Decatur Democrat, Volume 41, Number 6, Decatur, Adams County, 22 April 1897 — Page 4

THE DEMOCRAT PUBI.tSHU.iI WKKKI.V. DEMOCRATIC PRESS I‘(Ht'I.fSHTNG flij LEW G. ELLINGHAM. EDITOR. -— — ' ■ — - - I ft.so PER YEAR IN ADVANCE.' Entered ut the Postufticent.lH’Clitnr. Imllami j ns Second-Chiss Mail Mutter. OFFICIAL PAPER OF ADAMS COUNTY. THURSDAY, APRIL 22. . —::....... .... - ; We offer a reward for all Hies; found on this edition Congressman Holman has been quite siek for a week, but happily . is recovering. Ex Governor Matthews has settled down on h s little farm in; Vermillion county, and will make; hay. On May 1 Governor Mount will; appoint a new democratic member of the state board of tax cominis sioners. The republican state committee have chosen George F. McGill- , lough, of Muncie, as the Gowdy’sj successor to the chairmanship of that, committee. The price of the necessities of : life—at present under the operation of a moderate tariff and a , large free list, the lowest they have ever been—will indicate, the coni , ing summer, how perfectly the new and extreme protective measure i fulfills its mission.

The Democrat t-his week is somewhat of a Methodist edition, but we know our readers of all sexes, creeds and isms will not ob ject. but on the other hand will commend our energy and zeal, in thus giving such prominence to this character of public benefaction. Never before have the committees of either branch of congress been so disorganized. The house is running along with only a half dozen of its committees named, and the senate has only about thesame number of complete ones. Nearly a quarter of the senate committees ] are so crippled tliatdhey have not a quorum, and are in no shape to transact business. This situation is anomalons, and is not likely to be cured at any early date. As the logical result o' the fi-g+i tariil lb'-orv is t lie enhancement in prices, the cost of all articles up >n which the duties have been increased may be expect) d to ad vance at an early date in anticipation of the passage of the bill. Indeed, the information dea'C'S are even now receiving from wholesa ers and jobbers -s of a nature /hat s not calculated to make the 1 radii g public reprice and lie ex (•ecdingly glad. When a portion o‘ th- population is pi zzlcd to know v hat they '•hall eat ami wherewithal they shat! he clothed, there is noth'ng son tiiug or rea• soring in the prophesy of a high tariff advance on the necessities of life.

Tin: pernicious effect of the, adoption o( the housoofthe retro] active section of the Dingier bill is being fell , and in spite of the fact that thc-ainendmei t is geneialH regarded a< a men* “scare-crow," imp 'l l* rs and collectors of customs t h ronghout the country have be'h gr ally did in lied, and collectors have telegraphed the treasury denari meat urgently for infer mat ion in Che emergency. Treasury oilirials in private, conversation do imt hesitate to ridicule the provision, and M point out the i(isiiptH>— ab'e difficulties that would attend its execution. Aside ’from all questions of const it ul i maht.v it is intimated that the depai t in' J iit

wi.mld regard il a* a li'>p«*l< ss task I<> prove I hat any of I he gooils weie not 01 dered befor-" April I. We are promt of this edition the I >em<x ra r, and should we take ad vantage of the occasion to tiekje on'r vanity u idei the chin, just jirant the privilege. Afrcr a careful perusal ol this paper, you will surely admit, that the Demo ci; \ r is equal to any ami all emer geiicies. Tne harid-ome half tone engravings and complete account of the Methodist dedication ceremonies, besides all the general and local news of the week, completes one of the handsomest and best •editions ever issued from any office in the city. This is rather a broad assertion after considering the high degree Os talent ami literar.v genius that has editorially dispensed the news upon this phbUcation since its first introduction, under the head of the Decatur Eagle, forty years ago. But it is neverthelest and demonstrates that the Democrat as a printeny, is capa hie of taking care of any artistit pHntTng? Prices submitted upon application.

CONCERNING OFFICE TENURE * * ———- THE PROBLEM BEING SOLVED AS TO POSTMASTERS. . j ■ DeclHion by t »»«■ Attorney General May Nullity ClevelHiul'* Civil Service Order an tn Peniiou Board.—RepreMentatlve llolnian'H »» Ollier lntetl>idiii|c tioHsip From tile Capital. From Our Sihm-Ihl <'orrcspomlent. Washington. April 21. —The Republican members of congress from Indiana, with Senator Fairbanks, who is still busy passing out the post.'tlices in Democratic districts, have been flooded with inquiries concerning the tenure of office of postmasters appointed during the last administration The action of the postoffice department in a number of eases has already solved several of the prob lenis which have been keeping aspirants in an anxious state of mind. It is known, first of all. that the general rule will be to permit appointees of the last administration to serve out their time, except in eases where charges more serious than ‘‘offensive partisan.ship’’are preferred. Where a postoffice has been raised from the fourth class to preside'fltial rank the incumbent will be permitted to serve four years from the date of his commission as an officer of the presidential class. Where there has been a death or resignation, the postoffice department has hot yet made a definite ruling as to whether the official holds four years from the date of his appointment or four years from the date of the commission of his predecessor. It is said, however, that in all cases where there has been an apparent attempt to prevent the immediate appointment of a successor by the resignation of the former incumbent only a short time be-

fore the accession of the McKinley administration there will be sudden I changes. * J# —* <*— Another question that has been raised ■ is as to whet tier the term of a postmaster appointed during a recess of congress begins with his appointment or I w T itly. his confirmation by the senate. The appointment of a postmaster at 1 Pendleton a few days ago seems to settle that problem. Four years ago a Democrat was appointed postmaster at Pendleton during a congressional re- ■ cess. The appointee, of course, took office at once, but his commission was not issued until after his confirmation by the senate in the following Decemj ber. The Pendleton apixnntment shows that the ruling of the department in such cases will be that the term closes fqur years J'rotii the date of appoint- : melit by the president Mr. Holman, who looked unusually ' well at the opening of the present sesi sion, is suffering from one of the few '; attacks of illness with which he has ' bqen afileted during his entire lifetime. Two weeks ago Judge Holman made a ; misstep in alighting from a streetcar, I fell down and was badly shaken up. He has been confined to his bed since bv a complication of disorders which may be traced to.the shock sustained in this accident. Some fears for his recovery were expressed last week, bat he is now thought to be ina fair wav to recovery. The venerable statesman expressed especial regret at his inability ,j to attend the funeral of Senator Voorhees, whose life ime friend he was.

Judge Holman lives very modestly at his residence,?„ 2125 R street, and is never known to miss a session or commit tee meeting, __ # Representative Bartholdt of Missouri called at the white house recently to present rhe indorsements of practically all the German Lutheran clergymen in 10 states for the appointment of Professor H. W. Diedrich to be consul at Lipsic. Professor Diedrich is now a resident of Washington, but was for many years president of Concordia college.;.t Fort Wayne, where a majority of the minister* of that faith now in the coun- I try were hi> pupils Professor Diedrich ; made an ev bent record while consul at Lipsic under the Harrison administration. havmg, it is said, saved thy government full £75.000 by his care in preventing Undei valuations of goods shiuped from that, port to the United States. | — No one of liie many civil, service extensions. imide by President Cleveland has been worrying Republican members of congi js. more than that which plant s the pension examining boards, where the compensation exceeds £3OO per annum, within the classified service When the discovery of this particular extension was made during the concluding days of Ihe last session of congress several of the Indiana congressmen had already made up theiK.slatt* of aiipointntents. it i claimed that a recent declisioii '<i.f. "1177- allorney geltefal, which j declares that members of pensjon ex- | amining boards are not legally “officials.” wiii nullify the effect of this older, but th ■ (''omiriissKiner of pensions has as yet made no such application of the ruling, h is rather surprising to j' note, however, that the members of more than loin fifths of these boards in Indiana rceive les- than .8301) per ye.w. The 21 '•i*,n . ,|| which the compensation is in fxi-rns of that amount are: Auburn, Brazil, Coluinbits, Evansville, Goshen. G'isport, Indianapolis. Kokomo, Lawri ncebuTg, Leavenworth, Madison. 1 Maiigit, Martinsville, New if Albany, N"l-rjesville>, a North. Vernon, Richmond. S. vniour. Terre Haute, Viuj cennes apd Washington. Ttrnther cities changes may. and in most cases will, . be made without delay. ' ' . ■»*» . Professor John G. Ewing of the Notre Dame University at South Bend, an in- , Btitution which is, by the way, only '_ second to th,. Catholic University of- - city in importance among Catholic institutions m this country, is in Wash- !

ington unrfng htn claims for the consulship at Glasgow, Scotland. Professor Ewing is prominent among Catholic educators, is a relative of the Blaines. Shermans and Ewings, and has the active support of Clem Studebaker and other lending Indiana Republicans. Senator Fairbanks is said to favor his aspirations and Professor Ewing thinks his chances excellent. Indiana has another candidate for this desirable consulship, Dr. J. Z. Powell of Logansport, chairman of the Cass county Republican committee, who is also strongly indorsed. The president blasted a Hoosier hope last week by informing Senator Fairbanks 'that he could not appoint Rev. Dr. Holmes of Terre Haute as minister to Denmark. —* * — Speaking of the Catholic University, Professor Francis Maurice Egan, who came to the Catholic University from HiVre Dame two years ago, is one of the most prominent and popular professors in 'hat celebrated institution. Ibs lectures on literature have attracted wide attention and favorable common' not only in the university, but in the literary circles of Washington. In the long list of distinguished names which Indiana has contributed to the world of literature during the past few years that of Professor Egan is entitled to a high place. Indiana had so large a number of departmental appointments during the Harrison administration that wide interest will be felt in the semiofficial announcement that the president has in contemplation a suspension of the civil service rules so far as they relate to chiefs of divisions and heads of bureaus. There has already been a good deal of friction between two or three members of the cabinet and their immediate subordinates, which, it is thought, has suggested this plan. In order to depart as little as possible from the spirit of the civil service law it is, so the story goes, the intention of the administration to restore to their former positions those who were in the service during the Harrison administration. Such a decision would put a good many Hoosiers back on the government payrolls. A recent investigation shows that Indiana

has now in the departmental service 88, less appointments than an equitab.e geographical distribution would accord to the state. The District of Columbia, Virginia and Maryland and a number of eastern and southern states exceed their quota, while 39 states are entitled to larger representation. — *** — In cataloguing the many sons of In- I diana who rave achieved political distinction in other states your correspon- I dent failed to mention one of the most prominent names on the list. Representative Joseph G. Cannon of Danville, Ills., chairman’of the committee on appropriations, is.ji native Hoosier, who spent his boyhood in Parke county and attended Bloomingdale academy, a Quaker institution whsh had a wide reputation as a seat of learning 40 years ago. The Friends in that neighborhood fondly call him “Joe” and take great pride in his successful career. .., —»*.* A number of bills have been introduced during the present session aimed at the practice of the pension department in dropping pensioners from th'; rolls. Representative Zendr has a bill awaiting reference to the pensioil coin mitten on tb's subject, and Mr Steele lias introduced a similar bill, tile preamble of which declares that the pension department exercises legislauvj functions forbidden to the executive, departments by the constitution; that evidence is required to sustain claims noj in accordance with the laws of the United States and the practice of the courts of justice; that adverse action is often taken upon the basis of reports, letters and papers winch claimants and their attorneys are not permitted to examine, and that rules and regulations have been established which are dilatory, vexatious and tin warranted. The law provides that all rules and regulations shall be made public and shall" conform to the laws ‘of the United States*, atid the rules of evidence recognized by courts of justice ia the District of Columbia; that claimants and their attorneys shall have access to all evidence and correspondence placed on on file and considered in the adjudication of cases. * —— Representative Henry U. Johnson has definitely decided that he will nor, enter the race for the congressional nomination in his district next year. In Mr J'.hnsoi the house will lose one of its mist inleresting figures, who has done more toYelieve the monotony oi the Congressional Record, perhaps, than anv of his eontenrppraries. Mr. Johnson has pretty well decided on this

i-i)ur.»<■ '■vi •r < 1 ast iu 1111 nfa 11 011. and lias before i "''lareil tUat lie would not stand for the nomination unless ins old adversary. Mr. Watsnn, should conclude that be liail things all his (ITvn wav. in which case h" would run jiist to disabuse the mind of Mr. Watson. The Richmond congressman is centcrinir all his infim-im ■ in the direct', n of securing ‘ something eomiliv a,s good” for EdJtor Ellioi of Newcastle, whom, he failed to lami as assistant secretary of the naw. Mi. Johnson’s .son lias reeentlv b-en-appmiHed mailing clerk in the house .... - J. N. Hiirt'in of Conncrsvike has been, in Washington, and it is understood is a candidale for federal .ipppinttm-nt. Mr. Huston has succeeded in getting on his feet again financially since h's business tailin’*': Mr. Huston thinks that President McKinley gives evidence that his vitality is being exlruisted as there suit of the heavy demands made upon 'lim. and liv'nevej.liv'nevej. imit unless there, i:. a “letup” in the near fun:re, a complete phvsical collapse is likely to entiufe. — *”.y. Senator Wilson,, who accompanied the family of Senator Voorhees to Terre Haute on the occasion of the funeral of the senator, was “’a lifelong friend of Mr. Voorhees, it i;> mentioned asfa peculiar coincidence that Senator Wilkoi/s father defeated the 'elder Voorhees for congress before the war, and Chat more tiia:; 31) years jater' the younger Wilson defeated Charles Voorhees for congress in tiie state of Washington: The friendship between the fu'hiilw wtcal enmity has been spirited. Gkokoe B. Lockwood.

: Spring clothes. I » = + (4.1 New styles. New colorings. New ideas expressed in itl x’ the suits. Top Coats and Trousers that make up our new spring stock. The very latest and best the x 4* county affords is here for our customers, and the J " 4* prices are LESS than usual. W $ * Stylish Sack Sults. * (4*| Fancy Scotch Chevoit, new wood brown over plaid and ;x> light fancy plaids, checks and mixtures. The very latest patterns, handsomely trimmed and tailored, $15.00 * would not be high for them, at SIO.OO. * Our Spring Howard Hat. £ 4* Is a beauty. $5.00 quality at $3.00.. We are also showing a strong line of Cuban hats in all colors. I4*J 4. Our Shirts are up to date.—Notice our window. [4»l + Pete ttoltholise & Co., + IXI ' 4. $ The Leading Glothiefa and Furnishers. » * ® *' ' _ . ./ • ' ■ . •1 • '■ .

The school board at a meeting held Tuesday eveniug, formally and y ballot, elected Floyd Brittson for superintendent of the city schools, for the coming school year. While we may personally have had in mind one who is more tanned in the actual service, yet we have no criticisms to otter and will antagonize neither the school board nor Prof. Brittson. On the other hand we shall, in our weak way, uphold and commend him, and it is the duty of every one interested in the success of our pub lie schools, to do likewise. He is a young' man and in June will graduate from the state university at Bloomington, and comes highly recommended by the faculty of that much honored institution Such recoin mendacious can not be treded with indifference. Let every one set aside any feeling over past differences and protect our schools with unity in action. Repvblican orators have, since

the November election, been as. I suring the country that the one obstacle to universal and eternal prosperity is tin deficiency which i xiMs between the government and its expenditures. For the mere sake of argument, admitting this] statement to be true, one would i expect the most careful consideration of every proposition looking to the reduction of this deficiency. One cause of the deljcien.cy has been extr.ivigan.t- appropriations.] It is not too much to say that the entire deficit might be made good by a reasonable curtailment of expenses But the republicans refused to consider every such proposition. On the contrary, in two days they passed, without considering any item, five appropriation bills. The ri publcan chairman of the commitue on appropriations admitted on the floor of the house that-there was £5,000,000 in one of the bills which he had no doubt could be ruled out on a point of mder. It is safe to say that several times £5,000,000 could be rilled out on a point of expediency and hon esty. J The haiidsoine new Methodist

chmch of this city was last Sab bath dedicated to the public. The ceremonies ii cident to* the deciplimiry ceremony was of a highly cultured nature, and interesting to the 1,200 people who tilled the interi rof that building. The ora tor of note for the • ccasion was the Bev, Dr. U. H. Payne, 1). D. LL. D, of New Y >rk. The setmon delivered was a masterpiece of oratorical eloquence. The cereI monies accompanying the dedica tion were’ impressive throughout and contained none of the worn out tediousness that usually accom panies such occasions. Pastor

Gregg’s arrangement of the program of proceedure did credit: to him, not ajar occurring to mar the pleasure of any one. The members and congregation ,in general i acquitted themselves well by sub scribing the aggregate sum of £O,OIS, more than enough to free • I the church from the impoverished face-Of debt. This fact is enough to cause general rejoicing, especial J*V to tho-e having in charge the ' financial interests of that meinber- ] ship. The building islFbeautnut i addition to the appearance of our city, and is welcomed by all our people, for wherever yon find a — Tucarvhy "Cuuren, you witi iiKtiAvisc find a prosperous and happy people

JAMES K. NIBLICK. THE, GROCER. Can .supply you with all kinds of Staple and Fancy Groceries, and the prices can’t be discounted any place at any time. Goods delivered promptly to all parts of the city. Call and see us and permit us to place you . - • , o - —■ - upon our list of regular customers. > James K. NiblickDonovan & Bremerkamp’s Old Stand.

VISIT THE Fftlß, iq Stoqe bbildiqg opposite court house. The Oqiy Place for Bargaiqs. NeW Goods arriViqg Daily. SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS This week in Wall Paper, Millinery and all other departments. To accommodate The Farmers . . . We have made arrangements with large shippers, by which we shall pay the highest cash price for Eggs, or one cent above the market price in trade. DO NOT FAIL v i our household goods department. FA new line of the best steel agate ware just received. Also a large line of Tinware, Glassware, Dishes, etc For Housecleaning a. . . z ' We have some big bargains. Carpet Paper, 59 cents per roll of 50 yards. Carpet Tacks, 8 cents for 12 boxes. Also a full line of Whitewash Brushes, Scrubbing Brushes, Laundry Soaps, etc. THE BEST PLACE FOR CITY PEOPLE TO TRADE. THE BEST PLACE FOR FARMERS TO TRADE. 7V\onoy Saved is /V\onoy /VXcicio. Save your Money 1 by trading at THE FAIR Stone building, opposite court house, Decatur, Indiana.