St. Joseph County Independent, Volume 22, Number 31, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 20 February 1897 — Page 3

LOOK FOR OTHER JOBS ■CLEVELAND AND HIS MINISTERS PREPARE TO GET OUT. "What They Expect to Do When Uncle Sam’s Pay Checks Stop—Mr. Cleveland Will Go Direct to Hi, New Home at Princeton. After March 4. Washington correspondence:

‘ ET a little while and Mr. C 1 e v e 1 a n d's household of cabinet ministers will hold its last meeting, after which its members —a majority of them, at least—will scatter to the four quarters of the land to take up anew the । burden of life as it is j lived by unofficial members of the busi- , ness and social world. Most of the cabinet ministers will, undoubtedly, be filled with joy because of their release

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from the cares of state: others will put off vwciui me witn fingering regrets, and yet others are apparently laying careful plans looking to their remaining in Washington, for the present, nt least. The prospect of handing over his porttfolio to a successor evidently possesses no ’ r । MORTON MAY VISIT TO JAPAN. — I ■unpleasant features to Secretary of War i Lamont. He will cut loose from the mar-

tial environments of the war office and go to New York by the first train he can ■catch on the sth of March. Secretary Morton will seek to forget, the cares of ■odice among the almond-eyed natives of the orient. The prospect is evidently an alluring one to the Secretary of Agri’Culture, for he talked enthusiastically about his plans to the writer. “I shall go from here to Chicago,” he eaid. “I have three sons in business there, and I intend to stay and visit them for awhile. Then I shall go to my place in Nebraska^City—-Arbor I-odge. 1 have lived in that neighborhood nearly all my life, and I intend to stay at my Nebraska City home for a little while. When I do get ready to take a trip anywhere, I am .going to Japan with one of my sons, Paul Morton, who is vice-president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe road. It will be entirely a pleasure trip, and we have plans ail laid for making it a thoroughly enjoyable one." When Hoke Smith's successor leaves the scene of his short term of office ns .Secretary of the Interior, he will help to move the wheels of business in St. Louis t at MR. CLEVELAND MAY WEAR THIS GARB, again. “I am neither glad nor sorry to leave Washington,” remarked Secretary Francis; “the few months that I have held my present office have been pleasant ones to me, but I shall not have any regrets when I am rolling westward in the direction of St. Louis. I shall return at once to my business life there.” Postmaster General Wilson proved to be in a negative rather than a positive humor when discovered in his office. While sign-—^x_do.-innents with the patient, untiring energy of a maenrne, he ootleFtcak to deny various rumors that have been afloat concerning his future ambitions in the business world. “You can deny,” he said, as

he added another autograph to the heap on his desk, “that I have been offered the j managing editorship of a New York news- , paper. I have been offered, but have not j accepted, the presidency of educational in•stitutions in various parts of the country. ■ OLNEY GOES BACK TO HIS LAW DESK. As an actual matter of fact, I have made no plans.’’ “I shall return to my corporation practice in Boston,” said Secretary of State Olney. “My business there has gone right along during my absence, and March G will probably see me in my Boston office

I engaged in the duties that I left to come । here.” For many reasons Washington will miss no cabinet minister more than it will Attorney General Harmon. He has taken an active interest in local amateur sports, and the athletes of WashingwQ F I T CARLISLE HASN’T MADE UP HIS MIND. ton will shed tears when he‘leaves. “I go back to Cincinnati,” he said, in reply to the writer’s qllery, “to take my old place there with the firm of Harmon, Colston, Goldsmith & Hoadly, of which I am the senior partner.” Secretaries Carlisle and Herbert declared the future to be a sealed book to them, so far as present intentions are concerned. Secretary Carlisle preferred to fence my questions regarding his future movements. Humor has it that he will practice law in New York, Cincinnati and half a dozen other places. As not even an ex-Secretary of the Treasury can be in more than one city at once, one rumor is as good as another. The fact is, say the Washingtonians, that Mr. Carlisle has yet hopes of staying in Washington, and, if ' his ambitious wife can manage it, he will, j Private Secretary Thurber talked freely boncerning the plans of the present incumbent, and incidentally knocked in the head ! a variety of rumors with regard to Mr. Cleveland’s intentions when he says good- \ by to the White House. “The President,” said Mr. Thurber, | “with Mrs. Cleveland and the children, will go direct from Washington to his new j home at Princeton, N. J. Ho intends to i stay there only a short time, but hopes he will be allowed during that time to enjoy the welcome change from the bustle of official life to the quiet of a private residence. Buzzard's Bay has too firm a hold on the affections of both the President and ( Mrs. Cleveland for Princeton to charm them long. They will go to Gray Gables after a short stay at Princeton, and Mr. Cleveland expects to remain there for

STEVENSON’S MYTHICAL ORANGE ORCH ARDS. some time. He is in robust health, but has made no plans for going into active business life after March 4. lio wilHnke a prolonged rest before considering the question of getting into business again.” Vice-President Stevenson regrets very much that rumors of his vast wealth and i growing estates are founded on nothing more substantial than shifting sand. “I see they have me booked for California,” said Mr. Stevenson, when ’hsked regarding his future intentions. “There I am to assume the management of big olive groves that I have purchased pre- । sumably with the money I have put by during my term in Washington. I wish the kind friends who have credited me with possessing these olive and lemon treasures were correctly informed, but it : isn't true, I regret to say. I have my j home at Bloomington. 111., and there I intend to go when I leave Washington.” - ~ । r IssbSX LUH - A bill to protect the lives and property ■ of persons against mobs was introduced I in the House by Representative'Stewart i of Wisconsin.

Senator Hoar introduced a bill provid- ; ing for a commission of three persons to : revise and codify the criminal and penal i laws of the United States. The House Committee on Ways and j Means considered a bill recommended by ; the Commissioner of Internal Revenue to : authorize the sale of forfeited opium to ; the highest bidders. Senator Platt, of Connecticut, has in- i troduced a bill amending the copyright * laws so as to provide that if any person j shall cause to be published any copyright : article contrary to law he shall forfeit $1 for every copy sold. Representatives of the sugar growing i interests are making an effort to secure i from Congress an appropriation of sl,- i 048,000 to settle the balance of the boun- | ties which they claim are due them under the act passed in the last session of the Fifty-third Congress. The Senate Committee on Interstate Commerce agreed to report Senator Tillman’s bill giving States the same control over liquor imported from other States that they have over liquors manufactured within their own borders. Some amendments are recommended. The monthly report of the director of the mint shows the total coinage at the United States mints during January to have been $9,851,220, of which $7,803,420 was gold, $1,964,800 silver and $83,000 minor coins. Os the silver coined $1,812,000 was in standard dollars.

WILL MARK AN EPOCH LAVISH PLANS CONTEMPLATED FOR THE INAUGURATION. In Point of Brilliancy and Attractiveness the Festivities Incident to McKinley’s Inauguration Will Eclipse Anything of Former Years. To Cost a Vast Sum. Washington correspondence: The arrangements for the inauguration of President-elect McKinley are nearing completion, and the indications are that in point of brilliancy and attractiveness, the ceremonies, the decorations and the festivities incident to inauguration week will be more lavish than those of former years. The great height of the court of the pension building, where the ball will be held, will be overcome by bunting festooned from the center from each of the three divisions of the court at the top of the second gallery. The bare walls everywhere and all of the smaller pillars will be covered with bunting ns a background-* for the Howers and greens which will ba| prominent features of the deconitiohsj The bunting and thousands of tiny eleM trie fairy lamps will be used principally to bring out in greater relief the fl<L 'W designs. The President and Vice President. with| their families, will attend the ball and will be in charge of a reception committee, of which Major General Nelson A. Miles is the chairman. The cost of tickets to the ball has been fixed at $5 for each person and XI extra if supper is desired. In answer to many inquiries received at headquarters it may be stated ! that no invitations to the ball are necesI sary to secure tickets, and none are is- | sued except to foreign ministers. Tick- , ets are now on sale and may be had by i anyone at the price named. The promenade concert will consist of : six selections and the dance program eon- : tains twenty-three numbers. The ball will be held on Thursday night, ami in adi dition a series of five inaugural grand coni certs will be given in the ball room on the ’ following Friday and Saturday. The ball decoration will remain in place. The first concert will be given at 10:30 o’clock Friday morning iti honor of the United States army, represented by Gen. Miles and staff. At this concert the Republican Gh o Club of Columbus, Ohio, will sing a number of patriotic airs. At 2 o’clock on Friday afternoon a concert will be given in honor of Hie United States navy, repn seated by Rear Admirals " alkcr and Ramsey, ami at night the

concert will be gh n in honor of the States of the Union. represented by the Governors of tin- States and their staffs. The concert Saturday afternoon will be. in honor of Congress, r*pr seated by the President of the Senate and the Sp-aker of the House, The Inst concert, Saturday night, will be in honor of the people of the 1 nited Suos mid will consist of music by the Twenty second Regiment Band and a < h ru.s of ’HID voire*. Admisaion to each com < rt will be 50 emits, Notwith- ambne the fact that the Pennsylvania National ‘lnmJ limb it im-a possible to attend the imiuguratioii, the! probabilities tire that the parade will be J very large. Gm. H,.ra. e Porter of Neo'W I oik. with the members of his s'atT. |sl busy with the details of arranging the di-' visions. The parade will be organized In two grand divisions, one civic and the other military. It is estimated that there will be fmm l<i.t*Hi to 50,090 in the parade, and in order to move so vast an army in the space of ime allowed they will ho so formed that they can be marched past a given point at the rate of 12.000 an hour. The decoration^ of tic city promise to be unusually attractive. The reviewing stands for the first time will be decora', I by the inaugural committee, and will be in a< . ordam-c uith n general design furnished by the floral exchange of Philadelphia. The President's reviewing stand will be ex< optionally line, the design for it having been selected from a large limn her received in answer to hii offer of a prize tor the best. t'o;. Wright of the public comfort committee reports that the applications for quarters are rapidly increasing, and every indication points to a large crowd. Nevertheless. Col. Wright says there are good accommodations for all who may come, and at reasonable rates. M’KIN LEY’S PRIVATE SECRETARY Editor Jolin Addison Porter to Have This Important Position. John Addison Porter, who is to be Mr. McKinley's private secretary, is the editor of the Hartford (Conn.i Post. He is about 40 years of age, and was born in New Haven. He was the candidate of the young Republicans of Connecticut for Governor last fall, but was defeated in the convention. He led the tight for Mc- - K W VC- - J JOHN A. PORTER. Kinley in the State, and it was owing to his efforts that the Reed men failed to secure the delegation to the national convention. Judge Benjamin Patton, the last offiTTSx holder of the •‘Old Hickory” administration. died at his country seat, Fontlanff near Hicksville, O. Judge Patton was appointed I nited States attorney for the western district of Fennsylvauia by President Jackson, and in 1850 went as clerk to the United States Circuit Court nt Philadelphia. John E. Northrope, treasurer of Conn stock, Cheney & Co., probably the largest piano key manufacturers in the United States, is dead at Essex. Conn., aged fly fears.

MRS BRADLEY MARTIN. The Hostess of the Notorious $500,000 Ball in New York City. Mrs. Bradley Martin, the hostess of th! F* Xe ' v York bail - " h “ ‘‘as won nt distinction of paying out me re money or one evening’s entertainment than was m i Pa ? OUt before - Cornelia Sherman before she married Mr. Martin. Her ^yher was Isaac H. Sherman, who amass- < a fortune of something like SIO,OOO in the manufacture and sale of barrel staves. Most of this money was inherited by the daughter, and the thousands which Mrs. Martin expended on the recent grand aflair were earned years and years ago in ■+l 6 con< ’ e s n of which her father was the head. Miss Sherman mot Mr. Martin nt the wedding of Elliott F. Shepard twenty-five years ago. Mr. Mar.in was Air. Shepard’s best man, and Miss Sher4 x I V •v WoW Wil 111 ■ tlS’^ |la IBIS -4- mW W M mwr MO** ** ’ 1)3 3io MRS. BRADLEY MARTIN IX BALL CO* Tt Ml .

man took a fancy to him. Two months later they were married and the great house of Bradley Martin was founded. Her social qualities hitherto potential only did not begin to grow until after the death of In r father and her inheritance of his millions. Then she took her family to Europe and was received in good society. After her record in Europe, which was brilliant. New York opened its arms to her and she began to be an important part of that p. iduuly wrought mo c-aio called New York society. This grand Affair of the ball places hvr at the Rf New York's society life. Mrs. Mar win’s dress was as fine as northing nt the Adi.' It wns nwde of Idm k v.lvet over d brocade, after a fashion plate of vW time of Qr.e.n Ma:, < S nlan l. A gown just like Mrs Martin’s had been once worn by the b.nutiful. unhappy M a ry SUGAR MAGNATE SEARLES. Knit a Very l’ad Mcmorv When amined by the I.rxaw Committee. John I'. Searles, the<v tary and treasurer of the sugar combine, who was before the Lexow lommittce, knows more r r JOHN F. SEARLES. about the trust's affairs than all of its other officers combined. Mr. Searles' memory in his examination was very bad. "Knowing" as he is about the trust’s affairs, he could not remember several very important matters about which the eom.mlttee sought information, and his pro■££sts about his poor memory were most nsing to the committee. Mr. Searles KySw*- be one of the ablest business men .fni the world. His power of organization Something to be marveled at. lio is ■Rie son of a Methodist preacher and. was born in Westchester County, New York. His earliest recollections of commercial flife date back to when be was employed ■as a clerk by a Connecticut firm of sugar importers. After his graduation from that house he went info business for himself and succeeded admirably. He became associated with the Havemeyers and his fortune was made. Like many other great American millionaire business men. Mr. Searles is exceedingly simple in his pastes, is a man of exemplary life, loves iliis church and his country, and is a genlerous friend of education am! a patron jf charity. lio is an officer in several ?hurch societies and is much interested in Christian work. He is also a director in several banks. The rites of the Catholic Church wore dministered to Gen. A. J. Smith, who ied at St. Louis and who was known trough life as a Protestant. Gen. Smith 'as unconscious and fche ceremony was i srformed at the request of his wife, who a Catholic. Representative Sawyer introduced a bill ■i the lower house of the Michigan LegisKture to provide for the appointment of ■wardens of prisons for a period of two ■ears. These officers are now appointed 1 hold office during good behavior.

RECORD OF THE WEEK INDIANA INCIDENTS TERSELY TOLD. Hideous Joke of Etna Green Yonthe —Banker Evansand His Confederate Convicted of Swindling—Bad Man Meets His Death in Ohio. Mangle a Mun Just for Fun. A few young men of Etna Green, a small town five miles east of Bourbon, have been amusing themselves lately with toys made by fastening a piece of gas pipe between hinged boards. The pipe is filled with powder, and when the hinge closes the explosive is tired. The other day John and James Elwood and Eli Ames went to the blacksmith shop of Oscar Keller, where Bruce Dean was shoeing a horse. One of the men struck him with one < f these toys. It exploded, and Dean’s body was mangled so that he will die. Elwood’s arm was Ladly shattered. Several others sustained s’erious injuries. Dean's relatives will sue for heavy damages. Firebug Confe»H?s His Crime. Trustee I -** II l. . '^^nriri 1 iveiled rather a remarkable letter. In it a man - n tjj----- r »- sory to burning a school house twentyfour years ago. The letter, however, speaks for itself: “Dear Sir—You will doubtless be surprised to learn of this, but my conscience won’t let me keep still any longer. In 1873 1 began teaching in an old school house on the road west of Captain Ogg's. The school was very unpleasant to me and I was accessory to its burning. I now confess it. I think the other party Is dead. I am a poor man, but could probably do a little, some time this year, or whatever you say. It must be settled. I cannot stand it. I thought God had forgiven me, but in the last few days learned that confession is necessary to forgiveness. When I can do something I would like it to go for the benefit of that neighborhood; it might benefit some of the children of those I wronged. Please answer this. Yours for the right as God gives me to see it and to whom I must . answer at the judgment.—N. D. Knight." The people have built and worn out one or two good school houses since that time, and the district now has a fine brick school house. Two Prominent Men Sentenced. After being out twenty-four hours, the jury in the Crum-Evans-Haines ease at Marion returned a verdict finding the defendants guilty. Jolin Evans was sentenc-

ed to five years in the penitentiary and fined s!.•**•. Crum was given three years and fined SSO. The case has attracted much attention. Evans, a Jonesboro banker, and < 'rum flisM tsl Alfred Haines out of SEiiimi las; September in a green goods game. The ease was i>i*terly <ontested. The defendants were prominent and had many friends to h -ip them. Kobertp, the Outlaw, Killed. Relatives of ’’barb's Roberts, of I'arke County, probably the most noted outlaw that over plied his trade in western Indian i and eastern Illinois, hav- learned that he was kitled at CHina. 0., : >y a fanner whom h< was trying to rob. I’oberts •.i -i name. In past years rewards were frequently offered for him, am! he had several pitched battles with the >t!icers. being shot two or three tunes. He was known to have committed one murder and was si.spechd of others. All Over the StateJ. D. Tucker, a Blackford County farmer, was found dangling at the t ml of a rope in a corn crib. Andrew and George Voiko, with two young women, left Wanatah to go to a dance in the country. They wore run dow n by a Fort Wayne train. Both men were instantly killed, the women escaping unhurt. William Howard, of Indianapolis, filed a s.'.ui.ooo damage suit against the State of Indiana. The complaint sets out that Howard lost money on the State House, which contract he assumed as bondsman for the contractors, and that losses resulted by changes made by the architect. A detailed list of the losses was filed with the suit. The building was begun in 1879. Alonzo Nichols, aged 21 years, residing ar Northfield, shot ami fatally injured himself. For several months Nichols had been paying attention to Miss Elsie Neese <>f Whitestown. A month ago Miss Neese refused to allow him to continue his visits. Nichols brooded over this and became despondent. Sunday night Nichols went to the church, and at the close of the services asked to escort Miss Neese to her home, but was rejected. He then followed her home, and as she stepped into the loot - he drew a revolver and shot himself in the abdomen. Miss Neese is prostrated over the affair. Morgan Chandler, a wealthy banker of Greenfield, executed his will, dividing his large estate among his nearest relations. Among them was his niece. Eliza Hurton. a widow, to whom lie bequeathed SIO,OOO. But if the testator survived the niece the bequest was to revert to the other legatees named in the will. Mrs. Burton supported her children by’ taking in washing and sewing, but recently she was taken ill. and at about the same time the wealthy uncle was also sick. Both grew constantly worse. At times Mrs. Burton seemed to be breathing her last, but stimulants were administered, and she revived temporarily—long enough to inquire as to the condition of her rich relative, when she would return to a comatose state. This continued thirty-six hours, and all hopes of prolonging her life longer were virtually abandoned, when a message came that Morgan Chandler was dead. Mrs. Burton had baffled death long enough to secure a fortune for her children. She asked that they be brought to the bedside, and, with a word of blessing, she closed her eyes and passed away. Cashier McDonald of the I'nion Bank has been appointed the guardian of the orphans. Six weeks ago Olney Scott. Frank Unger, Clarence Cramer and Robert Blair were arrested at Eaton on the charge of robbery. Blair made a confession, taking all the blame upon himself and completely exonerating the other three men. He was given three years in State's prison. George Hamm, the Greens Fork stock dealer, is still missing from his home. It is the general opinion that he has gone for good. Mrs. Miles, living at Dodridge Chapel, has also disappeared, ami i> believed to be with him. Seme months ago the two disappeared and wore arrested together in St. Louis

THE INDIANA SOLONS The Senate Wednesday, after an allday debate, passed the bill amending the general election law, substituting a pencil for the stamp now used in marking the ballot; preventing fusion between parties by providing that the name of a candidate shall not appear mo than once on any ballot, and prohibiting a candidate from withdrawing after his name has been certified to the election board. The bill was passed by a strict party vote. The Senate also passed the caucus bill repealing the present metropolitan police laws and substituting one under which the new Republican Governor may appoint police commissioners for such throughout the State. The Republicans in the House biassed the legislative apportionment bill agreed upon in caucus. The lower branch of the Legislature I hursday passed the bill providing for the creation of a labor commission and for the arbitration of labor troubles. There was but one vote against the bill, and it is believed it will pass the Senate. The bill provides for a commission composed of two electors appointed by the Governor. One must have been for ten years an employe for wages at a craft, and the other must have been an employer of men for ten years. The commissioners are ..authorized to appoint a secretary at a troubles arise the commissioners are to put themselves in communication with the parties to the quarrel and endeavor to bring about a settlement. In case of no settlement the commissioners and the Circuit judge of the county in which the trouble arises shall compose a board of arbitration. The bill provides that the commissioners shall receive $lO a day for f'.me actually expended, and the necessary traveling expenses. There goes with the bill an appropriation of $5,000 for ISO", and the same amount for 1898. The entire afternoon in the House was occupied with a discussion of the bill presented by Representative Jones, the only colored member, providing that children of colored parents shall be admitted to the white schools of the State. Under the present law they are supplied with separate schools in the larger cities, and are entitled to enter the white high schools. The House adjourned without having reached a vote on the bill. The Senate passed several bills of minor importance. Gov. Mount approved the bill creating a Superior Court circuit of the counties of Howard and Grant, and appointed Hiram Brownlee of Marion, late candidate for the nomination for United States Senator, judge of the new court. The bill of Gabriel Jones, the colored legislator from Indianapolis, providing that separate schools for colored children

be done away with, was recommitted Friday by a majority vote for an amendment to the effect that where colored schools were not provided colored children should be admitted to the regular schools for white children with equal privileges. The bill establishing a new mathematical truth in squaring the circle was about to be passed by the Senate when the point was raised that the Legislature had no power to declare a truth, ami it was indefinitely postponed. The State S’.ipi rintendent has accepted the di-itumstration, and it is understood will introduce the same in Indiana text books. The demonstration shows that the timehonored multiple of 3.1 118 plus, by which the Giameter of a circle is multiplied to find tiie circumference, should be 3.2. Dr. Goodwin, of Solitude, Posey County, the author of the rule, has his formula copyrighted not only in this country but also in seven countries of Europe. No final action was taken Saturday by the House upon any measure. The Jones measure, concerning admission of colored children to public schools, was recommitted after a long debate. The Senate passed the Wood bill to increase the salaries of the commandant and adjutant >f tb.e State Soldiers' Home and to increase the maintenance fund from a per capita of $lO per month to $12.50. The Senate Self bill requiring township trustees to file their annual statements with the Auditor, the O’Brien bill providing for certain improvements in the Supreme Court Library, and ’the Shively bill appropriating $5,000 for a statue of Morton in the Capitol Washington, were passed. The most important bill acted on was a cigarette bill which had passed the House. It was amended so that the prohibition of sale to minors does not extend to al! tobacco and cigars. The State Board of Commerce bill for a commission to revise the laws relating to local government was sent to third reading as it passed the House, with an amendment offered by Senator Houghton striking out the second section, which pro--vides for the payment of the expenses of the commission up to a limit of SI,OOO a year. Cycling Apparatus. It is from Russia this time that there comes a curious cycling apparatus. It is a sort of bicycle for police service which rolls upon the rails of a railway Jine. lu reality, the word "bicycle” is a misnomer of this apparatus, which rests upon three wheels. Through its two principal wheels it rests upon the rail to the right, but is kept in equilibrium by a metallic arm terminating, on the rail to the left, in a small wheel. It is a crude apparatus, moreover, the two heavy main wheels of which are connected by a compact body, the various parts of which are roughly shaped, and which weighs no less than one hundred and teu pounds. The machine is actuated both by the arms and legs of the rider. Names from the Days. It is a peculiarity of Ashanti that the common names, seven in number, corresponds to the days of the week. “Kwaise” indicates a man born on Sunday, “Kudjoe” on Monday, “Kwabina” on Tuesday. "Kwaku” on Wednesday, "Yao on Thursday, ‘ Koth ' on Friday, and “Kwamina” on Saturday. These are all accented on the final syllable. Your Foot Gear. Shoes are. in every part, machine made. It is said by scientific authority that there is no department of human industry in which machinery and the subdivision of labor have been brongng to greater perfection than in the marufacture of shoes. In the great shoe factories, there are women employed whose business the year round is to sew one seam and one only. Even the metal eyelets are placed in position and clamped by a mechanical device-