Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 38, Number 17, Jasper, Dubois County, 3 January 1896 — Page 2
VVEEKLYCOUMER. C. HOAXK, lubliher. JASPER. INDIANA.
It va ofh'efeUy announced in Constantinople, on the 2tth. that the .sultan hail appointed Christians n.s assistant governors in Mira, Ititlis, and Krze-
roura.
The croNer ltoton returned to Maro
Island, on the Ä.Hlafter a two days'
trial rua at s,eu. The inspection Wrd
Tm: report that the German emperor i i , . . . -
uracTO mp construction Of a new yacht for the purpose of competing for
mi- ivmencii j eup. was authoritatively
uvntea n the 20th.
CUKK-ENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIET. LIV. CONGRESS.
(Firm ScmIor.) Is the senate, cm the 30th. the uroorisllnir-,
were opoued by an earnest prayer br tho blind
chaplain that the horrors- of a war between the
wo emu rtirtst.-un nations of the earth might be avcrUM. and -peace oa earth, good u lit to n" pro nil The prayer wa-i ordere-d urinr.
ed la th K,vor.l Most of the session was
taVenup by the discussion of houe blllappropriatln,; WOO (or the oroaosed ne-
u'lantmnilioa. hlch was pa-stnt without a u,.:atlvo sous. Tim
united in saying, that ho wa ready exfvutive Hessian. When the doors were rof Or service. ' opened a ai'sac front the president was ro-
ceiveu urgir.x prompt aid for the nuances of
uie government and that 'action be taken betör the holiday rooess Iu the house nothlag of itaportaace was done during the a) min
utes" session.
In the senate, on the 21st. Mr. Vest offered a resolution which, ou objection, went ni.'r fnr n.
day. providing for the coimj-e of the sliver bullion In the treasury into standard .iiiir
ana Ute as by tho government of sliver or
gviu. unicaevor might bo most abundant. t
somewhat similar resolution by Mr. Ilmler
tpop . ... C-) tnei a similar fate. A comrratu-
atory messoge was received from the fpiipr.il i
......-.. ... 1 1 .. . . . 1
.--....v iir.nu. n ine pretmcnt s stand on the .Monro doctrine. A fortiilcattoas bin. with an emergency clause making the appropriation. f-7.tXV.(W. ltnruediatel
ordered by tho president, was tntroduced... .
in tae nousc Speaker Keel announr! ih
committees. The presldenfs message on the financial situation was read and nfrmfi ms...
committee on ways and means.
The senate was not In session on the ...In the hoiis Mr. Mnclev iron.. t.
stat ed that the ways aad means eomtnittce were unanimously opposed to congress taking a recess until some action had been taken in regard to the financial situation; that the cotu-
in.nee nan suca a measure under consideration which he hoped to be able to present to the house on the tiSth. A motion
duced providinc for tho immediate consideration of the bill when reported. Clflrks fnrtho
three election eommtt tees were authorized, and the committees were Klvcn leave to sit durinic the sessions of the hous-e.
Is the eaate. oa the 21th. th .bin m rrv.nt
the statutes which forbid the employment in the army or navy of the United States of any person who. havtwr held a commission thnrtn
afterwards served in the confederate army, was passed Without opposition. N"o furthf r ftrtlnn
m Ker.er.u interest was taken In the hn.c
we speaker read a telczram .from
Silva of the Iiratillunhou.se of reiireentatiiP.
con? atulatinr thehous nnnn ir.u:,inif
land me-sae supporting thd Moaro doctrine, whirl, was received with applause. A blli was passed maklnr Palm lt.i?. vn-,
sub-port of entry.
A sptcxAt. dispatbit fwra Colon. Co-
jowa.on the $, .said French troops from Martinique and Cayenne were
ropurte.l to bo poumi;r into Amapa
xm territory is claimed bv both
t ranee and Hnizil.
Tiikiik ts evidence that a combination of important interests has been formed in. Sew York to resist the Kritish raid
on our securities. The Vauderbilts. D.
i - Müh and Kusell Mape arc said to be
at the head of the movement.
Rkcej. arrests made bv secret service otHcers in Kansas City. Mo.. St. Louis, and l'aola. Kas., have resulted in tho
t-eizure o: sai.iWJ in counterfeit $10 sti
ver certificates and the breaking up of
a tmngcrous pang- of counterfeiters.
Tiif, president promptlyapproved the bill appropriating $100. 00 for the expenses of a committee to inquire into the Venezuelan boundarr "matter, as
soon as the oßictal copy of the docu
ment was laid before him on the 21st.
A Washington dispatch savs it is an
open secret there that should war be
tween hnjrland and this country prow out of the Venezuelan question, the
irrujrrarame oi tue i nttetl states pov-
vmnjeut wouiu embrace a Kussin alliance.
Tiik appeal for guidance to a peace-
lux sumuon oi tne ve.xed Venezuelan Wundarr question by the blind chaplain of the senate, on the 20th, was so
earnest and eloquent thar it was accorded the rare distinction of beintr
printed m the Record. The miners in the Indian territorv
returned to work? on the 23d. which
v.rtcaiiy ended the strike, only the Coal Gate miners holding out This
re.easea tne operators from an embar-
r "v position, as a coal famine was
" .'titl, and the situation was se-
PERSONAL
AND GENERAL.
thousand chests of tea were
atnon? the contents of the wholesale t'a and spice store of W. "SV. Thomas.
at 214 Walnut street. Cincinnati, which j uabte Jerv ttle was the largest establishment of the ( .wt, i ..!
n the 23d the Chicago board of
traue sent the following telegram to .Speaker Heed: "We congratulate the
Iiohäc of representatives of the United
Mates upon their prompt and patriotic action to relieve the treasury as re-
qucsicu oy tne president of the United
"states.
The weekly statement of the Sew
lorlc city associated banks, issued on
the a 1st, showed the following changes:
w-i.r. uCTfwf. i..jik:..'-'o; loans, ile-
crease. 53,334,300: specie. increase.S3.y -
TW: lepal tenders, decrease. S3.10l.400;
iieposns, increase. $5,704,700; circula
tion, decrease, SlT.soa
Uov. Holcomb of Nehraska. on the 23d. received a letter from Secretarv
Uiney. inclosing the request of the
nnusii ambassador for S4i.O0O. growing
uut oi tne assault upon the English family of Dawsons in Nebraska bv the
.Mccarty gang. The Dawsons' entire
outat wasn t worth over S2W.
kind in the countrv nntsiilo ,t x...,.
York city. Loss, S100.)00; insuranw, $sU00. .
r.uA!U) i,.v.o. a corporal in the United States army, stationed at Willems Point. N. Y was soundly thrashed by his comrades for uttering disiovnl sentiments while discussing "the Venezuelan controversy. Iutg is an Englishman by birth. He declared that in cast of war he would not take up a gun against her majesty's government. A r.Epoirr comes from" Paris that the countess de Castellane (nee Gould) is
expected to present her husband with i
an neir uuruig tlie Christmas holidays The count and countess are living
quietly in the French capital.
The North German Lloyd steamship Spree was towed- off Warden lodtro.
near Totland bay. Isle of, Wight, on the 22d. upon which she was run on the llith, by four tugs, and proceeded
Two mux were blown to ntonin. ser
more fatally injured and a number of
otners more or le.vs hurt- by tho prematuro explosion of a dynamite blunt on the Chicago drainage, canal on thu evening of the S3A. Vho accident occurred on section 14, at it poi'jt throo miles from Lockport and 35 miles from Chieapo. , Wiu.tAM W. UtMiTis, a farmer, wns drowned two and one-half miles east of Weir City, Kus.. on tlie evening of the ?3d. while trvintr to ford llrnsb .'.-..1
A ie-year-old son, ulio wns wit h liiii in tlie wagon, jrot out. One horse was resetted and the other was drowned. Skiioii-s Sm'NAii; is dead. He was killed by a train while walking over a level railway crossing at Cltiswiek. KnKland. on the 2Jd. Sergius Mi.-ha.-l I
iMrjroinnnoit Mepnatk ws Imnt in Ml at Hndjtitseh, in the l"ra!ne mountains, and cauie of a seifi-imllt family, deso-iuled from the C'ossae!,
oi untie Uussia. A CA.SAiu.wotlJcersayh tiiat, once a force of ?o,()ut) Krittelt troops were establislied on the south side of tlie St. Lawrence it would take 2uo,(KK) such
American troops as fought during the war )f the rebellion to tight their way to Montreal, and long- before theV could succeed the pans of the royal navy would have dictated the terms of peace of Horton. New York, Philadelphia. Hm Francisco, Detroit, Chicago and Milwaukee. Tin: Frankfort Zeitung published a dispatch from tnstantinole. on the 23d, saying that there had been fierce fighting at Zeitoun between the Turkish troops, who surrounded that citv.
anu tne insurgent Armenians, who defended it. I Soth sides were aid to have lost frightfully. The Turks were 10.0(X) strong, and had 21 pieces of artillery. The Armenians numbered 13,UO, but they had no artillery. Thomas Qvixs and Kale McCarthv were arraigned in the New York city police court, on the 25th, and remand
ed on the charge of having stolen several thousand dollars' worth of jewelry and diamonds from the residence of their employer. Actor .M. 11. Curtis, T2(l St. Nicholas avenue. I'l.oitE.vcK Mack a 17-year-old girl of Detroit. Mich., died, on the ür.th. .f
lockjaw resulting from a splinter thrust under her thumb nail. She disregarded the advice of the phvsieian who removed the splinter in failing to poultice the thumb upon her return home.
AT Deposit. A.Y.. on th'ltli -Ov..1.
on the stock farm
which wereinfeeied
with tnlKTeulosis-were killed bv order
of the state board of health. UytTKi) States Mimstkis Tkijiiew. returned to Constantinople, on the 2.1th, from Smyrna, whither he went
to secure protection for American resident. No r.K?s than five suicides occurred in .New York city on the 2-4 th. It was given out in Washington, on the 2.1th, on the best of authority, that the president had tendered places on the Venezuela high commission to Ed-
INDIANA STATE NEWS.
rx. uav.nk police are after the tin. 1 1 ( .1 J Kvlruti.c .....I . . .
.......imid, mm iiBTe lorcea two
io cioe ana ieveral more nre ordered
to quit tne business. There is consternation among the saloon men.
Chakleh William, a Delphi grocer, mit do an usslrnmont a few days ago; William llaugh, assignee. Assets and
uaoiuttes about equal. ri
a in; supreme court lias reversed the
uecision oi tho lower court and held
mat tne express companies of thostato must pay tax, thus holding valid thu action of 1S'J tn xing express compnn-
cadi uiuo oi "route " within the state. The decision is to the effect
mat, me assessment is on actual
erty.
v iu.i.TiNO oi tho grocers of the
smie, together with the jo:.bet interested in handling- tobacco, will be held
u Indianapolis in the near future to
tah.e action with reference to the to
7 trust, at wiuclt time an effort
prop-
EMEROENOY BILLS. The HepublluoiMitjoiltyof tl... Myi mid aittHiuConuiiluef.lA Spite or llou.o.rilo 1 rotel., oriniiliili- Two IIIIU for lncr'ttiif tlie Hoveriuueiit' Iti-v.-uu.- In .tccordiui.-M will, ti, U,.nUl.t or n.i. tllltfvdltld. WaSIUNijiox. n..i 'Ii Tlir. t.n
lug .a, the full text of the revenue hill
...vii tue ways un menus i.,ii,,,;o,...
will report to t)le j,mifll. to.,my. A mil totempoiaiily increase revenue to meet
...v v in mo Bovornmeut und iroUdo uculr.st a dollcleney. Ho It enacted, etc..
l hat from anil after the passai-e of this net and until Au.m.t i. jmw , ' k,,i. i. . ... J1
collected au.t pal,, 011 M ilJmrtcJ Wt,V of .asses one ami two, as dollued in the net ereinafter elied, npptmcd Uotobtir I. Hi tioas thereof, und on nil h.i.. .., .....
annuls, except iH her.iti.fK,i pr.-
SIC, SMI II IUI.' I...- .. .
rl.. . " . : .'"
.,, ,Mm at in an no. u-,..i..j
composed holly or in part of uool. and on
.iKs. imumo una II.k-Us, a duty eouivuletit to ui per eeiuuin vt the dutv lmi.,.,,i ....
MORGAN'S SCHEME.
'o Hack thu CiivtirmiM iit bv in. t. H"dln,t und t,. i,"' ',,J 2". ;; 'V."rl'
fuiCAno, Dee.
bpeeinl says;
.i. ri
r.-A
Wasliiugtua
'. i crpont Morgan's proposition tn organic the consolidate' , a, k" 5 ;Nv York for the protection , reserve is a t.l I wit I, 1 1 11,0 husi,,' IHunee f ,nn Ith the govennueut by the M nJJ nelmont.Rothscliil.l ,,..,, .... ' n""u-
f . ... ' MM. . i! lltlS llllpll)tut t ,l,f.
.V.V..VV. i mrc-nfii u lenient is l.-ft out of the deal, ami lho .0VmiI Partnern are Amerleani. r, '
goyenunent is freed from the n,,,.ssit. of .tsK.r.g f,. su-eepUng favors fn ' old world capitalist. 1 The consolidated banks of .-,.w l"iCJ"":.WU. "S.U,Ü. "'riog-hou,.
'..i.n i j 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ( -1- tiii i- tii
an nyirriMi-.t,,
II-III ......I..... . . .1 Ui I.Ul'11 llrlll- ..U 111 .. Iffl..l..l .... I .... r- r. - . IV
incite in pass a resolution do- (.t .i...,. ...... ' "h'm an -"iiti uuu surpms of sits clhiingto hundlJgoods placed o the -1 "P-tmg as one LüiSLnl " , e 2 market by the American tob.Vco October I. iw. u subject to uj '"Pl'-shmei.t of hct purpose tl.v trust. The feeling in opposition nl Umltatloas of said not: L'-v':rL w-onderful influence 1, , first began manifesting ittclf after u C Wu!,N uml 1,,s'4l!n olilyweIdeil form thev mav ho Vi publicity had been elven to the tZ nioSnU tüdwhut J. 1 'I c r po 1 1 1 M o r ga 1 1 1 1 i i " a v ..nonyof Johnnauh, of Indianapolis, ji to ,oVto iÄÄaÄ l?Kt U,u lWunt they can , v in the wit brought by tho officials Jhf' Mmll be levied, collected an,, 1 tflt the How of gold to and f,-, , of Now Jersey, and gradually several iXtL?l?Lr!k "y hUCh ',ct 1 "8 COIII,tr h' rbltrary niani, - o the argest jobbers have ,hown a 2fÄS.. K i J iinff S? hc "l!lrIf- , U''1 ilisnositinn mn.lml -,....i. . . ii. . . .... p-'nikrapu us., n-ts r. Mm...., 1...1.1..
- - V tlLlllilAL LI1K I rilKT 1 IIIL' IIAI II .III !1IU Uli IM...I1 . 1 - . . . I - - - . nrii:tkll IIIIIIIS llliltliii
... ' 44 d,W Ltl Iii IIII-M I 11 . " s.
TwE.rr-.vt.vE miners lost their lives
in Jr-ntry 10 of the Nelson mine, three
miles fnm Dayton. Tenn.. on the I'Oth. lit- n . ..1 . r.. t . i ... .
v v.vjn.j.!.! ui uiine tiamp. inev
were two miles from the entrance to
the mine, and the passage lwhind thi.m
lieing closed by fallen debris, shut off
the rrcsh air ami rendred their fate
men table.
to Southampton, apparently uninjured. GfzonoE G. (fenoicvK. ninth dnk.. f
i-eeus. died at his seat, Hornby castle, hedale, Kngland. on the 23d. aftor a'
month's illness. lie was born in is
Sam Emekv. a farmer living mmr
Creston. la., committed suicide, on the 23d. by sending a bullet through W
heart. He had been suffering fron
cancer.
I'iiaxk FonriEs, the actor, proprietor of Forbes dramatic company, who
rauniereil Ins wife at Gnmd Ledge, Mich., in September, chanired his tn.n
of not guilty to that of guilty in the
circuit court at Charlotte, on thu
una was sentenced tn mn ini.
U 1F1 Jackson prison for 25 years.
i he i.omion Uironiolo diberal)
ward .1. I'he'ps, of Vermont, and to
i.oitcrt I. Lincoln, of Illinois, ex-ministers to Kngland. Their acceotjMi.-o
had not lecn received, and it was said the third place on the high commission would not be filled until Mr. lhelps and .Mr. Lincoln had accepted. A ms patch from Massowah, on the 2.1th, said that two battalions of Italian troops had arrived there, and that all the Italian reinforcements would bein the field by .January I, when an ex
pedition comprising 10.W0 men would hi' ready to advance against the Alivv
sinians.
ine American Trust Co. places an enormous amount of goods in Indiana, but the lenders in the opposition movement claim that if concerted action is agreed upon enouch eood-sollim
brands of cigurcttcs can be secured to supply the trade and only the trust would bo the sufferer. They add, however, that the spirit of antngonism could be quickly abated if only the trust would lower its prices so that the margin for handling would yield a living profit Tiik Heavenly Recruits.a new church, representatives of which were in session at Klwood for three days, organ-
iu us nrst state conference west of Pennsylvania. About twenty ministers were present, representing about that many churches, all there are in the state. Iter. J. W. Davis, nt v..
wood, was selected presiding elder, and the plan of the year's work of 1S9Ö was mapped out. The sect is only three years old and has spread rapidly.
im- congregation of the Kingsley M. E. church, Kransville, dedicated its new building, and the services, morning, afternoon and night, the other Sunday, were attended bv such crowds as to completely fill the church. - Kev. C. N Sims, of Indianapolis, preached, and by his eloquence raised enough money to completely pay off the debt
assumed to build it. Ciiai:u:s V.v.v Lake, turnkey at the
at Joseph county jail, South Bend, was assaulted by two of Anderson's desperate criminals and was badlv injured. It was a struggle for Hfl, in which the criminals received numerous wounis. üreat excitement prevail;d for a while. Isaacs. IIkm.eiison, a leading farmer and stock dealer, living four miles west of Franklin, was forced to make an assignment to S. A. Wilson.
J.he assets are S5.00Ö; the liabilities about the same. Davii Jo.vks, of Elwood, the sleep-
J vomier, wno last rear went 131
"""""' i-roviue IJevenuu for tin, :..
went, ami for Other Purposes." w hid, l.ecumo
o T..... . ."J. 11,0 '"'"-'"y suspended un-
mal irom uml nfii.r .1,
this act and until August i u.w .i,..V.. .
I....I.,., , . . "'! KllilU UU
Tm . . " Hani on all Imported ar-
-.v.v... muu ill wiioio or ill tl:lll of ......1
. W....V.V. ... wmcr iimienais iiescr hed in sectlim rinx r.f ii.i ..... .. . . -1
- '.. . . . . ii i-iii. : : . i iiph Hurl... ....
,,,,, , .... "iiviimiivt IIHIMilcd.Oo per eontumof tho specific pound (,r
- i. jnu uiy iiniOM-il im ..miOi ,.t .....i.
articles by un act entitled -An Act tuifodmc
.minimi iinu i.i uanzi! in nw,n i.
aim ior uuior Purposes.
gold market is on
iniMrt.
approved Oetoln-r J.
"rv that the
a del u-.-iti. i.i.iiii.
nm, and that its llow fro, one point lo.inotlier is regulated be tl 11 rfl f o.
interest prevailitio-. II.. .,!.. "... .
r a a. cj --w ''Uli..') ui Hit fact that when the banks of IV,
hngland want irohl tl,,.,. s,
marking up the rate of 5i.
that when thev are willing ....t
gold they loosen up on the money markets and the stuff then .starts wl,.-,,..
uvi money is nearest.
IMS), and subject to all tho conditions and lim!-' tailon thereof, in addition m n... .i ..
,ll,M. ....... 1 . " : VIII
''i'suu un eacn or such aru les by
r. V. rtt w ueuuee Taxation, to I rovlde Keieni.el.irthotiovernmunt and fur Other Purpose-." Iilehbeca.no a law Aukum ... I-Jl, and on ciniots-, drauu-üts i.,...i,....
nhat has been done Miecessfully and witnmit friction in London und Paris, Mr. Morgan insists, can he done in .New York, and Unit whenever this fact is proved the government ..i..
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at
Fonher heroism displayed at the time of the Indian outbreaicat the Pine
iiidge agency, in Ist), Miss Emma C. SickeLs has Wen awardeil the gold
laeuai o; ia avateur society, of i
J ranee. I -a Savateur s medal is onlv
awardeil to persons who disti
themselves by conspicuous deeds of
couniire.
leader consitk-rs that if the proposed Lnited States commission b. (-,mn,t..,i
oi men like ivbrard .1. Phelps. An White and George R Edmnnds, it
Sr-cnETAKV IlEnnnitT has called upon . ft .1.. k ....
ivar-.niinir:u uratne (retired) for an
explanation of ins recent criticism of
the atiministration. limine, in com
menting on the presidents message, said "the whole business looks to me (him) political." He added that war
wnn r-.ng.and would be a tremendous
contract and one for which he would
not ukc to le responsible. Tub president decided, on the 23d, after considering the matter for some time, that the government could not a vpt the Aminen ram Katahdin because of her failure to attain the 17 kn jta, speed required by the contract. On the same day Amos Cummings. of New Vrk. introduced a bill in the house providing that the vessel be accepted and added to the navy.
TtiKJti! was a grand demonstration, op the night of the fist, at the American consulate in Colon in honor of the United States for its attitude in supporting the Monroe doctrine. Many prominent Colombians and also Venexudans.who either reside or were visiting in Colon, were present, and the streets, in the vicinity of tlie consulate were filled with cheering crowds. Ceht.vi.v army officers who have appeared: m recent interviews in the newspapers in diseussWis of the possi bilities of war. and outlining their ideas of what should Ihj done in such an event, have received personal letters from Secretary of War Lamonl severely deprecating such Ulk as in jtiriousto discipline and harmful to the country in contributing to au unwarranted apprehension.
pose
Andrew
must
command respect, anil that some fur
ther proposal from Lord Salklmrv
would become expedient and neces-sary.
John- A. Si.attei:-. a well-known 1..
yer, having rooms in Hie Smith buildintr, near tho government buildtmr. t
Cincinnati, fell down the elevatorshr.ft
on the 23d, and subsequently died of his in juries.
Hekp. Aur.WAltiiT has m-ju.t..r,n,.
abandoned his mission tn
Iniluential Gennans. who won- nt firlt
incline! to support Ahlwar.lt :ind t...
mand a hearing for him, have deserted
tne .lewnaiter. and he is b.nW nnt...
... t.. i . . n ...v .
wiiiien now ny tue
"i.ii in.. k ivi.no, master of the
' ATE NEWS ITEMS. The Senate was not iu session on the nth 1 the hor.se the bill to in crease the revenue was introduced hr Chairman Dinghy of the ways and
means committee and the entire clay was occupied in its discussion, the debate at times being quite animated. At live o'clock the vote was taken with two exceptions on strictly party lines-and resulted: Yeas, '.'00; nays, HI. Klin: almost entirely destroyed the residence of Edward Lynn in South Seranton, Pa., on the Uüth. and his
nine-year-old daughter Ilelinda who
was asleep up-stairs at the time, was
suffocated. Lynn, who had quarreled with and driven his wife and an older
daughter fron: the house just before
no ure was iitsoori.?-.(I. ui. ,r,-..t..,i
- T ' - ... I 1.11.1.11 n a charge of arson.
days without sleeping a wink, has got 'em again, and for 45 days has not slept Kdwk Iluow.v, aged 13. was cut to pieces in the L. and N. yards. Evansville, by a switch engine.
Hie following fourth-class postman
sla ert: commissionctl the other day; caseinc Hillisburg, Clinton county, G. F.Yates: bcJ'otia South II.Hlli Tii,n,.r. ... it- t- act of o
. My.uifci ui; LUII11L . It- IV. I
Raub.
Miss Fjiaxces K. U"iu.aki, president of the World's W. C. T. U.Jias reeeix-.-d
a cable from Lady Henry Somerset, of
i.oniioii. nh follows: "Christ mas-'reet-
uigs. Pray for peace." .Miss Willi, rd
sent this reply: "White ilibbons the w irhl over are praying for peace. Let us help the Armenians and not lm-m
our own li-in."
Dv the burning of the sawmill of t in.
Sutherland Lumber Co. at Ashland iv .... .1... .i... .. . .'
narehist elemint " ''uirer iiilmi lost their
i uv!s. i wo wert foniiil AtA ; ti...
IV I ..t
chequer of Monitor liMige No fi I , !?r rooI ''' h-et from the -door, Knights of Pythias, St. Louis, is miss' ' ,T h le. Uuf. tll'A so X'Mlh' burn od ing. and along with him has gone trlim- I . ' ' . !n ,",-v HlHm at,J,' f,J mering about two thrntv.m.t .iiw, 1 ,,f lus Iinf '5?,' burned off.
the funds of the lodge. OxKnf the worst blizzards that ever
It is currently renorted in Wasluntr- " muianapriiis, Ind., struck that ton that Chfrf Justice Fuller hnsfen Ä'ui'r l! m.h'
of the commission
A CAiii.noit.vM from Curacao, Dutch I fH.lfK, ... A . - I
..it s. on nie jmi, stated that the steamship Nansemond, Capt. Laksy, from Curacao fur Maracaibo, was in collision (probably on December 7 with the Spanish steamship Mexico, near the Island of Aruba. Tlie Nanseniond sank, and is a total Ios. Cnpt. Laksy and seven personswercdrowned. Thirty-live lives worn saved by the tug Augusta. Tin: Itrnzilian foreign office is said to have lwen In correspondence with Min
ister Aicniionca at ashingttin in relation to a South American conference in which nil the Pan-American republics shall take part. The subject for discussion will be the Monroe doctrine and general umUers affecting it raised by the new- issue oa the Veiiezue.un boundary dispute.
tne teiepuonc rind electric wires Were ' in one tangled mass
1 HE committee on wars, and ..,
. r
reported and the huuw pasrd. on" the !0th, a bni to increase the mi- ..i
the gUverti incut which, it is expe-ted will add S-bVmoiW U. the annual income. The operation of the hill i.sli,.
itel to '.''-s years.
(.lIoliriK NAM.Rnif.THS5.IV.iW, castle a t Hi tmore. .N. C. was formally op. t-nedontheth All the tenants
tiie
tre: LA
tsi;iit t.ii. i .....l ....
. .....Vf, u wuiie, were t.-d b, a Christmas tree uml dinner IH.si'ATlll f-,m 11
1 II ,-ynm n,,W vieiorv over ti c insurgents. U Colisco did ,,ot check the advance of the relicls toivard Havana, Two of the oldest women in New England, Mrs. Hannah Lovett.of Nashua, .V II.. and Mrs. Mary Morcy, of PKmoutht.Ma4.,diel on Christmas day.
The following Indiana post offices were discontinued: Hrai. Itandolnh
county, mail to Krinckley; Sherman,
iwiiimoipu county, mail to Horn, Kkv. D. lliiir.vuAOE, one of the oldest
ininisters oi tne vicinity of Wabash
uieu me otner day of old age, in hia
U3u year.
Pin Eit Wi.VTKit, who came to Wabash from Germany 43 years ago. died the
otner nay aged s2 vears.
-uiu. -siAiir UEiiiEEs, aged 02, widow
oi james Defrees, a pioneer business
man of abash, is dead. A .new fair association has been or
ganucd at Newport under the name of
tne errnillion County Agricultural association. The statement is given out bv the
proprietors of the Elwood window
glass factory, a member of tho west
ern combination controlling all plantF west of Pittsburgh, that theru would be no general closing down of the
plants on January 1, and that no action has as yet been taken by tho combine, but that some definite conclusion in regard to it would likely bo reached by the middle of next month. Kev. M. C. McDa.ii:i., pastor of the A. .M. E church, of Logansport, dkd
me otner evening, after an illness of several weeks, at the age of -IS. I'm; Inter.Urban Electric railroad has been granted the use of tho strecta of Princeton by the citv council. Country towns will bo taken in as a circuit Ho.v. Joii.v W. Kevman-, tho oldest citizen of Salem, is dead. He was born in Virginia, Max- 10. ifiol. and
came to Indinnn when about twenty-
years old, settling near Salem. He represented Washington county in the legislature in ISJTand 182S. Hewnsa life-long whig and republican. He was successful in business and acquired
.-propcriy interests. Ihaac ZEU.Kiis.who runs a feed barn in Columbia City, had his nose hittnn
off tho other day by a horse while he was feeding it. The following fourth-class postmasters have been commissioned: J. L. (). Whitcomb, O'plonc, Clinton, vice A. A. Hendryx, resigned, and I. Jackson, bpike, Wabash, vice Alonzo Haines, resigned. Cuam.es Hammond and James Kidwell, of Vinccnii!, w-ero arrested at Monroe City, on a charge of stealing a horse and buggy belonging to Edward D. l'tircell, ofVincennes. The stolen hornc was recovered. The orisoncra re in jail.
......s, . uks. st reun-., i-Oi eis. hassnnits l....i4t,.i..u
urt wjuan-s.and other portions of carets or t-a r-
.,,u1juc iii- nolo or in part of ivool.thc si eeil io .vjuare yar,! luty iHe.osod on each of su, h
-.t.wu u .im uci approved October I, ir.K),
-...ujnnumi w roiiautotm and Ilmita-
k.uus t.ii-reui.iu atwitltm tothuad valorem duty
u uitmi-s Uy sam act which became a lav.- August ;'7. Jsyi. Sl-i tl 1l.-. r
v ... ....in ana uuor tno passuco of
...auuuiiiu August l.IS'..-.'. more .shall tie levied, collated und paid otI nil impotted lumber and oth.-r articles designated h, .ir.;. graphs 071 and f,s3 Inclusive, of an act oatltled "An Act to lioduee Taxation lo Provide Kevetiuoforthe iiinvrnmoiu. and for Othor PurPtnes." which became a law Auifust C7 1MU i duty equivalent to CO per cent of tho duty Imposed on onoh of such articles by an net entitlo.l An An, i,..,...
tae ltaventio and Eijualliw Duties on Imiiorts and for Other Purwwea," approved ueuiber 1. lsw. an 1 .sub.ect toall thecondltlotH und limltatiutis of said last-named net; but piiltMvoou shtdl be Massltle-I a.s rtfund uu-
"71 : , ., . i-ai'ihjii. ir.nn uuty; xrolde.1 that In case any foretcncountryshali nu. pose aa export duty upon plno. spmco. elm or other tfrs,ir upon stave bolts. shiiitfi0 W(M pulp wood or headin bluoks exjioi tod M tho tniiiHlstaUs from such country, then thu dutj upon tho lutiib -rand other articles mentioned iu said pso.iKrjph 71 to Cni Inclusive, when Imported from such country, shall i. is,.
same as ilxod by the law In force prior to October 1. l&'.O. M;c. I. That on und after the passage of this act and until Aunust 1. ik thre shall be Kw cd. collected and paid on all the imported articles mentioned In schedules A. II. e. I). V, O. H. I. J. L. M und N of au act e.n I tied'. "An Al?t In kai.iii.h I., ... .i... . . .. . .
. -... ...,vv ...Miiiiu. iu i-roMue ueveuue
.u. tuuwovernmoutaaa lor Other Purposes,
nuivu ottame a law AUL-Ust t!7. ls.n .!...
equivalent to 15 per Centura of tho duty im-
ihi 1 sain articles bv existing' law In
..uitn.il tu mctiiuy provided by said act of August 27, im. Provided, that the addltlotiiil duties Imposed by this section shall rot In nnv
rease thu rate of duty on any article
iuu rate imposod thereon by tho said ctoberl. im0. hut I
. I. .1 . Iis, vvj
aua i uu "i" Mino as was Irnno-utU bv said net
rt,,u Proviucu runner that where the present
..... mu.j uu,,uy arncie is uglier than was lixed by salil last named net. the rate of duty thereon shall not bo further increased by this Sl.ptlntl f.llt ulir.ll . I.. .. , . . . 'J
. ... ,.,.,,. .k.uuiii it ,,rov, ,c.t. m-eXBt.
Hi 1,11V. Tho Financial Hill. fr , p . . .
" text of the iinancial bill
winch is also to be reported to-day is
iir iuiiuns; A bill to maintain and protect the coin rc
......(.nun iuiiu nnu to authorize the issue of
lumiicaics or indebtedness to meet tempo rary dellclencics of revenue, lie It enacted, etc..
That In addition to tho authority Ivcn to
-secretary oi tlie treasury by the act approved January Ii. isri. (iriLltlr.! im nt. tn ..m
vide for tho leiumptlon of spectu payments, he Is authorized from time U tlmc.nt hlsdlseretion, to Issue, sell and dispose of. at not less
man par, coin, coupon or registered bonds of the United States tu an
amount sumcicnt lor the obje t stated iu this section, bearing not to exceed thrL-n tipi-
centum Interest per annum, payable semi-annually, and redeemable nt tho pleasure of tho United States In coin after 11 vo Vlüirs frnni
date, with like qualities, privileges and exemptions provided in said net for thu bonds therein authorUfd. And the secretarv nf ihn
treasury shall mo the proceeds thereof for tho redemption of the United .States legal tender
nisrs ami ior no otner purpose Whcnn-er tho secretary of thotrenvurv shall
offer any of the bonds nuthorltd by this act or by tho resumption act of IK7S, ho shall advertise thesarne anilaitthonzosulisiriiiHiiMtt...i-...
for to be ma lo at the treasury department and
i--... 11
rnu "1U to be an object of in terest and solicitude
wor d, as its safety will be assured. 1-urthermore, he believes that l,v
gaging in this scheme the bankers of Ins city will have placed Ntuv York by one stroke, on an equal footing with London, Pari ,,mi j!(.rlin as fllc.or international finance.
A PLEA FOR PATRIOTISM
r Ovt-rcniMi- l'i.rti-,... in..., ... ..
- ...ui in i-rot kiiii" riiiiuii-Ial I.i-gllitl. New Yoiiic, Dee. ST. Th.. m..n,i t .,t
thu New York produce oxH.uncv. at a
nieetingyesterilay.uiianiniou.slypussed the following resolutions:
WiiiiiiK.vs, The tm-mbers i.f th,. v..- v-i.
produce oxehantio view uith coneeru the .lepletionor the gold reservn r.f Oi f., .1
treasury, res Jtti nein distrust r it .'
ment s ability and determltution m' Ulwt (u
u.iK.Hiuns, len.ung to gravely Injun; au bust, nwss Interests and dUamreusly aSt ct valun; therefore. Huvlcul, That wo strongly urge upon t- ugress the necessity of taltfng. ui aasr.tu ... with the recoinmendatl.nscoritniiio. in th,. -cent message of President Cleveland. srii : .. medinte action at this tirno as will i.i, , i i:exigencies of the eu-e nud restore jk.i.iv ,-..n-
micncein tne iinanulal ability im I n,i, -i.v..t ourgovornmunt: and we appeal t t.i.- ,t,t, ism of our representatives to sW that the action taken Is free from any iKiliticai bn.s or party prejudice which might endanver Its success; and. AVuro, That the president of theexehatirc is directed to transmit a copy of tii.-st! tvs.utlons to the president of the United stutt senate nnd the speaker of the houst- and to e 'I nember of tho New York deiegatiou iu. congress.
IVILLLIONS OF CENTS. Iiutilu View of thn Workings uf thrt riilliulclplila .Mint. CinrAr.o. Dec. 27. James Crosslew
tm attache of the Philadelphia mint, who is visiting William Woods at the
ictona hotel, says' that the mint has.
turned out 1U.OO(,(XK) one-cent pieces in the last four weeks.
Ten presses, he says have been keut-
at work until late at night, trying to
tin tne orders of merchants throughout.
the country.
' I he- largest purchaser of cents.''
says .Mr. Crosslcy, "is the firm of .Mar
shall, Kjeld & Co., of this city, which purchased nearly three millions of them, or about one-third of the total
output. Macey A Co., of New York..
and Wann maker, of Philadelphia, also.
purchased large quantities.
I he demand for nickels has also been
very large, .Mr. Crosslcy says, but there
was no occasion to com any because the various mints were well stocked:
vith them.
AID FOR ARMENIANS
l'lm Wonifit of CJilrago Take- thti Matto!-
In Hand. CniCAflo, Dee. ST. A nieetinsr of so
ciety woman from all sections of Chi
cago and its suburbs wan held yester-
ter.iay at the olhee of Dr. Sarah Iluck-
ett Sitevensiin. foe flu t.ni-..,.;,. r
lZl:n,lM dcposl- j vising means to contribute u' uhstan-
Sec. 2. That, to nrovlde fnmur tin-m-I l'B,u"m iiionoy to wie Ariiieiiliin re-
dellclency now existing or which may herea'tcr
K..ur, me secretary of the treasury is hereby authorized, nt his discretion, to issue eerttitcatos of Indebtedness of the United .States, to nu amount not exceeding f.Mi.()i0.m). pnvoblc In three years after their date to the b'enrot In lawful monoy of the United S'litcs. of the denomination of h'O. or multin: s thiiroof. tvitii
annual eotipons for '.i crest at the rato of three nor pmitiim ,...i- iinnnm nni i..
sell nnd dispose of tho same for not less than
iiiieqoaiamountnr iiiwrui mottev of the United suites at the treasury department, and at tho siibtreasurles and designated depositories of the United States nnd nt such post olllccs n.s he may select. And such certillcates shall have. thn.su hl, qualities, privileges nnd exemptions provided in sold resumption net for the bou Is therein authorized. And the proceeds thereof shall be used for tho purpose proscribed In this section and for no other.
THE WAR IN ABYSSINIA. The Italian Troop I'rcp.irliig for an Kurty Alliance. Home, Dec. SiL-tA dispatch from Mas.
sowali says that two battalions of Italian troops arrived there yesterday. All the reinforcements cw-ill bo in the Held by January L An expedition comprising 10,000 men will then be ready io start. The Abyssinian forces nre advancing slowly. They seem to have given up tho siege of Makulle. Some of Has .M:ingasclas troops have been seen near Adun Ocn, Hararietl. Is still at Adigrat- .
lief fund, which the Red Cross society will distribute. The main plan divided on is to give a series of entertainments in various parts of the city and the suburban towns during ti)0 t.xt ,m,Mth and swell the relief fund by the proceeds. Other Women will solicit subscriptions iu cash from the board of trade and similar sources. A letter wan read from IVitnees W'illnni, saying .sue would aid with her services nijd money. It was also announced that Mi.ssClari Karton, tho Ked Cross president, would be in Chicago soon to help iu the work.
A BOY'S UNHEEDED THREAT Vi rllli-i) by rinillnir WM Drud Hotly n a, Neighboring Uri-ek. lli;.tEiiso. Ivy., Dee. SC. -Tuesday morning, near Pool's Mills, .lames Tnri-
ton, Hi years old, left home because of funded mistreatment from his aunt nnd said he intended to kill himself. No attention was paid to his thmtts. which hu had often made before, hit whMi he failed to return lit night a. search was instituted. Yesterday morning his body wns found in a neighboring creek and the supposition la. that he drowned himself.