Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 24, Number 28, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 6 January 1894 — Page 4

THE MAI

P.\PKM FOR THE PEOPLE.

«M'HIKRTONT PRICE, $2.00 A YEAR.

A. C. HL-[»I)LKSTON. F. J. PXEPENBRIKK.

DUDDLESTON & PIEPEKBRINK,

PROPRIETORS

I'lTBLICATION OFFICE.

No-. 2u .uid 22 South Fifth Street, Printing House Hquare.

Thf .U.t-1 Is sold iii he city by 250 newsboys and ail wsdualern, and by agent* in 30 surrounUint? towns.

Entered at the Postoffiee at Terre Haute, Ind., as second-class matter.

TERRE HAUTE, IND., JAN. 6, 1894.

NOT every bank cashier can go down into bis pocket as did the one at South Bend, who was held up last month, in his bank, and robbed of 315,000, and who has made up the loss himself.

IT is said that Commissioner of Pensions Lochren is to be taken out of that place, and made a Federal judge. He has a most excellent reputation, and would probably make a good judge.

JUSTICE will sooner or later overtake us all. Lottie Collins has been compelled to retire from the stage and take to her bed, as even the muscles of her throat got tired of "Ta-ra-ra-bnom-de-aye."

THE gun that isn't loaded will now •have to take a back seat as the most destructive weapon of modern times.

A Philadelphia mau was killed this week by the discharge of a gun that was #ven without a trigger.

IF it be true that Seuator Voorhess and Isaac P. Gray are rivals for the Democratic nomination for the presidency, we may expect to see such a ventilating of old records as to cause a rise in the market price of disinfectants.

FBOM the way the workingmen in all the different industries, farmers' associations and business men's organizations are denouncing the Wilson bill, one is led to wonder who is really in favor of it, aside from the theorists who constructed it.

INDIANA can certainly feel proud of the mauner in which her school children are provided for. The apportionment of school funds for the present year shows $1,150,800 to be distributed among 795,556 children, or §1.41 per capita.

A CHICAGO man named Wicanty Waskiawecz has been arrested in Poland for the murder of his brother, Wladystan Waskiaweez. The police authorities of Chicago are backward about sending an officer after the prisoner, for fear he oould not make the return trip with the prisoner and his name.

THE man who is looking for an exouse for not attending church, will find one in the statement that a Chicago divinity student went to sleep during a sermon, last Sunday, and could not be awakened for sixty hours. This excuse will not be sufficient here at home, however, for we have no preachers of that kind.

MRS. LEASE has been retired from the Kansas board of charities by the Populist governor because of her opposition to him, but he cannot stop her talking. Woman like she insists on having the last word—and a multitude of them— and before she gets through with him, he will regret that he was ever born.

THE deeper you get into some things the loss you find out. This is not true of the Hawaiian investigation, however, for the deeper that is delved into the more apparent it becomes that some one high in authority has beeu suppressing the news. Several important papers having a direct bearing on the case are missing, and it looks as if the Secretary of State could toll something about it, if he would.

THE Democratic majority of the House Way and Means committee has agreed upon an incoi.no tax of 2 per cent on all inoomes above $1,000, an increase of 10 oents a gallon on whisky and a tax of 2 oents a pack on playing cards. The income tax appllies to the uet earnings of corporations as well as to individuals and the estimate is for $30,000,000 revenue to the government. The principal objection to an Income tax is that it can not be equally collected. It tempts the cupidity of the rich who are notoriously the tax shirkers. The man with an income of |-i,000 will most likely pay his |80, but the man with aa income ten times |4,000 will not pay on more than a $20,000 income.

INDIANAPOLIS is again blood-thirsty. Fifteen years ago when the city had a number of murderers in jail a cry went up for a few hangings. It was thought that by stretching the necks of several murderers would-be murderers would be deterred from committing the capital crime. There were several hangings, and, if wo are not mistaken, for one of which the people have since been heartily ashamed. Within ten days there have been two atrocious murders. A merchant policeman was killed, evidently by burglars, and a bartendersbot a woman with whom he had been living. The News says, "If the horrible and fast-increasing record of murder in Indianapolis is to be staged there must be some hangings." Tbeis is nothing to substantiate this logic in the history of capital crime. Hangings have out stayed the hands of men who have had murder at heart nor checked the tendency toward reckless disregard for human life which so often results in involuntary manslaughter. It is a popular cry, how­

ever, this demand for human blood, but may it not be true that the feverish desire coming over a community has the baleful effect of whetting the desire of the individual for thebloodof his fellow man, or at least lowering his estimate of the value of human life and thus make him moj-e liable to commit the crime under slight provocation.

COURT decisions may go against him, but Bo-is McKaue, the Gravesend election manipulator, still maintains his prestige with the Brooklyn bosses. He was re elected this week as president of the Kings county board of supervisors, and insists that he is a greatly abused man. The boss will strut his brief hour but the movement is coming to reform municipal affairs in the large cities, that will wipe him, and others of his ilk, out of existence as factors in the control of elections. He probably realizes this, and is making hay while the sun shines.

CORBETT and Mitchell and their respective backers and claquers are contriving to attract an unusual amount of attention by their bickerings and by getting into a legal wrangle with the Florida authorities. Whether or not the prize fight is permitted to take place the two men will have received a vast amount of free advertisement on which they will realize at the box offices of the theaters of the country. If the friends of dramatic art could manage-to get a perpetual restraining order against pugilism being associated with the stage it would be a source of relief all around.

THE Democratic editors are working themselves into a terrible condition over the possibilities of Mr. Harrison being a candidate for re-election to the presidency. So far as we know there is no law—le?al or moral—that would forbid him being a candidate again for an office that he filled so admirably and with such distinction to his country, his party and fiimself. Since his retirement from the office he has conducted himself as only a sensible, brainy man could. He has grown upon the country and the people, and has proved himself to be one of the, if not the very foremost of our great men. It is safe to prophecy, too, that if he should become a candidate, and be beaten for the nomination, that he will be found fighting as valiantly for his party as though he were its candidate. All that he has to fear is the indiscretions of his fool friends, and from these any man in politics may pray to be delivered..

THE ANNUAL SETTLING DAY. During the past week the mercantile world has been taking account of stock and striking a balance. Very much depends on this balance sheet. The hope is that the men of trade will be gratified by abetter showing than they expected. There are good reasons for the hope and if fulfilled the promise of better times will have a potent effect in reviving the courage of the depressed merchant and help to bring on the tide of prosperity which necessarily follows an era of depression. While it is true that the merchantile interests is solely dependent on the producing or so-calied industrial classes, yet if it is in prime co'ndltion to prepare for increased trade there will be less delay in return of prosperity.

Ordinarily the annual settling time, following a siege of hard times such as the country went through since last May, might be expected to be fruitful of business failures. Ihe creditor could have been staved off until this general day of settlement and the debtor found himself unable to pay for the merchandise he had purchased but not sold or sold on credit. But there is reason to believe that the merchant discounted thiB contingency and therein lies the hope of a gratifying exhibit on the balance sheet. When the era of depression set in the merchants, as indeed all other classes, began taking in sail. Indeed, nothing is in better evidence of the intelligent business sagacity of the people than the manner in which they discerned the approach of "hard times" and prepared for it. It was this unprecedented conduct that converted a panic Into a "stringency in the money market." During the autumn and fall the merchant bought sparingly with the result that the enforced consumption has about oleared up the stocks of goods as had not been done since the panio of 1873 disposed of them at bankrupt sales.

The fear of business failures at the first

of

the year, and the gloomy pre­

dictions on all sides, have no doubt served the good purpose of preventing th^m by what may, perhaps, have been over-cautious avoidance of the danger of too much stock on shelves and too many credits on the ledger. If the wheels of the industries can be started the year 1894 ought to be prosperous. The business health would be recovered and improved as that of the man who has passed through a long attack of fever which burned and destroyed all the bad and waste tissue in his physique so that he rejoices in better health than before his illness. There is nothing in the natural conditions to prevent resumption of the work of production by the manufactories except the fear of what congress may do. If it were possible for congress to pass the appropriation bills and adjourn for several years, men would be immediately set to work "getting up steam" from one end of the country to the other, but of course eongressmen don't see it that way. They are

too

seriously impressed with a false

idea of their power to make the people prosperous, either by lowering or raising the tariff rates, whereas as a matter of fact the direct effect of legislation is not as efficacious as we are led to believe by the extravagant assertions of those who seek a political advantage by portraying the good or bad influence, as the case may be, on Industry and trade of proposed measures before congress.

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NEWS OF THE CITY.

The December revenue collections in this district were $199,520 95.

Fritz Reiman was made a member of the Elks last Wednesday night.

The sermon subject at the Christian church, Sunday, at 10:45, will be, "The Unemployed." Evening, "The Name."

One of the neatest caieudars The Mail has been favored with is that of Pixley & Co. It represents three little maids of surpassing beauty whose bright faces are pleasant to look upon. |jg*

The special grand jury at Sullivan has returned an indictment against ExSheriff Willis for murder in the first degree, finding that he shot Lawyer Hultz with premeditation and malice,

The next entertaiument in the Christian church lecture course will be Thursday evening, January 11th. It will be by Miss Lida Gilbert, of Indianapolis, assisted by some of the best musical talent of Terre Haute. j*"5*

"Rough Notes," the Indianapolis insurance paper, is cut this week with an editorial indorsement of J. Irving Riddle, of the Riddle-Hamilton Co., as a candidate for Auditor of State on the Republican ticket in the coming campaign.

C. B.Stanforth, a member of the senior class of DePauw University, has been selected as assistant to Rev. J. S. Hoagland, who has charge of the several missions of Centenary Church. He will come over from Greencastle every Saturday, returning on Monday!

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The Congregational Church has done away with the plan of renting pews, so long its custom, and will hereafter depend on voluntary contributions for the maintenanceof the church. MaxHoberg and Dr. W. C. Eicbelberger have been elected trustees of the church for jthe coming year. ,a'

At the meeting of the State Board of Agriculture, at Indianapolis, this week, J. M. Sankey, of this city, was unanimously elected president for the ensuing year. Mr. Sankey's election is a deserved recognition of his efforts in behalf of the farming interests of his county, and he is justly proud of it.

To Columbus belongs the honor of discovering America, but to Councilman Rockwood can be justly given the distinction of finding out that we bad a street in the northern part of the city without a name. He reported this to the council Tuesday night, and the matter was referred to the street cotnmittee, with instructions to name it. If that committee doesn't name it "Rockwood street" an Injustice will be done its discoverer.

Josiah Folk, for a long time advertising solicitor for the Daily Express, died at his home, on north Fourteenth street, Wednesday morning, aged forty-6ight years. He had been a sufferer with the rheumatism, and recently his ailment developed into the dropsy, which caused his death. He had lived here for many years, and before becoming connected with the Express had worked for C. O. Ebel, the directory publisher, and in the county recorder's office under Levi Hammerly. He leaves a wife and one daughter.

The billiard tourney at the Health Office the past week has attracted much attention to this fascinating game. Including last night's games, L. A. G. Shoaf is in the lead in oiass A., with Nelson and Barnes tied for second, MoLaughlin, Richardson and Cassady following in the order named. In class B., M. W. Stack leads, having won every gafpe. Van Aakin leads in class C. The games to-night will be Barnes and Richardson, Biel and Lease and Prox and Sellman. The tourney will close Tuesday night.

Ed Hazeldine, of south Center street, takes a just pride in being the possessor of the finest pair of blue pied pouter pigeons in the land, having won the first prize at the National Poultry and Pigeon show at Baltimore, last week, for the best oock and hen of the variety named. This is one of the largest and best exhibitions of this kind in the country, and the winner of a prize in its competition can well feel gratified. Mr. Hazeldine has his birds entered in a similar exhibition at Atlanta, Ga., this week, and expects to be equally successful there.

LICENSED TO WED.

Isaac N. Steward and Maude Cooper. Fred E. Slaughter and Sadie O. Davy. John Stuck and Melissa Morris. Chas. H. Heindman and Louisa E. Starkey. Geo. Mallory and Jennie Mandy. Alex Garrett and Mary May Com pton. John M. Guln and Charlotte E. Frazler. Audley R. Hamilton and Ella Wimer.

The best laundry work in the city is done by the New Method Laundry Co. Try it. W

For first-class work call at Geo. Ehrenhardt's New Barber Shop, No. 12 North Seventh street.

Awarded Highest Honors—World's Fair.

KltlSl

THE NEW CHINESE BILL.

The Photograph. Provision and the Declaration Concerning Merchants.

The senate of the United States on the day before its adjournment passed the act for the amendment of the Geary exclusion law precisely as it came from the house. In view of this decision and of the overwhelming majority which the measure had received in the house, it must stand as the matured expression of the judgment of the representatives of tne American people as a whole.

It is rather noteworthy that while the period of extension granted to the Chinese for registration is six months after the enactment of this new law, the time will expire during the first week of next May, or almost exactly one year after the period fixed in the original Geary act. That year will have taught much to our Mongolian fellow residents, and they may be expected to avail themselves almost to a man of the privilege now accorded by congress.

The new law requires of the applicant a photograph, and this provision has sometimes been stigmatized as importing rogues' gallery methods into its execution. This criticism is not sound. Many railroads, as was pointed out in the house debate, in giving their most favored customers the privilege of what are known as 1,000 mile tickets for a lower price than ordinary mileage rates, require that upon such a ticket shall be placed not only the purchaser's name, but his photograph, in order that nobody else may use it. Most of those persons who had season tickets of free admission to the Chicago fair were in like manner obliged to attach their photographs to the tickets. In these and similar cases the purpose is not humiliation, but identification, so that privileges granted may not be misused by persons who come wrongly into possession of them. That is exactly the case with the Chinese, and there is nothing else in the requirement of a photograph for the certificate of protection.

Another important new feature of the amendment act is that which defines the word, "merchant," as used in the Geary law. No one can question that it is better to have a precise description of what is. intended by this term than that it should be left to conjectural interpretation outside of the lawmaking power. A merchant is now declared to be, for the purpose of this act, "a person engaged in buying and selling merchandise at a fixed place of business, which business is conducted in his name, and who, during the time.he claims to be engaged as a merchant, does not engage in the performance of any manual labor, except such as is necessary in the conduct of his business as such merchant-1' This does not appear to be an unjust sfmition, or one unduly strained for the purpose of excluding person:* horn the status of merchants who are fairly entitled to it. But however that may be, the words thus used in the amended act are directly drawn from similar definitions, either in preceding Chinese exclusion acts or in existing treasury decisions interpreting those acts and establishing rules for their execution.—New York Sun.

BY TORCHLIGHT.

Vfaat Was the Way the Cornerstone of the Staten Island Church Was Laid.

The laying of a cornerstone at night is the novel sight that was witnessed at Stapleton, N. Y., the other evening, when the construction of the new First Presbyterian church was formally inaugurated amid tlio glare of torches and electric lights.

The First Presbyterian church of Stapleton is one of the wealthiest and most fashionable congregations on Staten Island, but it has hitherto worshiped in a gmfl.11 and unpretentious edifice. Recently it decided to erect anew and handsome church, to cost a large sum of money, and the members hit upon the novel plan of laying the cornerstone at night to make the occasion memorable.

Electric lights strung were from different points and in such a manner as to throw the full glare directly on the spot where the cornerstone was placed. As the illumination, however, was hardly strong enough to read by, a number of people stood about the officiating clergymen holding pine torches, thus enabling the services to be carried out without hitch.

Owing to the novelty of the idea of laying a cornerstone at night, there was a large attendance at the ceremony, prominent society people from all parts of

the island being present.—New York Commercial Advertiser.

General Sickles' Proxy Vote

A Navigable Balloon.

A cablegram says that the Russian military commission has completed satisfactory tests of the navigable balloon at Warsaw. It is made on the Treds system. It rose against strong atmospheric pressure, was steered successfully against the wind, was propelled in any desired direction and descended without releasing gas. •Mmmm

Powder

The only Pure Cream of Tartar,Powder.—No Ammonia No Alnm.

Used in Millions of Homes—40 Years the Standard,

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OTICE TO CREDITORS.

The undersigned hereby gives notice to his creditors that he is ready to pay 100 cents on the dollar. Persons holding claims against me will please present the same for payment at my place of business, the bakery, 124 north Fourth street. I solioit a continuance of my former patronage.

WILLIAM DOKKENWADEL.

REMEMBER

TI« Ad™nce

Sale

of Seats for^vf

CLAKA MORRIS

Opens Hon day Horning at Button's.

Call For Republican County Primaries, To the Republicans of Vigo County: The Republicans of Vigo county, and others who wish to co-operate with them, will meet at the places ana times hereinafter designated, on Saturday, the 6th day of January, 1894, in their respective townships and wnrds, for the transaction of the following

business 1. For the election of precinct committeemen for each of the several voting precincts in each ward and township. 2. For the election of one delegate and one alternate delegate from each precinct in said ship to vention to be held in the city of Terre Haute

ward or township to attend the district con-

on the 18th day of January, 1894. The precinct committeemen so selected shall constitute the members of the Republican county committee, and said county committee shall meet at 1 o'clock Saturday, January 13tb, 1891, for the purpose of organization, by the election of the chairman, vice chairman, secretary and treasurer also an executive committee also six delegates-at-large to district convention. The several townships in said county shall meet at 1 o'clock on the day above designated at the following places:

Harrison township—Courthouse. Honey Creek township—Township House. Nevins—Fontanel Pralrieton—Pralrieton. Prairie Creek—Middletown. Linton—Pimento. Pierson-Center Schoolhouse. Riley—Lockport. Lost Creek—Seeley vllle. Otter Creelc—Oak Grove Schoolhouse. Fayette—Shank Schoolhouse. Sugar Creek—Macksville. The meetings in the wards in the city of Teire Haute snail meet promptly at 7 o'clock p. m. on said day at the following places:

First Ward—R. W. Howe's store, corner Third and Washington nvenue. Second Ward—Over W. J. Woollen's store, corner Sixteenth and Poplar streets.

Third Ward—Building and Loan room, Germania Hall. Fourth W a.-d—Office of Ross & McFarland, 521 Ohio street.

Fifth Ward—John Thomas' shop, Sixth Ward—Elevator B. Seventh Ward—Star livery stable, north Seventh street.

Eighth Ward—Sachs' store, north Thirteenth street. Ninth Ward—Blair's broom factory.

Tenth Ward—Faust's Hall. It is urgently requested that the Republicans attend these meetings and assist in the election of the best men possible for these various places. This call Is issued by an order of the Republican state committee of Indiana. D. W. HENRY, Chairman. FRANK CARMACK, Secretary.

December 14, 1893.

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The Advance Sale

XtiliilLlliMijjRjjX of Seat t* for

CLARA MORRIS

Opens Monday Morning at Button's.

StimBon, Stimson & Higglns, Attorneys. 327% Main Street. OTICE TO HEIRS, CREDITORS, ETC.

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In the matter of the estate of Solomon Franklin, deceased. In the Vigo Circuit court, November term, 1893*

Notice is hereby given that John E. Woodruff, as administratorof the estate of Solomon Franklin, deceased, has presented and filed his account and vouchers in partial settlement and distribution of said estate, and that the same will come up for the examination and action of said Circuit court, on the 29th day of January, 1894, at which time all heirs, creditors or legatees of said estate are required to appear in said court and show cause, if any there be, why said account and vouchers should not be approved, and to make proof of heirship for tne purpose of a partial distribution of said estate.

Witness the clerk and seal of said Vigo Cir cult court, at Terre Haute, Ind., this, 2nd day of January, 1894. [SBAL.] Attest: HUGH D. ROQUET, Clerk.

Eggleston & Walker, Attorneys. 330% Ohio Street OTICE TO NON-RESIDENTS.

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In the Superior Court of Vigo County, December term, 1893. No. 4,058. William Remington vs. Mary Remington. Divorce.

Be it known, that on the 8d day of January, 1894, it was ordered by the court that the clerk notify by publication said Mary Remington as non-resident defendant of the pendency of this action against her.

Said defendant is therefore herebf notified of the pendency of said action against her, and that the same will stand for trial February 28,1894, the same being at the Deeembtr term of said court in the year 1898. [SEAL] HUGH D. ROQUET, Clerk.

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A crutch voted for the Chinese bill recently. It was carried down the aisle by a page and passed between the tellers, counting "one more in the affimative, Mr. Speaker." The crutch was the proxy of General Daniel E. Sickles, who sat in his seat and smiled as he saw how he could save himself much trouble in the future.—St. Louis Globe-Democrat.

DMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has been appointed administrator of the estate of- Helen V. Tyler, late of Vigo county, Indiana, deceased. The estate is probably tolvent.

MARTIN HOLLINGER,

January 5th, 1894. Administrator.

REMEMBER »The

A,""nc*8*" of Seats for

Clara Morris

Opens Monday Morning at Button's.

FBBSH

New York and Baltimore

OITSTIBJRS Wholesale and Retail Can or Bulk E. W. JOHNSON. 615 Main St,

JAMES L. PRICE, I JAMES H. CALDWELL, Attorney at Law and Collector and Notary Public. Real Estate Broker.

PEICE & CAID WELL,

Room 2 Patton's Blocks

408

Ofiio St, Terre Haute, Ind.

FUNERAL DIRECTOR.

Cor. Third and Cherry St&, Terre Haute, Inc. Ig prepared to execute all orders lr» bl« IIJM with neatnesnanddispatc)

Embalming: a Spwialty.

£)R. GEO. MABBACH,

GROUND FLOOK DENTAL PARLORS,

Soutfa Sixth

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MONDAY

Will make another effort to arther reduce their stock of

urs

AND

ist week we have had an [nally successful Clearing of Jackets and Fur Capes. we will continue this sale

Cloak and Cape is sold. |the choicest ones are still must go. COST NOT

ERED. We do not want a single garment. ?oice about January i6th. Ithe time to buy Woolen Jar, Woolen Hosiery, iSkirt Patterns, Winter |ods, Blankets and Corner stock is too large. We Hng up at cheap prices.

Linen Sale

Contiiues with several new Bargains in Towels and Table Linens, by one of

We were told yesterday sur customers who had

been lool ng around, that we have the best 'owels, the best Table Linens a: the best Quilts for the money in $i for thf 89c" anu

ihe city. "They all ask Quilt you are selling for jb on. Come and see.

Ro(t&Co.

Stop that Cough

In theft 1 of 1892 I had la

grippe, wHch left tne in a very distressed ndition with throat and lunys

rery

sore and a bad

cough. N )thing I used did me any god and 1 only grew worse till jl was thoroughly discourage!!. Fortunately a friend suggested a trial of Gulick's compound syrup of "WHITE PINE, WILD CHERRY AND TAR," and its use soon brought the needed relief, ft therefore cheerfully indorsb it as an agreeable and efficient cough remedy.

JOSEPH W. LEE, I Stone Dealer.

Terre Haufe, Nov. 10, 1893.

Sold at 50 cents, in large bottles, at Fourth street and Wabash avtenue, by the proprietors, Gulick & Co., and by dealers generally.

CHOLERA HOGS.

Highest Mash Price paid for

DEAD HOGS

Also Tallow, Bones and Grease

or AliL KIlfDS.

At my'factory on the Island southwest of the city.

Harrison Smith,

Office, IS H. Second St.,

TERRE HAUTE, IND.

Dead Animala removed free within ten miies of the city. Telephone, 73.

IF. ZEE.

Manufacturer of and dealer in

Harness, Saddles, Trunks, Valises,

Satchels, etc.

Mall orders promptly attended t«C Main Street, McKeea Blk.^v TERRE HAUTE.

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