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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-05-08

The Victims Of the Homestske Mountain
Avalanche.

The Victims Of the Homestske Mountain
Avalanche
DE~vER. Coz, April 2s-Tae re~culng
par,y which left Leadyile early SUNDAY
morniag for the scene Of the terrible ca
lamify 1t the. Homestske Nine, reached
its destination az eight o'clock. Several
excavations were made before the cabins
could be located. The hrst one found
contained provisions, ETC. No bodies
we're found here.
The bunk house was mex reached,
where eleven bodies were found One
body stood erect with the head thrown
forward ss II listening; the whole POSI-
ton indicating apprehension Near him
Law one Of his companions Ia the bunk,
his face downward and arms crossed
under the head. Several logs lay on the
body. Three bodies were found In the
upper bunk, clasped In each others
arms. and 50 strongly were they inter-
laced a. 10 require the efforts OF SIX nen
20 separate them. One man was found
beside ais bunk In an attitude Of prayer.
In another part of The cabin were Two
bodies crushed betwees fallen timDers.
The other bodies found were lying
about The cabin - II thrown from the
hunks b. . sceck Owing TO the fac !
that all OF the Ices were covered with
half m inch Of mold. the features could
not be recognized. No doubt death was
caused BY ~sufocstion In nearly every
case. A clock aud watch were foun
which had stopped prrcis ~ AZ $3.50
| From letters aud papers found, X J. ne-
lieved the slide occurred about the 20sn
Of February. The report that some q
the men had been seen 4 fortnight a-0
proved to be without foundation Ins
bodies were brou-ht 10 Leadsille- Ihs
victims are: Martin b. Borden, Sylyes'
ter Borden, Horace W. Matthews. Jno-
Matthews. John Lock, John Burns
Charles Richards. Chris. Harvey, kooer'
Campbell and John Burnes-
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-05-08

Not Posted or Masi.g Faise Statements
knowingly.

The Republican organs are endeavor-
ing to give the impression that the rush
on Washington BY the Democratic Of
t~ice-seekers j. quite unprecedented They
are simply not posted or are making
false statements knowingly. Lincoln
and his Cabinet, it Is said. We're 50
bored and badgered that they hardly
had time to eat and sleep. and Mr..
Lincoln. oppressed with the feeling thai
the country was on the verge Of disso-
luton. tearfully exclaimed: II seem to
b. sitting in one end 81 a great temple,
im~portuned to let apartments. while
the temple i fiercely burning at the
other end" 1t took the battle Of Bull
Run. with its train Of disasters. 10 drive
these hungry hordes Of Northern Re
publicans out Of Washington back TO
their homes When they thought the
rebels we're advancing upon the city
Tom the South this gang OF office-beg-
rars made . mastery advance due
North. where there were none to modest
nor make them afraid. II was Repub-
lican ofice-seekers that cost poor Car
held his life. and . Republican Office
seeker who committed the bloody deed.
Grant wa nearly worried 10 death By
the same old crowd that nearly drove
Mr.. Lincoln into the Potomac or a luna
tic asylum. and poor Hayes stood aghast
when the crowd came who ~ lying.
fraud. perjury and various kinds OF ras-
cality had finally forced him into the
Presidency. Colonel Mcclure. Of the
Philadelphia Times. j. good authority on
this point. and he SAYS: '.Any who can
recall the Republic an revolution OF 1861
must Justly appreciate the exaggerated
pctures drawn by diScomfitted organs.
The rush for office now exhibited IN
Washington does not approach the Re
publ can rush for place In 1861. Even
when Z vii war was raging, The city, the
DEPARTMENTS. and every available nook
and corner Of Washington. were lille
with the most importunatc spOii-men.
The clamor NJ that time made by Tho
Republicans was unutterably Disgrace
full III an oniccholder was a Democrat
he had 10 get out. Colonel McCiur'
concludes as follows: "O the man,
more than 10000 Federal placemen Al
are Of one political faith. and most Q
them holding place As a rcwifi ~
active partisan efforts. There are q FEY
executions. but the Democrats IN Fed
eral Mace in anv community are lik'
a~nreis' visits, few and far between
Now they have triumphed over IN
party that has relentlcssly proscriDe'
them. and rs Democratic and Republic
an human nature are about the same J
quality, the Democrats will clamor 70
the spoils. but they must lar surpa'
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Collision. win rata, Results. On shs fren
Mountain Road. Near "a Louisa Lot ef
Railroad an shaken up-Ihs
Killed and lnlured.
ST. LOUIS. Mo, April ga disastrous
collision occurred on the Iron Mountain
Railroad. a. lsi0 O'Clock yesterday after
noon, a. = point known a White House
Statson-the seventeen-mile post-be-
tweek Clif Cave and wickes. south Of
Jefferson Barracks. The tniLs coming
together were the Montesano sccommo-
dalton. bound north. and especial train
having on board q party Of Texas 4 "a
cifc Railroad officials, VINO were going
south 10 inspect the road and A.
tend . meeting Of the Texas
& Pscisc Directory At Marshall, Tex.
The members Of the party were Geaersl
I. J.. wistar. General Narkoe. VIM ID
winson. John \. Hutchinson. Directors
Of the Texas Pacilc, all OF fhiladel-
phis; Philip Toland. u the Pennsylvania
! Railroad: C.. Z. Sattsrlee, Of New YORK,
Secretary AMI Treasurer OF the Texas IA
| cinc; ex-Goyernor John C.. Brown, Gen.
| erai Solicitor Southwestern system, snd
| Superintendent kerrisan OF the Iron
| Mountain Road.
The special bad the right Ct way. put
through 4 Misunderstanding OF the train
| dispatcher the conductor and engineer Of
the Nontessno train did not get
INSTRUCTIONS 10 wat until the special
had passed. The road at the point
Of the collision follows undrr the
nigh bluffs slong the river, and the track
necessarily makes a good many sharp
curves. The special train was moving AZ
a rate 81 about thirty miles an hour,
waile the other train ran about twenty
i've miles an hour. and came upon eacn
other AZ the apex Of = very shafpcurve-
THE KILLED AxD WOUNDED.
The engineer OF the special. wm. Stew
enson. was badly ~iniurei internally an
received va1ous bruises and scalI
wounds. His engineer. Louis Christ
was caught in the wreck a both hr
legs torn from his body, and MS cnes
was crushed In.
philip Tolsnd. . nephew OF Genera
wisfa-. of the Texas & Pacific Road ant
connected with the locomotive depart
meal Of the Pennsylvania Road, bad re
ceived permission from superinten len
Keri-an to ride on The engine OF tns
special. and he, Ike the d eman, wa
caught In the debris and frigntfulil
mansled. one leg having been torn OF
and his chest crushed in, killing him IN
stsntly-
Ex-Governor Brown. Second vice-Pres
ident Of the Texas Pacific, was throw
forward to the roor and his shoulder dis
located
General wisiar was slightly hurt on ID
head, aud ali were more or less shake
up and bruised
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-05-08

A Few Forcibie Remarks upon . Much
Mootcd subject.

Mootcd subject.
That there Is a crying need for Civil
Service reform none but the blindest
spoilsmen will deny. Not mere party
LOYALTY. but faithfulncss and capab lty
are in demand in every branch Of the
Goycrnm mt The purpose Of the
civil service Is 10 serve not a party. but
The people without regard 70 party.
But while this j. true. indeed. because
il is true. it should be known that
Civil-Service reform does not mean the
retcnt on in Office Of officials who sim
Div happen 10 be in Office al the time
OF a change OF Administration. For
the retention Of a horde OF partisan
Republicans. who were given public
Offices without regard to tie special
fitness for the discharge Of the Il tiles
with which they were intru>ted, would
b. a gross violation Of the first princi-
ple Of C~.yil-Service reform r~ciency.
In The South. in particular, has eli
cheney been VIGOROUSLY d~isregarded.
and the Federal Offices throughout this
region are filled to-day by an army Of
appointces who. wit rare exceptions
exceptions SO rare that they can hardly
affect the Just Judgment that must be
passed upon the whole body-are unit
To bear the responsible ties Of public Of
ice. To think Of keeping these men in
place for no other reason than because
they happen to be in place would be 10
give real c.vil-seryice reform a stunning
blow from which it would be unable in
MANY wears To recover. Such a policy
would not only be fatal TO the success
and the usefulness of the Administers
ton. but il would electually discourage
thousands Of honest and earnest sup
porters Of reform. Ii years Of steady
and persistent efforts 10 rid the South
Of the heavy and in'quitous burden
Of an otiice-holding class composed
OF inefficient partisans were 10
be requted by the re pctuation
Of the power Of an element 50 offensive
10 the general public a the present FED
eral ofiice-holders in every Southern
State. the elect OF such unjust and un-
reasonable acton would be 10 paralyze
the patriotic energies Of hundred; OF
thous nds of our cifi ems, and to dash
10 the gro md the long-su>tained hopes
~ purcr and more seryiccabl govern
ment. To outrage in this manner the
popular Will and to commit the act I'M
4 the cloak OF civ lservice reform
would be to make the very name Of re-
form "a by-word AMI a hiss ng.' But
we feel sure from what We have seen
and heard Of the character Of the Pres
ident that his strong common sense
will forclbly show itself in all his pub
lie acts. and in none more than n those
involving questions ~ Civil-Service Re-
form.-kihmoHd (IaJ State.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-05-08

The Charge OF Unequal Representation
Had Ietter Not BE Pressed.
In their frantic cndeavors to convince
the country Of the necessity Of depriving
the South OF her rights OF rspre.e nta-
ton IN Congress. Mr. Blainc'S fr ends
are constantly stultiiying themselves.
The Philadelphia Press. for instance.
calls the electoral aud representa-
tive Unequal ties between the North and
the South ..monstrous injustice be-
cause the North. with more than
double the votc Of the South. has only
one-ihird more representa- YES. II saws
that in the North the average vote for a
representative j. 3i.5O7. while IN Tile
south il Is only 2f.741. The table
which the Blaine organ publi-hes 70
prove its statements ont in certain
statistics which are not commented
upon by il. For instance. in the Re-
publ AN States Of Rhode Island and
Nevada. the average vote for a repre-
sentative is $3.50 for the former >ia'e
and 1859 for the latter. According
70 is Logic the State Of New York. with
its l.l6s.l 1853 voters. should have ouble
Its present representation IN
IN its blind zeal TO cary out
Mr.. Blaine's levcling views, his
organ would oh iterate State lines
and place all the power Of the
Government in the hands Of the more
denscly populated States and deprive
others OF the right Of representa- on.
In such a case a great many Republican
districts would suffer. and a great many
Of Mr.. Blaine fricn ; would be left out
in the odd. This crusade against the
South il indefensible from any point OF
view. That sect on can never forget
the mis- nv and suffering i endured
from the carpet-bag Government,
foistcd uron il by the Republican party.
and il knows thai is only hope IN be ng
allowed 70 pursue it, present course q
industry and development j. through
wise, patr otic. Democratic influences.
Ii i solidly Democratic becaus. i has
experienced only spoliation. bankruptcy
and degradation under the rcconstruc-
ton methods Of a Republ can admins
tration. The charge Of Unequal repre-
: sntation is 4 two-cdgcd sword. which
Mr.. Blaine's fr ends had better not
handle. lest they hurt themselves more
than the South. - Wa hingfon Posi-.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-05-08

For twenty wears and more Two been . post
master In Maine:
i've led a free and easy life and got both
I've lived on pie aud cake and besns-and
now. In language plain.
saw Ia nix It's mighty mean that Cicve-
land = put me out.
Indeed I had q sinecure: tho Office ne'cr ] oped
INT "A little distance on ! heard the coming
And rrom the once 10 my home always
when The mail had been delivered 10 the
maidcns sweet and plain.
never did a BIT Of work: ! usci 10 Ne aronnd
And listen 20 the gossip Of the ma'rons Al
My offspring took the mail bag TO the station
And another. Isabella. read the "postals'
o er and DER.
And now | think I'll a to goa living Tor 20
III have TO work from sunrise I'll the ,wi-
light softly falls,
And IN, dinner ! shall carry In a little polished
And i ii labor in a check shirt ana a pair Of
ovcralls.
I shall soon be fair and slender. for my fat
viii melt away.
And look like no great statesman with q
roy tinted nose.
In fact ! \ grow 50 slender hat J soon shall
when | II he small enough 20 wear my little
Andy 81 fhe--
No more III grab The mail bag rs il comes
upon the ~.
No more I "A have to stand around and Lick
the postage stamps;
In m. old arm chair. "a doing like a tomcaI
shortly
sha see one az those undetermined Demo
cratic tramps. Puck
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-05-08

PrrTsnrRGH. PA April 27--Ihe meet
ing Of the American Base Ball AsS7cia-
ton held ID this city to-day was attended
by delegates from all the clubs. The d.
rcctors decided 10 reinstate John Sneed,
who was expelled Ny the Indianapolis
team last year when sick. Mr. Won der
Abe applied for the reinstatement o.
Dolan aud Rowe, who jumped their con-
tracts last season. His petition was re-
ferrcd 10 the general meeting, which was
held Immediately after, aud at which "
Wa refused. The meeting also
eafirmrd the Baltimore reso-
linton. which provides that on
American club shall pay with . club
that has reinstated contraci-iumpers or
blsck-listed players. The case 81 the
Metropolitans Tor transferring kee and
E~sterbrook 10 the League was taken up.
and the M~etropolitans nned $500 and
Mutrie expelled. Resolutions were
adopted 10 BE- presented 70 the League
Committee setting forth that the AmeFi-
can Association will respect the League
rule no longer, aud that II the League
wants peace, Il must ask Tor II.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-05-08
MISS o SWEET.
The Chicago Pension Agent-A Greedy
and selfish Female

Mis-, Ada Sweet. the Pension Agent At
Chicago. has a temper which bellies her
namc. Having received q message
from General Black. in which she was
politely requested - send in her resig-
nation al the close of the fiscal wear,
this pert. clipper and sassy damsel
proceeds TO insult the Commissioner
and TO send a whining letter TO the
President, culogizing her services. and
IN effect begging that She may hold on
longer. General Blacks req ~ was =
reasonable and proper one. and y was
not necessary that he should state his
reasons for asking for Miss Sweets res
icnation. While il j. conceded that her
management Of the office itself. 20 lar
a. it, routine business i concerned. y
good, the Office has been used by me
leading Republican politicians OF III
NOS as q political machine. ~ y
said that Miss Sweet, in return ior
the powerful in iiucnccs which have
kept her ia the place. has yielded 70 them
the control of the patronage 81 her
place. Whether this Is, or is not. true.
ere i good reason for making =
change in the office. Miss Sweet has
held il for more than eleven years. dur
inc which time she has drawn in salary
and perquisitcs over Slv0.UoO- II now
X l. / settled custom 10 give this Office
t. the widow or daughter a a lnlon
veteran, il i h Oh time that Miss sweet
should step down and give mother 2
chance. General Black desires thatthe
widow 81 the gallant Colonel Mnlligan
shall BE- appointed. and We hoIe ms
wishes will prevail. II was th : woman !
husband whose famous reply 70 Q 2
fcdcratc demand that he surrender the
post Of cxington. Mo, l. still well re-
mcmb red. The country has Ions
known how hard it i for a Rcpubicat
81 the male sex 10 give up an Office on,
it had not expected that the females 2
the Organize ion would be- even NOR
greedy and selfish. boston fosI
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4 FATEFUL FIRE.



Tw~Ixe F.remen Fsr smbed In the kuins
Of Failing vaiis-The Injured
PITTSBURGH, PA, April 2s--N tel
o'clock last evening flames burst from
different parts Of the building No. -
Third avenue. A few minutes later the
flremen were busy nj work, ard ~ eleven
O'Clock twelve of their number were
buried in the ruins Of falling walls,
which will probably cause the death 81
two Of them. One other Is missing
After the walls fell. the nremen began a
search for their entombe1 comrades, thr
cries and urOans Of The iniui ed being
their rusle. III a short time AL were
taken out excrDt Foreman Wood 81
engine COMPANY No. Z. who could not ne
found IN 10 two O'Clock this morning
The missing and injured ares
Nelson Woods, missing
John G~roeizinger, foreman NO. 3.
breast crushed and skull fractured; VIII
die.
John Kilham. badly, and thought TO %
fatally crushed about the hips.
william Coyle, injured ia the back
Fred Nance, icg crushed.
william Fulton. brother Of Mayor Full
ton. shoulder diSlocatet
William McKclvy, badly cut on In
head BY falling bricks.
John Burns, seriously cut on the hca'
BY falling bricks.
Pour Others were bu, slightly hurt. Tn
building was owned By II. Edmondson
Son. Loss will be less than $4,000.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-05-08
UNDER BONDS.


MIR. Cleyeland's administration Is
under bonds. | Ike his party says Mr..
Blaine. in the New York Tribune. Yes,
bonds Of union with the peoples in
tercsts. which il has c~heerfully assumed
and which IL has not the slightest in
tention OF breaking; bonds Of friend
ship with every measure that tends to
promote the pub ic veal. and bonds Of
confidence with the Nation which gives
il such uns,intea support and encour-
q ement. The American people knew
too well the flimsy nature Of the bonds
MIR. Blaine was wiling TO furnish in
order to get into the White Hou~e. and
they preferred the moro substantial
guarantees offered BY Mr.. Cleveland.
The correctness Of their judgment has
been proved already. although | e adj
m nistration they chose j. scarcely more
than a week oil. Economy has taken
the place II " ilful waste Of the people ;
money. and although Mr.. Blaine
afleets to sheer nj the good work
in this direction which has been
i~naucurated nj the White Hon Q il
has. received general commenda ion
ard hearty Endorsement. Economy.
in Mr.. Blaine's es.s. j. nothing hut ''po-
litical clap-trAp. or a device to escape
the provisions Of the Civil Service act
While he may be excused for his ig-
norance Of something so foreign 10 his
notions Of the administration OF public
affairs n cconomv. he should not insult
the intelligence OF the people by ~sneerine
AZ il and giving il a false Interpretation
One would include from his ill-natured
filings in the Tribune Of every appoint
ment made BY the President or his Cab
met that Mr.. Blaine has made up hi
mind not to be pleased with the new
Administration. This is 10 b. regretted
solely on his own as he mus
be prepared to be unhappy for a Yer,
long time. in fact. for the period OF hi
natural life. The people wi not b.
incl ned to change from a Democratic
Administration. having found il 30 al
m rably suited to them He can &c
along without . crowd Of hang
ers on ia sinecure positions. an'
how every u in the pubic service
should be expected 10 earn his salary b.
honest work. His way would have beef
- different had be the handling Of tn
people ; money. No reduction Of cleti
cal force for him; no rega q for tn
National treasury a a sacred trust
Hence his ince SAINT fire Of objections y
the columns u the Tribune. A. hi
friend Burchard has just been retire
with the soothing title Of pastor cme
ritus. can not Mr.. Blaine be induced
remain in the oh ,curity assigned hir
bv the Nation under the a%ppropriat
designation of scold emeritus2 W
have gently reminded him several time
that this i Mr.. Cleveland's administers
ton. MOI his. But he will insist upo
finging himself every day into the co
umns OF the Tribuns- 1t is a sad sigh
especially as there j. no padded cell
politics to prevent q defeated candidai
from doing himself grieyous injury
-Aibanv Argus.
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"A Mr.. HN5bard. 2 baV IIsItrIh'n,
SAYS that late in the spring You will
often see a school Of about fifty small
"a ii-h. no more than a quarter 81 an
inch in lcng h. very neal the shore. and
II q look ten or twelve feet further
out YOU will see the mother cat. II q
noise i made she will ke q sign that
the little eats understand as well ~
chickens do the clnck Of an old hen
when d hawk is in the ncigh5orhood.
aud run into the open mouth OF the OLD
catfish. who VIII then turn and swim OIL
in safety with her young. -Harre de
Grace ma Republican.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-05-08

The new post-onlcc Of Paris. which
has been IN course " construction dur.
ing he last five years. l. now nearly
completed. nj a cost of about 1000
OOjf. Al present til re remains only
the arrangement Of the material ?
the furn ture. for which q credit Of Si6,.
oOof. has been asked Of the Chamber 81
Deputies.
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any Demon tration Of placemon yet
made 10 equal the crupt on Of the i'm
portun Ate placemen Of 1861. "-Indiand
state Sentinel
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-10-24

PIEDMONT, w. VA, Oct. 21.-The
Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias re
assembled this morning at 8 O'Clock.
The following gentlemen were elect
ed to the various offices named:
Past Grand Chancellor, Thomas d.
Bennett.
Grand Chancellor, 6. B. Warner OF
Keyser.
Grand Vice Chancellor, Z. E. Post
of Elm Grove.
Grand Prelate, William G. Shire,
of Pawpaw.
Grand X. of r. and S., J. Rufus
Smith, of Berkeley Springs.
Grand Master of Exchequer. John
r. Smith, of Middlcway.
Grand Master of Arms, WI. Poe
of Grafton.
Grand Inner Guard, G. Stalley, OF
Charleston.
Grand Outer Guard j. W. Mather,
of Parkersburg.
Representative to the Supreme
Lodge of the world, which meets in
Toronto, Canada, July, 1886, B.
Stanley, of Wheeling.
The Grand Lodge adjourned to
meet in the city of Martinsburg, on
the third Tuesday of October, 1886.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-10-24


In his address of welcome to the
press association, at Charleston,
Governor Wilson asked the editors
there assembled to answer the fol
loving questions:
WIN is it that West Virginia,
with all her splendid resources, lying,
comparatively speaking within a
stones throw of the Atlantic sea-
board, still remains a sparsley settled
State, while millions of population
have settled and built up the mag
niffcent States ofthe west, hundreds
of miles from the Atlantic.
"Why is it that the mild and
healthful climate and cheap and pro-
ductive lands of West Virginia have
never yet claimed a portion of that
steady stream of European i'm.
migration that for years has been
passing through III territory to the
west and northwest
"Why is it that so few lateral Rail
roads have been constructed to reach
back into the interior of the State to
encourage the agriculturist, the
stock raiser, the coal operators and
the lumber men to engage in these
various industries?
The Governor went on and dwelt
upon the Importance of railroads. in
developing the State and Asked:
what can be done to encourage
their construction ~ AS the Gov
ernor has asked these questions for
an honest answer, we will reply, for
one, that what this State needs is
less bourbonism and conservatism !:
less supplemental assessment: less
bounding of railroads that are al.
ready built and more aid and co
operation extended to those already
projected; O liberal laws and a
heartier welcome to immigrants, par.
ticularly from the north; less howling
about registration, test oaths, first
families, and such kindred topics /; in
a word more business and less bour-
bonism. West Virginia is destined to
be a great State, but her destiny
will be fulfilled, or at least
greatly delayed, if the policy of the
past few years is to be pursued in
the future Exchange.