The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-07-19


CALL TO GREENBAcKERs.
WASHINGTON, July S.--Georgs o. Jones
has issued call 10 "All who desire 4, as
sist In reorganizing the National 0reon-
back party on the principles once advo.
Gated by Peter Copper. aud BY many % the
wisest men a 4 ablest news papers Ia
Doth OF the old parties. (" in which they are
requested 70 meet in their respective
states aud Congressional districts on or
before Wednesday. September 1, 1880.
aud appoint one delegate ani one al.
tcrnate 20 attend the National Greenback
convention called 10 M set az Cincinnati,
on Thursday. September II 1882 Mr..
Jones says Mr.. Cleveland oft IN ectured
Congress on financial questions. and
made many recommendations on that
subject not one OF which was ever ca.
acted into law. lie held that he must
lean backward 70 prove 10 the money
power that il cOnll safely trust
the Democratic party. lie went ont "
Office without having secured the passage
sof one public act he had recommends
ed He devoted himself 10 patronage.
sunketing. and English theories. bsliev-
aug that such acts would secure his 10.
nomination and re collection. The inter.
est and welfare Of American producers
never seemed 20 enter his mind. He put
himselt above his party aud repelel hon.
est advisers. He alone came 10 think
himself great maa. Few sensible men
believed on the fourth OF March. lsS9.
that any one could ever make Cleyelanls
administration respectable; but unless
President Harrison soou quits deyoiiny
all bis time TO Office seekers. and looks
after the interests Of the people, he will
accomplish that result.
The NEW STARS WILL NOT GLIsrEx YEr
AWHILE
WASHINGTON. Jlly 5.-Although the
Navy Department has issued an order to
the effect that hereafter all flags made
for the navy shall contain forty two stars,
a request from the Assistant Treasurer
mt New York for flag Of this description
has been refused by the Treasury De.
partment. The officials OF the Revenue
Marine Bureau. which distributes flags 70
the custom-houses. marine boats, etc,
hold that flag with forty-two stars Is /
not legal dag and will not b. until the |
s1ext Fourth Of July according TO law, and /
the admission of the new Stafss. Tho i
'hags with forty-two stars are Just one
year ahead OF time. A revenue marine
official in conversation with n reporter
said yesterday: THE local contractor
who furnishes the flags says that all the /
nags which he makes for private in.
dividuais contain the increased number
OF stars. That is all right, so far as
private parties are concerned. but the
Government must have a legal flag or
none.v
GENERAL PARE-'s SUCCESSOR NOT YET
SELECTED.
WASHINGTON, July s-The vacancy in
the position Of superintendent OF the
Military academy, BY the voluntary re.
firement Of General Parke will not b.
hlled for some time. II has been fire..
quently stated that Colonel John NJ. will
son. at present in charge OF the public
buildings and grounds. would be ordered
20 West Point. but 1t is understood now
that President Harrison i DESTROYS OF
retaining him here. Colonel Orlando N.
Poe Ccionel II. w. Closson, Fifth Artil-
iery. Colonel Forsyth. Seventh Cavalry.
and Colonel Townsend. Twelfth Infantry.
are mentioned as likely candidates. A.
tho engineer corps was represented in the
last superintende report il j. not be-
iieved IN army circles that President Har-
rison will take his selection from that
branch ot the service
ANOTHER 'yASxEE NOTION" IN NAVAL
WARFARE.
WASHINGTON, July sc. II. Creecv. of
y
has filed caveat upon device by which
he hopes 70 use the old monitors for
coast defense purposes. There are thir-
leen OF these monitors, ana their armor
Is too light 70 be anv protection against
modern guns. MIR. Creecy proposes TO
take the turrets of the monitors and
place on each two large cannon mounted
on disappearing gun-carriages. They are
TO be sighted aud aimed from below
decks by the Intervention OF mirrors.
They are also to be loaded below the
water line and hoisted into place by
pneumatic power. The recoil Of each gun
carries il back below decks, and it il ,
above the deck for three seconds only.
rHE STEAM PRESSES ~ THE BUREAU Oh
PRINTING AND ENGRAVING. ,
wAsnIyGroS, July S.--Secrefary Win. .
dom has not received the answer OF the
company owning the steam printing
presses in use ia the Bureau Or Eugrav. :
ing and Printing to the proposition q the !
to continue the use Of thu
steam presses at a greatly reduced royal
ty- The Secretary has notified the com. |,
pany, however, that he reserves the right .
10 abrogate at any time any new con. /,
tract that may be made. The steam !,
presses have not been in use since June !,
%. and in order to keen up with the work !
% the bureau. Chief Meredith has put :
the hand printers on overtime.
THE OFFICIAL TRIAL or THE GUx.BoAf
Petrol f.
WASHINGTON. July Sit Is now stated
That the official trial OF the gun.boat
Petrol will take place next week. The 4
Columbia Iron works. 81 Baltimore. Nd,
which has the contract, Is now paying tho
Government 800 day penalty for fall
ure OF contract, and lave been doing 50
FOR some mouths. The trial board ap-
pointed by the Navy Department Il all
ready to ~ on with the Official test, but
80 far no news has been received from the
contractors announcing the date.
sHE COMING coScLAvK on KNIGHTS
TEMPLAR.
WAsHrN0roS, july :. -- The Knights
remplar triennial conclave executive
committee held q we'll attended meeting
Saturday night The secretary reported
That quarters had been secured for 10 4
separate communicates. numbering about /
hftecn thousand uniformed men, exclu- e
sivc Of bands. Il was also stated that re-
quests Tor accommodations were being !