Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 20, Number 14, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 28 September 1889 — Page 1

THE MAIt

A PAPER FOE THE PEOPLE.

Notes and Comment.

Oil hopes are not lait. More drills are to go down. "Bad city government stands in the way of progress."

In one thing Terre Ha ate doth oon quer the best—playing base ball.

•••«, In the departure of Dr. T. C. Menden hall, not only the Rose Polytechnic bat (be city loses a Valuable man.

St. Augustine, Fla., onght to pat in a petition for tbe world's fair on the ground that she is tho oldest city in the United States.

The awards of the various committees of .the Paris Exposition will be an nounoed on September 20th. Watch for numerous American victories.

Rosa Bonbeur, who is over 70 years of age, is mailing studies of Buffalo Bill's Indians and ponies for a large painting. We wish hor a whooping suocess.

A dime museum trust is threatened by Barnum ft Bally, and now is the time for some enterprising Terre Hautean to strike a bargain by securing an option on the city council.

The czar Is going to visit Bismarck, the Shah is coming to America, John L. Sullivan Is running for congress and Sim Coy is working to get into the Indianapolis council. Veriiy royalty is a jog.

Tbe past summer has been remarkable for its absence of epldbmics. Tbe east has been free of Asiatic cholera and the United States has been comparatively free of yellow fever.* Let thanks be given to an all-wise Rufrr.

Formerly it was considered tbe exclu sive sporting privilege of the negroes of tbe South to hunt coons. Since the war there seems to have been a revolution of sentiment on the sport, especially among the southern whites.

Robert Lincoln has never been known to refer to any event In his father's career. His is one instance of a son's de-

oord of bis illustrious father. 4

London has a society to discourage literature. What possible ground there could have been for Its organisation still remains to be developed. Much better would it have been to form a society for the advancement of morality among the nobility.

Judge Mack yesterday sentenoed Grant Doll to imprisonment In the county jail for W days, with a fine of $100, for criminal assault on Alice Gore. Grant confessed to the crime, but did not receive full sentence for the teason that "it would kill his aged lather."

Tbe Woman's National Press Association have undertaken a worthy work in the direction of a monument in Washington to Mrs. R. B. Hayes. She was a typical American woman, one In whom were gathoredall tho qualities that make women the equals of men, an example to the whole world. i,.

New York City's schools turned away over a thousand children at the opening day this year, and in Philadelphia and Brooklyn the school buildings would not accommodate near all the applicants on the first day. Accessible and healthy school quarters has come to be a problem in theee great cities*

The eulire street railroad system of Boston, 32? miles of road, is to be oper ated by electricity. This Is the latest step In tbe electrical advancement of the last few years which has placed America ahead of all other countries, with the possible exception of Switserland, in tbe n«e of this new power.

The next Lord Mayor of London will be a Hebrew, Sir Henry Isaacs, and aa Lord Mayor's Day (November 9) falls on a Saturday, the Jewish Sabbath, the festivities will be postponed to the following Monday. They will be on usually elaborate and "seven centuries of Mayor* ality" will he displayed.

Potter Palmer la one of the few landlords of the country who refuses to allow anyone in hi* service to receive a tip. A violation results in the dismissal of the recipient* The custom of "tipping" I* d«*pks&le, but it is nevertheJess •o widely permitted that the tow employers who refuse to allow it should be most Liberally encouraged*

The French elections of Moaday ttftalted in an overwhelming defeat for outcast Boulanger, and an encouraging victory for the constitutional Republi-

The Royalists and numerous oth

er parties were snccewful In several districts, hut t' *r *0tea will not carry wefcrM In tU ass^bly, It to the eiee„_|Nnv©lv«d fina of log constitution, and the result Is consequently highly gisttfylng to the peaceable division of UM»nation.

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Nearly all the capital stock for a sail way in tbe Congo State haa beera nibscribed, sad work on the road will he commenced immediately. This mes that the dviilisstion of the interior of the great continent will be suddenly brought a great deal nearer early realisation than cotdd have been hoped for otherwise.

The French dressmakers have named one of their new inventions in honor of the Vanderbilt's, and Mrs. Willie K. has come home wearing one of the garments. To her the recent foreign trip wss undoubtedly a success, and antici pating like honor, Mrs. Gould, etc., etc., will now possibly mske an Immediate trip to Paris.

Jell Davis is growing very Infirm and has been compelled to decline attending tbe meeting of tbe Confederate Veteran's Association, which will take place in Mississippi, October 16. But nevertheless he will write them a letter harping tbe same old idea that will go with him to tbe grave: that "the cause for which they fought is not dead."

This has proven a disastrous financial year not only to Terre Haute, but the State of Indiana, all due to unfortunate legislation. The Stale authorities have been obliged to borrow nearly a million and a half of dollars to meet ourrent ex nenses, snd it is estimated that the State is now running short of its income at the rate of f/500,000 annually.

In a recenl case in England where ex perts In chirograpby were railed iu to testify, a bank cashier created a sensa tion by exhibiting 86 checks signed by one man, no two signatures of which were exactly alike. It is a fict that very few business men, especially those who have a great deal of writing to do, sign their names alike three consecutive times.

In New York a faithful publio officer is not allowed to die a pauper, judging from the rccant pensioning of a police sargeant who had served continuously for twenty-faur years. In many things other oitles would do well not to follow New York, but in this there is an example certainly worthy of being followed in any and every city of tbe country.

The Burgesli of Johnstown. Pa., com-

new calamity oldafair* briiig deaolation Into all the homes remaining in the stricken townj, and all because tne burgess did not have courage, two months ago, to ask the court to revoke the licenses of the two hundred saloons which sprung up immediately after the flood.

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There is a secret organization in Baltimore, Md., tbe object of which is to protect its members from unfortunate marriages. When one or the club feels that be Is falling in lovo he confesses to his fellow-members and they appoint a committee to investigate the matter and advise him therein. This Is convincing evidence that half the men who marry are uot capable of selecting their own wives. 4 1 I

Editor Grady, of the Atlanta Constitution, is being openly denounoed by rabid Georgians for his open criticism of the shooting and whipping of colored men and women in his State. But Mr. Grady, who declared a little prematurely that the old South Is dead and now wants to see a realisation of wba» he thought had occurred, can oousole himself that he Is winning the esteem of all decent people by his course. ______

The following sentence from a letter written by Livingstone a abort time before his death and which refers to slavery Is Inscribed on bis tomb In Westminster Abbey: "All I can add In my loneliness is, may Heaven'a richest blessings eome down on every one, American, English or Turk, who will help to heal the open soreot the world." Bow gratifying it is to know the day Livingstone longed to

Is practically near at hand, although In strict theory Individual independence Is many many years away

It will possibly be a surprise to many ambitious but unsuccessful writers to know that the Harpers, with four periodicals, receive about fifteen thousand manuscripts a ysar, and can use, at the outside, not more than live or six hundred the Century company, with two publications, about ten thousand, and can uss not more than three hundred and fifty the Scribnere five thousand and oan use leas than two hundred. What a host of writers there most be.

There seems to bes remarkable similarity In the international peace of Europe ami the sea serpent, In that one Is about as difficult to trace as the other. One day tike press dispatches predict most universal and direful war between Russia, Turkey, France, Germany, England, and every other nation known to be able to make a pretense of fighting. The next duty aa alliance of paaea Is an Bounced that gives assurance of tranquility for a few months, likewise the sea serpent appears and diesppesre. The newspaper reader Is at a complete loan when he endeavors to keep track of foreign war details.

though the decision is adverse recorded as a godsend. ANEW POWKR.

Town Talk

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Again the city has lost In £aga suit, This Is her invariable exanoe in litigations of all kinds. life stance an Ill-judged cause Is put til the oosts snd award of in the thousands. In another scrupulous jury grants the hopeful plaintiff for damages to hundreds, simply because be dividual fighting a corporation1 the cost vibrates, now dne to msnsgement on the city's 1 again due to glaring injustiee In this latest esse, thst of one the city apparently had exec fenee. Murphy had persistee to repair certain of his houses, standing orders from the co finally the buildings were torn the city officials, or by contraetoi Tyler as representative of the bouses were five in number, fo absolutely worthless snd tbe representing more thsn ahundr at the highest. The place was a menace as a veritable fire trap, tainly the council did a wise thi dering its removaL Murphy ni thought otherwise and filed suit dsmsges. By a juggling of not yet thoroughly understood, was won, at a cost of |700 to Attorney Taylor is endesving new trial and may succeed, but injustice of this decision is by anyteea^P bility open to inorease, it would bfolly to attempt a reversal of tbe jurypp| ion. This decision, if not reversal be used as a precedent by damg property owners for all time to and means thst the city cannot the removal of worthless plaoesl is sny value whatever in the of the structures. This is preposi but a city and an individual different footing in a court #001 we must grin and bear it. The bio severe on at this time, foi* ti knows there is no money I® treasury, and no prospect of^ for some time to come. Verily hard to run out of money|*and crippled for months by IwKgfl and damage suits. It is the old being kicked after you are down

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correspondent lof one of the® suggested a few days ago what toT. T. to be not only a sensible highly important plan for maki of some of the "defunct" oil wplli idea is to drill a few hundred er and open up the artesian flbw, has given such strong evidence er at the river wells snd the tie son well, for the purpose of ua|n motive power. The scheme tainly be a good one if it ooul& tically adapted to manufacturin there is apparently no reason oould not. According to tbe state tri" of the gentlemen who drilled the old gas well, the "head" Is sufficient to carry tbe water to a height of one hundred feet above the surface of the ground. If this is true there is enormous power in the flow, and no time should be lost in making application of it. Private corporations would no doubt make a srreat saving by utilising the flow, and if the existing holes are not accessible It would not involve a very great exjfdnse to sink new holea. Terre Haute ii and has been for many years a favored locality so far as cheap fuel wss oonotfned, snd this has ensbled tbe msnufscwries here to prosper, no matter from hat points the competition hailed. Nitural gas we have not and probably wit not have before or after it Is superoeefcd by some more desirable fuel, but tHs socalled misfortune hss not oaused 1 day's sgony in manufacturing circles coal at fifty oents a ton oould not bejjnuch more expensive than gas. And *w, If water can be made to do away wih the expense of coal, our bappinsss «U be complete. Tbe Idea Is at least Worth careful inveetlgstion. I

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KHAKCEPATIOS DAT.

There to sentiment in the enwMpation day anniversary that should Jseply move all colored men. To them today should be and is aa the F»orth|loly Is to the white popnlaton, and ha matter of pride to observe it. flbr a number of years celebrations of 4»day have been held here but poesdbtyikat of this year, held on Monday last, the most successful, from the goneri point of view, of all. Tbe attendant #aa large and the impromtn eralwell known local orators calved. It Is true that at the aa element of disesntion the aflhlr, and earned much displeasure, but this did not self until too lsta to make tion a failure. Had the earlier its effect might have trona, but fortaaatoly Ha origf waaa second thought. The point of ment wason tbe •election of a sbalof the day. By general vote of committee on arrangements, whl body [eomprlmd the leading eolonpw of

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t^He city, Ham Brown, the West end saloonkeeper, was chosen for the plsoe. This move of the committee wss an unfortunate one In this respect—that some 000 popular with all the colored people Of the city should have been selected. At the last minute objection wss raised to the selection but aa it was too late to ke a change the celebration went on

Ot the result that a number withdrew the meetings. This number iuded two ministers who were on the me for sddreeses. This termiwss unfortunste in some respects fttT alt interested much to the regret a public which would have preferred lihat the Aay not only be

successful,

but

that the colored .people be reunited by 4h*) observance. It will be recalled that f£e celebration las*, year was the means sof creating much hard feeling between many of the leading colored people of t|i5 city by the introduction of politics in the toanagemenV, and a hope was en« tertained that the observance this year '#00 Id lis tore eouillbrum. But fate billed tpierwlse. To a casual observer it may seem thst personal faaUeni should not be allowed to Interfere to such an extent iu a celebration Qf this character, but where membeife

comparitively small as in the

priieut esse, there oould be no preven tion. Thlsseoond dlssentlen may prove diiastroua in killing thst seal which should characterize the celebration of su|ii a* memorable day In the history of the colored race. It is to be hoped that |t will not. On this one subject—their liberation from bondage—the colored are unquestionably united, and should be a oommon and entbusl sentiment in celebrating the great

CHAIR CARS.

chairs on passenger trains area the traveling publio is not af qn the roads centering here, and who has oren away foratim red the free chairs on other seems almost an imposition

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roads do not furnish such

MJ *^fnoe. on the Missouri Pacific P&l OQSWr /cads going out of St. Louis

iHvited to ,ake the

a porter looks after your as much regsrd as would porter who .expected a fifty for his trouble. Thus travel-

xeflal advancement by taking

this ftiTe step. Easy traveling is conduilve to frequent traveling, and free chair fs tnight probably be a paying lnve»tntjTor the roads.

departure of Dr. T. C. Menden1, the Rose Polytechnic institute is without a president, although in ly the school is far from being withan executive. In his farewell adresa.to the students on last Saturday, r. llendenhall announced that bis connection with the school would not be entirely severed. On the solicitstion of tbe board of trustees he had decided to retain tbe passive presidency of the institute for a time although he would not be able to spend much time in this city, as there were a great many ways In which he could lend assistance in conducting the work. He expressed a hearty interest in the work of each individual In the tbe school, and said that if at any time a student deslrea his judgement on any matters to write him and it would give him pleasure to reply at the very earliest opportunity. He announced that Prof. Waldo would have tbe active management of tbe institute during the presidential vacancy, and said that he has perfect confidence in the future and Immediate success of the school. Dr. Mendenhall left with his family for Washington to-day.

The water works company Is rapidly closing up the several contracts for the improvements decided on last summer. A few days sgo the filtering equipment was awarded to the National purifying company, of New York. The plant la to bo completed and in operation by the 1st of next February, a little more than four months. The apparatus la to be of sufficient capacity to supply the city, and the filtered water is to be of such clearness that a silver coin can be plainly seen through the water fifteen feet deep. The contracting company insures this reeult even when the river ahall beat its worst flood. The new filters will be located in anew brick building, the erection of which will be commenced soon. A second new building will be put opto be used for a pump-bouse. The old building will remain temporarily. The improvements will result in the removal of the plant away from the bank of the river some distance.

The Methodists are about to Invade the Mormon territory ami establish a university at Ogden, Utah, where large grants of land have beta made them, and it is predicted thai much good will result in eonsequenoe of the movement. Tbe Mormons haa been undermined In polities, and it now remains to undermine him in religions predominance and complete the downfall of his supremacy la even so small a portion of the United 1 Salt Lake City/

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Geraldine's Letter.

MY DKAR Rtrra:—Yee, as you say, the melancholy days have come, but just now you and I are not thinking so much of tbe sadness of the thing aa we are what our Fall coetume shall be and of how it shall be made. I am afraid tbe saddeet thing about this fall for us will hinge on that very matter of costume. Lest year w© were clad in October's gorgeous reds and yellows, and were smart rivals of the flaming gum trees and the manlen standing on sentry duty In the dying woods and aglow like Nero's living torches. Of course we have those costumes left over and as good aa new but what shall we do with them,for now comes tbe sad, sad news that brown ill be the fashionable tint. The "Dutiful

Daughter in Brown" will be the most approved figure in the

There wss one thing in your last letter of whioh I do not at all approve. Why should you, a girl whose parents are well off, and who has everything you want and need, send your work to tbe New York decorative art rooms, thereby crowding out and lessening tbe chances of those who send their work there because they actually need the money. It seems to me it is very selfish of you to do so. This money, you tell me you earned in this way, you did not need. You have enough without it. Perhaps I do you an injustice. It may be you did this to get iotae extra money to give to yonr church or to some noble charity. Did you-work with such ends in view? I do not know, after all, that it would be right for you to work for money even for such good purpoeea. You oould do a great deal for church and charity with the meana you now have. You might have to sacrifice a little but that would not hart you. I have oome to believe that selfishness is tbe root of all evil. I never did believe that money is, even if the Good Book does say so. I often think, Ruthie dear, if yon and I mid everybody would think less of self and would live up strictly to the principle contained In the golden role, what a perfect world this wonld be. Now yon must not get angry because I have sort of set down on yonr money making scheme. Walt until there to a necessity of yonr making money and let those have the chaaoss now to whom making It to a necessity. You will not think It so funny wheo yon have it to do. Working when one feels like it, earning a little

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To be sure her choice will have a wide range between tan and fawn color all through the scale until the lowest note in burnt amber, tbe darkest shade of all is reached. There is one advantage, however. The eye of the common-plaoe, plodding multitude which has fairly ached during the last year or so from the contemplation of all this vivid ooloring, will have a rest. The latter-day girl in blondined hair and blood red gown will here oease to dazzle us. Don't you really think you will like these sober colors I do for therstreet. I think the plainer a woman dresses on the street the more lady-like and elegant she looks. The evening party, has always seemed to me to be the proper plaoe for all gorgeousness in the way of costumes. I do not think it all ought to be reserved for young ladles either* I often tell my mother I do wish she would get something besides black silk for evening wear. There are colors suitable for every age. A friend of mine, who reports sooiety events, tells me be goes almost crssy trying to make a brilliant article out of an average Terre Haute party—

Mrs. A. wore black silk, Mrs. 13. black silk trimmed with jet, Mrs. C. blsck silk trimmed with lace. He says after he trims up forty or fifty In point lace, thread, lace and every other high flown lacethp can think of, there will be still others left, and in utter despair hesim ply says Mrs. black silk. Would 11 you think yourself It would be rather »'¥'va ^er In Paris for some*Jf UKMrs. Henry Clewes, if lammBa to me, would be very pretty for you, so I will tell you and perhaps you can get an idea for your new suit. It was of a brownish tan cash mere of an exqu isi tely fine silken quality. This is gathered full all around and has a border of dark brown needlework edging tbe skirt which, on the left side, is caught up in a brown ribbon sling, showing a petticoat beneath of plaid surah in whioh brown, tan and yellow are mingled. The ribbon sling ends in a large rosette of ribbon loops on tbe left side of tbe belt, which is also of ribbon. The surplice waist has the cross over edges of tbe front edged with needle work to match the skirt and displays a deep Vat tbe throat of tan crepe em broldered with brown and yellow. There are wrinkled sleeves of the surah, which are gathered so ss to stand high on the shoulder, and ber hat to match this is dark brown straw with tan velvet loops and a quantity of golden rod as the trimming. Now I like all this but tbe surah sleeves. I should think they would look funny, and If I were oopying tbe dress I would have the sleeves of cashmere with the most sublime disregard of Paris styles.

money occasionally to spend exactly as I one of Patti^ farewells.

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one pleases, and working right along day after day for tbe actual neoessltlssi of life, are two entirely different phases of tbe question. I hope you will never have the latter to do, but if you sbouldl you will remember all I have said—per* haps. Sincerely and effectlonately yours

GKRALDIKK*

AMUSEMENTS. MAGNIFICENT MIN8TRKLS V'FF

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will appear to-night at NaylorS opera house. This company is headed by tbe kings of minstrels—Willis P. Sweatnam and fat and tunny Billy Rice, aud includes a number of the best people in the minstrel business. The snmptuoua spectacular first part, the Venetian nights, is given exactly the same as before, with the exoeptiou of all new music and singing. In thfl olio will be seen Billy Rice, Willis Sweatnam, tbe Egyptian phalanx, a novel gymnastic song and dance, Frazer and Bunnell* musical artists, and the wonderful JapSj feats of balancing, juggling, etc. '4* HANMN'S "NKW KANTASMA."

On Monday and Tuesday evenings Of next week the world-famous Hanlon's will present the "New Fantasma." The

New Fantasma," like everything done by the Hanlona, is thoroughly excellent to the mlnuteet detail. It Is a potpourri of all the good things imaginable in the way of pantomime, comedy, melodrama and the spectaoular. It abounds with fun and the humorous-grotesque. It is melodramatic enough to satisfy tbe serious, and is so resplendent in tho pomp and pageantry cf thespectaular as to hold the attention of tbe lovers of the bautiful In stage work. Its mechanical feetures are oountless, and so oleverly oonoelved and nicely executed as to exoite enthusiastic) admiration. Its clown, its fairy queen, Its demons and other characters are well portrayed by the Hanlon company. Among tbe special features this season may be mentioned the DeFre family. Their act Is said to be exceedingly funny. "Fantasma" is being presented this week at the Grand in Indian- I apollls. Thehousea have been crowded all the week. Seats for the performanoe both evenings now on sale at Button's. "TKRKH WIVES TO ONE HUSBAND." *On Wednesday evening tbe great

Union Square Theater oomedy suooess, entitled "Three Wives to .One Hueband," wllL presented by* Mlltv G. an exceIte^?oyME|flflf of h«i plot iirexfeediugiy%lever, at:a so'well! developed as to bring about the most!

leal situstions. It brings on the friendship of two chums, Ralph ffotheboy and Andrew Dotmhard, whose devotion to each other is unbounded.

These two young men have wealthy uncles whose heirs they expect to become. Mr. Dotheboy, a Wait Indies planter, and Mr. Lobehard, a real estate owner. The former intends to leave his fortune to his nephew in case of his marriage. Tbe latter is opposed to marriage, having had himself three wives. Andrew is an artist aud employs a model Plgeonette. He also is on the eve of his marriage to a wealthy grocer's daughter. The grocer visits the studio, discovers tho model and Ralph generously allows himself to be palmed off as her hu band to shield Andrew. Ralph's uncle arrives with a wealthy young West Indies heiress whom ho desires him to marry. Ralph, to save himself, announces that he is married to bis landlady's daughter- Andrew's uncle arrives about the time that the grocer, his wife aud daughter appear, and again, to save himself In his uncle's sight, announces that Ralph is the prospective Bridegroom.

Ex: Corn is an emblem orpeaoe, but it is never appreciated until it gets on it* ear. **,% p*

Texas Sifting*: Names exclusivity for the fair sex constitute a no-men-clature.

Florida Times-Union: Langusge carries more weight when one word brings on another. ^7

Boston Courier: "It Is the skirt

The audience is kept in a roar of laughter from beginning to end. The! advance sale of seats opens Monday morning. S SA UOE FROM OTHER SANC1UMS.

Washington Capital: A dog fight la an exhibition of cur-rage. Bloomiogton Eye: The Ohio question: "Are you Foraker or for Campbell f"

lady's bail dress that oosts tbe corsage doesn't oome high. Chicsgo Inter Ocean: The only site for tbe world's fair New York is able to furnish is out of sight.

Lynn Reporter: Tbe murderer will never reach the end of his rope if electricity is adopted force Ital punishment.

Detroit Free Prase There sre no leae than six books dedicated to tbe subject of "How to be Beautiful," and yet it seems as if homely women increased at a tremendous rate.

The world's fair must cotCe to the west, all present indications, from a financial standpoint, indicate thin. Chicsgo and St. Louis are already in tbe field with 6,000,0000 cash each and will ralee $10,000,000 If necessary. Between these cities there will be a warm fight, but not so warm that New York will ho able to walk oil with tbe plum while the quarrel to on. Tbe Mail seconds the petition for Chicsgo, but If Chicsgo can't win, our vote goes to St. Louto.

Mme. Paul gives notice that ber absolutely farewell concert ion? wilt come off in WW. Does the great American public have to wait two Jong years for

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