Pike County Democrat, Volume 27, Number 36, Petersburg, Pike County, 15 January 1897 — Page 4

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8 hr §fihr Gountjj §tmmt Br M. JHeC. STOOPS. Hf* TIm no c«ut) 0*a«rrtl Ut the lav* pit clreabtin •» u; uniipr nUtikel la ►ike CmbIj ! Advertisers will Min Mte af this fart! ' One Tear, in advance. .. .... fl Sd Six Months, in advance -- «5 Entered at the poatofHce in Petersburg for transmission through the mails as secondclass matter. FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 1887. TUB latest mm* is that MaKinley is having his inauguration suit made. Dubisg Governor Matthews four years of office the state debt has been decreased Ver $2,500,000. .A pretty good record. The McKinley prosperity still abounds in this section. The republican wardworkers still talk “confidence restored.” Bat nobody has men or felt of it. The present legislature should look after that million dollars which the Vaudalia owes the sisie. It would go a 'long ways toward paving ofi i he present indebtedness. Iset’em rftw k down. , Qteen ViatoStA. having enjoyed the longest reign in English history, and perhaps the most memorable one also, can well afford to abdicate and giv* to the prince of Wales, now an old man himself, a taste of royalty.

The railroad corporations have their agents in Indianapolis to prevent the passing of a bill to make railroad fare at two cents per. mile. Such a bill should pass and become a law, but the lobbyists are there in full force to prevent such a bill becoming a law. Ores in Ohio the factions arc considerably mixed on the senator question, lianna wants to be senator, Sherman wants a re-election but the generals want him to go into the cabinet. Governor Buslmell wants to be senator and so does Yoost. These are troublous times for the goldites. They, all want office. Ikihaxatous is full of men who are lobbying for and against bills that may come ap in the present session of the legislature. Legislators should pay no attention whatever to them but should pass bills that have merit in'them and where they will benefit the masses of the people regardless of corporations and trusts. The present session of the Indiana legislature will transact little other than political measures to take care of the political Ward heelers who want something to do. About the best thing that can be done is to elect a senator, change the law made at the last session so that auditors will receive their pay for services and adjourn. The attorney-general hap decid^ it is the duty of the county to pay the expenses of transfering a prisoner from the different 'towns and cities to the county jails. It has long been tbe custom for the towns and cities in which the prisoner is arrested to meet the expense, where the arrest is made by the municipal officer, but it is a custom that is a gross injustice. Senator Smith, of New Jersey, says: “The cry of the republican party is all the time for revenue. Not a word is beard about economy. The last republican congress appropriated $30,000,000 for nvers and harbors Think of it! An enormous sum! They could have saved enough out of that single appropriation to make good

The board of pension examiners has been placed under the civil service regulations. Mid the members of the board now bolding in this county will hold their positions until they die, resign, or are removed for cause, J The board now consists of one republican ] and two democrats. This will probably knock out a number of candidates who are Peking position* on the board of examining physicians, and wl^» want the places badly. It wouldn’t be a bad idea for the county commissioners to take some action with regard to sodding and fixing up the court house yard. The yard about the court house and jail presents a very bad appearance, and has for the past three or four jean. As some people ban said it looks much like a barnyard. It is to be hoped that the commissioners* will take some action in the matter when they meet in March. ■ Fewer miles of railroad have been coo- j strutted iu the United States during any nth nr like period for a decade. In 18N there wn? built but 1.802.89 miles of track. In 1887 the record was 12,983 miles. In eleven states and territories not a single1 mile of mi!w,iy track was laid, while in , many others less than 25 miles were put down. Of the states in which railway track was constructed, California leads with 186.85 and Kansas 6 last with 1.43 miles, j There are now l80,(Mk) miles of railway in j (he Uuited {

Ta* Petersburg schools are in siydf^iJ condition that a number of the children are compelled to attend but a half day; in other wprds, boys ranging from ten to fourteen years of age get but three days' schooling per waek. This should not be Children of this age should be in school full time, as it is a time when they will learn more than when older. Children of six or seven years could more easily do with the half,)day system than older ones. The schools are in good working order. The teachers are working at a great disadvantage in having so many pupils in each room and some of the teachers also contending with the half-day system, which is a great inconvenience. There should be some way provided whereby these children could/fia^e the liensfit of a full day’s school. A ney building should be erected or rooms rentedxfor schobl purposes. If the town is not ableterbnild a structure costing #8,000 or #700 or#S( fid abuilding that will cost hich will accommodate the children and add two or three more teachers. Many children in the country go*to schools the buildings of which do not exceed iu cost #500, $ud town children certainty could be Educated in a cheap buijding, at least until the finances of the town are such that a magnificent building could be erected. Some means should be devised whereby this coold be done and the children all sent to sobool on full time. Tax-payers are beginning to grumble, and they seem to hare sopm cause jfor it. Krect a building of two(j>r three/roomf which would miswer the purpose until the indebtedness of the town would be decreased to such an extent that the town conld be bonded for the purpose of raising money with which to build a new building or an annex to the present structure.

SheJuff Ridoway’s mania for bailiffs is a good thing for those fellows anxious for jobs, but it is rather tough on the taxpayers. The last term of court cost over f1.600.—Petersburg Press. The editor of the Press seems to have a mania for getting things up in wrong shape to deceive the people. To make the matter plain on the bailiff question the records wiil^ show that Ridgway did not make the ootrt costs at all. The total costs of the term were published in this piper a few Weeks -ago, giving the items, which made up the totals. Ex-Sheriff Kinman’s bailiffs for the November term cost $132.25 for seven days, and Sheriff Ridgway’s bailiffs cost ,$149.20 for 29 days. Some difference between the expenses. During the last five weeks of the term two murder cases were tried which required more bailiffs than during ordinary trials. Had it not been for these trials Sheriff Ridgway’s expense of court for the five weeks would have been less than Kinm:ut’s for seven days. With the editor of the Press it is altogether a case of sour grapes. To show the expense of bailiffs during the past several years it is only necessary to run over the list of allowances made and you will find that it cost about as follows for each terra of court: March, 1893..$ 237 25 July, 1893..... 104 00 November, 1893.. 220 85 March, 1894 . 288 40 July. 1894. 191 30 November, 1894. 310 00 March, 1895... 290 25 August, 1895 ......... .. 205 00 November, 1895. 512 25 Februarv. 1896 . 390 50 May, 1886. .. 198 50 September, 1890 ..... . 204 85 November, 1896, Kinman 7 davs.. 122 23 November, 1896, Ridgway 29 days 149 20

The talk of a possible revolution in Spain on account of the mismanagement of that country’s affairs in Cuba is beginning to excite attention in Europe. Uprisings in Spain have more than ouce occurred on smaller pro vacations than is now offered. Her military oj wrations in the islaud have ! been a series of bungles from the beginning. | She has ten or fifteen times as many soldiers j in Cuba as thp insurgents, and yet she has ace<j>np]if^>4 nothing whicfi tan be discerned by anybody. Despite the stories from Havana of the “pacification” of rebellious provinces by Weyler, the insurgents seem to be as active and formidable as ever. Apparently they are as strong and as confident as they were one year ago or at any time. Moreover, the stories to the contrary have seemingly ceased to find credence in j Spain,and this is the reason why the dynasty j feels it is in danger. Three or four months | more of campaigning on the island without resuit may cause a livelier war in Spain than has yet been waged in Cuba. Coxxissio^ffiF J. L. Robixsox hits the nail on the beiwl when he says there will be ' no more iron bridges and levies and other j jobs done until the county can pay for wbat j it has already contracted for. The couuty J has a very large debt and it should be de- i creased to such an extent that when county orders are presented for payment they can be met. For the past two or three years the expenses have been far beyond the receipts, which lias resulted in the floating of county orders bearing six per cent interest. It is time to call a halt on the expenses and not to make any unless there are funds with which to pay lor the work when completed. That is a business method and the taxpayers will be greatly relieved from debt during the tern of Mr. Robinson as county

Oea new sheriff seems to have mania for deputies. Two baa fifty dollars of the people’s eood money went to bailiffs at the last term of court. Tom Mount was high executioner at the court house whence the musical tnll of his bason floated through every back yard in Petersburg. It was to have been supposed that the sheriff would look after this part of bis duties himself but his modesty probably kept him from facing an audience in the court room and sternly shouting ‘'order.” Deputy Mount is not afflicted that way.—Petersburg Press. Hear the wail. Bailiffs $250. Listen and hear the mar. The editor forgot all about the people’s money daring Sheriff Ridgway’s predecessor’s time when bailiffs cost the county as high as $500 tor a single term of court. Sheriff Ridgway will make one of the most economical officers the county has ever had. His bailiff hire for 29 days cost the taxpayers just $149.20. And during that time some of the largest cases ever tried in the county were in progress. The yelp is wasted on the air. The Senate has passed the House bill abolishing the death penalty in a large number of cases. The measure is iu the line of recent state laws abolishing capital punishment, ami applies the same principle to Federal offenses, although the change is not extended to a total abolition of the death penalty. The present laws, which have cone down from colonial, times, have a sanguinary aspect and prescribe death for offenses of various character. The bill passed {ast week reduces these offenses to five, viz: Treason, assault, murder and two offenses applicable to the army and navy. In ail other offenses hard labor for life is substitute as the maxfum punishment, and even in cases of murder and assault hard labor may be substituted if the jury states in its verdict “without capital punishment.”

ThE republican house has adopted the gag-rule in the legislature. The republican member now who gets a little uuruly will be “hossed up” as the saving goes. It now takes a two-thirds vote to overrule the speaker of the house. Make Some Revelations. An Enquirer special from Indianapolis says: Astounding revelations have been made of official misconduct on tits part of educational officers throughout the state, at tke meeting of teachers just closed, and furnished the cause for strong resolutions looking toward improvement in the school | system. One instance is cited where a “shark,*’ as the agents were called, to distinguish them from the reputable men in the school supply business, shook a handful of greenbacks in a trustee’s face asking his opinion. The trustee expressed himself that they looked all right, whereupon, the “shark” said, “Pay me $ 100 for a fountain pen and $50 is yours.” The bargain was closed at once, a $100 warrant Wing given for a j* u not worth $5. Another trustee invested $100 in a barrel of water, worth nothing save what the barrel itself cost, for which he paid $100 under the guise of disinfectants, and pocketed $50. Still another trustee paid $50 for a barrel of water in which two bars of soap had been grated, and he received $25 when the warrant was paid. Still another “shark” close to this city, sold another trustee two galvanized iron water tanks, dear at $3.75 each, for which he received $40, while it is a common thing to give $15 for a device approved by the health board for heating lead pencils so that germs of disease will not live; these devices are obtainable of the manufacturer for $2.75 with a rebate if taken by the quantity, say a dozen. It is also c*c*mraon to pay $12 for maps which cost 75 cents each. Sewer tile is an article on which 90 per cent profit is frequently made, selling of a geometrical system of blocks. All of the superintendents and teachers say that something must be done to control the trusts, and the effect of the disclosures of the present week will urge a bill for legislative attention.

A Hale Old Legislator. Sasser Sullivan, representative of Pike county, will soon be seventy-nine years old, but he is in robust health and shows the vigor of a mau of middle age. Mr. Sullivan is a native of North Carolina. Bis parents removed to Laurel county, Kentucky, in lS30.yDuring <the Mexican war young Sullivan served tb the Third Kentucky, participating in several engagements. In 1850, having in the meantime married, Sasser Sullivan removed to Pike county, this state, wh^Vne purchased a farm on wbicn he coufinues to live. In 1861, after the breaking out of the civil war, he was commissioned a lieutenant in the Fiftyeighth Indiana,and later he returned North and recruited a company, and was commissioned captain in the Eightieth Indiana, with which he marched with Sherman to the sea. He has always been noted as an uncompromising democrat, conspicuous in party leadership, and filling several offices of trust in his county. Last summer he was nominated by his party without his knowledge or consent for representative, and be found himself pitted against •'Jim” Coates, a popular republican. Although Pike county is usually republican, the old veteran could not be beaten. Me believes that William Jennings Bryan will yet be president. — Indianapolis News. A Care for Lame Back. “My daughter, when recovering from an attack of fever, was a great sufferer from pain in the back and hip,” writes Louden Grover of Sardis, Ky. “After using quite a number of remedies without any benefit she tried one bottle of Chamberlain's Pain Balm, and it has given entire .yeiief.*’ Chamberlain's Pain Balm is also vaoertam cure for rheumatic !N>ltlb¥J B, A Son. • " i ^

Washington ]L*tter. (Prom our n-gular correspondent.* * , WA^niXGTOJt. Jan. 11,1897. The las0»layS in theji&tiegame arranged by McKinley and Hanna to frreas John Sherman out of the Senate and eat of Ohio politics by compelling him to become a member of McKinley’s cabinet will be made this week at Canton, whither Sherman has been summoned. It is believed in Washington that McKinley and Hanna hold all the trumps and that Sherman will bow to the inevitable and go into the cabinet, although j.he makes no secret of preferring to remain in the Senate, because he would rather do that than to retire to private life at the end of his term in the Senate. Should be enter the cabinet, Hanna will succeed him in the Senate, by gubernatorial appointment, and be a candidate for a full term at the expiration of this one, if the republicans retain control of the Ohio legislature. The attempts to put the McKinley collar upon other Senators have been dismal failures. Allison and Aldrich have both refused the treasury portfolio, which (Tad first been refused by Representative Dingley. It is difficult to get men of self respect who are willing to blindly pledge themselves to support McKiuley for reelection in return for a cabinet portfolio.

A senator who is a dose friend of Justice Field of the supreme court, said of the revival of the rumor that Justice Field, who has long been eligible lot retirement, would retire on the promise/ of PresideuV Carlisle to word of truth Cleveland to nominate; the vacancjf: “There isn’t a in the story. Justice Field 1 as said that^e would not give Mr. Cleveland an opportunity to name his successor, and the old gentlemen has a long and unbroken record for living up to his word. But even if he should retire^ or there should be another vacancy in the court, it would be filled by Secretary Carlisle; he might be nominated by the President, but.there would Be no possibility of the nomination being confirmed by the Senate.” Senator Jones of Arkansas, has gone home to be present at the election of bis successor by the Arkansas^Tegislature. As he has no opposition, there isn’t the slightest doubt of his being/bis own* successor, and the democrats o^Arkansas will make no mistake in sending Senator Jones back, i as no man in the Sejhate has more rapidly I eome-to the front in power and influence than he has since he became prominent in the Wilson tariff bill fight in the Senate. The work he did in the last campaign as chairman of the democratic national committee is known to alL Whether the speech of Senator Mills today, on his resolution declaring that the expediency of recognizing^ the independence of a foreign state belongs to congress, and £kst the President shall act in harmony with Congress: and further declaring that the independence of Cuba ought to be and is hereby recognized, and appropriating $10,000 for the salary and expenses of a minister to Cuba, will open the flood gates of Cuba oratory remains to, be seen. It was plain' and to the point. Mr.Mills thinks the matter should not be longer postponed, and a short time ago a majority of the Senate thought wirii him, but influences have been at work, khich, if they, have not changed opinions, have at least brought about an apparent willingness to leave the whole business for the next Congress and administration to deal with. Representative Money of Mississippi, has returned from his investigating trip to Cuba, but says he isn’t ready yet to talk for publication of what he found out, or at.least of all he found out. The House passed the Loud bill and it is now in the hands^of the Senate committee, with chances of action in doubt. There is a disposition on the part of, democrats in the House to criticize the tardiuess of Speaker Reed in filling the two jllemocralic vacancies on the Wavs and Means committee. They should unquestionably have been filled ^before the tariff hearings, but although the hearings are now over, they are’still unfilled. It looks like a bit of pure cussedness on Reed’s part. The places are merely honorary now, asi the democratic members will not be allowed to have any hand in, making the tariff bill.

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