Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 February 1904 — Page 4

m m om. i t. m- la. HiITW HU PCBIISBU. •' —• Official Ucnrtocratle P«oef of Jaap** County. *I.OO F IR YEAR, IN ADVANCE. Advertising rate* made known on application Entered eitttie IW-offloe at RennelMT, lud. ai. •ef'iind elans matter. Office on Van Rensselaer Street, North of Murray's Store.

Of Interest to Advertisers. An examination of the latest leaue of the American Newspaper Directory, the recognized authority on circulation ratings of newspaper* In the U. S. and Canada, reveals the fact that in Indiana THE JASPER COUNTV DEMOCRAT has a higher circulation rating than la accorded to any other paper published la Jasper County..

,f Cholly” Landis has beea renominated for congress in tbe Ninth district without opposition. The county council of Newton county is called to meet in special session March 7th to authorize the issuance of $25,000 in bonds and appropriate the proceeds from the sale thereof to build a new court house at Kentland. The Carroll County Citizen vras recently installed in its new home, a handsome two-story brick especially built and fitted for the paper. The Democrat congratulates Bro. Crumpton on this evidence that his long years “in the harness” have been rewarded in a financial way, dud hopes thßt he may continue to enjoy the fruits of his labor for many years to come. The high regard in which Abraham Ilalleck and Samuel ft. Nichols are held by the members of their own party in Jasper county was evidenced from the fact that while the county was over fiOO republican on the state ticket, these worthies’ barely sneaked in “by the skin of. their teeth,” and enough “shyster democrats” no doubt “scratched” to make this possible.

Some of the old reliable republicans, the kind that vote as they shot, are in a state of collapse over the discovery that their taxes have been doubled up this year. One old “stand patter” who paid $99.00 last year, nearly had a fit when he discovered that he was down for $199 this year. However bitter this doße may be, the taste will be out of his mouth sufficiently to “vote 'er straight” in November.

THE AMERICAN CONSUMER.

Indianapolis News: Under the caption “The American Consumer,’’ the Boston Transcript points out a few obvious examples of imposition that should have their due weight in forming *,mong the American people the determination that one day, we trusu slmll end the action of the monop 'f's that still masquerade under the < Id cry of “protection to our infant industries.” There is a 15 per cent, duty on hides. This means a t;x on every American — for poor "or rich, we must all /Wear shoes. It is all very well to point with pride to the extension of our export trade, and to boast of the new foreign countries that are finding out the excellence of American shoes, but this does not relieve the American people from paying 15 per cent., more for their shoes, or getting 15 per cent, less quality in the grades than they would get. And to what end? It does not help the shoe business. It simply enables the Beef Trust to pocket so much more money for the raw material. '' V . - It has been said that this imposition was the result of $ pre-elec-tion agreement for a campaign fnntfT things of this kind have

happened in this country. Whether or not it is, the Transcript rightly thinks that the recent statement of the protectionist organ, the American Economist, that any disturbance of the tariff would bo “a violation by the Government of a contraot of agreement with certain producing interests,’’ indicates that something besides the public welfare dictated at least some of the schedules of the Dingley bill. In (joint of fact that hides are purely a by-product. Vet on this by-product is placed this tax. Tbe steel industry affords another example of the injustice of protection “as she exists.” American mills are now furnishing rails for a road to Mecca, delivered at Beirut, at $22.50 a ton. And the same mills are charging our roads S2B, and the latter do their own freighting. Worse than this, the Canadian Pacific will get American rails for S2O while American roads will pay S2B. Canada would be very foolish to go in for annexation; she would then have to pay Americau prices for American goods. Still worse, the steel trust is now demanding lower freight rates on its foreign shipments. There can be no honest dissent from the Transcript’s conclusion:

The protectionism that can cover such transactions as these, giving the beef packer a gratuity on his by-product, the steel trust tbe privilege of practicing extortion at home while foreign railroads are enabled to obtain their materials at bargain rates in competition with the cheapest European markets, even making our own transportation lines contribute to this end, is not the sort that was in people’s minds when American patriotism submitted to taxation to give encouragement for “infant industries.” The industrial conditions developed now tell another story and call for different action in the interests of the American people and the whole people.

SLIGHTLY PERSONAL.

The present move of Commissioner Halleck is but a part of the many annoyances The Democrat man has been subjected to since he exposed the peculiar mode of correcting orrors of record under H. B. Murray’s regime while contracts for extras for the new court house were being made right and left by cutting the pages from the record and destroying them —and is one of the penalties one has to pay for being a democrat in Jasper county and exposing the rotten ring who are running things with such a high hand. The methods of Halleck et al, and especially the former, in fighting the editor of this paper for years, and in keeping all county printing from The Democrat that he possibly could and forcing its editor to go into court to get his pay for that which he could not keep from the paper, are too well known to require repetition here. Cuts in honest bills were submitted to rather than go into court, but finally the latter alternative had to be resorted to in self protection. The fact that these cases were taken to other counties, out of the jurisdiction of the corrupt ring, and were tried by unbiased courts and juries, demonstrated that it was not The Democrat man who was at fault, as in every case a judgment for the full amount asked for was given. The petty meanness to which the editor of this paper has been the target by this coterie of bankrupt, judgment-proof politicians is not known to many of The Democrat’s readers, as no mention of much of their damnable, petty spite has been made in these columns. Suffice it to say that it has become so common that but little attention is paid to it any more.

One fact that has been gall and wormwood to the gang of conspiratorp is that despite all the venom and hatred that could be burled at the editor, he has gone right along gaining strength and patronage for his paper, until it has long surpassed all other papers in the county in circulation and in- : fluence, which demonstrates that the great volume of tax-payers do

not endorse these efforts to muscle a paper that gives them tbe only real insight into county affairs that they have ever had. Its Editor has added improvements to the office and paid his bills, and not a solitary judgment against him adorns the judgment dockets of Jasper county—something that at least three of his traducera cannot truthfully say of themselves. The present cases brought by Mr. Halleck are purely “spite cases,” and were a judgment against him considered worth a tinker’s d—a civil action for malicious prosecution would be brought. He can hide behind the state and bring case after case and it costs him nothing but a little labor on his typewriter, while the “dear people” pay the expense of his “having fun with the editor.”

MORE LAWS UNCONSTITUTIONAL.

Indianapolis, Ind., February 18 The Supreme Court to-day held the Legislature has no power to pass laws for the government of cities having not more nor less than a stated population to apply to a single city in the state, and exclude other cities of substantially the same size. The last Legislature passed more than a dozen statutes applying to cities or towns of specified population, within such narrow limits as to embrace a single place. Thus Marion, Goshen, Alexandria, Frankfort, Crawfordsville, Mishawaka, Martinsville, East Chicago, North Vernon, Howell and Converse each procured an act for its benefit that indicated so clearly by reference to population the town for which it was intended that it is so indexed in the statutes.

PAYING CAMPAIGN DEBTS.

Here is a little item that we want every tax-payer in the county to thoroughly digest: The annual notice of the county treasurer is made and published in January of each year, and is identically the same at all times. It gives the rate of taxation in the different townships and corporations of the county, tells when the installments must be paid, etc. It is the same each year except a change in the figures where the rates are different. In 1901 this notice was published by the Rensselaer Republican and Mr. Marshall was paid S3B fo* it. There was some little question about the measurement that year and Mr. McEwan of the “Barnacle” was called in before the commissioners, and according to his measurement the notice amounted to but $lB The next year the notice was published by Mr. Clark and he was paid $39, he having charged $1 for some slips printed from the type. This year the new republican treasurer gave the notice to McEwan, who worked for and supported him in his race for the office, and McEwan charged and was paid $64.00 for the notice. It will be noted that the republican treasurer paid an election debt in giving the notice to McEwan, and that the people “paid the freight.” How do you like it? The fact that McEwan practically swore in ’9l, when before the commissioners that the notice measured up to but $lB and in 1904, when he published it, swore it measured up to $64.00, is easily explained when one is accustomed to that worthy’s peculiar make-up. In any event the people paid $26.00, more for this notice than it did in 1901, and the figures were the same, except the rates. This statement can be proven by Abe’s own record, from which we expect to prove that Abe has repeatedly violated the county council law.

ANOTHER JASPER COUNTY INVENTION.

A. G. Hendryx of Kankakee township has been here thia week on business connected with the invention of a railroad cattlegnard, of which he is the inventor and patentee. The Democrat man was permitted to see a model of Mr. Hendryx’s latest invention, and it certainly seems very plausible and is most Bimple, Tbe guard is made in such a way that the moment an animal steps from the roadway onto the railroad right of way, the guard tips down and a gate flies up in front of tbe animal, blocking its progress and scaring it half to death. It, of course, steps back and the guard released of its weight, drops back in position Mr. Hendryx says that be has shown the model to railroad men and they think it tbe only practical guard they ever saw. We hope the inventor will reap a fortune from the device.

Morris English Stable Liniment SoM br "**

CAN GO TO DIGGING

Nothing in the Way Now of “Scratching Dirt” on the Isthmus of Panama. '•ft " " BEJTATE RATIFIES THE TREATY Only Fourteea Votes Being Cast Against Ratification. Troop* Are Ordered to Prepare to Sail for Panama- Everything Ready to Begin the Great Work. Washington, Feb. 24. —< The United States senate line ratified without amendment the treaty with Panama for a canal across the isihmus of that name by a vote of 6G to 14. The result was a foregone conclusion, the interest in tbe matter being only in the division of the vote on the Democratic side which was not kuown definitely until the roll was called, all the Republicans being for ratification. Fourteen

DISTANCE SAVED BY THE CANAL.

Democrats voted for ratification and fourteen against. Two Democrats, Clark of Montana and Stone of Missouri, were paired in favor of the treaty, and three Democrats—Overman. Mcljiurin and Martin were paired against it, so In the total vote sixteen Democrats were for the treaty aiy) seventeen against it. Democrat! Who Voted Aye. The Democrats who were present and voted for the treaty were: Bacon, Berry, Clarke of Arkansas, Clay, Cockrell, Foster of Louisiana, Gibson, Latimer, McCreary, McEnery, Mallory, Money. Simmons and Taliaferro. The only other vote was on the amendment offered by I’acon providing for an arrangement to compensate Colombia for loss of the territory of Panama. This was rejected by a vote of 24 to 49. It was a party vote on the affirmative side and also on the negative side, with the exception of Gibson and McEnery, Democrats, who voted with the Republicans. Culbertson Reads a Roosevelt tetter. During the final debate Culberson made comments on the secret correspondence, and asserted that It showed that the “reasonable time’’ referred to in the Spooner act was known to have expired, both for negotiating the HayHerran treaty and its ratification. Culberson read from a letter addressed to Dr. Albert Shaw by the president, dated Oct. 10, 1903? in which the president said he saw no hope for any negotiation with Colombia, and that he would be delighted should a revolution occur on the isthmus.

WILL BEGIN TO "SCRATCH DIRT"

Every tiling Ready for the Speedy Consummation of the Treaty. Everything is ready for the speedy consummation of the treaty, and both tbe war and state departments have made preparations for the next step, the former by the dispatch of troops to the isthmus and the latter by tne completion of arrangements for the exchange of ratifications of the treaty, which must take place in Washington. There is no reason why this ceremony should not occur immediately. The administration Intends to press the canal project by all proper methods. As a cabinet officer expressed it the next step after the appointment of the commission will be “to Scratch dirt,” and already aticta members of the commission as are assured of their places, like Admiral Walker and Major General Davis, have been giving some attention to the provision of the clerical force and the engagement of engineering talent to conduct the actual work of canal digging. United States troops have been ordered to the isthmus. Orders have been Issued by the war department directing the Third United States Infantry, stationed at Fort Thomas, Ky.; Fort Sheridan, 111., and Columbia, 0., barracks, to prepare Immediately for such duty. Tbe soldiers will sail from New York within a few days. The war department has in the past strenuously denied reports that it intended to send troops to the isthmus, but it is now explained that the statement only applied to conditions as they existed before the United States acquired vested rights there. The thousand marines now on tbe Itbmus will be taken to Guantanamo as rapidly as their places can be filled by the troops. It la Intended that an adequate force of marines shall be kept at Guantangmo In case of probable emergencies.

Educaters Cloce Their Seccloa. Atlanta, G*., Feb. 25.—The meeting of tbe department of superintendence of tbe National Educational association which bas been In session here this week, came to a close Thursday. The session* w*ere well attended and have excited much Interest Tbe next meeting wIU be held at Milwaukee.

RAIL RATES TO THE FAIR

Front Point* in tbe Territory of the Western Paweenger a* They Are Age cxl On. ffhicngo, Feb. 2Q. —The railroads In the Western Passenger association have agreed upon the following rate* for the St Louis exposition. Season tickets —From all points in the territory of the Western Passenger association, 80 per cent of double the oneway rate for the round trip. Tickets to be on sale dally from April 15 to Nov. 15, with final return date of Dec. 15. Sixty-days tickets—From points from which the one-way standard rate to St Louis Is $3.75 or loss, rate of 80 per cent of double the one-way standard rate, the maximum selling roundtrip rate to be $5. From point* from which the standard one-way rate to St. Louis is more than $3.75 tbe rate is to be one and one-third for the round trip. Tickets wiil be on sale from April 25 to Nov. 20, /and limited to leave St Louis within sixty days from the date of sale. Excursion rates—From points from which the standard one-way fare to St Louis is $8 or more* the rate la to be one and one-fifth for the round trip, subject to a minimum selling rate of $lO, tleketo to be on sale from April 27 to Nov. 30 fund limited to leave St Louis within ten days from the dpte of sale.

THAT LINTON CLEW IS GOOD

So ttae|Detectlve* Sty, and Thera Are Hope# That Mils Schafer’s Murderer I* Located. Linton, Ind., Feb. 26.—After being closeted with John A. Riddle andi Ohas. E. Jones for several hours Detective Reed, at work on the Sdhafer murder case, went hack to Bedford. Detective Reed said that the clew furnished by Jones and Riddle Is tbe strongest one that has been offered. It is said that the murderer of Miss Schafer came to Linton the morning following the tragedy, and that hts guilt waa learned that day by John A. Riddle. Bedford, Ind., Feb. 26. —Immediately after the arrival of Detective Reed from Linton the members of the board of inquiry were called together for a conference. Tbe officials acknowledged that it had to do with tie Linton clew, but refused to discuss the details. It is intimated that the cuff and cuff button which were found in tbe cab shed several days after the murder was committed will play a prominent part in the future investigations.

Senate and House in Brief.

Washington, Feb. 26.—The senate pased both the agricultural and the legislative, executive and judicial appropriation bills. The building programme of the navy as contained in the pending naval bill occupied the attention of the house throughout, the day and the fight is by no means over. Burton’s amendment to strike out the one battleship was defeated. The cruisers then were retained in the bill. An amendment requiring one collier to be built in a government yard was adopted.

Diphtheria in the Navy.

San Juan, Porto Rico, Feb. 2G.—An outbreak of diphtheria has occurred on board the United States training Bhip Monongabela. The entire crew has been ordered ashore and the ship will be disinfected. Twenty-two apprentices suffering from sore throats are under observation in the tents of the marine hospital.

Not Risking Any More Boof.

San Francisco, Feb. 26. —Hie sailing of the steamer China for the Orient has been postponed. On board of the steamer workman are removing 1,000,000 pounds of beef sold to the Russian government local firm. Two loads of this beef wenreaptured by the Japs.

, THE WEATHER Following Is the official weather forecast up to 8 o’clock tonight: Illinois and Indiana —Snow In northern rain or snow in southern portion; colder in south portion: Increasing east€i*ly winds. Lower Michigan—Partly cioudy. with probably snow and slightly warer In south portion; brisk easterly winds. Wisconsin— Probably snow; brisk east to northeast winds. lowa —Co.der; in west portion: Increasing east, shifting to north winds.

THE MARKET REPORT

Chicago Oral a. Chicago. Fab. 25. Following were the Quotations on the Chicago Board of Trade today; Wheat — Open. High. Low. Close. May $1.07* SLO9 $1.06% SLO7% Juty (new)... .97* -9»% .* -»8% July (01d)../ .97* .89% .96% .89 Sept. (new).. .90% .93% .96% .92* Sept. (01d)... .91* .94 .81% .93% May r “77 57* .58 .57% .67% July 55* .66% .65% .55% September ... .54% .56% .54% .54% May 46% .46% .46% .48% July 42% .42% .41% .42% September ... .36% '.37% .36% .36% July .........16,50 16.76 16.40 16.66 July ......... 8.20 8.30 8.20 8.25 May ......... 7.95 8.12* 7.95 $-02% July ......... 8.00 8.20 8.00 8.16 Chisago Ur* stock. Hogs—Estimated receipts for the day. 45,000. Sales ranged at 34.3005.00 for pigs. $5.0005.50 for light $5.3005.50 Tor rough packing, [email protected] for mixed, and $6. 6505.75 for heavy packing and shipping lots, with the bulk or the sa ;s at $5.3505.60 tor fair to good averag >. Cattle —Estimated receipts for 1 i day. 9.000. Quotations ranged at 85.2- ji 6.00 for choice to extra steers. $4,600 5.40 for good to choice do.. $4.2604.80 for fair tfu good do., $3.4004.30 for common t medium do., $3.7005.50 for fed western steer*, $2.1604.40 for stock era and feedera $1.2504.40 fr oowa $2.6004.60 for heifers, $3.2504.25 for bulla and oxen, $3.5004.25 for stags $3.0004.40 for Texas steers, and $4.0006.75 for veal calves. Sheep—Estimated receipts for the day. 15.000. Quotations ranged at $2,350 4.36 westerns. $2.3504.35 natives, $4,150 6 50 yearlings. $3.6006.00 western lambs, ~ad $3.2506.85 native lambs.

mmmrnm j •gah.k.'ka.rM..- a, T V-- ■ » * vj Chicago to the Northwest* Indianapolis, Cincinnati and the South, Louis- ( ville, and French j Lick Springs. « f Rensselaer Time-Table, In Effeot June. 29,1903. South Bound. I No. 5 Louisville Mail, (daily) 10:55*. at. ) No.33—lndianapolis Mail, (daily).. 2rt)l p. *. / No. 30—Milk accomra., (daily) 6:15 p. ns. ’ No. 3—Louisville Express, (daily).. 11:25 p. •No. 45—Local freight 2:40 p. at j No. 31—Past Mail 4:49 a. mj North Bound. No. 4-Mail, (daily) 4:30 a.w No. 40—Milk acoomm., (daily) 7:31a. mNo. 32—Fast Mail, (daily) 9:55 a. iw No. 6—Mail and kxpreas. (daily)... 3:30 p. □» "No. 30—Cln.to Chicago Ves. Mail.. 6:32 p. r» tNo. 38—Cin. to Chioago 2:57 p. i» •No. 46—Local freight.... 9:55 a. m. •Daily except Sunday. '.Sunday only. , Hammond has been made a regular step ( for No. 30. { No. 32 and 33 now stop at Cedar Lake. „„ w Fhank J. Kesd, G. P. A., W. H. McDokl, President and Gen. M’g’r, Chas. H. Rockwell, Traffic M'g’r, CHICAGO. , W. H. Beau, Agent. Rensselaer.

Bell Phone 181. Lafayette Phone 8V». , WABASH Arrival and departure of trains from The Lafayette Passenger Station Twerfth and Erie Streets In effect Sunday, January 8,6 a.m. . GOING EAST. No. 3. N. Y. and Boston Urn, daily2:43 a.m No. 8. Buffalo Mail, daily 6:iio a.* i No. 6. Mail and Express daily 8:55 a.aa No. 4. Continental Llmltdd, dai1y..3:13 p.m \ No. 34. Alantic Express, daily 3:43 p.m ( No.no. Lafayette Ac. ex Sunday ar.7:35 p.m I tNo, 0. Not run bet. Ft. Wayne and Detrog j GOING WEST. No. 51. Springfield Ac., ex. Sunday.B:Bo a.M No. ». Kansas City Fast Mail dally.B:Bs a.as 1 No. 3 Western Express, daily.... 13:04 a.aa No. 7. Mail and Express, daily 1 :08 p.ns No. 1. Continental Limited, daily . 1 :48 p.m No, 5. Fast Mail, daily. 7:50p.m No. 3, New York and Boston express, hap through sleeper (buffet) St. Louis to Boston; also sleeper St. Louis to New York. Vestltiuled free reclining chair car, St. Louis I* Buffalo, and dii ing car. serving all meals. No. 4, Continental Limited, daily, haa through Pullman sleeper, St. Louis to New York and Boston. Coaches St. Louis to New York. Dining car serves all meals. No. 6. Mail and Express, daily, has connection with sle-per at Detroit for New York and Boston via Lake Shore & Michigan Soutkern aud New York Central R. R. No. 8. Through sleeper to New York, and chair car to Buffalo. No. 9 has sleeper and free reclining chair car to Kansas City. Does nothandle baggage between Lafayette and Danville Junction. No. 1, Continental Limited, daily,same service as No. 4. Does not carry baggage for stations between Lafayette ana Danvill* Junction. No. 3. St. Louis Limited, daily, has sleeper i Pulln.an buffet! Boston and New York to St. Louis: also free reclining chair to St Louis, and St, Louis to Kansas City. No. 6, Fast Mail, Coach Toledo to St. Lonl*. Does not carry baggage. Ocean steamship tickets sold to all parts o t the world. J RAMSEY, Jr., President. C. S. CRANE. Gen. Pass, and Ticket Agent. H. V. P T 4YLOR, Asst. Geo. Pass, and Tkt. Agent. St. Louis. Mo. THoS. FOLLEN, P. & T. A., Lafayette, Ind.

Attention Farmers. Why remain in the North and s’ay indoors six months in the year consuming what you -aise during the other six , months? Go South where you can work out dcors every month in the year, and where you are pro- 1 ducing something the year round. If you are a stock raiser you know your stock are now “eating their heads off" and, l besides, have to be protected from the rigors of winter by expensive shelter, Economical stock feeding requires the combination of both tiesh-forming and fat-forming food in certain proportions. Alabama and Florida produce in abundance the velvet bean aud cassava, the first a flesh producer, and the latter a fat ' producer, and they are the cheapest and best fattening / ~ materials known to the world. More money can be made and with less labor, in general farming, fruit and berry growing and truck gardening along our ' road in the South than in any \ other section of the Union. If you are interested and de- > sire further information on the subject, address. G. A. PARK, Gen’i Immigration and Industrial Ageat, Louisville & Nashville R. R. Co., Louisville, Ky, x. OF ADMINISTRATION. Notice is hereby given thatthe undersigned has been appointed by the Judge of the Circuit Court of Jasper County, State of Indiana, executor of the estate of Margaret Hoover, late of Jasper County, deceased. Said estate is supposed to be solvent. William M. Hoover, Executor, Feb. 20,1904. I . 1 TERM TIME NOTICE TO NON-RESI-a * DENTS. Tbe State of Indiana, / Jasper County I In the Jasper Circuit Court, February Ter*, 1904 Emmet L. Hollingsworth ) v«. > Complaint No. 88* Thomas Vermillion, et al) By order of Court, in said cause, the following defendants were found to be non-real-dents of the State of Indiana, towit: Thomai i Vermillion, Warren Springer and Marguerite Springer, his wife. Notice is therefore hereby given said de fendants, that unless they be and appear oa tbe seventh day of the next term of tbe Jaa Ber Circuit Court to be holdeu on the secotM londay of April, A. D., ,1904. at the Coot House in the city of Rensselaer, in said Count] and State, and answer or demur to said com plaint, tbe same will be beard and determine! In their absence. In witness whereof. I hereunto set dS / —, hand and affix the seal of said Cour ] seal V at Rensselaer. Indiana, thia 23d da 1 ’ of February. A. D.. 1904. JOHN F. MAJOR. Clerk. Morris’ English Stable Powder Bold by A. F. Long