Terre Haute Daily News, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 17 February 1890 — Page 1

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One of the most destructive fires ever known In Terre Haute occurred Saturday night in lite burning of W. L. Klddar & Sons' mill at the corner of Tenth and Poplar streets. The mill is a total wreck and the loas is estimated at $100,000 on the building, machinery, floor and wheat The Are canght on the first floor in one of the rolls in the front part of the building and was soon discovered by Night Watchman Walter Cliff. He attempted to extinguish it with a small hose which was always kept handy in case of fire and for a time it looked as though bis efforts would be successful.

The fire around the rolls was all out and Mr. Cliff, thinking that was all there was of it, went and shut off the water. Returning he discovered that there had been fire under the elevator shaft which carried the wheat to the upper floors and that the flames had leaped up this shaft with sueh rapidity that the entire upper portion of the mill on the east side was in flames. He then ran into the office whieh is next to the mill on the west side and telephoned to fire department headquarters that the mill was on fire. The firemen told him to pull the box, as they could not respond^ to an alarm by telephone. A moment later another telephone message was sent to headquarters saying that "Kidder's mill was on fire." The firemen then asked the Telephone Exchange where the message came from and the answer was "From Kidder's mill" They hitched their horses and stood in readiness to go at the first tap of the alarm.

They had been wsiting some minutes when an alarm came In from box 61. They knew that this must be a mistake as box 01 is on the corner of Sixth-and-a-half and College streets. Box 64 is on the corner of First and Ohio street# and it is the nearest box to Willard Kidder's mill en West Main street. They naturally supposed that box 64 was intended ana part of the for

First and Ohio while part of the firemen not having heard the the telephone message ran lor box 61. The detachment that ran for box 61 saw the fire as they were crossing Poplar street on Seventh and made directly for the burning mill. The chief and the detachment that ran to box 64 sooa saw their mistake and ran for the corner of Tenth and Poplar.

It seems thata telephone wire had fallen across the fire alarm wire* and partially grounded them so that instead of box 63, which is on the corner of Tenth and Poplar, coming in box 61 was sounded. This caused the confusion and the fire department lost considerable time in consequence. The grounded wire tells the story and the firemen are in no way to blame for the confusion.

As soon ss they arrived at the mill they began to get water on and a second alarm was sounded which called out the whole department. There was only one door to the mill that was unlocked and the firemen had to batter down the doors with axee in order to get at the flamee, There were soon eight solid streams playing on the fiames hut the height of the burning made it Impossible for the brave men to get at the Haines in the upper stories. There is not a ladder owned by the department that would reach even the third story.

The (mill was a frame structure and wsa covered with corrugated iron. The timbers were all as dry aa tinder and burned with surprising rapidity. By the time the firemen Mined an entrance to the building the flames had spread to the upper floor# and the whole place was filled with a blinding, suffocating smoke which compelled the men to retreat. The corrugated Iron hastened the destruction of the building. It became redhotwhereever the flames touched it and set fire in turn to the wood to which it was fastened.

The firemen thus compelled to combat the fierce flames from the outside of the building proved no match for them and even with eight streams of water on the flame* spread over the entire building. Once through the roof they were masters of the situation and for a time the lurid flames lit up the entire afey. Great forked tongue* of fire leaped heavenward, each one mounting higher than the one before it until it appeared like the lurid tongue* of a hundred thirsty dogs incessantly lapping. Great Ilii showers of eiuders and sp*?ka wem

IS carried up with U* hot air until the atmosphere was with myriads of

burning coaia, which daaee&ding, re* y- eembleaforafl the world a blinding t? snow storm. TO give the devil hisdute i* was certainly a grand sight.

But the mind rerertinato the ta* ami destruction that must followUi the wake of the flame* was scarcely able toappreeiate the grandeur el theswn*. Everything in the neighborhood of the fire was In imminent dinger from the shower of burning wood that was raining down upontfiem. M.C. Kankia^lumberyard immediately joins the mill on the north and the l%rte Haute coffin jfcetory and Temple 4 Ooeta* planing mill were Uamediately to the west trflt. all of which ware stored with large try Inmbeft The firemea f«t waierSm the mill offit* and the coffin keep them from c*tshiag fire, were intensely hot Jverything within a hundred feetfOh* mill waa scorched. 1iWhUetb*flfew«*i» pwgw*« »*«*f 300 barrels of flour w«» taken ouL but somewhere in the neighborhood of 3,000

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The total insurance was $44,600, which is considerably less than half the loss, a portion of it being op property that was not destroyed.

A crowd of lO.OOO peopte witnessed the fire and seldem has a ore created the excitement in Terre Haute that this one did. Immense crowds surrounded the buildings on all sides almost from the time the alarm was sounded and the greater part of them remained until the worst of the fire was over. By 10:15 the fire waa under control but the flames were still raging furiously in the rear of the building. There was a rush for place* of safety when the roof of the building foil in and as the walla toppled over the firemen in several instances had very narrow escapee. The heat waa so intense that the crowd gladly kept back beyond the police lines and the police did good work in keeping reckless men and boys away from the burning building.

There were many compliments paid to ic police for their efficient management of the crowd but in one or two instances there were cases where officers refused to assist the firemen with the hose. The water works furnished probably the best water pressure that haa ever been furnished in case* of fire and a full stream was easily thrown to the third story of the building. This had much to do with reventing the spread of the fire. The eight of the building was such that none of the ladders would anywhere near reach to the top of it and shows plainly that an aerial truck is oadly needed. Had the firemen been able to get into the upper stories when the fire first started they could in all probability have saved the greater portion of the building. As it was they did very good work.

Mr. W. L. Kidder and his two sons, proprietors of the burning mill, have all expressed themselves as Being satisfied that the fire could not have wen better handled. The fact that of all the bad fires Terre Haute has ever had none of them have spread to the adjoining buildings speaks well for the fire department. There is but little doubt that Terre Haute has as good afire department as there is any where in the west as the management of Saturday night's fire under perverse circumstances will show.

The mill will probably be rebuilt as soon as the insurance is adjusted.

SUNDAY CRIME.

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was a day of murderous crime in this city. Isaac Jacob, a resident of Brooklyn, killed Hermann Koyoainsky at day-break in a stable at

the blood pouring from the wound and died in a few minute*. Shortly after midnight yesterday, Mrs. Jams* Miller became very ill and Wm. Lawrence went after the husband, who was in a neighboring cigar store. As the two returned they stumbled against Morris Miller, who waa concealed behind the front door, A quarrel followed and Jame* Milter was stabbed twice in the n*ck. He screamed with agony. ran up stair* to his rooms and fell dead on the floor, Morris Miller waa found by the police concealed in a closet on the third floor of the house. In the closet was found a bloodstained knife, Law^nce says he believes the knife was meant for him. Morris Miller pleads *elf-def«n*e sa an excuse for the kllliag.

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iam Doha, a tinner, aged 33 yea*, ifeoi his wife In the hand and arm ywterday with a 22-caliber revulver» aad after she had escaped shot himself through the head andhasrt and dkd in a few min-

He was erased with drink. Tboma* B**b, Georymvitte, soot and killed Sever tht» morning. He also shot Joshua the ball «»teri«w the week above the collar bone. He will probablv die. They were both countrymen and the trouble arose over a game of cards wadpooL Ryan at lar*e»

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The above is the insurance on the building, machinery, boilers. eneluee ami stock. The boilers and engine were but little damaged hut the rest is a total loos. The insurance on the mill office and contents on which there is practically no loss was placed as follows: Pbenlx. of Brooklyn, kCo....... I i.«w» PfcentX, et Brooklyn, Ptetsoa Bros 3.000 00 North American Co., PUmm gttadard Co., MenonBrce. 1,390

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street. From this he went to the murdered man's residence at

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street* to kill his wife, Johanna, She was coming through the door as he approached and he shot her with a revolver. The ball entered her neck on the left side, close to the jugular vein. The woman's 18-year-old son, Otto, bounded from the room wad leaped at the murderer of hia father before a second shot could be fired. Jacob turned and fled, holding the still smoking revolver in his hand. They ran south towards Broome street, and when near the corner Jacob turned on the young man and aimed the revolver at hia head. Otto dodged behind a wagon and Jacob, seeing two police officers approaching, placed the muaale oftho revolver to hia own temple and fired. He fell to the ground

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New Yobk, February 17.—[Special.}— The Ohio Society, of New York, will hold its Fifth annual dinner at Delmonieo'e Wednesday evening in the celebration of organization of the Ohio Company, which was formed at the "Bunch of Grapes" tavern, Boston, January 25,1786. The menus for dinner were unique. On tha first page appears a production of the old sign which hung over the door of the tavern just below the balcony upon which appears "Bunch of Grapes Tavern." The center of the sign is emblazoned with a bunch of golden grape*. The sign board will be so arranged it may be lifted and under this inscription appears "Ohio Company organized at Bunch of Grapes Tavern, Boston, January 25,1786," and the couplet: "Onecfaour,

Two of«w*et, 5 Four of strong And eight of weak,

which is said to have ornamented the bar of the old hostelry. On the back of the menu is a map of the state of Ohio, showing the first settlement at Marietta on the Uhio river. Aside from being the birthplace of the Buckeyes the tavern has an interesting history. It was within its walls that Trinity Church was organised and the foundation of the first Grand Masonic Lodge of America was also laid. In front of its doors the Boston massacre took place$and it was the home of Washington after the evacuation of Boston bv the British. Lafayette was encamped at the Bunch of Grapes by citizens of that commonwealth and the battles of Tycondeeoga and Bennington were celebrated within its doors. Governors Campbell, of Ohio Brockett, of Massachusetts, and Mayor Hart, of Boston, have been invited to dinner. Among others who will speak are Chauncey M. Depew, General^ W. T. Sherman, Governor Abbott, of New Jersey: ex-Ptesident Cleveland and Thomas A. Edison. On the walla of the dining hall will appear the names of some of Ohio's most renowned sons. Among the decorations will be state flags from the capitol at Columbus, loaned for the occasion by Governor Campbell.

IN THE HOUSE.SSIIll"

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Washington,

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February 171—(Special.]

In the House to-day the reading of the journal having continued thirty-five minutes, being loaded down with the enumeration of numerous Senate bills and amendments and reciting numerous points arising for first time under the new rulee, Cannon

tofore protested against the Rule F, which authorised the noting in the journal of a sufficient number to make a quorum and had demanded the yeas and nays on the approval of the same, it would not hereafter make this demand on the mere approval of the journal which was technically a correct report of the House transactions, but would continue to protest against the rule which makes a quorum by counting members present and not voting and will take steps at the earliest moment to test the rule by higher athority than this House, The debate on the World's Fair is set for Wednesday and Thursday.

THE SENATE.

Prattom far Army Hurtmm «mI BUI B«l»tlM«r the BailroMls. Waswinotos,

February 17.—[Special.]

--Among the petitions presented in the Senate to-day was one by Blair from the Grand Army and persons connected with the Womenfs Relief Corps containing 36,1100 signatures arguing the pensioning of army nurses. Frey reported from the committee on the Pacific railroads bill providing for the adjustment of the indebtedness of the Union and Central Pacific railroads. The morning business being finished the Senate proceeded to the consideration of the calender.

BIG RAILROAD DEAL.

VarOMra Paetttc Tike In Uw Bat It* wt*r* OIK*. Mrmnuroua, February 17,—{Special.] —Tne Tribune Star will say to-day: "On higfc authority a raovesseot is on foot by the Northern Fteifle to aeeare control of the BalUmore 4 Ohio making with the Wisconsin Central a through Use from ocean to ocean.

A Mlwtsi Bay.

Picac, Iudn February 17.—{Special}— A searching partv of a hundred citisens spent yesterday in vain efforts to find the body or grave of Willie Offelder, who has been missing since December 3!st At tliat time he disappeared with the son of a neighbor. The other boy has since returned and tells aa improbable story abmit Orders movemeats. Itxs believed the boy has beee murdsored.

Jim *U ihtawMk** Farm** at Otwgii. CmcAW, February 1?.—'The liririiAxoerkan cnuadL compoaed of dekp&a from the various Iriah aodkrtie* in Chi5sftO| d^9d8wed atw^rpeaitmr yen^@ni$ Ihe annual $0*^^ Irade^aopa^ iwle on

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of nopanid* w«re mn0m li The vw: itood 4S to 1$. Hie annual banquet sod ball of the Ina^AnsMsrkan dub will be held at the imditorium the eveai'ag df March 17. v«Mi l*aaHha»paliasBi- .• W» Va, FelKtiary If,— thi gnusd Jcarjr brovt^tt in about 206 in* didmeata. All the famyees and hoaaes of mSom mi aearfcrewwyBrfooB got fL. Oneaalooa in Use mmmxhmmt lustel tot thiil^^wo iiM&e«BW»kta. Thai will h*m 'tiled and

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MONDAY EVENING. FEBRUARY 17. 1890.

PACIFIC RAILROAD DEBTS. ChuM Hmt tkt lis M«B«7 WAaRmevoK, February 17.—The senate special committee on Pacific railroad, after many hearings* through investi^tion and csreftxl consideration, have finallv accepted the reports of Senator Frye on the Union Pacific and Senator Davis on the Central Pacific and agreed to a bill providing for a refunding of their debts. The repeat on the^ Union Pacific reaches the followingconclusions: 1. That the policy of building or acquiring branch lines was wise and through the period covered by their inquiry, honestly and economically carried out. 2. That the main line has derivedan immense advantage from the branches and that there is no foundation for the charge that the latter have received undue benefit from constructive mileage or otherwise at the expense of the main line. 3. That the building of the Oregon Short line and the subsequent acquirement of the Oregon Railway & NavigSr tion Company's lines, instead of being a menace to the interest of the government, have proved to be a decided ad-

^k^hat the recent consolidation of se veral branches, under the name of the Oregon Short Line and Utah Northern Railroad Companies, simplifies the system of the Union Pocific, makes possible a more effective and economical management and in no regard evidences any purpose of evading the obligations to the government. 5. That the branches, instead of being maintained at the expense of the main line, contribute at least 13,000,000 a year to the treasury of the company. 6. That the improvements have been, for several years past, greater on the main line than on the branches, some of them very important and expensive. 7. That there is no evidence of any purpose on the part of the company to surrender that portion of their road over which the government has a statutory lien on the contrary, every reason tending to satisfy any candid person that no such purpose exists.

time in which to pay. 9. That the present management is honestly trying to effect a fair adjustment with the government. 10. That the interests of the government and of the railroad company will be promoted by a settlement, and that one can be made now under which every dollar of the government debt, with interest, will be paid.

The report finds that it is ex|edient, necessary and practicable to adjust and further secure the indebtedness to the United States, upon extended time at a reduced rate of interest within the ability of the company, to pay, upon such terms as to advance the development of the country through which said roads and afford the inhabitants thereof reasonable rates of transportation for passengers and freight

But in order to relieve the road from too great a burden during the next ten years, when it is necessary to make somewhat extensive improvements, it capitalizes for that time one-half of the 2 per cent to be paid. The bill requires mortgage o! tne enure property 01 ine entre! Pacific Railroad Company, including some very important roads in California, and also one

of the entire prop jrty oT the Gen

Railro Imporl that section and a subsequent

that the Southern Pacific Railroad Company and the Central Pacific shall make the present lease subsisting between them additional security to the United States for the payment of the debt Section 12 provides that in the event of any default for ninety days in the payment of interest of principle as required by the act, the entire debt shall immediately mature also for a record of the mortgage by the Secretary of the Treasury in conformity with the law of the various states and territories where the preperty is situated.

Wblt« Cap OntnfW.

WuaauKO, W. Va., February 17.— The redman and white cap spirit seems to be coming to the front again in certain parte of this state. At Rockjport, Wood county, Charles Smith and his wife were both taken from their home and unmercifully beaten on the back with hickory switches, and compelled to leave the eounty and the state. The family passed through ParkerabuT* yesterday and told a horrible account of their suffering and treatment The wife says that after whipping her husband, the mob caught her while she was trying to eseape from the house with her children, and tied

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he* to a tree. She was then beaten until the blood came* Tfc« Mrtf twtay.

The repairs on the Ida Lee are proressing rapidly and she will soon be in river again. The G. N. Stockton came down from

regular trip*. The river was rising very *towly up to

t&4ay when it came to a stand and 'ck«ck again,

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W VNsKII* BetMMte fartHftBllil/ Sxwame, 3u February 17.—Moosigner Doane, wbo was lately given the titte of prothanotary apostolic by the itope,^ notified the parishioner of St Fttr&'s tisthedmi t»4ay that they take their ^iUrm from the public •choois and send them to the putKhiai schools, en penalty el exoommunkstkm and denial 01 abcolatioiL

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SfwuremuN I1L, January 17.—{Hp* £t*L] fftori"* tbaft mismanagement at the inmaeanlaai at Asm an

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TBE MARLOW DIVORCE CASE.

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The Mariow case oomea up for a rehearing before Hon. Jno. E. Lamb in the Circuit Court to-morrow. The doctor through his attorneys, has filed an answer to the complaint. The answer is an exhaustive one and is divided into several paragraphs. Judge Eggleston has moved that the second paragraph be stricken oat The Judge's motion is as follows

Please the court I move to strike out the second paragraph of the answer of the defendant I have some hesitation in making the motion known for the son that as a specimen of wit and humor it perhaps surpasses anything of ancient or modem time*. It clearly eclipses John Randolph, Martin Van Buren and Thomas Creier. The name of the author will be written on the scroll of fame beside the names of sages and heroes of the nineteenth century. But there is an ambiguity about it that should be cleared away, the attorneys for the defense have signed the document claiming it as their own production. But there are strong ear marks of the intellect and genius of Dr. Marlowe running through the entire paragraph. Posterity is interested in having its author clearly identified, for the reathat some dispute may arise as in case of the writings of Shakespeare. Shakespeare's name appears to almost all his writings but in them there are strong ear marks of Lord Baoon, and a man^byithe name of Donnelley has recently written a book claiming that Bacon really wrote Shakespeare's plays. So you see the whole literary world is now in a state of confusion about the writer. We must look to it that such blunders do not occur in our day. That generations yet unborn may know for certain who were the seers and humorists of this country.

JUDGE MACK TO THE JURY

B« Delivers iMtratUtsi tht Petit Jury Teniny. It is a distinctive innovation for a judge, at the beginning of a term of court, to deliver instructions to a petit jury, pointing out and emphasising each juror's duty, and to Judge Mack belongs the origination of the custom in the courts of Vigo county. When Bailiff Tolbert's gavel fell this morning and when the jurors had taken their places, Judge Mack addressed them as follows: "Gentlemen of the Jury—You have been selected as jurors this term of court Before entering upon your duties I desire to call your attention to the vast responsibilities of your station. "You will be required to pass upon issues which involve the property, reputation, liberty and even lives of some of your fellow citisens. Questions of moment will be submitted between persons of different sexes between persons differing in politics and religion in eolor and nationality: between individuals and corporporations as well as between the citizens and the state your oath in each case will require you to render a verdict according to the Taw and evidence and the juror who would base a verdict on any other considerations brings obloquy on himself and dishonor to his court "If there be one among you possessed of prejudices which would prevent him from rendering the same impartial justice to one who differs with him in politics or religion as he could with one who agee* with him who doe* net fed that he could give the same justice in a case where a woman is a party as if all were men or decide between an individual and a corporation as though both were individuals, then he should divest himself of it before entering the jury box, else he would be unworthy to aid ss a ininister in a temple of justice. "In civil cases parties submit their differences to courts because tbev cannot agree, each jealously maintaining thai he is in the right You can never satisfy both parties by your verdict One or the other will be disappointed. All you can do is to satisfy justice and your own conscience. "You will avoid partaking of hospitalities or entertainment, from those interested in a case that will come before you, and while acting as jurors let your deartment be such as comports with the ignity and weighty responsibilities you have assumed."

It kl claimed by some that the judge's conduct in this matter is regulated by his political aspirations. However this may be, the judge's instructions cannot be otherwise than beneficial to tbe jury, and sines this is the cs*e the precedent is certainly a good one, polities or no polttk*.

AN AWFUL FtOHT*

Wttlts XefeMMFal JeH» ««a* Oat Wllfe mm* mf trim. A fight which nearly resulted in th« dearth of one oJ the participant* occurred on tbe top of tbe blast furnace Friday wetting. Willi* McDougall, colored, and John Gees, white, ate both employed as "flllif*" on top. Gem wrote something or other the bannister surrounding the bridge ai ihe top of the furnace which reflected on McDougalL The latter became enraged and nemaaded the araeare of tbe writing. Gess would not do it and a quarrel eosoed. Tbeaae* beeaaeosoTO angry A*f. the war of out* knife. .bar of iron and struck of the head, The blow waa such as to ed*»ee ttseondowsMMa. Owm, however, tveovered and eras tfcie to walk sue. The injury protedssrioos aod a doctor waa

worda, until finally G«ss took 1. McDougall proeiptly rm and struck Oess on the back

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of CfeasL Hdrteeotfe aad Wi Aven«, this afternoon. He found smcb better to^y thaa at any kk ibiftir. Be will lie a&S* to be about ffc It was reported todaythatthemjmwdaw the ruttttrwa* wane**

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SSmi Domt Wm* t» Hi—i Down with B«r. Bargaina in babieal Entire stook musk be dotted out at a sacrifice! For terms address Mrs. Itoaatta Oabun, oare of Poor Commissioner Martiba. 'There's a woman over at our house who haa four children she wants to dia* pose of through you," woe the words the clerk at the Phuikinton brmught to the poor office yesterday.

I went with Superintendent Martin across to the Plankinton, where we found in a email back room a young woman and, swarming about her, three b&hies, who appeared on first sight to be triplets. On the bed, asleep, lay a fourth. One's first impression was that she must have bought upa foundling asylum somewhere with a view to speculation. She sat three children in a row on the edge the bed, and they cowered under her and raised finger as she 00med them not to budge. In a few minutes, though, there waa mutiny. The three youngsters keeled over la a perplexing heap on the bed, giggling and squirming, and none but a mother oould have extricated one from the other. Order again established by scattering them in separate corners, the young woman in her strangely quiet way went an to toll hear story.

The sleeping baby is 6 months old, and me of a pair of twins that were born but Jiree weeks before her husband died in Little Rock, Ark., last July. One twin inly lived to be a week old. Her husfcand had been working on a salary as piano tuner, and left her destitute. Her »wn health was in a condition that did not permit her remaining in Arkansas, where the climate disagreed with her. On the 1st of August she came to Muskegon to join a oouple of sisters living thwe. These sisters, however, are not in a position to afford permanent relief. "Further on** were the words that appeared to the poor woman on every hori* son. The day before Christmas she packed up her few belongings and manyohlldren and started out to find relatives of her husband, little of whom she knew, saved that they lived in Simooe, Canada. Still further on! These people oould not, or would not, provide for her or her wee ones, and, every door shut in her face, there was nothing left to her but the world. The world is a hopelessly large field for one incapable woman and four babies to look for a home in, and Friday she arrived at the Plankinton with just 910 between her and starvation. The two oldest children area bey and girl—Faust and Fay she calls them—5 years of age. The next Is a ball of a boy, 8 years did. The fi-months-old baby is a girl.

Do you want to give them all away?" asked Mr. Martin. I don't know what else I can do,"she replied, her voice growing more and more quiet, till it sent chills creeping over me. "There is no work I am fitted for. Canvassing is the only thing I hope to do, and if somebody else can provide a good home for my children it is my duty to let them go. I would be glad if the twins oould be taken together." "But yon wouldn't part with the baby, would your "If I must give up one I can give up all." At last the emotion that she had suppressed broke through the foe of her demeanor and she burst into tears. The baby faoes about grew solemn its watched her, and finally the litUe with a choked "me too," sprang into mother's arm, her brothers endeavoring to make a place there too, and there the three dung, wailing none the leas pitoously because they did not know thsiwa son why they cried.

The woman appears to b* one of the Ivy sort, that, however blown about bf the winds of adversity, looks only for means of support outside of herself. Snob women, by their inability to standalone, make satisfactory wives, but wretched failures as widowed mothers. Her mind seems fully made up to parting with her bahjes^nd on the advice of Commissioner Martin she is waiting two or three day* before consigning them to an asylum, hoping that she may give them first hand into the keeping of eoms child hungry heart*.—Detroit New*.

AMU8IMENTS.

Tfce fwe *M CMsHa

After a brief absence of three week* the reappearance of the "Two Old Cronies at the Opera House was greeted with one of the largest audienoes of the season. To go into detail would be uee-

,4the

TK«

Croni**" like ell farce

comedies claims no plot but Is merely constructed for laughing purpose*. That the sonstruction was successful could not be gain-saved Saturday night for from the rise of th* curtain on the first act until its decent on the last was a continued rraod of iarahtor and applause. Mr. Wills, ss the Professor, is a dialect comedian of care ability and has lew equals that we have ever seen. His rendition of "Listen to my tale of woe" w*t original sod very funny. Mr. Henahaw a* Donovan Dnfl is character comedian of much versatility. Hi* eong, The admirably eun%

•odietcd h. mention. Tbe petite

UtteJ

Jo«e Domain, sung some teste and excite* also toll of chic and graae fetMi

songs with good teste sod excellent voics Her acting & tuli of chic and graae and place* her high amona tbe soubrette* ctftoday. XtomsiVj

rT^c*^CaL,

III*, frnttfttnl

with beautiful soprano voice,

ne&fvd several mm which added writty to the sncesa* oith* performance. Utm T5so Broedt i* also deserving of» d*losentiosmhtkoUt. BdMaMB. lo fact the company has no weak spots and wewfllbegladtoweieom*them backet any time.

F^ta«yl7.-4«p^*L1

—It I* aaowiog Hwntlly and» hywy wind frwas the w«*t ssetae Jsvosfahle for a ^^ofthe blodtade. Ho. l*tolkd veeterd^v at Cascade tad *hoit»2o.n. la bilflspsgs of tinm em to th* mmtalL

blockade.

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NSW SUBSCRIBERS Mondft? i....... 13 Tue*dfty.,.*..». Wednesday.... TimnsUy.......... Friday Sttniwr

TWO CENTS.

THE BURGLARS DEPREDATIONS

1. T. SCeVttTH UESlDUrcl BHTKft*

AXB XA1SACKXB SAftADAT.

Pellee Wmm

AmUmt

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WM« Arnaal r»and en '|j|f -4: HI* Pevaws.

Burglaries continue and the police are unable to stop them. Extra effort* have been made, but they have thus far net proven successful. The day force has been* kept going at night and all the police officers have put in extra time. But the burglaries are as frequent as ever. The police have not been able to spot the right men. However, they hope to run the culprit* down in time.

Saturday night the residence of J. T. Soovell, the abstractor, on South Sixth street waa entered and ransacked. The burglars procured Mr. Scoveil's trousers and relieved them of the cash they contained. Nothing else was taken. The same night a number of attempt* were made to enter residences. The police acknowledged that a number of residence* had been visited but nothing appeared on the record. There is no use attempting to suppress information regarding burglaries, while the number does not reflect credit upon the work of the police, the endeavor to keep them quiet is less ereditable.

On 8011th Third street last week a residence was burglarised and the next: night the burglars effected an entrance into the house adjoining.

K. OF P. ANNIVERSARY.

Arrangements for Celebrating the ltajr Here—Preffreea ef the Order. The twenty-sixth anniversary of the Knights of Pythias will occur on, Wednesday nexth, February 19, and will be observed by a errand reception to be.: ven by the Uniform Rank at Castle all. The day will be generally observ- fi? ed. «?jg

The order was established in Indiana I in 1869. There are now 20,000 member* in the 244 subordinate lodges in the state. J. C. Suit, of Frankfort, is the went Grand Chancellor, and Frank wars, of this city, the Grand Keeper of Records and Seal. The present year will show a greater increase in new

lodges and membership than any other. Indiana's rank is third in membership. Pennsylvania and Ohio only exceeding her. The state stands first in its percent-

sge of active lodges, increase in membership and expenditures for relief and charitable purposes.

Lodges will be organised at Princeton on the 19th, Veedersburg on the 24th vs also at Advance, Paragon and Zionsville within a month.

Indianapolis Lodge, No. 56, conferred the Second Rank on ten candidates this week.

Indianapolis Division, No. 2, U. R., has issued novel invitations to a K. P. military ball, to be given on February 19th.

General Carnahan has just returnedfrom a two weeks' trip to New York, state, where he secured a number of applications for new divisions.

ANOTHER NEW FRONT.

V". dee is Will Make lM|prov«meaU on His Store Bean. F. Goets, the furniture dealer on Main

detween Sixth and Seventh, will Improve his building. Work will be commenced within a few days. An elegant new

front will be put in. The stone columns' will be removed and the front masonry supported by a heavy iron lentel. Large

Slaterear

glass windows will be put io. In te a three-story brick addition

BRICK

H.r

will be built extending to the alley. 'I

8CARCE-

•iScsltjr Experienced in ••lUsf Irick Her B«ll4lsf. Brick is a scarce article in the city at present Many are complaining that the supply is not sufficient and that building^ will In consequence be delayed. There will be asore activity in building tbis^ year than ever before and there will be 1 more brick used in oonsequence. The% supply left over from last season will soon be exhausted.

The Mnein CtiMrt.

following is the programme for the con*! cert to be given by the Musln Concert Company this evening under the auspice* of the Concert Guarantee Association: 1. "P»mphr*M on G©unod*L!*ft

Edward feharf.

"Trimo

Ancom" Ocm«st« Bologna.

!u«4t—"BfrtJ (jlnvanr arlntU

Leonard .,M»sart

Orltle MttalS. lairi"

thjifieoJat M»*1 iSetwwiiB Bologna. I»—Maxurka ...Ifcnjainia OoOar'1 tH-RSfa«don Raff

Edward Mcbarf.

Alfs

VArtn,

ta* Bopntio and Violin,, ..Artov

Annie tAmku TaaBer and 0*14e "ToMaddf," «onf **m '•'"arawa"... ,»i«et filament# Bolofna, "MotoalTajreraiidBravcmraVariattooa"

Pacaiiiai

(On ooedngle soioff.) OtldaMunln,

"fMwveafr »e 8traww",...., Jtrawa-Muaia A ante Lottiss tiaaa^t. t*»rlott» Ktcolal. Hotomt*, MtmiU MuaJn.

HMUhw fsiW*« 0H««^ Superintendent of Police Stout received telegram from Ellis R. Smith, sheriff of Sedalia, Mo., requeaUng the arrest of Harrison Gross, who, it is stated, would likely arrive on the noon Vandalia train. Oflk** Dwyer, Pierce and McKatt were at the Unioo Depot when the train palled is and Ihryer entered a coach and pinched the man. Two big gum wi« k«ndon the jterse* of Grom, *nd, though bis ofTesee was not mentioned in the telegram, »is quite probable that be Is wanted for implication in seme shoot-

He tequila a young man.

He S?^wnised to return' toVdaiia without requiring the formality of requi* ^rioananen. lee Wa»«ft»rtnra.

H. Bohnaitdt Co,, will int*st in the oe$dbbodiood of $75^00 in «t *rti8cial k»*sideoid*tor«t* piAnton Hulm*B made ansagetneafs last week with m«aafoetor»»8» deUver a machine in Tene

Haute in Ume fornish consomwith »e by May 1st 13ie plant wUl be on theemmrm Kiaih Md streets aad the Ice will be deliwered by HahaMkACV* dWHwy iwgoafc Th® machine I* a greet old machines and will have a capadt) to attfifl? ft* with' iSe*»

vim

limits Meetmy.

Hie soldiers of Vigo county will meet ri t(i+hnnae on March 1st to select