Semi-weekly Express, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 7 December 1897 — Page 2

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THE LITERARY CLUB

ADOjRB89 OF BEV. J- A. BI.A1R O* ^®S'PHIL080PHr OF CBITICIS*."

Bold tbe Attention of the Member* With a Paper Fall of Sense and

At last night's meeting of the Terre Haute Literary club the Kev. John A. Blair, of the Washington Avenue Presbyterian church, read a paper on the subject of "Philosophy of Criticism."' The erudition evidenced. In the thoughts .expressed was rendered most pleasing by a liapyy vein of hucor running through it all, and by a number of aptly chosen quotations. A portion of the paper is given below "When 'Omer smote 'is bloomln' lyre,

He'd 'eard men sing by land and sea An" \Khat 'e thought 'e might require, 'EJ went and took—the same as me!

The market-girls and fishermen, The shepherds and the sailors, too, They 'eard old songs turn up again,

But kep' it quiet—same as you!

They knew 'e. stole, 'c knew they knowed. Thejr didn't tell, nor make a fuss, But Wftiked at'Omer down the road

An'0 wkiked back—the same as us. If tfife above sketch be authentic, Homer was ISrfUnate. His light-iingered dealings jwitfc the raw material of mart and •jaimL&ild. trireme deck weee made boldly and-wittingly.without fear or favor fortunate in having at his command such stores, he was doubly fortunate in having iin audience .of parts—keen to appreciate ipt selection of material .and ready with courtesy, or wisdom, or plain "happy-go-lucky" carelessness to swallow the thefe gratefully. The plea for Homer is the plea for all who attempt to put ideas into permanent form. All have sinned and came short of originality—as we understand the word. A reputation for genius depends largely upon one's ability to select an audience. Happy the mall who speaks to those who do not know beforehand, or.pretend not to have known be-forehand^-the truths one wishes to reveal.

Happy the man betwtfen whom and his audWHce there exists a familiar undergtaritiitfg in regard to the subject matter. -vy -v

Life "Must move forward, if it lie life, (deals are .never conceived at once. They ire developed. They are the gold when the work is tried with tire. No one ever joncelved a finished ideal.

Who can tell the confused forms, the laaodiflcations, the fatal delays it has to undergo for ages? With what slow steps floes it emerge from instinct to meaning* Mow long^fs its progress confined to children and fools, te poets and madmen? An4~yAt«one day that proves to be the common sense of all. Through what strange mists and disfiguring shadows wb^fc pitiful half knowledge and savage fear,.what vague intuitions of tne spiritual, aml.tumults of the passions—came to ttien-tne ti'iith—"God is one!" Through what storms, and sti-ess, and battle, and patH* whAt-misconceptions and impetuous mi«t«U6d,44came to men the larger truth— "Oed iff •Wfe!'1 What'years it took to raise us from egotism to athlsm, none tn*y,AWE QW. Ail

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ih^m ^ias^ieen a process, a selective process,, a.^u3gri.vAl of the iittest process, which lias Mtught tiH thus far upon our iotftnify towkrd :the ideal. Obeying laws uif^jeW.' JiertKipS unknown, the better has beeh gmdtffclng in life, growing toward & bestf'the World has existed but to pay deference. to today—to the spirit, the hope* the inward urgence of a uplifting power that hav« given us today.

This is the philosophy of criticism. In tho highest sense, criticisem is paying deference to" ah ideal—life, literature, religion^ toe'arts—that is what they stand for, itriving and dreaming and unfolding and dspirihg, beholding out of stony ground the yet imperfect harvest following, Imitating, hoping, trusting, this is the pursuit of the ideal. That it is half unbonscious lends greater meaning tothia fleference. For it is not fully conscious. Eyen in literature the selection process by which the critic comes at judgment is rarely conscious of an article. The fixing of a literary ideal is hardly possible (fdr which let us be grateful).

Yet there is a standard, and while he clips or praises according to' class rules', Dr. style rules, or according to the dictates of that mysterious fetich, individual taste, if he be truly called, tho critic is Shaping all that passes under his hand to EI better, or a simpler, or a purer, or Mora htimanly true ideal. The unconciousness of this reveals ohly in clearer ght the critical undercurrent, the oriti ub-consciousness of all life, the critical purpose-of the universe.

Criticism is too large a wora to ue hampered. It represents too much for men to limit it negatively. Criticism is positive and should always be so regarded. Fhaf from being merely an agent of condemnation—criticism should save from condemnation. The critical principle lias Hi-st and most to do with searching for the-best. If that were rightly understood un*t practiced by men as nature and Ood practice!t, the idea of captious.iess and venomoushess would leave the word. ..But-hold to what meaning of the word VSW: wIlLyou.-can not deny the principle. Above -all-does the world need to "hold fast .to.'J'ffttt which is good." To discern tfie ^oO^.amid the evil and destructive needs* more than guessing. jt» "»."'*. *. ^STMPtfiHtical principle is not cognizant of h'trman misunderstanding. It acts, selects, moves.us and tho world upward, onward, wtfurtJier. wa have settled opinions or not. Ib'K sovereign power to time all things to purpose, reckons not with what man think, but only with what is true. ^rttToidlrt has no peculiar sphere. As a principle if is pervasive—everywhere pres Mit.' There are phases, but the same prin clple in all. (The remainder of the paper will l-e devoted -to the illustration of the principle !n a study of its phases. And first of all, the phase where criticism is so plainly recognizfcd as to have a definite place, the phase of literature, for literature is criticism.

.As on? has said: "An age that has ro criticism is either an age in which s.rt Is confined to the reproduction of former types,, or an age that possesses no &.rt at Ml."-s.-'Jhiere have been critical ages that have not been creative, in the ordinary sense &f the Word—ages in which the .spirit of man has sought to separate the tares from the Wheat, or the gold irom the stiver, and Btt'in order his treasure house. But there has never been a creative age that has not been, critical also. For it Is the critical 'acuity that invents new forms. It is to the critical instinct that we owe each new school that springs up. each new mould that art finds ready to its hand The literature of criticism is a literature innovation and suggestion. True enough ttr is not always true art that uses tho n^w moulds. Their uses have been often subverted. The average analytical novel «vould seem to make this evident. -Criticism itself is an art, and just as artistic creation implies the use of the :r It leal faculty, so critclsm is really crea tive in the highest sense. It is both crea^ live and independent. It is no more to be judged by any low standard of imitation oir resemblance than is the work of poet or sculptor. The critic occupies the same relative position in regard to the work of art he critclses that the artist does to tho visible world of form and color, or the unseen world of passion and thought. He 4oes not even require for the perfection df his work the finest materials. And just as the singing of Pippa carries with It. the weight of a tragedy, as from a simple subject may grow a masterpiece of form. So from subjects of little importance the time critics can produce work that will be flawless in style and instinct

With- intellectual subtlety.. To an art so creative as criticisms what does the subject matter signify. Treatment is the test sf skill. Criticism works with material Mid puts them into a form at once new md striking.

"Comes when music stirs us and the chords Moving on some grand climax, shake our souls With influx new that makes new energies."

This is the. criticism of music that it searches for the hidden aspirations in us, calls out the pure sentiment in us. makes lis feel our kinship with a harmony that lives beyond our jangling discord and mad clamor. It is a power of something strong?.r than logic—a feeling after truth. And there is nothing truer than one's intuition. So art in its limited sense of sculpture or painting is selection. But, where* is literature and music point forward and upward, 'painting fixes for us a beautiful moment. Ideal and ennobling in its in? Buence. yet selective of that which appears—:i visible thing—rather than a translating ot beauty into a prophecy.

"Right here let me say a word for the much misunderstood and so severely condemned higher criticism—Condemned because ignorance and half-knowledge are always condemnatory. You remember the Pierian spring. Its highest purpose is r-. &

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constructive. It is the purest criticism a* Arnold defines criticism. Ite initiate result will be to reopen the Bible to manywho now reject it, because it is revealing it t6 us as a mighty terature. ma-khig it a more hitman and so a more divine book, bringing God nearer to us because revealing God in men of no supernatural world, but men of passions like to ours, making the BiWe an Incentive to thought Instead of a substitute for thought. And surely as He says, "They who render this service for humanity render one of the great

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A word for the. critic and I aha done. He is a priest first, a prophet afterwards, an interpreter and a frank truth-teller. There are two classes of critics. To the first belong authors and geniuses, as well as those whom we call critics, whose purpose is really to search for the best—the constructive men. These are they who live and die for truth, and find proof or its dlvineness in popular rejection of it. Accepts popular failure as the highest praise.1 These are our poets, our prophets, our Ohrists.

To the second class belong those of the quibbling, destructive school. They love to catch the public eye, to be the bobbing cork on the wave of the minute. Cheap notoriety Is their ultimate goal. Surface meaning represents life to them. They lack imagination. To this class belong those of whom Jerrold said they wrote: with diamonds on glass, obsouring light with scratches. They make palimpsests of thought that is well-nigh divine, covering or shadowing truth with their petty thoughts about truth. It is from the existence of this class that the world draws its idea of the critics as one who takes hasheesh and with purposely distorted vision "goes for things." With his special philosophy for the benefit of his inclinations it is not strange that men cower before him. He may say in the massive language of King Herod in the miracle play: "The dragons so dreadful they duck in, their dews When in wr.ath I writhe and in wrathness am wrapped."

The author certainly does writhe under this treatment.

Criticism is behind the car of progress, and behind the age. It is criticism that leads us. The critical spirit and the world spirit are one. If it be into battle that your ideal calls, still follow, for one may say with Paul, "I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that shall be revealed to us—word." Let men judge. Still be have. Tour aim is higher, as your real judge is greater than any of earth can understand or equal. "In the world ye shall have tribulation, but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world."

JIMMY BERRY CLEVER

WINS CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE WORID FROM WALTER CROOT.

Fat Up a Wonderfully Clever iBattle Bat Knocked Oat the Bantam Kngllth* man In Twentieth Konn«l.

Loudon, Dec. 6.—The battle between Jimmy Barry of Chicago anl Walter Croot of New Castle, Engl anl, fer the bantam weight championship of the world, which was postponed from November 15th last owing to the sudden death o* .chn Fleming nu.nager of the National Sporiing CluD, came off tonight. The National Sporting Club was crowded. Barry scaled at 107 pounds and Croot at 104, the betting favoring the former.

During the first ten rounds Barry did most of the scoring in a thoroughly ecientific struggle. Then Croot made a determined stand and at the eighteenth round had almost equalized matters. When the nineteenth round opened Barry immediately forced the -work at a great pace and finished much stronger than his opponent. In the twentieth round Barry put in some excellent drives and with a crushing right hander on Croot's jaw knocked him out, when only forty seconds remained to the stipulated limit. The decisive manner i» which Barry finished his rival stamped him as a dangerous hitter.

Croot remained unconsolous so long that medical assistance was called. It was found that he had sustained a severe concussion, though this is not expected to prove fatal. He has been removed to an apartment on the premises of the club.

Concerning the fight yesterday's Chicago Tribune had this to say: In a letter received yesterday by. William MoGurn Jimmy Barry said: "The only advantage Croot will have over me will be that he's got a moustache." Barry writes in a most confident way of victory. He says he is feeljng better than he has for years, Hfj' was. ,'bfchind Sullivan in the latter's go with Pedlar Palmer and speaks, unfavorably of Sullivan as a fighter. "Palmer is not so much," declares Jimmy. "All he has is good left. He uses that «nd then gets away."

Of Walter Croot, Barry's adversary for tweiity rounds, not much is known on this side neither, for the matter of that, was much known of Ben Jordan or Will Curley, the conquerers of White and Haley. But Croot is an old one in ring affairs over there. Three or four years ago this Croot, Ernie St,anton, and Pedlar Palmer were close together as top-notch bantams. Palmer subsequently whipped both Croot and Stanton but both gave him hard arguments Stanton and Palmer gradually grew to 'bigger weights, leaving CrTot alone in the smaller bantam field, in which place he has not yet found an opponent his* equal. One of his latest contests 'before the National Sporting Club of Liondon was the 4gfeaVof Mike Small at a somewhat lower weigHt than Barry can reach in strength. An English sporting paper, sizing up the chances of the famous bantams, alludes to Croot as showing extraordinary valor in going a trifle' above his weight in engaging with Barry, and those who know Barry on this side will agree in that. A man with the hardihood to concede weight to Barry, no matter how little, has not previously been heard of. .If Barry wins, his idea is to branch out for bigger game gradually, and finally reach on up to the Billy Plimmer and George Cor field weight class. But before getting there he will have plenty to do in fact, the Eng lish boxing field is studded with a thicket of little fellows, each pound of weight over the midgets having a champion claimant.

New Orleans Olympic Club Destroyed New,- Orleans, Dec. 6.—The Olympic The ater. formerly the famous Olympic Athletic Club, where the Sullivan-Corbett and other notable contests occurred soma years ago, was destroyed by fire tonight, together with nine other buildings. The total loss is ee timated ac *70,000 insurance, $20,000. The fire is believed to be .of incendiary origin,

McParkland Knocks Out Joe Bnrke. New York, Dec. 6.—Kid McParkland, the light weight pugilist of this city, knocked out Joe Burke at the Green Point Athletic Club tonight in the second round by a blow in the stomach.

HAS BECOME INSANE,'

Mrs. Charles N. Cliff Will Be Taken to the Asylum Today. Mrs. Charles N. Cliff, of 1345 Eagle street, wife of the general manager of the Terre Haute boiler works, was declared insane yesterday, and will bfe sent to the asylum today or tomorrow* The papers In the case were sent by registered letter last night to Superintendent Edenharter. for the condition of the woman is so aggravated that the commission thought no time was to be lost..

Mrs. Cliff is well known and the sad misfortune will be regretted by many. Hermania is the result of intense religious excitement. She has been suffering' from it for some time and the well meaht utterances of friends and several ministers have but aggravated her condition of mind.

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FOR PROTESTANTS.

IStEKESTINO LBCTORK' AT ST. JOSEPB'8 CATHOLIC CHUKCH.

Almost as iarge^jeongregatio^ as has teen packing the S^j&eph's" Church during the mission which closed Sunday night!, gathered last eteniilg! to listen to Father Flege, one of the two Capuchin missionaries. Ha was todeliver.a-lecture to which Protestants were rinvited. Nothing in regard to church'Sll^fcTrawever, was mentioned in*a specific w^J. The discourse was very interesting, and Jttiet strange accent of ths priest, together With the earnestness which he displayed, hfild close attention.

Two more lectured Witt be given by Father Fiege before ^te departs from the city to another field of lsffeor. A short synopsis of his remarks is given below:

The Messiah's life throughout was one the greatest dangers, the greatest hardships. Every moment, so far as the intentions ot the people about Him were concerned* might see Him a sacrifice to their hatred. His utterances were misconstrued, and his deeds viilifled. When approached by Judas Iscariot and. those with him, on the night in the garden, and when asked who He was, He boldly and simply replied, "I am the Son of God." This, though He knew it lnednt His death. Had He not replied thus, had He denied his identity. He would have ceased to be Christ. He lyould have became an 5mposfer and have been held up to the .world ever after as such.

Some people there are who fancy that they are what they are not. This is true of an appalling number.' I was once a chaplain of an insane asylum, and the demented ones about me were all imbued with this idea. One poor fellow conisdered himself a Roman emperor, and a woman that she was Queen Victoria. These were proud and haughty. Another wretch considered himself the Son of God.

But Christ was laboring under no delusion. He believed**and He knew that He was the Christ, the Son of God.' Then as to His actions. We mortals are limited in our actions by the inevitable laws of nature. We can go so far and~no further. He was in the form of men, but since He was God, He was able to tffsfffBfm miracles. Thousands of them dld( He ^perform In the few short years of His^Bjstry.^'

You say, others hayt worked miracles— as the prophets and the saints before Him. But there was a wasrS difference ^between their acts and thofe o^the Holy One. They did them by reason of the power vested in them and given thdm iiy their Jehovah. But Christ did them from! His own power, from the God within Efctm. Several miracles I have no doubt Ha wrought expressly to show His divinity. The cas6 of Lazarus is one which appeafe strongly to the sense of sorrow and of help for bereavement

But the greatest miracle He perfdhried was that of the resurrection. Guards were placed around His grave toy tbe fiomans, and yet when the third day came, He rolled away the stone and came forth to walk and speak to His people. ©very one wishes toi leave a" memory behind. A reminder to the succeeding race that he lived before them and was worthy of their thought. Some will that a great monument of stone be reared over their prostrate forms. There is a vast aoctety scattered over the world at this time. All 'the members believe in Christ and His teachings. They look forward to the time when He shall come to claim His own. These constitute the monument of jjies'siih.

People begih'-gr^t "Tories in their own persons. From small come great. So it seemed with Christ. Twelve poor, ignorant fishermen, Galileans, whom the Jews despised as they did'a. leper, went out to preach to the world. And by means of these twelve the world has been brought to a saving knowledge of "the religion of the Christ.

Christians have been persecuted, at the stake, on the tree, in the arena, and in every conceivable way. ,Thty are being persecuted now and-, will be persecuted. But the religion they.preached will live and will come at last to Amen."

WAS A BUSY MONTH

TERRE HAUTE'S, FOLIC IE FORCft WAS BUST DURING' NOVEMBER.

Board of Police *Casnmlssi«iners Met Yesterday—No N«*r Order» Were Issued For'DtetJember. ..

The board of metropolitan police commissioners held its regular monthly meeting yesterday. There a good inany people who looked for n%i Orders to go into effect with this meeting-of'the commissioners, but there were none. ^Le commissioners concluded that the city was being well taken care of in every particular. During the month the commissioners have been besieged by people who wanted gambling to go on. The members of the board, however, turned a deaf ear to all the pleadings and instructed Superintendent Hyland to maintain the same conditions now in vogue. .,

November was a busy month with the department. The record of Clerk Dwyer shows that there were 273 arrests made. The patrol wagoo made 215 runs to bring in the 279 prisoner^. During the month three men were sent to the penitentiary and two to the reformatory. Property of the value of 5115.15 was reported stolen, while goods valued at $238 were recovered. November will go down in .police nistory as the "dark month" of the year, for during the thirty days 3,177 street lights were out all night

The accidents were more numerous than usual. There were eleven persons injured in accidents and four killed outright. There was but one suicide. Following is a partial list of the arrests made: Adultery Assault and battery Associating Begging Disorderly conduct .y Drunk Fast driving Fugitives ..." Insane Incorrigible Jumping on cars'.*.}. Jumping board JtrtU'A ...... Keepers Gaming .. Grand larceny Petit larceny .....,54.. Trespass Provoke Prostitute ?. Robbery Suspicion ... Safe keeping ...** Vagrancy .... .. Violation of ordinance Visiting gamingihov^es 7

HAUTE KXPttBSS. TOESDAY MORNING DECEMBER 7,1897.

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Father Flege Spoke and Large to ffi

first car and made a search for the club. A. heavy frost had fallen daring the nighS, and while it might or might cot haye obliterated any blood stains on the neavy roller, two of them were secured by the officer and brought to the station. One of the dubs is now in the possession of Coroner Payne, the other—the one believed to have b£en 'used by Owens—Is in the possession of Mr. Dwyer. It has been examined by a physician and the doctor says that the dark mark on one end of the weapon is blood. The mark is not very distinct, and for this reason the club will not be permitted to be handled by anyone.

NIGHT OP ELECTIONS

OFFICERS ELECTED FOB SOCIAL AND ECCLID LODGK8 LAST NIGHT.

Officers of Social Lodge Gave a Banquet at Sages—Tammany Tribe Holds Ita Election.

Tne men' who are to in a great, measure guide the destinies of two lodges of Masons were elected and installed last night. The lodges having the elections were Euclid Lodge No. 573 and Social Lodge No. 86. Both meetings were largely attended by their members. The election in Euclid Lodge resulted as follows:

Edwin L. f?uddleston, W. M. Harry ft. Glick, S. W. Alfred G. Cummin go, J. W, John K. Graff, Treasurer. Western Harper, Secretary. Win. E. Hendrich, Jr., S. fit Wnu Wurtzetoach, J. D. ISli£ Chas. A. Miller, S. S. Edward W. Whltloek, S. Wm. T. Byers, Tyler The new elected officers were Installed by P. M. Chas. Baich as Worshipful Grand Master Past Master John C. Warren as Grand Chaplain, and Past Master A. C. Duddleston as Grand Marshal. Robert Andrew, who retired from the position ofJC'orshipful Master of the lodge, was pr^ente^ with a beaiutiful past master's jewel. The presentation speech was feelingly delivered by Past Master Wm. K. Hamilton.

The beautiful new lodge room of Social Lodge was well filled with members when the election of officers was called. The new officers were installed by Thouftp B. Long, past grand master, and James N. Hickman, who officiated as graiid marshal. The result of the election was as follows:

Charles H. Traquair, W! M. William Tichenor, S. W. Edward E. Bitner, T. W.

Max Joseph, Treasurer. James K. Allen, Secretary-.' Robert T. Catlin, S. D.

Harry. M, Spang, J. D. Charles E. Jones, S. S. George E. Alny, J. S. James H. Mullen, Tyler. After the installation df the sew trrtresrs of Social Lodge the retiring^ master, George A. Schaal, was presented with a jewel by David N. Taylor.

Social Lodge was visited, during the evening by brothers from other lodges, and just before the session closed the newly elected officers'invited all present to partake of a feast at Sage's. Everything seasonable had been placed on the tables and there for two hours the Masons enjoyed themselves as guests of the officers of the lodge.

Tiimmany Tribe Electa Officers. This is also the season when the Red Men elect officers. Tacoma tribe elected last week and last night Tammany tribe, held its el on It re a

Prophet—J. Or Bohannon. -. Sachem—W. U. Neukom. *, Senior Sagamore—Elliott Riddle. Jtiriiofri3agamor6—'Wm. Able. Keeper of Wampum—W. S. Ball Chief of Records—C. M. Elam. Trustee (eighteen months)—E. E. Fred.

Laborers' Protective Union Election. There was a meeting of the Laborers' Protective Union at the court house last night at which the following officers were elected:. President, G. W. Purguson vice president, William McClatchey recording ^secretary, Ed Elliott financial secretary,

George E. Smith treasurer, ,JffihI Burg guide, Charles Wall guardian, Jp6n Lee delegates to -the Central Labdr ynipn, H. Smith, G. W. Furguson, fid WliiotU

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The -board ordeted^Jthat a new typewriter he purchased fof'Clelk Dwyer. .VJLIU sl DWYER*HX& THE CLUB. 7

The Weapon Whfcfc "Killed Alexander Lawrence Is at f'bYiee Headquarters.'* Sp

Locked up in the closet of Detective Dwysc at police headquarters is the club which Alexander Owens used when he killed Alexander Lawrence one week ago to4#y. The club has been in the possession of the detective for several days, though no one knew of iL Detective Dwyer paid a visit to the grave yard, where Lawrence was killed, last Wednesday morning. He went out on the

Meeting Sunday Night Attended by Crowila ., and Much Interest Shown. One of the largest crowds ever known at the Light House Mission assembled Sunday night to hear Miss Mary McComb speak. All the chairs were filled, the batUway. crowded and the small boys .were perched on the stairway to the upper room.

The meeting Was notable for the quiet and the deep interest of the audience. At the close the leader was not compelled to ask the people to remain foF a social session and a shake of the hand, but there was no desire to leave at once, as is oft^n the case in many aristocratic temples or worship. Eleven men and boys professed conversion.

There are many residents of this city who are not aware that for six nights in the week the summer and fall through meetings have been held in this mission for the benefit of the downfallen. Over forty conversions have been made during this fall.

LIVE BIRD CONTEST.

Heikes. of Dayton, in a Stiff Wind Does Some Sensational Shooting. Chicago, Dec. 6.—Rolio Heikes, of Dayton, challenger', defeated Charles Grimm, of Clear Lake, Iowa, today, for the Cast Iron medal by a score of 91 to 87. The race was shot at Watson's park, and attracted a notable crowd of local and out-of-town cracks The weather conditions tended to low scores. A strong wind from tho southwest swept the park and blew cutting snow into tho faces of the two experts. The birds were mostly lowering and left quartering incomers, with a fair proportion of left quarterers. Their flights were erratic.

While both experts showed clever kills which drew applause. Heikes' work was the cleaner. He seemed to center better and used the second barrel chiefly for a safety. Grimm, on the other hand, failed to hit cleanly with first, but dropped some difficult birds on his socond in a sensational manner. Of the nine birds lost by Heikes, four fell dead out of bounds. The feature of the day was a straight kill of thirty-four by Heikes in running out.

Fred Gilbert, of Crystal Lake, Iowa, and .T. A. R. Elliott will shoot tomorrow for the Kansas City Star cup at 100 live birds.

LIGHT SENTENCES.

Kelly and Meteseli Receive Jail Sentences at Indianapolis. Sentence was passed last Saturday upon Frank Kelly and Charles Melssell, two Terre Haute youths indicted by the federal grand jury for passing spurious coin. Kelly got ten days in the work house at Indianapolis and Melssell thirty. They were arrested here in October for attempting to pass a bad dollar on a fruit vender, who informed against them. The counterfeit coin they obtained from a woman of the West Side.

I.netgart Appeal* For Financial Aid. Chicago, Dec. 6.—Adolpho Luetgert, who lis now in court for his second trial for wife murder, has Issued an appeal to the public for funds With which to defray the cost of hl« trial. He opens his appeal with an affirmation of innocence and then declaring that the first trial used up his resources nsVc the public to send him money which he promises to repay when at liberty^

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AFFAIRS OF THB fl&ft

STORY or HOW D. J. MACKKT «ETTLJCD DF SOME DIF*E*EICCIHI,V,,

Two Fine New Train* For' tfca System—General New* oX^the Railroads* ,a

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Though he is npw out o! the r, business and conducting a shoe, store at EvansvDle, though the wealth to .88® possessed Is now swept away, the pfeWftht generation wW never cease' ^alking ^at^ut D. J. Mackey. at one timp preside^t Qf the E. & T. H.-syateim It has been told how Mackty walked from end of. hla: lines to the other picking up old bolts and spikes/but it regained tor ii former em-" pld^e of the system to tell how Mackfey settled a wage controversy. During the, days of Mackey there was an operator ajElnora who was getting J30 a month. At. another station on the road was an opera-, tor who received but 92S for his services., The two towns were about the samft swg and the duties devolving" upon the- operators were the same. They were at ottce operator, baggageman, freight agent ana express agent. ^,-J

The man who was getting but |35r tor. his work in some manner learned tnat the operator at Elnora was getting tos, doing the same work and therefore he wrote to President Mackey about the matter. He called attention to the time .of service of both himself and the man ax Elnora, he told "hoW many hours *aoh worked and of the duties they wer£ cb*tt-J pelled to perform. The letter ended wit» a prayer tnat the railroad president would give the question his personal attention and consideration, as in the opinion of the writer of the letter an injustice was being done him in the question of salary. Jt, was two or three weeks before an apsyet came, but When it did it was in the ^vrit-: ing of D. J. Mackey and read about as follows: "1 "Mr. 'Done Brown':—Yours of Wcm date at hand and In answering would firstn express my thanks for your calling :itiy attention to the condition of affairs* is ting on my lines as regards

Your point is well taken. I have -looked, the question from both ends ,of tn| line and find there has been discrraaina^

into tion. You certainly perforin as iiiuch'l^^ bor as 'Smith' of -Elnora, and like'Jus.J your services have been highly satlsfac-*

egra'ph operators) was 16.43 per ieA€ lar^FHmlnister at Washington than the_ preceding year, afid

number disciplined Increased

marks during the year for accepted suggestions.

The New Trains on the C, 4 IL C. The Brazil Democrat does not believ^ the change in the running of trains,, the coal road by which Terre Haute iristead of Brazil will be the terminal pqint will be a detriment to BrasiT. On the contrary, according to the Democrat,-'itM will be a convenience and benefit to the' city. "By leaving here at 4:30 o'clock in the afternoon," says the Democrat, "ad' dltional opportunity is given to reach Terre Haute from .this city, and the at,-i /ival here of the morninp train at 7:1^ gives opportunity td reach here nearly. hour earlier than via the VandalVa. It 1ft also believed that competition between the C_ & E. I. and Vandalla for the passengerbusiness between this city and Brazil W likely to cause a war between the roads' and result in lowering the rates of fare."

Two New Trains For the VandsiHa. Very soon after the first of thSf'ne#-^ year two handsome new trains Wrilrto*uttthrough Terre Haute by the Vandalla company. The trains are now under ."eon-v* struction in the shops of the Pennsylvania at Columbus, Ohio. The two flyers, wilj bo, vestibuied from baggage par to ^eenerfl4 and provided with the very layj^t fronvenlences. They will be run froity. SJi. Louis to Pittsburg and will be" kricNrti/as Nos. 20 and 21. The coaches wiH- be'fll* feet longer than the ordinary eoaiafc and' to serve as a .finishing, toaoh'fob tiiet tfsw*-' service the Pullman companyil'WillrWhdto the Pennsylvania compaoy^fcejvjarfliReR,( t,r$r-.-vd/SI eW

sleepers to be attached tg. ,the '.trtyrip, .iHn,

Railroad Not«».a m,

Will Parrott. of St. Louisj was-.arr'tfcer city Sunday visiting friende. .Mn, ^rrptfe is highly pleased with his .new J»oi|UilonK

Late Sunday the VandalIa. Wi ecte!crew.' was called to Transfer, .where. ftyfrAlgiW engine had jumped the track. no damage.'

Now that the strikers in Sylllvan-.oftyfliT ty have been settled thfe. J&. & again experiencing a healthy tri£fl? jftpm, all of the bituminous fields. 1.-',

Henry J. Negus, ex-C. & E. I-, jr^Urpad conductor of Brazil, is an appjlcaflt.xdr the position of interstate comme'rcfe tfotpmissioner, to succeed Morrison of 1111"nois.

The Wabash is reported \o be applyfhK tho interchangeable mileage ci?edit system of the Western Passenger a&fcobiatlon'&Ka is also using the interchangeable' l.&OMMIe tickets of the Central Passenger, association on all the lines in its sysfetttr.'"'

The Wabash has had several ceases ot damages to pay on account of dne of its bridges being too low at Fort Waytie. The company began the raising of the, bridge to prevent further trouble on this account and the city of Fort Wayne got otft a "restraining order against raising tfaS'tofldfee.' The case will come up for a hfeaVilft* December 10. The city is riot ftdfisfWd with the grade, as it will necessitate^11 to approach the structure. .--ft mm sieciei

Kannine Rvents at New Orleans. New Orleans, Dec. l6'-~The Weather Wife fine and the track heavy.

First race, six and One-naif furlouj»s— Cherry Leaf won, Dockstader second Plug third. Time, 1:40.

Second race, five furlongs—Lillian Rusr sell won. Dunst^r second, Moline tJ^Lf Time, 1:14.

Third race, one mile and twenty yar d9— Bust Up won. Billy McKenzie second, Scribe third. Time, 2:06%.

Fourth race, six furlongs—Van ^Brunt won, Partner second, Floridas thtrd. Time 1*29

Fifth race, six furlongs—Carlotte C. won, Glenmoiint second, Stanza A|yrat Time, 1:29.

LOVERING IS REPRIMANDED v.',? i* Secretary Alger Reprehends Failure of Court

Martial to Pass Severer Sentence: Washington, Dec. 6.—Secretary Alger tch day made public the reprimand administered to Captain Levering, of Fort Sheridajj, $y sentence of court martial, aB follows: "By order of the president the prdfeMings, findings and sentence In the taiie, of Captain Leonard A. Lovering, Fourth Infantry, are approved. It Is, however, disappointing that an offense so grave and as an example so far reaching as this should have been visited with so light a penalty. There is no question tout that Private Hanlmdnd deserved punishment for his conduct, hut he should have received it in a. lawful way. The military laws governing the arms are eexpliciL They prescribe the duties of officers and enlisted men with the penalties for their violation* Under them both have rights and obligations. When, therefore, an officer, with the intelligence and experience with which Captain Lovering is credited,, not only violates these laws, but exhibits -such a lack fc humanity as is shown in thin case, he should receive a more severe sentence than a mere reprimand. Committing *ttneh acts degrades the officer more than, the Soldier he punishes and shows unflttesi for the care and command of men. Under excitement men frequently do thing* which in .aaalar moments they recall witk sorrow and -l t-

,mnt trat tfefc ft UHtntel *r fact that after weeks of deliberate thw officer sTlnces no regret for his wrongful acta."

The specific charge against bovering, tor Jfrhich he was sentenced to be publicly reprimanded was "conduct prejudicial to good order and military discipline."

The incident which brought about this charge was through treatment of F*!vata Hammond, who upon refusing to appear before Loverlng, when requested to do ao, was by the order of the captain dragged to the guard house by the heels. While this order ,W«s being carried but Loverlng prodded tbe prisoner with his sword several times and kicked him repeatedly.

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p'the wisp he can hardly be expected to attempt any thorough going reform of the currency."

The Standard says: "The best that can be said of the message is that it is absolutely unexciting. As a distinguished politician, the president labored under grave difficulties and it is no reproach to his skill that he has failed to surmount them."

The Daily News says that the message is characterized by a desire to displease nobody. Referring to Secretary Gage's currency plan the editorial asserts that Mr. Cleveland's similar plan never found favor with congress. As to the Cuban question the Daily News thinks "the message rings true and promises a fair trial of Spain's new plans, more than which the president^could .not be expected to

tory. In order that equal justiee shall be f-accorded her colonies in the Antilles the done I have Jnst notified Mir. BmithuAhafc, his salary has been cut to |25 a monti^ji ^t) -.lit

Discipline on the Bock lilainl. teo'. On the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific^ from October 1, 1S9G, to October 1, 18SWf the first full year of discipline without suspension, the number of men receiving^-* merit marks was about the same as the number suspended in the last pw year. Prom the Topeka Journal learned that during the year reported the number of men employed (in the depaijtn ments wehere this plan is applied—engfhVe-j meh, firemen, trainmen, yardmeii and tpr-

I GRATEFUL TO M'KJNLEY. .Spaniards Pleased With His Cuba Policy and Do Not Expect Arbitrary Actlon.,j!|

Madrid, Dec. 6.—EI Liberal, the official organ, contends today that there is no ground to fear that the United Slates will recognize the Insurgents as belligerents or otherwise interfere in the settlement of the Cuban difficulty, "inasmuch as Spain has ffgj

^maximum of liberty that other powers accord to their colonies." "Therefore," concluded El Liberal, "the Gnfted States ought to ba grateful to Spain. •But 4f -vmerica's good will is hampered by offensive or restrictive conditions we must ignore them, and act in accordance with our

Interests, our honor end sovereignty." A member of the cabinet, in the course ot an interview today, declared that according to the communications received by the government from Senor De Lome, the Spanish

cent., making the actual increase in the pying

number disciplined about 1 -per cent.* Si! -j lne?' minister in question, does n^* believe is said that the employes ass a whole gow 4 that President McKinley will demand th« look upon the new .plan with £avo?, ai^,^

President McKin-

ttitude toward Spain is "very gratl-

The government, continued the cab-

infttion oI the war ln

number of men employed In.tHe depart- I knows1 that Spain's first Q°slr« Is a conrlu. ments named 78.26 pfer cenf. receivect ne aion of the war and tidt she- la putting forth demerit marks whatever during th^year ,t and, under the regulation, each,mai*^WKnvev®'* this clear record receives twerftV anertt The Sptnish government, he further as« marks. The Rock Island invites suggee-u[seftS/ is now study'rg incans of mobilizing tions from all employes, concerning, that the volunteers in Cuba and Senor PulgLor* lumC of fa""""' p™.

Cuba wltfciu any

podals to raise money, which will be suh« mlttedto the cortes.

COUNCIL MEETS TONIGHS.

And the Meeting Will No Doubt Be Lon| ,,~ Drawn Out. !fl§

It ha8.fceen a long three weeks since th« -city fathers have met to legislate for tho taxpayers of Terre Haote. They will meet tonight, horever, and the meeting will no dotlbt be a busy ons. One of the most ~impctf(S.t thlcga to cotne tor con"lflorat.ia viii be the allow'ng o" an estimate for the two sewer buildings. P'Sterc ft Probst, who are.built.ing t»a Hulm^a strecv. system, will "g, ask tl 6 council ftr $NKJO. Th'r is for work performed frcm November

2'S*

to DecembT

4th. Up to last Saturday night last $44,000 worth of work had been doct oh the south system. But $7,000 more can be expended .K' on the sewer this year, so it can be seen that but about three more weeks' work will be done on the Hulman street Job. Th« Earler Co. has up to date donr $26,000 worth of'^ork on the Canal street system. They wlli be entitled under the contract to da but $2,000 more work. The estimates from both contractors will be submitter tonight OBtfthe general sewer question talked over.

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Favor of Anntro-Hnngarlan Compact. Budapest, £ee. 8.—In the lower house. of the Hungarian parliament today a bill was introduced by Baron Bar.ffy, the premier, prolonging for a year the Ausglelch, or compact, between Hungary and Austria proper, without reference to any action on the same subject on the ptrt of the Austrian government. Baron Banffys' bill provides that the present economic relations between Hungary and Austria be prolonged and unchanged until December 31, 1«M. The enactment, however, will lapse if a new Ausgleich is constitutionally concluded before then. In the event of a new Ausgleich not being concluded by May, 1898, the Hungarian government will submit to parliament bills providing for a definite regulation of the economic relations Between the two states, which measures will come in forco at the end of the year 1898.

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