Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 September 1899 — Page 4

m WY DEMOCRII. Official Democratic Pa par of Jaspor County. f f. I. MBCDffi, EDITDR MID WBIISBER. Imr fat the Post-offlo* at Eonaaelaer, lad. a* aeoond class matter. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION* ONE YEA* .. SIX MONTHS SOc THREE MONTHS... 2Sc. >? Payable in Advance. Advertising rates made known on application fer— k ~ Office on Van Ranasalaar Street, North of Ellis dt Murray’s Store. For President in 1900, WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN.

Beware of the men who are always trying to defend the scoundrels who are fattening on public plunder. A dose inspection will generally reveal the fact that they are sharing in the booty.—Hebron News. Had the money which is being spent in the Philippine war been used in improvement of our country at home, it would have met with the approbation of the people. We have much territory which should be developed instead of going colahooting off after a lot of islands 7,000 miles away, and which will be worth nothing to us if we do get them.—Delphi Times. And now the New York Tribune (republican) says that the New York banks have crippled themselves in financing trusts, reducing their reserve $20,000,000 and loans $46,000,000 since July 8. To relieve the money stringency in New York to some extent Slecretary Gage will anticipate the October interest on the 4 per cents of 1907, amounting to over five and one-half millions of dollars. The Benton county council cut the estimates of county expenditures for 1900 from $53,451 to $36,000; in Carroll they were pared down $13,000; Shelby from slOl,600 to $40,443; Hancock from $75,000 to $60,787; Harrison $4,160; Clark from $76,407 to $47,560; Clay from $70,000 to $50,000 and appropriated S6OO for an investigation of the books and accounts of county officials. In a few counties the counoils are still in session, while in quite a number their sessions lasted ten days. A special from San Pierre to the Indianapolis Sentinel of Tuesday, says: “The excitement which is daily witnessed in the oil regions west of this place rival the palmy days of Pensylvanin, when speculators made fortunes in a day by rich strikes. This week a number of gushers have been struck and five wells which had been abandoned have begun to flow oil in paying- quantities. Prospectors have now leased nearly an entire township and the explorations promise to be continued until Jasper county and contiguous territory become the oil region of Indiana. An experimental well will be drilled during the next thirty days on the Orr farm, in Laporte county.” Up to the present time the new county reform law has proved to be a great success in this county. The county council now in session has cut the estimated expenses of some officers 50 per cent, and more and thousands of dollars heretofore worse than thrown away will be saved to the people. Some amendments will have to be made to the law by the next legislature and one that seems proper is to put in the hands of the circuit judges the power to appoint the members of the county council. Unless this is done the members of the various county rings will see that their kind of people are nominated and elected members of the council and matters will be carried on much the same as they have 1 een. —Goshen Democrat. One year ago to-day the price of corn in the Rensselaer market was 26 cents. To-day it is 29 cents, 3 cents more than last year. This would seem to be a little better for the farmer than the prices of one year ago. But is this a fact? Nearly every article the farmer buys has advanced more in price than the advance in his products amounts to. Take farm wagons for example. It takes more bushels of corn to buy an ordinary farm wagon to-day with corn worth 29 cents than it did one year ago with the price at 26 cents, and the same may be said of nearly all articles used or consumed upon the farm. Thus the Sf|bll advance in farm products does not help the farmer as much a* the prosperity boomers would have you believe. *

The total tax levy for this year in Rensselaer for all purposes, city, county and state, will only be about $2.45 on the hundred dollars, against $3.05 last year and $3.49 the year previous. This reduction will he a welcome relief to many an over-burdened taxpayer. The Middlesboro, (Ky.,) Record of Sept. 8, contains an account of a big democratic meeting at that ?lace in which Capt. Charles H. •rice, a brother of our present county surveyor, and a former clerk of this county, delivered the introductory address. The Record gives Charlie’s speech in full. We copy the first paragraph which shows plainly where our former citizen, stands in the present political fight in Kentucky: “I was opposed to the nomination of William Goebel, not because he is not a great and gifted leader, and will make a superb chief magistrate but for the reason that rny closest personal and political associates favored the candidacy of General Hardin. I am one of those who subscribe to the doctrine of standing by your friends. But when the Democratic party in its wisdom confided to his keeping the glorious banner which has been sanctified by time, and made forever sacred by the touch of Jefferson, Jackson and Bryan, he became your candidate and mine, and I want to say to you that the man who claims to be a democrat, and frowns upon his candidacy, or refuses to give loyal support to the ticket which he heads in this great contest for the mastery of the State and the supremacy of democratic principles, is a foe to the Chicago platform, a traitor to the party and an enemy to the progress of old Kentucky.”

This talk about the county being overrun with wolves during the next year by reason of the County Council appropriating no money to pay wolf scalp bounties is the veriest nonsense, as is also the talk of the gravel roads going to destruction by reason of the Council cutting down the estimate for gravel road repairs. A large bounty for wolf scalps renders the breeding of them a profitable industry, and w’hile perhaps this has not been done in Jasper county as yet, the increased expenditures for this item would indicate that there were more wolves in the county now than ten years ago. In 1890 but $162.50 was paid out of the county fund for wolf scalps; in 1898 it had reached $197.75, while in 1899 (as shown by auditor’s report) it was $279.50. For the latter year Newton county paid out but $43: Pulaski, for both fox and wolf, $115; and White, both fox and wolf $42. The fact that Jasper paid such an exravagant bounty possibly helped our neighboring counties of Newton and White but it was a little hard on the taxpayers of Jasper. Perhaps next year they will get their share of these scalps, providing their county councils made appropriations for paying bounties thereon. In the gravel road matter, Jasper county has but 24 miles of road that will require any repairs to speak of, and sl,ooois appropriated for this purpose—over $66 per mile This sum is more than is paid by any county in the stnte that we have heard from, and if honestly expended should keep our roads in much better repair than they have been kept in the past. It is a mystery to most intelligent people what was done with the immense sums alleged to hnve been paid out heretofore for gravel road repairs in this county, and the roads themselves give no solution to the puzzle. What the gravel roads of Jasper county need is more material and less superintending.

NOTICE, We, the undersigned, do hereby agree to refund the money on two 25 cent bottles or boxes of Baxter’s Mandrake Bitters, if it fails to cure constipation, biliousness, sickheadacbe, jaundice, loss of appetite, sour stomach, dyspepsia, liver complaint, or any of the diseases for which it is recommended. It is highly recommended as a spring tonic and blood purifier. Sold liquid in bottles, and tablets in boxes. Price 25 cents for either. One package of either guaranteed to give satisfaction or money refunded. A. F. Long. B. F. Fendig. When you have a nor-resident notice, notice of appointment, notice of survey, notice of final settlement, etc., to be published, insist on your attorney having the publication made in The Democrat. Our prices for this work are as reasonable as others and the clients themselves control this class of legal advertisements. Remember this and see that the paper of your choice gets the advertising.

THAT “VINDICATION.”

About the thinnest, wishy-washy article we have seen lately is the so-called “Complete Vindication” editoral in the Journal, from the pen of the same individual who attempted to show daring the last campaign that Jasper county was the most economically governed county in the state, notwithstanding the state reports showed the reverse to be true. So flimsy is this long-winded argument (?) that we feel like apologizing to our readers for noticing it at all, but we will insert a few pins into it that all may see the wind escape and the writer of the “vindication” given a few pointers which he neglected to mention in his article. Summed up to its logical conclusion the article seeks to make it appear that with all the care exercised by the county council they were “worked” into making the appropriations for the calender year 1900 a few thousand dollars greater than were the actual expenses for the fiscal year ending May 31, 1899, notwitstanding the estimates which the council had for a guide in making the appropriations were sworn to by each county officer, that the amounts fixed in said estimates would be required for his respective office for the year 1900, and that said estimates were prepared by officials who, with one exception, had held such office from two to eight years, and would be supposed to know more about the actual amount of money required than outsiders. These estimates were “cut” nearly $20,000, and yet the “vindication” was complete! He says they appropriated $765 for commissioner’s court (in 1898 it cost $2,215.50) SIOO of which is expenses, such as hiring livery rigs to go up to view the Keener tp., gravel roads, and that last year the cost was but loSOr* The writer neglects to add, however, that the last three months of the last fiscal year the commissioners were under the new salary law and that this particular quarter’s salary was not drawn until this fiscal year, nor was their per diem from January last. They found it necessary, says this writer, to appropriate $2,173.86 for books and stationery (in 1898 it cost $2,882.08) while last year it cost but $1,330.91, but neglects to ndd that bills were carried over from the last fiscal year amounting to about one thousand dollars, and that since June 1, 1889, over S7OO has been paid for books and stationery, and that claims for as much or more are now entered as “continued” on the docket.

He also says they appropriated $250 for a county attorney, when last year but $90.70 was expended for this purpose. Well, the commissioners said that an attorney was needed and asked for $350 for this purpose. The council cut it to $250, and if no attorney is needed it lies with the commissioners themselves ns to whether this sum is expended or not, But it was represented that the county was now defendant in several lawsuits, and an appropriation to pay attorneys was needed. The same may be said of the ditch printing, benevolent and penal institutions, poor farm, circuit court, assessing, burial of soldiers, etc., etc., and all other appropriations. The.„«fticers need not expend all the appropriations, nor are they expected to, unless absolutely required, and several thousand dollars will, no doubt, remain in some of the funds at the end of the year. To sum up the whole matter the article simply shows the truth of that old saying about “figures won’t lie but liars will figure,” and, if the appropriations made are too large, it should be remembered that the county officials themselves made solemn oath that in their judgment it would require about $20,000 more to carry on the machinery of the county than the council appropriated, and if the council erred in placing so much confidence in the oaths of the “vindicated” officials as to only cut their estimate about onethird, they should not be criticised too harshly. Perhaps another year they will not be so easily hood-winked by the solemn oaths of county officials, as this writer would have you believe they were in passing on the appropriations made this year.

Notice. I have an ad elsewhere in this paper offering some bargains in Jennings county land. Do not be deceived and misled by statements that the soil around North Vernon is the best in the county. Butlerville is in the center of some of the best agricultural lands in southern Indiana, and is the very best soil in Jennings county. If you want fair treatment come to Butlerville. E. C. DaVIS, Real Estate Broker, Butlerville, Ind.

WASHINGTON LETTER.

(From oar regular correspondent.) “End the war in the Philippines speedily, or the result will he disastrous to von and to the republican party.” That is the sum and substance of what is being daily dinned into the ears of Mr. McKinley, not by his opponents, but by leading republicans, who know how unpopular that war is becoming all over the country. Mr. McKinley is gradually becoming convinced that the reaction in public sentiment concerning his Philippine policy, predicted more than a year ago by Col. Bryan, is at hand, and once fully convinced, there is no telling what he may do, for this country has never had a President who feared the public sentiment of the country as much as Mr. McKinley does, or who tried so hard to make his official acts meet its approval, regardless of his own opinion. t t The most striking thing connected with the hearing on trusts, by the Industrial Commission, was a daring and somewhat scandalous attack upon Vice-Chairman Philips of the Commission, who is connected with an independent oil company in Pennsylvania, by officials of the Standard Oil Trust. Mr. Philips denied the charge that he had been mixed up in an offer to dicker with the Standard Oil Trust, but the charge left a bad taste in everybody’s mouth, and is not calculated to add anything to the prestige of the Commission, which isn’t any too great at best.

Senator Stewart is a fine specimen of stalwart radicalism in all his views. He never trims on any question, and conservatism is unknown to his mind. He has got it in for France for several reasons, the latest of which is the second conviction of Dreyfus, and says that country really has no government at all, and that we should break off diplomatic relations until France gets a government. The Senator threatens to offer a joint resolution to that effect when Congress meets; also a bill repealing all official recognition of the exposition at Paris, next year. t t The administration appears to be still determined to leave Gen. Otis in supreme command in the Philippines, although Secretary Root is understood to have recommended a change, and to favor sending Gen. Miles over there. There is politics in this determination, and it isn’t the sort of politics that reflects any credit upon Mr. McKinley. The Hanna crowd are afraid of Miles now, and if he should go to the Philippines and do what Otis has so signally failed to do, they would fear him still more. They know that Otis is not likely, under any circumstances, to develop popularity enough to make him a political rival of McKinley. That is why they wish to keep Otis in command, notwithstanding the overwhelming evidences from all sources, of his unfitness, not to call it by a harsher term. The agent of the nonpartisan Associated Press, in a long letter from Manila, just published, after going into details, showing the failure of Otis, sums up by saying: “The secret of the whole trouble here is that the government has left a small man to deal with a most delicate problem, requiring broad statesmanship. Everyone agrees that Otis is honest, and that counts for much in a position affording such chances for dishonesty, but everyone agrees also with the most remarkable unanimity, that he has bungled affairs from the beginning.”

It is evident to even the most casual observer of those political currents which are to be found by those who know how, just below the surface of party waters, that .the republican leaders are carefully paving the way to drop Mr. Hobart if they shall consider it expedient to do so. The state of Mr. Hobart’s health is made the basis of all these preparatory stories. If it doesn’t improve, “his family will have to veto the idea of his remaining in politics” etc. This is all tommyrot. Mr. Hobart has shown upon several occasions, during the last three rtjßonths, notably by his getting Alger to resign, that his health is good enough to do what other men, not on the sick list, failed to do. His “health” is likely to remain in a precarious condition, until Boss Hanna has fully made up his mind whether it will be best to have him run again with Mr. McKinley, and he isn’t likely to fully decide until the National Convention meets. Then Mr. Hobart’s health will take a good or bad tarn* jn accordance with Hanna’s decision. t t After wobbling around the quea-

tion for about two weeks, the War Department, under political pressure, issued the order for the enlistment of two negro regiments for the Philippines. They will bring the volunteer army up to the limit set by Congress, which it has been clear from the first that the administration intended to do. Col. W. J. Bryan was unanimously elected a member of the Council of Administration, of the Spanish War Veterans Association, which has just closed its first encampment, in Washington, although he did not attend the encampment. Ex-Gov. Oates, of Ala., was also elected a member of the Council, as was H. H. Blunt, a Louisiana negro, who was a Lieut, in the 9th Immunes. Gen. J. W. Keifer, of Ohio, was elected Com-mander-in-Chief of the new organization, which hopes ultimately to embrace all the state organizations of Spanish War Veterans which have been formed.

Over 500 pair of Blankets just received. Chicago Bargain Store. Want Your Trade. . t Having bought the grocery stock of H. J. Dexter located in Odd Fellow’s block in front of court house, I will continue the business with Philip Blue in charge, with a complete line of groceries, queensware. cigars, tobacco, etc. We ask a liberal share of your patronage. Fair dealing our motto. S. Galbreth. Subscribe for The Democrat 5 Per Cent. Farm Loans. A special fund to loan on Farms for Five Years at 5 per cent, interest, with privilege to make partial payments any interest paying time. Call on or write, Commercial State Bank, No. Side Pub. Square, Rensselaer, I lid. The Shoe and Clothing Sale will continue in September at same prices as August except the new goods. Chicago Bargain Store. Rensselaer Markets. Wheat 05 to 70 Corn 28H to 29 Oats 18 to 20 Rye 45 Hay *4.50 5.50 Hogs 4.25 Potatoes 40 Butter 15 Eggs 12 Hens 06 Young Chickens 8 to 09 Ducks, old 05 Ducks, young 05V4 Roosters 02 Hi. 03 Turkeys 04 @ 00 Hides 06 Tallow 03

Stoneback, Photographer. tC. W. Stoneback o: Chicago, in Pavilion Gallery. The latest ideas. GUMS 51.50 DO?. Picture Buttons in colors, Pastelle and Crayon Portraits. PAVILION —GALLERY. Notice of Appointment. State of Indiana, ) County of Jasper. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has been appointed administrator of the estate of James O’Ragan, late of Jasper county, Indiana, deceased. Said estate is supposed to be solvent, LUCIUS STRONG, Administrator. Chilcote & Parkinson, Atty’s for Adm’r. Noiice oi Final senyemeni oi Esiaie. In the matter of the estate cf John C. F. Dutton. deceased. In the Jasper Circuit Couit, September term. 1899, ' Notice is hereby given. That the undersigned, as administrator of the estate of John C. F. Dutton, deceased, has presented and filed his account and vouchers in final settlement of said estate, jnd that the same will come up for the examination and action of said Circuit Court, on the 29th day of September, 1899, ft which time all persons interested in said estate are required to appear in said Court and and show cause, if any there be. why said account and vouchers should not be approved. Ana the heirs of said estate, and all others interested therein, are also hereby required, at the time and place aforesaid, to appear and make proof of their heirship or claim to any part of said estate. Wm. Washburn, „ Administrator. W. H. Coover. Clerk.

Non-Resident Notice. The State of Indiana,) In the Jasper Circuit Jasper County. ) Court. September Term, T . „ . 1899. Lucius Strong, Admr.) 11. , „ J B , _ , (Complaint No. 58?4. Sarah Comtskey, et jt\. ) My order of Court, in said cause, the foilowing defendents were found to be non-residents of the State of Indiana, towit: Sarah Cernls- £ e Yj M'ke Comiskey Matthew Kagan, Mary *.Mc’Nally. Nellie Mc’Nally, Sarah Mc’Nally and James Mc’Nally. Notice is therefore hereby given said defendents. that unless they be and appear on the first day of the next term of the Jasper CircuitCourtto be holden on the second Monday of November, A. D.. 1899, at the Court House in the City of Rensselaer, in said County and State, and answer or demur to said complaint, the same will be heard and determined in their absence. i i In Witness Whereof, I hereunto set 1 ®EAL \ my hand and affix seal of said Court, “• CWtaM * Frt,ClerkelU’Hooaler Poultry Powder Sold by A. F. LlW* r n

Professional Cards. ATTORNEYS. Edward P. Honan, attorney at law. Law, Abstracts, Real Estate, Loans. Will practice In all the courts. Office first stairs east of Postoffice. RENSSELAER, INDIANA. Hanley & Hunt, Law, Abstracts, Loans and Real Estate. Office in Hollingsworth Building, 1st floor, rear of McCoy’s Bank. Geo. K. Hollingsworth Arthur H. Hopkins Hollingsworth & Hopkins, a Attorneys at Law. second floor of Leopold’s Block, Corner Washington and Vanßensselaer sts. Practice in all the courts, purchase, sell and lease real estate. Attorneys for Rensselaer B. L. & S. Association. Jas. W. Douthit, LAWYER, Rensselaer, Indiana. Win. B. Austin, Lawyer and Investment Broker Attorney For The L. N. A. AC.Ry, and Rensselaer W. L. & P. Co. over Chicago Bargain Store. Rensselaer, Indiana. FRANK FOLTZ. O. O. SFITLKR. HARRY R. KURRIR Foltz, Spitler & Kurrie, (Successors to Thompson & Bro.) Attorneys-at-Law. Law, Real Estate, Insurance Abstracts and Loans. Only set of Abstract Books in the County. RENSSELAER, IND. Mordecai F. Chilcote, William H. Parkison Notary Public. Notary Public. Chilcote & Parkison, ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW. Law, Real Estate, Insurance, Abstracts and Loans. Attorneys for the Chicago. Indianapolis & Louisville Railway Co. Will practice in all of the courts. Office over Farmers’ Bank, on Washington St., RENSSELAER, IND. J. F. Warren J. F. Irwin Warren & Irwin, Real Estate, Abstracts. Collections, Farm Loans and Fire Insurance. Office in Odd Fellow’s Block. RENSSELAER, INDIANA. R. S. Dwiggins, COUNCELOR AT LAW, Office in Room 7, Forsythe block, Rensselaer, Ind. Ira W. Yeoman, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Remington, - - - Indiana. Law. Real Estate, Collections, Insurance and Farm Loans. Office upstairs in Durand Block. BANKING. Addison Parkinson. John M. Wasson. President. Vice President. Emmet L. Hollingsworth, Cashier. Commercial State Bank, (North Side of Public Square.) RENSSELAER, IND. The Only State Bank in Jasper Co DIRECTORS. Addison Purkison, G. E. Murray. Jas.T. Randle, John M. Wasson aud Emmet L. Hollingsworth. This bank is prepared to transact a general banking business. Interest allowed on time deposits. Money loaned and good notes bought at current rates of interest. A share of your patronage is solicited. PHYSICIANS. E. C. English, Physician & Surgeon. Office over Postoffice, Rensselaer, Indiana. Offick Phone, 177. Residence Phone, 116. I. B. Washburn, Physician & Surgeon. Dr. Washburn will give special attention to Diseases of the Eye, Ear. Nose, Throat and Chronic Diseases. He also tests eyes for glasses. Office Telephone No. 48. Residence Phone No. 97. Rensselaer, - - Indiana. DENTIST. H. L. BROWN, Dentist Office over F. B. Meyer’s drug store. JOHN H. JESSEN, CIVIL ENGINEER. I make a specialty of all kinds of ditch work. Estimates of cost of construction furnished. Orders left at The Democrat office will receiveprompt attention. T RHEUMATIC, the new and Neverfailing Cure for Rheumatism. Will cure in all stages and conditions. Try it and be convinced. Greatest Blood Purifier known. Ask your druggist about it; For sale by all druggists. Read The Jasper County Democrat.