The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-06-02
THE BELL.

Twill he the Most Composite Clspr~.-
Trap Ever Made la THIS Metals
from Every state where Metal L. Found.
Together With Contributions Of Plate.
Trlnkets. Old Coins. Etc, "a be Melted
and Cast Into the Columbian Liberty
He'll.
WASHINGTON. May 20. -Contributions
FOR the Columbian Liberty He'll con
tinuc Ia comc in from all the states and
territories. according To the periodic
reports If the committee. and IL half
the articles contributed are used in tie
casting il will certainly he the most
composite bell in the country. The col.
lection from the mining districts u
| the west include samples from all the
famous copper and silver loaes.
notably the great Anaconda mine Of
Butte City. Mont; the Deer mine. cf
southern Utah; the DAILY. Horn. Tn
tario. San Luis. Bullion Neck. Emma.
Mammoth and FL Refugia mines. the
latter being located in Old Mexico.
Among other curious contributions
are Roman copper coins. a bronze
medal concentrating the Wyoming
massacre. relics of the great fire in
Al WY N&N - lfN.' - ~ tl1"N
cannon used by Baron Dekalb in the
revolutionary war, and a spoon over "A
century old. which once belonged 10
Elisha Granger. an old revolutionist.
Contributions OF kindred i~ntcres, are
a piece Of the original liberty bell and
a fragment II a broken bell Of the old
Franciscan mission At Santa barbara.
Cal. Part of a silver wine flask be-
longing to the first bishop of California
also goes into the potpouri. together
with a link from gold sleeve buttons
worn 10y Gen. Artemus Ward. first
major-general in the revolutionary
army and member Of the continental
congress in 1850. and a sword found
after the Mountain Meadow massacre
in which John ID. Lee and a company
OF men disguised as Indians foully
murdered i3l cmigrants on their way
to California.
From the south comes a medal Of the
International Cotton exposition and a
silver spoon Of the late Henry W.
Grady. The Grady spoon will keep
company with a silver fruit knife he
, longing once to Lucretia Mott. There
are also pieces from the famous key II
!, the Hastile. Contributions have al
ready been received or promised ~
. historic mementocs near - III" memory
!. Of Washington. jefferson. Franklin,
: Hamilton and other great names in
American history.
: In 10 date the state of New Jersey
leads in the amount contributed 10 the
!. Columbian Liberty Bell fund. Besides
the historical contributions her citizens
have sent To the Liberty national bank
in money over 81. 600. The largest par;
Of this fund has been contributed IN
/, pennies. and il is a safe estimate that
+ 40. O00 people are represented IN Ne"
r Jerseys part Of the bell.
!, The question as To which city ha'
I. taken the greatest interest rests De-
n tween Washington and Newark.
The first meeting of the Columbian
l. Liberty Bell committee is called "a
= take place Wednesday. June :. 1895, Il
Independence hall. Philadelphia.
Z The bell will be cast on June ; by ne
d Clinton II. Meneely Rell Co. Of 1roy'
n. Y. The estimated cost. including
i the transportation to Chicago, Y
e SO. 500. There, IL nothing prevents
IS it will ring in the Fourth of Jul,
"a at the Worlds fair, where J
will remain until after the exposition
n Then it will go To Bunker Hill or IN
D. erty island. to the battlefield of Ne'
q Orleans tlsl2l. to San Francisco. To u
place where any great patriotic cei'
lie bration Is being held. until 1900. whe
:. il will be cent 4 the next World e
- hibition, which takes place ut iar'
70 France. There il will continue uni
to that exhibition closes
&c When not is use in other places
9. will return TO Washington under u
~ care Of the Daughters Of the Amcrica
he Revolution. Washington Will he y
home. and from here il will lournr
from place to place. fulfilling rs IL.
sion throughout the world