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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-04-23

POLICIES Protected by the
Popular Maine Son-FOrfeiture
Law issued only by the OLD UN-
ION MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY, OF Portland, Maine.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-01-18
LATE NEWS ITEMS

In the Senate. on the 10th, at the con.
clusion OF the morning hour, considera-
ton Of the Tariff bill was resumed. A
number Of amendment offered by
MessrS. Vest and Vance were rejected
without debate, while several others, pro-
posed BY the majority were adopted.
Good progress was made in the consider
alton of the bill. The end OF the dutiahle
list was reached. and the reading Of the
free list proceeded with, several amehd-
mcnts being adopted to conform 70 action
taken while considering the dutiable list.
Twelve pages Of the bill were disposed Of.
......In the House, Mr.. Weaver, Of iowa,
Immediately after the reading Of the
journal, resumed his obstructive tactics,
and the entire day was wasted.
Prince BISMARCK arrived in Berlin on
the 10th.
THE Princess Bismarck has nearly re-
covered from her recent indisposition.
Corrox exports from the United States
during December past aggregated -. 40
bales, valued at sis5so,dls, against &C.,
~ bales ia December, 1857. valued at
>3I. 2SI, 2is.
The water in the Nile Is now lower than
ever before recorded.
THE New Hampshire Constitutional con-
vention az Concord adoptel I, on the 10Th,
by vote Of I65 10 13l. an amendment pro-
hibiting the manufacture and sale ~ all
Intoxicating liquors. Except cider" A
special committee was appointed 10 con-
siier the woman suffrage amendment.
TnE natives at Linde. Zanzibar, fired on
| boat, on the 10th. surprising that u was
from German war ship. On learning
that il belonged TO an English n-of-
war. an apology was promptly made.
| The Ponce dc Leon aud other principal
hotels at 81. Augustine, Fla. opened for
the season on the 10th. The engagements
are generally in excess Of last year.
/ Ex- GOVERNOR PRocroE's resignation Of
The presidency Of the Vermont Republican
League was accepted on the 10th, and
Colonel J. J. Estey was elected 10 the
position.
TnE National Farmers Alliance con-
vrned iii Des Mo.nes, In. on the 10Th.
.Asont two hundred delegates from West
ofn States were ia attendance.
W. n. FOSTER has given the New York
Produce Exchange Grntnity fund 80. Oot
10 partially atone FOR the loss Of $3.50 Il
suffered by the defalcations Of his son,
W. II. Foster, Jr.
CHArNcEy NJ. DrrEw was elected presi-
lent ~ the Union League Club ~ New
York. Oh the 10th, and Levi v. Morton was
lchosen tx one Of The vice. presidents.
A MEETING Of wool-growcrs was held al
1.-THE Ebhitt House, Washington. on the
18th. Mr.. John Mcdonald. of California,
was elected president; j. III. Fitzpatrick
lof pennsylanip. secretary, and ". II
Wallace, Of Missouri, treasurer. Fifteen
Estates were represented. A committed
was appointed % present the views Of the
Organization before the Senate committee
on finance
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-01-18

NEW YonK, Jan. s.--Thc agents and
owners OF five ships. which. with their
cargocs. are valued az SI.oo.ppp. and
which have been missing since the wind
storm ~ November - and ~. reported
10 the Maritime Exchange this morning
thatthey have given them W for lost Ine
ships are: Steamships banana. New
York. November, -. for Hayti: brig Nile.
West Indies, about November -. for Ncw
York; brig l.. W. 4. Armstrong. Gnaaa-
ioupe, November ~, for New York;
schooner Ella A. Warner. Porto kicn,
November a. for New York; schooner +.
NJ. Bacon, Porto Rico, November y, re-
New York. The number Of lives lost y
placed at ttty-four.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-01-18

WASHINGTON. Jan. s.--Senator Hawlcy
presented to the Senate yesterday petit
ton Of the corset manufacturers Of the
United States, asking thar the phraseol-
ogy Of paragraph 81 the Tariff bill be
changed. This paragraph provides that
horns and part Of horns, including horn
strips and tips unmanufacturcd, shall DO
admitted free. Horn strips. the niann-
facturers say, have been admitted free Tor
number 81 years. but as they come Ia
partly manufactured, the manufacturers
are afraid that under the wording Of The
paragraph quoted, they would be classed
under manufactured articles at duty "
thirty per cent. ad valorcm. They Ask
that the word "unmanufactured' DO
placed before the words horn strips.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-01-18

ASHLAND, WIS, Jan. s.-Mauricc r.
Gaffney. whose term OF Office as clerk ~
Ashland County expired AZ noon yester-
day. shot himself through the brain az
half-past twelve o'clock yesterday morn
ing at his residence. Gaffney's wife vas
aroused ~ the shots, and arose IN time 20
zee her husband fall down the stairway
dead. He was short ia his accounts about
5000. and the Board - Supervisors had
served an order upon MIN 10 turn over the
money AZ twn o'clock yesterday. Gaffney
lid MT have the funds to make up thu
defalcation, and, worried over this fact
together with severe illness, lac became
Respondent His wife i nearly erased
with grief. and his friends are appalled,.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-01-18
A Bill to Increase ils- Pensions ~ Disa
bIcd Veterans.

WASHINGTON, Jan. s.-The House COM
mittee on invalid pensions has agreed 70
report favorably bill to increase the
pensions OF disabled veterans. Under
the bill the pensions will be increased as
follows For the loss Of an arm above
the elbow the pension i increased from
$40 "a SO: for the loss Of nm arm below
the elbow the pension u increased from
$50 to >3G for the loss Of an arm az the
shoulder the pension is increased from
50 to 80. The increases provided for the
loss Of a leg are the same. In each case
Of total inability 70 perform manual la
Dor. the pension Is increased 70 80. and
for the loss Of both arm and leg The pen.
sion is increased to 800.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-01-18
TOPICS OF THE DAY.


IT is announced that Empress Frederick
will shortly 20 TO Biarritz, where she VIII
spend the remainder OF the winter.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-01-18

The Erie Railway Company, in order 20
reduce expenses, has notified fourteen q
its travelling passenger agents and d.
vision passenger agents located in the
West, that their services will be no longer
required after February l.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-01-18

SoxE Guelph (Ont) people are among
the victims OF the Electric Sugar Refining
Company's collapse. Some stock sofa
there al goo share.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-01-18

e. J. wrrHEnELL, the husband Of Emma
Abbott, the prima donna. died suddenly
At the Windsor Hotel in Denver, Col, on
<In
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-01-18

THE glass bandage which was placed on
the Left leg OF Chauncey NJ. Depew after
the strain OF tendons at the heel, which he
suffered some weeks ago, was removed on
t.e 18th. 1t was sawed Of. 1t was one
quarter Of an inch thick.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-01-18

OVER $4,000 Of the Bedford Avenue
tFsrooklyn) Dutch Reformed church's
debt was lifted. on the 9Th, by the aid OF
Church Debt Raiser Kimball.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-01-18

TIVE Legislative Council 81 the choctaw
Nation met, on the 9th, at Tuskahoma- TO
determine what disposition they will make
of the large sum Of money the Choctaws
secured from the United States as an in
demnify fund.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-01-18

Mr.. GLADSTONE denies emphatically
that he ever recommended that restora-
ton Of the Pope's temporal power be
made the subject Of International arbitra-
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-01-18

THE town Of Cochin, on the Malabar
coast. India, has been almost entirely de-
stroyed by fire. Only one building, an OH
factory, was saved. The loss IS placed az
81 .5OO.OOO.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-01-18

GREAT uneasiness prevails at Panama
regarding canal affairs, as no news has
been received " any settlement having
been effected. Work On the canal Is be-
ing lessened daily. and its total suspen-
sion is feared.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-01-18

FAMINE and drought are prevailing in
the interior OF China, and are increasing
in severity, causing terrible suffering. In
the province Of Shan-Tung crops have
been destroyed by the overflow OF the
Yellow river.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-01-18

PRoF. GErFIcKES. whose trial in connec-
ton with the publication Of Emperor
Frederick's diary was announced 70 take
place this month, has been released from
custody, and the prosecution Of his case
abandoned.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-01-18

TERRIBLE loss Of life and devastation OF
property was entailed by the severe storm
which swept the northern portion Of Ohio
and Pennsylvania on the 9th. la Pitts
burgh and Reading. Pa, the killed and in
iured numbered hundreds.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-01-18

A COMPARISON Of dates by the best au-
thorities at Cairo, Egypt shows that there
is no basis OF truth for the reports "
Emin Pasha's victory over the Mahdrs
forces in the second week o. September
Last
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-01-18

TWENTY armed moonlighters visited the
tenants OF the estate OF the Earl OK Ven-
mare, on the night Of the sth, and warned
them against departing from strict adher-
ence TO the plan OF campaign
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-01-18

SAN WAN KEE. q prominent Chinese
merchant OF Boston. banquetted sp Ok
his countrymen, on the 9Th 70 celebrate
the birth Of his son, the first Chinese male
child born in Boston.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-01-18

THE president pro tempore presented
10 the Senate, on the 9Th. the memorial OF
the Common Council Of Seattle. praying
the admission Of the Territory Of wash
ington to the Union under its present
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-01-18

RUTLAND. Mass, was visited by sleet-
storm OF extreme severity on the It'll.
Huge trees were broken down, and large
number Of telegraph poles Frustrated. II
was found that the ice on some Of the
poles weighed over four tons.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-01-18

In an interviw with President Le-itime
the correspondent asked: what will be
done in the cases of the residents 81 the
city who were arrested on suspicion 81
being in sympathy with Hyppclitc. and q
trying TO start a movement iu his favor
hercy-
II can not say" he answered. III was
necessary for me 10 cause their arrest as
a war measure. ! hope that the simple
arrest and confinement o. these men w.D
serve this end"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-01-18

Btil tn Perfect the ~mniShrS ~erssrrs
WASHINGTON. Jan. SIN the Senate yes.
fcrday Mr.. Cameron introduced bill 70
perfect the sanitary service Of the United
States. II provides that the Surgeons
General may detail 70 the Bureau Of the
Marine Hospital service such additional
officer TO act under his direction as regis
trar OF vital statistics, as may be from
time 10 time required. Within sixty days
after the passage Of the act, the surgeon-
General Is to procure a site upon which
he is 70 cause % be erected building 70
be used United States laboratory,
for the purpose OF conducting scientific
Investigations in the interest Of the pub
lie health. and the Surgeon General Is 70
detail medical officers from time 70 time
one hospital steward aud two attendants
a. conduct the laboratory. An appropri-
alton Of $4,000 is provided.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-01-18

THOMAS AxwoRrHy, the defaulting
treasurer Of Cleveland. o., who fled %
England, and afterward. smitten by re-
morse. refunded 100000 10 a representa-
tive OF the Cleveland municipality, ar
rived at st. Johns, n. r., on the 9Th.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-01-18

The last Of the regular appropriation
bills with which the House appropriations
committee is charged was reported 70 the
House on the sth. The total amount 81
appropriations recommended y Sisl, 2", n
935.s9, IS against $l3', 40, Oe3.23 appro-
priated last year.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-01-18

The commissioners Of Walsh County,
Oak, strongly condemn the sensational
accounts Of restitution west of Park river
They desire the fullest publicity given 70
the fact that no complaints have been
made 70 them, and they do not know Of
any such suffering.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-01-18
An Important Case. Though Inv living
nm sicnificant Amount. Decided

an Insienifcant Amount. Decided
WASHINGTON. Jan. s.-The Supreme
Court Of the United States yesterday rem
dered decision in the case OF the Min
neapolis & st. Louis Railway Company
against Oliver Beclwith. an appeal from
the Circuit Court Of KoSsuth County. la.
Three hogs belonging 70 Beckwith were
killed on the railroad. An Iowa statute
provides that II a railroad company fails
to pay damages caused 10 stock, by rea-
son uf non-fencing OF its road, within
thirty days after the claim is male. the
company shall pay twice the amount Of
the value Of the stock.
The various State and circuit courts
sustained the statute. The company APP
pealed on the ground Of its unconstitu-
tionality. BY subjccting the company 70 a
penalty different from that to which other
persons are subjected. Justice Field, in
long decision, affirmed the judgment of
the Circuit Court. The case has excited
great interest, as the amount involved -
but twenty -four dollars and the costs Of
the litigation have been thousands.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-01-18

THE Senate, on the sth. passed, without
amendment. the bill which had already
passed the House directing the imme-
date delivery Of letters bearing special
delivery stamp, even though the regular
postage on them be lacking or underpaid.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-01-18

Born the down and up stages between
Cloverdale and Mcndocino City, Col,
were stopped by masked men near Philo,
on the night Of the 9TH, and robbed OF the
express boxes. The amount secured by
the thieves is not yet known. The passen-
GERS were not molested.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-01-18


Captain Cowden's scheme Disapproved.
WASHINGTON, Jan. s.-Senator Paddock
presented to the Senate yesterday re-
port Of the committee on the improves
mcnt OF the Mississippi river and its
tributaries. on the two bills reported ad.
verscly some weeks ago, embracing Cap
tain Cowdon's scheme for improving the
Mississippi river and for an outlet by
Lake Borgne. The report says that the
outlet theory is a radical departure from
existing methods OF river Improvement.
II has been urged as remedy for over
flows and an aid to the reclamation o.
low lands subjec. to annual su bmcrsion.
The members of the committee are not
satisfied that the outlet system would se-
cure the ends sought-in fact, some OF
them fear that il would aggravate the
evils il proposes 10 remedy. Whatever
system be adopted for the improvement
OF the river. however, the committee i a
opinion the work should be done by the
Government. and not by contract with
any individual, as proposed by these
bills.
In connection with this report, the Sem
ate yesterday adopted resolution au-
thorizing the committee to continue its
investigations. enlarglng the scope 81 the
inquiry so as 10 cover the whole subject
Of the improvement Of the Mississippi
river and It's tributaries.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-01-18

SIIAs SMITH, a Republican mcmber "
the West Virginia House 81 Delegates
from Tyler County, has rendered his
resignation on account % sickness. His
county Is solidly Republican. and a Re-
publican successor will be elected; but
his action complexities affairs ia the
Legislature, and may result in a Demo-
crat being elected to the United States
Senate
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-01-18

A BILL has been favorably reported by
Senator Cockrell from the committee on
military affairs authorizing the Secretary
Of War TO procure and present suitable
medals 70 the survivors 81 the forlorn
hone stnrming party at Port hudson, La.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-01-18

or course this killing Of children -
recognized as murder by the Hayden law
and punished as such. but Il J. certain
that the cases which are discovered are
but small proportion Of those which
happen.v
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-01-18
CAPITAL BUDGET.

The Prospects NJ the Territorial Admis'
sion bit-Captalm cowden's sclesne pis'
approved An Important Case Decided
=" Perfect the sanitary service Istit
for Increased Pcn-ions-A Petition for
Free Harms.
WASHINGTON. Jan. s.-Jndge q. G.
Moody, Of Deadwood, one Of the Sena-
tors-elect for the State Of South Dakota,
arrived here late Sunday night from In
dionapolis. where he had a consultation
with the Prcsident-elect In reference %
the prospects Of action on the Territorial
Statehood bills now pending In tho
House, and an extra session os the Fifty
first Congress. Judge Moody refuses 70
quote General Harrison on any thing. but
ventures the prediction that no action
will be taken on the "Omnibus" or any
other bill looking to the creation OF new
States nj the hands Of this Congress. and
that there will be an extra session Of the
Fifty-frst Congress called - convene
within three months after the lth Of March
next.
A delegation OF the leading Devocratic
and Republican citizens Of both North
and South Dakota Is expected here at the
end Of the week for the purpose Of asccr-
tanning whether any thing will be done at
this session with the Territorial Statehood
bills. and IL there Is to be no action. to
point out to the members-elect the neces-
sity for an extra session OF the next Com
gress.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-01-18

CHARLES II. }. TAYLOR, cx-Ministcr TO
Liberia, has established himself at At
lanta, ga. as lawyer He appeared in
court, on the sth for the first time, and
won his case through his brilliant cross
examination. He A. the first negro lawyer
admitted to the bar Of Gcorgia. The jury
was composed Of white men.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-01-18

$4,000 to 1900 and the work will be COM
pleted early next fall.
THE residence OF Mrs. VIM Gerald
burned at Tcrre Haute. When the fire de-
partment arrived II was found that Mrs.
Gerald, her son, aged four and a daughter,
aged six. were In the house. BY heroic
efforts the hremen succeeded In carrying
out all Of the inmates. The boy was 50
frghtfulIy burned that he soon died, and
the mother is so badly injured that her life
IL despaircd OF. One OF the hrcnien was
overcome by heat, and tainted as he
reached the outside OF the building with
the boy in his arms.
MRs MAX ConEx. Of Madison. has
brought suit against the .. and NJ rail-
road for $4,000 damages for the death 81
her hu sband, who was killed at Harden
burg December I, 1881.
ALBERT BAcisrEiS, Terrc Hnute cigar
maker. aged thirty-two suicidcd by shoot
ing himself through the heart, because Of
jealousy OF his wife. The couple had been
married four years and had one child.
The corn-husking record craze y still
going on among the Montgomery County
farmers. Marcus Horncy. q Potato
Creek, huskcd and cribbci ? 31S bushels IN
70 days, being an average Of ~ bushels
per day.
youxG daughter Of Moses Arnold, a
farmer living near Wabash, was horri-
bly burned about the limbs and body
by her clothes catching fire from the
stove.
Tnr President has withdrawn the name
OF Leon o. Bailey to be United States At
torncy for the District o. Indiana, suosti-
tutlng that OF solomon Claypool.
WIN BAnLEIous, aims "Winiy Bill"s
noted gambler Of Shcibyville, was. shot
and killed by bartender na'ued Pecle
The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-08-24

pssIsn Ths ssdisr ths srsss ss hs ass empas of sarh aksn snd ths foax sedss sossr to him. shas death night quiok They had previously bsea ths military four soldiers had bsen given oigAx and money by Aguo DreFardng ths spscal plea of Aguo thsse fsar they looked at ths ivsd eyes fsvsrh bass when ths made clossr visiby disturbed. Aguo xlsa of ths piecss
 at the order knee" he quickly sank his four reguary body leaning against the poet fell to the ground dead.
 "ere passed the the sow ward their quarters boody After all the troops Sled Brothsrs the corpse on ts back took charge Of the body which buried without oonhn.
 "Asa curb hts emotion stated Elias asked the of the caste breakfast they departed the leaving the neld the soldier genteness the requiem and old Moro in all it's proportions emblematc the Of
The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-08-24

usx b - ass& pser ws may pfv lAs innssrs ~ - wsn1sh wko efen without aen1ns exup1en n< indssd ofsn sxeIudsd om by fessh ssnhn1 no1l1nn Amassmsnts srm sorry snhssisass empas9ment For hey oss thsx power peass Tha aea4 mAa1e caass enoy ths bssed reaction ~ regaax adequate we dooma then to lifs of idiensns.
 May persons whose minas fer wholesome ms<ix
 y. havs fallen into unhealthy ssats savad
 from insanity and saicide throanA calling out of ths sympathiss n behalf of ethsrs sueA srs hep fu n that brings nso play the bess part nasnr the part most Happy ia iss rensx influence
 Not few successful retire from a con. paratveiy early eo enjoy. thsy h perod of rest Such generally sad missaks Their a. oyment h nos half whas before they fortunate
 with years bs not sadiy hastened by he csssatioa of its life long activity.
 John Quincy Adams kept at hs congress las not becAuse of political smbtion peeunry nesd but because hs wished working retan as ong a possible his Gladstone rstains hs ex
The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-08-24
Work.

God put Adam into the garden of Eden keep " Herein recognized earthly paradise the universal law of work-empioyment Doubtless prevail the celestial paradiss without eternal life would be eternal
 The late fearful dsaster the ConemaugA valley survivors bereft of h0mes famles isnds property hope When outside helpers organised tho tude and them work reporters with the change for the better look bearing.
 Tn great calamity whether impending already come nothing s helpful expressing employnsn Men ng at the to possible the snkng ship suffer tenth part much thoss who stand gasng face ofdsath No bloody hattsaed equals In horrible experience tho posion of the line which ply hold it's ground without returning enemy
The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-08-24

slightly submerged of rapidly carried astsrn
 Once dropped n utterly invisible syes bess we could only ts whereabouss and before fallen thirty yards astern large black gn thoagh it must have been by the sseamers smoke In the centre of which calling tecssd the otso and dipping with headong dart foam. secured it
 wsh equal dextsry detected and picked ths ether bts by they dropped into the vsntung at last closs the arx bright seemed to bs watching all movsnsassx cAaa0s.