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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-09-05
THE STATE DEBT REDUCTION.

We are surprised to find Mr.. Ketchum
the state has not really been reduced
1000 by virtue of the new tax law, be-
cause the state received "$75O0OO of re-
funded direct taxes from the national
government. Mr.. Ketchum has had
enough connection with state tax mat
tiers to know better. He certainly knows
when the tax law was passed and when
the funds produced by it first became
available He ought to know that the
total received from the refund was $723,-
OIL %. and all but s3.S77 of this was paid
to the state on April 10. 1891. He ought
to know that the state had been borrow
ing money at the rate of 100000 a year
to meet its interest payments, and that
the next 100000 of interest was paid
from this refund. no further loans being
made He ought to know that as soon as
the proceeds of the taxes under the new
law began coming in there were suffi-
cient funds to pay all interest and other
expenses, and also reduce the debt to the
amount of $4,000.
When the new tax law was passed the
financial condition of the state was gen.
orally known to be serious. The annual
expenditures exceeded the receipts Of the
treasury by more than half a million dol
lars. Money was being borrowed to pay
interest on the public debt which then
aggregated IS, S26, 1913 and was con-
stantly increasing This was the situa-
ton that confronted the democratic ad-
ministration at the very threshold of its
regime. and to meet interest on the pub
lie debt it was compelled to negotiate a
loan Of 100000 on March 2. 1891. This
unhappy condition of affairs-that was
going from bad to worse, piling up the
public debt enormously every year, with
no hope of relief-was directly attribu-
table to the operation Of the old tax law
To meet this condition the present tax
law was enacted by the democratic legis-
lature of 1S91-the wisest. most equitable
and best revenue measure ever placed
on the statute books of Indiana. The
first results of this act were manifest in
the settlements of the counties with the
state in May. 1892.
April 10, 1891, the state received from
the general government $719 144OS-a re-
funder of the direct war tax of 1s61-but
every dollar Of this was absorbed by the
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-09-05

Journal and other irresponsible republic
an papers. and has not judgment enough
to pick out the statements that are
plausible, and exclude those that are
impossible. In an effort at sectionalism
he makes this eloquent ourburst:
The bill is a revival of sectionaIism in
national legislation. 1t distinctly favors
Southern products and unblushingly dis
eliminates against Northern products.
Sugar is. taxed at 40 per cent; molasses,
45; mica, 20; sumac, 10; peanuts, 80; rice,
81, while cOcoanuts, dates, currants, pine
apples and olives have 30 per cent: IN
crease over the old tariff. Each or these
articles is Southern, and for climatic rea-
sons cannot be produced in the North.
On the other hand, every article or the
Northern agriculturist is greatly re-
duced, and the most important articles
have every vestige Of protection torn
from them.
We should like to know what climatic
reason prevents the production of mica
in the North. Does Mr.. Owen mean to
say that mica seed will not grow in the
fertile soil of Indiana? And sumac?
What is the matter with sumac growing
in the North? But, as a matter of fact,
the new tariff bill reduces the duty on
mica 43 per cent. from the Mckinley
rate. and on extract of sumac the reduc-
ton is 81 per cent from the Mckinley
rate, and on rice % per cent. from the
Mckinley rate. and on peanuts 70 per
cent. from the Mckinley rate. If there
be anything sectional in the new rate.
what shall be said OF the seotionalism
Of the Mckinley bill? When did cur
rants become Southern products, or
cocoanuts, or dates, or olives? Mr..
owen will hardly satisfy his farmer
constituents if he cannot guess closer
than this to the list of foreign fruits
and fruits that are common to the whole
country.
For years the republicans have been
claiming that the production of beet-root
sugar was a great and growing industry
Of the North which was entitled to pro-
lection. 1t was on this ground that the
sugar bounty in the Mckinley bill was
defended The only question, so far as
raw sugar is concerned, is which is bet
ter, a bounty of cents pound or a
tax of about 1 cent pound. The for
mer brings nothing to the treasury and
takes millions out. The latter brings
millions to the treasury and takes moth
ing out The protection" to sugar
planters by the 40 per cent. tax is not
more than one-half the protection" of
a 2-cent bounty. What is there sectional
in reducing the protection Of a Southern
industry One-half?
There is a great deal more Of inter
esting idiocy in Mr.. Owens speech
which will repay investigation. 1t was
published in the Journal yesterday.
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owEN,s KEYNOTE

In all kindness we would advise the
Hon. W. D. Owen TO retire to some con-
venient library and study for a while
before he attempts to meet Capt. Myers
on the stump. If he ever makes such a
speech in joint debate as he made at
Peru yesterday he will be made the
laughing-stock of the whole country. He
starts out with the ridiculous falsehoods
that sugar has been advanced in price
IL cents per pound and that the tariff
bill has "Iost to the farmer 500, 000. 900
on his wool and sheep this year. The
total wool product of the United States
Is 3O7, ,OOe pounds. For eight years
past the average price Of wool has been
IA cents If wool did not bring anything
at all the total loss could not exceed
s43, 900, 900. The total number Of sheep
in the United States is 45,04S.147. Their
average value is less than 81 per head.
II every one Of them died tomorrow, and
nothing could be saved from their re-
mains. the loss would be less than Mr..
Owens statement.
Mr.. Owen has evidently obtained his
tariff EDUCATION from the Indianapolis
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now, in free wool and other free raw ma
terials." Besides this ne has been plling
up goods in bond until he accumulated
61s cases. which he began taking out
yesterday. Consequently he is enabled TO
begin his reduction at once, and he does
It in good shape.
1t would be impossible to state in full
the reductions made. but some idea Of
them may be gained from the following
prices: In new all-wool dress goods,
oheviots imported to sell at s1.5O and 81
per yard are reduced to 50 cents; cash
mere and cheviot plaids imported to sell
at $50 and $3.50 down to 70 cents. ALL
wool sacking goes from so cents to 37lz
per yard; sail cloth from rs to so cents;
French and worsted serges from SIPS TO
81; Bengalines from $3.50 to 81; silk
figured tamises and batistes from S1.50
to 20 cents. Broadcloth, in all colors, IS
cut from So to $3.50 Women's wash
dresses. in duck, pique and the like, that
have ranged from SO to SO. are put down
to a uniform price Of 50, and a vest goes
with each suit. All silk satins drop ac-
cording to price as follows: 81 per yard
cut to rs cents: s1.s5 cut to 90 cents:
$3.50 cut to $3.50; 80 cut to $40; SO cut to
s2.25; $3.50 cut to $2.65. On silks the cuts
average higher. ranging from SO to 80
per cent. off all along the line.
wananaker sells everything. In shoes
the reductions are as heavy as in fabrics.
Women's calf oxford ties so from 81 to
S1.3O. Infants shoes go from 81 to so
cents. High cut Romeo slippers, in all
sizes and colors, are reduced from SO to
$3.50. On linens of all kinds the average
drop is 20 per cent. On ribbons it is 40
per cent. On carpets it is 80 per cent.
On silk curtains it is over so per cent.
On children's clothing 1t is 40 per cent.
Wall papers go all to pieces, being from
so per cent. in higher grades to so In the
lower ones. Mems clothing goes down 25
to 30 per cent. and youths clothing still
lower. These are actual reductions made
by the leading republican merchant Of
Philadelphia, who understands the effects
Of tariff legislation thoroughly, and who
does business on business principles, no
matter what falacies he may advocate
in political speeches. A tariff is a tax.
A reduction Of a tariff is a reduction of
a tax.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-09-05
TIE INDIANA IDEA,

The Mckinley bill is dead So is Nc
Kinley OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Ar
gus-News.
The Mckinley bill has been paid off
in full The democrats did it.-Colum-
bus Herald.
The tariff barons will have to go down
into their pockets to furnish Doodle to
run the republican campaign.-Sullivan
Times.
There is no room in the democratic
party for men who will stand up and
champion trusts and mOnopolists. Kick
the traitors out, and point the finger of
scorn at them on all Occasions.-Tipton
Times.
Under the new tariff hundreds Of large
manufactures are resuming, notwith-
standing the calamity-howling of the
republican press. This country is just
entering upon an era of great business
prosperity.-New Albany Ledger.
The republican organs are now writ
ing long editorials on the reduction Of
wages under the democratic tariff. 1t
happens, though, that the reduction has
been proceeding for months under the
republican Mckinley bill.-Jeffersonville
News.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-09-05

largely In excess OF the protection that
1t would be folly to say that it is due
solely TO protection. We doubt that refined
sugar will reach Mckinley law prices at
any near day, unless some extraordinary
contingency should arise But whether II
does or not, anyone who attempts to
measure the effects of a tariff change. by
the movement in the price of refined
sugar, is leaving out Of consideration the
tremendous influence of one of the tight
est monopolies ever known.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-09-05

From this It appears that the grades
in common use are from one-half to one
and seven-eighths cents lower on the
pound than they were one years ago, IN
der the blessed Mckinley tariff. and with
no free trade scare in sight. Instead
Of paying from S94OOOOOO to 100000 600
more yearly for sugar we are paying
from S54,OOO,O0O to Sl2O, 600 less. Theo-
retically the sugar tax ought to work out
as the republican papers claim. but prac-
tically it does not, for the simple reason
that the sugar trust has absolute con-
troll OF the sugar trade in this country,
and under the Mckinley act it did not
limit its exactions to its tariff privileges.
but put prices up to the highest notch.
It is very questionable If sugar will ever
again be so high as it was under the Nc
KinIey bill, tax or no tax.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-09-05
WANAMAKER AND LIE TARrFF.

John Wanamaker. postmaster-general
under Harrison. is really outdoing himself
in illustrating the great advantages to
the people that will result from the new
tariff bin IN the various lines Of clothing
1t takes whole page Of the Philadelphia
Record to set forth the great reductions
that he is making, and he explains it
very clearly. While the new wooden
schedule does not go into effect until Jan.
4. 1895. he points out that our manu-
factursrs have the advantage right of,
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-09-05

Judge of Supreme Court, First Dis
trfct-GeOrEe r. Refnhard.
Judge OF Supreme Court, Fourth
DIstrIct-Joseph :. Daley.
Secretary OF state-WfIIinm r.
Myers.
Auditor of stnfe-JOseph T. Fam
ming.
Treasurer of State-MOrgan Chand-
Ter
AttOrney-GeneraI-F NJ. Grif-
nth.
clerk of the Supreme COurt-C. w.
WeImRn.
Superintendent OF Public Instruc-
fion-CharIes w. Thomas.
State staustician-AIexand Full
ton.
state CeoIOgist-E. II. j. Jordan.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-09-05

The democratic party throughout the
country has cause to rejoice that Sena-
tor Germans followers have been beat
EN- in the primaries in Charles county,
Maryland. The democrats of Maryland
can do nothing better, either for them
selves or for the party throughout the
country, than to hit German head
wherever it appears.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-09-05

Mr. Brecldnridge's campaign has
reached the stage at which he denounces
his critics as ''polecats." If he continues
at this gait he will call some one an
ornithOrhyncus before he gets through.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-09-05

A Upton woman was scalped while
working in a canning factory yesterday
Her hair caught in line shaft and the
entire scalp was torn Off The pauper
laborers Of England are protected from
such occurrences as this by a law which
requires all dangerous machinery to be
covered or boxed.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-09-05

In an international way Mr.. Wander
bilt will make fair stand-off for Mr..
Robert Peel.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-09-05

1t is perhaps superfuous. but it may
be observed, that BILLY" Wilson is all
right
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running expenses of the state govern
ment that year. Had it not been for
this receipt the state would have been
compelled to borrow practically that
amount to cover the expenses of 1891.
This was one year prior to the first tax
payment under the new law.
The state paid on it's bonded debt.
April 1. 1898. SS4O. OO0-one year under the
new tax iaw-and on April 1. 1894, it
took up bonds to the amount of 1910, 900.
Thus. in two years time we have re-
duced the public debt $4,000: and before
the close of the current fiscal year-Oct
S1-we hope to swell the aggregate to
81. OOO. OOO
We have shown:
l. That under the operation of the old
tax law the state treasury was running
behind more than half million dollars
annually when the present democratic
administration came into power in 1891
2. That the state debt was IS. S26.145.13
and was increasing every year.
3. That the state could not meet in
terest on its bonded debt without Dor
rowing the money therefor-thus aug
menting the obligations Of the state.
4. That every dollar received from the
general government in 1891 was absorbed
by the expenses Of the state during that
year.
5. That the present democratic admin
istration has not only met all expenses
Of the state promptly, but has reduced
the bonded debt s71O.OOO-talxing up every
obligation as it matured-and will be
able to swell the total Of debt paid to
100000 by the close of the current ifs
cal year
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1t now appears that congress adjourned
without adopting Coxey's good roads bill
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-09-05

Wonder if Mr.. Harrison is as much a
student Of markets as he used to be?
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-09-05

DR.. Prices Cream Baking Powder
Worlds Fair Highest Award.
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INDIANA STATE SENTINEL.
BY The INDIANAPOLIS SENTINEL co.
DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER ., 1894.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-02-06
THEIR VOICES HEARD.
Mrs. Meagher's Sisters Present
at Her Murder.
The CorOner's Jury Charges Them
With Knowing the Perpetrator
of the Fiendish Crime.

PETALUMA, Feb. 5.-The Meagher in
quest was resumed to-day and the City
Hall was crowded. The testimony offered
the two first days was read and signed by
the witnesses who had testified
The first witness called was Mary j..
Fowler, sister of the murdered woman.
She testified she had not talked with her
sister for two years. She spoke when she
recognized her. She had not seen her for
months prior to her death. Witness was
in town the night of the shooting Mrs
Fowler appeared to know nothing of the
murder. At the conclusion of Mrs. Fow-
ler's testimony the officers. the jury and
reporters drove to the Meagher ranch.
PrOpped up in bed, the injured man told
his story in straightforward manner.
stopping occasionally to rest. Meagher's
story was the same as related by him the
last time. and caused the listeners to shud-
der His recital of the events of the awful
night almost overcams the witness before
the story was finished. He positively
swore that he heard the voices of Mrs.
Bryan, Mrs. Fowler and also the voice oil
a third person. He said he was afraid of
both of the parties mentioned and also OF
Joe Bryan.
When the afternoon session was called
the courtroom was packed 10 suffocation.
Several unimportant witnesses were ex-
amined. The jury retired and brought in
verdict in thlrty-fve minutes that Mrs.
Mary j. Fowler and Mrs Elizsb beth Bryan.
sisters of Mrs. Meagher, have full knowl-
edge of the perpetrator of the atrocious
murder
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-02-06
FUN GONE MAD.
Opening of the Carnival Season at
New Orleans.

New ORLEANS, Feb. 5.-The carnival
season was inaugurated here tonight in a
blaze of glory, with brilliant pageant of
the crew of Proteus. The crowds on the
streets during the day were quite as large
as at any preceding carnival for the past
seven years, and the attendance of WIS.,
itOrs from the parishes of Louisiana and
various States was consplcuously large.
The reception of Rex during the day was
attended with the customary ceremonies
on such occasions.
The king reached the city by the river,
aud was welcomed with sslvos Of artillery
and the screeching noises of hundreds of
steam whistles. The military display was
imposing. 1t was not great display, but
what there was of 1t was good. There
were three visiting companies-the Bur-
gesses Corps of Albany. the Dubuque
Guards and the Boston Lancers.
The Examinations this year were bril-
liant and as numerous as on any similar
occasion, and the streets were animated
and interesting. The soldiers were on
leave In the evening and leisurely enjoyed
the parade from points of vantage along
the route. The subject treated this even
ing in the magnificent pageant of Proteus
was Shah Namh, epic of kings, aud was
beautifully illustrated story in moving
tabIeaux of the Persian kings.
There were nineteen floats in the
pageant, which was pronounced equaling
in grandeur any similar effort. One hun
dred and fifty thousand people watched its
progress through the streets.
Rex will appear tomorrow at II o'clock
in pageant embracing nineteen floats.
and Comus will bring the carnival season
to an end tomorrow night. The ball of
Proteus tonight was an exceptionally
successful event
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-02-06
DENIED BY THE OFFICIALS.
Just the Same There Seems a
Basis for the Story.
NORTHERN PACIFIC IN A TANGLE
The Men OH the Road Expect to
Be Ordered Out at
Once.

TACOMA, Fell. 5.-Cipher advices from
the chiefs of the Federated Northern Pa
citic Employees at st. Pail indicate that
the strike will be ordered Tuesday if
there is no change in the situation by that
time. The Federated Employees have been
notified from 81. Paul that the order
secured by the brewers restraining en-
ployes from striking is. according to the
best legal advices, stitutiOnal and
illegal, and The company will be wholly
responsible for whatever results may fol-
low an attempt TO force the order.
The president OF one of the organiz'-
tons of Northern Pacific Railroad en-
ployeS said to-day: II look for all the
men on the Northern aud Union Pacific
roads to go out tomorrow. If they do 60
out the men on the Southern Pacific will
90 out with them. The men feel that they
might as we'll go into some other business
as 10 put up with the new schedule pro-
posed by the receivers of the Northern
Pacific. 1t gives the men no protection"
ST. PAUL. Feb. 5-Grand Officers Clark,
Sargent, Arthur and Wilson emphatically
deny the report from Tacoma that tn e
Northern Pacific employees have received
orders 10 be prepared tn strike tomorrow.
IL a strike is ordered at ali it will be after
the conference with the receivers, when a
final report will be made by the chairmen
OF the employees committees, backed by
the grand officers, TO secure the concessions
asked by the men. Ii the effort is success
full all is we'll. If it fails no one can assert
what will happen. Those in whose hands
the matter rests refuse TO speculate upon
their possible action in case the conference
fails to result satisfactorily. The question
of resorting to extreme measures will,
however, be submitted to all the employees
to vote upon, and negative vote from one
grand officer would prevent a strike.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-02-06
DEEP WATER HARBOR
Mr.. Huntington Has a Preference
for Santa Monica.
Says He VIII Give as Much for Its
Improvement as the Govern
ment Will.

WASHINGTON. Feb. &c. =. Huntington
appeared before the House Rivers and
Harbor Committee this morning 10 advo-
cate the appropriation for the Santa
Monica deep-water harbor. Huntington
argued that Santa Monica was preferable
for such harbOr for many reasons, not
withstandiDg the fact that the Govern ment
engineers have reported in favor Of San
Pedro. Huntington asked for 100000
Representative Cannon of the Los An
geles District inquired whether other rail-
roads than the Southern Pacific would be
given access to the Santa Monica pier.
Huntington replied: Yes; other roads
will enjoy the same privileges as the South
ern Pacific Railroad. AS many as ten
other roads will, if desired. be given privi-
leges, and on the same terms as the South
ern Pacific"
Huntington promised fur thermore that
be would duplicate any sum that Congress.
appropriated; thus. if an appropriation of
500, 600 is made, be will contribute 100000.
After Huntington lad closed his argu-
ment Senator Squires advocated improve
ment for Washington rivers and harbors
and consumed so much time that the COM
mittee arose before Representative Can
non could reply to Huntington. Mr.. Can
non will have an opportunity tomorrow.
He said TO the Call correspondent that
although Huntington made valuable con-
cessiOns, yet the people of bis district
were in favor Of San Pedro. He says be
knows it TO be true, for on this issue be
defeated Harvey Lindsey for Congress.
Mr.. Huntington stopped at Washington
on his way TO San Francisco.
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The Cats Kept Coming Back.

norway Advertiser.
This cat story comes from Free BAPTIST
clergyman, consequently 1t must be true. In
his parish lived man and his wife, very moor
In all their surroundings, yet firm In the faith
They were very anxious for the minister to visit
them. He did so. and found a poor house.
small, very small. The minister was given a
bed. the ouly bed. He must tarry another
night. he learned that the woman lodged on a
lounge In the llvlDg-roOm, said room combining
all the requisites OF Kitchen dining room and
parl0r, while the lord OF the household slept on
the floor. In some way the minister gave them
TO understand that it would delight him to lie
the lounge.
When about 10 retire he mentioned TO the
man that It would be advisable TO put ont OF
doors TWO cats that were In the room which
was done Alter lying for few moments on
ms couch out came two cats from beneath the
lounge splitting ana crying. He arose and
threw them out. Very soon the same scene
was enacted again and again until he became
disturbed with superstitious emotions. He
knew not what to do, and still they came and
sun out they went. and in they came all the
long night In the morning when the m u
came In the dominic asked, "HOw many cais
have you here? l have thrown out fifty or
more, and don't know but what there are more
under the lounge"
He raised the valance. aud, 10, cat hole
through the wall OF the housed