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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-09-13
The SUGAR BOUNTY CAS-
u" adverse Decision of Cosnptroli~r sj
.sr May Lead to serious ip~v.iopm.,|
nave thsis~ciarationso f - National al
"s' 'istf"rm Al the isi.aing Fore.
supreme Court Deci-ion.

1
'rr May Lead to serious Ip~s.iopn,.,1
Have thets~ciarations Of a Natio.nI 81
"si Platform All the Isimaing Fore.
supreme Court Deci-ion.
CHICAGO. sept "A snecial ,o
evening paper from Washington 81
The decision 81 Comptroller Bowl.|
the sugar bounty eases is expected
ieud 10 some very interesting deve
ment In the near future.
While there is little interest IN
matter OF the sugar planters g-tt|
or not getting the S.. 900. 900 pronni|
10 them, there is great deal i'm
question Of whether an officer
pointed by the president in the ex.
tive branch of the government can
sumo the highest functions II tn.
dicial branch. and whether the a
laration Of "A democratic national 81
vention that protection through
tarin and bounties is unconstitutiorI
has all the force of IA decision Of
supreme court in controlling the
ton OF the executive department
The decision of Mr.. Bowler, i
garded as a political move, Will
while IL may lose Louisiana to
democrats. is intended To give
color of judicial sanction to the dc,
cratic platform declaration that
forms OF bounty are unconstitution|
The new republican congress al
probably care very little about tho
divi!ual interests of the Lonisi,|
planters, but they will not be- nj,
pass without notice this attacl, nn|
the protective tariff policy. /, 1. i
garded as almost certain To result id
congressional investigation. and i'll
expected that articles Of impeachma|
against Mr.. Bowler may be intd
duced.
IL the planters can carry their cd
to the supreme court. it will proba j
result disastrously To the democrat
platform declarations. A majority
the supreme court believe in the into
probation put upon the constitutil
by the republicans. and they wou|
ably not let the opportunity
by 10 have decision by the highe|
tribunal on this question. which wi
raised squarely for the first time u
the last democratic national conve|
ton. though it might not be nece|
sary To decision of the case involvir|
the question OF the comptroller's a]
thority that the constitutional statt|
OF bounties should be discussed.
The political phase of the mel
question of paying the planter
claims is greatly mixed. IL is 81
lieved. however. that in the next ele|
tion Louisiana will be lost To m
democrats, both on the presiden,i|
and the congressional ticket. Ii
possible that Louisiana may figud
prominently in the settlement Of I'd
contest of 90. as 1t al
twenty years before.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-09-13
AN UNEXPECTED ANSWER


CLEVELAND. O.. sept. &. A special to
the Press from Whiting. Ind. says:
Several days ago request was sent TO
the management Of the Standard
shops for an increase Of wages TO the
machinists- Wednesday night the
Standard gave its answer by shutting
down the machine shop and dischars-
ing all Of the 200 machinists from its
employ. Intense feeling through the
works has been caused By this sum
mary treatment Of the men. and 1t is
said that 500 other men will strike.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-09-13

ANDERSON. Ind. sept. John Hop
kins- Of Wales, arrived in the city to
make his home in this country with his
brother William. who has been living
here for several months They began
TO celebrate the event by drinking and
finally threw Mrs Hopkins out of the
window. took the table by the four
legs and tossed il and the dishes up
against the ceiling. breaking il. and
tossed the furniture out Of the window
and demolished everything.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-09-13

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. sept 5.-The
liquor dealers held "A state meeting here
and reports from all parts Of the state
show the local option feature Of the
Nicholson law is resulting in three out
of every four saloons in the towns and
small cities being refused licenses on
account of circumstances. The liquor
dealers action was decidedly indef-
mite. il being recognized that liltle can
be done. Test cases have already been
prepared and they are waiting for the
decision of the higher courts.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-09-13

EVANSVILLE. Ind. Sept s-Patrol-
man Kelly was shot between the eyes
and he may die. He was maintaining
order al a dance and about midnight
four young fellows created a disturb
ancc- Kelly elected them from the
hail. and as soon as they were out
side two brothers. Ben and Lee
Handorf. assaulted him. Kelly grabbe
Ben and tried to get Lee. Ben pulled
a revolver and shot the officer in the
face Ben escaped and the patrolman
was taken 10 the hospital.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-09-13

WAsmyGToS, Ind. sept Wv. ].
Whitney. who claims to be travelling
detective. is held here on the charge Of
bigamy. Two months ago he married
Miss tretz. of Odop. and il is now al
legged that he mas a wife at Toledo, o.,
and another at IIiclssyille. q
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-09-13

l>pIANAroLis. Ind. sept. 5.-Thc
circuit court decided that taxes as
sessed against the express companie :
doing business in the state BY the state
board of tax commissioners cannot be
collected The board last wear as
sessed the companies at sl.ss7,.ss The
assessment was made under the law Of
1898. and was Oh the mileage basis.
The court holds that the companies
can be assessed ON their tangible prop
erty only. The attorney general viii
appeal the case 10 the supreme court
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-09-13
The CHENG tn RIOTS
To he Investigated by the United states
Government.

WASHINGTON. Sept THE United
States government has decided 10 en-.
ter forthwith upon an independent in
vestigation Of the Chcng tn riots with
the cooperation Of Chinese repre-
sentative. There are also understood
To he several reasons why the state de-
partment has decided upon an investi-
cation such as France has already
made and such as England will make
later The department is not yet pre-
pared 10 make these public. The in
vestigation Is expected to be made by
some official now on the Chinese coast
1t will probably take month TO reach
Chcng tn. which is the capital OF the
interior province of Szechuan.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-09-13

Brazil. Ind. sept flames Pique
was found lying unconscious across
the Chicago X south Eastern railway
track just north OF this city. His head
was badly bruised and swollen. lie i,
in critical condition. II is believed
that he was waylaid and robbed. as /.
Is claimed he had considerable money.
which Is missing A pedestrian saw
his PROSTATE form lying across the
track. and removed it just in time to
save him from being cut to pieces by .
train
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-09-13

MrScIE. Ind. sept 5--The big gas
well on fire at Selma which threatened
the destruction o. the town was har-
messed with dynamite. A long wire
was stretched near the roaring blaze
and the dynamite placed on pulley
and drawn into the fire The explo-
sion did the work perfectly. extn-
gushing the blaze, but shook the coun-
try for several miles around
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-09-13

HAMMOND, Ind. sept. 5.-rndcr the
road law passed by the last legislature.
which allows the bounding Of a town
ship for the purpose of building gravel
roads. the officers here propose to
cause the construction of gravel roads
in North township 10 cost 500. 600, but
every move will be contested By indig-
nant taxpayers.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-09-13

SoUTH BEND. Ind. Sept j.-Frcd
Bills for thirteen years trusted en-
ploye Of the United States Express
company in South Bend. has disap-
pea-ed, leaving his wife and we chill
dren. and saying he would never again
return 10 this city. Mr.. Bills said his
family relations were no; pleasant. and
Mrs Bills refuses to say anything on
that r,oint
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-09-13

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. Sept 5.-The
death Of Nathan Doniboo. patient in
The insane hospital near this city,
brought to light the fact that death
was due to injuries received on Satur.
day last at the hands Of samuel Rich
ards a follow nafient
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-09-13
FOUR MEN UNDER ARREST
For . Murder Committed While Loostng
House 1T the Point Of Revoiv~r~.

=
House 1T the Point Of Rcvoiv~r~.
OMAHA, Ncb.. Sept 6--vic McCarty.
formerly deputy sheriff in Sarpy
county. is under arrest with three
other men for murder. shortly after
midnight Wednesday night four men
called at the house Of Adam Kas in
that county. which is just outside Of
Omaha. and in an open attempt to
loot the house at the points of .heir
revolvers, one Of them was shot and
probably badly wounded by Adam
kas. Jr In turn the young man was
set upon and shot To death. The rob-
bcrs carried away their wounded com
rade and the latter has not vet been
found. Circumstantial evidence is
strongly against McCarty aud lynch
ing is not improbable.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-09-13

A. II. CHAMPION. of Cincinnati. who
about twenty-five wears ago. organized
the old Red Stocking Baseball club.
which distinguished itself by playing
Q whole season with all the leading
clubs OF the United States without
losing single game. died in London
on the ID
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-09-13

DR. FORBES WrSsLow, Of London. a
well-known specialist on suicide and
insanity. now in New York. says that
Jack the Ripper" who BY his crimes
terrorized London a few years ago. is
an inmate Of county lunatic asylum
in England.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-09-13

~ rH BEND, Ind. Sept. Harry
Mitchell. aged ii years. of Oberlin. fled
to this city to escape his stepmother,
saying she beat him 80 that he could
no longer stand il and threatened &c
poison him IL he did not leave.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-09-13

on the 4th special from Clark sville.
Tenn. said that Mrs Carlisle had
written to : friend in Christian coun-
ty. Ky, that Secretary Carlisle is a
candidate for the democratic presiden-
tial nomination, and will have his
name placed before the party as the
present Administrations favorite.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-09-13

On the <th Sir NJ. W. Ridley. Brit
ish home secretary. stated in parlia-
ment that the home Office had no
power to order public inquiry under
judicial forms in the case Of Mrs. May
brick. now serving a life sentence in
Working prison for the murder Of her
husband
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-09-13

The imperial Chinese chancellor. LII
Hung Chang. has issued proclama-
ton extolling the virtues of the for.
eign missionaries. who. he saws. do
good without hope OF reward. and
warning the Chinese not to NEEDLE
with them 10 their hurt al the peril of
condign punishment
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-09-13
a REGULAR BUM.
rhc Missile Intended tn Destroy the Roths.
chtIds' Hank was Noa-E Explosive.

PARIS. sept THE bomb found
upon the man arrested Thursday In
the bank OF Messrs Rothschild. in the
Rue LATTE. was opened b. experts
yesterday. II was found 10 contain a
mixture of chloratc Of potash and or
binary gunpowder. which, the experts
declare. would not have exploded even
had il come i'm contact with a lighted
fuse. There were no projectilcs in the
bomb" which was one Of ths rankest
fakes mag Unable.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-09-13

The authorities at Toronto. Ont.
have been notified that II. II. Holmes.
the multi-murderer. will be placed on
trial at Philadelphia for the murder of
benjamin Pietzel. father OF the two
little girls whom Holmes Is alleged TO
have murdered in Toronto.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-09-13

THE nihilist scare prevailing in the
Russian capital has become very in
tense. and the measures taken TO pro
tect the emperor and other me mbers Of
the imperial family suggest return OF
the days marking the worst period Of
the reign of Alexander III.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-09-13

IN the British house Of commons, on
the 5th. Mr.. George n. Curzon. under
foreign secretary. stated that while
the documents received from the Congo
country in regard to the execution 81
the British trader Stokes by the Bel
giau authorities do not contain all Of
the information desired. they contain
enough to show the very serious char.
acter Of the case.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-09-13

OS the I'd DR.. George w. Fraker. the
insurance swindler. arrived in Kansas
CITY, Mo. in custody Of his captors.
and was at once placed in prison He
was met at the depot by the sheriff Of
Ray county. who placed him under ar
rest on FIVE charges OF attempt to de-
fraud and obtaining money under false
pretenses. upon which he is liable 70
receive sentences aggrcgating thirty.
eve years
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-09-13

FERcEPTrBI- earthquake shocks were
felt in many portions Of New York.
New Jersey and Pennsylvania about 6
o'clock on the morning Of the LIST The
vibrations did not last longer than
second or so. but were severe enough
TO awaken people from sleep. The
direction of the shock was southeast
10 northwest
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-09-13

The Waters-Pierce Oil Co. western
branch of the Standard Oil Co. has
been ordered by Indian Agent Wisdom
10 pay a royalty 10 the Choctaw nation
and to take traders license. other
wise they will be declared intruders
and be removed from the Indian terri
tory
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-09-13

ANDERSON. Ind. sept 5.-Miss Kate
Condo. belle Of Anderson and worth
s;o.cvo in her own right. eloped with
Lon" Reed. a prizefghter and sport.
ing man. and the compile were married
1T Connersville.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-09-13

On the I'd the twenty-frst annual
convention Of the Railway Postal
Clerks Benefit association opened at
the Palmer house in Chicago The
annual report of the secretary showed
a surplus Of S',S. 900. a gain of $4,000
during the year Claims aggregating
e5sd, 600 have been paid since the asso-
citation was organized
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-09-13

THF United States steamer Mohican,
Commander Mullen. arrived a: San
Francisco. on the LIST. from Puce,
Sound. where she had been for six
months testing the various kinds oi
coal produced in that region Most OF
u was found 10 be of fair quality.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-09-13

News Of horrible massacre by
Spanish soldiers in Cuba was received
on the sth. II was said that women
and children were ruthlessly butch
cred by the savage soldiery. and that
nameless cutrages were inflicted upon
the persons Of many Of the victims.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-09-13

DIR GEORGE W. FRAZER. Of Excelsior
City. Mo. who planned one of the
most gigantic and successful insurance
swindles OF modern times. was cap
tured. on the Cd, in the woods Of
northern Minnesota. near Tower. " here
he was living under the alias OF SC n nell
He readily admitted his identity. and
consented to return to Missouri with
out requisition.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-09-13

The twelfth annual convention OF
the Association Of Official Agricultural
chemists met in Washington. on the
oih, with nearly TOO members present
from all parts 81 the country.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-09-13

DISPATCH from St Petersburg. on
the I'd, stated that the Russian police
had discovered widespread plo,
against the life of the car and other
members Of the royal family. Some Of
the leaders had been arrested Bombs.
arms and revolutionary pamphlets had
been seized by the police of Moscow
during domiciliary visits
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-09-13

The board OF health Of Portland.
ore-, has taken steps to quarantine that
port against threatened invasion OF
cholera from Honolulu. where the
plague is epidemic.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-06-22
FIRST FREE PUBLIC SCHOOL.


Supposed to Have Been Started In Boston
April 23. 1885.
BY means OF an old deed exchanged
between two of the earliest merchants
of Boston, c. L. Rider locates the site
of what many scholars believe to be
the first recorded free public school in
America, supported by general taxa
tion-namely, on the south side of
Cornhill, near Washington street. The
triangular block bounded by Court
street, Washington and Cornhill was
originally devoted to the following
public bencticent purposes:
A town corn bin on Cornhill, a prison
or house of correction, established in
1852; the school, the first meeting
house, occupying the commanding po-
sition at the corner of Dock square and
Cornhill, and a tavern where the Ames
building now is. Opposite on Wash
ington street was placed the parson-
age, the shop of Cogan, first merchant;
the first market place, where the old
statehouse stands, and the arInory.
Near by were the great dock, the pow
der magazine, the spring on the hill
above, the a%queduct, the great cistern
and other safeguards against fire, the
town bell, the town clock, the great
Indian cemetery, only u few steps
away from the earliest burial place of
the whites; the town house, the legis-
lature, the criminal and civil courts
and the marshal.
The meeting house having been plant
ed in 1892, Cornhill became II of the
very earliest streets of Boston. Start
ing from the site of the meeting house
in Washington street, the first great
thoroughfare into the interior. His
conclusion is strengthened by the fact
that there are in the ncighborhood pic
t%uresque old alleyways, VIGOROUSLY
crooked streets and ten so-called pub
lie squares. Just above are the three
hills, Pemberton, Mount Vernon and
Beacon.
Here also is fremont Row, where
lived Gov. Vanc, Gov. Bellingham, Gov.
Endicott. the second school-master of
Boston; Rev, John Cotton, teacher of
the church; his son, Seaborn, and John
Hull, the mint master. Here fremont
street begins, another great but newer
t~horoughfare. The newer Shawmut,
on a hill overlooking the valley and
the neighboring ocean, was begun by
the whites on the spot where the red
men left off.
The school was started voluntarily
in town meeting, April 20, 1885, two
hundred and sixty years ago.-Boston
Journal.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-06-22

The center of population in 1890 was
about twenty-three miles east Of Bal
timore, in 1900, about eighteen miles
west of Baltimore; in 1910, about forty
miles northwest of Washington: in
1890, about sixteen miles north OF
Woodstock, Va; in 1880, about nine
teen miles southwest of Moorefield,
w. Va; in 1850, twenty-three miles
south Of Parkersburg, W. Va; in 1860,
twenty miles south of Chillicothe, o.;
in 1870, f~orty-eight miles east of Gin.
cinnati; in 1880, eight miles west of
Cincinnati; in 1890, twenty miles east
of Columbus, Ind. Perhaps the most
remarkable feature in this march is
the directness of its westerly progress.
In the full century it has not varied
half a degree from a due west direc.
ton or gone north or south of a belt
about twenty-five miles broad, Yet in
this century it has moved across more
than nine meridians, or a distance of
five hundred and five miles westward.
In comparison with the center of pop
ulation we may note the center Of area,
which, excluding Alaska, is in the
northern part of Kansas. - Boston
Budget.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-06-22
M'KlNLEY GETS A BLACK EYE.
Significance OF the Foraker Gangs Vic
tory In Ohio,

Significance OF the Foraker Gangs Vic
tory in Ohio.
Both of Gov. McKinley's Chicago
organs, the Inter Ocean and the Times
Herald, acknowledged that the noml-
nation of Asa S. Bushnell for governor
by the Ohio republican state conveu-
ton was a serious setback for their
presidential candidate. They are
loath to put It that way, but the tone
of their special dispatches is even more
significant than their admissions. The
Times-Herald says that Bushnell's
nomination is spoken Of on all sides as
IA victory of Foraker over Mckinley"
and the Inter Ocean admits that Gov.
Mckinley has been Inundated in his
own state by his W party"
In order to let the discounted Nc
kinley faction down easy, the Foraker
crowd, after gathering in the gov
ernorship cherry, presented the pit of
a presidential Endorsement to Gov.
Mckinley, Now, everybody knows the
value of this presidential pit. 1t is
like the apples of Sodom, beautiful to
look upon, but bitter ashes to him who
attempts its mastication, II anyone
doubts this, let him inquire of John
Sherman, address, Mansfield, o. He
has had this pit presented to him by
the Ohio cherry eaters quadrennially
for the past sixteen years. At last he
has learned to say: mo, thank you,'
when he sees Joseph B. Foraker pass.
ing it around on the state convention
plate.-Chicago journal lRep.l.