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The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-04-04
RANDOM REFLEOTIONE.

Brozil has done we'll to elect fcr the
regular term "a president of the republic
Gen. da Fonseca, who has ofticiated in
that capacity under the provisional
government ever since the republic was
established. He has proved himself an
efficient chief magistrate. Yes: Brazil
is on the road to prosperity. It is to BIS
hoped it will keep it up,
+**
a dispatch from Washington an
nounces that ''the war department this
year will expend larger sum THAN
usual for the purchase Of improved
weather apparatus. This is step jn
the right direction. Apparatus that
Will furnish improved weather has long.
been needed. If the war Department.
could 80 step further and furnish:
boats to navigate the streets of Mime
apolis, all would be we'll.
TX
Rudyard Kipling, speaking of our
lack of coast defenses, says the country
is IN ''spaukable" condition. 1t is
strange, now, that that is just what g.
great many people have been thinking
shout Rudyard siuce he began writing.
up the country on information gathered
from cabbies and bell-boys. Some peo-
pie will often pass by policeman and
ask newsboy where the principal
points OF the city are to be seen.
OF course the blatherskite Boulauger
wonid make the present furry in the
politics Of Europe the excuse for man
ifesto. He is at Brussels and quite
safe from any penalty. but he keeps on
aogling in the hope that some political
fish may take his bent pun. OF all the
figures that have attained prominence in
the affairs of modern Europe his is
assuredly the smallest aud most con-
temptible. Well, let him alone. If ne
is SO small as that he will not hurt any
body,
.... ~
The best evidence of progress shown
in the south is the increasing interest in
public schools. The statistics show
that Georgia, for the benefit of her
school fund, taxes her people $L.072,-
706; Alabama. in even q larger proper
ton, devotes $846, 1893 to the education
of her children, while Texas has the
largest prospective school fund of any
State in the Union. Such facts are
greatly to the credit of the States men
toned. That is so; education is the
pulse of the nation, and without 1t
everything is chaos
TX
A dispatch says that the pastor of q
village church in New York popularized
himself by stopping his sermon to say:
II am annoyed by young lady in the
audience who has been endeavoring to
hirt with nae. I have neither the time
nor inclination to return the compliment
now but may do so later on"-leaving
the scandalous impression that the VII
lage congregation approves OF the pas
tor vino may hirt. Some pastors like to.
compliment themselves occasionally.
even at the expense of others, and MIN
neapolis has a few of that class.
1t may be . that revolutionary ideas
are the result of turning Of matters,
over in the mind.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-04-04

1t may be that revolutionary ideas
are the result of turning OF matters,
over in the mind.
The southern argus. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Cherokee County, Kan.) 1891-1???, 1891-09-17

to be difficult grace to culture when
we see towering above the centuries
such an example that one glimpse of it
ought to melt and transform all ma
tons. Kindness brought our Lord
from Heaven. Kindness to miscreants,
kindness to prosecutors, kindness to
the crippled and the blind and the cata-
leptic and the leprous and the dropsical,
and the demoniacal characterized Him
all the way, and on the cross, kindness
to the bandits suffering on the side of
Him, and kindness to the executioners
while yet they pushed the spear, and
hammered the spikes, and howled the
blasphemies-
All the stories of the John Towards
and the Florence Nightingales and the
Grace Darlings and the Ida Lewlses
pale before this transcendent example
of Him whose birth and life and death
are the greatest story that the word
ever heard, and the theme of the
mightiest hosanna that Heaven ever
lifted Yea, the very kindness taat
allowed both hands TO be nailed TO tae
horizontal timber of the cross with tnat
cruel thump. thump! now stretches
down from the skies those same hanas
filed with balm for all our WOUNDS
forgiveness for all our crimes, rescue
for all our serfdoms And while We
take all this matchless kindness from
God. may it be found that we have Ut
tered our last bitter word. written our
last cutting paragraph. done our last
retaliatory action, felt our iastreTens
full heart-throb-
The southern argus. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Cherokee County, Kan.) 1891-1???, 1891-09-17

WASHINGTON, Sept 1.-THE Septem.
Der report of the department of agri.
culture makes reduction in condition
of cotton during the past months of six
points from $50 10 sal. August is q
critical period in the growth of the cot
ton plant, and sixteen times Ia twenty
years has deterioration been indicated
by the returns OF September L In the
four exceptional years the August aver
ages were relatively low. and decline
had occurred during the previous
month.
The cause OF the present reduction
on the Atlantic coast has been an ex-
cess OF rainfall
The southern argus. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Cherokee County, Kan.) 1891-1???, 1891-09-17
SOMEBODY'S cARELEssNEss
Five Laborers Killed on the Track In
Scotland.

GLASGOW, Sept IA terrible acct
dent, due to somebody's carelessness
occurred yesterday. A number of rail
road laborers were engaged in repair.
ing a railroad track along which a
number of trains were constantly pass.
ing. As usual in such cases the drivers
of all passing engines had been warned
to keep lookout for the laborers al
work at the point referred to. and to
whistle when nearing it
This warning seems not TO have been
given to the driver of an express train,
or else he forgot his Instructions In
any case the express train dashed into
the midst of the working trackmer
killed FIVE men upon the spot and seri.
ously injured a number OF others. The
usual official investigation Is in prog
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-10-09
THE PUBLIC PURSE.

The Condition Of the National Finances ~
shown by the Monthly statement III the
Treasury Department-Th~ Public Debt
Reduced s3.535,sly During the Month.
WASHINGTON. Oct 2.-The monthly
public debt statement. issued by the
treasury department yesterday. shows
a reduction in the aggregate OF the
debt during the last month amounting
70 -. 535.Sl2. There was a reduction Of
s25. 5s4. 700 in the interest bearing debt,
and sssso5s in the non interest bearing
debt; IN increase Of s7.5l5.520 in the
debt on which interest has ceased since
maturity. and decrease Of SIS. ESQ, 40
in the surplus cash in the treasury.
Government receipts from all sources
during September aggregated SIS.
2s7, against $50. s0s. S34 i'm September
1890. Custom receipts last month were
1920. 1874. against So. OBS. sas in Sep
TENDER, 1890. and internal revenue re
ccipts were Si4o4c. 81. against ST.. Go.
600 in September 1890.
Expenditures during the first quarter
OF the fiscal year ending Wednesday,
aggregated ss4.4.l.s33. or about
twenty-four millions less than during
July, August and September. $500,
while receipts for che quarter
amounted 10 sol. lsG. AS. or about
twenty-thrcc and half millions less
than the first quarter Of the past fiscal
year.
During September coinage at the
United States minis was executed as
follows: Gold pieces to the number Of,
1900 and Of the value OF s.. 200. aG2. 20:
sil-cr pieces 70 the number Of 6. $50. 400
and Of the value Of sI.3s0. 49,; and 8.
lGs. 500 minor coins OF the value oi
SIss, 124. making total coinage Of ii.
LAG pieces. 81 the value Of S., 20, GIL
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-10-09
FOSTER IS SATISFIED.

The Secretary Of the Treasury u EntIrel,
satisfied with the Outcome of the Pro
gramme far Extendlng ere Four-nnd-s
Halt Fer Cent Heads The Dissemination
Of the surplus the Cause III the Eas,
Money Market.
New loRK. Oct. "A special dis
patch from Washington TO the Evening
Post says: Secretary Foster, In re-.
sponsc 10 the inquiry whether he was
satisfied with the result Of his pro.
gramme orcxtcnding the ~ per cents
at . per cent. said:
II am entirely satisfied. Matters
could scarcely have been in more gen.
orally gratifying shape to-day"
Taking everything into considera-
ton. do you think You have done any
better by making the rate per cent
than you would have done II you had
made II ~? Was ii the question OF
the bankers that settled the rate ut
that figurc?"
We have done much bctter-very
much better. In my Judgment we
could not have extended million Of
the bonds at ~ per cent Perhaps
that is putting il little too strongly;
but we should, l am convinced. have
been able 10 do far less than we have
done. No. II had the whole business
70 do over again and could look ahead
and see how mattershave shaped them
selves, do not believe / should
be willing to change single
thing. II is true we have not
increased the circulation OF bank notes,
which agreed with the New York
bankers in thinking desirable object;
but we have done what answers the
same purpose-we have. with every
bond redeemed, increased the total cir.
culation ty just SO much money. We
have done this. however. without
draining our supply Of gold MS was at
first feared we would. All Of the money
put out Of the treasury in redeeming
bonds has passed into the hands OF the
people"
ITO what do you attribute the fact
that the money market has been SO easy
when everybody was expecting strin-
gcncy p
ITO the reduction Of the surplus in
the treasury II had no business there.
The people have right TO all the
money there is except what may he
needed 70 administer the affairs OF the
government The condition Of the
country is healthiest when the amount
lying in the government vaults is not
much in excess Of current needs As Il
is. in spite Of decreased revenues and a
reduced balance. we have been able 10
send from New York and Washington
to the west. where money is most
needed, So. o0o, 900 in the nine months
81 this year. as against a total Of only
81. ooo,ooo in the whole of last year.
There are . hundred millions more in
the peoples pockets now than there
was last year. That is surely some
thing 10 rejoice at and not to worry
over
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-10-09
LATE NEWS ITEMS

The official estimate Of the French
wheat harvest for 1891 i 5.si9.507 hec-
tares cultivated "A hecsare is two acres.
one rod and thirty-fve percfcs) This
|cnltivation produced 81. s3c.07y hecto-
litres f2sl bushels TO the hectoitre., Of
mixed grain 51s.35s hectares were
planted. producing s.cSS. ooc hectolitres
|Of rye i.49f.7f hectares were planted.
producing 2r.i5s.3-. hectolitres-
THE business failures occurring
throughout the country during the
seven days ended on the 2d. number,
for tiic United states .0f. and for Can
ada .. or a tota! Of go: as compared
with a total Of "a the previous week.
For the corresponding week Of last
year the figures were t9.. representing
l5S failures in the United States and 81
in the Dominion Of Canada
The grand jury which investigated
the collapse Of the building in Park
place New York. in which over sixty
lives we're lost has reported its inabil-
ity - decide whether overloaded floors
Tor an explosion caused the calamity.
The evidence gathered would not war
rant the finding Of an indictment.
THE reciprocity conference arranged
10 take place in Ottawa. Ont. on the
I2th- between representatives Of the
Dominion and the United states has
been postponed AZ the request Of Pres
dent Harrison until the return Of Sec
rotary blaine 70 Washington.
CoNxoDoHE r. yEDER has begun ac-
ton for Islander at jamestown. N. NJ.
against Hon. W. y. Sessions. Mr.. Ses-
sicns charged that Mr.. vesser had pro
cured his last three nominations for
senator from his district by bribery.
The story Of Jay Gould's sudden III
ness at : directors meeting in New
York. on the ist. il positively denied
BY his sons Howard and Edward. who
~ NO such meeting was held.
FIEx a Alexander City. Ala. on the
"a burned the alliance warehouse and
80 bales Of cotton The loss il s2s.-
20. partially insured The cause Of
the IRE II unknown
TIE New York chamber Of commerre
has adopted = resolution calling Tor The
repeal q the existing law for the mr.
shsse Of S,soo.eo0 cunces Of silver Der
month.
4 BRISK exchange Of kilograms he
tween the European capitals continues.
with view % reinforcing the European
squadrons ia Chinese waters.
4 NETTING was held in Windsor.
Jnt-, On the night Of the 1ss. 10 diScuss
annexation 20 the United states
Sycw l. more than three feet deem :,
Red Lodge. Mont. and business |,
b,ockaded
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-10-09
GETTING IN EARNEST.



TOPEKA, Kas. Oct. o. Yesterday the
state board Of railroad commissioners
requested Gov. Humphrey to bring suit
70 compel the Missouri Pacific Hallway
Co to relay the tracks OF the Kansas
Central with steel rails. and General
Manager =. II. II. Clark was notified
thst excuses would no longer be taken
for his failure to comply with the
boards orders.
The commissioners went he fore the
governor and presented q statement OF
the condition II the road from the time
Il was built up 70 the present, showing
the position Of the road in ignoring all
orders 70 relay the road with steel
rails until fatal accident had hap
pened. and then they only paid enough.
attention 10 frame m excuse for not
repairing the road.
Gov. Humphrey turned the matter
over to Attorney Ives u once with in
structions ~ commence action 70 en-,
force the orders Of the commissioners
The SOLDIER Monument o Pottavslle, ~.
louisville IA. Oct 2-dcn. Hor
ace Porter. OF New York, delivered tho
Grafton Al the unwilling Of the soldiers
monument, yesterday. which was wit
messed BY fully $4,000 people. Gov.
Pattison presented badges 20 the survi.
wing members Of the First Defenders
who represent companies from Potts.
Vile. Attention. Lewiston and New
Ringgold, which were the first soldiers
AZ the national capital during the late
rcbekon. The monument was erected by
voluntary ontributions at q cost of SIS
900. The city was gaily decorated and
Tho celebration was . fitting one
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-10-09

ARCHIBALD T. TAYLOR, = civil en-.
gineer. died At his home in Pine Brush,
n J.. on the esth. aged 80 years ne
assisted in the original survey Of the
Erie railroad and was the first man 10
drive a railroad stake in Chicago. after
= tedious tramp Of forty days in iss--
Mr.. Taylor WINS under sheriff Of Orange
county in 10.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-10-09

owfSG 70 the low water in the
Owasco outlet. which flows through the
center of the city Of Auburn. ~ ~.
and into which the entire sewage Of the
town ernpties. an epidemic Of typhcid
fever exists IL the western part o. the
city. Over 500 cases have been reported
20 the health officer. who i Of the opin-
ion that many more cases are being
concealed.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-10-09

CHICAGO. Oct a-Thc loss Of the
schooner Frank pcrew on whitcfsh
Point, Lake Superior. with oil on
board. Il conceded IN yesterdays ad-
vices from the owners 20 Chicago nm
derwriters The Percw was bound for
Marquette with coal from Cleveland,
but she has not reached there. although
due last Monday. She corresponds
with the description Of a schooner in
trouble on Lake Superior during the
veccnt gale. and there Il no doubt that
she cent 10 the bottom. She carrie a
nine men and was commanded BY Capt
Marquely, Of l,av Citv.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-10-09

yoHS GiRccK. who died in Shamokin.
Pa. on the night Of the csth. made .
confession Of .hree murders committed
seven years ago BY himself and = man
named Charles Ward
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-10-09

A CIRCULAR has been issued hy the
Russian minister Of the interior which
enumerafes thirteen governments in
which the people are completely fam
inc stricken and eight IN which partial
famine prevails
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-10-09

JoHS l.. HcwAEp. aged - student
IT the National college for the deaf
and dumb near Washington city. has
fallen heir 70 nearly Si.cooccc through
the death Of his father in Dulush.
Mimi
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-10-09

FREDERICK HESKY PAvL NErHrES.
second Baron Nethnen. died in London
on the osth. He was born IN ISIS and
succeeded 20 the title on the death u
his father in l>s2
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-10-09

THE New York agents 81 the White
Star line announce that the Tertonic.
which arrived ~ Queenstown at p m
on the esth. beat all previous east
bound records by about fifty minutes.
her time being days and - hours
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-10-09

The Leland Stanford. Jr-. univer-
<;sy at Pale Alto. Cal. was opened. on
the .st- with imposing ceremonies and
. large attendance Of students from AL
parts Of the state and Union The first
class that Inatriculates viii b larger
than is usual with new institutions Of
the kind.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-10-09

CART. GEORGE II. PEEKf~=. United
states navy. Al his own request was
on the 1st. placed on the retired list.
after forty years service. Capt Per-
kins distinguished himself during the
late war a. commander OF the United
States steamer Chickasaw ~ Mobile
bay. Ala
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-10-09

GEN. GEORGE ERNEST JEAN MARIE
BoULASeER ex-mini~fer Of war Of
France. committed suicide. on the 30th.
1T the tomb Of Nine BonnenaiD. his
late mistress who recently died in
BRUSSELS. BY shooting himself through
ahe head
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-10-09

DIPLOMATIC complications have arisen
between the United States and Chilli Of
: sufficiently grave nature 10 cause
hurriedly-called consultation AZ the *
ecntive mansion. on the 18th. he ween
the president and his chief advisers in
The state and nary departments
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-10-09

The Southern Interstate exposition
opened with grand flourish at Raleigh.
n. G.. on the ist-
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-10-09

THE director Of the mint wishshe ap-
proval 81 the secretary of the treasury.
has issued special instructions 20 the
superintendent Of the United States
assay Office in New York CITY 70 ray
such approximation Of the value q de-
posts Of foreign gold coin or bar~. not
90 exceed 30 per cent. Is In hiS opinion
will he proper and safe pending melt
and assay. This j. done 20 encourage
The importation of foreign gold into
fhe United states
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-10-09
THE PATH TO PRISON.

President DiIl of the Clarified and Houss-
dale Pa.) Banks In "a Fair Way to see
the inside of = Pe0stentinry for Ills Dia-
honesty Once y Mod~st Minister. Uni
VERBALLY Respected, Nov Charged with
= SERIOUS Felony.
PITTSBURGH, Pa. Oct. 3.-A special
TO the Times from Clearficld. Pa. says:
The way is being gradually paved for
President Dill's transit TO the pcnitcn-
tiary. Bank Examiner Miller made in
formation before Justice of the Peace
Mccullough, charging Dill with fasifv-
ing the banks hooks by making false
entry Of $4,000 on July H. Dill Is a
prisoner in his own house. To-day
other information will be- filed against
him BY the bank examiner. Bail will
not be fixed until the extent OF the
crookedncss is discovered.
II was stated on indispntablc author
ity last night that $4,000 additional to
the $4,000 had been found missing.
The bank examiner refused to say any,
thing about the latter discovery until
he has more information. lie adj
mittcd. no xevcr. that the amount was
$4,000 and said he had as yet only
gone over part ~ the books
The room IN which Dill is prisoner
Is furnished in palatial style and the
floor Is carpc;cd with rugs Of kingly
taste. Paintings on the wall are OF
values seldom seen outside Of a gallery.
Until yesterday all but few hot
headed dcpo~itors believed him MOI.
guilty Of premcditatcd dishonesty.
Before Dill entered into financial cir
clcs he had been a modest minister and
had always been held in high standing.
Mr.. nill claims lie knows nothing
about the books being falsified. and
sail Re felt sure the matter would bc
rightcd ia court
ON account Of the bank being ma
tional one. dcpositors will undou btcd.v
be paid in full.
The Reeipr"ritv Corfe.cnc- Postponed.
WASHINGTON. Oct 3.-The report
from Ottawa that the reciprocity con-
ference set for October ~ between Sec
rotary blaine and representatives OF
the Canadian government had been in
dc finitclv postponed Il confirmed nj the
executive mansion and az the state de-
partmcnt. The reason given for the
postpOnement Is that the president
deems II best that tho Canadian com
lnissioners should deal directly with
Mr.. Blaine. and Mr.. Harrison therefore
asked for n postponemcnt until Mr..
return 70 Washington. when q
time for meeting could be arranged
The statement Is made mt the state
department. that this government IL
ready to meet Canada now in regard to
but Mr.. IBlaine's great per-
'onsl interest in the matter makes il
that he should conduct the
regulations on the part OF the United
states
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-10-09

Gov. WILLIAM r. ErSsEir- 81 Ma<<a-
chnsett~- was unanimously. renom.n.
nfed by the democratic state convention
NJ Worcester. on the nth: Gen John w.
Corcoran. 81 Clinton was nominated
for lieufenant-gover Eitridrc Cu<h.
man. 81 Lakeviile. was nominated Tor
secretary of state: James :. Grinnell.
Of Greenfield Tor Treasurer and re-
cciver general: W. H. Trfry- 81 Mar
blehead- for auditor. and George N.
SsearneS. Of Chicopee. for attorney
general.