Pike County Democrat, Volume 29, Number 1, Petersburg, Pike County, 13 May 1898 — Page 4

flufik* County gfmoaxt By M. Be©. *TBO«*«. On« Year. In advance..WJ Sts Months, in advance .. • - Entered at the pout office Id Petersburg ter transmissiou through the mails as secondclass matter. FRIDAY. MAY 18,1898. * Democratic County Ticket.

For Clerk. LEWIS R. YHAYLKR, Fat Auditor. WILLIAM M. SCALES. For Treawif er, ON I AS O. SMITH. For Sheriff, W. M. aiDGWAY. For Coroner, ALLEN RUMBLE. For Surveyor. A. G. CATO. Foe Commissioner, Firs District, JOSEPH L. ROBINSON. For Cointnisstoner, Third District, WILLIAM II. BOTTOMS. It is now Marshal Lory, Treasurer Liibs anti Councilman Smith, with the aid and consent of a large number of republican voters of Petersburg. The president has named General Fitz Hugh Lee and Fighting Joe Wheeler as major-generals of the army and they will he in command of the land forces in the Cuban war. The republicans of Dubois anti Pike Couuties are haring quite a time over the nomination for proeeeuDug attorney. Each county has a candidate. Let ’em fight and hare as much fun as they please while they can. ^ Tut democratic congressional and senatorial conventions were held at Boonrille yesterday, where the next congressman and •enator from this district were nominated. The Dsuocbat will give a full report of the meeting next week. The talk about William Jennings Bryan enlisting as a private is foolish. Mr. Bryan does not resort to such a course as that to vindicate his patriotism. Nor does he hare to go to war at all at this juncture to be of service to the nation. Men like Bryan are needed at home to watch republican rascals. It is about time for Stoops, the editor of the Democrat, and Henring the editor of the Winslow Dispatch, to offer their services in (fcfense of the American flag.— Petersburg Press. We’ll start on the same train with the editor of the Press. Up to the hoar of going to pms the editor of the Press is not In camp at Indianapolis.

Th* town election resulted in about even honor* for the democrats and republicans. Petersburg Press. Do yoa really think it did? It is the list time that the honors have been divided, last’s see, the editor of the Press is chair3 man of the republican party. Strange that under his wise political management that Petersburg should elect democratic officials., Wocu> it not be a good idea for tbe town trustees at their next meeting to; transfer a few thousand dollars from tbe corporation fund to the electric light fund and pay off the orders that are now outstanding and stop paying six percent] interest. If this was done then it would ] not necessitate the issuing of bouds to pay j off this indebtedness. It is economy to do j this and bad it been sometime ago tbe1 iaene of bonds would not have been a' necessity. If the council would do this from time to time it would save a few hundreds of dollar* interest each year and j lower the rate of taxation. Tbe American navy has always been: remarkably successful. Even when it consisted of only tbe rudest and most poorly equipped vessels our naval forces have been a power on the cfcean. The world will] never forget the bold cruises mid closely contested battles waged by John Paul Janes, Stephen Decatur, Oliver Haxard Perry, David Farragut, Andrew Foote and Fits John Porter. Without the great battleships and armoured cruisers of today our navy of thirty-five and eighty-five years ago was able to meet successfully the navies of the world. Commodore Dewey has sustained the reputation which oar navy has always sustained.

Ckstabf democrats admit that the demo* mtie county ticket was arranged just so in order to have the whole thing defeated. Well, there is no question as to what the voters of Pike countr will do to the ticket' nominated last Ttmrsdav.—Petersburg Press. Chairman Thompson of the county re*j publican committee, was the town ticket sol arranged that Oiiphant, Burton am) Qpoa* | rod should be defeated? Ton can explain this or let it alone. It is reported that the democrats at the convention last Saturday reaffirmed their faith in Bryan’s flummery.—Petersburg Pleas. Oh, res,resolutions were regularly adopted at a regularly organised convention. Will the editor please publish the resolutions that were read and adopted before the republican county convention? Don’t squirm bnt publish the resolutions if any were adopted or say none were adopted by said convention. The term ‘‘knot” is of very frequent use in the newspapers these times in iudicutiug the speed of war vessels. The term has reference to what is known as a nautical or geographical mile and implies a distance of 2,025 yards. Our statue mile represents a distance of 1,700 raids. So that a “knot” would be equivalent to about one and oue- ! sixth miles as we use the term. A vessel making 20 “knots” an boor would make a speed of about 23£ miles. Some of the torpedo boat destroyers make a speed of 24.5 “knots”—nearly 22 miles an hour— which is equivalent to the average speed of a railway train. Thx editor of the Press intended it as a great joke last week to characterise the democratic convention as a drunken, howl* ing mob, that candidates were clieated out of nominations, etc., etc. As chairman of the republican party the editor was so dis* gusted with his own new fangled convention that he would just take his spite out on the democratic convention * week later. The hundreds of voters who attended the democratic convention all speak of the quiet that prevailed and the great enthusiasm. While on the other hand the leading repub* lican politicians of Petersburg claim that the republican mass convention was the worst ever held in the county. Come, Mr. Chairman, don’t get cute so early in the campaign. Bat possibly the article was written after he heard the returns from the town election. o

No Horry. Secretory Gage makes even a poorer showing for his party’s five hundred millon bond scheme than was made by Messrs. Diugley and Dolliver in advocating that suspicious measure on the floor of the House. In his statement before the Seuate committee, Mr. Gage claimed that there would I be an available balance of $91,000,000 t hen the deficiencies in the War aud Navy departments were met. When every pressing claim is met, he estimates that there will be an available cash balance of $70,000,000 above the gold reserve of $100,000,000. The bod estimates, he asserts, place the extraordinary expenses of the War aud Navy departments in the vigorous prosecution of hostilities at $59,000,000 up to July 1, exclusive of the fifty millions already at the disposal of the President for national defense. In the face of the figures. Secretary Gage made the extraordinary statement that from forty tg fifty million in additiou to ordinary revenues would have to be realised between now and July 1 to preserve the gold reserve intact. When passed by Senator Turpie for an explanatiou in detail of his plan for meeting the cost of the war, Mr. Gage said he “knew of no other method for raising this extra money exoept bv taxation or the sale of bonds.” Further on the Secretary used these words: “I thiuk it is legitimate operation to borrow in any way you can make it acceptable to both parties to the contract.” In this last declaration is the keynote to the whole scheme of the administration’s financial policy. “In any way you can make it acceptable to both parties to the contract,” says the secretary of the treasury in defining his method of getting money for the govern mem. The question naturally suggests itself as to whom financiers of the Gage caliber regard as -both parties to the contract” when they begin to cast about in search of cash for immediate needs of the government. Of course, the govern

ment is one of ?he parties. In the purview of the Gages the bondholders, and they only, are the other “party.” This takes no amount of tb<* wishes of the people. The only persons whose wishes are to be consulted are those comprising the small dam of bond dealer*. In uiging this bond transaction, none of ita advocates have yet shown that there is a necessity, present or prospective, for an issue of any large amount of interest bearing obligations of the government. Nobody in authority at Washington has claimed that the war was to be a long one—that hostilities were to be extended over a period that would exhaust even the available cash balance in the treasury. The Senate can do the country no harm by holding the five handled million bond bill in abevaiwx until it becomes indisputably evident that we shall need to add more interest bearing burdens to the national debt in order to whip puny, bankrupt Spain.—tit. Louis Republic. Bncklen’s Arnica Salve. The best salsa in the world for cuts, bruises, sores ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, tetter, chapped hands, chilblains, corns, and all skin eruptions, and positively cures piles or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or money refunded. Price 35 cents per boa. For sale by J. R. Adams A Son.

or other the Press, the republicut or]ten of the county, has failed to publish the vote at eKik auiaAne mu nnlil?n«» A^nM»i/\n fPt,n’tut, *«v KCCov repuUltctl It CviiVruUun. i urro are hundreds of republicans in Pike county who would like to see the tabulated vote published in the various contests and especially the first ballot for auditor , which was announced to be a tie. If you will publish the same you will greatly oblige A RwbucafReader. The Democrat is always reader to publish the news at all times, but being very crowded for space the week after the republican convention the ballots were omitted from our report. As no other paper, not even the republican papers, hare published the vote we will grant your request. The first ballot for auditor was very close but nominated Ililsmeyer. The ballots were as follows: FIRST BALLOT. WooUtey, Hilsmeyer. Jefftnon. . t*. Wacfatugian .... . 16 MKt-tfg Meat Olay Patoka Monroe .. lxvkhart Marlon 2 4-o p s ow-is* 1 1-5 fu P *% Total. .. 4ft 52-72 SECOND BALLOT. Woolsey. 47 a>-TS Jefferson .. . Washington Mud Ison ... , Olay. Patoka . Man toe;. Lockhart .... Logan ,.— Marion. 2 11-5(1 W P Ms-ui 2 43-55 e x Hilsmeyer. fi3»-50 10 ft 12-55 6 ' Total .../?ff .45 25-tti { FOB CLKBK JB rum field. 49 ST-200 Jefferson ... Wasblngtou Clay . ... Madtaoa. Logan Patoka — Lockhart .. Monroe - Marion...... 9 21 2 1 11-21 3 2-7 100 2a»-:i7 2 3-4J Coleman. 0 5 ft 2 10-21 2 4-7 ?HM0» 5 1-27 1 40-43

FOB S1ISKIF F. Jefferson W HshtnKton Clay . , Madison... . immim .... .. Patoka Lockhart.... Monroe _ Marion .. .Smith. .. 1 .. IS 79-235 .. 0 . 1 1-5 .. 1 .. * 36-175 S *34-101 5-7 15-38 FOR COBONKK. Trover. Fwi 7 6-15 4 48-233 8 8-5 12 86-173 3 72-101 7 1-7 4 »-U» Htcitius. 9-13 8 18-235 0 2 1-5 1*4 13- ITS 5-101 1-7 5-38 W ashing ton Jettersron Cktf Madison .... Logan . ... Palnka. Marion —, Lockhart ... Monroe .. . 8 MoGrew. 21 6 8 * 4 0 19 0 0 0 with the We give you the above tables footings only for auditor on the first ami second ballots. The other contests were not so close, as will be observed from the tables. It will be seen, however, that Hilsmeyer was nominated on the first ballot and that another ballot was not necessary. Falling Prices. This very faotof the gradual fall in prices furnishes the gold advocate with another argument. He asks: *4If demonetising silver in 1878 caused prices to fall, why dtil not the entire fall take pladc at that time?” There are several reasons, in the first place, the United States was u.-ing paper currency exclusively in 1878. specie payments were not resumed until 1879, and the i Bland law in 1878 and the Sherman law in 1890 delayed the full effects of the gold standard in this country, which were not reached until the repeal of the Sherman law in 1898. The more complete answer, however, is that the progress toward a universal gold standard, with the resulting increusiug demand for gold, has been gradual, as nation after nation has discarded silver and adopted the gold standard, or resumed specie payments on a gold bisis. “But,” says the gold advocate, “money is not as important as it used to be; everything now,is done by eredit," Undue expansion of credit, without a sufficient cash basis, is responsible for many of the panics and much of the business disaster our country has exj*erien©ed. But, aside from this, credit could no more exist independently of a metallic basis than a house could stand if its foundation were removed. Jevens, one of (die ablest advocates of the gold standard, on page S3 of his 'investigations in Cum»ncy,”says: “Prices temporarily may rise or fall independently of the quantity of gold in the country. Credit gives a certain latitude without rendering prices ultimately independent of gold.”

Moreover, credit development reached its limits some years ago, and is not capable of much further extension. In fact, the tendency is toward a greater proportionate use of cash. Mr. Beernaert, the Belgian delegate to the international monetary conference of 1898, said: “Hie importance of money, especially metallic money, cannot bat grow greater. The mechanism of exchange is perfected: the use of checks and other credit instruments is developed. “They economise the actual transfer of money and so diminish the risks, costs and delays which result from them, but they cannot supplant the precious metals.”— Chicago Dispatch. ia Enterprising Hlrag gist. There are few men more wide awake and enterprising than J. R., Adams ft Son, who spare no pains to secure the best of every, thing in their line for their many customers. They now have the valuable agency for Dr. King’s Mew Discovery for consumption, coughs and colds. This is tfca wonderful remedy that is producing such a furor all over the country by itt many startling cures. It absolutely cures asthma, bronchitis, hoarseness ami all affections of the throat, chest and lungs. Call at above drug store and gets trial bottle free or a regular stae for 50 cents and f 1.00. Guaranteed to ( cure or price refunded. 1

WASHING TOM LETTER. Our Kefalar ('•m«p*n4enl «•»«• in n Batch wf Mew*. Patriotic enthusiasm could scarcely go further than when it caused Senator Banna, who was present when Secretary Long received Commodore Dewey’s official report of his remarkable victory in Manilla harbor, resulting in the destruction of eleven Spanish ships, the "demolition of heavy shore batteries, and the placing of the Philippine Islands under the stars uni stripes, to propose three cheers tor Dewey. They were giveu with a will by the crowd gathered in the navy department, including many newspaper rneuaad Senator Tillman. But even more astonishing than Commodore Dewey’s report that his victory was won without the loss of a man, or the injury of a ship, and with only six men wounded, was what followed. Senators Tillman and

Manna, two men a* widely different in everything as could possibly be brought together, locked arms and walked over to the white house to talk over the glorious and extraordinary victory with Mr. McKinley. After seeing that the most of us are prepared for any sort of miracle. Secretary Long, in the name of the president. cabled Commodore Dewey his pro- i motion to acting admiral, and the thanks: of the people, and Congress is going to pass the resolution reported from the House naval committee tendering him the thanks of Congress; also a bill creating an additional rear admiral in the uavy, in order that the position can be given to Dewey. Orders have been issued for the forwarding of ten thousand troops from San Francisco to the Philippine Hands id the earliest possible moment, and present expectations are that they can be started by the 15th inst. The Philippine Islands are a bigger prise than most people suppose. Their area is ten j*r cent greater than that of New England, New York. New Jersey, Maryland and Delaware combined, and their estimated population is about 16,000,000. Tiie fact is uot generally known, either, that more than half of the commerce of the islands is with the United States. The next important war news is expected to come lrmu the vicinity of Cuba—it may ebine any hour. It is easier to get a commission iu the volunteer ariuv than it is to get a direct hiut from officials of either the war or the navy department, but they cau not disguise their expectancy. News is expected from Admiral Sampson's fleet, which is believed to be in the vicinity of Porto Rico, and to be charged with the double task of whipping the Spanish fleet, if it can be located, and of capturing Porto Rico. ' The first section of the army of invasion is known to be ready for embarkation and only awaiting the command to start, for Cuba. Camping grounds for twenty-five or thirty thousand men have been selected in Virginia, several miles from Washington, and this week that portion of the volunteer army which is to be mobilised in the vicinity of the National capitoi will begiu to arrive. Mr. McKinley stood up well under the social and political influences brought to hear upon him in favor Af a thousand and one incompetents who sought to wear the uniform of general in the volunteer army, ami shut them «U out by selecting real military men for those positions, all from the regular army except four of the major generals—Fits l<eeof Virginia, Joe Wheeler of Alabama, {Senator Sewell of New Jersey, and James 11. Wilson of Delaware, all of whom were geuerals in the late war ami three of whom are graduates of West Point. But, unless the reports that such men as young John A. Logan, knowu only as a loud dresser and horsey social swell, and Russell A. Harrison, known to the toadies when his father was president, as *'‘Prince Russ,” who has made failure after failure in the business world, are to be commissioned as colonels and given staff positions, are untrue, he is going to fall down in makiug the staff appointments. Good staff officers are considered as necessary to

the success or an army by military men as j good generals. Secretary Gage was the man who was credited last year with saying that no changes should be made in his department solely because of politics. There hare been numerous changes on account of politics in his department, but Mr. Gage has always been.able to escape responsibility by saying that he approved the changes because they were recommended by his subordinates as: bung “for the good of the service.” Now, be has shown the cloven foot by making a change for politics himself, in forcing the resignation of Worthington C. Ford, chief of tiie bureau of statistics, and giving the jplace to O. P. Austin, an attache of the republican national committee, who had been thrown out of a job by the dosing of the Washington headquarters of that committee. Senator Jones of Arkansas, who is a member of the finance committee, indignantly denies the statement persistently made by republicans that tha democrats on that committee have delayed the reporting of the war revenue bill, which has been before the committee for a week. He shows who is responsible for the delay by calling attention to the fact that the time of the committee since it has had the bill has practically all been spent in considering amendments proposed by republican senators. _ • The Han May shine brightly and the birds may ring their sweetest songs, but if your stomach is not right there is no happiness for you. Keep a bottle of Hr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin in the bouse and use it according to directions and the son and turds will not not ring in t vain. Constipation and indigestion cured. Trial si» 10c (10 doses) and in 50c and $1.00 bottles. Of Bergen 4 Uliphaut. in

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ICHARDSON A TAYLOR, Attorneys at Lam. Prompt alt entail given to at) Mnwa A Nob> rv Pu bite constat, tly In i Ike office. Office tn Carpenter building, Eighth amt Maln-sta., Petersburg, Inti. ' r ASH BY a COFFEY. G. R Ashby, C. A. Coffey. Attorneys at Lam. Will practice In all courts. Special attention given to all elvllhiwiiesa Notary Public constantly In the office. Collections matte ant| promptly remitted. Office over W. L. Barrett's store, Petersburg, Ind. • *: D ILLON A GREENE. T. H. Dillon V. R Greeuo Attorneys and Counsellors at Lam Will practice In Pike and adjoining counties. Cnreful attention given to all business. Collections slven prompt attention. Notary* Public always in office. Office in the Burger block, Petersburg, lud. g G. DAVENPORT, Attorney at Law. Prompt attention given to all business. Office over JK It. Atla ms A Son’s drug store, lVtersburg. ladiana. (£ M. A C. L. HOLCOMB, Attorneys at Law. Will practice in all courts. Prompt attention given to all business. Office in Carpenter block. Hist floor on Right h-M, Petersburg.

E. WOOLSEY, L. Attorney at Law. AII business promptly attended to. Collections promptly made and remitted. Abstract* of Title a s|HH‘i»lty. Office In Prank** build- , lug, opposite Press office. Petersburg, Ind. R. RICE, Physician and Surgeon. Chronic Diseases a specialty. Office over Ci tineas’ State Rank, Peteisburg, Italians W. BASINGER, Physician and Surgeon. Office diver Bergen A Oil ph ant’s drug store, room No. 9. Petersburg, Ipd. All calls promptly answered. Telephone No. ti, office and residence. | ANAR A WATERHOUSE, Eclectic Physicians and Surgeons Office oWr the Star Clothing House, Telephone No. 91 Petersburg, Ind. J^R. A. B. KNAPP, Eye, Ear, Rose and Throat Specialist, of Washington. Indiana, will beat the Pike Hotel on Friday of each week. H. STON ECIPHER, Dental Surgeon. Office In mnmaffi ami 7, in Carpenter bonding, Petersburg, Indiana. Operations tlrstclass. All work warranted. A meat he tics used tor palnless extraction of teeth. 0 C. MURPHY, Dental Surgeon. Parlors in the Carpenter building. Petersburg, Indiana. Crown and Bridge Work a specialty. All work guaranteed to five satisfaction.

XTOTICE I* hei»bj given lo *11 persons Inil terested that 1 will Attend in my office »t my residence EVERY MONDAY. To trausret business etumwiwi with the office of trustee of Marlon township All person* having business with said office will please take notice. T O. NELSON. Trustee PostotHee address: Winslow. V t>TK'E Is hereby given to all parties oon1.T eerneti tha’ will attend *t my residence EVERY WEDNESDAY. To transact business connected with the office oft rust ee of Mud i »on tow nsh Ip. M Positively no business transacted except on *®«* days. ,. J HARK KB. Trustee. Post office address: Petersburg, Ird. XfOTItK Is hereby given to all parties IniT terested that 1 will attend at my office in Stendal. EV ERY SATU KDAY. To transact business connected with the office of trnstee of l^Pkhart township. Ail persona huvlng ousiness with said office will please take uotk*e. J. u. BAAS, Trustee. \ OTICR is hereby given to all parties con- ■ eemed liiat T wiil be at my resldeuee EVERY MONDAY To attend to business connected with the office of trustee of Monroe township. u . m J. M. DAVIS,Trustee. Poatofflee address: Spurgeon. NOTICE Is hereby given to all persona concerned tli»r I will attend at my office EVERY MONDAY To transact business connected with the office of t rustee of Jefferson township. 1*. E TRAYLOR. Trustee. Postofflce address: Algiers, Ind. «<FRED SMITHS Dealer inwll kinds of FURNITORE!

Funeral Supplies a Specialty; W<* keep on band at all times the flneat to* of P«r)or and Household Furniture to be (bund In the etty. Bedroom and Parlor Malta a Specialty. In funeral supplies we keep Caaketa, Shrouds, etc., of the best make. atHosmer The chanee of a lifetime to buy goods at rock botlouv prices. Read! » Fire hundred dollars worth of Share. Children’s Shoes 30 cents and up«ard; Ladies’ Shoes 63 cents and upward. i Calico Scents per yard; coffee 10 eenls ! per pound; suear. 20 pounds for Good Flour 65 cents per 25-pound sack. Molasses 30 cents per gallon, rork 74 cents ; per pound. All goods guaranteed to be the best. All kiuds of fancy Whiskies kept on hand. EI31 CIO, * HOSMER, INDIANA. ■ i -------

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