Terre Haute Daily News, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 6 January 1890 — Page 1

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A Compromise EWreUd Evanavllle ,l*a«f Nigbl Bf(w««n Mr. laeker an* The Orisv«te«

EVANSVILLK, January 6.—[Special.]— At the conference between President Mackey and the employes of the roads comprising the Mackey system, which was concluded last night, an agreement was reached tinder which all the employes returned to work at seven o'clock this morning. Details of the compromise are not known further than that Mooter Kplol Transportation Hard be retained in

Ma position for a short time only.

li There was a feeling of uneasiness among the striking employes of the Evans vi lie

*tTerre

Haute and Evan*ville &

Indianapolis railways yesterday when the following notice was ported in the yards here:

NOTiC*.

All train and yard men of the Evans* ville & Terre Haute and Evansville & IndianajioSig railroads not reporting for duty by 7 a. m. Monday, January 6th, are hereby discharged, and il found on the company's property will be eonsidtwl trespassers and treated accordingly.

Approved, G, A. IICKD, M, T, 0. MACKJSY, g*andG. M. The men knew, however, that they had the best of the situation so far as the movement of friegbt was concerned but thev all supposed that the company would make some effort to move trains. There was another day spent in watehlulnei» but the company made no effort to move trains. As night came on the i? strikers kept even a more watchful eye

upon the company than they had during day'time lest an effort would be made move trains under cover of the dark-

YArdmaster Taylor received a message about 3 clock saying that the strikers' committee and president Maekey had reached a settlement and that the men would return to work at 7 o'clock in the morning, The strikers thought thin was only scheme on the part ol the company aud refused to believe it unless they received some information from the grievance conaroitttee at KvansviUe.

At 10:40 a message was received from Charles OuthridgG stating that a compromise had been effected and that the men would all return to work at 7 dock. sent, no details of the eettle.„ettt. 1 a short time steam was gotten, tip fn the switch engines and before daylight several of them were steaming to and fro through the yards. There were several hundred cms in the yards ready to be moved and as soon as the strike was declared off as soon as the crowded yards are relieved the other roads will begin to turn over to the E» A T. H., and L, tiie loads which they have been holding back for the past week.

The strike began at 7 o'clock last Monday and for seven consecutive days not a wheel was turned under a freight train. To day all is activity on both roads and in the yards alwut this city and Evansville, The nail works and Kidder mill will resume at onsse, or at least as soon as they can get coal and receive and send shipment of goods. Trains are inovregularly and every thing is live and actT&ty. A general good-feeling prevails everywhere, ..

There was a crowd of men and boys around the general office of the L. A T, H. on Main street this morning. Inside the office were the twenty-nine men whom President Maekey brought here to take the places of the strikers. They were being paid off as per agreement for the time thev were here. Each mail received five clays' |ay at the following rates of compensation: Brakemen, $2.18 per day* firemen, 13,2d per day engiinfers, $3.25 per day switchmen, 152.25 per day. There were only one engineer and three firemen in the party. There were twenty-nine men left of the party of thirty-seven which came over from hu Louis. Of Iheeo six were Thiol detectivefc On Saturday night eight more men from the Thiol agency came over.

The whole party waa in charge of Messrs. Siaeonand Tucker. In addition to the pav which these men received their expenses were pawl at the National Hou«$ while here, and all were furnished frte transportaUon to and from St. IJOUIS. They returned to St, Dsttis on the after* no«u train to-day.

The strike was one of the most peculiar strikes ever known In the history of railw^ls. There Is seldom a case where the business of a road can be so entirely suspended as was the ease in tins trouble. The men were orderly throughout and no attempt was made to keep the St £«Nro men from making up trains and sending them out One peculiar phase of the strike waiftha fact that thecompany jnade no attempt whatever to run ont neves owlered the men tom out on their runaaml never struck their names from thepky «U. The whole affwr was singular throughout. Had Ujeeom^ny disehanml the men they could have been regarded as tresp&aeensbui aa it *»»thev remained la the company's J*t4* and protecteeted the pmperty, not a dollars worth of whieh wMdestroy^i.

Ttiere is no question as to the justness Of the demands of the me* so fer as manding a ewwon for their dismbsal and an invwt&ation before they were d* SJSjk. powtionwhich TM«

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the pay jnth«

SSSville Terre H*ute. Five of the

MrrtwolTnuahad been redtteed the a»Uw«ritTjte

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from him have been overruled, charge JUI em pi insufficient cause has aot

To di*~

foye without good and afr.H

been Mr. Hard's

policy, neither has he allowed any personal feeling to enter into his decisions. True enough he hag been strict with the men, bat he lias governed with a master hand. This won for him the admiration

of the employes as a man who has the idati»)i-etber courage to speak his convictions always xew« T®.^ commands the admiration and respect of' all with whom be has dealings.

SPOKANE SOUND A3 A DOLLAR. ftSs flits Owner hn* 6rmi Kx|Meuiti»B* tbl«

Mmtmou #r Ionic Other fteasoM. KKW Y0KKR January 6.—[Special.}—Spokane's owner, Noah Armstrong, says he is sound as a dollar now. Referring to claims made by Kentucky^ Illinois, Montana, Tennessee and Washington, regarding Spokane's home, Mr. Armstrong saVK-'Montona was bis birthplace ana home. He never saw any other stock till he was two yeans old. Among the nominations for the great two-year-old stakes in the East and West this year is one made by Mr. Armstrong, of which hesays: "I have a very promising colt in that fellow. If he improves as I expect 1 will name him Seattle, but 1 don't want to give any colt that name until I am sure what he can' do. If he don't come up to my expectations 1 will wait for a colt that my mare foals in the •prmgv I am positive it will be the one 1 am looking for, for his sire, Tom Bowling, t^e greatest race horse in the world, hasstrcd ail my good colts. So if he doesn't beat the world next season he will two yeai% Jtience. Seattle must come out ahead." for th« XIIMgoe rami.

CHICAUO, January 0.—The following communication was received yesterday:, CoLUMBftkO., January 4, 1890

DKAR Sin:~-Ehei08ed find mv draft for fifty odd dollars, same to be "applied to Mills-igoe fund. 1 send list oi names

also, on account of so manv outside con tributiona Secured same through friends on the wire, etc., Messrs. Carter, Lane and Garber, of Springfield, Dayton and Greenville, respectively, kindly assistours Truly,

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NKLI/IB M. KKIX&Y.

Kelley n'ceived tlie Associated

Prtiss dispaU-lies in the Journal office at ColumbtiH, Ohio, and heard the parting words of Mr. Igoe as he, the last to leave the burning building in Minneapolis on the night of November 30th, said: "Boys, I must stand you off." tiss Kelley immediately started a subscription for the benefit of the fannies of the men who lost their lives at their post of duty and asking for contributions of 50 cents each she has secured and promptly forwarded her draft for Id It being the result of donations from over one hundered operators and managers in Columbus, Dayton, Springfield and Greenville, Ohio. Miss Kelley will receive the sincere thanks of the widows and the continued respect of her associates, who know and appreciate her many sterling qualities, and in this last noble act she has again reminded them of her kindness of heart and true womanhood.

The €arl»iH» in It* Wwk. LoxnoH, January 8.—-The United States steamer Enterprise has arrived at Plymouth. The majority of the officers and crew have Influensa. Six of the crew have been sent to th? naval hospital.

Three members of parliament are suffering from influenata. A large number of clerks in warehouses are on the sick list. There has been a serious outbreak of the disease in Lincolnshire. Most of the victims are children.

The Marquis of Salisbury, who bus been sick with influenza, is making favorable progress toward recovery.'

There are many casesofinfluensainthe hospitals here, but there are no signs of a rapid spread of the epidemic. At Colchester the troops are largely affected.

PAWS, January 6.—There were 427 deaths in this city yesterday. BKRUK\ January ft.—Prince» Bismarck and Princess Ro| ten berg at seriously ill with ia grippe. Many deaths are refiOffftdl 'V'1"

The fnfiuerisa is spreading in the province*. Business is partially suspended and in many places the school houses have been converted into hospitals. Hour Fato, formerly minister of finance, has died from inflammation of the lungs.

MojtTRSAt, January 0.—{Special.}—The infiuenta is alarmingly on the increase here.

Qt sosc, Ont, January 6. Cardinal Taachereau is confined to bal with la grippe. John C, Eno is ported eome setter.

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AtmrQCBRQCfc, X. H.t January ^Th® Pueblo Indians at the upper end of the Blo GrandArrligation canal object to the building of tbe canal. Sixty braves in fall war paint held a pow-wow at Cho* cbiti yesfcprtlay and served notice on Uia canal builders that they were intruding on the Indians' lands, and that they would not be permitted to proceed further. Surveyor Higgios told the Indiana that Uncle Sam might have something to •ay about that. The Indians told hiic that they did not care for Uncle Sam and lhat Mr. Biggie* had better remove his law of the case, giving tl

Mr. Htggins complied with the the committee upon the men. leqafigk

K&xtiaAS, January News bm reached here thai Major .... l&axk* who was reported tat week ia those pehda its public

fcfiotWifelfewii. ttow t^atlfaft ttftfwa w9ll««flbelftl.

Tbe members oi tbe Wbeefawm's So$| club will we& tbe Terre Haute

b$ Qo«w» pmptly &m<m Wedtoea^f

a iM^qoel wit! a gio-1

INCREASED THE EARNINGS

E. AT. II. and the E. & up to its pree-

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country. Personally Mr. Hurd is a gentlemaxii. He is temperate in all of bis habits and was never known to use an oath. The fact that certain ruling* have been forced upon him by President Mackey should not make the employes of the two roads feel any animosity towards him.

REPORT OR THE ISTEKWATK COMXXBCE cannwiox.

n»n« SMMnawdattoM for Sew Le*"

Ai a master of transportation he has WASHINGTON, January 6.—[8peeial.}-i-never bad an equal on the Mackey lines, The report of the Inter-stato Commerce He has brought tbe train service of the

Commission was transmitted to Congress

lengthy and devoted prin-

yniwiinn. In reference to the operation of the law tbe reports say "Enough appesus by official returns and from unofficial sources to warrant the positive statement that ss a whole there has been considerable increase in the railroad earnings and that during the year since the last report of the commission, every month has shown a marked, though not the same, increase over the corresponding month in the previous year. The lowest rate of increase upon a given number of roads in any month was nearly 4i per cent and the highest was over 12 per cent being the largest since the extraordinary rate of earnings jn the year '80. It is to be" noted that with the exceptions perhaps of some coal roads the increased earnings have been shared by various groups or classes of roads in different portions of the country and apparently in the following order. Pacific slope roads, trunk 1theg, roads south of tae Ohio and Potomac rivers, southwestern roads, and in a less degi by those elsewhere. There seems no reason to believe, therefore, that the effect of the law has been injurious to railroad earnings,"

A number of amendments to tbe law of minor importance are rvcommended* also further legislation as follows First, prohibition of the payment of the commission Jty one railroad company to ticket agents by another railroad company for passenger transportation and his prohibition of commissions for soliciting or procuring traffic to outside organizations or persons, Second, abolition of the ticket brokerage by requiring that every person who sells tickets shall be duly authorized by the company for which be sells. Third, the regulation of payment of car mileage for use of care of private companies- or indi viduals. Fourth, extension of the law to apply to tbe common carriers by water. Much space is devoted to the completion of Canadian roads but without making any recommendation, the report says: "What, if any, method of regulation shall be applied to competition by Canadian common carriers in our traffic is a a question for Congress to determine."

CONGRESS IN SESSION.

Th« Wlntcr'i Orlnil To-day. bat aa Man Can For«t«ll tti« Qriit WASIIIXGTON, January 6.—Congress reassembled to-day.

In the Senate the most important work of the week, so far as can be judged now, will lie done in committee. Senator Plumb will press his Oklahoma town site bill before the committee on public lands. Senator Piatt will endeavor to have the bills authorising the admission of Idaho and Wyoming into the Union as states readv for report from the committee o,n territories aiter its meeting Wednesday. He will also introduce this week a bill to enable settlers in Alaska to obtain title to their lands. On Wednesday Senator Hiscock's committee on the celebration of the quadri-centennial of the discovery of America will begin hearing the statements of the committees representing the cities which are endeavoring to secure the proposed World's Fair. It is probable that these hearings will be concluded* this week. Then there remain numerous executive nominations to be considered. The nominations of Messrs. Roosevelt and Thompson to be civil service commissioners are also to be considered.

Senator Morgana revolution directing the President to instruct Minister Adams to formally recognise the republic of Bra»ri, with the several amendments thereto, will come up as unfinished business and be referred to the committee on foreign relations. Just before adjournment for the holidays Senator Teller stated that he would, upon the reconvening of the Senate, call up for action his resolution to provide for the consideration of all executive nominations in open sessions. Therefore this subject may occupy the time ol the Senate during a portion of the week if suitable opportunity occurs for ita discussion.

The House begins its sessions to-day With but two bills in oposition to be considered—the District of Columbia appropriation bill end the MeKiniey administrative customs bill. As Mr. Md3omas, who has charge of the appropriation bill, is sick, nothing will be done with that until ho Is able to be in his seat and As Mr. McKinley will be busily engaged (during the week at the meeting of the Committee on Ways and Means, any disetitfaicn of the customs bill Is likely to be desultory and merely to kill »me. The committee on ways and means have scheduled hearing for this week as follows: Monday—Silk and sugar Tuesday—Tobacco and liquors Wednesday— Previsions and form products Thursday —Wood and paper Friday—Sundries.

It is expected that the bUl will be reported to tbe house about the firsi of February, and that such progress wilt be made with it and the appropriation bills ongreas can adjouni about the first ia July.

lhat

A report is expected this week from the Silcott committee upon the facts and the conclusions of lira committee upon the qnesti'ja of the location of tbe responsibility for -the tysreport

[cashes shortage.

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ffikdfr to lead to aa extesdsd de Men

which may keep tbe boase occupied

at Major Wise-'the commtttee on wave and mcana

until

insurgent txibm on ^rtaan hw badan wettmter with So retell_A telegram mm received at the head- j**d***ar to search for its origin. leader, wvetal the Kailoikal fiislrlel Awem seaw^ a® the laahonts i»Tl%ol Ka*«ht» ol Labor taniay from!in V*^ mans bad fiffeam wonted, captured unified Kalgbia of Labor, mir^dmrng a pkn ahwg« quantity al rages ajwaaftmunition, tb« Miners iVogre^velTu}

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Fxavxiowy, Kf~» Jasrea^4r-|Slp«£aL3 —TImseit^ycouncil: lwit .|iiiiiid imi.OWB* maee |»ohsbitin# Vbm sale of within the city limits. Them with but

MONDAYsEVENING, JANUARY 6. 1880

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THE ARIZONA" KICKER. ThJnss Ttot Mals* tlte Ule Wcttm Editor Flaqfeat.

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HAXXS, GBSTIJEMBX .—On Monday evening a committee of prominent eitisens waited on us and tendered us the nomination for Lieutenant Governor ol I this State, accompanied by such words of praise and esteem as brought tears to our eyes. While we had to decline the nomination, owing to the pressure of our private business, the spirit which actuated those gentlemen will make a better man of us. There is every thing te encourage 'Western editor to git up and hump himself like a jack-rabbit carrying sail before a pack of coyotea, and we wouldn't exchange Our present position with Mr. Wanamaker if W would throw in ten Sunday-schools "to boot -f?

THE JI*IOE HAS GOXE.—More" than three months ago the Kicker very kindly butt firmly informed Judge Gridley that this wasn't the climate he was seeking after, and once or twice since we have courteously inquired Why he didn't get a movement on him. Last Saturday night a committee waited on the judge. It had a rope along, and the rope was u$ed to elevate the tardy traveler off his feet Several times. When let down for good he had a gargle for sore throat put up at the nearest drug store and then walked, It was a hint not be disregarddi, and he will now honor some other town with his presence. He was not a subscriber to the Kicker.

CKOKS-EVKD SHOOTING.—Last week we advised that Piute .Too, who runs the little doggery just beyond the postoffice, be given two days' time in which to pack his traps and vacate the place. We thought two days very liberal time, but Jo® differed with us, and encouraged by that old sot, Steve Springer, he laid for us in frotatof the Palace Hotel as we went to dinner. The first thfng we knew Joe's bullets were flying all around us, and he standing only six 'feet away. He biased his six shots, wounding two of our citizens, as reported elsewhere and then we took him by the neck and broke him in two over j^hitching post. We were entirely unarmed, but we knew Joe was cross-eyed and couldn't shoot for shucks. The doctor says he will be in bod for several weeks, and perhaps be a cripple for life. As for Steve Springer, we are* looking for him, and as soon as we can lay hands on his carcass we will make him wish he bad been born a sknnk.

THAT'S ACCOKUW®.—A subscriber in Massachusetts writes to inquire if this climate is good for asthma. Tha£s according. We have known men to come here and get their breath within a week, and others to lose it inside of three days, A great deal depends on the patient If he eomes herb with his mind made up. to play our game, drink our whisky and mix in with our society, his asthma will soon leave him. If he comes in the opposite spirit, some one Of our townsmen will very likfely feel it his solemn duty to g4ve 4she weary suf-ferer-rest.' rV? ^OT A BIT.—A friend of ours over at Tombstone inquires if the St. Paul, Omaha and Denver papers do not out into our circulation. We answer, not in the slightest. Some of them are taken here for their African missionary news, and others for their market quotations on coyote and rablt pelts, but they are notconsidered as rivals in our field. The

Its own, but is backed by agrocery, feed store, hardware, butcher shop, harness shop, shoe store and job printing office, all under one roof and one grand management—the only institution of its kind in Korth America. nnie G."—This correspondent wants us to give her the* author of the poem beginning: "i have loved thee many year*, Mary.

Ami stall tore thee till I die. It was written by William Tell, a Swiss gentleman whose principal business vufws shooting tyrants, but who had a moment to spare now and then for tlfe muse. We can go further and tell you something else you do not know—William ia dead: ^es. been dead quite a little time, and all requests for ^autographs will be time thrown away. Mr. Tell was a law-abiding citizen, alwaya closing his saloon on holidays and Sundays, and as far as W€ know he died happy and made all arrangements to pay off his debts in hard cash.—Detroit Free Press.

KUltn$ R*t* by JSleetrtetfcjr. Vicsior Poissant, a young electrician of Omaha, has a very ingenious way of killing rats. As he has been practicing thto method of electrocution at intervals for the past three years he may be fairly credited wish having anticipated the New York scientists who are now pussling themselves and tiie rest of mankind as to the propriety of sending Mr. Kemmler oiit of the world by the overhead wire system. The prying rodent is caught in an ordinary oval trap, the bottom of which is covered with tin. Mr. Poissant has a small dyasmo of his own manufacture. One wire, connected with the dynamo, is fastened to the lining of the. trap, and another is thrust into tho prisoner's cell. The well-knowa propensity of a ea$e& rat to do battle asserts itself, and he seises the wire between hSs teeth. In doing so makes the »istake of his life. The circuit is completed his Jaws don on ihe wire with a death grip, and without asquak ami almost without a quiver he passes into & state of eternal de*s anetude.—Chicago Herald.

Sua#*- Xn«. Boeoda is the a town in WashIngton. Tbe origin of it* name is of a ioeiewhat curj&es sata.re. However, it

mn fianaar«atiii arises fKHB^viiised aswroea. I« may

National ^tials^how S: Them Were three gmU- railroad In thai portion of theeountry where «l^tow%isttowv asdth^r 1W4 lef, Coaitw and Diwhk Bach, of wished thetown to^e namedaftor

them

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T. H. & ANNUAL ELECTION.

J.», W1UUW ElMT£ft¥l€E PRCSI®EST AKB fiOittit, 11NAOE1. ..fp:

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The annual meeting oi the stockholders of the Terre Haute & Indianapolis Railway Company, was held at President McEeen's office this morning. All of the stockholders were either present or represented by proxy. The following board of directors were elected to serve one year from date.

W. R. McKeea. Henry Ross. fi. W. MinstattU. Joseph Collett. Qeorg# E. Farrlngton. John (3. WiUianii. Herman Hulmaa. The board immediatly proceeded to ihe election of offi&ere to serve for the ensuing year. Following is the result:

W. R. MeKw»«, VresSdeut. .lohn O. WjUidms. Vice President an4 Geuenil Manager. «eorge E. Parrlngton, Scrrcury.

J. W. Oaft, Treasurer. There is but one change in tiie official roster. President McKeen has been President and General Manager ever since tiie Ives deal with the Vandalia. At the election to-day John G. Williams was re-elected to the position of Vice President and made General Manager, thus relieving. President McKeen of the burdensome duties of the office.

The stockholders of the Terre Haute & Logansport Railway Company held their annual meeting directly after the meeting of the Terre Haute & Indianapolis stockholders. The following directory was elected to serve for one year from date:

W. R. McKeen* ». W. Mlnsholl, John J. Wlllianu, George E. Pairing ton. Frank McKeen. As soon as the result was announced the new directory went into session and re-elected the full roster of official* for the ensuing year. Following are the officials elected:

W. R. McKeen, President. George K. J»arrJngton, Secretary and Treasurer.

There I9 no change in the directory or official roster of the Terre Haute & LoganBport. The statement of the earnings of the two roade will be made public in a few days. As yet it is not in shape to make puliMc. It was privately given out to-day tliat the earnings show a much larger per cent than last year and that a dividend of three per cent will be declared. The election of Mr. Williams as general manager immediately gave rise to the statement that he Would appoint Ben McKeen assistant general manager on the Logan division. Mr. McKeen was seen and asked about the rumor. He says that he knows nothing of it in that he has never even been asked if he wanted tbe position. He ddes not think the position will be tendered him.

INFLUENZA HAS A WVAL.

A »w DIIMMSttppofted to Be Upr«y Breaks Ont in New Jcmcy. ARLINGTON, N. J. January d.—Physicians of this town are greatly puzzled

over the new disease which has just appeared here and citizens areas greatly

Itomsof the disease are not unlike those of leprosy. The only victim of the disease as far as known is a tnatTnamed

Borst who was employed in the Cellonlta works. About a week ago Borst was stricken down with pains in his head and a jfew davs later his skin begaq to change color and large scales gathered on its surface. Finally the skin began to peel off in large blotches. The victim was siezed with gastritis, became extremely nervous ana owing to the extreme pain could not be in bod. Several well Known New York pathologists were called in by the Arlington physicians and after a lengthy consultation all agreed the disease was new to

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them. it was decided to re* irday move Borst to the Medical institution at Plainfield, where he will receive the attention of a number of experts in skin is as

MAY STRIKE.

Tronfele Brewing Ansae lite EnpIo of the Stock Tarda. CKICAOO, January 6.—[Special.}—Indications point to the possibility of another strike at tiie stock yards. Dissatisfaction exists over tbe feet that tbe men are required to leave a certain portion of their wages on deposit, to be surrendered if they strike withont notice. Two meetings were held yesterday to consider this feature of the contract So decided action was taken, but other meetings will be held in th« near future.

MADE A FOOL OF HIMSELF. A Biefa Sillier Wh» Marry a Prettjr Mian.

MONTREAL January 6.—[Special,]— Forty gnests assembled at the Archbishop's Cathedral this morninj? to witness tho marriage of the youngest daughter of a Beausliel, M. P., a pretty girl of 18, to C. Chaput, a rich flour merchant, 70 yean of age. Alter waiting two boors hours the bridegroom luted to torn up atsd tbe marriage was postponed. Mr Chaput says be is old enough to be the girl's grand-father and on second thought wontjooake an old tool of himself.

But thc^ C^M a^ oeene to aa

iMpeeemea^aal finally,as a oe»i the two flat iettocs

Dom Pedro's father, Dom Pedro L, was wont to say that he would do "every-

something for themselves. They dethe Emperor, jost as titty have Itis0«i

die defrayed bf his admirers in Fmnce. Bfwry week be receives a ootsin aaooat collected from working people ia the provisoes. The amount vanes from week to week, bothae bees thus far large enough to k«ep the wolf from his door.

Tbe Crown Princess Baal was the lastmjvl penwnage toa^eivetfee «o^en rtm mm the Pope. Ite Ptopo sends ttomem to ^oaswliow to hooor.whom woiM sometimes does wt to ol afeo an

le ^»daad» wMio a mm'- strieHy pMbikjto& fam mmytag wife'ssastor,tlaervliii^ni to

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THE LUTHERAN CHURCH SQUABBLE, AMMNUBV ft* PMIojt, the ExprtM Mlwtprwuiited Mutter*,

The Express this xaorning contained very wild write-up of what occurred at the German Lutheran church on Poplar street yesterday. It stated that^ the church Icet fully half of its congregation by expelling members of secret societies. A K*ws reporter saw tho pastor and obtained from him the following statement of facts*.

constitution of the Lutheran

Congregation from 1868 has this para graph—article 4. section 6. A member of a secret society can not be either member nor officer of this congregation, as this is against the Christian religion. Every member has to subscribe to this paragraph before he becomes a voting member of the congregation. -Nevertheless some membera had joined secret societies in course of time. The congregation have given them oyerlonc time to conform to the constitution, and at last was at the alternative either to relinquish its constitution or to exclude these members. The congregation acted according to its constitution, and by its action lost about six members."

THE NORMAL.

The Formal Reception of the Public Indefinitely PmtjMined. On the 6th *day of January twenty years ago the Normal School first claimed recognition as olie of the educational stitutions of Indiana. In. honor of the anniversary of that event, it was the intention of the board and faculty to welcome the public to the handsome new building to-day, but owing to tiie fact that the physical and chemical laboratories and a number of other details of the equipment am- yet incomplete, the reception was indefinitely postponed. When it does occur it will be an event long to be remembered by Terre Hauteans. It is tbe intention to have present on that occasion the leading educators of Indiana and a statement of the school's rise from its primitive condition of twenty fears ago to its present dignified standing%rill doubtless he forthcoming. Then the number of pupils was exceedingly meager, now every quarter of the State is represented, and the school building is among the finest of its kind in tho United States.

THE WEST END SCANDAL

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Hearing .Evidence In ibe Bow Police Conrt, LONDON, January 6.—[Special.]—Bow Street police court was crowded to suffocation this morning. The corridors were packed 'and the street in front of the building lined with people, the attraction being the hearing in the West end scandal, especially that bearing on the flight of persons implicated aud caiises which led thereto. Allies, one ef the witnesses acquainted with tbe affairs of the club testified he swore to the information against Lero Arthing Somerset as long ago as November 12th: that he was subsequently approached by Taylorson, clerk to Newton, and offered a pound a week and expenses paid to go to America. Newton is the agent reported to have bribed Hammond, keeper of the Devonshire square house to fiy to America, figv-gZf

That Investigation.

The Mail says: The police board occupies a peculiar position on its latest maneuver, the investigation Police Officers Morgan, Smith, Thomas and McNutt for their alleged escapade of last week. The three members return a verdict of not guilty and yet declare the conduct of the men to have been such as to warrant an investigation bv the grand jury. In simple language, the officers are accused of Raving violated State law without having infringed on any of the department regulations. How to reconcile the two views of the situation is a little beyond comprehension. As matters now stand the board has not only badly contorted Us own form but placed the four officers in a decidedly unpleasant predicament To them it is either "guilty without a crime" or "not guilty with a crime." To decide which verdict is preferable would be like making a -choice between "being a bigger fool than you seem to be," or "seeming to be a bigger fool than you are." Of course no one has the least doubt but that the board knew what it was about. How could it be otherwise with men so skilled in conducting police investigations? The next step tbe officerg«hould take, if they are innocent of what is charged against them as they claim, ia-to go at once to the grand jury and prove that they did not give whisky to a minor. Thus they could complete the vindication the police board commenced but did not finish. It is mot out of place to say that these officers have done some good police work, nor is it ontimelv to remark that it is poaiible they did a number of things on this last occasion that were unbecoming officers of tbe law.

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The Wabash is taking on formidable proportions. There were seventeen and a half feet of water in the channel at noon to-day and it was rising at the rate of one inch per hour. The small tributaries of the stream north of this city are all swollen by the recent rains ami unless there is a cessation o! the downfall in the immediate future the low lands westof here will be entirely inundated. Aa it is now tho river is high and ic many places is slopping over Into the bottoms.

P*«sM«** HilfV Hew Wove,.PiCL, January 6.—[Special^—A majority of the stockholders of the Minneapolis Western Bailway met here Saturday and decided to sell the road to President Hill of the Manitoba road. The Manitoba people have already secared an option on the Minneapolis Eastern. This will give the roads supplying Minneapolis mills direct access on the belt lino and is regarded as a clever piece of work on the part of Hilt

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Hie &*t floor of the distillery's bonded warehouse, which is laden with barrels oT whisky, came within aa aoeof going through Saturday afternoon. One of tbe employes chanced, feowewsr, to go down »ea^ and beams supporting the Soar were graduallygfrb* bearing a cracking no&»,te gave the alarm aad a gaag of eiHrpeafes* were immediately aet to work to avert the digester.

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In tho case of the State vs. Mrs. T. Lawrence, of Piereon township, tt defense introduced no evidence whatever, and yet the lady was acquitted by the jury. THE HEWS contained a detailed account of the nature of the suit Saturday, from which it was evident that tho whole matter sprang from a general neighborhood quarrel. When the first, witness for the state had submitted her evidence, the lawyers for the defense, S. R. Hamill and Peter Foley, raiaed the point that the evidence, which showed that the meeting which Mrs. Lawrence was charged with disturbing was for the purpose of worship, was not proper under the indictment* They gave as their reasons that tine indictment charged Mrs. Lawrence with disturbing a "lawful" meeting, and cited a decision of the Supreme Court to prove that it was necessary in consideration of tho clause of the statute under which the indictment was drawn, that the particular kind of a "lawful" meeting bo specified. As stated before, the defeuse introduced no evidence at all, making their case entirely on this technical and delicate point Vn^

I*""" Counterfeit Money. A counterfeiter struck tho city Saturday

Court House Notes.

Elsra E. Logan was adjudged insanoT and incajfcible of taking care of her ehil« dren on Saturday. -V

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SACRAMENTO, Cal., January G.—One of the greatest snow blockades ever known on the Siorre Nevada Mountains has been raised by thj railrowl companies, forces and snow plows. The plow this eveuiug left Blue Oaky on, whor« it has boon stalled for twehiy-foiij^ouqfaifljad ceeded toward ColTax, Car .from Emigrant Oap the west bound overland

trains were able to follow on behind tho plow to Colfax, and from tho latter point the plow will return and clear the track

to Cascade, which will free tho snowbound train lying at Summit. Nothing Will then stand iu the way of the four east-bound trains now held at Colfax. The first of the released west-bound trains is expected to arrive at Sacramento some time to-night, the others will follow soon as possible.

LONDON, January 6.—A gale was ruging all over Great Britain yesterday. Much damage had been done throughout the country, and many wrecks are reported. The Protestant church at Birr. Ireland, was struck by lightning and badly damaged, 'lite Cunard steamer Urabria is delayed at Queens town for rea

Valuable Honda Nlofed.

KANSAS CITV, MO., January fi.—• Special.]-— A strange transaction in bonds occurred in Kansas City, lCan., some«

months ago that has just come to light. Eighteen months ago there were stolen

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LKAVENWOBTU, Kan., January 0.—Late Saturday night two parties of United States soldiers, one colored, of the ninth cavalry, and tiie other white scidiere, were returning to the fort from Leavenworth when Charles Harrison, one of the colored men. insulted one of the white soldiers. A free fight ensued. The men need tho cuspidor* and the negroes their nsAi«. Two negroes, tjunm not known, were severely Injured and were sentio tbe hospital, None of the white soldiers were injursfd. Tbe car in which tbe fight occurred was totally wrecked,

Milwaukee Elevator* MM. Mi&wacxxs, January 6.—The Angus gmith svstom of elevators, "A," "B" and "C," located on the south side, were Saturday sold to an English syndicate, The price paid is DM given, HA* itj* understood to be more that fl ,000,000, Their storing capseity is 2,000tCK)0 bu»hels. Mr. A, K. Sheperd, a former Milwaukeean, who haS recently retunted from London, and who, it is said, nepresente Ea^h espitaJ in other ventures, engineered tbo d^il. Hie syndicate fo tbe same one tint bought breweries in Cincinnati and Syracuse some time ago.

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TACO*A? Wash., January 6. —Fire broke wi is Faafik Paddock Hospital yesterday aftonioon, crowded with patients. They were carried out into the snow and •av It Is thought the sodden change aSeicJtemeot wjll prove fatal to a number. The fire was extinguished.

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afternoon late and passed a large number of lead dollars. HSB victims were for tho most part saloon men. One lead quarter. .. I has also been discovered. A sharp look* j-' out is being kept itp for the culprit, but no reliable clue has thus far been found. Several persons are in jail on suspicion,

Josie Adams has sued Samuel II. f"'A Adams for divorce, alleging failure to Vjj rovide and unfitness to rear his chil-i ren.

A motion has been filed in tho Circuit Court that a receiver be appoint--ed for J. H. Lunau, the South K" Side grocer, who unceriuioniouely

lelt tho city a few days ago

was argued morning.

Tho motion^

the Circuit Court this^'^"^

Poltce Court. *-1-"M

Coses this morning: Charles Wilklemann, carrying concealed weajions Liaxie Toole, drunk Henry Spatz, suspi-"^ cion Terrcnce McGint| drunk John, Blackwell, drunk and profanity W. W. Tray lor, visiting a house of ill-repute I^arry R. Blackwell, drunk.

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fromM. B. Abell.abond broker.$5,000of5 Wyandotte county, Kan., road improve- W ment bonds. Mr. Abell reported bis losi to the county commissioners, who, without authority of the court, issued duplicates of tbe stolen bonds. One of the latter was presented for ayment yesterday, and the county treasurer refused to honor ifcs Tho original bonds have never been recovered. The matter will be settled in the courts.