Semi-weekly Express, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 4 September 1896 — Page 3

SLAYERY IN MEXICO.

PXBOX LABORER L1WI.B IF AN* BETTKJR THAN A 8KBF

yi« Debta tom Employer Bind Him to Eitnte—Whole Families Are Heldr in Payment.

The condttTo-n of the poor laborer In efouUhern Me rim ijs beginning 'to atitradt' the aftJwnlfion of philanthrotpioj

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became more etfWeB In the cen*ral

In the state© of Yiuaaitan, Oajnipecaiy, Tiaib!aseo and OhCafpas peonage le sfiU.r in florce, an'd lit is even ch!argefd recently in a proira'inen't liberal party pamper thait, in Yuoatan, in- pa-nt'i-tauar, ch'ldrem are openly sold from, pii'aniila-tioij to jjflan/tfelilia'n- IneitamceB ooaas'l'oaia'lly qoime u© oif crueBty exentfi&ed Howard fthfc&e huimlblle peotpCe amd it is to tlhe cxreJdiiifc off th-e feidenal aiUith'OirUies tha,t tlhey lb ntott sue't'ain the planters in the 11 treaitlm'e'ntt of thieir poem?. lHIoiwi 1B ilb thiat t'he peon gets eo deeply inlto delUt that he miay not hope ever Itio release h'iinxsellf?

The fiefld peon oonltirao^s dettte and will aJiwtayis oonlt'inue making them, be oaojee he g!a.ins a vstuge •wihtoh will n«4 thfiT feed ruor dree® hi® fiaimrly nor pro•v'ide Itar med'i'cdne and fl.ttend'a nee in case of slidknesa, nor meet any of ^he ex^tHaJordi'nlary exipens?s of .ife, Nlaituraliy. he will fall inlto de-bii. And, being in delblt he never can hope to gelt out of UU

Families Obliged to Work.

The person who acquires one of these esltiajtes in the far south by inheritance, o-r puncihiase., receives not only an inven tbrty of the ianpl«me,n't» used, the live sltiock, eitc., but of the gang of peons who beilionig to the "amo," or master. wil't:h all their family, wife and childlren, who are obliged to wwrk for the master. Tlhe peon is no* boughit out and out, but comes with the plantation by vitftaie of 'his ancestors 1) avdr.g conTradted a debt to the earaibe and each isuiaceed'ing masiter ha® taken good care ntott to permit h''.m to discha,rg« it by giijvinig htai good' wagee*.

The Indl'an works from 4 o'dtook in tlhe morning until 6 o'clock at. nSghit ,n all we,a th1ere). and h'ls labor is a rude and painlfiul one. H'ia wages are 18 oenits a day, 9 cents being given- hton in oorn

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9 cenitB reimaining to the master, •who is coniSinuiaiHy furnishing him wfiitih nece^aTlee from the plantation More amd invariably at a profit

The mierrihaniise from the ©tore is mlainly beane and chile poppers, which iv'ith tthe com make up the simple dieb of the poor laborer and h'i3 family. PlanJte'tion pri!ees are 200 to 300 per Jen/fc more f' in th» townis. JJence tlhie penpeitiual i'ndebtednecu of the InIMan.

A day comeis when worn, wiiith fevfr, nnaibte tonig'er to toil in the flel'd. the h'aiplees vtiiat'i'm of a hard destiny drags hiimiaelff 'to Ms wretched but, and falls inert on tte earth floor. Tlhis miserable •?hel!ter is all tbe peon oaii' call home. The odids worn out laborer dice and it neoesaaaiy to bury him. The airviivoins feel bound to pay for the last offices of the priesit and tflie nuasteT settWee tlhe bill and ib ad.-le.dj to the eve'aiocniiniiu'aitlng ac»uni*. And eo wii'th baipt'isms an'd marriages. The county cfleTgy in those part 15 do iratMng wl'thouit pay, and here preoiscly is an abuse Wh'ich i's piTKpo6' to stop by means otf placing in these remnoite MgliOne elergyfmen of high character, unstained by aalarice.

The Hilberals cfhanged' oienly tb'at .even wlhen a faanily oif peons succeeds in getting a liltitle ahiead pe'camiary, the priest liakeis the savings on the preite'nee otf this or theut fiedba, anid' so the Indiana remsaii-n poor and in in.vWlun.ua.ry eervlude.

Add'ed to all this, the vice of atoo)hioI:»m is encouraigied by many masters. St is reaeoinefd' tiha.t a guardiente keeps Whe peon s'altifesfled anid ind&stposed to run fcuway. 'He is emlbruitied in order to make jifl'im a better serf.

System a l?nd One.

The sy&twm. is a teaid onie in every way. 3Jt renders the mia^ters ha-ivh, cruel and .iivariciouis, and, as t1ie4r laborers are Btiuipid, aigribuilture rematos rutinary 1m Ull ita xnteitihocls, and so the planter never receiives t'he ben edits that well-paid!, 'i-n'tslSitgienlt and icoial laiborers wooild (bfing1 hiitm.

%e aft work aiding In the maiWtena®De of ttoe family. One by one the cbHSdreu were wStWdrawn from tbe school, anjtl to a few monlthls the experiment had! to toe albaardScnvad and the teacher senft euway. s*w-

In some at itShe Btalte 'where servitude •for deWts is common, Che authorities are Ibeatiritlragr tlhemseffves t° prepare Che way fbr the aJboKitlon of a system so unjust and behllndi the age. iVon* Not Xri(«U*Kttli*l. \*~i

There dan be no dbu/bt that were the (peons gradually elevtatad mtedleictualiy,

pa.nt of the oomtmjurjflty. Ever since the (p]a-ng of their masters for tlhe WnproveSpaniardts conxjuered thte country a! ,ment of tihie estate®. The system is a eyisltem of sunChood- Mae prevailed here, vicious one. The poen does not do the gradually fadiing out as the couatry

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stialte® antd now remaining maiinly in Thie fetieral government seeks to level the remoter regions, wihere labkxr is! up the Indians by insisting on eduda-(Boa-Fce and it is disftiihotly to the ad-1 anid even In sucth re/mote states as

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Sonera and Durango, up in the minting

van'taigie otf the piLamitin® Olaoa to Keep i.. ', Wa/mTats, there are putblKc sdhools, mainthe Held Stand in bondagp. Under ttel® tk-rn'ed by the lacial govennmenit. TlhJe e-yiSiiem, •opip'osed to the fundamental If eidleral government aids in thte ed'ueaprtoiciples oX the fdderafl oonstftu-Won, a poen once in debt to hla master mws!t work to out and, if he dlies in delbft, hfB descenidiamB are heM in servitude. One mJgJhft think, espeKiially if unaeqiUainited wtith the pradtlces on thoae remiotte jAanltiaJt'ions, tJhiatt a poen couid no»t pooslbdy conft'Tadt so large a debt as to reduce Mm to perpetual bondage and enilaul on his ohiadren the saime Jobs oif peitsionial liiibe^ty, says a oorreBipondeint cf the Boa on HerttML

(fcion woric by every means in its power, and ill several stlafes th«re are very cred^talble norrniail schowls for the tflaA-n-linig cut teacQnens.

A moj/efh-ftrarvele'd Einigliirti observer, reoenifciy here, eaid to me: "The lower classes are not diegeniam.be or stuj^d. TWey resefmlblB fairly wed! tJhe l»w*est grajde o*f POa^i'ans, from, eay, Sicily. The quwsltno'n i® haw' to awtaJcen their (donmlan/t n/t'elTigienioe and so multiply Ith^ir wa-nlts. 1 hlad heard belfore ocm5ng h-eire, .thlat t'bese Indfian.s were diegenerate anidi good for nwtihiing b»ut ex ft'i^nwtlon.. It is not sx\ Thiey are a gcodi oliaiss, buit tiheir brain® are bemumfbed, Thery will oome forward fadt undter the sitimfuJus of hjjglher wlages and) klimid /tireataienit."

Mexico's greatest probldm to the education of the masses of her population, the conversion of 7,000,000 Of uneducated 'people into citizens fit to exercise their constitutional right to vote. To give them that rlgihtt now would be to burlesque free institution®. 'But 'the work that 'the government is doing is directly in this tone. The new railways., encouraged by the federal authorities, 'biting in the light 6verywhere. The locomotive is a missionary, a teacher and a mental emancipator. It le wonderfuli ihow instinctively the Indians seem 't)6 welcome the great machine. They tonow tha/t It meants much for them.

A] very cultlvaited and progressive man of pu-rewt Indian bloodv who speaks several languages and has traveled, said to me: "Our .people will yet dominate here. The Indians will not be kept down. We have no liking fox the Spaniard, nor for his descendants, nor for any of their works. When we become enillg'htened, we ask: "What do our conquerors believe?' and then we instinctively reject it. We have been hardly dealt- with, our minds have been enslaved, and we are, as a race, just beginnifng to have amotion. It is a source of pride to us that ao many of our race Is occupying high places In the inat'lion. It means that we are already can furnish our quota of talent and by the aid of the common schools, (Which Bresi'demt IWaa Is everywhere establishing, and which be will protect to the utmost of his power, we ©hall soon develop a great deal of intelligence rno.w dormant.

Mexico Is Not Content to Follow. I am very ^American I know your •country and admire your wonderful provision for education. Ouir Mexico, the tM3exioo of the educated and enffranch/ised Indian, will n»t be content •to follow in ifhe ibeaten path. "The civilization imposed upon ua is not ours wie have neither act nor part In it. In re'ligioin we 'Shall Ibe independent investigators, following where science and our own good eense dictate we must proceed. tBe sure it will not be the beliefs of a decadent race that makes no progress Ithat shall dominate us in future. The best that the white ...,c .may give us will be none too good hence we turn toward America and are happy that so broad a s't'ates-man as Diaz rules here, for he Is of u's, and knows us, and believes in the native race and its capacity, of which he Is himself, as was Juarez, a triumphant proo-f and illustration."

An Indian of totally different intellectual level, a .poor man without •instruction, said to me: "They tell me the machines that draw the railway cars come from your country you must be a great people up there, and we 'like you. Your people help us to rise in the world. The railroad is a great thing."

The next presidential term of General IDlaz will be signalized by the work he will do for popular education. That remarkable ruler daily receives his visitors In a vast apartment hung with red silk, covered with imperial crowns and the eagles of Mexico. The transitory Maximilian was a failure, although he* had behind him all the traditions of the house of Harps-burg but this man, sprung 'from t'he so'tl, a Mexican of (Mexicans, with the strong Indian blood in hi® veins, is every' inch a ruler. He lives wholly for his beloved country. None of the abuses which have been cited in this tetter have his approval he Is a civilizing and reforming force in this land, and already he has performed wonders. The Mexico of today and that of twenty years ago are two difCerent countries. Now the path is open to talent the poorest Indian lad may a-splre to the highest posts.

A weJl knotwn l'3bertal politician says: "The time has come to stOip w-rittinig edfitoriafls filled vrfttih eloq'ueince regarding t'he ead cond'-Jt'ion c»f the Indian serif. "Witoen Ms maitieriial cosnidU-tlon is lmproved, wJien his wan'ts are increased. and he has tlhe means otf satisfying •thecn,- he. wI-11 bbve taiWen a long eteip suhead. lAiater tihait the gpelMng Wooik and the efletmentiary School. The Indian neekSs to be sfhtofwin t'h&t h-is diet is inaoifTBcawiitly nitrogenous, *nd, t^er-dTo-re. Snad'eqtuate to a lalborer toiling all day tn tlhe fields. QF^epjpers and torMMas •slowly tdV-il?roj' tihie d'i'gesuion. The In- ^t'royed a numiber oif duelling ouses. dian is naturally intediigentt his brafn ^n,e hundred fauwiliies, wh:te ani ao carv, as has been anvpV proved, be well resi!d0ng in tlhe fire district, have ouitJira-ted, for many our ablest men!^n bometess bor the oonflagrahave ocane up from the lowest strata otf 't,ion" T.w«n.ty-'ft\'-e houses were society, as did some of your American

Ille Flrx at Norfolk. V».

-Nbrifiol'k, Va., Sept. 3.-4Pire Hast mi'gSvt d'&stroyed t'he Immense five-story briok plow foundry and Pnvplement faotony of S. R. White & Bro.. 216 Water street, arid t'he union stodk yards on the ea^t

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staitiagmeiiK Tt is a tremendous ques- ^2d°.000t'ha,t of albO'Ks'bintg servitude fvr

dtefft. Where-ver r^irwaj-s enter, sertfdtxm must go. The raltway allows the •peon to go flar from hie hacienda and. seek ne«w maswrs." iNtot all thefpeonsare ill-treate(d and on some esthites pains are talcen to deal »~Jth them justly, to educate the ohil-dre-n and to adiminlste-r the rites of reSdgion freely. Thtene are many philantf&iropita ma«stefns, and many who. whiile tmaTding no prefeehee to benevolenoe. are «ltri'\!lng to s-oSre Uhe question of the serifs of the soil.

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Mtost Mexican masters a-re kind otf Sieant, as are egpecialiy their wivies. They would Eke to improve the lot of -fhte Indians, but they firid no sohKibn Sf tbe prcjbCieJm. It requires money to et&nt ac&tofcTs. and money to carry them Our Ctpewirag wae in every way a on, and to hcuge the peon« weH is ex- arrand success and we are more than .pensive. ASmd then. St is so di-scou raging.

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One mastter told me otf his efl"or'« ed- pie. We hope to meet personally all sjoate tihe cfclUren, and of the selfishajesa chose w5w oalSed and htave the pleasure otf the pax«3«e, who ould ro. 1 of sisaw4ng them our nice ilne otf gootate «&waA chfi^lrvfo siuKtibl Aott .ffUae SD3&

•side of Nebraska Street. The bristy ^ut continued for a rehearing in wind which was -blowing scattered the October." eipatfkfs in e\"ery d'iracjt'on and de-

ai,d the total loss was

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JSTeiw Ytork, Sept. 3.—The Herald t'h'ite morning.sa^ns: The creditors of HMiton, (Hughes & Co. need no longer if eel aiJaitmed. .Fonmer Judge Hilton has anntoumjed that he will pay to tlhe last oen't the d'ftbts otf the firm. it is saiid that he received information that a comtbPnattion otf creditor® hadbeen fonmod for the purpose of makiiug h:m a defendant in suits to be brought, in tlhe hope otf Waving included in the assets otf the firm the ground on which -the siiiore stands, otf which he is the owner. Otn hearing this he at ontce qrsnnuicibed Judtge Russell to make the ancomnoeunent that he wouM pay all the dihWa

Terre Ha-ute ar.d. her peo-

THE ANNUAL REPORTS

AUDRXSS or COKHAHDSR-DMlBar WAUCKB, or TU G. A. B.

His Be view of the Work of the TearView* On Pensions and Other Reports of Adjatant General*

6t. Haul, Sept. 8.—The first business sessfjOJi o£ the nattitnfi.l encamaxment otf tfhe G. A. R. was held todlay, it being preteefdexl hy addresses otf welcome an® ree®on»eaw Tbe prtncipai busineiss was t'he reading of the annuafl reports.

The addineas otf Ocwmmlander-l'n-Ohlelf W'aMcer, in ao Jntrodiiicftory way, says: "The total memJjershiip otf the Grand Airtay otf the RepoibllO is 385,406, otf whlcih 340,610 were iii good staoidlntg and 42,531 aire oarr&esd on the suspended li^t for nottupayto-emt otf diuesv & diecrease in tiMs list dturiing tlhe po«t year otf 7,0S9. The gaU-Q by nrustter during the year -was 13,467. In this rwc^pstulaftlon, the,, deparament otf I^enjuscyl/vaura shows a loss of 5,663 memibero thbJt has been erroneously carried on the rolls for several yie&rs, anid were counted im tlhe last report. The total toss dtirtoflf the year cwiae 11,106, otf wto3oh niutmlber 7,233 wiaa by deialth, wthtWh is a decrease otf setventywfitve from Ja9t year. Wheat we take initio aocount Che grealt business de«pnesdlon otf tlhe year, the taxJk otf employmenit, ^.nd tlhie fact tb'at ao many of the veterans are posseistsed otf such a small portion of tlhls worlfd's goods, and the SHiAher Caat ohaJt,,owllnSr to age and infirml tiie», miany ttave been umajble to attbend post .meetings, and have failed, to (pay their dues, ooir meonibershil© hlaa held its own ramiartdalblly well."

On t'he sulbflect otf pcnsilons, Oooaman'd'er Walker say®: "Early in the session Qtf congress I asked onto pensitin, oocnmffittee to meeft tme to WJaehlinigton, wibere we had a con6airfatiion wlith tlhe oongreBSlonal pension bomtmitfe©, anid urganttily requested thlaJt afdtlon. be 'at onioe ttiateen. to stop t^e 11Qeglail suepetndlng and feacitdlbagiging' otf (perusioners that was going on all over the country. The idontsreiBslonal 00mmflititee exttretsseld a wfflil'Xn.'gaieEs to aid dn the matftJer, andi aH toi-fflB then before oonferess were tiaikem uip, careifuTly oon«idiere/d anid suicih meaSaires of reFlietf as iwe 'bel'lwed1 oould toe passed-'were emIbodied In house bill No. 5,54fl, known as )t/he 'FkMer bflll." Our comimltitee made no recomimendia/tlbn® as tio section® 1 aJnld 14 of saldi bill. There has been, some /Ortitrndiam as tlo t'he adiVis-aibl'llty of these ttwlo setdtfions, but .tihe other meais•UTes of relietf emlbodied In. the bill were otf sudh vtiltal itoypoiftainice to all pensioners and must prove so benefilcial In. 'the adlmlnJisltratiiOn, 0If pension laiws, thialt I deemed: ilt .my diu»ty to urge its imimedli'ate passage, wthldh I d'ld, botPh to memlbers of oangme®s and to the speaker otf the house* .to wfliiam I made a personal appeal, lAs you are aiwtare, the meatsuTe pas&eld the house by a Japge majort'ty, and is now peind'lng in the senate. Whem thle bill.becomes a law, as I believe it will at tihe next .session otf ©owgirese, tlhe unretst a'nd amxrtety amonig. deserving1 pensioners -wlM cease, as no pemiston. can be dteoanitlinrued except for fraud, olerlciai error or mllsitake of fajdt. Wears ujaliteaftMy oppoead' to all fraud.?, !a.nd oil course 'wfant KJleitiicail jerrors and misl takes ICorretdbeid iwlhenevjer Dotind.. Thlis liamr, whem erualdbeid, will guarantee to the pensioner that security and peace otf mind whAoh should cotme to i.n 'hie deksllihiinig yieais.

Payment By Cheok. 1

"The payment of all pensions (by check through the malls was 'also urged upon the congressional conwirittee. The measure was introduced by Mr.

TERRE HAUTE EXPRESS, FRIDAY MORNING, 8EPTEMBER 4,1896.

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s'treet of Indiana aaid has (become a law. The salutary .result, after two pension payment® under it have, I .think, proven the wisdom of 'i-ts enactment, in saving to pensioners and their families money from pensions heretofore lost through tempt a'don 3 and 'weakness. "In. discussing th'is matter, the question comes forcibly to me, the payment of pensions from the several agencies by mail having proven a success, why can not all pensions be paid and mailed directly .from the interior or pension department at Washington and by so doing save .two-thirds of the expense now incurred In keeping up pension agencies in nearly every Important state. It would require but a few hours longer to receive a cheok through the mafcl from Washington than it does from the local agency, and -would save a vast sum of money that could ibe applied to pension payment's, as an exauditor of the treasury, through whose office pension payments are made, and who 'was one of the most competent men who ever ifilled the office, informed me when consulted about the matter, that with ififlty additional clerks in h'ls department he could eadily have paid every pensioner on the roll's. The expense of pension agencies last year was nearly half a million dollars. You can readily estimate the saving that would accrue from such a change, without detriment to the pensioner. "The last encampment directed that a test case be selectd embodying the question, that a .pension -when once granted became a vested right, and can not be discontinued except by due process of law.' The council of administration selected the Dong case, as they believed that it embodied the .issues which we desired settled. The attorneys of Judge Long wecre consulted, and, at their request, the Hon. James C. Carter was employed to argue the case before the Supreme Court of the United State®. The case came up for hearing In (March, and after considering the matter for some weeks it was not de-

Colonel Walker's Conclusion, In conolusion, the address says: "•We meet today 4n a true spirit of fraternity, charity and loyalty. These annual gatherings of the men who rendered loyal, devoted and patriotic services to their country in its hour of peril, gives renewed strength to patriotism, tends to elevate and adorn our national character and makes us stronger j(f tctotnwteu&eeii each succeeding year. We meet with no desire to 'boast of our service® in the past. We are citizens before we became soldiers, and volunteered at the call of our. imperiled nation, that we might fuBfl'll the highest duties of citizenship, a,nd the lesson® we learned amidst the storm of battle mtade us more mindful of our duties as citizens. The men who saved the nation can 'be depended upon to defend its integrity and honor when assailed. The Grand Army stands for the rights of property and the supremacy of the laws. I«t stands for law. and order, and juelce. everywhere, and at all times. ""Oomrades, ,the trumpet of God Is sounding. Tt is not tbe bugle call to baWTe. The roar otf cannon and- the rattle otf usk-eitry hfcuve ceaeeftL. The saber kn'd tihe bayonet flash only on porialde. Tbe bivouac, tbe aamp, the march are oqiy a dream. The battalions bear no

fcef$4l and gkxrtous tfeaoers wtricih ytou t9Aonpe«l «ge o&reOitty fielded in legfelar grans grows green over the. aqOert lonely grave, and the bitfter naot&ns otf sorrow meHbmr into a aoag of sfeUdtoepRi Tbe conflUdt oif anm« is over, but itt&t tihe contfttdt df Ideas, nor Che trlteJb oC K2ie peo(ple. Tbe fleld •caWBuaepes®, and mow in tihe workshop, the homeland at the c*tfi6toV» tfhrougih the prees and on the pTatlform we must in^ist upon^ thle raatofteTnaince otf larw and order.Jtor which, our domrades so mo/blty Vougihlt and so bravely died. We are dal^ed ujpon by the satcrad- memories otf 'the pasft, in view otf oar negdks and- aue(p5tcou8 hotpes,' to oherish a lofty flaith to .t'he. reptuWllte. We must have coorrage to meet exur difficulties. We miurft remember that we hanre outgrown th® •pasft, anid tlhkt .we have entered upon a n«w anid hiigfcer natfionaJ Fife. There ne§a be no rancor nor needless reorfimta'attlon. We must be lns®iired by hotpe. We must sJtand1 totgetther. We must forglVe and for®e«t. We must pub out old anUmceVMes, and take fredh, umstained panichmentt, fit to r€fceiive the id^tas and! leBsoos otf la'tetr tSlmes. We must oarry (hic^aull heartts and. oheenful brows. We tmmtft fitPl the vetins oif education and! the ottg&rohMUtftms otf iradustry with the spn-rft otf liJbeirty regnrlaitesd by law. We mtusHt mold the BJfe otf the naftlion by the foiWe 0# great motnal. ideas, and rule throujgfe the royafl'ty otf prirudlples. whtiKfir oaa ewer be dJstcrotwmed.

Spoke of Dead C'lmraden -c

'Ootmotatd'eis, #t is fMintg, ere we enter tuipoiii the diutaets af anoitiher year, t"o ipawse upon" Its thTeshwld, and, wtitb one imtore hbidklwiard! gllantoe, fake "leave of ^those who have thus far aJacJompamaed us on our maTtdh. Many who otne year fatgio amswere/di to the roll Oaill, hold their entaaonpmemt toidiay tlie halls of heroes in "VatfhlairSa, •With. Ltodoln, Grant, B'henmam, Sbertdla/n, Thdmas and Ix»ga«i. iAjs we rum our eye ovter the old roster, no|w diknmed wtfth age and burnt with tt«art», we aatWy reallize hotw tony a star has she® iijs farttall jta-y upon those we've loved long si"ntoe, and"lost a while.' [F^elw poeltis hfeve estatatped the invasion, oif ^be GireJalt domquetpor, and to many of lis He has ctotme very close and torn Crtoftr Sis those whiom we were bound by'-'tSfofee encJTtoling bainidb. -More than 7,000''fptl our nitumlber, wli'tihiin, the s.hoTt liw^^'montth®, have cflossed the star-lit Hue, and ere anoitlhier encampment a®senl^Klas, some In this preesentoe will join th.^h1 oOonxed'eis 001 sterna oampllnig groiUndfe. iNlaftiion'all, dieipartfrnent arid fpottrt bffibers hlatve dflten been oaMed uipen1 to 'peotfocm Che laat sad rlt'ee over •th^ii1 fallen, comrades, and With the sitm-pler-'bnbnae baJdlge of honor upon their IbreaBft, tQiey hlave latid! them away upon th^ir s.hle'lld®. 1 eipeaik of mainy—you are thlnHfimtg otf ona Ixxrag had he served' ytou^'and his sifaite and ntartlon fai't-hjfully long hid his finm, quiet dhamwt«r been, a positive factor in pulbfWto afflalrs. You teamed' to loive hfm, you learned to' trust him., you raise!® Mim to thlat hilgihposltilotn for Which he was so filled. In t'he miidislt otf his usetPuTness the Supreme Ootmmi'ander summoned.' hGlm to a higher servDce. (Death, dame suddenly, and' you fekld hli'Tn. awtay at MadSSon. amid the flowers mo'ieitiened by t'he tears otf many tMeiWdfs. But, comrade®, he is not d'sad1. A paJtTdot never dies! H'ls spirit moves among u® totdlajy! We see h)!m not, but the inner s'oul oaJtidhe® the sound otf his Votoe as In. yearts aigtone. He comes no't to cSatim ih&s wonted place, but in our h'etet/ijfe hte assents his rigihtts, and wfhile ttodiaiy we deQ liberate for the weOtfare of Wis cioimrades, may wife Still give lteed !to the guiding counsel of our departed buit everHl'i.vlnig fnlend and comrade— CLiucitus FWndhllltd: "Oamradietss our wonk flor this year is nearly oomipfl^ted, and in returning to you, unimpaired, the trust your suifIflrages iimfptoeed, I desire to express my profound sense otf appreciation. I hope •Uhait my effoiite behalif o-f ouir great ongan'lzat'ion have not been in yaiin, •bufe that some laisting good has. been aocompliiished. Pe.nmlit me to aigtaln tthanJc you for one of tlhe grea'tefet. honor® of. imy •life, second only to thiat otf (being, penrnliyteld: to stand by your side In detfeniding our country in las hour of jpertiil, wh'toh servtoe miade it possible iter, me to beicotme a member of the Gr$nd A'nmiy of the Republic. When

rettotjfn ito yourr several hemes, miay |.nofmiiTiait!eMj

1

-S Adjutant General's Report.' The' raptont of In4n^RoMb:ns, aidju-ta-ntt general, saye:

'"THe'betporit of my predeces:sor .to the !ena,t,jon

laslt report shb^B tost by delinquent

ireportls, or ^5?

iftoaJ year*

0 po& fi 0

on tte Pol 16 of SSo^56. The followin®

the'gu-ins ja-nd Loeses for the of-.

sowd rftandtag JUn& 80,

1SSJ5 3S7.639 G"aln by muster In ...13,467 Gain by transfer 6,418 G«un by reinstatement 13,035 N Gain Crotm dolinqueaat reiporta 4.901

1'ota.l gain

^Bigwee'a-to .-t Liosa by dciat'h 7.233 1*338 by nonora/ble ddscharg.©. l,3S3 Lrfar8 bs' fnansiCer 5.913 L/oss by su»pensrtoa 25,033 Loss by dishonorable discharge 1«4 Lms by delinquent reipoitt® .... 11,235

Total loss .... .......— 63,900

Members r«anaining in good siending Members reanaintaig suspended

-'Vy".,

NEW TORE REJOICES

QLAO OVER THIS TERMOR* REJfJB UOAM VICTORY.

Prospect For Business Moeh BrtfkMWholesale Vtrms Find Orders Inoreastnes.

(New York, Sept. 2.—The atews Croon Vermont is a God-send to the buwlwa world. While the election turned on state officers^ tt is everywhere regarded here as the ha-nd w«ttag on the wall of what may be expected in tbe nation next (November. The Republicans are elated and the ipemocratte correspondbingiy depressed. Mark Hanna. is to a very happy frame of iroind this morning and Senator Proctor stated to your correspondent that: "All the states of the Uniotn will show as heavy Republican gains two months (hence as Vermont did yesterday."

The business world has been quietly discounting Bryan's defeat for the last week, as is shown by the low but sure improvement in business. No clearing house certificates have been issued, the flow of gold to this toountry ts becoming so steady that it now looks as if we shall hsave $50,000,000 of the yellow metal in our -coffers from the European continent. The story Is best told,'howv ever, in the 'language of the great captains of industry here.

J. (Pierpont (Morgan, the 'Colossus of Wall street," and the big railroad magnate and financier, said: "I have no doubt whatever of McKinley's election. I do not thlnik for a moment tlj^t this country will accept Bryanism and all that 1t signifies. There is a chan for the better in business. While the improvement Is not marked, it 4s none the less real. I think that the1 commercial world is -Showing a stronger feeling of confidence than, prevailed before. The incoming of so much gold abroad puts us in better shape than we have been, and adds to our confidence and credit. This addition to our present supply of gold, as everyone knows, is certainly a factor in our favor. Yesv think we are on The road to prosperity again, if nothing unforeseen sets us back."

Vice President OErtairchild of the Mg dry goods firm 0:f (H. B. Ol'atfln & Co., which has branches in every leading city in the world, said: "I think that the business situation has very much improved. Two weeks ago It looked decidedly blue. Now, however, .there are a 1'arge number of buyers in the city, and we are getting a 'great many orders from all over the country."

The buying is prudent and healthy, and is due tn the fact that the political prospect ha® improved. A more hopeful •feeling is shown among all our customers and confidence 1® slowly, but surely returning.. As the evidences accumulate that 'Bryan will be defeated, business wll'l improve all the more." iMr. IMersereau, the head of the big drug tfirm of Schieffelin & Co., said: "I think that there is some improvement in business all ovter the recent stagnation and this improvement will increase as the free silver craze, is more and more crushed out. I am a Democrat, and have always voted the straight ticket. This y^ar I shall vote for MflKinley straight, and take no chants on a third 'ticket. "As SOOE as this sliver question lis settled "beyond all peradventure, 'business will boom. Every one of our customers Is short of stock, and as soon as con.fi Hence returns each will 'want to replenish his .store. People don't want to make any ventures now, but they are reassured over the late news from Vermont."

President "Jim" Hill of the Great Northern Road was in town a day or two ago and stated that as i't became more and more apparent that MctKinley would be. elected 'business would Improve in the Northwest.

WILLIAM MCKINLEY'S GROWTH. Major MfcKinley hias grown on the

ytour. duty, here is perflonrned And you ^ounitry In thfe' ten weeks si nice he-was

hai8 no

you ,eiach and all, be qomsttanrtly under Piiilfld'e'l-Ithe-guardian care otf ITiim Who shielded candidate rn our. y, you in Athe Wot ftetmie of biaititle, and tfinialllty may eaah one of you hear from teie .-Wps otf tlhe siupreme oemmander the 'Well dtone good an'd failt'bfiuil sera S

other presidential

ph'ia Press. pTejludlijce exii^ted. a'gainst him. He iwae believed, wrohgily, to be a man of one idea. His tariff speeiahes, loaded with argument, Puil'l o'f' facts and dense iw'ilth figures hlad. raised the Impression •that he was a dull sipeaker. His just and judacious silence, prior to his nom-

exaidtly

fciwenttiy^niinfthi national encampment LArucoln under lc'ke ciiWuimstanioes, tsthowetd that on June 30, 1S95, our mem- I *aQ fa,jse]y oonitrueid. to show that he Ibeir'gh'Dp in good standing was 357,629, 1^^

dtistrtibu-t'eld atmiong 7,303 tptoste. wfifth 49,-j ^nupiie'tely all this his dii'sa'p600 m«n^berB on tlhe euiepended llstt,

jpeare((ji Haw

making a tlcJt'al of on the jOoniCrontted with a neiw issue, M'ajor Fiom exhdibfilt A ift will be seerv that on has met it courageously and June 30, 1686, there were 7,302 pottos, triumphantly. His letter of acceptanfce

ctonlbalning 340,G10 coimrad«s in' goodi besit, clearest and must coniVin'oWandtogr. 1 5^^ ojnjerjjte

as 6Wspenfedu_ In addLtt,^ to thxs the

340,610 |M'4

"Total borne on the rolls .... "Tfele' -itoSuwing taiMe showing cwm^uuOsbns otf tlve deswiih ra/te for 'the past «Qe-vch yearli. aiso peucenitiage as t« m-ib£shed Hot inflorma-

TeT

y, Cv-jh. Ixxss'by death fbr year WW—8,0» ©.ft! Uoss'by de&th fler ye'ar 1SS7"..3.4W 0.90 Jjo«3'by: deta*h fer year 1983..-.4.433 tie

Uss 'br Ifer year 1592Does.^jy deaih €©r r^fr Tjbsa by deaSi for rear I'SH—7.2f5 iJfrss by aeath far year 1896... .7.3S8 Ltesfl by Af'a.Sh for Tear ^—",^3

#se hioorBd ^ozwarctl {Rn dtvaltrJMtms rtiafldlk _..

}.» 1.78 1.37 3.«5 2.ei

UXCPENlBtlTO IN OttA3UTY

For Six .monthts endtatg DefceanlbeT 8L 1S9C *06.6».«7 For six months ending June &, reoe ia.3S0.Sl

Total for year iftae retpotlt in. ife*all oteowto £ha& them were M6 po£«ts of tbe Q. A. R. in (tnx£iaz» «sd 20^03 members on Jot» 80, 1898.

See CWarJee Bbwaind JohnBon'B '1A» At**uran Beverie" in Truth tounonromr.

the ai'lemee maintained

on,

the ourrenicy question,

wholly it hlas vanished!

sounid monley argument

HriS

yet pre-

speejdhee 'have

w,ilDh shosrt

Memoes which

"'fctaught t'he atltenf.on and comvlnced' the otf the pufblic. They have been

reaidy

eioquej^ and- dignified.

MbjK? no

tow the hligh post he holds as the standard bearer otf a naltionial padty. He ha« maide no partisan aptpeals. He has utterdd' no emibliittered mvetot&ve. No cllass a.ppeals hawe sullied1 -the strength, otf his argument or the vigor of his logic. •He is right. He kniotws he is right. With' eaidh apeedh he goes a little further In. con'Vlimding the oountry otf the ifaieSt. The graait cause wHth whEch he i» associated he toas never forgotten but be h'as also never forgotten th(a.'t until the cnirrenciy is settled ail Is unsettled. He is today the buiSwarfk otf public contfidenoe, the prop otf vtaJues anid, the assurance otf ntatfional solvenlcy.

His attitude, his uttlesrantcjes and his anguments are daftly giving strength, toonifi.de nee and oonvliction of suocessato

fthat

great army otf honest, industrious, tfhriifty, savluig, detbtiptayinig, home-sup--porting American cntizens who believe •in am "horuest dollar and a chance to* earn it.'

1

The MtaKeen Oiuib otf the NtotSi ward .will meet aft t'heir oiuib rooms on Ninth Thirteenth street tlhiie (Prtdlay) evening to attend a mooting at the Unton depot .wh'tch My. FUs'hlbaiak will address. Also Saturday everting to attend a meetling at Daifayatite and Buckeye street. Mr. MDller and o.thens wi'Jl make addlretases. Bvery meanber is reqtiewed and expex^tetd to be present aft. the meeting by 7:16 p. m.

Ouir otpentog «wbs in every way a grand suocess and we are more than pleased wfifch Terre Hautte and her people. We hope to -meet personally all tlwwe who cabled and have ^he pleaeure otf showing them our n"3oe -line otf gtsoidfe

J,

Tuna BrOa.

M. Dtahon and no other Goes forth in haste With bKte and paste And proclaims to all creation, i^iat men are wise

Who advertise lTMim*rwant geoar»tto»

A Pall Overcoat Is the garment that saves dootor bills. See our display of this most useful and health-savings garment. —We have too many, you have not enough unless you have one. In our east window you will see some prices that will induce you to save quinine and keep off chill and fever, and besides add to your appearance something always considered*

Benton Harbor,

Mich., and return, Thursday! September 10th. Good tenJ days. Good going on 10:00^ a. m. train the above date,

w*

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Paris, III.,

September 2d, 3d and 4tb,

ood returning until Sep-' tember 5th, good on alBi trains. Tickets also goodi returning on train No. 68, eaving Paris at 8 p. m.

$5.00

E. 13. South, General Agent. 1

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In the North and Northwest

4

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Cood Returning Until October 31st."

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R. D. EIGG, Ticket Agesut, T?ni«n DepoV.

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