Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 26, Number 37, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 7 March 1896 — Page 4

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SATURDAY, MARCH 7, 1896.

A NEW FEATURE.

With the issue of March 21st, The Mail will begin the publication of the "Weir of Hermiston," the last story written by Robert Louis Stevenson, upon which he was engaged at the time of his death. The story has been copyrighted in all the oonntries of the world, and the sole right of publication in this vicinity has been secured through an eastern syndicate. The popularity achieved by Stevenson's works during his lifetime has been increased by the publication of his last stories, and to-day there is probably no author whose books are so generally •ought after as his.

The "Weir of Hermiston" is one of a series of high-class stories seoured by The Mail for publication during the coming year, and among the contributing writers who may be named are Anthony Hope, author of the popular "Prisoner of Zenda," Conan Doyle, crea tor of Sherlock Holmes, R. D. Black more, author of "Lorna Doone," Bret Harte, S. Crockett, The Duchess, Gilbert Parker, Frank R. Stockton, Ian MaoLaren, and other authors equally well known. This service is superior to anything ever before offered to any newspaper readers here or abroad, and we feel that it will be appreciated by the readers of The Mail.

As befitting the introduction of a feature possessing such excellent literary merits, The Mail will with the issue of March 21st don a new dress of type This is the season of the year when all thoughts turn to new garments, and The Mail will be in'fashion 'with a n&w dress that will render *ft a thing of beauty. ___________ I

THBRX is a court down in Alabama that opens with Bible reading and prayer. It oloses very frequently with a free flgbt.

Ait interested public would like to know what odds Governor Matthews would give along with a surrender of his chances of first place on the Democratic ticket this year iu trade for a sure thing second plaoe.

KANSAS populists are endeavoring to induce ex-Governor St. John to become the Populist candidate for president. If St. John should ever be elected president —of which there isn't the remotest possi bility—the White House would have to be enlarged to accommodate those illustrious muatacbios of his.

THE man for whom Grover Cleveland was named died this week in New Jersey, but tbe countless ohildren named after the president will live for many years to throw figurative rooks at the memory of the parents who were so short sighted as to name their sons after a great man before he was dead.

THK noble state of South Carolina, the home of Senator Tillman and others of that ilk, is doing very well as a retailer of sptrltous, vinous and malt liquors. Last year the state dispensaries sold 1920,000 worth of liquors, on which there was a profit of $160,000, and the sub-dts-penearies of the state sold over a million dollars' worth of liquors, with a profit of over $200,000.

THB Republican oauous nominee for senator in Kentuoky, Dr. Hunter, has been sidetracked beoause he tried to get on both sides of the money question at the same time. The result will be that the Democrats will probably sucoeed in eleoting a senator from that state, although there a half dosen Democratic members of the legislature, who steadily refuse to vote for the oauous nominee because he is wrong on the same question that led to the downfall of Dr. Hunter.

POOR Italy, with an empty treasury end Internal dissensions appalling to contemplate, this week sustained a orushing defeat In Afrioa where, with an army of over forty thousand men, she Is attempting to oonqner Abyssinia and add it to her colonial possessions. Her eflbrta to emulate ether European governments in extending her oolonial powers have not proved very suooessfol and the result of this last battle has led to the overthrow of the present Italian ministry. *1** jt

THB New York legislature ts going after some of the money that heiresses are in the habit of settling on foreigners who oome over here and capture American girls for wlvee. A bill was introduced In that body this week that levies tax upon the dowries of all females in the state who shall marry foreign noblemen, or whose dowry Is paid oot of the revenues of the property in that state.

The tax is to be 25 per cent, of the total amount of the dot, and the revenues thus secured are to be devoted to founding of manual training schools for females throughout the state and for tbe building and maintainance of homes for aged and destitute women.

THE American people are ovewhelmingly in favor of the recognition of the belligerency of tbe Cuban revolutionists, and the representatives of the people in congress assembled have almost unanimously deoSded in favor of such recognition. But the president, who knows more than all the American people and their congressional representatives, is not in favor of suoh a step. Therefore they will not be reoognized. That is on6 of tbe clever things that attaches to the condition of being A Great Man.

RJSOKNT statistics concerning the armies of Europe show that over three million of men are constantly under arms there, while over 22,000,000 have bad military training that would enable the leading nations to put that many men in the field in the case of a general war in which all would be involved. The standing army of Spain on a peace footing numbers 111,000 men, while the war footing is 400,000. The regular army of tbe United States is at present composed of 28,216 men, of whom 2,704 are officers.

THOUSANDS of dollars have been spent, and many lives sacrificed, in the effort to discover the North Pole, whioh It is claimed has recently been found by a Norwegian explorer. Now we are to have a series of similar efforts to discover the Antartic pole. Another explorer, a Norwegian also, with the almost unpronounceable name of C. Egeberg Borchgrevlnk, is to undertake an expedition to locate the 8outh pole. It is his second eifort, he having told the world the most it knows about that unoertain portion of the earth's surface. He reached a point 74 degrees and ten minutes south latitude in his previous attempt, and believes he can reach it on his second effort. He believes a vast continent covers the South pole, perhaps larger than all Europe. HedoeB not think it is inhabited, but he says that it is not impossible that men and beasts can exist there. The explorer 1b a man of scientific attainments, as is necessary for a successful explorer, and has filled important positions in the scientific world.

THE boom for Mo Kin ley is losing none of its dimensions in the passage of time, and his managers are apparently men who never sleep. This week Arkansas deolared for the Ohio man in state oon vention, and last Saturday In Wisconsin and Kansas thirty oounty conventions Were'held to elect delegates to district conventions to dominate delegates to'the National convention*.and in all,of them MoRipley men were chosen., and neatly all the meetings deolared in favor of his candidaoy. The wiseacres who declared several years ago, after the crushing, defeat of the Republican party In 1892, iiiju the thetfry of protection was eternally' dead,can see now theimmenelty &f their mistake. The masses of the people are more interested in the theory of protection than in free silver, or any other question or side issue now before the publio, and the people flock toMoKinley because he is the ablest exponent, in the eyes of the people, of that theory. He my not receive the nomination, but if he does not, from present indfotions it will be beoause the Piatt Quay-Clarkson combine of president makers, so-oalled, succeeds in defeating hifh.

THB oomet that was booked to knock us all into smithereens ahout the 14th of the present month has considerably changed its course, and is roaming off into space looking for some other world to conquer. This comet, known as the Perrine, from the nameof itsdisooverer, was approaching tbe earth at the rate of 1,660,000 miles a day, but as it is not one of the largest of its kind, its contact with the earth might not have proved as disastrous as the superstitious imagined. Had it been as large as some astronomers have discovered its mere approach to the earth might have put an end to all discussions as to who the presidential can didates will be this year. Ooe that appeared in 1769 had a tail 40,000,000 miles in length, and passed within 2,000,000 miles of the earth without hurting any one. The oomet of 1811 was computed by Hersohel to be 100,000,000 miles In length and 15,000,000 in breadth. It re ouined visible to the naked eye for several months. Biela's comet, whioh many persons feared would strike the earth, first appeared in 1826 itoamebaok twice afterward, and then vanished. Donati's comet, with a tall 40,000,000 miles long, was first seen in 1858, when it was 228,000,000 miles from the earth. It nearly ran Into Venus, bnt did not. The great oomet of 1861 traveled at the rate of 10,000,000 miles every twenty-four hours, and many persons thought that its tall oame in oontact with the earth June 80 of that year, there being on that day a phosphoreeoent auroral glare. As the Perrine oomet has bade us farewell for the present, the imagination will have to supply a description of the result of the blow it might have given us in our earthly short ribs. lift

IT tsnt the free silver agitation, or the lack of free silver, that has made hard times in the United States, 11 the statistics of the treasury department for the last year prove anything. They show an enormous Increase in importations of those products which enter into competition with oar own. Foreign wool, whioh the Wilson tariff made Area, was imported ia 1896 to the extent of nearly 10,000,000 pounds, against 187,784,000 in 1892 and 111,751,000 in 1888. At the same time our flocks of sheep have been greatly dlminlahlng. Tbe importation of woolen manufactures

has grown from 134,011,000 in 1891 to $60,319,000 in 1895, and those of earthenware and china from $8,752,000 in 1891 to $10,525,000 in 1895. Of course the more we get from abroad the less we can use of the products of our own potteries. One of the striking facte which the statistics show is that the importation of rage, shoddy and waste has grown from 216,000 pounds in 1891 to 20,718,000 pound's in 1895. This is an enormous increase, and it means that va»t quantities of poor cloth are being made here to prevent cheap foreign cloths from absorblng the market. It calls attention anew to the striking remark of Preeident Han-isdn, that a cheap coat may too often oove^a, cheap man. While the new tariff hip thus injured some of oar industries. It has yielded an Inadequate revenue $r tbe government. The deficit for January of 1896 was over three and a quarter million dollars. We need not look any striking improvement in the bua^ ness situation until we have anew ta law that will, while providing adequa revenues for the govern ment, give amg| protection for American industries furnish remunerative employment American labor. be

FOR once the expeote$, happened,* week, when Governor Matthews refn to comply with the request of thefofli publican state committee, and ca special session of the legislature for purpose of enaoting a new apport^i ment law, to replace that of 1885, now force. It was not expected that Governor would call a speoial sessiC' a legislature opposed to him politii The Republicans immediately fil suit in the Marion Circuit oourt aside the 1885 law, and it has progn so rapidly that, on appeal, it is no the Supreme court. The oommittee also filed an omnibus bill in the Hamilton county oourt against all the apportionments, that have been enaoted since 1851, making all the oeunty officers who have a part in enforcing the election laws parties to the suit. It is not expected that this suit will progress rapidly enough to reach tbe S^|fi$me court for a final hearing before t$e November election, for more than a hundred of the defendants are Democrats and they cai\ po delay the proceedings in a legal manner that a finpl decision cannot be reached as desired, in time to require the Governor to oall a speoial session to enact a new law. The Democrats have decided to nominate a candidate in eaoh of the fifty senatorial districts in the state, and contest the seats of the twenty-five holdover senators, of whom the Republicans have nineteen. The result will be that the next session of the legislature will doubtless,be marked by scenes of disorder similar to those that disgraced the session of 1887, when the bully, Grecjn Smith, deprived the Republicans of their rights in the most outrageous manner. Nogood canpossibly result from the jap tipn of the Republican state committee in this matter, and it is difficult to |erstapd what has induoed that bpdjj ^o take stteh stepp.

TERRE HAUTE SATURDAYIEYENING MATT., MARCH 7, 1896.

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^Spring Announcement. We have reoeived our new style# of Spring Suitings and are safe in saying that no house in Terre Haute has ever shown a larger, prettier and more stylish line of woolens than we can sbncrW this season. Leave your order early fcitffrget first choice. '"GOODMAN &HIRSCHLER,

Ladies' Shirt Waists. Schluer & Foulke& THE MODERN F0T0GRAF GALLERY, at 673* Main St., now ready for business. I

GEO. G. HOLLOWAY, Pro

Have you tried Eiser's Walnut Chips?

Ladies' Shirt Waists. Schluer & Foulkes.

THE MODERN FOTOGRAF GALLERY, at 673& Main St., now ready for business.

GEO. G. HOLLOWAY, f* ^Proprieto

A. M. HIGGINB,

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Telephone 882.

Lawyer. $ Opera House Bloofc

O. A. A W. G. Dickson, Lessees, Managers.

AMD W/CEI/' BEOINNINO U1C YVCCIV MONDAY, MARCH 9

Matinee Saturday*

The Young American Actor.

and an excellent company in romantic drama

Kftpentm *t is* wets:

Monday Bight ...... .Slaves of Tuesday night Monte Wedneeday night Oontiean Brothers Thursday night Blighted Lives Friday night Buried Alive Saturday maUnoe .... The Bans way Wife Saturday sight Oon Oaessr DeBasan

Prices it, SO «u We. Bests now on sale at Bnnttn*.

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OTICE OF APPOINTMENT.

Notice is hereby given that the nnderelgfned has been appointed administrator of the estate of Matilda Greenwood, late of Vigo coufity, deceased. The estate is probably solvent. FRANK J. TURK*

Administrator.

ALL FOR REPUBLICAN CITY PRIMARIES. Republicans of tbe oity will meet at the following places Monday evening, March 9th, 1806, at 7 s30 o'clock, at which time the various wards will divide by precincts to selec^ a committeeman from each prescinot to represent the several wards on the city commitiee.

PLACES OF MEETING.

First ward—Howe'sgrocery. i" Seoond ward—Woolen's hall. li Third ward—Germanla hall. Fourth ward—Upstairs in Linton building on Ohio street.

Fifth ward—John Thomas* blacksmith shop. Sixth warddalia railroad.

ramp's hall, Fourth and Van-

Seventh ward—Star livery stable, on north Seventh street. Eighth ward—Rockwell's livery stable, east Main street.

Ninth ward—Barrett's hall.

Tenth Ward—Faust's hall. J. Q. BUTTON, Chairman. T. B. STEELE, Secretary.

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every word I assert in this advertiseis not true, I must be a liar. It is just wonderful to -see how the wholesale grocers fix up all of their old stale stock, suoh as prunes, peaches, raisins, currants, apricots—well, in ract, all of their goods that can be mixed and fixed. Just stop and think how they take currants, whioh are all full of worms, turn them out on the floor and sweep them around^ until you get all the bugs and worms ou£ HS best you can, then put them in a sieVfli Uqd dip them into a kettle of hot, steaming* water until they are swollen out, then putTnem on a screen until they draw off, ihen rbpack them in fancy new boxes, and sell .them for fresh, new goods. There is theft o}g profit, and 1 defy them to deny this. If you don't believe this just oome to me and I will tell you all they do, and how they do all their crooked work. 85. »v PETER N. STAFF, ,£». kd*. Old Cobweb Hall.

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For Sale.

FOR

SALE.—Family Horse and Phaeton two complete windows with shutters also, household goods, Including some fine oil paintings, at 1103 south Sixth and One half street.

FOR SALE OR TRADE.

10 acrefc of ground adjoining oity good house and improvements. 8 acres well improved, near street car line. 7 vacant lots to exchange for farm or improved city property well looated.

For particulars call on R. DAHLEN, Real Estate and Loan Agent, 602 Wabash ave.

FOR SALE OR TRADE.

Pony and Mikado wagon, pony well broken and gentle. Will trade for larger horse or sell oneap. „, ..r,

R- DAHLEN, xv* i/anumii 60: Wabash Ave.

FOR SALE.

Elegant residence property on South Sixth, South Seventh, North Seventh, North Cen tier and In all parts of tUB city. For portion lars call on R. DAHLEN, 602 Wabash Ave

BICYLES.

The Largest Line In tbe City, Including the ....

)prietO|T.

Special sale of Pictures at the Art department of the Havens & Geddes Co. to-day and Monday. Subjects and frames new, and prices less than half valued

Czitf, Waverly Lu-mi=num, Imperial, Rival, 2 Roraona, Arrow,

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steries.

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FISBECK—Louisa J., wife of Chas. C. Fisbeck, Friday, March 6, at 4:13 p. m., at the family residence, 513 South Center street.

Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock p. m. Monday, March 9th, at the family residence. Friends of the faml ly are Invited to attend without further notice.

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Conde, Envoy, Fleetwwing, •*,$ Admiral..* America Tandem

Over sixteen different styles to select from. Special prices on certain lines. Repairing and renting a specialty.

... McCIuskey & Pugh, 102 Soutb Sixth Street.

ENTERPRISE

Hss Jnt Closed Aaother Successful Yet?.

If yon want to take stock yon can do so at any time. No back payments.

$100 Shares $1 per Month.

11 you want to borrow money, yon can do so without delay. No better way to Invest your mon*y for a good Interest also ebeap Interest to the borrower. For stock call on

D. A. ORMAN, 19 South Seventh Street, or FRED J. PIEPENBRINK,

Booth Fifth Street, Mall Office.

H. 4. Baker, PlatntUTs Attorney. OTICE TO NON-RESIDENTS. ''fe

et al. quiet title. Be It known that on the 6th day of March, UBS, said plaintiff* filed an affidavit in doe form, showing that said Hannah Dan tela Boatman and Jaoob Boatman are ncn-rqfci-dents ef tbe state of Indiana.

Said non-resident defendants are hereby notified of tbe pendency of said action against them and that the same will stand for trial May 4th, 18W, the same being at the May term of said court in [SBU] HUGH D. ROQUET, Clerk.

Excel,ent

Hosiery.

Our ability to occupy a trade position that not only enables us to' buy our goods at a very low figure, but fine si assortment, latest styles, newest effects, and our enterprise in placing before the people the advantages and savings that may and do accrue to them through us occupying this position, are things that should be and are foremost in the minds of the buying publio.

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Annual Inventory is the one thing that brings to light the many odds and ends, the over stock In certain departments, and the necessity of selling this overstock. We have just completed ours and we find in many departments a surplus of stock, stock that has got to be sold, no matter what the price may be. As special things we offfer yon beginning ...

flonday Morn ng-.

Cheap Dress Goods

be made up in both Curtain

and Drapery patterns beautiful indeed, sold elsewhere at 6o and 65c our price 49c. Fine heavy Tapestry used for Draping and Couch Covers regularly sold at $2 per yard our price $1.65 yd. Muslin and Swiss Curtain Goods by the yard from 10c to 50c per yard.

Black Dress Goods

quality, regular

made, double sole. Ladies'

40c kind for 15, 18 and 25c. Maco sole and foot, the 40c kind, now 25c. Gent's extra qualities in blacks and tans, 12% per pair, worth 20c. 7,

Well we should say so. We have got them until we do not know what to

do with them. See our Embroidered ones at 10, 12% 15 and 25c. See our plain Hemstitched, all linen, soft bleached, large size, at 10c worth 20c. Open Hemstitched, extra fine quality, 25c. Gent's plain and fancy at 10,15, 20 and 25c. Children's Cambric and Lawn, beautiful fancy borders, for 5c.

Ben Hur, a good story, but a BETTER WHEEL never existed price $85. If you wish to roll easy through this life ride one.

The Crescent.

Crescent Bicycles, the best in the world for the money. Please remember the $75 Crescent cost me as much as 80 per cent, of the $100 wheels cost other dealers. Will you profit by this lesson? ,,

The Stearns.

The Stearns—you all know them—it is the standard of the world.

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All Groceries and Meat Markets are alike.

They are. all but Hickey's. /J 0 sMfips 8

The difference is so striking you wonder why

Lawrence Hickey makes a specialty of THE BEST y-

of everything, not once, but always.

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Clean market. Telephone 80.

LOOK HERE!'

If yon are going to build, what is the use of going to see three or four different kinds of contractors? Why not go and see A.PROMMB,

General Contractor

416 WILLOW BTBBBT,

As he employs the best of mechanics in Brick Work, Plastering, Carpentering, Painting, etc., and will furnish you plans and specifications if mated.

Such a line we have never carried before. Novelty suitings at 25c, worth 30c Cheviot suitings, 37 %c, always

sold before at 50c. Wool Mixtures at 35c, old price 40c. Fancy Wool Suitings for 9c, sold the world over for 12XC.

The largest stock of new styles ever shown. We have taken special care with this department and have got our

goods direct. Mohairs, Crepons, Sicillians, Novelty Goods, Silk Stripes, Mohair Figures 45 in. Extra Quality Serge at 39c worth 50c Novelty Goods at 35c worth 45c.

Dress Trimmings

Table Linen

Remember these are only a few of the many bargains whioh we have got to offer you. We have always something that will pay you to visit our store. a '3 "u $•' .• ,w"

Jet and Irridescent bands Edgings, Insertings, Spangled Nets and Em

broidered Mouseline De Soi, beautiful gogds for trimming fronts, etc. fresh from the markets of the world.

Think of this!

Remnants In

m.de reran.ntWe

ub|e of Linen n(l

and Crashes w411 Crashes and you can buy two and three yards for the price of one no shoddy goods, either, all the very best, and great bargains.

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