Pike County Democrat, Volume 30, Number 37, Petersburg, Pike County, 19 January 1900 — Page 4

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Hr M. IHcQ. STOOPS. One Tear, in advance.... ..$1 W) Six Months, in advance ............. ... 60 TEN PAGES, Entered at the postofflce In Petersburg for transmission througli the mails as weoniiclass matter. FRIDAY, JANUARY 19, 1900. ' f k ’73-Democratic Doctrine-’99. We hold these \ruths to. be selfevident—that all men‘ art; created equal; that they are endowed, by their Creator with certain unalienable rights: that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness: that to secure these rights, governments are instituted among ipen, deriving their just powers'from )the consent of the governed. If the government is getting so | much money as to cripple financial ■ transactions, why not reduce taxa- • tion? * . The fact that new trusts are being formed with such speed, proves either that existing law is powerless or that enforcement of it is weak. - j. ... LJ..1 .■ The people of thigigreat nation are not in favor of imperialism. They * will not be domineered bver any . longer. They are. getting enough. Perhaps it is true that the trust question is not a partisan one. But why do all the trusts contribute to the republican campaign fund and none to the democratic? '• .• Whatever moral justification Secretary Gage may urge for his action, he cannot deny that he has deliberate- ~ ly violated the laws. That is nothing, no w ad ay 1s,?howevei\^^^^ Come to think of it,, why was Mr. Cannon, a republican polygamist, permitted to sit in congress for years, while ^Roberts, a democratic polygamist, is to be driven out? * There is no use asking McKinley to mediate in South Africa and perhaps stop the bloodshed there. He might make his friend Bull angry, and that would never do, you know. The republican party has come to believe with Ex-Senator Ingalls, that the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence are “glittering generalities” and “irridescent dreams.” According to President; McKinley, the United States is atr^pe^ce with all the uations of the earth; Yet the secretary of the treasury wants $150,000,000 for the army, more than Great Britain spends in ordinary times.

* --s'r sf i Hanna named the last president and will name the next president and vice president. He named the present governor of Ohio and wijl select his next colleague in the senate. And the letter’s name will not be Foraker. Has the president changed his mind Regarding deposits in national t banks as completely as he has changed it on the silver question? In 1888 he denounced Mr. Cleveland for depositing less than half the amount that Gage has deposited. ? Pro^.Thompson, editor of the Press, was re-elected chairman of the repub- ; | lican party in Pike county last Saturday. The fight was a very bitter one between the several factions of the | party. One faction supported Dr. W. ". J. Bethell, another W. D. Crow and another Thompson, and the latter knocked the persimmon. There it considerable dissatisfaction over the result. The - republican party in national convention this year will be compelled to make a new monetary plank in the platform. In 1898 the party was in favor of bimetalism by international agreement. At the present time they favor the gold standard and the issuance of the money by national banks and the cancelation of greenbacks. They may change front again before election time. ■

Washington Notes. If the republican grumblers in the House / had nerve in proportion to their dissatisfaction, the McKinley muzzles would be quickly thrown aside and the House would do some business instead of wasting time, as has been done ever since the reassembling of Congress, waiting until the commit* tees have prepared some bills in accordance with their instruction as the democrats stand ready to- help them at any time to restore the proper functions of the House. They nearly all have bills in which their constituents are interested, that they would like to get action upon, but they dare not move without permission. When the republican floor leader neglects to move dn adjournment promptly enough, Speaker Henderson prods him by saying: “The gentleman from New York moves that the House do now adjourn.” As Mr. McKinley’s agent, Speaker Henderson is out

needing j om need ngnt along. Th^t the republican leaders do not feel sure of their ability to jam the ship-subsidy job through Congress is shown by the presence in Washington of ex-Senator Edmunds, who has been employed, he says,* by the shipping interests, to lobby for the bill. Mr. Edmunds has made elaborate arguments were not intended for the committees, a majority of both having been persuaded to support the bill long ago by Boss Hanna and his assnrtant pushers. -Mr. Edmunds is not a cheap man, and he would not have been employed if his services had,not been considered necessary. His arguments are expected to brace up the weak-kneed republicans who have candidly acknowledged themselves to be afraid of the ship-subsidy bill, as well as to furnish texts for the republican editors to preach from. Democrats in the House were by no means satisfied with Secretary Gage’s alleged explanation of his relations with two national banks in New York city, and Representative Sulzer offered a resolution providing for a committee of nine to investigate. The republicans had the resolution referred to the ways and means committee, where they can either smother it or fix it up, astiieix-Qrders may be. By the way, spCakingofxTage and the national banks?one of his assistants— Mr. Vanderlip—has had the nerve to say that such letters as the one from a New York national bank, calling attention to the political status and work of the member of its board of directors, as a reason for demanding favors from the secretary of the treasury, are often received. If Mr. Vanderliip’s statement be correct, it uncovers a shameful state of affairs, which furnishes the strongest sort of an argument in favor of the democratic contention that the United ['States treasury should be absolutely divorced from the banking system of the country, and the democrats in Congress should demand copies of every such letter received by the secretary of the treasury, in order that the names of these political bankers may be known to the people of the country. It begins to look as though the opposition to the reciprocity, treaties negotiated under the Dingley tariff act might be strong enough to defeat them all. Mr. Kassoh.who represented the United States in negotiating them, and who has been active in trying to get favorable action on them, has gone to Florida foi: his health, and they are now at a standstill. It is said that he wall return later in the session and resume his efforts in behalf of the treaties, but their opponents claim to be gaining strength all the time. Sefiator-elect Blackburn spent Sunday in Washington, receiving the congratulations of his friends, but returned to Kentucky so as to be present at his second rei-election, which will be gone through so as to leave no room for casting doubt on the legality of his election. When he comes back to Washington, to resume his duties as senator, he will be given a complimentary dinner, which promises to be an old-fashioned democratic love feast, participated in by all the democrats in Congress and by many others.

The friction between General Miles and Adjutant General Corbin has reached an acute stage, and Miles has filed a vigorous protest with Secretary Root, in which he asked whether he or Corbin was in command of the army, and cited instances where Corbin had pigeon-holed orders which did not suit him, i nstead of issuing them. • It sterns that one of Boss Hanna’s chief literary agents, First Assistant Postmaster General Perry Heath, has also been sharing in the administration’s financial favor. Last June, Perry Heath became the largest stockholder in the Seventh National Bank of New York City, of which his brother became Vice-President, and that immediately that bank was made the depository for postottice funds in New York. Of course, neither politics nor Heath’s official position had anything to do with it. Whoever heard of one of the Hanna school of politicians working his official position for his personal profit? H. H. Tislow, jeweler and watchmaker, Petersburg. All work guaranteed. , 28*

INDIANA DEATH RATE.

Fatalities From Disease During the Month of December. Following is a summary of the death rate of Indiana for the month December: “Total number of deaths, 2,(507; death rate for the month, 11.6 per 1,000: deaths under one year, 364: one to five years, inclusive, 198: sixty-five years and over, 624. The last clasadlshows in increase of 106 over the preceding month. Pulmonary tuberculosis caused 302 deaths, and other forms of the disease caused eighty-two. The total typhoid mortality was 138, only a little over one-third as many died of this disease in November. October and November are known as the typhoid months. Diphtheria caused ninety-three deaths, scarlet fever, twenty: measles, one: whooping cough, twenty; pneumonia, 252; diarrhoeal diseases, twen-ty-three: cerebco spinal meningitis, twenty-nine: influenza, eight: puerperal fever, eleven: cancer, sixty-four: violence, 136. The public institutions reported sixty-three deaths. The highest county death rate for December occurred in Clinton, Marioq and Union counties, the rate being 19.2, 19.1 and 19.4 respectively. The lowest county death rate occurred in Newton and Wells counties, being 4.1 and 5 respectively. The total city deaths is 961; and for the country, 1,646; the average death rate for the cities being 14.3 and for the country 10.4. The December death rate from certain diseases respectively for cities and country were as follows per 100,000 people: Typhoid fever, 6 and . 4; pulmonary tuberculosis, 15 and 10; pneumonia, 10 and 9: diphtheria, 5 and 3. ~ From all diseases death was more destructive in the cities during December than in the country. The violence death rate per 100,000 from the cities was 7, and for the country, 5 The death rates given are calculated as annual. j There wer^gfewer deaths in the state in December than in either J October or November.—Indianapolis I ■ ■*> . Volcanic Eruption^. Are grand, but skin eruptions rob life of joy. Bucklen's Arnica Salve, cures them all: also old running and fever sores, ulcers, boils, felons, corns, warts, cuts, bruises, burns, scalds, chapped hands, chilblains. Best pile cure on earth. Drives out pains and aches." Only 25 cents a box. Cure guaranteed. Sold by Stearnes Drug Co. Sunday School Annual Council Day. At Winslow, January 27, 1900, at 1:30 o'clock p. m., in the M. E. church. All county and township officers are expected to be present. All pastors and Sunday school superintendents are cordially invited to come and help to plan: 1. For a successful Decision Day service on March 4th, 1900, 2. How to secure the^nnual statistical report, and when. • 3. To set the time aiM place of holding our next county convention. 4. To arrange for holding township conventions prior to the county convention. 4.rTo plan for a successful year’s work. Every Sunday school ought to be running now with a full head of steam. Steam up Sunday school workers. The lessons are grand for the next eighteen months. Think of it. We have this one opportunity in six years of f ollowing Christ, step by step, from the manger j to the thorn, Besides this chronological arrangement of the lessons, we have a chronological harmony gf the four «gospels, which enables us to study all of them at once on the same event. Sunday schools cannot afford to wait until second quarter this year. They will regret it sorely on account of their loss of the first quarter’s lessons. * Send for literature right away and start up every where, Sunday school superintendents, rain or shine, wind or snow, cold or hot start up. You know how. Ring the bell and hollow fire, Sunday school fire. Pastors, you hollow fire, too, just as loud as you can. Let’s make the wheels of this grand Sunday' school car hum. Sunday School superintendent’s fire up the engine, set the pop valve* to go off at about 200 pounds pressure, (you can’t blow her up), get on yourself, ring the bell, blow the whistle (by this time the rest will be on), pull the throttle wide open and let her go at the rate of 60 miles an hour (she wont fly the track), and don’t forget to stop on the 27th of January at 1:30 o’clock p„ m., at the Sunday School Annual Council Day Station. There will be some Decision Day programs there for you;' Freight prepaid. J. T. Miller, President. A. Anderson, Sec. and Tres.

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Sheriffs Sale. By virtue of a certified enpy.of a decree to ! me directed from the clerk of the Pike clr-j cult court In u cense wherein Barbara Bret7. ct hI ere plaint lit*, and Ida M. I’atran Ct bI are defendant*. requiring me to make the sum of three hundred and seventy seven dollar* nnd eUhty-lhree cent*, with Interest «»n said decree and coats. I will expose at public stile, to the highest bidder, on Saturday, the 27lh day of Jatiuarv, A. D. * 1900, . ° Between the hours or 10 o’clock a. in. and 4 o'clock p. in. of said day, at the door of the Court lions.-i-i Petersburg, Pike count y, lmlfgna. the rents and profits for a lertr. Hot exceeding aeveu years, of the following described real estate in Pike county, to-wit: The north half of the southeast. quarter of section fourteen (It', town two,2) south, range [ seven (7> west.coniaintug eighty ucres. If such rents and profits will not sell for a sufficient sunt to satisfy said decree. Interest and costs, 1 wilt, m the same time and place. ' expose to public sale the fee simple of said j real estate, or so much thereof as may bo sufficient to discharge said decree, Interest | and costs. Said sale will be made without 1 any refill whatever from valuation or appraisement laws. W. M. HI 1X1 WAY. I>e«-.2X. |8tw. Sheriff Pike County. T. H. ltillon, atty. for pltf.

Administrator's Sale of Personal Property. Not Ire in hereby given that the undersigned ! administrator of the estate of I,. K. Trayler, ; hue of Pike county, deceased, will ou Saturday, January 27th, 1900, At the late residence of the deceased. In Jefferson township, otfer for sale ai public auction the personal properly of the deceased, consisting of four hdrses, five 1-year old cattle. two spring calves, three milch cows, | thirty hogs,one wheal drill one mowing machine. plow's, harness, etc., one Emerson | piano.household* arid kitchen furniture and various other articles too numerous to men. lion. » Terms qk Sale—On nil sums of live dollars and over a credit of six months will be gtven. the purchaser giving note with approved surety waiving relief from valuation taws, and on alt stints of less tpan five dollars cash. Sale to begin at ten o’clock p. in. It. M,Gbay. Dec. 28, 1899. V' Administrator. Notice of Administration. Notice is hereby given Unit the undersigned lms been appointed by t hs clerk of t ht circuit court of Pike county, state of Indiana, aiLmtnisf ratorof the estate of Lewis E. Trayler. late of Pike county,deceased. Said estate is supposed to be solvent,, 35-3 H. M. Okay, Administrator. Admiuistratur’s Sale of Personal Property. Notice Is hereby given that the undersigned administrator of t lie estate of (,'. E. Craig, late of uike county, deceased, will ou Saturday, February 3rd, 1900, At. the late residence of the deceased, in Jefferson township, offer for sale at public auction the personal property of the deceased, consisting of one horse, one buggy, two-thirds interest in one traction engine, two-thirds interest in two drilling machines, supplies for wells, pnmps.pipe,etc.,household and kitchen furniture and various other articles too numerous to medtion. Terms ok Sale— On all sums of five doffars ana over a credit of six nionlhs will be given, the purchaser giving note with approved surety waiving relief from valuation taws, anit on all sums os less than five dollars cash. Said sale to begin at one o’clock p. in. R. M. Gray, Dec. 28,1899. Administrator. Notice of Administration. Notice is hereby given that th$ undersigned lias been appointed by the clerk of the circuit court of Pike county, state of Indiana, administrator of the estate of C. E. Craig, late of Pike county, deceased.. Said estate Is supposed to be solvent. 35-3 R. M. Gray, Administrator. Notice. Notice is hereby given that the partnership heretofore existing between George B. Ashby and Charles A. Coffey is. this day by imitu>«l consent dissolved. Said Ashby is hereby authorized to collect all accounts due said firm, and will continue in business at the old office or the first floor of t lie Citizens’ st ate bank building, and said Colley ’will have his office upstairs in the same bank building at the head of the stairs. , \ Jan. 1,1900. , George B. Ashby, 85-3 - Charles A.VOokfky.

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p Auditor’s Annual Report J ^or the Fists,d Year Ending December 31,181)9.

Auditor’s Repor of County Finds for the Fiscal Year iSoo. Y f7 To the Honorable Board orCJoi mlssioners at their January term, liiCO: underslRiied audl^tor oi Pike county. Indiana. hereby submits his annual eenort ?*.,h£rece,pt9. att,i dJs»»ur«;ia,« its of the county tunas of said eouni* for the fiscal ■fear 1899. Commencing June 1, MW., a id ending Dec* mber ai. lfiftl, both days inclusive; * * ? \ RECEIPTS. • , To balance on baud June 1. IK . ... 5 To amount received from uotiiity taxX. " .’ *' special judges J.V.’.’.V'"....WV.W v""Vv"**’*•" tar i» refunded....4... . ■ cot uty bonds.l.. ... . "". ele It’s food.1....*.* auditor’s fund..'.......;_ . sin riff s fund..... . ’ recorder's fund... ... ..11. t mi rellaneous...1 ...1. *,... poor relief fund............. ia.«a 12,123 60 131 2.663 708 117 300 1.632 1 2.483 Total receipts...... ..... Balance In treasury Jan 1, ,1900.. DISBURSEMENTS. By amount expebse of juri^ poor'm; ef._ county asylum luuty officer*_ lads a id highways printu.it... mi seel U neous. public f undings, records and stationery .X bridges taxes r ifuaded . .. .. v benevol mt • iustltuilo. s... . j_‘ ‘ board ui health..... prisorici 4...i. v>...'.......111,.... .11.1 interest on county order*..11111.1111" coroner » Inquests......... .......... lv’> insane ... ....... / •chool t riid....:. 111-.111. 11 change of/Venue..,. .ll!?!!.,-v" special udges... 11.1 11 1111 county Attorney..11. 1.111.1.1.1 electlooii and fund........ '"-"'V circuit* nirt.. ......... .. .. county s uperintendent a id teaohers’ institute assessdt 1 and board of review...... . — orphan# home.;.... ■ * bailiffs. ...,. .1.1.1 county- bonds.......111.11111.1 111 te rest on **cou n ty bond s....... 1... 111 ^ clerk’s und... . auditor > fund...: * ’" sheriff’#- fund.:. ..,111 11111111111 treasur r’s fund... ......... 1! 1111.1 1 recOrde-^fuud... .11.1111 truant officer,...... . .. .. ....... Total disbursements. .. ....... a Amount to balance.... . .... .11.111" 1'**.■•••••••. -» Amount of orders redeen ed overissue. RECEIPTS. To amount on hand June 1, 1819.. . ... To amount received from statitax ....lillll 11111111 benevolent institution fund.1111111 stale debt sinking fund......1-............ stut e school .fund. .. stare ed motional fund....:__ tow; ishlp fax fund..... ........ ......... ■loctl tuition fund.......... spe< lal school fund. ... ... roa/n^und.^. ..*........ . .... ^ spfeViaf road fund.....,1.;.. eunji ration fund.-.,.,....... iilsWpination fund..'.. schAoi house bond f uud_ ... . . .... .....,. street fund.„.... . deficiency fund..... . poo relief fund......”...-.. . i/. rech mption tax sales... . coa,ity dox fu nd ..... % K 32.6m 3,090 1.140 20 1.871 25 l.oltt 26 7K130 Ut> 7.> 158 40 143 GO :#k» 16 540 95 lisS 00 353 28 542 04 214 02 .toi 75 313 79 51 25 444 65 418 53 - 332 40 60 00 112 50 41 75 448 55 677 23 3.134 75 1.P13 56 227 50 5,000 00 900 00 1.144 30 1.808 00 395 30 1.275 00 900 00 75 25 26.939 55 •3,743 72 % 32.683 27 $ 632 85 State of Indiana, Pike county. Ss.: . » *nd oaidcounty and state, swear that the foregoing is u i funds for the days Inclusive, knowledge and belief. = VV, H. SCALES, Auditor of Pike County. ^ Subscribed and sworn to * fore me this8th day of January, 11)00 •* ' THOMAS WHI’FMAN, President of Board. Auditor’s R eport of Taxes for the Fiscal Year 1899. ~ 'if..' ' .. ' '-""lA A- . ■ To the Honorable Board of .‘ommissioners of Pike county. Indiana, at their january term, 1900: ^ The undersigned auditor osl' Pike county, Indiana^ now submits his annual report of receipts and disbursements ot? account of tpe va rious state and township taxes, show license. redemption of land froiji tax sale, county (log fund, for the partial fiscal year 1899 commencing June 1 anc. endluU’Decembers!, botii days inclusive, " 30,881 53 2,788 93 1,331 67 798 89 3.408 09 442 86 3.482 14 2,:>i8 81 6.742 68 . 496 03 2,275 45 1.210 10 300 60 3 3» 3'18 96 28 52 1,939 83 1.119 69 113 74 Total receipts.... ..'.. . .3 00,331 67 Amount In treasury jam ary 1, loop..... .... ...# 130 77 * DISBURSEMENTS. By amount paid state treasur* r acct state tax.. .$ 2.788 93 “ benevolent Institution tax..........L331 67 “ state debt slukiug fund............ 798 89 ** state schools.1.. . ;{,4tis 09 “ a estate educational fund....,..,., ..._... 442 8<i township trus eesacct township tax.. ....._.... 8,01557 “ local tuition....... 3,476 03 “ special school !.... 15.382 58 f T road........ ..!... 5,819 36 special road_ , ...... 5,192 08 *‘ t corporation...;..... . .. ........ 2.809 38 ' “ Ulumlnation ..... 1,147 43 “ . school house bonds.. ...... 13 18 ‘, . street bonds. .... 784 7:1 “ • poor relief..........A ......”7....... 4,422 84 ** ’ deficiency bond .___ 112 00 redemption tax sale._&. 1,138 43 county dog fund...........;.v.. 1,(»6 83 Total disbursements. ........ ...^...3 00,200 90 Amount to balance..- i...........§ 130 77 Total. .... .. ................— S«0,33i 67

State of Indiana. Pike county, *s.: 1. VV. H. Scales, auditor iu a id for said county and state, swear that the foregoing is a true and correct report of the receipts and disbursements of the various tax and trust funds for the fiscal year 189J, ct mruencing June! and ending December,31, both days inclusive, as shown by the receip and disbursement records in my othce.^to the best, of my knowledge and belief. . W. H. SCALES, Auditor of Pike Count/, Subscribed and sworn to before me this 8tiniay of January. 1900. % - THOMAS WHITMAN. President of Board. I % S Auditors Report c f School Funds for Part of Fiscal Year 1899. To the Honorable board of Commissioners, of Pike county, Indiana, at their January term, 1903: The undersigned auditor of iaig county and state now submits his annual report of receipts and disbursements of id»e various school funds, both principal and interest, for the part o^fiscal year 1899. com: oenciug June 1 and ending December .11, both days inclusive, and including the principa and interest of the permanent endowment fund of the indiaua State University. jj> , » RECEIPTS. Amount on hand June 1.1899.. .1:,. ......'.. ......... ......_...| 70103 To amount received principal c immon school fund.. .>.. 1.900 00 •• interest <x mmon school fund. 2.571 »0 “ fines anci forfeiture.. —. ....... i«9 80 ”, prluclpa. ongressional school fund. r,75 00 “ interesto< ngressional school fund........................" 078 88 “ liquor lh-e ise. l.uuo W) / *• principal; lermanent endowment fund..^..................... 39384 ” interest permanent endowment fund...,___ _ 2114 ” tuition fo d from state...—. 10.132 00 Total receipts....||.?;... — ..a. — — .. ... 118,144 09 Balances tu treasury...... —.. . ...8 1,812 91 : I DISBURSEMENTS. By amount principal common school fund. ...... .............._.$ 1,750 97 ” interest common sch >ol fund.. ;. 2.40130 “ congressional inters st...?.. ....... 410 82 liquor license...... 000 00 •• principal congressional school fund.. ... ... 050 00 permanent endowment fund......... 302 25 *• interest permanent e ndowment fund........ 17 34 *• tuition from state.., ..*...—........ —.. 10,132 00 Total disbursements Amount to balance.... 16,331 18 i.812 91 Total....,:. ..... ... ..........................7.f 18.144 09 State of Indiana, Pike county,B*.: 1, W. H Scales, auditor in »a l for said county and state, swear that the foregoing is a true and correct report of the ra eipts and disbursements of the various school funds, and permanent endowmeht fund for he part of the fiscal year 1899, commencing June 1 and ending December31. both days it elusive, as shown by the records of receipts and disbursements in my office, to the > st of my Knowledge and' belief. >• W. H. SCALES, Auditor of Pike County. Subscribed and sworn to bef 3 e me this 8th day of January, 1900. THOMAS WHITMAN, President of Board. Accepted and approved by us and ordered spread on record at the January term of Pike county commissioners’ cour1900. Commissioners | aOBlNSoB^^'