Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 31 December 1897 — Page 2
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1897.
THE annual meeting of the Republican State Editorial Association will be held at Indianapolis on January 27 and 2S.
MINT Director Preston estimates the gold production of the world in 18U at §234.000,000. an increase over last year of 830,000,000. The United States will head the column with $60,000,000, an increase of 14 per cent.
SUPERINTENDENT FOSTER, of the last census, is quoted as saying that it is unfair to compel the Director of a Census "to chase all over the United States for mortgages on the one hand, and on the other to be chased morning, noon and night by applicants for office."
THE total number of oilice holders in the civil service of the country is 178,717. The aggregate salaries amount to 899,589,827.28. The classified list of office-holders number 87,108, leaving in the unclassified list 91,609. And yet there are a good many people not happy.
SOUTHWEST Missouri may claim the honor of producing the largest mule. It turned up at the Chicago stock yards the other day, and was bought by what is called "an English animal •tamer." The mule is 9 years old, 19 hands 2% inches high, and weighs 1830 pounds. Its English owner should not approach it from behind in too IrivolouB a spirit.
THE editor of the American Monthly Review of Revleivs, in the January number of that periodical, discusses the Hawaiian annexation issue under the four heads of "The Ethical Question," "The Constitutional Problem," "The Strategic Bearings," and "The Economic Aspects." The Review's attitude haB all along been in favor of annexation, for strategic reasons, but fears are expressed lest the enthusiastic friends of the American beet sugar industry will force an adyer6e decision for the sake of an incidental gain?
SENATOR TELLER has certainly devel oped a great anxiety about China and proposes to fight the confirmation ofthe newly appointed minister to that country. Minister Bryan of Chicago, on the ground that an experienced diplomat ought to be sent there by 'the United States to prevent European aggressions. Is Mr. Teller afraid that European civilization in China will carry the gold standard with it? China is a silver country and has always been a good customer of the silver-mine owners of the United States, but should she adopn the gold standard her purchases of this metal would be greatly reduced and it is said that Mr. Teller is a silver mine owner.
MEMBERS of the Ways and Means Committee and the Finance Committee at Washington agree with the Treasury officers in the belief that the new tariff law is going tc supply sutlicient revenue to meet the running expenses of the Government. With this unanimous verdict of experts in its favor, its opponents should at least keep silent until it has had opportunity to show whai it can do under rforraal conditions. It is expected that the expenditures of the Government will be considerably curtailed by the vigorous efforts in the direction of economy which the Republicans are making all along the line, and thus the demand upon the revenue will be reduced.
CONTRAST the condition of the farmer with that of this time two and three and four years ago. Note the differences between the prices which he is now getting and those during the free trade period. They will certainly make this a Happy New Year to him. The farmer supplies the bulk of that great mass of productions which go to other parts of the world and bring millions of money into the United States. The exportations of the country in the year now about to end are the heaviest in its entire history. They will reach for the calendar year nearly 81,100,000,000. In but once in the history of the country did they reach as much as a billion, and that under the administration ol the last Republican President, General Harrison. This year they will exceed those of 1892, when they were 81,015,000. And the farmer is getting his share of this prosperity.
BAD FAITH MEANS DISASTEIi. The Republican opponents of the civil serviee law have not the full courage of their convictions. Their effort is to discredit the law, but they do not demand its repeal. They want to nullify it by indirection by amendments which would render it inoperative. And yet the law is of Republican origin. When it was passed in 1883 it received the vote of every Republican Senator, not one voting against it. In the House but seven Republicans voted against it. It was the Republitan party that passed the law. In July it went into effect and over 13,000 places were inclnded in the classified list. The party is unequivocally committed to it, and only last year entered into the National Republican triumph. Did those Republican leaders who are now denouncing the law denounce it then when they were on the stump? Not a bit of it. Why when the subject came up at St. Louis in the construction of the party platform did they not further protest against any further indorsement of the doctrine by the party? Not a man of them raised his voice. All of them participated, at least by silence, in the action taken. But now, after the battle has been won, these gentlemen come forward and propose to destroy the bridge that has carried them over. The real situation very likely is that a few Republican leaders have pledged themselves extravagantly in the matter of rewards to faithful hustlers, and are mistaking the importunities of these men for the sentiment of the country. The Republican party's hope of success in office rests upon the honest fulfillment of its honest obligations. Bad faith means disaster.
WE think a quietus should be put to the clamor of certain editors who are working up a project to have a Senator nominated by the State Conventiou. This scheme is all in the interest of one man and has its origin in the Ninth Congressional district. There are a half dozen Republicans aspiring to the Senate and we need the aid of all of them in electing a legislature. When this is done it will be time to choose a Senator. In the famous formula of Madam Glass: "First catch your rabbit."—Peru Rc]ublican.
Republicans of the Ninth district are not quite ready«for death, repose and rest. They want to live long enough to assiBt the Republicans of the other portions of the State in electing a successor to David Turpie. The plan to do this should be discussed in a fair, free and frank manner. Whether the proposition had its origin in the Ninth district or in any other part of the State, it has many advocates and it will not do to bruBh the sentiment aside with a wave of the hand as unworthy of consideration. The friends of the proposition are not advocating it in an offensive way and it is not becoming to meet the arguments they advance with a threat of a "quietus.'" The latter part of the Republican'* paragraph raises a reasonable objection to the proposition, and it is therefore proper that this objection, together with others that have been urged, should be duly considered and weighed. It would seem, however, that a man who is big enough to be United States Senator ought to be as unselfish as a hundred thousand others of the rank and file of the party who will work to elect a Republican Legislature without hope or expectation of reward. If a man sulks because he should not be nominated by the State Convention it is the best evidence that he should not have been selected. THE JOURNAL has more faith in the Republicanism of the half dozen or more candidates for United States Senator than to impugn their motives even by Implication.
THE Democrats of the National House of Representatives have put themselves on record in favor of au indefinite constitution of the fiat-money principle. Despite the fact that the use made of the paper money of the United States proved the greatest son.ee of embarassment to their last national administration, a caucus in which 101 of their 125 members of the House participated adopted resolupledging the party in Congress to oppose the retirement of greenbacks and Treasury notes and an increase of National bank circulation. By this action the leaders ot the Democratic party again take up the greenback theory under which they marched to defeat and almost annihilation, 20 years or more ago, and now propose to combine it with the free silver proposition under-wh-ch they suffered defeat in IS'.IO. In doing this they drive still further away from them every business man and business Interest and make it apparent that in the coming election every man who voted for McKinley in 1S96 and thousands who unwillingly supported Bryan because he was the candidate of their party will be found hereafter in the ranks of the Republican party and supporting its candidate as the only representative of sound money and sound financial views.
THERE iB a growing feeling all over the country and in Washington in favor of the adoption by Congress of President McKinley's simple currency plan, in which be proposes that the Treasury and United States notes which are redeemed in gold shall be held in the Treasury, and that Nation
al banks be permitted to increase their circulation up to the par value of the bonds held in deposit to secure circulation. The discuBsion of the more elaborate plans which have been offered shows that there will be little probability that they could be adopted in view of the fact that the Republicans have not a clear majority in the Senate.
ACCORDING to t'ue figures of Commissioner Proctor, the head of the Civil Service Commission, it appears that the list of officers and employes had increased from 7,847 to 10,700 and the salaries paid to such officers and employes had increased from 86,792,000 to 89,746,000 in round figures—a very considerable increase both in the number of employes and in the salaries. On the other hand, in the classified departmental service the number of persons originally classified in certain positions in 18S3 was 5,530, and the salaries paid to them were 87,035,000: the number of persons in this same class has now actually diminished to 5,415, while the salaries paid them have likewise dimished to 86,960,000. This comparison 6hows as clearly as anything can 6how that while the business of the country has increased largely in the period between 1SS3 and 189(), the expense of conducting that business under the merit system has actually diminished, while the expense of conducting the other departments under the spoils system has largely increased.
STABBED HIS FRIEND.
ol iii Henley, Fatally Wounded by George L,i»coln, Kefuscs to IJcuoiuico lliin. NEW YORK, Dec. 29.—John Healey is dead at a hospital here from the effects of stab wounds inflicted by Geoage H. Lincoln, a designer. Ilealoy had been out of work for somo time. Lincoln, •who is married, befriended him and the two men were the best of friends. On Christmas day Lincoln entered his home intoxicated and threatened to strike his wife. Healey pleaded for her. The wife ran into another room. When she returned after hearing sounds of a struggle she found Healey covered with blood. Her husband had gone to a hospital. Lincoln, who was only slightly wounded, was arrested and taken to Healey's bedside. Healey positively denied that he had ever seen Lincoln before, and died late yesterday, refusing to implicate his old time friend in any way. Lincoln is so distressed over the affair that it is feared he will attempt to commit- suicide.
JULIAN TALKS.
Gives Conditions on Which FitzHiinuiona Will Meet. CorbeLt mid McCoy. CHICAGO, Dec. 29. Martin Julian yesterday on behalf of Robert Fttzsiminons made the following signed Statement: "Fitzsimmons will defend his right to the title of champion. Mrs. Fitzsimmons has released him l'rom his promise of retirement. Let Corbett beat a man like Malier or Choynski and establish his right us a member of Bob's class: let McCoy beat his way to a commanding position and come along with his challenge afterward. But first. McCoy must tight a fit opponent at the middleweight limit and not at catch weights. I am not going to allow Mr. Fitzsimmons to accept", offers from inferior men. When the proper time comes Fitzsimmons will meet them all, one after the other, in the same ring, it needs be."
APPLICATION DENIED.
Supremo Court JtofiiMiiS Durraut ii Writ ill' rrnbiiUIv Cause. SAX FRANCISCO, Dec. 29.—Late yesterday afternoon the supreme court, after having heard the maker argued in chambers, denied the application of the attorneys for \Y. II. T. Durrant, the condemned murderer of Blanche Lamont, for a writ of probably cause. It was contended by Durraut's counsel, that Judge Bahr erred in having fixed the date for the execution of their client within less than 00 days after the date upon which he was recommitted to the custody of the warden of San Qucntin prison. The supreme court, however, after hearing the points relied upon for reversal, denied tho petition unani mously.
SMARTSBURG-
Mrs. Kate Green is very poorly. Rabbits are very plentiful here and hunters may be seen at all hourb of the day.
Mrs. Welsh fell and broke her hip on the ice last week and now lies in a very serious condition.
Mrs. John Lyons, of Shilob, fell on the ice last week and broke her arm, but is able to be around again.
The ice left many at this place out' of wood and their horses not rough shod, which kept the blacksmith verv busy.
Rev. Cox, of Illinois, will preach at the Baptist church the second Sunday of next month. Everyone invited to attend.
Mrs. Wm. Russell, of Terre Haute, and Mrs. Ann Butler, of Indianapolis, are visiting their mother, Mrs. Kate Greeen, of this place this week.
Rev. Kelley, of Darlington, preached his farewell sermon here Sunday night. It was a very interesting one and was listened to by a large crowd.
Friday being Christmas eve, the pupils and teachers carried out a short programme'. They had a postoffice and speeches and eongs, ending with a treat from the teacher. All went away wishing one another a merry ChriBtmas and a happy New Year.
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EQUIPPED FOR WAR
Japan Said to Have a Fleet Wait
ing Near Goto Island.
ONLY AWAITING INSTRUCTIONS.
Japs Will Op|)(M« Russia's Permanent Occupation of I'ovt Arthur aud Will Attempt to I'revent I-andhi.t of Russian
Reinforcements to Protect the TrauaAsiatic Railway In Manchuria,
LONDON, Dec. 29.—A special dispatch from Shanghai says: "It is reported that a Japanese fleet of over 20 warships is waiting near Goto island, outside Nagasaki, fully equipped for war and only awaiting instructions. This includes the Yasliima aud the Fuji, two of the finest vessels in the Japanese navy, and the Chen Yuen, that was captured from China. The Japanese fleet, it is understood, is acting in close touch with the British squadron under vice Admiral Sir Alexander Buller, commander-in-chief on the China station. "Japan will certainly oppose a permanent Russian occupation of Port Arthur. The sudden dissolution of tho Japaneso diet was owing to the war spirit.
It is expected that tho Japanese fleet will attempt to prevent the landing of reinforcements from Odossa for the protection of the Russian tnm.-asiatic railway in Manchuria."
A dispatch to the London Times from Kobe, Japan, says the dissolution of the diet has greatly Angered the political parties. It is probable that the Marquis Ito, former premier, and Count Okuma, a former foreign minister, will form a coalition ministry with a vigorous foreign policy. The military party is eager for action extraordinary activity prevails at the military and naval depots and warships are assembling at Nagasaki.
The Paris correspondent, of the London Morning Post says: "Russia has long been negotiating to raise a Chinese loan of 0,000,000 pounds in France to pay tho indemnity and secure the Japanese evacuation of Wei-Hai-Wei. The negotiations were broken off owing to France insisting that the bank of Franco should issue the loan and Russia desiring that the Russo-Chiuese bank should take the lead. A certain coolness now exists between France aud Russia.
Austro'Tlun^arian View.
VIENNA, Dec. 2!).—The Neus Wiener Tageblatt claims that Count Uoluchowsik, the Austro-Huugarian foreign minister, foretold everything in the famous speech appealing to Europe to unite agaiust America. It adds: "There is plenty of room for all, and if England will light with the European powers against those dangerous rivals, the United States and Japan, the proof of what united Europe is capable will be given in eastern Asia."
Kussisi I*rel«.r« 1'riiKM! (icor^e. LONDON, Dec. ~'.l.—The Constantinople correspondent of the Times says that at the last meeting of the ambassadors of the powers, the Rnssian representative created surprise by proposing Prince George of Greece as governor of Crete. The proposal was coldly received.
WILL BE NO STARVATION.
Reports of Distress at Dawson CITY ConMI. SEATTLE, Wash., Dec. 20. The steamer A'.ki arrived here bringing advices from Dawson City up to Nov. 25. The Alki's passengers included 30 persons who left Dawson between Nov. 22 and Nov. 25. All, without exception, say there will be no starvation at Dawson this winter or next spring. When informed of the action being taken by the. United States government to send in a relief expedition they said it was unnecessary and uncalled for. Several thousand men have gone from Dawson to Fort Yukon where there is an unlimited supply of provisions. Those remaining in Dawson have throe meals every day and have enough supplies in sight to last well along in the spring. No sickne. is reported at Dawson and everbo''/ tl ere is in much better circumstances than their friends on the outside imagine.
.A KETCHAM WILL.
Sirs. "Minnie WiilUnp Kitctuini Anl»s to lie Sole Kxiiciitnr, CHICAGO. Dec. 29.—Judge Kohlsaat heard testimony in regard to the admission to probate of the will of the late John 13. Ketcham and the demand of the dead clubman's widow, Mrs. Minnie Wallace Walkup Ketcham, that she be made sole executor of tho will. Mrs. Ketcham, dressed in deep mourning, was accompanied by Joe Kellar, the butler, and her cousiii, Mrs. Sena Torrey, both of whom were witnesses to the will. After the evidence of the two witnesses was in, Attorney Trude, in behalf of Mrs. Ketcl'am, asked that an administrator ad litum bo appointed until the case was settled, and Judge Kohlsaat said he would do so. The case was then continued until next Monday.
JK- liurucd to Dentil In His Home. NEWPORT, Ky., Dec. 29.—Martin Eclisteiu, an old and prominent citizen of this place, was burned to death in his residence yesterday. A mysterious explosion was heard in his house and fire quickly followed, consuming the building and burning Mr. Echstein with it. There is no known cause for the explosion.
Killed by His Son'* Train.
ST. HYACINTHE, Que., Dec. 39.—Antoine Goyette, aged 55, was ran over and instantly killed at Richmond by a train whose engineer was Goytte's son.
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Looks Well and Is Replete With Every Convenience and Improvement. [Copyright, 1897. by G?orge Palliser, 32 Park place. New York.]
Simplicity and common sense go hand in hand and in the development of a small
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homo often play a more important part than in a larger one. When a man has only $1,200 to spend and wants the comforts, conveniences and improvements of ii modern house, it becomes a simple problem of mathematics as to what amount of space at the best market rates this money will bu.v. Now, every one knows very well that this is no child's play and that it requires serious thought .nd often great study to get down to the system of hard facts necessary to make both ends meet, and it is simply wonderful how the smallest details must lie curtailed in a case of this kind to arrive at successful results.
In the case in point it was necessary to get a house within the given sum, to do which in a very economical market would cost $2.25 per square foot of floor surfaco.
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As the house on the iirst floor contains 520 square feet, this makes $1,170, leaving for kitchen range and apparatus therewith $30.
This method of figuring is very reliable when the neighborhood is fully understood and when accurate knowledge of the cost of like buildings is at hand.
The house is of frame, sheathed, and with clapboard linish on lirst and second stories, shingle elsewhere floors of narrow North Carolina pine and linish of whitewood. stained and varnished. The plumbing is very simple and compact and can be put in Cur about $125. The range is a portable one, with boiler over top, and the bathroom is warmed by a door register located over the kitchen range, answering the purpose nicely when properly controlled. The chimney is of one (hie anil fills all requirements, there being a stove connect ion from the parlor across tlie front hall over the hall closet and dining room door, which serves a stove in the parlor, and tints the whole house is kept sufli-
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eiently warm. A small portable hot air furnace will cost, with five pipes aud seven registers, about Si01).
The house is 20 by 24 feet, with kitchen extension feet deep, and for its size is as cozy and comfortable a home as the money will buy and is just such a home as any economical young couple may start, life in with safety.
Color of Houses,
Terra cotta and certain shades of brown arc rusty colors. They seei.i to dwarf a house in size. In fact, with houses as with other matters, light shades increase the apparent size and dark shades vice versa. Several considerations combine to influence the choice of color. For instance, a house that in approached through an avenuo of tree* ought to be alight shade. Surrounding trees have a tendency to shadow a dark tinted house, producing a somber effect. On tho other hand, where tho glaro of the sunlight is unobstructed subdued tints, gray, stone or brown are colors well to choose.—Exchange. .••••
Home Building.
Every citizen is or should bo interested in the subject of homo building. It is tho center around which revolves all that makes citizenship worth the having. It is the foundation of good citizenship, on which rest tho stability and character of the citizen. The idea of home building will sooner or later assert itself to all whose lives are not so barren as to {Jive no fruit of citizenship.—American Homes.
GOLDEN SUNBEAM.
John Utterback, of Fountain county, is visiting his uncle, Jasper Whitesell. Last Wednesday Julia Fletcher slipped and fell and dislocated her hip.
John Utterback, of Anderson, is visiting his brother-in-law, John Hampton.
George Sweet has moved to the R. H. Swindler farm, two miles south of New Market.
Walter Sparks and wife, of Crawfordsville, are visiting their mother, Mrs. Sam Wray, this week.
GARFIELD.
Royal Cox returned from Rossville Saturday. B. F. Conrad aud wife spent Sunday at his father's.
The little daughter of Byron Cox and wife is sick. Mrs. Wilson Gands spent Saturday and Sunday in Lafayette.
Willard Binford and wife and Will Jackson dined at David Binford's Sunday.
Several of the young people have been attending meeting at Campbell's Chapel.
B. F. Corns and wife spent the latter part of last week with her mother, at Bowers.
Miss Grace Binford spent the iirst of the week with her brother, Willard Bioford.
Jim Martin and wife and Will McDaniel and wife spent Sunday at Geo. Boyland's.
Protracted meeting conducted by Rev. Woody, began here last Saturdav night. Everyone is invited to attend these services.
Miss Grace Woody, of Thorntown, spent the latter part of last week and the lirst of this with Miss Minnie Binford.
Tho Christmas tree entertainment Friday night was well attended. The tree was decorated with many nice presents, among which were gold watches and chains, large looking classes, rings and many other things.
RATTLE SNAKE.
Mrs. Jane Coons is with her sick, daughter in the city. Sam Burk is singing in the [choir at Waynetown every Sunday night.
W. B. Galey and family attended church in New Market last Sunday. Miss Stella Olinger, of the city, is the guest of J. W. Coons and family.
A happy new year to the JOURNAL company and all the correspondents. There has been no one on the creek got hurt very much by falling on the ice.
Rumor has it that Ed May puts salt in the shells when he loads them to kill quail.
The neighbors had to get wood for James Swindler and his sister one day last week.
Mrs Charley Rhmsey and children spent Christmas with her parents in Parke county.
Mr. Ramsey and family got some very nice Christmas presents from his' sister in Kansas.
Brack Cash and Henry Layson took their hogs to Market last Tuesday. They got S'i 25 per hundred.
It is reported that Sam'burk is married. We hope that it is true as Sam is able to take care of a wife.
James Gilliland and family aud several of Mr. Cash's friends ate turkey with him Sunday and had a good time.
Dave White loaded two wagons with household goods a shore time ago and started south on thp hunt of prosperity-
W. J. Coons lias been having a very serious time with laryngitis of the throat the last two weeks. He could not swallow anything scarcely for several days. Dr. Hutchings was called in and treated him and he is better at this writing but not well enough to beout of the house much.
Some of the boys locked the school house on Mr. Kennedy last Thursday while he was after a load of wood at the wood house and he deliberately took a stick of wook and mashed the door in and walked in. It seems that there is blood on the moon in regard to the matter. We say patrons, hands off. The chances are all on the side of the teacher.
WrcrmiNfi invitationsat the JOURNAL.
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