The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-10-15

Secretary Msna1ng % Resume WorG-tne
sorehum sugar Observation-Disclosures
General Garland - Work Again-con'
missioner colman 0rowing lmpat.eao
with the llllnols Authorities.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 5.--Sccretary Man
ning now intends 20 resume his duties a.
the Treasury Department. next week.
His friends have very great misgIvings a.
TO tho wisdom Of this decision, and Mr..
Manning himself u also inclined 20 doubt
his strength. II u given out that he VIII
enter upon his full duties. but the Treas
ury officials think that this can not Dc
possible, and that Mr.. Manning, In HE
state Of health, will certainly not under
take 10 afIix his signature !, 800 times day,
for instance. to mere ron tine documents,
which ID . labor that often has TO b
done By the acting Secretary Of The
Treasury. and which ID regarded -
full davis work itself for an ordinary
clerk. II Mr.. Manning will return TO hie
desk a. Judge Folger did. be construct
lively absent 90 a. 70 avail himself OF the
authority conferred by law TO have an
acting Secretary appointed who can sign
the routine papers, Mr.. Manning may
possibly be able To preserve his health
| and act In q purely advisory capac.
| ity O. Secretary Of the Treas
| ury and prepare the next annual report.
( In doing this he will DO all that the think
4 Ing men IN Congress believe that q Sec
| rotary Of the Treasury ought TO do, al.
! though there has thus far been little dis
position to relieve the chief finance ON
! Ger Al the enormous burden Of inconse'
4 Quential routine duties. At the best, y .
said that Mr.. Manning Will return 70 his
/ duty only IS an experiment. He much
desires himself TO remain Secretary Of
/ the Treasury. and the President also
/ wishes him TO continue In that once, ou'
the position l. an extremely onerous one,
/ and Mr.. Manning's nearest friends
doubt whether he will be able to retain
/ The place much longer than the meeting
I Of Congress.
SORGHUM SUGAR
! WASHINGTON, Oct. 5.-Last year thu
Department Of Agriculture began to *
I pertinent In . small way At Ottawa, Kan.
with the diffusion sugar-making process
a. applied to sorghum cane. Instead Q
crushing the cane, a. In the sugar.can
process, II was shaved on In minut
SLICES ANU lIIc 80(AO1&f VI Sns84 &>s>~
ING SAP. extracted by streams OF water
The results obtained were 50 encourag
ing that the field Of operations was re
moved TO Fort Scott this year, and witt
Z largely increased plant experiment.
are now in progress on q scale OF som
magnitude. To-day q telegram was r.
ceived from Prof. Wiley, the chemist
the department, who Is In charge OF tn
works, announcing the complete success
Of the experiments. The telegram state
that syrup has been obtained from IN
eorghum cane OF light color. good fIavo
and crystalizing well. There was con
plete extraction Of sucrose in six 81 n
cells Of the battery. Commissioner Co
man il very much elated at the results
the experiments, and regards them
great value from an economical point
view. In the process now used In IN
South there.is loss of nearly fifty p<
cent. Of the saccharine matter containe
. in the cane, while the experiments
J Fort Scott show an absolute extraction
ArToRNEY-GESERAL GARLAND RETURs
TO HIS DESK.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 5.-Attorney-Ge
eral Garland IL back 1t his desk, and
/ apparently unconcerned at what he cal
the attacks Of the newspa pers and Of q
! politicians upon him. He has preserve
! his peace OF mind very well, for the re
!. son that he gave orders that neithe
newspapers nor letters should be sent
!: him At Hominy Hill, and he Is therefor
! practically unacquainted with the col
y ments which have been made upon b
7 course during the last two months.
? has ell The qualifications Of city jure
!, He knows OF no opposition. He fatty -
that he does not intend 70 resie
and the President has not indicat
i to him that he wishes 10 have him
Z sign. He probably would soon at
!. report that four members Of the Cabin
, two Of whom possibly would be gu
! willing that their names should be uss
!. are OF the opinion that be ought not
y remain In the Cabinet.
!. Pan Electric Rogers has also return
D 70 Washington from his country hon
70 bright but secdy. He ID said TO hs
n disposed Of the large block Of
y Electric stock for $4,000, leaving
partners and the courts to wonder WI
and has relapsed into poetry. His lat
EFFORT, with which he greets the return
Garland, - "Parthenon."
COMMISSIONER corNAN on THE PLEUI
q PNEUMONIA IN CHICAGO.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 5.-Some anxi
u 10 felt at the Agricultural Departm
.. over the failure Of State and local
thorities to fully cooperate with the
partment In its efforts to stamp
pleuro- pneumonia. The fund at the
posal Of the department for the suppl
a. sion OF contagious diseases among ca
g was limited to 100000, and the be
=. expenses Of the lastfew weeks have Nd
e. serious inroads on the appropriation.
N. quarantine at Chicago - maintained
Y. daily cost Of o150. Commissioner
'e man, speaking Of the operations AZ
he csgo Of the department, yesterday, .
y. that there seems to be total failure
~ the part Of the State authorities 70
Of stroy infected animals. Unless %
action il that line il taken Q very Il
IN IN sum OF money will have been expen
r. simply In quarantining cattle, and the
y. finals viii still be on hand. Il NC
\. be better for all parties 70
81 the infected animals dcstro,
"a which could only be q
=, By the State authorities. Maryland
n other States are complaining becaus
aid the withdrawal Of the departments
cd -. (nr anpvfro n Chic,