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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-02-21

WASHINGTON. Feb 1i.-Sccrctary
Tracy after comforting with number
Of officials and prominent citizens has
agreed upon testimonials to be pre-
scented 10 Chief Paris and Howard
Wright OF the District fire department
and Policeman Cattell for the services
they rendered to.himsclf and household
on the morning Of the fatal fire al tho
Sccretarys home. For Cattell and
Wright the Secretary has selected hand
some gold watches. suitably Inscribed.
while Chief Paris will be the recipient.
Of silver service. This tribute to. the
chief Of the fire department was de-
termined upon for his action in rcscuing
tho body Of Miss Tracy from the flames
and bearing II 70 tho side walk 1T tho
risk OF his own life.
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ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
rhe EIghtv-First Anniversary Or the
birth of the MARTYR President FitfsngIJ
Celebrated In New York.

rhe EIghsv-Firss Anniversary Or the
birth Of the MARTYR President Fittingiy
Celebrated In New York.
New York. Feb. lathe eighty
first anniversary Of the birthday ~
Abraham Lincoln was fittingly COM
memorated BY the Republican Club last
night at Delmonico's. There was .
large gathering 81 the members. The
large banquet hall was tastefuliy decor
ated with flags and bunting. portraits Of
Lincoln appearing frequently. Al tho
head Of the room hung large oil
painting Of the martyr President grace
fully draped with American flags.
Cephas Braincrd presided.
At either hand 81 Chairman Brainard
sat Senators Cullom. Of Illinois. and
Davis. Of Minnesota: Congressman Dol
liver. Of Iowa: Nelson Dinglcy. Jr.. Of
Maine: Rev. DIR. samuel H. Virgin.
George West. +. +. Shepard Governor
Lounsbury OF Connecticut. General John
&. Fremont and G. NJ Depcw- Promi-
ncnt persons from all sections 81 tho
country sat at the seven other tables
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Disastrous Accident on the Wisconsin Gem
trail Rosd->presding Rails Caused It
Several Persons Badly Injured

Disastrous Accident on the wisconsin Gem
trail Rosd->presding Rails Caused It
Several Persons BADLY Injured.
ASHLAND. Wis. Feb. IA disastrous
accident occurred yesterday on the Wis
consin Central road, near Nell Junction.
eighteen miles south Of this place. Par
ticulars are hard TO obtain. but it is said
that six or eight persons are injured
how seriously can not be learned 1t this
writing. The train wrecked was the
Ashland and Bessemer express. leaving
here at six o'clock every morning over
the Central. The train was running at
the usual rate Of speed. when. without
warning the express and two way
coaches were thrown from the track.
They bumped on the tics for an instant.
and then turned completely over.
The cause Of the derailmens was thc
spreading Of the rails Half a dozen
passengers had limbs broken and were
otherwise injured. but none. ii Is said.
fatally. An auxiliary left here at
twelve o'clock TO bring the wounded %
this place.
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CHICAGO. Feb. 1.-THE murder trial
Of seth Twombley. engineer. Henry la
Clochc. fireman, and Charles I:uford,
conductor. was begun before Judge Cliff
ford yesterday morning. The defend.
ants composed the crew Of the Rock lis.
and freight train that ran into pas.
scngcr car on the Washington Heights
branch Of that road on the evening 81
September - last. when seven persons
were killed and several badly wounded.
There are seven indictments against
Twombley ami I.uford. AMI one rgainst
L. slochc. Tho day wa.i devoted to SEE
curing four Jurors
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SUSPICION or MURDER.

Venry Frazier Arrested ~ suspicion NJ
Iselng the Murss~rvr Of Mrs. Floyd M Vest
p"rt. ~ Wills Voice Alleged to Have
betrayed Him.
PLATTSBrEoH. y. y. Feb. II. Henry
Frazier. aged twenty-five years. resid-
ing at Augur Spout. five miles from
Kecsevillc. was arrested yesterday on
suspicion Of being the murderer Of Mrs.
Floyd. 81 Wcstport, Friday night last.
Upon fully recovering consciousness
Floyd made q statement 70 the sheriff
that he was quite certain that be knew
The mnrdercr's voice and that he was
= former farmland employed By him.
The prisoner says he has worked for the
FFloyds. but claims that he was not at
Westport and can prove that he attend
ed an Indian show at keesevillc Friday
night, and drove home with friend i'm
mcdiately after the performance.
Frazier bears good reputation. and 80
far As known has never been arrested
before. Many are inclined 70 believe
the right man has been captured, how
ever.
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RUSSIAN BARBARiTY.
\ Russian Lady of Noble EIr:h. - tipped
ana f'logged In siberia. Suicides BY Poison
others Have Followed Her Example
Revolt and a Massacre.

nave AetioWfu l&AmLAt-
4 Revolt and Massacre.
NEW York. Feb. IA special from
Paris says that Russian refugees in that
city have received cipher letter
dated Kara. Eastern Siberia. December
%. stating that Madame Sihida. lady
Of noble birth. and lately a school
teacher in Moscow. who was serving out q
penal sentence for being found in the
possession OF revolutionary documents.
has committed suicide. Madame Sihila
had resented insults offered her By tho
director Of the prison In conse-
quence Of her doing 50. she
was stripped and logged in the
presence Of all the men IN the prison.
Fearing a renewal Of her humiliation
and suffering she committed suicide by
taking poison The letter says that
several other female prisoners. appre-
bending similar treatment. have killed
themselves. On hearing Of these occur
rences. the male convicts confined ut
Kara rcvoIted en- nasse. and rho troops
being called out TO subiue them fearful
and wholesale torturing and
logging ensuei-
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CoRIxTH Miss. Feb IA DISTRESS
Ing accident occurred at yellow creek.
in Tishomingo County. near huntsville.
During a heavy rain Jim Seals and his
family. cmigrants from Double springs.
Ala. attempted 70 cross yellow creek
in a wagon. Tho stream was swollen
out o. the banks and the wagon Heated
of down the current capsizing and
drowning four children. aged from Two
70 ten years. The team was also
drowned and every thing lost. tho par
cnts alone surviving. The parents are
left pcnnilrss and almosI Frustrated
with grief.
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Accident 70 the Chi~~To ss~ngerbund
Train. Pm Route 10 New Orleans. ON the
Alabama Great southern-The Conductor
Disappears.
BIRMINGHAM. Ala. Feb. IA COLI
sion occurred or the Alabama Great
Southern railroad near Coaling. Ala. AZ
ten o'clock yesterday morning between
the south-bound special excursion train
consisting OF twelve Pullman coaches.
carrying over thousand passengers.
and north-bound Tuscaloosa accom-
mediation Engineer Ed Doolitflc. 81
the excursion. who with the other en-
ginemen tried 70 jump a. the trains
were about 70 come together. was killed
by being caught in the wreckagc and
crushed.
The trains were running at great
speed. and both engines. haggage-cars
and the first coach Of each train were
deUolished.
The following were slightly injured:
Messrs. Lindaman and Mueller. OF Chi
cago. members Of Schweiser Manner
Choir. on the excursion train: Mrs. q. d.
Irons, Of Birmingham; Miss c. IT, Al
ston. W. ii. Phelps. Martha johnson
tcolored)- Warren Kennedy lcoloredl.
Oliver Marks tcolored,. Jane Coleman
tcolored). Robert johnson fcolorcdl. all
Of Tuscaloosa. and all Of whom were in
the first coach OF the accommodation
train
The conductor OF the excursion. Tom
Edwards. j. blamed for the collision.
His train was running without orders on
schedule time. but was expected to look
out for north-bound trains: the latter
having the right Of way Edwards dis
appeared Immediately after the acci-
dent occurred, and has not since been
seen
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LoxDoN. Feb. ls.--In the House d.
Commons to-day Sir James FERGUSON
Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs.
announced that she papers which hs
would shortly present 70 Parliament
would in large measure dispcl the
misapprchcnsion which caused the pres
cnt hostile feeling o. the Portuguese
public toward England The relations
existing between the English and Port
ugucsc governments. he said. were IL the
most friendly nature Portugal had
suggested that the dispute 10 submitted
70 arbitration. but England considered
arbitration iuanplicablo.
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Many amusing comments arc made
apon the "Angelus- now on exhibition
IN New York An old lady explain "a
70 young companion what 1t meant
Isn't il beautiful picture? She said.
lit is love scene. dear. See. tho
young man j. making proposal of
marriage. Look how modest the sweet
young woman -. and how she bows Her
head a. she hears his words Of love"
The old lady. however. j. not lone in
making this mistake a clergyman. a
feN sundays ago. In abiding d tho
"Angeius" in the course u scriaon.
srokc 81 II ~ "a love pastoral"
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a CLEAN SWEEP.


First Time-The NaJorities.
SALT LAKE City, Utah. Feb IL
George a. Scott. the Gentle candidate
for mayor. according to official returns.
has, majority Of 500; Louis iIyams.
Gentle. for recorder. So; J. D.Walden.
Gentle, for treasurer. go; T. X Clute,
Gentle. for assessor. 4G6; j. M. Young,
GENTLE. for marshal. s73 The re-
maindcr Of the ticket. including fifteen
Gentle councilmcn. are elected By ma
joritics ranging from 800 to 400 Tho
Gcntilcs have control OF the Municipal
Council for the first time in the hist~ry
OF the city. The Mormon press Of the
city is claiming that all sorts Of frauds
~erc rcsortcd 10 by the successful party.
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The Sioux Reservation Boomers Make =
Wild Rush for Homes
MrxNEAroLIs. Mimi. Feb. 1a.--A spc-
cial to the Tribune from Pierre. ;. H..
says: AT four o'clock this afternoon
official orders came to Colonel Tassin 70
withdraw the troops. A Wild rush az
orce ensued and the boomers raced like
crazy men. Soon the prairie Was alive
with trains and men. and tents and
houses are going UP like magic. The
lumber yards here are depleted There
is a drunken rcvel az Fort i1errr to-
night a committee Of one hundred has
been organized to keep order. There
are several reports 81 trouble between
settlers contcsting the same claims, bu'
no particulars have ls.en received.
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n rAvr been occasionally troubled with
Coughs. and In each cs>< have used
Haow~'s BRONCHIAL 1Eocuxs. which have
neycr failed. and | must say they arc sec
end d none in the world. "-FeIAx A May,
Cashier, 81 Paul. MINI
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The best cough medicine j. Piso's Cure
for Consumption. sold everywhere PC.
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FiAgs; who supplies Fiags fos school,,
They are mostly >old BY q. W. simmons
& Co, Oak Hall. Boston Mass. ~ special
rates. Enquiries are sent ~ them from oil
part~ Of the country.
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The Twenty-fffh Reunion Of WAR
VETERANS Of the GRAND ARMY
OF THE REPUBLIC. takes place in
BOSTON NEXT AUGUST. The wish
tors will number over . hundred
thousand and the occasion will be .
memorable one in every way. The
Posts throughout the United States
are moving in the matter Of RE-
the others and members of all O. A.
b. POSTS il to call attention to the
fact that our new o. a. r. Catalogue
Is ready and will be sent to any adj
dress on application. We should be
pleased to talks your order
q. W. SIMMONS 4 CO..
Oak Fall, Boston. Mass.
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Tun amanuensis seconds HE employers
eforts By making minute u bic renaxkA
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lxrsu walters On tho lookout for quarter
presumably hail from Iippcrary. -tAtts
burgh Chronicle
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TKrr charity-rais sing the wind for cy-
clone sufferers. Courier journal
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Tur human race - run on the course OF
true love, A. . general thing Texas slit
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ONE ENJOYS
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its many excellent qualities COM
mend it to all and have made Il
the most popular remedy known.
Syrup Of Figs il for sale in SOC
and 81 bottles by al leading drug
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may not have it on hand will pro
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wishes to Try it. Do not accept
any substitute.
CALIFORNIA re SYRUP co.
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Accident 70 the ChirAgo >~ngerbund
Train. I'm Route 10 New Orleans. ON the
Alabama Great southern-The Conductor
Di~sppears.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1890-01-22
The Non thern Pacific Open.

st. PAUL, Jan. 20.-The general
pa--erg GER rgent heieo If the Northern
Pacific railroad says that tie report
published in ih- st. Paul evening
papers from Chicago stating that rail.
road aud telegraph communication
with Washington aud Oregon is al
most cut off doe. great injustice TO the
Northern Pacific road. While they
Rave exbeiienced comparatively
heavy sbox storm on their Idaho di-
vsi,n, they hav. met with no serious
difficulty in operating passenger
trains, rs with Their rotary plows their
main line has been kept open from
st. Paul to Tacoma and Portland
throughout the entire winter. The
greatest delsy to main line trains be-
tween st. Paul and Tacoma and Port
land that has occurred this winter
from snow is twenty-five hours, but
no main line passenger train has been
abandoned. Their chief trouble from
snow has been experienced In south.
eastern Oregon in the Blue mountains
and Powder river valley, where from
eight tn twelve feet of snow are report.
ed on the level.
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La Grippe's Hold.

WASHINGTON, Jan. aO.-Yesterdsy
was tue fret dsy in s en- thai la
grippe, that foreign intruder of Par.
Isisn extraction which defies our
immigration exclusion laws, released
Its G. ip upon our representative. The
epidemic has been appropriately
called infiuerza, sinca IL numbers
amcng its victims a formidable list of
congressman. OF the five congress.
men from the new states, Judge Gif-
ford alone has escaped. Mr.. Wilson
of Washington was housed two week.,
Mr.. Carter of Montana and Major
Pickler OF South Dakota each Que
week. Senator G eey has been feeling
indisposed, aud yesterday when the
senate adjourned he started grip In
hand for his suburban home with the
intention to officially quarantine him
self aud come to clcse quarters with
the zymotic alien.
There ia q local E.culapius who
predicts that cholera will surely follow
In the wake Of Ia grippe and that
those who had the latter will be ex-
empt from the rsvages Of The former.
II looks TO man up tree Ms though
the cholera will have small field for
lite operations.
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Young Naccinators.

Two young assistant city physicians
paid visit 10 tile Washington school
the other morning whicn they will
remembert 10 the longest cay they live.
So will sixteen young misses who
rank nearly or quite rs young ladies.
Professor Ridgeway had hand in the
affair. aud. Eeenly appreciative of a
good joke, lac enjoys Tia. telling OF
this one.
There is some sort OF a law about
the vaccination Of children, and the
young lnedicos called a: the school
with the request that a number Of
the pupils he brought out for cxamina-
ton as TO whether their scars We're OF
a recent enough date. Their pockets
were stuffed with points ready for use,
and they were eager aud anxious To
experiment Professor Ridyeway, the
obliging principal, told t.lcrl they
should have all the subjects they
wanted, and, stepping into recitation
room, spoke to the pupils Of the sew
enth grade. Then they filed into the
hall-sixteen as fair young ladies a.
one could wish TO see.
The doctors stood aghasi. while the
young ladies stood up in line with
wondering interest
Professor Ridgeway introduced the
young specialists, and tessely explain
ed the object of their visit The young
ladies blushed and hesitatcd. The
young men blushed and looked for
means Of escape. One bright young
miss with a convenient pair Of scissors
quietly cut a slit in the left sleeve Of
her dress, and this brought Tie young
ladies to the giggling stage. which
threatened TO become hystercal as q
companion whispered:
Don't start that fashion Mine isn't
oil my arm"
Then the young medicos ilcd wildly,
the girls went into commissions, and
Professor Ridgeway erased every black
mark against everybody for the day.
Kansas City Times.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1890-01-22
Ashley Mears Dead .

CHICAGO, Jan. 20-As' ley Evarts
Mears, Of Fargo, n. d., aged 20, died
at the residence of his grandfather,
Rev. DIR. w. w. Evsrts, yesterday.
The young gentleman was a promi-
nent actor for one 30 young. In finan-
cisl circles IN his new state. He was
director end cashier Of the National
bank Of North Dakota, slso director
and cashier Of the First National bank
at Minot, FiIs. National bank at
Laco'a. Merchants National bank ut
Devils Lake and the hanks at Minot,
Townar, Rugby, Leeds snd st. Johns.
He originated the Phoenix insurance
company OF North Dakota and was
active msnsger. He was also vice.
president OF the North Dakota Title
Insurance Trust company and vice.
president Of the Bankers association
of North Dakota.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1890-01-22
WORLDS FAIR.
Washington News-The House
Speaker Appoints a Worlds
Fair Committee.
The Northern Pacific Has Met
with nc Serious Difficulty in
Operating Passenger Trains.
The Worlds L Committee

WASHINGTON, Jan. 90 he house
speaker appointed worlds fir CON-
mitlet H. follows: Gambler Of Masss-
chuserts. Hill Of Illinois. Bowden of
Virginia, Belden Of New York, Frank
of Missouri, Springer %! Tllinoi-. Hatch
OF Missouri, Wilson of West Virginia
and Flower of New York. On loca.
ton for the fair the committee stands
as foil"ws: For ST. Loui--Harch and
Frank; for New York-BeIden snd
Flower; for WsshiDgton-Bowden snd
Wilson. The chair nan, Mr.. Chsndl-r.
is ss,ifactory 10 all coDiending parties
as one not committed t. the iptere Is
Of any particular city.
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has been prepared and nundeds0r ag-

has been prepared and hundreds 0f ag-
natures secured.
Ii is related that at one time a gov
ernor was almost persuaded TO pardon
the man. The sentiment in his favor
seemed fairly overwhelming. As q
last precaution he sent for his private
secretary 10 talk over the whole case
with the prisoner himself. The pris-
oner told his story forcibly, but SO
glibly as 10 indicate that he had care
fully prepared il and committed it to
memory. AS his recital closed he drew
aphotograph of = beautiful young wo-
man from his pocket.
''The first thing shall do when | am
released will be 10 marry this girl, he
said.
"Who is she'" asked the visitor.
''She is Miss NJ" he replied.
''and She is tie daughter of one OF the
richest aud pryudest families in the
city Of =. Sh. will marry me the
minute | am set free"
How do you happen to know herr
''Oh. that 5 all right. She visited the
piAnDil Di4S bllilC uhh eDt atI lll1lUtN
with her. She fe'l in love with me at
first sight. Don't W Jrry about me; I'm
solid with her"
The secretary loo led at the photo
graph again. The ace shown there
was delicate and Ie ined. and every
line indicated the oonlid.ng truthful
ness Of innocent cir ood. He looked
at the prisoner H. his eye WIS a
wicked leer of triumph, Evil and sin
were stamped upon every feature.
When the secretary made report 10 the
governor lac told the story OF the pho
tograph. Thec chief executive pondered
over il awhile. then bnnging his fist
down upon his desk with force that
set all its light furniture 10 rafting. he
said:
The photograph settles it. That
sweet girl and the happiness Of her
home and friends mus not be ruined
by any act OF mine. The prisoner must
serve his time. Indianapolis News.
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Bozeman Loses a Hotel.

BoZEMAN. Mont, Jan, lS.- The
Fraz er hate, kept 10y Mrs. +. Frazier,
was destroy, d by fire this morning be,
tween 8 and 10 O'Clock. The ire ORG
mated in the cDnd story. from the
careless Use of matches by some small
bny-. Not~Ithst Inding the intense
cold the fire department WAS on hand
promptly and soon had the fire under
cotrol, not, however, until the build
ing was completely guitrd by fire and
water. There is no in-ursnce Oh the
bnildiDg OF furniture.
A dwelling house In the r ar Ct the
Licl.de holel at Bozenan ca Ight fire
and burnt u :, ut 10 O'Clock Yesterday
morning.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1890-01-22
wyoming Cattle To DE shipped.

DENVER, Jan. ia Cheyenne
special to the News say: Owing to
toe severe weather, deep snow srd
.hort feed, csttlemen on the Uintib
range are gathering all their cattle for
the purpose of shipping them into
Kansas and Nebraska 10 feed. II j.
estimated that over 90. 600 eatIle will
he shipped into these state, during the
next two months.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1890-01-22
An Electrical Phenomenon.

NEwBURGH. n. J. Jsu. 2O.-This
morning at 8 o'clock n man stopped
his bor.e In irout of F. w. Pesr-on'-
shoe store on Water street, tied the
animal TO an awning post and went
away. A few minutes later the horse
touched his no.e TO the iron post and
fell into tue gutter like n log. Tbo,.
Dawson ran to help the horse, hut no
sooner did lie place his hands on the
animal than he fell dead. Thcnss
Saltz, who saw Dawson fall, hastened
10 his assisiance and took hold OF him
to lift him up, bIt Received y terrible
shock and he too dropped 10 the
ground as II dead. Dawson was
killed, but the horse aud SaItz later
recovered. An electric light wire had
-agged aud switched the full current
intO the post.
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jackson Anxious to Meet sullivan.

New YORK, Jan. l9.-Parson Davies
arrived in New York to-day by The
steamer B,itlsnnic. Jackson, the
colorrd pupilist. IL now on his way
here on the Adriatic, which is due
about the end OF The week. Davies
says Jackson j. anxious TO meet Sulli-
van. Ii IL sad the "Parsonn cleared
S322, 900 by his foreign trip.