Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 30 September 1898 — Page 6

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FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 30, 18B8.

THE motto of the Democratic editor: In case of doubt find fault with the war department.

AGUINALDO talks like a man who would attract large crowds as a Democratic campaign orator.

HON. CALVIN S. BRICE is now devoting1 his attention to China. He is unable to secure any more senatorial concessions in Ohio.

THE New York Republicans have developed a most stubborn streak. They actually refuse to permit the Democrats to make their nominations.

COL. ROOSEVELT has acquired the unqualified disapproval of the Democratic newspapers, and to such an extent that ho is now a shining target, for their abuse.

AMERICAN capital is about to engage in railroad building in China. This will mean more orders for American mills and more employment for American workmen.

THE Chicago Democrats have decided to go into the campaign without a platform. The Chicago Democrats realize that too-much-platform was the trouble in 1896.

WHILE General Weyler is engaged in making fresh predictions and threats his attention should be called to that victorious march he was to lead from Boston to SanFrancisco.

AFTER giving the matter considerable thought the Delaware Democrats resolved that the McKinley administration is a dismal failure. The decision will be quite popular in Madrid.

SENATOR GORMAN declined to accept a congressional nomination in one of the Maryland districts. Senator Gorman is undoubtedly of the opinion that this is not going to be a very good year for Democratic candidates.

THE principal feature of General Toral'B home reception was a Spanish mob. It is not at all strange that the Spanish are unable to understand why there are people in tkiB country who find fault with the conduct of the war.

£OL. WM JENNINGS BETAN is still opposed to expanding the territory of the United States, though it has been but two years since he made a foray into "the enemy's country" with a view to annexing it to his free silver dominions.

SENATOR Stewart is out in Nevada trying to arouse the indignation of the people over the "crime of '73." There is a senatorial election at hand in that Btate and Stewart needs considerable of that sort of indignation in his buBinesB.

GENERAL JOE WHEELER is evidently electioneering for another installment of leader Joe Bailey's disapproval. The fighting congressman has taken occasion to deny some of the Democratic charges containing the treatment of the troopB.

LOUISVILLE Times (Dem.): Just supposin' Grover Cleveland had annexed Hawaii, fought the war with Spain and put on foot the construction of the Nicaragua canal! But again, just supposin' Satan should take a notion to embark in the cold storage business!

THE Spanish authorities seem to think that there is still several months of good stealing for them and starving for the people in Cuba. Their refusal to permit the lauding of the Comal's free rations without the payment of $60,000 in port duties is characteristic of their inherent rapacity and cruelty

IN 1S9G at one of the Democratic rallies a banner was carried through the Btreets of Crawfordsville which read: "A vot9 for McKinley is a vote for wheat at 25 cents a bushel." Wheat is now selling at a higher price than it averaged during the Democratic administration, and this too in spite of the fact that the yield this year is unprecedented

PAUL LEICESTER FORD, author of "The Trus George Washington," will contribute to the Century magazine during the coming year a series of papers on "The Many-sided Franklin." These will deal in a popular way with separate characteristics of Franklin and various phases of his extraordinary career. The papers are the result of original research both as to literary contents and pictorial illustrations.

"VVUY IT LIVES.

The tenacity of the free silver cause creates no surprise. It is due to the enormous wealth of a Bcore or more of silver miners in some of the western states who for years past have maintained a silver lobby in Washington and have flooded the country with seductive literature which remained unanswered until the campaign of 1890 was inaugurated. According to the report of the Granite Monument Company of Montana to the director of the mint, as long ago as 1887, when silver sold for 96 cents, the percentage of labor to profit was, for labor 13.38, profit 36.72. From official reports it can be shown that silver is mined profitably at prices ranging from 12% to 25 cents an ounce. Reports give the production of the Broken Hill mine, of New South Wales, for 1SS9, at over 10,000,000 ounces of pure silver, and the cost of production at not quite 3 d. per ounce, or about 16 cents per ounce fine. The cost of production of an ounce of fine silver in Mexico averaged 44% cents in South and Central America the cost of production of an ounce of fine silver was 34 5-8 cents per ounce. The silver product of the Mansfield copper mine in Germany ill 1883, according to Prof. Austen, was 215-8 cents. By the impioved process of Claudet for treating copper ores in Great Britain, the coot of the silver product was 10% cents an ounce fine. The product of the Granite Mountain mine of Montana in 1886, according to the statement worked out by the director of the mint, was 19.316 tons of silver, and the cost of mining was .06 per ton, reduction $13 per ton,

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equal to 12% cents per ounce. But the owners of the large silver mines ask that the price be restored to $1.29 an ounce, BO that the profit, as in the case of the Granite Mountain mine, would b9 81.16M an ounce.

GovEitNon PINGREE has just been unanimously renominated by the«Republicans of Michigan for another term. Pingree is peculiar but he always gets an encore. As mayor of Detroit he was called back twice and it is likely that as long as he retains his vitality "old bald headed Pingree" as he calls himself, will be right at the front. The people believe in him. The self seeking corporations and politicians hate him. And these facts prove that in spite of his brusque and pugnacious ways he is the right man in any public office. He is a good Republican because he will tolerate no rascality on the part of Republican office holders. He makeB the Republican party invincible in Michigan because he keeps it clean of scandal. His motto is "he serves hiB party best who serves his country best", which by the way iB a pretty sensible motto to tie to.

MR. GRIGGS, the preseqt attprney general, is an eloquent Bpea'ker, and probably near enough to the chair to reflect something. But whether he speaks as one with authority or not, these words from his late Bpeech are worth something: "And so this nation enters upon a new era. Do not doubt that she will be equal to the responsibility. I believe in the capacity of Americans to govern—to govern themselves and to govern others. I set up no dogma of infallibility, but, expecting mistakes and delay and disappointment, I believe that the boundless capacity and the splendid courage of America, with her high sense of justice, her appreciation of the rights of man, will in the new duties placed upon us work out marvelous good for the peoples that have come under our guardianship and greater glory for our country."

ST. LOUIS Olobe Democrat: The president's purpose to compel tha Spaniards to begin evacuating Cuba by October 15, and to finish the job by December 31, will please the country. This gives Spain a reasonable time in which to get out of the island, and it will permit the Cubans to begin, at the commencement of 1S99, the work of rebuilding their shattered industrial fabric. Nothing practical in this direction can be done until Spain gets out. Moreover, the relief, which the United States promised the unfortunate reconcentradoes can not be made effective until this country gets possession of all the military posts in the island Social conditions in Cuba will quickly change after the Spanish evacuation is completed, and there is a fair assurance that no unreasonable delay will be permitted in this work.

GEN. LAWTON' reports soldiers dead at Santiago from many kindb of fever— thermic, bilious, pernicious] malarial, typhoid and pernicious remittent—but there is a surprising absence of death from the dreaded yellow fever, of which Santiago and Havana have long been regarded in this country as veritable hot-beds. PosBibly we have been exporting Yellow Jack to, instead of importing him from, our more tropical neighbors. Though now nearing the beginning of the end of the yellow fever season, San Juan, Ponce, Santiago and Havana appear to be suffering less from the safi'ron scourge than are some of our own gulf coast citieB and villages.

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The cost of production was 8368,162 90, centralizing tne country schools, it

IF it is generally understord that a New York millionaire claiming residence in Indiana is to be a Republican candidate for United States senator before the Indiana legislature the party is going to be seriously hampered in its campaign this fall. Indiana has never had a millionaire senator and has no desire to have one either Republican or Democrat. We can get along better without Mr. "Frank T. White and hia liberal campaign contribution than with them. Let Mr. White, if he is interested in the success of the Republican party, contribute as liberally as his means will allow and then deny emphatically that he is a candidate for senator. Of course there is no danger of millionaire White being elected by a Republican legislature while such well known and able men as Judge Taylor, J. Frauk Hanley, Congressman Steele and others are in the field but the mere rumor that he is a recognized candidate has a dampening effect on Republican enthusiasm.

THE work of abolishing the district Bchool goes merrily on resulting always in increased efficiency at less expense. Trustee Gilkey, of Ripley totvnship, a careful and consc'entious offi ar, has aholishod a school costing $-ri a day and has 1.he children hauled to another school at a cost of 00 cents a day. The difference of $4.40 a day goes toward the employment of better teachers and the lengthening ot the school term. Trustee Morrow, of Coal Creek, we believe, has the credit of beginning the innovation but the others are rapidly following suit. A Mil will be presented to the next legislature specifically authorizing this plan of

will undoubtedly pass and thus hasten the downfall of the little, out-of-the-way district school so inferior to the graded school which will supercede it.

DOKING the present year of abnormal precipitation—every month making a wet "departure," which amounts in the aggregate since January 1 to something like a 20 percent, increase above the average rainfall for the past thirty years—there has been little or 110 exploitation, scientific or amateur, of the theory that destruction of the forests is shutting off our annual supply of Adam's ale. A hundred years ago Dr. Noah Webster wrote an exhaustive response to the popular querry, "Is our climate changing?" and pretty satisfactorily demonstrated that it was about "the same old thing." Perhaps our annexation of "the rainy season" in Porto Rico has something to do with this year's excessive precipitation "in the states."

What Shall Bn Done With Cuba? To the Editor of the Journal.

Cuba is a distinct nation of people. Its population consists of individuals of many nationalities, associated together for a number of years, in business, in religion and is

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of life. It IB more entitled to be called a separate nation of people than the colonies were at the time our independence was declared, and the great announcement made that every nation has a right to govern itself. According to the principles of our declaration of independence the people of Cuba undoubtedly have a right to institute and live under such government ae they may choose. To this we are also pledged by the declaration of war against Spain. We are therefore in no position to deny to Cuba the right of self government. Whenever Cuba shall distinctly and unequivocally establish a government in accordance with the wishes of a me jority of her own people, the United States will be in honor bound to keep its hands off. But, if in the course of time, the people of Cuba shall express a wish to be-' come a part of the United States, it is difficult to see upon what ground we could refuse to admit them into the union. This, will however, be a question to be settled when the application is made. If it shall then appear to be mutually beneficial to the two nations, doubtless the union will be formed, and Cuba made a part of the United States, and her senators and representatives be admitted into our congress. We believe that the sober second, thought of the American people, of all parties is settling down to the views we have here expressed in regard to the Cuban problem, and that they will be the views of President McKinley and his administration. All we have to do now is to let the people of Cuba form 6uch government as they may elect by a fair and untrammeled vote, and then withdraw our armies from the island. K.

Funeral of John Tribliett.

The funeral of John Tribbett took place at Darlington Sunday and was attended by about forty or fifty of the Crawfordsville Masons, the Crawfordsville lodge having charge of the services at the grave. There were also large 'delegations present from the lodges of Darlington, Colfax, Linden, and Thorntown. The services were held at the Presbyterian church and were conducted by Elders Cooper and Trotter. Fully a thousand people assembled at the cemetery for the interment.

BASE ball Chicago Oct. 2 Louisville vs. Chicago. Excursion train Monon Route only 81.00.

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BROTHER BENN.

-lo Evidently I.i«d When He Said Gospel Yacht. Was in Courie of CouRtiuction.

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The Rev. George E. Benn, who was turned down by the people of Crawfordsville when ha was soliciting funds for his gospel ship, is evidently still working his graft. A dispatch from Jeffersonville says: "Rev. George E. Benn, a seafaring evangelist, together with Dr. J, A. Phelps, of High Bridge, Ky. liev. J. E. Cohenour, D. D., LL. D., St. Louis, Mich. Rev. R. Stead, Galesburg, 111. Rev. CharlesW. Fletcher, Salem, O. Ilene Wallace, Zeno, Ohio, and Mary Mayfield, of Science Hill, Ky., have contracted with Capt. E. J. Howard, the shipbuilder, of this city, to construct a three-masted chapel yacht to cost $10,000. The vessel is to be 160 feet long, 28-foot beam and 14 feet deep. The money to be derived for its construction will be by popular subscription, and it is said that fully one-third of the amount has been raised. The yacht will be fitted up as a modern chapel, with a seating capacity of 700, which, manned by a crew of consecrated ministers, will visit all American seaport towns and cities must in need of mission work. The yacht will be equipped with Bibles and tructs for free distribution among the destitute, and will carry the gospel message to the sailors and fishermen, who, in a measure, have been, from a Christian point of view, neglected. The yacht is expected to be ready for BOfvice in four months."

The above is a dead give away on Benn. When in Crawfordsville soliciting1 funds ho represented that bias yrcht was already in course of construction. It is likely that the whole contract is a fake and that there are some radically shaky features to the thing.

WANTS SOLDIERS.

Governor Mount Asks For United States Troops to Prevent a Trise Fight.

In light of the repeated statement that the managers of the Coi bott-Mc-Coy prize fight propose to attempt to "pull off" the fight in Indiana, Governor Mount last Friday telegraphed the secretary of war for permission to command four companies of the 158th Indiana regiment, in case the prize fighters and their followers invade the state. The action was taken as a precautionary measure., The governor has not put much credence in the story that the fighters and their managers are looking toward this state as a place to fight in, but when word came from Cincinnati that the sports there had been quietly informed that the fight would take place within thirty minutes' ride of that city, and probably on Indiana soil, the governor decided that it was time to taue precautionary steps. Ijjarlier in the week the story wag that the fight bad been booked for Lake county.

Indiana is now without a national guard, and so, to be prepared for an emergency,the following telegram was Bent to the secretary of war: "Please wire me authority at once to command the services of Companies A, and of Indianapolis, and Company E of Franklin, all of the 158th Indiana regiment, now on furlough, in order to provide against domestic emergencies temporarily. These companies were a part of the Indiana national guard before they were mustered into the service of the United States. I will thank you for a prompt compliance."

The telegram asking for authority to use the companies was followed by another, explanatory in character: "In explanation of my request for the assignment of volunteer companies subject to my command, I desire to say that it is simply a precautionary measure based on reports of a lawless invasion of priza fighters and followers. There is nothing alarming in the situation, but I desire to be fully prepared."

In connection with the telegrams to the secretary of war, the governor gave out the following statement: •'There will be no prize fighting in Indiana if I can prevent it. If local authority is not sufficient, the re sources of the state will be drawn on for ample force to suppress lawlessness and to drive out the intruders. If anything of the kind is undertaken, the persons so engaged will be treated as criminals from the time they cross the boundary line. Prize fighting is a disgrace to our boasted civilization and ought not to be tolerated anywhere. It certainly will not be tolerated in Indiana while I am governor."

The time for the fight has not been fixed, and the managers of it have said this week that they are not proposing to bring it into Indiana. The governor has hope that his precautionary measure will stop the talk of the probability of holding the fight within the state.

Couldn't Afford Keal King-

Mrs. Jenkins—I see Mrs. Hoetong is going to have "King Lear" at her next private theatricals. Mrs. Newrich (furious with envy)—Is she, the affected thing? Do you know, don't believe he's a real king at all.—Stray Stories.

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FLAG DESECRATION.

W. R, C. Begins a Vigorous Crusade Against Misuse of "Old Glory."

Within the past few years there has sprung up a widely extended practice of misuse of the American flag. Thoughtless persons and others hoping to make money out of their vulgar enterprise have desecrated "Old Glory" in various ways. The department of patriotic instruction of the W. R. C. has instituted a vigorous crusade against this practice. In a circular letter recently Bent out from national headquarters was the following paragraph which furnishes food for thought to every loyal American: "Your corps will do everything at its command to discourage the vulgar office to which the flag is too often assigned. The Star Spangled Banner is heaven-born and the air is its element, and he who uses it as a rug on which to walk, or a cushion on which to recline, or a napkin on which to cleanse his soiled fingers, is guilty of desecrating his country's banner and dishonors his own Americanhood. The so-called medleys of national hymns should be discountenanced by the Woman's Relief Corps. Ho who adds to or takes away from 'The Star Spangled Banner,' 'America', 'The Battle fiyma of the Republic,' 'Columbia,' 'A Thousand Years My Own Columbia,' 'Rally 'Round the Flag,' and 'Marching Through Georgia' commits sacrilege and should be rebuked."

ABOUT DR. HUIDEKOPER.

Will. U. Curtis fiivts An 1 rf couiitottheClnefSurKrMn.il the First Corps.

There is no more reliable newspaper corresponeent than Wm. E. Curtis, of the Chicago Record, and what he has to say concerning the much discussed chief Burgeon of the first army corps will therofore bo read with confidence in the facts set forth. He says: "Dr. Rush Huidekoper, of Philadelphia, was one of eight persons nominated by the president on the 10th of May as chief surgeon, with the rank of lieutenant-colonel. Dr. Nicholas Senn, of Illinois, was nominated at the same time and was the only other one appointed from civil life. The remainder were from the medical corps of the regular army. Dr. Huidekoper was appointed upon the recommendation of Senators Quay and Penrose, the Philadelphia delegation in congress and many other persons of importance, who represented him to be a surgeon of high professional standing and long experience. He is socially connected with some of the best families in Washington, whose influence was also exercised in his behalf. He has had much to do with the national guard of Pennsylvania and has served in it as division and chief surgeon. Dr. Huidekoper is also chief surgeon of the famous Philadelphia City Troops, which is an organization of rich men. The family is one of the oldest and most influential of the early Dutch settlement of Pennsylvania and in Philadelphia is recognized as of the aristocracy. "Dr. Huidekoper was educated as a regular phyBician and surgeon, and practiced his profession for many years with great success. Even his critics admit that he would have become eminent if he had devoted his attention to human kind, but being a passionate lover of animals and birds he was an active leader in the organization of humane associations, and made the treatment of diseases of animals a fad. Being a man of wealth and leisure he devoted much time ai study to the breeding of horses, cattle, cats and dogs, and is well known as an authority among the breeders of fine stock throughout the country. He then undertook to elevate the veterinary profession and established a college and hospital in Philadelphia for the better education of animal doctors. "No candidate for appointment showed higher testimonials or better recommendations that Dr. Huidekoper. He presented his own case to the president and the aojutant-geueral, and although he submitted testimonials and recommendation from some of the most prominent and influential men of this country his connection with the national guard of Pennsylvania as chief Burgeon had more weight with the president than anything else. The same was the case of Dr. Senn, of Illinois, who was appointed at the 6ame time. Before deciding upon Dr. Huidekoper's appointment, or even taking it under serious consideration, the president referred his papers to the sur-geon-general for an investgation of his professional character and standing which was reported by Gen. Sternberg to be perfectly satisfactory. Among Philadelphia people Dr. Huidekoper is regarded as a man of eminent scientific attainments, unquestioned integrity and wide benevolence. HiB veterinary practice iB considered as an eccentricity."

THE increased demand for good telegraph operators, stenographers and bookkeepers is causing young people to think about the terms offered by the Union BusineeB College, Lafayette, Ind.

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REPORT OFTHE CONDITION

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Citizen's NafiiTHE—

AT CKAWFOUDSVILLK,

In the State of Indiana, at the closo of business, September 20, 1898:

RESOURCES.

Loans and discounts $22(5,008.21 Overdrafts, secured and unsecured 3,148.56 U. S. Bonds to secure circulation... 25.000.00 County and City Bonds 103.372.00 Due from National Banks (not lieserve Agents) .. 20,323.08 I)uo from State Banks and Rankers 4,807.17 Due from Approved Reserve

Agreuts 28,165.70 Chocks and other cash items 4,451.95 Notes of other National Hanks 8,172.00 Fractional paper currency, nickels, and cents 260.82 Lawful Money Reserve In Bank, viz: Specie $.17,065 20 Legal-tender notes 17.100.00

Redemption fund with TJ. S. Treasurer (6 per cent, of circulation). 1,125.00

Total $479,094.78 LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid In $100,000.00 Surplus fund 50,000.00 Undivided profits, les9 the expenses and taxes paid 7 903.40 National Bank notes outstanding 22,600.00 Due to State Banks and Bankers. 2,812.01 Individual deposits subject to

Check. 295.878.77

Total .". 470,094.78 STATE OFINDIANA,COUNTYOFMONTGOMERY,AS I, C. GOLTRA, Cashier of the above named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. c. GOLTRA,

Cashier.

Subscribed and sworn to before me this 26th day of September, 1898. ROBERT VV. CALDWELL,

Notary Public,

CORRECT—Attest: WM E. NICHOLSON, 1 •s A. F. RAMSEY, Directors.

P. C. SOMERVILLE,

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REPORTOFTHE CONDITION

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First National Bank

AT CRAWFORDSVILLE,

In the State of Indiana, at the close of business, September 20, 1898.

RESOURCEB.

Loans and discounts #341,177.80 Overdrafts, secured and unsecured I", .• Bonds tosecureeircuiation. Mt," ipal bonds, etc Oti.cr real estate and mortgages owned Due from National Banks (not Reserve Agents) Due from approved reserve agents Checks and other cash items Notes of other National Banks Fractional paper currency, nickels and cents Lawful Money Reserve in Bank, viz: Specie $30,162.50 Legal-tender notes 3.000.00

Redemption fund with S.Treasurer (5 per cent, of circulation)..

1,436.8825,000.00 6,000.00

2,500.00

46.462.04 36,018.04 356.08 3,039.00

188.74:

42,162.60

1.125.00

-Total $505,465.08 LIABILITIES. Capital stock-paid in... $100 000.00 Surplus fund... 50,000.00 Undivided profits, less expenses and taxes paid is 282 22 National Bank notes outstanding 22.*500.00 Individual deposits subject to1 check 312.932.86 Demand certificates of deposit 1,750.00

Total :.$505.465.08 STATEOFINDIANA, COUNTYOFMONTGOMERY,ss I, J. E. EVANS, Cashier of the abovenamed bank, do solemnly swear that, the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.

J. E. EVANS, Cashier.

Subscribed and sworn to before me this 26th day of September, 1898. C. A. MILLER.

Notary Public.

ORRECT—Attest: W. P. HERRON. HENRY CAMPBELL, Directors.

E. C. VORIS,

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