Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 23 March 1900 — Page 2
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FRIDAY. MARCH 83. 190".
The total British casualties to date in tbe Transvaal war, in killed, wounded. died from disease, prisoners and missing, are 15,077. That is not an many as were lost on one side in single battle in onr civil war.
This stock company own
nig
the To-
peka Capital haw decided to continue that paper on Sheldon's plan. It never paid as a
sac
alar paper and .Us
owners
hops? that under the great sensational rnpetus given it, by Sheldon it m.ty pay as a "Christian daily." Tiio owners are actuated simply b7 a hope o! train and not by a hope of bettering the world. The Toprkn Capital inay have been a tizzlo as a secular newspaper but it will bo a seal brown flzz'e aa a religious daily, l-'eople who taiit newspapers want tho news and noi some crank's ideas of how the worio should be run.
Pnioit to the adoption of the prcitfe tive tariff in the United States the ex ports were almost less than tho imports, and by the time the protective tariff was established by the Republican party the balanco of trade against the United States was more than two billions of dollars, counting from tin date of the adoption of the constitu tion. Since the protective tariil became a permanent feature of our laws however, tho balance of trade in oui favor has been nearly 84.000,000,000, and is increasing every year, the total balance of trade in our favor in 1S9S and 1899 alone amounting to more than a billion dollars, Yet there art a few people who still have the asturanoe to tell voters that a protective tarifl: will injure our foreign market?.
AN I'NlflLLUI) WANT.
Every man who is at all interested in Crawfordhville's welfare wiil agree with The JouitNAi. in the statement that one of tho city's greatest needs it an aciivej^ commercial organization When such a thing is proposed immediately there arise the ghosts of severs.' associations once alive but now dea?! and the failures of the past discourage any further attempts, it is said thai our most successful men haveachieveo their successnot 60 much in spite of their early failures but because of the experience thus gained. So we believe that Crawfordeville with the valuable experience secured from former at tempts is now in a better position to build up 5 live copirpereiftl body than ever before. The old mistakes can be avoided and new and broader lines of work can bo undertaken. A more propitious time than the preeootfor launching1 BUCh An enterprise Ciould not be found. Every Crawfordsvillian is now enjoying prosperity to a greater degree than for some years and everyone is hopeful for the future. Substantial evidences of public spirit on tbe part of our local capitalists are not wanting and there is a general good feeling among all classes, ae was so emphatically fihown nt the Crawford banquet There seems to be also a realizing sense of our common interest in all things that will bene tit the town, of the interdependence of all interests. No Crawfordsvillian^can suffer witkout damage to the general commuuity and on the other hand each Crawfordsvillian's success is a source of profit and pride to the wlioleicity.
If this spirit is abroad to the extent that we think it is let it be remembered what an advantage there is in organized effort over that which is unorganized and then let the first steps be taken. Doubtless the suggestion will be generally seconded that these steps might well be'taken by the committee of business men who have several times done good things for Ora wfordsville, the latest of which was preventing the loss of our saw mill.
(•ooil Work.
Recently the Monou railway company has inaugurated a new feature on the mainline. Between Bloomington and Crawfordsville fifteen small bridges and trestles has been removed and replaced with stone sewers. The new system is a great advantage over the trestles and wood structures and are from 15 to 18 feet wide, thus insuring a clear and uninterrupted passage for water. The foundation is laid in the bed of each stream and when the walls are completed, broken stone is heaped over them, thus making a solid and permanent improvement. Roadmaster Cromwell is of the opinion that the improvement while not only baing a safe one compared to bridges, is a money saving venture for the comP"y-
few
CLOSELY CONNECTED
Is Indiana With the Recently Enacted Currency Law of the Land.
A TRIO OF ACTIVE H00SIERS
And the Work They Did In Connection With This Lato Bit of Legislation—Indiana May Look With Interest tu tho Action of Congress on the Marsh Bill Relating to Malitia Equipments What Representative
Steele Wanted and Didn't Get—The Landis '-Boys" and Memorial Day Oratory. Our Washington Correspondent Touches on Numerous Matters of Interest In Hoosierdom.
I Special Correspondence.]
Washington, March 21.—When President McKinley signed the gold standard bill with a gold pun purchased at Goldberg's jewelry store by Representative Overstreet I'or the purpose of retaining it as a souvenir of the occasion, there was closed a chapter in the financial history of the country with which Indiana and Indiana peo I»le are intimately connected. The Iloosier state was the. storm. center of the Gold Democrat'- movement in 1S0G, the scene of tiie national Demncurrjney coniereuce, and Representative Overstreet, in the house, Mr. Fairbanks in the senate and Mr. Ilanna of Indianapolis ai large, have had more to do with bringing the plans of the gold standard advocates to a successful conclusion than any other trio of men in the country. The passage of the Jaw conies as the culmination of three years' work on the part of, both Mr. Overstreet and Air. Ilanna. The result of the Fifty-fifth congress was not encouraging, and the differ-! ence of Republican opinion in the cur-! rency committee and in the house genrally was such as would have discouraged advocates of the measure less persistent than these t.wo gentlomeii The organization of the Fiffy-iifti congress placed in the speaker's chair a member oI the Republican caucus committee which had framed the measure at Atlantic City. A harmonious currency committee was appointed, the caucus measure was endorsed, Mr. Overstreet was awarded the honor of introducing the measure and leading in its ad
vocacy. and with!
material changes, it has become
the law of the land. The Indianapolis
member has given the currency qties'-
apart from tho fact that he was the
of questions on lie Jl'oor which would I
have swept any member, not tlior-1
oufjhly prepared for every emergencj-,!
off his feet. The largest measure ot'i
whatever credit there is due for con-'
voying the present currency law over the congressional rocks and that threaten any general measure, lielongs to Mr. Overstreet
Ad.jt. (ten. Gore of the Indiana National Guard was in Washington last week, in company with representatives of the state militia from a number o'! other states, pressing the passage of the Marsh bill, which appropriates $2,000,000 for the equipment of the militia in the several states. The present appropriation is $-J0().000. Gen. Miles and Gen. Corbin entertained the adjutants general at luncheon at the Army and Nav.v club while here, and they were shown other official attentions. The house committee will report the Marsh bill favorably. At the session of the committee on Friday, Maj. Steele of the Indiana delegation, otlered an amendment providing that, the enlistment and equipment of the state troops should be under the supervision of the secretary of war, who should appoint officers of at least live years' experience with troops to make periodical inspections of the militia. This amendment was rejected in committee by a close vo'e. Represenlii tlve Steele points to the fact that when the Indiana militia was mobilized at the beginning of the Spanish war it was found that hundreds of the soldiers were unable to respond to it call to the national defense through physical or other Incapacity. I-le says that if tlir ment is to expend so equipping the on such a basis that, the troops can be called immediately to the national defense iu time of need. This can onlv
live Landis, lu*t week while here engaged in the trial of a case before the supreme court. Mr. Landis looks as boyish now as when, while private secretary to Secretary Greshnm, he was familiarly known to Iudiauians as
Ken." ()n L/aving Washington, Mr. Landis resumed the practice of law in Chicago, where he is taking a top seat, in the profession. Secretary Oiesham used to say that his young protege cunld see all sides of a legal proposition in quicker time than ny one with whom lie had ever been associate.!. The Landis family will furnish the Memorial iy oratory in three adjoining Indiana counties on May .'! Kenesav, Landis is to speak at rent. I* roderieJc Land is at Louansport and Representative Landis will probably a,-c.-pt one of sever !invitation* !o speak in his home coimry of Carroll.
"ne ol the ex-1 11 ia it ians now in congress is Representative .Tolm Dougherty of Liberty, Mo. While Mr. Houghert.v was liorn in Missouri, he studied uv and spent his young manhood in the Iloosier state. Mr. 1 longlierly is serving his lir.st. term the house, having defeated the 'wellknown A. M. hickory for the?"eongressional nomination in l6.»o.
Charles Kikins of Fort Wnyr.o. who was in Washington last week. gav Mio to a Wn*s' 'i"ui Tost ini orvi.-v., a new version of the winter .of h\ publican discontent, in fhdiana. "Now -ifi'dlictiine." said he. "when the people,of.' India tut are wiestlhijr with had. 5.wtd, and readjusting their liver pads/' I was a bad time to expect thetii 1d •take aii,vlli ig favorably. big thh-v which depends upon' iho-'^feuppori-iof the *n ot ie, should be Mteinpied in Indiana in March. More sassafras '"tea and other spring restoratives and iifeiregulators are taken in ilia!: strife 'in the months of March and April t'e1 in any other-'state in the l'nioti.Tr is a. sort of state instinct which impo!them to do 11iis. I. think it is inherite ironi the early pioneer ty.-/,. when the every-other-day ague was a spring' pastime. The good old grandmothers, nsed to try and itre,',k up 1 he eomiiH of this agite with all sorts of hoin" made remedies. The people keep i* np as a matter of prart ice./ Hiring litis period the kick about ovv-'rvihing.
They are against the government, their own parties, ami against themsoive.--. 1 am surprised Hint the p-ir'v should lie so areless as !o Ivy jo gel tho approval of anything in Iioiiaiia at litis time of the year. If tho load' ers will only wait until the advon• moms for t!:o spring mcdieiucc i•-••. pear, they wiil tind these things wii! adjust themselves Indiana to the liking of lite party leaders.-'
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tion such thorough and serious stndv! 'nalo Mr. Barons, who n-iee the past three years, especially, that!
his right to lead on the Republican! suggestio.. side in the discussion of the measure "!l
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iloosier from the Fin:,
suggesls that the proper this',
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legislative father of the bill, was coil- '""dnat ioti. is re-eivcd ceded, and Mr. Uvers'lreet surprised'
his friends by the lucidity with which I
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en jf as ulu
declare fo-
Kmith Talloy of
Haute, for the Republican eon-
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he explained its most intricate pro-! ^'iioso kindness and eonsid"ravlsions, and his ability to face a volley!
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tion to1 llis
f'nii»!"y'rs
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be done, he thinks, by raising the d^T
no trouble." ho says, "to make the state militia a permanent means of national defense, if the organization is effected 011 a military basis. The government cannot, afford to spend $2,000,000 on an organization for dress parade. There must be value received for the general government in sight somewhere, and this can never be so long as complete reorganization of the state militia by filling up thousands of gaps with raw recruits is necessary in order to put It on a war basis." The same question will come up on the floor of the house when the Marsli bill is reported.
Kenesaw M. Landis of Chicago was the guest of hi8 brother, Representa-
of
has won for him
l,(,1'Sl,Ilil1 popularity among
honest, stralglitfor-
eompanionable business
1,1:111 :l type very
shoiiis!
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)lllar aQ
II ,lj
in-
house of representa-
fives. Representative Paris, who ex-
no
preference among the can-
didates, speaks highly of Mr. Talley. who known to be a personal friend fllso of Collector David Ilenrv.
Sergeaut-at-Arnis Ransdell ran up against a queer proposition last week when it was reported that seven Osage Indians, infected with smallpox, were in the room of the committee on Indian affairs. The story had spread pretty well over tho senate end of the capitol before it reached Mr. Ransdell, and there was an incipient panic among the senators themselves. Mr. Ransdell telephoned to the commissioner of Indian affairs and found that the reservation from which the delegation of Indians hailed, was fact under quarantine. The poor red men wore thereupon summarily ejected from the capitol. The Indians wore in Washington pushing a claim which has not made much progress since the escapes from quarantine called on the committee.
Tho fifth floor of tho new postoffice building is the favorite rendezvous for Indiana visitors to Washington, the locality being well stocked with Hoosier officials. Among them are Assistant Attorney General .lames X. Tyner. First Assistant Postmaster General Perry S. Heath, his chief clerk, George M. Allen, anil A. L. Lawshc. deputy auditor lor the [tostoffice department. The postotiico appropriation bill, re-
cenil.v passed, provided an increase in
Mr. Allen's salary from $2,000 to.$2,100
u, i. Mould bedone, Tynors from S4.000 to $4,.00. (Ion. Tynor 1ms just returned from trip to Kloridu, whore he went
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standard of enlistment, by the eslab-' lishment of strict physical jnn 1 ilicjilions, and 110 one should be permitted Frank Parks, l'or Several years oitv to enlist who will not be able to take editor of the Torre Ilaute Express, is the field on short notice. "It will be the latest addition to the colour of I11-
reeable
ton winter.
month of tho Waslilng-
diana representatives in the census cilice. One of the busiest places In ashitn:''a is the huge room from which blanks are being shipped to census supervisors for distribution among local enumerators. 'Twentyfive employes have been busy with tho work of grouping and shipping blanks for several weeks. The congestion which will result, from the return of all these blanks during the early part of .Tilly can only be imagined, "but 3,000 clerks will then be on dutv to collect this data into tho big figures which tell of national growth and greatness.
GEORGE B. LOCKWOOD.
Try Thk Jodbnal lor LETTER
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JOHN H. WILLIAMSON, Grand island.
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JAMESTOWN.
'Miss Bertha Lewis is hoina from Indianapolis. Joe Miller was hore on business Thursday.
John tiarbar has traded his residence for farm Mr. Neal, of Peru, spent Sunday .J imesloirn.
Miss Maude Martin will return from Rutler college Saturday. Chas. Cook made his first trip to Indianapolis for freight Tuasday.
Miss Scot Oresr fcas returned from a visit with friends at Indianapolis. Wayne Nicely, of CJreencastle, it visiting home folks for a few days.
Ed Resse died Saturday night and was buried at Old Union Tuesday. Nathan Darnell, of Louisville, Ivy., is visiting his brother, William DarneH.
Mra. Charles Jakes and Mi6s Edna Jakes are visiting in Greencastle this week.
W. E Mokaifresh, of Indianapolis, visited Mr. and Mrs. E E Campbell Sunday.
Walter R068 and Lee and Karl Tucker, of DePauw University, were home Sunday.
A=k to see the new samples of souveoif school programmes at Tiie
nal
oflica.
did double work."
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Mrs. Runnells will entertain the LadieB' Industrial Union next Wednesday afternoon.
Mias Lou Krug and Mrs. Alice Dun can. of Crawfordeville, visited Miss Mattie McKeehan.
Mrs. Ira Underwood and Mibb Marv Underwood have returned to their r.ome in Terre Haute.
James Shockelv, an old resident of this place, died Sunday evening. Tbe funeral was held Tuesday, conducted by Rev. Jakes.
Married, on last Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock, by Rev. Charles Jakes, at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J- MagerB, on east High street, William Campbell, of Elizv ville, and Nettle Magere They left immediately for their future homo in Elizaville.
RURAL ROUTE NO. 1. School closed at Watkins' school house Wednesday-
Levi Cason is spending a few days with his sister, Mrs. Finch. A few pupilB from here took the final examination at Mace Saturday.
Ask to see the new samples of souvenir school programmes at Tun Jouiisal office.
Robert Finch, one of the pioneers of Montgomery county, died March 17 at his home two and one-half mile6 northeast of Mace Interment at the K. of P. cemetery at Mace He was born in Union county, lnd., March 10, 1S29, and came to this county in 1849, where he resided until his death. He )ea»eB a wife, four sons, a daughter, seven grandchildren, one great grandchild, two sisters and a host of friends to mourn his loss. Funeral was conducted at the house bv R«v. J. T. Philips of Frankfort, and Rev. H. C. Riley, of Mace
We loved him, yes we loved blm. But the angels loved him more, And they have sweetly ctdled him
To yonder shlniaR shore. lie has gone, from earth to heaven. He has crossed the shining shore, But soon we hope to meet him And live forever more.
ITOB letter beaasaee THK JkpgBHjJ. OCs. IpMmvjtm
Paine's Celery Componnd
Ihe Spring Medicine tor exhausted rves and the overworked body.
Only wh«ii the nerve5 are weakened and inflamed do you know that they fxist,
Cal.,
I am 73 years old, I have
pound
writes:
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1 have used the compound for years and find it very beneficial. When I take it it seems as though
PAINE'S CELERY COHPOUND IS A MEDICINE COMPOUNDED STRENGTHEN NERVES, STOMACH, LIVER, AND KIDNEYS.
RURAL ROUTE NO. 2. Wm. Linn lost a valuable horse last week.
Dan Cougar moved to Thorntown Thursday. .... Rena Oliver is working for Mrs. Alice Himes.
Master Willie Herron is very sick with pneumonia. Warner Davidson has over one hundred young chickens
The singing school at tbe Whitesville school house has closed. I. N. Childers is going to do some papering for Dallas Thompson.
Marion Miller and W. H. Martin are rebuilding Mrs. A. E. White's barn. Harry McCormick 6pent last Sunday with his brother and wife, of Beech Grovo.
Ask to see the new samples of souvenir school programmes at Thk Jouis NAi. office.
Arthur Hays returned to Greencaetle last Wednesday after spenping a few days at home.
Mits Stella Ilountree was so unfortunate as to become suddenly blind on entering church Sunday night.
Oline, the little son of Mr. and MrB. Chas. BuEer, is recovering from a severe attack of membraneous croup.
James Grimes, who lived southeast of Crawfordaville, moved on a farm north of town with his dairy Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. David Douglas and Mr, and Mrs. Henry Douglas spent Sunday with Lem McMullen, near Indian Ford.
Eph Mercer, wife daughter, Miss Rate, attended church at New Market and took dinner with Wm. Busenbark and wife Sunday.
Miss Emma Warbritton, of New Market, visited Mrs Mary Martin, Mrs. A. E. White and Mrs. Maggie Seaman last week.
Ben Kessler accompanied with his mother, Mrs. N. G. Kessler, left for Battle Creek, Mich., Monday, where he has gone to be doctored.
School closed last Wednesday week at Shady Nook with good satisfaction of teacher and pupils, which speaks well for the teacher and school.
Sunday visitors at N G. Kessler's were: Mr. and Mrs Meda Himes and son, Mr. and Mrs. Chas Busenbark, Mr and Mrs. Lon McLain and son, and Mra. Chas. Buser.
By request the Rathbore Sisters of Dew Drop Temple, No. t, will give their entertainment over March 24 in tho of P. hall at New Mnrket Admission 10 cents Everybody invited
On last Friday the following person* visited Mrs. Maggie S. atnan: Mrs. Nancy ServieB, of Lapland. Mrs. May Douglas, of Pawnee, Miss Emma Warbriton, of New Market, Mrs. Harry Martin and daughter Maud and Mrs. A. E White and daughter Ethel, along Rural Route, No. 2.
The protracted meeting closed at the Whitet-ville Christian church Monday night. Six were converted during the meeting. Rev Barber, of Greencas'le, began tbe meeting, but was called home last Wednesday on account of sickness. Rev Hedrick. of Crawfordsville, recently from Kentucky, continued the meetings Although an entire stranger he soon won many friends, and goes away heartily recommended.
Last Wednesday, March 14, the pupils of White's school visited the school taught by Miss Mary A. Smith at Eden school house. Mies Smith made the evening one of interest and enjoyment
particular disease, and am a hard
as a spring medicine to restore lost energy
TO
for her young guests. Miss Lizzie McClain displayed wonderful oratorical powers while d.scussing that great question, "The Buss or Kiss in the Dark." Miss Smith caused roars of laughter while rendering in her amusing way, I'nat, Awful, A vfui Hail: Storm that Killed My Little Pug Dog After many hearty hand shakesali left with the best of wishes for Mise Smith.
SMARTSBURG-
Su.j-ar mtK.ijg is iu fuu blastEd Lines spent Sunday with Charlev: Miller.
has purchased a fine
John Mastin driving horse. Dr. T. J. Simpson, of Wesley, visited John Mastin and family Sunday.
Aunt Amanda Misnsr is dangerously' ill at the rosiaence of John Mastin. Mrs. Leann Baldwin, of Crawfordsville, visited friends here last week.
Herbert Newkirk and family ate dinner with Mrs Catherine Green Sun-, day.
Miss Bessie White is with the family of 1'. J. Simpson at WeBley, at present.
Master Lee Kennedy is spending the' week with his grandpa, E.ijah Ken-, nedy.
Ella Buck, of Greensburg, i6 visiting} her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lane, of this^ place.
The meeting held at the Christi church by Rev. Cnm was well tended.
Ask to see the new samples of souv-^ iir school programmes at I
nal
office.
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George and Albert Kennedy pur-1 chased a fine mare at the Hamiltonj sale Friday.
George Tearman will travol this'" summer in the interest of a washing' machine company.
Efiie and Hazel Robertson, of We^ school house, attended Sunday school at this place Sunday.
Remember Rev. Airhart, of Beck viile, will preach at the Baptist church Saturday and Sunday.
Morion lioute.
In going to or from Indianapolis and" Cincinnati do not forget that the Monon route hauls through cars daily ex cept Sunday in both directions. The coach going to Indianapolis, Cincinnati and intermediate points leaves here at 1:10 arrives at Indianap olis at 2:35 and Cincinnati at 6 p. m. The returning through coach arrives? h«re at 1:18 m. No change of cars at I ndiatianolis in either direction
The Morion route offers superior advantage tu tirists going to northern aod western points by reason of good aonn'-c1 ions at Chicago, and t,o the southern travel on account of close connections at Louisville. For information concerning routes and ratef call on the local atrent
Uifj l'liur .Special Kates.
Winter tourist rates to Cuba, Florid da, Gulf coast points, and all inlanc southern winter reBorts, via Big Foui route. Commencing October 15, ant' continuing until April 30, 1900, tickeu will be on Bale from all points on th-« Big Four route, good for return pas sage until May 31. 1900. Take ad van tage of the low rates and long retur: limit
For full information and particulf -t as to rates, tickets, limits, etc cal1 agents Big Four route, or address tie undersigned. WABRKN LYNCH,
Gen Pass. & Tkt. Agi. 1
W. P. DKPPB, A. G. P. & T, Agt, Cincinnati, O.