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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-02-22
GOV. ISAAC p. GRAY,

Minister from the United state. 10 Mexico.
stricken Down at His Post of Duty ny
that Dread Disease fnrnmonis Had
just Heturn.d 10 the Mexican Capital
from . Nisit q. His Sick SON an Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Feb. IS. Word
was received here last night Of the
death Of Issue Pussy Gray. minister 10
Mexico. The kilograms say he ar
rived at that city yesterday morning
i'm an unconscious condition from an
attack OF double pneumonia lie was
taken to the American hospital. and
his condition pronounced extremely
alarming from the beginning His son
Pierre Gray received n Telegram in
forming him IF his; fathers illness. and
last night received a later telegram
announcing the death.
Minister Gray had been 10 this city,
having been called home On account Of
the serious illness Of his son Pierre.
who has been sick for nearly year
From here he went to Washington,
where he received some instructions
from the department of state. and left
last week for the City of Mexico.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-02-22
NEW CANAL SCHEME.
Let = Free Canal tie Punched Through th'
New York Custom House.

| Let . Free Canal tie Punched Through the
New York Custom House
Many leading republicans believe
that our government should invest
sloO. 100000 in the Nicaragua canal
They say that il would shorten the dis
lance by steamers from New York to
Hong Kong 10y t.i63 miles; 10 foko-
hama 10y d.sa1 miles: To Melbourne by
5000 miles: to Valparaiso by 5.ois
miles They estimate that at least g.
through the canal each year and that
il 81 per ton toll were charged all ex-
penses Of operating the canal would be
met The benefits to commerce. they
say. would be incalculablc. The cost
Of Transportation would be greatly re-
duced and both sides Of the world
would be greatly benefited 10y cheaper
goods
All of which may be true. But is not
this inconsistent argument for protec-
tionists? WHY levy 500 O0DOOO tax
on our already 'aN-ridden people to re-
move one barrier 10 commerce when
much greater barrier can be removed
by an act that shall at the same time
greatly reduce our tax burden. The
whole benefits tn the people to come
from the Nicaragua canal will be de-
rived from cheaper products or goods.
liut il costs more % get goods across
Mckinley tariff wall than il does TO
carry them twice around South Amer
lea. Wooden, linen. silk or cotton
goods could be carried several times
around the world for what it costs TO
get them through a Mckinley custom
house. Ii the republicans. when they
were making the Mckinley tariff law.
had added the word free" after every
article. instead Of the complex and
compound duties levied on most i'm
portant articles. they would have con-
ferred greater benefits upon their coun-
try than would be realized by tie dig
ging of a dozen Nicaragua canals.
They could have done this in less time
and at less expense than it required tc
make the Me kinley bill.
II would cost nothing. and save hun
drcds Of millions of dollars every year
To punch a free canal through the New
York custom house. On the contrary.
Of what benefit would be a Nicaraguan
canal il our tariff wall should be built
higher? Yes. following their logic.
this j. exactly what republicans would
do. Because the Nicaragua canal"
they would say. has lowered the cost
of bringing the products of Asia and
Australia to our shores. il is necessary.
10 preserve our workmen from compe-
tition with the pauper labor of the
Orient. 10 increase duties on all such
products" Up would 60 the tariff
wall. A % per cent advance in duties
would more than counteract the effect
of the Nicaragua canal upon prices.
1t may be consistent for free traders
to advocate governmental aid 10 ca
mails. 1t certainly is inconsistent for
protectionists To favor canals 10 cheap
en- the cost of goods and protective tar
iii To increase the cost Of goods.
BYRON w. HoLT.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-02-22

Isaac Pusey Gray was born in ches-
ter county. Pa. October i. is2s. His
ancestors were all Qnaker>. In i>36 his
parents moved 10 Urbana. O.. and af-
forwards 10 Darkc county. where
both died. In 1855 he moved to Union
City. Ind. He was colonel OF the Fourth
Indiana cavalry during the civil war.
In 1906 he was a candidate for the
nomination for congress on the repub
lican ticket and was defeated in the
primaries BY George ". Julian. In 1865
he was elected To the state senate. and
remained member Of that body for
four years In 1870 he was rendered
the consulate at St Thomas. in the
West Indies. but declined the posi-
tion. lie was a delegate-at-large to
the liberal republican convention that
met in Cincinnati in l>72. and was APP
pointed by the convention member for
Indiana of the national committee.
His name was placed before the demo-
cratic state convention in Isl. for
large. and in 1874 for
attorney general. but was both times
withdrawn at his request In 1870 he
was chosen by reclamation by the dem
ocratic convention for lieutenant-gov-
ernor. and ran with James d. VIII
Iiams. Familiarity known as blue
Jeans" Williams. and was elected with
the latter. who defeated Benjamin
Harrison for governor in that year
Upon the death of Gov. Williams.
Gray became governor. In l>s0 he was
a.. l.
but was defeated at the polls. In that
year with Frank Landers he was de-
feated by Porter and Hanna on the re-
publican ticket.
la 1854 Gray received two-thirds
of the delegates votes in the
democratic state convention for gov
ernor. and made the race against ex-
Congressman Calkins. In that year
his plurality in the state was 1922.
while that Of Cleveland was but 6.57a.
In 1850. when he was defeated with
Landers, he was beaten by only i.77O.
while Landers was defeated by a plu
rality of G.g53.
Since the expiration Of his term Of
Office in lsss he has been the recognized
lie. der of the democratic party in this
state, and in 1s9e was prominently
mentioned in connection with the
gubernational nomination Of the party,
but his name was not presented to the
convention. In that year he was
spoken Of by members of his party in
this state as possible candidate for
the presidency. but went 10 St Louis as
an ayowed candidate for the vice-presi-
dency.
In 1892 he was again mentioned in
connection with the presidency. and
two factions in the party were worked
M on account of this One was the
Cleveland and the other the Gray fac
ton. The war between the factions
was very bitter for time. but before
the meeting of the convention Gray
had become an avowed candidate for
the tail Of the ticket. and his friends
sought only this honor for him
in the convention. After the
election OF Cleveland it was conceded
that Gray would receive some good
foreign mission or other rich plum in
the power 81 the president to bestow-
He was appointed minister to Mexico
and immediately left for the City OF
Mexico to take the position and has
been back To this city. his home. twice
since his appointments
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-02-22
BEATS MARDl GRAS.
a snow Carnival In New Orieans-The
Heaviest Fall In Forty-Five Years


Heaviest Fall In Forty-Five Years
NEW ORLEANS. Feb. l6.-Not since
the winter of 1850 have such sights
been witnessed as those seen in this
city Thursday evening From / a. IN.
the snow had been falling heavily. and
as the foundation was good il formed
over eight inches deep in the city
streets. with drifts much deeper in
the outskirts by evening all the
electrician lines were blocked.
and most Of the other routes, forcing
business men in many instances to
trudge home miles through the deep
snow. On Canal street and the main
thoroughfares SNOWFALL carnival was
in progress all day. and hotels, club
and store windows were full of sight
seekers taking in the unwonted specta-
Gle. Improvised sleighs hastily put to-
gether on boards ran the gauntlet Of a
snow fusillade as they passed the cheer
ing. shouting crowds
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the free list. domestic manufacturers
revised their price list early IN the sea-
son. and large sales were made I'm bulk.
delivered at various points at prices
ranging from 40 10 45-ioo cent per
pound. as To place Of delivery. which
certainly did not result in very large
margin OF profit to the makers, for the
reason that the price ~ muriatic acid
was low even though they curtalled
their output of this article TO u large
extent
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-02-22
COAL NINE DISASTER.

Terrific Explosion In = Coal Mine ut Odin
H., with Two Hundred Men Ia the Drifts
Nine of Them were TERRIBLY Burnea
som. OF Whom win Die.
CARLYLE. H., Feb. lG.-A terrible
mine explosion occurred at the Odin
coal mine. Is miles east Of this city,
| Friday. The force of the conclusion
was felt throughout town. IL Was fol-
lowed 10y a deafening report. The en-.
gineer ut the mine had gone home 10
| dinner when the explosion occurred,
and IL was half an hour before any aid
could be sent To the 200 miners cntombed
| in the bowels of the earth. Immediately
after the explosion the mine caught
fire and smoke rolled out from the
shaft as IL issuing from huge smoke
stack. The residents of the town had
been appraised of what had occurred,
and soon the wives. daughters. moth
ers. brothers and fathers of the miners
began To congregatc about the shaft OF
the mine. Still no engineer came. The
women became frantic, many fainting
on the spot.
In the meantime the men below were
nearly suffocatcd with smoke, and it
was decidedly "A great relief 10 them to
see the cage move on its upward trip
One hundred and seventy of the men
were rescued by the citizens ana the
miners fellow-work men at the peril Of
their lives. The fire still continued I'M
abated. and the remaining thirty men
in the mine were given up for lost.
These men were almost dying from suf-
location in the bottom If the mine but
hy special act of Providence it seems
the fire died out.
A searching party was sent immedi-
ately TO the bottom. There they found
the miners lying here and there uncon-
>cious and nearly dead. They were
piled up like cordwood on the cages
and quickly as possible raised To the
top of the shaft. where they slowly
regained consciousness.
The cause OF the accident was pre-
mature blast in room in the mine be-
ing worked by Luther Wcingartner.
The blast ignited a twenty fiye-pound
keg of powder. which exploded with
terrific effect. The mine in the imme-
diate vicinity was torn up in terrible
manner, and the twenty-five miners
working in the same room certainly
had miraculous escape from death.
relief train from Centralia carried
several surgeons. IL will be several
days before the mine can resume
operations. Thirty miners were in
jured in all. Those most seriously
hurt are:
Luther Weingartner. burnt about
head and face: has large family; can
not live.
John Tadlock and SON are both
burnt about the head and body; little
hopes of recovery; he also has large
family.
John Link. aged Is years. severely
burnt about body; will probably re-
cover.
Albert Little. aged II years. nearly
suffocated and badly burned; will re-
cover.
James Smith, single. aged -, burned
about face and hands; recovery doubt
full.
Rodman Eubanks. aged %, married,
badly burned: may recover.
Albert Jacobs. aged "a. married. seri-
ously burned and may not recover.
An unknown man. aged 80 years. and
another one. aged about 80. are also
fatally burned and can not live. This
j. as full list of the injured as could
be secured 1t is feared some have per-
ished in the mine.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-02-22
RELATIONS WITH GERMANY
What Small Bore Republican Politicians
in the senate Have Brought About

What Small Bore Republican Politicians
In the senate Have Brought About.
The sop thrown 10 the sugar trust by
the republican side Of the senate in the
form of discriminating duty against
German sugars is a plain violation Of
our treaty relations with that country.
A prominent senator recently said to
a reporter of the Chicago Herald:
I'm all my experience in Washing
ton. and il has extended through the
best part of a quarter of cen injury.
have never seen situation SO disgrace
full as that which we are now i'm con-
corning our relations with Germany.
II we had had state of affairs like
this twenty years ago there would
have been but one party in congress on
the question of righting the wrong. II
necessary the senate would have held
meetings at night. or the president
would have called special session Of
congress. in order to repeal that dis
eliminating duty as quickly as posi-
BILE. stain like that on the national
honor would have been wiped out
without dissenting voice. and men
OF both parties would have been
eager TO have had hand i'm the pro-
cess But what do we find at the pres
ent moment? The rcpu blicans Of this
body absolutely refuse to permit this
duty to be stricken out. They refuse
10 permit the question to be brought
before the senate. They admit the
statute violates the treaty. As good
lawyers as there are on that side-men
like Plat. of Connecticut: Sherman. OF
Ohio; Chandler. of New Hampshire
say there is no doubt Secretary Gresham
was right in his letter to the president
admitting the discriminating duty to
be violation Of our treaty obligations
They know the humiliating position
this government is placed in. and yet
what do they propose to do about ii?
Nothing. And why will they do moth
ing? Because they say this violation
OF a treaty was perpetrated in the dem.
ocratic party. and it must stand so that
party may bear the responsibility and
the odium Of it. We have just eulo-
gized Daniel Webster. We have spent
a day turning our eyes in admirat
to the great mon u the past. What a
pity we have not snmc OF those great
men here to-day. sitting on the repub.
lican side-a Webster for instance-tn
rise up iron-like and tell those marrow
little politicians. always seeking party
advantage while the national honor 4
in the dust, what their duty to the
country il
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-02-22
MINISTER oRAY's BODY
Will he Brought Home From Mexico fol-
burial at Indianapolis.

IxDIASAPoLrs. Ind. Feb. 10. Pierre
Gray. son of the dead minister TO Mex
leo, says that his fathers body will be
brought here at once for burial.
The funeral will be a large one. many
organizations from all over the state
having already signified their intention
TO attend. The body will probably lie
in state at the capitol building. The
legislature adjourned out Of respect.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-02-22

We offer One Hundred Dollars Rcwar., "a,
Halls Catarrh Cure.
r. j. CHENEY a Co, Props. Toledo. n
We. the undersigned, have known 81
Cheney for the last IS years, ana ls.Iiers
him perfectly honorable ia all buSin..s
transactions and financially able 10 carry
out any obligation made by their firm.
West a. Truax. Wholesale Druggists To-
lcdo, %. Waldng. kinnan a. Marvin
Wholesale Druggists. Toledo. q.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken Internally
acting diretly on the blood and mtirnt,.
surfaces of the system Price. sac per i,o,-
Tie. Sold by all Druggists Testimonials free
Halls Family Pills. &c.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-02-22
Seaman In Peril ny the 0tsAndiag oi
their ship In the Firth Of Clyde.

LONDON, Feb. l5.-Ths Swedish bark
Caitloch. Capt Pyke. from Batavia
September 10. while being towcd up
the Firth OF Clyde "Wednesday even
ing. stranded at Kildoman, together
with the tug which was towing
her. The crew OF the tug sue
ceeded in landing, but the
Caitloch's life-boat was driven
ashore and smashed, preventing
the landing OF the crew Of the bark.
The deck Of the Caitloch is submerged
and the crew are in the rigging. Great
anxiety is felt for their safety.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-02-22

w. d. Allen 4 Co. manufacturers OF
leather betting. Chicago. have no fear
in regard 10 the new tariff. They
write 20 the New York Herald that
manufacturers are springing up in va.
rious parts Of the country, that stocks
are being rcplenished. and that they
look for a revival Of THOR business
early in the wear,
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-02-22
AN EARLY BLAZE

which Damaged New York Business HOuses
$4,000 Worth.
NEW YORK. Feb. l6.--Fire started in
the Merchants club. s37 Broadway, AT
an early hour. and before IL was extin-
guishcd caused loss Of $4,000. The
building at 33T broadway is occupied
by II. A. Lozier 4 Co, the Cleveland
Bicycle Co.. with Smith x Sons. man.
ufacturers of carpets and rugs; the
Brussels Tapestry Co. and Barnes 4
Meyer. manufacturers Of chenille cur
tains, whose stock was mostly dam.
AGED bv smoke.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-02-22
SOMETHING CROOKED.
Wall street Brokers Don't Want Missouri
Bonds Redeemed.

JErYERsoS CITY. Mo. Feb. Is
Chairman Tatum Of the house com.
mittee on appropriations made the
startling Statement: to-day that he had
been approached by representative OF
Wall street brokers. who want TO de
fea. the bill appropriating 81, $4,000 "a
redeem state bonds during the next
two years
The Wall street brokers say they do
mot want the bonds redeemed. They
are too good an investment
Missouri's state dept now il trifle
more than 81. 0o0, 600.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-02-22
HARRIET =. EskiNs.
whose Father Reigned - King Of Guinea,
Dead ~ Lebanon, Pa

LEBANON, Pa, Feb le.--Mrs. Harriet
A. Eskins. whose father reigned q
king Of Guinea. died here Thursday
aged III years She leaves two laugh.
tiers, Francis J. Eskins. Of Williams.
port, and Mrs. II A. Baker. OF thi,
city. besides forty-four grandchildren,
thirty seven great grandchildren
eighteen great-great-g and
fourteen great-grcat-grcat-g
dren. Lebanon people think this is
record beaten.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-02-22
Rev. DR.. Parker

Is the beloved pastor Of the Universalis,
church At Fargo. n. d., and has also been
pastor in Providence, r. l., New York Ctr
and Troy, n y. lie says:
II regard Hoods Sarsaparilla the hes,
blood purifier, and have good reason for
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-02-22
Anxiety Felt for the British Steamer Sails
bury.

NEW YORK. Feb. H.-Considerablc
anxiety prevails in shipping circles
concerning the British steamer Sails
bury. which left Gibraltar on JAnury
n, bound for this port shipping men
ore inclined to believe that she Ia drift
ing heiplessly with disabled nachin-
cry. The Salisbury 10 quite an old
steamer. aud 10 in command Of Capt
HoldoPE
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-02-22
cRAv'S SUCCESSOR.
Ea-Gov. Crittenden May he Minister -
Mexico.

WASHINGTON, Feb. i6. The death OF
Minister /. =. Gray has given rise to
rumors that ex-Gov. Crittenden OF Mis-
souri,. consul-general to Mexico. is like
ly to he promoted 20 All the existing
vacancy, and that Representative Buck
Kilgore, Of Texas. is very apt to be se-
lected ~ consul-general. Consul-Gen-
sral Crittenden is known u stand very
high at the state department.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-02-22

this opinion. |
am now ~ years
OF age. Four years
ago l was afflicted
with rheumatism
in rly back and
limbs, so badly
tina. il was iinpos-
sibic for me 10 set
my usual sleep al
night ] had just
partially recovered
from the grip,
which reduced my
weight ~ lbs. Ny
nunn-f-a ..-na nrr-
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-02-22

Tue trousers ~ your fashionable church
minister never bag ut The knees Rock lant
Tribune
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-02-22

IaFso' y - an i felt lAnsuid
and weak. In fact was in very allApi-
dated condition Having heard and r, 81 30
much bout the wonderful cures produced
b. Hood Sarsaparilia resolved 10 give i
a trial followed the directions, and be-
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-02-22

Moods pills are the bcsifa-i.ly cais-ari.s
and liver medicine. H-rrnlcss, reliable. s-Le
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1895-07-04
SAFETY ON THE WATER.
The Inspectors Departments Claim
Efficient Work.

The Inspectors Departments Claim Of
Efficient Work.
Nearly 700, 600, 900 people carried on
American steamers during the last fiscal
year and only 255 lives lost, of whom
but 96 were passengers, is the promi-
nent feature of the new annual report
Of Supervising Inspector General Du-
mont of steam vessel inspection service
This is smaller mortality among the
same number of people, we have no
doubt, than if they had all staid at
home and went regularly to bed, to say
nothing of travelling by rail. 1t proves
again what we have often remarked
that travel by American steamers under
the system of inspection now enforced
is the safest that could possibly be de-
yised. Thirty-fve of the SO passengers
above referred to lost their lives in one
disaster-the sinking of the tugboat
James D. Nicol off Sandy Hook ON q
Sunday in June last, and General Du-
mont states that this disaster was solely
due to the fact that the tug was being
navigated by person wholly inexpe-
rienced.
1t is further stated in the report that
of the nearly II, 900 boilers inspected
accidents causing the loss of life have
occurred to but 10 of them, defects in
upward of roo being detected and reme-
died; also that of 100, 274 new life pre-
servers examined only "a were found
deficient. This statement shows that as
great care is taken in the inspection Of
equipments to prevent disaster as in the
machinery employed to run them and
the men who man them. In regard to
the latter no less than 9S applicants fol-
masters and pilots licenses were re;
jected during the year on account Of
color blindness, although 1,544 passed
the tests. All of which goes to show
that the travelling public and the stoam
vessel fraternity as we'll have every rea
son to repose confidence in the inspeo
tion system as at present managed. -
Marine Journal
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1895-07-04

A county superintendent at a re-
ceut session of the county institute
asked every teacher present who
took their local paper to hold up
their hands. Out of 100 present
but E responded, at which he ex-
pressed great surprise, and said:
"You don't spend 81 a year with
these papers, and yet you expect
them to print, free Of charge, no.
tees of institutes, insert long pro.
grammes of same, print reports of
what you say and do on these oc-
casions, and thus expect them to
advertise you and your abilities in
your profession, thus assisting you
to climb the ladder to better posi-
tions and better salaries without a
cents patronage in return. Your
conduct in this matter would lead
me, were I the editor of one of
these papers, to promptly throw
into the waste basket any commit
nication sent me by society, the
members of which were too proud
or too stingy to take my paper, or
If / inserted it, to demand full ad-
vertising rates for every line pub.
lished." That superintendent takes
just view of the matter. But it
is not only the teachers that act
that way, but societies, churches,
etc. They wish to give an euter-
tainment of some description in
order TO raise money. The job
printer is paid for posters, draymen
for hauling, the merchant for what
he furnishes, rent Is paid for the
hall in fact everybody is paid but
the newspaper, which does more to
make the affair, whatever it may
be, a success, than all else. And
the people and societies who have
thus received many dollars worth
of free advertising do not even have
the courtesy to thank the editor 70,
his work, or show in any manner
that they appreciate what the pa.
per has done for them. .-Ex.