The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-10-23

consin has sent out word TO county
clerks that the democratic gold ticket
must be headed National Democratic
Ticket and the Bryan ticket PLAIN
"Democratic Ticket"
THE war department has rejected
the bids for mortars and small guns,
some 90 in all, and called for new pro-
posals. The prices ranged from about
20 cents to 35 cents p pound, when
was considered excessive.
THE French steamer Cordoba, from
New Orleans. September 20, for havre,
which passed the Lizard on the 18th.
signalled that Capt. Bowen, who was
in command of the Cordoba when she
sailed, disappeared on the night OF the
9Th.
THE supreme court of the United
States met at noon of the 18TH ana
opened the term Of 1867. All the JUS
tices were present. Justice Field ;
health is such as to preclude his JOIN
ing his associates on the bench regu-
larly.
COMPTROLLER EcKELs, on the 18TH,
directed Bank Examiner Garrison TO
assume charge of the City national
bank Of Tyler. Tex, which failed on
the 10th. The bank had a capital OF
800. 900, and liabilities were placed at
500, 900.
A COMMUNICATION was received by
the state department, on the lith'
from the German am bassador at WASH
ington inviting the United States TO
take part in the international art ex-
hibition which is to be held at Munich
next year.
THE ladies' of the administration are
taking up the bicycle. Mrs. Carlisle
the wife of the secretary of the treas
urv, has at last, after many painful
efforts. vanquished the steed of steel,
and Mrs. Daniel Lamont has become
quite an expert.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND and his OIL
cial advisers were in cabine' session
for an hour and a half, on the 18TH,
discussing topics To be considered IN the
annual reports of the executive officers
and in the presidents message. All
the ca biuet officers were present ex-
cept Secretary Carlisle.
THE Indiana state board of election
commissioners on the petition of the
National de mocracy for place on the
ballots under that name, unanimously
decided, on the 18th, TO give the
party q column on the ballots under
the head Gold Standard Ticket No
protest was entered 10 this decision.
CHAIRMAN Il. ii. PIERsoL and Treas
urer G.. l.. Spence of the West Virginia
populist state committee instituted IL
bel suits, on the 18th against the
Wheeling Register and Parkersbure
Sentinel for S25, 900 damages each from
each paper, the grounds alleged beini
the publication of an accusation 0
bribery against the plaintiffs.
THE treasury receipts for the frs
half of October showed deficit of 80,
73g. s7s, and for the fiscal year to dat
the fiscal year to date have been ssl
b75.6so. and the expenditures have aa
prerated Size, sos, $50. The receipts 70
the month Of October to date have bee
BIZ. 400. 1870, ana expe nditures $40, l4O,uO
TIE trou BILE between the silver an
r,s democratic headquarters oiicia
at Chicago over opening mail matte
was settled in favor of the PAINE
house headquarters, on the l4th, art
visit Of post Office inspector to u
Auditorium annex. Ia future the ma
of the gold headquarters will be deli
cred to the Palmer and Buckner COZ
mittec.
COUNTY CLrHK pmLIP kNEIPF
Cook county, H., was arrested, on
18th, and taken before Judge Pay
OH charge Of Endorsing fraudule
repatriation. The specific char
against kneipf is the issuance OF ov
1000 registration certificates TO mino
without a direct order or any rec,
nized authority. The arrest caus
big excitement in political circles.
THE Attcrbury Glass Co., of Pit
burgh, Pa, and the Hazel Glass CO.,
Washington, Pa, were reported,
the isth. as having voluntarily ;
yanced the wages Of their employ
who are non-union men. 10 per ce
The action Of these companies caus
comment, since other glass manufa
urers were demanding rcductio
claiming inability to compete "
non-union made goods
TIE statement that the Nenezuc
boundary commission had come Il
decision sustaining the claims OF We
suela in the boundary dispute
tween that country and Great Brit
IS entirely without foundation.
commission is not yet in possession
all the facts necessary to form d
mite judgment and will not be ri
the return of Prof. Burr from Eur
about the end of this month.
ANornKR West Indian hurricane
ited the coast and seaboard states
the 18th. doing immense damags
many points. Sea walls and iron 2
&upposed to be impregnable v