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The Daily Tournal SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 31. 1895. NO. 77. LOGANSPORT, INDIANA.

VOL. XX. It's Peculiar THIS WRAPPER FOR 59C. That if a Lady once comes to our Store she keeps a-coming. It's not our way but our Great Variety, Excellent Quality and Choice Assortment of Goods that must be the Drawing Card.

Every Department is Ready for EAST and we invi inspection. If You Coine your Once You'll Keep a Coming. Tomorrow. Wo open Special and Resorve Assortment of Choice Dress Goods, Elegaut Fancy Suksfrom 50c up, Capes, Skirts, Wrappers from 50c up, Dress Trimmings in Immense Varlety, Shirt Waists That Fit. Special Inducements Today.

BRAND. 54381 This Shirt Waist for 50c. This Handsomo Cape The Fashion Leaders, Busy Bee Hive, 306 Fourth St. 409-411 Broadway 1895 SPRING 1895 take Pleasure in Announcing the Arrival of We Our Spring Suitings! feel just proud ia the success our of untiring And we enable to how this season the efforts Most Attractive and Exclusive which us you Latest, Stylish, Line of woolens in the city. Carl W.

Keller, Tailor Draper. 311 Market St. WAIT For the opening of the New Broadway Clothing Store. Entire New Spring Line. Wednesday, April 3.

426 BROADWAY, JOS. G. GRACE. TO STOP FIGHTING. An Armistice Declared Between Japan and China.

Established, Without Conditions, Pending Li Hung Chang's Ability. to Resume Negotiations. WASHINGTON, March 30.: The following telegram was received by the' Japanese opening foreign of office: the pezotiationy Calness plenipotentiary, proposed on armigtico, which the Japanese government' WAI willing to acoopt on cortala' conditions Walle this negotiation was. ROon the person of into Chinese. 1ng an.

tho untoward event pion potentlers: Els majesty, having in view this unhappy occurrence, commanded the Japanese tentiarles to consent to a temporary without conditions. This. was communicated. tho Chinese Armistice Unclally Confirmed. WASHINGTON, March 30.

Secretary from' Gresham receired cablegram Minister Dun at Tokio Saturday' morning. officially confirming the armistice' between Japan and China. Effect of Order. Minister Kurino says that the effect of the emperor's order will be 'the 1m-5 mediate cessation of aggressive hostilities, and that the Japanese armies will make no further advance as long as the armistice lasts. Some fighting may occur if provoked by the Chinese, but the second step toward peace has been practically token, the arrival of Li Hung Chang and the satisfactory character of his plenipotentiary credentials having been the Arst.

The minister is of the. opinion that the action of the emperor infuenced by the confidence his majesty reposed in the successful conclusion of the peace negotiations through the ultimute acceptance by Li Hung Chang of the terms stipulated by Japan. "It was immediately after the close of the second session of the peace La Hung Chang was prostrated ipotentiaries," said the minister, "that by 3 fanatic, and up to that time nothing had been considered but China's request for an armistice pending the consid-. eration of the terms ef peace. The proposition had been met by the presentation of certain conditions from the Japanese plenipotentiaries.

The discussion of the terms of Anal peace had not been entered upon. No Desire to Humiliate China. command of tem- emperor's armistice is also a refutation of porary the idea that Japan is disposed to, humiliate China or merely to acquire: territory. Japun has gained the end of demonstrating Japanese importance in eastern affairs." Minister Kurino promptly notified: Secretary Gresham of the armistice, and it was made known to President: Cleveland, who expressed his gratifica- tion. More Fighting.

LONDON, March Times' Shanghai correspondent says: Admiral Ito bombarded the east forts of Pong Fu of the Pescadores islands on March 23 A thousand troops were landed and tucked the Salmo fort, which Cominated atbers. Tbe Chinese evacuated the during LDO night and the Japanese entered It 10 o'clock tho adxt morning. Thor turned the guns on forts, but kol no reply. One of the western. torts exploded before It was taken A thousand Chinese were captured: the reminder were allowed to escapo In junks: The Japan650 lost one killed und twenty-seven wounded.

Thero are one Japanese Fessals now to At Formosa. The black Bags are still Insolent foreigners in the south." A dispatch from Hong Kong says the Japanese are bombarding. the city of Tai-Wan-Foo, the capital of Formosa: From Peking. it is reported Li Hung Chang's assailant desired to arenge the execution of his brother in Tien Tsin at the beginning of the war. The Times says it is understood that official news of the armistice has been received in London.

Li Hung Chang': Condition WAGININGTON, March 30. The Chi. neso legation bas received 3 cablegrami from Peking stating that the condition of Li Hung. Chang is still a matter of doubt. The authorities regard the information 88 presenting later phase than the recent unofficial reports which dismissed the wounds as of slight importance.

It does not express feara of serious results, but the tenor of the dispatch is to indicate that it is still too early to feel assured that. Prince Li is entirely out of danger. Evangelist Earle Dead. BOSTON. March' --Rev.

A. B. Earle, the well-known evangelist, died at his home in Newton Saturday morning, aged 83. He bad- been ill for some time and his death was not unexpected. A Jarge portion of Dr.

Earle's work was in the among the colored people. Ke was the of several books. For the past three years he has been in failing health, having received a paralytic stroke. WADtA. pI.

wisconsm. ST. PAUL. March Minnesota senate passed a resolution looking the annexation of, that part of Wisconsin in which the city of Superior is located, in order that the cities of Duluth and Superior may be consolidated. Jadre Martin Dead.

NEW TORE, March 30. -Judge Randolph B. Martin, of the court of; general sessions, died Saturday afternoon. 1. ANOTHER TRAIN HELD UP.

This Time to California One Robber and Sherif Kuind. Cal, March north-bound Oregon express was 'held up by two men 3 miles north of Wheatland about 2 o'clock Saturday morning. Engineer Bowsher was compelled to stop the train and go back and open the express car. Failing to secure ADJthing in the express cer, the robbers went back and started to rob passengera in the coach and smoker. Sheriff Bogard, of Tahama county, the train and opened fire on the W88 on robbers in the smoker, killing one of them and was killed himself by another robber.

The Areman was shot in the neck and one leg, and is thought to be seriously injured. A paswas struck on the bend and cut. Sersenger named Sampson, of Redding. pussengers were robbed. The "dead bodies were turned over to the at Marysville.

The dead is 6 feet in height, weighing about (200 pounds, was attired in a complete bicycle suit, over which he had IL pair of overalls in which there were two improvised pockets made of towelting to hold pistols, two of which were found. on him. He is known in this city, having been served with meals at a local restaurant on several occasions within the last tiro weeks. OXFORD WINS AGAIN. Finishes Big "Bout Race Two Lengths Ahead of Cambridge.

PUTNEY, England, March won this 6fty-seventh bout race Saturday betiveen the crews representing the universities of Oxford and Cam-, bridge, crossing the line two lengths ahead. official time of the winning boat is announced to be 20 minutes 50 seconds. The morning was gloomy and cold, but this did not prevent crowds of ple from wending their way to Putney in order to watch the Anal practice of the crews. During the morning both Oxford and the Cumbridge boats pracstarting for about a quarter of an ticed hour. Rain fell at intervals throughout the blowing, but the banks of the fiver morning and a strong southwest wind was Thames wore crowded at 311 early hour.

HOT, DRY DUSTY. Weather of Unprecedented Heat. Experienced, March various points. in. Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Michigan and Minnesota ex, 3-ceptionally warm weather was reported on Friday, the thermometer in some -places registering the forMarch ever known before.

Winter: wheat and pastures are suffering se verely from the continued drought and "heat. Unless the issoon broken the small grain prospects will be most discouraging Held. ICe Daring March. WASHINGTON, March official monthly statement of treasury receipts and for March, which will be Monday, will show that the treasury has been nearly able to hold its own during the month. The excess of expenditures over receipts will be less than $750,000.

For the fiscal year. to date the defciency will be stated at $37,000,000 in round figures. The receipts show improvement over February of about $3,000,000, while the expenditures remain about the same 89 for February. Train Wrecked and Burned lu Ohio. PORTSMOUTH, 0., March Norfolk Western railroad trestle, 5 miles north of here, caught fire carly Saturday morning.

The first through freight train that loaded passed broke through dropped and eighteen cars were 40 feet. into Dry Run. The entire wreck. is burning. The cars were loaded with coffee, furniture and glass.

All traffic is suspended. Incendiarism suspected. An unknown tramp was killed. Wittia to Return Homo. WAGINGTON.

D. March indications that Mr. Willis, minisare to Hawaii, is preparing to take ter. leave of absence from his post. One story is that he will go to Japan for a time and another is that he will return to the United States.

During his absence the United States legation at Honolulu will be left in nbarge of Ellis Mills, the secretary of legation. Baron Alcester Dead. LONDON, March BeauPadgett Seymour, first Baron champ Alcester, died. here at noon Saturday. He was born in 1821.

He was admiral and commander in chief of the Mediterranean station from 1880 to 1883 and commanded the fleet at the bombardment of Alexandria in 1982, for which be receired a peerage and a grant of 25,000 Adopta Anti- Bill. BERLES, March reichstag committee having charge of antirerolation bill has adopted by a vote of 17 to 8 the entire. bill with the amendments agreed upon on the second reading of that measure. Lady Money Counters Dismissed. WASHINGTON, March -Comptroller Bowler 'has decided that the "bullion roll" of the treasury department is no longer legal, and the sixty people, mostly women, upon it were Saturday dismissed.

ON UP GRADE. Business Outlook Reported Favorable by Commercial Agenoies. Indications of Improvement Many and Satisfactory Prices Generally -Situation Reviewed. NEW YORK, March G. Dun weekly review of trade says: "Signs of Improvement aro all the more satisfactory because neither accompanied nor apparently produced by a speculative craze.

Deallags in stocks. cotton and wheat are not diverting all the interest and capital from industry and legitimato trade. productive these products are alls shade stronger. But rallroad earnings. bank clearings and industrial Indications are more encouraging this week Begins at the Bottom.

la a remarkable feature that the lifting this your begins at bottom, so to speak: raw materials are raised betoro there is any larger demand for their tinisbed products. 8 cring rot often done with success. Hides rose. then lousher. and then shoes: cotton and afterwards some cotton goods: coke rose.

was adranced, and atierwards bessoDier pig. In all those canes it is reasoned that the Inrger demand for consumption, though yet waulinx. must come when It Is seen that prices ure go1ng up. The Leather Trade. "Hoisting of prices from the bottom seems meusurubly suocessful in leather and sboes.

The combination of leather producers has been strong enough to resist prolonged delay buylag by shoo jobbers, and most of them have mude contracts at purt of the advance in prices demanded by shoe though their orders are 08 yet sinuller than usual. while some heavy orders have been taken at oid prices. Cotton and Wool. "ROW cotton has been holsted until a strongmarket for goods resulted wish some advances The tone of the goods markot has in price. decidedly Improved, though it does not yet appear that retail distribution correhas spondingly increased.

stocks of ratuil dealers ure light. and when they feel that prices are bound to rise, demand may grow the woolen business cancellations to rapidly. "In some lines bave been startling in magnitude, many mills which supposed their whole products soli Duding themseives 10 great niced of customers. This seems to maluly In low-grade goods, inferlor quality belng the comition complaint, delays, cHers through or cheap. strikes foreign ulso goods play are 8 not part, to be overlooked.

Quite large orders bave been taken by forcign agents for Hoer worsteds and woolens, add all tho way from tho poorest shoddy to the best goods the competttion will doubuless be sharp for more season. Wheat, Corn. Etc. nbout the condition of wheat have varied widely this week. und prices not much.

the net udvunce being IM conts. Corn 1s a cont lower, pork 1s 75 cents per barrel, and lord and bogs 15 cents per 100 pounds. Favorable Indications. Ar better is that principal clourhouses for the week are. 215.

per cont. than last year, and only 14.1 per cent larger less in 1803, which may probably mean the advent of decidedly better conditions. Little enoouraging can be said of foreign trade. exports for March being smaller than while imports for the full month will lost yeor, doubtless show some increase. Rates for money are higher, as usual just bofore April and tho commercial demand is: somewhat largor.

The Failure Record. "Several large failures this month bare swelled the aggregate of liabilitios for three weeks of March to $11,271,121. against 991 last year, of which (5,411.342 were of manutucturing concerns, against 84,459,118 last and $4.824,079 in trading 'concerns, yeur; 84,225,082 last year. The failures this week have been 234 In. the Unitod States, against 238 last year, and 42 in Canada, ha against against But the recent inercase Indicates 30 year.

rather than recent conditions of unsoundpast Sitastion at Various Pointe. Bradstreet's says: gains in trade aro reported from Loulaville. continued distribution of volumes of staples from Chicago, St. large Louis and City. Duluth reports sales from 20 LO 40 per cent.

larger than last four. At St. Paul general trade 11 fair: at Minneapolla it is unchanged A1 Sioux Fails. busineRs with jobber 1s smaller than ODe ago, but collections on new business are good. At Cleveland and Detrit few features are reported sad colloctions Are Milwaukee reporta trade fair.

with a tendency to improvement, but. Des Molnos and Omaha say business 1x dull. altbougb 50mo gain is roported in special A moderate improvement is announced from Memphis, Nashville, Birmlogbam, AtJonta and Augusta At Chattanooga and Savannab trade is quiet. The movement of dry goods at' New Orleans has felt some increased demand, but abipping interest continue turbed. The season la backward at Galveston, with trade only fair." Our Trade with Mexico Neglected.

Los ANGELES, March S. B. Elkins, accompanied by his family, arrived here from Mexico. He be became convinced during his says stay in Mexico chat the United States suffers through lack of closer business relations between this country and Mexico. He says It is our own fault, as the Mexicans are kindly disposed toward Americans.

1a Unconstitational CINCINNATI, March direct inheritance tax levied by the last legislature has been declared tional by the circuit court, which held it was in the nature of an excess tax the right or privilege of succes sion upon to property; also, that it was not uniform in its operation. The state will lose much revenue under this decision. Fire In New LOrE CITy. NEW YORE, March started in William J. Northrup's lumber yard, No.

507 West Twenty-first street, early Saturday morning, and the flames spread to the four-story brick building at No: 509 West Twenty-first street, occupied by Hulbert Bros. manniacturers of athletic supplies and the New York Pottery company. Total loss, $20,000. OVER THE STATE News Briefly Told from Various Towns in Indiana. Il Social Sensation.

WESTVILLE, March social sensation has been caused by the nouncement of the secret marriage of Miss Sadie Brooks to Anderson Reynolds. Mr. Reynolds died Monday, and while preparations were in prog ress for the funeral the young bride confessed her marriage to him. Since the marriage they had lived at their respective homes, and the community was in ignorance of the marriage. Mr.

Reynolds was an engineer employed by the Chicago, Burlington Quincy Railroad company and Miss Brooks was prominent in society, Missing Student Heard From. ELKUART. March 30. -Senator Charles Beardsley's son Carl, whose mysterious disappearance from Michigan university last fall created great interest, and who left there taking with him only the clothes he had has been heard from. His mother roe ceived a letter from him written at San Francisco, in which he says he is doing well there and will never He he left the university because he say's was disheartened over his studies.

Charged with Burglary. ANDERSON, March Monroe and another man are in the Madison county jail, having been Arrested by Detective Mat Moore and charged with robbing the depot at Frankton Sunday night. One othor. man is said to bare been implicated. but who is not yet arrested.

The detective thinks prisoners are the men who have robbed a number of stores at Frankion recently. A Highwayman Caugnt. DECATUR. March Ashbacher and two detectives captured Simon Burby, a highwayman wanted at Bloowingtop. Neh.

He was found in the woods 3 miles north of Decatur, where be had been hiding for several days. Last August Barby called farmer out of his house at night. struck hon over the head with a club and robbed him of nearly $100. DenIn Qi ricoenen March 30. Stoughton INDIANAPOLIS, Fletcher.

president of the Atlas engine works and one of the frst citizens of lodianapolis, is dead. He had been in poor health for several months. He was one of the original members of the board of state charities. ADALIST CHURCH-. Rev.

11 T. A S. m. Ginals. IL.

Service today ML for Teters, of this city, went olis and purchased: two bloodhounds from W. A. Carter, of Seymour, wha brought the dogs from tho kennels al Jemison, Ala. are here and are ready for a man hunt at any Ghastly: Find. March 30.

-Perry Beckey found on his farm eight miles east of this city the body of Robert Litly, a colored man from Lexington, The body showed no marks of violence and was in a wonderful state of preser vation. having been frozen. To Fight the Law. INDIANAPOLIS, March State Liquor league, backed by the breweries, has begun the collection of money with which to fight the Nicholson tomperance law. It is announced that the best legal talent money CAD employ will be retained.

Lumber Burned. EVANSVILLE, March in the lumber district in the west end. of the city Thursday afternoon burned. the old Roderberth sawmill and spread to Helfrich's yard, in which was stored. nearly $3,000,000 feet of seasoned ber.

Loss, $45,000, opera singer commits March Markinson, an opera singer known as. Fanny Wade, who had been taking treatment at a sanitariom in this cut her throat Friday afternoon while despondent, and is not expected to live. Dest And Damb Marry. JEFFERSONVILLE, March Prof. T.

J. Rodgers, of the state, nor. mal at Jacksonville, was-. married here to Miss Eleanors Per-. rette, of this city.

Both bride groom are deaf and dumb. Barn Burner Sentenced. SHELBERN, March Doulhitt, living near Pleasantville, was convicted of setting fire to the barn of Henry Newkirk and was given fire: in the penitentiary. Not Gulley, ELWOOD, March 30. -Zeno Mar sard, the bartender charged with the murder of Mordecai Lane at this in February, was acquitted New JaiL Accepted.

PETERSBURG. March county commissioners have, the new jail. built here at a cost of 440,: 000. Sued by St. Louis Banka.

MASCOCTAH, IlL, March Lonis banks bare sued ex-Senator Seiter to: recover $30,000 loaned on the Ninois dairy farm. Despite all reports to the; contrary, Mr. Seiter insists that he will pay indebtedness, including: whaterer may be due the estate of exState Treasurer Ramsay..