The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-06-18


Win Mexlco - Cnsnssnlned Chnrgrs--A
Cherokcs Combination.
WASHINGTON. June 9.--The special
Grain with the President and Mrs. clese-
land and Colonel and Mrs. Lamont. the
only occupants Of the rear car, arrived
here At 7:25 p. m. The run from lIar-
per's Ferry 20 Washington was without
special Incident. When the train reached
X street crossing. out towards the
suburbs. some distance from the main
depot. large crowd Of people. many Of
them in carriages had congrcgated In the
hopes OF catching glimpse Of the Presi-
dent aud his bride. But they were
doomed 70 disappointment, as the train
merely slackened speed At the crossing.
and then continued slowly In 10
the Central Baltimore 4 Ohio depot.
Here perhaps four or I'VE hun
dred people, more fortunate than
those At The X street crossing, awaited
outside the depot the arrival Of the Pres
ident. When the train came 70 stop tho
President was the first Of the quartctte In
the rear car to alight. Mrs. Cleveland
followed, and assisted BY the President
stepped nimbly from the car. Colonel
Lamont and his wife came tripping along
u lew <flnNtt< tAt&Af @tft III Itttf W&N"NA
briskly out through the depot 10 the front
OF the building where the Presidents
seal browns and his carriage with Albert
Hawkins. whip In hand, were waiting.
II occupied only q few seconds time for
the four 10 enter the carriage and they
were on for the White House home after
an absence Of six days.
WASHINGTON, June e.-Consul Warner
sends 10 the State Department from CO.
| locne an interesting document, giving
| the rates OF wages and general condition
| OF the laboripg classes In GERMANY.
| He says he has worked the report up
| with great care, and that II contains
| many points that have not before been
made public. He says that the laborer,
| whether he works In iron or steel
| manufactures, coal mines, stone quar-
| ries. ON buildings or railways.
| ranges from forty-seven cents
| to seventy cents per day,
| and II he Is skilled laborer from
| eighty TO ninety-fwo cents per day.
| Female labor Is only allowed in a certain
| limited degree, and Il only paid from
twenty-four TO thirty cents per day.
Working hours are from six 10 six
In summer and from seven 10 seven
In winter. One hour Is given for dinner,
half an hour for breakfast and half an
hour for coffee In the afternoon. The
government has no power 10
regulate or interfere with work
Ing hours, bu II takes care
that certain restrictions with regard 70
the employment Of women anu children
are observed. Rent Is s2.s5 per month
on the average. or one full weeks wages.
Meals cost twenty-four cents per day.
They consist principally Of potatoes
They have also peas, beans. vegetables.
common pork and black bread. Once In
while they have dried fish and beef. but
more often hor~enesh. The iaboring
classes are poorly clothed a. a rule.
II WAsHf~GTo~, June e.-Mr. Bell. the
Superintendent Of Foreign Mails. has,
after cons uitation with Minister Romero,
opened correspondence with Mexico
looking 10 the establishment OF the
rotary lock registered mail pouch
exchange between the two countries.
This system has been In successful op-
! Grafton between the United States and
: Canada two wears. II does away with the
= old and laborious system 81 checking ~
: and rcccipting for various packages en-
route. SO long as the rotary number or
the pouch corresponds with the way bil
/ the pouch goes from hand 10 hand
(. without delay. reaching rs des'i
. nation In the quickest posi-
Bile transit Of mail matter Ih'
turn OF the KEY changes the number .
that the presence Of the ~ay-bili numpc
Z Il the evidence that the pouch has no
|. been opened. Inside Of the pouch = con
! viewed A duplicate bill, having the mum
:. Der shown by the lock when the poucl
I. was closed AZ the forwarding Office.
. more simple and effective system Il woul'
!. be hard 10 construct.
: WAsnixGTox, June 9.-The report o
4 Special Examiner Chalmers. Of the DE
= partment Of Justice, who was sent =
St. Louis TO investigate the Office Of Dis
I trict Attorney Bliss and incidentally y
4 look M the charges against Mr.. Bis
: preferred By Mr.. Lindsey. has been 70
Y ccived, and copy has been sent 70 N
Comptroller Of the Treasury. This r.
Z port practically exoneratcs Bliss IN es
: ery particular u the charges made
1, Lindsey. In the words Of high onici'
q q the Department Of Justice:
q at makes the impression upon Us ina
Lindsey Is q sort Of crank. We foun
: nothing sustained that he mad charged
= except that Bliss went into the stat
= courts 70 try cases Of land frauds, an
= that he knew. as II was a matter Of rccor'
Y. In fact, there was no other way 10 get
4. !" the business. 1t revealed the fact ths
4. Lindsey had been sent 70 the pcnitcntias
= = by Bliss efforts, and, 81 course. does rs
a feel very well toward the latter. y
n course Lindsey now claims that The Y
vcstigation was not fairly conducted
WASHINGTON, June p Represent
tivcs OF various elements In the Cherok'
- Nation, aside from the blood Cherokee
ID have entered into q combination 70 VOL
together for two or three measures ~
81 principal objected they have IN view y
y. get the Federal Government 70 take
~ and settle the question Of doubtful 81
=" xenship IN the nation. To this end ~
ei want 4 commission appointed. Th
M are also working together for the passa
h Of the bill 20 make restitution
ed those who claim 10 be Cherokee
Ter but who did not share u J
'er pcr capita distribution 81 the $4,000
" In this combination are w. ~. Watts q
'er X. Chastinc, Of the Cherokee Citizensn
10 Association, Chief Smith and Ihom
20 Covert, OF the Eastern Cherokees; Jon
he nv Coke and Bartles, Of the Dclawar'
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