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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-05-22
TERRIFIC EXPLOSION.

Seven Persons More or Iess Seriously In
yursd by AN Explosion ~ Natural Gas
s.nd Kerosene in turning Baiiditas la
Allies ..ny cay The Victims Completely
Enseioped in Flames for several Min
utss.
PITTSBURGH. Pa, May i4-Sevcn
per>ons were more ur less seriously iu-
Jured in an explosion ~ natural gas
and kerosene in the grocery store ~
Charles Flockcr. AT West End AMI
kirkpatrick avenues, Allegheny, last
evening.
The injured are: John Norton. fire.
man. badly burned about the face and
hands and inhaled flames. may die;
Robert IL Mckay. fireman; Charles
Herman. fireman; William X ichard-
son. policeman; Lee Ellsessor, fire.
man; Joseph Gaber. foreman OF engine
company, and William Canvan, boy
all burned about the face ana hands.
A. nine o'clock lire was discovered
in the building aud engine No. re.
were qucnched Chief Hunter II the
fire department. suggested that the
tremen 20 into the cellar 81
the building 10 see that there
was no more fire. Several Of the
nrenen started 10 20 down the
stairway when a terrific explosion
tooS place. hurting the men down.
All Of those who had descended into
the cellar were completely envelopei
IN tae flames, and il was many min
utes before they We're rescued, Horton
being the last one - be taken ont.
The damage 10 the building Was
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-05-22
POSTMASTER HEsING
Gives the Result of an Interview with
Cleveland and Correct. = Statement

Gives the Result of an Interview with
Cleveland ami Correct. = Statement.
CHICAGO. Nav is.-A New York dis
patch yesterday stated that in an in.
terview Monday with the correspond
ent of a paper 10 that city Postmaste
Hesing spoke literally as follows:
II called on the president recently
Ut the White House and he informed
me in unequivocal language that un-
der no circumstances would ne again
be in the field. because his health
would prevent il. that he needed out
OF door air and exercise TO prolong h is
life; that he would not even accept the
nomination il made: that ha had all
the honor it was possible TO obtain in
the exalted position he occupies. and
that he would have the risk OF de-
feat
To representative of the United
Press Mr.. Hesing last evening quail
Ned the foregoing interview in vital
particular. lie said: II did not tell
the special correspondent that this
talk with the president was Of recent
date. On the contrary. told him that
IL occurred more than year ago. aud
l cxplictly minated TO him that when
met the president recently nothing
whatever was said. directly or indi.
rectly. concerning another nomination
or third term With this amend.
mcnt, which is important. the portion
OF the interview referred to Is correct
substantially and To it have nothing
En- adj
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-05-22

ftu. -fFtf. ~ lfJifld >fpf II f.flrt-
The bronza stands II fee inches
from the plinth 70 the crown OF the
hat surrounding an elaborate stone
base 10 feet high The soldiers fac.
wears an expression of calm deternin-
alton and dignity ~ his horse Frances
under the restraint Of tightly -dra wn
reins. The statue has the further
distinction OF being tn first statue of
any officer in Washington TO be erected
wholly at the expense of the govern
ment. the numerous others having
been secured through societies of army
survivors
On arrival at the scene OF ceremo-
mics. where platform had been erected
for the 800 specially invited guests. the
troops formed along the streets facing
the statue. and President Clevela nd.
commanding silence. while II. Rev.
Henry Y. Satteriee. II. D.. Bishop Of
Washington. made the opening PRAYER.
After the Marine band played star
SpanCled Banner" Cadet Glvnn Il.
Hancock. of the third class, United
States military academy, assisted by
a detail of United States sailors
unveiled the statue. while
light battery. stationed on the Wash
ton monument grounds near by. fred
a ma jor-generai's salute Of 10 guns
and all the troops stood at present
arms.
Cadet Hancock is the grandson Of
Gen. Hancock. and the only male de-
scenaant Of that gallant soldier NAL
Gen. John VI Palmer. senator Of IT.
linois. was then presented by the pres
ident. and delivered the dedicatory
Grafton.
Hail Columbia. by the Marine band.
followed the close Of Gen Palmer's
Grafton. which was frequently inter
rupted by the enthusiastic audience.
and with a beneiiction By Rev w H.
Gotwald- Potomac post chaplain, &. a.
Y. the ceremonies concluded.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-05-22

UNPRECEDEN RAINFALL
Follows the Recent Cyclone at Lincoln.
~eb.

LINCOLN, Neb., May 1.-THE fall Of
fain following Tuesdays tornado has
been almost unprecedented aud floods
IN the low-iyiug districts Of the city
will follow unless there is an early
cessation OF the downpour. The re-
cord OF precipitation for the "a hours
ending az four Del oclS yesterday after
noon was l.s1 inches
The bottom lands in west Lincoln
are already partly submerged and 20
Snpants arc preparing tn move ont
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-05-22

The New York Tribune. leading
republican paper. calls trusts enemies
of the people" Yet the Tribune is
doing all in its power To persuade the
people to nominate for president. Maj.
Mckinley. the friend aai agent of
trusts and monopolics II trusts rob
the public through special privileges.
u would seem that the way 70 destroy
their powers for evil would be 10 abol-
ish the tariff taxes which enable them
10 charge high prices What do the
people who are blcd by the trusts think
about it7
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-05-22
THE HANCOCK STATUE
IL Warmly Commended ~ . Faithful
Likeness aud q Work Of Art.

WASHINGTON. May 1.-THE Hancock
statue which was unveiled to view
here on Tuesday has been warmly
commended as work Of art and \
likeness Of the war hero. Situated as
II IL, Mt the junction ~ two Of the bust.
ness streets Of Washington. and bu.
short distance from the capitol. "a viii
be seen by thousands Of people who
never find their way 20 the various
reservations where other monuments
are placed
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-05-22
THE SCHOONER GLADIATOR
Leaves Fort Myers. fIa., with Arms, Am
munltIon and Men for Gnhu

JACKSONVILLE. Fla. May 1.-THE
schooner Gladiator left Fort Myers.
Fla, tuesday night with arms and
ammunition for the Cuban insurgents.
sne also carried 10 men and will pick
up more at Key Largo. Among the
Americans on board were j. ID. Rose.
newspaper correspondent; w. X.
WasAbarn. inventor Of rapid-fre
gun. and l. {. Stewart, skilled cngi.
necr- A. II. Harris, an expert al gun.
powder making. was also on board.
Alfonso Gonzales. a Cuban, com raand ed
the expedition.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-05-22
PRESIDENT KRUGER
Astonished Mt the British Governments
Defense % Cecli Rhodes 1T Al

PRETORIA May b. President Kru-
ger has declared his unbounded aston
ishmcnt az the british governments
defense Of Cecil Rhodes and the British
South Africa Co. in the British house
Of commons during the debate Of the
colonial estimates last Friday. and has
expressed the wish that he had been
personally present in order To re.ute
the argurentsof Mr. Chamberlain. The
alleged intrigues between the Trans
vsaI government and Germany. he de-
ciares' are the merest soap bubbles
The South African Republic President
Kruger says. wishes TO be friends with
AL people. but those who engineered
the recent plot against the Transvaal
must be punished. ana there will be no
est In South Africa until this is done.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-05-22
AN ilL-FATEO FAMILY,
Murder, suicide and shock Cause tn,
Death Of father. Mother, Son and
Dau. hter -in-Lsw.

cHowS PoIsT, Ind. May l4.-Jacob
Elissanger shot and killed himself at
his home here yesterday morning
while temporarily insane. His wife
was stricken with apoplexy as a result
OF the shock and viii die. Ellwan.
ger insanity was due 10 brooding
over the murder Of his son and son =
wife in mysterious manner at Cedar
Lake, near here. last year. The iaur.
ders created sensation and because
the wonan's body was found first II
was suspected that the missing hus-
band had killed her. until his body
vas found ia a marsh.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-05-22
A wATERsPOuT
rnst Went ThreatcninsIy Near to 81. 10
seph. Mich

IT. .osKrH. Mich. May During
wind and rain storm here Monday
afternoon an immense waterspotit
sprung mp IN Lake Michigan. IL was
followed by fierce squat. and for
awhile ii was feared that the citv
might be endangered. Water was
sent whirling up in great volumes high
into the ak. falling back like
a continuous cloudburst. The waite =
spout disturbed the water for many
yards about il
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-05-22

Prices OF staple farm products are
low. and farmers complain that the
railroad freights eat mp all the profits
on their crops. But the railroads have
to pay the trusts price OF go per ton
for steel rails. while the same rails
are sold to Japan and Canada for less
than s22 The additional 81 comes out
81 the farmers pockets. Il IL any won
der that freights are high?
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-05-22

6avciied ut tho National Capital With
Imposing Ssremonies-A Grandson 81
the -iIcro ~ s.ettyssurg'' moved tho
Veil. and Gen John VI. Palmer. % fili-
neis. Delivered the Dedsestory Grafton
wAsHSGToN. May lathe bronze
sQu estrian statue OF Maj.-Gcn. Win
isid Scott Hancock. "llero II Gettys-
burg. was unveiled al the intersection
sf Pennsylvania and Louisiana avenues
with Seventh and streets the busiest
highway CT, sing in the capital Pres
Ident Cleveland presided al the cere.
mony. which followed one 81 the most
imposing military parades of city
famous for such pageants, and which
was witnessed by many distinguished
In the arts Of peace and war who had
been closely associated with the great
soldier and popular idol.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-05-22

The protected steel trust keeps the
price of steel at least eight dollars per
ton higher than II would be under free
trade. The farmer who has to pay
more for a steel harrow this spring Is
TO the profits Of the trust
-,illionaireS Does he like it7
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-05-22

hat nearly covers the map. but
there Is another list Mr.. llama
figures on 10 votes from kentucky. -
out OF 20 from Georgia. 20 ont OF ..
from Alabama. one-half of the Con.
nect.cut votes. u from New York ana
!. from Pennsylvania.
Allowing the II New York votes to
stand, Mckinley. according 10 MS
managers table. has $50 votes. 80 more
than enough % nominate on the first
ballot.
At headquarters here the officials
are busy preparing for the conven-
tom A contract was made Tuesday
for two immense portraits Of Mekin-
.ey. about three times life-size. one of
which viii Be placed each side OF the
entrance TO the -. Louis Exposition
building, which Will be the rallying
place Of he Mckinley men.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-05-22
WI a q g

Running sores broke out on my thighs.
Pieces Of bone came out and an operation
was contemplated. / had rheumatism in
my legs, drawn up out OF shape. lost az
petite, could not sleep. ! was a perfect
wreck ! continued TO grow worse and
finally gave up the doctors treatment e
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-05-22
Well

take Hoods Sarsaparilla Soon appetite
came back; the sores commenced TO heal
Ny limbs Strengthened out and threw
away my crutches. am now stost and
hearty and am farming. whereas four
years ago was cripple. I gladly rec
ommend Hoods Sarsaparilla." URBAH
HAMMOND, Table Grove, Illinois.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-05-22
pie

The iron grasp of scrofula has nc
mercy upon its victims. This demon
OF the blood is often not satisfied with
causing dreadful sores, but racks the
body with the pains of rheumatism
until Hoods Sarsaparilla cures
Nearly four years ago became If.
elcted with scrofula and rheumatism
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-05-22

A SHINING EXAMPLE Of what
may be accomplished by never vary
ing devotion 10 single purpose is
seen in the history Of the Mccormick
Harvesting Machine Co., Chicago.
For 6s years they have simply been
building grain and grass-cutting ma
chinery, and while there are probably
forty manufacturers in this line, il IS
safe 70 say that the Mccormick
Company builds one-illird Of all
die binders, reaperS and mowers used
throughout The entire world
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-05-22

MORE THAN ENOUGH.
Mr.. Mekinley's Managers Claim Almost
the Entire Map.

CLEVELAND, O.. May l4.-According
TO the figures in NJ. A. Hanna's Office.
Maj. Mckinley political strength COW
err nearly the entire co untry. Here
j. the latest list of states which are
pledged 10 stand by Mckinley to the
end. according to the Mckinley man
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-11-19
J.. Y STAHL, Proprietor.

Aberdeen star, l.: J. H. kipp re
turned from Sioux Falls last evening.
The state committee have now received
complete official returns from every
county. MIR. klpp, who is candidate
for state auditor is satisfied that he has
received a majority OF the votes cast. lie
is also satisfied from IA personal examina.
ton of the returns that the electors,
both congressman, the governor, and
most. if all, the populist ticket is
elected. On one or two Of the Offices the
resu t is very close. 1t may take the
decision of the courts on the Brown
county steal to settle the question rs to
who is elected. This was to be expect.
ed. No one supposed that the repub'
licans Stole those two townships just for
fun. The fact that they stole them was
proof that they needed them in their
business.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-11-19
BRIEF BITS OF NEWS.

A Christian Endeavor convention in
the district of Duluth, will be held at
Cloquet, Nov. ~ and %.
Schedules in the assignlnent of Will.
ford & Northway, Minneapolis, shows
As, 3lS debts and sos, 1872 assets.
The contemplated union Of the Flou,
City National bank and the Union Ma.
tional bank of Minneapolis has beer
practically completed.
The Hartmann Trunk company al
Racine, Wis, has resumed business
with 100 men, after an enforced idle.
ness of three months.
Charles A Parker, late traffic man
ager Of the Missouri Pacific railroad, ha.
been appointed vice chairman Of tn,
board Of administration of the Western
Freight association. "A
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-11-19
HE HAD A ROLL.
Nursery Employe whom 1t L. Feared Has
Met Foul Play.

Nursery Employe whom 1t L. Feared Has
Met Foul Play.
OwATONNA. Mimi, Nov. IA man
named Joseph Fisher, who has been i'll
the employ of the Owatonna Nursery
company for the past year, is missing.
He has had charge of the delivery of
nursery stock for this company, and
the last known of him was Oct. %,
when he cashed in some So, 800 in drafts
and checks at a Sank Center bank.
Since then nothing has been heard
from hi II. ether by the house or by
his wife, VIII is Low with her parents
Lelr { edac Rapids, La. 1t is not known
that he was in trouble of any nature,
and so his disappearance is shrouded in
mystery. There are theories that he
may possibly have been made way
with for the money he was known to
have on his person. He has always
been a trusted employe of the nursery
company, and has often had between
5000 and $1,000 Oh his person while
on the road.
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Hunting the Wild Goat.

The White Goat or Rocky Mountain
Goat as it indiscriminately called, is "A
species OF big game rarely hunted by
sportsmen. This is not SO much because
Of the difficulty OF killing the
animal, nor because OF its actual
rarity. 1t is a stupid animal, easily shot
when once found. 1t ia not, however,
found in the usual hunting grounds, as
are bear, deer, elk, etc. 1t is remote from
the common localities, but where found
is in goodly numbers. 1t ranges very
high up in the mountains, above timber
line usually, among rocks and cliffs
lhis requires great labor to get to it, bu,
once there the hunter will get his game
nine times out OF ten.
Hyou care to read OF a goat hun,
made in the Bitter Root Range in Mon
tana, in the fall Of 1895, send six cents tc
Chas. s. Fee, General Passenger Agent
Nertherd Pacific Railway, st. Paul
Mimi, for Wonderland '96, which re
counts such o hunting expedition. "
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-11-19
BRYAN WILL LECTURE.
Has Signed q Contract to Tour the Prin-
cipal Cities.

Has Signed q Contract tn Tour the Prin-
cipal Cities.
LINCOLN, Neb.. Nov. 10. 1T has been
definitely arranged that William Jen'
nings Bryan is to take the lecture plat
form, and his first address will be de-
livered at Atlanta, Ga, early in De-
cember. His route, as far as it has at
present been arranged, will be, after
leaving Atlanta, Jacksonville, Savan-
nah, Charleston, Augusta, Birmingham
and New Orleans. After leaving the
latter city Mr.. Bryan will 90 through
Texas, then on to California and Ore
gon, and WILL not reach the cities of the
East before the latter part of February,
1897. The nan behind the enterprise
is V. f. McBee of Norfolk, Va, the
superintendent of the Seaboard Air
Line.
Terms of agreement from a financial
standpoint have not been made public.
but it is reliably understood that the
remuneration which MI. Bryan is to
receive will exceed the salary he would
have received as president of the United
States in the event of his election to
that office.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-11-19

Omaha World Herald, -: Collector
North Toes not anticipate that repeal of
the prohibitory amendment in South
Dakota will have much effect upon the
business OF the office, as six breweries
have been in operation during the period
the ~prohlbitory law was in effect, and it
is not probable that any more industries
OF this kind will be established in that
state. There are no distllleries in South
Dakota AS it is too far north for that
business to thrive.
Deadwood dispatch, lG: The Dead
wood -four mill, y. Il. Mason, trustee,
capacity POO bBrrels, the largest roller
null in the Hills, was completely de-
stroyed by fire tins evening; only $500
Insurance.. Several dwellings, in that
vicinity we're damaged aud only for tie
good work Of the fire department would
have also been Ota loss.
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Wonderland DO.

Is the name Of the Northern Pacitic's
new tourist book for 1896. The cover
design will prove a happy surprise to
lovers Of the artistic, and it's illustrations
vii! be fully up to the standard Of it's
predecessors. One of it's principal char
acters %recounts a hunt after the we'll
known, yet rare, Rocky Mountain or
White Goat. made by the author in
September, 1895, in the detiles OF the
Bitter Root Range. One at all inclined
to b,g game hunting will want to read
about that hunt. An account Of Il trip
through Yellowstone Park on horseback
will also prove interesting. Six cents in
stamps sent to Chas. Fee. General Pas.
senger Agent, st. Paul. Mimi, will
secure the book
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-11-19

OTTUMwA, Ia, Nov. l9.-In the
famous Hemphill murder trial at
Bloomfield, the state finished the intro
duction of its testimony at noon, and in
the afternoon the defense began. Milo
Weaver, an intimate friend Of the
Hemphill's, who was with the latter
the night of the murder, was the prin-
cipal witness, with the exception of the
defendant, who was put ON the stand
in his own defense. He stood the fire
of two hours crOss-examination without
finching, denying the truth of nearly
every statement made by the state wit.
neSSeS.
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NEW YORK, Nov. l9.-"Faith and
Humanity" is the motto of the Ma
tional Council Of Jewish Women. The
legend was adopted at a session Of the
council which also decided upon a badge
not to exceed 30 cents in cost 20 be worn
by members of the council. This bust.
ness having been disposed Of, the dele.
gates entered upon a discussion Of the
report of the committee on a new con:
stitutiOn.
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Stole a Team and Buggy,

GLENCOE, Mimi, Nov. l9,-John
Reed and George Adams, who stole a
team and buggy in September, belong
ing to William Graupman, were found
guilty as indicted and sentenced to two
years at hard labor at Saltwater.
Wensal Jadgoinski, indicted for assault
in the second degree upon Reuben
Johnson of Lester Prairie, was &C.
cuittad
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westeru Base Bali Association.

< ST. JOSEPH, Mo, Nov. l9.-President
Hickey of the Western Base Ball asso-
citation, has called a meeting for Tuos.
day, Nov. "a, at Des Moines. At this
meeting it will be decided what cities
shall compose the association mex: year,
and the various committees will be
appointed. There are several vacancies
in the association at present.
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Gentry to BE Sold at Auct on.

BUFFALO, N. Y, Nov. l9.-John r..
Gentry the champion PAGER, as well as
fastest harness performer in the world,
has been slipped to New York, where
he will be sold at auction next Thurs
day. His owner, William Simpson,
bought him for $500 a year ago and
refused Sl5, 900 for him last summer.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-11-19
OUTPUT OF DOLLARS.
Sixteen Millions in Silver Coined in Nine
Months.

Sixteen Millions in silver Coined in Nine
Months.
WASHINGTON, Nov. lS.-The records
of the treasury department show that
from Feb. /, 1896, to Nov. !, there were
coined at the minis of the United States
Is, 262, 1922 standard silver dollars, from
the balance of silver bullion on hand
purchased under the act of July IA,
1890. The seigniorage upon this
amount was s., O5l 430, which has been
turned into the treasury The balance
of the silver bullion purchased under
the act of 1890, on hand Nov. l, 1896.
was l25, O6l ,263 fine ounces, which cost
the government $l12, 1865 ,625. The
coinage value of this amount is $l6l,
600 600
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IT'S


PEORIA. Ills, Nov. i9-Chief officer
CT the ra,,ruld HrO~:herhOods will meet
in Cnica,o i'rlday to consider what
steps to tax to secure passage Of legs
latlOn desired of at the next
session lncIudiug the arbitration bill,
contempt of coarr bill and Phillips COM
II issiOn bill.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-11-19

Candidates for United States marshal
snip Ct South Dakota under the n-W
administration are SAID t. be Nye Phil
lips OF Sioux Fails, John Il. brennan,
Rapid City and II. :. Person, Howard
These gentlemen will all lose a state
snap when the populIsts come into pow.
or the first OF January and would again
like TO feather their nests when Nc,
Kinley ascends the throne.
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II DAILY LEADER
THURSDAY, NOV. 10, 1896.
OF 81
TO ID

THR DAILY LEADER makes a special feature OF
furnishing information concerning the advantages
aud resources of the city OF Madison and of the
state at large snntlinL 1t TO the patronage OF ad
7ertisers of every Clase.
! y. STAHL. Proprietor,
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Personal.

FREE-64 page medical reference book
to any person afflicted with any special,
chronic or delicate disease peculiar to
their sex. Address the leading
physicians and surgeons OF the United
States, DIR. Hathaway & Co., Corner
Nebraska and Fourth streets, Sioux
City, Iowa.