Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 26, Number 48, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 23 May 1896 — Page 4

THK MAIL.

IS A PAPER FOR THE PEOPLE.

A. C. IriJt)I,ESTON. r. -I. PIEI'KXniUNK.

DDDDLESTOH 4 PIBPEMBHIMK,

PROPRIETORS. PCBLICATIOM OFFICE,

Nos. 20 and 22 South Fifth Street, Printing House Square. The Mall Is sold in the city by newsboys and all newsdealers, or will be delivered to any address, by mail, at the rate of $2 a year, 31 for six months, or 30 cents for three months Entered at the Postoffice at Terre Haute, Ind., sis second-class matter.

SATURDAY", MAY'

'Si.

lKtti.

IF Mr. Quay doesn't get on theMcKinley band wagon, from present indications it is because that vehicle is going too fast for him.

Si'AIX will keep up her mean talk about this country, and threatening war on account of the Cuban trouble until Uncle Sam will have to give her a real good spanking.

MR. PLATT, who is doing most of the talking against McKinley, seems to have forgotten the fate of Mr. Chandler, of New Hampshire, who was forced to eat crow and acknowledge that he liked it.

LtKt TE.v ANT I'K A KY ingoing north again but not after the north pole. He wants a forty ton meteorite which he saw last year and he will bring it to Philadelphia forthe Academy of Sciences. It is to be hoped that he will not bring back with him the usual assortment of scandals that originate in these arctic expeditions.

TUB Methodist conference at Cleveland this week had almost as much trouble in nominating two bishops as the ordinary political convention has In naming a ticket. Chaplain C. C. McCabe and Dr. Earl Cranston, were elected bishops on the fifteenth and sixteenth ballots, to succeed Bishops Foster and Wayman, retired on account of old age.

ONE

one of the most noticeable things

about McKinley's campaign is that the people who are most concerned about his financial views, and are abusing him for failing to make some public expression regarding them, are Democrats and Mugwumps, who-willnot vote for him under any circumstances, and Republican politicians, who will vote for him whatever his financial views may lie.

SOMK of those wild and wlerd senators from the woolly west are going to hare a practical demonstration furnished them next month that the tail nowdays is not likely to wag the dog. Their talk of bolting the Republican convention if a free silver platform is not adopted—as it will not be—is on a par with the whistling which kept up the small boy's courage while going through the woods.

THK Methodists evidently prefer for ttieir bishops men who are successful in raising money for church purposes. Chaplain McCabe, one of the two new bishops, is best known by his efforts in goiug about the country in church extension work. It has lawn often said of him that he has an absolute genius for collecting money. The Rev. Dr. Eafl Crauston, the other new bishop, has been known as a church builder. Wherever he was stationed he left as a monument a handsome church edifice.

Junofi LOCUUKN, of Minnesota, who as commissioner of pensions carried out his master's orders in his fight against pensions for the old soldiers, has been rewarded for his work by appointment to a life-time job as judge of the United States district court of Minnesota. Thus, one by one does the president reward the most offensive of his office holders, and place them where the next administration, which, whether Democratic, Republican or Popullstic, is sure to be anti-Cleveland, can not reach them.

MU. BAY Ann held a conference with Salisbury this week at the request of the English premier and the cable gossip is that it was in regard to the Cuban filibustering expeditions from this country. It is further said that John Bull had been importuned by Spain to say a word of remonstrance to Uncle Sam. Salisbury must have felt very much ashamed of himself if he did enter a protest unless he is on such alose terms with Bayard that he could nudge him and whisper that the protest need not be accepted seriously.

THIS seems to be a year of "world's fair*," thirteen of them being in progress In different parts of the world. These are at Odessa, in Russia, Geneva, Berlin, Kiel, Cannes, Mons, Rouen, Johannesburg, Brisbane, Para, Namur Paris, and the City of Mexico. There will be exhibitions at Brussels and Rio Janeiro next year, at Amsterdam and Paolo in 1888, and Adelaide In l»», and the great Paris exposition In 1900. The marvelous success of the Chicago World's fair has incited other cities in various parte of the world to attempt to duplicate that affair, but whereever held or under what circumstances that wonderful exhibition can never be duplicated, either In its success or Its counties* features.

A«K seems to be a striking characteristic the ruling sovereigns of Europe. Tomorrow will he the seventy-seventh anniversary of the

birt

of Queen Victoria, the

eldest female sovereign who ever sat on the throne of England. Che Queen is afflicted with rheumatism and gout, but her doctor* take the be*t of care of her health, «o that she may yet have years of life. The oldest King in Europe is Christian IX, of Denmark, who las* month entered the wventy-ninth v**r of his age. He worn the crown for tbtrty-thnee years. The King of Sweden awl Norway, Oscar II., i* In the sixty-seventh year of h'-'gv, lhtta wielded the sceptre since Tk Km*

peror of Austria, Francis Joseph I., will be sixty-six years old in August next, and be has sat on his throne for forty-eight years. The King of the Belgians, Leopold II.,- is in the sixty-second year of his age, and in the thirty-first year of his reign. The King of Saxony is in his sixty-ninth year. The King of Italy, Humbert I., is in the fifty-third year of his life, and in the seventeenth year of his reign. The King of the Hellenes, George L, is fifty-one years old, and has ruled Greece for thirty-three years. The Sultan of Turkey, Abdul Hamid II., is fifty-four, and has been the ruler of the Turkish empire for twenty years. The King of Ronmania, Charles I., is in the fifty-eighth year of his age.

SOME recent figures regarding the size and cost of the European military establishments are striking. Russia leads with 868,772 men in her army, while France is second with 598,263, and Germany a close third, with 484,734. Austria follows after a considerable interval with 354,252, while Italy slips in before England with 252,829. But England takes first place in the navy with 82,400 men, followed by France, 43,620, and Italy, 35,607. In the percentage of the population for both services in time of peace France leads with 1.67, while Greece is second with 1.28, and Germany third with 1.26. In the annual cost of both services Russia leads off with $252,176,870, fol lowed by France with $181,180,002. The tota 1 numbers for armies and navies in Europe are 3,681,496 men, and the cost is $973,260,215 annually.

IF this country gets into any difficulty with Spain over the Cuban revolution, it will be our own fault, or rather the fault of our own people, for Spain has acted very handsomely in all the matters in dispute that have arisen over the complicated situations growing out of the war. In addition to the clever manner in which the Spanish diplomats acted in the Competitor case, suspending judgment in the cases of the men who were caught in the act of landing munitions of war in Cuba to be used against the Spanish government, it is a fact that every request and suggestion that has yet been made by the United States to the government of Spain has received the greatest consideration, and although the Spanish press and a portion of the people have made hostile demonstrations toward this country, the ministry has done everything possible to prompte friendly feelings. On the other hand, the violation of the neutrality laws by citizens of the United States has been frequent and our courts have not yet been able to convict a single offender. Nor have the officers of the United States been able to prevent the sailing of vessels laden with arms and ammunition which have been reported by the Spanish minister and consuls' in this country as carrying contrabands of war. Every day or two some vessel lands in Cuba with supplies for the insurgents from the United States, and, although the president and secretary of state have issued the most rigid instructions, local officials have shown themselves either incompetent or unwilling to carry them out.

"A SUBSIDIZED PRESS."

tn the discussion of the money question now going on in this country, one of the commonest claims that is made by the friends of free silver is that owing to the influences of soulless corporations, rich men, stockbrokers, and others of that ilk the newspapers of this country are subsidized in favor of gold, and that the people can lefirn the truth only through the pure patriots who are running free silver organs. This cry is like that made by the free traders, that those who believe in the protective tariff are "bought tip" and that the simon pure truth is told only by those unselfish citizens who devote their time and money to telling the plain, unvarnished fact, that "free and unrestricted traffic in the markets of the world" is the only correct theorf that should be followed in the conduct of government. There is a Reform Club in New York City, that sends out announcements every week that it will furnish, free of charge to those desiring them, copies of honest money speeches, either in plates or supplements, to newspapers that are willing to pay the freight charges on them. Every days one of the free silver organs breaks out in a tirade against the Reform Club for its subsidizing methods, but the chances are that none of them will fiud fault with a letter that was no doubt sent generally to newspapers in this part of the country this week, one of them coming to The Mail. We have never heard of a case in which the much-abused Reform Club presumed to dictate the policy of any paper, but this letter does that very thing in the interest of free silver. Here is a copy of the letter which, explains itself:

STATB o* ItMNois. EXECUTIVE OrriCB, SPRING FIELD. May 19th, 1806. Dear Sir: Governor Altgeld's speech on the currency question, tn reply to that of Mr. Carlisle, has been stereotyped by a local paper, and a number of copies of It are being printed. It makes about twelve columns, and It occurred to me that yon might wish to fold tt in your weekly edition In the form of a supplement. I have therefore caused to be sent you such a number of copies as the newspaper directory Indicates that you can use. These are sent to you with the compliments of Governor Altgeld. I am, very respectfully yours,

4 TEBBEJHAUTE SATURDAY EVENING MAIL, MAY 23, 1896.

W ii,i,iA* F. Dos*. Private Secretary.

If there was ever a more stupendous piece of pure "gall" than this. The Mail does not remember it. In the first place this paper does not have any faith in the free silver theories of Governor Altgeld, and if it did the fact that he preaches free silver for the masses of the people and practices a very different theory in his private business, when he makes all the leases of his immense properties payable Su gold, would weaken such a belief. In the next place, when The MM! desires to use a supplement of any kind it prefers to r*rrend on its own judgment in seen ring

Wheat it "occurred"' to Mr. Private Secretary Done that we "might wish" to fold Governor AltgeM's speech in The Mall he mtased It, and he can "therefore cause" to be returned tn the Springfield printing office the number if copies he sent here for use* Governor Altgeld and the Private Secretary combined make a Dose we do not care to take.

Referring to the talk of a "subsidised,

press," one is led to wonder who is paying for the hundreds of thousands of copies of this speech that are being sent broadcast over the land, without cost to the publishers who desire to use them. Are the men who are doing this simply performing a patriotic duty to their country and their fellow citizens, or are they engaged in some sort of scheme

THE CUBAN SITUATION.

The news from Cuba, as it is filtered through the Spanish press censor continually reports the success of the Spanish in the effort to suppress the revolution that has been in progress there since February of last year. Numerous representatives of American papers are in Cuba, endeavoring to tell the truth of the war, but when they print anything that tends to show that the revolutionists are making headway they are immediately ordered out of the island, and Captain General Weyler's authority is so supreme there that nothing is left for them but to obey.

One of these correspondents, Frederick W. Lawrence, of the New York Journal, recently ordered out of Cuba by Weyler, this week sent to the State department a lengthy communication, in which he tells some facts about the rgal condition of affairs there that puts a different light oh the subject. In the first place, he says that the impression that prevails in this country that the Spaniards represent the only real army in Cuba, and that the army of the Cuban Republic is composed of mere wandering bands of destroying outlaws, led by men who respect and are subject to no law whatever, is untrue. He says that while the Spaniards are superior in point of numbers, the leaders of the Republic have exhibited superior brains, courage and military genius. The correspondent said that when he went to Cuba in March last he had the impression prevailing in this country, that the wrongs which led to the revolution, and the strength of the rebels, had been exaggerated, but that he was soon disabused of this idea. He mentions a number of cases that came under his own personal observation in which striking victories of the rebels, as sent out through Spanish sources, were made to appear as Spanish victories with the rebels suffering great losses.

Mr. Lawrence says that Weyler has in no instance officially recognized the treaty rights of the United States, but that whenever he ordered a civil trial for a rebel who happened to be an American citizen he has invariably made it appear that he did it as a favor to the United States, and not because as an American citizen, the prisoner had any rights in the premises. He also mentions a number of cases concerning which he is fully informed, where the most horrible atrocities have been committed on defenseless non-com-batants, and the excuse offered for them is that the victims were either insurgents or sympathizers with the Cuban cause. Crimes against women are frequent and have the sanction of the Spanish leaders, and such crimes and unprovoked murders of innocent persons are occurring daily, almost hourly, throughout the island wherever the Spanish have control. He charges that Weyler has equipped his men with brass-tipped bullets, contrary to the convention signed at Geneva by Spain and all other civilized nations, thus violating the laws of nations in the conduct of his warfare. After one of these bullets enters the body the brass tip spreads, mutilating flesh, tissues and bones, and produce blood poisoning. These bullets the correspondent himself has seen.

Before leaving Havana Lawrence sent a letter to Weyler, in which he defied that official to order his arrest, and invited an investigation, in which he said he could prove beyond question that Weyler is the most barbarous military savage the world has ever known. The challenge was unanswered, the butcher evidently fearing such an investigation.

He says the Cubans are in a position to maintain the present state of affairs for the next twenty years If Spain can find resources to keep up her end of the war for that length of time. Up in the mountains the leaders of the army of the Republic have established ranches, where men are engaged in breeding and raising cattle for food purposes. The raising of vegetables is also encouraged by the Cuban commanders, and in addition to this means of subsistence they have the native food plants that grow in wild profusion all over the island. From this it will be readily understood that no matter how long the war should last, or how much privation they should suffer in other directions, the republican army will never suffer dangerously from lack of food. As the Cubans are in a position to stop all farming except such as they indulge in themselves, the Spaniards will presently find that their own shortage of food is a great drawback to their campaign, and they will be compelled to resort to importing their rations from the United States, Spain or some other country.

Lawrence found that nearly three-fifths of the population of the island were either actively engaged in the war on the Cuban side, or gave support or sympathy to it, and although many of them dare not utter their sentiments openly, they have willingly ruined themselves to aid the cause.

How's Tills!

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case of catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J.

CHENEY & CO.,

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We the undersigned have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transaction and financially able to carry out any obligation made by the firm.

WEST & TRVAX, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O., WiiDBtfl, KIX3(AX&MABVIX, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O.

Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and. mucous surfaces of the system. Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by all Druggists, monials free.

Testi-

Lmnds.

Write to W. C. Rinearaon, General Passenger Agent Queen & Crescent Route, Cincinnati, for a copy of the new book, "Land and a Living." Cheap farms in the south. No sunstrokes. No blizzards. Low railroad rates. Printed matter free.

Underwear Sale.

Underwear

50C

A SUIT.

Schliier & Fonlkes,

631 Wabash Ave.

Fancy Fruits at Eiser's.

They all say Taylor has the best shoes 1105 Wabash ave. Go there.

I am closing out my present stock of Lamps to make room for anew line, and am making prices the lowest ever known. If you want a bargain in a good Lamp at a low price come and see me. ... GEO. J. HAMMERSTEIN, 207 Main Street.

You want to visit Pat Walsh's soda fountain, Dispensary Building, and get a glass of that cream soda^7

Refrigerators, Rubber Hose,

W. D. Morris & Co. 421 Wabash Ave.

You will find at Walsh's Dispensary Building, a fine line of imported and domestic cigars.

iSpend a pleasant evening on the river with Canton McKeen on Janie Rae next Wednesday evening. Only 25c for round trip.

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Always on Top.

Ebel's directory is like Terre Haute, always on top. Improvements come with each issue. The new one will be larger, better and handsomer than ever. It is a great advertisement of the city. The business public make it possible for the directory man to keep up and ahead of the times. See that your name is among the list of patrons. •,,

Wait for the Medallion Sale next Friday at the Art Department of the Havens & Geddes Co.

If you do not call at 1105 Wabash ave. for your next pair of tan shoes, you will make a mistake. 0

A complete line of beautiful \Vood Mantels at Finkbiner & Duenweg's. a

The finest line of Haviland China dinner sets at Geo. J. Hammerstein's, 807 Main street, ever shown in the city, and at the lowest prices ever offered.

too to 1105 Main for bicycle shoes:_^j^2__ Tan shoes at 1105 Wabash ave. -. "Big Four'to St. Louis, "No Tunnel tRoute.

The National Republican convention will be held in St. Louis June 10, 1896. There will be many thousand people in thats city on that occasion. The "Big Four" offers to the public the most comfortable and luxurious line to St. Louis, with elegant through Wagner sleeping car service and unexcelled dining car service from New York, Boston, Buffalo, Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Washington and all eastern and southeastern cities. Trains leave Grand Central station, New York Central Union station, Cincinnati,

making

direct connection with all south

ern lines without transfer and arrive St. Lcfais over the new Merchants1 bridge, avoiding the disagreeable tunnel. .v E. E. SOUTH, Gen. Agt., & Terre Haute.

D. B. Martin, Gen. Pass. & Tkt. Agent, E. O. McCormick, Pass. Traffic Mgr., Cincinnati, O.

Strawberries,

Cherrie8,|:^i|t?|^

^Gooseberries, 'c^' Currants, New Potatoes,

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Tomatoes,

Cucumbers, Green Beans, Wax Beans,

Asparagus, Peas, And all Fruits and Vegetables.

E.i Wfljftt CO.

Wait for the Medallion Sale next Friday at the Art Department of the Havens St Geddes Co.

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For full particulars as to rates, etc., call on or address the Water Works Co., 513 Ohio Street. II, K.*LEASE. Sec.

L. L. WILLIAMSON, Supt.

STIMSON, STIMSON & CONOIT. Attorneys. DMINISTBATOU'S APPOINTMENT.

Notice Is hereby given that the undersigned. John G. MInnlck. has Insen appointed administrator of Thomas Jackson, late of Vigo county, deceased. The estate Is solvent.

JOHN G. MINNICK, Administrator.

EW BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION. Terre Haute Mutual Savings Association series No, 7, is reorganized to again commence business on the old reliable plan, 1500 per share, |5.50 payable each month. First payment will be second Wednesday in June. Lists for signature of those wanting shares are found atFisbeck's furniture house. Finkbiner & Duenweg, Kramer & Kaufman and Joseph Fritz.*» *t

By order of the president. FRANK F. SCHMIDT.

ANTED.!

Just want the public to know how nxfch the rectifiers and compounders pav the government per year—8000—to IMMS all the roost dcadli

lly poisons on earth, which I say

they use. They also have all kinds of brands

bUUY UOV. 1 1ICJ niiru iiu wi»

whfch they can burn on the barrels and can make anything you want or call for in ten minutes. Now ask the ministers and the public who are the worst murderers on earth? Come and I will tell you all. -C- PETER N. STAFF. I O a

FOE SALE.

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SALE OR RENT very cheap, a nine room house newly papered gas and :h-and-»-baIf

X' room HCWI water 1108 south Sixt key at 1103.

arbalf street

FOR SALE-CHEAP

Splendid building lots on north Fourth. Sixth. Center, Ninth also on south Seventh, Center, Fourth and Filth streets. For particulars call on

ninIirv

•/_ K. DAHLEN.

I AOS Wabash ave.

FOR SALE,

Improved and unimproved property in all parts of the city. JPor particulars call on R. 1)All LEX. Real Estate. Loan and Insurance agent. Wabash avenue.

FOR SALK OR EXCHANGE.

SI2 acres of fanning land will trade for II |ocaf-J GAR""" RM'a'DA'SiLEsf,1"*

SB Wabash ave., Terre Haute.

A. M. HIGGIN*. Lawyer.

Telephone X& Opera House Block

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$i 75, $i 90, $2.25, $3.25.

L.B. Root & Co.

THIS IS THE SEASON TO $*"7.

Prices Lower than Ever Before.

We are making special low prices on them to close out and make room for other stock. We will have plenty of nice Plants and Cut Flowers for Decoration Day.

L.HEINL,

1505 Washington Ave. or 100 South Sixth St. Telephone 165.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS.

POLITICAL. COMMISSIONER.

The undersigned will be a candidate for County Commissioner. Sd district, subject to the decision of the Republican nominating convention. JAMES W. HALEY.

I will be a candidate before the Republican county nominating convention for the position of county commissioner for the Second district. MAX JOSEPH.

REDUCTION

IN THE COST OF WATFR CONNECTIONS.

The Water Works Co. announces that 1 ginning May 15, 1896, and continuing until June 15. 1896, they will make connections to parties agreeing to make Immediate use or the water, for $0. This rate applies only to parties residing on unpaved streets. Connections on street paved with brick or asphalt will be made at a corresponding reduction.

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Round Trip $2.50.

Tlckcts good going only on train leaving Union station 1:10 a. m.. Sunday, May 31st, arriving Cincinnati 7:90 Sunday mornlug.

Good to return on all regular trains up to and Including train leaving Cincinnat 7:30 p. m., Monday, Juno 1st, 1890. Through coaches and sleeping cars.

For tickets and Information call at city ticket office, 629 Wabash ave. aod Union station. G. E. FARR1NGTON,

General Agent.

Re-upholsters Furniture, Renovates Feathers, Makes Awnings, Tents, Upholstered Furniture.

200-202 M. Third Street

TO PROSPECTIVE BUYERS

For the next two weeks, by permission of the Terre Haute Manufacturing Co.. wo wlli sell their 100 Damascus Bicycle at 166 to get them introduced, after that time the regular price will be f80. If you have not seen these wheels it will pay you to look at them before buying, as they are beauties and strictly high grade In every respect. They not only have the usual will keep them

le usual guarantee for one year, but In repair for the year.

lao South Sixth 5treet.

MABTIX HOIXIXGEH. Attorney for Plaintiff. OTJCE TO NON-RE* I DENT.

The State of Indiana, Vigo County. In the Vigo Circuit court. May term. IfW. No. 28*3. Joseph Hmfth. executor of will of Jame* Lane, dweawd. vs. Cora Williams, who is impleaded with Eliza J. Smith et ai. In sale of real estate.

Be it known, that on the 23rd day of May. 18M, said plaintiff filed an affidavit In due form, showing that said Cora Williams, who is impleaded with Eliza J. Smith etal., Is a non-resident of th«* State of Indiana.

Said non-resident defendant is hereby notified of the pendency of said a?tlon against her. and that the same will stand for trial June 2Kb, ISM, the same being at the May Uyrm of said court in the year 1806.

HUGH V. ROQUET.

[SEAL.] Clerk A-i

Have you tried Taylor's tan shoes?