Decatur Democrat, Volume 42, Number 28, Decatur, Adams County, 22 September 1898 — Page 4

THE DEMOCRAT EVERY THURSDAY MORNING BY LEW G. ELLINGHAM. Publisher. 11.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE. Entered at the Postoffice at Decatur. Indiana as Second-Class Mail Matter. OFFICIAL PAPER OF ADAMS COUNTY. THURSDAY, SEPT. 22. OUR TICKET. For Congress. ORLANDO J. LOTZ. For Representative HENRY KRICK. For Prosecuting Attorney DAVID E. SMITH. For Clerk Adams Circuit Court ELMER JOHNSON. For Treasurer JONAS NEFENSCHWANDER. For Sheriff DANIEL N. ERWIN. For Recorder THOMAS M. GALLOGLY. For Surveyor WILLIAM E. FULK. For Commissioner—First District JOSEPH E. MANN. For Commissioner —Second District. FREDERICK RF.PPERT. For Coroner DR. CHARLES S. CLARK. Political Calendar. Bingen, Monday evening, Oct. 3, 7:30 p. m. Hons. 6. J. Lotz. Janies R. Bobo. R. K. Erwin and C. M. France. Pleasant Mills, Tuesday evening. Oct. 4, 7:30 p: m. Hons. O. J. Lotz. John T. France J. Frank Mann and Dore B. Erwin. Steele, P. 0., Wednesday evening, Oct. 5, 7:30 p. m. Hons. O. J. Lotz, David E. Smith. John F. Snow and James T. Merryman. Berne, Thursday enening, Oct. 6, 7:30 p.m. Hons. O. J. Lotz. R. K. Erwin, S. A. M. Butcher and Clark J. Lutz. Linn Grove, Friday evening, Oct. 7, 7:30 p. m. Hons. O. J. Lotz, David E. Smith, J. C. Moran and Jacob Butcher. Geneva, Saturday afternoon. Oct. 8,2:00 o’clock p, in. Hous. O. J. Lotz. John T. France, Amos P. Beatty and L. C. DeVoss. Decatur, Saturday evening, Oct. 8, 7-30 p. m. Hon. O. J. Lotz. We hoist our political calendar this | week, to which we direct your especial ■ attention from now until November 8. Do not move from one township to another, as by so doing you forfeit your right to cast a vote November 8. After October 8, the limit of precinct residence expires. The republican campaign opening was by no means a dazzling success. There was a lack of enthusiasm and the attendance at all their meetings Saturday was insignificantly small. | All this means something. It requires a residence of sixty days in a township to be entitled to vote. That limit has now expired, and we hope no voter will find himself compelled to loose his right of citizenship by moving his residence before election day. - The democrats never had a better opportunity to elect a majority of the house than they have this year. A long pull and a strong pull all together will do the business. Let every democrat do his duty and the result will not be in doubt. Congressman Bailey of Texas, the democratic leader in the lower house of congress, will speak upon political issues at Fort Wayne next Monday evening. Although quite young, Mr. Bailey is one of the pronounced leaders of the party he represents. Mark Hanna, you have heard of him before, is now collecting and disbursing boodle the same to lie used in making United States Senators. Mark wants a senate of the right political color and that insures a quick return for the money so lavishly expended. The. Hon Sam Ralston the democratic candidate for secretary of state, is already receiving ovations whereever he appears as a public speaker. He is without doubt, the coming leader of democracy in Indiana, a fact we but await the future to fully verify. S. O. Perkins the secretary of the national democratic gold bug side show, has been interviewed, and without a tremor announces his determination to vote for Sam Ralston and the democratic state ticket. The gold bugs have no party representation this year. The formation of another steel trust that will surpass all other combinations in that line of production, with a capital amounting to a billion dollars, is certainly not intended to meet the legitimate necessities of the trade, but rather to bring the product more completely under control of a gigantic monopoly. The parties who form these trusts, says the Philadelphia Herald, go alxiut it as if combinations for the restraint of trade were not contrary to public policy and common law.

' Upon the earnest solicitation of the state committee and Chairman Martin, the Hon. R. K. Erwin will open the campaign at Albion next Saturday. We can testify that the democrats of . Albion will be highly entertained, as Dick can give them a “good one" any time. ■"——————— Senator Ti rpie is being eagerly - sought after as a campaign speaker. He is by far the brainest man in the state irrespective of party, and as a - member of the United States senate is a leader upon all public questions. Indiana is justly proud of her senior : senator. While the campaign will formerly be opened next Saturday. September 24. the democrats of Adams county will wait until the week of October 3, when Judge Lotz will be with us. During that week he will make seven speeches which will open the campaign good and strong. Advertising is as much as a legitimate expense of the prosperous merchant, as rent or clerk hire, and it should be so figured and considered. The merchant who omits it from his expense account will suffer as he certainly deserves to. Every one should get in the band wagon. State Chairman Martin is getting things ready to make a good livelv campaign. His outline of the work shows great political sagacity, and the results to be attained will likewise show that he is fully equal to the j emergency of scooping the republi- , cans in Indiana this year. Here is to ' you Mr. Martin. Chairman Babcock of the republican . congressional committee, said on the 7th of September: "We are already defeated for the next congress. If something does not happen in the meantime. I can not see how we can expect a republican congress." Right you are Mr. Babcock, not even saltpeter will save you. Os all the scandals of the war department none are worthy of more censure or criticism than the political I influence that surrounds the appoint- ' ments by President McKinley of army ! officials. Sons of politicians were given preference in every instance. Political pulls were the first consideration, making it a most disgraceful blot upon the military record of our nation, and then to think that the president always a patiiotic element -would trail the silken flag in such drastic mire at a time when every one else was boiling with patriotism and resenting the insults of Spain towards us and our people. High salaried appointments were made to people who did not know the first principle of military tactics or discipline. The | war through has been managed with | a view of plundering the government, and President McKinley has enabled the republican party to do a pretty i good job of it. = — It is evident that the administrai tion is preparing for a big standing army and that it intends to keep in the service indefinitely a large part of the men who volunteered for the Cuban war. According to Gen. Miles we are to have about 50,(XX) men on garrison duty in Cuba, 25,000 in the Phillippines, 14,000 in Porto Rico and i 4,(XX) in Hawaii. Os these93,ooo men about 20,000 will be regulars and the remainder volunteers. Os course the army posts in this country are to lie garrisoned also and if any of the ■ 100,000 volunteers retained in the service are not doing garrison duty they will be kept in winter camps. It is somewhat interesting to observe that these islands which were needed as j defenses to the United States, should I call at once for standing armies more j than three times as large as were needed for this country, but then there is nothing like having glory when you start in for it.—Sentinel, We are glad to inform our readers j that the campaign in Adams county j will be duly opened the week b?gin- ' ning Octolier 3. Chairman Lutz has I arranged a series of meetings for that week and secured as the principal orator, the Hon. O. J. Lotz, nominee and next congressman from this district. The meetings will open Moni day evening at Bingen, Tuesday evening at Pleasant Mills, Wednesi day evening at Steele P. 0., Thurs- : day evening at Berne, Friday evening 1 at Linn Grove, Saturday afternoon at i Geneva, and Saturday evening in this citv. Judge Lotz is a clear, forcible and logical speaker, and Will define the issues of the campaign in a very . learned manner. His first public prominence come when Governor . Gray appointed him to fill a vacancy • in the circuit judgeship in Delaware > county. So admirably did the young . jurist preside over the legal destinies there that two years afterwards he , was elected to the same position, not- > withstanding a republican majority against him of over 3,000. In 1892 he was nominated and elected a member > of the appellate court of the state, where for six years he rendered opini ions that have since been quoted far and near, and made for him a widespread reputation, both for his keen : conception of law and the spirit of fairness which was ever exhibted. As i a man his whole life has been an open , book which reveals not a blemish for > his party to cover up or excuse, and in this he is unlike h’s opponent who carries with him a private record that • would make the devil green with i shame. The voters of Adams county irrespective of party are proud of > Judge Lotz, and they only await the : coming of election day todemonstrate i by ballot their manifestation of adoration.

Philiipine islands. The Philiipine Islands and Japan, we might say, protect the mainland of China against the Pacific ocean. In fact there are two lines of protection, the one is formed by the islands of Samar, Leyte. Surigo and the large island of Miudinao and some smaller islands extending to Celebes. The other line is more irregular and is formed by the islands Mindora. the Calamianes and the long island of Palawan extending to the northern part of Borneo. Further south we find the islands of Basilan, Jobo. (or Sulu,) and the Tawi-Tawi. The part of the ocean so enclosed is called the j Mindora sea. In the eastern part of this sea. close to the main islands, there is a group of smaller islands of which Tablas. Masbote. Panav. CwiI maras, Des Negros. Cebu and Bajol are the principalities. The whole number of islands in the archipelago is estimated at 1,200. The total area of land belonging to Spain is 116,000 square miles. The inhabitants number something over 1,000,000 which live in about 933 villages or towns. The climate of the islands is warm and moist all the year round, this is not to be wondered at when we consider the nearness of the ocean, the numberless lakes, rivers, lagoons and marshes found on these islands. The rainy season is in the months of June. July, August and September, in these months the southwest winds vendavals—are almost continually blowing, this is the time the rivers rise to an enormous heighth, overflowing all the lower country. In October the water begins to fall again, north and east winds bring clear and good weather and this extends to the month of May. No severe cold is known; no ice or snow in the coldest mouths (November or December) and summer clothing may be worn all the year. The climate is not unhealthy: but Europeans must be careful until they get, used to the climate. Os course the j heat in the cities is more oppressing. | especially so in Manilla, where it is very close and on account of its situation in a kind of a kettle. The rich people of Manilla have summer resorts on the hills near the rivers or lakes, where thev live during the months of march to June. With the rising of the vendaval s heavy thunderstorms make their appearance, which at times do a vast deal of damage. Another great affliction are the numerous earthquakes in some parts of the islands. In 1599 and 1600 the greater part of Manilla was destroyed by earthquakes. In 1645 and 1646 the earthquakes again made their appearance, and in 1645 over 200 people were killed in a few minutes by the earthquake. During the earthquake of 1627 one of two mountains, called by the inhabitants “the two horses.” disappeared. The Spaniards, after taking possession of Manilla, of course built their houses strong and solid, so the danger of being destroyed by earthquakes was reduced. The people were richly compensated for the damage done by earthquakes, winds < and rains, by the abundant crops raised. Grass grows all the year ■ and trees and plants have new shoots ! appearing at all times of the year. | This being the case the Alarbes would j not trouble themselves about building j houses, but will pitch their tent wher- j ever they find good situations in the i shade, under trees that may invite them by their ripe fruit. If the fruit I is gone they move on to another place j where another kind of fruit may be ripening. But very few trees loose ! their leaves at all. and those that do | will soon be covered with new leaves, j The fruit trees generally have flowers and fruit at the same time almost all the year round, and trees are easily > transplanted and grow without any I backset. Grape vines, figs, lemons and pomegranates give two or three . crops a year. If a twig of a fig tree i is stuck into the soil it will grow and ' have fruit the first year, but it must also be said, that these trees will at j times die off as rapidly as they grow.. The bread fruit of the aborigines is ; rice. Wine and vinegar is made of j the sap of the palm. The principle | article of food is fish which they get i out of the ocean. On special occasions, such as weddings, they go out into the forest for game. Thus you see the people have all they want, they need not starve. What about clothing? They raise plenty of cotton and a plant they call Abaca, of I which they make their clothing. The j dyes to color their clothing are also I found on the island, barks of trees and plants. If they build homes they i get the timber for this purpose from the woods on the mountains while the cane for the roof is taken from the swamps, and thus their homes do not cost them so very much. Governor Pingree of Michigan, was unanimously renominated for the governorship at the Detroit convention The campaign will lie opened in this state by the democrats next Saturday, after which time the issues will be fairly discussed until the balloting begins on election dav. The party has a proud record upo’ issues, of which you will hear much during the rampaitm. The partv is united and will put un a battle coral. Light the democratic torch of justice in every state conntv :m ’ *nw throughout the land We are assured from national headquarters, a ’ f- • the political outlook all am— U • that democratic success in the »ihi<r election is certain. let ever'- democrat buckle on his armor, and uo forth to slay at the ballot box. the n >' :, i •• ) party, who, under the leadership of Hanna, has plundered the national treasury, and brought death and starvation to the most patriotic army that ever enlisted under the banner of freedom.

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Attention Democrats of Washington Township i and City of Decatur. There will be a mass convention held at the Democratic Headquarters in Meibers hall in the City of Decatur on Saturday October 1. 1898, from two until eight o'clock p. m., for the purpose of nominating three Justices: of the Peace and three constables in and for said township and city to be voted for at the November election. Clark J. Lutz, Chairman. Lew G. Ellingham, Sec'y. City Indebtedness. To the Common Council of the City I of Decatur. Indiana: The undersigned special committee employed to make a complete state-| merit of receipts and expenditures of I said city since Julv 1, 1894, together with the outstanding indebtedness ofi said city, respectfully report that that we have made the examination as ordered and we report the receipts and expenditures up to September 1,1898, as follows: RECEIPTS. General fund - - - - §109.152 23 Waterworks fund - - 28,106 93 Sinking fund - - - - 960 54 Interest fund - - - - 7,201 21 Liquor licenses - - - 12,312 50 Fines and fees - - - 101 10 From sewers - - - - 3,310 50 From lights - . . - 4,615 73 From streets - - - 46,660 27 Peddlers’ license - - - 118 00 Exhibition’ licenses - - 100 90 Sidewalks 160 26 Miscellaneous - - - - 233 98 Total receipts - - §213,034 15 EXPENDITURES. Waterworks - - - - § 34,389 37 General fund - - - - 34,075 17 Liquor Licenses - - - 155 02 Sewers 2.949 33 Lights ------ 15,244 96 Fire departments - - 1,519 97 Sidewalks - - - - 1,289 45 Park ------ 175 72 Miscellaneous - - - - 108 11 Streets 56,921 17 Salaries - - ... 11,907 30 Interest 15,456 94 Bonds 38,801 16 Total disbursements §212,993 67 RECAPITULATION. Total receipts - - - - §213,034 15 Total disbursements - 212,993 67 Balance in hands of C. F. True, Treasurer § 40 48 INDEBTEDNESS. We report the total indebtedness on September 1, 1898, as follows: City bonds, issue of 1894 § 20,000 00 City bonds, issue of 1898 9,000 00 Central building school Ixmds ----- - 3,000 00 North ward school bonds 6,500 00 South ward school bonds 11.500 00 First mortgage waterworks bonds - - - - 35,000 00 Second mortgage waterworks bonds - - - - 12,500 00 Electric light mortgage bonds ----- . 5,875 00 Time orders, anticipating tax collections - - - 8,400 00 Floating orders - - - 1,110 53 Total indebtedness - §112,885 53 Respectfully submitted, G. Christen, 1 J. F. Mann, | An Enterprising Druggist. There are few men more wide awake and enterprising than Page Blackburn who spares no pains to secure the best of everything in their line for their customers. They now have the valuable agency for Dr. King’s New Discovery for' consumption. covrh and colds. This is the wonderful remedy that is producing such furor all over the country by its many start liner cures. It absolutely cures asthma, bronchitis, hoarseness and all affections of the throat, chest and lungs. Call at theabovedrugstore and get a trial bottle or a regular size for 50 cents and §I.OO. Guaranteed to cure or price refunded. Try an ad. in the Democrat.

THE DECATUR NATIONAL BM, DECATUR INDIANA. July 14, 1898. RESOURCES. I LIABILITIES. Loans and Discounts, - $202,938.89 Capital, - - • SIOO,OOOI Overdrafts, - - 3,490.40 : Surplus, - - U. S. Bonds and premiums 27,500.00 ■ Undivided profits, - Real estate and furniture, 6.588.79 Circulation, - . 2’2,5001 Cash and Exchange, - 76.171.06 Deposits, - - 185,81’1 $316,689.14 $316.6891 DIRECTORS. OFFICERS. P. W. Smith, J. B. Holthouse,. P. W. Smith, J. B. Holthodse, J. D. Hale. J. H. Hobrock, President, Vice-Pregidenl D. Sprang, C. A. Dugan, C. A. Dugan, E. X. Ehinger, H R. Moltz, Cashier Ass’t Ca>iiiei A general banking business transacted. Foreign drafts sold, Inters paid on certificates left six or twelve months.

Many newspapers, chiefly of the Kepublican persuasion, are criticising the administration ot' Secretary of War Alger for numerous blunders and some other things worse than blunders. This is done to shield the president, who is responsible for the acts of his war secretary. It is now suggested that some narrowminded people will begrudge Major McKinley a vacation. Tuis is improbable. The general feeling toward the major is one of kindness and the wish is that he had taken a vacation several months ago, and taken Alger with him. The request has been made in Tipton county for “all who voted for McKinley and are sorry for it” to hold up their hands. It is a train robber’s request, and means danger to pocketbooks. Do not do it. It is claimed that the Dingley law is putting money in the pockets of the woolgrowers, but on the other hand the people who buy wooien goods, millions in number, are compelled to pay highei prices for them or suffer. The campaign in the Philippines has been conducted in away pre-eminently creditable to the American nation, because Dewey had the good sense to “cut the cable,” so that Washington yawp could not reach him. It is understood that the Din gley law has already reimbursed the patriots who subscribed to Mark Hanna’s corruption fund to elect McKinley, and that from this time forward the plunder of the people will be clear profit. Secretary of War Alger, Republicans affirm, ought to be removed for incompetency. If McKinley should respond and dismiss Alger, he might find him a lineal descendant of Balaam’s donkey, able to talk and take care of himself. If we are to believe certain Republican organs all the battles fought during the war were fought in Washington—and that McKinley and his cabinet commanded the armies and the ships. No one can read the horrors of Spanish rule in the Philippine islands and blame the natives for wanting to get even with the Spaniards. All samee in Cuba anti Porto Rico. It is now definitely known that the blunders of the administration, first and last caused more deaths at Santiago than Spanish bullets. As a result, Alger squeals. Colonel William J. Bryan, Democrat, patriot, orator and soldier, at a bound rose several points higher in military office than fell to the lot of Major McKinley. The Republican party is a gold standard party, but in the St. Louis convention it gave a pledge to favor bimetallism if it could gam the consent of leading European nations.

Amazing Cleverne-8 of Birds. There is something very remarkaH ia the almost reasoning powers mat fes.-d occasionally by birds in eludii pursuit or in turning attention to iheii nests and young, but in few this more noticeable than in the dm tribes. In Captain Black's narrative! his arctic land exp > <iitir n the hilowil instance of this is given: One of his companions, Mr. Kim having shot a female duck, firedaga and, as be thought, disabled its ma companion. Accordingly, leaving tl dead bird, which he had the mortifit tiou of seeing shortly at: nvard carril off by one of the white headed eagle he waded into the wab r ..ft-r r..- :ni which, far from being fluttered alarmed, remained nn ri ni-- * waiting to be taken up. Still, is I neared it, it glided easily away tiiM innumerable little m ks and winiiill Several times he reach'd l ut hi.- ha l to seize it, and, having at last m great patience managed to coop it in a corner, from which there appear to be no escape, he was triumphant bending down to take it when, to utter astonishment, it looked arotin him, cried "Quack!” and then » away so strongly that be was he had never bit it at all. T“ e ir object clearly was to draw the go away from its companion. Pagodas as Sin offeringsJust as brewers and other evil o in England conciliate ' l,,aTen ,\|„ ing churches so the bold, bad, handed Burman makes it ail ngthe next existence by erecting pa? In proportion to the height o goda bis heap of sin disappears- ■ the Burman, like the rest o after his own wants rather of his ancestors, he builds a p»r. to himself, ami allows his g rands to topple over. An uncle 0 ’ king must have been roun s ' with the weight of his wrong Anyway, at the foot of hill—a nice, breezy onnnenc. rable to give you an ap y- tik’ , in the back—he built 1 ' # though the guides count _ a say there are only 400. ( they mention the nnc le,i of regard for their umnar n itt wishing to expose the rea of his sinfulness. The white and set out in rows, . tl) each were what we prone ( tombstones. We were . % eß r < inscriptions were not 0 ] ete co parted, but constituted a r ' of the law in the Hicks-Wheeler and the first time yesterday, a ? t; , pt on together famously- ■ their talk until late in the J Wicks—What were and golf^, t k , ( Wicks—But Wbeeie the first thing about go ■ v ka< Hicks—Neither does b- gDt t 6 anvthing about bnyt' jti makes no difference, J* on his favorite topic to the other.—Boston Tran