Hope Republican, Volume 2, Number 50, Hope, Bartholomew County, 5 April 1894 — Page 3

Susan was dead. But Elzabeth Jane—where is she?” Dead likewise.” said Henchard doggedly. “Surely you learned that too?” The sailor started up, and took an enervated pace or two down the room.. “Dead!” he said, in a low voice. “Then what's the use of my money to me?” Henchard, without answering, shook his head, as if that were rather a question for Newson himself than for him. “Where is she buried?” the travaler inquired. “Beside her mother,” said Henchard, in the same stolid tones. “When did she die?” “Two years ago next 24th of March,” replied the'other without hesitation. The sailor continued standing. Henchard never looked up from the floor. At last Newson said: “My journey hither has been for nothing. I may as well go as I came! It has served me right. I’ll trouble you no longer.”

Henchard, however, leaving the town by the east road, proceeded to the second stone or bridge, and thence struck into this path of solitude, following its course beside the stream till the dark shapes of the Ten Hatches cut the sheen thrown upon the river by the weak luster that still lingered in the west. In a second or two he stood beside the wear-hole where the water was at its deepest. He looked backward and forward, and no creature appeared in view. He then took off his hat and coat, and stood on the brink of the stream with his hands clasped in front of him. While his eyes were bent on the water beneath, there slowly became visible a something floating in the circular pool formed by the wash of centuries—the pool he was intending to make his death bed. At first it was indistinct by reason of the shadow from the bank; but it emerged thence, and took shape, which was that of a human body lying stiff and stark upon the surface of the stream. In the circular current imparted by the central flow to form was brought forward, till it passed under his eyes, and then he perceived with a sense of horror that it was all himself. Not a man somewhat resembling him, but one in all respects his counterpart, his actual double, was floating as if dead in Ten Hatches Hole. The sense of the supernatural was strong in this unhappy man, and he turned away as one might have done in the actual presence of an appalling miracle. He covered his eyes, and bowed his head. Without looking again into the stream, he took his coat and hat, and went slowly away. (to be continued.)

Yell Fire Instead of Murder. Washington Post. A Post reporter made the acquaintance the other day of a hale and vigorous old gentleman who was visiting Washington from the “rowdy West,” as the old fellow himself delightedly styled his home in a little Western town. “You fellers," he remarked, “who work on mornin' papers have to be out considerably late at night, don’t you?” The Post man replied affirmatively. “Well, I've had to be out pretty late myself many a time in my career, and have had all sorts of experiences in the dark,” said the old veteran, “ ’Spose yon go home often when the moon ought to have shown, but didn’t; no gas light; every door barred against you, and night’s sable curtain sabler than Tophet, haven’t you?” The reporter acquisced. ‘ ‘Hear all sorts of strange sounds; signs creaking; cats caterwauling; dogs howling; no place to run in even if Julius Caesar’s ghost should appear. Isn’t that so?” went on the cheerful old gentleman. These conditions were also admitted by the reporter. “Yes, I know,” he continued. “Been there myself. ’Course you’ve been waylaid in the dark; sandbagged; held up by thugs occasionally?” he asserted. The Post man drew the line at this, and denied ever having had, such an experience.

“Well, you will be, sure as shootin,’ ” went on the aged man from the West. “Men who are out late at night —regularly every night —and especially reporters, must expect it. I’ve been there myself. I’ll give you a pointer, which don't forget, my son. Never holler murder, as most people do when the midnight assassin steals upon you; worst thing in the world you can do. Nobody’ll come; people in bed will cover up their heads and crouch low, and even the constable will have busi ness in another direction. Murder’s a scary word. Just holler fire, that’ll fetch ’em; every window within the sound will be hoisted, and everybody will tumble out in a jiffy. When you’re assaulted, as you're bound to be some day, yell up a conflagration, that’ll bring a crowd; holler murder, and you’re a goner.”

A VETO MESSAGE. The President Disapproves The Bland Seigniorage Bill. Reasons for His Action and a Discussion of the Financial Situation The President., Thursday, sent to the House of Representatives the following message vetoing the Bland seigniorage bill: To the House of Representatives; I return, without my approval, House bill numbered 4,596, entitled "An act directing the coinage of the silver bullion held in the Treasury, and (or other purposes.” The financial disturbance which swept over the country during the last, year was unparalleled in its severity and disastrous consequences. There seemed to bo almost an entire displacement of faith in our financial ability, and loss of confidence in our fiscal policy. Among those who attempted to assign causes for our distress, it was generally conceded that the operation of a provision of law then In force, which required the Government to purchase monthly a large amount of silver bullion and issue its note in payment therefor, was either entirely, or to a large extent, responsible for our condition. This led to the repeal, on the first day of November, 1893, of this statutory provision. Wo had, however, fallen so low in the depth of depression and timidity, and apprehension had so completely gained control in financial circles, that onr rapid recuperation could not be reasonably expected. Our recovery has, nevertheless, steadily progressed, and though less than five months, have elapsed since the repeal of the mischievous silver-purchase requirement, a wholesome improvement is unmistakably apparent. Confidence in our absolute solvency is to such an extent reinstated, and faith in our disposition to adhere to sound financial methods is so far restored, as to produce the most encouraging results, both at home and abroad. I believe that if the bill under consideration should become a law it would be regarded as a retrogression from the financial intentions indicated by our recent repeal of the provision forcing silver bullion purchases, that it would weaken if it did not destroy returning faith and confidence in our sound financial tendencies, and that, as a consequence, our progress to renewed business health would be unfortunately checked and a return to our recent distressing plight seriously threatened. Considering the present intrinsic relation between gold and silver the maintenance of the parity between tho two metals, as mentioned in this law, can mean nothing less than the maintenance of such a parity in the estimation and confidence of tho people who use our money in their daily transactions. Manifestly the maintenance of this parity can only bo accomplished so far as it is affected by those Treasury notes and in the estimation of the holders of the same by giving to such holders on their redemption the coin, whether it is gold or silver, which they prefer. It follows that while in terms the law leaves the choice of coin to be paid on such redemption to the discretion of the Secretary of the Treasury, the exercise of this discretion, if opposed to the demands of the holder, is entirely inconsistent with the effective and beneficial maintenance of the parity between the two metals. The Secretary of the Treasury has. therefore, for the best reasons, not only compiled with every demand for tin; redemption of these Treasury notes in gold, but tho present situation, as well as the letter and spirit of the law, appear plainly to justify, if they do not enjoin upon him a continuation of such redemption. The Government has purchased and now has on hand sufficient silver bullion to permit the coinage of all the silver dollars necessary to redeem in such dollars the Treasury notes issued for the purchase of said silver bullion and enough besides to coin, as gain or seigniorage. 55,156,681 additional standard silver dollars. The President then states his objections to the bill at length, alleging that it was improperly drawn, nearly every sentence being uncertain in its construction and meaning. Continuing the President said: I am not willing, however, to rest my opposition to this section solely on those grounds; in my judgment sound finance does not commend a further infusion of silver into our currency at this time, unaccompanied by further adequate provisions for the maintenance in our Treasury of a safe gold reserve. Doubts also arise as to tho meaning and construction of the second section of the bill. If the silver dollars therein directed to be coined are, as the section provides, to bo held in the Treasury for the redemption of Treasury notes, it is suggested that, strictly speaking, certificates cannot be issued on such coin in the manner now provided by law, because these dollars are money held in the Treasury for the express purpose of redeeming Treasury notes on demand, which would ordinarily mean that they were set apart for the purpose of substituting them for these Treasury notes. They are not, therefore, held in such a way as to furnish a basis for certificates, according to any provision of existing law. If, however, silver certificates can properly bo issued upon these dollars, there is nothing in the section to indicate the characteristics and functions of those certificates. If they were to be of the same character as silver certificates in circulation under existing laws, they would at best be receivable only for customs, taxes and all public dues; and under the language of this section it is. to say the least, extremely doubtful whether the certificates it contemplates would be lawfully received even for such purposes. Whatever else may be said of tho uncertainty of expression in this bill, they certainly ought not to bo found in legislation affecting subjects so important and far reaching as onr finances and currency. In stating other and more important reasons for my disapproval of this section I shall, however, assume that under its provisions the Treasury notes issued in payment for silver bullion will continue to be redeemed, as heretofore, in silver or gold, at the option of the holders, and that if, when they are presented for redemption. or reach the Treasury in any other manner, there are in the Treasury coined silver dollars equal in nominal value to such Treasury notes, then and in that case the notes would be destroyed and silver certificates to an equal amount substituted. I am convinced that this scheme is ill-advised and dangerous. The fact that gold can be realized upon them, and the further fact that their destruction has been decreed when they reach the Treasury, must tend to their withdrawal from general circulation to be immediately presented tor gold redemption, or to be hoarded for presentation at a more convenient season.

I regard this section of the bill as embodying a plan by which the Government will be obliged to pay out its scanty store of gold for no other purpose than to force an unnatural addition of silver money into the hands of our people. This is an exact reversal of the policy which safe finance dictates, if we are to preserve parity between gold and silver, and maintain sensible bimetallism. We have now outstanding more than $338,000,000 in silver certificates issued under existing laws. They are supplying the purpose of money usefully and without question. Our gold reserve, amounting to only a little more than $100,000,000, is directly charged with the redemption of 4316,000,000 of United States notes. When it is proposed to inflate our silver currency, it is a time for strengthening our gold reserve instead of depleting it. I can not conceive of a longer step toward sliver monometallism than wo take when we spend our gold to buy silver eirtificatea for circulation, especially in view of the practical -difficulties surrounding a replenishment of our gold. This leads me to earnestly present the desirability of granting to the Secretary of the Treasury a better power than now exists to issue bonds to protect our gold reserve, when for any reason it should bo necessary. I am not insensible to the arguments in favor of coining tho bullion seigniorage now in the Treasury, and I believe it could bo done safely and with advantage if tho Secretary of the Treasury had the power to issue bonds at a low rate of interest under authority In substitution of that now existing and better suited to tho protection of the Treasury. I hope a way will present itself in the near future for the adjustment of our monetary affairs In such a comprehensive and conservative manner as will afford to silver its proper place in our currency; but in tho meantime I am extremely solicitous that whatever action wo take on th.is sub- ' ject may bo such as to prevent loss and | discouragement to our people at home, and the destruction of confidence in our financial management abroad. Grover Cleveland. Executive Mansion. Marches), 1804.

GEOP.QE TICKNOR CURTIS,

The eminent lawyer and author, died at Now York, Wednesday, of pneumonia. Mr. Curtis was born in Watertown, Mass., in 1813. Graduated from Harvard in 1833. Was admitted to the bar at Easton in 1836 and practiced his profession in that city until 1863, when he removed to Now York. Mr. Curtis was not a politician, but devoted his time to his profession and legal authorship. Ills writings cover a groat variety of subjects and are considered standard works. Farmers Fowler and Mittank are neighbors in Fall Creek township, Madison county. A few months ago a boy in Mittank’s employ, while riding a young colt, ran into Farmer Fowler’s fence and knocked a panel of it down. Fowler then wanted Mittank to pay for it or repair it. Mittank refused to do so and Fowler sued him for damages. The case was tried before’Squire Fort, and the jury failed to agree. It was afterward tried before another justice and ho found for the plaintiff.. Mittank appealed the case to the Circuit Court and it is now on trial. The amount involved is SI.50. The lawyers’ fees and costs up to date amount to £600. IS UFK SHORT OU I.OXG? If life is so short as some think it Is, it may be made to seem much longer and sweeter by a better care for our comforts. Minor troubles are much magnified by neglect and delay. Wo give too much time to hunting up causes when we ought to deal promptly with effects. This is much the case with pain, which should be cured at once and cause looked into afterwards. Miss Ida M. Fleming, 7 S. Carey St., Haltimore, Md., states that for years she was subject to frequent attacks of neuralgia, and tried any number of remedies without avail. She was given quinine, which she says affected her nervous system. She suffered night and day during these attacks until she tried St. Jacobs Oil. which finally cured her. “You press the button, I’ll do the rest,” said the tramp to the operator as ho laid down in the depot. Deafness Cannot Bo Carol. Py local applications as they cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear. There is onlv one way to cure deafness, and that is hy constitutional remedies. Deafness is caused by an inflamed condition of the mucous lining of the Kustachian Tube. When the tube is inflamed you have a rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and when it is entirely closed, Dealness is the result, and unless the inflammation can be taken out and this tuba restored to its normal condition, hearing will be destroyed forever; nine osaos out of ten are caused by catarrh, which 3s nothing but an inflamed condition of the mucous surfaces* Wo will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of deafness (caused by catarrh) that Cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars; free. p. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O. eerT.lc. Sold by Druggists, 7f>c. “Henry is tt great headworkcr," said the fond mother. “He won several prizes at college for sculling.” EARLY CORN OVER 1 FOOT LONG. Salter illustrates in a colored plate a new early corn, a giant of its kind, and offers 8300 in gold for the largest car in 1891 In addition to this eatly Gians corn, which yielded in 1893 110 bushels par aero, he has over twenty other prolific field corns. Ho has the best fodder corn in the world. He is the largest gro wer of farm seeds, such as oats, bar cy, wheat, millet, potatoes, etc., in America. Fifty kinds of grasses and clovers. If You Will Cut This Out and Send It With 15c to the John A. 8alter Seel Co., La Crosse, Wis., you will receive a large package of above Giant con and his mammoth catalogue. C

INDIANA STATE NEWS. There are one hundred empty dwellings at Brazil. The Indianapolis workhouse has' 223 prisoners. A Shelbyvllle opponent of corsets says their use by women is worse than man's drinking rum. An Irvington family of seven persons have been prostrated with trichinosis from sating bologna sausage. The new reservoir Ft. at Wayne, which cost 145,000. was damaged *1,000 tho past week by the yielding of a wall. George Tucker, of Pike county, has made a vow to smoke no more cigars until a Republican President is elected. Pittsburg and Chicago capitalists are organizing a company to establish a steel manufacturing plant at Frankton. There are 707 men in the prison south. Every cell Is occupied and new arrivals are provided with cots in the hospital. Tho case of John W. Paris, growing out of tho failure of the Greentown bank, will be callfed at Frankfort on tho 17th of April. The Parker House at Plymouth was totally destroyed by fire, Wednesday morning. The loss is fully covered by insurance. Greenfield had a destructive fire.Wednesday. A livery stable and the large frame hotel known as the Indiana House, were destroyed.

A company with an alleged capital of $200,000 has been organized to buy land and develop the gold and silver finds in Jay county. Mrs. Elizabeth Addington, an Inmate of the Delaware county Infirmary, addicted to the use of morphine, died upon being deprived of the drug. Judge David S. Gooding, of Greenfield, who became temporarily embarassed some months ago, has made satisfactory settlement with his creditors. 4 John Osborn, m'anager of the Evansville cotton mill, was fined $500 at Evansville, Tuesday, for working children under fourteen years of age over eight hours. The Hotel Bucklen at Elkhart, the finest hostelry in Northern Indiana, was badly wrecked by fire, Monday night. It will bo immediately rebuilt on a grander scale. 0 William Bennett, of Delaware county, reports that he has made a careful examination, and that he finds the buds on apple, cherry, pear and peach trees all killed. On petition of Russell B. Harrison, Judge Woods of the United States Court, Monday evening, appointed a receiver for th* Queen City Electric Railway Company of Marion. County treasurer’s office at Hartford City was robbed of $20, Saturday. The treasurer, when he went to dinner, took t(XX) taxes, that had been paid in the forenoon, with him.’ The impression in northern Indiana is that Albert Tooker, who killed the two watchmen at Tolleston park, near Hammond, will not bo punished. Public sympathy is with him. The family of A. E. Steele, of Marion, wore prostrated by eating corned beef purchased of a firm which had used crystalline muriate of ammonia in curing, it having been substituted by a Chicago firm for saltpetre. It is understood that the bituminous coal operators of Clay county will notify their minors during the coming month that they can not operate their mines unless a similar reduction to that in Vermillion and Parke counties is made. Lafayette has made extensive preparations for the State encampment G. A. R., which meets in that city April 4 and 5. The two principal candidates for Department Commander are Capt. A. O. Marsh, of Winchester, and H. M. Caylqr, of Noblesvillo. 6 A young man <jied at Snman Station, Porter county, Thursday, from the effects of a boating received on St. Patrick's day. He accidentally tore a ball while playing and received the injuries from the infuriated players because ho would not buy a now ball. The Soldiers’ Monument Commission, Wednesday, awarded the contract for the monument of George Rogers Clark to John Mahoney, of Indianapolis. Thomonument is to be completed within a year, and will cost $4,000, The statue will be of bronze and eight feet high. The Democracy of Hammond nominated Patrick Reilly as a candidate for mayor, although it had been given out that Congressman Hammond desired the honor, in order that he might gracefully retire from the congressional field. It is now surmised that Mr. Hammond will stand for renomination as Congressman. James Madden, an Indianapolis juror, became intoxicated while serving on a ease, and appeared in the jury box in that condition. Mr. Madden was requested to stand up by Judge Cox, and then was fined $25 for contempt and sentenced to the work-house for forty-oight hours. The case was continued and will be retried. William Parker, aged 94 years, of Martinsville, died, Monday. His wife survives him and is S3 years old. They were the parents of twenty-seven children,of whom twenty-four are living. Mr. Parker had requested that there should bo no funeral services and that his body should bo taken to the cemetery in an ordinary farm wagon. His wish was gratified. Louis Hahn, deputy sheriff Of Knox county, upon entering the jail at Vincennes, Monday, was struck down with a club in the hands of the. prisoners, who had organized to escape. The deputy sheriff fell against the door, closing and locking it, and this prevented the escape. Hahn was unconscious when relieved,and his condition is serious. The br.oks of Vigo county are being examined by Cincinnati exports in the hope of finding records that may lead to the identity of the four smooth Hoosiers who obtained $500,000 from London capitalists

1 with tho supposed intention of juildin, railroad between Terre Haute and Coiuk bus. A mortgage was filed in Terre HauA In 1881 for fl,5C0,000 by the four men, bn*, that was the last heard of them. During the past winter more old soldiers have been accommodated at the Marion homo than the appropriation warranted, and unless $3,000 is appropriated in the bill now pending in Congress. 110 of tha inmates will have to leave the institution so that tho funds may hold out for tha fiscal year. Monday a telegram was received from Senator Voorhees saying that he would give his personal attention to an amendment giving the necessary relief. 'Squire Habicti, of Indianapolis, in a suit brought by Herman Ackoiow, propritor of the Circle House, for trespass against Patrolman Kerins, fined the policeman $25, The Justice held that the law does not give policemen power to act as spies or to intrude upon private property except In tho pursuit of their legitimate duties in preserving the peace. The case was appealed to the Superior Court. It is proposed to erect a monument at Bedford commemraorating the gallant record of Lawrence county in'tho war for tho Union, and it is suggested that li shall bo built of a single piece of Bedford limestone sixty-one feet in height, surmounted byastatuo of a private soldier in bronze, of heroiedimensions. On the sides will be carved tho name of every soldier dying in battle. A. Weinberg, of Boone Grove, who is merchant and postmaster in the little village, discovered four burglars in the act of plundering his establishment. He opened fire with a shotgun, bringing one of tho watchers to the ground. The robbers fired upon him. driving him back to his homo, and then escaped. They carried away their wounded companion. A pool of blood marked where ho fell, and the postmaster recovered a bundle of goods which had been packed up ready to carry off. and also the hat of tho wounded thief. It was found that a hole had been drilled in the safe.

Three express companies—the American, the Adams and the United States—have brought suit in the Circuit Court against the treasurer df Marion county and the treasurers of fifty-six other counties in which the companies do business. The plaintiffs ask tor an order restraining the treasurers from levying on the plaintiffs* property to satisfy a demand for delinquent taxes. The suit is similar to proceedings already brought to test the constitutionality of the statutes relating to the taxation of telegraph, express, sleeping car companies, etc. The greatest snake story comes from Hartford City. While a mason was dressing a stone for the new court house ho split off a large fragment, in the-center of which was a snake fourteen inches in length, of a milk white color. To all appearances It had been dead for a thousand years and more, but after being placed in the warm sun it showed signs life, while its color changed to brown. It was placed in a glass jar and kept by occasional applications of warm water C. E. Roseker, contractor, and W. B. Fort - ner, county tieasi.._r, are given as the witnesses vouching for the . ,;th of this snake story. Citizens of South Rend are agitated over a gigantic system of mail robbing which has been in operation since last July, and which has netted the thieves several thousand dollars. The agitation is intensified by the fact that the most searching investigation on the part of the postoffici. inspectors has failed to discover the pilferers. The doctors and patent medicine dealers of South Rend have been the principal victims. Inspector Salmon and a half dozen detectives from Cincinnati have been investigating for some time, but have discovered nothing except that good dollar bills were continually being abstracted from the doctors’ letters, bundles of which are constantly produced minus their cash enclosures. Patents wore granted, Tuesday, to the following citizens of Indiana; B. Bidwell, Philadelphia, assignor of one-half to C. F. Bidwell, Indianapolis, electrical railway; W. A. Blank, LaPorto, windmill; W. R. Dunn, Alton, felly planer; If. A. Goetz, New Albany, anchor box; F. E. Herdman, Winnetka, 111., assignor to Premier Steel Company of Indiana, electric elator (reissue); F. E. ITcrdman, Winnetka, 111., assignor to Premier Steel Company of Indiana, electrical operator elevator (reissue); J. W. Lambert, Union City, carburetor; W. L. Lightford, Indianapolis, photographic camera shutter; N. U. Long, assignor of one-half to D. W. Stewart, Muncle, rrult jar fastener; Oscar L. Neisler. assignor to Klmberlain Manufacturing Company, Indianapolis, cultivator; Joseph W. Netherly. assignor to Indiana Manufacturing Company,' Indianapolis, pneumatic straw stacker; C. W. Patton, Ohio Falls, car coupling; H. R. Pomeroy, assignor of one-half to A, F Kopp, Indianapolis, hydrogen gas machine; O. U. Woodworth, Columbia City, compound tri-liquid barometer; G. C. Wright, assignor of three-fourths to N. S. Byram. Indianapolis, wire for fencing

THE REABSAHGE BURNED. The Historic Wreck Looted an d Iturnort by Xativqs. A Boston special, March 37, says; A dispatch dated Havana, to President Winston, of the Boston Towboat Company, from the captain of the steamer Orion' to-night, says that the hull of the corvette Koarsarge has been blown up and burned by the natives. The Orion left here March 13, fitted out with every .appliance needed to float the wrecked corvette off the Roncador reef. The' steamei reached the reef on the 31st and found matters as above stated. She arrived at Havana this afternoon. The remnants ol Ihb hull bc.ow the water line were wrecked and broken and showed the effect ol the explosion of the magazine. Previous to the destruction of the vessel the natives of the Sananders Island rifled thi ship of cverthing movable.