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

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SPANISH PAVERS DECLARE THE! HOST DO BATTLE RIIS (J. 8.

ire Hot Pleased with SllnlRter Wood* ford's Assertions BsftMlac KSorti to Suppress Filibustering.

sPANISR fRIDE ASSERTS

ITSELF

ISTBRFEBENCB CV AMERICA IN CUBAN AFFAIBS KE8ENTF.D. Jfytt**-.

Spanish Ministry Is Urged to at Once Prepare Warships to ()o Battle KoyaL

1/ondon, Dec. 26.—The Madrid'cotrespond-

tnt of the Standard says: General Woodford's note?' dwells St length

upon the Spanish complaint agajnst filibustering and other moral And material assist

ance given In the United.States to the inBurgentin which the Washington government

reasserts it has done all in its power to jheck, with the view -of satisfying the rep

resentations made hj'Sottish diplomacy

-The Madrid papers say the note is so very friendly and eo laudatory pf the present

home rule policy in Cuba and Porto Rica that there is a general impression in official Circles that the relations between the two governments have a decidedly reassuring aspect. 3 iiKJI

At the same time papers of every shade of opinion, including the ministerial organs, censure very sharply the conduct of the United States government and are unanimous in saying that all ihe compliments the United Stales pays the new Spanish colonial "policy ^cannot make a proud oation tolerate -the pretension of a foreign government to •have the right to critic^e ^n4 condemn the conduct of Spanish generals and of the late

Spanish government in dealing with the rebellion. They equally reseat the American pretension to interfere in.tfte Spanish West Indies, which Is so repeated]^ claimed in t^n^tes and presidential message,' and more recently „'in Secretary ShenMn's adVocac^tff'Yeiief for distressed Cubans."^Dhe press is most dissatisfied with the Woodford not# on aocount of the arguments used to refute tha

Spanish complaints'"against^ 'filiot^tering. America is charged ivitfi. interfering in all the rules and usajg^ bf ititerhatlorial law In order to suit the aims of its encroaching policy in the WesV'lMdi^"

It is an open secret tfiat the note has caused (surprise and displeasure in official circles because the government had fioped that President MoR- :ley

ir Ppaln Will Arm Against Coolo Sam. Madrid, Dec. 26'T-nToda.y Imparcial urges that in view of the character of the reply of

United States 'Minister: Woodford to the note of the Spanish government in answer to the first communication of the. American government through him, it is 'necessary to increase the Spanish fleet as against the eventuality of a conflict with the United Statte.

El Heraldo says "The encroachments of the United States upon the internal politics „of Spain have become intolerable and must toe resisted energetically. iThe situation i« -difficult but, at whatever cost the govern- .. inept ought to j(fut an.eiid to a shameful state

wof

affairs for the sake'of the dignity of "•Spain."

HAS MAD# NO' DEMAND.

Secretary Sherman Defties' the Story That Indemnity Frbm Spaitt is Dem&fideff.' Washington, Dec. 26.'—Secretary pf State Sherman was seen tonight regarding a story cabled from Madrid to the effect that the United States had demanded of Spain $8,000,000 indemnity to American traders for damages sustained through the rebellion in Cuba. The secretary stated that if any such demand had tjjeen made he had not heard of it.

Judge Day, assistant, secretary of state, said: "So far as I know, there is absolutely nothing in the story. Some one may have attempted to foot up all the individual claims that have been filed, but even on that supposition I should not attempt to say their estimate was correct"

At the Spanish legation it was said that ao Information had been received of any such action. The legation had heretofore been notified of the filing of all individual claims, hut it was thought improbable that any cjaim is bulk would be made.

COMEDY OF THE STREET.

Forgetful people are lo be found in all parte of any city. They are everywhere. During Christmas times they arc more absent minded than ever and the business man thinks of nothing excepting the pleasing of customers in the sale of his goods. Men often incur the frown of their wives by taking a letter to mail and then forgetting to mail it. They may pass the mail box fifty times and as the'weefus roll by the trusting wife wonders why she hasn't received an answer. She never knows that her letter was never mailed until she "goes through" the husband and finds it crumpled down among a pack of old' papers.

A story of forgetfulness out of the ordinary is told on Charles Williams, the South .rf ,'Fourth street furniture dealer. Mr. Williams

Is a business man who hustles from morning night. He drives his business! as it Were. He has been a mighty busy man all iweek and has thought about little excepting fthe sale of folding beds, carpets and the pike. It was several Jays ago that Mrs. IfWil lianas told her husband he might replefithe family larder with some tenderloins. [Charley hustled off to xhe. atone and an the way say some tenderloinsu.whiqh looked unusually fine. He bought them and, slipping |them in his overcoat pocket* proceeded to jWs plase of business. Friday the .subject "Jof & Christmas dinner came up, *ad in die-, fgoussing what the center piece jt the table \5»hauld be on Christmas, Mrs. V^Iiliains remarked that she hadn't-jweeived those ten* ierloins yet.. This brought. a peculiar grin from the furniture dealer's face, and, going to the closet he e*me walking out with the .• package in bis hand, remarking, as he did ..i. ao that he had been carrying them Around

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with him for four days and forgot all aboul leaving them athome,

There ifi perhaps not a mai in the city who has more Jokes played on hiip than August Wegener, the grocer and saloon* keeper at Third and Mulberry. Wegener is one of the mast liberal fellows on earth and it was last summer during the hicyele meeting that he planned to give the visiting wheelmen of the city a "good time." As is pretty well-known, the Terre Haute Brewing Co. kept open house for the wheelmen one day during the meet and not to be outdone by thrbrWerf Augnst Wegener rushed down towB & printing office, where he had 500 cards printed. The card read as foUowKt.j^WeJtfin^ jolly wheelmen. thte carafeI'Xtifeiist Wegener," Third and' Mulberryf^iT'S^tra' ftne glass^'tjf beer free."

In 'order that they might fall into the hands of the bicycle hoys who drank beer Wegener seat them to the brewery to be given to the boys who went there to partake of the excellent product of the plant. Some of Wegener's Oerman friends at the brewery were ,glven the cards for distribution. As the bicycle boys were getting all the beer they needed just then the men who were just waiting for a chance at Wegener went down into the y&i*ds of the E. & T. H. (Railroad. Here they found about thirty loafers, or rather men who were out of employment and would not object to taking a few beers when they were presented. They were given the tickets with instruction# to hunt up their friends and take them all down to Wegener's. The men were only too glad to get such en opportunity. In an hour's time forty or fifty sturdy fellow^ all of them as dry as a powder horn, were lined up at Wegener's ,bar. They all drank two or three of August's largest and most elegant beers and then turned over the tickets. The prprietor of the saloon was furious. He knew they were not bicycle boys and he knew he had been tricked. He refused to set out any taore beer until the cold cash was deposited, which was not done.

A business man of thlsi city, who & Methodist Church member-* lives in the auurbs, where his fine flock of barnyard fowls fcf a canker in the heart of many of Ms neighbors. He hae Cccbln, China, Plymouth Rock, Brahma and Leghorn chickens, and withal a .patent Incubator.

But the pride of the flock is a great, fluffylegged Buff Cochin chanticleer, that, both in size arid strength of voice, is monarch of the lot.' His crowing in the summer time was enough to wak^the easy sleepers of the family. He troubled his owner a great deal on that account, atid besides he clawed and peeked the rest of the roosters and ran them aboiit the inclosure until they were too bony to eat. Finally, }n a moment of anger, the head of the house decreed that the big rooster himself should be killed and dressed the very next time there came occasion for a pot pie. "f

The occasion camd SOftn. A visiting minister of the Methodist persuasion was invited to spend the day with the merchant, and the latter's wife cautioned her husband 'to kill a chickeii the first thing in the morning.

,atid"Seci'|btary

Shermatt

would refrain froln "fiicreagfng'* tie' embarrassments of the Bituatlb'ii'iit Spain in consideration of all the 86»£es3iohs' already made to Cuba.

The government' '•vv'iff'flelay replying to the note fur several weeks &s the United States took nearly two moaths"W r£ply to the Spanish uote, When it does reply Sen or Sagasta will rebut the argiimetft&'Of the note in a friendly but firm tone. The government can not longer risk the ecfcueation of not being In touch with national feeing, which is getting very weary of American interference. The Spaniards think the note flvefc" them an excellent opportunity to* reply to criticism which naturally could not be challenged or noticed diplomatically when set forth only in the presidential inessage.

In the morning the merchant and the minister became Involved hi a political discussion. -Respect for the cloth made the business man courteous when he discovered the minister was an advocate of free silver, but when he bethought himself of the barnyard task before him and had gone to the woodshed to get the hatchet, he was well nigh bursting with suppressed wrath. went to the barnyard and watched the troublesome cock for awhile, and*, then, seizing a plump pullet, cut off its head a/nd took it in to hi6 wife "Why, John, I thought you were Intebding to kill that rooster," said she. "I know I was," responded John, "but I don't allow any Bryanite to chew the bones of that rooster Why, he crowed for McKinley all through last campaign."

ENGLAND'S ASIATIC FLEET:

It Nearly Equals the Forces of Russia, Germany «nd France. Washingt on, Dec. 26.—If Great Britain has any intention of making an offensive move In the far east she has ample force in Asiatic waters to support her action. Her fleet On the China station exceeds in numbers the combined fleets of RusiBia and Germany, Russlsa and France or France and Germany, and Is Ojjily a feWiSshlisr shbrt of the combined forc^ of Rufisia, Germany and France. Should the suggestion advanced yesterday that Great Britain and Japan are taking steps looking to tbfe formation of 4n entente "prove true, then the preponderance of the British and Japanese woyld be such as to completely overwhelm the naval representations of other European! powera in those waters, even wij& the additions'which Germany, France and Italy are sending or preparing to send to the Orient. According to a list prepared by Commander Richardson' Clover, chief of the office of. naval intelligence, Great Britain has attached to the Chine station one battle ship the Centurion, five armored cruisers, three protected cruisers, ten cruisers, one gunboat, one dispatch vessel ^nd the store ship Huqaber and receiving ship Lamar, a total effective force of twenty-one vesssls.

All of Russia's battle ships are in the Black sea, and^they could only &et out of these waters by forcing the Bosphorue straits, .the Sea of Marmora, and the Dardanelles.

The five German ships which appeared at Kiao Chau and landed the party which seized the territory, surrounding the bay are the battle ship Kaiser and four protected cruisers. The battle ships Deutschland and Gefion are now in en voyage to the China station. The.only other nation besides the United States having war ships in Asiatic waters is France, with the battle ship Bayard, the protected cruiser Descartes, cruiser Eclalreur and two gunboats. With Germany's and France's nine ships now at the China station and Russia's sixteen, making a total of twenty-fives, it will be seen that •Great Britain i« in a position to take care of her interests.

WAS SHOT AT A DANCE.

Ike Durrett, the Well Known Base Ball Player Will Die.

The Christmas celebration of Ike Durrett, the base ball player, wilUtost him his life.

Durrett, according to a dispatch from Rockville, went to a fiance Saturday night and

while there became involved in a quarrel

with a iaan whose nathe has not beet learned. Softie time after the quarrel the pitcher

was shot anl will dit. Durrett id known to every base pall admirer in Terre Haute, Last year, dju/ing Abe life of the Central League, he playeft with Washington, pitching and playing Yight^eld." He if large man and a fine, hal| player, being a heavy batsman. The full details of the shooting of Durrett are not given in the Rockvllle dispatch, but it is said the wound 1s a mortal one, and that the bail player can live but a few. houns. Durrett first sprung Into prominence through hi« work with the Rockvllle team, la 1SS3. At the end of the playing season of "95 Denny Long signed the big player, but afterward released him. Indianapolis also signed him, but let him go without a trial. la 1S97 he signed with the Washington team and he played fine ball while connected with that ctabt His many friends in Terre Haute will regret to hear of his untimely end. Just who fired tbe shot which mortally wounded the pitcher had not been aeccrtained when the dispatch bto seat out.

SKVKStKIN BRITISH WARSHIPS ARB SOV OFF TttG COBBAN PORT.

HaelMrt Makos Strong: Protest ApUait RecodTftt of a JBrltlah. Adviser of Corean Customs.

FLAG HOISTED OFF YA8G TSB KIANft

JAPAN, WITH THIRTY WAR SHIPS, AWAITS.SKGfcAHP'S MOTS.

Jap* Are Mot Asleep and Offer to tend Payment of Chinese

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Indemnity.

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w&m London,. Dec. 26.—A special dispatch from Shanghai says: .7*|

It is reported dxat seventeen British war

ships are off Chemulpo, Cor'ea, southwest of Seoul, supporting the British consul's protest, really amounting to an ultimatum against the king's practically yielding the government of Corea into the bands of the Russian minister. The protest is specially directed against the dismissal of McLeavy Brown, British adviser to the Corean customs, in favor of the Russian nominee. The news has produced consternation at Seoul, which Is thre'atehed fey the knowledge that Japan has a fleet of thirty warships awaiting the result of the British representations that Japan fully supports. Japan is irrttated by the arrival of jRussian troops in Corea, and it Is believed that she will oppose them.

According to advice from Tokio, Japap has offered to assist the officers at Pekin in drilling the Chinese aftny and to consent to a postponement of the war indemnity. Many of the viceroys and Pekin officials favor the proposal.

According to dispatch to the Dally Mall from Shanghai it is reported there, from reliable sources, that a British force landed at Chemulpo on Saturday and caused the reinstatement of McLeavy Brown. The same dispatch refers to a native rumor thai the Union Jack haa been hoisted op an island in the mouth of the river Yang Tse Kiang. .r

The Pekin correspondent of the Time? says: "T£e government refuses to place iho likinj under foreign control as security for the loan, proposed by the Hong Kong and Shanghai, bank and asserts that unless the loan is pro-, curable without this condition arrangements will forthwith he made for a Russian guaranteed per cent loan of 100,000,000 taela, to be issued at 93 net. "The security would be the land tax, which woil Id remain under Chinese administration. China in return would give Russia a monopoly of the railroad and mines north of the great wall, open a port as a terminus of a railroad (Trans-Siberian) and would agree that a Russian should succeed Sir Robert Hart as director Of Chinese Imperial maritime customs. If these conditionp should be permitted British tfade interests would suffer severely."

Imperial Diet.Adjourns While a Vote of ''No Confidence" is Offered. YokohOma, Dec. 26.—The imperial diet has been dissolved before the, house of representatives had started a discussion of the motion of no confidence in the cabinet

^signed. It is probable that marquis Ito will be the new premier.

Try Grelno! Try tiraloo!

TERRE HAUTE FX PRESS. TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 28, 1897

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The Shanghai correspondent of the Times says: "The sloop Phoenix sailed today (Sunday) under orders to join the British squadron. The utmost secrecy is preserved with regard to the latter's' moVements but gossip here suggests that' its destination is Ta Lien Wan.",

.. TURMOIL JAPAN/

each name.' The work was undertaken by Colonel Ain'swerth of tbd r^lo|d and pension division.* It hlw ^nwoj^plfjparefui examination of the evidence in each.' case. Colonel Ainsiworth has completed the investigation, and the results will published by the government shortly. No such collection of short stories of individual deeds of heroism in the Jate war has "Ver been prepqygl before. No distinction of rank is xnadA Generate and privates, museums and drummer boys, are put upon the same footing of bravery. The West has Its full share in this muster roll of the most valorous. The following are the Indiana solJiars who arfeihonored for special,deeds of valor:

Jonathan C. Kirk, captain Company F, gOth Indiana Infantry, at North Anna River, Va,, gn May 23r 1804, "volunteered for eangeffiiis service, and, dfigie-handed, captured thirteen armed Confederate Soldiers and marched them to the rear."

Kenry W. Lawton, captain Company A, 30th Indiana Infantry, at Atlanta, Ga., on" August 3, 1864, "led a charge of ekirmisherh against the enemy's rifle pits and stubbornly and successfully resisted two determined attacks of the enemy to retake the works."

Milton Russell, captain Company A, 51st Indiana Infantry, at Stone River, Tenn., on December 26, 1862, "waa the first mail to' cross Stone river, a&d in the face of a galling fire from the concealed skirmishers of tlyj enemy, led his men up the hillside, driving the opposing enemy."

Thomas Graham, second lieutenant Company G, 15th Indiana Infantry, at Missionary Ridge, Tenn., on November 25, 1863, "seized the colors from the "color bearer Who"'had been wounded, and,'exposed to a terrible flre, oarried them forward, planting them on the enemy's breastworks."

Peter J. Ryan (Terre Haute) and John T. Sterling, privates, Company D, 11th Indiana Infantry, at Winchester, Va., on September 14, 1864, "captured fourteen Confederates In the severest part of the battle."

On Friday last the mikado, in the speech from the throne, declared that the relations of Japan with all the foreign powers were' friendly, though he made no specific allu-* sions to the complications in China. He' announced that the government intended to submit fresh taxation measures, the char-' actor of which is known to have united th'ef three chief political parties in opposition and J1 ^8. the lafifc thing at night and thereto introduce a bill amending the codes, dviH raining quantity after or between meala and criminal Infants frequently suffer more from tnt lick of cool wa?«r than, from the lack oJ food."*1

Ito Will Be New Prime minister. Yokohama, Dec. 26.-—Count Matsoukata,' the premier and admiral, the Marquis Saigo Tsugumichi, minister of marine, have re-^over a grave at Green Bay, Wis.: "Diec

Ctiiaa WIU Lease Elao-Chan CAT,

Berl-n'

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gan published here s«rys that the Chines^ emperor, in order to avod the reproach of havng loat terrtory, will lease Kiao Chau to Germany in perpetuity at a low rate, with &U1 rights of sovereignty that England exercise* at Hong Kong.

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1*1 hat.a l»of Mo PH amk .. ..

Trotihle in Japanese

Washington, Dec. 26.-—A telegram was received at tbe Japanese legation this morning announcing that the.diet was formally opened by the emperor on the 24 th instant. A vote of no confidence was proposed in the I houae of representatives, and the diet was dissolved on the 25th instant This result is ascribed entirely to domestic causes and is the preliminary to new elections.

Ask your grocer today to 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 la made from pure grains, and the most delicate stomach receives it without distress. One-quarter. the price of coffee. 15o and 25c per package*, Sold by all grocers. •*-.

We have a nice stock of goods (mostly groceries) and new store building in a splendid Illinois town no incumbrance, nice cash trade established. Price $5,000. Will trade for a farm, pay some difference in cash, if farm suits.

J. I. Montroy .Co., 2S South Third,

Terre, Haute, ind^n yusS'

VALOR OF WESTERN SOLDIERS..

Deeds of Gallantry Which Have Won MeSrfSf of Honor. Jv

Special to the, Globe Democrat. j*, Washington. Dec. 26.—"^pr particular deeds of most distinguished gallantry in afa^ tion" congress, in 1883, authorized the aw«¥d Of medals of honor. The interpretation put upon the law by the war department is thfljS^ to win the medal of honor, "service must have been performed in action Of «itch- a conspicuous character1 as to clearly' dkti%guieh the man for gallantry and intrepidity above hie cotfflfSdes—service that Involved extreme Jeopardy of llfe or the 'performance Of extraordinarily hazarodiu duty."

These med&U have been awarded from time to time on the evidence thai they were won. Recently the war department has under taken to compile a llsl of the medal-of-honor men, a brief statement of the service for which the award wa* made accompanying

CORNER IS IN OATS. 1$ 'K'P-

While Dabbling in Wheat Young- Leiter Turns a Trick In Oats,

Chicago, Dec. 26.—Frfday, which will witness .-.the close of the great .Leiter. deal in

wheat on the board of trade, bids fair to

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prove memorabdle day in the traders

great excitement Is expected in the Ivireat pit' but in oats a squeeze of shorts n- 57" !£i§y occur^ j,v

It' is believed that- Mr. Leiter fias been (irfnig a trick on the trafi6 in oats, while everybody was watchifg'wheat. For weeks thV oat.Bit has been practically deserted, Lvt week there was a disagreeable surprise to*1 the men1 whe had sold 6,000,000 bushels of'oats JOr December delivery when they learned that no oats.^re heing delivered. Then the awoke to the fact that, in all the Chicago elevators, oats measured but 950,000 bt&heis of the contract grades.

Wednesday when the. discovery

wais made. The price of December oats w$a then ^0%. On Friday the market close£ jg, 22% cents. A cent advance in iats goo as 4 or 5 cents in wheat. It 14 $00 late to rush in(a supply to meet the -c^ils which will be made for the grain at the close of business on Friday. Those who have not delivered the grain acceding to contract w4L.be called upon to settle the closing V^ces- The situation has all the elements of a squeeze.

Water Oar True Beveruge* '•Water is really our only true bevel age," Mrs. S. T. Rorar writes in her cook ing leseon in The Ladies' Home Journal "Forming, as it does, three-quarters of thi weight of the bumaa body.Jt is of th* naxt importance to tbe aljr0wo breathe Sllilc is a typical Xood.jQot a beverage, ant, should never be used as suoh. It is trui that it contains a.large amount.of water but only sufficient for its digestion. "In a very short time the nonwato drinker becomes .sallow, oonstlpated ant uncomfortable. The poison matter that should be dissolved by tbe free use of wa ter and carried off in the circulation and through the excretory organs, is held In thi system the body loses weight the skin becomes dry and rough, losing its life and brilliancy. Three-quarters of the wcighi of tho living body should be water. A large quantity of this water is taken in fch Jform of green vegetables ana fruits. A 'healthy person should drink at least 1H quarts of cool, not ic&t?, water in each 2( Tiours, a glass the first thing in tho morn

An £zeitiac Career,

This is the inscription on a msJrblfl slat

BUB tout. Here lyes the Body of Lewi Galdy Esq, who departed this life at Porl Boyal the S2d December 1739 aged 80. Ho was born at Montpelier in Franco but left ihat country for his Religion and

catna hero to settle in this Island where he

was swallowed up in tbo Great Earthquake In the year 1693 and by tho Providence oJ God was *-y another shock thrown into the Sea and miraculously savod.by swimming until a Boat took him up. He lived inanj years after in great Reputation Beloved by all who know him and much Lamented a a a

... liook Out For Setver Gaa. A rough test for the escape of sewer "ga9 maybe made as follows: Portr half ounce of peppermint oil into the sewer pipe In the collar—that Is, into tho trap—and close the drain. If tho smell of the oil can be detected coming from the basins, sinks or ^closets in tbe other parts of the house, It may bo fairly assumed that sewer gas oscanes llkewle"

The Liverpool Coach,

It is not generally known that a mailcoach leaves Manchestop every night fa Liverpool at 10 o'clock, and one from Liverpool at the same hour for Mancheetei, for the conveyance of parcels. The drivers and conductors are armed with revolvers and bayonets and carry a long born, quite in the olden style. *1 'L tf

Edinburgh drunkards find a mixture at methylated, spirits and naphtha or paraffin a oheap and effective intoxicant. The call it dynamite.

The total number of periodicals published in tho language of Holland is 973, hf which 49 aro printed hrforeign oouo^riCK.

TRY ALLEN'S FOOT-EASE,:

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gelieves

corrrS and bunlooa of all pain and

ves rest and comfort Try it today. Trial package FREE. Address, Allen S.^ Olmstead. La Roy, N. Y. r-

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S With bill* an* paste '-an* procl&UBS to all creaUoy That men are Wise

Who a4vertfee "Aj ta the ^reseat ceaeratioa.

MONEY TO LOAN-On personal security real estate or chattels without removel. T. C. SMITH, -a- 128^ S. Sixth St.

MARKETS ON MONDAY

ONLY lit THE MORN ISO WAS TBEBB ANT ACTIVITY.

Kay Wheat Closed at a Decline—Only Be»" ton For Strength Was tt« European War Scare.

Chicago. Bee. 27.—All tbe activity of today's grain and provision markets was confined to the morning1- During the afternoon dullness all the advance in wheat caused by smaller world's shipr&cnts and the Oriental war talk was lost",.&ay closing at %fp%c decline. Corn and Sats wera both very strong: and advanced ,^q ^and 9&c respectively. Provisions' closed at slight declines.

Wheat opened firm at froil to 'fer for May over the closing price of Friday, initial sales ranging from MMi to 94%c, with a few sales a moment later at %c. An active trade was done for an hour and the market for that length of time maintained the appearance of strength with which it sta.ted. May selling as high as 94?4©94c. It once touched 98%@VLc, but under the demand from shorts which was active during the first hour it reacted again to 94%c, and held around that figure for some time. Subsequently trade slackened and the price weakened slowly to within half an hour from the close. Apparently the only reason for strength was the European war scare, as nothing else of a bullish character was contained In the early news. There were, several bearish features in the day's news, chief of- which was an estimate made In a cablegram from Buenos Ayres making the probable surplus of wheat for export from Argetina 40,000,000 bushels. The latest previous estimates from that country suggested an exportable amount of' aboiit 23,000,000 bushel. Foreign markets were closed on account of Christmas holidays, but- New York, reporter1 the receipt of some buying orders for fattrres on European account, and at least one fifty thousand bushel lot was bought In the pit thereon on an order from Liverpool. The Liverpool Corn Trade News. estimated the world's shipment of last week at 6,488,000 bushel exclusive of Baltimore shipments. The United States contribution to last week's total was 4,757,000 bushel. The receipts in Chicago since Friday numbered 785 cars from rail outside, 213,000 bushels unloaded from vessel In the river, besides 144,000 bushel and 194 car lotads transferred from unlicensed to licensed elevators. In all 0*0,000 bushel was estimated to have been added since Friday to the contract stocks in regular houses. Minneapolis and Duluth fecelvrd 1,607 cars since Friday, compared

995 a week ago and 889 on the similar period the year before. The vislole supply increased 1,051,0000 bushel, compared with a decrease of ,720,000 bushel- the year before. Exports for the day from Atlantic ports equalled 491,000 bushel. The heavy receipts here and at the northwest points oaused considerable covering and "short" selling by professionals, this and the late dullness causing a decline in May to 93%# %c. At that price a little belter support was given and by clc3lng time, May had reacted again to 94c.

Corn for the greater part of the session was very active with an increased outside interest. Many wheat traders were in the pit bidding for corn and shorts were also active buyers. The heavy week's clearances, 4,900,000 budhel, the lack of country offerings and the European war news-were all factors and the market .ruled strong. Trade fell off considerably late lit the day but prices held firm to the end. May ranged from SOVfe to 29%®%c, and closed &c .higher at ,30%c.

In iwessentiaf features, market for oats was almost A counterpart of corn. The market'started \fery Arm and active, with local shorts slightly alarmed at the strength of corn, buying freely. In this market4 also, thfe war tatfe^was a factor. Trade was much,quieter dufffe# the afternoon, but without much effect on prices. May ranged from 23% to 23%@&c, closing %c higher at 23%@%c.

Provisions were quite active and firm during the morning. The opening was rather weak, with quite free realizing and selling by packers. The market soon became firmer on good general buying but later in the day the advance was all lost, the close being easy. May pork closed 5c lower at $8.92% May lard unchanged at $4.70@$4.72%, and May ribs 2%c lower at $4.55.

Estimated receipts Tuesday: Wheat, 485 cars corn, 600 cars oats, 600 cars hogs 29,006 head. »i a Cf.OSiNG. AltT'CI. a ja

WHEAT May... 94 94 H'H 93X-X S4 94 H-% CullN

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door to prime, pteers, 1,350 lbs. and upward .„ *.

New York, Dec.

94 H-%

May-... 29 304 29K-SI 80H 29 OATS. May... 23X sm 23^-54 23%-% 23 H-H roitic.

23%-%

Jan.... 8 72 8 TB 8 70 8 70-78 8 75 May... 9 03-03 9 OS 8 90 8 92 8 95 1.Alio, 4 86 Jan.... 4 52 4 S7 4 52 4 86 4 65-57 May— TC 4 12 4 67 4 70-72 4 T0-72

4 '42

Jan 4 40 4 '42 4 40 4 40 4 43 May... 4 56 4 6t 4 50 4 55 4 57

STOCK AND BOND MARKET

Professional Traders Devoted Themselves Wholly to Specialties. New Tork. Oec. 27.—The (inly active interest in today's stock market was manifested* by professional traders and they devoted themselves almost altogether to the specialties and more particularly the stocks of local 'corporations and traction companies.' The tone of the trading was unsettled" and at' times, decidedly feverish. The strength of tho specialties caused a strong opening and upheld prices in the general market as far as there was any movement. A marked weakening In sugar and a general movement to realize due to the continued stiffness of money and to soine extent to expressed apprehension over the threatening developments in the far east carried prices below last week's level, where they remained, in the. case of many mining stocks, until "the close. Today was a holiday in.London, and there were no quotations for British consols, the accepted barometer of European politics. There was, however, trading on the continental bourses and reports from there did not Indicate any ^cute apprehension over the outlook In China. Chespeako it Ohio was bought heavily by a leading bull operator and was advanced nearly a point. The 4% per cent bonds cf this company were also in good deir and and advahcied per cent. St. Paul's net earnings for November showing an increase of 1214.787 failed to sustain that stock, which shared in the heav'neps of the whole granger group except Burlington, which was particularly act.'ve. The third week statements at hand of southern railways were not very favorably.

The situation in the moijey market hinged on the Union Pacific paynfeent and the Pacific bond redemption. The subtreasury's debit balance at the clearing house today was $4,357,933 and this about represented the government checks for redeeming the Pacific bonds which have come through the banks. More were comtoday and the government is still •ng out checks from Washington for "Mf payment. But money from this sou. not come back into the market witn -s "Ment freedom to prevent Its feeling today Union Pacific payment to the government of about $5,500,000 even though $4,000,000 of this is lift by the government on deposit in New York. There was considerable calling of loans today and the rate paid to replace them ranged from 3% to 4% per cent, with tbe majority at 4 per cent. There was a rise in the rates of sterling exchange which precluded the idea of any Immediate further gold Imports In the Anal dealings there were some sharp reactions, in the specialties and the coalers which wiped out all the previous gains and in some cases left prices materially lower. Manhattan was a notable exception, closing near the top at a net'.gain of 2%. Mo#t gaiqs and losses In the general list was' rather narrow and mixed.

The bond market was firm—and In some cases sharp gains were ,«h"sue Sales. $1.606,0061. UriMed States old.4§ registered were lower bid.

Clearings, $171,044,777 bal*n«(«, l9.SS6.So3. Money on call firm at 30* closper cent. Prime mercantile paper 8,fe®4% per cent sterling exchange firmer with actual business in bankers* bills at $4.84%@H for demand and at $4.81^4#% for 60 days. Postefl rates $4.82^4 3$4.83 and $4.3B%®$4.80 commercial bills $4.81 silver certificate!* 37#3Sc bar silver 57c Mexican, dollars 45%c.

Bonds—Government easier stato dull railroad strong.

THE LIVE STOCK MARKET.

CaHLtle Were Very SScarce—Hogs Active— Sheep Unchanged. Indianapolis, Dec. 27.—Cattle—Receipts 100 bead. Shipments light. The small supply of cattle sold promptly enought at last week's closing prices.

Export and shipping cattle we quote:

65-5#

Pair to medium steer*, l^oO lbs. and upward ...i*....4 Good to choice 1JW to 1,380-lb. steers. 4 2S®4C0 IT air to medium 1,150 to 1,300-lb. steers 3 WCN Medium to. goal $00 tP- 1400-lb. steers 3 w* Good to choice feeding steers.... 3 06®4 25 Fair to medium feeding steers .. S WgjJ Common to good atockere ........

Butchers' cattle- we -Quote: Good to choice heifers. ». 3 65©4 35 Fair to medium heifers, v.. 3 00(&3 50 Common light heifers S 6063 90 Good to choice cows 2 90g3 wl Fair to medium cows j®® Common to old cows ziztZ Off Veal calves Heavy calves Prime to fancy export bulls 3 W®3 Good to choice butcher bulls...- 2 «0®3 Common fair bulls

Hogs—Receipts 3,000 head. Shipments 1,000 head. The ho* market was active, with all buyers In field, a good clearance was soon made at a little advance in prices. We quote: Good "to choice medium and •. heavy *3

4o®3

Mixed and heavy packmg ...... *.«0S Good to choice lightweights .. 3 4a#3 47 Common lightweights 3 jOgw Pigs .... I Roughs 2 75©3 SO

Sheep-Receipts light. Shipments none. There were few sheep or lambs offereflf and no quoted change, in prices. Good to choice lambs 1® -Sfl? Common to medium lambs 3 2ajf» u. Good to choice sheep Good to choice sheep ...^ 3 r? Fair to medium sheep 3 w©3 Common sheep .. .•• I il* Bucks, per head .... 00a* W

CoITee and Sugar Market.

27.—Coffee—Options

opened steady at 5 points advance ruled dull with firm undertone on Hght local covering, following small receipts at Bra-.v^. illian ports and Increased withdrawals •. from warehouses in the United States In-g^ .£ vestment buying Checked by the absencof^' of cables from Havre and enormous sup-^-* plies in sight, closed steady, net unchanged to 10 points advancc.' Spot Rio quiet mild dull: cordova, 8%©15c.

Sugar—Raw strong refined strong mould A 5% standard A and confectioners A 5% cut loaf and crushed 5%: powdered *ad cubes 5 7-16 granulated 5^4. y-€4F. iWlnneapolU tVJioafc IW-*r»(et.

Minneapolis, Dec. 27.—'Wheat dull and steady December 93%c May 91^4c July 90c No. 1 hard 94%CS NO. I northern 94c receipts lor three days 1,191 cars.

pou

with

TANOAUAUXI.

(Taking effect December 6, 1897.)

East

No. No. No. No. No. No.

No. No. No. No.

ti Dec. 27 Deo. 24

O a »4

No. 7. Peoria & N.J W. Bx ..Lv) 7:10 a. m. No. a. Decatur EipWS# ......Lv[ 8:36 p. m. No. Fast Line ......Ar 11:10 a. ta.i No. 3. Peoria Expr^^aS

1 I

ntnr.

FOR RENT—Nice large storage roon» to let opposite court house east side. J. 1. Moutray Co., .•

South Third street.

FOR RENT—Fourteen" acres good land in bottom south of National road and midway between Terre Haute and Maxville.

Frank A. Keiry. Law Office. O re

LOiT"^'

CS3

size.

Hunting case Addison movement. F?nd-^ er will return-to -C,' AvWilliams. Watcli^ is property qt Mrs, &%usp Ward.

TIME'- TABLC8

N«w yor* idxprm*. .Lvi 3:z4 a. av Indianapolis mil. Ct! 7:20 a. w. •IndianapoliB EUn ...Lv|ll:26a. xn. •Pennsylvania S* •Ffcst Line T... ......Lvl 1:60 p. m. •New Voi'Jt tAia ".....Lvl 5:16 p. nw West Boand—M^ip. XJn*.

7. *We«t«rn Eiprasa ....tivl 1:40 n. ta. 6. *3t. Lou la Limited....Lt[10 15 a. m.

No, •Dally.

HlCblgMt PlMaloa. 6t^ JoeepiJ. ,«NUU LV|«:17 a. m. 4 2 0

No. NO. 8. I^an w?rt JMaii.... .Lv No. 21 Loganaport ,*lall ..,.Ar Nq. 3. St. Joseph Express. .Ar

11:20 a. m. 6:40 p. m.

IfMHa iMiUlaa

i,.....Ar[

7:00p.m.

ITANgriLLB TSBBB HABT*

Arrive From8oittk.

N N. Cb. LiA (VSl.. 3:66 a. m. No. 1 T. E 4 Bairf Bx....... fll:00 a. m,, No. 8N..O. ft Fla. Spl (BS). I 3:26 p. m.1. No. 4 Ch. A I. fijx.* (BS\, 111:10 p. m. ,3

Lear* ForSonth, r-

No. 6 Ch. (k N. Lim.».CV^). '13:40 a. m. No. 3 Ch. 4k Ev. Ex.* (BS) 6:38 «. 0H No. 7 Ni-O.^A Fla, Spl:* (B3).*.....| 5.'46 p. n.'7 No. 1 Ind. & Bv. Mail 2:46 p. «.

KVANSTtUUB IXOXAMAPULia

Arrive From* South.

No. 48 T. H. Mixtd.... 110:10 a. m. No. 32 Mall and Express 3:06 p. m. LM?« for' Month.

No. kail and Exprel* 9:00 a. m. No. 49 Worth'n Mixed. 3:60 p. m.

CHXCAOO A UITUN ILLINOIS.

Arrive from North.

No. Ch. A Kr. ISX.* iM*).., 6:39 a. m. No. 1 Cb. & ffiv. Bx.. 3:30 p. m. No. 7. N. O. & Fla. Spl.* (BS)....I 5:40 p. m. No. 9 Br&stU Branch LoeaL,.. 6:15 p. m. No. 6 C. & N. Lim.* (DVSh 12:35 a m.

Leave Ifor North.

No. Cb. & N. Lua.* iV8): 4:00 a. m. No. 10 Brazil Branch Local I 6:30 a. ta.. No- IT. Eft Ch. tfx.. ...v |11:M a. ta. No. 8N. O. AFia. Spl.» (BS)......1 3:30 p. m. No. 4 Ev. A C. Ex.* (B8) 111:18 p. m. •Daily. All other traitw mo dally exempt 8oaday. Above trains arrive and leave Valoa n#pot. Tenth and Sreamore streets.

CLXTKLAND, OXKOKKATl, CHICAGO A sr. wuia

(bioroast).

Arrive Pro

the West.

No. $«. N. T,

Bss., Cla. JEx.*.Ari

1:52 a. m.

Arl 7:66 a. a.

No. 4, lnd, Cm. Bit ...Arl 7:66 a., No. t. Day fix. and Mall* Arj 2:63 p. No. 13. Knickerbocker 8pl* Arf «:33 p. 1

Leave fer tti But.

No. 30, daily ...1:ES a. at. No. 4, daily except Sunday S-00 a. m. No. », daily except Stlnday ........ .2:46 p. n». No. 18, daily Knickerbocker ..4:31 p. m.

Arrive Prom the Bast.

No. 36. St Louis Bx* At No. •. Day BX. and Mall*....Ar No. 11. South jr«*tema LUn* Ar No. 6. Mattoos Acc'n Ar

1:20 a. in. 9:53 a. m. 1:S p. m. 1:23 p. m.

Leave far the West.

No. 35, daily No, 9, daily except Suaday .. No. 11, daily No. 5, daily except Sunday ...

.1:33 a. m.

...10:00 a. m. 1:37 p. m, .... ..7:00 p, si.

J. I. Nip lit ray Company.

FARMS bought and sOId in every state in the union. •i8TOCK8 OF* 1GOOD3- to cxchango for farm, city and town property. COLLECTIONS of all kinds made 3n anypart of the world and remittances made, promptly. MONEY TO LOAN on farm and oltjr property. NOTARY PUBLIC in office, write and acknowledge deeds, mortgages, bonds, leases, contracts, etc., eic. A RELIABLE ATTORNEY connectedwith the company. FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE furnished,

In reliable companies. TAXES PAID for non-residents, tenanta furnished ahSf rents collected. A CORRESPONDENT in each city and town of tho commercial nation# of the world. SATISFACTORY REFERENCE given on request.

Thos* having business in our lino are requ*fct0d tO' call or write U*. Letters will be asswereil nt once in most any language. We prefer all letters written in En«ll«h. Please |pclose etamp with lot-* ters of inquiry.

J. I. MOUTRA CO.,

29 South Third Street. Opooslte Court House. East Side, First Floor, Tcrr« Haute, IaL