Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 25, Number 24, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 8 December 1894 — Page 2

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THE TRUTH ABOUT THE REMOVAL OF THE B. L. F. OFFICES.

The trncalI«Hi-for Alu»e of Torre tl»ut« by IntereMted ParttM-The Auti-Tru»t Dli tillery nod it* Hon a*-Co tu u* »-nt« on

Local ll*ppenlng«.

The beat Terre Haute got from the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen was the worst of it. The headquarters offices are to be removed and Terre Haute Is stigmatised an a gouger, a hog, eto, The grand executive board gawe out the Statement that an annual saving of f9,S52 would be effected by removing from Terre Haute to Peoria. The statement unexplained, does the city an injustice. To arrive at the statement the board used the bid of the Peoria people for printing the magazine for one year, the Interest money, 3 par cent, ou the cash fcalanoes of the secretary and treasurer and the rent, $750 a year—not free as generally printer. In the first, plaoe the -bid on the magazine was for 30,000 copies monthly. Last year, wiih which the cost comparison is made, the average cumber of copies was 36,000, acd eight months the magazine contained from 16 to 64 pages more thau the size on which bids were received by the exeou tive board. An to Interest money whether or not the Terre Haute people who have had the balances have been paying interest, the fact is the brother hood never before asked for it and, by the way, there is nothing in the laws of the organization requiring the treasurer to turn It into the treasury. Yet, the city iH virtually assailed, hs it also was in the Httrrisburg convention, without word being said in its defense. There Was a time the Brotherhood telt kindly toward Terre Haute. After the Chicago Burlington & Quincy strike had drawn $500,000 from the membership and the treasury was empty, a loan of $30,000 was secured here to prevent bankruptcy, and consequent disintegration of the organi zation.

The truth Is that the plan to remove the headquarters was agreed upon before the Harrisburg convention met and at no time was tliwre any chauceof keeping them here. The

resolution

adopted by

the convention, in spirit and terms, was mandatory for their removal. Members of the board said so after they had voted to go to Peoria and that they bad in tended from the beginning that this ly terpretation of the resolution should be carried out there is no doubt. It is be lieved that the early desire and purpose was to go to Cleveland. Secretary Ar nold has frankly said that he was for Cleveland tirst and Committeeman Keeler voted with him for that city. Mr. Sargent voted for Terre Haute but, it was nothing more than a complimentary vote, the purpose of the others to vote against this city being known. Cleve land offered 4 per cent on the money a* against Peoria's 3 per cent, which latter amount was also Terre Haute's offer. Just after the vote bad been taken Cleve land sent an offer of 4per cent, which if received earlier, would have taken the headquarters to that city. Peoria's bid on the printing was very low, and below that of any

the twenty cities. It is

Man About Town's belief that inside of a year both parties to the contract will be tired of it.

The anti-trust distillery property has passed to the ownership of the eastern capitalists who are backing the newdis trlbuting oompany that is supposed to be lighting the trust and has been supposed to be backing Wolsey in the completion and operation of the new distillery. When Wolsey came to Terre Haute Man About Town said that judging from his record as a builder of distilleries he was projecting the one here with a view to selling it and that as he bad, for his own sufficient reasons, chosen this city as the location for his enterprise, and would build here if anywhere, there did not seem to be any urgent demand on Terrs Haute to give him a bonus that it was a soheme to build and sell, which according to his eulogist* he has done "at a handsome profit," and that If Terre Haute was desirous of going into the bonus giving business the car works, a home institution that had suffered from fire, would be the proper recipient of such a gift. The car works could give employment to ton times as many men. Moreover, there was no shadow of doubt about the permananoy of operations. Taken altogether there has been a good deal of sloppy adulation of these strangers who were in the scheme to build a distillery that they might rail It at "a handsome profit," plus the bonus. Some of the enthusiasm might have been directed toward the car works and some of the personal oompliments paid to the enterprising Cox brothers and there would have been the satisfaction of knowing that an occasional guest of the Terre Haute house would not take the "handsome profit," plus the bonus, to New York or elsewhere.

The upsetting of part of the fee and •alary law and holding stood the remainder will lead to many com plica tlons and no donbt to a great deal of litigation. One question that arises fs whether the county officers are to collect back fees. Since the law went Into effect they have been working on a salary. They did TO for a year or more, paying into the treasury all fees. New the law as to three offices is declared to be unconstitutional,, and the officials

will claim that they are entitled to the back fees under the laws of 1879. The county commissioners will be called upon to aot in the matter. It is held in somo quarters, by the Indianapolis Journal for Instance, that the decision of the court does not revive the law of 1870, and that "there is no law whatever in force regulating the compensation of county officers," Of course, the legUla ture can ieraove all doubt and dispel all confusion next mouth, but the chances are the enactment of a law regarding fees and salaries will not be speedily ao complished.

It is reported that already the county officers elected last month are organizing to Infiuence'legislatibn on the subject of fees aud salaries. Of course these officers can wield a big influence because they are in the push in the diatriot of Avery representative and senator. The new Republican senators have held a caucus at which the danger of a return to the old fee system was discussed, It was recognized that the new officers would te aggressive In their demands and that the party would be in serious dangerof takings step backward,-%^V^f^^

The faro games and publio gambling generally was brought to an end the other day. It was not beoause of any protest by publio sentiment Indeed, the public at large was not aware of the fact ihat tlit* town was wide open. The probable cau*" of the cessation was the adveut of outside taleut. That is oue thing the home gamblers will always object to, even to the extent of oauslug all doord to be closed, their, In eluded ______

The Goff-Quinn anti-gambling orn saders came down upon the city with out warning, but they had a press agent who gave the newspapers a good story with cuts, as does the advance agent of a tbeatrioai company.

The "Reformed Gambler," John P. Quinn. caused a decided sensation, and no doubt that is what he Intended to do, when he told the story of his arrest in this city in 1887. He said thatVandever and Lawlor worked to secure his conviction when they knew he was inno cent. He and his two oofaapanions were accused of buncoing Zack Deputy, of Browostown, this state, out of $3,000. They were convicted, Yandever and Lawlor received $300 reward and tne Quinn party went to the penitentiary. Afterward it was learned that three other confidence men "turned the trick," and Quinn and his companions were pardoned. One of the guilty men was the same who swindled Alex. McPheeters, of this county. Terre Haute has been something of a headquarters for the bunco men. It is said that one time after "turning a trick" the men came here and had a jollification, without any thought of keeping secret the occasion of it. Once a bunco man who was wanted here was in the Michigan penitentiary and the authorities there notified the Terre Haute authorities of the day he would be released so that he could be arrested and brought to trial here. But, otnehow the wrong date was put down and the wanted man was at liberty and om of reach when the mistake was discovered.

R. Kendall has put in the Kendall process for making gas at Waltham, Mass., and is negotiating with a number of other New England cities. Boston capitalists who are interested in gas plants, learned of the process at Decatur, 111., where they own the plant, and induced Mr. Kendall to go "down East." On November 5th the Guild of Gas Managers of New England met in Waltham, and at a banquet the Kendall process was hailed as the best in use. A New Yorker, who was present, said: "If the Guild pronounces it good Kendall can capitalize at $5,000,000 and I will plaoe the stock." The banquet menu cards contained many poetical quotations. One was: Nature, and Nature's lawn, lay hid In night God said, "Let Kendall be!" and all Is light. —Pope, revised.

The last leaf had a picture of the presl dent and secretary of the Waltham Campany bidding farewell to the old prooess, with this verse: Farewell, along farewell to all onr greatness, This Is the state of gas—to-day they have retorts and coal. To-morrow Kendall comes, and when we think forsooth Our greatness still aspiring, nips our shoot, and Then wo fall like tallow dips, never to hope again.

The editor of the new Tribune writes in a conservative and dignified tone of current events. The salutatory of the paper was in exoellent taste.

The Graham A Morton Transportation Company, whioh is looked upon here at the home of the Vandalla as the lake route of that system, will build a large passenger steamer during the winter to run in oonjunction with the City of Chicago and Chioora next summer,

A good Methodist brother who has been In the city but a comparatively short time was in the oompany of sev» eral gentlemen when Mr. Demas Dealing's name was mentioned. The Methodist brother said he did not know him. Some one explained that Mr. Doming is president of the First National bank.

Why," said the brother, "I keep my deposit in that bank, and I don't believe know him. Is he that man who has pi desk next to Brother McCormick?"

A gentleman who appreciates a good cigar keeps his cigars in a fruit jar, her* metioally sealed. He says they will retain their flavor and the degree of freshness at the time they are placed In the jar for years to come.

Living pictures have been adopted la the east as a society fad. In Baltimore the swagger set has given aa exhibition for sweet charity*s sake. Now that the New York police have made report that the living picture exhibitions in that

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city arenot indeoent, and the New York police know what is Indeoent, the fad may be expected to go through the country. When l« Terre Haute to take it up? Ooates College the minstrel business, artistic living pictures,

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Recently a gentleman from Qeylon was here to arrange for the sale of Oey Ion tea. Many persons know what it is fromdrinking It in the Oeylou building, near the German building, at the World's Fair, Oeylou tea is better known as English breakfast tea and will be delicious to many by that natne who otherwise would not use It,.

The legislative committee of the labor organisations is getting ready for the work at Indianapolis in January and February. I asked a member of the committee' what legislation would he asked of the legislature. He said he knew of nothing important or definite hut that the efforts of the committee would be to bead off hostile leglal«tjq|,

A peculiar throat affllotlon is prova lent in the city. The attack comes on in the night, usually about midnightGrown persons as well as children are victims. A high fever and a oough accompany the attaok, and frequently there is nausea. Another peculiarity Is the apparent recovery of the patient before morning, but the following night the attack is repeated. The commonest diagnosis of the ailment is biliousness or a disordered stomaoh.

The report of the insurance expert who reoently made an Investigation of the risks in this city, in the business part of town, has been received by the looal agents. It is a decidedly adverse report, especially as to buildings whioh are strung with eleotrio wires. The re port may oome before the oounoil at the next session. I have been told that the expert deolares that there is but oue building in whioh there are wires that is properly wired. ______

In the Firemen's Magazine for this month, in the report on the aotion of the grand executive board in removing the headquarters offices, it is said that tLe organization could have saved $50,000 sinoe 1884 had the brotherhood offices been removed from this city that year Something is said about "oasting ofi ties." In short, the Impression is con veyed that the brotherhood has unjustly suffered the loss of $50,000 by being "in our midst." Most persons will construe this to be a reflection on the executive officers, inasmuch as it is their duty to guard the interests of the organization It will also appear to be a reflection on Grand Master Sargent, who voted the other day to retain the offices in this city where all this gouging bad been going

Joe Jefferson's advance agent is fur nishing the Indianapolis papers with a new variety of notices for the great comedian. They are such as the public has become accustomed to in regard to actors whose personal affairs are used to excite interest in the coming attraction It is to be hoped this innovaticn does not presage waning popularlty^for Air Jefferson.

Fashions In Petticoats.^

Fashion, whether right or wrong, will have her way, and as regards the petticoat it is certainly her orthodox domain. She exacts that it shall be more elaborately trimmed than the skirt of the gown itself, the reason for which is obvious. IfS -j»

The flomifeed and fnrbelowed petticoat must not touoh the ground, while the skirt proper may be longer and plainer, and therefore ought to be lighter, bo as to be easily raised when walk ing on muddy pathways. A merveilleux satin shot in three colors—pale qoral, turquoise blue and garnet—made to wear under cloth suits, is very servioe-

Inii&rtfri nrmOOAT—?KtriOOAT. able, but for more elaborate toilets all the rich and rare oolors and materials are used. A peacock blue brocade, with design in pale blue and yellow, made with a deep vandyke flounce, edged with laoe and falling over a knife plait ing Gf plain blue brocade, is extensively used far skirts, which for those who like the rustle are lined half way np with glaoe silk. A pleasing idea was carried out in gray taffeta cut out in deep points and under the points a pink aooordion plaited florinoe, on whioh were three rows of insertion. Cambric petticoats richly trimmed witth lace ruffles and flounoes are provided in door wear.

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Setljiaw, Ikd., Not. 18, 1894.—My wife, who has been troubled with 00s tive* ness for several years began taking Hood's Sarsaparilla and found it was what she hsd needed for the past ten year*. It relieved her of her trouble and also cored severe pains in her back and hip*. Last summer I was troubled with sores all over my feet, hands and body. 1 began taking Hood's Sarsa« parilla and in three weeks theaorss were all healed. B. R. Sfkkobr.

Hood's Pills cure all liver Ills.

I? Item* For Homawivci. All canned fruit should be kept in a cool, dark place.

A good wax for sealing may be made 6t a pound of rosin, 3 ounces of beeswfcxy I )4 ounces of mutton tallow melted together and ruu into sticks.

Baked apples, Bwoefc or eonr, are the most delicate and wholesome of desserts. Have all flannel or broadcloth goods sttou&ed before making up to prevent Spotting.

A small box of quicklime kept in the pantry will tend to keep the air pure. A little ammonia in the water will be found very effective in washing greasy frying pans an& snqh ware

You will find it to your advantage to keep a box of powdered borax on the sink shelf, A little added to the water in whioh dish towels are washed will help much to keep fhein clean. What is of equal importance, it will keep the hands soft-aw' smooth.

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