Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 February 1898 — Real Estate Transters [ARTICLE]

Real Estate Transters

There is no report yet from those silver Statesmen who went to Japan last summer to try and find material to prove that that- country acted unwisely in adopting the gold standard. Perhaps they are holding back their valuable information until the campaign of 1900.

Bank clearings last month in 72 cities of the United States showed a gain of 22 per cent, over January, 1897, and 30 per cent, over January, 1896, 37 per cent, over January, 1895, and 48 per cent, over January, 1894. . When it is considered that ■ the bank statistics of the country are tl\e most accurate test of business conditions, it will be seen that the assertions of the Democratic orators and newspapers in the campaign of 1896 was entirely unfounded and that the statements of the men who made them cannot be trusted in the campaign upon wjiich they are now about entering. .. _l_.

More than a dozen countries entered solemn protest at Washington during the discussion of the Dingley bill against the enactment pf that measure, intimating broadly that if its protectiy6 duties were adopted it would compel action by those countries which would be to the disadvantage of our exportations to them. That this was a mere empty threat is shown by developments since that time. The Dingley law was enacted without any reference to the protests in question and it now develops that these countries have bought more from us since the enactment of the Dingley law than they did in 1 lie corresponding months of the preceding year under the Wilson law. The figures for January are not yet completed in detail, but five months of the Dingley law ending December 31, 1897, the exportations of the countries which protested against the Dingley bill were $42,247,048 in excess of those of the corresponding five months under the Wilson law in the preceding year.

Germany’s recent action in excluding American fruits from her markets upon the pretense that they bring into the country insects injurious to the fruit interests is looked upon by the officials of the Department of Agriculture at Washington as simply another instance of the hostility of that country to American products. The excuse for this action is, from investigations made, without any foundation. It is very evident that the German animus is to be directed against American products wherever opportunity offers, and if opportunity does not offer, one will be made. This action on the part of the Prussian officials is similar to action taken sometime since nffecting American meats. Strenuous efforts have been made by this Government to have these unjust restrictions removed, but indifferent success has been met with. It seems time that Germany as well as all other couutries which seek to discriminate against American goods in particular be given to understand that this Government will not admit of such procedure, and it is probable that unless Germany in this case promptly recedes from her position taken, tho President will sharply retaliate, as he is empowered to do under the present tariff law. The real facts regarding the explosion which caused tho destrUc-

tion of the war ship Maine, in Havana harbor, will not be known until the vessel is thoroughly examined by divers. Judging however from the effects of the explosion and the impression itproduced upon the survivors, and people in the vicinity, it seems to have been within the vessel itself, perhaps one of the numerous steam boilers, but more likely the gun cotton, or some other of the several ammunition magazines. If the explosion was outside the ship it was of course, the work of enemies. If inside, it might have resulted from a plot, but more likely from an accident. In the meantime, the advice of Capt. Sigsbee to the American people to suspend their judgment until investigation is made, is the best that could be given.

Here is a table which every farmer will want to paste in his hat for reference. It shows the sales to other parts of the world of products of agriculture by the farmers of the United States during the Inst year of President Harrison’s administration, the four years of Cleveland’s, and the first year of McKinley’s. It will be observed that the years 1892 and 1897 far exceed any year during Cleveland’s term, despite the insistence of Democrats that low tariff cultivates our foreign trade. During the last year of President Harrison’s term, the exportation of products of agriculture were larger than in any preceding year in the history of the country, while dnring the four years of Cleveland they fell off from 100 to 150 million per annum, increasing again in the first year of McKinley protection to a larger sum than ever before in the history of the country. The figures are from official statements of the Bureau of Statistics of the Treasury Department, and are worth remembering and keeping for reference. They are ns follows; Exportation of Products of Agriculture. 1892 $712,529,832 1893. 619,135,633 1894 573,687,474 1895 545.715,881 1896 663,862,505 1897 730,323,514

Kxpinnutory Note: VII are warranty d«eda when not oilteiwhe siiiciflcil The date, given in the different ltema. art- the dates of itie ileeiU inetnaelvea, showing when execut’ ed. The * , nw" “ne” , ‘se” “bw, mean North west (itiar'er, Northeast quarter, etc., ami denote a quarter section, or 160 acres; “uX n»” would mean half of a quarter section, or Ho acres, “ne sw” means the northeast quarter of th- soul hWest quarter, or 40 acres The (lgiirea us ho-29-7, mean Section 80, township 29. range 7. James 0. Passons to Abram F. Long et ux Feb. 10, It 6 bl 1(5, Leopold’s Add. Reus. S3OO. Simon F. Sammons to John C. Pruett, Feb. 11 210 acres in 34-31-7, Keener, contract $7,200. R. P. Pettit by excr to Ann E. Pettit, Jan 6, pt bl 7, Stratton’s Add. Rem, executor's deed, $1,500. Same to David J. Pettit, Jan. 6, bl 5, pt bl 4, Bruell’s Add. Remington, excr’s deed, SOOO. S P. Thompson to Cora A. Bonz, Jan. 12, e$ ne 4-30-7, 90 acres, Union, $2,000. S. P. Thompson to Win. L Nowels, Nov. 0, ’97, outlot 5, Purr, $lO5. Win. B. Austin to James C. Passon et ux Feb. 10, It 9 bl 2, A. & P. Add. Rene., S6O. Win. S. Day to Tims. J. Moore, Feb. 7, sw sw 16-30-6, 40 acres, Barkley, $550. Claude B. Garrett to Henry A. Knott, Feb. 11, 360 acres in 33-32-7, Keener, $14,400. Sheriff Jasper Co. to Moses Tuteur, Feb. 2, e$ iiw, ne sw, w$ se 27-30-5, Gillntn, sheriff's deed, $5,000, Same to Same, Feb. 2, se sw 27-30-5, Gillam sheriff’s deed, SSOO. Minnie E. Collins to EleunorM. Adams, Feb. 12, It 11 bl 5, Columbia Add. Reus. $lO5. Edmund Duvall to Alfred W. Hopkins, Feb. 4, uw sw 34-30-7, sl. Rebecca E. Miller to Geo. F. Baker, trustee, Dec. 30, n side It 1, It 6 bl 10, Remington, $2,000. James D. Babcock to Wm. I Hoover, Feb. 16, se se 2-28-7, ej no 11-28-7 120 acres, Morion $4,300.