Decatur Democrat, Volume 35, Number 2, Decatur, Adams County, 3 April 1891 — Page 4

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r = x {Cite democrat IT. BLACKBURN, Proprietor. FRIDAY, APRIL 8. 1891. The council will be called upon before long to pass upon the question of opening Madison street across the G. R. «& I. railroad. The petition is signed by about all the property owners abutting on said street. While we had hoped to see the railroad people put a good brick depot on sie grounds just where the street crosses the G. R. & I. railroad, which would have settled the question for all time to come, but the railroad company like all other corporations, is soilless and cannot be made to feel the wants of the people in a city like this, and now the street will be opened in a few weeks, and if the railroad company feel like a small law suit will be advantage to them the opportunity will be at hand, for the street must be opened as the march of improvement goes on. Already the work of grading and paving Madison street has been put under way as far as thoeast side of the grounds owned by the railroad company, and by the middle of the summer the work will be pushed across the track to the west corporation line. The Republicans at Wabash are having another postottice war. By the death of Postmaster Caldwell, a new fight has opened up and from the tone of the Plain Dealer, the Republican organ of that place, it seems that the postoffice service has been very poorly dished out. The paper is not advocating any \jpgle person, but wants a'man appointed who will take hold and give the people as good service as when the Democratic postmaster held the keys. At the present time the bondsmen of the deceased postmaster have appointed the former Democratic postmaster to take charge of the office, there not being any Republicans in the city capable of taking charge of the office and running it in a satisfactory manner. A Washington special to the Indianapolis Journal says President Harrison is on his muscle because Germany persists in barring out our American hog and threatens to impose discriminating duties on all German products. In 1888 the praises of home market were upon the lips of Benjamin Harrison from rosy morn till dewy eve, and he warned his party repeatedly against even taking a step in the direction of freetYade. Was there ever before such an inglorious backing down of a party in power, such a cowardly, coptemptible shifting of * sails to catch the breeze? j 1." aw The American wheel trust has ordered all works shut down for at least ninety days. The Olds wheel works of Fort Wayne has received notice to that effect, and will at once suspend work. They employ over 300 hands who are now thrown out of employment. So much for Ben Harrison’s infant industries and protection to laboring men. We presume that the laboring men of Fort Wayne have realized that high protection is not what it was cracked up to be during the last campaign. Is the millinium coming soon? The way it looks at Helena, Arkansas, a person is lead to believe that it is near at hand. A jury selected 4 by a United States Marshal has brought in a verdict of not guilty in the federal election cases. So ends another of those terrible outrages that we hear so much about in the Republican newspapers. ’b'"- A' 17-;I 7 -; >‘,4-). if.

While some of the papers of this country are pretending to be shocked at the manner in which United States Senator Felton secured his elecction, and are demanding an investigation, and further the committee on investigation of the general assembly of California, are at work plying questions to different witnesses, to ascertain the exact amount that Felton paid for the office. When that is done the matter will end, for where is there a Republican United States Senator that has come into office with any clear title. In fact, about all of the Republican officers from the president down are men who follow the example set by one who now fills the office of chief executive oi this country. JJiat boodle does control ah election -K, well known to any person as 111 thejjast presidential election. When if the party elected is murdered because he doesnot suit, when states are stolen, when parties who might be used as witnesses are put out of the way, then why think of an investigation of the buying of a seat in the United States Senate, when the long line of offices of the g. o. p. has always been secured in the way. The Democrats in Ohio have struck a new scheme, one that will give to them at least fifteen of the presidential electors in the next presidential election. They have a bill pending known as the Buchanan Bill, that provides for the election tor the presidential electors by the congressional districts instead of the state at large, and as it is sure to become a law, will give the Democrats at least fifteen electors from that state, which will about equal the number the Republicans have gained by the admission of the new states. They will also reapportion the state for senatorial and representative purposes, and if they are as good at it as the Republicans have been at such work, there can be no doubt but what Ohio will be controlled by a Democratic house for some time to come.

The Marion Chronicle, one of the staunchest Republican organs of this district, and who plauded Gov. Hovey to the skies during the last presidential campaign, has turned tail on the governor and has the iollowing to say in regard to there not being a Republican in this district capable of being one of the World’s fair commissioners: Gov. .Hovey, having evidently heard from the Eleventh district regarding the appointment of commissioners to the World's Fair, says that this dissatisfied and disgusted portion of the population “thinks mat the twenty-six commissioners allotted to the state should have been chose from each of the thirteen districts.” That is exactly what the 188,698 people of this district thought and had the right to expect, and the fact that he had the right to choose the entire lot from one county does not change this district’s opinion of his contemptible conduct. Fort Wayne h .s two members, Indianapolis three and Crawfordsville two. A broad minded man in the Governor's place would have never made such blunders. An ordinary justice of the peace would have exercised hoore discretion. With April Ist the tariff was taken off of sugar, and a bounty of two cents a pound put on. The government to pay said bounty. While it may look like helping to relieve the people from some of the unjust tariff, but they have to pay it in the long run, every dollar the government pays out in bounty comes off of the consumer in sonre way, and while none, keep an exact account of what they buy, and compute the tariff on the different articles theyj'consume they do not know just what amount they do pay to the support of the monopolists. If some of our friends who are complaining of hard times, and that they cannot do anything for benevolent or charitable institutions; while some even go so far as to refuse to pay their assessment dues for church purposes. They never stop to think what they are paying in the way of high protection for the purpose of keeping up and making millionaires m this glorious country of ours. Now if such persons will consider for a short time, they can soon ascertain about the amount they pay for the blessed privilege of helping to make others rieh and themselves'/jioor. W hat is the matter with the Republican organs, that they have so far tailed to shout themselves hoarse over the kidnapping of the millionaire Miller, of Detroit, Mich. Is it too far north? It it had been south of Mason and Dixon line the cry of southern outrage would have gone np over the enure land wherever a Republican paper is published.

THE HEW DOG LAW. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, That any person who shall own, harbor or permit any animal of the dog kind to harbor about his, her or their premises, shall on or before the first Monday in May, 1891, and each year thereafter or before the first Monday in May report the number of dogs owned or harbored, or permitted to be harbored by such person which exceed the age of three months, to the township trustee of their respective townships, who shall register the same to the proper owner, with a brief description of each dog, giving sex, color and breed, for which the owner or person permitting such dog to be harbored shall pay tor a male dog the sum of one dollar, and for a female dog the sum ot two dollars, and for each additional male dog two dollars, and for each additional female dog five dollars, which sum shall be paid to the trustee on or before the first Monday in May, as provided for in this Act, and upon such payment the trustee shall .give a receipt, which receipt shall be prima facie evidence of compliance with the requirements as this Act. Sec. 2; It shall be unlawful tor any dog to roam about over the country unattended by its owner or The agent of said owner, and when such dog shall be found roaming over the country unattended, as provided in this Act, the same shall be deemed a run-about dog, and it is lawful to kill such dog. Sec. 3. Any person who shall maliciously injure or kill, or any person who shall steal, take or carry away a dog which has been duly registered, shall be deemed guilty ot a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined in any suin not exceeding one hundred dollars. Sec. 4. It shall be a misdemeanor for any person to keep, harbor, or to permit any dog to stay about his, her or their premises which has not been registered as provided by this Act, and any person or persons violating the provisions of this Act shall be fined in any sum not exceeding five dollars. Sec. 5. Any person may inform the Grand Jury of the violations of this Act, and it shall be the duty of the Grand Jury to investigate the alleged violations of the law, and to send for the registry ot township trustees, which registry shall be prima facie evidence as to the registration of such dog or dogs: Provided, further, That any citizen may file an affidavit before any Justice of the Peace in the county, who shall summon the trustee to appear with the record of registered dogs kept, a& provided in this Act, which record shall be offered as evidence. Any person prosecuted or fined under this Act shall be liable to additional prosecution so long as the provisions of this Act are not complied with. Sec. 6. All moneys derived from the registration of dogs and all fines under this Act shall constitute a fund known as the Dog Fund, which fund shall be for the payment of damages sustained by the owners of swine, cattle, horses and sheep killed, maimed or damaged by dogs within such township. Each township trustee shall collect all fines belonging to his township from the different courts where such fines have been assessed. Sec. 7. The owners of sheep, swine, cattle or horses killed, maimed, or damaged by dogs, shall, within ten days from the time thereof, report to the trustee of his township, under oath, in which he shall state the number and age (as he believes) and the value of the sheep, swine, cattle or horses so killed, and the damages sustained on account of such maimed or injured animals, in which affidavit he must be joined by two disinterested and reputable freeholders, and any person who shall make any false statement of any such matters, shall, upon conviction, be fined in any sum not exceeding one hundred dollars, to which may be added imprisonment in the county jail for any term not exceeding thirty days: Provided, however, That if the township trustee deems the appraisement of the animals so killed, maimed or, injured excessive, he shall tender the owner or owners thereof an amount, which in his judgment is equal to the injuries sustained; and if any action at law by the owner or owners thereof for the recovery of such damages, he or they shall fail to Recover a judgment exclusive of costs for an amount greater than the amount so tendered, the de-

" '. ■■■■"■ fendant shall recover costs in such suit. Sec. 8. All dogs registered as provided for in this Act shall not be assessed for taxation for any purposes whatever. Sec. 9. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed pro tanto. Sec. 10. Whereas, an emergency exists for the immediate taking effect of this Act, it shall be in force from and after its passage. ckrtifiCate. , State of Indiana, ss: Office-of the Secretary of State. I. Claude Matthews, Secretary of State of Indiana, do hereoy certify that the annexed and foregoing is a full, true and complete copy of “Enrolled Act No. 188, Senate." as the same appears of record in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Indiana, having- been tiled therein on the sth day of March, 1691. In witness whereof. 1 have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the State of Indiana, at the city of Indianapolis, this 12th day of March, A. u. 1891. Claude Matthews, [seal.] Secretary of State.

The McKinley tariff increased the duty emulate glass for the benefit of the manufacturers. Now, according to the American Manufacturer and Iron World, of Pittsburg, the plate glass manufacturers have called the attention of the Treasury Department to the fact that they are about to open 390 new works or pots, and that there are not enough skilled laborers in the country to operate them. This is tor the purpose of getting permission to import a lot ot cheap foreign labor under a permissive clause of the contract labor law. Thus the capitalist is to get all benefits of the McKinley law and the American laborer none. As to the profits of the plate glass business, the following is taken from one of the publications of the Reform Club: The Pittsburg Plate Glass Company own three works at Creighton, Tarentum and Ford City, Pa. Eight years ago this company built its first plant a Creighton; five years later it erected its second plant at Tarentum. In 1889 J. B. Ford, one of the heaviest ’stockholders ot the company, erected a plant at Ford City and sold it to the Pittsburg Plate Glass Company for $1,500,000, one-half of which was to be in bonds and the other half in stock of the company at its par value. Trouble arose at once among the other stockholders who objected to the payment of $750,000 in stock at its par value only, sinde the stock was 100 percent above par in the open market. The case is now in the courts. The original capital of the company was SBOO,OOO, which was later increased to $2,000,000, and when the Ford City Works were purchased to $2,750,000,. the present capitalization. In spite of the constant increases in its capital the stock is now worth S2OO on a par value of SIOO per share. Last year a dividend of thirty-one percent was declared. What is true of this corporation is true of the others. The profits of all the plants are above twenty-five percent. I, The tariff issue will be the main issue of the next presidential campaign, and from now on until that time the people will be actively discussing the tariff more than they have in the two years just passed. While the high protectionist will be attempting to dodge it m all sorts of ways, but when the campaign comes on the question will force itself on the parties, as the people at the last election showed their displeasure with the high tariff by the election of a large majority of congressmen opposing the high tariff. While the question of high tariff brought to the Democracy in 1890 such results what better matter than the tariff can they want to go before the people with. When the people learn that they are being robbed by the high protectionists, for the benefit of a few manufacturers, that they may declare a dividend of 25 percent they will again vote to be relieved of the burden. The late mob at New Orleans has caused the Italian government to recall her Minister from this country which may mean war. While the most of our people seem to feel that it will amount to nothing, the result may yet be serious, and the end may be a long way off, but it is hoped that no such a thing may come to pass. The Democrats in Chicago are not at peace with each other. ExMayor Carter Harrison, heads a bolting faction of the party that may carry away enough votes to defeat the regular nominee of the party. Minnesota will join the Democratic ranks in the next election. She having adopted the Australian system of voting, and other states that do the same can be depended upon as sure to go Democratic. John Steele, the butcher, is now employed on the Nickle Plate road at Fort Wayne as a fireman.

1 " -- MAKING ROOM FQR Spring and Summer 1891! ( s • • ■ - ■ ' . : ■■ . * * ' * ,1 . • In order to make room for new, we are pushing out the old. If you peed anything in the J < .'■ i - • : ' ■ - Clothing and Furnishing Line! .■‘■ ■ * ■ ■■■ . , • ■ - • ,- - ■* ■ ’ ■ ' Come in and see what we can do for you. We have some great bargains for you. We have already purchased our ' SPRING GOODS:. Which will begin to arrive daily. We have bought them as low as any o - time before and some of them lower. As I have purchased my brother’s interest in the Clothing business and with the knowledge and long experience, together a with renewed effort and application, I hope to merit the patronage and confidence that the public so generously awarded the old firm. Yours Respectfully, Pete Holthouse, the One-Price Clothier,

8. «F. Jordan, Attorney-at-Lawand Pension Agent Collection of Claims a specialty. f Decatur, Indiana. Kent K. Wheelock, M. D,, EYE AND EAR SPECIA LIST 94 Calhoun-st. Fort Wavne. Ind. II Prof. I. HUBERT’S MALVINA CREAM For Beautifirincthe Complexion. R emo res Hl Freckles, Tan. Sunburn. Pimples, Liver Moles, and other imperfections. Not anerwg, but remor- >' g all blemishes, and permanently restoring the com-pl-ixion to its original freshness. For sale at your Druggist, or sent postpaid on receipt of price—sOc. Prof. I. HUBERT, TOLEDO, OHIO.

OUR OPENING SPBIHG (WET SALES Are the best bonanzas of the entire season. No one should miss them. We haye the largest and an entire new stock of CARPETS In Adams County. More new designs in Axmimsters, Wilton Velvets, Body Brussels, Tapestries, Harf ords, Kitz- „ F men’s Extras, better 3-ply than ever shown by any one ' house and prices below all. - 18. - .! ~ " ■■ ■■ - , . ' - . • ‘ . ■ - T •’ ’ Our Drapery Department Contains more correct styles, more high novelties this season than ever before. A look through this department will convince you that we have increased our stock two-folds, and will convince you what cash prices will do. DRESS GOODS IN THE LATES PARIS STYLES. JESSE NIBLICK & SON, Next Door to the Adams County Bank. v. :b. SIMOOKJEI. THE MONROE DRUGGIST, Keeps a full line of Drugs, Patent Medicines, Fancy Articles, Tobaccos, Cigars, die. Prescriptions carefully compounded. Sole agent for Silverware and Jewelry of all kinds. Call and see Van when m

LOOK HERE! % I am here to stay and can sell Organs and Pianos cheaper than anybody else can afford to sell them. I sell different makes. GLEANING AND REPAIRING done reasonable See me first and save money. JT. T. COOTS, Decatur, Ind.

- _ - | The Belgian Draft stallion I [■WaiMLJ PIERROT! Will make the season of 1«»1, Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays at the owner’s stable, three and one-half miles east of Decaturs s Saturdays at the livery stable ot J. B. Rice, in Decatur. Pierrot is a registered Ber<n:tn Stallion and was imported by the Wabash Importing Com* pany last season. Pesons desirinjr to breed to a first-class horse should not fail to see him Cali at the above named places tor further information. , ADALI BROWN, Owner. Norman Fnnsli Horse, Vulcan Vulcan was imported by Bridgeland & Barry, from Normandy, France, in 1865: was foaldedin 1881. He is registered No. 3563 in the National Reiruter o! Norman horses; brown, weighs I,.shjjniunds, 16!» hands high. Commencing on the second weekin April, 1891, will stand at the stable of K. K. Limenstall. three-fburth of a mile sooth of Peterson. on Mondays and Tuesdays. Terms:—To insure a mare with foal, SiO. Come and see the finest draft horse in the state. KfENEMANN & Owners. THE BELGIAN DRAFT STALLION, IrVv ■'<s I ■ ■ CMAnpaa. Will -make the season, commencing April 8, 1891, Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays at the stable of T. Beatty, 3*. miles south of Monroeville; Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at the stable of Dr. Leslie, at Convoy, Ohio. DESCRIPTION. —No. 319 j American Association of Importers and Breeders of Belgian Draft Horses. No. 2462 Societe Nationale Des Elevuers Beiges. Konig, a bay, was foaled in 1887. He is 16 ffiinds high anti weighs 1,660 pounds. He is a tfuiiormiy built colt, with clean, flat limbs, extra good feet and short back. For terms and further particulars call at the above named places on tne days BEATTV £■ WHERRY, Owners. T. BEATTY, Keeper. BJRLTTjNTO. ri" S' - Bruno is a coach horse. He was foalded April 16. 1886. His sire is the “Cleveland” stallion Tego, to whom was awarded the first premium at the exhibition of stallions in Oldenburg, Germany, in Is-y. Bituxo is a dark bay with a white spot on the right hind foot above the hoof. He was imported in October, 1888. from Oldenburg, Germany, by the present owner. Will stand as follows: At Henry Holbroke, of Root township; Fridays and Saturdays at Decatur. Terms:—To insure a mare with foal, #lO. LEWIS KtENEMANN, Owner. HORSE CARDS. The Democrat job office has just received a new line of horse cuts for the ensuing season and is now better prepared than ever to get out neat and handsome cards, that can be sent conveniently by mail and are sure to be preserved. They do not cost as much as bills and are much handier to give out. Call at once and see the handsome designs. We have the only first-class photographs in the city. IMPORTED-NORMAN-STALLION, jR / CHERUBIM SMS, Ygmas Fnad Stad-kook; 6529, Perehms Will make the season of 1891, Tuesdays at the owners’stable; Wed and Thursdays at Monroeville; Frid’ M ~*wg * Saturdays at Rice’s livery stable, DecavnClS DESCRIPTION—Cherubim is a di gray; six years old; weighs 1.800 pop . good style and action, and an e? mover. He was imported from L. Elwood, Dekalb. 111., in 1886. For terms and further particuiars/*xSFV‘ Si 4 •bore named places ontaedayeaar ■ 11 tft wmmx n «<»r,