Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 24, Number 32, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 3 February 1894 — Page 4

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TERRE HAUTE, IND., FEB. 3, 1894.

Iw Galena, Illinois, this week, asaloonkeeper failed, and gives as the cause of failure the loss *f business in consequenceof thegoldcure.

THE Supreme court will adjourn next Monday until March 5th. The court is behind in its work, but it never loses an opportunity to adjourn.

Knights of Labor failed in their

effort to enjoin Secretary Carlisle from issuing the new bonds, but the suit had tho erlfot that was intended. It gave the new chief, Sovereign, a little free advertising

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Chicago bar association has set on foot a movement to eleyate the standard of the bar of that city. The reports of some of the court room scenes in the Coughlin trial justifies the opinion that the moyement to elevate the bar there was not begun any too soon.

THE

designer of the World's Fair

medals, refuses to make any changes in the naked figure that adorns the medal. He thinks it would be a sacrifice of art to a vulgar prudery and he refuses to make the sacrifice. He says it goes naked or not at all, and there you are.

WHEN the new mayor of Chioigo, Hopkins, took hold of his office, he announced that the first thing he attempted would be the reform of the police department. The work is being carried on very thoroughly. The policemen have taken to killing each other.

AN Illinois man has sued the Louisiana State Lottery for 825,000 damages for publishing in one of its circulars that he had won a §15,000 prize in one of its drawings. He didn't draw the prize, and the $25,000 it is supposed will prove

a balm for his wounded feelings when he discovered the statement, was untrue.

THOSK national legislators down at Washington had bettor hurry up with their tariff bill, or they will have Young America Rfter them strong. It is said none of tho big circuses will make ar rangements for the coming season until the tariff question is settled, and the people iret to woik. If the price of red lemonade, circus peanuts and sideshow tiekots is to be raised by the Wilson bill, it were better for its makers that it were never born—for the line must be drawn somewhere.

THK distinguished Mr. Jackson, who pulled a pocket full of shekels out of our city this week, is a very smart fellow. He says that, the also distinguished Mi. Corbett, whom he is to fight in Juno, is by all odds the greatest pugilist the world has over seen. But he confidently believes that Mr. C. will not be the greatest tighter after June, because, forsooth, Mr. Jackson himself will occupy that particular niche in the temple of fame. And so he can say a good word for Mr. C. and do a little advertising for himself.

THK tight in progress between Mrs. Lease find tho Populist (Tibials of KanHas is developing into adirty, nasty mess. The last move of the ladj-'s opponents is to procure affidavits in which her virtue is attacked—an unmanly, unwarranted proceeding on the part of those who profess to be men. This action on their part establishes one thing clearly, aud that is that while the officers may not be guilty of tho charges of misconduct preferred by Mrs. Lease, they are at least capable of doing what she charges, and even worse.

Tins year, which thus far is phenomenal in many ways, its weather, the unemployed etc., is made notable in other respects. On Tuesday the Republicans, at a special election, elected a Republican congressman from oneof the strongest Tammany districts, of New York City, while a Democratic candidate for the nomination for Governor of South Chrolina, makes tho announcement that his platform is open opposition to the Wilson bill. We are destined to witness some strange things in the political world before we begin to write Jauuarv 1st, 1,1)00.

THE calling of a reformer does not lead him along the pleasantest paths in his earthly journey, as Editor Stead, who is temporarily located in Chicago, is finding out to his sorrow. He is among other things, making an attack on the social evil of the great city, and in the course of it he announced that he intended to publish the names of a!l the property owners thore who rented their houses for immoral purposes. Immediately there whs a gre:it outcry against such proceeding, from rich and iotiuential people, church members and others, who while willing to derive large revenues from such rents, think it would be an outrage to have the public put into possession of these facts. They threaten Mr. Stead with criminal prosecution if he persists in his announced intentions, and he welcomes it. When he

inaugurated his crusade against the social evil In London several years ago, he succeeded in getting into prison as part

payment for the tremendous sensation he created. He seems throughly in earnest in the work he is-aiagaged upont and as he

neither

NOT

IF

fears fines or imprison­

ment he is likely to create something of a sensation in the social, political and church circles of Chicago.

being fully advised as to whether or not Mr. Peckham, of New YorK, takes bis liquor straight, the Kentucky legislators, irrespective of party, have instructed their Senators to vote against his confirmation as Justice of the Supreme Court. A man ought to define his position such times as these.

THE

tariff bill, with its income tax

rider, passed the House on Thursday, by a vote of 204 yeas to. 140 nays. It now goes to the Senate, where nobody can guess what its exact fate will be. It is sure, however, to haye the income tax feature lopped off, and when it goes to a conference committee, as it certainly will, it will probably look very little like the bill that passed the House Thursday.

it be true that Justice Brewer, of the Supreme court, in a public speech recently referred sneerinecly to the late

ex-President

Hayes in connection with

his office as "Mrs. Hayes' husband," it proves that a man may have brains enough to be a credit to the greatest judicial tribunal on earth, and at the same time be a most perfect, a most monumental ass. And from this distance it looks very much like that is what he is.

ADMIRAL BENHAM,

who has charge of

the United States naval force in the harbor of Rio Janiero, taught the insurgent chief, De Gama, a lesson this week that sent a thrill through the system of every American who feels that his country's flag should be protected from insult. The insurgents fired on an American merchant vessel, and did it in such a manner that it could not be taken in any other way than as a direct insult. Tho American admiral resented it, opened fire on the rebels, who, like Davy Crockett's coon, came down gracefully. The lesson was a salutary one, and will no doubt do agreatdeal toward a solution of the Brazilian troubles.

THE

ticket scalpers, those energetic

fellows, who can sell you transportation cheaper than the railroads can furnish it, have been fighting the Minnesota law which was passed to drive them out of business. The court has decided that ticket scalpers have rights that even the railroads that furnish the tickets are bound to respect. The decision sets out that the selling of scalpers' tickets is not a business dangerous to health or morals, and cannot, therefore, be controlled under police regulations. Singularly enough, the ticket agent who knocked out the law bears the name of Corbett, and he is celebrating his victory by selling tickets at an extra per cent. off.

A WOMAN FOR SALE.

A Betrayed Girl Offers to Sell Herself to the Southern medical College. With a pale, haggard face with a wild, despairing look and tears literally streaming down her hollow, sunken cheeks, Maud Fambro, a once innocent country girl, entered the Southern Medical college yesterday afternoon. Approaching Uncle Robert Pierce, the kindly disposed old janitor, she asked for the ladies' reception room.

After having seated herself, the young woman in a dazed sort of way surveyed the room and its contents with evident fear and dread. After a moment's hesitation she inquired of the janitor if the college wanted to buy a subject. If so. she had one to offer for sale, which, although alive now, would in the course of a month or two be at the disposal of the college if terms were agreed upon. "Where is tho subject, miss?" he asked, bowing lowly. "Why, here it is—right here. Do you see me? I am the one. Do you think they will buy my body?" she went on, looking the janitor squarely in the face. "I am going to die, and I know it, and what I want to do is to arrange for the future. My history, I will say at the beginning, is familiar to all where I live, and rather thau go back and facp my degradation and shame prefer to die! Won't they buy my body?" she almost pleaded. "Upon what terms would you make the disposition?" inquired a fiendish looking medical student. "I will sell it for most any price. What I want to do is to make future provision for my baby. I haven't but one copper in the world and ain here without a place to shelter my head. I thought by coming to Atlanta I'd make a trade by the college agreeing to take my body after 1 am gone. I do not know where to go or what to do."

It is the same old story of man's perfidy and woman's worse than weakness. Six months ago she was a highly respected country girl, living on the line of the Atlanta and West Point railroad near a

pretty

little town of 1.800

provision for her futureJroffspring. is indeed a sad case. The girl, not meeting with what she thought proper .consideration, left the college, saying she was going to cany onther intention or commit suicide. She was entreated to go home and was given enough money to pay her railroad fare to the little town from which she came yesterday. It is not known where she went after leaving the college.—Atlanta Constitution.

MANY MILES IN A CANOE.

TFarburton Pike's Exploration Into tlie Interior of Alaska.

Warburton Pike, the English explorer, has arrived at Nanaimo, B. C., from the interior of Alaska, having made a journey of over 4,000 miles in a small canoe. He left Victoria, B. C., a year ago last July for Fort Wrangle, and thence proceeded to Stikeen river in a canoe through the Cassair country and followed the Dense river as far as the junction with the Laird tributary of the Mackenzie river. There he spent the winter hunting big game. Late in the winter Pike started out with a dog sled for Francis lake, which he crossed, and thence made the portage to the Pelly lakes, getting into a country novc-r before explored by white man.

Spring had set in by the time the Pelly lakes were reached, and crossing there Pike followed the Pelly river to its source. On his return he followed the Pelly river to Lewis river, which he followed to the Yukon. He then began a continuous journey of 2,500 miles, which lasted for two months. He left the Yukon river near the coast and made a portage to Kuskoquin river and thence made his way around the coast to Fort Alexander, the trip having lasted 13 months.

During the whole time he met with no accident. He used the same canoe all through. It weighs only 100 pounds and is 17 feet long. Mr. Pike formed a very poor opinion of the interior of Alaska. He says it is absolutely worthless except for hunting. Game of all kinds is abundant.—Washington Star.

CLEVER AND UNIQUE.

Counterfeit S50 Bill That Is a Pen and Ink Sketch on Government Papejv

Thomas T. Callahan of the government secret service department was in Brooklyn the other day looking for an exceedingly clever counterfeiter, who recently counterfeited a $50 bill, using only pen and ink. The paper was the regular silk fiber paper, made only by the government. The counterfeit bill was passed on a New York bank and was only detected when it reached the subtreasury and it was found that the word

"Series"

or

2.000

inhabitants—uow an outcast aud a wanderer upon the face of the earth. A once poor, innoewnt country lass, she seeks to make a horrible and ghastly disposition of her corpse that she might make proper

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had been omitted. There

ia no clue to the artist. This unique counterfeiter is supposed to be a man who has for years defied the efforts of the United States secret service officers to detect him. There are specimens of his work on exhibition in Washington. His work has always been so perfect that it was almost impossible to detect a bill he made from the genuine article. It is all tione vith a pen and ink and on the same quality paper that is used in the genuine bills. The great difficult in the way of his capture is that he has no tools. He is an artist. He sits down and draws a bill as an artist draws a picture. Even if he was captured in his room with a bill in his possession, there might be no evidence to convict him. as he could say he had received it from somebody else. It must require along time for him to complete a single bill, and the skill he displays at his work is an indication that if he devoted his talents to honest employment he would make more money.

Transatlantic Mail Service.

The discussion of the question of American mail routes, which is perennially revived in the English newspapers, has at last taken a common sense turn. The British postal authorities are being roundly denounced because they refuse to send the mails in fast steamers unless they carry the British flag. Twice last month the Saturday mails were sent on a slow Cunarder, when they might have reached New York two days earlier if dispatched by the American line. The fast German boats leaving Southampton on Sunday and Thursday get no mail, except specially addressed correspondence. The British authorities persist in limiting the mails to America to two per week, although four weekly mails are sent from New York. The protest is becoming so loud that it is barely possible that a reform may be effected in the course of time. —London Cable.

An Unwelcome Visitor.

Awarded Highest Honors—World's Fair.

Word has been sent to the courts of Europe that the shah of Persia intends to visit Berlin, St. Petersburg, Paris and Vienna next spring. He will start on bis journey in Mayor June and will remain in Europe several months. The ralers whom he is to honor are in an unhappy state of mind already on account of the proposed visit. No living sovereign, in all probability, is a more unwelcome guest than the shah, but his cousins in Europe are obliged to receive him with all the honors due to his rank. Entertaining hiin is more expensive than entertaining any other monarch. His retinue is almost a legion.—Berlin Correspondent.

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PREACHERS IN A BOX CAR.

Enraged Engineer Gave Them, a Rough Ride on aNew Boad.

party of sedate _Maine clergymen, who recently went over the new Bangor and Aroostook line from Brownville to the West Branch, had a little experience in railroading that made their hair stand on end for a time.- They were stowed away on the construction train at Brownville on the top of a lot of pressed hay in a box car, and spread out their blankets on the bales, expecting to have a very comfortable ride. Just before starting northward from Brownville, an altercation arose between the conductor and engineer, and fcr a few moments the air was sulphurous.

Then the ride began. The engineer, a hot headed fellow, was mad all through, and when he opened the throttle he did it no half hearted or uncertain way. Off sped the train over the rough and uneven roadbed, not yet made ready for trials of speed. Faster and faster she went, the cars lurching and pitching up and down and from side to side in a manner that suggested momentary derailment and everlasting smash. The trees beside the road flew by like streaks of lightning. The hay bales bounced about and bumped each other without mercy, and all the while the clerical party reeled and jostled like tipsy fellows on a sprea.

They hung on for dear life to keep from breaking their necks or from getting crushed. Those who have tried it know that the inside of a box car does not afford many points of vantage for one to steady himself, and really all the ministers could do was to thump each other whenever occasion offered.

The entire run to North Twin station was made at an average not very far short of a mile a minute, and it was with a sigh of relief that they alighted from the train. It pleases them now to say that the engineer was reported to Superintendent Cram and was promptly bounced before he had endangered any more lives or the property of the company.—Lewiston Journal.

A SPECIAL HOLIDAY OFFER.

One Young Woman's Novel Advertisement to Attract a Husband.

There was a small red flag stuck upon a chunk of ice which floated down the river the other day. The chunk drifted into an eddy near the bridge, and one of the workmen becoming curious wenfc down and looked at it. There was a letter pinned on the flag, dated Niobrara, Neb., Dec. 5. "I am an unmarried girl," began the letter, "and would pass anywhere from 18 to 20 years of age. I would like to marry some man from 20 to 50 years of age.

What great fun it would be for you to come up and win my heart for a Christmas present 1 First come, first served. I might say that I am not only good looking, but a good cook. Indeed my light bread is the talk of miles. The accompanying tintype is a poor picture of me. I am not freckled. This letter is for you, dear. I am very affectionate. Sallie Killerford, Niobrara, Neb." The tintype was gone, and some one must have taken advantage of the special holiday offer. The message was sent adrift again.—Leavenworth (Kan.) Times.

Cotton In Toorkistan.

The Ruseians, since their occupation of the district embraced by the valleys of the Syr Daira and the Zarafshan, have given a very great development to the cultivation of cotton, and with the view of increasing the yield and also the quality have introduced several American varieties of the plant, notably the upland. At first the natives were so prejudiced against the new plants that the experiments failed, but the Russians persevered, and whereas nine years ago Toorkistan produced only 8,300 poods of cotton worth 2,865 rubles the quantity exported in 1890 was about 2,000,000 poods, of an estimated value of 13,000,000 rubles. Simultaneously with this rapid extension in the cultivation of American cotton in Toorkistan, factories are being built for cleaning the cotton before exporting it to Russia in Europe, and at the beginning of this year more than 50 such factories were already open.—Revue Scientifique.

Passengers Have Rights.

Mr. Thomas C. Weeks, an attorney, obtained a judgment for $5 and costs against tbe"Traction company for failing to carry him to his destination. The case was tried before Justice of the Peace Thursby. Mr. Weeks boarded a Druid Hill avenue cable car about 7 p. m. Dec. 9 to go to his home, on East Baltimore street. When the car reached South and Lombard streets, the passengers were told to get out, and the car was sent west. The passengers in the next car were similarly treated. Mr, Weeks demanded the return of his fare, which was refused, and he went home by another route. The company has appealed the case.—Baltimore Sun.

The Color Line Is Costly.

Mrs. Mary Place, proprietress of the Colonnade hotel in Worcester, was fined $100 in the central district court because she refused to entertain the Fisk Jubilee singers, a troop of colored people, a few weeks ago. Quarters had been engaged for them in advance by the Young Men's Christian association, under whose auspices they appeared, but when the company arrived itsmembers were refused admission to the dining room. Colonel Rockwood Hoar deI fended the hotel keeper, while ex-Sena-1 tor Thayer's partner acted for the prosecution.—Boston Transcript.

Habimtcln'i Pliuu.

Rubinstein has declined an offer of $125,000 for a three months' tour, and I henceforth he intends to stick to Ms 1 own mu«ic He proposes to give three recitals of his own pianoforte works at

Berlin this winter, but no charge will be made for admission, which will be limited to music students.—Berlin Correspondent.

THE PASSING OF THE JUSTICES.:

Their Trip From Their Robing Apartment to the Courtroom.

Another innovation has made its appearance at the capitol. It is worth while to make a trip to the building just before 12 o'clock every day to witness it. 'v, o.

The room in which the supreme court justices adorn themselves with their flowing silk robes is acioss the hall from the chamber in which the court meets. Hitherto a few moments before noon the door of the attiring room would open, and forthwith would emerge the solemn justices. On one side of the corridor—which, by the way, is the main passageway through the capitol—would stand a court official and another man would be stationed on the opposite side. Between this guard the justices would walk and a moment later would disappear behind the heavy door of the entrance to the private corridor to the bench. But this simple and modest method has been relegated to the past. It is different now.

When the justices are now ready to leave their attiring apartment, four court messengers appear. They bear two pieces of plush covered rope. A man stands on each side of the two doors, and across the corridor they stretch their plush covered barrier. Through the avenue thus formed the black gowned justices walk, the brilliant plush covering gleaming like a streak of fire against their somber robes.

If the justices area little slow, the crowd must possess its soul in patience. Not until the last black gown has disappeared are the plush covered ropes taken down and the ordinary course of travel allowed to resume.—Washington Post.

MISSOURI'S LONG DROUGHT.

Pike and Ralls Counties Have Been Parched For Over Six Months.

There has now been a drought in this part of the state since the middle of last June, and consequently the present drought is the greatest that we have experienced for many years. It is true that we have had many showers since last June, but none of them afforded any stock water to amount to anything, and consequently nearly all the cisterns and ponds are dry. Most of the springs have ceased to flow, and all the creeks and branches have nearly run dry. Salt river is lower than was ever before known, and Spencer creek, which runs through Ralls and a portion of Pike county, is nearly dry.

Some of the farmers of Ralls county are driving their stock nearly 10 miles to water, and this has been the case for the past three months. The water being so low in the ponds and branches, }t has frozen nearly solid, so that in many localities there is virtually a water famine. It is hardly probable that there will be any rain this, winter to amount to anything, and the farmers are becoming despondent. Nearly every cistern in Hannibal is dry, but as this city has an excellent system of waterworks our citizens are not having much trouble. But what the farmers will do to supply their stock with water during the present winter is beyond comprehension. It seems that their only alternative is to sink wells, for in this way they can get a supply of water in any part of the country, although in soicases it may be rather expensive. —Hannibal (Mo.) Courier-Post.

The Irish Language.

The society which has recently been Inaugurated with the view of preserving the Irish language as a living tongue appears to be in a very flourishing condition. "The weekly meetings at 4 College Green," a Dublin correspondent writes, "are swelling to such dimensions as will necessitate a change of quarters at an early date. Tho league holds a meeting here every Wednesday night, at which papers are read in Irish, speeches are delivered in Irish by men who have spoken Irish from the cradle, and Irish is taught viva voce, and it is intended to have a series of addresses delivered in Irish in the Irish speaking districts throughout Ireland in order to encourage tho people who yet speak the old tongue to continue to use it and encourage their children to use it."—London Language.

A Vessel With a History.

The United States coast survey steamer Hasaler, now anchored in the harbor of Tacoina for the winter, is a vessel with a history. She was built for surveying the route from Panama to San Francisco, and Professor Louis Agassiz, with a number of scientific companions, was allowed by the government tb take passage en the vessel and make observations and collections during her voyage around Cape Horn to the Pacific coast. She left Boston on her maiden trip in December, 1871, and arrived at San Francisco the next August. The zoological collections made, at that time were large and added much to the knowledge of scientists.—Tacoma Correspondent.

Taxing Beards.

If The Secolo of Milan is to be believed, Signor Gilolitti proposes to set the finances of Italy straight by imposing a tax upon beards. Should he resort to this method of obtaining the wherewithal to pay his way, he cant)' claim that his plan is novel, for Py the Great, aware of the valne which the Russians attached to their hirsute I appendages, levied a similar toll, taxing each male citizen not in accordance with the length of beard be cultivated, but in proportion to the social status of the wearer.

Tobacco Jlmjam*.

Horace Barnujou, who, after using tobacco for years, discontinued its use a few weeks ago, was recently afflicted with a kind of tobacco tremors. He is so badly off that it is reported that he may have to be taken to the insane hos-

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tal in Middletown.—Bristol Letter in Times.

OUR

MID-WINTER

Is now on, and every garment in our Cloak Boom is marked at prices that sell them.

Blankets are moving at a lively rate—all go at cost. No string tied to any of them. All are Real Bargains.

Another shipment of Cambric and Nansook Embroideries received to-day, which we have divided in one lot for 10c, another for 12|c, still another for 15c, but the glory of all is the lot at 19c. Nothing like these have ever been shown before. Come and see them.

Just left the press, our February *umber of Modes and Fabrics. Call for one, free, at our Pattern counter.

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In tin? Superior Court of Vigo County, Decvmbtir term. No, 4.058. William Remington VH. Mary Remington. Divorce.

Be it known, that on the 3d day of January. l&H. it was ordered by the court that the clerk notify by publication said Mary Heraington aa non-resident defendant of the pendency of tbla action against her.

Bald defendant is therefore hereby notified of the pendency of said action against her, and that the same will stand for trial February 28,1894, the mmc being at the Decern b* term of said court Id [SEAJ,] HUGH ROQUET, Clerk.

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