were quickly extinguished.

Nearly all the losses are covered by insurance. Springer was fully protected, as were all the other heavy losers.

LYNCHED AN INNOCENT MAN. Horrible Mistake of a J'rcii/.icd Mob in TVxas.

BRYAN, Tex., Nov. 22.—Rev. J. E. Home of Madison county yesterday brought news of the lynching of a negro in a remote part of that county last Tuesday night. He was accused of riding a horse over a little white girl in the road, inflicting serious injuries on her. Later developments go to show that the mob got hold of the wrong negro and the guilty one has made his escape.

A Rockefeller Married.

NEW YOHK, NOV. 22.—Miss Elsie Stillmen, daughter of Mr. James Stillman, was married at 3:80 Thursday afternoon to William G. Rockefeller, the son of Williaiu G. Rockefeller, the Standard Oil magnate. The ceremony was at St. Bartholmew's church, New York, and Bishop Potter officiated, assisted by the rector, Dr. David H. Greer. In comparison with the recent weddings in the Yanderbilt and Whitney families this was rather unostentatious and less distinctively au event for fashionable society. Tno church decorations were not elaborate, though rich.

Gallant at Mission Ridge.

WASHINGTON, NOV. 22.—A medal of honor has been awarded to James Walker, late private, Company K, Thir-ty-first Ohio veteran infantry, for most distinguished gallantry in action at Mission Ridge, on Nov. 25, 1863, this soldier voluntarily carrying the remnant of a flag in a charge in which the flag received 89 bullet marks and the staff 10.

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GREENFIELD INDIANA FRIDAY EVENING NOVEMBER 22, 1895. PRICE, TWO CENTS

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MICHIGAN POIjUOES

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Take the following order with $1.00 CASH

MASONIC HALL GROCERY,

and you will get the greatest bargain ever offered.

1 busbel best Michigan Potatoes...... 10c 2 pounds Kidney, Marrowfat or Navy Beans 10c 2 pounds California Raisins 10c 2 ir best Oat Flake 10c 4 pounds Hudent's New Hominy 10c Yi pound can Baking Powder 10c 1 pound best Bice 10c 1 pound California Peaches 10c 2 pouLds best Lump Starch...: 10c 3 bars Laundry Soap 10c

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Jg°No such bargains were ever offered as we are now giving. Every article guaranteed or money refunded.

II. L. STRICKLAND.

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The General Makes a Kind and Dignified Defense.

CONVENTION HISTORY RETOLD.

Iipttpr From Old Tecumsfh Is l'raclucotl, TojjH lier With, ail Analysis of ho Vote of Southern Delej ih Mi *.'cjivuntion of 1888—What tin 0:1s" Have lirought Forth.

DETROIT, Nov. 22.—General R. A. Alger lias written a lengthy letter to the Detroit Tribune in reply to Senator John Sherman's charges against tho general's friends as contained in the second volume of Sherman's Recollections.

The writer quotes Senator Sherman's language in which Sherman, in referring to the circumstances attending the contest in the Republican national convention of 1888 wrote, "I believe and had, as I thought, conclusive proof that the friend of General Alger substantially purchased the votes of many of the delegates from the southern states who had been instructed by their conventions to vote for me."

Pie also quotes Senator Sherman's assertion to the effect that although lie had learued with complaisance of the explanations of the wavering of the Ohio and New York delegation from his (Sherman's) support, that "the only feeling of resentment I entertained was in regard to the action of the friends of General Alger in tempting with money poor negroes to violate the instructions of their constituents."

In reply to these quotations General Alger says that he should not have intruded this matter upon the public were it not for the fact that it appeared that Senator Sherman had gone out of the way to insult his (Alger's) friends as well as himself. "What he writes," says Alger," would be less objectionable were it not that the second word in the. first paragraph is written in the present tense."

General Alger says that when the senator's charges were first *iade, immediately after the convention, he was especially distressed because of tho warm friendship existing between himself and family and General W. T. Sherman and family. In view of this he wrote General Sherman, assuring him that there was

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the charges and that he had not replied to them on account, first of the age of the senator second, of his great name, and third, because of the injury such talk would do the party. I

General Sherman in reply wrote: I assure you that I entertain for you the same sentiment of respect and affection as always. If anything ever shook my faith in you it was that you stooped to the level of a politician. A soldier of repute, a gentleman, and one who has such a family and business as General Alger

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Pine Groceries at Lower Prices than were ever offered. WE LEAD! Let those follow who will.

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A letter in every sack and guaranteed the best flour that can be made. We will fill the following order for

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1 sack best Flour ..... 2 pounds Navy, Kidney or Marrow Beans 2 pounds California Raisins 1 pou'ul best California Peaches... 1 pound best Rice 1 pound new Lima Beans (fancy). 1 fan Corn pound Tea pound Baking Powder. 2 pounds Lump Starch

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IHPDon'fc fail to visit our store tomorrow and se

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in Queensware. H. L. STRICKLAND.

Copies of these bills may be had at our store. Leave your Saturday order with us and saye enough to buy a Christmas Present.

MASONIC HALL GEOCEEY, G-RE ENFIELD.

oufi'ht to hold himself above ilmt level. ]'ul'. this is eminently a- free country, anil you had as .a-ood a right ro enter ihe race as hiid John Sherman. You mtide a good show of votes, and if you bought some, aci-ordii'g to universal usage, surely don'f binine you. 1 laughed at John for trying to throw off on anybody. Tie was fairly beaten at the convention and'T congvat ulnt eil him on his escape. I frankly answer your inquiry by saying that mv I friendship to you not been shaken in the least that I wisir. you all honor and happiness, and that, during my short remainder we may often meet here or on the Pacific. With great respect, etc., \V. f. iKi .M.\\.

P. 8.—Best love to the family. ,|

Continuing. General Algor says that dming the excitement of '88 lie paid lit- I tie attention to the reports in question as nothing had appeared over Senator Sherman's name, but that now the case is different. He then gave an analysis of the southern votes received by Slierman and himself at the Chicago convention. According to this showing Sena tor Sherman on the fifth ballot (the one in which Algrer received the highest number oi: votes) received .10!) votes I from southern states, against Alger's GO, I not including, however, 28 votes from

Arkansas and Missouri which came un tarily pledged to Alger under the leadership respectively of General Powell Clayton and Hon. Chauncey I. Filley. Of the other (50 General Alger I writes that more than half of tlieni "had served either in the Union or southern armies during the war, and it was not unnatfuffll that they should prefer a soldier to a civilian. Many of theso people I knew personally."

The general mentions a list of soldiers and other friends of his among these delegates whom he concludes naturally used their utmost endeavors with their respective delegates in his behalf, and adds: "No delegate or friend who went to Chicago in my behalf or voted forme at the convention ever asked for, or received, a single pledge' from mo for money or any office.''

General Alger relates instances of the friendship between himself and the senator of late years and of assurances given him by Sherman that while his disappointment had been great, he did not believe that. Alger had any part in the scramble for votes, etc., in '88. Alger also quotes an autliograph letter written him by Senator Sherman in 1892, in which the latter reasserts, "I cherish no prejudice or uukindness for the incident of the national convention of 1888." "In conclusion," writes General Alger, "I will only add that if Senator Sherman is willing to leave a record made up largoly of adverso criticisms of the public men of his day, many of whom have passed from earth, he is welcome to the task. I am sure he stands alone among our public men, who would be willing, by his own act, to blight tho honorablo record of the living and the dead."

A letter from James Lewis, colored, of New Orleans, is appended, stating that the writer voted for Alger in the '88 convention as second choice to Sherman and denying that negro delegates warn in the habit of selling their votes.

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Granulated Suuar, 2 l-2c a lb.

We will fill the following order for $1.00 CASH, and guarantee evarticle to be the best that money can buy, or will refund the money.

1 pound any package Coffee.......... 10c. 4 pounds Granulated Sugar 10c 2 pounds California Raisins 10c 2 pounds best Oat Flake

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Sherman's .Memory Is Sadly:at Fault.

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ware in the city, and are making lower prices than any other house. Co mo in and see the g.iods.

II. L. STRICKLAND.

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man of Ohio left this city ior Washing-1: ton yesterday. There was considerable talk among! the politicians gathered at the Filth Avenue hotel concerning the senator's^ statements in his book regarding tho at de of the New York delegation at the convention of 188S.

Ex-Senator Hiscoek said: "There was no agreement to support Sherman that I recollect. At the dinner, of which so much has boon said. Fassettf spoke advising that the policy of thef delegation be refvrred to Miller, Piatt, Depew and myself. We were to de-1 termine the course the delegation should pursue in the battering next day. It was at my suggestion that we agreed to stand by Harrison until it seemed impossible to nominate him, and after we were to swing to Sherman. Mr. Piatt opposed the Sherman swing because he thought he could not be elected, but he yielded in the interest of harmony. O'Brien and Lawson of New York and Laughlin of Buffalo were the only ones who declined to take this course, but their opposition was ineffective on account of the unit vote by which we were bound." 1 "Sherman's memory is decidedly at fault in several of his statements." Mr. Mauley of Maine, said. "Harrison carried Indiana by a little over 2,000 in '88. jilt was always a doubtful state. No Republican could have carried it in 189.3." I

State Senators Joseph Mulhn and Frank W. lliggins were both delegates to the convention of '88. They state that there was no Sherman, sentiment in the delegation outside of Senator Miller. They did not notice anv acts or facts that looked toward developing such a sentiment. On the contrary, there was a strong Harrison sentiment. This was reinforced in the case of both delegates by telegrams from influential constituents imploring them to throw their votes and influence to Harrison. It was in obedience to these rccommendations that they did go to Harrison on Monday. a

Ex-President Harrison is still holding I his daily levees in his room in the Fifth Avenue. Ex-Secretary Noble, Cornelius N. Bliss and ex-Minister Emory Smith 1 of Philadelphia were the most conspicuous of his many callers.

General Harrison hopes to finish his I visit by today, when he will take a traiu for Saratoga, where he hopes to spend a day or two with "Little Ben" McKee, who is now fully recovered from his recent illness.

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commander of the Pennsylvania naval reserve, used to own tho yacht Schemer, which 20 years since carried Boss Tweed to Cuba after he escapod from Ludlow Street jail.

Joseph Jefferson never talks politics. What his party bias may bo Is not generally known. Ho is very diplomatic in dodging all questions that tond to entrap him Into an expression of opinion regarding national Issues.

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