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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-01-04

Free wool is building an immense
storage house for woods in New York
city with stock exchange on one
floor. New York merchants hope To
make New York a wool center second
only 20 London. This prospect IS not
viewed with equanimity by Boston.
Philadelphia and Chicago. three OF our
present great wool markets Boston
ians are coming to the conclusion that
their state law which forbids the build
ing of structures ,cxcept church spires
to a greater height than i25 feet nor
more than two and one-half times the
width of the adjoining street Is driving
capital and business into other states.
Philadelphia has not yet been able u
explain her lack Of enterprise in erect
ing business monument To Tree WOOL,
and Chicago has about concluded thai
IL must have wool warehouse. Other
cities have not yet been heard from
hut are probably rs jealous Of New
York Rivalry AMI competition ga
the life of trade. Exchange.
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Two T.uins Come Together Near Wosn-
hnehte. Tee -sixt~eu Persous sertousiy
Injured Two Of Th~ss Probably Fatally
"a Hoiocaust Averted ny Prompt Ac-
tt"a-Ths Injured nsing Cared For !" the
vietnity.
WAxAHAcHIE. Tex, Dec :S.-As .
result of collision between two pas
senger trains I mile west OF this city
ut o'clock Tuesday night, sixteen
persons were injured. two fatally. and
are being cared for by people living IN
the locality of the wreck. The west
bound Texas Central passenger train
was passing over the Missouri. kansas
* Texas railway crossing near here
when the south-bound passenger train
on tn. latter road crashed into the
rear coach, striking it square
IN in the middle and overturning It,
The passengers and seats were piled
in mass in the forward part OF the
car. An instant later the ear caught
fire from the overturned stove and the
flames threatened TO add an additional
horror 10 the wreck. line OF hose
was hurricdly stretched from the Texas
| Central locomotive TO the burning
| coach and the flames wereextiuguishe'.
before any person had suffered from
| fire. The cries for assistance
were hear,rcnding and the rail-
road men and un-injured pas
sengers worked with might and
main TO rescue the wounded and i'm
prsoned persons from the wreck
After half an hour of hard work the
wounded passengers were gotten ou'
and conveyed on hastily-improvisec
stretchcr>. made up Of ear seats. lum
Der and Gus Mons. IN neighboring farm
houses. where they received medical
assistance and were tenderly cared FOL
by the people living in the vicinity.
Two persons were found To be fatal
ly. and fourteen seriously injured II
seems almost miraculous that no on
was killed outright. as the coach wa
crushed like an egg shell.
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Two manufacturers conventions VIII
soon he held. one, OF those manufac-
turers who do an export business. Its
object is to promote the export 81 our
manufactured products. Exposi'ions
of American manufactures are to be
held in Mexico and Central and south
America. These manufacturers need
no protection in our markets. though
many OF them utilize the tariff to
sustain prices here much above the
prices at which the same goods are
sold for abroad. Another convention
is to form an organization to influence
tariff and other legislation in favor OF
manufacturers. All possible pressure
will be brought to bear upon congress
to save protection. All sentiments will
be appealed 10. Able advocates viii be
employed to lobby to secure continu'
ance of the special privileges to the
favored manufacturers. Every lcgiti
mate and many illcgitimatc methods
Of influencing votes will Toe employed
to keep the people out OF their own
This organization will he sort OF ma
tional trust Of protected manufactur
ers. Protection is a dangerous insti
tuition and is difficult to get rid OF. even
though the people have twice decided
tn abolish IL.
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mon and reasonably durable for iess

UVDu anu is1"'h"''' -
money.
These cheap suits were not duplica
BILE in Yorkshire. They were unique
Now what is going To happen in fine
goods Those mills which know how
To make them are going tn succeed.
With free wool and 80 per cent there
is no doubt of it. They axe going to
have market for all they can make.
Why. the combined WOODEN plant OF
North America cannot produce enough
to satisfy the normal consuming power
OF the population. Reflect for "a mo-
ment that the value of our wooden
production i'm 1890 was but S33s..3i, 100
and our population was ~. 62..s5O; that
each Individual would have To spend
but little more than - per year To alb
sorb our whole product; that. in order
to satisfy the ordinary consuming
power for woolens AMI wor>tei>. many
times our product had TO he imported
under certain serious disadvantages.
When one considers these facts. he
readily realizes that there Is vast
scope for the enlargement and siversi'
fication Of the wooden industry in the
United states. and that it has future
before it such as the most sanguine
have failed to picture
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~frAfn Tl<D>>
The democratic loss averages % per
cent. and the republican gain in these
fifteen states ; per cent. IL IS the al
most unanimous opinion of those who
have studied the history that "hard
times always causes los OF votes to
the party in power. no matter which
party was responsible fpr the hard
times" Though the democratic party
may have been partly responsible (pe-
cause of few black sheep for their
duration. no sane person whose opinion
i worth anything will deny that the
s.hard times" was a result of republic
an legislation or lack of legislation.
The republicans had been in power for
thirty years and not only did the panic
begin before single republican law
had been changed. but the financial
strinrcncv was felt so much before the
close of Harrison administration that
his secretary of the treasury hat made
preparations to issue bonds. Five per
cent is a low estimate for the demo-
cratic loss and republican gain because
of hard times There is then left
democratic loss of /. per cent and re-
publican gain Of per cent 10 be ex-
planned by other cAuses-
Aside from state and local causes
which cut no small figure in the gem
eral result. il is probable that after
.harl times" the four most important
causes were democratic delay in con-
press. the sugar scandal. conservatism
| of democratic senator's and congress
men on the tariff question and changes
of belief a. to the benefits OF protec-
ton. The first three of these causes
operated in keeping democrats at
home and the last in changing demo-
cratic formerly into republican votes.
Had il not been for the democratic
voters who stayed at home. the result
in most states would have been very
close. Add 10 these non-voting demo
Gratis those who in New York. Ohio.
New jersey and Maryland voted the
republican ticket in order To turn
down" some of the democratic traitors
who blocked tariff legislation. and ii
becomes evident that there are to-day
enough democrats left to carry ma.
iortv of the northern states on the
tariff issue The result. then. is neither
a republican nor protectionist vie
tory. but merely a democratic slump.
Comparatively few Of the voters have
actually become afraid of tariff reform
and voted the republican ticket because
they wished to return to Mckinleyism
Some OF these and most Of the pei
cent who changed sides blindly be
cause Of hard times will return to tho
democratic party by 1896. If this part,
, rid> itself of those who have betraye,
and disgraced IL. Let the democrats,
party stand by tariff reform and tariff
rcformers and the people will stand by
the party BYRON W. HOLT.
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WILL A CONTEST LIE

Against Representative John ). Jenktna
Of Mtsconssn .-He Has Never Bren Ns-
turAtis~d. bus Ne brought Into the
Uswed SsAtes " hen an lnfast. and Has |
War Record. which He Thinks Is
tsblishes u . statue
WAsnINeroS, Dec. %. The statement
telcgraphed from West Superior, Wis
to the effect that the seat OF John D. /
jenkins. republican, elected To the
fifty-fourth congress To succeed Mis-
T.. llaugen. the sitting member, may
lie contested ON the ground
that he Is not "a citizen. never
having taken out naturalization
papers. has resulted in thor
ough search Of the records at the
capitol for presidents upon which To
form ar opinion as TO the probability
of +. {. Kennedy. the democratic can
didate. being successful in his contest.
Ii is said that Jenkins came from En-
gland with his parents when he was
wears old and located at Bara boo. Wis,
where he has since resided. lie admits
that he has never taken out naturalila-
tion papers. but claims that his service
in the army makes him "A citizen. IL Is
not stated that his father was natural
lied: il he were that would materially
simplify the situat on: in fact would
settle it, The supreme court in the
case of Campbell v. Gordon decided
that 1.-The naturalization of an alien
conferred the right of a citizen on his
infant son who was at the time of the
naturalization resident Of a foreign
country. but was resident of the
United states at the passage of the law
OF $50.
In the famous case of Boyd vs.
Thayer. decided February |. lsos. the
question whether or not father ;
natural ization conferred the right of
citizenship upon his infant son was
raised and discussed. Boyd having been
elected governor of Nebraska. Thayer
brought suit against him for
possession of the Office on the
| ground that lie had never been
naturalized In the pleadings 1t
was set up that Boyd's father was
natnralizei while Bovd was yet a
minor. Discussing this point. Chief
Justice Fuller who delivered the opin-
ion OF the court quoted the decision in
Campbcll-Gordon and said: I'VE per-
ceive no reason for limiting the rule
to the children of those who had al.
ready been naturalized. In our judg-
mcnt the intention was that the act of
lS0. should have prospective opera
ton
Ii was held that Gov. Boyd's acts
since arriving at the age OF 81 YEAR,
constituted virtual compliance with
the requirements Of the law. The
point made 10y Mr.. Jenkins that ms
war record made him "A citizen. was q
question in the contest made against
the seating Of Capt J. H.
White. elected 10 the fifty-firs'
congress from the twelfth Indiana
district. Mr. White was not disturbed
in his seat. and that case may form ;
precedent for determining Jenkins
righ; TO his seat. Capt. White. afte
the matter had been discussed. com
plrted his record bv taking out natur
alization papers in due form
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While billcts have fallen 40 per cent.
rails have lien 80 per cent. II will be
noticed that the decline of the price OF
biilets is nearly i'll accord with the de-
cline Of the price Of the raw material.
Bessemer pig iron. which has been ~
per cent
There has been no combination To
control the prices Of billets AMI Bes-
semer pig. but until this week the
price of rails had fallen only STD per
ton. while the price of billcts had
fallen nearly SD The effect of the
combination agreement j. clearly seen.
IL competit on prevailed in the steel
rail industry. as it doe, prevail in The
production and sale OF pig iron. steel
billcts, and structural steel shapes. the
railroad conplnie,, we think. would
buv more freely the rails which they
need. N. v Times.
THE Wilson bill removed nearly one
half Of the duty on steel rails. II ma,
be necessary To remove the other hall
to stop the depre iations of the trust
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RECEIVED BY THE POPE.
The Detroit's Officers Received ut the
Vatican by Pope LEO Kill.

The Detroit's Officers Received ut the
Vatican by Pope LEO XIII.
ROME. Dec. a1-1he pope received
the officers IF the United states cruiser
Detroit at the vatican at ii a. III. The
officers present were Commander
Newell. one Lieutenant. six junior
grade licutcnants. the surgeon and the
paymaster of the ship. Commander
Newell. in a brief address. thanked his
holmes, for granting an audience 10
himself and his felow-ofiicers No
American visiting Europe. he said,
thought his visit complete unless he
had seen his holiness. the pope.
The pope replied. saving he was al
ways particula. 10 receive citizens Of
the great republic.
Ills holiness also proffered his thanks
a. the American government and TO
the president If the republic and ex-
pressed his affection and admira-
tipn for the people Of the United
States, for whom he wished hap
pincSs and prosperity. lie then
pronounced solemn bencdicticn
upon the officers and their
families. Commander Newell and his
companions were presented Individual
ly 10 the pope bv Mgr. OConncll. rec
tor ~ The American college in Rome.
After the audience with the pope,
the officers were conducted 10 the col
legc. where they were entertained al
luncheon by Mgr. OConnell.
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REV. Or. HENRY eLoDoErr.

Returned Missionary on Anti-FOre'gn sems
timsvt Asa Pekin-supcrctioua DisrgArd
of the Advance Of the WORLD In War
fare Cause sof China's Defeat
PLAINFIELp, n. j.. Dec. 81. Rev. DR..
Henry Biodgctt, who has just returned
from Pelsin. is visiting his son.in-law.
Rev. W. :. Richards DR.. Blodgett
went Ia China in 1884. and has been
connected since with the Congrega'
tiouai missions located at Tien-Tsiu
aud rckin. removing to the capital in
is64. lie il the senior missionary OF
that mission.
DR. Blodgett returned 10 this coun-
try December 5. In an interview he
said:
The anti-foreign sentiment in Pekin
il generally exaggerated. OF course.
the Chimes do not like foreigners. and
if they were not restrained they might
do injury. shortly before my depart
ure. in response to remonstrances
of foreign representatives. the en'
peror issued proclamation IL
protect foreigners. copy 81
the proclamation was tackled up In
quoted all manifestation coward for
eigncrs- No American or other for
eigners are allowed by treaty TO ds
business in pekin In other parts %
China little business i done by Ameri
cans. most of what used 10 be Asneri
can having passed in,n English hands
DIR. Blodgett says tacre is little re
sentiment on the part Of the Chimes
in general to American restriction q
immigration.
The defeat of China. he says, cam
from supcrcilious disregard of In
advance of the world in warfare ID
Blodgett believes the war is PRACTICAL
at an end. the severe weather and IN
general foreign sentiment against
being too much, he thinks, for tn
Japanese to resist at the present tins
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NEW WORKS. POLICE.
A Quiet Christ mas Only n Luii IN the storm
OF Disg graceful Developments.


Nrw YogK, Dec. 2s.-Police Commits
sioner kerwin gave out statement
yesterday morning denying the report
that Mr.. Thomas c. Plat was rcspon-
sible for the position taken by the
commissioner III the matter of the
Lexow committees power over the
police board.
Gen. Kerwin was asked about the
report that his intention to- propose an
Immediate investigation of the corrup-
ton laid bare by Capt. Schmittbergcr's
confession was an intimation To- other
members OF the force who wanted tc
come forward and testify. He said:
THAT statement is unworthy of my
notice"
Things were quiet around police
headquarters yesterday. Supt. Byrnes
and Inspectors Williams and McAvoy
were on hand at the usual hour. Nc
new developments in police affairs
were looked for yesterday. The
superintendent had nothing to say.
Inspector Williams was still silent con.
corning the charges made against him
by Capt. Schmittberger. and Inspector
McAvoy had nothing 10 add TO what
he said on Saturday. when he made a
positive denial of the Tenderloin com
mander's accusations.
Capt Martens of the East Thirty.
fifth-street station was at headquar~
tiers during the forenoon. So was Capt
Price. both of whom are involved in
Schmittberger's confession. Both had
an interview with Inspector Williams
There is much talk as 10 whether ~
not Williams will be called before The
committee tomorrow 1t is almos'
certain that the big inspector Will ap
pear before the invest gators and dc
mand TO be heard.
Capt. Schmittberrer is still on tn
sick list
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COMMISSIONER WRIGHT
Talks on the Great Chicago strike Before
the American Economi Association.

Talks on the Great Chicago Strike Before
the American Econom y Association
NEW YORK. Dec. 2s.-The second
DAYS session of the seventh annual
meeting Of the American Economic as
sociation was called To order at 10
o'clock this morning in Hamilton hall.
Columbia college. Hon. {. ID. Wright,
commissioner of labor. made the
opening remarks and read the
first paper at the morning :. ssion.
His subject was the recent Chicago
strike. which he described "a com
binafion of strike and boycott" He
reviewed the cause of the struggle and
| its growth. He also reviewed the
founding % the American Railway
union. the organization which con
troled the strike. and cited the
! recent court decision regarding
f. the strike. The speaker said
that system of state So
cialism means the destruction
OF industry and the retrogression OF
society The federal or state govern
ment should not be allowed to regu
I late the wages or price Of commodities
The present pooling bill before the
senate is but result Of the feeling II
4 favor of silent revolution
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FIRE IN ALBANY.
4 Had Blase. and Worse One Narrowly
Escaped.

ALBANY, n. Y. Dec. Come OF the
most valuable business blocks in the
city narrowly escaped complete de-
struction by fire last night IL broke
out in the Young Mems Christian as
ISOLATION building on the corner Of
North Pearl and stcuben street. shortly
after z o'clock There was high wind
blowing and the flames were quickly
beyond control The block is com
posed OF the Kenmore hotel. three
large structures owned by the Pruin
estate. and the Young Mems Christian
association building.
The damage was as follows: Young
Mems Christian ASSOCIATION building,
$40. 900; Pruin estate, 10000: Ken.
more hotel. $1,000: II. Il. Dickinson
cloak and fur store. $4,000; Singer
Sewing Machine Co. 5000
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TRAIN wRECKeRs
Fall to Get In Their Work on . south Caro-
lima Railroad.

CHARLESTON. ). c.. Dec. Ca spe-
ciel from Latta. $. G.. says: An at
tempt was made last night To wreck q
train % between Latta and Sellers.
Croes-ties were piled in five different
places on the track. but the engine
succeeded in throwing all but one from
the track. This one was lodged under
the pilot of the engine and was taken
out before any damage was done.
Train 81, going north. was also de-
layed several minutes at tho same
place, but no damage was done. The
attempt was probably made by four
white men. who were seen at "A fire
near the first obstruction just before
train q passed.
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A YOUNG HERO


ST. Lorrs. Dec 2s.--The home Of
Mrs Spencer at Edgewood. on the Mis-
souri, Pacific, was burned To the ground
Wednesday night. and Mrs. Spencer
barely escaped with her life.
Mrs. Spencer and her son were the
only persons in the house. Young
spencer was disrobing when the flames
burst into his room.
lie started To make his escape. but
remembering his mother. ran TO her
room and found her on the floor IN a
dead faint lie picked her up and car
ricd her through the flames and smoke
to safety. Both escaped with bad
fright. Loss about $500.
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A NEW SCANDAL


PARrs. Dec. e-.-The Prcsse says that
a new scandal about army contracts is
at hand. The fraud j. said 10 be >iini-
lar TO the one prac.iccd By Allez Bros,
recently condemned. Hutiicr. who
contracted 10 deliver cavalry saddles
OF certain quality. made some infc-
ror goods. and they were rejected.
Later. the Prcsse says. he got them ac-
ceptei
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ST. Lo,rrs. Dec. 81. Col. Sol Palmer
Is dead and the news will bring sorrow
10 the hearts Of all the old teleg -aph-
ers. Col. Palmer at the time Of his
death had been for about twenty years
the superintendent Of construction Of
the Westcrn,J Mon Telegraph 90. Dur
ing the civil war he was United states
lineman, and ever since chat time has
been employed by the Western Union
company Ills age was "a years. and
he was the Oldest photographer west Of
the Allegheny mountains. lie had
been very feeble for the las, two
months and died OF old ace.
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DETERMINED TO DIE.

Desperate Attempts OF Frank Randolph TO
End His Life at Emporia. Kan
dolph "Wednesday night slashcd and
sta pbcd himself horribly with butch
er knife in an attempt to commit sui
eide. After the knife was taken away
he obtained box Of Rough on Rats.
and. filing his mouth with the dry
stuff. swallowed all he could. lie
now lies unconscious. and the ply
sicians are unable to say whcthc.
there is hope for his life or not. lie Il
about - wears a0n.
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WENT TO "cET A MAN."


ST. JosrrH. No, Dec. &c. -Ycstcrtlay
evening william Mentzel. who is the
owner ola bad reputation, went into a
saloon on Market square and secured a
pistol from the keeper. saying that he
Intended 70 get d man. He went
outside, and ten minutes later met
Frank Tracy Without word lie
fred bullet into Traceys stomach,
the latter dying a few minutes later
Mcntzcl gave h!msclf up lie ca'iE'
he did not wan. 20 kill Traccv
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Tom-You look awful blue. sup
pose It's because OF Miss Maybclles
having rejected you.
Cholly-Ycs. can't help feeling sorry
for the poor girl. Record.
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II, rry-Do you enjoy the idea OF mar
rying q man .cputed 10 be as Iaiserly
as your hance Is?
Maude-Oh. ycs' Don't you see that
the dear fellow will be saving enough
for Us BOTH Christmas Puck.
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II thought you promised to return
that ten last week"
well. did. Brown. but Flipperly
wanted ten for couple OF days and
he hasn't returned IL yet You can't
depend ON Flipperly."-Judgc.
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Speak gently: II Is better far
Your tcrnpcr not TO tax.
Speak gently o-cc or twice and thea
Wade in and take an AK
Washington Star
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Push the .Popgun" nm 5.

It is gratifying TO learn that senator
Harris intends To push the supplement-
al tariff bills that were hung up in the
senate when congress adjourned
These bills are those making iron ore,
coal. barbed wire and sugar free.
There Is no reason why all should not
be passed soon, except that friends OF
trusts disguised as democrats stand Al
the way.
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Doctor. do you think my wife win
recover"
"Oh. yes l told ncr already had
wife picked out FOR you in case she
didn't get wcll."--Life.
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Banlss- Did you enjoy the play last
night?
Rivers-No; there was woman in
the seat behind me who had seen it b.
fore-Truth.
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An Experiment.

Swect-Whnt in the world did you
buy that kodak for?
Sours-l wanted to see IL ] couldn't
get my wife to look pleasant" Y.
World.
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WAsHIxGroS. Dec. Representa-
i've and >en-tor-clect Gear. of Iowa.
Is ia al the Portland. his Washington
home lie was az the capitol Monday,
but Tuesday was unable 10 be out. and
il Was reported that he was nn serious
condition lie IL now said To he very
much better. having passed a comfort
all. might