Pike County Democrat, Volume 29, Number 11, Petersburg, Pike County, 22 July 1898 — Page 4

j§: ifcrftlu Cfttstg § tmctut mr m. »«c. rt—r». One Tsar, Hi advauea ... SixMowtos, Inadvance .... Entered xt the ptMtodko In F*l»r»b»ri for mamuAMton thsaugh the mall* as soaoud«)*m matter. FRIDAY, JULY 22,1888. 43JSS "■'■■' —- ----’g'-"1" Dewey, Schley anti Shafter. 'StLVKK, at ihe legal ratio of 16 to L 1 The star** and slrii** float over Santiago de Cuba. Dewey, Hehlev atul Shafter have made a wery successful. team in the present war. Poaco Rico next and then Havana and the Spaniards will be wiped ofl the Xaoe of tCoban soil. Sixty-eight cent wheat for the fanner, and $1.85 wheat for the speculator. This is what the average republican j»aper calls prosperity.__ ^ Spats is a gold standard country, yet she ie buyiug silver bullion to ooin into dollars. Fifty-eight cent* worth of silver makes a dollar in Spaiu. Same here and yet d is a dollar. Srxis should at once accept defeat and retmove what little is left of her uavy and laud forces back home. War does uot agree just right with Uiat nation when up against the United Slates. “StLVKB i-' «U ud, ' *o o*\s the Petersburg l*ress. And jfc* that stakes a fight every week ou the corpse. I f tlie cause is dead, wliv say anything about it. Rut the cause of the people is not dead, neither does it sleepeth, but will wiu in November next.

Tuosi republican papers, among them the Pete rebury Prau, gave great credit to the administration when wheat was worth $1.87 |>er bushel, Jut siuoe it has dropped down to leas than 70 cents per budiel they Are as tight as a clam about the matter. The farmer is now aellkii: his crop. Karh this spring the farmer had no wheat to sell. The Dingley tariff la« is a failure, li fails to raise sufficient revenue to juiy the running eijamse* of the government. During the month of June it produced more than $7,000,000 less tfian under t he Wilson hill in 1807. There has not been a month since the bill passed that it raised sufficient revenue to pay the excuses of Die government. ' v_ mm I ■ ■■■— ii ... It is time tlist Thompson should product the evidence that the editor of the I>kmonUT ^filched*’ the county in publishing the rate of taxation. As an evidence that we have not we have produced tlie section of law as it apjwars in the statutes of Indiana providing that U shall be published. The editor of the Press should not make charges unless he knows what he is talking about. Will the editor eoirect'hu misstatements V Tuk tax Law.' passed by the democratic legislature several years ago and which •rere so bitterly fought by the republican parly at the time and a few years theieafter, has made it {vwssiblc for State Treasurer ScholU to pay off $900,000 of the state debt. There is no glory due the republican state officers for (laying off the bonds as they mature, as it was provided for by democratic legislation, ilepublican legislatures have uot daml to tamper with the tat laws. Petersburg should have a system of water works, aiid now that a number of enterprising citizen* have organized a company and made a |>ropa*ii4cu to the board of trustees that body should take some action mi the matter at t he earliest possible momenu The Democrat has agitated tlie water work-' ipiestiuu for several years but Die mailer was given but little attention until recently. The gentlemen composing the couipaity mean business aiul if given a contract will put in a tire tel ass plant at the earliest date possible/ It now remains with Dm* -town trustees to >av whetlirr or not Die of Petersburg shall enjoy the comfort-' of water works.

W* are all Mij*porting the president. We j are all payitig our taxes. We are ail stand- | Mg by the flag and hwekiogup Ute boys in ftout. We are all standing on McKinleys inaugural declaration agnmst territorial conquest. We are all sum!tag <*n his high i declaration of war for humanity’s sake and : not for conquest. But we are not all blind to the designs of the monopolies, the trusts and the gold bugs to keep up foreign wan to prevent the people from reforming the | abuses in taxation, stopping public stealing, checking trust robbery ami. root mg out the gwld standard iniquity with its bond issues: and legalized robbery in tbs name of the national honor.—Louisville Dtffatdt. Nor more' than half the wheat crop of i this year will be sold from the machine as it is threshed. In former years must of the crop was sold early, but many of the fanners this year have built bins and will hold their wheat until the prior advances to the dollar mark. The price is not near as high as it was this time last year. The foreign reports and those of this country are to the effect that the crop is the largest for many years. It is probable that none of the many wheat speculators will attempt to duplicate the record u»a'' by young Letter in cornering the wheat products of fids country. Whet the result will be of; Che fanners holding up a large portion of Ihr wtmst crop rrmauis to be seen.

It make* a ml difference who is selling wheat nowadays. When the farmer sells I be sealiaee about 40 to 70 cents, but when ! the millionaire speculators buy and bell it reached the high point of #!«85 per bushel last spring. Makes a big difference. The | Press may explain why the present admin* ; ist ration chows such things to exist. The Democrat in its last issue forgot to mention the fact that congress bad adjourned. That republican body forgot all about the American farmer aiui while it woe in session wheat dropped from ft. Ho to 65 cents. Probably the legislation was all in favor of a few rich autocrats who were looking for a chance to make some money out of the Spanish- Auierican war. Uouj for the rich bond speculator, but anything will do for the producer of wealth. In the preseut gold staudard times of prosperity the laboring man or farmer does not jingle much gold in bis pockets. It should not be. Hut the facts are that gold coin is scarcer now that tt has been for several years. 1 it is beiug hoarded up by the rich in order that it may be speedily brought to a premium. Silver should be remonetized. The man that gives a mortgage note with the gold clause inserted, will some day wake up and realize that he was a -fool. The present trend of the p republican party is to more fully place this country upon the gold basis, ami with only a limited quantity of the yellow nut a! iu circulation it would soon be placed at a premium. In -older to pay off the note .the giver would be oompeiled to pay a premium for gold to {>ay the note.

Tmc goldbug leaders would have us believe that the wwie of free coinage of silver is dead. Not tlwt they believe it is sa. but because they want it so. Free coinage of silver is a live question and among democrats its practicability has [uissed beyoud the [mint of dispute. A conservative exchange s(teakiug on the subject says: “The fact is that the closing of the mints in India has proved disastrous and that their reopening at an early day is inevitable. Another significant fact is that the adoption of the gold standard by .Japan is already a demonstrated failure, and it is evident that Japan must soon retrace her steps. Of similar significance is the marked advance in the price of silrer. following tin' recent purchases by Spain, which goes far to support Mr. Bryan's contention that the restoration of free coiaiige by this country would quickly re-establish the commercial parity of the two metals at the existing ratio.” '_ K. Bknjavin Amjkkws. tike president of Bntwn university at Providence, lthode Island, has been elected superintendent of the public schools of Chicago at a salary of ♦7.WK) per year. Mr. Amlrews was considered one of the strongest educators in Hie Hast, having won a wide reputation during his long term as president of Brown university. It will tie remembered that Mr. Andrews was brought prominently before the public during the caiiquiigu of 189C on account of his views on the money ques. tiou, he being a supporter of W. J. Bryan. For this crime, a> considered by some biggotted republicans, an effort was made lo drive bun from Brown university, but, the attempt proved futile and served to make huu stronger with all fair minded people. He is a ruan of fine executive ability and is said to have great power over young men, ns wu- shown by his works in the university, having increased the attendance from 200 to over 700. .. . u1 Pike county will >oon be known as the largest and .best coal field in Indiana. This field lias been kept in the background for many years', but is hound to come to the j front. Xo point in Indiana can boast of a better quality or the thickness of the veins. The Dexmoxt has at numerous times pointed out this fact to its readers and to the people at large. Visitors here ,ast year were simply amazed when informed that the veins ranged in thickness from four to! eleven feet. Number* of gentlemen at the time visited the mines and made personal: examination- ami were satisfied that it was ] the truth. Since that time it has been ' talked abroad of the wonderful coal fields j of Pike county. In the report soon to be I issued by State Geologist B latch ley a com- j plete statement of the coal resources will be j found. The otwer vat ion of this field were made by Mr, Ashley, who gave considerable time to this section of the state and visited every point and mine in this county. In a few VHtfs Pike county will be the banner coal field of Indiana.

Tat man who-claims that auy oq« |»arty monopolizes all^The . patriotism in this country thus proclaims his owu ignorance. It Ntow to he pretty generally understood tu Washington that the republican congressional cominitiee intends to make the implication, if not the direct claim, that j republican patriotism in congress was the ! whole thing, the basis of its campaign documents this year—an' inplication as false as it would be possible to make. As a matter of fact, if any one party in con-} great deserves more praise than the other for unsri&sh patriotism, it is the democrats. Although they knew that the administration being republican, and a majority of the House being republican, the successful . conduct of the war would necessarily be! beneficial to the republican party, not a' single democrat hesitated either in advocacy of the war or in providing the money to carry it on successfully. If the action of the democrats, and the populists in congress was not* actuated by pure and un-eifish patriotism, some republican should tell tins country what actuated those meu who voted for the war, although fully aware that their votes would, temporarily, at least, tie beneficial to their pUuieal opponents. Let the truth he told no matter who wins.

Chllfo Gold Standard. Chill’s efforts to establish a gold standard are interesting and huitroctive. It began formally in 1099, when the couotry was burdened with a depreciated paper currency of about 70,000,000 pesos and an additional debt of large sire to the banks for “forced loans'* made by Balmaceda. The bi^ of 1893 provided for the redemption of the paper currency at 48 cents to the pe&>, which is equivalent to 91 oents at our -coin* age ratio. No material progress was made under this law, and on February 11, 1895, i another law was passed, to go into effect! on June 1, of that wear, by which the paper, was to be redeemed at 80 cents to the peso., From Dec. 31, 1895, ail the old token pesos which were of debased metal and weighed only 90 grammes, were to be replaced by gold pesos and silver pesos weighing 35 grammes .900 fiue, and all currency was to be on a gold basis. Under this law the paper currency was rapidly redeemed and replaced by specie, and on Junal, 1898,only 18,000,000 of pajier currency was outstanding. Apparently everything was going on swimmingly. In April. 1896. a treaty was made by which the Argentina itouudarr question was referred to England for arbitration. The navy had been increased until Chili was the leading naval power of South America. Imports aud exports were increasing. '‘‘Confidence’* was restored and considerable foreign capital was brought into the country. All the elements that gold. standard prosperity controls did their work, affectively. But meanwhile the necessarily resulting reduction of prices was working its dost ruction of all legitimate business. Before a third of the year 1897 had elaps.il stagnation of business ami a contraction of credits ensued. When congress assembled , on June 1, the minister of finance proposed j that, owing to the dangers of a restricted, circulation, the banks be allowed to issue notes against a deposit with the government of 30 per cent of their face value in gold and 80 per cent iu lamdtz At that I time the currency conversion was practically!

completed, and only the issue known as state notes remained outstanding. President Krmzuriz stated in liis message to Cougress ttiat the government finances were in good condition and that there would lie a surplus in the treasury at ttie end of the year. He attribute*! the financial crisis to ‘Mack of capital.” But just after congress met four of i he twenty-four banks of the country, closed their doors and the panic was An. jOii June 30th the ministry resigned and a new one was formed under-Senor JjUco which pledged itself particularly t<* maintain the conversion law and tile gold standard. But the industrial depression went on The foreclosure of mortgages became so frequent as to attract public attention, and a great fall in prices of all property occurml. Both imports and exjairts fell off. On August 0th the Luco ministry resigned and a new one was formed under Senor Cuevas, which likewise pledged itself to maintain conversion ami the gold standard. But the depression continued, and at the close of the year the government fpnud itself confronted by a deficit of $ >,000,000 instead of the sin plus w hich had been confidently predicted six months earl^‘1*. During the present year there has been no improvement in conditions, and at the eiid of the lir-t six months the government finds itself compiled to require a thirtv days’ suspension of specie payments by the i»anks. This probably marks the end of this disastrous experiment of the gold doctrinaries. Possibly S|iecie payments may be resumed, but more probably Chili will drop back into the quagmire of depreciated paper currency after breaking up a large number of her business men and embarrassing the government.—Indianapolis Sentinel.

Clipping: Silver Coins. The New York Herald speaks of “the collapse of the Japanese gold standard." That great country was held up a year ago by the gold standard press as one of the advanced and enlightened nations of the earth Iweause it adopted the gold standard. Its prosperity and progress furnished a «%>nstant theme. Now in less than a year the government of Japan finds itself unable to stand up under the gold standard without robbing and defrauding the masses. By direction of the government the silver coins in circulation have been dipped, and the government refuses to redeem them because they have been mutilated, isuch are the methods of those who aflaet so much concern about national honor, tfuch is tiw standard of gold standard morality, civilization and enlightenment. Robbery by fraud, pure and simple. John Sherman's brand. Not a word or a hue do the people get iu the gold standard press about the fraud and dishonesty. If such a thing had occurred in Mexico or iu any silver standard country it would have been emblazoned in big letters on ecery page of erery gold standard sheet in the land, but it occurred in a gold standard country, the latest victim of the conspiracy, and it is passed over in si lence. It is a logical offense common to the gold standard advocates who hold to the doctrine that whatever benefits the classes at the expense of the masses ts right, and of course they could not consistaotly condemn the scaly tricks of a gold standard government in mutilating its own coins and robbing the paople who hold them, for its own benefit and to escape the responsibility of its own dishonest financial pokey.—Louisville Dispatch. Qaicfc Relief for A*lima. Foley's Honey and Tar is guaranteed to give prompt relief iu all cases of Astbiua. Do not class this with other medicines that have failed to give relief. Give it a trial. h H. Adams A Sou. j

Democratic Ticket For Secretary of State, SAMVEL RAL8TOS of Boone county. For Auditor of State. JOHN W. MINER of Marton County. For Treasurer of State, HVGH DOUGHERTY of Wells County. For Attorney-General, JOHN G. MCNUTT of Vigo County. For Clerk of the Supreme Court, HENRY WaRRUM of Marlon County. For Superintendent Public lnatructlon, W. B. Sinclair of Starke County. For State Statistician. JAMES S.GUTHRIE of Brown County. For State Geologist, EDWARD BARRETT of Hendricks County. For Judges of the Supreme Court, 1st DlsCLEON A RI* J H ACE N E Y of Shelby County. 3d DDL. JAMES MCCABE of Warren County. 5th Diet.. TIMOTHY E. HOWARD of st. Joseph County. For J udgee of the Appellnte Court, 1st Hist.. EDWIN TAYLOR of Vuuderburg Coiuty. 2d DmsL.C. J. KOLLMEYER of Bartholomew County. to Dlst.. EDGAR BROWN of Marlon County. «h Dlst.. W. S. DIVEN of MadtaooCounty. tth Dial., JOHAN NESKOPKLKE of Iatke County. For Cone re *1, First District, THOMAS DUNCAN. For Joteit-StateSerutor. EDWARD I*. RICHARDSON. For Proaemtlng Attorney. KERR TRAILER. For Joint-Representative, SASSER SULLIVAN. For Clerk. LEWIS K. TKAYLKR. For Auditor, WILLIAM H. SCALES. * For Treasurer, ONI AS O. SMITH. For Sheriff. W. M HI l Ki WAY. For Coroner, ALLEN Itl'MBLE. ' For Surveyor, A. G. CATO. For Commissioner. First District. Joseph l. robinson. For Commissioner. Third District, wuxiam u. bottoms.

! Scab in Heudi* of Wheat. (Perdue ITntveralty Agricultural Kx(K>rin »at Station, Newspaper Bulk-tin Nu. 6-, July IS. tfcis ) Tin? season, which lias Iteen so favorable lo many kinds of imps, lias also developed to uiore than usual prominence a number of funguou* diseases. Many fields of wheal, that just before ripening promised a good yield, have suddenly beeu struck wiiji a kind of blight that kills the heads or p&rts of them, and renders the grain worthless. The j>art of the head affected is easily detected at this time, as it turns prematurely white, while the healthy part remains green. The kernels become shrivelled,aud soon look moldy. This injury is so considerable in different parts of the stale that farmers are alarmed, and have accused the wheat midge and green flv of causing the damuge, it is not due, however, to any insect, but to a minute fungus that attacks the wheat heads at tt?e time of flowering. The spores of the fungus blow through the air, lodge on the dehcate parts inside the flower and soon |>euetrule the kernel and envelope it with a mesh of moldy filaments which sap the life of the kernel, and forming new spores spread the disease to other flowers and throughout the field. Looked at carefully the heads appear pinkish from the abundance of the slightly colored spores. The disease is very appropriately called ‘'wheat

[sab. , . Although there is no known remedy for thi£ malady,in fact it has not yet received as much study as its imi>orUu»ce warrants, yet one or two precautionary measures have cotne to light and should be borne in mind. ! It is observed that some varieties are less I subject to scab than others, and that j fortunktelv these include some of the old ! substantial varieties. On the experiment station grounds at laifayette, the varieties i Velvet Chaff. Early Ripe, New Hybrid Pro- | iiftc, Harvest King and Michigan Amber j showed almost no scab this seasou, while I other varieties^ were much injured, for exi ample, Oakta Chief had 25 per cent of the I heads affected;. Diamond Grit, 40 per cent; | Pedigree Giant. 00 percent; White Golden i Cross; 75 per cent, and others in intermejdiate amounts. Uv taking into account j the date of ripening, however, it is seen | that all varieties that ripened with us before i the first of July are almost or quite free of I scab, while those which ripened later are i all more or less affected. This agrees with i the observations of previous seasous. ' At present the host measures against ! scab are selection of early varieties and j hastening maturity by early seeding, good | culture and similar methods. Nothing can | be done to mitigate the injury after the ; scab shows in the field. J. C. Annum, Botanist. Attention* 014 Soldiers. The manufacturers hare instructed J. R. Adams & $r>n to give a bottle of 25c size of Foley’s Colic Cure Free to the first soldier of the civil war that applies for same. It is the great remedy for chronic diarrhoea, cramp colic and all bowel cqpiplaints. J. R. Adams & Son. j An English syndicate has closed a deal for all the coal mines in the Jelico district, through which the Black Diamond railroad will ran. and an English syndicate will furnish the money to build and equip the road.—Vjnceuoes Commercial.

# In ail the latest and up-to-date «£u£f at Barrett’s. Wonderful selection ot Men’s Summer Negligee Shirts in Percales, Imported Madris. The nobbiest patterns you eyer saw; soft finish and laundried bosoms. «Men’s Negligee Shirts**In rich and fancy colors, in beautiful plaids, checks and stripes for 50c* Men’s French Balbriggan and Gauze Shirts, long and short sleeves and drawers to match; each 50 cents.. Men’s Balbriggan Shirts, full size, for 50 cents. Men’s Soft and Stiff Hats In all the coorrect spring shapes and handsome colors. Men’s Summer Night Shirts in plain white cambric and fancy trimmed, made full length and width, for 50 cents. W. L. BARRETT, 5 ^PETERSBURG, INDIANA^

New Furniture Store A Inr^e stock <>f new ami gp-to-date Furniture. Call unit get our prices before going else whore. Fine Bedroom Suits, from $10 up. Fine Sideboards, from $10.00 up. Fine Hall Racks, from $4.50 up. Finest line of Hookers. Conches. Sofas, Lounges. Dining Chairs ami Stand Tables ever brought to the town, i have also added the Undertaking business. I have a full line of ^Funeral Supplies of all kinds. I have employed a firsti lass Funeral Director, ami 1 have the finest Hearse in the county. \ W. C. ADAMS & SDN, Lower Main Street, Telephone No. 16-2. PETERSBURG, IND.

PATENTS Caveats, sad Trade-Marks obtained sad all Patent business conducted for MooKRATC Pte*. OurOmct iiOmuTt u, S. PatentOmet and wc can secure parent in Jess time than those remote from Washington; Scad modeL drawing or photo., with descripion. We advise, if patentable or not, free of' charge. Oar fee pot due till patent is secured. A PaMPNLgT. ** How to Obtain Patents,” with at ol same in the U. S. cost sent free. Addrese, aad foreign countries' C.A.SNOW&CO. Opp. Pstcwt Omct, Washington, o. C.

Skin Diseases. For the speedy and permanent cnre of tetter, salt rheum and eczema, Chamberlain's Eye and Skin Ointment is without an equal. It relieves the itching and smarting almost instantly and its continued use effects a permanent cure. It also cures itch, barber's itch, scald head, sore nipples, itching piles, chapped hands, chronic sore eyes and granulated lids. Dr. Cady’s rendition Powders fbr * horses are the best tonic, blood purifier and Vermifuge. Price, 23cents. Sold!**

HOT WEATHER SUITINGS! All the ^Latest Patterns and Styles to Select from. Suits, $16 and up. Pants, $4 and up. Call and See our Piece Goods and Trimmings. C. A. Burger & Bro., Merchant Tailors.

LonisYille, Evansville & St. Louis C. Railroad Time table Id effect Nov. 2R. WW:* Ht. Louis Put Exp. «:00 a.m. 10:45 am. Il:fl8 a.m. 11:22 a.tn.! 11:38 a. in «:‘JU p.m.j HI. Louis Limited. Stations. 9:00 p.m. Leave .. Louisville arrive 11:40 p.m. Leave.Huntingburg / ...arrive I&OI a.m.iLeave . .Velpen ..* arrive 12:14 a.m.;Leave . Window arrive 12i30a.m.fLeave.Oakland City . arrive 7:12 a.m. Arrive.»t. Loots* . Leave Louisville Limited. 7:00 a.m. 4:35 a.m. 4:02 a.m. 3:.5S5 am 3:37 a.m. 9:15 p.m. Louisville Fast Exp. 5:45 p.m. 2:55 p.m. 2:3<i p.m. 2.Ni p.m. 1:57 p.m 7:52 a.m. - Nigbt trains stop at Wtnstow and Vetpen on signal only. R. A, Campbell. G.P.A., St. Louis. J. F. Burt, tigenl, OaklaoiCity.