Semi-weekly Express, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 31 March 1896 — Page 2

Fear Japanese Competition. "Protection, too, ihas gained a new interest oh the (Paeiflc coast, because of -the prospective invasion of products from the cheap but skilled' labor of Ja,Dan Thus the importance of the Ame

lean' policy of protection is 'being projecteid upon the minds of these people in larger proportions than ever before. At Se same time they are very determined to secure the restoration of silver as a standard money, and any one who ex pects to see them timid or reluctant to Hi-scuss t'his question and to u^rge it wit S, posslbte tle ventidn, will be disappointed

Min'de'ed, I think the ^eie^tes from ,hp sixteen or seventeen states and ter Tories .vest of thfe 7n exercise a potential, if not con £££*»«. Sen nfTmm nrese^nt indications tney

for®.».

elected'MloKinley

tor

o- rL

JtjfaeMng'ticxn, ffetf&da, C61or-

Llfotfttl&V jd^fUttSi _.

fliatve

on o,|»4 vfc$5srij±hg and.'**™ ,. &Le^6o aid ^iriz6ii5"' and -"fed wity -the

l*&ppg.

RepuIWllofi^

itnisiness kticti W:$tl of iih-OTl. im^$4 '^V&$Gfoemf3

lri

f°*r

"p ^5Ve6te!nfy 6ta)tas

aajd

„.t ia^ntiS^d with tawut seo & £®^e^.&i}4 toothy.'' tla&^iDU the pre»i.tih^lM'to'^'/fgw tllye eft-aAd-j&St. l^d^'fc6n#695ftioja?'' •I%aiund that ih- aft tthes$ Westfte&not ohl# were the questions liin atvd tM'Ci' discussed as pg 4n ith£ ©ai9t A#Sd the Mi$/fepky, ibut ithaftibd Bepv^toa'iie Te%€^j^ou^in's thfe otihei issues of k^ijl Internal improvements, in'Wd ri.v4f faopties, ,roor HUTO *.#vw v~» rahehis£vs, system of irrlga-

arid lahds dni&e? governVision/the Ibuaftihff of the

UW9 taiim OU! ^^rfej'%

I Have Decided Opinions. *I niatead o»f nirfOrw meft 6^'narraw Reiw!biii(^i$'?U*t there 't!hey ar-ol as broad las iha ^iKinen't. They a#e ten4ci5u$ |W.tallT icftvn1 vjiewsas it) th*lr otwp in'dtdrejJts an$ ieiJotLS of their flights t£ be

IpiaJtkAa,! dfi'&t&Sv But ithey

fidpflfftf 'genius, They bave ftf$ity. of toa^F decided not ott both sides of -ity, and .for ifree :ji&e main-

iflbi6 §$

V/ay

ito thfe.'iJefc-plG Of wveae wo «a-iHmiw (the feinting Of ovet 150,000 free trade oaj&tle tfroift Meiiloo into lave# 'borders, sunld a ^til.1 larger (numbers of ree trade Bh^ep- Co'nseiquenUy 'these (territories, still for ttree ellver, or as much Bl'fl^e'r ais they caifl get Into the Atnericail curretijoyj.. realize tihat prdteatiom is yitalV .n.e'cie^liPytio bfe restored to ithiem.

V&knt Proteotloti.

4Km

Califoraia the fruit -arid slieep gro\^&r^ ajnd rtiany other interests realize tihatp

fri)tectloni

'is absolutely v&t^l to

khei^, Tha Aame is itrue -with OregoA, jtwith i'ts iheep and' lumber ahjd^fisheries, and a^ain In Washington, with these 'same ISfoducts and 6oal ancjr iron dih'd oth'S? ^©cious industrial mlhebals beeidW Jn/ Idaho sheep %d lead mean far iflor in value And "f&rtui^ tO its

people Aah'lvan silver. Utah and ColI oraldo' ^re largely the same. COnseauemtly 11 'tihe people In these states 'realize -fihit they havejarger interests •to giuardi In platforrtis and politics and limateriai things than' even silver, an'd I thud withbu't a-ny lack of loyalty to the white me'tal they are 'beginning to 'feel that Republicanism and protection, are nec6ssary to them beyond all things ielse,

MAnother thing, too, which very tevMent .to the -visitor through these rich mineral states is that the decline In silver has turned' the people there to their other resources^ with the result that 'they are -discoverLns gold in great quantities and already have an output of it larger in value than their silver output has been. This .discoveryjuvd others in the line of new resources have driven a reassuring tone to these states and made .them a'more self reliant people.

o( tll

,ir

yrotpitton ,.nsura„c{. ot their

»n«e otpovver In «M government there-

ailf

W tnt nS -nd opinions,

onueh of i'ts southern VW.

ith*

™^t the national conven-

glates in votes at tne

tion',,:has ibeen ami'

eo1,'^

o£ the

nley Ils

dele-

wen^ear'ly .11 elected

gates ha%e no.

«ncl iMcKmley w1'1

than one.

liave

r'Ahom The 'Louisiana delegatlvird of -them.

lion lias been elected. =and .unxporter among the

fMm

rf^pip£ra.tions Florida One, which has a majority

fhirty-Sve

delegates, elected -by the le-

tai county conventions, instructed us delegates to the St. -Louis convention for Morton. The mviiQrity deiegat^n

delegates, :but did

Instruct. Jn ^Georgia, all of the delelitcs, I believe, except the four from Se state-at-large, have ^en chosen and sixteen of them are divided tween 'Al'lison. 'Heed and 'MorLon. "In (MJssissfippi MoKiniey has probably half the delegates, but the most of the seats will be contested. In Alabama he will shave not over one-fh:rd of the delegates, and this is probably to be true as to Virginia, the Carolinas, Maryland and Tennessee. "The elections ctf delegates have propres'sed far enough 'in the south -to inaike it certain tha't he will not have more than one-third of the southern vote. The roll call at St. Louis will sho»w -these statements to 'be true." "How a'bou't the claims of MeKlnley's fitrength in -New York and Pennsylvania, where t'hev claim twenty in the flrst state and twenty-five in the second?"

Claim* in New York Absnrd. "From authentic advices I have from these sta'tes 1 would say broadly these claims as to New York and Pennsylvania are as absurd and unfounded as their claims in the south. Pennsylvania will support Quay. There may be four delegates two from (Pittsburg and two fivm Philadelphia, who will oppose hhn for personal reasons. But the people of (Pennsylvania, are 'in dead earnest In his suripc-rt and actually think him «s g«ood a (protectionist and their state as good a (protection state as McKinley and Ohio. New ¥prk is as solid for Governor Morton as ^Pennsylvania is for Quay, and there is no doubt he is the strongest of all the candidates for tftat state. iXew England w.'ll be solid

peed.

"Pbs-re is no poss'OIe way to figure out a majority for AIcKinley at St. Louis flrrt choice, amd

poss-'fbie chante

"Tt.h conduct f° his maaiagers tocandidates in their states to

J***",

r9 out this iKWrvftiataoo, second efhoJe^, False jla|m» ua to ffttengrbh for .h-trrf, as they (have teett ttnade for Mm tbrOugii tihje Asgodkuted Press .and. h3a frie&diy newsipapers, are (fast proving to have been unfounded. I't fis a- Weakness •to make false claims in polltios, for as .to votes i* A ooaive-irtiotti must come to tihe roll oail at la&t ajnd find exposure. One of 'Che ourlosities that politftcifljns will preserve for future reference and amusement will be «fhe McKinley «stimafce for McKlniey In Martsh as compared wltih the roll call ia't Bt. Louis in June."

Looked Like a Stampede.

"Wiietn I -went West over two weeks

ag0

the undOufbbed fnajordty senttoemt in most of these states rwas iforMoKihley. This sentiment (had been oali&*d by the governor's "undoubted great personal popularity in large pant, but still more by -the mistaken mparts of the Associated Press that !he had oairried nearly ill the delegates so far elected to. Hhe national conven'tion in the South aind. in the Missisisppi valley, and that he was sure to carry a majority of the defleg&tes in New York, Conmectkruti an^ »dw England generally and ip Pennfiy-lvarU^ 1\his senrtinoien was a

t^yf

days later by Minnesota and Sdiihh Dakota going for him anid, l^d by thiiS development and by Ih'is previous assertion. that he was sweeping everything before him, the .people 'waited, COmfl|el»t generally that the predictions would rove true oonfooxniing tals carryiixg N#w ork and New England. In fact, itt looked like a feta!mp&d-6. ®ut wlLfeh. New, y?tk spoke for itself through Its ebate confyiemit^pn, and mfot only failed' to de!olare ior iMoKlnl^y toot r^fu^ed to deolaJfe "few htjm even ef eeteand choice, a ffieactlan set fe and every,ixdy began to wonder whether the Press had fbeen honestly mistaken, to its pred'lOtiohs as to New York.

Later on, when ^ew Mexioo, said to •be solid for McKinley, h^eldi itts convention and elected dti'her debates th^n those favorable to McKinley, aajdi itihfe greajt ebate of Mai$'&& chttsett9 followed next, deic-larilrjg for Aeed Instead oif MicKtft'Jey as the apoftla

protection and

as tie (better man for the "party to nominate, And

ibdtcura

that, when. Texas.

Wi£h Ate thirty delegates to the national •dbnvention, whl'dh ih'ad bee'n claimed pfaiotioaliiy s6ilid for McKinley, re/fu&ed to follolw the Ohio banner and divided b^fween Allison' and Heed, and' whew Oklahoma, wM!ch IMcKlnley men had fbeen (betting on as solid for them, hedd its cohvetntknn and declared for Reed, 'i't W'&is plajn that the ©lamped was not to come off 4.ftd tihat the reaction had set iro. The district deleigat^s ihi Tenneesee, Alabama, Georgia, Nortih Caroling aiid other. Southern states, and s'oaroely any of them for McKinley, indicated the rea'Ction still more.

Mckinley Reaction.

"The unexpected' viatories for McKinley in Indiana, iMinnesota and- South IDalkota 'had raised the MoKiniey flag very.high, and popular expectation was that 'New York and New CEnglartd with its doubtful dtates would follow suit. (When (New York, which every practical (Republican success this year, spoke for itself and declared McKinley to be neither its (first nor its second choice, and -therefore declared' him not the strongest man to carry that state, the reaction- was as eiidden as it was serious. This sudden drop was-quickly initerprete'd by the Republicans of the states of the mountains and the Pacific coast all the m^e-quickly because none of those states had candidate's for the presidency of their own, making the Republicans there the -most 'impafr^tial sort of a jury to judge of the whole Ifleia and1 its daily levents. "Nothing is surer in practical politics •than that as New York goes this year so will go the presidency. The Republicans in the decided silver states, who fear the Republican platform will not be strong enough on silver ito make their states certain to the party next November realize this serious 'fact as to New

York more than Eastern. 'Republicans. When Massachusetts, which is rated as one of the trio of the strongest protection states or high tariff states, Ohio and Pennsylvania being the other two, followed with its bold declaration for iReed when 'the country had been led to expect it would give at least half 'of its delegates to McKinley as the first choice and all of them as second choice the reaction set still more strongly and men asked whether the McKinley strength -had •suddenly begun to decline or whether his managers and newspapers had been -purposely deceiving the country as to his actual strength.

Texas Hi*d Oklfthorafl*

"Texas and Oklahoma followed with such declarations as showed they felt as if the warning .had come from NSw York, the doubtful but necessary state, that McKinley was not the strongest candidate for the party and that Massachusetts had conspicuously called the attention of the country to the fact. The Republicans in Tennessee districts •followed on the line of this warning -and began to instruct for other candidates. "It must be remembered that the days of excitement and novelty are Tap.dly passing, and as the St. Louis convention approaches all serious and earnest Republicans are turning away from mere candidates and their personal am^v bit,ions to study the vital question who among them all is the strongest. cju$inflate to insure party success. Repiibllfe?: ans in California. Oregon and Washington, and again- in Nebraska and Kansa, said to me: 'We can certa.inly carry our state for any of the candidates in the field, but we see now that 'the question Is coming down to the one serious thing—whioh candidate can most certainly carry the doubtful states necessary to party success?'

Puramount Question.

"This question, after all, which involves the business prosperity of the naion as iwe'M as the success of the party, is the one that from this time on will q-uide the c-hoFce and action of all Republicans. It is the paramount question for St. Louis, and even the delegates who have been e.lec'ed for Mckinley in the certain Republican states will now begin to consider this supreme question. Far, as was the case with Blaine, what will it profit any ReputMca admirer cf a certain man -:o he.:p in gaining a nomination at St. Louis which may m-t give the party success at the polls. New York has spoken its note of warning, and New York Repubire .:n-9 'better than "•.he Republicans of Nebraska, Kansas or Arkansas, know who can ir.est surely carry their skate Then there are other developments of th-3 last two or three weeks -hat have served to weaken the McKinley cause."

Invasion of Illinois.

"Conspicuous among them has been the invas-V'-n

states havitfig candidates

cf their own by the MoKiniey people, with Ohio at the same re.5entir.3r the idea any other candidate should be discussed in that state and that r.o Ohk Republican should have another chcfcv t'hsin McKialey without 'being guilty o' •pcr.l' ical assassination." "The fc-vas-ion of Illinois as a^3ins Cullom, the organization in this s'-i' with money and 'bureaus to induce IVi nois districts to declare for the Ohd man. the Invasion and capture of M.Lnneso.a

for

McKinley, as against Sena-

tor DaVfis, a mani wftl* tbie to pretyidfeht and. as wortihy ox ft as Kinl«y, amd thfe tiivasion. otf New"' as agakist tMandorsoai', toav^ qil viotXH-jres for 34cKmky thait wiiH •eghd firOv^ more thati This reclfSlesa plumge into the stated &t2taf Oahdiidia'te* hia& «3kflaAM4 IQUUt^ Repuiblk?a^is in suoih state? aaw| i».0'tih€?r states who -wouM othenwise have (bfteto for MxjKinley as aeotfliMi ohodioe.

IJfflC-

Id been

aims

defeats, oil

Tries to Win In Iowa.

sent

•"McKinley men. and pioney were .into Iowa to Induce county oonvehtions there to declare fir^t or Second •Choice for the Ohio candidate iregiafdlea^ of "Allison's Interests or, Iowa'e self i«&ptak Men were sent 'try. ito de fny election as to. ^fele^-te «t5 the tional convention, because sumedl to be for A •q&ndidatfe own state, And one fWhb »h&3 qtiallflcations at least a good as McKinley's, and whose strength as a candida'^e' I consider superior to aiciKtoley's. I know how itihe RepubUoans Of Iowa feel afi the intrusion ufedh. their ^ta'fe, an'd •have no doubt the (Republicans of other states have t'he same feeling. "This invasion of states .with candi dates Is new In "the pJtrty. and l't 4s an act of folly "preceding a convention wihere 'it Is plain the candidate must be chosen by 'the vftes of second ChoiCe delegates. It ifl poor politios^ too, In tha't the McKinley managers toy these •tactics have given- license for any !R&-^ublican-s In Ohio, "d^egates or. otherwise ito vote their owft choice for presi4ent! regardless of the atate prid* hio or the op-lni/oii. of a majority Of tl iRepUblicans fh tiliat commonwealth. In •dleed, 'fills course on ^he part of MoKin ley's m&jnageihent gives authority for tRepubliicans "to be Anti-flMdKinley in Ohio just the same as Minnesota Republicans have -been Induced to be antiIDaWs or some Illinois Republicans antiCullom. The eohofes o'f the strange oontesta forced In (Minnesota, Illlnoite and Nebraska are not unlikely to 'be heard the loudest in Ohio itself.v

(defeat

pr^

the

TERMS OF PEACE REFUSED. y. & Tlie Nloaraguan Rfcbelll^n Continues ana

May Inrplv® 6th4n.

Managua, Nicaragua, March 30, via Oalveston, Tek.—The peace commission, consisting o'f 'Dr. iPrudente Alfaro, vice president of BalVadof General Comans of Salvador aiifd iBfenbr (Ramierez, the 'Niioaragtlan miihiste-r for foreign affairs, has returned ih£re from 4j& 'Pas, where the conference with the irepfesentativ -i iqf the insurgent Leoni6ts has been held. The terms offered by DPresideuit ?elaya are understood- to have been tihe absolute surrender of all arms, the payment of all war expenses arid the Surrender for trial by court martial of the leaders of the insurrection. The insurgents not onl^ refused to accept these terms, but Ithey demanded' that President Zelaya turn over to them the government of (Nicaragua.

Consequently, all hopes of peace Is gone, and t'he war will be continued •with renewed bitterness on 'both sides. Tihere is great excitement, .and steps are 'being taken 'bo reinforce the troops at the front and begin the advance on Leon so soon as the much needed supplies of ammunition reach the gov enrolment forces. There are disturbing rumors in the ir. The government is said to be haiid pressed for funds as well as fior ammunition, which facts are. not unknown to tihe Leonists, who are understood to be receiving fresh support from Guatemala and- from other sources, »whidh may result in complications likely tio cause a general war throughout Central (America.

It is suggested in certain circles here that •t'his lis a good opportunity for intervention upon the part of the United. States witih t'he view of bringing about a peaceful settlement of the questions in dispute, as a conflict involving all the Central American republics would put a serious check upon business and the development of the natural resources of Central America.

BITTER FACTIONAL FIGHT.

Foraker's Followers Are Denouncing McKinloy Openly. Columbus, O., March 30.—Savage editorials i.ni the Columbus Evening Dispatch denouncing McKinley and declaring that .he is in no -wise entitled to the ncimiinabion at St. Louis mark 'the reopening of the factional fight between t'he Foraker and McKinley forces in Olio. The bat tie is likely to rage to the bi'.'teT end, even to the extent of endangering McKinley's hold on the Ohio- delegation.

Governor Bushnell, a Foraker m3.n, is the first to throw off all disguise. State Librarian Joseph H. Smith, .the closest friend of ex-Governor McKinley amonig state officials, was old that he must resign or submit to the humiliation of a removal Mr. Smith gritted his teeth and resigned. Following tnis came L-h-e wholesale removal of peinKentiary man•aceps, every -man' being required to lay down'his written resignta'tioiV. under the penalty o£ being removed without formality Now it is understood on the beet of authority that 'the other state jjnstituiojj'S will be treated similarly.

The3Foraker contingent is.determined 'th.at',ihi machine Whioh McKinley built up in this sta.:.e m.usi be sinashed and not preserved as a menace.to its own power. It ha.3 been determined to name Foraker Republicans, for the majority, cf every -state ins'tiiucion board. This line cf action bas-made .the,McKinley managers' a'nyry, but they cia're not oppose the sciicine lest McKinley suffer at the hands qf the Foraker men seleo ed as na tio.n'a.l delegates In Ohio districts.

NOTHING NEW UNDER THE SUN.

The Cathode Rays Probably Known to the Chinese Centuries Ago. Butte, Mont., March 30.—John Maguire, manager of Maguire's Opera House, and an -antiquarian of considerable note, has un-earthed what he believes to -be the 'fact •{•hat cathode or rays were known to Chinese many centuries ago. He found sn the London Philosophical Jcurrra.! of 1832 an account of a curious Chinese mirror which had ihe power to reflect upo na screen by the aid of the sun's rays objects on the ba:sk of the mirror, the mirror beinig made of Chinese silver, a combination }f t5n and copper. The Journal stated .Mt there were bu( 4. few of the mirrors then in existeace. and, that they -,vere evidently the remains of a tost ,irt.

SWT3C5T

TEKRE HATJTE EXPRESS.TUESDAY MORNING, MAFTOG 31, 1896.

KING COMET FINDEKS

FBCf. WILLIAMB. brooks NOTED 8TAk-»A^Ura C1SCZ.BS.

la Hoawed Fin Tlnaev hjr fcke" Astronomical Society of the Paelfle—Discovered Twenty Kew Beadfflljr Bottlbs.

Geneva, N. T., Maroh SO.—Professor iWilliam: Et. (Brooks, #irifctot «f ^ger^atiwjy1, !has tfor ^e^ftb tlm« At^arded the comet madai -by the •trorl6na|.cal ieoofety dT fi®: Pacific, honor to ibe highly lappreciated.

6m.l& been tAs6n

*_ was ills ^ood fortune i^-be iiife reoDpient of ithe first medai i^stoW^d any astronomer toy this ^coWtjr, his phenomenal BilCceBS ivtell the Repeated" recognition. (He foaft ,ud tp th« tprasen't time dllscov ered 'trwenty }omets. dnd be le$,ds

apoa

merited

the

Astronomers ppE thfi In this jvartanen^ tE^veh ott theae He di«5" ered iwith 4 t^lescoj^ J£ fW* own c6U^truotBoih, tb the an^. 5oiliishing ot "fhe the^ iw©rt of the highest "dpt^oad ^fefitlot was denionstr^^ |by €he» reoO^d pd 'haS mide t^ea' St6 has (his orsdit th^ dis6orvery ot two com4t$ id tfour ida^s a apuiti'pl^ som«t| flvi "domets •within mine .unonthfc, and A tot4l of itrwefyty, an3 ohce oftly

fv-*

Ji&*

lodt

credit

& disoovery^ tP*6fiess6f Barnard of the l^ii'sk dbScrva'torV ihfi.vi.ng the ifto'met a ifew hours ibefore iPirdfessor Brooks. He does not oft that &6cownt •QUU58 thi? tone with this d'ls&Overlee. •has tbeen awarded over $1,600 ih prizes and Resided (has ireceived nutoetous medals. [professor Brooks was born dn 1844 Maidstone, England, the soii df a Bap tiat ministet. Hia (father toe tothis counitry- in 1857, eettltag At ©arlfn', tills state, andi very early to lilfe jWil^ inow celeibnated! comet (finder tmamfe^l-ea a love for the Bulbllme 8M6h'cei Cbfi4tructding Ills (first teleSco(pe whfeft a youth o(f 14 .years, As toe lacked SuiitajTSle tojJs he made many joufheys to the shop off a oaJbinet maker, where he was allowed to "use the 'tools and materials. The tube of his first telescope was of wood, made square, T^ith square sliding eye piece. He completed it in 1858, dn time to observe tDonati's great comet.

First Lecture oh Astronomy. When 17 years of age he first delivered a lecture on astronomy 4n his father's ohurch, illustrating it with original diagrams "and photographfe of his own making. He had turned his iiflventive genius to photography that year Arid had 'constructed1a camera out of an old spectacle iglasa, which' he fitted "Into a board in the window, of a darkened •rooim in the parsonage, holding the plate dn -his hand during exposure. For the three years following he was employed -in an Iron works at Buffalo, where he acquired the mechanical skill which has aided him' in the construction- of the astronomical instruments be has since used.

At 26 Mr. Brootks married and removed to Phelps, wihere he became the village photographer. Here he built what belcairoe 'famous wltihina few years —'tM Red House observatory. His second teiies'cope, an a-Chrromatic instrument df 'two-inch aperture, he made at leisure moments, and wi'th it in 1878 he secured obsfervations oif the transit of •Mercury. He next constructed a fiver inch reflecting telestiope and with this instrument, on. October 4, 1881, he discovered his first 'comet.

His next .telescope was of nine-inch, with a glass of unusually short Ifoicus and great light grasping power, enabling hi-m.t'O discover many comets and rjslbulae. His first discovery with this was the comet of October, 1882, a fragmentary body, which was a companion to the great comet of 'that year. On February 23, 1883, when the mercury was below zero, he discovered a beautiful anid exceedingly "bright comet and on •Sept-ember 1st of that year he was •the "first to see 'tihe.jgi^eat Pons comet of 1S12 as it again broke within rainige of earthly vision.. It was 'fully 350,000,000 miles distant, had an' approximate diameter otf 500,000 miies and a tail of 20,000,000 miles. This comet, mow known as the Pons-Brooks, revolves around .tihe sun oince im ever1' s^ven'ty-one years, four months and fen days and will be visible n-evxt in 1955:

Professor Brooks' fifth comet was discovered August 31, 1885, in the constellation o'f the Hunting Dogs, and on th-e following Christmas evening be scored another triumph in eighting one in t'he constellation of Aqxiilfi, aind for this, his sixth discovery, hg was awarded a $200 gold prize. On A^ril 27, 18s6, he found a comet in Pegasus of fain tailed shape, resembling in, miniature Donati's comet of 1858. May 22d of that year he saw the ninth comet In "ihe constellation oif Virgo, globular in form and taL'lless. Thus he continued, one discovery following anot er, hrs 'success being wonderful, consideriing the facilities at •hand. Among other noted ones was the Ol'bers comet of 1815, which reappeared August 25, 1887—a "'third long period 00m et.

By the spring of 1I888 Professor .Brooks' fame became world-wide, an'd with his removal from the Red House tobseryatory to Smith observatory here all the world looked for crowning triumphs, and they looked not in vain. Within a 'few months he discovered a comet in t'he constellation Ursa Major, and a mionth later he saw tlie comet which it was subsequently learned Professor Barnard of#Liek observatory had found the morning previous. On July 6, 1889, "he discovered what Is known as Brooks' Multiple comet, a huge one, attended 'by at least flour smaller companions. On 'March 19, 1890, he discovered th cSmet for which toe received the first meidal of the Astronomical Society of the. Pacific. dn' the last eight years, with the aid instruments of the highest class ade by the best makers, he has added •nine comets to the list of discoveries made with his own Instruments at Red House observatory, .besides doing jvaluable work in solar and planetary phenomena, doi^ble -stars, observations the determination of time and ce_tial photography.

On Saturday. April ^th. Andrew Crimes, as received of the Vigo Real Estate Co.. will "offer1 Tor sale twenty i.creabf ground lying immediately north f"the tract owned 6y*Colonel McLean. This parcel of land is on^ of the most of eautiful surrounding the city. It will nake an ele'gant home 'for some person r-ho wants a suburban residence. It its -.n elegant garden spot, and is an oplortunity that is now seldom offered, you ?ire thinking of buying some outot property here is a, chance in a life :ime. ..

for lest

Professor .Brooks does not sweep the heavens at random ,• with his telescope, for it has only been by strict and systematic methods that he has -been so successful in coitietary research. He won numerous-Warner gold prizes, has been honored by election as a of th'e1 Royal Astro-

has an'd fellow nom&cal

Society -for the Ad

vancement of 'Science, and as a member of the Liverpool Astronomical Society and tlheit55Titlsb Astronomical Society, and Hobart

College

(has con

ferred upon him'iine honorary degree master of arts. (Professor 'Brooks is of medium sta•ture, wears a well-kept frill beard, w.tJ hair combed backward, disclosing a fine forehead, and dresses in a sem.cl^ric&l garb. He is retfined in appearance, an entertaining lecturer and genial conversationalist. He has score? of visitors at the observatory nightly,

«d takes gfeat delight ter entearfcalxrfng iem with 4 view of the heavens thrugh hiSt largfe telescope.

MUSCULAR MARIA THERESE.

She Can Hold a Heavy Man High Abovi Htf HeSa* Among the titled "ffomai tt Europe there ame not it few Who haive earned distinction as athleites, ftiotrsewotmen, etc. Dhe empress of Austria wa«a long kAown ae one of the moot daring oqnestriennea tn Europe, but efa^e the tragbc death of fcier Aon, Prinoe {Rudolph, ^he has given up (her fatvOrit© exercise altnost en'tirely* Hesr sister-in-law, the Arctodudhess Maria Theicse, has won ifiaima jn a ®C111 more extraxrdiLnary manner. Som^ years ago, finding that sine wafi losing th« eUsta'city and graoe 0« Iver fitgure, she began a oourse Of oalisfhenic* In a short time she had ac•Auired wonderful proficiency ^itJh In-

Saa club4 dumlb bellaj etc. This led het to dfchfcr fiiethods ff dev«So&ia# the muSolea, suc'h ass punchto© the lag, wffe&ciSfe amd. putting tha hamaper and toe shiot. Auitrtgai Journals, offlmal and s^fniofficlal, lasy tbdut ®&e Ma now deVeIojed such ah astonishing amourft of sbrangijih thiut ehe Id aible to "raise ^tull irro^h iiian from the gnound by one hianid, Ahd to hold Mm aulofit on toer oxtffliiid: a^!i» ijEpr several seiconds. Tihe ardhduQheas onoe rod® horseteacK from IKStohenau to GixhiS and iback,

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elf ocmidiSdeinaibly more ta»Sun 100 milee, wlthouft A court dignitary •ventured "to remonstrate wiQi the eimparbr albWt tha matter, urging that the A±chid\ttohees was by such knprudencea en'di^iniafe^ing not oiily her health, but aldo diffe succeeslan to (the crown. "Ah, it Is e®Sy to eee that you are not a married ngwun/' waA. tihe reply of his madesly, ^ays'thie Chicago Chronicle.

Tifr-e Apohduohess Is a Isold mountaineer and, um^ded (by proifes^ional guides, slhe hais m&de some exoeed'imgly diffioult Resents in Austria anld Switzerland. |fet husband iwill succeed Francis Joki&h on the Austrian "ttorone, and laingui& ^Pi'stoCrat-9 at the Viennese court d£ not leon'tcmplate with gxeait eatisfaic'^h-£ "firospdct of having such an at'hlet& riltetresg.

Bafore Henrietta (became queen of Belgium, and while she ivas ^till, like llaria Theresa, an Austrian archduch-. she was an expert circus rider and, despite her «aow white Wair and family Tiank as a grandmotiher, still occupies art occasional hour in the'sawdust ring. A year ago sihe gave, In the ridirtig school of the. royal palace at Brussels, a seimipuibli'c performance, in Which, she and her daughter Clementi,nie put thieir ihorse3 through all kinds of "fanfjy paces and trick riding witih tihe skill e/f .proifessionals.

Her majesty ium.ped a pet horse over a dinner ta'ble covered wiith flowers and 1 ignited candela'bra. Thein she drove a team o'f

twen'tty-In-fliand,

herself

mounted on her favorite mare. The queen is a wonderfully defer conjurer, too.

The widowed Comtesse 'De Paris, eo astonishingly masculine in all her tastes and manners, shares, with her son-in-law, .t'he king of .Portugal, a passion for bull fighting and on her esate near Seville she enjoys organizing bull fights, s.he .herself, airmed with a lance, taking a a a

Queen Marguerite of Italy siister-,:n-law, the young duchess of Genoa, is the only red haired princess of the blood :n Europe. Her time is devoted "to fen'cm.^, temni'S, caiEst'henios, horizontal bar practice and sprinting.

The widoiwed empress of Austria ex eels- in driving a troika, three "horses abreast, "tihe two wheelers "being^kep at a trot, while 'the third maintains a steady, unswerving canter.

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very easy, but is very difficult, and the dciwa'gier "czaritza is one of the .few Russian women who toave mastered it.

The widowed queen of Naples is thfierotine of the siege oif Gaeta and the onlv lady knight of tihe Russian Order

for exceptional gaMantry tinder fire She .is a

sailor and alope ofben

sails a 'stoail boat, in all sorts of w-eath-•er, across the Emglish channel.

HEAVY STORM AT SHOALS.

Trees and Fences JSlown Down and Railroad Track# Blocked. Shoals, Ind., March 30.—One of the severest and most disastrous storms .which has visited this vicinity in many months or years passed over hereWast night. Much damage was done. Throughout the day small showers occurred, and a'bout. 9 o'clock the storm Ibroke in all its fury. Houses shook, trees and fences were blown down, wheat and other growing grain was riddled, and the "-xtent of the damage cannot be easily estimated. A force of 'trackmen was kept busy clearing the •railroad track.cf the sand, mud, etc., 'which "covered it, blown by the heavy wind, and haii fell in great volume. So •much in the nature of a cyclone was the storm that many persons throughout the city got up, dressed themselves •and did not retire until it had abated. iReports from the country so far are very meagre, but such as have been received are to the effect that the gale •was of a violent nature, and did considerable damage. The storm calmed down after about'2 hours, and the (frightened citizens retired to sleep. The rain, however, will prove beneficial and invigorating.

ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE.

It Was Easter Sunday ou the Pacific Coast I.ast Sailrl.ty. Tacoma, T/Vash., March 30.—It was Easter Sunday on- the Pacific slope, although probably not more t'han -half a dozen people knew it. Those who did know it are ambitious astronomers and t'hematicians. They find that the full moon -after the spring equjnoJt in an appeara'aje on this coast shortly at'ter 10 o'clock Saturday night, and .it is a fact hat the first Sunday after the first full moon after tne spring equinox is "Easter Sunday the world nver. 'But in this peculiar case, said to be "first instance of the kind since the ginning of tfhe Chnistian era, only part of the (Facific slope .has its

•first put

the be this Easter the

Sunday a week in advance of rest of the world. When the moon lied Saturday .night, reckoning by Pafic coast time, it was already Sunday

c: in iy the the.:

New York and London. Consequentfor the East and the remainder of world, excepting tihe Pa.o:fic coast, first SUnday after the first full moon after the spring equinox will not arrive until next Sunday.

MASSACRED BY MATABELE.

.Many White People Killed--Iobcngnln Said to lie Alive. Buluwayo, Mats.he.!e.'i'ncl, March 30.— Captain Sprc-cklcy, who repulsed a strong force ol Mataj£,Ia on Thursday, inflicting he«.vy losa ca .them, ha3 re turned Buluwayo./br..'ng:.:*g w-'ih hirr a large number c4 pr/sorers. He 1rii:g* the disastrous intelligence t-hat aJ-1 t^K vhil€3 in t!he Fiwbusi distr.ot hav masaaered by oa.ti.ves, includtlr.^

Mieaarf. BattHeyv Edkins, fearaigwairfQi a»d OJarpeoajr. Tile co'i'pees of all these killed were horribly mutilated and %heir faces were burned 'beyond recounttiou*

A family of eight persons has been brutally murdereld, and two prosipectrs arc'mis9ins sn the country near here. The eireany is reported to be massing only .thirty miles distant from here and tine keenest anxiety is fell at the outlook, wad fun attack an the town is hourly expected.

ABSOLUTELY THE B£ST.

Policy In thgltftth*! Wfe Iriiut^inco Co., of Indlank—4onml l» Principle, Able in KMkgtuent HM'i Haccessfal In

System—A Kecot-tl. The duty of life insurance 'hag (been so often proved—the argument? in its favor are ®o many and so unanswerable that it is fair to presume that every man and woman whose life IS wofth the annual premiums, knows ithem all and has determined to avail hlmseM or herself of this sure provision for dependent kindred—sometime—.but there Is no time like the present, which la yours tomorrow may not come.

The only question worthy Of consideration is ".what company and what iforrn at policy 'is' Shost desirable and offers .t'he "best advantages." "That," says the expert actuary, "depends .upon circumstances." Ut the reader is a resident of the great state of Indiana, and is wise, he will keep (his Insurance at home, since Indianapolis is the home office of one of the best, soundest, safest, and moat ably conducted life insurance companies in the country—The Mutual Life Insurance Company of Indiana, the only legal reserve company chartered under the state- Jaws, and Which was incorporated under a s'peoial act'of the legislature In Fefbruaxy, 1882, its charter being perpetual.

The company is hot so large in pokit oif operations CUB several other American companies, tout it as sound in principle, •financially strong, and furnishes the best, safest and most liberal policy of any life insurance oomjpany ever organized. Its founteen years experience and highly successful record has "gained the implicit conffidence of the intelligent public—especially the reading, thinking people. The Mutual Life of (Indiana practices rigid econoiny in Its management and control, yet a wise liberality toward Its patrons Its policies are Absolutely nonforfeitable after three annual premiums have been paid, indisputable and incontestible. Its policies contain but one single condition— the payment of premiums. There are •no restrictions, no technical provisions which may ibe made 'the basis of litigation, .but a plain, simple contract between the company and the insured, explicitly providing for !the payment of the policy without question, if the premiums have been paid.

The policies of this company contain the further advantages, and which will be found in no other policy issued, that when three annual premiums 'have been paid, and the holder so desires, the company will issue a paid up policy Ifor one-flfteen'th the amount oif ithe face value of the policy -returned and payable upon the conditions named In the original policy. •It was formerly said by objectors to life insurance that tihe most profitable source of income 'to the companies .Jay in lapsed or forfeited policies and that the companies themselves were always willing to take advantage of every opportunity to Ideclare the policies forfeited. The Mutual Lire of Indiana is not conducted on this selfish system.

As a further inducement for policy holders to keep their premiums paid the company agrees that when the premiums paid and profits thereon shall •equal the face of the policy, the full amount becomes due anid will at once be paid. As an Investment feature, this provision will appeal to all who desire to provide absolutely against the uncertainties of old age. The company loans its moneys to its members only on ifirst mortgage security, and on the building and loan association plan, thus securing for its patrons larger revenues than by any other system.

The growth of the business of the Mutual Life "of IndianA is a (fitting tribute on the part of the insuring public to the liberality of its methods and to the high character of insurance afforded.

As an illustration of its rapidly increasing operations and solid'financial condition, we extract from the statement rendered the auditor of the state, January 1, 1S96, as follows: Total assets, $394,313.97 net surplus, $177,483.26 interest bearing securities on deposit with state, $205,700 net -increase of assets during 1895, $97,S08.75. 'In view of this substantial increase, it is entirely within reason to expect the company to reach the half million mark in amount of asftts by.the close of 189(1. The above Statement goes to show the perfect reliability of this now widely popular Indiana company. Insurers have the gratification of knowing that the deposits they have already made or may hereafter make for the benefit of their families or estates are perfectly safe, and will be returned in due time to the beneifljciarles. And this perfect knowledge from which comes perfect confidence Is the foundation of success for any life insurance company.

While we have no intention of casting reflection upon other companies—of which there are many deserving ones— or of drawing comparisons which are said to be odious, we may be allowed to say that the IMutual LFfe of Indiana, offers a record that should commend it to all, disarm every objection and convert the most skeptical and inveterate carper to the practical advantages of life insurance. We further say that when so converted there is mo occasion for looking further—no company can possibly offer be'tter inducements—t he lowest safe rates, the most liberal conditions and the most certain Indemnity. The Mutual 'Life of Indiana is one of the institutions i-n which the people of Indianapolis take pride and justly so.

Its officers are representative business men and well known citizens, whose names are a power in the community. They are William R. Myers, president iHenry Malp3s. secretary and treasurer, and John C. Oresn, legal adviser.

The following banking institution?, are depositories of the company: as

pas

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ITOR TE3.

Capital National Rank.. ..Indianapolis. Merchants' National Bank. Fletcher's Bar.fc Indiana National Rank Fowler National 'Bank Lafayett*. citizens' .Rank Anderso-n. First National Bank—....Ft. Wayne. 'From the foregoing it may be readily d's'termined that this well manage company is universally popular ovr wide territory, and stands high in the eadlng life insurance e'relea of tht country—a credit to the executive abii:y of it® officers and an honor to tiu *tate of Indiana iH. H. Uutton, Special Agent

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TROUBLES OF SPAIN.

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UJflTKD STATUS SHOULD NOT IXTEBFJBLRB JW CUBA. -—Jits Say* MIA Wake of Vwacat, Who Is C»lambas' Descendant—"Official News" of

Defeata of the Insurgents.

N«w tork, March 30.—A special to th« Henaid tfrom Madrid Says: The Duke erf Veragua, fjhe lineal descendant otf C3t-« luanbus, who vieiitad Ore XJnfctecl, States, during the Columbian. Exposition, in am. toterview with the Ilerald cortrespomdent, sadd that -it was his earnest hops, thai the trouble (between the United taStes and Spain over Cuba would die a natural death. "Spain," he said, "hag had great provooaJtkm for the expression of resentments againat «be United States. I am grieved to say hat the action of congress seems to have beem the insult of "the century. I do not understand how it happened. The only explanation I can find is thait the American people and senate misunderstand the motives and conduct of the war la Cuba, "It is easy enough to excuse the populace in America for showing a hostile attitude toward Spain. They do not stop to think that they have no correct Information otf 'the rtsal condition of affairs in Cuba. The senate, however, should be 'less excitable. The gertWe•men who cohapose it are presumed to have fuH Information' on any international affair they discuss, and I see no excuse (for this nasty action. "Whatever the outcome, I trust that the Idea of Justice toward Spain Will prevail. Even though war should Come between &pain> and 'the limited States, and even were it possable hat, as $) result, 'tihe Spanish nation) Should be wiped off the fatoe of the earth, sttU the nAme qf Spain would never be iobgotten, but will go down through history revered and respected, as long ad there was such a place as America with the benign shadow of Columbus upon tt. 1 do- not believe that even' the American senators iha-d forgotten in the excitement of the movement what the nation owes to Spain. "It is unjust to tMnk the malefactors and 'half civllieed forces, led by Maoeo, should be considered In the ©alme light as the Spanish troops. The Spanish soldiers serat 0 Cuba are disciplined and, as a rule, educated men. To suppress the insurrection, vigorous methods must be adopted. General Weyler proclaims this idea. I do not see how it can possibly be Objected to under existing circumstances. It is simply a case of civiliaed warfare against guerrilla conflict. There is no doubt in) my- mind that the Spanish -body politic of the day is muah more humane and mercfiful than .it was twenty-five years ago. Since the last revolution here the Spanish government has adopted laws as liberal aa those tha't exist anywhere. "If the war is soon, and with dignity, brought to an end In Cuba, or df "there had been no war, CuJba would have a home rule government thgt would be entirely satisfactory to the majority of Cubans. Of course, a home rule government cannot be granted to a mob of insurgents. "Spain will never alio wlnterference in her domestic affairs. Even should not Other countries which have interests close 'to tiho®e of Spain, come into Ohi'S quarrel, Spain would' still resist any "interference to the last drop of the blood her subjects^ and to the last centime of her money."

The duke being asked w.ha't, from hia standpoint, would be ag raceful and, appropriate way for the president of the United States to get out of the difficulty, replied: "Do nObh.in|g and let it die out. I cannot conceive tiliat congress will force him into any premature action."

"OFFICIAL NEWS" OF BATTLES.

In All of Them the Insurgents Are Sold to Have Been Defeated. Havana, March 30.—Colonel Merceda, reconnoitering in the vicinity of Sigunl, a province of Santa Clara, has been engaged with the insurgents, who lejt eigihit killed and thirteen wounded. T®j troop3 also captured 150 fine horses. The insurgents recently attacked the village and part of Sumldero, in the province of Pinar Del .Rio, but were repulsed with a' los sof eight killed and revlred with their wounded.

The insurgents have made another attempt to pass through the military line drawn across the province of Pinar Del Rio. This time they 'tried to get through the southern part, but were repulsed. The insurgent leader, Agulrre, after burning Pepe Antonio, was en* gaged .near BaJnao by "General Melquizo. The latter's cavalry oharged the insurgents and killed twenty-five of them. The troops had two officers and five soldiers wounded. Colonel Segura has 'been engaged with an Insurgent band at Villas. The enemy left, seven kil'W and retired with numerous wounded.

The Insurgent leader, Enrique Aleman a brother of the celebrated insurgent. leader of the same name, was shot this mo-rniirg in the fortress of Cabanas. Ramon Serpa. the insurgent leader, has been killed In an- engagement witih the-troops near Santl Spiritus, province of Santa Clara.

A War of Kxtcrmlnation.

Havana. March 30.—According -to "official" reports received here, the insurgents ara committing many outrages, but friend3 of the Cu'ban patriots say the outrages are all the iwork of Spa) iih soldiers, who are shooting pri.-wn-er's ami non-co mba-ants, sometimes without even the shadow of tn^lFr'ends of the insurgents -i?ay that captain General Weyler. -since his lates. proclamation, is waging a

n*ar

termination, and •hat every resides of. the island who do-e- nr.: proclaim hK fealtv to the Spanish cau?e is in danger cf being treated as a bandit and summarily shot. _________

SON BORN TO THE GOULDS.

Sew Arrival t».- Fifth Heir to a Fortnne of #75,000.000. New York, March 30.-A son was born to the wife of George J. Gould today ht .heir beautiful Fiffh awnue home. Mrs. Gou'd. the mother of this latest ecicn of ?°a»h. was .formerly «tre«. Khigdon. Slrcc her marriage to -h^. old-e-f of the sons of the ilc Jay Gould jhl totme htin two daughters and. ^.hthis la:est add.tion to their family. .hree seas.

It was said by her phyo.v..an resting easily and

of the leading mone, America. His w.:a::h is ,-nore vJian $75,000,1.00.

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