Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 26, Number 33, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 8 February 1896 — Page 4

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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY8, 1896.

MEN may come and men may go, bat the Anneke Jane heirs go on forever.

THE senate has declared in favor of free silver. The next question is, who is in favor of the senate?

A CHICAGO man died this week While at his prayers. This is the most unexpected situation in whioh one would be likely to find the average Chicago man.

NEXT to the anti-lottery bill, about the most common-sense legislation by any congress was that this week, in adopting a measure prohibiting prize fights in federal territory.

WAR with England isn't the most imminent danger that threatens us. Ambassador Bayard announces that if the House votes to censure him for his recent utterances maligning the ma jority of tbe American people, he will resign.

IF the present cuogress doesn't do another thing but enact, into a law a measure that was reported back favorably* in the house this week the people will rise up and call it blessed. It was a bill plaoing sleeping car rtites under the Jurisdiction of the inter-state commerce commission.

THE senate by a decisive vote has de olared in favor of free silver, which calls attention to the fact that in last Saturday's' vote in favor of the white metal the wealth of the states represented by the silver vote is f7,661,000,000, while the wealth of the states represented by the anti-sliver vote is 516,862,000,000.

THE Monroe doctrine is going to receive distinct confirmation, at a convention of American republics proposed to be held at Washington in August next. The movement originated in South America, and the governments of Guatemala, Nicaraugua, Sau Salvador, Honduras and Costa Rica have already signified their approval of the affair..

WE wonder whether Governor Matthews would ba^ve such conscientious scruples about cniling special session of the legislature to re apportion the state if its complexion WHS Democratic instead of Republican. Alao, whether tho Republican leaders would not be satisfied with tho 1885 apportionment aot under the former circumstances.

THE result of the "popular" bond loan this week was most gratifying. Offers were reoeived by the treasury officials for many times the amount of bonds offered, at prices ranging from 110 to 160. If the government is compelled to issue bonds—more's the pity—It is a satisfaction to know that our people have the money in their Inside pookets to keep the bonds at home

THE one genuine reformer of-the universe, Anthony Comstock, is endeavoring to have the New .York legislature enact a law forbidding the appearance of men and women on the stage in tights. He does not offer any substitute for the bald headed row in the average place of amusement, if women are prohibited from exhibiting their oharms in publio, and this will ensure the defeat of the bill.

THE claim of the Chicago hotel man, Potter Palmer, to distinction, that he is the husband of Mrs. Potter Palmer, did not get him the mission to Germany, made vacant by the death of Ambassador Runyon. It goes to Edwin F. Uhl, of Michigan, assistant secretary of state If Mr. Uhl, has any of the spirit of his ohtaf, Mr. Olney, be will make a creditable representative of this oountry at the German oourt. As a result of this disappointment to the Chicago hotel man, members of the present administration who stop at his hostelry at the Democratic convention next Jane may expeot to pay even higher prices than usual.

THE coronation of the Emperor and Empress of Russia at Moscow the ooming May, is to be made a speotacle of barbarlo splendor rivalling the scenes of magnlfloehce of whloh we read in anoient history, as attending such events, Already extensive orders have been given to upholsterers and decorators who have instructions to 'spare no expense in the working out of the Gear's wishes. There are to be numerous deputations from the most remote provinces of the empire, from the borders of the Arotio ocean, from the Chinese frontier, from the Crimea, from the Caucasus. These will be clad in their brilliant national costumes, and ride, a magnificent retinue, as part of the Imperial bodyguard. Deputations of students will be nresent from all Russian universities and, in imitation of their German collogues on similar oocaslona, they will form with the students of Moscow grand torchlight prooeesions, and sing before

the Imperial Kremlin spirit-stirring Russian melodies, The populace is to be entertained on an unheard-of scale In a huge open space outside of the city, where theatricals and olrousses and unlimited drink will be at their disposal. But the speotacle will have another side. The best talent of the secret police is to be sent to Moscow on the auspicious occasion the garrison is to be greatly strengthened, and the police are to keep their eyes open for suspicious characters and banish them from the city if they cannot give a satisfactory acoount of themselves,

THEY are going to have a novelty in political campaigns up in Miohigan this year, if the proposition submitted by one of the Republican candidates for Governor is approved. He wants to do away with the aid of the travelling political evangelist, personal booms, literary bureaus, and hired bosses in doubtful towns and counties, and agrees to make his campaign up to the time of the con vention on this plan if the other candidates will agree to it. He wants an oldfashioned campaign, in which the per sonal merits and popularity of the can didate will bring success rather than the other agenoies mentioned. It is needless to say that the proposition has thus far been treated with silent oontempt by the other candidates.

DISCUSSION of oar condition tor war discloses the fact that during the past year officers of the regular army, aoting as military instructors in military schools, gave instructions to a number of young men greater than the entire strength of our regular army, and equal to one-third the strength of the National Guard of the entire country. Over 35,000 young men, of whom 23,000 were of an age to make the'm capable of rendering military duty, receiving military instruction in the various schools of the country. Ninety nine regular army officers are detailed for this purpose, and in case of a call for volunteers, the resu't of their instructions would be gratifying to these sohools, and proof of the patriotism that animates the youth of the land.

THE sensation of the week, in a political way, was the positive announcement by ex-President Harrison that he would not consent to the use of his name before the Republican national convention as a candidate for president. The letter is written in the style of which he is a master, and it is accepted by his friends as being sincere. He says in the oourse of it that there has never been a moment since he left the White House that he felt a wish to return to it. The announcement, while not unexpected to Mr. Harrison's close friends, came as a total surprise to the great mass of the people. The immediate effect of the announcement will be to precipitate a warm contest between the other presidential candidates for Indiana's vote in the convention. From all indications MoKinley will get the greater portion of the Indiana vote, although Allison, of Iowa, is looked upon very favorably by many Indianians.

THE naval powers of the world in their respective order of ability are Great Britain, France,Russia, Italy, the United States and Germany. While a great deal of talk Is being indulged In about Increas ing our naval strength until we are able to oopewith thegreat powers, theopinion of an expert in naval affairs, Admiral Walker, is to the effect that we should spend whatever money that is intended to be used in increasing our strength, rather in ooast defenses than in a navy. Before the congressional committee on ooast defenses tbls week, he stated that if he were In charge of the defense of the oountry, and had 9100,000,000 at his disposal for that purpose, he would devote 570,000,000 to land defenses and f£0,000,000 for the navy. The admiral slated that while, of course, he advocates the construction of a thoroughly effective naval force, he fully recognizee the absolute necessity of land defenses. He stated that without the land defenses our dockyards oould be destroyed and our ships pursued into- port and annihilated by a superior fleet. He also adlvooates the building of battle ships rather than harbor defense vessels as being better adapted for general purposes of attack and defense. Vf

IN the fight for decenfy another victory was gained in Chioago this week, when the publisher of the Dispatch, a dally paper, was found guilty in the Federal oourt of sending obscene matter through the mall. He moved for a new trial and sentence was therefore not pronounoed on him, although be is liable to a sentenoe of stxty years in the penitentiary and a fine of {30*909^ that being the maximum punishment for his offense. The Dispatch is the vilest paper, probably, that is published In the English language, and Is the official organ for the "massage parlors" and similar Institutions that flourish In a large olty like Chioago. On Its first page it bears the title of the "official organ" of the olty of Chicago and the county of Cook, and a Chicago paper explains how It gained suob a designation. Eaoh year proposals are invited from the different papers there for the publication of a certain olass of public advertising, and it was given to the Dispatch because It offered to publish for about $18, what in tbe other reputable papers oompetlng would have cost 918,000. In this manner it won the right to claim to be the "official" paper, and thus give its deoency the sanction of official approval. The trial brought out the fact that there are other papers In Chicago that are liable under the present law to be indicted for violating the postal provision. For

Instance, when Yvette Gulibert, the Parisian music hall artist now in this oountry, was in Chioago recently, one of

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FROM time to time we hear of contributions to the "conscience fund" In the United States2 treasni-y', and many per sons are ignorant of the extent to which this fund receives donations. D.urinfg the past year over 9700- was .sqnt.to the "conscience fund" by (Seventeen differ ent people yrho confessed that they b»4 come by it dishonestly at the expense of tbe government. Although few have heard definite information concerning it, Uncle Sam conducts a sort of oonfessional agency of his own. He encourages wrongdoers to repent and ease their conscience by returning money for value dishonestly taken from him in the past He guarantees that there shall be "no questions asked," and no effort made to prosecute a penitent brave enough to purge his soul in this way. The largest amount of conscience money ever received from one person was 98,000, sent by mail some years ago. This was 4n tbe form of a note, which the sender cut diagonally In half. He mailed one-half and retained the other until after he had reoeived acknowledgement of tbe former through tbe press. The note was} of course, good for the face value when both parts were in possession pf the Treasury. It was never learned wh^t tho offense of this person had been. It is believed by the treasury officials that many of the contributions received through this agency are from feebleminded persons suffering from the hallu cination that tbev are debtors to the government. This type of crank is said to exist in contradistinction to tbe inf dividual who has claims against the government for alleged services rendered or property confiscated. On the whole, however, this confessional agency is an enterprise to be•. encouraged. It not only pays Uncle Sam, but It lifts a orushing weight from many a repenting soul, r-

The Ways of the Fijiang.

The national charaoter of Fiji films its best expression in the songs once common among the natives, but now, under Christian influences, almost obsolete. These songs, or mekkes, as they are called, generally recount the story of some ancient hero, of some military campaign or naval expedition, or perhaps of a peaceful fishing excursion, They are generally sung of evenings by the men only, who assemble for the purpose in one of their long, low huts. Here they sit in solemn state on mats laid upon the ground, the only light being that of a smoky fire in one end. According to Major Aberorombie, an eyewitness of the ceremony, one man begins the chant alone a second soon joins him, then a few more, till finally all present have taken it up, accompanying the wild music by muoh pantomime and earnest gesticulation. Th6 time is beaten upon a wooden drum /by on of their number, and is occasional! accentuated by a general-clapping oil tfi hands. After a certain oliinax hag bee: reaohed tbe music stops quite abruptly with on® loud olap.—-Popular Science Monthly. ?PI IngeMtty a la Bord*lalM.

At Bordeaux reoently a wine merchant, whose business suocess was about in keeping with the bad quality of his wares, decided an a bold stroke. Every day he assiduously sought out a complete list of deaths of the well to do in the town, and also the date and han? of the funeral He then wrote a letter to the deceased, thanking him far the order he had received, and at the very hour that the relatives were assembled at the house for the funeral his dray arrived with a quantity of wines and spirits. The bill was always paid, no one suspecting that he was being matfe the viotim of an ingenious triok and fnite oonvinoed that the dead relative had given the order.—-Galignani Messenger.

Ghameteiw

Character is like stock in trade the more of it a man possesses the greater his faculties for making additions to it. Character is power—is influence it makes friends, creates funds, draws patronage and support, and opens a sure and easy way to wealth, honor and happiness.—J. Hawes,

TEBRE HAUTE SATURDAY EVENING MAIL, FEBRUARY 8, 1896.

the papers there secured her songs in tbe French, had translations made, and published them In English. They arO bardly entitled to publication in a paper that claims any title to decenoy, and the lawyer for tbe Dispatch editor, stated to the oourt that be brought the paper away from his house to prevent it from falling into tbe hands of his young daughters. We do not have to go so far away from home as Chicago to find papers that publish disgustingly filthy details about criminal and police news that under nd oircumstanoes should be permitted, to fall into the hands of the young^lPubllo deoency is repeatedly outraged Jyr some of these publications, and -the wonder is that it is submitted toby the people. Some fine day an indignant citizen will make a complaint to the postal authorities, and some set of publishers will be in trouble, as Is the case with an Evansville firm, that hot long ago published a filthy article that dife-: gusted every person that read it.

Bnndar ObMrrum In Boatoa. No more "work of convenience" on fiunday. Work of "necessity or charity" may still be performed. Under whioh class does preaching oomef--Boston Traveller.

Revolutions are not madejtbey cariifc. A revolution is as natural a growth as an oak. tt oomes out of the past Its foundations are laid fur back.—Wendell Phillips.

It is just what yon want. One of those Cobler Beat Rockers at Willis Wright's.

Large Oysters, 2Sc a quart, at Steer's.

The Outlook In England.

wis Lord Salisbury likely to give the franchise to women? It is quite possible that he will do so. The Liberal Unionists almost to a man (Mr. Leonard Courtney the one conspicuous exception) are against the representation of women, but the Conservative majority without the Liberal Unionists will be strong enongh tc oarry anything. There will undoubtedly be a registration of voters bill, and in all probability a redistribution of seats bill, brought in by tbe government, and it is thought very probable that in tbese an opportunity will be found for enfranchising at least some women. Woman suffrage has always had considerable Conservative support. Lord Beaoonsfield was absolutely the first person to say award in its favor in the house of oo-nmons, and Lord Salisbury and Mr. Balfour are both its advocates. Probably, however, a Conservative woman'8 suffrage would be confined to propertied dies. It would be rather a representation of that property than an enfranchisement of women. To this, probablv, the house of lords would not object—London Illustrated News.

The Mission of Motherhood. Everything pertaining to woman is taking on higher conditions. Even the caricature pictures, in whioh needy cartoonists cater to their own necessities by expressing on paper for the publio prints their never lucid ideas of the woman question, have advanced beyond the old pictures of the hideous, angular virago and her broomstick or the irate womau, half hen and half monstrosity, both of whom were vigorously belaboring the alleged tyrant man, and are now sketching handsome, happy looking women ia ugly and impossible garments, making love to silly, conceited little swains whom the new woman wants to marry. If tbe old womin produced such specimens of masculinity under the old order as are portrayed therein, it is quite time to supplant' her by the "free woman," who will make better success of the mission of motherhood.—Mrs. Julia H. Bauer*

A Boyal Invalid's Fare.

Here is the regime of a royal invalid, as we must still call the empress of Austria, for she is far from robust. No meal is allowed to be partaken of later than 7 o'clock p. m. A couple of eggs, milk in some light and wholesome form and a single plate of plainly cooked meat form the simple meal. Eight hours' sleep every night is insisted upon.

We must not be misled by seeing in the papers that the empress appeared at a state banquet, for sbe does so when necessity requires it, but without partaking of a single dish, her frugal repast, ordered b.y her physician, having been eaten in her private apartments.

Degrees For Women.

There seems to be some probability that the admission of women to degrees at Oxford and Cambridge is within measurable distance. At least movement in this direccion has been made of late and is still being made at Oxford, and if one university is sensible enough to make this educational advance, the other can scarcely fail to follow suit. There is nothing, one would imagine, to be said against such a step, for it is manifestly absurd to permit women to compete with m9n for a prize, so to say, and then, when they win, deny it to fchem because of their sex.—Lady's Pictorial.

LIOEJS8ED TO WED .g

Alga Lee and" imrnn Fletcher. Dudley W. Clark and Ella B. Dailey. Isaac 8. Donham and Ida Lints. Daniel Case and Delia Polland. John Gans&and Katie Pretzler. Wlllard E. Wyeth and Jessie G. Randolph. John W. Connelly and Minnie C. Nauert. Edward: G. Farmer and Effle Manhart. Ora T. Thompson and Addle Haupt. Chas. E. Smith and Lillle F. Hooplngarner. Jas. A. Skaggs and Mary E. Etter. Robert L. Buckles and Lillle Swift.

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Valentines from 4c to $8 now on sale at Book Dept., Havens & Geddes Co.

Se® Willis Wright's big Bocker sale Monday, 10th. 424- Main.

A. M. HIGGINB, Lawyer.

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Our Price During this Sale is Cost

CORSETS. Our entire stock AT COST, which means a saving of from 25c to 50c a corset.

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At a regular meeting of the common council of the city of Terre Haute, held Tuesday evening, January 21,1896, the following resolution was adopted by unanimous vote:

Resolved That hereafter all bills against the city for supplies, etc., purchased by any employee or department of said city shall be filed In the office of the city olerk not later than 4 o'clock p. m. on the Saturday preceding the first luesday of every month. It shall then be the duty of said clerk to send said bills to the chairman of the committee to whom said bills are referred for his examination and O. K., and said chairman shall return said bills so O. K'd to the city clerk not later than 12 o'clock on the first Tuesday aforesaid. And be it further

Resolved, That no bills shall he placed on the bill schedule by said cletk unless so O. K'd by said: chairman, and all bills filed later than 4 o'clock on the Saturday aforesaid shall be held over until the first Tuesday in the month following, unless the said bill shall have tbe O. K. o£ said chairman endorsed thereon.

Notice is hereby given that the provisions of tbls resolution «ill hereafter be strictly enforced. CHAS. H. GOODWIN, ,v City Clerk.

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A Tour to Mexico

Via the Qaeca & Cresceit Route. Anescorted tourthroujrti Mexieo In a superb special train ol Pullman vestibuled dining, sleeping and observation cars, leaves Cincinnati Monday. February SMth* via Oueen A Orescent Bonis. For handsomely lflostraied itinerary write W. C. Rinearson, O. F. A., Cincinnati, O.

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This, tho sixth day of our great sale, has been the largest day in the history of oar business.

Crowds of Bargain Buyers

Visited our store the past week, but yesterday, Saturday, was the banner day, from morning until late at night we were crowded to, our utmost capacity. ..

New Goods Arriving Daily.?1

Just bought, dainty styles, exqfir^ ite patterns. It's hard to sell them at COST, but during this sale that is the way they go. We offer you

H05IERY. Men's half hose, ladies' hose, children's hose, infant's hose, all at ACTUAL COST.

LACES. .... ALL AT COSTr which means from 50 to 75 per cent less than selling price.

HANDKERCHIEFS. ALL AT COST. Our 10c, 15c, 20c and 25c qualities go during this sale at 7c, 10c, 13c and 20c. SKIRTS

Elegant*garments, fine quality, made up nicely our $1.50,. $2 and $2.50 qualities now $1.15, $1.65 and $1.80.

Not only what we mention, but everything we, have, in our mammoth stock goes at ACTUAL COST. f{.f

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The funds of estates often remain idle many months awaiting settlement or termination of litigation. Heretofore there has been no remedy for thfoia Vigo county, as no safe depository was offered where the money could be depended upon when wanted and at the same time yield a moderate rate of interest for its ase. ID addition to large expense of administration, the loss of in* terest was a considerable item.

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Meets, this long felt want. It offers executors, administrators, guardians, assignees, receivers,. and other court officials a perfectly safe depository for funds in their care, authorized by law, and pays a reasonable interest for tho same. Come and see us and learu the benefits we offr£t Office 30' South Sixth Stre'

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