Semi-weekly Express, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 28 September 1897 — Page 7

I

LAND GLACIER SLIDE

WOMAN

SEVENTEEN MEN AKi oiiE

LOST ON UYEA mtL

Heavy Btlni Are Believed to Hat« Torn Loom a Hage Glacier Overlapping Sbeep Cain p.

MISS FOLLOW A WEEK OF COLD

XHEf SLIDE SWEPT EVERYTHING IN ITS PATH.

ttodles Carried a Quarter of a Mile From Where Caugbt, Clothes Torn From Bodies.

Port Townsend, Wash., Sept. 24.—The tug

Pioneer, Captain Neileou, arrived here at

3 o'clock this morning direct, from Skaguay

with news of a land glacier slide on the

Dyea, trail last Saturday, accompanied by

tihe loes of the lives of several people, the

exact number toehig unknown. Seventeen

men and one woman were reported missing.

The accident is described by some as a

snow slide, by others as a land elide and by

others as the tearing loose by the rains

of a huge glacier that overhung Sheep

camp and the trail. The news reached Ska-

euay Sunday evening and the tug Pioneer

left there at 3 o'clock Monday mornin !\Vn. Sprague, brother of Captain Sprague of the tug Sea Lion was a passenger on the Pioneer and lie tells the following story of the destruction: "I heard the news of the slide on Sunday evening from a woman iwho claimed to have witnessed it. The accident was caused toy tihe rain. During the (first part of the week of cold, ice had formed all around. Thursday night and Friday morning there was warm rain, ac coanpanied toy a chinook wind which thawed everything. The ram came down in tor rents, the worst storm of the year for •that section, and continued all Friday and Saturday forenoon. About noon on Satur day the slide came striking the Dyea trail at Sheep camp that carried all in its path. Sheep camp was literally wiped out of extotence. Fortunately there were not many

people there on that day, compared with tihe number usually at the cainp. This where the loss of life occurred. Everybody left their outfits and baggage behind and fled for life. Some were caught in the deluge. Just how many may never be known, but eighteen were missing altogether. Two of them were a man and his wife named Crockett, I beliet-«, who were running a restaurant at Sfheep camp. One body has been found. It was that of Cheynski, a cousin of the prize fighter. He was found a quarter of a mile from where he had. been camped on the trail. All his clothes had been torn from his body, which was bruised and mangled. He died a short time after being found. (Four or five other missing men were Indian packers and one of them is reported to have had $4,000 on him. There is great excitement along the trail and at Dyea and Skaguay over the report of the big slide, and was reported fifty persons ihad been killed, but the facts are as I have stated them already."

Chac. Finn confirms the story told by Mr. Sprague. He believes that one of the glaciers which are to be seen hanging along the mountain sides was washed out by the heavy rains, and that, it came crashing down' the 'hill, dealing destruction along its path.

Just before reaching the trail and Sheep camp this glacier swept through a lake at the foot of one of the hills and instantly there was an exit for the lake and its waters followed the glacier and numerous boulders as they crashed along through Sheep camp. This Mr. Finn believed is a reasonable explanation of the accident and he is certain from what he heard while on shore that at least seven were drowned or crushed to death in the slide.' He says: "There is consternation at Dyea and Skaguay over the report of the accident and it will deter hundreds from trying to cross the trail this year."

THE TAX LEVY OP '97

RATE LOWERED IN EVERY TOWN* SHIP OF VIGO COUNII THIS TEAR.

Even Dollar For Harrison—Changes in Other Township*—Comfortable Showing For Property Owners.

JLato Saturday afternoon the county com­

missioners passed upon the tax levy for the

year. The levy Was due last Wednesday,

but the city school board was allowed the

lattitude in which to make their report for

the school fund at their meeting Friday

night. A few of the township reports were also belated. «AI1 in all, the figures of the levy are calculated to make the property owners in A'igo county smile broadly. The rate has •been lowered in every one of the twelve townships, in some very considerably. The -flevy for county expenses has been cut down 10 cents by the commissioners, tin a few inances the levy has been slightly raised, but the numerous cuts make the aggregate In all cases below that of last year. The smallest cut is in N«vins. a Democratic township, which was reduced 8 cents. The creates wis in Sugar Creek township, 25 cents.

Harrison township will assess property at *he rat© of 1 even. Since the tax levy of *96, the gravel road tax has been removed and a township poor tax added. The state tax, af course, remains the same. The ceunty tax is reduced in all the townships from SS l-s cents to 30 1-3 cents. The court Aouse tax remains as last year, 10 cents. The rest of the changes are given in the table below:

Harrison—Township 6, tuition 6. special school 7, labor 5, cash 3, poor 3 total, 1. I*ast year's total, 1.18.

Honey Creek—Township 7, tuition 4. special school S, labor 10, cash 4. township bridge 4. poor 3 total, 1.10. Last year's total, 1.28.

Prairieton—Township 15. tuition 14, special school 20, labor 4. cash 4 poor 3 total, |1.S4. Last year's total, 1,50.

Prairie Oreek—Township 10, tuition 10, special school 23, labor 10. cash 4. township bridge 3, poor 4 total, 1.36. Last year's total, $1.56.

Linton—Township 5, tuition 10. special school 21, labor 10. cash 5, township bridge 1, poor 3 total, $1.25. Las year's total. *1.4«.

Pierson—Township 1'2, tuition 10, special vchool IS, labor !•, cash 5, township bridge 5, poor 3 total, 1.27. Last vear'e total, 1.«6.

Riley—Township 10. tuition 13. special school IS, labor' 6. cash 5, township bridge

4, poor 3 total, J1.27. L*st year's total, 11.46. (Lost Creek—Township 6, tuition 10, special school 12, labor 5, cash 3. township bridge 4, poor. total, $1.14. Last year's total, 1.38.

A'evins—Township 9, tuition 6, special school 29, labor 14, cash 4, township bridge 4, poor 4 total, 1.40. 'Last year's total, n.4«. "I rj^'t

Otter Creelc—Township 3, tuition 12, special school 18. labor 10, cash 4, township bridge 2, poor 3 total, $1.22. Last year's total, 1.42. .Fayette—'Township 13, tuition 10, special school 10, labor 5, cash 5, township bridge 5, poor, 4 total, 1.22. Last year's total, 1.37.

Sugar Creek—Township 13, tuition 0, special school 10, labor 10, cash S, township bridge 5, poor 4 total, 1.20. Last year's total, 1.45.

In the levy for the city of Tere Haute, tuition was changed from 25 to 26, special school from 25 to 20. Total 1.16, against 1.30 last year.

West Terre Haute—'total, $1.20. Last year, 1.30.

IN A SORBY PLIGHT

MART SIEMERING PROVES TO BE A MOST NOTABLE WITNESS.

9he Give* Her Testimony In a Straight forward Manner Bnt Contradicts Herself On Cross Examination.

Julian Ha-wthorne, in his story to the New York Journal of Saturday's proceedings in the Leutgert murder trial, draws a clever pen picture of Mary Siemering, the defense's most important witness. He says:

Yesterday was the most interesting day of this remarkable trial. From opening to adjournment there was but one witness on the stand—a woman—but she was both in herself and in her relation to the case the most notable person that has yet occupied the chair. Mary Siemering is a girl of strong character, determined, bold, and able. She came into court resolved to vindicate herself and to save Luetgert. When her direct examination was over it seemed for the first time since, these proceedings began af if Luetgert might have a chance. When at adjournment she was excused till Monday morning with her cross-examination not quite completed It was felt by the audience that her effort had more than failed. A more masterly and impressive handling than that given her by Mr. McEwen I never saw in a court. He treated her throughout with perfect gentleness and courtesy, but he was as relentless as truth itself. She struck the strongest blow yet delivered by the defense, and when McEwen cut her down her fall shook the edifice which Luetgert has reared to, its foundations.

HIER OWN EVIDENCE BROUGHT UP She is charged by the state with having been Luetgert's mistress and with having aided him to conceal the facts of his wife's disappearance. She was arrested at the time of his arrest and was examined at that time by Mr. McEwen himself and by Inspector Schaack and Captain Schuettler. The eveidence which she then gave was brought up before her by Mr. McEwen today, and she made the fatal mistake—not of pleading that she had then spoken under intimidation, whicb might have saved her, but—of denying point blank that she had ever made the statements which stood on the record against her. Considering that the defense must have known that the cross-examination must follow the course it did, it is incomprehensible that they should have led (Mary to tell the story which Mr. Phalen elicited from her

FAOE-S A HARD POSITION. Seldom has a woman faced a harder position than 'Mary's yesterday. She sat for three hours confronting that crowded courtroom, and listening to McEwen marshaling before her all the events of toer life which bore upon this case sh^ heard question after question, involving irrevocal ruin to her character and she doggedly and, as it seemed, hopelessly denied it all. During her direct examination she had sat erect, with a flush in her face: but as soon as the crossexamination began she leaned back and braced herself against the wall, and her face gradually paled.

But she Is a girl of strong will and firm nerves and did,not collapse under a strain that would have sapped the resistance of most women. Still, to the last, came the sullen, shott replies: "No," "I don't remember." But her temper gave way towards the end, and with it her judgment.

She made extravagant replies, which raisetf

laughter in court and the laughter made her more reckless yet. STORY TOLD FLUENTLY.

The story she told under Phalen's questioning was told fluently and decisively, and it seemed natural and credible. A tew minor inconsistencies crept in, but they might be overlooked. The picture she drew of the Luetgert household, for example, was adorned with pleasing and cheerful colors and yet she kept reverting to Mrs. Luetgert's strange ways how she was constantly threatening to leave her husband and children 4iow she beat her children every day, and did not care for them when they were ill. SJie said she put salt in her tea, for a whim and smashed crockery in the kitchen, and said she didn't care and walked restlessly from room to room, or stared out of the window for an hour at a time. But nevertheless, Mary insisted that it was an uninterruptedly good-natured end! agreeable menage everybody happy Luetgert playing daily with his children, and always kind to hia wife giving her plenty of money, and acting in all respects as the model husband. ... In short, the picture was only too sunny and ideal but it was well painted. And Mary did not seem to realize that the picture within the picture of this petted wife constantly threatening to abandon her home and disappear, and constantly beating her children, and acting like a crazy woman, was an odd incongruity. Indeed, it becomes comprehensible only when we remember that it was necessary to show Luetgert and herself as blameless on the one side, and on the other, Mrs. Luet gert preparing the way for her mysterious disappearance

MR. EWBN S EXAMINATION. Mr. uMcBwen quietly arose, leaned his right elbow on the rail, fixed his eyes pleasantly but penetratingly on Mary's face, and began his cross-examination in the distinct agreeable voice which is one of his fortunate endowments. What followed, on bis part, was a model of perspicacity, cogency, and patience. His tone and bearing were those of a gentleman questioning a lady but questions they were! The process was rendered immeasurably dramatic because it was Mr. McEwen's own previous examination of Mary on which he was now queseianing her so that in making her denials she was implicitly charging him with falsehood. To recognize thii and then to contrast the faces and bearing of the two, was a memorable experience ...

Mr. McEwen showed how he had spoken to the girl of her youth, and of the ill-conse-quences that must fqilow if she attempted to shield a man like Luetgert how he had told her that all he wanted was a straight story, and that "you would be protected if you were ianocent" He recalled to her

how, after first denying all imputations,~shs had finally, when closeted alone with bim, Schaack and Schuettler, made a clean breast of it, confessing all the details of her-inti-macy with the sausagemaker how going with MoBwen before the grandjury, she had expressed her fears of becoming a mother how, on another occasion, she had exclaimed: "My God, what can have become of Mrs. Luetgert! it's mighty funny!" and had admitted that she was afraid Luetgert had made away with his wife, and that she feared to get mixed up in the affair herself. Hs reminded her how she had said that she had seen Luetgert chase his wife with a revolver how, at this Instance, she had concealed the fact of Mrs. Luetgert's disappearance bow, when she had once questioned Luetgert himself about the matter, he had told her to mind her own business haw she had said that Mrs. Luetgert was not queer when she disappeared,.but the same as ever, to all these and many similar questions Mary had but one form of reply—blank denial.

Long before this point was reached the audience had judged that Mary was losing her head. She had made the mistake of denying that she had counted the roll of bills, while asserting that she knew how much it contained, and was thus forced into absurdity. She had said that the mother would beat her children with anything that came to hand and then her native obstinacy induced her to accept Mr. (McEwen's suggestion about the stove leg. She still maintained her dogged bearing but she was completely at MoEwen's mercy when the adjournment interrupted the examination.

Assuming for the sake of argument that this girl's testimony is false—and the state established ample grounds for impeaching a hundred times over. The defense must admit themselves to have made their most dangerous mistake yet.

THE HAZELTON WASHOUT.

The 'Effort To Fill It With Sand Is a Failure.

IThe Hazelton Herald describing the effort to fill the washout on the E. & T. H., where the nig"ht passenger train went down Marck 10, 1897, says: "The monument of that awful accident of March 10, 1897, stands as bold and defiantly as it did when first the sand pumpers started their unassive engines to forcing a stream of water ai}d sand into the great hole. They have been to a great expense in placing 'machinery at the proper place, and for the past three months a,_ force has been at work day and night trying to force sand into this great holes that nature njade in a single stroke. The englneshave ceased groaning and with a woe begone look on the contractor's face he says it will take three years to put the hole full of sand. "They have succeeded in forming a small sand bar out to the trestle but this is a small achievement to what was expected of the experiment. To some sand was thought to be the proper material to fill with, but others contend clay and gravel. Again dt is the opinion that the river will some day come through this same place the bed of this river changes as a restless person in his sleep so why go to all this expense of filling this hole up only to be washed out again with perhaps a greater loss of life than before? Why do not the farmers above here, whose ground this Embankment keeps water backed up on for weeks at a time, go before the proper persons and demand that, instead of filling this washout, thf.y leave an opening through which the water may be free to flow out.at will? This would necessitate the erection of a 500 foot steel bridge. It, in all probability, would have been cheaper at the start. "Mr. Polk engineered the job of plugging up ground holes that have been dug into the sides of the embankment this summer.

These same creations are credited with the

awful wreck last spring,juid this is a wise

move on the ipart of Mr. Polk. "A gang of men were (put to work Monday morning tearing a portion of tbe bank away_at this end of WThite river bridge and will build more trestle work."

A SHOCKING ACCIDENT.

Mrs. Helen Willman of Clinton So Bad'y Burned That She May Die. A terrible accident happened yesterday in to el W an

ton the mother of Wlllm- John

Xkne'9 well known -driver. Mrs. WilJman, who is 73 years of age, was lighting a fire, when the flame touchad her dresr.

Th neighobrs, hearing Mrs. Willman scream, ran in and found her iitera'.'y wrapped in flames. The flames were finally put out, but not until the poor woman was shockingly burned. The physicians in attendance hold out but liit!e hope, as her age, coupled with the shock, make the burns almost certainly fatal. Mr. Wtl!man went up to Clinton yesierday as soon as he heard of the tra.g»:ly.

Try Graino! Try Gralno!

Ask your grecer today te show you a package of GRAIN-O, the new food drink that takes the place of coffee. The children may drink it without injury as well as the adult. All who try it, like it. GRAIN-0 has that rich seal brown of Mocha or Java, but is made from pure grains, and the most delicate stomach receives it without distress. One-quarter the price of coffee. 15c and 25c per package. Sold by all grocers.

A PRISONER IN LUCK".

He is to Receive 250,000 From His Uncle's Estate.

San Francisco. Sept. 24.—W. F. Karron, now imprisoned in the county jail here, charged with embezzlement, has fallen heir to 250,000. Jos. Karron, the prisoner's uncle, who was a prominent mining operator of Montana, and died last week at Austin, la., leaving property valued at 500,000, to be equally divided between his two nephews. One of these is the prisoner. W. F. Karron: the other. L. Karron, a barber in Sioux "City. 3a. No ether surviving relatives are known "!o exist. The San Francisco heir was formerly business manager of the California Commerce, a souvenir magazine.

LADIES CAN WEAR SHOES

One size smaller after using Allen's FootKase, a powder to be shaken into the eihoes. It makes tight or new shoe3 fee! easy gives' instant relief to corns and bunions. It's the greatest comfort discovery of the ajfe. Cures and prevents swollen feet,'blisters and sore spots. Allen's Foot-Ease is a certain cure for sweating. hot, aching feet. At all druggists and shoe stores. 25c. Trial package FREE by mail. Address, Allen S. Olmstead, Le Roy, N. Y.

Outbreak Typhoid F«wr la Kagtand. London, Sept. 24.—There is aa alarming outbreak of typhoid fever at Maids-one, Kent, due to tbe drainage from a bop pickers encampment polluting the water. Tbe temporary hospitals there already contain 620 cases and the local authorities have telegraphed for additional 4ectoT* and nurses.

Preolomi to B« Paid.

The Pierson Township Fair Association will pay all premiums at the fair grounds on Tuesday, October 5th.

i£h,KE HAlTTfi EX.PHESS, TCI2SDAY MOivfsr[NG. SEPrfciMtJiiK 2*8,18^7

TURNS TO ANOTHER SUBJECT. 5

Then he took the witness over the events

succeeding the 1st of May. She described —J

Luetgert as playing with his children as usual on the Sunday night following the disaprpearance. Suddenly McEw»n turned to another subject. "Do you remember that Inspector Schaack asked you what induced you to do sb you did—love or money—and you replied. 'I guess a little of both. You know how girls are sometimes'?" "No, sir." "You say no sttch conversation took place?" "Yes," answered Mary, nodding her head.

IT

of deaths which occur as the result of a surgical operation is attracting general attention, and a strong sentiment agairisr such methods of treatment is fast developing among the most intelligent classes. It seems that in almost .everf case for which the doctors' treatment is unsuccessful, the learned physicians decide at once that an operation must be performed, and the keen blade Of thC'«prg«on is recklessly resorted to.

Doctors are human, and of course an? liable to make mistakes, but their mio-

takes are too fatal to be indulged in

promiscuously, and as so many lives are sacrificed in this manner, it is but natural for the public to believe that half the operations are unnecessary, besides being a fearful risk to human life, even if successful.

It is a positive fact, however, that

all

operations are not necessary, and that a majority of them are absolutely undertaken without the slightest chance of success. The doctors nave never been able to cure a blood disease, and a surgical operation is their only method of treating deep-seated cases, such as cancer ana scrofulous affections. Aside from the great danger, an operation never did and never will cure cancer, as the disease never fails to return. Can cer is in the blood, and common sense teaches anyone that no disease can be cut from the blood.

Here is a case where the pain inflicted -on a six-year-old boy was especially cruel,, and after undergoing the tortures

5dly

roduced

by the surgeon's knife he rap-.,

7-grew

worse. Mr.. J. N. Murdoch,

the father of the boy, residing at 379 Snodgrass street, Dallas, Texas, writes: "When my son, Will, was six years Old, a small sore appeared on his lip, which did not yield to the usual treatment, but before long began to grow.- It gave him a great deal of pain, and continued to spread. He was treated by several good doctors, who said he had cancer, and advised that an operation was necessary. "Aft^r much reluctance, we consented, and they cut down to the jaw bone, which they 6craped. The operation was a severe one, but I thought it was the only hope for my boy. Before a great while the cancer returned, and began to grow rapidly. We gave him many remedies without relief, And fibally upon the advice of a friend, decided to try S.S.S. (Swift's Specific), and with the second bottle he began to improve. After twenty bottles had been taken, the cancer disappeared entirely and he' was cured. The cure was a permanent one, for he is now seventeen years old, and has never had a sign of the dreadful disease to return."

S.S.S. is far ahead of all other blood remedies, because it is the only one

^vhich cures deep-seated obstinate blood

diseaseg such a8

Cancer,

Scrofula,

Eczema, Catarrh, Rheumatism, etc. It is£he only blood remedy guaranteed

Pufely Vegetable

containing not' a particle of mercury, potash, or other mih&ral ingredient, which

Ure

so injurious to the system.

S.S.& fe'Sold by all druggists. BofekS on Cancer and Blood Diseases will be mailed free to any address by the SwirtSjNecific Company, Atlanta, Ga.

Before submitting tothe^i knife, try^^^

the only real blood remedy.

.REVOLUTION AND ANARQHY.

Guatemala in a Bad Way—-President Barrios', Wild Acts. San Francisco, Sept. 24.—Lafe last night the following private dispatch was received) in this city from Champerico, Guatemala, via Acapulco: ''Champerico and San Felippe are both in the hands of the insurgents. Barries has shot and imprisoned prominent men who sympathize with the revolutionists. The wives of the revolutionitss have aleo been arrested. Anarchy ia feared." /, •A letter from the city of Guatemala has also beien receiYed. -The writer declares that everything at the time of writing waa in a state of chaos. Barrios, it says, has lost his head from fright, and, in a. delirium of terror, is Imprisoning and shooting all who evince the slightest leaning toward the insurgent cause., Loans are collected by force, and death Is the -penalty for refusing financial assistance to.the dictator. 'Francisco Castillo, BarriOB' chief of police. under the orders of his superior, has, it. is asserted, usurped the. place of the civil offloers. Barrios bimself is In constant fear of assaaslijsOon. Two hundred! soldiers sleep in the palace day. and night, and he is constantly attended by a guard of picked men vvho never leave, him alone. The rj&s^dej^ce pf Mrs. Barrios is guarded by a .ia^ge force of police.

Nlearaguan Revolution Sapprtnuwd,' itoan^ua, Nicaragua, Sept. 24.—The revol.utf.op. .is declared suppressed. President Zejaj^. Jtoweyei^ continues forwarding soldiejs^tPL the various departments affected by

tlje

insurrection. Troops are guarding

San Juan Del Sur, Rivas and Grenada. It is reported from Rivas that the government of C£st3 Rica has proclaimed a state of siege. The cause' is not given.

Sir. Culver Verjr Much Wor»e. •A ilipatch was received 1b this city yesterday saying that air. W. W. Culver of the Culver Military Academy, was very much worse and that he was not expected to live many hoars. Mr. Culver has been ill for several week* and at times ha« been in a critical condition. His family has wired 'fo Maxinkuckee to have hk children sent to his bedside at St. Louis, where the patient is undergoing treatment.

.' -.

IN PACK OF BEAR NEWS

WHEAT WAS WEAK AT THE OPENING Hl'T ADVANCED SHARPLY.

Strength Was Give* to tit* C«rn Market By (he Reports of Centlaned SJes&J- Wrought*.-.

Chicago, Sept. 27.—Wheat was firm today in spite of

a large array of

December closing

bear news,

at a

advance^

©rought reports are beginning ix attract a great dctal of attention

and

were influen­

tial today In caus&s :ae slight advance.

The dry weather w.xs a£so a feature of corn, which ckwcd higher. Oats ad- L,uck3'

Saturday at 81%c, ranging from 90»tc to 30Vic. Liverpool opened at a decline ot lVsd for wheat futures ..Minneapolis and DuluUi reported 1,427-«pa£9 as their receipts, while the exports to Europe for the week from all surplus 'producing countries was over 9,60o,u00 bushels. Those prices were tempting to shorts Who started to cover immediately and in the course of an hour nearly all the opening decline hod peen recovered, scalpers ran the market for the first haif hour of the session. After that the trading, though qu:et, was of a more general character. The advance was in spite of the fact tha-t most of the fresh information that came in* was of a •bearish character. The only important matter of a different character was rhe clearances from th.e ^principal Atlantic ports which, In wheat and flour together, amounted to 750,COD. Dfec»mber rolled up to 91c, declined to 90%c and from that point gradually rose to 91%. It frlid off again to 90%c, however, on the announcement of tile unexpectedly large visible increase Statlscian Snow estimates that the wJntsr wheat crop of the United States was 366,bushels, and the spring wueat 225.000,000 bushels. The amount on ocean pass* age inci eased 1,580,000 bushels for the week. 'Primary market receipts for the day were 1,706,000 bushels. The victtbta increased, 2,403,000 bushels, where only about 1,0130,000 bushels increase -had be?n calculated on. Complaints of drought in the winter wheat section are growing more general every day. Seeding, it is said, is being greatly retarded. These reports were very influential during the morning. The market grew quite strong toward the close. 1 The strength of the closing continental cables anxl reports of drought damage in "Argentina, started renewed buying. Good support oame 'from New York also. December advanced to 91%@91%c, and closed at 91%© l%c.

Corn, like wheat, was weak at the opening, principally through sympathy with that market. The market turned strong' and remained so during the remainder of the session. Shorts were liberal buyers. The advance was partly due to sympathy with wheat. Tbe dry West necessitating the feeding of corn to stock on account of 'the drying out of the pastures was a factor. Receipts were 879 cars. Visible increased 1,860,000 busheCs. Clearances were 412,000 bushels. Elevator people were the best sellers. December ranged from 29%@ 30c to 29%c, closing &@%e higher at 29%@ 30c.

Oats an common with other grain markets were easy and lower around the opening. iLater shorts were good buyers with the urgent inquiry for cash oats from outside points, caused a rally Which closed the session with a firm feeling. The market for the most part was only fairly active. Visible supply increased 97,000 buslh^'.a. "Receipts were GS9 cars. December ranged from 20Vic to 19%@20c, closing ^4c higher at 20&c.

Market for provisions was fairly active. The opening was rather heavy. There was the usual batch of yellow fever news and (hog prices were lower. Tihe market later turned strong under the leaderbh p.of lanl, for which product a good foreign demand was reported. Shorts were good ihuyers. The market c'Josed strong at top value*. December pork was 15c higher at 8.30 December lard loc higher at W.57V£ and December ribs 10c higher at $4.So.

Estimated receipts Tuesday: Wheat, 510 cars corn, 1,020 cars oats, 580 oars liogs, 15,000 head.

ti iS CJ.OSING.

a

AUT'er.

ci A

In

AUT'er.

Sep. 25

a O Sept 27 Sep. 25 O 1 iJ

WHEAT. Deo.... 90M-H 8 00* 91 May.... 8914-90 90* 89?f oo» 9014 doitN. 39X-30 Dec....' 29X-H 29X^0 29* 39X-30 May..., 33

MATS

Ji .''33* „.jo 33

Dec.... 20 20* 19K-20 20*

&

May.... '11% 23 22H-* ronu. 8 07 Oct 8 10 8 82 8 10 8 22 8 07 Dec...: 8 15 8 30 8 15 8 30 8 15

I.AKI),

not 4 32 4 47-60 4 30 4 47-50 4 35 Dec.... 4 40 4 55-67 4 40 4 55-57 4 42 niBs. net 4 90 5 03 4 89 5 02 tfc.

QO MS

Dec 4 TO 4 85 4 TO* 4 85 4 75

STOCK AND bond market.

Disposition to Stantt Aside sod Allow Prices to Take Their Coarse. New York, Sept. 6?.—The stock market today showed a very irfarked falling off in activity, Wbiph was impart due to the observance of the Jewish'new year holiday by many brokers and operators. There was a disposition 011 the part of many large interests which "have recently been active In the maTke-t to »t«und furtde for the time "being, and allow prices to take their own course. The professional element which has now very generally espoused the bear side were not active today. Prices i^ose after the opening in sympathy with the quotations received from London, and Tharo was buying also Cor London account here. Later some traders professed to bo disappointed at the size of the increase shown in the August gross earnings of Omaha and that 'mock was sold down sharply. The decrease in tbe freight ton nage shipped eastward from Chicago last week, was also used as an-argument for a depression, of prices. Rock Island was! one of the stocks under special pressure. The market receded #elow Saturday's close under the influences, the decline in Rock Island extending to 1%, but only to frac tional amounts in other stocks. There was also a recession from the best at the close, so that tbe extreme advances dur ing the day considerably exceeded the net gain. All the general news continued to favor advancing prices and free from press ure the market advanced in the afternoon to the highest point of the day. The money market continued to attract the greaest share of interest as the future course of speculation is felt to largely depend on the supplies of money. (The tone of the market was somewhat easier' today, 'but owing to the lack at animation in the stock market there was little demand. Today's advances ran from a fraction to over a point in the active shares. Consolidated Gas rsse P/2. Sugar 3, Minnesota and 8t. Louis lost 2% and B. and O. a point.

Railway bonds dclined early in sympathy w«th s.ocks but recovered later. Sales, 52,600,000.

United States 4's coupons of 150*7 advanced at bid. Money oh call easier at 2@3 per cent: closed at 2Vfe®3 per cent. Prims m*cantll« paper, 4^(86 per ce-nt. Sterling exchange strong, with actual business -in bankers^ bills at 485% for demand and 482%@483 for sixty days. Posted rates, 483% and 4S0*^. iComflserc'al bMls Silver certificates 53@i8. Bar -silver 56c. Mexican dollars, 43'i.

Bonds—Government firm state dull railroad firm.

LIVE STOCITMARKET..

Cattle Market, or Hog:

Indianapolis Union Stock- Yards, Sept. 27. —Cattle«—Receipt® li&bt. Shipments none. There was no quotable change in the cattle market, cornfiared with last Week.

Export and Shipping cattle we quote: Good to prim^j^eers, 1,350 lbs. and upward 55 00^5 23 Fair to medium ««?era, lbs. and upwards 4 5 00 Good to choice, 1,150 to 1 ,«•!») ::.s. steers .. 4 4 90 Fair to medium 1,150 10 1,5?0 I'»,

S 4 60 Medium to good S'Jtf to 1 WO IK steers 4 000 4 30 Good to oholce feeding sters.... 4 00$ 4 36 Fair to medium steers Common :o good Mockers Good to choice heifers Fair to medium heifers Common light heifers Good to choice cows Fair to medium cows Common old cows Prime to fancy export bulls.. Good to choice butcher bulls 2 7J® 3 34 Common to fair bulls 2 90^ 2 65 Good to choice cows and calvcs 30 00QK 91

3 3 90 2S4? 4 00 4 COfc 4 50 3 504? 3 2 7&Sr S SB 3 73 2 40# 2 30 1 50®. 25 & 3 75

Miv

Common to medium cows a*d calves 3 00936 Veal aaJvea .............. 4MI Heavy calves 3€Q0£

Hotga— Recejgibs light. Shipments none. There was a very stnaU supply of bom •od tradtaff was qui at at a general decline of 5c. Vfe quote: Good to chofce and i&sdiuro heavy .. .. Ic&i 274 VHixed aad heavy pacritfnjr .... (£04 15 Good to choice lkhfw««tMa .... 4 3004 30 Comcnan Xgfttwelffhts lfi®4 20 Pars 5004 25 Roughs 3 00®3 50

Sheep—Receipts light. Shipments rone. The sheep and lamb market was weak and In sympathy with other place* Good to cholco Iamb* J5 lOjiS 4 Common to medium lambs 3 50^3

per

"csd

vanced.-fctt were strong «nd New To^-k Coff#n» Market c.os,ed 10&15c hig-her.

Ncvr Tork.

Wheat was vwy weak at tie opening, 'opened at 5@10 points tieoUae ruled inacinUtel sales of December, which closed tlve and dependent upon local traders for

04

Good to ohoicc sheep ....... 2 2ftfp3 73 Fair to medium sheep 3 S3 Common shsep 2 CO&2 73 2 Ci@6 0«

Sept. B7.-Coffee-Option«

business ctaecd quiet with prices at 10{*15 points nt lowr. Spot—Rio steady mild steady: cordovia, lO'^SfilSVsc. Sugar—Raw, firm rotlned Arm.

The Toledo Market

Toledo ^Sspt. 27.—VTheatr—Higher and dull No. 2 cash and September, S&c Deeember, 96V&C. Corn—Dull and firm: No. 2 mixed, 29V4e. Oats-Lower and steady No. 2 mixed, lS»/4c. Clover Seol—Active and lower prfcne cash and October, $3.371/

Baltimore Grain Market.

^Baltimore, Sept. 27.—Wheat—Dull and lower: *pot and month, 94)&c steamer No. 2 red, S3^. Corn—Quiet and easy spot and month, 33fr3S^i«2 NWAJlfber or December, new or old, 33%c st earner mixed, Sl^lHc. Oats—Firmer No. 2 White, 25%&C6c. 1

IVorl.i Corn

'Peoria. Sept. 27.—Corn—Dull and lower! No. 2, 27MsC. Oats—Dull and easy: No. White, 2t%@23c. WliiJ&y—Steady at U'l.

1

\Vhit.'it M-«rU«r

Minneapolis, Sept. 27.—Wheat—Steady]' September, 88%c: tec«nber, SO'.fcc: May, 8 %c No 1 hard. 91%o No. I northern« 90^4c. Receipts, 846 oars.

Ttirpmitln* Hurke'.

Savannah, Sept. 27.—Spirits Turpentin*— Firm at 29%c. rtosin—Firm.

FOE THE GREAT MEET

ITBBPAKATIONS BEINO MADS TO KNTERTA1N THE VISITORS.

Committee From Kvanavllle to Come Vp Today—CltUena to Aid In tlie Cireat Dlauer and Sapper.

The local members of the Order of United Workmen are buckling to the Work of preparing for the great anniversary meet ia is it it an a a rangements for programme, ehtertainmcnjjof visitors and other features of the 27th of next month will be decided upon today. A committee from the lodges in Evansvills will come up this morning to meet with the committee having the convention in charge, and the final arrangements will be completed at the meeting in the hall of lodge No. 2.

These preparations are on very large scale, too. The people at the head of things have given out to the citizens of Terre Haute that they may cxpect at least 10,000 strangers in tho city on the day of the oelebration. And they are -making their plans to lit this expectation.

The lodges at the Pocket City send word that the special train from there will bring at least 1,500 persons to the city. This train will be in two sections. There will also be two sections from Fort Wayne, and almost as many people. The railroads have granted a rate of one fare for the round trip..

V'

A letter was received yesterday by Secretary Ahrens from Grand Recorder C. P. Hitch, of Illinois, who asked £0 particulars of the meet. The^ Indications are that Illinois wills well the visitors by about 2,000.

The programme now being prepared is ons which will insure every one a good time. In the afternoon there will be a parade, which will break up to attend a convention at the court house, where speeches will be made. The welcome address will be made by Mayor Fred A. Roes, and the response by 'Grand Master Workman T. D. Neal, of Frankton. Senator Robinson, of Fort Wayne, and Hon. Peter Luther, of Brazil, will also be heard.

In the evening there will, t)e give a grand ball at Germania Hall and at the same time an entertainment at the Bindley Hall, where Rev. Turner, of Evansville, -Rill address the gathering. But the most pleasing part of tb© day's programme is the great dinner, which will be spread for th^ visitors at Germania Hall. In preparing for this there have been a number of refreshment committees appointed. These committees will call upon the citizens next week for eatables and subscriptions. Considering th«i great work the order has done among the widows and orphans of Terre Haute it should most certainly meet with the largest) success in this anniversary meet: and the citizens of Terre Haute should be willing to help all they can.

JSvery member of the order is expected to be present today at the No. 2'e hall.

A Household Necessity.

Cascarets Candy Cathartic, 'the most wonderful mcdical discovery pf the age, pleasant and refreshing to ths taste, act gently and positively on kidneys, liver aad bowels, cleansing the entire system, dispel colds, cure headache, fever, habitual constipation and biliousness. Please buy and try a box of C. C. C. today: IS, 25, 50 cents. Sold and guaranteed by all druggists.

LIST OF INDIANA FAIRS.

Official Announcement of Dates by Board a* AcricultnreBoonsville fair, Warrtck county, Sept. 27 te Oct. 2, ». W. Taylor, sec.

Kcndallvllle fair, Noble county. Sept 27 ta Oct. 3, J. S. Coalogue, sec. Newport fair, Vermlllkw: county, Sept. 27 to Oct 2, B. S. Aikman, sec."

Portland fair. Jay county, Sept. 27 to Ocu 2, James F. Graves, sec. Rochester fair, Fulton county. Sept 27 to Oct. 2. E. C. Mercer, sec.

Poplar Grove fair, Howard county, Sept. 27 to Oct. 2. A. D. Wood. sec. SouthBendfair, fit. Joseph county, Sept. 27 to Oct. 2, A. W Byers, see.

Vincemies fair. Knox County, Sept. 27 to Oct. 2, John Burke, see. Angola fair. Steuben county, Oct 4 to S. Orville Goodi'.«, sec.

Bourbon fair. Marshal) county, Oct. I to 9, J. W. Edison, sec.

State and Provincial Fairs

Illinois State ralr. Springfield, Sept. 27 to O.rt. 2. W. C. Garrard, sec. Hillsdale fain Hillsdale, Mlcfc., Sept. 27 to Oct. J, C. W. TerwlHinger. sec.

New Jersey State fair. Trenton, Sept. 27 to Oct 1, J. G. Mulrheid, sec. St Lon'.s State fair, St Louis, Mo., Oct. 4 to 9, Robert Aull, sec.

Texas State fair, Dallas, Oct. 16 to 31,' 9ydntf 8

Cosmopolitan Kdneatlonal President.

row

gl,K

Schenectady, N. Y.. Sept. 24.—The Rev. Eliphalet Nott Potter, D. B., LA.., p., for-,' merly president of Union College, ij this city, today announced that be had accepted tbe presidency of Cosmopolitan Educational University.

MONEY TO LOAN-On' personal security, real estate or chattels without removel. T.C.SMITH, 128^ S. Sixth St.

SALE

FOR SAjLE—'Ten acres fine land one mile northwewt Pimento, on very reasonable -iterms. "Frank A. Kelley, law office, u#

Ohio «reet

1

r..

-.s It-

1