Decatur Democrat, Volume 42, Number 43, Decatur, Adams County, 5 January 1899 — Page 4

THE DEMOCRAT IVIRY THCRPDAT MORNING BT LEW O. ELLINOMAM, Publisher. *1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE. Entered at the Tostoffice at IX-catur. Indiana ks Second-Class Mail Matter. OFFICIAL PAPER OF ADAMS COUNTY. THURSDAY, JAN. 5. Yearly contracts in advertising for 1899 are now in order. The grip is raging in Washington much to the mortification of many public men. Nicholson is spending his time at Indianapolis now helping to puff the Steele senatorial boom. Governor Mount as a senatorial possibility, is not stirring much dust. The dark horse business does not seem to be very prosperous any way. After the completion of the gravel roads next summer Adams county will begin to look up in earnest. With goods roads there is no spot upon top of earth, so fruitful. Representative Krick left yesterday for Indianapolis and at noon today will take his seat in the lower house of the general assembly, where he will represent the great county of Adams in the general assembly of the state of Indiana. Our business men are suffering somewhat of a colapse since the holidav rush is over. However, we venture the ascertion that no other town in northern Indiana enjoys such a good wholesome trade the year 'round, as does Decatur. Indianapolis lawyers are figuring on a bill to present to the legislature, which has for its prime and only object the placing of the justices of the peace on a salary. Whether it will reach a state of legislative importance remains to be seen.

Petitions are being circulated in Jay and Randolph counties, which ask their representatives in the legislature to cast theirfinal vote for Judge Taylor for United States senator. Some 2000 signatures have Ireen appended to such a document in Randolph county alone, which in a measure very emphatically signifies which wav the wind blows.

Many new names have Iteen added to the Democrat family of readers, thus showing their appreciation of a good and newsy newspaper. 1 resides starting the new year aright. There is everything in starting right. During 1899 the Democrat proposes to perform well its mission, and give its readers greater value than they have ever before received. If you are not now a regular reader and subscriber it will pay you to begin now.

The senatorial situation remains unchanged with the exception perhaps that the Hanley boom has run its course and some one else will have an inning. The Steele forces too, seem to be weakening, all of which has added strength to the chances of Judge Taylor, and in the end will likely elect him. The Steele and Hanley forces are bitter in denouncing each other, and are reciting political history without the aid of a book, j The first vote will Ire taken one week 1 from tomorrow.

It is gratifying to the many friends of the Hon. Hugh Dougherty to hear him so universally mentioned for the high honor of the democratic nomination for governor in 19(K). While it is looking ahead somewhat to make a slate, yet it is gratifying to hear our distinguished friend and neighbor so kindly and favorably eulogized. We can bear additional testimony to | his high character and his devotion to the lofty principles advocated by his | (tarty. He is always a democrat, al- j ways a hard worker in the ranks and always a free hearted contributor towards it's success. To see him gov- j emor of Indiana would be a source of j pride to every inhabitant of northern i Indiana.

tic s If you are well shod with SELZ ''yjr ' * * *4* t* SHOES you can perform your daily duties in safety and comfort !t won’t cost you any more to buv SELZ P? d&Cffeffi SHOES than if you purchased inferior grades of j k other makers, and the difference in the wear* I 3 ing qualities will make your pocket glad, as well as your feet. HENRY WINNES, cor. 2d and Monroe sts,, Decatur.

It is astonishing what a mania there is among men to seek public positions. At present Indianapolis is over run with a lot of men who are seeking positions at the hands of the legislature which can only last for sixty days. Many more are at home depending upon a senator or a representative to secure them a clerkship, or an appointment as doorkeeper or spittoon cleaner. Columbia City Post. It would seem that George I . McCullough of Muncie, is again trying i to assume the task of bossing the g, 0. p. in the eighth congressional district. He has pledged the legislative vote to Hanley for senator and has opened headquarters at the Denison at Indianapolis with a view of delivering the goods. If the republican party in this district trusts their party destiny |to this blatherskite they deserve rebuke. Even Cromer is a credit to McCullough. If the late Calvin S. Brice and Ranold T. McDonald could speak, they would probably bear testimony to the oft repeated statement of other successful business men. that it requires more effort to keep together a large estate than to create the same. Both were remarkably successful in ereatiiig colossal fortunes, both suffered the penalty of a superhuman effort to keep the same intact. Great enterprises cannot be permitted to stand still. They must be pushed for all there is in it. and it is 'his unceasing pushing that wears out the strongest human machinery. Why should the Cuban troops lie paid by the United States? There is no reason except that the United States has taken forcible possession of Cuba not only what was held by Spain, but also what was held by the Cuban troops. It is taking control rs the revenues of the island and ad.ninistering them to suit itself., Cuba has been relieved of SpaiyVn rule. The United States drov'i opain out. but it would not have been done but for the earlier efforts of the Cuban soldiers. They are entitled to pay from their country, and as the United States is running their country it ought to pay them, and charge it up to the country. Sentinel.

Senator Xusbacm will introduce a bill in the legislature for the regulat on of the collection of fees due the state and county from the county officers. It provides that the attorneygeneral shall appoint deputies in the congressional districts at a salarv of 51.500 whose duty it shall be "to visit once each quarter each county in the several congressional districts in the state of Indiana and make a full and complete examination of the records, reports books, accounts, vouchers and allowances belonging and pertaining to the office of the judge of the court, clerk, sheriff, auditor, treasurer and recorder of said counties, together with the records of the board of county commissioners thereof, for the purpose of insuring the collection and payment of all fees or other moneys due the state or county and exposing abuses, delinquencies, and breeches of duty, if any such exist, and bringing to justice anv officer or person guilty of criminal acts or omissions, practiced connected with the conduct of such officers or either of them." The deputy attorney-general shall have power to put the county officers under oath with penalty attached for failure to answer all questions. He may institute civil and criminal proceedings against county officers where deemed necessary and whose money is found due from fees retained suit shall lie brought to recover the amount. HeJshall examine the records of delinquent taxes and it shall lie unlawful for any county auditor to credit any county treasurer with delinquent and uncollected taxes when the attorney-general shall report that any such taxes are collectable or that a thorough or faithful attempt has not been made. He shall have the power to order fee bills and executions in all cases where fees are outstanding in the collection of which the state or county have a pecuniary interest. After the examination the report shall lie filed in the countyauditor’s office, to w hich shall lie added such recommendations and statements as to the conduct ot the offices as may lx* deemed advisable, the same to be published. A report shall also be made to the legislature. A penalty of 8.500 is attached.

THESENATORSHir Unless Posey's Boom Goes to Pieces a Long Deadlock Is Probable. One Prominent Politician Predict* Three Week* Balloting In Caucus. Steele a Favorite With the Spoilsmen—Haul) Once a Schoolteacher. Fairbanks - Probable Position—S. K. Nicholson a Frequenter at the Denison. [From Oar Indianapolis Correspondent-! It is taken by consent among the Republican leaders that the caucus to determine. if possible, who shall be the next United States senator will be held on the evening of Jan. 10. Even at this late day it is impossible to predict the choice of the legislature. The most reliable figures at this time giTe Hanly 23 votes, Taylor 19, Posey 14, Beveridge 12 and Steele 10. This leaves 21 votes to be accounted for. A. C. Harris of this city, who is not a candidate, will get one of those. Posey s support will probably be the first to break away, as it is to a certain extent sectional and seems to have less stamina back of it than the support of any other candidate. It will split about even between Hanly and Taylor and may give Beveridge two and Steele two votes. It is believed that unless the expected disintegration of the Posey boom gives Hanly enough to nominate he will never be elected. A long period of balloting would then probably ensue and the chances for a deadlock just at present are good. One highly informed politician is predicting at least three weeks of balloting. I I I

The class of “doubtfuls” remains very large. It is composed of those who care more for a good place at the pie counter than who is elected senator. They are simply waiting until they can see through the mists who is going to be elected, and then they are going to makeone grand rush for the baud wagou. When all is over they will each claim a lion's share in shaping the result and will hold out their hands for patronage for themselves and friends. If Posey and Hanly should make a combination, such as is being rumored, whereby the entire Posey strength should go to Hauly as second choice, and the fact that such a combination had been made were noised about at the last hour, Hauly's election would be pretty sure, as there

would be a big rush to him from those who want a seat on the band wagon.

When senatorial politics first began to crop out Secretary of State Owen was mentioned as a possibility. He quicklv qnelched the rumor, however, by putting an emphatic negation on all such talk. Owen is in an enterprise that pays better and surer dividends than politics. He has bought thousands of acres of lands in Mexico that are devoted to the culture of coffee and other tropical products. He is having the laud worked on a large scale, and his son and wife are both there. It is said that the investment is paying him verylarge returns. I I I J. Frank Haniy is conducting the most expensive of all the senatorial campaigns. He has spent more money than any other two candidates, and seems to have plenty more to spend. When he was a member of congress he belonged to the committee on naval affairs, and voted for the construction of several battleships. It is now rumored that the Cramp’s Shipbuilding company is furnishing money to ran his campaign, but proof is lacking. General George Williams, the old solicitor for the Cramps company, is a brother of John S. Williams, editor of a Lafayette paper which recently came out strongly for Hauly, and the story probably originated in this wav. I I I President McKinley is said to be considerable of an admirer of Chairman Heruly of the Indiana Republican state committee. A close friend of Mr. Hernly says that when he was in Washington the other day he called on the president at the white house. It was just after the signing of the treaty of peace, and The president was particularly well pleased with the world and everybody iu it. According to this friend he offered Mr. Heruly a lucrative office, which the latter refused, saying that he preferred to remain in Indiana and help carry the state for McKinley in 1900, a remark which added to the president's rosy opinion of the state chairman. Hernly is an out and out McKinley man for 1900 and says he will have noopposition. So far as Hernly is concerned he doesn't need an office. He is well fixed and can make more money right at home than if he held a United States senatorship. Several members of the legislature would like to support him for senator, but he refuses, saying that he prefers to stay at home and make monev. I I I None of the candidates for senator could be called rich. Hauly and Beveridge and Posey come nearer being poor in this world's goods than rich. Major Steele has some property, but is far from affluent. Judge Taylor is in better circumstances than any of the other candidates, arising from the fact that for the last 18 years he has drawn $.»,0u0 a vear from the government as Mississippi river commissioner. I I I Major George Steele has a reputation of having secured more places for his supporters during his term in cougress, than any other representative who ever served in congress except

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Joe Cannon. It is a common remark that Steele's supporters “never go hun-: gry -- —that is if he wins the race. If it were only half way certain that he | would win this senatorial race, he would j have a support that would carry away j the statehouse, or do something equally radical. He does not make speeches nor champion bills —he just looks after the I boys and they know it, but thav fear he can't win out this time. I I I The question of who will be speaker has been solved by George A. Shideler withdrawing from the race. The next speaker is Frank Littleton of this city. He has the support of all of the candidates for senator outside of Indianapolis, who are trying to give Beveridge a blow. He has the especial support of the Hanly crowd. No more effectual way of dealing a deathblow to Bever-1 idge's candidacy could be devised than j to elect a Marion county man speaker | just a few days before the senatorial caucus. To elect another Marion county man senator would be a little more than the legislature could probably bargain for. I I I S. E. Nicholson, author of the Nicholson law, sees nothing but victory in the air for J. Frank Hanly. Nicholson’s ponderous form has become almost a part of the furniture about the Denison House lobby, where he can be seen almost any time of the day or night trying to make Hanly votes. “I can give the best of reasons why it is plain as day that Hanly will be elected," he said, j “He is so far in the lead and has the promise of so many second choice votes

: that defeat is impossible. It is going to, be the field against Haniy—that is ap-; parent—and if he were only a few votes 1 in the lead I should be apprehensive, I but as it is, as soon as the combination is attempted there are friends of each of the other candidates who won’t be whipped into line, but will go to Hauly, and my candid opinion is that a combination against aim will uomiuate him on the first ballot. Otherwise there might be a long period of balloting, but Haniy’s friends are the kind that stick and he will ultimately be nominated in -pite of all opposition. We are not giving figures as to his actual support now, but he has more votes than anv of the newspapers have credited him with.” I I I Hauly is a smooth-faced, boyish looking fellow, above the average in hight, who is never taken for a senatorial possibility by those two do not know him. He is 35 years old, or a year younger j 'hau Albert J. Beveridge. He is the ! youngest man in the race. He was born on a farm out in Champaigne county, i Ills. His parents were poor agriculturists. Hauly had a hard time getting | an education. Luckily some papers re- ; lating to governmental affairs fell into : his hands when he was quite young and he used to devour them aver the kitchen fire at night. They inspired in him a desire for advancement, and he worked his way through the district school by laboring on the farm to pay expeuses. By the time he was through the country school he concluded to teach, and took the teachers’ examination with fear and trembling. He was as much surprised as anybody when a letter from the county superintendent announced that he had secured a 36 mouths’ license the first time. He taught a winter or two, | an<i l*ke most young men, feU in love and got married. After marriage he supported his family for a while by teaching during the winter and ditching during the summer lhis wa* only 10 or 12 vears ago He ! studied law and began the practice at I Williamsport, Warren couutv He made a success and his practire spread over adjoining counties, so that two years ago he moved to Lafavette so as to better manage his law affairs. Hjs nomination to congress was on the 92d ballot. In the house he made a speech favoring the purchase of six bat- ; tleships. depicting necessities that were ; afterward realities in the war with Spain. His speech wide at j tention. hut Speaker Reed, who wai a ?*i o h , old down appropriations choked off the purcliase of the battle- ; ships. I I I Judge Taylor has been having a quiet ! though substantial and healthy boom | f or senator during the last week. Men | high up in state politics, who are keepi iug "hands off, predict he will be the

| winner. Thev say that after having ! , ome in touch with the sentiment | throughout the state they are convinced that there is a popular feelius that he is I the best qualified man and' that that | feeling is going to dominate in the end. They say further that in a few days Senator Fairbanks wrill show his hand | for Judge Taylor. It is argued that the judge would be i a natural complement to Senator Fairbanks. He is not a man to hustle for offices, and would make no effort to build up a machine that would work to the detriment of the senator in the future. The senator, they say, knows this, and will act accordingly. If Steele or Hanly or Posey or Beveridge were elected, any one of them, they say, would make haste to scramble for every appointment in sight and thus construct a machine that would sink out of sight Fairbanks' prestige in Indiana, a fact he well realizes. I I I Santa Claus made his apjieanince at the state offices this year as usual. He does not visit them at midnight as is his undeviating custom elsewhere, but the state officers usually get all of the presents coming to them the day before Christmas. Governor Mount got several nice presents, among them a magnificent gold watch and chain with a charm set with a sparkling diamond. This was a gift of .State Treasurer Seholz. There was a mutual interchange of presents among the force of the governor's office. Mr. Phillips, the executive clerk who recently did a fine piece of detective work that won for him the title of Quiller." received from Private Secretary Wilson a tie pin shaped like a fox's head, with a pearl setting. Colonel Wilson received from the governor a fine portrait of the latter. Louis L. Ludlow.

The town of Wildbad, in Wurttemberg, probably beats the record in regard to water facilities. The supply would suffice to provide every inhabitant with 1,200 quarts a day. Forty survivors of the charge of the Light brigade who dined together in London recently dispatched a telegram to the queen conveying expressions of unswerving loyalty and affection. In 1792, when the wreck of the Royal George was being examined, two divers quarreled and fought under water. One of the combatants succeeding in breaking the glass in his opponent's helmet. Several scientific papers haverecently announced the discovery that the odor of sweet peas is very obnoxious to flies, and that when placed in a room it will keep it free from these very tiresome pests. In order to capture a fish a South American tribe w-hips the water with the wood of a tree which contains a substance having a narcotic influence on the fish, which are tbeD readily caught. Aberdeen, Scotland, which is known as "the granite city” and has from time immemorial used its native stone for paving, has given it up and tried tar macadam, which is found as durable and much less noisy. Indiana possesses half of the window glass producing facilities of the nation produces over one-third of the plate glass and a fourth of the flint and greeu glass and stands first among the 17 gla»s producing states of the Union. There are over 200 brand* of wine produced in France, but not more than a dozen or 15 are known to people in America. More wine is drunk in England than in Fiance, and London is the greatest wiDe market in the world. At the Paris Acadomy of Medicine Ur. Uoyau gave the other dav his experience in regard to the result of 146 cases of surgical operations on the stomach. There were only 22 deaths in ®11» &ud 20 of these wpra in « cancer cases of An Austrian chemist who has been making researches into the subject declares that out of the 4,1 io varieties of iareell aT.” aud Seated in Europe scarcely 4M hav„ any odor, »nd of th^e ; r;r ,y * u bave an which is, « anv . , thing, disagreeable. People speak of their eves mea Uln bat the re.m. or i,o?th f he eye fat - aed . bat such is not case, as the retina hardlv ever gets tired. The fatigue is in the'inner

New York lias 3,000 oyster shops. Russia is said to own one-hall 2 » 1 horses of the world. About 5,000 words in the Em , language have no rhyme to them. London has 13,564 polioemen. t to every one of its 888 square misc The very finest brand nf Hatim gars fetches f 1,500 a thousand in Pr, The number of people at present n speak English is said to be 116,000, It is estimated that of ulatiou of the globe about 90,000 dies i ery day. The most recent estimate oft» wealth of Great Britain and Ireland i £11,806,000,000. Japan's first sugar refinery has ;u 3 gone into operation. The raw iisr conies from Java. The wide utilization of waterfalls!j; . the generation of power has suggestre to a French engineer the title of tbit coal. The theaters of Paris have representations on certain days, waa •; the seats cost only a quarter or half u» nsnal price.. The length of the Grand anal, from Tien tsin to Haugcbau, in China, i»6st miles. It connects great ports withnu coal regions. For the hide of a full grown pnE greatly sought after in Africa for»a m and sandal making, the native fluntas . get from *l3 to 425. The English and Chinese laagcaw i are said to be the only twoatncagL those known that class inanimate jects as of the neuter gender. The royal crown of Persia, shift 1 dates back to remote ages, is in B *i| form of a pot of flowers, surmonntei? ■ an uncut ruby the size of a ben's ec? The underground railway in lonfc . was the most expensive to construct! ;j any in the world. Some parts of itet* I 1,000 guineas a yard, or £BO for«P| inch. An economic traveler may jot®' ! j from London to Frankfort for i 7 : patronizing anight boat on thecbaMavoiding express trains aDd trawl fourth class in Germany. There are 400,000,000 people in !* j British empire, and the queen**-| have to live another 70 years toen> her to see all of them pass by hern;! and day for all that time. There are now over 250,000 word'the English Jangnage. acknowledged , the best authorities, or about iO. ’ i more than in the German. P® l Spanish and Italian combined.

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