The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-02-14

can line, which went on the sands
Long Branch. y. j.. at l:55 a. m. ia
nary =, since which time many in,
fectual attempts had been made
fcat her was towed into deep watt
on the ith. and steamed away for Ne
York.
THE subcommittee Of the hon
ways and means committee on mi
celaneous subjects" heard ex- Repr
sentative Hatch. of Missouri. on N
81. in support Of several bills def,
ing filled cheese and imposing a ia
upon its sale, expectation and impo
tation."
IL an interview at Coruna. Just afte
MS arrival there. on the 4th. Gen MAJ
tinez Campos. late captain-general d
Cuba. declared il imperative that tn
trouble in Cuba be ended. either b
force of arms or by the granting of re
forms. comprising even Cuban auton
omy. if necessary.
Col. W. NJ. Cooke. who once repre-
sentcd the First Tennessee district il
congress. died at Nashville. on the 9Th
at an advanced age. While membe,
OF congress Mr.. Cooke caught John
Quincy Adams in his arms when the
latter fell in the corridor Of the CAPT.
tol shortly before he died.
"
The house committee on post Offices
and post roads. on the 18th. ordered a
favorable report on the bill Of Mr..
Sperry. OF Connecticut concerning
free delivery in small towns upon the
petition Of not less than twenty per
sons who receive their mail matter
through the same post Office.
The opening Of 1910 bids for slO0..
100000 3o-year four percent govern
ment bonds at the treasury depart.
ment on the 5.h. disclosed subscrip-
tions aggregating s55s. 26g. $50. ranging
IN price from par up to 10. Beside,
these there were a large number Of
"crank bids rejected as bogus.
-
HE American commission. consist
Ing Of Sheridan r. Read. United states
consul at Tien-Tsin; Comma nder Mer-
iii. OF the Cnced States navy. and Mr..
Cheshire, inte ereter. appointed Is in.
vestigate the outrages perpetrated
upon missionaries. in the province Of
Sze-chnan. in June last. arrived at
Shanghai on the cd.
MISS CLARA BARTON. president OF the
American Red Cross society: Mr. phil
man. her secretary and the rest of her
party left London. on the 9Th. en- route.
FOR - "a m n n,.la 81. ID. - IN
way company reserved carriage for
the exclusive use Of the party. and
cabin was also reserved for them on
the channel steamer
SECRETARY HERBERr sent comm
nication 10 the house. on the "a re.
guessing an appropriation Of $3.50. oo0.
10 be immediately available for the re.
pair and construction of naval vessels.
ne original appropriation for this
purpose l. nearly exhausted. but $50.
900 Of i remaining for work already or
70 be hereafter authorized.
BUSINESS ali over the Isle of Wiph,
was practically suspended on the 5th.
and the mass Of inha btants focked
toward Cowes to pay tribute of re-
spect TO the remains Of Prince HENRY
OF Battenberg. husband of Princess
Beatrice. which were inferred in pres.
ence OF Queen Victoria and members
OF the royal family at Whippingham
On the night Of the Sd Captain John
n. Gowdey. chairman of the Republi-
can state central committee of Indiana.
called. by invitation, at the rndianapo-
rs residence Of Gen. Harrison. when
the ex-president handed him a letter ,
n which he declared most emphatic
My that he will not be a candidate for
he presidency before the st. Louis
lie Ecuadoran minister 10 Wash '
ngton received cable dispatch. on
ne 4th, from the secretary of state ~ n
ecuador, stating that the Central o
american governments Of Guatemala.
Nicaragua. Salvador. Honduras and
osta kica had accepted the invitation y
JON IN convention of American re- b
'uoilcs' with view TO upifying them. r.
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COINAGE executed at the United n
ga 'es minis during January amounted al
: "'Js5,ol5 pieces. Of a value Of sI3.o3a.- !,
~. as follows: Gold. 6s4.4l5 pieces Of :,
ne value OF sl2,ol4,6oo. silver a6o ooo u
ieces, Of the value of SCI. 900: minor
o,hs' 2'foa,aoo pieces. of the value az :.
'o.soo National bank notes ONT =,
.anuing on January 81 aggregated 4,
-io'fV',5s5, decrease OF $500. 2as i,
uring the month. The amount 81 -
a,ional bank note circulation based
LOG, i26. $50. M
on