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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-13

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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-13

LONDON, Jan. "a pm. --Consols closed at
0SA for money and 0sJs for the ne.
Bank Of England ON balance today Is ais
COZ.
PARIS, Jan. l2.-Thrcc per cent rentcs s2f
00c for the account
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-01-04
The steamer Left Ericsson Iiurncd or
AK Point. ~. T.-SeversaI Llvex Lost.

SEATTLE, w. r., Dec. 25.--The steamer
Left Ericsson was burned to the waters
edge at five O'Clock last evening off Alki
Point, five miles west Of this city. Five
lives were lost--perhaps seven. The
Ericsson wa d propeller, twenty-four tons
burden, and Piled between Seattle and
sydney, Mason County. and was en- route
10 that point when the accident occurred
Fire broke out in the pilot-housc, and il is
believed % have been caused BIZ lamp
explosion. Another theory j. that dem
John in the piloi-house was broken. ana
the whisky ran through 70 the boiler and
ignitel. There were thir ty six people
aboard Al the time.
The Ere spread instantly throughout the
interior cabin. The boat was about two
miles from shore. Captain John Niube,
the owner Of the boat. was in command.
He left the whcel-honse for the purpose
81 launching the life raft, but found the
passengers trying TO put the raft over
board. III the struggle to rescue the raft
from thu passengers Captain Niube fell
overheard with the raft Meantime the
passengers. putting on life prcservers
and Selling frewoOd or anything else
that would hoat jumped overheard.
Captain Niube saw his niece. Miss Annie
Tollner, daughter Of Mrs. Bertha Tollner,
Of sydney. struggling in the water about
one hundred and fifty feet from him, aud
he did h> utmost To pash the raft toward
her. but she drowned less than one hun
bred feet away from him. He was ham,
percd with gum-5oots and almost help
less. The steamer Skagt Chief, en- route
to Tacoma. saw the fire and crowded on
steam to give assistance. She rescued
seven people. The steamer Mauntaineer
saw the burning vessel four miles away,
and headed straight for her. When with
in half a mile Of the Ericsson, they found
people struggling in the water. lowered
small boats and succeeded in rescuing
nineteen persons. One man was taken
from the water and died in few minutes
after, name not known. He said just be-
fore he died that his wife was lost from
the steamer. The list OF the lost Is rs fol-
lows:
Miss Annie Tollner, Of sydney.
j. III. Norcous, Of the Norcous Brick
Yard Company sydney.
Jack Simmons, hnlf-brced fisherman.
r. Smith, Of Smith, Taylor a. Co.,
Colby, and a man and his wife whose
names could not be ascertzined.
The survivors also report another wom-
an rs lost. The steamer burned to the
waters edge. and has no doubt sank.
Neither the Skagit Chief nor the Noun
taineer went to the burning steamer, as
all hands had deserted her and she was
enveloped in flames. Both devoted every
effort 10 saving life from the water. Sur
vivors speak in great praise u the work
done by officers. crew and passengers Of
the Skagit Chief and Mountaineer. The
Ericsson was valued al $4,000, and wa
not insured. She had light cargo. The
Mountaineer with the survivors arrived at
seven o'clock yesterday evening.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-01-04
AFT AIRS IN HAYrI.
The Election 81 L-gsslme Not Relieved
General Nord's valho's
Mission.

The Election of L~gttime Not Relieved
General Nords vaIho's
Mission.
New YORK. Dec. 2J.-The announcements
Of the surrender OF the Haytien Republic
created no surprise in this port. but the
statement that Legitimc has been unani-
mously elected President of Hayti. found
few believers. AT the Haytien Legation
Chas. Preston, Secretary Of the Legation,
said concerning IL: minister Preston
il still in Washington, but | have tele-
gram from him saying he has heard MOTH
ing whatever from Hayu concerning the
matter. The very latest news we have had
Is dated November p.
The Atlas Line steamer Alya. Captain
Williams commanding, reached Quaran-
tine last night. A reporter went along
side and talked over the rail 10 the crew
and passengers. None OF the latter were
from Hayti. Captain Williams said: I'VE
left Port-au. Prince on November ~, and
went from there 70 Jacmel, Aux Cages
and Kingston, leaving the latter place on
| December y. From Kingston We went To
Port Limon, and on our way home touched
at Fortune Island. December 70. When
we left PDrt-au- Prince tho Hnyticn Re-
public was safe and sound in the harbor.
Everything was ,Riict and there was no
more troops and excitement than has usu :
ally been the case on my former trips,
Notwithstanding the fact that II was ru.
mnrcd there that Hippoiytc was about x
attack the place Ia force.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-01-04

Coming down on the boat as PASSENGERS
were number of the crew Of the josie
W.. all OF whom were saved.
None OF the mon could say what was the
origin ~ the fire. The general impress
sion Is, however. that some careless smok-
err threw q cigarette among the cotton, and
thereby caused the disaster.
The death ~ Jno. Croftoi, tho carpen-
ter, was a sad one. He was in the upper
portion % the boat, struggling 10 get near
the front end. The flames were bursting
and sweeping all about him. and soon en-
yeloped him. lie tried nobly 10 reach tho
bow. but he dropped and burned to death
before the eyes OF the people who were
unable 10 render him assistance.
The body ~ Sam Powell the chief clerk
OF the boat. was found near Sunshine
plantation. seven or eight miles below
Plnqueminc, floating in the river.
The second barkeeper OF the boat said
Mr.. Powell was standing near 10 him
when they both jumped into the water.
Powell, who could not swim, got on "A
floating cotton bale. but two deck-hanls
jumped on the bale also. and he disap-
pearcd.
The boat was about fifteen yards from
the shore when great many people
plunged into the river, and several who
reached the bank in safety. became
begged In the soft mud. and so intense
was the heat % the flames, that they wers
roasted TO death before they could climb
up the steep bank 10 the lcvee.
Mr.. J. w. Handley. chief engineer of
Of the boat, arrived at the Office Of the
company owning the boat at hale past
eleven o'clock yesterday morning. His
face i badly burned. He says that the
fire started in the cotton. Just aft the boil
ers. at little before twelve O'Clock. the
second engineer was on watch, and i'm
mediately blew an alarm, but 50 fast did
the flames spread, that in three minutes
the entire boat was ablaze. He jumped
overheard from the shore end and reached
the bank. Turning round he saw Captain
Holmes struggling in the water, and made
every effort 10 rescue him. The mud was
very deep near the shore, and Captain
Holmes could not extricnte himself
quickly enough, and the flames soon b.
came too hot 70 render his rescue possible.
Mr.. Handley further said: II think that
Of the crew OF the Hanna and Of the
Josie W.. who were passengers. that the
loss Of life l. from twenty 10 twenty-five.
The boat. when burned, was lying at the
bank at Plaluemine, and the people %
that town treated Us with great Kindness
and furnished Us literally with food aui
clothing
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-01-04

Tho Ms. OF TIE first letter ever
written by Mrs. stowe is preserved
among her papers.
10y" Carmen Sylvia" has a tall and
splendid figure and finely nodded
'orm and large. blue, dreamy eyes.
Mrs. Drew. the daughter Of Mr..
Gladstone. Is an efficient private sec
retary. and opens every letter OF the
laily eighty which on IN average are
delivered at Hawarden.
Secretary Whitney Is said TO have
aad every newspaper reference 10 him
since he became Secretary Of the Navy
clipped out and pasted into scrap
book. The scrap-book now comprises
forty large volumes
Young Hearst. Of the San Fran
cisco Examiner. graduated from Har-
ward in 1884. and was especially noted
in college rs the occupant Of room
whose fittings cost 81. 900. His father.
the senator. made him present OF
The Examiner on commencement day.
Horace Grcelcy's best political
work was done when he edited the
Log Ca0in during the Harrison cam
paign. 1t was published at Albany.
and Greeley was conducting the Ncw
Yorker at tho same time. II was at
thc close Of the campaign that he
started the Tribune.
Mrs Rose Terry Cook. the au-
thoress. lives in a bright and cheerful
old house in Pittsticld. Mass. She is
very fond OF antique furniture and
relies, and her home contains many
choice pieces Of old mahogany. In
her cupboard is an ancestral dinner
set OF rare old Lowcstoft china.
A gentleman met Mrs. Stowe the
other day and said to her: "Whcn l
was younger read with great deal
Of satisfaction and instruction Uncle
Toms Cabin. The story impressed
me very much. and | am happy TO
shake hands with Mrs. Stowe. who
wrote it" II did not write it, she
replied. gently. rs she shook his
brawny hand. You didn't! Why.
who did. then?" '.God wrote it. J" she
replied, simply. II merely did His
dictation."
jay Gould is more or less Of a
Literary fellcr," and occasionally
drops into poetry. 1t is said that he
has prepared an autobiography. which
Is to be published after his death, in
which he has answered all the princi-
pal charges which have been brought
against him. and has presented ex-
plantations OF all his great financial
exploits. He guards the manuscript
carefully lest any one should get hold
OF it and publish IT before his death.
lie seems 10 think the coffin will pro-
tcct him from replies.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-01-04
NOTES or THE DAY.

Mr.. Clarkson says IL was Amer
lean flags that elected Har rison. Was
1t not American eagles? - Chicago
Globe.
Why doesn't Fire Alarm Foraker
put down the Ohio "White Caps?'
The man who suppressed the rebellion
should make short work OF those
scoundrcls. - Chicago Herad.
No wise man can approve the
acts OF the Anarchists; but every wise
man knows that government BY the
Republican party in later years has
had a tendency TO create Anarchists.
--Lomsraie Conrier-Journai
Mr.. Russell Harrison is now on
the road. with headquarters at Indian
apois. lie carries samples Of portfo-
lios in his grip which the head Of the
house will duplicate when ordered. 1t
Is understood that he has taken one
order at Augusta, Me. - Chicago Globe.
Let the monopolists carry things
with high hand now. for the day Is
not remote when the accursed systc m
OF reciprocal rapinc, which enables
them TO plumber the country and 10
buy with part OF their plumber Ii
censc TO continue their robbcrics will
come down with great crash. III
diandpofis !Ssstines.
1t Is claimed that Mr.. Harrison
was trapped into giving Mr.. Blaine
the State Secretary ship by being made
to believe that he would be satisfied
with the mere compliment Of the offer
and decline the appointment. II this
DO fact Mr.. Harrison does not yet
know Mr.. Blaine The lattcrs powers
OF dcclination do not extend 70 place
In which he can DO the boss Of the Har-
rison administration Chicago Herald.
Tho Democratic style Of states
manship il thoroughly National, re-
pudiating every thing that savors Of
Partially TO section. II cherishcl
an impartial regard for all sections
and all interests Its great heart en-
braces alike tho North, the South. tho
East and the West, and IL rcjoiccs In
the prosperity Of the great agricult'
ural, mining. manufacturing and COM
mercial interests alike. 90 Richmond
Whiq.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-01-04
HUMOROUS.

-Milkman--"Do you wish TO settle
for your last months MILK" House,
wife mot to-day; | guess you'll have
to chalk it. as you usually do
LoiceU Citizen.
Editors child Whats the mat
ter with papa to-day He's in an awful
bad humor Editors wife Yes.
my dear. The regular funny man Of
the paper is sick and your father IL
trying to keep the department going
IN y. Weekly.
81 shall be dead at just four
o'clock on the afternoon Of july Z.
1888" predicted a young man last
january on the strength Of q dream he
had. On July , he married "A red
headed widow with two children, and
on July at just four o'clock, he was
not dead. but he wished he was
brakes Magazine.
--IIabitant-"I wish to sell my house
and lott Real estate agent -'All
right. give me description" Owner
(next day. five decided not to sell
that place" Agent Whats up"
Owner After reading your adver-
tisement on its advantages couldn't
think Of parting with such prop
erty - Chicago Globe.
MIR. Oldboy and the Widow Jcnk-
ms were very old friends, and had not
seen each other since youth, 50 age
naturally became the subject Of con-
versation. ''Ah. Mr.. Oldboy," sighed
the widow. IL have had great deal
Of trouble in my time, and / really am
not as old as | look" No." re-
spondcd Mr.. Oldboy. CALAMITY. II am
quite sure OF that, Mrs. jenkins. -
Harper's Bdzar
-"To-morrow. Maria. will be your
birthday. and l want to give you some
appropriate present. What shall 1t
bcP' "Whatcvcr your kind heart
may suggest, John" (Next day.
Maria. you know how Your poor
back has suffered from pulling of my
boots in the evening. 1t will not suf-
fer any more, my love. See! ] have
brought you nice new bootjack,
which will use hereafter instead -
Chicago Tribune.
Tired tramp lin an exasPcratcd
sort Of Way -''rhcre. ma'am. there's
your three bushels Of potatoes prom
iscd to dig II you'd give me some
lunch. and don't care II never SEQ a
potato again, I'm sick Of EN- Wom-
an-s'Wcl. you sit down under the
shade o them gooscbcrry bushes. and
lunch II be rcndy in few minutes.
Tramp What re you goin' 70 have
fur lunch, marm?" Woman--"We're
goin to have baked potatoes. - Epoch
old Gentleman How does my
| son get onp'' School Teacher" Iie's
one OF the best students in the school
| I've no complaint 10 make on tina
scrrc." Old THAT was
| tbs way with me when ] went Y
school. I'm glad he's taking after hi
father" School Teacher" But hc''
rather unruly ut times, Mr. Hard
castle. and frequently has 70 be rcpri
inandcd for fighting" Old Gentleman
well. l suppose It's natural that b
should have some OF his mothers strix
ing characteristics. ~ u i.edqcr.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-01-04

ter the leading lights Of the psrty from
holding 70 tho temperate and reason
able policy Of opposing tho ovcr-taxa-
tion Of the masses for the benefit Of the
classes. ~ Boston Globe.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-01-04

THE Bible is historical We take II for
what IL claims; viz, to teach what God has
done and will do for man. Its first book
tells Of creation, marriage. the tall, the
prophecy Of redemption; and tho central
figure in the sixty-six books Is Christ. The
heart cf Christianity Is Christ. The biple
gains its authority from Him, and holds oc-
fore US the historical events which prepares
for His coming, the types which fo,rshad-
owed his sacrifice. his supcrb character.
matchlcss work, ind perfect teachings
Christian eaton
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-01-04

SAVING faith Is conqiNring faith; il con-
qucrs self, IN. Satan, the world and death;
Il goes on its warfare aud increases its con-
quests until crowned with glory,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-07-06
STOCK AND FARM.

Augusta Journal: Capt. Webb
sheared seventy-nine pounds of wool
from eight Shropshire sheep. One year.
ling eve sheared thirteen pounds.
Wellington Monitor: Wheat har-
vest is practically over in this section
in spite of two or three delays on ac-
count of wet weather. And the yield
simply enormous. No such crop was
ever garnered in Sumner county before,
or for that matter anywhere else. The
shocks stand so thick in the fields that
person can step from one to the 9TH
er. The year 1889 Will long be famous
in agricultural annals as the great
wheat year.
Gypsum City Echo: IN conversa-
ton with Geo. Fahring, one of our
most successful wheat raisers, we learn
that while the crop IN this part of the
county (Saline) is large, that had the
rains come two weeks earlier the yield
would be third larger. He also said
that wheat could be raised at much
lower price than in the earlv days of
the county, on account of lower priced
machinery and less distance to haul
the wheat to market, and because as
much can be purchased of merchandise
now with GO cents as with $1.00 then.
Girard Press: Twenty farmers near
Beulah have formed a trust known as
the "Beulah Beef Combine" II. Brown
is president; A. Burns, secre' ary, and
H. T. Potter, beef dresser. The COM
bine expects to ''do up" Armour & Co.
The plan is this: One beef is killed each
week by one of the 'big twenty" and
divided into twenty equal parts. Tick
cts are issued in equal number. Each
member of the trust takes the part of
the beef bearing the number he drew,
and all have fresh beef once week. 1t
Is needless to state that this combine
cannot be broken unless one of the
officers gets the tough parts every time.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-07-06

The States so fortunate as to be out
of debt are Illinois, Wisconsin, Della
ware, West Virginia and Colorado. West
Virginia is prohibited by her constitu-
ton from going into debt. California
and Iowa have no debt to settle, though
paying interest on school fund. Ken
lucky is nearly free from debt. New
York owes $4,000 900, Ohio and Mime
sofa less than 100000 New JERSEY
and Kansas less than 100000. Vir-
ginia is the most heavily burdened,
having funded debt of over S23, OOO,-
600, and an unfunded debt of over
$S,OOO,OO0. Massachusetts carries the
next heaviest debt, over S31, 900, 900.
Next comes Tennessee, ST., 200, 600;
Pennsylvania, $15, 900, 900; North Caro-
lima, s13,OOO,OOO; Louisiana, 2,OOO,-
600, and Maryland, s11, 100000. The
total Indebtedness of all the States is
1920, 0OO, 900, which is less than 1 per
cent. of their aggregate taxable prop
erty. The rate of taxation is heaviest
in Nevada, Nebraska and Louisiana.
And though Massachusetts stands Sec
ond in the size of her debt, she has the
lowest rate of taxation in the Union
less than II cents per 500.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-07-06

ACCORDING to Washington CORES
pondent of the Cincinnati Commercial
Gazette, an interesting not to say valu-
able discovery has been made by Capt.
Weedin, in charge of the animals at
the Zoo. The building is infested by
rats, and how to get rid of them has
long been a perplexing question. Traps
were used, but nothing would tempt
the rodents to enter. In store-room
drawer was placed quantity of sun
flower seeds, used as food for some of
the birds. Into this drawer the rats
gnawed their way, fact which led the
Captain to experiment with them for
bait in the traps. The result was that
the rats can't be kept out. A trap
which appears crowded with six or
eight rats is found some mornings to
hold fifteen. They are turned into the
cages containing weasels and minks.
The latter will kill rat absolutely al
most before one can see it, so rapid are
its movements. The weasels are a
trife slower, but none of the rats es.
cape them.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-07-06
Put 1t in Writing.

Verbal contracts occasion more
trouble, dispute, and litigation than
any other business transactions. The
wise merchant, taught by experience,
will endeavor to have a writing exc
cuted by the party to be charged, in
every case of Importance rising in his
business. This is especially necessary
OF guarantees. A man enters your Of
flee whom you know to be perfectly
responsible. He tells you to sell Brown
a thousand dollars worth of goods.
Brown is all right; he will answer for
that, etc. Make him sign a memoran-
dunn.
A customer gives you large order
for future and installment deliveries.
Make him sign it in writing.
You engage salesman for a year,
or for month, or for a trial trip.
Have it all put down in writing and
signed.
You save taking your chances before
a jury, who nine times out of ten prove
uncertain and too sympathetic with
that party whom they consider is the
under dog"
1t is only little trouble at the
time, but it usually saves heap Of
trouble in the future.-Zrade Marx
Record.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-07-06
KANSAS CHURCHES.

Neosho Falls Post: The members
the Congregational church talk of hav-
ing a new roof put on their church
building and some other repairing done
this summer.
Liberal Chronicle: The frame work
of the new Presbyterian church has
has been erected, and already its neat
ness is beginning to show forth. Lib
eral can soon boast OF the handsomest
church building in the southwest.
Atchison Champion: Rev. Jos. K.
Dixon, son of Gen. Adam Dixon,
of Repubil county, has received and
accepted call to the pastorate of a
prominent church in Philadelphia.
This young man left bis home only
a few years ago, bright, progressive
Kansas boy, and has already won
an honorable distinction in his chosen
field.
Bluff City Herald: The organiza-
ton of Baptist church has been COM
pleted. The officers are: Deacons, w.
s. Howard and A. B. Tucker: clerk, j.
NJ. Collins; organist, Miss Carrie How
ard. The pastor is 8. NJ. Register, now
of Caldwell, but who will at once re-
move to Bluff City. They will occupy
Joint y with the Methodists the hall in
the bank building. The church starts
out with sixteen members and excellent
prospects of growth and usefulness
Arlington Enterprise: At congre-
gational meeting of the members OF the
Presbyterian church of this city, it was
decided to employ Rev. Axline for the
ensuing year, and that regular services
be held each Sunday instead Of. twice
month. as heretofore. Mr.. Axline has
given eminent satisfaction to the church
and people generally during his six
months pastorate here, and his numer-
ous friends will be glad to know that he
vim preach here regularly in the future.
he win not move his family here for
The present
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-07-06

scription Of Hilmon, and is fugitive
from justice. It is supposed that he
was working the salvation army racket
simply as blind.
Junction City Republican: The
little eleven-year-old daughter OF Al
Walters, of Milford township, had her
left thigh bone broken. She and her
baby sister were riding horse, and in
passing too near q tree the girls leg
was caught between the horse and tho
tree and the bone crushed. She fell to
the ground, but still chung to her baby
sister, protecting her in such a manner
as to shield her from all harm. DIR.
Hays went up and set the limb, and he
speaks very highly of the pluck e1hib-
tied by the little girl, both at the time
of the accident, and when undergoing
surgical treatment.
Coffeyville Journal: About two
weeks ago Will Sou.en's brother John
arrived here from Washington territory.
The bows had not seen each other for
fourteen years and the meeting was an
enjoyable one. They both went to Ga
lena shortly after, where another broth
er, Lewis, had been working. All three
came back here and after few days
stay they expect to 60 to New Mexico,
where still another brother is engaged
in an extensive lumber yard. He is
superintendent of the yard and desires
his brothers to 60 to work under him.
While here the boys are the guests of
their sister, Mrs. Potter.
A Manhattan dispatch: The cream
cry has been closed, and the sheriff in
charge. Saturday was pay day, Mr..
Douglass promising to settle with his
customers on that day. During the day
he left word that he was going to Ames,
but he would be back in time to pay
off. Nothing has been seen or heard
of him since, and it begins to look as
though he has left his customers in the
lurch. Before leaving he drew what
money he had in the several banks,
amounting in all to several hundred
dollars. AS nearly as can be learned
he is owing the farmers and route men
about $4,000. Cream and butter on
hand was attached by two of the route
men. This is about all that has been
made public in regard to the matter,
but there will probably be further de-
velopments.