Democratic Sentinel, Volume 9, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 February 1885 — Page 1

VOLUME IX.

THE OEIOTGRATIC SENTINEL. A DEMOCBATIC NEWSPAPER. PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY, BY Jas. W. McEwen. RATES 0? SUBSCRIPTION. One year , .sl-s*' #«ix months . 75 ii ree months 50 A.dvex’tisirig JR,a.-tes. One uoiuiuu, one year, SBO 00 Half column, “ O’) Quarter “ " 30 oo’ Eighth “ 10 00 Tei* per eeot. added to foregoing price if advertisements arc set to occupy more than .tingle column width. \ Fractional parts of a year at equitable rates Business cards not exceeding 1 inch space, a year; $3 for six months; $ 2 for three All legs! notices and advertisements at established statute price. Reading notices, first publication 10 cents * line; each publicati on thereafter s cents a line. Pearly advertisement® may be changed quarterly (once in three months) at the option of the advertiser, free of extra charge. Advertisements for persons not residents of Jasper county, must be paid for in advance of first pnblic 'tion. when less than one-qsiarter column in size; aud quarterly b advance when larger.

MORDECAI F. CKILCOTE. Att»rney-a.t-Law XENBBSU.BB. - - . - INDIANA Practices lin the Courts of Jasper and adoinlnecounties. Makes colloetions a spe«lalty. Office op north aide of Washington street,opposite Corfrt House- uni B.S. DWIGGINP ZIMBI DWIGGINH R. 6. *. T.. DWIGGINS. Attorney s-cvt-lua/w, RBKSSEIAEB - “ I - INBIANA Practice in the Courts of Jasper and a<L joining counties, make collections, e tc. f<r Offlee westeorucr Newels’ Block. SIMON P. THOMPSON, DAVID J. THOM PROF Attorney-at-Law- Notary Public. THOMPSON & BROTHER, RENSSELAER, - - . INDIANA Practice in all the Courts. MARION L. SPITLER, Collector and Abstracter. We pay, irticular attention to paying tax , selling and leasiag lands. v 2 ms FilAN'a. w. li t.UCK, And Real Estate Broker. Practices in all Courts of Jasper, Newtor ind Benton counties. Lands examined Abstracts of Titlg prepared: Taxes paid. Collections e. Specialty. JAMES W.DOUTHIT, ATTORN£Y->AT—LAW and notary public, . Office Upstairs, in Maceever’s new building, item Rehier. Ind. H. W. SN fDER, Attorney at Law Remington, Indiana. COLLECTIONS A BPEOIALTY. W. HARTSELL, M D , HOMEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN & SURGEON. > RENSSELAER, - . INDIANA. Diseases a Specialty.,,®; OFFICE, in Makeever's New Block. Residence at Makeever House. July 11.1884. Dd. dale, • ATTOKNEY-AT LAW MONTICELLO, - INDIANA. ’ Bank building, np stairs. — J. H. LOUGHBIDGE. F. P, BITTERS LOUGHRIDGE & BITTERS, Physicians and Surgeons. Washington street, below Austin’s hotel. Ten per cent, interest will be added to all j - accounts running unsettled longer than three months. vmi DR. I. B. WASHBURN, Physician & Surgeon, Rensselaer Ind. Calls promptly attended. Will give special attcr tion to the treatment of Chronic Diseases. R. S. D wiggins. Zimri Dwiggins, President. Cashier Citizens’ Bank, RENSSELAER, IND., Does a general Banking business; gives special attention to collections; remittances made on day of payment at current* rate of exchange; intsi est paid on balances : , certificates bearing interest issued; exchange bought and sold. This Bank owns the Hu-alar Safe, which took the premium at the Chicago Exposition in 1878. This Safe is protected by oae of Sargent’s Time Locks. The bunk vaultused is as good as can be built. It will be seen from thn foregoing that this Bank furnishes as good sacurity to depositors as can be. ALFRED M COY, THOMAS THOMPSON. | Banking House AF A. McCOY & T. THOMPSON, successors U to A, McCoy & A. Thompson. Hankers nsselaer, Ind. Does general Banking buses Buy and sell exchaoge. CollecSo n de sn all available pointe. Money loan p er est paid on specified time deposits, & i ce same place as old firm of A. McCo y < I mpson. UMfc.C-i apH4,’Bi

The Democratic Sentinel.

loti SAG BL On account of the extremely warm weather during the past month, we have too many Fall and Winter Goods, and for the purpose of reducing stock, we have made big reductions in the price of Press goodsX&YcloaKS, We show the most complete line of LADIES’ & GENTS’ KNIT UNDERWEAR, In this market. yRA Come and buy DRY GOODS Cheap ELLIS & MUR RAY. Rensselaer, Ind. v 8 ngg

THOMAS J. FARDEN. Boots, Shoos, Hals, Caps,

ySBMJHOES Wevery pair warrant'd g&. * FOR SALE BY THOMAS J.FARDEN, 3 Doors East of P. O. Rensselaer, Ind. A complete line o± light and heavy shoes for men and boys, women and misses, always in stock at bottom prices. Increase of trade more an object than large profits. See our goods before buying.

Gents’ Furnishin” Goods!

N WARNF > N S. DB’.^: 1 - 1 - iN Hariwars, Tinware "Wi'” Svc-xth. Side Washington Street, REMSSE&AER, - - INDIANA

IRA W. YEOMAN, ikttorney at Law, NOTARY PUBLIC, Real Estate anil Collecting Agent, .Vill practice in all the Courts of Newton Benton and Jasper counties. Office: —Up-stairs, oyer Murray’s Citj Irug Store, Goodland, Indiana.,

THE NEW RENSSELAER, IND. I V ls . OPENED. New aud finely furnished.— • J Cool and pleasant rooms. Table furnished with the best the market affords. Good Sample Dooms on first floor. Free Bns to and from Depot. PHILIP BLUE, Proprietor. lie.iiHSelaer. May 11.1883 ts. LEAR HOUSE, J H. LEAR, Proprietor, Opposite Court House, Alonticells, Ind Has recently been new furnished through >nt. The rooms arelarge and airy. the loea tion central, making it the most conve Hen and desirable hopse in town. Try it

RENSSELAER JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA. FRIDAY FEBRUARY 27. 1885.

The settlement of A. H. Stephen’s estate leave about SIO,OOO. and this will go to the children of his brother. Linton Stephens. An Answer Wanted. Can any one bring us a case of Kidney or Liver Complaint that Electric Bitters will not speedily cure? We say they can not, as thousands of cases already permanently cured and who are daily recommending Electric Bitters, will prove Bright’s disease, Diabetes, Weak Back, or any urinary complaint quicklj’ cured- They purify the blood, regulate the oowels, and act directly on the diseased parts, Every bottle guaranteed For sale at 80c, a bottle bv FB. Meyer- I—3o An Eulrpi isirg, Rlkble Hous. F- B. Meyer can always be relied upon, not only to carry in stncK the best of everything, but to secure the Ageney for such articles as have well-known merw, and are popular wit h the people, thereby 'ustaining tbe reputation of being always enterprising, and ever reliable. Having secured the Agency for the celebrated Dr- King’s New* Discoyeiy for Consumption, will sell it on a positive guarantee. It will surely cure anj ami every affection of Ihrogt, Lungs and Ohest, and to show our confidence, we invite you to edl and vet a Tnalßottlo, Free i —jc

MEXICAN RECIPROCITY TREATY.

SPEECH OF HOK- THOMAS J. WOOD, OF INDIANA. •In the House of Represntatives. Friday, February 13,1885. Mr. tVooDsaid: Mr. Speaker: Legislation is proposed in this House to carry iiito effect the terms of the Mexican treaty. This treaty admits free of duty to our markets twenty-eight articles, all of which come in free under our tariff act excepting seven, and the treaty removes the tariff from these also Mexico agrees to receive free of duty seven tv-three articles from the United States, of which sixty-seven are now subject to pay an average Mexican duty of 80 per cent, of the appraised value. I regret that farm products of the United States are excluded, but it is worthy of our support for opening a new and extensive market for our machinery and manufactured goods. Should this treaty prove t j be mutually beneficial to both countries, as i believe it will, it will be enlarged by another, to admit free of duties our agricultural products.

The producers of food and manufactured goods in the United States want to trade with the people of Mexico, as the volume of existing trade shows, though it is hampered by high duties in the revenue laws of both countries. Mexico is oui neighbor and onlydivided fromithe Unitea States by a surveyor’s line.— She is bound to this country now by a complete railway system which promises a revolution in trade and business throughout her domain. The commercial advancement of this country, created by our capital and railway system, belongs to us. Shall the expanded trade of Mexico, thro’ a railway system connecting her capital with the city of New York, go to other coun* tries? The capitalists of the United States are developing this country, developing its trade; and shall other countries receive its advantages?— If we do not command it other countries will, and our people will regret the loss of increased trade through their own worn of development. What! Our capital invested, a railway built to the capital city of another country for the only purpose of increasing trade and commerce, and we refuse that trade and commerce by unfriendly laws on our statute books? Developing Mexico with our railroad system and by our capital for the benefit of foreign countries! This House will not do that by refusing to pass this bill. The trade of Mexico is not bound to any foreign country, and the Mexican people are willing to trade with us.— What is the advantage of their trade? Mexico has a territory comprising 1,224,996 square miles and a population of 1",-

000,000 of people, and is therefore a country capable of a large and increasing trade with the United States. Her vast mineral wealth awaits development Hear me while I review the tangible wealth of this republic, the greater part of which has gone and is going to other countries. The annual coinage of gold, silver, and copper averages $20,5”0,000 The whole amount of coinage since the establishment of the mints up to 1875 was $3,001,237,281.62. in the colonial period from 1537 to 1821 the amount of silver coined was ' 2,082,26'>,657.44; gold, $68,778,41J; copper, $542,883.37; making a total of $2,151,581,961.81. Since the establishment of the republic, 1822 to 1875, silver

! coined, c 797,1)56,080.71; gq 1 d,! i *47.427,383.11; copper, 5,273,855. ' i 63—a total of *849,655,319.84;—, j Total silver coined, , 738.21; total gold coinage, $116,- ■ 105,794.11; total copper coinage, $5,815,740.3''. Grand total coinage, *3,001,237,281.62. >n the last five years foreign capital has been invested in the mines, and the average estimate is twenty-one and a half millions per year, which would make *102,500,000 more, making the sum total up to the year 1880 of $3,103,737,28!.62. It must be remembered that this immense rtietallic wealth came from the Crudest process of mining and is the product of only a few ot the valuable mines in this country. The best mines are not remjii nerative under the system of mining- bu z >lfrapid advancement is being made in reaching and reducing the valuable ores. Our successful mining system introduced there will develop fabulous wealth in the unexplored mines of Mexico. What other country on the globe can show suc li a precious metallic rec ord? Where has this vast ain’t

of coined gold, silver and cooper gone? tis not in Mexico. If this coined wealth was in Mexico to-day it would give over S3OO per capita for every man, woman and child. The masses of the people are poor, but the nobility are rich. — This gre.it wealth grasped by the nobility caused vice, idleness and usurpation, until that great country was many times torn and despoiled by the ravages of merciless armies and hordes of banditti, ft was the turbulent spirit of the rich nobility, always struggling to rule the Government, an 1 not the want of ample wealth, tlud has kept back Mexico to the rear of civilized progress and enlightenment. Where is this fabulous wealth? Other nations have it. For one hundred years the old countries of the East have carried away her gold and silver, given for the products of their laboring people sold in her markets.— The United States has been a century witnessing this cash market go into other hands when she might ha v long ago called i t her own. w ill she refuse it now when it is within her grasp?

During years past the trade of foreign countries with Mex ico was nearly a cash transaction with the latter, as you will see by the Mexican export of precious metals. During the fiscal year of 1882 and ’B3 Mexico exported nearly $30,000,0 0 of gold and silver coin and bullion, while her whole export trade for the same year was about $41,00",000. Here was about $11,000,000 of exchange of products and $30,000.000 of pi ecious metals paid and exported. You may examine the statistics of the Mexican export trade for many years oast and you will find that this is the pioportional average. Of this $41,000,00 ( > of export the United States received only about $8,507’00, while $32,500,00' went to England, France, Germany and other countries. What was this enormous sum of precious metals given for? For the

same articles that this country is able to transport there and sell. If the history of trade in this country in the past is any guide for the future, our agricultural products,tie products of our mills and factories will Hud in Mexico a willing market and coin payment. ' | A cash market for our products is the best in the world. Our whole country would soon feel a new life in every trade and business from the steady influx of the precious metals of IM exico, given for the products ot our labor, capital, and skill. But what is the future of this undeveloped countrj of which we will pa rtake if we pass this bill? The States of Zacatecas, Sonora, Chihuahua,

NUMBER 5.

San Luis Potosi, Hidalgo, Mex ico, and Michoacan contain within their mountain ranges veins of gold and silver in inexhaustible riches. These and other states contain also metals and mineral substances, such as copper, iron, zinc, lead, magistral, antimony, arsenic, cobalt, amianthus, and copperas in inexhaustible quantities, not mined at all. Carbonate of soda in unlimited supply is found on the lands around LakeTezcoco. The-w-hite and colored marble quarries attract the capital of Europe. The alabaster of Tecale in the state ot Puebla, with the platina and quicksilver mines, will add to accum - ulating wealth in the course of development. Then there is the full supply of the spices and all the fruits of the trouics of large commercial value.— What was our trade with Mexico before the Mexican ■ entral Railroad was built, built by the expenditure of sixty millions of money, mostly advanced and controlled by our own citizens? In 1880, before the Mexican Central was built, we exported to Mexico $7,866,493 and im - ported from Mexico $7,209,593. We sold a little more than we

bought t In 1883, when this line of railroad was not completed, out in operation for a longdistance in Mexican territory, we imported from Mexico $8,177,123, and exported to that coun try $16,587,620. We sold more than double the amount we bought. We therefore bro’t into this country over $8,000.0 0 of coin cash for our pro ducts. Since this line of rail way has been completed to the City of Mexico and connected with our great network of railroads from east to west and north to south, 1 understand that the trade has more than doubled, though it is too early for the printed statistical report: yet who can doubt that our trade with this country is now in its infancy'? This treaty, if adopted, will give it a great stimulus and create a friendly confidence between the people and tradesmen of the two republics, and thereby her presentirade and increased commerce in the future will be turned into our hands. What will we lose by fully adopting this treaty?— The loss of revenue by admitting the seven additional articles free of duty only amount to $88,658.59. We can well afford this loss. The sugarplanter of Louisiana objects. He has no cause for alarm. — During the last fiscal year the import of sugar from Mexico was only 1,792,171 pounds, valued at '63,419. This limited import of sugar can not be considered competition with the home product. At the present time Mexico is not a sugar producing country. She does not producefeugar enough for home consumption. If this was a great sugaruroduemg country, would not he fact have been known to the ready capitalists of Europe long before this decade, and would they not have willingly developed sugar production there as they have done in

Cuba, Porto Rico, and all the Spanish Antilles? The fact that the Mexican people are short of sugar supply argues well against great sugar production in Mexico. I would rather believe that with the increased trade whichjthe trea< ty will give, our own sugar pro ducers will find a market in | Mexico. Whet v. 'll .ve sell to the Me ,n people if this treaty is adopted? Chiefly our manufactured goods and machinery. Tools required for mining, wagons, carts, and carriages, railway coaches and railway equipments, clocks, pumps, and steam engines, locomotives, iron and steel railway bars, iron beams, machinery and apparatus of all kinds .for industrial, agricultural,

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