Semi-weekly Express, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 19 October 1897 — Page 2

la part, of circumstantial evidence, provided it te sufficient to satisfy the minds of the jurors beyond a reasonable doubt of the commission of the offense charged. "While the state of the state provides that a person charged with crime may testify in his own behalf he is not under any obligations to do so, and the statute expressly declares that his neglect to testify shall no[ create any presumption against him."

Silence as still as death pervaded the packed court room while the judge was reading his instructions. His voice was clear and strong and even ^he throng which was wedged into the corridor outside the court room heard every wafd. The jurors stood and listened to every eord attentively. The eyes of each juror were upon the face of Judge Tuthill. ..

Then Judge Tuthill read the different forms of verdicts, which included one for murder, providing for the death penalty, another fixing the penalty at life imprisonment, the third providing for a term of imprisonment of not less than fourteen years and the fourth was for "not guilty." As the judge finished reading, he looked up at the jurors and said: "Gentlemen, you may retire and consider your verdict."

TUMULT INT COURT ROOM. Immediately there was an uproar in the court room. People who had been sitting arose to their feet and the shouts of bailiffs ordering every one to."sit down" availed nothing. The crowd surged forward and took up every inch of space to where the circular fence barred them from the attorneys. Women almost fainted in the crush and their costumes and headgear suffered. The crowd wanted to see how the big sausage maker stood the final ordeal now that his case was in the hands of the jury. While the tumult was going on Bailiffs Connor and Wolcott were sworn in by the clerk to take charge of the jury. When the twelve men marched out of the room a moment later to the jury room adjoining, Judge Tuthill ordered the room cleared and announced that he would adjourn court until 8 o'clock tonight, but that he wouid be within easy call' of the court room during his absence in caso k!s presence was desired, and would remain at the criminal court building until 10 o'clock at least and be within a few minutes walk of his court room all night.

TREND OP COURT'S CHARGES. Luetgert stood up near where he had been sitting most of the time for more than eight weeks, after the jury retired, and with his ylttie golden-haired son in his arms received a few friends. His son Arnold and William Charles pressed forward and warmly shook the hand of the prisoner. Luetgert tried to look calm and unconcerned but behind the mask of indifference those who have watched the varying moods of the stalwart sausage maker could trace suppressed nervousness. He soon returned to his cell, where he ate sparingly of the supper provided for hinv. "The instructions of the court were fair to both sides and showed unusually careful preparation," said States Attorney Deneen, as he left the court room. "I don't believe I ever heard instructions more fair."

Ex-Judge Vincent was not so well pleased, however. Judge Tuthill refused to give a number of instructions for the defense which •were viretually, lc is said, an attack upon the police department.

At 6:30 o'clock, dinner was served to the jury from a neighboring restaurant. Soon afterwards they began their deliberations in earnest.

MOB SURROUNDS COURT BUILDING. The crowd which surrounded the Criminal Court building and jail at night surpassed in number anything witnessed since the opening of the famous trial. By dark tlte street in front of the court Duilding was jammed and the crowd surged arouud the corner in front of the jail. Men, women acd children, lined the pavements in front of the Michigan street entrance, and the line extended to Dearborn avenue on the east and North Clark street on the west. The toj.s of the three story buildings across the street from the court building had crowds of spectators and every window in '.he struoJures facing the building had its occupants.

Deputy sheriffs guarded the entrance to the building and demited admission excepr. to a comparatively favored few. Sheriff Pease late in ahd eVenlng issued an order to keep the crowd o\it o! the building as a d°tnonstratibn somewhat violent In i!s nature was feared' when the verdict was receive'',. Enough people got in, however, to ^completely fill the court room, but three women graced the assemblage by their presence, in strong contradistinction to the crowd of females during the day.

All sorts of opinions were expressed as to the probable verdict of the jury, and a few sets were made at odds of 60 to 40 that Luetgert would be convicted.

No criminal trial in Chicago In recent years has witnessed more widespread interest than attaches to the celebrated case.

REGULAR POLICE REINFORCED. A-bout 7:30 o'clock the crowds in Michigan street were augmented by over a score of men from the vicinity of Luetgert's sausage factory. They were assertive and unruly and demanded admission to the court building. This was refused them. The deputies at the door fearing a rush for admission had word telephoned to the East Chicago Avenue police station for more officers. The altercation drew a crowd which quickly choked the entrance. When the officers reached the building they drew their clubs and, aided by a score ot» deputy sheriffs quickly collected in the building, drove the crowd back. The friends of Luetgert had by this time been enforced by about 200 other people from the crowds. But they retreated after a few vigorous applications of the clubs. The inob took up a stand near the middle of the street and jeered the police, while small boys with tin horns added their quota to the discord whloh swelled from the deep-lunged, would-be rioters who loudly proclaimed their Tight to enter the building. This was kept «p for some time, the men apparently stopping from exhaustion.

Judge Tuthill did not appear until 9 o'clock and then he went into the private room of State's Attorney Deneen where he remained waiting for the verdict.

Up in the court room where the trial has dragged (its weary length for so many weeks a crowd of newspaper men, detectives in plain clothes and court bailiffs filled the apartment from wall to wall. Attorney Deneen sat in a corner surrounded by a group of friends with whom he discussed the trial. He was confident o! a verdict for the state, and at 10 o'clock was of the opinion tbat *he longer the jury remained out the less chance there was of an. acquittal.

Attorneys-Vincent and Phalen for the detense were no less confident than the counsel for the state. A rumor was current In the court room shortly after 10 o'clock that the jury stood 10 for conviction and 2 for acquittal. Attorney Phalen admitted that he had heard the rumor but did not seem greatly worried about it.

Over in the jail Luetgert was given more freedom than is usually accorded to prisoners. He was liable to be called at any minute and in consideration of this fact Jailer Whitman had given him permission to walk in the corridor. His pockets were filled with strong cigars and he kept one constantly between his lips. He was making a desperate effort to appear at ease, but th attempt was by no means successful. I was greatly disturbed and his nerves wgre wrought to their highest tension. Every eaoments as he walked back and fortl/ lie would stop in from of his cell and em to Kick Afaraen. his cell mate and himself $ spajtferar, "O, they'll acquit me

all right—they'll acquit me," but his actions howed very little of the confidence expressed by his words.

Chicago, Oct. 19.—At 1:30 this morning

information direct from the jury room was

to the effect that a disagreement had taken

piace, both sides being obstinate, and the

chances for an agreement before morning be­

ing very slight. The majority of the jury

js with the state and desirous of conviction.

Just how tjie jury stands could not be

learned, but it is generally thought the final

outcome will be a disagreement

Pglice Captain Sehuettler, who worked up

much of the evidence in the case, practical­

ly admitted that he had given up hopes of

a conviction, but added that the state would

"get Luetgert on the next trial."

Spate's Attorney Deneen admitted that the

best information he had was in accordance

with that given above, but was hopeful that

the outstanding jurymen would come around

later on. At 1 o'clock a telephone message was re­

ceived from Judge Tuthill saying that ver­

dict or no verdict he would not come to the criminal court building tonight.

The jury at 1 o'clock was still in the jury

room and there is no chance of a verdict

being announced before the opening of court this (Tuesday) morning at 9: 30.

MAY STARVE TO DEATH.

Luetgert Thinks He Can Mafce a Great Thing By Running a Saloon.

Chicago, Oct. 18.—Adolph Luetgert has

finally decided on his plans if he is acquitted. Instead of exhibiting himself through the

country, as he contemplated, he expects to

purchase an interest in a down-town saloon, or open one himself, if a prominent location can be secured, and the vat, the steam pipe and "the great Dane dogs will 'be exhibited as a sort of side show, while Luetgert passes out beer over the bar. While getting ready to open a saloon, Luetgert will exhibit himself in some local museum if he can find a manager willing to pay his price. He is now demanding $5,000 for a month's exhibition.

Shortly after 11 o'clock Luetgert was informed by Jailer Whitman tbat his time for promenading the corridor was up and he must go to his cell. Just as he turned toward his cell he was asked if he expected to be acquitted. "Sure I do," he said "why not?" "What are you going to do when you get out?" "Well," said Luetgert, with a sardonic grin, "I guess about the first thing I will do will be to go to see Mrs. Feldt, my dear beloved Christine—that dear devil. She owes me $4,000 and I am going to get it." "Then what?" "Then I am going to try to make some more money. I guess I need it by this time. I feel easy over this verdict and I don't worry one bit. Now I am going to sleep and if any man wakes me up it will be bad for him, I tell you."

TO BE OR NOT TO BE

QUESTION OF A STREET FAIR TO BE SETTLED THIS EVENING.

Meeting at the City Hull Last Night to Talk It Over—Large Number of Merchants There.

Will Terre Haute have a street fair in November? Will the merchants make displays in booths in the street?. WJ11, the merry-go-round and the ersian danPcers be here? These are questions the blinness men will settle at a meeting In the court room of the mayor tonight. That the merchants qf Terre Haute want to give a street fair during, the first week of November there is no doubt. To a man they want the people of tne surrounding towns to come here and do their fall trading.

But the weather is holding a few of the olds»tand by merchants in check. There was a largely attended meeting of business men at the city building last, night. The representative merchants of the city were there, men who are ever ready and willing to give of their time and mon to benefit the cky in general. There were such men as A. Herz, W. 'T. Beauchair.p, Marx Myers, Phil Kleenran, C. C. Oakey. lJaniel Fasig. A. Arnold, Sam Budd, Jesse Levering and Nick Smith. In all about thirty were in the room when the meeting was called to order. There was but one question to be considered, and this was will the fair be given? Edward Lee called the merchants to order and stated the purpose for which the meeting had been called. Mayor Fred A. Ross was elected chairman, and V. N. Griffith secretary.

Mayor ROSE called for expressions from the men pr-sent relative to a fair and incidentally what was to be had in case it was riecided to have one. There were a number piesent who had attended the Mattoon i.ur and thrse were called on to tell what it was l'ke. Mr. Lee told about the tweive squares of booths at -the Mattoon fair, descr.bing them minutely in the matter of dimensions and location. He said that on Thursday of last week there were no less than 30,000 peoplo in the city, and that the merchants declared1 it was the biggest day Mattoon ever saw. The fair had been 50*1160 up in short order, the merchants of that city raising $4,000 in three hours to carry out the scheme. He thought a fair in Terre Haute wou'd cost something like $4.500 with every probability that 'the merchants who put in the money coming out even after the sale of booths.

Short speeches on the subject were made by Colonel E. E. South, who saw the midway dance there, Marx Myers, Harry i?chloss, J. G. Hyneman, Tom Conafty, Dan Fasig and others. They were all in favor of having a fair here in November? Finally a comm'.itee was appointed to select a committee of fifteen to investiga't* into the matter and make a report a general meeting of business men this evening:. The sub-committee consisted of three, was named as follows: Daniel Fasig, A. Herz and E. E. South. The members retired and brought back a report, recommending the appointment of the following men on the general committee of Investigation: Nick Smith, W. T. Beauchamp, George E. Farrington, C. C. Oakey, S. Uffenheimer, L. Goodman, 9. T. Budd. Marx Myers, W. H. Albrech't, W. S. Rea, P. J. Kaufman. Edward Fairbanks. V. X. Griffith, H. T. Scbloss and R. O. Miller.

This committee will have a meeting in the mayor's court room this afternoon at 4 o'clock to arrange a report to be submitted to a general meeting of the Terre Haute business men tonight. The meeting tonight will t* held In the mayor's court, room also and will be called to order at 7:30.

There was some discussion prior to the close of the meeting as to th? advisability of having the fair at 'this late day.- Mr.' Hers said that while he was ever ready to do what be could he believed It was a little late and that It would be too cold for people to stand In the booths during the cold days and nights. Mr. Lee Goldman was of the same opinion. Messrs. Fasig. Myers, South and others, howpvfer, declared there would be a warm time if the fair was held and 'the meeting adjourned with the feeling In favor of holding the. fair.

Bullet* United Their Pictures.Special to the IndlanaDoHs News. Logansport, Ind., Oct. 18.—In a pocket of Charles Ward, the young man who shot Laura Bopp, his sweetheart, and then killed himself Friday night, were found phmotograpis of himself and the girl, which had been cemented together by the two bullets wt^eh he fired into his left breast..

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who rendered the decision, was a far more honorable man than Mr. Harrison. We didn't fight but might have done so had not Mike Burke stepped in. We have been friendly since this row and I told Mr. Harrison I would do anything for him within reason. I did refuse to sign any ipore bonds this is true, and if the thing was to be done over tomorrow I would do the same. "It has been charged that I fought him in the matter of the awarding of the street lighting franchise. The newspapers did not tell the truth about this. They said I disgraced myself by getting down out of my seat and making an open fight. It was a lie for I didn't do anything of the kind. Now while I am disposed to be friendly toward the man I know a thing or two about his past speculations. At the time the street lighting franchise matter came up I knew a number of things and was satisfied in my own mind that he was taking too big a bite. But so far as Andy Crawford and yself being in together to dump him there is positively nothing in it. I remember the night the contract was awarded. Harrison put In a low bid, much lower than that of the Crawford company. No sooner was it regd than Mr. Crawford stepped up to my chair In the council and said to me, 'For heaven's sakes don't make a kick on that contract. Let him have the contract. He can't furnish light for that price.' I tola Crawford 1 thought the contract was a very low one and he said to me, 'Get a 10-year contract out of him for that price if it is possible. It will be the best contract the city will ever get.' I replied to Mr. Crawford, 'Andy, you dbn't suppose I'm a fool, do you? Don't I know he can't furnish light for that money. It'll kill him off sure. Why, it's ridiculous to think of it. He never can stand It and it is only the matter of a short time until he'll be forced t,o turn over electric light plant, street railway and all.'

Mayor Ross continued by saying he was going to stand by what he considered to be the best interests of the city and that he didn't believe he had done anything he was ashamed of.

Mr. Harrison bought the street cat Ithg In the fall of 1893 just when the panic was setting in In the East, but long before its blighting effects had reached this community. The World's Fair had then Just closed and Terre Haute was in position to feel its good effects. Street improvements had been made on Main and Seventh streets and the street car's obligations had just been given but no money paid. The bonds of the old company amounted to $400,000 and it is understood Mr. Harrison paid between $50,000 and $60,000 for the control of the road.

He not only assumed the payment of thd street car share of the paving then done, but no sooner had he taken control than many other improvements were ordered, shorti during the first year, the street car company under the Barrett law, had obliggat tion amounting to $60,000. Nor was this dH, for every time a street was improved Mib Harrison felt disposed to make his improtfew ments permanent and with this end in viBtv-90-pound steel rails, steel ties and the heaVi iest concrete foundation replaced the ofd cheap method of street railway constrifiM tion.

The panic following President Cleveland's Venezuelan pronunciament'o made it impoesi-* ble to sell obligations or bonds of the offered by the street railway company. LM&t year the severity of panic was most intend ly. But even at this in the months of May*, June, July and August of that year the ceipts of the railway company were $/-,*• 000 greater than for the corresponding month this year.

Not only that but when the coal strf&e came on in July the street railway company had to buy its high grade coal wherever It could and its increased outlay for this expense alone in the three months of July, August and September amounted to $3,000.

There was among the citizens of Terre Haute a more wide discussion of the methods resorted to in tying up the street car line than of any one thing that ever happened in the city. Waiving consideration of the mysterious methods resorted to, of collecting a tax that could never have been lost there was no end to poohoolng-at the idea that President Harrison for one moment ever intended resorting to the idea of resorting to the federal courts for a receivership. The 'best posted lawyers in Terre Haute say this was ridiculous. While it is possible that the city by having paid some of the street improvement bonds of the company may have tied itself up in a double bowknot, there are those who point to some marked savings by the city. Take alone, for Instance, the city lighting contract. The old rate was $75 a lamp for the Philadelphia or moonlight schedule. Then there were 307 lights, the yearly expenditure for which was $23,025. On March 1, 1895, Mr. Harrison's company contracted to light the city for $63.95 annually per light, amounting in five years to $21,780, or in other words he gives virtually one-third more lighting all night for only $2,Z50 more than the old company gave on the moonlight schedule. To ptft it simply to light this city, as now lighted, barring the question as to moonlight schedule Mr. Harrison's company is charge' ing $6,700 less than the lod rate.

There are a number of businessmen of a reminiscent mood. They point to the facb that way back in the 60's Mr. Crawford's iron company was not only exempt froo^ taxation for a number of years but was donated park along the Big Four's railroaflu Sir.cc then like favors have been

TEBKE HAUTE EXRESSS. TUESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 19,1897.

There was universal regret when IE became

known the system had been tied up. The best business men in the city, as they came

to work and learned the news, shook their

heads and said: "It's a shame. It's too bad." As the day grew older and the sub­

ject became generally discussed there wa» nothing to be heard but words of sympathy

for Russell Harrison.

Many bitter things were said during 'the' morning hours, and while there were many

people who may have questioned the expedi-i1 ency of everything President Harrison has

done there was not one who was not read^ to say a word in praise of what the railway president has done for Terre Haute. It was pointed out that there has never been a time when strangers came to Terre Haute that Mr. Harrison was not one of the first to take them by the hand and make them feel at home. It is also a matter of history that he has taken prominent visitors out over the city in private street cars, and did his best to show them the beauties and advantages of Terre Haute.

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other industries lhat made like demands OUR our people before consenting to locate here* and whose fitful tale best gives the story oft the consideration shown them. The amount of taxes due from Mr. Harrison is a ba^o a telle compared with these granted othe£ corporations and it is well within the mempS ory of our people that the opera bouse company was granted a five year exemption from taxation if it would only be kind enough 4*1 erect an opera house in our midst, .&•

MUCH SYMPATHY FELT.

Russell Harrison Has Worked Untiringly to Build Up His Business.

ThefiS" kre, of course, some who will rejoice, either openly or secretly, that Mr, Russell B- Harrison has failed in his buai-

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ness enterprise here, but that is not the sentiment of the majority of the people, saya last evening's Gazette. ,$or 'itself -the Gazette regrets that any Terre Haute man should be compelled by Adversity to surrender his business to a receiver and this is the way most persons ifee} when a failure is announced, no matter who the person may be whom misfortune 4tas overtaken. ii But in the case of Russell B. Harrison there are special reasons why, in spite of Mistakes, he has and deserves sympathy.

Tn the first place, he has be»n a tremendbu# worker. Early and late he has labored "ever since he became a citizen here. He 'tae^er wastes any time, lie has been absorbed in the prosecution of his business and has taken almost no recreation. His industry has been almost indefatigable.

And, then, he has shown pluck and the average American admires pluck. Against all sorts of odds In spite of bitter hostility and opposition though fighting the heavy competition of bicycles and the paralyzing influence of a long panic though loaded with thousands of dollars of street improvements, he has kept bravely up with the unequal struggle and has given the city a street railway and street lighting service which have been a source of pride and satisfaction to all patrons.

Moreover, he has had associated with him two very popular and public spirited citizens, Mr. Willard Kidder and Mr. R. W. Rippetoe, and if the receivership should re" suit in loss to them, that, also, will be a source of general regret.

All this is said without desire to reflect on the city officials. It is their duty to collect taxes, even if harsh measures become necessary.

POSTOFFICE REVENUES.

Department Should Be the Manufacturer of Its Own Postage Stamps. Washington, Oct. 18.—The annual report of the third assistant postmaster general, John A. Merritt, for the fiscal year just closed, was made public tonight. The postal revenue for the year from all sources was $82,665,462, expenditures, $94,077,242 excess of expenditures over receipts, $11,411,779. Through bad debts the postoffice department last year lost $19,799. The estimates of appropriations for the service of the third assistant's office for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1899, aggregates $1,385,000. I

The total number of postal cards Issued was 623,608,200. The weight of second-class matter sent in the malls during the year, not Including free matter within county of publication, was 310,658,155 pounds postage collected thereon $3,166,581. Estimating that 15 per cent, of all second-class mall is sent free of postage within counties of publication, the total weight of the second-class matter mailed Is estimated at over 182,740 tons.

General Merritt saya he has concluded that the postoffice department ought to have complete control over the manufacture and' issue of Its Btamps. He Bays the postoffice department should have its own engraving and printing establishment for making its stamps and It Bhould have vaults for their safe keeping, and that the stamps should be issued by its Own agents direct to postmasters and through lis own exclusive -machinery. Recommendation is made for the discontinuance of newspo-per-'and periodical stamps. lA significant recommendation Is one urging that pre-payment In full of all mail matter be required hereafter. The report says the department Is and has for years past been suffering a heavy loss of revenues from the. failure of postmasters to rate up and collect postage on first-class mail matter not folly repaid. ..

WILL NOT SELL CHEAP.

The Government Will Not -SaSs the Union Pacific Under Vtte3. Washington, Oct. 18 Attorney General McKenna, when questioned today declined to state whether or not ther« was any prospect of a postponement of the sale of the Union Pacific railway by the United States Circuit court at Omaha, set for Novemner 1st. From other and perfectly trustworthy sources, however, it Is learned that there Is no present intention on the part of the government to interfere with the order o£ the court in the matter of the sale. If it should come to the knowledge of the government that parties other than the reorganization committer were desirous of making a bona fide bid, but required aldltional time in which to perefct arrangements and make tre required deposit, ilt quite certain that the government as a creditor would promptly ask the court for a temporary postponement of the sale. But so far as Is known this contingency has not arisen and without something now unforeseen arises the sale will take place November 1st.

New Engines of the C. Si K. I« The new C. & E. I. engines are to arrive the last of the month. They are monsters and will pull seventy-five loads. The largest engines on the road have 225 flues while •flhe new ones have 350. They have steel jgabs and are so large that there is no enhance to the Danville round house large Enough to admit them. If they were to get lib there is no stall long enough to accommodate them. The company has tried to find shelter for them at Momence, St. Elmo, Chi•gago and other places but has failed. There Appears to be nothing left to do but build extra stalls or let them stand out In the cold. If there is any work to be done on them the machinists can do as the car repairers, work fcutside, for it would be impossible to get fhem in the buck shop. The firemen will ^Save to shovel coal into an eleven foot fire fflox and in six months will have

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a rainbow.—Danville Commercial.

Ii E. fe K. Rebuilding Certain. A Many conflicting rumors concerning th^ Evansville & Richmond railroad have been sent out, but a telegram received from F. M. Trissal, of New York, states that the Evansville & Richmond property has passed to the ownership of John R. Walsh, of Chicago. The entire line will be rebuilt at once, repaired and equipped in firstclass condition and put in operation. F. M. Trissal is attorney for John R. Walsh, who is owner of the Bedford Belt line and of the Bedford quarries, and he is interested in securing an outlet for his stone. Other positive assurances have also been received.

The T. H. Sc I. Itrlnfrs Snlt.

The Terre Haute & Indianapolis railroad filed a bill in the Federal Court against the Peoria & Pekin Union Railroad Co. for an injunction to restrain prosecution of suits for rentals in the state court at Pdhria. The suit arises from an old dispute over the rental of the tracks of the Peoria & Pekin Union railroad to the Union depot in Peoria being used by the Illinois Midland road, whtch property was purchased by the Terre Haute & Indianapolis road.

Railroad Notei.

The annual report of the Pullman Palace Car Co. showB that the corporation made $3,500,000 in cold cash last year.

President Ingalls, of the Big Four, declares the Knickerbocker special shall not charge excess fare even if the passenger association authorizes it.

The E. & T. H. is anticipating a big business to this city on October 27th on account of the A. O. U. W. meeting. The excursion .train will be run in two sections.

John Elliott, the Vandalla conductor killed In the yards at Indianapolis last Thursday, was buried Sunday. Quite a number of friends went over from Terre Haute.

There was an expensive wreck on the Big Four, near Greencastle, Sunday morning. A train loaded with coal was almost entirely ditched. The train was running down grade when one of the coal cars broke in two and the sixteen behind it piled up on top of It,

Doable Tragedy at Jeffersonvtlte. Jeffersonville, Ind., Oct. 18.—Miss Mary Roaenbaum, who was shot last Thursday by Mrs. Lizzie Harding, died from the effects of her wourids last night. Her mother, Mrs. August Rosenbaum, died a few minute* before from excitement and grier. The Harding woman Is in jail. She shot Miss Rosenbaum luring a controversy in which Mrs. Harding, who Is separated from her husband, was charged by Mlsa Rosenbaum with an attachment for the latter's brother.

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HIGH BOON WEDDING

StABBIAGB OF MISS IXOlittNOK K. BABBOCK AND MB. f. C. CfcEAVBB.

The Ceremony Performed at "Maple Grove," the Country Home of tlte Bride's Brother la Snptr Creek-

Yesterday, Miss Florence £L Barbour and Francis C. Cleaver, of Princeton, Ind., were mal-ried at the home of the bride, "Maple Grove," now the country home of her brother, Albert Barbour. The wedding was private, only the family and relatives being present. The ceremony was performed at high noon by the Rev. C. H. Percival, of the Congregational Church, under a canopy of ferns, in the drawing room. The ceremony was beautiful and very impressive, the ring service being used. The only attendant wa3 the beautiful little nieee of the bride, Mari&n Barbour, who stood beside the bride and received the bouquet from her. The bride was very beautiful, dressed in white organdy, with lace trimmings, her haSr dressed high and adorned with roses. She carried a very large bunch of bride's roses'.

After the ceremony fourteen sat down to the bride's table, where a- delightful fourcourse dinner was served. The table was artistically arranged with ferns and roses, as the colors for the wedding were green and white. The otber guests were served in the library at small tables.

The presents were both numerous and exceedingly beautiful. The bride is a daughter of the late Cromwell W. Barbour, who for many years was one of the leading attorneys of the Vigo county bar. The groom is master mechanic of the Air Line railroad. Among the guests present were Misses Alice and Fannie Warren, Mr. and Mrs. John Warren, Mr. and Mrs. Perryman, of Atlanta, Ga. Mr. and Mrs. Jay H. Keyes, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Barbour, Mr. and rs. Raymond Barbour, of Paris Mr. and Mrs. R. N. Moore, of Paris Mrs. Coffin, of Winfleld, Kan. Miss Sue Barbour, of Indianapolis Miss Louise Barbour, Mrs. Francis Shepherdson, of Chicago Mrs. Cleaver, brother of the groom, and Miss May Cleaver, the groom's daughter, ex-Goverhor and Mrs. Claude Matthews and daughter Helen, Mr. Swan, of St. Louis Miss Callie McMechen, of Clinton Mr. Charles Clark and the Rev. and Mrs. Charles Percival.

The happy couple left on the afternoon train for the South, to be gone three weeks. Their future home will be In Princeton.

Mr. Charles Ryan, son of W. A. Ryan, wag married last evening to Miss Ada Skelton, of 1717 South Third street, only the members of both families being present. Mr. Ryan has been connected with R. L. Alder in the paperhanglng business, and has many friends who wish him happiness. The bride is a graduate of the class of '94 of the High School, and was a student at Coates College until its- close, la?t spring. She is a Yery bright and estimable young, lady. The bride and groom will mftke a trip west to St. Louis and Kansas City,

Miss Gertrude Douglas, of North Center street, entertained informally last Saturday evening in honor of Mr. Curtis and Mr. Davis, of Bloomington, who were here to witness the I. U. and Poly foot ball game. The evening was delightfully spent in dancing. Those present' wrre Slessrs. Curtis, Davis, Stephens, Dryer, Jumper, Stone, Froelich, Appleton, Llkert, Smyth, Hamell, Richardson and Misses Gertrude Douglas Effie Dobbs, Lillian Jones, Edna Reagen, Fanny Curtis, Agnes McNabb.and Miss Kelly.

Mr. and Mrs. C. J. jHerber, of South Third street, gave a small company in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Skelton Friday evening, it being Mr. and Mrs. Skelton's first wedding anniversary/ Cards and music were the main features of the evening. Those present were Mr,, and Mrs. Frank Skelton, Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Berber, Mr. and Mrs. Wisener, Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Combs, Miss Gertie Merring, Miss Laura Combs and Mr. Walter Skelton.

I ht DONKEY.

Tearful Plea For the Downtrodden 'but Obstinate Animal. Civilization hati used Bhe poor ass badly. Onr ways are not his ways, and he not infrequently reminds us of -the fact. When he does express dissent, he shows himself an uncompromising bigot. Yet let us consider for a moment why he is "such an ass.'' He has been taken from a bold and free life in the uplands, where the very air tastes of independence, and has been degraded to the very lowest kinds of drudgery. Nonconformist as he is, he is more of a Tory than the horse. He cannot fit himself to changed circumstancees. He is like the free Caribs, whom the Spaniards tried to reduce to slavery. The condition is so foreign to his nature that hr^pannot fall in with it without losing all the nobler traits of his old serif. It crushed him. Ho is proverbially patient, but his patience has in it something of the dullness of despair.

Yet obstinate and rebellious as he occasionally is, he cannot be considered a fool. If he appears to be one, it Is because we have removed him so far out of his natural sphere. If any of us" were taken from our civilized surroundings and were turned loose to get a living among the desolate rocks of Abyssinia, we should doubtless offer as fair a laughing 6tock to the wild asses and baboons.

Now, where does the donkey get his obstinacy from? It is a useful quality in the right place. On a long journey, with short allowance of food and water, a mule will keep going longer than a horse. It seems to me likely that the great difference in character between the horse and the ass is partly owing to the fact that when wild the former go in large herds and tho latter in small. The horse is much more of a society animal than the donkey, and so his manners are more suave. He, like all those who have to mix froely with their fellows, has acquired an accommodating disposition. Let me make haste to say that a donkey is distinctly a more intelligent animal than a horse. It is his unwillingness to fall ID with tha wishes of those who would influence him and his stubbornness in sticking to his own views to which I am alluding. In his mountain home, where pasture is searoe, only a few wild asses, as a rule, go together. Should a foe suddenly appear when they are scattered in search of the scanty herbage each must decide on a oourse for himself, for it would not always be possible to follow a leader. Hence self reliance and a disposition to act independently would be valuable in the struggle for existence.—North American JRevJew. jfe

Ingenious Vie of Photography.j. Before the days of books parchments became so costly tbat economical scholars erased more or less perfectly what bad been written and used them a second time. In this manner some highly interesting and valuable manuscripts have been lost to the world. But In many eases the ancient characters are still faintly visible.

Twice used parchments are called palimpsests, and many modern sohfllars have strained their eyes in the effort to decipher or in a

Recently photography has been successfully applied In Germany for thiswork. The color of the faded ink of the older writing on a palimpsest is yeilew. A photograph of such a manuscript was made through a yellow screen. The result was a negative on which the aid writing was barely discernible, being a frttle darker than the background, while the later- black writing appeared distinctly as white letters.

Next an qgdiaaix negative oa a tacmide

plate was made, and from this was pro* duoed a transparent positive on which both writings appeared dark and about equally distinct. Then tha transparency was superimposed on the first negative, so that the dark letters o! th9 later writing covered the light letters, representing the same writing in the negative. They were thus eliminated, being indistinguishable merged with the general dark background produced by the combination of positive and negative. But the earlier characters, since they were dark in both cases, appeared in the combination intensely black and distinct.—Youth's Companion.

Fire boat* and Starting VeicdA Mr. Charles T. Hill contributes an article on "floating Fife Engines" to St. Nioholas. The article d^aorlbee New York'* three flrebpata. Mr. Hill says:

These boats serve a doable purpose, fa* they are not only effective water throwing engines, but powerful tugs as writ When a Are is discovered on a ship lying among other vessels, a line Is fattened to bar, and she is towed out into midstream, where she oannot spread destruction about her. A few dashes from the powerful monitor nozzle soon put out any fire in the rigging and upper works. If the fire has spread to the hold or has eaten in among the cargo, she is towed down to the mud flJfcs near Liberty island or to the sand bars south of Governors island and beached. Then the big lengths of hose are passed aboard, S large metal oonneotlons are fastened to the 2f| ends, and these are thrust into the hold or into any compartment where there is fire, and she is soon pumped full of water and the fire drowned out. If a boat like thaggjl New Yorker has oharge of this work, it is quickly accomplished.

This saves the hull of the vessel and lessens the damage considerably, for the own-f!f era can have her pumped out afterward,^# and, the hull remaining intaot, there i»5'^ nothing but the burned interior to repair. If she were souttled in midstream, the hnlll^ WGuld interfere with navigation, and it®j| would cost a large amount to raise tha vessel,

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It can be seen that these boats,

can render other services than that of tinguiBhing fires. iikig In fires on vessels loaded with cotton (they make ugly fires to handle) a lighter Is usually brought alongside, and after the worst of the fire has been subdued the bales are boitited out one by one and extinguished as they are brought out. By this means part of the cargo is saved, for only the surfaoes of the bales are on fire, and they can be picked over and rebaled and sold again, while to fill the vessel full of water and drown out the fire would destroy the whold cargo, and a cotton fire might burn for months if fought Ui. |»ny other way.

The Discoverer of the Gladstone Collar* I believe I am generally supposed to have invented Mr. Gladstone's collars, but as a matter of fact I merely discovered tbem. Many men wear collars quite as large as, and even larger than, his, but they are not so promivont in appearance for the simple reason tbat when Mr. Gladstone sat down it was his custom to sit well forward. His body collapsed, so to speak, and his head sank into his ooab. The Inevitable result was tbat his collar rose, and, owing to this circumstance, I have frequently seen it looking qsite as conspicuous as It is depleted in my caricatures.

When Mr. Gladstone upon one occasion met the artist of Punch at dinner, I wtas chagrined to find, when be walked Into the dining room, tbat be bad discarded hie 'usual largo collar for one of the "maaber" type. I felt that my reparation for accuracy was blighted and sought consolation from the editor of a Gladstonlan organ, who happened to be present. "Yea," he said, "he is evidently dreeeed np to meet the Punch artists. He is the pink of fashion and neatness now, bnt last night, when I met hita at dinner, hie shirt

Helgoland.

A Toilet Hint.

THE SONG OF SOCKALEX1S.

CHAPTER I.

Far to the northward where the forest Bend berore the cruel Storm King Where the ice is thick In winter. Where the landlords and the price* Fright the tourists in the summer Far on northward In his wigwam Dwelt the gentle Sockalexis, Dwelt the young buck, Sockalexis. Peaceful was his heart within him Undeveloped were the mutcle? Of his throat—his tank-em-whoop up.

CHAPTER IL

From the wooly West descending Came the talky 'rapper Tebeau. Came -and found young Sockalexis, Yanked him from the reservation: Shook the smiles and feather? from hlu^ Dressed the buck all up in store clothes! Made him promises of wampum Put his picture in the papers Put him in the league, and swore he Was the best thing ever happened.

Thus the song of Sockalexis In the morning and tbe eveni-.^ But at night time Sockalexis "v

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waa frayed at the edges and hi? collar was pimed down behind, bnt the pin gave way if during the evening and the collar nearly p£ came over his head."—Harry Fornlss Ini,^ Century. lh

Helgoland will continue to be the Gretca Green of Germany till 1918, when the speqial privilege of the island expires. Pasig|# tor Schroder, the minister, jjowever, re- s^ quires certificates of birth, of the consent 1^4 of tbe parents if tbe parties are under age, SI ab afBoavlt tbat neither is already mar-'Ju-ried nor divorced and a statement of the^.p reasons for their coming so far to get mar-:* ried. Then he charges a fee of $52. It is4$5f eo difficult to get married in Germany un-» less everything is in perfectly formal orders that 60 couples a year prefer to make tbe journey to Helgoland.—Sa» FrancisoofMf Argonaut

The woman who has wept untii ner ey*r '1 lids and her nose are purple, her eye® bloodBhbt and her face swollen always feels a trifle embarrassed when she has to receive callers or go down to dinner immediately. She frequently makes a bad matter worse by washing her face in cold water. If she will, instead, bathe it gently with rosewater for a few minutes and then lie down for a few more with a soft rag saturated in rosewater over her eyes, 6be will be prepared to face any company^! —New York Worid.

A Ialrymald'» Dre*«.

The dairymaid's dress at Ebling, in Germany, where girls are employed in dairy farming, consists of a short blouso girded at the waist, knee brecchea and nether hose, with neat shoos. Tho costume is described n* miHo picturesque.

Two Indi.... ..ttfiolnteri. Washington, Oct. 18.—Tha fo!!owisg appointments ot poermasters were tonight announced: Indiana—S ott Cole, Huotingiou David S. Wilber, Rslng Sun.

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CHAPTER IIL

"Plays the pitcher, plays the oAtchelk: Play the fielders all about me» But I lose the wsy of playing :t&*. When I'm shy on fire-water!"

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Sang more strangely, sang In this »V»" "Plays ze pl'cher, playsh ze casshtr, -j Plays ze fieldlsh all abou' me, Bu' I loosh ze wu-wu-way of pup-pla'n* When I'm su-su-hy on fl' watersh— Ugh! me big heap rjuo—hlc—ughr And the chieftain Tebeau, noting T,' That an autumn tint had nestled, On the nose of Sockalexis, Spoke to him softly, saying: "Weouw! .'!!!!! Weouw!" Straightway Sockalexis answered. Saying "All your wampum-couldn't Coax me from the cup th»t cheers mej, Plays the pitcher, plays tbe catcher, Play the fielders all about me, But I'd rather play a date with Booze .than anything I know oW Thus departed Sockalexis To the iAnd of Awful Headaches, To the dally land of Dopedom, Anl the forests, dark and lonely. Moved thro- all their depths of darkae**. Sighing "Prosit, Sockalexis! Oh! g#ui«l«it!- Bockakxls!"