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THE LOGANSPORT RT VOL. XXI. LOGANSPORT INDIANA, SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 18, 1896. NO. 250.

REASON Why we intend placing all our newly purchased Fall Goods into our POPULAR PRICED SALE WHICH OPENS Monday, Oct. 19. Is because WE NEED THE MONEY and really you can save some if you will only come and see the Bargains we are going to give. You know we do as we advertise and Monday will be no exception to the rule. Popular Priced Dress Goods.

The Cloak Fquipment Calls for more than passing commeut. It's a stock to enthuse over. We're concentrated all the cloak knowledge we possess into the buying of these garments, There's been mo haphazard, bitor-miss work here. Nothing nothing overlooked, that would belp to make this the most useful cloak de- partinent in this region. Only a few of the choice ideas get space in print.

During this sale we call attention to seventy-five jackets in Beaver, Boucle, Kersey with shield fronts, double ripple backs, nicely trimmed and made by our best house. Worth much more and your choice. LOT I LOT II LOT ILI LOT IV In Capes 14 rows of braid, We pince on sale wool Cloth Cupo in ideas, and our price $4.38 $5.48 $6.98 $8.88 We're very strong We call attention to. our double Cape, 30 inches tong with wide heavy cloth with row of Satin edging, last yenr's price $1,50 NOW 2.75 25 Wool Beaver Capes, inches loug, worth $0.25, for $4.48. ten styles of all all the now for.

6.98 The Kid Glove Opening Our best knowledge has been used for your benefit in this kid glove mutter. Going to show you the handsomest line of hand coverings that money and brains coold gather together. Not trashy skin among them. We'll add now laurels to our steady well-known reputation as kid glove sellers during thig eventful openlog week. This opening will outstrip nll former events of a like nature De right buyiug and right selling bare anything to do with it.

Just a fow specials to guide you: The Underwear Stock Swings into line this week. These chitily nights and mornings one that it Is time to change from the lighter weights to the warm, comfortable sorts. This store is equipped to meet your every demand in this matter. Note these Introductory lots; make special noto of the prices at which they will be sold. Examine the goods and weigh them against what we say about them, then draw your own conclusions: we cheerfully abide by your Judgment.

Heavy Cotton Fleceed Underwear that will weigh a halt pound for ladies or gents, from 35c, they go at 23c. offer a well-made and good wearAng Union Suit for children or misses, warm for cold days, worth 60 cents for The Everyday Needfuls Selected from the notion stock. Little live items, but pregnant with moneymoving Large Coque F'eather Boas cakes of French cream tollet soap, worth 25c 10C Large solid bristle Tooth Brushes that always sell at 25 cents. Gloves of every description at Popular prices. Mr.

Maurice Altman will Garments in our Annex Monday. The Dress Goods Opening No other bending would or could express one meaning deut as plaiuly. It le an open every scuse ale word. and such an opening 11S this departnicut nover vofore had. With the product or two continents to pick from, we selected for your approval believe to be the grandest collection of gown fabrics ever shown in this soction.

We await your verdict, feeling assured that our efforts will be heartily indoised by our tradlug public. Here are a few of the new things; they'ro all tompting lots: The first assortment will make good every-day dresses, the goods are all wool in pretty patterns, 32 inches wide, worth 35c; and at the popular price sale, The next lot will make a dress for street or. special wear. The designs are all handsome. The goods are all wool, 38 inches wide, Hand-ome Fall Patterns, and all go ...........480 Last but not least is a special collection of Imported Novelty Jaoquards, Imported Reps and Blonoles The most handsome goods in the heuse that were $1.25 go 080 Our Black Goods stock has made its own.

reputation. We offer choice of elegant all-wool 38 Inch Broended goods are fast black, from 08 cents to 53 cents. Weare sole agents for Poster, Paul Kid Gloves, the beet In the world. Our Orst bargain Li a Kid Glove in all shades with burge penel buttons, worth $1 59c guarantoed Blareltz renl Kid Gloves in all the now shndes that nll retail at $1.20 tor Foster's genuine' Mosguntire lace Gloves, in at $2, our populnr price. $1.48 Foster's Gloves for stylish wear erory pair warranted and fibbed to the hand.

Your choice $1 Silk einstle garters with fancy ribbon and suckies in fancy boxes (rom 25c to The new sloshed ribbon Collar: No. 60 all silk taffeta brocade ribbon worth 60 vente for Six ladies'. hand-initialed handkerchlets with strong cambric centers worth 50c for 30c Large doe wool fascinators in black and white: Best qualities of 20 yards of the henriest, yard wide, shooting Suslia for 25c Handkerchief Muslin gowns, like cut, worth 75c, for display Misses' and Children's WILER WISE. SPEECH BY CARLISLE. The Secretary Talks to Ware- Earners on the Money Question.

Washington, Oct. WageEarners. Patriotic, League of Maryland to the number of 200 called on Secretary Cailisle Fridny to invite him to addiess them Baltimore at his convenience. The secretary received the delegation on the south' steps of the treasury bullding, where Mr. H.

Li. Johnson, the lender of the delegation, made an address in which he said they were Cleveland and Carlisle democrats, who proposed to vote for McKinley as the representative of honest money. Postmaster, Warfeld, of Baltimore, panied, the delegation. Secretary mounted a chair and as he did 80 some one in the crowd yelled out: "Tell the truth," He promptly answered: "I will try to do so." Then he said, after stating his regret at him inability to speak in Baltimore: "If there is a laboring man in the United States who really bolleves that the money he good is' for now, hire; receiving that it for is hie buying wages too 19 much too food, too 'much. clothing for himgelt and his family, that it' is paying rent for a 'better house than he and his family ought to live In, It da his duty to vote for the free and unlimited coinage of aliver at the ratio of to one, If any laboring man' in the.

United Sinter who has saved money out of his earnings and depositod it in savings bank or building association, or paid it on a policy of surance for' the benefit of his family', and who' desires to have it paid back to him in A currenuy. worth ubout hull us much the money he paid, out, he' also ought 10 vote for the free and unlimited coinage of silver, that will give him exactly what he 'wants. On thy other hand, every man In the United. States, whether he wages or not, who wants to preservo the value of what he' has ulready uccumulated 'to' Insure the veduo or what ho may bereniter receive, ought LO vote against the Irze and unlimited colnage of silver and tor the maintenance of and atuble currency every, man who works for wages or receives Ixed compensation for his services must be deeply Interested in the of pending context, these men who. work.

for rullroud compantes and other transportation companies, many of whom reside in your cRy, and same of them are perhaps here, have special Interest In tbe, questions inyaived, their are confronted by A situation which makes IL impossible 10 ,50 increase wages. :19 to compunsato for the dimin1slied purchasing power of the money in which wages of must silver be paid if sixteen the policy of la coinage at to one These companies cannot increase wages unless' they increase the their they. cannot Increaso tho receipts Crom their business unless they. can the charges tor carrying freight passengers, and to they should uttempt to Increase the charges tor currying freight and passengers, It in safe to: suy. that the very men, tho very people who are 55w most would clamorous for the colnage of silver be the Arst to protest against und to dernand legislation to' prohibit it in all cases where such legislation Is.

not: already existing. "The man, therefore, who works for a transportation company would find. self the helpless victim of a polley which diminiahed the purchasing power of his wages about one-half and. compelled him to work on and on for the same number of dollars tie received before, thus destroying all hope of improvement of his condition. But, gentlemen, the laboring men have their in their own hands.

They have the power to protect their wages against depreciation: 'to protoct their country against Ananciai. disturbances and ruin, and it, they are as intelligent' and patriotic as I believe them to be they will so exerclae their power that no reckless agitator will. "hereafter dare to approach them in behalf of his wild and revolutionary scheme of finance and civil government." WHEAT JUMPS EIGHT POINTS. Another: Exciting Day on the San Fran- Produce Francisco, Oct. 17.

Saturday another exciting day on the Hoor of the produce cxchange, wheat taking a further upward jump of eight ponta, The markot was very excited and bidding brisk. The first session of the call board, closed steady. December wheat, which closed Friday at $1.40 per central, opened Saturday morning at reached $1.48 and closed at May 'wheat, which closed Friday at opened Saturday morning. at and closed at at the end of the first session. Chicago, 'Oct.

a wild opening of: the wheat market as took place Saturday morning has not been witnerised. in many months' active speculative -Decemberbeing over a balf cent range and at an advance of from to of a cent over Friday's close. It was quite evident that the market was a tire one, depending on no individual or clique for help, and going beyond. the control of if there' has been. Foreign infuences and deficiencies rule the situa, tion, During the last half hour became runaway affair, everyhody buying and bidding for what, and rushing December.

prices The up frenzy 743. lustfor ed putil the close, which a cession from the outside, but with a gain for the day of The total adyguce in. wheat since the present boom was inaugurated early in September chins been upwards of 20 cents per bushel. 'Chicago, Oct. Reed 19 Patill confined.

to his room et the Lexhotel, but his throat was reportFed alightly better Saturday. His physisay, that he will probably be able apeak next Monday at the noonday or in the ning. Chicago Board of Tr Man Dead. Chicago, Oct. 17.

age W. Phillips, one of. the oldest an best-known members of the board of trade, died Friday night acute pneumonia. He was born in Cincinnati in 1828 und had beeli, a': member of the board for years: Lonauu, vur. of gold from the Bank 'of England Saturday included 170,000 for ship ment to the United States.

ABBEY IS DEAD. Well-Known Operatio and Theatrical Manager Passes Away, Had Been in Bad Health Since Last Summer Sketch of His Career. New York, Oct. E. Abbey, the operatic and theatrical manager, died suddenly Saturday morning At his home in the Osborne Flat house.

Mr. Abbey had been in bad health since early in the summer. At that time he and his wife concluded to sepprate, shortly after the operutic firm of Abbey, Schoeffel Grauss failed. Mr. Abbey's poor health took on a critical phase early Wednesday morning when be was attacked with hemorrhage of the stomach, Every effort to check the progress of the ailment proved unavailing.

Shortly after two o'clock Saturday morning he beurue unconscious and died in a short time. The funeral will take placc next Tuesday and interment will be at Northampton, Mass. Florence Gerard, Mr. Abbey's second wife, is in Europe. Ilenry E.

Abbey was still comparatively young man, lIe was born in Akron, in 1846. He learned the trade of jewelry, and his father, who was In the Jewelry business, bequentued him him business. musical tastes, Mr. Abbey became in able musician. In 1869 Mr.

Abbey became the manager of the Summer opera house in his nutive city. HIs with the opera house turned out disastrously. He subsequently went to the of the Euclid Avenue opera house, Cleveland, under the veteran John Elster, later became treasurer of Eilaler's opera house ut Pittsburgh. He became very popular and had a number of opportuniLies to take charge of the tours of prominent professionals. Of these offers, he lected that made by Lotta.

In 1889 brought Sarah Bernhardt and her com-. pony to this country ut great expense. was then, seanre In his fame. that Mr. Abbcy and Mr Schaeffel become interested In opcratic alfalrs.

They brought over Nihison, Patti, Langtry and Irving and their fame increaded. In 1893 Mr. Grau WILS taken into the Arm order to ten plans grand that operu had season. been made When for firm: secured the Metropolitan opera house, it was their ambition to give grand opera. This ambition was realized and the history of the brilliant managerial career of Mr.

Abbey inseparubly linked with. the glories and reverses of the Metropolitan operu On May 23, the theatrical world und the gublic wore astonished to hear of the fullute Abbey, Schoeffel Grau.) TRADE REVIEW. Basil Premium Commanded by Gold crosse of Merchandise Exporte, New York, Oct. G. Dun in their weekly review of trade; say: "Gold commands a small premium.

The most, powerful conservativo force timidity, business and at the pres- foreign bankers who have been offering a small percentage to Insure people against premium on gold until December have lent apprehensions. From Kansas, Nemade an easy and sure profit out of prevabrusku arid other states where the silver agitation la Bald to be strong come orders by many, bankerw and business men to get them gold at a small premium, and there has also been some demand for hoarding from Individuals In other atutes who are ufraid. even of their 'own best judg. ment. commercial change, which more than any other insures better business the near future; is the excess of exports over Imports.

In two weeks of October the exports from New York have Increased 3u.6 per against 31.2 In September, while imports have increased 24 per against $6.2 in September. Continued shipments of gold from Europe, not including $4,000,000 from Australla, now amount 10 since the movement began, of which $32,250,000 has already arrived, and have not been urreated by measures' taken by the great Curopean banks. "Tho heavy movement of -grain fa the corner After an increase of $5,923,675 In 'exports of In' September there have been shipped the last week from Atlanoe ports alone 2,134,774 bushels, four included, and 4,203,845 in two weeks of 0c- tober, 2,510,271 busheis lust year. A more important fact is thut all avallable grain freighta have been engaged for months ahcad hero and on the Pacific coast The minister of agriculture in India stated in council on Thursday that distress was expected in a large part of India the result of droughts. high official of Russia now In this country confirms counts of shortness in the Russiun Thus estimates that Europe will fall 000,000 bushels short of last year in supply of wheat are strongly supported, and while department estimates of yield in this try aro not credited, there is every reason to expect a remarkable foreign demand, Wheat has advanced cents for the week.

"Boot and shoo makers get very narrow margin at old prices, or at an advance of less than I per cont. Difficulties threaten the Iron manufacture, for pig la higher, Bessemer at $11:50 and gray jorge at $9.75 at Pittsburgh, while plates, angles and beams are weaker, and various combinations hold prices only by leaving outside competitors to take the market as far 1. they cent, can. while Steel 1.3 bars demanded are largely for Iron; all the nulls that outsidera can produce are sold At less association asks; billets are still sold for less than the pool price, and its shipments in September age gregated only 36,000 cons, mainly on sheet and tin plate bars, and the demand tor rails is growing small. "Failures for tho week have.

been 328 An the United States; against 263 last year, and 40 in Canada, against 46 last year." Snow Storm at Chicago. Chicago, .17. Snow, fell here Saturday' morning, but it melted al-most as soon as it reached the parement. For over an hour the storm continued. According to the weather burean Saturday morning's snowstorm was practically a record breaker, Chicago has bnd light flurries of snow Da early ns this in previous, years, but before has BO heavy a snowfall occurred so carly in "the year 0.9 that which prevailed here Saturday ing.

Indianapolis, Oct. Paton de wholesale bats, assigned Friday evening to Henry Wagner. The total liabilities are $40,000. and assets, nominally the same. AT CANTON.

Maj. MoKinley Addresses a Large Michigan Delegation. It Pledges Him the State by 20,000 Plurality Other Delegations Call. cition, 0., Oct. began to arrive in at 5:30 o'clock Saturday morning, the frat comers being from Pennsylvanla and Michigan.

At eight o'clock 300 voters from Monroe county, murched up' Market street to Maj. McKinley's house and caused him to dispatch his breakfast with haste. They were not kept waiting more than- ten minutes. Their spokesman, D. A.

Curtis, of Monroe, made a lively address to Maj. MoKinley and assured him that his plurality in Michigan would exceed 20,000. Maj. McKinley thanked his Michigan visitors for their call and urged them to stand firmly for the party of protection and sovad money. McKinley to Michigan Delegation.

In addressing the Monroe county (Mich.) delegation Maj. McKinley said: "I am glad to greet and welcome you this morning. I have never belleved, there" some' people have been saying. that was over any danger about the slate of There has never been a moment of time when I have had the slightest doubt about where the electoral vote of your glorious state would the presidential contest for 180G. No state In the union 13 more deeply Interested In genuine American policy that will protect your property, your Interests, your labor, your mines, the products your forests from undue competition from the other side, than the state of Michigan.

And there ta no state that Is more deeply intereated in having a protective pollcy than the ytate. ot Michigan. There 18 one thing that the republican party is dedicated to and that are' is labor Arst, then to law and order; these indispensable to the welfare of mankind and 'indispensable to the proverity and the permanency of the apokesman republic. I that am you glad 5e- to. know from your Hove not only in a protective tariff, but that you believe in honest money.

When da your work, whether It he on the you farm or in the factory or in the mine, you want to recolve in payment dollars that good every day and every week and are every month and everywhere in every part of the civilized world." Muj. McKinley's next callers cane with drums beating and flags flying at nine oclock. Tbere were three delegations in the assembinge that, Allied the McKinley yard. One was from Altoonu, Blair county, numbering 1,400 men; a delegation of 150 miners frem South Fork, and another of 150 miners from, Portage. Cambria county, Pa H.

Schwartz, of Altoona, introduced the Blair county delegation; J. H. Dietrick spoke for the South Fork visitors, and E. HI. Hughes, himselt a miner, was spokesman for his fellow workers from Portage.

Maj. McKinley has seldom faced a more thusiastic audience than this' one of Pennsylvanin, workingmen, and he spoke with uncommon eurnestness. Two hundred citizens of Hunting don county, were the next caVers. Judge Williamson introduced them to Maj. McKinley, who made a short address.

The fourth speech was made at.10:30 to a fine delegation from Grand Rapids and western Michigan. It was largely composed of railrond men and men gaged in the manufacture of furniture. The apokesmon, Willis B. Perkins, told how disastrous to Michigan and her industries the partial free trade had been. Maj.

McKinley, aty few remarks suggested by the address of the spokesman, read a short speech from manuscript. MR. WATSON EXPLAINS. Bays Ho Has Ordored His Name ON the Democratio Ticket. Augusta, Oct.

special to t.be Chronicle from Thompson says: Mr. Watson says it in the truth he. has ordered his name off the ticket in but it Is off the demceratic ticket, and off the fusion ticket. He says there is no fusion ticket an Kansas. There is a democratic ticket and.

a populist ticket, und democrats have. printed over the national and Bryan and Sewall electors the names of. Bryan, and Watson to deceive populists into. voting' for electors who wit in turn vote for Bryan and Sewall. "I am willing," "said Mr.

Watson, "to, accept any fair fusion in Kansas that will divide the electors between the populists and democrats: I am willing even to agree to an equal division, though by reason of the populists. voting strength in Kansas, the proper portion would bo about eight popu-, lint electors to two domocrats. that the democrats have no right to print my name over Bryan and Sewall. to docelve populist, voters I' 'have ordered my name taken from the demo-' cratic ticket." Steamer Paris: Sighted. London, Oct.

steamer Paris, Capt. Watkins; which was partially. disabled a day or -so after she left New York for Southampton by. a break in'! the machinery in the starboard eifgine, was sighted off Sicily island at five' o'clock Saturday afternoon. The Paris railed from New York on October 7, and the necident cnused her, trip to be about four days longer than usoul." She will reach Southampton Sunday morning.

quarrel Ends in Marder. Huntsville, Oct. pitchedbattle occurred a few miles west of: town Thursday afternoon 'between net groce. Shotguns and pistols were used. Two sons of Hemp Lacey and Reddick Stephenson were killed.

'The senior Lacey and two men who aided Stephen. 100 escaped unhurt. The trouble wat: over family matters. OVER THE STATE. Events in Various Portions of Indiana Told by Wire Dividend for Bank Creditors.

Wabash, Oct. 15 per cent. remains to be paid to the creditors of the First pational bank of' North Manchester, which went to tho wall during the panic three years since, owing depositors about $130,000. The comptroller of' the currency has ordered the payment of anotber dividend, amounting to 10 per and 75 per' cert. has already been paid.

All of the reul estate of the bank has beca gold, but the receiver hun enougb good: notes to pay the remaining 15 per cent. Receiver Krisher has one peculiar case to deal with in the person of Jobu Hale, of Rose Hill, who had $6,000 in the bank when it failed, but who absolutely refuses to file a claim and get bie money. Application bas been made for a guardian for the old gentleman, who is slightly deranged. Baptists Elocts Officers. Bluffton, Oct.

Baptist convention here elected the following officers for the coming year: President, C. M. Carter, Lafayette; vice preaidents, W. V. Scott, Franklin; A.

Clark, Crawfordsville, and V. McGuire, Anderson; recording secretary. S. E. Neighbor, Indianapolis; treasurer, J.

W. Billingsley, Indianapolis; state mission board, B. F. Cavins, J. E.

Hownrd, L. Sanford, P. 0. Duncan, L. Henson, William Thomas.

The report of the Sunday school board showed 510. churches, with 5,559 otlicers and teachers and 41,587 pupils; collected for day school expenses, for benevolent objects, $1,200. Work Began on a New Line. La Grange, Oct. has begun on the construction of the Booton Harbor Southeastern railroad, will be built from Benton to Napanee, Elkhart county, where connections will be made with a line surveyed to be built to Cincinnati, thus opening direct communication between Cincignati and via Lake Michigan.

The projectors of tbe two roada, who are reputed to be cosiern. capitulists, propose to run steamers to carry the freight and passenger traffic to Milwaukee, which will be the terminal point of water route. School Girl Attempts Suicide. Anderson, Oct. PearL Hollingsworth, aged 11 yeurs, is hovering between life and death She pluyed "hookey" from school and ber cider sister found it out and threatened.

10 inform all her. The child is timid und was greatly. frightened. She had been told during the day of a young Indy in North Anderson who committed suicide by tuking poison, and she got a box of it. She poured it in water and swallowed it.

A Four-Year-Old Prodigy. La Grange, Oct. Hoosierdom is the home of infant prodigies. The latest is Master Leonard Foster Smith, who, at four years of age, writes newtpaper "copy." puts it in type and in the aud is one of the editors and publishers of the Tri-Country Gazette, issued at Mentone, in Kosciusko county. Master Smith is said, therefore, to be the youngest typesetter and editor in the United States, if not in the world.

Caknown Disease Killing Horses. Crown Poipt, Oct. Morris, of Chicago, John and Barring ton Brown, this city. and severaL other large stock raisers along the Kankakee river have suffered heavy losses during the past, two weeks by valuable borses dying with an unknown Over 100 horses died. 25 of which belonged to Nelson Morris.

Ag 500n as the disease attacks the horses their blood turns to water and they soon die, View: adiana Quarries. Bloomington, Oct. Olite quarrymen entertained the Western Society of Civil, Engineers from Chicago by showing them through the large quarry districts. There were 170 in the party, including 50 ladies, and they are guests of the Monon. railway, which furnished a special train.

The party. left in the evening for Louisrille. The Last Game. Greensburg. Oct.

closing ball game of the season between the Kingstons and. Greensburgs was exciting. the New York team, pitched for the Kingstons and Donnell, oF Toledo, for the Greensburgs. The Kingstons were defeated, 7 to 6. Evade the Law.

Fort Wayne, Oct. to sell cigarettes here cost $500 each, and some dealers, it is said, have advantage of the political campaigo to circumvent the law." They sell party Buttons and throw in the Death of a Pioneer. Warsaw, Oct. Beck, one of the oldest pioneers of the died at his home in this city. 'He moved! to.

this, county at win early period and became one of its wealthy men. Fire at' Cleveland. Cleveland, 0., Oct. Dearly five hours Friday night the lumber district of Cleveland was threatened with A conflagration. About eight o'clock fire broke out in a dry house of the Cleve-.

land Snwwili Lumber company, and. fanned by a heavy wind, it soon spread ovos. al large section. After.tbree hours the Are department succeeded in subduing the Hames, and saved a loss of: several taillions in the lumber district. The loss is placed at $30,000.

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