People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 December 1895 — Page 5

mKm CHICAGO BARGAIN STORE ■""* i GRAND HOLIDAY OPENING!I -W | Headquarters for the Largest and Most Elegant Display of Holiday ! Goods in Jasper County. " • j Everything else moved from the counters and thp store converted into a museum of curiosities for the old and young I from one cent each to the Finest Overcoat or Suit made at $24.50. I SPECIAL CUT PRICES THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE STOCK! j s

JEWELRY. and Silver plated ware on white Metal. Choice in one show case—2sc for each of the following lots that often sell for 50c to 11.00: Six Tea spoons; 3 Table Spoons. 3 Forks, Napkin Rings, 3-piece Child’s sets. Pin Trays, Hair Ornaments, Breast Pins, Butter Knives, Sugar Shells, etc. FURS - AH kinds of Ladies’ and Children’s Muffs, Fur and Feather Boas, Fur trimming, Fur Capes, etc.

A Beautiful Line of Initial Silk Handkerchielfs, the SI.OO kind, to go in our Special Holiday Sale at only 5o cents each.

bINENS —All kinds of fine inen Towels, Table Linens, Napkins, Fancy Turkish Tidies, Silk Throws, Silk Head Rests, Dresser and Sideboard Mats. \

*®~COM PETITION PLEASE COPY AS USUAL. CHICAG© BARGAIN STORE.

CASUALTIES.

Robert Janssen, aged 30, employed at a chemical laboratory at Anne, Md., fell into a vat of nitric acid and was killed. Mistaking William Lanning, his hired man, for a burglar, Willis Broughton, of Corfu, N, Y., chopped him to death with an ax. Peter Inglewitz was fatally injured in a runaway at Milwood, Ind. By the caring in of a coal mine at Carmel, N. Y. f fourteen Italian and Austrian miners were crushed to death. Harry Heintzelman of Joliet, HI., agedl2 years, while shooting sparrows, accidentally shot himself. James Sheran of Elwood, 111., was struck by a train on the Chicago and Alton road and killed. Harris Shawk and Harry March of Lisbon, 0., were killed by a train near Leetonia while crossing the Fort Wayne railroad in a buggy. A serious freight wreck occ i red in the Akron, 0., yards, a south-bound freight running into a switching train. Engineer Ahrens jumped and was probably fatally injured. August Sahinamon, a business man of Walnut, 111., was killed by a railroad train between Mendota and Walnut The coroner’s jury rendered a verdict of accidental death. Rev. A. Henrich and wife were asphyxiated by gas from their hardcoal stove at Platte City, Neb. Mr. Henrich was found dead and his wife was dying when neighbors forced the door. A 12-year-old son of ex-County Treasurer Columbus A Freeland accidentally shot himself at Hillsboro, 111. Jesse Wimp, a farmer living near Colusa, 111., was run over and killed by a passenger train on the Cartha branch of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad. While preparing for a hunting trip, a son of Mrs. C. Wilhelm, of Buckingham, 111., accidentally killed his mother.

FOREIGN.

M. Henri Sevene, a civil engineer in the employ of the French government tobacco factories, is on his way to Chicago to secure modern machinery for manufacturing tobacco and matches. A rebellion against the authority of the sultan has broken out among the Arabs in the vicinity of the holy city of Mecca, and Turkish troops sent to subdue the uprising have been defeated. Count Edward von Taafe, the famous Austrian statesman, and many times premier of the empire, is dead. A Seoul, Corea, dispatch says the Tai-Won-Kun has practically given up his attempt to play usurper. General Cho, minister of war, has been dismissed, and the Btatus of the dead queen who, after death, was degraded to the level of a concubine, has been

NECKWEAR Complete in all the latest novelties. Bows and Tecks, put up in individual boxes with a Christmas Card for a present. Also suspenders, gloves, mackintoshes, hats, caps, etc., etc. This is a bona-fide sacrifice sale as we cannot afford te carry goods over and you can now save your hard earned sss at the old . reliable one price cash house where all are treated alike.

MUSICAL | Violins, INSTRUMENTS, t Accordeons, Horns, Umbrellas, Canes, Vases, Bisk, Glassware, Atomizers, etc.

restored. Japan is losing ground in Corea, and Russia’s influence is growing. A special to New York from Guatemala says President Barrios has just received a letter from Mrs. Carlo Ezeta, in which she claims that she is a citizen of Guatemala and urges the president to use every possible effort to induce Salvador to turn over to her the Ezeta property, which, she declares, was arbitrarily confiscated. She claims the property belongs to her and her children. Mrs. Susan Etcherson, aged 61 years, shot herself through the heart at the residence of her son at Greencastle, Ind. She has been insane for some time. A post mortem examination of the remains of Dan Turner, killed at Prairieburg, lowa, in a saloon fight, developed the fact that he was murdered. Burglars robbed the hardware store of Sumner <& Morris at Madison, Wis. of property worth SSOO. The store is less than fifty yards from the police station. Tramps who threatened to burn Cumberland, Wis., unless they were fed and sheltered have all disappeared, with the exception of four leaders in jail. No further annoyance is apprehended,. although citizens, heavily armed, are patrolling the streets. In Dooly county, Georgia,, Tony Sutton and his son, who killed an officer sent to arrest them, were lynched. A passenger train ran into an open switch at Preble, N. Y., killing the engineer and fatally injuring the fireman. The members of “A Bowery Girl" troupe were on the train, but none was seriously hurt. Somebody had tampered with the switch with the deliberate intent, evidently, of wrecking the train.

H. H. Holmes, convicted at Philadelphia of the murder of Benjamin F. Pitzel, was denied a new trial and sentenced to death. Two negroes at Fayetteville, Tenn., after being tried and convicted for attempted assault, were taken from jail by a mob and hanged. Troops were unable to reach the scene in time. The general store of Hinton & Roberts at Oconee, 111., was robbed two successive nights, Thursday and Friday of last week, of considerable money and goods. The burglars, B. Blackey and R. Bagley, young men, were captured at Sandoval and are in the Shelby County jail unable to give bond. Bushrod Kelch shot and killed his divorced wife at Cleveland, and then sent a bullet through his own head. The bullet, which lodged between the two lobes of his brain, was extracted and he will probably recover. Gov. Altgeld has honored the requisition of the governor of Kansas for Gyp and Ed Corson, wanted in Harper county, Kansas, for grand larceny and under arrest at Jerseyville.

THE PEOPLE’S PILOT. RENSSELAER, IND., THURSDAY, DEC. 12. 1895.

A 12-year-old son of ex-County Treasurer Columbus A, Freeland accidentally shot himself at Hillsboro, 111. Jesse Wimp, a farmer living near Colusa, 111., was run over and killed by a passenger train on the Cartha branch of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad. John Gaegory, aged 75, was found lying dead in the snow in a field three miles from Bloomington, 111., having wandered from his home in the city. He perished in the storm. Roman Bohrer and Sadie Henschen, a young country couple, while going home from a dance near Areola, Ind., were struck by a Pennsylvania passenger train and instantly killed. While hunting at Hillsdale, Mich., Charles Harris accidentally killed his son, aged 15 years. Silas Sherman, a farmer of Cambridge, lowa, accidentally killed himself while hunting. While preparing for a hunting trip, a son of Mrs. C. Wilhelm, of Buckingham, 111,, accidentally killed his mother. Angered at his failure to catch a horse, A. H. Nichols, of Lincoln, Neb., threw a club at the animal, but missed his marie, the missile striking and killing his 8-year-old daughter. While hunting with a party of boy companions near Milford, Ind., Frank Johnson, aged 8, was accidentally shot and killed. The gun was in the hands of Clifford Robinson. In preparing her 2-months-old child for a long ride, Mrs. J. V. Barthman, of Ellsworth, Minn., wrapped it in too many shawls and it smothered during the journey. —At Elwood, Ind., Katz Bros’, candy store, J. R. Walters’ upholstery and Schwartz’s restaurant; total loss, •2,000. At Fort Wayne, Ind., Beyer Bros’, collar factory; loss, $4,000. At Beloit, Wis., the Phi Kappa Psl fraternity house was slightly damaged. During a chureh fair in the city armory at Wooster, Ohio, the explosion of a lamp precipitated a panic, in which many women and children were crushed. Two persons are likely to die. Thirty-six persons were rescued from three ships which were wrecked off the shore of Evanston, 111., Tuesday night. The storm of Monday and Tuesday in the west is said to be the worst experienced in this country since the great blizzard of 1888. Damage to property was very great, but few lives were lost

The Cuban insurgents were defeated in two engagements recently. Alexander Dumas, the noted French author, at Paris Wednesday night. It is said that forty thousand Ar-

Come early—bring your families and spend the day sight-seeing throughout the entire stock in four rooms. At the close of their most sue- I* 4 cessful year in the history of our £ 4 business career we heartily thank £ 4 you all for your liberal patron- £ 4 age and wish you all a Merry £ 1 Christmas and a Happy New £ 4 Year. B. Forsythe.

FUR CAPES and Jackets—nearly one-half price to close. ' Many new ones to just arrived. All must go at any price rather than carry them over.

CASUALTIES,

FOREIGN.

memans were massacred by Turkish troops and Kurds at Anatobia. Property to the value of $50,000,000 was destroyed. The American missionaries in Turkey , owing to the energetic measures taken by Minister Terrill, have been brought in safety from the disturbed districts. Archbishop Casauova, of Santiago tin Chile invested the uew archbishop oi Buenos Ayres with the pallium. Argentina’s minister of the interior has submitted to the senate a bill abrogating all government railway guaranties.

CRIME.

Gov. Altgeld has honored the requisition of the governor of Kansas for Gyp and Ed Corson, wanted in Harper county, Kansas, for grand larceny auu under arrest at Jerseyville. The grand jury adjourned at Marshall, lowa, returning sixty-five indictments. Thirty-one men and boys iroui Darwin pleaded guilty to gambling and were fined $lB each. The convicts in the penitentiary at Jackson, Mich., revolted Tuesday afternoon. Deputy Warden Northrop was fatally hurt and two keepers seriously injured in the effort to subdue the uprising. The general store of Hinton & Roberts at Oconee, 111., was robbed two successive nights, Thursday and Friday oi last week, of considerable money and goods. The burglars, B. Blackey and R. Bagley, young men, were captured at Sandoval Bn.d are in the Shelby County Jail unable to give bond. Governor Altgeld has issued his requisition upon Governor Stone of Missouri for the extraditiou of Dan Rosenfeld, wanted at Clinton for robbery. Roeenfeld is now serving a term iu the workhouse at St. Louis. Wencil Peshek, of Racine, Wis., charged with the murder of his wife, was found guilty of manslaughter. The penalty is from four to six years in the penitentiary. He is 66 years old. The United States district attorney and counsel for the Raymond brothers, charged with wrecking the Middletown, Pa., National Bank, have reached an agreement upon what counts in the indictment the defendants shall be tried, and the case will be called next Monday in Philadelphia. The money involved in the counts amounts to $200,000. Jonathan Gordon, a farmer, committed suicide at Greensburg, Ind., by cutting his throat. Temporary insanity is assigned as the cause. Governor Altgeld has restored the tights of citizenship to Charles E. Liverpool, of Chicago, who served eighteen months in Joliet state prison for criminal assault Bushrod Kelch shot and killed his divorced wife at Cleveland, and then

Special Bargains in all Kinds of Slippers. CELLULOID, and Leather goods. Glove Boxes, Necktie and Handkerchief boxes, Toilet cases, Infant sets, Albums, Japanese' goods, Pictures and Frames, Work boxes, etc, Dolls lc each to $4.00.

Great reduction on Clothing. Boots and "Shoes, Dry Goods, Underwear, Blankets, Yarns, Hosiery, Mittens. Carpets, Trunks, Valises, etc., etc.

sent a bullet through his own neau. The bullet, which lodged between the two lobes of his brain, was extracted and he will probably recover. Milas L. Smith, who In December last shot and killed Lemuel Petit near Jeffersonville, Ind., and then fled, surrendered to the sheriff. He pleaded not guilty, claiming self-defense, and was released on $5,000 hail

Four freight cars were piled up in the Grand Rapids and Indiana railroad yard,at Kalamazoo, Mich., and six men who were stealing rides were thrown in every direction, but all escaped uninjured. The Benevolent Order of Elks held memorial services at the opera house in Webster City, lowa. Hundreds were unable to gain admission. Francis Murphy, the temperance evangelist, began a series of meetings at Cedar Rapids, lowa. A local post of the Travelers’ Protective association has been formed at Frankfort, Ind., with thirty charter members.

Members of the Order of Elks at Saginaw, Mich., held a lodge of sorrow at the Academy of Music before a large audience. The new missionary Jurisdiction of Minnesota of the Episcopal church will hild its first convention at Brainerd, Minn., Wednesday and Thursday, to organize for work. The report of Secretary Herbert on the navy complains of the scarcity of sailors needed to man the new battleships. John Sanner, aged 79, wandered away from Springfield, 111., Saturday, and was found dead Sunday morning on a farm near the city. He was very feeble and is supposed to have died from exposure. The excise laws were rigidly enforced in New York, all suspected places being closely guarded by officers in uniform. Employes of the Nelson Manufacturing Company, of St. Louis, have struck. The proprietor had decided to extend the co-operative plan to their department and they refused to go into the scheme. Joseph Jefferson, the actor, is authority for the statement that . President Cleveland is not a candidate for a third term. He will make a tour of the world. Thomas Brackett Reed was elected speaker of the house of representatives, which convened at noon Monday. Senator David B. Hill has abandoned his lecture tour through the northwest in consequence of a severe cold which he caught at Duluth. It is said the tour has not been a financial success. Comptroller of the Treasury Eckels submitted his annual report Monday. He makes many suggestions for amendments to the laws governing national banks.

MISCELLANEOUS.

§ A beautiful line of Initial Linen | Handkerchiefs —soo kind, now 25c. A beautiful line of Silk Stripe Mufflers at <250. 10,000 Kinds 5 and 10c Counter Goods. Mens’ and women’s Pure Linen Hemstitched Handkerchiefs at 10 and 16c.

A beautiful line of Red Silk Plaid Mufflers at SI.OO. 300 doz. Handkerchiefs and Mufflers from lc to 12.00 each.

! Dun’s review of trade says business for the week has not improved, and there has been a shrinkage in price, caused by the period of inaction. The annual repprt of Secretary of War Lamont has been made. The secretary shows the importance of changes in the laws governing the militia, the most of which, passed In 1792, are not up with the present times. It is claimed by the committee of Chicago business men interested in securing the national republican convention, that the meeting is as good as secured for that city. The Smedley company of Dubuque, lowa, has failed. Itß liabilities are $51,000 and the assets $68,000. The Company manufactured engines, pumps, waterworks and novelties. William 8. Barnes, Matthew Simpson and Thomas Carson were appointed appraisers of the estate of Thomas B. Clay, assigned, of Lexington, Ky. The estate is valued at $12,000. A. H. Schluter & Co. of Jefferson, Tex., filed trust deeds. Their liabilities are about $125,000, with assets unknown. The trustees are W. L. Atkins of Jefferson and H. W .‘Williams of Greenville. The Chattahoochie, Ga., National bank failed to open its doors Friday. The bank was heavily interested in the Chattahoochie Brewing company, which has been ordered sold, and in other local enterprises. H. H. Epping is president. U. G. Lewis, cashier of the defunct Dap Head & Co. bank of Kenosha, Wis., has made an assignment. The first one was made several weeks ago. At that time he placed his assets at $20,000; this time he puts the nominal value of SB,OOO on them and names the same assignee, C. H. Gronnerman. His liabilities are unknown.

The grand Jury aajournea at marshall, lowa, returning sixty-five indictments. Thirty-one men and’boys from Darwin pleaded guilty to gambling and were fined SlB each. Direct legislation is the key to reform. The Democrats of Ohio walked under the grass. John Sherman appears to have soured on his accomplices. Democracy has gone to hunt that lost wave of prosperity. The so-called “silver craze” may be dying, but the noise is increasing. * Brass band politics is good enough only for people of shallow brains. A gopd heater at from $3.50 up. N. Warner & Son.

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