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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-05-05


A USELESS APPRoPRIATIoS.-B the
statement Of State Auditor Henderson.
which will DO found on the CouRIER's
first page this week. il will be seen that
the taxpayers Of the State have this
Spring been compelled TO pay for the
endowment OF Bloomington University
$50. 1876 AZ. The last Legislature also
appropriated about $40, 900 TO this CON-
parativelv US LEES institution. The peo-
pie should see that legislators are elected
next time who will order the sale OF the
States property there, and stop this use-
less urden upon the people. When
the University was begun IL was proba-
Div an advantage to the wealthy, and
may have been, possibly, to the people
generally. But il has ceased 10 be cred
liable. Its present officers send out ~
ing circulars and letters 10 ini-lead cit
izen- a. to its character and the oppor-
iuniiies afforded there, while in fact the
principal studies pursued there are
base ball, croquet and lawn tennis, while
ia literary and real scholastic attain.
ments there is not q college in the state
that does not afford better opportuni-
tie TO the student. 1t is no wonder II
gets beaten in every contest with other
colleges-and the worst OF it Is, 1t 10 con
SANITY retrogrsding and probably will &C
long A. the Professor" are paid BY thu
State, and are not personally interested
therefore. in the advancement OF II
students. Now there is an abundance
OF private colleges TO choose among
there is 20 excuse for the State keepin,
Up a third-rate institution, and the peo
pie should demand relief from the bur
den.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-03-29
LATER NEWS.

SECRETARY OF THE NAVY HILARY A.
HERBERT made his first visit to the Brook
lyn IN. " Navy Yard in his official char.
acter. he was received with all the honors,
and salute Of seventeen guns from the bat,
terry at the Cob dock. He made tour of
inspection and was dined by Commandant
Erben.
Two persons were killed and several in.
jursd by the fall of building in Chicago,
Ill.
SAMUEL W. ALLERroN was nominated for
Mayor by the Republicans Of Chicago, Ill.
TIE Alabama National Bank OF Mobile
has failed, and its President F. a. Clergue,
it is said, used from s50, 600 to s6o, 900 Of the
banks money.
JAMES HOWARD and Will Morgan, two
troopers belonging to the Fifth United
States Cavalry, were drowned while ford
ing creek south of Caldwell in the Chero.
kee Strip, Indian Territory.
SECRETARY HoKE SMITH has appointed
NJ. Cooper Pope, of Washington, Ca, Chief
Of the Division of Lands and Railroads in
the Secretary's Office Of the Interior De-
partmeut.
SECRETARY MORTON has been compelled,
on account of insufaciency OF the appropria.
ton for the seed division Of the Department
OF Agriculture. to sign an order dismissing
about sixty employees Of that division.
The President made the following nomi
natious: William McAdoo OF New Jersey.
to be Assistant Secretary Of the Navy; Ed.
ward B. Whitney. Of New York, to bs As.
sistaut Attorney-General,f in place Of Abra.
ham K. Parker, resigned. Postmasters-
Robert B. Brown at Msadville. Penn; Dale
J. Critteuberger at Anderson rud.; Stephen
Smith at Tama. Iowa: Charles a. Long at
Upton, Iowa; Joseph E, Swindlehurst at
Livingston, Mont
OFFICIALS Of the Anglo Australian Bank,
which failed at Melbourne last year, were
found guilty Of frauf and sentenced to penal
servitude.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-03-29
BURNED TO DEATH.

Kansas Farmers Killed in Destrnc.
tive Prairie Fires.
Prairie fires ragged in Western Kansas for
nearly two days. News was received from
Russell County that seven persons were
caught between two fires and persisted.
Their names were: William Bailey, Dave
Hutchinson, Albert Moore, A. Mcdonald,
Mrs. Lefevrs and two whose names were
unknown.
Bailey was fearfIlly burned about the
breast aud died in awful agony. The men
were all farmers AMI we're out feeding their
stock.
The prairie fire had been discerned ap-
preaching in the distance, and tae unfortu
mates had made for an open space where they
hoped they might be enabled to fight off the
torrent Of fire. Quickly getting ito work,
they cleared OFF the ground for several
yards around them, and as best they could
dug trench around the spac,. ::
Their efforts. however, were futile, for as
the fire approached the wind arose, and,
changing just as it reached their frail cor
don. whrled in one awful torrent and
burned the poor victims lives ous before
they had hardly realized their danger.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-03-29
FLOODS EAST AND WEST.
Rivers aud Creeks Overlooking Their
' Banks.


| Banks.
Floods caused by the melting Of ics gorges
have caused an immense amount Of da mage
to property aud some loss Of life in many
States, East sud West.
From Fort Deposit Md. comes story Of
a night of anxiety followed by q day OF
flooded streets aud houses. All day the peo-
ple of ths little Maryland town watched the
muddy waters OF the Susquehanua as they
swept by, and hourly expected the
river to overflow its banks and find &
channel for itself through their
streets. An ice gorge at Conowingo, q
few miles above Port Deposit, was holding
in check great volume Of waters. The
breaking Of this gorge was dreaded; At =
o'clock the gorge gavs way, and the flood
let loose swept down, leaping the banks and
spreading through Port Deposit. For time
the inhabitants did not know whether or not
their town would be carried away and
themselves drowned, but when the water
had reached tho height of eight feet in the
streets and houses, it ceased to rise. The
aooi remained at tho same height aud out.
houses and everything not securely fixed
were swept OF.
There was general thaw in the Mohawk
Vall0V or NE" OIh. 1uo ou1oAA oSh Se'a"
were greatly swollen, and the river Was
high. In nearly every village in the valley
the cellars were filed With water. The
country roads were in bad condition, land and
some were impassable. There was a sudden
ris, OF the waters Of Tonansnda Creek,
Batavia, n. Y. and tbs result was
.n unprecedented flooding OF many
ucres OF land west OF the city.
The western portion of the city was under
water. and nearly every cellar on the south
s;de OF West Main street was FULL. The
Geuesee River a5 Avon, N. Y, OVERT owed
its banks, and oa the western side the fats
were completely covered with water from
six to eighteen inches deep. Large cakes OF
ice going over the tracAs made the passage
Of trains difficult aud dangerous.
Much damage was caused by melting ice
gorges in Pennsylvania along the Susque-
hanna, Schuylkill aud Delaware rivsrs.
Tbs loss OF property by swollen streams
was enormous in Michigan, Nebraska, Wis.
consin and Minnesota.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-03-29
THE LABOR WORLD.

THE clerks unions of Chicago. ILL.,, will
amaIgamate. rs. .,..
DKrMAaK pensions all working people
over sixty years OF age.
TIE State Of Colorado has a labor army
of 9670 workmen In lis unions.
PArTERN.MAKERs have adopted national
insurance on their tosls OF trade.
THE Governor of Colorado favors com.
pulsory arbitration in labor sroaples.
SEVEN THOUSAND shopmen on the Union
Pacific road have secured eight hours.
THE preservation gang on the Panama
Canal line has struck against reductlon OF
wages.
In the State Of New York during lS9:
there were 176S strikes involving 20, Ios
persons. ... - .,...,. .,.. !. r.. .n.t
BANK clerks of Philadelphia want the
State Legislature to pass q short-day law
for them. -
THE deaths from explosions in mines last
year numbered 126, against htty-one IN 1871
and 200 In 1890.
GLADSTONE recently told British laborsrs
that the establishment Of the elght-hour
system is practicable.
THE Homestead penny Relief Committee
announces that no more money Is neeaea
for Homestead sufferers. @,,.'....
EEerNEKRs in the freight service OF ths
New York Central Railroad have been n9tl'
fed that they must reside in Albany.
OVER one hundred thousand working
women in New York are sclf-supporting.
Three oae Of every five support whole tamil
lies. ..
SEATTLE, Washington, wilt furnish the
necessary tools to idle men who wish WORK
and will pay them fairly for all work done
for the city.
ARMED peasants and unemployed work.
men are making demonstrations In the city
of Lombardy, Italy. carrying aags with ths
inscription: "Bread, Work or Blood" ;"
IT is said that there are 30 COO idle work
men in Chicago, Ill, and that rhe number
Is constantly increasing. The various unions
of the CITY have spent thousands OF dollars
IN helping the unfortunates.
TRADES unions of Nebraska have formed
State Federation, to be known as the Ne
braska State Labor Congress. 1t proposes
to establish central and local unions Al every
town and city in the State.
A NEW association Of railroadremp!oyes
has been organized at Chicago. 1t is com.
posed OF all classes of railroad employees, and
Is formed tor mutual protection, the ad.
vancement Of wages and shortening or
hours.
In the Grand Duchy Of Lu1emburg. per-
sons desiring work or help have now only to
send postal card to the Director OF the
Postal Administration in orier to nave tue
wants advertised in every p'ssoffice il. the
Grand Ducay.
THERE'S great suffering am Sng the cotton
SINNERS and operatives Of Oldham, Eng
Jend Thare are a. 600 unemployed. Thou
sands OF these are without fool AMI fuel.
The local authorities ara overburdened with
demands upon them. and private charity
has been exhausted by the continual and In
crossing drain since last November
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-03-29
SHOT HIS SWEETHEART.
Double Crime of Jealous Lover at
Quincy, Mass.


Jealousy and unrequitsd love were the
causes Of a probable murder and suicide al
Quincy, Mass, the principals in the tragedy
being Mary Victoria Latave, aged eighteen
years. and Joseph Massey. aged about thirty.
The girl had been to O'clock mass at st.
Johns Church, and was returning home un.
attended. Massey, who had been waiting
for her. followed her down Elm street to.
ward her home. A score or more other per-
sons returning fsom church were also behind
her. When the young woman had reached q
point opposite the entrance to the old Miller
estate, Massey stspped up near her. and
without any warning, drew revolver and
fired three shots at her in rapid succession.
The whole affair came so suddenly upon
the eye witnesses that they were for mo-
ment apparently paralyzsd. and paid no at.
tention to Massey. He turned and had
walked leisurely 200 feet when the crowd
which had gathered shouted: 'tStop that
mani BE has shot a girlr' Several men
started for him, but before he could be
oyartaken he placed the revolver, which he
still held in his hsad. to his head and fred.
the ball entering just above and back Of the
right ear. Without word he fell over on a
bank Of snow, dying in about ten minutes.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-03-29
SINGULAR ACCIDENT.
A Circular Saw Flies Up and Kills
Man.

A Circular saw flleS VI anu hilS
Man.
Herman Meinke and Amos Coau were
using an old-fashioued machine saw at Wy
andotte, Mich. converting a lot of timber
into logs and sticks. Meinl1e placed an ex.
ira heavy ami knotty piece Of wood on the
table. While he adjusted it, he and Coan,
vino stood directly back of him, were Gu
gagged in conversation.
When the blade had dug its way about
huls through the wool it struck snag, and
the saw leapej from its bearings. In its
flight through the air it took a slightly up
ward direction and the blade struck Meinks
sauarely in the prsast. The saw severed the
rios as II they were made of paper, and,
striking the .learr full in the centre, cut chat
organ III two.
Meiuke was thrown backward by the
force of the blow, and the saw, thus re-
leased, flaw over che dead mans shoulder,
and. s5rlSins Coan on rhe left arm, cu5 that
mem DER of aoous four inches below the
shoulder. The accident was causet by the
breaking Of WOO len screw with which the
saw han been fastened to the frame.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-03-29
BOTH WERE DROWNED.

Fate OF Two Men Who Attempted to
Save Each Other.
Hans Carlson and R. Myers, ware riding
down swollen stream at Hinckley, ILL.,, on
a cake Of ice. After being carried short
distance the ice lodged on bank in shallow
water.
At this time Henry Binder, seeing the
men, thought be could drive out and rescue
them. He had driven but few feet in the
water when his horse plunged into deep
water, taking Binder, buggy and all out Of
sight.
Upon seeing the condition of things Carl
son took of his coat and plunged into the
water to rescue Binder. They were both
drowned.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-03-29
Hill Calls o. Cleveland

Senator David B. Hill. OF New Yors,
few days ago visite PRESIDENT Clevstand az
the White House by appointment, presuu.
ablv arranged by CONGRESSMAN R ,ckwelL Of
New YORK, during a visit to Mr.. Cleveland
That his visit was more than mere per-
functory call is atteste BY che length OF the
interview - twenty minutes -and during
that time Mr.. Cleveland received no cards
from the waiting politicians in the Cabt-
net room. Mr.. Hui came early. The
great flood o. othc. seekers had
not vet begun to no" INTO
the White House He passed rapidly
through the haIlw ~ III the puollc part OIL
the mansion into tho roo OF frlVate Secre
rarv Thurber VINO evidently had been
,~o:taJ for he usher, | Mr. Hill, into tho ad-
Joining executive OH "a without a moments
delay.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-03-29
A MURDERER LYNCHED.

He is Taken From the Sherift by q
Coiored Mob.
Rufus Haywood, colored planter, was
assassinated by Lee Walton, notorious
colorsd desperado, at NItts Yuma. Miss.
After robbing his victim Walton fed, but
was run down by bloodhouuds and captured
next morning. He was taken to Nttta
Yuma, where he was guarded by the Sheriff
until the arrival of the train for Rolling
Fork, the county seat. Just before the train
arrived mob OF 500 colorsi men overpow-
cred the Sheriff and took the murderer to
the scene OF his crime, where he was hanged
to limb and his body filled with bullets.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-03-29

GREAT excitement is reported from Win
field. Lake County, ind, where workmen en-
gaeei in digging we'll struck deposit OF
silver and iron ore ten feet below the sur
face. An expert to whom sample of the
ore was submitted, says that it contains
sixty per cent. of pure silver. The bed is
about ten feet thick, aud the ore Is mixed
with clay and rock.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-03-29
GERMANS VICTORIOUS.

Natives in East Africa Sustain a
Severe Defeat.
Adyices from East Africa state that the
German troops have won an important vic
tory over the hostile natives at Unians-
wira. The German force was composed of
white soldiers and native levies. Ths hos
tiIe natives made a stubborn resistance but
we're defeated after q severe conflict with
heavy loss
The German loss included German ser.
peant named Eittel and ten Of the native
soldiers killed and Lieutenant Bother
wounded. The defeat has caused general
consternation among the hostile natives, and
il is believed will go far toward supp.esstng
resistance to German authority.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-03-29
GRAND NAVAL REVIEW.

Rendezvous in Hampton Roads April
17-Review in New York April p.
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Soley,
Admiral Gherardl and Commodore Ramsay
held conference at the Navy Department,
Washington, reg arding the changing OF the
date of the naval review.
It was decided that the rendezvous should
take place in Hampton Roads. Virginia.
April II. On April "a the feet will sail for
New York, where the review will be held on
the 9th OF April.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-03-29
Hawaiian Treaty Withdrawn.

President Cleveland sent to the Senate
message withdrawing the Hawaiian treaty
which has been pending in the Senate.
The message was sno:; and to the point,
the President Simply requesting the Senate
to transmit to tue Executive the proposed
treaty. with Hawaii. The message was re-
ceiysd without comment on the hoor or cue
Senate. g.,
Of the President as in line with tne course
pursued by Mr.. Cleveland in Withdrawing
he Nicarszuau treaty sent to tbs Senate BY
Mr.. Arthur in thu C osiny days OF his ad.
ministration.
Democratic Senators looked upon tho act
from tgo-fold point OF view, some taking
the ground that it showed Mr.. Cleveland 10
be a9aiost annexation or American inter-
ference. Others held that be would send In
another treaty more to his liking.
Il was understoo 1t rat the reason for the
withdraw wal of the treaty by President Cieve.
land was because b., was opposed 70 the
treaty in its present form. whether or DOT
he would favor the making OF another treaty
and whether IL wouli be au annexation
treaty or not, could not be said on authority.
but a person VINO had talked with the Pres'-
dent on the subject said that another treaty
would be mace.
It was estimated that the President would
suggest either By message or personally TO
Senators. that CO nmittee be appointed to
visit the Hawaiian Islands this year. during
the interval between the adjcurnmento OF the
special session OF ths Senate AMI the recon-
yention Of the next Congress -
President clevelan'. heretofore. has been
ouite solicitous on this point and made in
ouiries as to whether or not the resolution
providing for sucn commission had gons
through, He had bean apparently under
the impression that it haI been adopted:
He learned that it ha1 not been, but that
the Senate had authority alone to provide
for such commission, probably to consist
of Senators, and that the contingent iuno
of the Senate could b. DIR wu on for this
purpose. "
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-03-29
KILLED BY A FANATIC.
He Strangles Girl to Show His Pow.
er to Bring Her to Life

er to Bring Her to Lille.
An Anabaptist fanatic has been arrested
in Latrig, Government of Saratotf. Russia.
for having murdered a girl Of fourteen
years. He had been preaching before
roomfui OF people in private house concern
ing his power to raise the dead.
At the end of his sermon be strangled the
girl with the consent Of her parents, in order
that he might demonstrate bis pretended
ability to bring her back to life. After pray
ers and e1hortations had continued for two
hours the parents Of the girl became con-
vinced thathe was an impostor, and com
planned to the authorities, who locked him
up.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-03-29
THREE employees ...iLLED.
An Oil Train Breaks IN Two and the
Tanks Take Eirr.

A terrible accident occurred on the New
York, Ontario and Western Railroad near
Muunsville, n. Y. An oil train broke in
two while going up grade, tbs latter halt
OF the train crushing lnsJ All eugins which
was close behind.
A terrific explosion occurred, setting fire
to the oil tanks. The fireman and engineer
OF the engine were instantly killed, as was
also the hsa brakesmau OF the oil train
The olaz could be seen miles from che
scene Of L.. ACCIDENT.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-03-29

THE N.,,nnal Fire Brigades Of England
have inv..=, the fire departments in th:
United States to participate in proposed
Grand international fire congress and exhiol-
Sou In l.nuor next June.
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ares. Mexico, the building in which the bat
tlewas going on collapsed and eight specta-
tors were killed. 7ssssfi:t 49,
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GERMANY has announced through Chan.
celIor Won Caprivi thoroughly noncommit-
tai attitude on the currency question.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-03-29

President Cievslanl sent % tie United
States Senate these nominations:
To be Minister to Msxico-Isaac P. Gray,
Of Indiana. 5G
To be Consul General at I.ondon-Patrick
A. Collins. Of Massachusetts,.
To be Fourth Assistant Postmaster -Geu.
eral-Robert A. Maxwell. Of New York.
To be Assistant Secretary Of State.-Jos.
iah Quincy. of Massachusetts.
Isaac Pusey Gray ia. an Ohioan by birth
and at present lives at Union City, Ind. BE,
was Republican until 1S72, when hs Joined
the Greeley movement. In 1870 he was
nominated for acknowledgements OF In.
diana by the Democrats as areprt Bentettve
Of the Greeley follow ,rs on the same Ticket
with Blue Jeans Wil,iams. and was elected.
Toward the close Of his administration
Governor Williams died and Mr.. Gray as.
sumed the duties of Governor Of the State.
In 1880 he was a candidate for the Dem
ocratic nomination for Governor, but
was defeated by Frank Landers, Of
Indianapolis, and put upon the ticket
with him for secoad place. This ticket vas
defeated by one headed by Albert q. Por.
ter, late Minister to Italy. Four years Later
Mr.. Gray was nominated for Governor by
the Democrats and was elected. and would
but for the fact that the Constitution OF In.
diana prohibited Governor from filing
two terms in succession. During the Ats
campaign Mr.. Gray was candidate for
the nomination tor the Presidency, and bad
the delegation of his State behind him: but
he withdrew. ~
Patrick A. Collins, OF Boston, was born
near Fermoy, County of Cora, Ireland.
March IL, 1874; came to the Unitet States
In 1s48; received common school educa.
ton; was in early If ran upholsterer; read
law in the harvard !Law Schoolaud int Bos.
ton, where he has practicsi since his admis.
the Massachusetts, House OF Representatives
in 1883 and 1859, and OF the Massachusetts,
Senate in 1870 and 1871; was Judge Advo-e.
cate General OF Massachus sstts In 1875; was
elected to the Forty-eight Congress and wast
reelected TO the Forty ninth Congress tas q
Democrat; reelected 10 the Fiftisth Con-
gress.
Of Batavia. N. Y. For twenty years he has
been prominent in the politics Of New York.
and is recogniz ID as Democrat OF the old
school. Mr.. Maxwell was one OF the Lead
ing spirits In the ''anti-snapper' convention,
and has long been the warm, personal
friend Of Mr. Cleveland and Postmaster
General Bissel, About year ago Mr..
Maxwell was removed ttrom the ofice OF,
State Insurance Conmissioaer by Governor
Flower. .
josiah @ lincy is one,oi the politicians OF
the younger school wuo has won the couh-
dence of President Cleveland. Heis about
thirty.four years o: az , an enjoys the dts
tinction OF being the last OF tue historic;
Quincy family, Of Massachusetts,. He was
in charge Of the literary bureau OF the last
campaign. u