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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-08-28

Hon. James L. Evans, formerly
a Republican Congressman OF
Noblesville, and always until this
wear a staunch Republican, is .
large dealer in grain. He has the
following notice posted in his grain
warehouse =,
"I will contract to buy ell the No.
p wheat you have raised in 1885 ut
leo cents per bushel, providing BTy-
Ian is elected, and with him free
coinage congress; or ! will sell
YOU ali the No. 2 wheat you want
lat so cents par bushel, providing
Mckinley is elected"
In an interview Mr.. Evaas said:
oI will make money on either propo'
|sition. II Bryan and . free coinage
|congress is elected wheat will 60
above 70 cents. II Mckinley is
elected and the gold standard is
|continued I can buy It for less than
'|5O cents.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-08-28
THE FARMER.
How He Has Been Affected BY Silver
Demonstration.

The farmers in Colerain township
and their friends held basket
meeting near Franklin Well, w.
Saturday. As a part of the exer-
cisesl-peeches on the silver question,
were made by David S. Oliver and
Colon Schott. The latter gentle
man is a German, and his advocacy
OF the remonetization Of silver shows
that all Germans are not in the gold
standard camp. Among other
points. Mr.. Oliver made the follow
ing in his address: !,
The number of persons engaged
in agriculture in this country, ac-
cording to the census OF lS9O, was
8 449. .94s. making 81 .3S per cent
OF the entire population. The
farmers. however, own less than
25 per cent. of the total real and
personal property in the United
States. The mortgag, on farms IN
the United States am united In lo9o
to s1,OS5, 1896 $50, the annual in
. terest on the same being $76, 72S,-
, or. The prices Of farm products
have been falling from year to year
, and the farmer finds that it takes {
E greater and greater amount OF VIVA
I he produces to pay his annual In
: terest aud tax. As this decline II
|. the prices Of farm products mus
d continue as long as the gold stand
n ard i maintained the condition 0
: the farmer is bound to grow worse
e unless we restore silver to its right
full place as money metal. II
Ohio, BY the census report OF lo9o
the value OF farms and other home
o which were mortgaged is stated q
!? sl3t 800. .O72. The price OF farr
II land is diminishing in Ohio, an
the farm ers with mortgaged farm
Is find that the number OF dollar
10 called for by the mortgages r.
p mains the sane, while the value
OF their farms is constantly dlmInlsl 81
or inc. The issue of 1852 ,OOO,U
ne worth of bonds by the late admil
he ;stration was a crime against u
d. farmers, and all the producer
or classes OF this country. The entll
hs wheat crop Of this country in ls'
ue was 467 100, 900 bushels, which,
ag an average price Of so cents a bus
el. would not have paid Tor =
bonds issued during the last adm
IRE istration. Enquirer.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-08-28

S. r. Holt, chairman OF the DEM
ocratic State Committee, upon be-
ing requested by New York paper
to furnish a signed statement OF the
outlook in the state, has sent the
following:
"The success of the Democraticl
national and state tickets IL assured
in Indiana by 10000 majority.
We have no fusion on the national
or state ticket. The populists nom-
mated state ticket, but did not
name an electoral ticket, but ia
vored the election Of Bryan and
Sewall and will vote for them.
"In a presidential year Indiana
is usually close state. The popu-
lists poll about 1000 votes, which
will be solid for the democratic
electors. In every precinct reput-
licans are declaring themselves for
free silver. More than 15, 600 re-
, ublicans will vote for Bryan and
Sewall.
"The single standard democrats
in this state who are in favor OF
nominating national ticket will
not poll 5 900 votes. The republi.
cans will not ga any votes from
democrats who are opposed to the
Chicago platform, as they will pre-
fer to vote for Bryan rather thar
Mckinley.
SIN the 9th congressional dis
trict the populists nominated ex
, Congressman J. b. Cheadle, a re
publican, for congress, and the dem
ocrats have indorsed him. In tn
9 9Th district the democrats and popu
r lists have nominated J. A. Brunt
! populist. In the 9Th district tn
T democrats and populists have nomi
s mated Prof. John Clark Ridpath, Q
e DePauw university, a republican
g In the 7th district the democrat
t nd populists have nominate'
|. Charles NJ. Cooper, democrat.
7, sin @ great many counties tn
A democrats and populists have fuse
g on local tickets. The Legislature
rs sure to be democratic and elect
e democrat to the United States sci
ic ate, not withstanding the republ
re cans have nineteen hold-over SEM
l. tors. Never in the history Of tt
ut party was success 80 sure as nov
81 STERLING X. Holt,
ID Chm Dem. State Com.
Id AThe policy Of the Republics
O. committee is not to make ar
/ claims at this time, and no stat
Or ment was furnished by it.
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A Doctors bllllsssosss.
JASPER, IND, Aug. 2lst, 1895.
CLEMxNT DoANE, Esq,

JASPER, IND, aug. zAss, Ao0o'
CLEMKNT DoANE, Esq,
Editor Jasper COURIER,
Mort Esteemed Sir:-
Billiousness is sometimes serious
ltrouble. but il Is not as honorable as
an attack Of worms, and there IL
where YOU have the advantage OF me,
because you are afflicted with
lnobler disease.
Was it not yourself, Mr.. Editor,
who without any provocation on'my
part printed despicable poem IN
1.-The COURIER attacking my personal
character, for no other reason than
THAT dare to vote against -Mr.
BRYAN, because he is not demo-
lcrat, but because he poses in the
role of an anarchist, for to advocate
lsuch doctrines as he does, he can
lnot but assume the role OF an an
Iarchist. dangerous to civilization
What was to do, Mr.. Editor,
Iexcept to answer your attack on the
same plan? And did 80 in the
"Independent." That letter stands
|for itself. 1t contains no argument,
YOU say. OF course not, it did not
lpretend to be ar argument. 1t was
q nlain statement Of what thought
of you, your paper, and the poPo-
cratic party.
Truly Your friend,
DR.. K. J. KEHPF.
M convse the doctor is entitled to
Ibis opinion as between billiousness
and worms, but it is lamsntable 70
see a man 30 misled, that as Mr..
Ell. Smith said, eff any dare com.
plain, I'll cry out Anarchist"
The doctor knows we'll enough that
Ian anarchist believes in no law, and
that there is not a word in the
Chicago platform, nor in Mr.. bry'
lan's speeches, that tend to produce
lanarchy. On the contrary they
breathe the highest respect tor law,
and appeal to freemen to choose
Legislators who will make laws II
1.-THE interests Of all classes, instead
of few, as proposed by Mckinley
Hanna, Carlisle, and the doctor
Bible, the Courier-Jonrnal. In
poem was in no respect an attac
.lo personal character but tru
description Of the practices an
mas habits Of thought of the millionair
LEADERS Of the gold-bug party, Q
lam. lshown in Hanna's bull-dosing OF tn
he. |St. Louis Convention, and OF Viii
ansr news, Hills, and Palmer's attcmI
! thaIto use the same tactics at Chicagt
the|but which was thwarted by "a
stalwart American patriotism
...;o 1.-The delegates. The same dispos
.s .a.' tion is being shown every day Q
ua.. .u;..' 1.-The attempt Of large manufacture
;l.y ;nns; and corporations to force their worl
Una UNA men to vote for Mckinley again
non .|their wishes. This sort OF actit
. 1o' so by combined wealth is what
"a 70. breeding anarchy. Thos. Jefferst
a"0 said Error is harmless, II truth
H.. left free to combat it," But the
,on,' . gold bugs want to strangle the tru
with the power of organized wealt
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-08-28
Atteatioa An.

The attention Of those who are
advocating gold monometallism
should be frequently called TO the
following: Sir Richard N. Fowler,
lord mayor Of London, saidin 1885;
"If we can keep the United States
lon a gold basis thirty years longer,
I've will absolutely ruin the wheat
and cotton industries Of that coun-
ltry."
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-08-28

Our Prohibition exchanges are
beginning to push the name Of a
minister here and there who has
Zen drawn to the party because OF
IL one-plaEk declaration. Bu,
how many voters have been repelled
by il none can tell.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-08-28

The local advertisers In The
|CouRlER are presenting the finest
spectacular play ever Produced W
their line,
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-08-28

The Hon. Robert w. Miers, dem.
ocratic candidate for Congress, and
the Hon. A. M. Hardy, republican
candidate, will hold joint debate
lin ever county in the Second dis
|trict, making eight speeches in all.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-08-28
W. e. COX,
,4ttorney at Law,
rAaPER, INDIANA

Pro-eeusing Attornsy for -,a ID a., - sny civil
Csrcnf an --.-s ~ aim in any county OF
sne clrcut- .-s,as,,x ou Public square
NJ q -~I-ty
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-08-28

"Dead in It," like the man in
the hearse, are the merchants who
don't advertise.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-08-28

Will Maj. Mckinley now step to
the front and give the names and
OCCUPATIONS Of the men who raised
that purse and paid his debts?-
Sentinel.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-08-28

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- sovp.hip. Dutois coanty, .'i =
S.T - Tovu.hip ta-in-sr ON csinriss
~ ~.srv veek. Il Frank B~ss's of'iee ~
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The San Francisco call., 1896-04-22
WILL FORCE The ISSUE,
Election Commissioners Have
Begun Active Prep
arationS.
Officials Who Desire to Hold Four
Years Must Now Resort to
the Courts.

After several Intellectual efforts to bring
the county government act before the
courts and determine its tutionality
and thus set at rest the question as to
whether the county officials now in office
were elected for two or four years, the
election commissioners have at last hit
upon plan that it is believed will be sue
cessful.
1t was decided to begin active prepara-
tions for the election of new set of off,
GERS and compel those who claim that
they are in for four years to resort to the
law to determine the matter.
In order to get the matter into the
proper shape the following resolutions
were passed:
WHEREAS, 1t is claimed that the provisions of
the county government act of 1893 provide
that the officers elected in the year 1894 shall
hold for term OF four years, commencing in
January, 1895; and whereas, it is further
more claimed that the terms and provisions of
said act are applicable to the City and County
OF San Francisco, and that the municipal
officers who were elected in 1894 hold for
the full term OF four years, commencing
January, 1895, and that no election is to
be or can by law be held to fill said offices at
the election to be held in November 1896 :
and whereas, it Is necessary that provision
should be made for the conduct of the election
TO fil such Offices in the event it shall be Judi
cinlly claimed that by law an election to fill
the same is to be held in November of the pres
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-22

ent year; and whereas, large amount OF
money will be necessarily expended TO hold
such an election in excess OF the amonnt
which viii be required in the event that salq
ofhces are not to be filled thereat; ana
whereas, it is necessary for this board to now
determine for its future government and guld-
ance whether the said offices are TO be or not
to be filled at such election; now, therefore,
be it
ResolUed, That it is and it is hereby declared
to be the sense of this board that at the gen.
eral election to be held in November OF the
present year all such municipal offices must be
filled by election; and be it further
ResolUed, That the Registrar be and he is
hereby directed to forthwith purchase from
the Secretary OF State quantity OF ballot pa
per for the needs of such election based upon
the assumption that said municipal officers are
to be filled at such election, and that the Quan-
titles so to be purchased by him from the Sec
retary OF State for the printing thereon OF the
ballots to be used at such election to be a like
quality and amount to that purchased for use
at the general election held in 1884; and be it
further
ResoLveG That this board hereby declares its
intention and purpose at its next meeting to
draw from the general fund of this City and
County sufficient money to pay for the ballot
paper so authorized to be purchased, and to
draw thereon from time to time for all eXpepd-
itures necessarily involved in carrying on an
election in November, 1896. for an election,
among others, OF electors to fill all said munic-
ipal Offices
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-22
A San Mateo County Deputy
Sheriff Rounds Up a Des.
perate Gang.
WERE CAUGHT STEALING MEAT
Three Youthful Housebreakers Clev.
cry Captured While in the
Act of Thievery.

Deputy Sheriff Fred Desirello of San
Mateo County and Martin Raab, night
engineer of the Western Meat Company,
whose establishment is located at South
San Francisco, succeeded at an early hour
yesterday morning in arresting a trio of
young burglars who have been under the
surveillance of the San Mateo County au-
thorities for some time past.
Several weeks ago the Western Meat
Company, which ships large quantities OF
canned meats to the Eastern and local
market, began to miss some of its goods
from the slaughter-houss where the
timed meats are stored.
Suspicion fastened or crowd of young
men who spent their time lettering about
the railroad, and Deputy Desirello was de-
tailed to watch them. Several nights of
vigilance failed to develop anything sus-
picious, but on Monday night the watch
ers were warned that raid was contem-
plated and the officer of the Sheriffs de-
partment was on the alert.
Shortly after midnight he noticed from
his place of concealment a number of boys
lettering about the place and prepared to
pounce on them should they attempt a
raid. The night engineer was near the
SCeHe, anu When the boys DeRdn lOaOlDg
themselves with meat-cans, after forcing
the doors of the house, which had been left
in such condition that they could be easily
opened the two made a descent on the
gang, which numbered half a dozen or
more, and succeeded in taking three boys
into custody before they could make their
escape.
The arrested ones are Bennett Cahill,
alias Haley, and generally known in
South Francisco as Frisco Jim, :" Eustace
Cimini, known as "Boxcar Pete" and
Charles Riley. The gang made desperate
resistance to prevent any of its members
being taken into custody, but the majority
took to its heels when the handouts and
revolvers were produced by the officials
None of the culprits are over 20 years
of age. and Riley, the last named, is not
more than II. The authorities consider
the capture a most important one, as a
gang of house breakers and hoodiums have
been operating in South San Francisco for
some time past. and the best efforts of 1.-THE
police authorities have failed to catch the
culprits.
Cahill. Cimini and Riley were locked up
in the caboose at South San Francisco, and
will appear before the proper authorities
to-day to answer to charges of burglary
and resisting an officer.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-22

which relate to the finances of the Nation.
To concentrate in one new department
the various scattered bureaus which are
more or less commercial or industrial In
character would enormously increase the
efficiency of their service without neces-
sarily involving any large increase in the
expenses OF the Government
The directors unanimously indorsed the
bill and passed resolutions expressing
their views. These resolutions and per-
sonal letters will be sent to Senator FRYE,
the Congressional committee having the
bill under consideration sand to all the
Pacific Coast Representatives in Congress,
urging that every effort be made to secure
the new department.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-22

boy, and they are horrible. I say 1 have
seen the bruises but l do not know by
whom they were inflicted. 1 will try the
case fairly. will fix his bonds at $1,000
or $500 cash."
Cafferty was seen at the City Prison yes
terday afternoon. He felt annoyed over
the publicity given the case. He is a man
under the middle size, but stoutly built.
There is nothing remarkable in his face,
except square jaw and prominent lips.
don't deny Furnishing the bow" he
said, "but it was not because he did not
sell enough papers. l found he had not
been at school yesterday morning, and
when l questioned him about it he told
me he had been at the ferry selling papers.
l went to the ferry and found that he
had told me lie, as he had not been there.
That was why 1 punished him. No, he
has not been in the habit of playing
truant.
VI was mad at him, and admit gave him
severer beating than / intended. 1 did
not know | was striking him with the
buckle end of the strap till it was over,
and then, when [ saw my mistake I lifted
him up in my arms and put him to bed
and cried over him. 1t is not true that l
kicked him or sat upon his head.
II did not threaten to brain my wife
with hatchet as she came up the stairs.
If she says l did she is not telling the
truth. | have not been unkind to her,
and she knows it.
why, 1 insured my life about six years
ago and made the policy payable to john
ME in the event of my death. That does
not look as if hated him. Well, that NAV
be the reason for my wife saying hard
things against me, but 1t is as well to say
nothing about that. She has broken up
our home and made me lose my lob, I
suppose, and how can she support the
children?
II was not drunk last night but had
glass or two OF beer. | am not drinking
man and can bring forward witnesses to
testify as to my character"
Mrs. Cafferty could not be found last
night. She had left her home at 335
Broadway during the day and it was given
out that she was visiting friends.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-22
other BODY formed for mutual enjoyment,

other body formed for mutual enjoyment,
advancement and exclusiveness.
Sergeant McManus, who has been in
charge of the Chinatown squad for the last
four months, and who along with his
command, consisting of Officers Tracy,
Sullivan, Mayer, McHugh and Anderson,
is doing excellent work, is prevented from
breaking down the doors of gambling
dens as in cases where the municipality
has exclusive jurisdiction.
The sergeant and his men must now
and by that time all evidence that would
tend to secure conviction in the Police
Courts has been removed, and the player S
themselves have escaped through the trap
doors, sliding panels in the walls, secret
openings in the ceilings and then out on
the roofs of adjoining buildings or along
dark and winding passages to the streets
below.
During the time Sergeant McManus has
beer in charge of the Chinatown SQUAD
nearly 800 arrests have been made of
Chinese persons who have violated the
City ordiances relating to gambling, and
the sum of $4,000 has been collected in
fines.
But the new difficulty that has arisen
seems to have checked the efforts of the
Police Department, and Chief Crowley is
In quandary as to what course to pursue
in order to stop gambling in Chinatown.
The situation was more than ever brought
home to him yesterday when the case OF
thlrty-two Chinese, accused of violating
the gambling ordinances, was continued
by Judge Joachimsen.
The defendants all belong to the new
Chinese clubs, and convictions are consid-
cred improbable by the authorities.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-22
TENDERS IN THEORY ONLY
Street Railway Men Meet to
Indulge in Some Harmless
Talk.
Representative From All Over the
State Attended-A Number of
Papers Read.

The Street Railway Association CT Cali
fornia held its second annual meeting yes
terday afternoon in Maple Hall of the Pal
ace Hotel. There were present Charles F.
Crocker of the Market-street Company,
president; S. B. McLenegan of the San
Francisco AMI San Mateo Company, vice
president; ]. E. Morris of the Highland
Park and Fruitvale, secretary and treas
urer, and the following other representa-
tives of the several companies named !:
Walter Tiffany, Mountain View and Pied
mont; +. P. Burke, San Jose and Santa
Clara; E. P. Vandercook, East Oakland !;
HI. A. Green. Monterey and Pacific Grove
Street Railway; E. P. Vining M. D. Stein,
A. W. Barron, G. H. Fairchild, II. A.
Iddings. j. G. Skinner. S. L. Foster and c..
]. Kaighin, of the Market-street Company
I. A. w. Shock, Sacramento Street Rail-
way Company; Z. NJ. Van Frank, Sutro
Street Railway Company; G. A. Loring,
San Francisco and San Mated Street Rail
way Company; G. Gustafson Haywards.
Papers were read as follows:
On "Surmounting Grades by Electric
Force, by S. L. Foster; "Use and Abuse,
Advantages and Disadvantages of Trans
Practicable?'' M. d. Stein; "Registers for
Fares and Transfers, S. B. McLenegan
''Long-distance Transmission of Power"
by T. A. w. Shock of Sacramento.
The proceedings of the meeting and the
papers read will be printed in pamphlet
form.
The meeting adjourned for one year.
The executive committee, which does the
work of the association, adjourned to call
of the chair. The following compose the
committee: Charles T. Crocker, S. b. Nc
Lenegan, J. E. Morris, e. P. Vining, F.
W. Wood, L. Wheeler.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-22
Caferty Says He Wept Over
His Son After Beating
Him.
HE ADMITS THE PUNISHMENT
Declares That He Did Not Know That
He Had Injured the Boy So
Severely.

Martin j. Caffertv, laporer, 335 Broad
way, who was arrested Monday night for
brutally beating his son Johnnie, 8 years
OF age, appeared in Judge Lows court
yesterday morning.
The boy was suffering so intensely from
the big red blisters all over his body that
he was unable to leave his bed.
Waiter Gallagher appeared for Cafferty,
who pleaded not guilty ard asked for a
continuance for a week. The Judge de-
INJURED at first, but when informed that
Cafferty waived jury and merely wanted
time to call his witnesses, he consented to
continuance till Saturday morning.
Attorney Gallagher asked the Judge if
he had any feeling against the defendant,
because if he had it would perhaps be bet
ter for another Judge to try the case.
81 have formed no opinion said the
Judge, "but I have seen the bruises on the