Greenfield Evening Republican, Greenfield, Hancock County, 4 April 1896 — Page 1

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Wonderful 30c Blended Coffee/

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warranted to excel all others for aroma and strength.

Smokers, we keep all the leading brands ot smoking tobacco, cigars and plug tobacco®.—Finest candies in town. High grade coal oil a specialty at low priori. Don't forget us on Pillsbury and Washburn's best flour, fine coffee, vegetables, etc.

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SEED POTATOES A SPECIALTY. I. O. O. F. B'L'K.

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Tailoring

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lact that we are the leading exponents here of the ideas

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gentlemen's tailoring. Our Spiing Styles and goods are here. Coine in and see our goods, learn the prices and leave your orders.

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VOL. II. NO. 114 GREENFIELD, INDIANA SATURDAY EVENING APRIL 4 18 6

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BUSINESS FAILURES.

Regular Quarterly Statement Made by Dun & Company.

DYER FOUR THOUSAND THIS YEAR

Fhls More Than For the Same Time Lut Year, but Still Not as Many AS in 1894—An Improvement in Spring: Trade.

Brighter Prospects For the Future in All Lines of Business. NEW YORK, April 4.—R. Q. Dun &

Company's weekly review of trade says: The regular quarterly statement of failares shows 4,031 with liabilities of $57,425,185, against 8,803 last year, with liabilities of $47,813,683, and 4,304 in the same quarter of 1894, with liabilities of $64,127,833. The average liabilities were $14,246, against $12,677 last year, and $14,900 in 1894. Manufacturing failures were 833, against 651 last year, with liabilities of $23,507,326, against $20,223,991 last year, increase 16.2 per cent, but the decrease in comparison with 1894 is 16.4 per cent. Trading failures were 3,118 with liabilities of $31,424,312, against $25,979,894 last year, increase 20.9 per cent, but in comparison with 1894 the decrease is 6.9 per cent.

The ratio of defaulted liabilities to payments through clearinghouses was 04.45 per $1,000, the average for the previous 10 years having been $3.27, and the average per firm in business was $47.48, against $38.64 for the previous 10 years. The main increase over last year has been in manufacturing failures in New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Kentucky, aud in trading failures in Texas and Minnesota, owing to two recent large defaults. Other commercial failures are also larger than last year, practically all the increase being at the south. Banking failures have been 51, against 86 last year, but with liabilities of only .|4,751,972, against §1:3,482,537 last year. More than half the entire banking defaults were in northern states, west of the Mississippi.

The improvement expected with spring weather begins, though in so,no brandies of business scarcely visibly. As consumers make spring purchases tiiey nnist lessen stocks and compel buying. The stocks taken in advance of last summer's demands have been distributed far more slowly than was expected, bat. months of waiting have helped to lessen the load which it is hoped spring buying will clear away. The backward season has been a hindrance, as has also been the number of hands unemployed in important industries, and tne low prices of farm products. Apprehension of foreign financial difficulties have hindered, but are now scarcely felt. Gold exports are rumored, but at this season are so far natural that they have no such power to cause alarm as they had in winter.

The gigantic steel combination is expected to have a great influence in sustaining markets and stimulating confidence and though such operations often ss the success they seek, they rarely fail to kindle speculative buying for a time. The sudden advance of $2 per ton in billets a week ago has raised Bessemer pig $1 at Pittsburg, and the demand for structural forms increases in expectation that prices will rise. Nail associations have given notice of another advance of 15 cents at the end of this month. Bars have been greatly demoralized, but some makers nosv hope to re-establish the combination, as steel bars will come dearer. But No. 1 foundry is slightly lower at Philadelphia, and tne general demand for finished products does not improve. The steel concerns propose to restrict production by allotment, chose producing more than tlieir share paying $2 per ton to tiiose who produce less. Orders for lake copper are solicited at 10 1-2 cents, and lead is weaker at 3.10 cents, but a single buyer lifted tin to 13.55.

The woolen manufacture does not gain in orders, and a large part of the machinery is stopped. Prices of wool have fallen 7 1-2 per cent, the average of 104 quotations being 13.02 cents. Sales in March were smaller than in any other month siuce 1894, and for the quarter were only 75,147,780 pounds, of which 30,916,200 was foreign, against 69,081,315 last year, of which 26,258,850 was foreign.

Cotton mills still pile up goods in advance of orders, as reductions in prices have failed as yet to stimulate buying.

Speculation in products has been tame. Cotton continues to come forward so largely that former predictions of 6,500,000 bales are remembered with derision, and the outlook for the next crop continues good.

Wheat has slightly advanced, and if late reports of injury from extensive frosts and storms prove correct will advance more, though western receipts continue nearly 60 per cent larger than last year, aud for five weeks past have been 13,833,410 bushels, against 8,83J,872 last year, while Atlantic exports have been only 6,733,132 bushels, flour included, against 8,435,701 last year.

Corn exports are larger and receipts also heavy, but pork has declined 75 cents per barrel.

MINERS THREATEN TO STRIKE.

The Men in the Central Pennsylvania District Distfatiafled With Present Wages. PITTSBURG, April 4.—Word has

reached the coal miners' officials hero that a strike is threatened in the central district, which includes Dubois, Clearfield, Punxsutawney, Reynoldsville, etc. The trouble arises from the fact that 70 cents is being paid in this district against 40 in that.

Two years ago it was agreed by all concerned that the difference in the

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rice for mining in the two veins should 20 cents in favor of the Pittsburg district. The miners, who have been well organized in the central district lately, are now urging the carrying out of the equalization agreement and the matter will be presented to the operators. If nothing is done to correct the trouble a strike will probably follow. As five of the largest coal companies in this district compere with those in the central, the men herVare directly interested. fita 1 wSk

RESULT OF JEATOUIY.

An Illinois Man Kills His Wife and Moth-er-in-Law and Attempts Suielde. CLINTON, Ills., April 4.—At 4:80 yes­

terday afternoon this city was thrown into the wildest excitement by a double murder and attempted suicide. Ed Polen, formerly employed in the shops of the Illinois Central railroad in this city, murdered his wife, formerly Miss Myrcle Green, and hie mother-in-law, Mi's. McMullen, and then attempted suicide by throwing himself in front of an eastbound freight train.

Jealousy is given as his reason for committing the horrible deed. Polen left here a short time ago for Creston, la., and had just returned with the intention of getting his wife to go there. Yesterday he went to his mother-in-law's to talk the matter over with his wife. Family quarrels were frequent and this interview resulted in a quarrel, Mrs. McMullin interfering. Polen, in his rage, grabbed a double-barreled shot gun, when both women fled and got into a neighbor's yard. Polen emptied one barrel of the gun at his wife, striking her just behind the right ear, killed her instantly. As Mrs. Polen fell forward on her face Mrs. McMullen looked around just in time to receive the full charge of the seoond barrel in her face. Both women were found lying in great pools of their own blood just as they had fallen.

Polen coolly walked a few steps, stopped, reloaded his gun and ran east to the railroad. A freight train was pulling in. The officers and citizens were so close behind him he dropped his gun and threw himself in front of the engine. The pilot struck him on the head, inflicting injuries which are pronounced fatal. He was then lodged in jail.

Last night a great crowd of excited citizens assembled in front of the jail, but Mayor McGill addressed them and said Polen would die of his injuries and the crowd finally dispersed.

It is rumored that Polen has been taken to Decatur for safekeeping, The jail is heavily guarded and no reporters are allowed near it, however.

AN ECCENTRIC EDITOR.

Thomas Wharton Falls From a Fourth Story Window In Philadelphia.

PHILADJJLI-'HIA, April 4. Thomas Wharton, Sunday editor of the Philadelphia Times, fell from a fourth story window of the house in which he lived early yesterday morn ins: and was instantly killed. It is generally believed that he committed suicide. Of late the other occupants of the house had noticed that Mr. Wharton seemed to be melancholy. He was eccentric and made but few friends iu the house, but during the past few days he seemed particularly despondent.

Mr. Wharton was 37 years old and wis widely known because of his literary ability. He was a frequent contributor to magazines. He wrote several novels, the best known of which are "A Latter Day Saint" and "Hannibal of New York." He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and the honorary degrees of A. B. and A. M. had been conferred upon him. His father was the late Henry Wharton, a distinguished member of "the Philadelphia bar, and the deceased himself practiced law before taking up journalism. His connection with The Times dated from 1888.

COLLISION ON A BRIDGE.

An Accident on the liellaire, Baltimore and Ohio That Cost Two Lives. WHEELING, April 4.—A shocking and

fatal accident occurred on the Bellaire, Baltimore and Ohio railroad bridge across the Ohio, four miles below here, which cost two lives. Freight No. 99, westbound, with 50 wor -:m. :.n board, started across the river, closely followed by a yard engine on which there were also a number of workmen going to their homes in Bellaire.

When ou the first span of the bridge the freight train broke in two, the caboose and three cars running back toward the approaching yard engine. The men in the caboose of the parted train realized the danger and jumped, many clinging to the iron frame work of the bridge. Frank Salzgraver and Patrick Flaherty, however, commenced to climb up the ladder on the rear of the caboose, but before they reached *the roof the crash came and both were crushed to death in the collision with the yard engine.

Money Order Husiness Increasing-. WASHINGTON, April 4.—The money

order transactions throughout the United States during the last quarter of 1895 beat all previous records in volume. The accounts have just been audited and show the receipts to have aggregated $105,755,971. Domestic money orders issued amounted in round numbers to $49,000,000, a very large increase. The net revenue of $275,000 has beeu equalled only once.

Kentucky Financially Embarrassed. FRANKFORT, Ky., April 4.—Assistant

Auditor Frank Johnson and Mr. Virgil Hewitt are engaged making up the-reg-ular monthly balance sheets of the fiscal affairs of the state. The statement lias not been completed, but when the full additions are made it ill show outstanding warrants or over $850,000 due by the state treasury and for which no money is on hand to meet.

Stolen Goods Found.

WILLI AMSTOWN, Ky., April 4. Charles Poor, a farmer living below here, has found several suits of clothes, dry goods, etc., concealed in his hay I loft The goods are supposed to have been stolen from a aidtance and de-

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osited They amount to several dollars and are now in the sheriff's hanus awaiting identification.

Ex-Convict Waller Coming Home. DENVER, April 4. Colonel B. G.

Woodford has received a cablegram from ex-Consul Waller of Madagascar, saying he will leave London for America today ancl will be in Denver inside of two weeks. Colonel Woodford was

at Tiiinatave when the ex-consul was nre.:ted by the French government about J# mouths aco.

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MI PROMT OF A CHURCH

Prominent Young Attorney Is Found Dead.

IS SURROUNDED IN MYSTER]

Death Probably Resulted From Heart Failure—Natural Gas Explosion at Kokomo A Mixed Vp Criminal Affair.

Special Election Ordered to Locate a

County Seat—Other Indiana State Mews. DELPHI, Ind., April 4.—James L.

Weaver, one of the brightest and most promising young attorneys in fhis part of the state, was found lying dead in front of the Methodist church here yesterday morning. The last seen of the young man alive was about midnight. The Purdue glee and mandolin clubs gave a concert in the opera house in this city Thursday evening, and after the entertainment, Weaver remained with the boys until they took their train for Lafayette. He then started home, and must have, in some manner, fallen and struck his head on the cement sidewalk. Many of his friends think he was killed by a footpad, but as a gold watch and a small sum of money were undisturbed on his person, this theory is probably not the true one. Death probably resulted from heart disease.

John L. Weaver graduated from the Indiana state university three years ago in both the law and literary departments. He was a young man of high cnaracter and universally popular. He was a member of the Delta Tau Delta fraternity and prominent in Masonic circles. His father, the Hon. William H. Weaver of Cutter, this county, was a member of the legislature for two terms. Young Weaver was secretary of the Democratic county central committee, and would have been nominated by his party for prosecuting attorney at the approaching convention. No death in

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this community tor years has produced I \[r

a greater shock.

COSTLY EXPLOSION.

Natural Gas ami Oil Station Demolished and Great Loss MisLained.

KOKOMO, Ind., April 4.—The station of the Kokomo Natural Gas aud Oil company, that supplies fuel for domestic consumption, exploded at 12:15 yesterday with appalling force. The station, consisting of four iron and brick buildings, in the central part of the city, was entirely consumed by the lire that followed. All the windows of the jail and those of adjacent buildings were broken by the force of the explosion, and men and horses passing along the street were hurled down and seriously injured.

Joseph Lindley, the superintendent, who was in the office, was hurled 40 feet. No one was killed. Two horses in the structure were burned to death. The plant is in ruins, and hundreds of families are left without fuel. Tho cause of the explosion is a mystery.

Arrested For Malicious itlayhcm. BRAZIL, Ind., April 4.—George Laa-

well, wanted by the police of this city for several months, returned here yesterday and was placed under arrest. The charge against him is malicious mayhem. Several mouths ago, as alleged, ho bit off aud swallowed tho index linger of the right hand of "Babe" Wilson, who was enacting the role of peacemaker in a fitrlit. Lazwell was arrested at the time, but ho escaped from the calaboose. It is said of him, that since his escape here he bit of the ear of a man at Ashboro, and was compelled to flee from that place.

Mixed Up Affair.

BRAZIL, Ind., April 4.—Mrs. Louisa Rideoule. colored, who is accused of being the author of a series of fires in this city last fall, was acc quit ted iu the circuit court yesterday, the chief witness for the state, Detective Furlong, dying a week ago. She was arrested on an affidavit sworn out by Mrs. Tate, her sister, with whom she liad a fight. As soon as she was released from jail she was again arrested and placed in that institution on a charge of theft. Mrs. Tate was also arrested and jailed for receiving the alleged stolen goods.

A Special Election Ordered. SCOTTSBURG, Ind., April 4.—Judge

Willard New has rendered a decision in the Jackson county seat removal case, finding for plaintiffs and directing that a peremptory mandate issue, ordering the board of commissioners ol oacitson county to call a special election, as prayed for in the petition filed witn said board on June 3, 1695, for tne purpose of determining whether the county seat shall be removed from Brownstown to Seymour. The cieleiuiants made a motion for a new trial, penning appeal to the supreme court.

Suicided by Hanging.

LAPORTE, Ind., April 4.—John F.elsey, an inmate of the county jail, committed suicide in his cell yesterday by hanging himself. Kelsey placed a stout piece of cord about his necii and, securely fastening it to an iron bar, suttere. death by strangulation. Ho was brougnt here from Michigan City and was hel.i for trial on the charge of attempting io kill Policeman Kasper. Keisey rcsistou arrest and in the struggle witn tue odicer the hitter narrowly escaped with In: life.

Acreage and Condition of Wheat. INDIANAPOLIS, April 4.—The bureau

of statistics has reports from all ovei the state showing the acreage of wheal sown in comparison with the yea. previous. Iu the northern district amounts to 90.6 percent. In the centra: division the acreage is 90.9 and conui tiou 76.4, while the southern divisior. ishown to be 89.8 por cent of acreage ant 64.7 per cent of condition, mi aveu.g for the state of 90.4 in acreage and 74". of condition.

Moycotting Sheep-Killing Dogs. Ms ENGLISH, Ind., April 4.—Owing to th

losses among sheep growers in the vicinity of Grantsburg. Marietta and Pat-

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ronia, the rarmers nave orgamzeu njc the purpose of killing dogs. Wiiha/a Kuight lost 80 head of sheep, Solomo^ Mock, 35 and Eiias Grant 65 during thJ past week. Other farmers have suffered, but not so heavily as thoSfcUumed, whose stock was of the COUJwold breeu, and valuable.

CUBAN DEBATE RESUMED.

The Hons* Members Discussing the Cd^»— ferenoe Committee's Bcport, WASHINGTON, April 4.—The hoifS®

yesterday revived the agitation of tflfr question of Cuban belligerency in connection with the conference report* ®i the Cuban resolutions. It was not «Epected that there would be much debate, but Mr. BoutelJe, by his vigords opposition, prevented action, and chances now are that "the debate wjjl run on for several days.

Mr. Hitt, chairman of the foreign affairs committee, in representing dps? conference report, made a very temperate speech iu course of which he oppressed the greatest confldence that president, although the resolutions ing concurrent had no binding effect the executive would not "fce so recrea^ to his duty as to disregard the express wish of congress." He, in feet, refuse! to entertain the suggestm that

Mr-

Cleveland. might not recognized ft® belligerency of the Cubans as a result of the adoption of the resolutions.

In this connection Mr. Pattergtyt (Dem., Tenn.) who is recognized as of the administration Raders on floor, made a significant statement. "If the Cubans are united," he ask*L "in the cause of independence, they A entitled to autonomy, and if the United States would interfere to prevent Sp.iflfc from acquiring new territory iu tb®, hemisphere, why should we not int'su fere to prevent her from retaining terrivtory by subjugation V"

Mr. Bouteile. ou the other hatrdj maintained that it was an open se-r^. that the auiniinstration was opposeu r® granting belligerency to the Cni ..n^ There were several exciting incuieufA'

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Smith of Michigan secured a m. aute KI whicli to lead the declaration ot ti Massachusetts Republican cu "vmt, a on the Cuban question. Mr. Skin-t .• (Pop., N. C.) closed the debate for day with a brief speech in favor of aiiopriosi of the conference rep ,, t.. Without action at 5:10, the house oo!c a recess until 8 o'clock.

At the night session several members attacked Kruman (Dem., Pa.), a member of the invalid pension committer for blocking pension bills. Mr. Eniman in his reply declared that he favored meritorious bills, but that he opposed, and would continue to oppusty bills to pension teamsters, camp followers, photographers, deserters and others who were not justly entitled to pfusions. He referred to the pension bills: passed without debate in the afternoon,. over 30 in number, as a feast spieaa by the house for the benefit of deserters-, photographers and bounty jumpeis.. Eight bills were favorably acted uno t. Among them was one to pension th£\ widow of Brigadier Edward Jordnie.

Foul l'lay Feared.

PORT HURON, Mich., April 4.—Hiraitt-j A. Waite, city collector, is missing, an&f it is feared he has been foully dealt,:: with. Tuesday was pay day for a portion of the city officials, and on Monday. as usual, the collector drew tha necessary amount, $530, out of the ban's, so as to ue ready to commence payingearly Tuesday morning. At about & o'clock, Mr. Waite left his office, an.Ji has not been seen since. An examination of his books shows nothing mmsiiigr beyond the #580 mentioned.

Horrors of Uydi'ophobia.

FRIEND, Neb., April 4.—Richard-: Ringer, a local merchant, was bitten ly a dog several months ago. A few da. 3\ since he was stricken with what was supposed to be a severe case of gri^v Yesterday physicians agreed it was ease of liyurophobia. Linger seized razor when he heard the diagnosis ami almost severed his head from his bony before any one could interfere, dying ufc once.

Death of a Well Known JVlnteteib WASHINGTON, April 4. Rer. I3r,

Thomas G. Addison, for more than a» quarter of a century rector of Trinity Protestant Episcopal church in thifcv city, died here yesterday. He was bars*, in Georgetown, D. C., and was educated at the University of Virginia, He leaves a widow and four children,, one of them pastor of All Saints chur^v in Brooklinc, Mass.

Trouble iu Moutli Africa Not Serious*LONDON, April 4.—Mr. ChamberlaM^

tho colonial secretary, has issued ft statement calculated to calm apprehension regarding the Mtuation iu Soutfe Africa, to the effect that he expects thi force of 50'.,' uieu now forming at MAfeking with the lorces now Matabelflland to be sufficient to crush the *&• bellion.

New National Hank In Ohtah WASHINGTON, April 4.—The camp—

Iroller of tho currency lias given authority for the orgjiniaation of tm Buckeye National bank of Marion, capital $100,000.

Treasury Statement*

WASHINGION, April 4.—The treasury yesterday lost .-£171,070 iu gold coin an& $41,284 bars, which leaves the tr|jr&> amount of the.golo. reserve $128,227,ft*.

Itoek on the Traek*

SALEM, W. Va., April 4.—The Baltimore aud Ohio eastbound aceommodjfrtion yesterday ran into a rock on tHfrSilver run grade, badly wrecking tb& engine and seriously injuring Engineer Albert Lucas.

Rates on Monthly Publications. WASHINGTON, April4.—SenatorLoigif5

has introduced a bill providing tlutt monthly publications entered second class mail matter shall bo clfyt^ged the same rate of postage as weeMy publications.

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