Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 January 1895 — Page 3

THE NEWS OF THE WEEK

T Tho whisky trust has reduced the price I of the product one cent a gallon, Henry Klnnel, a farmer living near Preble, 0., was buncoed out of 13,000 by the tin box scheme. ' A syndicate of Eastern capitalists Will develop extensive coal fields in thenorthi eastern part of Wyoming. i President and Mrs.'Cleveland, it is announced, will, this winter, take part in no 'social function not demanded by prcceident. .! New Riegle, 0., is excited over the istrange actions of many of its residents, ,who are said to be under hypnotic influ* ’ence. The old State capitoi, recently occupied as an office building at Atlanta, was partially destroyed by fire, Wednesday night. 'Loss, *90,000. , Governor Flower has refused to grant a requisition for the Standard Oil officials, Rockefeller and others, who have been indicted in Texas. Judge Woods, at Chicago, Dec. 24, postponed the execution of the jail sentence of Debs ct al. to Jan uary 8 in order to allow ‘defendants time to perfect their appeal. The snowfall in the vicinity of Sissons, Cal., during the last five days, measures "ninety-six inches. The railroads are blockaded, and many small buildings have collapsed. Pugilism secured another victim Dec. 25. At Baltimore Edward Harrigan was .knocked down in a prize fight with Edward Syvister, and In falling fractured his skull, dying soon after. * Ex-Police Captain Stephenson, the first victim of the Lexow exposures at New York, "was sentenced to three years and seven months imprisonment and fined *I,OOO, Dec. 2rt. He was tried on a charge of bribery. Gov. Pen noy er, of Oregon, has written an open letter toPresident Cleveland denouncing his financial policy, and praying that God may give to the President light and strength to do the right, that thereby want and suffering may bo removed from the poor of the land. The officers of the Detroit, which carried the Vatican relics exhibited at the World’s Fair to Naples, were received by the Pope at the throne-room of the Vatican, Dec. 26. Tlie audience lasted half an hour and the relies were officially returned to the Papal officers. Samuel C. Seeley, the absconding cashier of the National Shoe and Leather Bank, of Now York, arrested at Chicago, was sentenced to eight years imprisonment on a plea of guilty, Dec. 24. Seeley took the matter very quietly and expressed himself as glad . that it was all over.

The storm of Dec. 26 was terrific at New York. Heavy snowfaU, combined with a gale of wind, obstructed street traffic and ferries until business was practically at a standstill. Throughout the East similar conditions prevailed. The first real cold wave of the season was experienced at St. Paul, Minn. Rev. H. W. Harris, an Episcopal minister of San Francisco, at present without a charge, has decided to go on the stage, and will join Salvinl’s company. Mr. Harris is said to have a fine face and fig* uro. Hard times and inability to secure a *aJnirch that will pay him sufficient on which to live are given as the reasons for the change of professions. In a letter written a short time ago to Senator Thomas H. Hays, of Jefferson county, Kentucky, Secretary Carlisle declined to permit the use of his name as a candidate for United States Senator. He laid he expected to take part in the campain in Kentucky next year, but it would bo with the distinct understanding that he was not an aspirant for any office. Secretary Carlisle, Monday, made public his plan for the complete re-organiza-tion, of the office of Supervising Architect of the Treasury. The architectural and technical departments are to be placid under one head, and the administrative division will be In charge of a separate chief. Thg yiuties of all minor officials are specifically' set forth. The eighty-seventh annual festival of Iho New England Society of New York took place at Sherry’s. Saturday night, Dec. 33. Ellhu Root presided. Chauncey M. Depew, Henry Watterson, J. Pierrepont Morgan and other notables were quests of honor. Henry Watterson’s reIponse to the toast, “The Puritan and the Cavalier,” was the principal address of the evening. William A. Lippert, alias Layard, wanted for alleged forgery at Capo Town, South Africa, was arrested at Cincinnati, Dec. 26, by officer Vanatta, of Pinkerton’s Chicago agency. Not an officer of the Cincinnati police knew of tne arrest until Iho prisoner had left for New York in charge of United States Marshal Bostwick. of that city. Lippert was shadowed by Vannatta and Bostwick for a

week in Cincinnati before the arrest was made. The prize fight between Jake DeWilt, of St. Louis, and Kid O’Donnell, of Chicago, came off, Tuesday morning, in Tipton county, one mile west of Elwood. Ono hundred spectators saw the fight, and 13,000 changed hands on the result. Dewitt lost all chance of winning by fouling O'Donnell in the fourth round, and the fight was given to the Chicago man. At one time revolvers were drawn and a general battle was inaugurated. It was checked, however, before any one was seriously injured. Dudley C. Logon, a prominent citizen of Lexington. Ky., was mysteriously shot in the yard in the rear of his residence between 6 and 7 o’clock, Wednesday morning. His family heard the shots and found him with a bullet 'wound in the back of his head, The mystery arises from the fact that his pistol was found by his side with four chambers empty; it seems impossible that he caused the wounds himself. No cause is known for auicidc and no motive.for murder. The Senate and Bouse wore in session but a short time, Doc. 23. No business of importance was transacted. In the Senate a parliamentary tangle resulted over the motion to adjourn over till after the holidays, and the resolution camo near being lost It wks finally carried, an! the Senate adjourned till Jan. 3, 1395. The House adjourned till the same date. Samnel Barnes, of San Bernardino. Cal., who narrowly escaped death by poison administered by his wife and her paramour, Salter, according to lier own confession, has agreed to forgive his wife. Barnes confidently expects his wife’s acquittal by adury.

THE “SUNNY SOUTH.”

TncMentv of ■ Day la Dixie Land, At Augusta. Ga., Sunday, a mob of l,oof were with great difficulty prevented iron lynching Jake Wiggins, a negro, whe killed another negro named Williams, oq Saturday. The jail is closely guarded. At New Orleans, Dec. 23, George King, a desperate negro, was lynched at ths slaughter house below the city. He had a difficulty with some butchers, and, saying he would not be bluffed, went off and got a shotgun and a bag of shot. Constable Gurr tried to arrest him, and the negro escaped to a barn, from which ha fired into the crowd which gathered, wounding the constable and half a dozen others, The barn was burned down and the negro forced into the open, where he was shot and then dragged to a tree and hanged. At Maynardville, Tenn., a crowd of 4,000 broke down the stockade that they might witness the execution of two murderers. A Meridian, Miss., special, Dec. 26, says: News of the murder of an old man, followed by a double lynching, has just reached here from Winston county. Jake Copp, •seventy-five years old, a highly respected together with his aged wife, lived near Perkinsville, a small village, where they conducted a country mercantile store. At 12 o’clock Saturday night two shots were fired through the windows of the house in which Copp and his wife were sleeping, instantly killing the old man. The murderers then pillaged the store and attempted to burn it and the residence. Indignant neighbors were soon in search of the guilty persons. Suspicion pointed to anegronamed Dan’el McDonald, and a half-breed Indian named Will Carter, who previously boasted of having slain two negroes and an Indian woman. Before the posse reached McDonald’s house they were joined by Carter, who, by his overzealous efforts to implicate McDonald, sealed his own fate. McDonald attempted to escape, when he espied the armed men, but was riddled with bullets. The half-breed was taken to the swamp and hanged. The stolen plunder was found in the dead negro’s house, and his wife admitted that McDonald and Carter killed Copp.

HE “AXED” ’EM, SAYS HE.

The Kentucky Chopper Takes a Little Holiday. Ono of the bloodiest tragedies fit the history of Rowan county occurred a mile from Morehead. Kentucky, Tuesday night. Jake Whitaker, a laborer, went home about 6 o’clock and found Henry; Tyree and William Colo at his bouse. Cole and Tyree threatened to kill him if he did not leave. Whitaker at last started to leave the house, when Cole made at 1 him with a drawn knife, Tyree saying’ “KilThim." Tyree went out at the other, door and met Whitaker and began cutting at him with a knife. Whitaker then seized an ax and-knocked Cole senseless, and chopped Tyree seven times with the' ax. killing him instantly. Whitaker then' helped Cole into the house and gave him some whisky, after which he went to town and gave himself up to MarshaLDay. He was placed in jail to await an examination.

INCONSOLABLE GRIEF.

Three Hundred Negroee Mourn at the Funeral of the Late Senator. A Memphis, Tenn., special says: The funeral of Ex-United States Senator J. L. Alcorn at Eaglo Nest, Miss., presented, perhops, the most weird scene ever witnessed in this country. The obsequies were attend' ' by 303 negroes, the majority of whom wore the former slaves of the dead Senator. The negroes were inconsolable in their grief and gave vent to their feeling in shrieks, religious songs and prayers. At the grave the old grayhaired colored men threw themselves upon the coffin and finally had to be removed by force in order to allow the body to be buried.

FOREIGN.

The Czar has reduced the number of police charged with the duty of protecting his person, but ho has not abolished the secret police, as rumored. The Ptope has conferred the decoration of Commander of the Order of St. Gregory the Great, upon Rajah Goyputee Rao in recognition of his services to Catholic missionaries. Emperor William has conferred the honorary title of professor on Herr Ludwig Pietsch, art critic of the Vossisch Zoitung, on the seventieth anniversary of his birth. The Japanese forces commanded by Field Marshal Oyama lost two officers and fifty-two men killed and had twelve offices and thirty-six men wounded in the recent engagements at New Chang. The Figaro,of Paris, recommends an international convention to forbid Atlantic steamships from crossing the banks ot Newfoundland during the fishing season, with a view to preventing collisions. The French Chamber of Deputies, on Saturday, voted an expenditure of B.OOG francs for the purpose of promoting investigations into the manufacture of antitoxins, the new remedy for diphtheria. The authorities who are looking aftet counterfeiters In the City of Mexico have made some startling discoveries. It it evident there is an organized colony ol several hundred people scattered about the city making and circulating the spurious coin. Thousands of dollars have been successfully “shoved” in the past two weeks. Arrests of members of tb« band have been made almost daily, until there are now 283 of them in prison awaiting trial. The work still continue} despite the wholesale arrest of offenders.

A DEADLY "CRAP" GAME.

At nillhouso, Miss., a few miles sontli of Friar’s Point, Dec. 27, several negroc; wore playing craps. Among thelplayer.was Louis Allen. Pistols, guns and knivei were freely used. During the melee Aljei hot four of the negroes, two of them be ng killed outright and the other tw< mortally wounded. Allen received a fata wound and fell dead over the bodies oi his victims. The name of York-Center postoffiee, in Steuben county, has been changed tc York..

CHRISTMAS CASUALTY.

Forty-One People Burned to Death. - 1 Frontier Oregon Town in Mourning— Moat of The Victims Women and Children, A Klamath Falls (Ore.) special, Dec. 29. lays: News has just reached here that a most horrible casualty occurred at Silver Lake, Lake county, Oregon, on Christmas eve, in which forty-one persons were burned to death and sixteen badly injured, five of whom will die. A large crowd had assembled in Ohristman brothers' hall to attend a Christmas festival. While the festivities were at their hight some one climbed on a bench, from which point he txpected to get a better view of wha| was going on. In doing so his head struck a lamp'hanging from the ceiling, overturning it. The oil immediately caught fire and everything in the building being dry and of an inflammable nature, the room was soon a mass of flames. Some one Shouted: “Shut the door and keep quiet; it can be put out.” ’ » | . By this time the confusion was so great that people began scrambling in a wild Endeavor to reach the deor. Women and children were trampled under foot and as there was only one exit to the hall and the fire being between the majority of the crowd and the door, many rushed headlong into the flames. The building, a two-story frame structure, contained Christman Bros.’ store. On the first floor was the haff, which was rented for gatherings of all kinds. Silver Lake is a small village of about one hundred inhabitants and it is 150 miles from the nearest telegraph office.

AN INDIANA FEUD.

Envious Hoosiers Emulate Kentucky’s Family Vendettas. A family feud, with guns, abductions and other Kentucky trappings, is raging In Montgomery county, between two powerful families, theLydicks and Todds. Robert T. Lydick married the daughter of James Todd and then quarreled with him. Six months ago Mrs. Lydick went to Waveland to vi£it her father and while there was placed under restraint and refused permission to return. Her relatives sent Lydick word that she hated him, and unbeknown to her divorce proceedings were instituted. Lydick believed her unfaithful until recently, when Informed of the true state of affairs, and it a family reunion of the Todds he burst into the room and called to his wife. She leaped from her seat and started toward him, but was seized by her relatives, while Lydick was knocked down and fragged out, She called to him that she bad been a prisoner for months and that unless soon released would kill herself ; indchild. She was hurried to a carriage ; ind, guarded by a dozen burly Todds, was iriven home, the Lydicks being warned i off with gurfs. Both families are now up I in arms and threatening fearful things.

SIM COY IS DEAD.

The death of Simeon Coy, the celebrated Indianapolis politician, occurred in that city, Dec. 27. Mr. Coy had been suffering from diabetes for several months, but death came unexpectedly from the bursting of a blood vessel and the resulting hemorrhage, Mr. Coy was perhaps the most widely known politician in Indiana. He began his political career in 1873, when he became a member of the Democratic county committee. In 1878 he Was elected a member of the city council, Jn 1884 he became chairman of the Marion county Demecrati 2 committee, and it was during that campaign that he was entangled in the ’“tally sheet forgeries” which resulted in his final sentence to the penitentiary In Jan. 1888, and a fine of 1,000. He served his time and the fine wasremitte l by President Harrison, Durlag his term of imprisonment Coy remained a member of the Indianapolis City Council. Jan. 3, 1889, he appeared In the council chamber and answered to his hatae at roll call. His career since that time has been on the down grade. He sm barked in various ventures, wrote a book, made some money and lost it, was burned out at his road house east of the city, lost his wife and finally his health, and died in poverty as stated. Coy was born 1n Greensburg in 1857. and came to Indianapolis in 1863. He was a member of the order of Drulas and Knights of Pythias, and the funeral was conducted by those societies. Altogether Coy was a man who made friends and held them in on uncommon way, and in private life was known as a most genial and trustworthy companion.

CHEAP TRIP SOUTH.

Tickets will be sold at one fare ronnd trip to points in Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Florida, on the line of the Louisville & Nashville and Nashville, Chattanooga & Bt, Louis railroads, on January 8. February 5, March 5, April 2 and 30, 1895, Ask your ticket agent about it, and if be can not sell you excursion tickets write to C. P. Atmore, General Passenger Agent, Louisville, Ky. John A. Rothrock, for years editor and proprietor of the White County Democrat, which he sold, last week, died at Monticello, Dec. 27. The largest mortgage ever filed in Delaware county was recorded at Muncie, Dec. 27. It was given for 21,000,000, and was given by the Ohio-Indiana Pipe Lino Company, of New York. The pipe line company has a monster natural gas pipe line from the Indiana gas field to Mercer, Auglaize, Allien and other counties in Ohio.' John W. Foster, ex-Secretary of State, has been requested by the Chinese government to go to Japan and meet the plenipotentiaries of tho former government, to aid them in their negotlatimis for peace. He has acceptsd the invitation and expects to sail from Vancouver for Yokohama, Jan. 7, unless informed of a delay In the departure of the plenipotentiaries. (Pho Japanese government has been adIsed of the appointment, and its minister as expressed his satisfaction with it The body of Mr. Glass, stolen »by ghouls from the Greenwood cemetery, was recovered In the disseetlrtg room, of an Indianapolis medical college. The remains were uninjured.

NEW MOVE IN THE GAME.

Spain Will Try to Bmlje Proposed Re- ■ taUatory Meaenree. A Washington dispatch, Dee. 27, says: The government of Spain, fa an aamest desire to avert the threatened tariff warfare between Cuba and the United States, has under serious and favorable consideration the cession to Cuba of'the privilege of arranging *her own revenue budget, including tariffs with the United States. This Cuban budget is to be subject to the approval of Spain. The negotiations now pending at Madrid are partly on these lines, but the State Department authorities are proceeding, nevertheless, with their retaliatory plans, as, they do not believe Spain’s concessions to Cuba can be carried out and made beneficial to us for some month? to come. The significance of the matter in its commercial and political aspects is fully realized. It is said that Spain will be careful not to relinquish her sovereignty over the island, nor to permit this to become the first step toward Cuban Independence. For that reason the contemplated privilege will not include full “home rule.” There will be no Cuban Parliament, with independent authority to make laws, similar to Canada’s colonial system under Great Britain. On the contrary, the general purpose is to give Cuba advisory powers. Her local officials would take up the economic necessities of the island, estimate the needed revenue from tariff duties, and advise.the Spanish Gov ernment of duties that should be levied and of other measfires which ought to be done In order to secure the best results for the island.

INCOME TAX COLLECTION.

Carlisle's Instructions to Postmasters and Disbursing Officers. Secretary Carlisle, Thursday, Issued the following circular to postmasters and disbursing officers: The regulations relative to income tax. approved Dec. 13. 1894, provide that all salaries or compensations paid to officers or persons in the employ of the government of the United States In and for the calendar year 1894 shall be included in the annual returns to collectors on form 365 of such officers and persons in statements of gains, profits and incomes subject to income tax for that year. As the income tax on such salaries or compensation will, under the provision above quoted, be paid directly to collectors by the persons receiving the same, you will, therefore, not deduct and withhold the aforesaid tax or any part thereof from the salaries or compensation of any such officers and employes in and for the year 1894. You will inform all such officers and employes to whom you may make any payment for services rendered in the year 1894 of the method prescribed for the return and payment of the tax on all taxable salaries and compensations paid by the government in and for said year. j

ANTHONY ALSO.

A ••Truly Good” Mono Implicated—Reflection Cast on Attorney Goff. In the Lexow investigation, at New York, Thursday, evidence was submitted to show that Anthony Comstock, the famous and overzealous agent of the society for the prevention of vice, had taken a bribe of 91,030 from a “green goods” mon to secure the dismissal of an indictment against him. Mr. Comstock was interviewed and depounced the testimony as false. Continuing, Mr. Comstock said: By the way, in speaking of Goff, I’d like to know what the little secret was when he was assistant district attorney, that Olin D. Gray was not prosecuted. I found in this man’s (Gray’s) possession 91,500,000 worth of Louisiana lottery tickets, and notwithstanding such strong evidence brought to Mr. Goff’s attention, this man was not prosecuted. Mr. Goff may perhaps tell us why. On the whole, it is the most infamous plot to traduce my character I have ever knpwn. I will appear before the Lexow committee tomorrow and will demand to be heard. I will be heard. It is my right; it cannot be denied. It cannot be, it must not be.” Mr. Comstock was very much agitated during the interview, and at times expressed great indignation.

FOOTBALL FORBIDDEN.

At a private conference of the college presidents at Indianapolis, Wednesday night, the subject of college athletics came up for discussion, and the result was that a series of resolutions were adopted forbidding intercollegiate football games between Indiana institutions until present rules are materially amended. It was resolved further that a member of each college faculty shall supervise all athletic matters of his institution; bona fide students shall participate in college games; no professional athlete shall be allowed to participate in any contest; no student not doing satisfactory work shall participate in any kind of athletic game; all games shall be played on college grounds; no student shall play in any game under an assumed name. The conference of the Presidents was a special called meeting. Those attending were President Burroughs of Wabash College, President Fisher of Haitover Collge, President Martin of Moores Hill College, President John of DePauw University, President Cobberly of Vincennes University, President Smart of Purdue University, and President Aldrich of Union Christian College, President Swain of the State University was not able to be present because ho presided over the Indiana Teachers’ Association. Presidents Butler of Butler College and Stott of Franklin werenat present. The resolutions were shown to President Swain and were Indorsed by him.

During a Christmas entertainment at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Warrep,Goodykoontz, of Atlanta, Monroe Dince, who enacted the role of Santa Claus, was terribly burned by his costume catching on fire.

CRIMES AND CRIMINALS.

Edward R. Carter, coupon clerk of the National Bank of Commerce, at New York, was arrested, Dec. 27, as a defaulter and confessed to having appropriated 230,000 of the bank's money. Carter is forty-four years old and has been employed in the bank in various capacities for twenty-nine years. A. K. Linderfelt, Milwaukee’s defaulting librarian, who embezzlectflo.OOOof the library funds, has been located in Paris. The shortage of County Treasurer Adams, of Brooklyn, N. Y., is shown by ths report of the experts to be 286,6« L He is under a heavy bond.

INDIANA STATE NEWS.

; Six inehes of snow fell at Dec. 26. The Big Four depots at Anderson wai fiestroyed by flre Wednesday night. 1 Mrs. Frank Christman, of Frankfort fell dead on the street while making Christmas purchases for her children. ! The Logan Grays, organized by Capt, p. H, Chase, at Logansport, in 1874, havo disbanded and returned their arms and uniforms to the State. Major George W. Steele, Congressmanelect of the Eleventh District, entertained all of the newly elected Congressmen from Indiana, except Messsrs. Johnson and Hatch, at Marion. Dec, 27. The meeting had no politcal significance, being intended as a social function exclusively. After drilling 106 feet fa vain for water, oil was unexpectedly struck in abundant quantities on the farm of William li inchman, near Idaville, White county, Christmas, The vein is merely a surface one, but prospectors will go deeper, in the hops of striking a good flowing well. The oil it of the finest lubricating quality. Late developments In the finding of ths dead body of Charles McCullough in a ditchj, near Rout’s station, point to a possibility that he was foully murdered. The coroner is investigating. The body shows several ugly cuts. McCullough and four companions, before starting home, had a quarrel. All were more or less Intoxicated. Attorney General Ketcham has been ssked by a man In Dugger. Ind , to decide whether school houses can be used for religiou«and other public meetings where tobacco is spat upon the floor. The At-torney-General replied that in his opinion school houses should be used only tor public purposes, but that the trustee is the man to decide the question. About midnight, Saturday night, there was a rtot at Gas City, started by laborers smployed by the United States Glass Company, which the city marshal and police quelled after several shots had been exchanged. The officers were injured by itones, which were thrown by the rioters, ind three of the Inborers received slight wounds from the shots which wgre fired, the riot began in a restaurant, which was practically demolished. There is a great row over the Muncie postoflice. Mr. Tuhey was recently cholen at a special election for the place, but Mr. McKilhip has the indorsement of Senators Turpie and Voorhees for the place and refused to contest. L. A. Kir wood has been at Washington in the Interests of MeKillup and is spoken of as i compromise candidate. Representations Pave been made to the Postmaster-Gen-eral that Tuhey is engaged in the liquor business.

v>Wm. Pritchett, a well-to-do farmer of Ross township. Lake county, is having a itrango experience. His stock mysteriously get into his neighbor’s fields and ke has to pay damages; his horses and :ows have been repeatedly mutilated; his vheat and oats mysteriously disappear, ind he has been subjected to various annoyances and has failed to locate the perpetrator. He now believes that he is pestered by spirits. David Jones, a farmer near Elwood, has passed his ninety-third day and night without sleep, and still there is no relief n sight. He continues sound In other reipects, and he has only lost five pounds in lesh since his sleepless period set iq. Medcal men claim that his case is without a parallel. He lies down at night and his rest does him good, but be only rests for tn hour at a time. Mr. Jones says that he feels as though he never would sleep tgaln. Richard Boyle, of Pnlasld county, who us suffered losses by hog cholera, tried a •emedy for the disease which prevented i spread of the epidemic. He mixed five pounds of sulphur, four pounds of copperas ind one-third of a pound of concentrated ye in a barrel of slop, giving one full feed him this barrel every other day, with :egular feed at other times. Several hogs tick with cholera were cured by this mixture, and Mr. Boyle has great faith that t will be found effective if used in time. Greenwood and Whiteland are agitated pver grave robberies. The body of*ftt « Sheriff Curry, of Johnson county, was itolen from Whiteland cemetery and was llscovered in an undertaking establlshneat at Indianapolis. The body had not been dissected and was returned to Greenwood. Dr. Dobson, of Franklin, is charged with having brought the body to the unlertaker’s. The body of Stepnen Glass is tiso missing from the Greenwood cemetery. There is great indignation In that lection, but it is not believed that prose:utions will follow.

THE MARKETS.

Dec. 29,1894. Indianapolis. CHAIN AND HAT. Writ!at—slXc; corn, 41c; oats, 33Xc; rye, 48c; hay, choice timothy, 294X1 I.IVK STOCK. Cattle Shippers, stackers. heifers. cows, H(®3.00; bulls, milkers, 218.00 £4(1.00. Hogs— Sheei*—2l.oo(£2.so, FOULTKT AND OTIIKB PHODUCK. (Prices Paid by Shippers.) Poui/ntr-llens. Scperlb; spring chickens, sc; cocks, 3c; turkeys, toms. 4c; hens. 6c per it; young turkeys, 6c; ducks, 6c per lb; geese, 44.8<Xfg25.40 per ioz. for choice. Eggs—Shippers paying 16c. Buttkb—Choice, 10(£12c. Honey—lßc Fkatheks— Prime geese, 30@33c per >; mixed duck, 20c per lb. Beeswax—3oc for yellow; 15c for dark. Wool—Medium unwashed, 12c; Cottswold and coarse cOfnbing, ]<KqH2c; tubwashed, 16(<$18c; burry and uumerohaatbKla Hidks—No. 1 G. 8. hides. 4«c; No. 2 G. 8. hides, 3%c; No. 1 calf hides, 6J<c; No. 3 calf hides, 4XcChlcago. Wheat—s4c; corn, 45?<c; oats, perk, 211.27 X; lard, 26.6254. New Tors. Wheat-GOtfc; com, 53c; oats, 24Jfe. lialtluiura. Wheat-59Jtfc; corn, 47#0; oats, safest. Louis. Wheat—sl%c; corn, 43c; oats, 30?fe. ,I‘lilladelplils. Wheat—s9&c; corn, 48)£c; oats, 3754 c. Minneapolis. Wheat—No. 1 hard, 50 c. Detroit, ~ Wheat—ssX®; coru «c; oats, 33!<c. Beat Liberty. ... Hogs—f3.CO(£AJsO.

A TARIFF TANGLE.

Spain Places the United States it the “First Column ” Prospect of a Sharp Advaaeo la- the Fries of Sugar—American Floor Trade Seriously Damaged. Interesting developments are expcctei at an early day as the result of strained relations between the United States and Spaiu over the tariff. Spain has already placed the United States in the “first column” and Secretary Gresham has rejoined by Directing Minister Taylor at Madrid to notify the Spanish government that if the United Statesis hot removed from the “first column” this country will retaliate. In official circles it is believed that Spain will not yield to the protest of Secretary Gresham. In that event, if th# Secretary carries out his threat of retaliation, President Cleveland will issue a proclamation closing American ports to the products of Spain. The first effect of this will be to shut out the enormous shipments of raw sugar which Cuba makes to this country. Cuba furnishes seven-eighths of all the raw sugar used in American refineries. Ths other eighth comes from Louisiana and Hawaii, but It would be impossible to make up this seven eighths from Cuba. It is asserted therefore by those in no way identified with, or partial to the sugar refineries that the retaliation would cut them off from their supplies, throwing 20,000employes out of work. The statement was made by a high official. Hs added that the ultimate effect of the warfare would be to advance the price of sugar from three to six cents per pound, thus making the public bear the burden. In levying duties Spain arranges countriel in two columns. The first column include* those who have not entered Into satisfactory treaty arrangements with Spain, Until recently Brazil was the only country on the globe which Spain had put ii this column, all other countries being fa the “second column,” which includes those having satisfactory treaties. The United States now joins Brazil in Spain’s “first column”. Spain’s action in ths matter is likely to prove disastrous to ths American flour trade. Wben the United States raised the duty on Cuban sugar Spain responded by raising the duty on American flour. The “first column” duty on flour is 14,75; second column, *4. Canada is in the “second column” and thus to-day enjoys an advantage of seventyfive cents per barrel,and that country has already secured our Cuban flour trade.

A CURIOUS COMPLICATION.

A Legal Muddle for Which There Are Ke < ——— Precedents. At the November election in 1893, S. A. Gullum was chosen sheriff of Jay county for the second time. A few days aftei Gullum was slezed with a fatal illness and died. The commissioners appointed J. O. Linkauer, Democrat, to the position. At the election Nov. 6,1894, Llnkbauer was a candidate for the regular term, but was defeated by-John English, Republican. Nov. 7, English was seized with a fata) malady and died within a few hours without having qualified. Llnkbauer then claimed that no vacancy existed and was sustained in his claim by an opinion from the Attorney-General. The commissioners. however, demurred and appointed Dr. J. S. Culbert, who immediately filed his bond, which was approved. Culbert then demanded a certified copy of the commissioners’ proceedings in the matter from Auditor Bergman. This request was refused, as was also Culbert’s request that a transcript be forwarded to the Secretary of State. Culbert then demanded the office from Llnkbauer and was again refused. Culbert has now brought suit for possession of the office and claims 91,000 Mr its unlawful detention. The matter will have to be finally settled by the Supreme Court. The legal fraternity await the result with interest, as points of law are involved which can be widely conitrued

CROKER VS. COCKRAN.

Richard Croker, the Tammany “boss.” in an interview at New York, Dec. 24, violently denounced Congressman Bourke Cockran, who is also a prominent Tammany Democrat He stated that Cockran had lied about him; that he had turned on him because he failed to secure the Senatorial nomination in 1893; that he (Cockran) was disappointed in not being renominated for Congress in 1894; that Cockran did not and had not resided in the district he represents, but lives at Sands Point L. L In conclusion Mr Croker said: ’ “Cockran never amounted to anything as a politician,*' added Mr. Croker. “He is like a Western cyclone—all wind. Of all the members of Tammany who are under obligation to the organization, this man has proved himself the most ungrateful for fqvors obtained. He never contributed a cent to his own election or to the campaign fund of the Democratic party. He claims to have done great things for Tammany Hail. If be was useful to it why does he not take hold now when it is in need of men who can ba useful, and not be playing to the galleries.” When this interview was shown to Mr. Cockran be simply laughed at it and declined to make any statement about Mr. Croker’s allegations. The Sultan has made a final reply to the application of United States Minister Terrell for permission to have Consul Jewett made an independent commissioner to Investigate the Armenian troubles. The Saltan positively declined to allow the Consul to accompany the commission, Louis Sour, of Chandler, went to the house occupied by the families of Robert McConnel and FranaisJaco and attempted to frighten the children by wearing a false face. Jaco met him at the door and knocked him down. Sour jumped to his feet and ran, but before be was out of range Lon Hewins fired a shotgun, which lodged 134 bird shot in Sour’s back. He was desperately wounded but will recover. John W. Shreve, a Big Four freight conductor, was killed by striking his head against bridge timbers, at Acton, Christmas morning. Shreve had been married but one week. His body was taken to Indianapolis. The accident was due to bis own carelessness. >4 i /iBRaLa