Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 26, Number 25, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 14 December 1895 — Page 3

tl HK mail.

I ,4^aper for the People.

ON THE QUI VIVE.

The otlier night a stranger was held up and robbed of bis watch and all of his money, In the southern pare of the oity, aud although he reported the matter.,to the police nothing has been done thus far to ascertain the perpetrators of the offense—and all because the policelo not believe his story. A number of persons residing In the vicinity of the hold-up beard bis cries for help, and two gentlemen heard the men who committed the robbery running down the alley In their efforts to escape. It seems strange that such things can occur here, and no efforts be made to detect the criminals, simply because the police are of the opinion that the man is deoeiving them.

Manager Charley Baur, of the Terre Haute house, has a lot—a Job lot—of theatrical costumes and effects, which be secured in a legitimate manner, and is thinking seriously of putting a comio opera company out on the road. It is all he has left of a two or three hundred dollar board bill which he holds against the Digby Bell Opera company, which went to pieoes here this week. Landlords Merrittand Filbeok also have some little bills against the same company. It is the second time Digby Bell's company has gone to pieces here, and this last failure is most unfortunate, because •while under the former circumstances the company was able to get out of town before going to pieoes, through the kind offices of Frank W. Arnold, Mr. Baur and R. L. Hayman, then manager of the Opera House, this time there was nothing of the kind done, and a number of the chorus people and principals are left here stranded, with no hopes for the future. It is one of the peculiar things incidental to the theatrical business that a first class company, with a good attraction like this, oan do no business, and the people who back it are thrown into the soup. A benefit arranged for the company by the local lodge of Elks did not pan out as well as was expected, and the expected tour of the company, with a uumber of good dates ahead of them, had to be abandoned. The leading members of the oast left yesterday afternoon for New York, while the chorus people are here now, and are likely to be here for some time, unless some oharltably inclined citizens come to their rescue and help them out of town. We have had a number of companies here recently that were "on the brink," notably the "Spider and Fly" company, the "Hons and Hoss," and the "Yetlva" comic opera company, but all of them were able to get out of town, and to the next point In the route. This nnfortunate company, by far the best comic opera attraction of the season, thus far, could not get out of town, and a lot of worthy people, deserving of sympathy, are left here, strangers in a strange land, without any means of sustaining themselve«u____ _4

The condition of some of the people of the oompany is simply deplorable. The majority of them are without resources of any kind. They have no friends here, are without money, and as most of them live in New York they might as well be In Patagonia, so far as their chance* of getting home are concerned. One of the girls yesterday received a telegram from her home, Baltimore, that her mother, of whom she is the sole support, is lying at the point of death, and must have money for medicines. She sold her olothlng, with the exception of what she had on her back, got three dollars for It and sent it home. Another man who lives In Baltimore has & wife and three children depending on

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him and he is a thousand miles from heme and penniless. And soon through the whole list. Tbey are men and wo men who do not ask for charity, and very few'of them have ever been through such an experience. It humiliates them to even accept assistance under the circumstanced in which they are placed— but what are they to do? While these poor uofortunatesareistranded here, the "stars" of the company are traveling New Yorkward in Pullman coaeues and living off the fat or the land. It would seem that here is a chance for the charitably inclined to do something for the relief of some deserving people.

The school board has received a contribution to the conscience fund. It came in a letter signed "Edward Bowers" and amounted to $75 but there is nothing to identify the contributor. He says in the letter that the payment is to correct an error but he does not think it necessary to say what the error was. He asks for a .receipt from the individual members of the board. It was decided to give the man a receipt for the money-on condition that he come to the High School for it. _____

The survey preliminary to the construction of the muoh-needed belt sewer will give employment this winter to eight assistants to the oity engineer, in addition to his present force. The men have been engaged, and are at work on the survey. The work is not to be made a partisan affair, and of the eight men engaged five are Demoorats and three Republicans.

The deed for the transfer of the trust distillery property in this county has been received for record. The latest information is that the Wabash, or trust, distillery is not to be started until next season which means after the corn crop oomes in. The new distillery being erected by the Amerioan Distributing company to be known as the Majestic is not to be started until the same time. The theory Is that the consumption of so much corn bere would advanoe the price and as the trust and the distributing company are working in harmony they distribute their operating capacity to prevent this result.

At the Boys' Mecca.

Midget Carpet Sweepers, 85c. Sleds, 15c, 25c, 40c snd 50c. Girls' Sewing Machines, $2. Doll Carriages, fl Cradles, 50oi Good sized Carts for lOo. A. G. Austin & Co. solicit a call, and those who do are the lucky people.

Call^t 1105 Wabash avenue when you want your Holiday Shoes and Slippers. Good quality and low prices.

GEO. A. TAYLOR.

Beautiful! Splendid! Elegant! at Schluer & Foulkes'.

If you are going to buy a Christmas present in the Furniture line or a Dinner Set, Lamp or Rug, we guarantee to sell you at less price than any house in the city.

BREINIG & HINSCHING.

Papier Mache Violin Cases at Paige's at a reduced price.

Combination book cases, the finest in the city, at John G. jpobbs, 635 Wabash avenue.

If you are looking for substantial Holiday Presents—the kind that please more than any others, the plaoe to go is WILLIS WRIGHT'S, 424 Main street.

For Guitars, Mandolins, Violins, etc., the best place is at R. DAHLEN'S, 602 'Main street.

Novel ti^,j|yj|urniture.at Foster's,

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la Mahofour and Oak. htcbly polished, odd shapes, ete. |jj ____ THIS BEAUTIFUL BAMBOO TABOURETS, wlU Mil while they ygg

our immense stock

INDIANA DEMOCRACY. The Democratic State ooiuraittee and other representative leaders of the party met in Indianapolis la*t Wednesday make preliminary arrangements for the oampaign of 1896. There was a fairly good attendance and it waq said, the offlolals of the committee that'as a result of the meeting the party managers will enter upon the campaign in a more aggressive mood than was expected/ Resolutions were adopted endorsing Governor Matthews as Indiana's candidate 'or president. The great majority of ^siting Democrats favored the nomination of Mayor Taggart of Indianapolis for governor.

The district conventions Are balled for January 8. The county meetings to select delegates will be held January 4 The convention of this, the Fifth dis trlct, will be held In this oity. Representatives of the Jackson League, decided that the annual meeting of the leagues shall be held in Indianapolis January 15, the day on which the new State committee will meet to organize. The league concurred in the resolution reoommehdlng Governor Matthews to the Democrats of the country as a suitable candidate for the presidency* ^.

The governor said he had" "preferred that the oommlttee should not endorse him as a candidate because

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done anything that would place hun .In the attitude of a candidate tof *:^he presidency." ft'v

After some months of effort to enforce the ordinance against blockading street crossings, by prosecuting the E. dj T. H. oompany for blockading Poplar street. Mayor Ross has held that the ordinanoo is unconstitutional. The stationing of a policeman at thlB crossing was under stood to be part of the attempt of the oity to

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Ohio street. Judge Davis,

Who represents the company, says he wanW the city to proceed In the regular manner by trying to condemq the

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erty. The oity commissioners will meet this afternoon to grf ov$jr' the plat made by the city engineer apd projyyg^their report to the oouncil on the property to be affected by opening the street. After' this is done the oouncil must order the commissioners to proceed to assess ben efits and damages, and then will $nae the difficult job, as also in^aVl-prpba-billty the beginning of .the^oooft- proceeding by the railroad company to prevent the city opening the street.

Mr. John Goldsmith, the reinsman, died this week from the effects of a surgical operation. He was compelled to give up his stable of horses last year because of the affliction which made the surgical operation necessary and was succeeded by John Dickerson with the Corbett horses. Goldsmith was well known here where for two seasons he did the early training of his horses.

The oases of ex-Fire Chief Kennedy and ex Assistant Boleman against the city for salary for the time they were kept out of offloe after the Repnblioans obtained a majority In the oity council were up in the Circuit oourt this week for argument on a demurrer to-the answer filed by the oity. A deolsion is expected next week. Kennedy is suing for 9400 and Boleman for 225.

The Elks gave asocial session last night complimentary to the members of the stranded Digby Bell opera company. The members of the company furnished music and reoltations, refreshments were served, and an effort made to lighten the cares of the people who are left here in such unfortunate circumstances.

The First Congregational bhuroh choir will give a service of song Sunday evening in which they will be assisted by Mr. Dan Davis, and a large chorus choir. -V

A report was sent out from Evansvllle that the Rev. R. V. Hunter, of this city, had been or would be called to the Grace

will

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thymine week when trading is easier and our stock most complete.

CENTER TABLES

ID Mahogany, Curiy Birch, Oak, Prima, eto. Jatdlnler Stands, Pedestal Library Tables sad large variety of Shakecpeare Stands.

THE STAND SHOWH lnthUeot— f\g% three will eost yoo only V/v*

Let us make you to order a fine Couch, Turkish Chair, Dress Box Couch or a Couch Bed.

Presbyterian churoh in that city, but Mr. Hunter says be has received no call, aud that he has no present intention of resigning from the Central Presbyterian church in this oity. INDIANA AT THE CONVEN1ION'

Indiana Republicans do not intend that those from any other state shall be better quartered at the St. Louis convention than they. They will occupy between fifty and sixty rooms at the New Planters' hotel, including two parlors, which will be headquarters for the Harrison forces. Tuesday evening the state committee engaged the two parlors and thirty rooms by telegraph and the next morning the additional rooms were engaged. Besides the rooms engaged by the oommittee, John O. New engaged a suite, and R. R.,Sbiel, C. W. Fairbanks, W. H. Hart and many other members of the party arranged by telegraph for quarters at the Planters'.

As soon as it was annonnoed that St. Louis had beenselected for the oonven tion Mr. MoKinley's friends ordered rooms by the soore in all the hotels. The hotel people got together and believing it too was a scheme to pre-empt rooms and then let latecomers have them, thereby putting them under obligations to McKinley, would not reserve anything like as many as asked for by the Ohio candi date's friends.

Even the Chicago newspapers say the hotel accommodations will be ample. 1^ is shown that the city can take $arf of twenty thousand more peoplf than it could ten years ago. The Plantera' and Southern are the largest hotels and each is set down with accommodations for 1,100 persons.

THE LA W8 DEL A Y.

Judge White of Parke county was in the city yesterday In regard to the lit! gatlon between the street railway company and Mr. Peter Eauffman growiDg out of the use of the street at the corner of Main and Seventh streets for a curveWhen the track was first laid Mr. Kauff man was granted a restraining order against the second track which would bring it close to bis sidewalk. There was considerable court proceeding at the time and the public had come to believe that a-final decision had been reached but now it is Said that Judge White who is sitting as special judge in the oase was here to "close the issues" and set the case for trial. A gentleman remarked in this oonneotioh&that when the eleotrio light cases were in tbfe courts and after much preliminary litigation there had been a trial and the oourts had rendered a decision with a long opinion, everybody thought the case bad been finally disposed of but the- lawyers said that what had been idofie, only cleared the deoks for aotion,ancjL the fight was yet to come.

Mrs. Allyn Adams has recently been appointed a member of the programme committee of the Indiana muslo teachers association, to serve three years. The association holds its next annual meeting in this city the last week of June, 1896, and will be on the order of a musio festival

The Treble Clef club will hold its next rehearsal on Thursday evening, Dec. 19, instead of the 24th. Gilchrist's "Lullaby" and Rail's "Day is Departing" are being studied, in addition to the Cantata, "King Rene's Daughter."

Eli Lowery, who was a turnkey at the jail under Sheriff Stout, died yesterday afternoon of pneumonia, Lowery had served seventeen years in the penitentiary for murder in Daviess county. He was sentenced for life, but Governor Porter pardoned him.'

Nervous women will find relief in Hood's Sarsaparilla, because it enriches the blood and thus strengthens the nerves,