Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 37, Number 8, Jasper, Dubois County, 2 November 1894 — Page 8
OWEN
'S
BAD
BREAK
SUGAR UNDER THE NEW TARIFF.
fouad
Aj TtttlfW to by His Superior Officer if the Treasury,
tt Called Forth a Congressional vestigation,
In-
AmMhI Saeratary Xettlttoa Charge Own With Naglact of Duty, Shameful IaemtB aad With Trying to ear the Faymeat ef Fi-auduleat Vuuch-ri-OwH Nttlllflea the Alloa CoBtraut Utor Law. Few men who have over como out for political office hnve as unonviablo a labor record as William D. Owen, the candidate for secretary of statu ou tho Republican ticket. Whilo tmporintendent of immigration under Harrison, on office which ho created for Iii own especial benefit whilo a member of con -grew, he time and time again violated the law against the importation of con
tract labor. By completely setting aside thin law which was passod by tho Democratic congress of 1878 ho allowed tho country to be flooded with cheap labor. This was done in the interest of tho tinplate (fang, headed by Niedrmghaus of St. Louis, who had promised to give remunerative employment to American workmen. American workmen wero too high priced to suit them and they demanded the pauper labor of Europe. Owen was constantly in tronblo with his superiors because of his insolence and refusal to obey orders. An investigation of his oflico was finally begun, in the course of which all of tho charges that had been preferred against him were substantiated. Tho following letter of Hon. A. B. Nettleton, assistant secretary of tho treasury under Harrison, show that Owen's methods of con
ducting his office were most objectionable: Treasury Department, Office of the Sfcremrjr, Washinotok, March 28, IK1 To the Honorable Secretary of the Treasury: Sin It has become my official duty to Invite your attention to the following facts which I am able to substantiate in every particular and to ask that such action be taken by the secretary of the treasury and by the president as those facts may seem to warrant: 1. Mr. W. D. Owen is unfit Bnd incompetent to perform the duties of the office which he holds. 2. He is thoroughly untrustworthy in the performance of his official duties. 3. He has been guilty of circulating malicious slanders against his superior officers. 4. His Ideas of official regularity and Integrity are slipshod, reckless and a source of great risk to the public funds partially in bis control. 5. I hand you certain papers marked Exhibit A, which show that on Feb. 22. IM.
John H. Webber, United States commissioner of immigration at the port of New York, transmitted to the .secretary of the treasury certain bids received in answer to advertisements for the furnishing of instruments, books, hospital clothing and druggists glassware for the use of the medical department of the immigration service at New York, said letter showing that all the bids received were than transmitted. Said letter recommended that In each case tho lowest bid be accepted and the articles purchased, such lowest bids being clearly set forth and recited with the nsnics of the oeveral bidders and the amount of each bid. Such lowest bids recommended to be accepted aggregated 628.05. On Feb. 24. ftj, W. D. Owen as superintendent of Immigration caused to be prepared and checked with his initials, and sent to my address for signature a letter addressed to Commissioner Weber authorizing him to accept all the bids that he had received, reciting said bids in full by names and amounts, which amounts agKreeated M19.-
14, or more than 150 per cent in excess of the
faeta Concerning ttta I'rlcxi IV r That Will lutrrot Voltra.
Tho Republican prophecy that tho new tariff would increase the price of
mgar is effectually disproved.
Tho official records of tho wholesale price of refined sugar in Philadelphia
show that tho price has not increased,
and a comparison of the wholesale prices
of tunned sugar for tho month of beptember in tho last four yean reveals tho fact that sugar at presont is nearly 1 jent a pound cheaper than it was in 1893. Tho figures are takeu from the official records and quote the price of sugar on Sept. 1 for tho past four years as follows: lbSU 1 3-10 cents a pound. 12 A cents, 18SÖ-AX cents. 1MM 5 cents.
On tho 15th of tho same mouth, each rear, tho quotations wero: 18J 1 4J cents a ikhiiuI, 1KW-Ä3-1 cents. 1MW-5X cents.
1SSM 5 cents. Tho now law wont into operation Aug. 28 and on Sept. 15 sugar was 5 cents a pound, whereas on Oct. 1 tho price had fallon to 4 1 1-16 cents a pound.
IS A REVELATION INDEED,
THE OPERATION OF THE WOOL
SCHEDULE OF THE NEW TARIFF.
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"" - ilew Spring Goods
rAKM MALHINbnT.
-LATEST - STYLES
viiii ill PlUllk. U VUIIll'il'lU lillU of Champion Hinder unci Mowers, Molino it Smith Wagons, Huggies, Surreys, Carts, Harness, Whips, Lap Spreads, Cul
tivators, Plows, Hay Hakes, Harrows, Hay Loaders, S e w i n g Machines, and Repairs.
Cull and see them before purchasing.
MILBURN & CO., .lASPKIt. IN Ml .A
Mrs. Ca Hochgesang 's
Cor. N. Main & 14 h St-.. .IsNper, Im
The public are invited to call and
inspect my new goods, of all kinds
and learn my Very Low Prices !
For everything. Mv stock of stapl
groceries and dry goods is ahvay
up with tho best.
COUNTRY PRODUCE WANTED
at the highem market price.
Mrs. C. Hochgesang
THE OIiD RELIABLE
A New Impetus Given to the Sheen Rai
lag Industry Better l'rlcr Vor Haw Wool and Cheaper Trice For Clothing ad lllanlceta, With More Work For
Employe la the Mllli Jbee Wool Bleaalaa; to Everybody.
Since the repeal of tho McKinley
blight and the enactment of the new
Democratic revenue tariff the Republic
ans have ceased to taunt Democrats by tho cry of "Democratic times," says tho Evausville Courier. Tho tremendous
reduction in all of tho necessaries and
comforts of life siuco tho uew tariff
went into operation on Aug. 28 has con vinced everybody who has made pur
chases sinco then that a Democratic tar
iff means good times for the consumer
however it may affect anybody else,
But it ulso benefits the manufacturer and the wage earner. It enables the
mill owner to employ moro men at as
good, and in some instances at better,
wages than they havo received under
tho McKinley curse. Here is a letter which shows that as a result of free
wool wages havo been restored:
Lowell M.vxLKACTfm.vo Company. 05 Milk Sthekt, Boston, Skit. si. Beniartl Goldstein, Esq., Milwaukee:
DEAR Silt In reply to yours of the ISth
would sy that, in accordance with the
understanding the special reduction of
wages made to take effect Doc. SO, ISO,
was restored Sent 4, l&M, wiid understand
ing being that the wanes would be restored
if tho tariff bill, making wool free, passed. Yours truly, Joiix Hooo, Treasurer pro tern. This is an instance where wages that
were reduced under McKiiileyistn have
been restored under tho now tariff, for
it should be remembered that the Mc
Kinley abomination was iu full force up
to Aug. 2, iau4, tne uay on wiucii the new tariff became a law. But this is not all. Free wool has stimulated tho manufacture of American fabrics and evon those who have stoutlv aiposetl it arc now warm in its approval, ere is a striking instance of this kiud, taken from a letter written by one of the leading woolen manufacturers of Philadelphia, a Republican, to a prominent dry goods merchant of Pittsburg: The operation of tho uew tariff has been a revelation to me. We aro making more woolens, because of fau wool, of a better qunlitv, aro selling more Roods and employing more men Tho operations of the new tariff are
"a revelation" to this manufacturer bo-
cause he had been deceived by his party Lrjull'rs Ilitn lwlinviiir thut fri tniL- nw
aggregate naked for by the commissioner wool free would destroy tho wool-irrow-at New ork ijald letter was signed by me ing industry in the United States and
on the strength of Superintendent Owen's check, was transmitted to CommiHuioner Weber and its character only discovered
by me upon my arrival In New York a day or two later. Attached to exhibit A is my letter to Superintendent Owen baed upon this transaction dnted March I. IKH, and declining thereafter to sign letter from hl office authorizing the expenditure or public moneys unless accompanied by the original papers upon which they were based. I also hand you papers marked exhibited B, which show that on or iilwut the first tlay of Jan. V. I). Owen joined Frank Ii. Larned and other persons inn persistent attempt to put through the department and collect the monoy upon a false and ficticious voucher for 117.50 for the alleged services of a person not in the employ of the government, and who to Mr. Owen's previous knowledge had not rendered the service for which such voucher was presented. Superintendent Owen's official approval and certificate thst said aervices were rendered are attached to said ficticious voucher, a certified copy whereof forms a part of exhibit A. When aald ficticious voucher came to my desk it was stopped and payment prevented. On tho lCth of January, the day after it came to my attention, I called upon Mr. Owen in writing for an explanation. On Jan. 20 Mr. Owen responded in writing, furnishing mich explanation which admits the entire transaction and gives no intimation that he did not then regard the voucher as still In foree. The original voucher Itself is in the ponaenslon of the department with Mr. Owens' approval uncanceled, which fact should be considered in connection with his subsequent statement that at a certain stage he had abandoned the attempt to get the voucher allowed and paid. It in left for the proper authority or tribunal to decide whether the transaction in question constitutes a criminal offense under Section 5440, Revised Statutes. In any cane the moral standards and fltneas for the responsible station of a bureau officer who is capable of engaging in such an attempt, and then submitting auch an explanation, are left to the judgment of the secretary. Ever since W. D. Owen aaaumed his office in July, 1WI, I have been compelled as his superior officer to call hti attention very frequently to tho blunders and irregularities committed in his office, and for which he was directly responsible. These blunders and irregularities if permitted to go uncorrected would have brought the department Into ridicule, entangled the government in annoying complications, aad iu certain lustano, as herein shown, would have resulted in the wrongful abitnatlon of money from the public treasury Kaspeetfully yours, AuB.jfKTfjjrKy, sssasssaa sasrajSjaaTy,
compel all home manufacturers to relv
entirely upon foreign wools for their supply. But it is already apparent that tho number of sheep will be increased under tho new tariff becauso tho in
creased demand for wool consequent upon the removal of tho tariff from wool and the preparation of American woolen mills to turn out goods fine enough to
compete with English aud French made cloths in the world's markets, has already strengthened tho wool market and will undoubtedly advance the prico of wool grown in the United States. Domestic wool is not suitable by itself for tho manufacture of tho finest grades of goods, but mixed with Spanish wools, which now come in free, it answers every requirement and our woolon mills need no longer hesitato to reach out for tho best trado in every part of tho world. The Philadelphia mill owner is flrniiy convinced after two months' experience with the new tariff that ho can compete with English and French goods, not only in the United States, but can successfully invade English and French markets with American "all wool" cloths. No wonder tho result of free wool has proved "a revelation" to him. Ho has been following false prophets and nover would havo known it had not the new tariff law, with its free wool
schedule, taught him by actual experience that the Democratic position has always been right; that he can mako better qualities of goods at less cost than thoso of inferior quality have cost and that tho increased demand makes it
necessary for him to employ moro men. j
CLAMBAKE AND BARBECUE.
Erny Tin and Stove Store,
IX FRONT OF TIIK MONUMENT,
Is Vlt nmliisW ml l.t- lln ..... ..I. .,- ..C r ur n ...
V v ""K,m " 'ir. w . ivrnv. mio carries a
.luenuiu Moek ol the Celebrated "GARLAND OAK"
HEilTIXG slXD COOK STOVES; These Stoves are imitated by many but equaled
j auw many ocaer stoves, and a IuU as sortment of TIN WA f?E- of all kind: uion.
W&R -CUTLERY. Pocket nd
IWt Forgot the Locution j,. Fr.Mit of the Hui'nmSüt.
MARY A. BARTH. Knt . Inl)lio Squiuve, .J AftSlJSK, IX I).
THE JASPER CITY ROLLER MILLS
Make the Celebrated
PATQKA LILLY FLOUR.
BEST GRADE IN THE STATE OP INDIANA.
They also want your
And nav the HiVhPQt Mo
o b.ua.si; a. live in vaall. Flour and Ship Stuff for Sale at all times.
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MANUfACTÜUKK OK
WAGONS and CARRIAGES, o And Denier in o Agricultural Implements and Fertilizers.
General Repairing & Horse Shoeing,
North Main Street,
.IAH PER, - - INDIANA. G ,W. i owns, D. D- S.
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Corner '1th tt Main Street,
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MAKES SPECIALTIES OF:
Crown and Hririgc Work, Pain loss Extraction, Treatment and Saving tho Teeth, First Class Work, Reasonable Prices. At tili Phi-nix Hnlrl, ,la-r, Turadity ml WrilnrxU)- ofracli wrfk.
All Work Warranted.
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The lowc-t tlfkct ratfü to tin- U'..t. m fll..rH ami K.-n.-rul In ÖrV, Ulon 1.?'' S. o that your tlckt-t r.-aüH vi" ut It. .. OAIU HKLI., ;. " K i , JttM' r J
UNITED stub HOI MILL STREET, JASPER. AUGUST KAEGIN.
PROPRIETOR.
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The traveling public will fi,l
this house well furnished and the
uest of attention given to the want? of guests. Furniture and beds all new, and table supplied with the
oest tlie market affords. Reasonable.
Terms
I TomliTH lii-4 iirofcHhlonul MTVle to all ti.ifilliiK uny work iu tin; ih-ntal lhif, and
j iiiiiiiii i in it "I" riocrxi uiii'iKiiin.i
i . ..rat. jFMll.- mil. 7IVVIIIII ntiiivitirti, llllti uu it ork warnuitcil. Apr. I, 'My.
Aug. Kaegin. Murrh 10-93 HEADQUARTERS KOU THE
Singer Sewing Maeliinc !
I beg to announce to the public, that I have again opened an olliee, where I
have constantly on hum! n
f..,, i: i
NEW BRICK YARDl-heGe,,uineS",pJW' thH the latent itnprovenientx. I have also a larw
c.vrv. ui .luiivtiiiiunui, needles, Ulis, iVc.
ECKERT BROTHERS. C, A SNAP
Brick for Sale ! The undersigned wishes to infonn the public thnt lie has opened up his llriek Vartl. at the north side of .l;intMr. ml
I will make more brick thi vear tlian in
any previoi one. He will make favor
able terms on Ilpuse Patterns. .joiin gi:ii:ic, jr. Apr. 'ü, 12. Take your Job Printing to the Jasper Courier.
"'to
For all who want Jewelry, Watches
or Clocks, if they get them of Frank C. Kueiricr.
YOU'LL BE IN THE SOUP
f you buy Silver Ware of any one else but Frank Kueblor.
When thev ask von to buv MuMic! Tiiuiinwi.wu r ,
- . " iiiiivnin "I auv U UU V
..n. nut-uivi, iiM.u win sen you a nrst class Piano or Oran than you can buv it elsewhere in Duhm'; f'nmilv
During the next U0 days he will sell anything in his 'stock, in order to get ready for the luill Trade, at
STEICTLT C08T PRICE. Cor. 8th & Main St., Jasper, Ind.
July G, '01.
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ODEL DRUG CO
B. B. BHANNOCK, M. D., Sec'y and Man-gar
HlBEP l füll line f - . . ...
PURE DRUGS and MEDICINES,
ELEGANT PERFUME8& TOILET ARTICLES,
FINE STATIONERY und BLANK BUOKtf,
CHOICE CIGARS and TOBACCOS,
The Kormrr t Per, the Latter at H.lem. Cheap Railroad Rat,. Tho enterprising and projsjreariVo Democracy of Peru is making cxtcnslro
v ! 1 t a
preparuiious ior a nujfo ciamnaKo wen- mi m ii a . , ticwday, Oct. 31. Nobody who attends mXtMlOU vUluiT C0&13U&flNi thU nilidttP IirrffiitMiintif wtll m linn. W i
W, oh 50 barrel of clams, four tons , of fish and 100 head of nhoop havo been provided. The orators on this occasion will bo Vice President Stevenson, General John C. Black, Senator Voorhoea und Turpie, ConKrcsKinan Bynrnn, Captain W. It. MverH, Hon. John W. Kern, iltm. 11. (j. Bell and Hon. A. N. Mar(in. As cheap rates havo been secured on all the railroad tho attendance prominert to lc very largo. An old fashioned barbecuo will be Xivuii nt Halutn Nov. !l, at which a number of prominent Detnoeratio orators will bo jiretKmt. Among tho Bpoakers I will In lion. Aaher G. Carnth of Kmj tackj, Hon. D. P. Baldwi MdotiMff,
PAINTS. OILS and VARNISHES,
Goods Pure and Fresh, Prices Correct.:
And Every Effort mule to Accommodate Ctiiiotnen.
torn in Now Spayd Biiildlnir, South hie or Public Soimr. Feb. 16 1804M.
I AM NOW A MAN!
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varteoeaia. and had Nmb
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Vewlll send you the mtr 2LcJ?i,.Jir.,,ch preparation CALTHOt free, by aenlrd I"8", od a legal Kuarautce that Caltiios will IT0FAÄrM4 RESTORE Lau Vlr.
UseitSf pay if satisfied.
At HI It.
The Fall and Winter Season
Is here and so are we with
the best STOCK OF FUItNITUUE. See Our Great f and 10 cent bargain counters. Your best Chance. Don't Mis It.
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OUK STOCK of COFFINS Has never been Kqualed.
for all other inakea and stvlea of Sewing Miu'hmes. All kindu of
chines repaired. BargaiiiH in geeo'ndhand machines. My place of business is on 7th Street, between Mill and McCrillus Streets, JASPER. INDIANA. PETKIl J. GOSMAN, A reut, For the Singer Manufacturing Companv. I am also agent for the old reliable iagara Fire and Tornado and Cyclone Inaursince Co., of New York, and reupectfully aek a liberal patronaee. Dec. 5, 1890-tf.
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COMK AND SEE US. We will Endeavor to Please Yon. Alles BroF. N. W. Corner Public Square. JASPER, - - INDIANA. Dec. 8, '3.
INSURANCE!
Iii PK ! At'('IIi:NT!
TOKNAIMI! LIVE STOCK Kami Kire iiisunuu-e for terina of five
years, including lightning and steam
thresher, at thirty reut u vear on each
5100 of insurnnee; tornado at twenty
cent. Uenresentinir twentv trood mm.
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panies aim oomg an exclusive insurance
business, I can give the alove rates.
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m mt-ui .in uu uiu in'iore placing vour
insurance. o one. excent me Cmmi
Nix, of Haysville. and Theodore Hnh.
iiian, of Kenlinand, are iuilorir.ed to Hoheit insurance in mv name.
W. A. WfLSOfc?
teiier.il fnsunuiee Airent. .Instwr
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PINE PA KM POIt SALE! In Madison Township. One of the liest farms in Madfeon township is now for sale by the under-
cibiiw, io-wii: nsaerea in Sec. 3U, ZU ?"f SOUt,,' """ 5 Wtfe. merly belonging to John Bürge deceased. It will be wold at a reasonable price, and on partial payments if desired. If you want a good farm, iu a good locality, near the thriving town of Ireland, this is your opportunity. For particulars, call on Clemk.vt Doane at Jasper Courier Office. Also. '2H7
Adam Smith farm, at the point where the railroad crosses Patoka river will be sold cheai). Ca xnnn
ALRKKT 11. BOIINEKT. XDWAkD A. IIOIIMEkr
BOHNERT BROS., I'roprlrtor oftb
JASPFR UNION HOUR MILLS !
These Milla are now keut in the liest
order, and supplied with best natent
Holls. The brands PEARL BKL1.K, FAMILY, and STRAIGHT are not ex-
excelled for their grades iu the world.
N e solicit the custom of Fanners, and
will be ready at all times to exchange Hour for wheat at the highest market
price.
I KING US YOUR WHEAT, and e ill pay you cash 11 tl iiinrL-i-t uill
allow.
CORN MEAL alwnvfi on hand lo eil
or exchange.
Bran and Shipstuff
it the lowest market price. Give us a
nai ami ue win try to please von. Mills on the North side of Jasper, on 'Mt and .Mill streets. liOHMOICT ItlCOTIIICItN. Jasper, April 13, 't)4-y
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r , -f '"ivuianic or not. iree ol scharr. Iliirfni .1 ... .it, .
A1.1',MtCT' ,J,o;Y 2ltan latente," with co o( WU(e in the U.S. and forcueoiMtri ent Itee. Amlrc,
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