Terre Haute Daily News, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 28 May 1890 — Page 1

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THE tAROEHT

CIRCULATION!

IN THE CITY.

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BIGGEST SALE On Record.

A. C. Bryce & Co.'s Great Cut Price Sale last week shows the largest sale of any week in the history of our business, and still they come.

It is a great sacrifice for us but we have the satisfaction of knowing that we will have no spring stock to carry over.

Remember no shoddy goods offered, but strictly first-class in every department.

Men's Suits, $7.39, $10 and $15. Boys* Suite, $3, $3.CO, $4 and $0.00.

Children's Suits, $1, $1.50, $2, $3 anil $4. Come in the morning if possible and avoid the rush.

A. 0. BRYCE & CO.,

604 Main St., tfiird door East of SlxtH.

FURNITURB.

WARDROBES, BUREAUS, DRESSERS,

BEDSTEADS,

First el«-*s sUx-k only ut

Probst's

NO. V^ABASH AVENUE.

WALL PAPER.

USO, H. MUOHBi.

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Hughes & Lewis,

Interior Dccoralon and Dealer* In

WALL PAPER

AND WINDOW SHADES,

FRESCO PAINTERS.

28 SOUTH FIFTH STREET.

THE IRON WORKERS.

They Will Meet in MlUbnrf Friday. PITTSBURG, Fa., May 28.—The wage committee of the Amalgamated Association of iron and Steel Workers will meet Friday, next, and begin the work of compiling tins new scale of the association for next year's work. The new scale will be presented to the annual convention in thiacity, which meets June 3d. The scale will&o Into effect July 1st and will in many res|eetB be changed from the figures in the present scale.

Tlu most important change to be made in the scale is the suggestion from the pmidler* to advance the price of boiling from $5.50 tom per ton. They claim the general condition of the iron business warrants this increase and say the manufacturers will not seriously object to granting the advance. When the Tact that the puddlers were going to ask for an advance was firet published some weeks ago, the manufacturers stated that they would refuse to jMty it. Another troublesome matter the'counnUtee will have on its hands is the row between the roughens and catchers and the heaters And rollers. The former say they are not being paiq enough money and say the other men on the rolls are being paid too much, A more equal division is asked for and it will be a knotty matter to handle. The manufacturers will not be affected by this trouble.

THAT NARROW DRAW.

Maiming and L»wwi#« It Delay# Tral« He for One llonr. The expensive draw in the Main street bridges Is not only too narrow and there* for© a never toiling source of profanity but is a howling failure in other respecta. The act of raising and lowering it yesterflUlav afternoon to let a little steamboat Sunder delayed traffic for fully one fhonr. Before the maehlce coold be made to operate rightly in elevating the concern wagons on the eartside were backed up to Second street anu before it could be gotten into position again it is said that the steamboat had reached

Hutsonvillo, The mob that congregated on the bank threatened to tear the draw bodily from the bridge. It might be well for Gomel! to establish his ferry again to transport passengers while the draw is feeing raised and lowered for the ji? steamboats.

The Vain* *f LMI KKW YORK, May 2$.—A sherirs jury found a verdict of *UMM against Fmaeis K. Harte, the son of Bret Harte, the writer, in a suit by JamesJSmith for damages for the alienation of the affections of his wife, Kiev* & Smith. The suit has alread.v t**n toed in the Supreme Court, where judgment by default was reotiered, Harte lailing to appeal-. The judge ordered damages to be aancaaed by tt»e alHsrirs jury. The verdict was toe the full amount claimed. Smith, who iaa rval wtate dealer, was married to his wife in \m and liwl happily with h«r until 188S, when Harte and Miss. Smith met in Pittafield* Mass. The Souths have two children, for whose possession tbe husband is engaged in legal contort.

«*rant MMSiadii Dtl««k GAKXNA, Hi., May 2$.—The committee appointed by the mayor to solicit sobOptions for the purchase^ a «tetor U»e Grant monument presented to the city by H, H. KohlswU isatwork. Asuffioent

aroottnt will be mSsed by subecripuonto ourchase property as a desirable rite for the monument and to convert it into a Jkiitable park. ful*cribe

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THE POLICE BOARD MEETS.

THE II O'CLOCK SUNDAY LAW NOT ORDERED ENFORCED.

They Monkey Away Their Time on Minor Detail* and Only Order the Cow Ordinance Enforced—$800

License Ordinance.

The police board met at Mayor Danaldson's office last night in regular session. The report of the superintendent of police for the month ending May 24th, was read and approved. It showed 107 arrests 84 wagon runs 197 street lamps not lighted 417 changes of residence property stolen $78, of which amount $65 was stolen outside of the limits three convictions of criminals arrested during the month office expenses, $29.25 stable expenses, $44.19 total of $73.43 for the month.

Emmet Hall and William A. Lewis were appointed patrolmen. Vice Sergeants George Couch and Isaac Trail, promoted. Hall was formerly on the force and has until the present time been the officer of the Humane Society. Hall is a good officer and his appointment will please the public. Not so in the case of Lewis. He was discharged under the Lawlor and Vandever regime for a good cause—one which should keep him off the force perpetually. His record is not what a ])oliceman's should be. Hall was discharged by Stout for going to Paris, 111., without permission. Hall claimed that he hat! permission but the police board were adverse to him and off came bis head. That was about a year ago.

James Pierce, the day roundsman, who made one of the best records of any member of the force was given a position as patrolman and will accept it. This is as good an appointment as could be made and will give general satisfaction. The board completed the session by ordering the superintendent of police and city marshal to enforce the cow ordinance which was passed at the last meeting of the council. Five days notice will be given by advertising in the city papers, and enforcement to Degin on June 2nd.

No action whatever was taken on the enforcement of the 11 o'clock and Sunday law. There lias been considerable diseention among the bosses as to the enforcement of this law. Some want a 12 o'clock order enforced and only the front door closing racket worked on Sunday. Others want everything shut up jhtat 11 o'clock and on Sunday, while

tight at 11 o'clock and on Sunday, still others favor allowing the saloons to run as they have been. For this reason the police board took no action in the matter. Thev fear that a too strict enforcement of the law will re-act, while they do not favor the wide open policy by any means. The board has given instructions, however, to Superintendent Davis on the quiet and not as a matter of record, to order all front doors closed— not locked—on Sunday and all beer kegs kept off of the side walks, and pool and billiard playing stopped so as to be not offensive to church people who may be passing. This is not fair or reasonable in any sense of the terms. The law on the subject is as follows:

Section 2,008. Selling liquor on Sunday, etc.. 190. Whoever nhall sell, barter or give away, to be drank a beverage, any spiritons, vinous, malt or other Intoxicating liquor upon Sunday, the fourth day of July, the first day of January and the twenty-fifth day of December, commonly sailed Christmas day, Thanksgiving day, an dciijmatiHt by proclamation of the Governor of thin slat* or tno President of the United Suae*,.or any legal holiday: or upon the day of any election in the town»hip, town sr city, where the sawe may be holden or between the boom of eleven o'clock p. m. and five o'clock ». in., Khali be flaed in any mm not more than Hftydollar* uor less than ten dollars, to which may be added imprisonment !u the county jail, not more than sixty days nor less than ten day*.

This is the law and it must be enforced. There is no such a thing as a half-way enforcement of the law. If a law is a poor law it should be repealed, but good, wholesome laws, well enforced, can only work to the public good. TUE NEWS calls upon the police board to do its duty.

THE LICENSE OROINANGE.

It Will Pay the Police For a Year and the Firemen Three Month*. There were in Vigo county at the March term of the county commissioners 185 licensed saloons. Of this number 161 were within the city limits and 24 outside of the corporate limits. If the city ordinance requiring saloons within two miles of the city to pay the 1250 license can be enforced, 165 saloons will come under the ordinance. This number includes -the three mloons at Macksville. A canvass of the saloons shows that about 143 saloon men will continue in the business under the recent enactment of Use council. ami that the passage of the ordinance will not clone the doors of more than twentv of the joints which it was Ihonght the $250 license would shut up.

If this estimate is correct and unless others are not effected who claim now that they will run, the city will realise from this source alone #3*,2 per annum. The police pay roll for the month of April was $2,271.16 and the firemen's pay roll was $2,308.03. Taking th««e as an average, considering that no reductions have been made in either pay roll, and the aaloon tax will my the entire expense of maintaining .i —*—. —». —jmj then allow the firemen for over three months out of the year.

The First To Pay.

Gustave Nicolai is the first saloon proprietor to pay his $250 license. Mr. Nicolai did so this morning and exhibited the receipt to THE NEWS. The receipt was as follows:

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TERRE HAUTE, May 28, 1890.

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Ent)«H TatnUMrt

The rasiicnaUoti of ftohett Taggtrtas manager of the anion depot hotel took effect today. T. W. Richards, of mmthe ponttoa. Mr,

anion

T. W. 1

ham, succeeded to Taggert has bees manager el the bote! for wr fourteen years and it molt be aaid that a better manager was never at the depot. He will take cnaivs of a large hotel at Deeattur ttHKKwrow. Htetmootwmr is an experienced hotel man and has been in the employ of and O. Ohraer for a number of years.

Awnjr to ttreeneafttl*.

Terr* Haute dirfesion No. S, Uniform Rank K. of P., thirty-four strong left for Greeocaatle this morning to take part in the grand assembly of the Seventh itagi meat. Uniform Rank, which ovum today, The TVms Haute division cMhed in their rich uniforms axid brilliant regalia presented an attractive and aokiiery aparauce. They *\»re k*d kOrnoaa-

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GALESBURG WILL GO OUT.»

Indianapolis Will Purchase Their Franchise and Club. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., May 28.—Indian apolis will take Galesburg's place in the InterState League. This has been definitely settled. President McNeely and John Martin meet to-morrow at Peoria to consummate the deal. On Decoration Day the InterState clubs will have com pleted an even series of six games all around, and Indianapolis will take hold after that date. The opening game will take place here next Monday. ludianapolis will assume Galesburg's position in the race, which is at the foot, with seven victories fifteen de feats and a percentage of .318. Only four of the Galesburg players will be retained.

BASE BALL BLUSTER.

Torre Haute Wins Another Game From |ulncy—Notes. Anotner uninteresting and (import) poorly played game was the Terre liaute-Quiucy contest yesterday. The Terre Hautes did tremendous execution with the bat, this largely contributing to the piling up of their seventeen runs Quincy was weak, Munger and Von der Broeck each being found easily and hit unmercifuliv from first to last. John lieccius is reported to have made the longest hit ever made on the Qnincy diamond, while Phil drew down thunders of applause by accepting a desperate chance with only one error. Score:

Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Quincy.... 0 2 2 0 1 Terre Haute 0 2 4 2 1

0 4 4 0

0- 9 *—17

Evanavllle-Pcorla.

Burke, of the Peorias, was hit easily and hard yesterday, and besides, his support was horrible. Eiteljorg, on the contrary, did great work and was well supported. The game though one sided was interesting. Score:

Innings 1 2 8 4 5 6 7 8 9

Eransville 0 0 115 0 0 1 5-13 Peoria 000-.2 00000—2 lturllnffton-llaleKbHrff.

The Galesburgs played miserably in the early part of the game, but improved later and saved themselves a most inglorious defeat. Score:

Innings 1234 5 67S Burlington 3 4 2 1 1 0 1 0 tialesbnrg 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 3

0-12 2—10

Monday's Quincy Game.

The Quincy-Terre Haute game at Quincy Monday was not treated very gingerly by the local papers as can be seen by the following j^oast from the Quincy" Whig: The attendance at Sportsman's park yesterday was small, and it is safe to say that a more disgusted crowd never left the park after a game. Both pitchers were hit hard, and neither was supported by the field. As will be seen by reference to the official score, the home club made ten errors, while the visitors made nine. Close scoring, however, would have increased the number on each side considerably. Fisher, Slater, Prescott, Buschman and Murray of the home nine J. Reccius, McVey and Burnett, of the visitors, played well, but the others played what the boys call a 'rotten' game. Long, who usually plays well, was unable to pick up a ball "or throw it.

In the first two innings the Quincys did some good work, and it was believed that they would give the visitors a severe drubbing, but as soon as Dougan went into the box the game took a torn. It was not on account of Dougau's pitching, for he was hit bard, and four runs were made after he went in. The fault was with the Quincys. Munger got a little wild, and the fielil was wild and wooly. Balls that should have reached first base before the batter were joggled until it was too late to throw them, after all the bases were filled in that manner some Terre Haute player would have the good luck to bat the "ball to left field, bringing in all on bases. The fielding of the visitors was as 'rotten/ however, as that of the home club, and at the end of the eighth inning the score was a tie. It was Quincv's luck to loose the game in the ninth inning.

Such playing as was done by both clubs yesterday will cause the attendance to be very small. Better playing can be witnessed by the cluls in the amature citv league. There is no excuse for such playing on the part of the home nir^.

It may be that both nines were 'rattled' by the decisions of the umpire. It must bet admitted, however, that Hall was impartial. Unless tin ball passed over the center of the plate he would call 'ball/ and only when a kick was made would he call a 'strike.' He seems unable to follow the ball, and, as we have said before, is totally unfit to umpire a game of base ball/'

Ball*.

Quincy and Reoclus' team play a postponed game to-day. Bracket!, the new Quincy manager, was with the club last year,

Kolley was disabled in yesterday's game, receiving a severe sprain of the thumb ot his right hand.

Hall is no umpire. X!p to the present writing it has not been clearly determined just what Mr. Hall may be.

The annual game between the Yandalia auditors and the car accountant* is being arranged and will be played at an early date.

Steps are being taken to organize a tram at Danville and it is said toe movement is receiving substantial local encouragement. -Hall ww off, Hall off off Hall: offal/* ^Tbis is what the Express calls "the evolution of the umpire." Now, don't you re mean involution, neightor? •i taw, the Haiti morean, when the Quincy wvee pans and bleachers finished with him, must havw felt like a Chesapeake Bay Crab with its claws spiked,

Harry Wright, the all time manager and l*ail twwer, is threatened witib total blindness by a growing afffecttoa of the eye ball wfeieh is thought to bs catarrh.

The coart hotwe aggregation of ball exports absolutely refuse to be knows or r*jbHshed as a "gang They have promulgated their determination not to play with any one who calls

them

a gang.

As soon as a suitable location can be srcared—tit is presumed a very secluded location Is denradiagaxne wilt be played female experts CO Both teams with i*rf bvse excx*ptio0s hate already been •iv^ned.

Ci«JNl of Ttnuafcs* IIS

Mr. and Mia. 3. W. Caskey, of North Ninth street, desire through Tire Hswa to extend to their numerous fiie&ds tbelr beanjelt thanks tiieijr sympathy kind asBUtanee dsriiig the aae bereavemsnt by the death of their daughter, MiSS

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WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 28. 1890.

A BIG|FIRE THIS MORNING.

THE OLD EARLY POBH HOtJSE IS ENTIRELY DfcSTROYED.

(.urge Tenement Honae Unrned to the tironnd null the Tenant* Left -J Horaeleaa—Fire at Ah Moo

Lous'* Laundry.

At 10:35 the engine whistles on the Vandnlia Water street switch sounded a firo alarm and these were at once followed by an alarm from box 12 that called the department to what proved to be a bad fire on Water street between the Yandalia track and Canal street. The'fire started in the east end of ono of the old storage sheds —the south shed—opposite the packing house and a high wind from the south blowing at the time, the flames spread rapidly, and very soon both of the large frames, were enveloped and became a raging whirlpool of flame and smoke. The stables next south,used by George Pittnian then caught followed by the large twostory double brick tenement house on the corner of Water and Canal. The sheds have about 110 feet frontage and are 125 feet deop, running back to the alley.

They have for years been unoccupied and were formerly used as storage houses for lard tierces and pork barrel?. The floors were literally saturated with grease and were thus rendered all the better material for the conflagration. Five streams were turned on in a comparatively brief space of time/but it had but little or no more effect than would result from attempting

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extinguisli a

burning prairie with yvftfer by the cup full. The immense, shedding and the tenement houss^HW^burned, onlv 'the walls of the dBfclling remaining and the flames Vpn swept across Water street and caQ^ht the roofs of the old pork house at the northeast corner. The wind had not subsided and the north wing of the old building was very shortly wrapped in flames, which spread to the Water street front. Two streams were turned on, but so dreadful was the heat that the firemen found it almost impossible for a time to approach sufficiently near to do effective work, the clothing of the fire fighters in several instances smoking and crimping up on their backs from the heat.

There was no second alarm turned in, and here it would seem that the chief had made a mistake as there was a lack of hose. However, if the balance of the department had been called from their houses, it would have left the entire city unprotected and it is doubtful if fifty streams would have saved the property. The entire north end of the old pork house was completely gutted and a large portion of the roof of the water steet front was ^burned. The tenants in the big dwelling house at the corner of Water and Canal, were George Gwynn and family George Pittman and family Mrs. Carrj a widow Mrs. Win. D. Skaggs and family, George Wilson, Richard Kennedy and David Kennedy. Onlv the furniture of one room was saved, the rest of the household goods throughout the house being left, the occupants having to flee for their lives. Mr Pittman had five horses in his stable, but all were taken out.

So rapidly did the fire spread that the stable at the north end of the alley where the chemical stood was amass of flames in less than five minutes which burst out over the engine, men and horses and a hasty shift of pisition was made.

The old Early packing house was built along late in the 30's, and the tenement house was erected in 1859. The old pork house did a tremendous business in its day and the big dwelling house resounded many and many a time with music and dance, in which joined many of Terre Haute's best people. After Samuel Early's death the property went slowly to ruin. The estimated loss on the entire property burned is $4,500, with but little insurance.

THE CHINAMEN HOWLED.

The owner of the voice pointed in the direction of Ah Moo Long's laundry and Hyland was on the inside of that diminutive structure on short notice. He spread the alarm among the Chinamen that the roof of their establishment was in a blase and those queer people became wild with nervOua agitation. They flew around rfs leaves in a whirlwind, howling and jabbering like terrorstriken monkeys. They wanted the fire department summoned, but didn't know how to go about sending in the alarm ami were consequently in a terrible pickle.

Patrolman Hyland sixed up the fire and concluded in lees than no time that it was not necessary to summon the department—at least, not until a little effort had been made to extinguish the blaxe. Accordingly he fastened onto a a small hoee and soon had a stream of water playing whew it belonged. Within a few minutes he had the fire under control and divided his attention between the duty before him and the marvelous linguistic contortions of the Chinamen. After the danger was over HyUud proceeded on his way to roll call and at 9 o'clock ibis morning, when seen

a Niws^^be^^l in

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BICYCH8T8 AT DANVILLE. ... The Terre Haute Fraten Receive it Preaalna Invitation to Come.

Tha Danville 'Cycling Club on Friday, May 30th, will open its new club rooms which have been arranged and furnished regardless of expense. The Danvillians will make the occasion one that will be remembered. They have extended invitations to numerous wheelmen, including nearly all of our Terre Haute bicyclists. The invitation is as follows:

DEAR SIR:

The Danville 'Cycling Club wilt

celebrate the opening of their new club rooms on May :t0tb with a ten-mile club race in the forenoon, parade and run in the afternoon, "smoker" and reception at the club rooms in the evening. You are coFdially invited to be present ana assist in dispelling the general gloom of the occasion, if you decide to be with us, which we hope will be the case, please notify the secretary so that we may borrow an appropriate number of chairs and fay hi au extra supply of corn beef sandwiches and rainwater. By all means bring your wheel and wear your little brother's knee pants and we will see that you have a first-class time. Yours fraternally,

DANVIM.E 'CYCLING CLUB.

O. P.ABDIU., A. G. WOODBURY, Secretary, President. P. S.—Asseveral other distinguished people are expected "come early and avoid the rusn.

WEDDING BELLS.

John li. Benson and Louise Xllenseh United In Marriage—Pleasant Affair, Last night the pretty little residence of Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Gilkerson, 26 North Fourteenth street, was the scene of a ceremony at once impressive and joyful. It was the marriage of Mrs. Gilkerson's brother, John L. Benson to Miss Louise Jiidnsch, lx)th the young people being well known and having a large circle of intimate acquaintances who united in wishing them well last night and expressing their esteem by the bestowal of innumerable and valuable gifts. The parlors were beautifully decorated and at the appointed hour the marriage rite was impressively performed by Rev. Francis R. Schwedes, of the German Ref rmed church. Mr. and Mrs. Benson received a number of expensive and valuable presents, embracing almost every article of household utility or decoration from parlor to kitchen. As soon as Mr. Benson's new residence on North Fourteenth street, now in course of erection, is completed, the young people will commence housekeeping.

WANTED TO DIE.

Lou Smith Tires of|thls €rnel World and Tries to ShntHe off. Lou Smith, living at 25 Poplar street, has not strictly speaking been a howling social success, in fact Lou's life has been rapid—very swift indeed. She concluded yesterday that she would shuffle off this mortal coil, and taking fifteen cents Worth of morphine, reposed her form gracefully upon her little bed and waited the coming of the grim messenger. He didn't come, however, but a neighbor did, and shortly Dr. T. C. Stunkard was invited in. This was about 5 o'clock p. m. From that hour until an early hour this morning Lou was walked, danced, paddled, pulled and hauled around in the usual manner in such cases and injected with atrophia, etc., until finally she came out safely from her dangerous state. She said she was sorry she had taken poison, and "never, never again" would she "do such a naughty thing."

OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES. The Uentlemen Chosen by the Vigo County Bar Association.

The organization of the Vigo Couuty Bar Association is complete. The committee appointed yesterday to recommend officers and committeemen for the approval of the association reported this morning and the following persons were duly elected:

President—Judge C. F. McNntt. Vice-President—R. B. Stimson and Judge Jump.

Secretary—Samuel

HUH

AFire In Ah Moo Long's Stirs llorneta Nest. Quite aripple of excitement was created on the south side of Wabash avenue, between Sixth and Seventh streets at about 6:45 o'clock this morning. Patrolman Hyland was coming along the thoroughfare on his way to roll call when a head was thrust out of a window in the Marble block and an alarmed voice critjd out "That building over there is on fire!"

w!i« r^vw^«ndnc?of Se WaabeJ£ to meet him and attend him while here. if 5 a it or ha be wasbee dunng that awful reign of «mr.

AMrnpM# pSpH its utmost capacity. Yesterday evening as Patrolman Hyland stepped into the wagon after delivering a prisoner at the jail a small boy poshed a scrap of paper into his hand and nut away. Tttenotere whea

ly. roe note read: this found ytm may find at tkt tftbeWalwait a#I haft Ju#tcom«

to roar town and aa la M*i* eondltioa and hare a battf ta my ama. Wte» And mybal^WKawordtoafrteodol mtaalapay-

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Ma, Wbere the notecaune from unknown. The boy who delivered it is unknown. The whole thing is thus far a mystery.

J»tror* la.

Tiara morning William A* Lewis Mid Kmmet Hall, the men appointed as patrolmen by the police boiurd last &i*M* were sworn la. They U&ethe vacated by Couch and Ttwl. Jim Pierce goes on in the Third district as patrolman.

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ton.

Treasurer—I H.C. Royne. Executive committee—S. C, Stimson, Jud»e Jump, Judge McNutt, S. R. 11 am ill and D. W.

Henry. Committee on membership—J, r, Davis, Harry Donhara, K. H. Uedmon, George W. Kleiner and

F. Williams. Committee on griovaa ca—Judge 8. B. Davis, F. A. MeNutt and I). N. Taylor.

The bar association as organized and the I.AW Library Association will bA combined at some future time. The former will elect delegates to the national convention at Indianapolis on the 16th of June.

COLORED HOUSEBREAKERS A Trio of Them Pinched by the Police This Afternoon.

Three colored bums giving their names as Allan Davidson, William Miller and Henry Deff were arrested this afteroon at the gravel pit east of the city by Patrolmen Reisman and Hall. They were brought to headquarters and searched. Quite a large quantity of tobacco and cigars was found upon their persons and Secretary Dwyer placed them, one at a time, under a hot fire of questions. Two of them refused to admit that they bad stolen the go xls, but the third, after a siege of pumping, wilted and confessed that ithe ang broke into a stand in Military Park, ndianapolis, last night and got the tobacco and cigara They were jailed and the superintendent of police at Indianapolis notified -•.

The Scotch Irish.

PirrsBtfBtt, Pa., May 28.—The ScotchIrish congress opens here Thursday. The address of welcome will be delivered by. Governor Beaver, of Pennsylvania, and the first formal address by the Hon. W. C. P. Breckinridge, of Kentucky. It is now definitely settled that President Harrison and cabinet will be present, and

committee hss been appointed

,eamted

and will be filled to

A4a« faor Witaens.

K5r-V*»

Yesterday evening Adam Hook com* plained to the police that John Bonn, a saloonkeeper near the I, A 8t, L, depot, swiped him in Use eye because be voted the Republican ticket. Burns was notified to be present at Bsdiee court this morning. He showed tip with Lawyer T. W. Harper at bis side. Adam Hook feUed to materialise in the state's behalf and Barns was instructed to go home and to

The Eastern Stars.

Following is tl»e revised list of players of the Eastern Star ball dab, Qtaaees have been made in the list previously ifehed: 1. Shannon,captam

Wall, 9k B, Fuller, c. and c. C. Robertson, c, and W. Lovd, a. W, C. Dudley, 2fe. BL Carlisle, Holler, lb.. .. .. ef: P. Fritscfc,r.U manager, & ww,it

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NEWS^FROM WASHINGTON.

THE FLAW FOB AN INTERNA TIONAL AMERICAN BANK.

Randall's Successor Takes His Seat in the House This Morning— First Report From the Census

Bureau—Other News.

WASHINGTON, May 28.—A bill has been prepared at the state department to carry into effect the recommendations of for ati international American bank. The bill designates the United States delegates to the Pan-American conference commissioners to receive subscriptions to the capital stock of "The International American bank," books for which purpose may be opened in Washington New York and such other principal cities in the American republics as the commissioners may think proper. As soon as 50,000 shares are subscribed, the subscribers shall have the usual powers to organize the corporation, which shall have the same privileges now enjoyed by banks generally, its acquisition of real estate, however, to be limited to 15 per cent, of the capital stock paid in. The corporation may be designated by the secretary of the treasury as a depository of public money, and may be employed as a financial agent of the government. The principal office shall be in Washington or New York City, with power to open branch offices in the United States, Mexico, South and Central America. The capital stock is fixed at $10,000,000 iff $100 sliares, which may be increased by a two-thirds vote to not exceeding $25,000,000. Business may be begun as soon as 25 per cent, of the subscriptions shall have been paid in cash, but at least $5,000,000 must be paid within two years. The board of directors shall consist of twenty-five persons, not less than fifteen to be citizens of the United States. No person shall be a director who does not own 250 shares of stock. The first meeting for organization is to be pursuant to a call issued by tlie commissioners, after which the commissioner^' duty shall cease.

VAUX SWORN IN.

To-day's Proceedings In the House of Representatives. WASHINGTON, May 2$.—In the House Speaker Reed was in the chair when the House opened to-day. Hon. Richard Vaux was escorted to the speaker's desk and introduced by Congressman O'Neill, of Pennsylvania, as elected as the successor to Randall. He requested the word affirm be used instead of swear in administering the obligation of office, which was done.

The bill for the purchase of land and establishing of a park .at Chickamauga battlefield at a cost of $125,000 was passed also a bill amending the law relative to the erection of an appraisers' warehouse in New York, so it may be located north of Liberty street. The river harbor bill was then taken up.

DEBT REDUCED.

The First Report From the Eleventh Census Work. WASHINGTON, May 28.—The census office to-day made public the first results of the eleventh census in relation to state and local finance. It consists of a preliminary report by Mr. T. Campbell Copelaud, in charge of local finance on the indebtedness of the 2,800 counties in the United States. The reports show that the principal of the state debts, at the presenttime is $228,697,817. Of this amount $194,954,206 is bonded debt, and $33,725,610 floating debt This shows a net decrease in the total debt during the last ten years of $54,459,484. the bonded debt having been decreased by $64,083,248 and the floating debt increased by $9,623,764.

The President.

WASHINGTON, May 28.—The president and party leave Washington on a special train this evening at 8 o'clock for Cleveland to take part in the Garfield monument celebration on Decoration day. He will be accompanied bv Vice President Morton, Secretaries Blaine, YVindom and Rusk, and Attorney General Miller.

A Dry Dinner To-day.

WASHINGTON, D. C., May 28.—Speaker Reed on his return from Maine today issued orders that all sales of liquor at the House restaurant cease at noon today. This order created a good deal of consternation but was promptly put into effect, and all demands for any class of stimulants, except tea and coffee, were denied^

Democratic Conventions. MOHTUOXKUY, Ala, May 28.—The state Democratic convention met at noon today. All interests centers in the gubernatorial contest in which there are five candidates. Keith the farmer candidate, leads so far. The fight is a very hot one.

LITTI.K ROCK,May 28.—The Democratic committee, of the Fourth Arkansas Congressional district met here last night and selected the 17th as the date and Little Rock the place for holding the convention to nominate a candidate for Congress.

The Suspect Committed.

CIHCAOO, May 28.—The case against William Vernes, charged with carrying concealed weapons and disorderly conduct, was continued until to-morrow. Vernes was arrested in a Palestine street saloon where he was flourishing bis pistol denouncing the police. It was thought he was an anarchist and that he had placed the dynamite at the Hay market monument

Foreign* To-Day.

Three hundred dock laborers at Liverpool are out on strike# Herr Noesler, composer of the opera 'The Trumpeter of Sokkingen," is aead.

The wile of the Shah of Petsia has entirely recovered her sight as a result of the recent operation at Vienna and she will shortly return to Teberan.

The expected evictions yesfemday oa the estate of Stuart at Waterfordland were avoided by the tenants agreeing to pay their arrears of vent on condition that they be unmolested.

Cardinal Manning has premised nerliy to administer to llmle. Raffolovitch, bride-elect of Wot O'Brien, the rite of conformation when she is received into the Roman Catholic church. The Cardinal bat sent his congratulations to Mr, O'Brien,

William T. Matthews, dry goods, has been doeed by chattel mortgage. Assets flliMWO, liabilities

THE NEWS

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NEWS CONDENSED.

Dead man at Utica identified as William Bentley, of Philadelphia, The new gunboat Bennington, building at Chester, Pa, will be launched June 3d.

The President has pardoned Elizabeth Spears, of New York, who was sentenced to two years in prison for passing counterfeit money.

Tuesday next the one hundretli annual session of the grand lodge of Free Masons of the State ofjNew York will begin at Masonic temple, New York.

The Green street theater, Albany, one of the most famous in the state, which was destroyed a few years ago by fire, is to be rebuilt by Thomas Barry, of New York.

The body of Thos. Kimler, the young Englishman, who mysteriously disappeared a month ago from the Grand Central Hotel, was found in the Montreal reservoir to-day with his throat cut. Foul play is suspected.

John PopolL the New York murderer of Maria Petrikofsky was sentenced this morning for life. GillardGuidece, stabbed with a bayonet last week by Rosanna Rossitta while resisting an attempted assault, died last night

The Canadian authorities will strictly enforce the terms of the treaty of 1818 in reference to the fisheries, except against those of vessels of the United States which took out license under the modus vivendi. The fisheries department have ordered a cruiser to be in readiness.

The New York insurance examiner rerted to-day the crippled financial conit ion of the Manhattan Mutual Fire Insurance of New York, and the insurance superintendent turned over the apern to the attorney general, who will ring action to dissolve the company.

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ICE IN NEW YORK.

Dealers tiouglng Consumers--Prices doing Up. NEW YORK, May 28.—As warm weather approaches the ice question becomes more serious. Each week for the month has seen a sharp rise in prices. The worst of it is apparently that there is no fixed price adhered to but dealers are charging about what they can extort from the public. A reporter who made a tour through apart of Brooklyn and the big markets down town yesterday was told by retail butchers tliey were paying various prices, 50, 60, 70 and 75 cents a hundred pounds for ice. Wholesale butchers ana storage warehouse men who bought by live ton wi?re paying $6 or $10 and one

man

$12 per ton."

Within

a week the dealers expect to be paying $10 a ton all round wholesale, and $1 a hundred pounds retail. Storage warehouse men have put up their prices for keeping poultry, game, meats, etc., at a half cent per pound a month to twothirds of a cent and have added five cents a package to other storage articles. Saturday makers

ice cream put up

their prices 25 per cent. Many fish dealers have tacked on one cent a pound.

A WHITE HOUSE MUSEUM*

JefT Davis Residence to be Converted Into an Historical Hall. RICHMOND, Va., May 28.—The ladies of the Hollywood Memorial Association made application to the city council to donate to them the "White House of the Confederacy," known as the Davis mansion, which bad been used as a public school and for a museum of confederate relics. This was found to be unlawful. It could be given for scientific or literary purposes. The ladies will immediately set at work collecting confederate documents and war relics of evepy description. They will obtain the building.

OIL IN OHIO*

Several CJushers Struck and tireat Excitement. RISINO SUN, Ohio, May 28.—'There is great excitement here over the John Phillips oil well which is running a barrel per minute. At Prairie Station, four miles distant, a five hundred barrel well was opened Monday.

Freeman Beaten.

NEW YORK, May 28.—The complaint in the suit of Walter it. Freeman against the United States Electric Light Company to recover $100,000 damages for breach of contract and for a balance of salarv has been dismissed. The suit was baseu on a contract with Charles R. Flint, then president of the company, by which Freeman was to receive $100,000 when the patent on his invention of the incandescent lamp was perfected, and was to be employed by the company at a salary of $50 a week pending the application for and the life of the patent

A New Oa« Holder.

The Terre Haute (iaa Company has let the contract for anew gas holder to the Stacy Manufacturing Company, of Cincinnati. The structure will beeighty feet in diameter and will contain 250,000 bricks. Its probable cost will be $10,000. Ground has been broken for the building.

Tit For Tat.

NEWPORT, R. L, May 28.—At the Democratic legislative caucus it was decided that the House should not organize until the Senate has done so, and that if the Senate unseats any Democrats the House shall unseat an equal number of Republicans from the same towns.

Mlfftity In His Den.

Los ANOKI.ES, Cal., May 28.—A. Smith, the editor challenged by Colonel Ferrer to fight a duel in Mexico, said to-day that he would not go to Mexico to fight, but would meet the colonel in his office and give him all the satisfaction he craved.

-1"-. Business Notes. There seems to be a corner on cotton at New York.

The Waring Bros. Co., fertilizers, Elkton, Md., failed. Debts, $200,000. Chestnut coal has been nut up 25 cents egg

per ton by the pool.

finbber maaafiactnrers are in

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New York, organizing a trust Prices ate advanced from 10 to 25 per cent At the annual meeting of the New York cotton exchange, the Buttorworth anti-option bill wag rigorously denounced. wfe" 'MW*

Shufeldt says he has not jomed "and never will join the whisky trust and that he proposes to make more whiakty than ever.

E. P. Davis, of Chicago, has been appointed special agent of the interstate commerce association to detect violations of the law.