Decatur Democrat, Volume 37, Number 45, Decatur, Adams County, 26 January 1894 — Page 2

She K . DKOATUR, IND. yucnUM, ■ - - Pcblteweb. BURN A NEGRO BRUTE A MISSOURI MOB DISPENSES WITH COURTS. • Capturing the RavUhcr of a Voting Girl He la Tied to a Tree and Horned Alive-Tal-mage Annonneea Hl* RoHignatlon-Run Over br an Engine. NO MERCY SHOWN. A Missouri Mob’s Awful Revenge on a Colored Brute. One hundred maddened farmers of the little town of Verona, Mo., and the country round about burned a negro at

the stake. The other day the black man, whose name has not yet been learned, seized’the 12-year-old daughter of Farmer Jacquin, bore her to the woods and so maltreated her that she may die. As soon as she could liberate herself after the fiend’s departure she crawled home and told her story. A posse of neighbors was at once organized,and when the news had spread through the community lUO determined men armed themselves and started in pursuit of the fugitive. The search was continued uninterruptedly until the culprit was found hiding in a clump of bushes only a few miles from the Jacquin farm. He admitted that he was near the Jacquin home, but denied strenuously that he was guilty. Although more than half the members of the posse were in favor of stringing up the wretch then and there, wiser counsel prevailed, and he was taken before the girl who positively ideirtiijed, "him as her assailant. So great w«< the fury of the avengers that had not the cry: “Burn him alive!” been raised, a hundred bullets would have pierced his body. The trembling negro was hauled by means of a rope around his neck to a field less than a quarter of a mile away. He was chained hand and foot to a tree, dry -wood, twigs, and leaves were piled about him to his waist, and the torch was applied. Not a face blanched at the awful sight while the victim writhed and struggled in mortal agony, and a great shout went up when the flame and smoke had done their work. The Jacquin girl’s father and brother took part in the lynching and shouted out curses and jeers even after the flames had burned the miscreant beyond all semblance to humanity. Talmage Will Resign. Bev. T. DeWitt Talmage, at the close of his sermon at the Tabernacle, Brooklyn, N. Y., Sunday night, made the announcement that he intended to resign from the pastorate of the church, the resignation to go into effect on the occasion of the twenty-fifth anniversary of his taking charge of the Tabernacle. No intimation of this had been given by Dr. Talmage, ar.d the announcement was a surprise to the congregation. Dr. Talmage has recently shown opposition to the scheme of the Board of Trustees to have the congregation pay 10 cents admission to his cnurch. In Place of Hornblower. The President has sent to the Senate the nomination of Wheeler H. Peckham of New York, to be Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Although the New York senators decline to talk it is understood the nomination is distasteful to them. The indications seem to be that the Hornblower struggle will be renewed against this nominee, r ~ He Got Off EaSy< .At Peru, Ind., Wm. Daterer was given a two years’ sentence for a most barbarous assault on James McDonald, a man aged 50. Daterer was a barkeeper at the village of Bunker Hill. McDonald came in one day, and, in brutal jest, Daterer poured coal oil on his clothing and set it on fire. The old man was almost burned to death. i „ Three Men Killed. Steubenville (O) special: The fourth section of a freight train east-bound on the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad broke in two on the Fernwood grade. When the two sections came together there was a fearful crash, wrecking five cars. The bodies of three men supposed to be tramps were taken out of the wreck, T . WUI Intercept Bandits. Gen. McCook has been notified of a telegram received by the War Department from the Mexican Government giving warning of a raid into New Mexico. Gen. McCook replies that troops are stationed south of Silver City and Fort Bayard, and no bandits can cross without discovery. [, K . Run Over by an Engine. Mrs. W. P. Stewart was instantly killed by a Lake Erie & Western switch engine while crossing the main line atTipton, Ind. Mr. Stewart was also hurt.

Twenty-Five Fishermen Drowned. Bilboa special: Heavy gales have prevailed'in the bay'and numbers of ' fishing boats have been lost. At least twenty-five fishermen have been drowned. - The Fire Record. The little village of Pleasanton, Neb., was almost entirely wiped out by tire. The only building left in the business part was the bank. Broke His Back While Skating. Charles Quish while skating at Newberg, Mich., fell on the ice and broke his back, dying soon after. G «i__ —. Trnnhie with Printers. All the jqb printing offices of Grand Rapids, Mich., have locked out union printers, declaring all offices open. This is the outcome of the printers’ fight with the Eaton Lyon Printing Company. 1 Rio Troubles to Be Arbitrated. It is reported at Rio Janeiro that the Government and the Insurgent leaders have agreed to submit their differences to arbitration. To Form a Republic. The steamer Monowai has arrived at San Francisco. She reports all quiet when she left Honolulu seven days ago. There is no important change in public affairs. Strong remonstrances have been addressed to Minister Willis. It is privately learned that a new constitution is all ready to be promulgated at the proper time. Chinese laborers are to be imported until Janan is ready to continue the supply on satisfactory terms. It seems to be definitely ascertained that for several weeks past and prior to Mr. Thurston's visit th® Government has been working outa form of constitution for an indepvnden F

’ ’’ '' W** ■ 'fc.-’ir • ■'f* ITT"' i m» ■ He which is now substantially settled upon. Its form is like the constitution of the States of the Union, with President and Vice President, and Upper and Lower Houses of the Legislature. TRAIN ROBBERS Hold ITp * Kun*** City, St. Joaeph and Counrll Bluff. Expreu. St. Joseph (Mo.) special: Train No. 3on the Kansas City, St. Joseph and Council Bluffs Railroad, was held up and robbed the other morning by five masked men, at Roy’s Branch, just above this city, the scene of the attempted robbery of September 25 last. The train was stopped by a torpedo placed on the track, and when the engineer had slowed up, ho and tho firemen were covered by revolvers and forced to go back to’the express car and demand admittance. The express messenger, C. E. Baxter, was covered by revolvers in the hands of the robbers, and they proceeded to plunder the car. Tho safe was opened and the contents were transferred to a sack, which was carried by one of the gang. The robbers then assembled all the train crew in a

c bunch, marched them about half way 1 down the train, and, ordering them to stand still, made their escape in ’ a Westerly direction through the. * dense willows which line the track at 1 that point. Nothing can be ascertained 1 in regard to how much money the robbers secured. Roy’s Branch, where I the hold-up occurred, was the place where two train robbers were killed and four captured September 25 by a dummy train. DEEDS OF BANDITS. Wealthy Farmer. Made Prisoner, by Them for Randoms. . Madrid special: A band of men recently entered the village of Senteni, • in the Cadiz district, and abducted a : rich farmer, whom they took to the mountains with the intention of holding him a prisoner until a heavy ransom was paid. They were well armed and well mounted. They were hotly pursued to the hills bv a detachment of mounted gendarms who, it is reported, have succeeded in rescuing the farmer. Another farmer, whose father and wife were kidnapped and taken to the hills until a ransom could be obtained, was so overcome by grief that, he committed suicide. The authorities of Cadiz declare themselves unable to cope with Agrarian outrage unless work is provided for the unemployed. A liana of masked men invaded the inn in the village of El Bossque and pillaged it of ail the money, eatables, and drinkables which it contained. The bandits, however, did not do any injury to the occupants of the inn, and did not enter any of the other houses of the village. They intimidated the inhabitants, in some instances, in order to induce the latter to assist them to escape. CHANGED THE PEACE. The Fight Will Not Come Off at Jacksonville bat Elsewhere. Jacksonville special: The CorbettMitchell fight positively will not take place in this city. The battle will be in Nashua County, directly north of Duval County, between the town of Fernandina and Jacksonville. Fernandina is about twenty miles from Jacksonville on the Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad. The site of the battle ground will be within six miles of Fernandina. Those who will attend will not be given the word until an hour before time for the train to start. The railroad company, which is a party to the contract, put up $50,000 as a guarantee that no train not designated by the clnb shall pass over the road before five hours after the last special leaves Jacksonville for the newly chosen battle ground, and thus prevent interference. In order to overcome the trouble among those who secured box seats in advance, the charge to see the fight will not be less than the price of box seats. The Duyal Club will lose money. An A. P. A. Lecturer Mobbed. Major Sims, the A. P. A. was mobbed at Kaukauna, Wis. A moo of 2,000 people collected outside of the hall and stoned the building. Sims and a party of friends barricaded the doors and resisted the assault of the mob. The Sheriff of Outagamie County was sent for by Major Renter, who also telegraphed for melitia, which Governor Peck denied unless asked for by the Sheriff. The Sheriff partly dispersed the mob, and, with the help of local officers, escorted Sims to his boarding place. The mob followed, throwing stones. Si>is was knocked senseless by a stone, but the officers tought the mo’b off and s got him safely to his lodging. The m<ro then dispersed. Sims was escorted to a train next morning by three men armed with Winchester rifles and left 1 for Ashland. Ocean Heroism. New York special: 1116 Dutch steamer Amsterdam, Capt. Stengor, fromJßotterdam, Jan. 4, which arrived recently, lost her chief officer, J. Meyer, and five men by the capsizing of her port life boat While proceeding to the assistance of the crew of the American fishing schooner, Maggie E. Wells, which was in a sinking condition. The names of the heroic men who thus risked their lives

and lost them are: J. Meyer, chief officer, aged 28 years. E. Rexuart. second boatswain, carpenter. A. J. Gudin. J. Boss, steerage steward. F. G. Eichorn, quartermaster. A. Van Wecht, seaman. Seaman A. Vanderwilt was also on the boat, but being *a master of the art of swimming, was saved. Didn’t Carry * Lansiifg (Mich.) special: A sensation was developed here recently by the information given out by Governor Rich thatjthe constitutional amendment by which the salariesjof most of the State officers were raised last spring, instead of being carried by a small majority, had, in fact, been defeated by a heavy vote, and that several thousand dollars haa been illegally drawn for salaries from the treasury by. the present Stat® officers. The corrected canvass will show that the salaries amendment was defeated by over 11,000 majority, while the former return showed that it had received a majority of 1,827. Heroic Mother. Mrs. Louis A. Lancaster met a frightful death at Milwaukee, while trying to save the life of her 2-year-oM child. While the mother was attending to some work in the kitchen the child upset the table on which wasa lighted lamp. The child's clothfßg Was at once saturated with oil and set on fire. Mrs. Lancaster caught tho child in her arms and ran downstairs. The flames communicated to her clothing during the flight and when she reached the yard she was so terribly burned that she died within a few minutes. The child was so badly burned that it cannot recover. Aeronaut Killed. I . A terrible accident occurred at the town of Washington, in the eastern Kof North Carolina, which resulted le almost instant death of L. N. ’ Odell.anaeronaut of the Grace Shannon •

■ ■■i. , —— I Balloon Company. Odell madejau i ascension, but before tho balloon - had reached a height of .‘IOQ ? foot above the ground it burst. Odell » cut the parachute loose on the instant, but Uio height was not sufficient to permit it to spread properly and man and balloon wont to the ground like a 1 flash. His body was dreadfully mangled. At least 200 persons witnessed the accident, and Odell fell right in ; the midst of the horrified spectators, i Odell is said to have been from PennI•’ Sylvania, and was about 30 years old. Firn at lonia. Kenyon’s block and hardware store ' at lonia, Mich., was destroyed by fire, i Shortly after tho fire had been out several explosions took place, due to’ • gun powder stored in the cellar i which stattered the building and made . the destruction complete. The loss will reach $35,000. The building was i owned by Mr. Kenyon. Tho clothing store of E. C. Green & Co., was partially destroyed. W. S. Bank & Co.’s harness shop was wrecked and the stock a total loss; L. Higer's store adjoining the Kenyon building was also destroyed with tho contents. J. H. Mitchell’s law library was saved, but in a damaged condition.

Wan a Groat Fake. Receiver T. J. Hurley of tho Guarantee Investment Company, tiled his report and an inventory of the office furniture in tho Circuit Court at Chicago. The report shows the Company’s liabilities were $55,000,000 — that is, there were 55,G00 bonds outstanding. To pay off these bonds tho Receiver found $449 in cash and 75 ‘cents in mutilated coin. The office furniture is covered by chattie mortgages to the extent of $1,200. Tho Receiver asks for instructions and for leave to wind up the affairs of the concern as quickly as possible. Bold Robbery. Masked robbers forced an entrance into the Wabash depot at Kingsbury, Ind. Tho station ageut, J. P. Allen, and wife, were chloroformed and the safe pillaged of its contents, $3(10 in cash and,s4oo in negotiable orders. Mrs. Allen is critically ill from the effects of tho,chloroform. There is no clue to the robbers. The loss falls largely on the National .Express Company. Killed for Money. Mrs. Miles McKendrick. aged ,65 veal’s, wife of a laborer employed in the Grand Rapids and Indiana shopsin South Grand Rapids, Mich., was found garroted and dead in her residence on McKendrick avenue, near Burton avenue, the other morning, and her person robbed of between S6OO and S7OO, which she .carried in tho bosom of her dress. A Daughter’s Pies. Sidonie Vaillant, daughter of the Anarchist, Auguste Vaillant, who is now under sentence of death for throwing a bomb in the Chamber of Deputies at Paris, has written a letter to Madame Carnot, wife of the President, appealing to her to use he* influence with her husband to secure a pardon for her father. Sky-Scraper Tumblin Brokers on the Board of Trade, Chicago, were excited for a time the other day by the falling of a piece of granite from the tower of the building. No one was hurt, but it gave rise to many rumors about the safety of the building. Architects will make an examination of the tower and foundations. George W. Child* HL George W. Childs, editor of the Philadelphia Public Ledger, is seriously ill. He was seized with vertigo. The trouble is said to be apoplectic in nature. He had two similar attacks last year. Desperado Shot. Ac Columbus, Ohio, the police shot J.ou Morehead, one of the outlaws who recently tortured Millionaire Daniel I Thomas and wife to death in an at-1 tempj to extort money. He resisted I arrest. A tjenienced. Fred W. Lyon, wanted for forgery at Chicago, Logansport, Walsh, Richmond, Kokomo, Crawfordsville, Muncie, Saginaw and other places, v, T as given a two years’ sentence at Kokomo, Ind. ■ New York Bridge Bill Vetoed. The President ha i vetoed the bill for the great bridge between New York and New Jersey, which is designed to give the great railroads an entrance into New York City. » Elopers Captured. Charles Kocher, aged 20, and Mrs. John Locker, aged 55, of Hazleton, Penn., whb eloped, taking $1,700 belonging to Mrs. Locker’s husband,were captured at Fort Wayne, Ind. A Horseman Killed. At Crawfordsville, Ipd., Marion Dunbar, the well known stockman and dealer in fast stock, was killed in a runaway accident by his fast pacer, Dandy Dunbar. Opium Smuggler Arrested. S. P. Davis of Boston, Was arrested at Spokane, Wash., for smuggling opium. He had four trunks containing $15,000 worth of the drug. THE MARKETS. CHICAGO. Cattle—Common to Prime.... $3 50 9 600 Hoes—Shipping Grades 4 00 & r> 75 Sheet—Fairt"Choice.. 2 as 9 4 00 Wheat—No. 2 Red.... 59 & 60 Corn—No. 2 84 $ » Oats—No. 2 29 9 30 Rye—No. 2 47 9 48 Buttes—Choice Creamery 24 9 25 Eggs—Fresh 17)49 18’4 Potatoes—Per ha 60 & a, INDIANAPOLIS. Cattle—Shipping.. 3 00 9 5 25 Hogs—Choice Light 3 00 & 6 75 Sheep—Common to Prime 2 oo 9 3 75 Wheat—No. 2 Red 57 9 675* COBN-No. 2 White 36 9 36)4 Oats-No. 2 White 31!*@ 32)4 ST. LOUIS. Cattle.... ... 3 00 @SOO Hogs,; 300 9 5 50 Wheat—No. 2 Red £6 9 57 Corn—No. 2... 32 9 33 • OATB-No. 2..' 28 9 30 Pork—Mess 13 75 914 so - - CINCINNATI. —— Cattle 300 9 5 05 HOGS 3 90 9 5 75 SHEEP 2 00 9 4 09 Wheat—No. 2 Red 58 9 58)4 OOBN-No. 1. 36 9 87 Oats-No. 2 Mixed 81)49 32)4 RXB-No. 2. 52 9 5* DETROIT. CATTLE... 3 00 9 475 Hogs, 300 9 600 Sheep 2 00 9 8 75 Wheat—No. 2 Red.... 61)49 62)4 Corn—No. 2 Yellow 87 9 88 , OATS-No. 2 White 32 9 38 ’ TOLEDO. Wheat—No. 2 Red W 9 #o Cobn—No. 2 Mixed. 87 9 88 Oats-No. 2 White 29 9 ' Rte-No. 2 47 9 48 BUFFALO. 1 Beef Cattle—Good to Prime. 250 9 6 26Hogs—Mixed Packers. 400 9 6 00 Wheat-No. 1 Hard. .. 72 9 72)4 No.2Bed 63 9 64 MILWAUKEE. Wheat—No. 2Spring 60 9 61 1 Cobn-No. 3 34 9 85 . Oats—No. 3 White » 9 80 Rte-No. L 47 9 40 Bablby—No. 2 1. 49 9 S 3 Pobk-Mesa 13 26 918 75 NEW YORK. K Catt b »00 9 5 w Hogs . 3 75 9 0 75 Sheep... , »oo 9 4 » 1 Wheat—No. 2 Red *7 9 *8 I Cobn-No. 2 ... 42 9 <3 Oats—White Western st 9 43 Butteb-Choice » 9 M > Pobk-Mom

itweii ABOUT INCOME TAXES. OBJECTIONS MADE BY THE CLASSES, NOT THE MASSES. The Inoom* tnx May Not Be I'erfeet, but in Con>iM>rlM>n with the Tariff and General I*roperty Tax It 1 Nhnrtooihlngn are Insignificant. Popular with the People. Many mean things are being said nowadays about ine.mie taxes. They are inquisitorial, monarchical, unAmerican, and unpopular, say Republicans, protectionists, and millionaires goperally. They may l>o resorted to in war times, but are infamous in times of peace. Well, it is easy to admit that an income tax is not perfect; but in comparison with our other taxes (tariff and and general prdpertv taxes), its shortcomings are insignificant. While it is inquisitorial-especially the tax on individual incomes—it is less so than the tax on personal projierty as applied in many States, and is outclassed by tho internal revenue and tariff taxes, which open books ttnd trunks, fearen buildings and persons, and tot spies over honest numufacturers and importers. It is true that an income tax is monarchical and un-American, in tho

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sen-:e that it is in use by many monarchies—but what tax is not? Is it not less objections! on this account than protective tariff taxes which have been far more generally adopted by monarchies? Suppose it be admitted that it is a war tax, Are not more than one-third of our yearly expenditures for war obligations? What more fair than that our millionaires should be taxed to pay our pensioners’ Many of our millionaires laid the foundations of their fortunes during the war and reconstruction period. The victory that saved the Union also saved these fortunes, many of which are tho results of exorbitant profits from Government contracts aud of other fraudulent means. Why should the honest toiler who supported tho war and has since worked hard to support the war shylocks, as well as the war veterans, continue to tax himself to death to meet all of lie war obligations, when the ShylccKs and their brethren and offspring can be made to contribute a considerable part of this war fund? It is an infamy that those most benefited have not before been called upon to assist those most injured by our civil war. To the extent that an income tax can be made effective will it prevent the continuance of this infamy. The other objection, that the income tax would be unpopular, is raised by ; the rich, and has not been heard coming from the wage-earner. This, like ; most other objections, comes mainly ■ from wealthy citizens, or from news- ■ I papers domineered by corporations. ; INo non-partisan body of ordinary farm- 1 < ers, mechanics, or laborers has said - that this would ba an unpopular tax, j and, as different trade and labor or- ■ ganizations have condemned nearly every other kind of taxation, it may be i inferred that this tax would be ex- , ti’emely popq’ar with them. Th-3 pill- ; tccrats who presumed ta speak for the masses are usually the same ones who have been advocating duties on goods, not to protect themselves, but to protect the wages of the dear workingmen. These rich and powerful manufacturers, capitalists, and , monopolists have never represented anybody except themselves, though thev have, by bribery and corruption, been able to control elections and dictate legislation for an incredible length of time, considering that this is an enliehtened and free republic. But the common people have at last spoken on the protection fallacy, and it is unlikely that they will reverse their opinion even during these trying times, when tboir pretended friends arc closing mills, reducing wages, and in every possible way bringing pressure to bear upon the usually poor and too often ignorant factory employe, to force hint to advocate protection. If the masses cannot longer be bull-dozed or bribed into subjection to protection, it is certain that they cannot be on so simple a question as this one of' income taxation. An income tax would undoubtedly be popular in the North and the East, as well as in the South and the West —with the masses. There are so manj’ wealthy men in Congress and so many backed by wealthy politicians that we may never have an opportunity to test the popularity of this tax. Once passed and passed in time, it will do more to save tho Democratic party in 1894 and 1896 than any other feature of the tariff bill. Not only will it be popular . on its own account but its use will permit of tariff reductions sufficiently large to produce a noticeably good effect and thus to attract to thij Democratic party many voters who have heretofore doubted the efficacy of tariff reform.—Byron W. Holt. r Wilgo.i'* Opening Shots. c The following is from the magnificent speech of Chairman Wilsomof the Ways and Means Committee: The , majority of the members of the Ways and Means Committee did not profess dealing with a system which had

grown up through thirty years of progressive legislation, or at one proposed stroke of legislation to free it of , Its injustice and to present a measure responding correctly to the demand of the American people. They expected that friends in the country would fall away from them whenever they under--1 took to prepare any definite measure of legislation. They know from all of • their experience in the past that not all who march bravely in the parade are 1 found in line when the musketry begins to rattle. I would not ktop to inquire into the causes that have brought about the present prostration of industry in this country and demoralized to a lar|fe extent the active business and; trade of the country. There seems to ba some recurring cycle in modern times about such depressions. But, from whatever cause it had originated, it was at least an embarrassment to us in the performance of our duty, if for no other reason 4,7.. x»>. . p 'He wfeiflEw 2& V I*" 1 *-

than that it has been eagerly poized upon by the enemies of tariff reform to kindle Hostility against that great and beneficent movement. But if there was ever a time when the burden of taxation should be lightened, it is at a time when men are struggling for the yery necessaries of life, a time when trade is held in the paralysis of a commercial crisis. AU through this country the enemies of tariff reform are seeking to prejudice its success by an appeal to those whose reasoning and whose power of reasoning is for the time being blunted by personal suffering and personal distress. Protection when expelled from our revenue laws never came back into them by the conscious and intelligent assent of the American people. When the American people were *ln the agony of their great civil war it crept stealthily in through the back door, and it now teoks to take advantage of the present commercial distress to hold on to its position in the revenue system of this country. Tho Calamity Croaker's Object. The average manufacturer and his unthinking tools are among the greatest calamity croakers this country is infested with. He has a purpose in his cry, viz: to reduce tho wages of his employes and blame it on the politics of the ruling cla-s. These favored gentry, who have acquired fortunes at the expense of the toiling masses, are only adding to your burdens. The a

stoppage of mills and factories is for the purpose of starving you into submission. Politics has made fortunes for them at your expense, and they are adepts in tho Barnum theory that you want to be humbugged, as the American wants to' be treated with humbug. Don’t let them ,fool you by the cry of free trade and Democratic times, as they have made the times what they are and every one of them has a purpose in misleading you. We hear of their philanthropy and immense donations to the poor, but when they give a dollar they take two dollars off your wages. When they are cornered they claim that the law of supply and demand regulates wages. They make this law of supply and demand by shutting down their mills and factories for the purpose of starving you into submission. A majority of the people of this country don’t want to ruin the industries of the country nor do they want an aristocracy of class. They want a government of the people, by and for the people. —National Glass Budget. Republican Spscifle Duties. Any taxpayer who is mixed in his ideas of an ad valorem tariff can come very close to a settled opinion by reflecting upon how a specific tax would work in State and municipal affairs. Suppose the State of Missouri declared that evet- farmer should pay a tax of SIOO, instead Os the ad valorem tax no w applied. The rich land owner whose farm was worth $50,000 would be very lightly taxed, while the poor home owner who had managed to get a farm worth SSOO would be compiled to sell it. Suppose St. Louis should declare that every merchant should pay SSOO a year. The big business houses whose trade amounts to m’Uions would get off easily, while tho saa’l grccei’ would be driven Out of business. That iB the way a specific tariff duly works. It is a continued fraud on the poor man. The cheaper necessaries pay a tremendous percentage, while the high-priced qualities of* the same wares are taxed very little. A specific duty requires more watching than ann people can give. An ad valorem duty requires only the watching that any customs service ought to give without urging. A tariff which is made specific would impose Upon the small income many times the percentage paid to support the Government by the big income. You can bet on tho Republican party sticking to the device which will boost the rich man and keep down the poor man.—St. Louis Republic. The Right Man In the Right Place. It is of good argury for the Wilson bill that the tariff debate in the House of Repressntatives should have been opened by Chairman Wilson himself in a speech of such argumentative and logical power, and such candor, withal, that at the very beginning it puts the discussion on a high plane, from which the sneers of Reed and the harangues of Boutelle will not avail to drag it down if Mr. Wilson’s Democratic associates keep their temper and address themselves earnestly to the business of advancing the bill to its passage. There is no good working answer to Mr. Wilson's assertion that “if there was ever a time when the burden of taxation should be'lightened, it is at a time when men are struggling for the very necessaries of life, a time when trade I is held in the paralysis of a commercial crisis.” A single candid exposition of the principles of the bill like this speech of the Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee has more power of conviction for men of open minds than tons of petitions extorted by protected manufacturers from workmen whose wages were cut down after the enactment of tho McKinley tariff.

' IncxcnsaWe yßlay. " This is peculiarly a time fordiligeace in duty and the pushing of needed legislation.—Chattanooga Times. It will be greatly to the discredit of the Democratic party if the new tariff law is' not speedily enacted.—Boston Herald. • _ If the Democrats in the House cannot rally their forces and get to work it must he concluded that they are determined to destroy their party. Philadelphia Times. It is the imperative duty of the Democrats to cut short the debate and tret the Wilson bill into the President s hands before the end of February.— Chicago Herald. The country demanas prompt action on the Wilson bill. The members oi Congress have sought and have been 'intrusted with the office of the country’s > legislative representatives. It is their duty to fill that office, or to give way to others who will.-Louisville CourierJournal. - Some men will get the upper hand of you even if they have to do it by underx ? ‘ ' ■ ■■' 4'■ ■

.. INDIANA STATE NEWS. . t OCCURRENCES DURING THE PAST WEEK. An Interesting Hnmnpry of ths More Important Doing* of Our Neighbor*—Wedding* ami float h*-Crliue«. CMunltloa and general New* Note* of the State. rtooalor Happening* The Law and Order League of Crawfordsville is suppressing the gambling dens there. Several very ancient jiorcelain .•elics have been found by diggers in a mound near English. Chari.es Amos, a prominent farmer near Shoals, committed suicide by shooting himself in the head. Win Dunbar, a prosperous farmer near Crawfordsville, was thrown fiom a buggy; and his neck was broken. James Dick, a Lake Erie and Western switchman in the Muncie yards, had his right arm mashed off at the wrist. John Marsh, Shelbyville, accidentally shot himself while hunting. The shot entered his face and hands. He may recover. Lieut. J. H. CONNELLY, an old veteran of Greensburg, was killed by the cars near Nowpoint. His body was horribly mutilated. A man named Lyons was run over and killed by an Evansville and Terre Haute passenger train last night near Paxton, Sullivan County. John Clark, at tho Westerman Rolling mills, in Marion, lost an eye by an explosion of natural gas, which destroyed a-furnace, besides doing other damage. ). * A DOUBLE killing occurred at Pikeville, a small town in the eastern part of Pike County. A family feud has existed for some time between a man named Jim Spradin, and a man and his son named Mitchell. The men got into a quarrel and Spradin drew nis revolver and shot both of the Mitchells dead. Spradin made his escape. AT Fort Wayne, Joseph Rauner with a shotgun blew the top of his head off. He placed the muzzle in his mouth and pulled the trigger with a string attached to his toe. He ,was 30 years old. and leaves a widow and two small children. Rauner has been out of work for some time, and it weighed heavily on his mind. No other cause for the act is known.

AT Crawfordsville the family of Ernest Dorsey was poisoned by eating headcheese. Shortly after eating Mr. Dorsey, his wife, and four children were all taken ill, and also Billie Sanders and Mark Bass, who were there for supper. Doctors say that they all had signs of arsenic poisoning. Two children, who put mustard on the cheese they ate, were not very ill. John Riplinger, foreman tor W. E. Grey, the bridge contractor, was instantly killed at Franklin, while unloading a derrick at Mr. Grey's stoneyard, near the junction. The timbers were very heavy and in lifting them from the wagon, Mr. Riplinger was overcome by the weight and the derrick fell on him. The dead man’s home was at North Vernon, where he had a wife and six children. Samuel Von Lenox, 7-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. John Lenox, died at Muncie ofa very peculiar cause. The case completely baffled the medical fraternity and a post-mortem examination was made. It was discovered that a small black bug had bean swallowed by the boy and that it had eaten through his stomach and intestines and to the heart. A hole had been eaten into the heart causing death from loss of blood. George Parent, a farmer residing near Union City, burned uj> $360 the other day. Ho has the renting of the Dr. James farm and had iuet sold the grain raised tho past season. He was in Al Lampert's grain office, counting the money and preparing to send it to Mrs. Dr. James at Marshall, 111. The money was lying on a table and after doing" some figuring on a piece of paper he gathered it up and threw it in the stove. Upon returning to the desk he discovered the money gone and went to the stove only in time to see it consumed in ashes. Five Burglars made a raid on the Panhandle depot at Crown Point the other night. The night operator,Harry Pilling, was bound and tied fast in front of two revolvers and relieved of sls. They then drilled three holes in the safe and exploded powder in them,' but the safe stood the charge. While their work was going on two freight trains were let go by the station, the burglars having taken down the signal, but fortunately no harm wasdone. The t hird train stopped on orders, and it is supposed this scared them away. Filling was found by the train men and liberated. Patents have been granted to Indiana inventors as follows: Sebastian Bettage, Mariah Hill, folding frame for ironing table: John W. Bliss and J. C. Erwin. Elkhart, machine for waxing or coating paper; Ernest W. Bradford, Indianapolis, fountain attachment for pens; Augustus P. Craig, Michigan City, vehicle axle: Thomas F. Harrington, Indianapolis, railway mileage ticket; James P. Kelso, Jackson, wind or current operated wheel*. Charles M. Kiler. assignor of one-half to H. E. Urmston, Indianapolis, fence; John C. Morgel, A. T. Ball and H. M. Nagel, Brazil, broom or brush; Elijah Iseff, Milford, pump for water systems; James Richey, Evanville, table leg fastening: Benjamin W. .Smith, Rockport, railway car-brake; John T. Solienberg, assignor of one-half to A. A. Charles, Kokomo, apparatus for plugging and topping tomatoes, etc.,in cans; Theodore F. Vandegrift, Shelbyville, belt tightener and shifter; Jacob J. Weicher. assignin' of one-half to G. Haller, Fc>t Wayne, mail box; Clarence L. Wheeler, Marion, rail joint; Luke Woodward, Muncie, sash fastener IN a freight collision on the Panhandle, near McCrawsville, between Amboy and Bunker Hill, a caboose and two cars were burned and an oil tank

caught fire. At Columbus, the jury m the case of the State of Indiana against Christ. Snyder, who with eleven others, white capped Mrs. Andy Schrader, in the night time, returned a verdict of assault and battery and a fine of S4OO. The verdict was a surprise to all, and is regarded as a compromise. The other defendants, it is believed, will offer to plead guilty. The defendants now have a SIO,OOO damage suit to fight. AN attempt was made to derail the fast train on the Baltimore and Ohio Hoad ,in the big marsh three miles east of Bremen. The engine struck a log placed upon the track, but was stopped before any damage was done. The log was found under the baggage car, having been picked up by a truck. The marsh has been surrounded by armed men for the purpose of capturing a tough gang that lives on the island, but as it is raining hard Che marsh will soon fill up and render all approaches to the island impossible. When the train stopped the passengers got down under the seats, expecting a (usilado of shots, but none were fire?

will TALK ALL WEEK LONG DEBATES ARC AHEAD OF CONGRESS. - : House Will Grapple with the Tariff, end the Senate with Federal Election* Law — Hawaii May Intrude — Many Amendment* Offered. / — L Getting Down to Buslne**. Washington correspondent:*! . .

, EBATE and not jaotlon will mark 'the proceedings of Congress for several days. In the Home the feature will be the tariff debate, and in the Senate the bill to repeal the federal elections law. Anent tho .Hornblower nomination, it is tho . expressed determination of the Senators who sustain the majority report of the Judiciary Committee adverse to oon-

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firmation to insist upon final action, so In view of the extent to which Senators have Interested themselves in the case, it may occupy the attention of the body in executive session for two days. Otherwise Senator Gray, of Delaware, will call up the elections repeal bill. Tho bill will be made the unfinished business and be kept before the Senate until passed or defeated. It is understood that the Democratic Senators have decided to refrain from extended debate on this subject and will content themselves with two or three speeches, which may be made by Senators Gray, Bate and HilL The Republican "speakers will be Senators Ledge, Frye, Chandler "and Hoar, and perhaps others. The present expectation is that the debate will consume at least two weeks. Coming events will cast their shadows before In the shape of a tariff speech, to be delivered by Senator Gallinger, of New Hampshire. Os course there is always present a possibility of resolutions and speeches on the subject of Hawaii during the morning hours, and this probability is reduced almost to a certainty by the recently published correspondence. But tariff will be the almost exclusive talk in the House. The House will take up the consideration of the bill under the five minute rule, and the paragraphs will be . open to amendments. The desk of Chairman Richardson is covered with amendments that will bo proposed by various members who want to make sure that their propositions will receive proper attention. Routine Proceedings. A number of amendments were offered in the House Saturday, but only one succeeded in running the gantlet of the Way* and Means Committee** disapproval. This was offered by Mr. Bynum, and simply defined more explicitly the classes of Iron taxable under the Wilson bill Two events of Interest which lighted up a day otherwise somewhat dull were the President** veto of the New York and New Jersey bridge bill and his message transmitting the latest correspondence from Hawaii. It was agreed that debate on the rending amendment, substituting the agricultural section of the McKinley law for the corresponding ■ection of the Wilson bill, should close. It . was also agreed that " Tuesday, after tho House goes into committee of the whole, three hours should be given to a consideration of the coal schedule and three hours to the iron ore schedule Then the House went Into committee of the whole, with Mr. Richardson in the chair. Brief speeches wereimade by Mr. Grosvenor, Mr. Coombs, Mr. Meyer and Mr. Simps.-n. Wednesday morning tho House went into committee of the whole to consider the Wilson bill, and the debate was characterized by sharp repartee Several amendments were rejected, and others offered. The Senate in executive session re- , jected the nomination of J. Scott ' Harrison, of Kansas City, to be Surveyor of Customs at that port. Mr. Harrlscn Is a brother of ex-Presldent Harrison. The fight in tho Senate against his confirmation has been led by Senators Vest and Cockrell After an Interesting discussion of civil service reform tho Senate resumed as “the unfinished business” tho House bill to repeal the Federal election laws, and the debate on that subject continued. The bill went over without action, but with a pending amendment to give to Congressional candidate* the right to have watchers at the polls In the Senate Thursday Peffer and Allen, Populists, introduced resolutions attacking the proposed Issue of bonds. By a strict party vote In the House It was de- • elded not to substitute the McKinley wool schedule The “unfinished business”—the House bill to repeal the federal election laws-was then taken up by the Senate and Mr. Vest addressed the Senate in support of the bill. A lot of minor nominations were confirmed. Both houses adjourned until Monday. Friday was a day of amusing Incident* and exciting debates in the Hou-e. Mr. Dalzell continued his remarks specifying certain discrepancies between the theory and practice of Mr. Johnson. Mr. Johnson briefly replied, denying tho allegations In detail and deprecating the policy of dragging personalities Into a tariff debate. He closed by making another plea to place steel rails on the free list Mr. Wilson, of West Virginia, made the principal speech in opposition. He pleaded earnestly that the work of tbe Committee on Ways and Meansshould not be altered without duo consideration. Tho amendment placing steel rails on the free list was defeated by a vote of Til to 100. Mr. Henderson offered ns an amendment io the agricultural schedule of the Wilson bill the corresponding clause In the McKinley law. This gave rise to some exciting colloquies, but no action was taken. Unimportant speeches were made at the evening session, There was a larger number of members present than for some time past. An agreement was then entered into thereby three hour* Immediately after the House goes Into committee of the whole Monday, will be given to debate on the sugar schedule, and the vote will then be taken on any amendments which may be offered. ~ ______ Multum In Parro. O'UR time needs stronger souls.—/' Beethoven. Conscience! Man’s most faithful friend.—Crabbe. ’ . What you dislike in another tawA care to correct in yourself.—Sprat. , A The, country is both the philoso. | pher’s garden and his library.— Penn.™ CONTENTMENT is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty.—Socrates. Weakness on both sides is, as we know, the trait of all quarrels^-Vol-taire. I A desire to resist oppression is im- I planted in the nature of man.—Tacitus, J Good will, like a good name, is got | ' by many actions, and lost by one.—l 1 Jeffrey. | , A MAN’S opinions are usually of much I more value than his arguments.—o, W. I I Holmes. : t The coldest bodies warm with oppo-1 s sition; the hardest sparkle in collision. II -Junius. | Society is built upon trust, and trust I upon confidence in one another’s integ-1 I r Ay.—South. . ' \ i A German art critic writes: “Chopin ■ 1 dreamed beautiful things; made them real I