Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 34, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 December 1901 — THURSDAY. [ARTICLE]

THURSDAY.

The Philippine revenue tariff bill passed the House Wednesday by a vote of 163 to 128. The bill extends the Dingley tariff rates to those is lands, and includes goods from this country as well as others. All revenues derived from it are to be expended in the islands and for their bent fit. It is apractical, statesmanlike solution of ajdifficult problem, and those who voted against it were wholly unable to suggest any -measure in its place, except one that included “tariff-for-revenue” otherwise free trade, for the whole country. Only five Republicans voted against the bill including those chronic kickers Littlefield, Heatwole, and McCall and would have included Crumpacker had he not been absent. The Republicans in the Senate have selected their members of the standing committees. Senator Fairbanks is chairman of the committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, and Senator Beveridge of the committee on Territories; both important committees. Fairbanks is also a member of the committees on Foreign Relations, Judiciary, Relations with Canada, and of the Select Committees on Immigration, on Coast and Insular Survey, end Geological Survey Beveridge is a member of the Committees on Postoffices and Post Roads, The Philippines, Privileges and Elections, Executive Departments; and of the select committees, on Potomac River, and Indian Depredations. Both our senators are well recognized in committee assignments.

There is method in the Schley madness, from a democratic point ot view. Their constant proclaiming him as the great and only whole thing at Santiago; their declaration that Dewey found for him on “most of the counts” in the court of inquiry, when he actually found for him on only four and against him on seven, and several of those seven the most serious of all the charges; their fgniwtentcry that he is a persecuted martyr, the victim of a “naval ring clique,’’ all have a well defined purpose. They want a lot of a hero and something of a martyr for their next candidate for president, and they have pitched on Admiral Schley for the man. Dewey was their original popular hero candidate, but he knocked a number of great big holes in his heroism when he struck his flag to the widow on the first summons, and gave her his gift house, and made his ridiculous announcement of his candidacy for president. Therefore the Democrats are working the Schley hero and martyr businees for all there is in it and a good deal more, expecting to make great political capital in the campaign of 1902, and possibly still move in 1904. And the strangest feature of the whole thing is that so many Republican leaders and newspapers are taken in by this pro-Schley and anti-naval Democratic yawp and are joining in just as loudly as the Democrats themselves.

Warren Robinson and George A. Williams went to Medaryville today on business. Mrs. Geo. W. Goff went tv Crown Point today to remain all winter, for the benefit of her health.

Mrs. Arthur Ashby, of Mt. Ayr, took the train here today for Royal Center, Pulaski county, to visit her parents. Miss S. M. Hurshy came today from Peru, 111., and will spend the winter with her sister, Mrs. Oscar Houter, southeast of town. T. W. Grant, at Rose Lawn, is improving steadily, now, and it is thought will recover without any amputation of hand or even fingers, being necessary.

Dr. I. B. Washburn is again able to be up and about the house. He contemplates going to Chicago for for another operation as soon as his strength will permit. John Platt came down yester day from Chicago Heights. He has been making $4 a day all year at the plasterer’s trade, and up to cold snap had,all the work he could do. He will probably remain here a few days and pick turkeys at the Fendig pickery. Frank Ferguson, a farmer residing at Bloomington, this state, is inviting friends to his new year dinner, at which he will have as guests fiis four mothers-in-law, and his last wife. Ferguson’s first and second wives died and his third was divorced. He is now living happily with his fourth wife. All the mothers-in-law are friendly and frequently exchange visits. Ex-trustee Bob Drake, of Hanging Grove, was in town yesterday. He was feeling happy from the fact that a big barn he is building on his farm was nearly enough finished, when the cold weather closed in on him, that he could stable his horses in it. The barn is probably the best in that township. Is 40 by 40 feet on the ground, 17 feet to the eaves, and a bank basement under it big enough to stable 60 head of cattle. Also a big cattle shed on one side. There was quite a “blow-up” in J. F. Warren’s family, at Oklahoma City, a few days ago. It was in the family cook-stove, however, and not in the family itself. It seems that coal gas accumulated in the kitchen range, and exploded, tearing a new $45.00 range to pieces, blowing the windows out, and other damage. Mrs. Warren aud other members of the family happened to be out of the room when the explosion ocoured, and hence no one was hurt.

John Zink of Wapakoneta, Ohio returned home yesterday, after two weeks’ visit with his brother-in-law, Joe Borntrager, south of town. Mr. Zink, by the way, was hunting with Joe when the latter was shot last Saturday, by young Eddy Ropp, the latter having attached himself to the party on his own invitation. An invitation which Joe wishes now be had put a veto on, as tbe boy had a gun that is liable to go off at any time, and the boy himself is a good deal off the same piece as his gun. Last night was another very cold one. The thermometer stood at 10 below zero at 7:30 this morning, and reached a half degree lower some time during tbe night. This was the coldest it has been this spell, except Sunday morning, and is the 6th consecutive morning with below zero weather. The weather bureau does not report any warmer weather in sight, the predictions for today and Friday, being continued cold and brisk winds from north and northeast, which will make the weather still worse.

With the breaking away of the Sugar Beet Company, John Brown & Son are left with about 25 cheap board houses on their land, but in a financial way they will come out about square on the deal. The Russians who had all the Company’s belongings attached for $2,000 wages, have been paid off and left, and the Italians are go-

ing in squads after many requests to remain and work the lands for other crops next season. The Russians were good workers and very industrious while that can not be said of the Italians by those who watched the movements of the two colonies. —Crown Point Star.