Pike County Democrat, Volume 30, Number 43, Petersburg, Pike County, 2 March 1900 — Page 1

PLEA FOR fHJEftTQ'RJCO. Jlev. Dr. McKlcu of Washington City, Preaches a strronK Sermon. So great has become the outcry against the bill proposed by the republicans of the House for a tariff wall against our new Puerto Rican territory that the leading churches of the country have taken up the discussion. The Rev. Dr. McKirn, rector of Epiphann the oldest and most prominent EpiJfopal church in Washington City, pleached a powerful sermon nwm^tfe iniquities of this republican easure last Sunday night. Dr. McKim, sdid in part: 9 “The Puerto Rico tariff bill involves a great moral issue, affects the character and the good name of the'whole American people. With its moral aspect the church of God has a right, and it is its bounden duty, to deal. High above the petty intrigues of party politics or the debate upon the constitutional interpretation rises the inevitable moral issue..which is hang*ing in the balance with the passage' or defeat of the bill. If it passes, then, in my judgment, the Congress of the United States will have^commi^i ted itself to a policy of injustice anu inhumanity, because it involves a violation of the plainest dictates of charity and pity. “If the Hebrew prophets felt within them the inspiration of the Almighty to rebuke in his name those who oppressed the poor, surely the ministers of Jesus Christ need not incur the charge of fanaticism if' they feel deeply moved by the spirit of God to rebuke such legislation as this, which proposes to lay heavy burdens upon an impoverished and half-starving people, who, only eighteen inonths ago, welcomed us with acclamatiodns as deliverers of the yoke of Spanish oppression, and to ,jvhom the com-mander-in-chief of our armies issued a proclamation, saying: “We have come to bestow upon you the blessing and immunities of the liberal institutions of our government. ’ “I cannot keep silent when a great legislative wrong is being perpetrated. The pulpit is not too sacred a place in which tq preach righteousness and justice. Here is a definite, concrete wrong on the eve of being committed. Shall the pulpit be silent? God forbid! J ‘•Puerto Rico became American territory by conquest; the president' 6f the United States, the secretary of war and the governor general of the island, after careful study of the situation, were of one mind, that we should abolish all customs tariffs between the United States and Puerto Rico and give her product^ free access to our markets. Herd was a remarkable concensus of opinidn among the men who were in the best position to judge what was due to Puerto Rico and what was due to ourselves, to our good faith and to our sense of justice. IUwai hailed by the Puerto Rican inhabitants with delight, a$ the measure ofVelief and help which they ardently desired and sorely needed. Finally the wqys and ujeans committee gave their Adhesion to the propositions of the president and his advisers and brought in a bill for free trade accordingly. ; “But, alas! That Committee underwent a remarkable change of opinion. I will not say through what means or

under whose potent advice.. Enough to say, that bill was withdrawn and the present one introduced, which puts the people of Puerto Rico in the position of foreigners toward the great republic under whose aegis they were so eager to take refuge. It taxes the principal food of the poor—rice —up to 25 per cent of its value. I arraign tl\e proposed legislation as an unrighteous exercise of their power, supposing the power to be constitutional, Sbecause it lays upon an already poof and impoverished people a burden too heavy to be bSrne. We have closed the markets of Cuba against her. Those of Spain are also closed to her by the results of the war and now 'this bill proposes to close I her only remaining market—that of the tlnited States—against the unhappy island. “Is this the beneficent rule we promised her under the Stars and Stripes? Is this the prosperity we held out as a relief from Spanish oppression? Are t&ese export and import burdens the ‘immunities of our liberal institutions’ which were proclaimed to the /happy islanders while they strewed 'flowers in the pathway of our soldiers? Many indignant Americans call it a very different name—the plunder of a defenseless people. “The American people have a quick sense of wrong, and I do not believe the appeal from the people of Puerto Rico will be in vain. A policy of injustice will never command the sym- ! pathy of the American people. We say to the advocates of this bill: ‘It is not wise: it is not safe for a man to do anything against the conscience of the people.’ More and more it becomes apparent that the provisions of the bill are repugnant to the conscience of the plain people of the United States, and that if it is forced through Congress its authors may expect that tlje Nemesis of popular displeasure will overtake them.” Teethe Ladies. We beg to announce that we have j boughCa bran new stock of millinery j of the very latest up-to-date styles for 1 the season of 1900, comprising all the ! new novelties in stylish French pat- | ternr hats, flowers, bridal wreaths, j lilly of the valley, feathers, chiffons, j mouslaines de soi, in fact everything ] that is necessary to make a first class ' millinery department that will compare with city stores. This department will be in charge of Miss Daniels, an expert trimmer who is now in Cincinnati at the spring millinery opening studying all the latest styles in trimming. She will be at our store by March 10th and remain throughI out the season. ; 42-2 W. V. Hargrove & Co. High School Lecture Course. John R. Clark, “Hits and Misses,” I March 15th. j Lyric Ladies, March 22nd. ' Season tickets, three numbers, cn1 titling holder to reserved seats, 75c. Entertainments to be held at C. P. | church. Tickets on sale at Adams’ j drug store. Mrs. John -Quackenbush, aged 23 years, living near Dutchtown, died Wednesday morning of bowel trouble. The funeral was held yesterday and interment at the Anderson cemetery7. She leaves a husband and two small children. «

Carpets and Mattings, Linoleums and Rugs, ^ . Duperies and Curtains. THE BIG STORE\palls your attention to a line of the above goods in strictly 1900 designs. Our g<R)d^are all of the newest makes, the right colorings, and the designs are absolutely ttjejlhost artistic workmanship to be found anywhere.

, Velvet we show the-ramous nford & Son's best grade*-! An tdton Velvet, per j'ard .. v *■ -v" beautiful color-|*j qq Our line of two-ply comes in I all the new and popular shad- — ings.and the grade that other I people are asking Wc for, is /> *,, found here at per yard. "dc

Axminster of the best make and of the richest shadings.*** i no per yard. . Good extra supers, the best c/b, woolen make, per yard . ^ We have the best line of 8-Ply Carpets that is made; the colors of these is handsome. We know this line of goods is not shown near here. The qAn price of these is, per vard ... L

We are the sole agents for a new line of strictly American made mattings, and I for hard usage are guaranteed superior to any line of floor covering ever made. These goods are sold only by one store in a town, and we have the agencv for them I here. The price elsewhere is 30c per yard; our price to introduce these goods is 40c per vard. We have a line of Art Squares in all sizes, ranging in price from ST to each. Our line of rugs comprises every thinghnade in that line. Straw mattings, we have over 100 rolls, in all the plain and fancy designs. SPECIAL—Fifty rolls of straw mattings at 10c per yard. L-AOE CURTAINS. It would be useless for us in a small space here, to attempt to tell vou of our line •of lace curtains; all we can say. is come in and give us an opportunity to show you this immense line of goods. Our prices are certainly below the market, as these goods were all bought before the recent advance. In draperiesiand upholstery coverings, we have a complete line in silk and cotton damasks. \ . Just another word; it will certainly pav you to see our line in every department this season. We have adopted a ONE PRICE system and everything-"is marked at exceeding close margins. It is not one price to'you, and another to some one else, but fair treatment to every one. m\Vv £>v.WU 'Pueas

Washington Notes. The democrats of the House have a right to claim ihe^amendment of the Porto .Rican tariff bill, which the republicans were compelled to make at the eleventh hour in order to get the republican votes needed to pass the bill, as a party triumph. The firm and united attitude of the democrats was [ what enabled the republican objectors to force the amendment of the bill, j As predicted, the gold standard bill, reported from the conference committee is a little bit worse than was j either the House or the Senate bill, i It contains every objectionable feature that was in both, and has made most of them more objectionable. As the republicans have the votes, the conference bill will probably be rushed through this week. It has already been agreed that the Senate shall j vote upon it Thursday. Quay is in sight of success. A test vote has made it sure that he will get the seat when the final vote is taken. A number of democrats will vote to seat him as a matter of principle. Senator Butler, chairman of the populist national committee, expresses the opinion that the attempt to create friction between the democrats and populists, will fail. Speaking of the nomination of Col. Bryan, Senator Butler said: “Bryan will be the choice of three elements, the democrats,1 the populists and the silver republicans. The two latter will meet on the same day, if present arrangements are carried out, and will, in all probability unite on the same candidate for vice president.” Representative, Richardson. . the democratic leader in the House, has. by a new resolution, added to the steel trust, to the sugar trust, the paper trust, the tin trust, and the oil trust, the products of which previous resolutions authorize the Inter-State Commerce Commission to prohibit the transportation of on Inter-State Transportation lines whenever they have knowledge that the prices asked for the goods produce profit in excess of 4 per cent on the actual capital invested in the trust which controls them.

Mr. McKinley has tendered places on the new Philippine Commission, to two gold democrats—Gen. Luke E. Wright, of Tennessee, and Mr. Henry C. Ide, of Vermont. Inasmuch as both of these gentlemen are supposed to endorse the financial as well as the foreign policy of the republican administration, it is farcial for Mr. McKinley to expect the democratic party to recognize them as its representatives on the ^Commission. It is equally farcial to label the new Commission, non-partisan, when everybody knows it to be thoroughly imperialistic. Although the Wisconsin democrats made a strong and almost a winning fight for Milwaukee, none Of them have shown the slightest disgruntlement over the choice of Kansas City for the national convention, by the democratic national Committee. Like all other good democrats, they believe in majority rule, and accepted the vote of the committee as ending the controversy. It is the same with those democrats who advocated holding the convention ahead of that of the republicans. Upon second thought," every democrat recognizes h^w fitting it is that the party which stands for the true American construction of the Declaration of Independence, and of the Constitution, should hold its national convention on Independence day. Indianapolis has been named as the place and Sept. 5, as the time for holding the national convention of the Association of Democratic*Clubs, by the executive committee of the Association. At the same meeting the resignation of Hon. C’hauncy F. Black, of Pennsylvania, as President of the Association, and of Representative Sibley, of Pennsylvania, as a member of the executive committee, were accepted. The new president will not be announced until April 13th, Jefferson Day, when the Association will give a big banquet in Washington. Gov. Benton McMillin, of Tennessee, chairman of the executive committee, will act as president until then. The clique of real estate speculators, who are after a big wad of Uncle Sam’s money, in exchange for the south side of Pennsylvania Avenue, which, notwithstanding its being a quagmire in which no solid foundation for a large building can be had without driving piles through thirty or forty feet of mud, they have been talking up as just the place to locate future public buildings, received an unex*pected cfheck when the Washing

ton Centennial Committee came out strong for the projected Federal Avenue, from the Capitol to the proposed memorial bridge to Arlington, over the Mall, upon which all future Federal buildings shall be located. The Mall is owned by the government and there would be no pickings in the erection of buildings by the government upon its own ground. Senator Vest thus sized up the republican policy, in a short . speech: “The proposition that the United States can hold territorv as a colonial possession and its people as vassals, is the most preposterous and dangerous that has ever been advanced in the course of m3* public life. Never Out of Season. There is no time in the year when Dr. Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin is not a benefit to mankind. It cures constipation and indigestion, and cures diarrhoea caused by bqd condition of the digestive organs. Trial size bottles 10c. also in 50c and $1 sizes of Oliphant Drug Company. m Real Estate Transfers, The following transfers of real estate have been recorded in the county recorder’s office during the past wee s: C. It. Stone to Minnie Martin, pt nw qr se qr sec 19, town 2 south, range 6 west. James N. Burton to Rebecca A. Roberts, pt lots 14 and 15, Eisert’sadd, Petersburg. Josephine Falls et alto David Grubb pt sec 32, town 1 north, range 9 west. Ransom C. Burba, by sheriff, to David Grubb, ne qr sw qr sec 10, town 1 south, range 9 west, 40 acres. Hiram Wright to George Sorgius, lot 133, Lucas add, Winslow. ’ Francis M. Miller to Silas Brenton, e hf n hf ne qr nw qr sec 32, town 1 south, range 8 west, 10 acres. John Sollman et al to Frederick Sollman, und int nw qr sw qr, and n hf se qr sw qr sec 1, town 3 south, radge 7 west, 20 acres. John T. Stewart to Lucius G. and William F. Traylor, pt n hf ne frac sec 13, town 1 north, range 9 west, 12f acres.

Silas Brenton to Thomas J.= Richardson, pt n hf ne qr nw qr sec 32, town 1 south, range.8 west, IQ acres. H. D. Lamb to Joel Traylor, pt ne qr ne qr frac sec 12, town 1 north, range 9 west, 15 acres. John Gardner to Matilda A. Kirk, und i int a hf se qr sec 3, town 1 south, range 9 west, 80 acres. Mary E. Merchant to Matilda A. Kirk, und i int n hf se qr sec 3, town 1 south, range 9 west. Calvin O’Neal to Matilda A. Kirk, und i int n hf se qr sec 3, town 1 south, tange 9 west., - Susan Mclleynolds to Samuel D. Denton, pt nw qr sw qr sec 14, town 1 south, range 9 west, 5 acres. Theodore P. Arnold to Henry F. Scraper, pt lot", CasSfcy’s add Otwell. Lucinda Beedles to John H. Stork, pt ne qr sec 35, town 2 south, range 7 west, 28 acres. Tina Cato to J. Thomas Conner, pt nw qr se qr sec 3ft, town 2 south, range 8 west. William C. Snyder to Jacob Burger, jr., sw qr se qr sec ft, town 1 south, range ft west. George P. Burch to James McConnell heirs, lot 143, Arthur. Henry C. Meyers to Flora B. Heath, se cor sw qr sw qr sec 21, town 3 south range 7 west, 1 acre. / * Frank Huntman to Walter Risley, ne qr ne qr sec 16, town 2 south, range ft west, lli acres, \ John and Clarina West to William F. West, pt sec 35. S. F.' Scales to Franklin Nash pt lots 83 and 84, Augusta. A. W. Selby to Trustees Pacific Lodge, I. O. O. F., lot 11, Canalport add, Petersburg. Fannie Applegath to Samuel .W. Little, pt sw qr ne qr sec 27, town 1 .south, range 8 west. William A. Battles to Haller M. Hardin, sw qr sw qr sec 10, and pt se qr sec 9, town 1 south, rattge 8 .west, 27 acres. Haller M. Hardin to William A. Battles, lots 48 and 49, Hosmer. Good let Morgan to William McFarland, lot 11, Morgan’s add, Petersburg. Rachael T.Fowler to John B. Blaize. pt nw qr sec 7, town 1 south, range 8 west. Jasper N. Davidson to Rebecca Berry, ne qr ne qr sec 20, town 1 north, i range 8 west, 40 acres. State of Indiana, by auditor, to Thomas C. Day, sw qr se qr sec 3, town 1 south, range 9 west.

Consumption Cure. Warner’s White Wine of Tar Syrup, the best cough remedy on earth, cures a cold in one day if taken in time. 25 and 50 cents, J. R. Adams & Son. *

FROM SHEEP TO MAN. '■ An Illinois Plant Which the R*.i Wool Enters, and From Which aj Suit of Clothlnx Emerxes in |. Its stead. While it is true clothing does j ?i it make the man, it must be admitted, every man feels the better for hav a little clothing. Even in the suju^y South it is considered essential comfort, not to mention the arbitr, n 4f I ry requirements of polite society, short, it is one of the necessities life. Not only is the amount of clb^ i ing consumed annually increasing, the demand for a better quality is frying voiced through the inquiries addressed to the Record by its reade Many of these have recently ecu fie it and unbiased report. At the core ufrom southern merchants, as well f rom a large number of individual How to obtain the best clothing the least money is a problem whic of interest to classes of society, alizing this, the Record some t ago undertook an investigation of subject. The task was much mi difficult - than anticipated. Proca gts of all the manufacturers of any r were subjected to the close serin of experts in that line, employed pecially for the purpose. All in; of indication were carefully remi from the goods before being submi to them, thus insuring a perfectly i: te ■sks fed led lir us sion of the inspection the conse of opinipn w^s that the clothing r ■! .n ufactured by .T. Capps & Sons, Ltd Jacksonville, 111., is unque.--i.ion the best to be found in the marke day. This plant is the largest and :hast complete clothing manufactu i;. of ‘S plant in the world in which the [raw wool is converted into clothing ui the same managemeht. We never seen electricity used in so na iny ways, and for so many purpose.-}, in any plant we have visited. The gbods are cut, button holes made, butt ons sewed on, seams sewed, irons healed, elevators run. and light made- al by electricity. ? It would require too much spate to enter into a detailed statement ojf the points of excellence enumerated by the experts. * It is, perhaps, sufic ent to say that the wool goes from the sheep in the held to the wearingroom, and a suit of clothes ene ges o:ess are from the tailor shop. By this p the profits of several middlem entirely eliminated. The texture and finish of the clothing were foun-1 to be unequaled. This mill, which has been in existence for sixty years, a 1st enjoys the distinction of being tile only one in the West which manufactures worsteds as well as cassimeres.? . We feel that we can serve ihfe interests of those who have nu it inquiry of us no better than by ad v sing them to communicate Capps & Sons. with .vxssrs. i . .

in giving tnis nrm our emronai commendation it should be disjyhjctly understood that the Record has t o interest in it nor any of its members, ■none of whom has in any way been consulted. Investigations mat e n response to requests of our subs'cr bers are prosecuted without the know edge of the parties involved, and th» Jesuit is published without fear or Southern Trade Record. : at or.— W. L. Barrett of this place h is recently received several hunt: re 1 dollars worth of the above clothii g for spring and summer, and will be^pl iased to have all his customers call look through before making their chases. dverfoivi ever . Have You Seen Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin tised for months, but have tried it? If not, you do nit know what an ideal stomach remedy it is. A 10c bottle (10 doses 10c)wi you its great merits as acurehror constipation, indigestion and sijik head ache. Regular size, 50c and pur1, at Oliphant’s Drug Store.

Farmer and the Census An important feature of thv t velfth census will be the complete | tgricultural statistics that will be g inhered after the,.regular enumeratip 1 is iinished. The department prop: s ;s now to compile an immense reper . that will show as near ^possible, t n-i agricultural resources of the enti •< country. The idea has met with c.i lsid'erable disfavor among the farpii e *s, who think the statistics, being Ipy lilable by speculators, would be ustc yo further their own interests. 3 at the department has endeavored, wish Considerable success, to dissi «T;e this idea. It was feared by the supervisors that they would have troub ? retting anything like a full repprtl V t they are of the opinion now thati ;*J ey will not have' much difficulty. • T. te first

paragraph of a blank schedule that has been sent out from the bureau, says: ‘•The information reported on this schedule shall not be used as a basis of taxation, or be communicated to . any assessor. It will, under all circumstances, be treated as strictly confidential. No work of this branch of the census will be done until July, and the enumerators who are employed in the rural districts, will probably be in charge. Estimates will be based on the products of l&Hh The total uum- t ber of acres in each farm, improved and unimproved, with the value of the land and the buildings, is to be shown, with the owner’s name, and the value of all implements, machinery.products sold, consumed or on hand, amount expended for fertilisers; farm labor, including housework, number of acres irrigated by ditches* from natural streams and the number irrigated by pumped or artesian well water. The instructions as to scheduling farm products are minute. The number of acres harvested, quantities and value of corn, wheat, oats-barley, rye,buckwheat, flaxseed, -kaffir corn, clover seed, grass seed. etc., are to be given* in detail. The number of . tons of hay, clover and all kinds of forage are to be shown; also the number of pounds ’ of cotton, rice, tobacco, hemp, hops, broom corn and peanuts, and the number bushels of dry beans and peas, * potatoes, yams and other garden products. . A feature that will be of interest lo ^ the farmer is the value of products fed to animals and poultry during the year. It is also the desire, of the department to* learn the number of acres given to the production of each item mentioned. From this, it is sup-; posed, the averages will be made. An effort will be made to give the number of fruit-bearing trees and vines, and the farmer who is prepared to answer all the questions that will be asked will have to take a careful inventory of his possessions. The amount of all kinds of small fruits raised, the acreage and value and the amount of space given to the greenhouse and their contents, will be taken, as will also the number of acres devoted to raising flowers and the revenue derived therefrom. The value of all forests, as near as possible, will be set down, it Will probably require a month to finish the, work, after it is begun.

1 ; Genera! War News. General C’ronje surrendered about 4.000 men and six pieces of artillery to Lord Roberts Tuesday morning. He did this only after the Canadians had advanced 'to within eighty yards of his trenches and established themselves behind earthworks. Conditions in the Boer laager in the bed of the Modder River were^found to be frightful, the stench from dead men and cattle being such that even before the surrender it sickened British soldiers operating in the vicinity. Lord Robert’s next advance is expected to be mthedirectionof Bloemfontein, where it is believed the Boers' are intrenched bejnind strong works,’ which Cronje’s valiant defense gave them time to construct. General opinion is that Cronje’s surrender will not result in a collapse of Jhe Boer resistance. In Natal, Buller is finding his task increasingly hard, but. seemingly spurred on by the success in the western field of operations, he is hurling f his infantry against the Boers’ splendid positions with the greatest deter- r mination. . -- In one charge last Friday the Innis-i f killings were practically wiped out, losing fourteen Out of seventeen officers. Thej’ were re-enforced by the Dublin Fusiliers and Connaughts and charged again, only to be hurled back once more. This battle was fought on Pieters, or Railway, Hill. Dispatches up to yesterday from Colensj and Pietermaritzburg indicate that the ‘British have advanced no further, though fighting has been continuous. ' A dispatch Tuesday from Cclennso says that the Boers are trying a flanking move, and that heavy fighting proceeds. In London this is taken to indicate that the whole week’s fighting by Buller may be nullified and a retreat necessitated. * The Boers scout the thought that Buller can raise the siege of Ladysmith. There was an armistice Sunday, arranged to bury the dead. ----—-; Whitaker, the butcher, las purchased a tine lot of beef cattle. When you want a tender steak call at his meat market 42-3