Semi-weekly Express, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 6 October 1896 — Page 3

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BISMARCK FOB. GOLD

ONE OF THE GREATEST OPPONENT8 OF SILVER UN THK WORtD.

He Bid More Than Any Other Statesman to Demonetize White Metal In Hli On Country.

New York, Oct. 4.—Andrew D. White, ex^rcsident of Cornell University and ex-min-iBter to Germany, has written an open letter to Governor Culberson of Texas, concerning the letter of Prince Bismarck, which was twisted into an indorsement of free and unlimited silver at 16 to 1 until the inaccuracy -jf the translation was exposed. President White says: "You have doubtless already learned that both you and Mr. Bryan have been deceived regarding the letter of Prince Bismarck to you, and that the most important part of it, as first published, is a forgery. If you are not already aware of that fact allow me to commend to you that eminent Democratic authority, the New York Herald, of September 28th, which gives the original letter In German, with an honest translation, side by side—the translation which you have used containing a long paragraph favoring the Immediate and independent action of th United States in favor of bimetallism which docs not exist in the original. "Granting, as I do, that you and Mr. Bryan have been duped as regards this letter, what justification can he found in it, whether with or without the forged interpolation, for the unlimited coinagc of sil ver? What the letter as published supports Is bimetallism but the inevitable result of unlimited silver coinage, under one of the Simplest laws of nature, is silver monometallism, which neither Prince Bismarck nor any other statesman in the civilized world af the slightest authority has ever supported ar would ever support for a moment. "But even conceding that the letter, with or without its forged interpolation, proves that Prince Bismarck favors the unlimited coinage of silver In the United State, I respectfully submit that your excellency's .-onfldlng application to the prince for his opinion on this subject, and the use of his reply made by yourself and Mr. Bryan, is possibly the most farcical event in American history* My reasons for this opinion are as follows: "As minister of the United States to the German empire In 1879, '80 and *81, I carefully observed the demonetization of silver in Germany, which reached Its consummation during those years. My instructions from our own government, and my personal feeling as an American citizen, led me to watch the matter closely.

A Silvnr Dcmnnetlzer.

"Possibly Mr. Bryan and your excellency will be amazed to learn that the controlling and directing agent in that demonetization was none other than your kind correspon:lent, Prince Bismarck himself, at that time the all-powerful chancellor of the German ampire. He ordered, saw" it carried out, and brought German finance upon a gold i.' is, where it still remains. "Of course, shrewd German statesmen and financiers from that day to this have been

'noking around to see whom they could find jtrial

i.he United States at Paris, 'with express instructions to discuss the subject with the chancellor, Prince Bismarck refused to enter into any discussion himself, or even to receive Mr. Walker at all. "Prince Bismarck is, first of all, as many of his victims, besides your excellency and

Jhampion of a protective tariff. Why, then,

If his advice is so good in behalf of this Populistlc doctrine of free silver, is it not squally cogent in favor of the Republican doctrine of protection? "Having been present more than once when he has discussed the views of those *rom whom he difft rs, I can well imagine the smile, so child-like and bland, with which he welcomed your excellency's confiding letter, and the outburst of Titanic •aughter with which he would hear that he aad ensnared the great American, republic ay answering you."

Have we a baking powder trust? »ne—the perfect trust in Dr. Price's.

party have fused and are making a great effort to regain control of the county. Notwithstanding the above condition, there is a sentiment for sound money, and it has some strong advocates. Up to the present date the National Democratic party has had no meeting in the county, and none is as yet announced. The party has an organization, embracing each township.

ACTRESS SUES FOR AN ESTATE.

Cora Van Tassell Alleges Her Guardian Is Withholding a Fortune. New York, Get. 4.—Miss Cora Van Tassell, a vivacious little blonde, claims to be the abused heroine of a drama in real life and Invokes the strong arm of the law to protect her rights. She says she has a harsh guarlian in tha person of Norman Kelly, a Cleveland mill'onaire, whom sjie wishes to thwart. Mr. Kelly, she avers, wishes to prevent her marrying the man of her choice.

Miss Cora started in the theatrical profession as an "infant phenomenon" under the guidance of Mrs. Scott-Siddons. She was a full-fledged star by the time she was 12 years old. Although she was earning her own living at this tender age, she claims that there were millions of dollars knocking around in her family. Two of her uncles were presumably millionaires her father had the reputation of being one himself. He lived on the fat of the land, had an interest in the Standard Oil Co. and owned fast horses. One of the rich uncles, Colonel A. T. Van Tassell, died when Miss Cora was a child star and left a lot of money for her in Mr. Kelly's charge. Out of this she was to get $50 a week until she came of age, and then the principal was to be turned over to her. Her father also left her $75,000, naming Mr. Kelly as her guirdian.

Mr. Kelly, according to Miss Cora, seems to forget that she has passed her 21st birthday, and insists on treating her like a wayward child. She became engaged two years ago to William Stewart, an actor, then with Julia Marlowe's company. Mr. Kelly objected to the match because Mr. Stewart was not a millionaire.

CAN CURE ASTHMA AND HAY FEVER.

A Noted Physician Offers to Prove This to All Sufferers In Terre Haute. The majority of sufferers from Asthma and kindred complaints, after trying doctors and numberless remedies advertised as positive cures without avail, have come to the conclusion that there is no cure for this most distressing disease, and these same persons will be the more In doubt and skeptical when they learn through the columns of the press that Dr. Rudolph Schiffmann, the recognized authority who has treated more cases of these diseases than any living doctor, has achieved success by perfecting a remedy which not only gives immediate relief in the worst cases, but has positively cured thousands of sufferers who were considered incurable. These were just as skeptical as some of our readers now are. Dr. Schiffmann's remedy no doubt possesses the merit which is claimed for it or he would not authorize this paper to announce that he is not only willing to give free to each person suffering from Asthma, Hay Fever or Bronchitis in this city one liberal "free

box Ws Cure

weak enough or foolish enough to take this Quests all sufferers to call at Madison ^Oak 'oulllon off their hands. A little of it—say $2,000,000—Germany managed to work off on poor Egypt, and as Bismarck is really a patriotic, far-seeing statesman, he would naturally be glad to find another similar lupe on this side of the Atlantic, and to un'oad the remainder upon the United States at, say twice its market value. "Next to the great silver mine monopolists in our own country, whose interests Mr. Bryan and yourself are supporting, he -vill, doubtless, be the happiest of men if sir people are deluded into the policy your narty suppdtta, of thus playing their game jy giving a fictitious value to silver. "As a simple matter of fact, of which I was directly and officially cognisant. Prince Bismarck utterly declined to take rm.rt In any general scheme of bimetallism without the co-operation of Great Britain, though the United States and France, jointty and officially, united in urging it upon lis government. And when our state department sent over a special expert of high jharacter and qualifications, the Hon. leorge Walker, afterward consul general of received before October lGth, as no free sam-

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pies can be obtained after that date.

"SKIRT DANCER" ANNOYED HER.

El»U:rly l.ady Thought a Roy Was Cruel to a "Beetle." A small object upon the scarf of a young

Mr. Bryan, have sad occasion to know, a man in a Sixth avenue car happened to at?reat German patriot., devoted above all tract the eye of a sympathetic and nearthings to German interests as he understands them. Hence it was that he deroonatized silver and brought Germany on a }old basis, and for the same patriotic reasons, which are now leading the great Ruso'an minister of finance, Mr. De Witte, to lo the same thing. "Hence it was, too, that Prince Bismarck did his best to exclude from Germany our American agricultural products, especially our pork and potatoes, under the plea of trichinae in one and Colorado bugs in the jther and hence doubtless it is that he shows first German patriotism by obligingly suggesting to you, and through you to the American people, a policy which would profit Germany to the amount of about $50.)00,000, to say nothing of comfortable profits to the German bullion brokers. "And as your excellency attributes so much importance to Prince Bismarck's opinions regarding financial policy, why not field an equal belief to his v:ell known views regarding industrial policy? You are, of sourse, aware that, as chancellor of the empire and chief of the Prussian ministry. he was an eminent and uncompromisin

sighted old lady sitting opposite, says

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Object to Froe Silver.

Marshall, 111., Oct, 4.—There are 300 Dem»erats who will not support Bryan and Sewill In this county. Among those who favor -sound money are:

R. E. Hamill, S. S. Whitehead. Robert Brown, Bert Bryan, E. R. Brown, F. H. Foster, Lon Kohl, Henry Garaway. John Jolson, A. P. Cole. George Bisdorf, Stanley Snyder, R. B. Miller.

The county, Clark, is one of the border counties of "Egypt." and is one of the aitrongholds of Populism. It is the home of -1. E. Taubeneck, and until the disaffection the Democratic ranks, caused by the -:*opullst movement, this county was large-

Democratic. In 1X94. for the first, time, ,he Republicans elected their county candiVtatcs. This year the Democrats in accord '?lth the Chicago platform and the Populist

New York Herald. The small object seemed at first glance to be a gaudy beetle impaled upon a pin and kicking frantically to release himself.

The old lady arose from her seat with the evident intention o£ berating the youth, who she supposed, like the late Bill Nye dog, was a collector of insects, for his cruelty. Her indignation turned to horror, however, when she discovered that the beetle was in reality a tiny silver skirt dancer kicking her diminutive foot in the air in a most lifelike manner.

The skirt dancer is a novelty in the way of scarfpins. One of her legs is a trifle more rigid than it really ought to be, but the other is active enough for both.

There is a pneumatic arrangement within the figure which is connected by means of a concealed rubber tube with a small rubber ball carried in the pocket of the wearer. Like Loie Fuller, you have to reach into your pocket to see her dance.

It is only necessary to apply a little pressure to the bulb in the pocket and the skirt

dancer

*s pedal extremity describes arcs in

the air with precision enough to destroy a tile at every kick. You press the bulb, she "does the turn." The chief advantage of the small silver Loie over the other kind lies in the fact that she is perfectly obedient to the stage manager's wishes and all her kicking is confined to her own line of business.

Good luck crowns the cook who uses Dr. Price's Baking Powder.

Pied Strapped to a Bed.

Columbus, O., Oct. 5.—Andrew Klitz, late of Congo. O.. died at St. Francis' Hospital early Saturday morning, after hours of the most terrible suffering of hydrophobia. He was married, age 27, and was employed as a coal miner at Congo mines. Thursday he accompanied his wife to folumbus to be present at the wedding of Peter Lightwine and Sophie Knoup, the latter being his wife's sister. He and his wife prepared to remain with them a few days. Thursday night Klitz, who has seemingly been in perfect health, became violently ill with some peculiar malady. It soon became evident that he was a victim of hydrophobia, and at 9 o'clock Friday night the sufferer had to be strapped to the bed. Klitz was bitten by his own dog, a valuable pointer, last July, while attempting to give the animal, which had been previously bitten by another dog, some medicine.

The Express is the only Sunday paper in Terre Haute, 15 cents a week.

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TERRE HAUTE EXPRESS, TUESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 6,1896.

NO DOUBT OF VICTORY

NATIONAL HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 8UJSE TO BE REPUBLICAN.

Estimated That 190 Sonnd Money Men Will Be Elected—Fusion Falls in Virginia .v

Washlnton, Oct. 5.—The election of a sound money Republican house Is now assured, as is the election of Major McKinley. There never has been any serious doubt In the minds of the Republican managers as to the result of the congressional elections, but they are already in possession of sufficient information to make it certain that free silver will not control in the house of representatives in the Fifty-fifth congress.

Chairman Babcock of the Republican congressional campaign committee was asked this evening how the situation stood with regard to the next house. "I can tell you," he said, "that we know of a sufficient number of Republican candidates who are absolutely sure of election to make more than a majority in the next house of representatives. Within the next few days I will probably be able to give an estimate by states of the number of districts that are at present absolutely safe for the Republicans, I do not care to make that estimate just now, as I am expecting additional reports from some of the states, which may increase my figures. We have felt all along that there would be a owrking majority of sound money Republicans in the next house, but the letters we have been receiving during the last two weeks from the chairmen of congressional districts and from the candi dates themselves indicate that our majority will be larger than we had anticipated."

Prefers a Small Majority.

How large a majority are you counting on?" Well, it would hardly do to fix any specific number just now," said Mr. Babcock, smiling, "but I do not mind saying that it would be better for us if our present majority, which is about 150, were reduced. A majority of forty or fifty in the house, in my opinion, would result in better legislation, and be more to the advantage of the party in control."

While Chairman Babcock will not yet make an official estimate, it is believed that the table published in these dispatchs one week ago represents pretty closely the number of "sure" Republican districts. Information that has reached headquarters during the past week has altered some of these figures, reducing the number of Republican victories expected in some states, and increasing them in others. A conservative estimate will now place the number counted on as certain to be elected at 3 00. The managers at headquarters concede that two districts in the state of Massachusetts may be lost to the Republicans, although every effort will be made to keep them in line for sound money.

There have been some factional fights in the New York districts and at present the members of the committee here concede that eight districts in that state may be called doubtful and they do not count on more than twenty-six as certain for the Republicans.

In Pennsylvania they still adhere to the opinion that twenty-six Republicans out of the thirty will be elected. The opinion is expressed freely that if the Republicans would work in harmony In all the districts in both states there would not be more than four or five Democrats sent to congress from the sixty-four districts in the two states.

Hall Drug Store, McKeen Block, within the next three days and receive a package absolutely free of charge, knowing that in many, ana that a personal test, as he offers strong doubt may arise in the minds of many, and that a personal' test, as he offers to all, will be more convincing, and prove its merits, than the publishing of thousands of testimonials from persons who have been permanently cured by the use of his Asthma Cure. "Dr. Schiffmann's Asthma Cure," as it is called, has been sold by druggists of this city ever since it was first introduced, although many persons may never have heard it, and it is with a view to reaching these that he makes this offer, and all who are suffering from any of the above complaints should remember the date and place where the distribution will be made and avail themselves of the same. Persons jjebraska living out of this city who desire to test the North Dakota efficacy of this most wonderful remedy will No Republicans are counted in this estireceive a package free by mail by writing mate from Alabama, South Carolina, Coloto Dr R. Schiffmann, 315 Rosabel street, rado, Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Utah and St Pan' Minn., providing their letter is Virginia, all of which states have Republi-

How the Results Are Estimated. -The following table is considered a conservative estimate at the present time: California 3] North Carolina 2 Connecticut 4|New Hampshire ... 2 Delaware .., 11 New Jersey 7 Indiana 9|.\Tew York 26 Illinois 151 Ohio Iowa 10[Oregon 2 Kansas ^Pennsylvania 26 Kentucky 5 Rhode Island 2 Mflinc 4,South D3.kotd Massachusetts .... 11 Tennessee 2 Michigan SjVermont 2

Minnesota Missouri 3 3 3! 1

West Virginia 2 Wisconsin 10

Total 190

can representation in the present house, but 1

it is considered probable that a number of Republicans will be elected from these states, especially Virginia.

The failure of the Democrats and Populists to effect a fusion in Virginia has raised the hopes of the Republicans and sound money Democrats in that state. With Democratic and Populist electoral tickets and fair count assured, it is confidently predicted that the vote of Virginia will be

McKinley and Hobart. It is also

believed that the failure of fusion between these parties will aid the Republican candidates for congress in several districts. The Republican committee has sent a great amount of campaign literature into this state, and it has been judiciously circulated by the Republican managers there. Ex-Na-tional Committeeman James D. Brady, who is managing the Republican campaign In Virginia, expresses the utmost confidence in the ability of the Republicans and sound money Democrats to carry it for McKinley. He says the failure of fusion between the Democrats and Populists makes the Republican victory more certain.

Griddle cakes raised with Dr. Price's Baking Powder make a model breakfast.

WANAMAKER'S LATE PURCHASE.

His New Store Will Add About 2.000 Names to His Payroll. The property of Hilton, Hughes & Co., purchased by Mr. Wanamaker, consits of the entire stock of goods, the building and fixtures, the leasehold of the ground on which"the building stands, the stables at 160 West Tenth street, and horses, delivery wagons, etc., says the New York Times. It is believed that Mr. Wanamaker paid $2,000,000 or thereabout for this property. The ground on which the store stands is owned by the Sailors' Snug Harbor and is held under a lease that has twenty-one years yet to run, and then gives the holder the privilege of a long extension. The stock of goods in the store is estimated to be worth about $750,000, and the fixtures about $50,000.

Ex-Judge Russell declined to discuss the terms' of the sale, except to say that they were satisfactory to all the parties concerned. He said the creditors of Colonel A. B. Hilton, the sole member of the firm, would all be paid in full. When asked if the amount paid by Mr. Wanamaker would swell the assets sufficiently to cover the liabilities, he said: "I repeat a statement that I made some time ago—that Judge Henry Hilton will see to it that all the creditors of his son's firm are paid in full. I don't say that he will be called upon to pay any of the indebtedness out of his own money, but if it is found necessary he will do it."

The liabilities of Hilton, Hughes & Co. at the time of the failure were estimated at about $1,500,000. This Included $500,000 in loans and bank accounts.

Mr. _Qeden, speaking of Mr. Wanamaker's purchase, said: "We Intend to conduct the New York store on the same lines that have cur*» «n-

been established by Mr. Wanamaker in the Philadelphia store. We shall have a system of delivery by which we can deliver goods in either New York or Philadelphia from either store. 'As for the employes, we shall bring many of the heads of departments from Philadelphia. The former employes of the store wHl all have a chance to get their old places back, but I don't believe there are many of them out of employment now. Most of tfcem have gone Into other stores by this time. We shall have about 2,000 employes in the new store."

The present Philadelphia store covers two New York blocks, although in Philadelphia it is only half a block. It is the most valuable piece of property of its size in the city. About 5,000 persons are employed in the Philadelphia store.

Mr. Ogden has been a member of the Wanamaker firm for ten years and prior to that time was manager in the Philadelphia store. He will be directly in charge of the New York store.

Mr. .Wanamaker's representatives have not yet taken charge of the new store, but will do so in a few days.

Thus the establishment that was founded by A. T. Stewart, who became a"merchant prince," after many vicissitudes, passes into the hands of "Merchant Prince" John Wanamaker.

THE FUSION ILLEGAL. While the free silver managers in this state are scheming to keep the sound money Democratic ticket off the ballot, the sound money men should see if there is not a way to block the proposed Democrat-Populist fusion, comments the Indianapolis Journal. The fusion is not likely to have any material influence on the result, as it will disgust more voters than it will catch, but in the interest of public morals and decent politics such open and shameless bargains should be prevented. The election law provides three ways, and only three, by which a ticket may be nominated and get a place on the ballot, viz.: By a nominating convention, by primary election, or by petition. If a ticket is nominated by a convention it must contain the name of each person nominated and be certified to by the presiding officer and secretary of the convention. If the nominations be made by primary election they must, be certified by the chairman and secretary of the county committee, and if they are made by petition it must have not less than 500 signers. The board of election commissioners have no right to assign a place on the ballot to any ticket not nominated in one of these three ways. The Populist ticket, under the proposed fusion plan, has not ben nominated in either of these ways. It is not the work of a nominating convention, of a primary election nor the result of a petition. It is the work of a post convention committee. The election law does not recognize such a committee. The law is not made for Popocrats and Populists alone, but for all the people. If a Populist committee can devise a new plan of nominating a ticket then the Republicans can devise another, the sound money Democrats another. The law prescribes three distinct ways, and no other is permissible. The law would recognize a ticket nominated by a Populist convention and duly certified by the presiding officer and secretary of the convention, but it does not recognize a Populist post convention committee. The whole proceeding is irregular and illegal.

Again, the plan of fusion contemplates placing the names of ten out of fifteen electors on both the Democratic and Populist tickets. It is very doubtful if this can be done legally. Section 19 of the election law provktes as follows:

If any person has been nominated as a candidate for any office by convention, and also as a candidate for the same office by petition, his name shall be placed on the ballot but once, to-wit: In the list of candidates nominated by such convention and the place occupied by his name in such petition shall be left blank: Provided, that if such a candidate shall, in writing, prior to the last day for filing nominations, request that-his name be printed as nominated by petition, it shall be so printed and shall be omitted from the list nominated by the convention.

This clearly implies that the name of no candidate shall appear in two tickets or on the ballot in two places. If a person is nominated as a candidate for any office by a convention and as a candidate for the same office by petition, he must either make his choice in writing which nomina-

tion he will accept, or the board of election

comm

jgSi0ners must decide for him and

place his name on the ballot but once. As the free silverites seem determined to keep the Palmer-Buckner ticket off the ballot if possible the sound money Democrats might retaliate by attacking the fusion.

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THE CORBETT-FITZSIMMONS GO.

"Gentleman .Jim" Ilnnted By the Australian and Bis Henchmen. New York, Oct. 3.—The Corbett-Fitzsim-mons trouble has broken out anew. If the reports of the advance guard of the Fitz-simmons-Julian factions are to be relied upon, the gentlemanly prize fighter from the Pacific coast eats, sleeps, carries on his private correspondent and receives the few callers who are admitted to the "inner circle" in a cab.

With a new set of articles drawn up by Howe and Hummel a couple of weeks ago in one hand and a receipt from Dave Holland, the temporary stakeholder of the proposed Corbett-Fitzsimmons battle, for $2,500 deposited as a part of the $5,000 side bet, in the other, Martin Julian is bot on the trail of "pompadour Jim." He says he'll cjrnor Corbett and make him sign those ailu.les if it takes him a lifetime.

Julian is mad clear through, and he be IU

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gan a man hunt on uppsr Broadway and nijht tha:

through the Tenderloin last would have put to blush a slave through the wilds of Georgia "befo' de

wah." Half a dozen cabs were pressed mto

Fitzsiinmons was seen at the Bartlicidi Hotel this afternoon. He wu in a toweling rage, and denounced Corbett in unmeasured,terms. "I'll fitht him," he said, "for $10,CC0, $5,000, 10 cents or nothing. Wi

HAS MADE A FORTUNE

BIQ WINNINGS OF BUST GRANNAN, PLCNGEK.

Few Men of the Turf Can Boast of A» Meteoric a Career As "^•7"- .^:" Kx-Beil Boy.

New York, Oct. 5.—What will Riley Grannan do, now that he has been ruled off all the big tracks under the control of the Jockey Club? Some people Bay he will retire from public life and go live on the income of his real estate down in Kentucky. Others say he will take to the gaming table and lose all he won on the turf. In truth, the young man himself does not know. But whatever he may decide to do he will not get excited about it, for he is the coolest man in America.

Grannan has an interesting personality. That is to say, it is interesting to study him under a microscope. He is a middle-sized, thin young fellow, with a stoop which is not that of the scholar, for what Riley does not know about books—barring those of the betting kind—is unlimited and absolute. He speaks without regard to grammar, in assort of Southern accent, which he picked up in Kentucky. He is pale faced, smoothly shaven, and his habitval expression Is one of deep thought. He looks absentminded, but he isn't. It is that apparent absent-mindedness that has netted this young man who is 27, and doesn't look a day older than 21—above $350,000 in the last

Mil fie it a St-'dy.

Twelve years ago a bookmak:v-one Bot-

ay—took a fancy to the earnest, eager boy ,,, u.j 0=***™ nm,.

and gave him a place as a clerk, liiley studied horses and uie wily ways of the bookmakers. From a servant to the guests In a big hotel he became one c-f the most lavish guests of the big hotel himself. He now flung dollars to bell boys where he had received "two bits" himself. Three years ago, when Pittsburg Phil—a man like himself—was the noted plunger, Grannan appeared on the tracks in the West. His big bets soon drew to him the attention of every beggar and betting man that follows the fatuous hope of becoming a millionaire without work. His enormous -winnings brought to his heels a horde of turf gamblers who watered his every shade of expression as if to read his mind and find out what he "liked" in the races. Some said he had a system, but he hadn't. He simply got up before dawn and watched the horses in their morning trials. His memory was good and his judgment keen and his courage plentiful. His winnings and his losses were large, but his profits were greatly in excess of his losses. Last year he came East to find a better field for his talents, and his fortune was good. But early in the present season he had lost his cash and landed in July at Saratoga with $30 in his pocket. At the close of the turf season in September Grannan had cleared $200,000. No plunger, even the great Walton, accomplished a result like this.

IliHtant to Stringers.

Grannan is a very quiet fellow. Personally he has much of the suavity of the South, but he seldom talks. To strangers he is, like most betting men and gamblers, as distant as the nearest fixed star. He hates to be made much of, and he despises the people who edge near him and listen eagerly to every chance word he may drop concerning the weather, politics, or anything else. His attire is modest, plain even. He looks more like a $10 a week clerk than he does like a sporting man. He does not use tobacco, never touches alcoholic beverages, and no one ever saw a diamond on his person. His life is as blameless as that of a country parson. But if Riley does not talk, he thinks. The sphinx is no more Inscrutable than his face. Not long ago he had bet $67,000 to $60,000 on a horse race. As the horses ran around the track Grannan Avatched them with a pair of field glasses. At the finish his face, as all through the race, was as blank as If he was no more concerned about the result than the emperor of Germany. He had placed his money on Henry of Navarre, who won the race by

eight inches. Grannan put up his glarses and slowly made his way to the betting ring with his eyes on the ground and his head bent down thinking—calculating perhaps his next bet or trying to figure out the exact amount of cash then in his exchequer. Fellows who had $5 on the r^ce were screaming like madmen. But then they were betting for pleasure and the "excitement," ar' Grannan was, in his own words, making a business out of it.

Iliin of the Bookies.

There have been some cool-headed plungers on the American turf. Walton was one of them. "Pittsburg Phil" was another. But Grannan was the m»st imperturbable man the racing fraternity has ever seen. He is th^ despair of the bookmakers. They have tried to beat him, as they say,

who felt certain that his entry

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and into these were huddled the

service, satellites of the Fitzslmmons camp. To one and all were given instructions to hunt for Corbett, and not stop until h-i was run to earth. Julian led the party. First he telegraphed, telephoned and sent ^-messenger to Asbury Park. Then he called on A1 Smlrh at the Gilsey House. In quick succession Hammerstein's, Coster & Biar:, Tony Pastor's, Tralnor's aig, In fact, all the resorts both'in and on tliSiborder3 or the Tenderloin #6te visited. «ut to no avail, and today the hunt was taken up witn the same grim determination to do or die.

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him all over New York and from Astury his estates in Kentucky, released them, re Park to the G'ley House and ck again. It begins to ?ook row as it we will nit catch him before tomorrcw night, when we leave town for Pittsburg. All we want now is his signature to ihe articles of agreement."

Corbett was seen for a few minutes last night standing before the Bartholdl Hotel, but jumped into a cab and disappeared down Broadway.

To Cure a Cold In One »*y.

Take laxative Bronso Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund the jnpney if it fails to lnB.

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by various devices, but ft of them can make a net gain of 5,000. The Democrats boast of having done it. ^or instance, will git 10,000 more stay-at-home votes than bookmakers have bought owners to doctor the Republicans, making a net Democratic their horses just before the race. But! gain of 15,000. The Democrats will lose to Grannan always had wind of It and played Palmer and Buckner 20,000, making a net according to his Information. Often he has loss to them of 5,000. Take this from

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not win. Not that the owner desiied to

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a man like Grannan Is worth having. On 1 right."

h,Jnt! be imagined when the plunger won the

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nan. He is kind to all with whom he conies Into contact, and Is very liberal with his money. He has given large sums to his friends when they have been in distress and has often advanced them considerable cash for their poor relations or to nelp out their families.

IJetR His tast Penny.

He had started not a few persons in life who are on the high road to fortune. Last year he opened a magnificat -»n in Kentucky and squandered money *n fitting it up. It did not pay and he mortgaged it. Liquor bills fell due and Grannan borrowed here and there on his Kentucky real estate. Thus it was that/he was fVort of cash, and like the instinctive gambler he is, he bet down to the last cent and won another fortune. He has mortgaged, off almost all of

mortgaged them and again set them free, so that no one but himself can tell just how much real estate he has.

At the card table he is a careful player, but is never very lucky. He prefers faro because it is the only game in hi* opinion in which a player will get a fair chance. He played faro last winter with A1 Smith and Patrick Sheedy. Grannan dealt and lost $60,000 In one night. The next morning a friend awakened the plunger out of a sound sleep to inform him that he had 'Go away," fald

hift wfJaltb

fairly,

3

Grannan, "I dealt myself." "No matter," said his friend, "they cheated you." "Well, I don't thank you for waking me any-,1"'

ENCOURAGER OF MATRIMONY,

alien Pojdr»'i Scheme and Legacy to Pro- ¥$ mote Marriage. W New Orleans, Oct. 5.—Marie BoudreatuC and Celeste Landry are two recently wed-, ded young women of Natchitoches parish,' Louisiana, in whose orisons a certain old bachelor, Julien Poydras by name, is cer*| tain to be warmly remembered.

But for him their marriage to the men they loved might have been delayed forever. And this is their story: Before the century was in its teens Jullen Poydras, a boy of 19, and a native of France, landed in New Orleans. Exiled for political reasons from his country, he made his home in Louisiana and with true French adaptability, soon became one of the people. Gently born and educated though he was, he did not scorn to strap a peddler's pack upon his back, with which he tramped up and down the river coast, selling his wares to the wives of the rich plcjiters.

Up and down all the bayous as far as they were settled along the Atchafalaya, the Lafourche and the Red, trpmped the sturdy young peddler. His manner was genial and deferential, his wares the best of the kind and his honesty and fair dealing unquestioned. lie became a great favorite—he prospered and grew rich.

After a lapse of years he droppeu tha pack and sent his wares down the watsrways In great batteaux. His business grrv to immense proportions. Th^n Julian Poydias indulged himself In a little repose. He courted .the muses, he wrolJ poetry, he admired la beau sexe, but he did not marry. At last he died, leaving large sums to'

three years. A few years ago he was a bell found pad endow noble charities in New boy in the St. Charles Hotel, New Orleans. Orleans and other parts of his He had all of a bell boy's wild ambition for wealth, but he had none of the bell boy's wild-desire to be a prominent sporting man. And in the lack of that latfcw wish Riley found a fortune.

state. But the most astonishing feature of his will was the legacy left to provide dot- for the penniless girls of Natchitoches parish. And yet to this day the women of that place have not laid the first s"^jae In a monument to his memory! Ingrates. Natchitoches was fair and fertile, a rich' parisn when Poydras died. There was no

ia all ltB wld(J border

Besides its

wealthy planters it had a large Cadien popula»jn, thriftv, hardy, rich in flocks and herds, and zaaxing at home every article of domestic vne. There people had no use for money. When a Jeune fillo and hoi cavalier concluded to marry, his father give hira so many arpentes ot the paternal domains so many bstaille her

#ather

poll 15.000 votes formerly cast for

Jlardln, and will lose 5,000 votes that went to Bradley, making a net change of 10 000 votes, which would give McKinley 10,000 Democratic votes, and the Democrats will

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her likewise: the bridegx-oom built the cabane and housekeeping began without a dollar's expenditure. The Poydras legacy lay undisturbed a long time and gathered to itself a gooaly interest. Then came tha •w&v, which brought ruin and poverty everywhere. But tho Cadien lads continued to woo Cadien kisses and now calls began to be ma$e upon the trurtees of the Poydras legacy. But the Cadien is proud and independent, so only the very poor man ever applied for a dot for his daughter.

Every year since the war half a dozen or more girls are made happy by this curious provision of this man, who, although never married, loved women and children devoutedly. It is told by some who knew him that very early in life the young girl to whom he was to be married was snatched away from him by an awful doom. While walking with her sister on the levee that skirted the Mississippi river, without a moment's warning the mass of earth upon which they stood slid noiselessly In to the yellow gulf below, and the treacehrous waters closing instantly above them, they perished without even a cry.

Marie and Celeste ,the last two girls to enjoy the legacy of old Poydras, are typical Cadien girls. Pleasant speech and manner, lithe, graceful and rudely beautiful, with the warmth of earth and vein and sun. Their thoughts maybe are not of a kind to make wise people walk the floor or fill note books withal, but they have their own homely wit and wisdom. Even if the Cadien woman does not run half way to meet the schoolmaster, she has much common sense, and makes an excellent wife and mother.

Why not, instead of taxing bachelors above a certain age, as is suggested, compel them to leave a certain proportion of their fortunes to promote the marriage of others?

THE KENTUCKY VOTE.

Commercial Travelers Estimate McKlnlev'K Majority In the State. The following is Issued by E. J. Cory, chairman of the national executive committhe Commercial Travelers of the

tee 0

United SUTes: "The repoits for the week are generally encouraging. In Kentucky we have this report from a commercial traveler particularly well Informed mi tie South, and whose personal relations with people well informed in Kentucky justifies his conclusion. He says McKlniey will carry the state by 24,000 majority, and that the Republicans will elect se-eu of the congressional districts. He ilgu-es that Bradley having polled 102,000 votes for governor, Burdin 163 0C0, the Populists 17,000, that McKinley w'

Hai"d-

(163.000) and you have a total

uld Democratic vote of 158,000, or subtracted

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sustain the odds by keeping the plunger a Republican majority in the state of 24,off his horse, but because the friendship of

the Bradley vote of 1^2,000, you have

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0 One to See llryau Off.

St. Louis, Oct. 4.—W. J. Bryan left St. Louis tonight on a special train for Me.nphis at 8 o'clock. During the day he spent i^ost of the time In bed recuperating from the fatigues 0/ the last week. He did not arise until 5 o'clock. From that hour until the time

for

the departure of his special

train he was beoieged by visitors. Mr. Bry. an did not go to church today. Nor did ha leave the hotel until he started for the train. There was no crowd around the depot when the train left, as it was not generally known that the presidential candidate was to leave the city tonig.'.t.

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