St. Joseph County Independent, Volume 21, Number 29, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 8 February 1896 — Page 2

ALIENS AS PAUPERS. UNWORTHY IMMIGRANTS TO BE BARRED OUT. If We Are to Preserve Our Institutions and Maintain the American Standard of Wages, This Must Be Done—Foreigners and Crime. A Nation of Immigrants. Washington correspondence:

THE regulation of immigration is a very grave matter that concerns the I’nited States and in Congress at the ' present time several al bills are pending K upon the question gr of immigration. Hi Perhaps one of the best posted men in TREi Washington onjije subject is Sort*” *- . Lodge. vliairjnTh of the ImmigrafFl tion Committee, If |R and ho has in troll i duccd a bill in the Senate, the main

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feature of which is an educational tost for immigrants. The question of regulating and re•tricting immigration, said Mr. Lodge in * recent expression on the subject, is one of the gravest which now confront the country. We are certainly in no present danger of being overcrowded by desirable immigrants, but we are at this moment overcrowded with undesirable immigrants, and this latter condition is steadily growing worse. The immigration of people of those races which contributed to the settlement and development of the United States is declining in comparison with that of the races far removed in thought and speech and blood from the men who have made this country what it is. Moreover, all immigration from every quarter is showing a tendency toward deterioration, which is by no means gradual. The last census bulletin shows that SENATOR LOME. .the foreign born citizens, or those of foreign parentage, furnish more penitentiary convicts than are supplied by the entire native born population, which, of course, greatly outnumbers the popuW of foreign birth. In the.i^migr:^. T^bf late years we note also thirappeafauce of secret societies dangerous to law and order and hostile to every theory of American institutions. According to statistics in 1880 the foreign born element constituted one-sev-enth of this country’s population and onethird of its paupers. The census of 1890 showed that people of foreign birth made up 30 per cent of the total white popnlation.« This one-third of the population furnished one-half of the criminals, twothirds of the inmates of reformatories aNd two-thirds of the paupers in alms iuouses. Later statistics show that in every 100 foreigners over 16 years of age who came to the United States between March and November, 1892, the illiterates were divided as follows: Italy. 66; Poland. 56; Hungary. 28; Russia, propel-, 20; England. 10; Ireland, 8; Wales, 6; Germany, 2; Scandinavian countries and Denmark, less than 1. Os the 440.793 foreigners who came to this country in the year ended June 30. 1893, 57,897 over 16 years of age could not read. 59.582 could not write, and 61,038 could do neither. Senator Lodge pointed to these figures to show that if an educational test had been applied during that year, the large number of the least desirable foreigners would have been excluded from the country. The more any thoughtful man examines the statistics relating to this question, he continued, the more he must be alarmed at what it shows. The disease, in my opinion, cannot be treated by gentle palliatives. It will require sharp remedies, and the longer a cure is postEoued the more heroic the remedies will aie to be. I believe wo need intelligent and discriminating restriction. We must sift the chaff from the wheat. Immigrants should know how to read and write their own language before they are allow- , ed to enter the United States. This is a fair test, based upon intelligence and not upon money. Going back rapidly over the history of Immigration, Senator Lodge said that before 1820 no record was kept, but that probably 250,000 immigrants came to the United States between the close of the revolution and that time. From 1820 to 1890, inclusive, the number of immigraUks reached 16,497.096. The majority of these came from (treat Britain. Ireland, Germany and the Seandinavian countries. The quality of immigrants was high until the last few years. In the fiscal year ended June 30. 1890. 455,302 immigrants came to the I'nited States; in the next fiscal year. 560,319; In the next, 579,663, and in the fiscal year ended in 1893 the number was 440.793. There was a decrease in jo latter year because quarantine regulations during .the winter of 1893-94 practically stopped immigration. The majority of undesirable immigrants were divided for the four years in nationalities as follows: Austria-Hungary, 56,199 in 1890, 71.042 in 1891, 76,937 in 1892, 57,420 in 1893; Russia and Poland. 46,671 in 1890, 74.923 in IX9I. 122,047 in 3892, 58,684 in 1593; Italy, 52.003 in 1890, 76.055 in 1891, 61,631 in 1892, 72,145 in 1893. We hare now before us race problems which are sufficient to tax to the utmost the fortunate conditions with which nature has blessed us and the highest wisdom of which our public men are capable. 1 do not, for one, desire to see these race problems multiplied or complicated. 1 do not want to see the quality of American citizenship decline beneath tin l effects of •n unrestricted immigration anti I am

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utterly opposed to a system which is continuously dragging down the wages of American labor by the introduction or the importation of the cheapest, lowest and most ignorant labor of other countries. A short time ago a committee examined six ship loads of immigrants from Bremen. Antwerp. Amsterdam. Southampton and Liverpool and of 1.000 who were over 16 years of age 331 were illiterate. B hat becomes of such illiterates is answered by Carroll D. Wright, who says that 77 per cent of the population of the slums of Baltimore. 90 per cent of the slum population of Chicago, 95 per cent of the slum population of New York and 51 per ; cent of the slum population of Philadel- ; phia are persons of foreign birth or parentage. At present there are three methods proposed to restrict immigration. One is to increase the cost of immigrating by imposing a tax of from $25 to SSO on each immigrant. Another is by consular inspection abroad, by which only such immigrants as our consuls would approve of could enter the country. The educational tost of Senator Lodge will probably, however, be adopted. They Talk Very Fast. January has been a busy month for the Congressmen who wish to make it appear that they are doing their share of the talking in Congress and are anxious to have their constituents a ware of tho fact. The circulation of the Congressional Record has largely increased from the above cause and thousands of voters have been placed on the free list. This publication is supposed to contain a faithful representation of all that transpires on the floors of Senate and House, and yet it is a fact that there is not a greater fake in the world than this document which is printed under Government auspices. Voters who do not know the means taken by their representatives to get their speeches published have no idea when they read the columns of printed matter so well punctured with ‘‘loud applause" that not more than 2(10 words of the speech was delivered in the hearing of other members. The way the game is worked is as follows: A member wishes to secure some space in the Congressional Record. He finds an opportunity in a big dbeate on some important question which is set for some particular day. Going to tho leader of his side of the House he begs for ton or even three minutes, which is granted. Being recognized by the speaker, the member proceeds with his speech. Perhaps he may utter 600 words when the gavel falls ami his time is up. Under the rules, he is allowed to “revise his remarks” and furnish the same to the Record. When the .speech is published it contains several thousand words and the voters take it for granted that the speech was really made. During a recent debate over the Dingley tariff bill. Mr. Crisp gave three minutes of his time to Howard of Alabama and when tho Congressional Record produced the latter's speech it was of sufficient 'length to consume thirty minutes in reading. Tho next day Mr. Dingley gave a halt' minute of his time to a member from New England and tho record showed that 3,000 words had been delivere'd in the thirty seconds, notwithstanding the necessary interruptions for “loud applause.” " AMBER ” IS NO MORE. The Gifted Writer Who Has Brought Sunshine Into Many Homes. Mrs. Martha E. Holden, better known to newspapers under the nom de plume of “Amber,” died recently in Chicago as the result of an operation for cancer. In her death there passed from earthly scenes a woman who by the sweet productions of her pen brought sunshine into many a household and lifted the burden from many a weary and sorrow-laden heart. Mrs. Holden was born in New York State forty-two years ago. She settled in Chicago in 1877. Poverty made her acquainted with human suffering, but did tnot interfere with her endeavors to make herself heard in the field of literature. She soon began to contribute to the Chicago newspapers articles which breathed a love of life and humanity and which were remarkable for their wealth of metaphors and brilliancy of language. Her writings brought forth expressions of adMARTHA E. BOLDEN (AMBER). miration and were copied all over the | country. For several years past she had । contributed a series of beautiful letters to | the Chicago Herald, and later to the i Times-Herald under the title of “A String ! of Beads.” There are hundreds of newspaper readers throughout this land to-day who will i mourn the passing away of this gifted j writer, who had tinged their lives with a ' warmth and glow which made them for- ; get mundane troubles.

THEODORE C. SEA ?CH The New President tU--* Association of Man’ Tbrers. Theodore C. Search, the<M* lV president of the National AssocifttioU^ - Manufacturers, was born in PhiladeVphill fifty-two years ago. He is the president of the J. B. Stetson Hat Company, of the Quaker City, which is the largest hLt manufactory in the world. Mr. Search j s , uore widely known, however, as Rhe founder and head of the Philade&hia textile school. This institution is oL e f or education in the best methods of rt anufaeturing textile fabrics, and also taki s cognizance ; of other industries and mechanical arts. THEODORE C. SEARCH. Tho school was the first of its kind to be established in this countW, and under I the able management of Mr. Search has been pronounced the best’in the world. I 'rite new president is considered by his colleagues in the manufuc^rers’ association to be bold and nggres&e in Ris advocacy of the protection of the home market against foreign manifacturers. He is an earnest believer inAe great commercial advantages whicßwould accrue to tho 1 nited States ana favors every measure that would promwe the interests of American trade. STRANDED "T. PAUL. The Fij American Liner on the Bench Off Long; lukind. Tho wreckers at work attempting to float the stranded steamer St. Paul, which went ashore on tile outer bar off Hotel

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Brighton at Long : Branch, N. J., took advantage of a I favorable tide and, ! according to re- : ports received by , tlie officials of the I company, succeed- ■ cd in moving the big ship about 20" feet. The stern j of the vessel was । also moved seaI ward about four j degrees. At high

i tide the St. Paul registered at her bow ' twenty-two feet of water. That registration, however, inciudedlabout seven feet of sand, into which her bow is sunk. Since this first effort to move tho ship there is, at this writing, absolutely no change in the situation. The St. Paul is as steady as a rock and betrays no ill effects from the buffeting of tho wind and waves. The passengers’ baggage and all of the cargo have been taken off, including the $1,300,000 in gold which she carried. This was her first return trip since i the recent accident, which occurred in | her engine room at her dock, whereby ten i men were instantly killed or badly injured. w cwaH. The President sent to the Senate the nomination of .John 1 J.,Puck to be < doctor of customs for the district of Miami, Ohio. Senator Allen, of Nebraska, introduced a bill prohibiting the purchase or use by any Federal oflicial or|any convict-made ' goods. ; It is expected that the Supreme Court । will soon decide whether the Commisi sioner of Pensions has the right to order J reductions. I Congressman Avery, of Michigan, of- ■ sered in the House a bill providing for the erection of a life-saving station at Charlevoix, Mich. ■J' Morton, national commander of tm u vular Army and Navy Union, has i i a -' \v flO nn nual convention to be held in \\ aslnugton May 18. The House sub-committee has made a ^netmn of WI.OOO in the Indian approP . ’ a * com Pared with the amount piovided lor the current fiscal year. bill to grant pensions to soldiers who I s<.no in the Confederate army and afteri wan served in, the army of the United Peffer ° eeU ia ^uced by Senator A favorable report will bo made to the . onsc on the bill providing for a commis- ■ to treat with the Shoshone and Banj nock Indians to so modify their treaty | rights ns to prevent .conflict with Montana s game laws, w-hich present condition i caused tho recent disturbances at Jaekson s Hole,

BEN NOT A CANDIDATE INDIANA STATESMAN DECLARES HIMSELF. Harrison Writes u Letter to Chairman Gowdy of Indiana in Which He Declines to Have His Name Presentee’ at the St. Louis Convention. White House Ilas No Charms. Gen. Harrison has given his final answer, He will not allow his name to go before the St. Louis convention. After a long talk with prominent Indiana members of his party, lie wrote the following letter to John K. Gowdy, chairman of the Indiana Republican committee: “Hon. John K. Gowdy, Indianapolis, Ind.: In view of the resolutions passed by the State Uentral Committee at its recent meeting, and of the fact that delegates to the national Republican convention are soon to lie chosen in this State, I have concluded that some statement me as to my wishes and purposes should now be mu,i,. friends. Hitherto 1 have declined to speak to the publie upon this matter, but scores of friends to whom I have talked and many scores mure to whom 1 have written will recognize in this expression the substance of what I have said to them. To every one who has proposed to promote my nomination I have said ‘no.’ There never has been an hour since I left, the White I Imise that I have felt a wish to reM / 7 ,’KI . 'k ' 'V vrv Z'jW 4 I ‘I 7. GEXEIIAT. It tniUSON. turn to it. My Indiana friends have been most devoted and faithful, and 1 am their grateful debtor. The Republiean party has twice in national convention given mo its indorsement, and that is enough. I think the voters of our party are now entitled to have a new name. ♦Ar the sentiment, great or small, that has been manifested for my nomination I am grateful: and ot that wider respect and kindness — breaking party lines which have been shown me in so many ways, I am profoundly a pprecia live. “1 cannot consent that my name be pro- ' sented to or used in the St. Louis eon- | vention. and must kindly ask my friends I to aeeept this as a sincere and linal ex- : pression on tho subject. ”8E.\.1 AM LX HARRISON.” BENJ. R. TILLMAN, South Carolina's Senator, Who Denounce:! Cleveland in the Senate. Senator Tillman, who recently startled “the most dignified legislative body on earth" by his vitriolic denunciation of President ('kweland. was born on his father's plantation at ('hester. Edgefield ('ounty. S. ('., and during the war he attended school at Liberty Hill, thirty miles away. 'l'lie boy's craving for learning and his indomitable will were displayed when ho was 15 years old. He knew that at 16 he must enter the ('onfederate army. His / PwOBW SENATOR I 11.1. M AN. elder brothers in the field wrote back to him that he must make the best of his opportunities while at school, for the war might last so long that he might never have educational advantages. So young Tillman, when supper was eaten, would carry a lighted pirn l knot to the woods, and there in the solitude of night study his Greek roots and Latin conjugations. In March, 189(1. the farmers’ alliance met to nominate a candidate for Governor. 'l'iHman was nominated, and then followed the bitterest, campaign South Carolina has ever had. Gen. Earle was his opponent, and they met in joint debate. Three-quarters of the men assembled carried revolvers and trouble was expected at the speech making. Gen. Earle asked of his opponent how old he (Tillman) was at the close of the war and why he was not in the Confederate army. Tillman turned upon the general in a fury. Hands sought triggers, expecting n outbreak. “As for your insinuations of cowardice and lack of patriotism.” ihumlered Tillman at his adversary, "I spit them out at you and spurn you and them with contempt.” Not a shot was fired. It was a miracle. Applause greeted the speaker, and from that time forth he controlled the multitude. The riots attending the carrying into effect of Gov. Tillman's famous dispensary system are matters of recent happening and are well remembi'-cd. His quieting of the trouble with troops of farmers armed with every- conceivable manner of weapons is very indicative of the man’s force and of the regard in which his constituents hold him. The American Savings and Loan Association at Minneapolis went into the hands of a receiver, application to the court having been made by Attorney General ('hihls. Maj. W. D. Hale was named as receiver.

A Canal Choked Up Is practically useless. The human organism Is provided with a canal which sometimes becomes choked up, namely, the bowels, through which much of the effete and waste matter of the system escapes. When they are obstructed- constipated, in other words— Hostetter's Stomach Bitters will relieve them effectually, but without pain, and institute a regular habit of body. This medicine also remedies malarial, bilious, dyspeptic, rheumatic, nervous and kidney trouble, and strengthens the entire system. Dwellers in the Dark. There are two remarkable classes of animals living beyond the reach of daylight, namely, blind cave animals and inhabitants of the abysses of the sea. These two classes, whose surroundings are so very different, have many resemblances, but in one respect, as Doctor Lydekker has shown, they are sharply contrasted. Cave animals are content to swim and crawl in complete darkness; deep-sea animals produce a phosphorescent light for their own use. The inhabitants of the caves enjoy an extraordinary development of the senses of touch, hearing and smell, while those of the ocean depths are furnished with peculiar organs for Doth the proseason received cards far what the genI'ore casters. Some people are so influenced by the electric currents of the atmosphere that they can foretell the coining of a thunder storm with perfect accuracy, and others there are with nerves so sensitive that they are sure of having neuralgia from a low and fretful state of the nervous system. Now why can’t the latter be warned in time and know that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. To use St. Jacobs < >ii promptly will ward off an attack, or if attacked, will promptly cuiv. Such people can do for themselves what others do from weather prophecies, heed the signals and save the wreck and disaster. 1! u io i liated. Briggs—l don’t, care what you people say, 1 was cured by patent medicines after three of the best physicians had said I could not live through the summer. Dr. Bowless (earnestly)— You ought to be ashamed of being alive!—lndianapolis Journal. By trifling with a cold, many a one allows himself to drill into a condition favorable to the development of some latent disease, which thereafter takes full possession of the system. Better cure your Cold at once with Dr. D. Jayne’s Expectorant, a good remedy for Throat ails and Lung affections. Fishing for a Man. A novel contest took place some time ago at tlie Edinburgh Corporation Ballis between one of the strongest swimmers in Scotland and a wellknown angler. The l'all Mall Gazette, which reports the affair, describes it as occurring in a pool eighty feet long and forty feet wide. The angler was furnished with an eleven-foot, trolling line and an undressI ed silk line. 'l’lie line was fixed to a । girth belt made expressly for the puri pose by a swivel immediately between | the shoulders of the swimmer, at the point where lie had greatest pulling power. In the first trial the line snapped. In tlie second Hie angler gave and played without altogether slacking Aine, and several porpoise dives were well handled. The swimmer then tried crossswimming, from corner to corner, but ultimately was beaten, the match ending with a vii for the rod and line. Another contest took place, in which the angler employed a very light Dunheld trouting rod, ten feet long and weighing only six and one-half ounces, the line being the same as that used with the trolling-rod. The swimmer, whose aim evidently was to smash the rod, pulled and leaped in the water. He was held steadily, however, and in about five minutes was forced to give in; the rod was again successful. At tiie finish both competitors were almost exhausted. A South American Eagle. Allen Cooper, a farmer living near South Solon, Ohio, captured a large South American golden eagle the other evening just before dark. The bird must have lost its bearings and been driven north by storms. AVben Mr. Cooper saw the eagle it was in an apple tree, and a dog was under the tree barking at it. The eagle flew to the ground, and the dog at once rushed upon it, but after a fierce fight the feathered monster drove off its assailant. Mr. Cooper then captured the eagle without breaking a bone or a feather. The bird measured 7 feet 10 inches from tip to tip of its golden-gray wings, and weighs twelve pounds. The Twins. Brown They say twins are always alike in disposition—do the same things at: the same time. How is it, Jones? Jones (who has a pair)—l wish they'd sleep at the same time.—New York Truth.

© The The The ? Best. Rest. Test f i X^/ VSJ, , | There are two kinds of sarsaparilla': The best — and the rest. The trouble is they look alike. And when the rest dress like the best who’s to tell them apart? Well, “the tree mJ® is known by its fruit.” That’s an old test and a safe one. And the taller the tree the deeper the root. That’s another test. What's the root,—the record of these sarsaparillas? The • one with tho deepest root is Ayer's. The one with the richest fruit; that, too, is Ayer’s. Ayer’s Sarsaparilla has a record of half a century of cures; a record of many medals and awards culminating in the medal of the Chicago World’s l air, which, e admitting Ayer’s Sarsaparilla as the best — shut its doors against the rest. That was greater honor than the medal, to be the only Sarsaparilla admitted as an exhibit at tho World’s Fair. If you X^z want to get tho best sarsaparilla of your druggist, here's an z^. Op infallible rule: Ask for the best and you’ll get Ayer’s. Ask for Ayer’s and you ’ll get the best. & ' « s “X n o£ •?

Nervous People wonder why their nerves are so weak, why they get tired so easily; why they do not sleep naturally; why they have frequent headaches, indigestion and Nervous Dyspepsia. The explanation is simple. It is found in that impure bloou feeding the nerves on refuse instead of tlie elements of strength and vigor. Opiate and nerve compounds simply deaden and do not cure. Hood s Sarsaparilla feeds the nerves pure, rich bloo l; gives natural sleep, perfect digestion, is tlie true remedy for all nervous troubles. Hood s Sarsaparilla Is the One True Blood Purifier. All druggists. sl. Hood’s Pills Pure Livpr DL; easy p» IIUUU a 1 His take.easy to operate. 25C. A Trip to tlie Garden Spots of the South. On January 28, February 11 and March 10, tickets will bo sold from principal cities, towns and villages of the North, to all points oo the I.ouisville and Nashville Railroad in lennessee, Alabama. Mississippi, Florida and a portion of Kentucky, at one single fare for the round trip. Tickets will be good to return within thirty days and will allow stop-over at any points on the south-bound trip. Ask your ticket agent about it, and if he cannot sell you excursion tickets write to C. I’. Atmore. General Passenger Agent, Louisville, Ky., or J. K. Ridgely, N. W. I’. A., I Chicago, 111. The Florida Limited, of the Queen and Crescent Route, leaves Cincinnati to-day at 8 a. m., gets to Jacksonville to-morrow morning at same hour. It is a solid vestibuled train. 109 miles stortest line. Up in the Morning. The servant question would be easily solved if all girls were as smart as the one in the following story: A mother, commending her daughter for a situation, was asked if she wae an curly riser. “An early riser!” she exclaimed. "Well, I should think so! Why, she’s up in the morning and has breakfast ready ami makes all the beds before any one else is up in the house!” If we would be more careful where we step, those who follow us wouldn’t stumble so much. PROOF ^POSITIVE THAT LYDIA E. PINKHAM’S VEGETABLE COMPOUND Is Daily Curing Backache, Dizziness, Faintness, Irregularity, and all Fe« male Complaints. I [srzctxi. TO OVB r.ABY BZADZBS.J Intelligent women no longer doubt value of Lydia E. Pinkham s Vegetable Compound. It speedily relieves irregularity, suppressed or painful menstruaf if tions, weakness of the stomach, indigestion, bloating, leucorrhoea, womb trouble, flooding, nervous prostration, headache, general debility, etc. Symptoms of Womb Troubles are dizziness, faintness, extreme lassitude, “don’t care,” and “want to bo left alone” feelings, excitability, irritability, nervousness, sleeplessness, flatulency, melancholy, or the “ bines,” and backache. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound will correct all this trouble as sure as the sun shines. That Bearing-Down Feeling, causing pain, weight, and backache, is instantly relieved and permanently cured by its use. Under all circumstances it acts in perfect harmony with the laws that govern the female system, is as harmless as water. It is wonderful for Kidney Complaints in either sex. Lydia E. Pinkham’s Liver Pills work in unison with tlie Compound, and are a sure cure*for constipation and sickheadache. Mrs. Pinkham's Sanative Wash is frequently found of great value for local application. Correspondence is freely solicited by the Lydia. E. Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass., and the strictest confidence assured. All druggists sell the Pinkham remedies. The Vegetable Compound in three forms,--Liquid, Pills, ami Lozenges.