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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-05-12
THE RESERVOIR BURST.

The Dam of the Great Reservoir at Lewis
town. a.. Gives Way. sending Dess"
tnting Volume 81 Water Over the Coun
try In Its Course and Creating Sac
Havoc with Property Of Every Descrip'
ton People Flee in Terror from Their
Homes.
URDAxA. o.. May 1.-THE greatest
calamity that ever came to the people
in Logan and Hardin counties was that
of Tuesday night. when the Lcwistowr
| reservoir broke and turned an immenss
flood OF water upon the residents along
its course. The break was in the north
east corner of the reservoir where
waste weir go feet in length is located
A break 200 feet wide occurred, and ths
water came rushing down in n flood
ten feet deep and three miles wide
completely submcrginc .:,c country
around and carrying everything in it,
maddening course down its pathway.
The big covered bridge $50 feet in length
was swung completely round. and then
torn loose and swept away.
In the course Of the food stood the
houses of Jack Smith and William De-
vault and "A large number Of tenement
houses and squattcrs' and bachelors
homes All of these are submerged,
though fortunately everybody man.
aged to escape from danger
People fed in terror from their homes
while the swift and rushing flood came
on. taking everything before it.
The first town along the course OF
the food is Port jefferson. where the
dam throws the water into the Miami
canal. a portion of the town is very
low and it was badly flooded. Quincy,
Logansvile. De Graft. Piqua. Troy and
Dayton are also in the course of the
flood. Three weeks ago Eli Norcct,
perintendent Of banks and keeper OF
gates. predicted the washing out of tho
waste weir. The loss will be immense
Many viii have their earthly posses.
sions wiped out and be left dcsolata
and financially ruined.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-05-12

CHINESE EXCLUSION.

Proceedings to Test the Constitut ionality
of the Geary Law Being Prosecuted by
the Chinese Six Companies OF san Fran
cisco. before the supreme Court Of tho
United States.
WASHINGTON. May THE proceed
ings to test the constitutionality of the
Gcary Chinese exclusion act are being
prosecuted by the Chinese Six Com
panies Of San Francisco. The concur
renee of the federal authorities to ex-
pedite the hearing was secured by the
Chinese legation through the depart
ments of state and justice.
The Chinese residents of the United
States TO a very large extent are sub
servient to the six Companies and fol-
low the advice given by its officials in
all matters. They advised the Chinese
not To register as required by the act.
so that even if the Chinese minister had
antagonized their position-which he
did not, but. on the contrary. advised
the subjects of his government 10 re-
spect the law-the proba are
that his directions would not have
been followed.
Within the past few days there has
been breaking away from the Six
Companies To some extent. and the APP
plicants for registration at San Fran
cisco are more numerous than can be
accommodated by the present force.
The collector has asked the treasury
department for additional help.
AS was stated yesterday there will
be no arrests made for violation of
the law until the supreme court has
passed upon the measure. Should the
law be sustained, it Is said there can
be nothing like a general enforcement
until congress makes an appropriation
to meet the accompanying expense.
The question Of the constitutionality
of the Chinese exclusion law will come
up for argument in the supreme court a
week from yesterday. For the Six
Companies. Mr.. Choate. of New York.
and j. II. HUXLEY Ashton will appear,
and for the government Solicitor-Gen.
| eral Aldrich
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-05-12
EXCITED SISTERS.
a Row In the British Womcn's Temper
ance Association and Threatened spirit.

a Row In the British Womcn'S Temper
ance Association and Threatened spirit.
LONDON. May 5.-Thc meeting of the
British Womcn's Temperance a>socia-
ton yesterday was of very exciting
character. and was attended by evi-
dence Of temper and even cbullitions
of passion. The delegates seemed
hardly able to control their feelings
and their tongues. and feverish feel
ing seemed to pervade the assemblage-
1t is expected that. owing to the vote
Of Wednesday, re-elccting Lady Somer-
set as president and thereby virtually
indorsing her proposition to bring pol
tiles into the association. 1I5 branches
will secede from the association.
II is stated that the secretary Of the
convention, feeling that she has been
insulted. has gone home in a passion
Two hundred of the delegates - the
present gathering. 1t is reported
met last night in Rev. DIR. Parker
temple. refusing to assemble again un-
der the same roof as the Somerset
party" as they call the majority thai
reelected Lady Somerset.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-05-12
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

SIR fRAscts JEuSE. president of the
London court Of probate, has declined
to interfere in the case of the dowager
duchess of Sutherland. imprisoned in
Holloway Jail on a charge of contempt
OF court. whose application for release
was made on the ground of ill-health.
GEN. VAsQrEz. leader Of the govern
ment troops. has completely triumphed
over the revolutionists in Honduras.
and has assumed command of the pro-
visional government. which has been
recognized by San Salvador and Guate-
mala-
The town of kowoal in Poland,
about eighty miles from Warsaw. was
visited by destructive conflagration.
on the jth. resulting in the loss Of
many lives. The town has a popula-
ton of between 5000 and 1000 The
fire spread rapidly. consuming ll6
houses No less than eighty persons
persisted. and 800 families were made
homeless and destitute.
THE business failures during the
seven days ended on the 5th number.
for the United States. 2l6: Canada. 81;
total. 243. as compared with 23s last
week. POS the week previous to the last
For the corresponding week OF last year
the figures were 200. representing 1856
failures in the United States and % in
the Dominion Of Canada.
CLEARINGHOUSE returns for seventy
five principal cities of the United states.
as reported by Bradstrects. for the
week ended on the 4th, aggregated 81
37s. 63s. $50, OF which amount New York
city returned sss7, 1922 Chicago e122.-
07s.2oG. Boston sos. sj9,9l9. Philadel.
phia e15 1882. 324 and st. Louis s27 226 .227.
Six LANES. n small village six miles
from Edmore, Mich. was almost com
pletely wiped out by FIRE on the 4th
The flames started in small building
and destroyed the principal portion Of
the town. only stopping at the river for
want Of fuel.
A REVOLUTION has broken out in
Nicaragua. Ex-Prcsident Savala. the
leader of the insurgent forces. has sue
ceeded in capturing the important city
Of Granada. owing TO treachery or the
part Of the garrison.
THE case Of the Ohio Wesleyan uni
versity hazers at Delaware. o.. which
has attracted attention throughout the
the country. has been settled and with
drawn from the courts.
AcTrNc SECRETARY HAMrrx has de-
cidcd that drawback duties must be
paid at the port of export. and at no
other.
EDWARD w. LEcoMPTE. secretary Of
the state Of Maryland, died Mt Cam.
bridge on the sth.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-05-12
FIGURES OF INTEREST
Concerning the appointment Of Post
masters Under the Present and tndel
the Previous Admin list ration.

Concerning the appointment os POST
masters Under the Present and Under
the Previous Administration.
WAsnINGToN. May "a statement.
prepared from the records Of the post
Office department. shows that during
the first two months of the present adj
ministration the total number Of
fourth-class postmasters appointed was
3.s94. AS against 5.l04 made during the
first two months of Mr.. TIarrison's ad.
ministration. The number of appoint
mcnts made during the last two
months to fill vacancies caused by rex
ignations and deaths was 2.Gs5. as
against l.60s made during the CORE
spending period of the last administers
ton. The number of removals made
during the last two months is shown 10
have been only ,2co, while the num-
her of removals made during the first
two months Of the Harrison admins
tration reached $500.
The excess of appointments four
years ago was therefore l.2l0 and the
excess of removals .2s9 while the mum
Der of appointments made or resigna'
tions and deaths was 1,077 more than
four years ago.
In view of the many misstatcments
which have been made in the press con-
corning the number and causes OF
changes being made in fourth-class
post Offices. the foregoing figures are re-
garded as interesting.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-05-12
WILL PROTECT THE PUBLIC.
Worlds Fair Conccssionaircs to be Forced
10 Observe Their Agreements or be In
contincntly Bounced--A Tour of Dis
covcry by President Higginbotham and
Director SchWnb.

10 Observe Their Agreements or be- In
contincntly bounced Tour of Dis
covcry by President Higginbotham and
Director Schwab.
CHicAGo. May 5.-Without notice and
incognito President lliggnbotham.
chairman. and Director Schwah. local
members of the council of administra.
ton. made the rounds Of the rcstau.
rants yesterday and partoolS of the
viands offered to the public. In almost
every Instance the officials were com
peeled to pay extortionate prices
for the food. and they will a.
once bring the matter before the
council and insist that concessions
aires shall maintain the schedule
of figures agreed upon when they Were
granted their rights and privileges.
The officials of the fair will enforce
this agreement. even if il involves the
dismissal of every restaurant keeper on
the grounds. for they are determined
to protect tht public and the guests Of
the exposition from outrageous prices
for eatables.
The concessionaries say that the
overcharges were entirely due to the
acts of dishonest employees during the
opening days at a time when such ac-
ton was possible and that they were
then unprepared to prevent them.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-05-12
A DILEMMA.
Threatened boycott OF the Worla.. ra,.
by the Religious Press aud Organisat,.us
81 the Country " Sunday Opening /, In.
Sisted Upon.

Threatened boycott OF the WORLDS ra,~
by the Religious Press aud Organixati.ns
Of the Country " sunday Opening 4. Ia
sisted Upon.
CINCINNATI. May 5.-A special 10 the
Evening Post from Chicago says: ~ln
case the exposition gates are opened
Sunday, it is reported that the word
for boycott viii be photographed far
and wide among the religious organiza.
tions Of the country. and that deter.
mined effort will be made to destroy
the financial prospects of the show IN
order that "A telling blow may De struck
against the non-observancc OF the sab.
bath at future expositions.
The great hotels which haze been
erected in Chicago by Representatives
OF various national religious organiza.
tions will be the greatest sufferer, If a
boycott is declared. and the mana gers
are in state Of dire alarm over the
prospect. II is known that thousands
OF members Of the Christian Endeayor
society throughout the country and
especially in Ohio. have signed pledges
to boycott the exposition if it opens on
Sunday
Men who are well informed regard.
ing religious journalism in America
declare that fully thrcc-fourths 81 the
weekly newspapers of this elias, will
join in urging people to stay away
from Chicago.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-05-12

WORLDS FAIR GROUNDS. CHICAGO
May !. Immediately after the opening
Of yesterday mornings session 81 'he
board Of lady managers. Mrs. Palmer,
president Of the board. declared 'ha'
She would resign not only her position
as presiding officer Of the board, bu' ~
n member OF the board from ILLINOIS,
unless the rows. chickering's and other
troubles which have been prcvalens
among the women of the board ceasea
ut once and forever. The different
members Of the board assured her there
would be no further trouble and 'he
routine work was continued
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-05-12

A SENSATION was created in financial
circles. on the istb by the Reading com
pany defaulting payment Of the semi
annual interest upon the 4 and per
cent. bonds Of the Philadelphia. Read
ing & New England road (Poughkccp-
sie Bridge SYSTEM. Of which there are
$4,000. 900 outstanding. guaranteed for
both principal and interest by the
Reading company. The default was
based upon the ground that the inter
est had not been earned.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-05-12
The Danger Of nm Uprising In Cores
Passed.

WASHINGTON. May 4.-Thc danger OF
an uprising in Corea against Christian
missionaries in that country has passed
and the alarming prospect Of affairs re
ported by the mail steamer from Japan
which arrived Tuesday. Is not immi
nent Admiral Harmony has cabled
the department that the Alert. which
had been sent TO Chcmulpo. the port Of
Seoul, TO protect American mission
aries. had returned to Shanghai. II
Is certain the Alert had not left Che
mulpo IL matters had not assumed q
peaceful aspect
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-05-12

ALEArnER trust has been formed in
New York city with capital Of si25.-
600. 900. II will be known as the United
States Leather Co. The trust is com
posed Of 20 per cent. Of the Hemlock
and Union tanneries in New York and
Delaware. IL is also the owner Of the
main tracts Of hcmlock lands in Penn.
sylvania. and large tracts Of oak in
Tennessee. Virginia and Kentucky.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-05-12

The duke of veragua. who Is greatly
interested in popular education and in
situations for the training Of the young
in practical things. paid an informal
visit to the Chicago manual training
school on the Sd.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-05-12

THE great Columbian exposition was
formally opened by President Cleve-
land. in the presence Of 10000 specta-
tors. on the lst. by touching an cleo
trio button the ponderous engine.
which gave life and motion TO thou
sands of machines of all descriptions
was started and countless flags Of all
nations were flung to the breezes.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-05-12

Mr. THEODORE ROOSEVELT will con-
tinuc to serve ms member Of the civil
service commission. Immediately after
Mr.. Cleveland's inauguration Mr..
Roosevelt sent in his resignation. but
it is understood that the president has
now requested Mr.. Roosevelt TO with
draw il and continue in his place on
the commission. which he will do.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-05-12

The funeral of Capt. Gilbert G.
Wiltse. of the navy. the officer who
hoisted the United States flag over
Honolulu. took place. on the LIST, from
his late residence in Washington 10
Oak Hill cemetery.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-05-12

PRINCE GEORGE OF WALES, the luke
Of York. arrived at Windsor castle on
the 4th The news of his betrothal to
the Princess May Of Teck. who had
been previously betrothed TO his
brother. the deceased duke Of Clarence.
had preceded him. and he met every
where with a most cordial reception.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-05-12

CHATTANOOGA. Tenn, May 5.-At u
o'clock piston head in the blacksmith
shop Of the Cincinnati Southern Kail-
road Co. exploded. The shop was to-
tally wrecked. and John Quigly lwhltel
and William Peak tcolorcd) were IN
stantly killed. Three other men Were
hurt The piston head was undergo
inc repairs
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-05-12

THE English newspapers devote an
unwonted amount Of space tn discus
sion Of the Worlds fair at Chicago and
their leading articles on the subject ex-
press hearty good will toward the en-
terprise and hope for its success
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-05-12

In the lower house of the Prussian
diet. on the 18th. the government bill
regulating the elementary schools was
rejected by the combined vote Of the
conservative and the center parties.
the ground Of the opposition being that
the measure did not meet the demand
for general reform Of the school sys-
TEN.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-05-12

The imports Of specie at the port Of
New York for the week ended on the
10Th were t40.7i Of which si9.'i2 was
gold and Ell .007 silver. The exports
were a, 4o4. 900. Of which 1891. $50 was
gold and s4T3.s50 silver. OF this
amount, e3.e44.1oo gold and s4cc. 200
silver went to Europe. and go. $50 goli
and t1,l5o silver went TO South Amer
lea
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-05-12

Gov. FLOWER of New York. on the
4th. rendered his decision in the case Of
Carlyle w. Harris. the condemned wife
poisoner. declining 10 interfere with
the due execution of the sentence OF
death
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-05-12

JOSIAH TAYLOR. the oldest man in
Oregon. died. on the ith. near sheri-
dan. Hill county. lie was l0i years
old. the oldest Of seven children The
other six are still alive. the youngest.
a woman. being now 9s years old.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-05-12

The bill establishing eight hours rs
q legal days work in the mines of
Great Britain was passed To n second
reading in the house of commons. on
the 81, by a vote of 2.9 10 FOL.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-05-12

The union dock laborers Of Bisstol.
England went out on strize.on the ith.
against the employment of non-union or
so-alled free laborers. and the shipping
trade was blocked through the lack of
men to handle the freight.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-05-12

THE public deLS statement issued on
the lst shows net increase in the debt
of 1920. sIe.4o. The bonded debt de-
creased ss2l. DOS. and the cash in the
treasury decreased si.1s7.sai.4o. the net
result being an increase Of the debt
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-05-12

THE board of appeals Of the Ameri-
can Trotting association met in Chi
caro- on the 9Th. Several minor cases
were disposed of. The Van Ness case
was taken up and the long-expelled
turfman was reinstated.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-05-12

The village of Bailey. twenty-five
miles northwest Of Grand Rapids, Mich.
was almost wiped out by fire on the
4th. An overturned lamp started the
blaze. and the fire spread rapidly 70
neighboring buildings
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-05-12

NoS-rNIos men working for the
Santa Fe Railroad Co. at Argentine
Kas.. who were assaulted and seriously
injured by union strilSers.ha brought
suit against the city in the sum OF slo.-
600 each for damages.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-05-12
A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT.
Three Men Blown to Pieces by an Explo-
sion OF Dynamite.

sion OF Dynamite
TERRI IIAUTE Ind. May A spe-
cial to the Express from Brazil. Ind.
says: Intelligence of a most horrible
accident near Eel River station. south
Of here. reached this city last evening.
Three men, one named Mace. and an
other johnson and the other name I'M
known, have been sinking small coal
shaft. Yesterday morning the three
men went into the blacksmith shop at
the mouth Of the shaft to do some
blacksmithing. While hammering a
piece of red-hot iron part of the
heated metal broke off and few into a
box near by containing fifty sticks Of
dynamite. Instantly there was an ex-
plosion that shook houses on their
foundations for several hundred yards
about the scene. The shop and shaft
houses were wrecked. while in the
ruins lay the mangled and torn re-
mains Of the three unfortunate men.
Two Of them were fairly blown 10
pieces and were gathered up in a
basket.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-05-12

Mr.. GEORGE BAIRD. a wealthy iron
manufacturer of Glasgow. sojourning
in Washington city. says: The iron and
steel trade of England and Scotland is
suffering considerable depression just
now from over-production.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-05-12

SENATOR PLATE. Of Connecticut. ex-
presses doubt about congress being
called in extra session in September
next
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Threatened Outbreaks. Against Chinese

WASHINGTON. May 4.-Reports re-
ceived by the Chinese minister within
the last few days indicate the probable
ity Of outbreaks on the Pacific coast
against the Chinese residents. The
tenor Of these reports was commune
Gated on Monday by Acting Secretary
Adce. and last night upon the return
Of Secretary Gresham from Chicago.
kilograms were sent to the governors
of several western states advising them
of the existence Of these reports and
requesting them to take measures to
prevent any serious infractions of the
peace.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-03-22

varying temperature OF about 81 e.,
summer and winter.
But the demand for Roquefort
cheese has become so great that trick
ery now plays a part in the ripening
process. The peasants have learned
that time is money" and they have
found that bread crumbs mixed with
the curd causes those green streaks
of moldiness, which denote that the
cheese is fit for the market, to appear
much more readily than was formerly
the case when it was left to do the
best it could for itself with the aid
of subtcrranean atmosphere. Ihis
is not exactly cheating; it is CONNER
cial enterprise, the result OF compe.
tition and other circumstances too
strong for poor human nature. In
cheese-making, bread crumbs are
found to be a cheap substitute 1or
time: and it is said that those VINO
have taken to beer brewing in this
region have found that box, which
here is the commonest Of shrubs, is a
cheap substitute for hops. The no.
tion that brass pins are stuck into
Roouefort cheese to make it turn
green is founded on fiction. Temple
Bar. ....
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-03-22
Rouuefort and It's Cheese.

Cheese, which has been the fortune
of Roauefort, has destroyed its pic
turesuueness. 1t has brought specu-
lators there who have raised great,
ugly, square buildings OF dazzling
whiteuess, in harsh contrast with
the character and somber tone of the
old houses. Although the place iss
small that it consists OF only one
street and a few alleys, the more
ancient dwellings are remarkable for
their height. 1t is surprising 10 see
in a village lost among the sterile
hills houses three stories high. The
fact that there is only Il ledge on
which to build must be the explana'
tion. What is most curious In the
place is the cellars. Before the cheese
became an important article OF COM
merce, these were natural cavcrns,
such as are everywhere to be found il
this calcareous formation; but now
they are really cellars that have been
excavated to such depth in the
rock that they are to be seen in as
many as five stages, where long rows
of cheese are stacked one over the
other. The virtue of these cellars
from the cheese-making point OF view
is their dryness, and their scarcely