Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 28 April 1899 — Page 10

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FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 1899.

ABOUT &S good editorials as the Republican papers can use now are editorials from the Democratic papers over the country.

WHAT has become of leader Bailey, of Texas? He hasn't been heard at any of these $10 dinners or $1 dinners with $0 on the side and the plain people are becoming anxious.

THE decision made by the appellate court Wednesday as to the responsibility of the consumers of natural gas is interesting. It should be read by everyone in Crawfordsville and cut out for future reference.

FOR nine months of the fiscal year the excess of merchandise exports from the United States has been 8447,024,373. These comfortable balances on the right side have an affinity for Republican administrations.

MANY people have wondered at the hold Quay has on the people of Pennsylvania. Several years ago one of his adherents explained it very simply by saying "Quay has never broken his word nor made a promise which he did not fulfill

THE suggestion that Aguinaldo be bought off is a silly one. Aguinaldo is the sort of a fellow who won't stay bought, as the experience of Spain with him is evidence. The best way to deal with Aguinaldo is to go after him and kill him the moment he is caught up with.

THE annexation sentiment is rapidly growing in Cuba and the intelligent and influential classes are now a unit for it. Annexation is the only solution of the vexed problem now confronting the island and it is a solution which would come to the CubanB as a beneficent providence.

AN exchange remarks that the real reason why Bryan sticks to silver is because the silver trust with its millions is at his back, pushing him along. How unkind, when everybody knows that Mr. Bryan is out for principles. Has he not several times of late fully "explained" his position?

MB. BHYAN forgot to mention, in his speech to the workingmen in New York the other night, that there are more people actually employed, better wages paid, more money in circulation and more manufacturing establishments in operation now than ever before in the history of the country.

FOUR thousand of the volunteer soldiers in the Philippines have petitioned that they be mustered out of the service there instead of being brought back to the states for that purpose. This action on their part seems to be pretty fair evidence to the effect that they intend to make their homes there. The rainy season has no terror for the men on the ground.

ONE of the local Democratic papers does not take kindly to the idea of having Jim Murdock as chairman of the Democrat state central committee. It has been the sad lot of this paper, however, to be obliged to swallow morsels not gracious to its palate and if it could manage after hard gulping in 1890 to swallow free silver, it ought to be able to swallow Jim Murdock in 1900 with a sweet and seraphic smile.

IT iB hinted that the Junta of wealthy FilipiLos at Manila, who want peace, are prepared to follow the old Spanish plan of ending insurrections by buying off Aguinaldo and other leaders, the American authorities being expected to foot the bill. This plan, if seriously contemplated, will not have a very good taste in the mouths of self respecting Americans, but it would be interesting to see just how the copperheads, now busy eulogizing Aguinaldo, would take to news that the Filipino chief hBd sold out again.

LAFAYETTE had a company of soldiers in the Spanish war—a company which was never in action but which has earned a state wide reputation for insubordination and hoodlumism. Ever since it left home the Lafayette papers have beenidevoting a very considerable portion of their space to airing the troubles of these tough customers and now that they are coming home again it isjproposed to give them reception. The kind of a reception these fellows deserve is to be met at the station by a vigilance committee with switches.

OUR COUNTRY'S CAUSE. Indianapolis News: It iB time that the tendency to complain should cease. It iB no political party that is

carryingjgon

the conflic in the

Philippines it is the United States The policy that is conducting the war, that is sending troops to biing order out of chaos, is not a Republican policy, nor a Democratic policy, nor a mugwamp policy it is the policy of Americaicarried oat by the will of a majority of the American people, and it is (our dutyi'to stand by it and give itjaour loyal support That the United |States finds itself to-day confronted by an ugly problem in the Philippines is the fault of no American party, individual or policy. Let it be remembered that this thing was forced on the United States. The war with Spain was forced on us—that everybody|knows. A result of the war was the thrashing of the Spaniards at Manila and the driving of the SpaniBh troops from the archipelago. Neither common sense nor justice would have allowed'us totturn over the islands to the insurgent minority to loot and terrorize. Having taken possession of Manila, it was our duty to maintain order right there, and this we did peaceably and without trouble until our forces were attacked by the insurgents under orders from Aguinaldo. It must always be born in mind that we were not the aggressors in thiB conflict.

From the very beginning every public man in the United States has regarded the Philippines as a grave responsibility, but the responsibility was forced upon us by the war. The archipelago fell into our hands, and from that moment we had a duty toward it. The islands could not have been turned back to Spain honorably they could not be left to the mercy of any foreign power which might chose to declare a protectorate over them. Equally impossible was it to leave the natives to fight it out among themselves for the supremacy of the islands. By the treaty of peace the Philippines were placad under the authority of the United States by the only power that could give a title to any authority— Spain. Now, these islands are ours, as much as any territory on the continent is ours, and where our flag flies our authority must be respected. Once for all, it must be understood that retreat is impossible. Whatever treasure it may cost, however much trouble and bloodshed it may take, there is no drawing back the Philippines

muBt

be

subdued. Lawlessness and contempt for civilized law have to put down petce and orderly government have to be established. We all recognize the gravity of the task, but the way to lessen it is not by complaining and whining and indulging in sentimental untruths about the "wanton slaughter of natives it is to grit our teeth and stand together, supporting our government loyally in word and thought and deed.

BRYAN ON "ERRING DEMOCRATS." Brooklyn Eagle (Dem.) Oh, no. There is no hostility to Democrats who wish to return, "providing they admit that the party now has a national platform which is satisfactory," but the trouble is that the number of Democrats who are willing to return on that understanding seems to be growing smaller instead of larger. The colonel lost New York by nearly(270,000, and if he expects his principles to triumph, these votes must certainly be made good somewhere. That they are being made good in the west is indicated by the drift of political sentiment in that section. The men who either voted for McKinley outright or who helped to defeat Bryan by voting for Palmer and Buckner, do pot feel as though they are called upon to perform works meet for repentance. And it is not probable that they will change their minds between now and the next presidential eleotion.

IN spite of denials, there has been considerable uneasiness in official circles over the complications arising out of the Samoan affair. Much gratification ia now evinced over the attitude of Germany in expressing her regret at the tragedy in which the American and British marines figured, and her declared intention of punishing, if guilty, the German subject to whose treachery the i.ambuBcade is charged. The most lamentable feature of the whole affair is) the violent wrath and unprecedented excitement evinced by certain German-American citizens and newspapers on the subjact. It does not seem, however, possible to believe that the papers of Berlin are correct when they interpret the recent demonstrations in this country to mean that our German-American citizens favor the interests of the Fatherland as opposed to those of the United States. If old worlditieaare to render subservient the interests of our own land, then indeed the experiment of forming a nation has been a failure. The more conservative Germans express confidence that in the event

of

trouble

the Teutons will furnish as many and aB patriotic soldiers to fight the battles of the Republic as come from the ranks of the Jingoes.

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STARCH.

Before Governor Black came into office in New York, that state had a first class civil service law. Governor Black is a spoilsman and at hie urgent suggestion the legislature passed a law to "take the starch out of the civil service." The result was the disgraceful canal scandals and other things equally discreditable to the Republican party. So disgusted were the people with Black and hiB anti-civil service ideas that it was conceded that Roosevelt was about the only Republican in New York who could be elected governor At the suggestion of Governor Roosevelt tffe legislature

haB

just passed a

stringent law putting the starch back into the civil service. There will be no canal scandals under Roosevelt.

Which is the better Republican, Black or Roosevelt?

"THE doors of Libby prison," says the Chicago Times-Herald, "were closed to the public for the last time Tuesday night. A salute of twenty-four guns was fired from the old cannon in front ot the building by members of the eighth regiment, and the end of one of the most famous relics of the civil war waB marked. The thousands of relics which have been on exhibition in the building will be stored, and within a few weeks wreckers will begin demolishing the prison. A huge exposition building, larger than Madison Square Garden, New York, will be built by the Coliseum Company on the site of the present building. It is probable that the work of wrecking the building will be done BO hastily that it can never again be rebuilt."

THE trustee of Laurel township, Franklin county, has been fined 8100 for failure to publish an itemizjd report of receipts and expenditures as required by the law of 1895. This law has not been repealed by the township reform bill and trustees are required to publish not only a report of receipts and expenditures, but a statement of indebtedness of their respective townships. The judge before whom the case was tried held that a brief summary of a report was not complying with the law. The township trustees of Montgomery county do not publish even a brief summary. They have ignored the law from the time of its enactment and have done so by agreement. No one here, however, has seen fit to carry the matter into the courts.

HOUSTON (Texas) Times (Dem.): It is high praise to Republican policy that it is always on the alert to multiply the dollars in a community that home enterprises are encouraged and that it does not hesitate to push its conquests "into the regions beyond," instead of sitting supinely wringing its hands and crying ruin, when the dollars pour in and out of the banks and the channels of trade. That abuses occur and that regulation by law becomes necessary at times is true, but that is another matter. We are simply saying that a political party that finds fault with prosperous business because it is prosperous is not long for this world and unfit for the next, and is only useful as "villain in the play."

QUITE a number of legislatures have adjourned

thiB

year without electing

United States senators. If the election of senators by legislatures is to be continued, law should bo passed in every state providing that where the legislature's legal time expires without senatorial elections being accomplished the representatives shall be held in continuous session without pay and on bread and water diet until their duty to their constituents has been accomplished. Confronting a condition of this kind would bring the average legislator to his senses with a jerk.

GOVERNOR BLACK induced the New York legislature to pass a bill to "take the starch out" of the civil service law and the result was the canal scandals and other things wholly discreditable to the Republican party of New York. Governor Roosevelt has just succeeded in getting the legislature to pass an effective civil service law by which honest and efficient government is possible. Which is the better Republican, Black or Roosevelt? i::-

"JOHN P. ALTGELD is no longer a Democrat.," says Carter Harrison, "and he is not entitled to sit even in the gallery of the next Democratic national convention." This is a sore denunciation of the man who in 1896 was Bryan's chief of staff. Harrison is now lustily crying in the cause of Bryan and his contemporaneous attempt to kill off Altgeld placeB him before the country in a peculiar position.

THE knowledge that he is the first and last man whom the Democracy succeeded in elevating to the presidency in some forty'years, is doubtless making ex-President Cleveland hesi tate as to whether he shall apply] at once at Mr. Bryan's mercy seat for pardon and reinstatement.

THE Democratic bolters of 1896 can get back into the wagon on proof of repentance, but are informed beforehand that permission to ride does not imply an invitation to drive.

THE war department is making arrangements to have returned to the United States as soon aB possible, for muster out, euch of the volunteers as do not care to remain in the Philippines. The statement is made that there will not be many to take advantage of this opportunity. While there has been Bome objecting to remaining, it mast be born in mind that hard-luck storieB have been eagerly seized upon by sensation mongers and undue prominence given to tales of woe, while the other side has been loft untold, as it has not those gruesome and bloodcurdling characteristics to make it good yellow journal news.

FROM the beginning of the republic there have been differences of opinion among men and a natural lining up of men behind leaders. Two parties are necessary to the welfare of a country with republican institutions. Some opposition is an excellent thing for any party, to keep it from falling into methods of carelessness and shiftlessness. The Democratic party, if the fightings of its factions and its imbecile leaders do not entirely break it, may perform all the necessary functions of an opposition party for many years yet to come.

THE recent increase wages of a million workingmen throughout the United States is causing ithe supporters of the Chicago platform to seriously consider a revision of their plans for running the issues of 1896 in the campaign of 1900.

Arrange for Camp Meeting.

Lafayette Journal: The committee and board of managers for the Methodist camp meeting held annually at Battle Ground, met yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock, in the office of Dr. George F. Keiper, on the corner South and Sixth streets. This summer's session will be known as the silver jubilee meeting, as it will be the 25th camp meeting held at Battle Ground. A special programme is to be arranged for the occasion. The meeting will open the 28th of July and the closing session will be held the 7th of AuguBt. Bishop Joyce, who was pastor of Trinity M. E. church of this city when the first camp meeting was held at Battle Ground, will preach the morning's sermon on jubilee Sunday, the 30th of July, and with him will be associated Dr. W. A. Spencer, of Philadelphia. Dr. C. B. Wilcox, the present pastor of Trinity M. E. church, was unanimously chosen to occupy the pulpit on the second Sunday, the 6th of August. The committee on buildings and grounds will erect three new cottages BO as to afford further accommodations to those who wish to be on the ground during the entire sesBion of the camp meeting.

Captain Allen Still an Expansionist.

The Indianapolis News, speaking of the future

iBsue

of the Democratic

party, contained several expressions from the Indiana Democrats, among them the following from Capt. D. F. Allen: "Captain David F. Allen, of Frankfort, former state tax commissioner, who was here to day, said his observation is that no one can tell at this time where party lines will be drawn in next year's campaign. 'I came down here on the train with several influential Democrats,' said he. 'and they were expressing regret that the tendency of the Democratic party seems to oppose the retention of the newly acquired territory by the United States. I believe the party will make a mistake if it doos not stand by the policy of the national government Some of my friends seemed to think I was about to go over to the Republican party last year because I did not approve the course of the Democrats in criticizing the conduct of the war with Spain. I am convincad that if my party had taken the course it ought to have taken, we would have won. So far as Indiana is concerned, the people, I believe, are in favor of retaining the territory we have acquired by the war with Spain."

Arrested For Horsestealing.

Forest Gray, of Kentucky, was arrested in thife city Sunday by an officer from Sheridan, Ky., on the charge of stealing a thoroughbred belonging to a gentleman of that place. Gray has relatives in this city and it was suspected that he would make for this city when he left Kentucky. He had disposed of the horse for §20 and with the proceeds was having a good time visiting friends here and at Danville. He came here Sunday and the officer from Kentucky, who had requisition papers for tbe young man, with the assistance of the local poiice force located Gray in a barn in the west end playing cards. He made no resistance when arrested and acknowledged his guilt and Btated that he would plead guilty to the charge. He ie twenty-six years old and was well educated and of pleasing appearance. He was taken back to the scene of his crime Sunday evening.

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HANGED HIMSELF.

A Former Crawfordsville Batcher Tires of Lafayette and Gets Ofl'the Earth.

John Fink, a former employe in the meat shop of Philip Fink here, committed suicide in Lafayette laatFriday. The Lafayette Courier says: "About 6 o'clock this morning John Fink, the well known Oakland Hill butcher, went to his shop in good spirits. After giving some directions to a helper, he returned to his home on Sixteenth street, saying that he would curry his horse and go down town. First he ate his breakfast and then went to the barn, his wife following a few minutes later. They conversed for some minutes and she returned to the house. Knowing that he intended to go down town, she was surprised to find that he remained in the barn for a long time. Shortly after 9 o'clock she went out and called to him. Receiving no answer, she visited the barn and was shocked to find her husband hanging from a rafter in the wagon shed, a rope about his neck. Her screams attracted the attention of young Michael ThoenneB, who was doing some carpenter work on a house a block away. He hastened to Fink's home and found the body swinging in the air. It was the work of but a moment to cut the thick rope and allow the dead man to fall to the ground. He had been hanging at least forty-five minutes. Fink had fastened the halter about the rafter, placed the noose about his neck, laid his pipe on the seat of his delivery wagon and calmly stepped from the seat into Bpace. It was all done very deliberately. Officer Corbett was on the scene a few moments after the man had been cut down. He notified headquarters and then called Coroner Wright. Fink was taken into his house, where the grief of relatives was intense. A wife and a little daughter survive. John Fink was about 40 years old and the son of a well-to-do farmer. Hie suicide was the result of business troubles, his indebtedness creating despondency. He was highly respected, was trusted and had no creditors who were pushing him, it is said. His suicide causes general sorrow and surprise on the hill.

Lay ton Stewart's Good Luck.

Terre Haute Tribune: Layton Stewart, the young Crawfordsville man who stole a bicycle from Charles Leedham, of this city, last week, and was captured at the latter place by bloodhounds, was given sentence by Judge Piety this afternoon.

Stewart's parents, who are highly respected people in their neighborhood, accompanied their son to the court room and remained during the trial. Judge Piety asked the prisoner if he knew of any reason why he should not ba sentenced, and Stewart told the story of

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unfortunate mar­

riage relations and said he was driven to the act by his wife, who was pressing him for money. The judge sentenced him to thirty days in the county jail and a fine of 810.

Some Peaches Left,

And now it is said that we are to have a fairly good peach crop. The peach growers say that there iB enough of the fruit unkilled to make a good showing. Until within a few days it has been taken for granted that the hard freezing weather during tne winter had destroyed the fruit, but now it seams likely that we are to en joy the rare luxury ef two peach crops in succession. Unless there should be a misfortune later there will be plenty of cherries and small fruit. A strange thing in connection with the peach trees this year is the fact that they will bloom later than the pear and cherry trees whereas as a usual thing peach trees are the first to bloom by some days.

Ordered to Be Sold or Keuted.

Auditor White has been ordered by the commissioners to either sell or rant the lands bid in by the county on school mortgages. If anything like a lir price can be got for the lands they will be sold. These lands are most of them relics of the regime of John L. Goben and upon which sums of money had been loaned and no effort ever, having been made to repay the Bums thus advanced.

Hrought Here For interment.

Tne body of Mrs. Hannah Crow was brought here from Sheridan Sunday and taken to the home of her nephew, Thomas Clements. The funeral occurred from the Clements home,corner Lafayette Pike and North street, Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment occurred at Oak Hill.

A Big Day.

Saturday was a big day at the office of the county treasurer. The office was thronged all day and the sum taken in was only four hundred dollars short of ten thousand

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OTICE OF ADMINISTRATOR'S^ SALE Oi? REAL ESTATE. jrrrt The undersigned administrator de tioni'e' non of the estate of James Hall, deceased.1 hereby gives notice that by virtue of au order, of the Montgomery circuit court, be will on the 6th day of May, 1899. at 10 o'clock a. m.t at the law office of Robert W. Caldwell, offer for sale at private sale, and from day to day until sold, the following described real estate:

The undivided two-thirds of the north sixty (60) acres ol& the east one-half of the southwest quarter (J4). and the north sixty (60) acres off the west one-half of the southeast quarter 04) of seotion twenty-nine (29), township nineteen (19) north, range three (8) west, containing one hundred twenty (120) acres, situated in Franklin township, in Montgomery county, Indiana.

The said real estate will be sold for cash at the full appraised value subject to the encumbrance thereon.

CHARLES A. HALL, Administrator de bonis non.

Robert W. Caldwell, Attorney. April 14, 1899-2t.

OTICE TO HEIRS, CREDITORS, ETC.

In the matter of ihe estate of James S. Fisher, deceased. In the Montgomery Circuit Court, April term, 1899

Notice is hereby given that Kllen FUher as administratrix of the estate of James S. Fisher deceased, has presented and tiled her accounts and vouchers in final settlement of said estate, and that the same will come up for the examination and action of said Circuit Court on the 15th day of May, 1899, at which time all heirs, creditors or legateesof said estate are required to appear in said court and show cause if any there be, why said accounts and vouchers should not be approved, and tbe heirs and distributees of said estate are also notified to be In said court at the time aforesaid and make proof of heirship.

Dated this 213t day of April. 1899, ELLEN FISHER. 4-28-2t Administratrix.

JS^OTIOE TO HEIRS, CREDITORS, ETC. In the tnattar of the estate of Ebenezer Vanscoy,deceased: In the Montgomery circuit court, April term, 1899.

Notice is

Hereby

give that Charles A. Dazev

as administrator of tbe estate of Bbenezer Vanscoy, deceased, has presented and filed his accounts and vouchers In ttnai settlement of said estate, and that the same will come up fcr tbe examination and action o'f suld circuit court on the 16th day of May, 1899, at which time all heirs, crcdltois or legatees of said estate are required to appear in said court and show cause if any there be, why said accounts and vouchors should not be approved, and the heirs and distributees of said estate are also notified to be in said court at the time aforesaid and make proof of heirship.

Dated th.Is 20th day of April, 1899. CHARLES A. DAZEV, 4 28-2t Administrator.

j^OTICE TO HEIRS, CREDITORS, ETC.

In the matter of the estate of Robert M. Seller, deceased: In the Montgomery circuit court. April term, 1899.

Notice is hereby given that Elijah C. Mount as administrator of the estate of Robert iM. Seller, deceased, has presented and filed his accounts and vouchers in final settlement of said estate, and that tbe same will come up for the examination and action of said circuit court on tne 8th day of May, 1899, at which time all heirs, creditors or legatees of said estate are required to appear in said court and show cause if any there be. why said accounts and vouchers should not be approved, and tbe heirs and distributees of said estate are also notified to be In said court at the time aforesaid and make proof of heirship.

Dated this 16th day of April, 1899. ELIJAH O. MOUNT. 4-2l-2t Administrator.

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Estate of Reuben Smith, deceased. OTICE OF APPOINTMENT. Notice is hereby given, ihat the undersigned has been appointed and duly qualified as administrator with the will annexed of the estate of Reuben Smith, late of Montgomery county, Indiana, deceased. Said estate is supposed to be solvent.

ORPHEUS M. GREGG.

Administrator with the will annexed. Dated April 10th, 1899.

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Estate of Mary C. Dudley, deceased. J^OTICB OF APPOINTMENT. Notice la hereby given thattheundersigned has been appointed and duly qualified as administrator of the estate of Mary O. Dudley, late of Montgomery county, Indiana, deceased. Bald estate Is supposed to be solvent. HENRY M. PEBET.

Administrator.

Dated April 19,1899— 4-21-3t