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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-05-15
a NOTABLE CUBAN VICTORY
where spanish Oniciai Reports Claimed
the Patriots were Defeated.

HAVANA, May "details OF the
Cacarapiara fight have been received
and show that the Cubans won great
victory and were not defeated. as the
Spanish official report stated.
Maceo was not present. The insur-
gents numbered 1000 under Delgado
and Socarras and occupied strong
fortified position. Their position was
attacked by Spaniards under Gen. In
clan, who were repulsed repeatedly.
Finally the insurgents charged and
drove the Spaniards. tine latter re-
treating to Bahia Honda. and being
continually harassed.
The Spanish loss was about two
hundred killed and nearly three hun
drrd wounded Insurgents loss was
slight, owing to the protection OF hills.
ecu. Bernall has been recalled. and
II is said will be court-martialed for
failing to arrive in time to aid Gen.
Inclan
The fire at Punta Bravo was very de.
structive. The entire tovn was
burned. The glare was seen in Havana
aud caused great excitement.
Two forts surrendered to the insur-
gents. The Spanish commander has
been arrested by Weyler's orders and
Il is said will be contaminated and
eLnf
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-05-15

reeded." Nov, boil OF thess ststo
mcnts cannot possibly pc true. IL
MIR sherman means hy . surplus IN
excess Of revenue over all eSPend'-
turcs, inclnding those 81 the post ouscs
and she amount due to- the striking
fund, there never 1as a sHrplus duing
the whole term Of the Mckinley act,
but there VIVA on the contrary, an ah'
nual deficit. n is "a little over year
since senator Sorman presented IN tho
senate u table whose accuracy neitier
Nr. sherman rs,r any Of his colleagues
has vepturci 10 dispute, showing
that for The four fiscal years 1921 70
,s9i. inclusive. there was an excess -
expenditures over revenue mounting
10 sii9.alg2l3 II the inquiry be con-
incd to Mr.. Shsrman'a 'fas' years,
;sol and lsaa. there will still be found
IN these. after pr, viding for the sink
ing fund. 10 deficiency of Sts ss.,.96.
II Mr.. sherman means by deficiency
an excess q the ordinary expenditures
81 the governments over it's ordinary
receipts then it is not true that the
Wilson law has produced deficiency
or, the statute took. Last month
there was. instead of deficiency, u
surplus of rsceipts aver expenditures,
ana to-day the dctc ency on the fiscal
yesr is little, il any. in excess. OF that
which existed on tho same date in No
venber S.owith tle state nent about
tho excess II impor tatons under tho
wilson law. In touching tkss subject
Mix Sherman ignores his previous
statement about the shrinkHye of inn
po-tations \ 1891 and 1894 bscEuse the
patty in power had Genounced the Me-
kinley sff, and conveEianly for.
gre Is that tle importations o.'iss5 must
be-lumped with thosa of the preceding
year to male a normal average What
a very cont smptible piece IT claptrap
it is to assert that 'impo.tarions OF
" Dol were increased under shc Wilson
lew six-foli 1t is NO wondar that our
sheep are ,seing destroyed" In point
os fact. fogr the calendar years 1891 and
1909. the typical Mckinley aeriod. the
imports oIiraw wool were Ds. ,,t. l25
pounds. sainst 4as, eo9. s4A po0nds for
the calera nr years 1894 a1d 1898, in
which thsre was the immediate pros
pect and The actual beginning of the
regime ciuntaxed wool lie increase
OF 500 er cent, as Mr. Sherman.
claims .o 10 have been. "a paper WITH
ated b. errors o.. statement so gross
as the 81. is not ca.oulatcG TO command
very s.ar;ous Alteration. boston HeraE
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-05-15

The reciprocity which was in the
Mckinley law would have bean better
named IL il had been called ''surrepti.
tious dicker." The commercial nations,
as rule, had provided against II by
treaty stipulation. In its workings 1t
did not prove to be Of any value. cx.
cept 10 trade with Cuba 1t was a
Blaine idea to temper the atrocious
determinations Of the Mckinley tariff.
Mckinley fought against 1t tooth aud
nail but he was obliged to yield to tho
superior knowledge and Practical abil-
ity OF its supporters, especially Sens-
tors Adrich and Allison. Nothing bet.
ter illustrates the ,opsv-turv'ncss and
jnconsequcnce OF politics than the fact
that the Mckinley shoutcrs IRE now
splitting the air with cries TO- tho re-
newal Of .abo Idoncd rcciprocitv.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-05-15

All hunters are aware how difficult i.
il to catch sight of woodcoclss or par
tridgcs sitting among the fallen leaves
Not only do the sober colors OF the birds
blend deceptively with their surround
inys. but they manage also to disguise
the outlines of their bodies. In Scot.
land recently photographs have been
made of woodcocks concealed In leaves,
and these pictures, while revealing the
birds. show at the same time how in
genously the cunning creatures have
disposed their wings, tails and heads
SO as to mislead the prying eyes Of enc
mics. The bright, vatchful eye Of the
bird Is its owners surcst bctraycr. even
in the photographs. w Youths Com.
panion.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-05-15
NOT CORRECT
Senator sherman NJ = Photographers
Cling with FIgnres.

Senator sherman NJ = Petfifogger-Jug-
Cling with Figures.
Senator Sherman's paper in the Fo-
rum, entitled Deficiency oi Revenue
the Cause Of Financial Ills" is conspic-
uously deficient alike in fairness and
accuracy. The whole comparison be-
tween the operation of the Mckinley
law and the Wilson law is palpably
disingenuous. In trying to traverse
the presidents statement that the Nc
Kinlcy act was inefficient for purposes
Of revenue, Mr. sherman presents a
com parison between the total receipts
and the total expenditures of the gov
ernment from OctoberAJ 500 TO Novem-
Der, is92-that Is, FROM the passage of
the Mckinley law to the election of
Mr.. Cleveland Mr.. Shcrman's reason
for stopping there is because any
tariff law denounced by the party in
power. with a promise to repeal it and
reduce duties, would prevent importa.
tions under the old law, and thus re-
duce the revenue" Bat Mr.. Sherman
makes no allowance for the contrac-
tion OF revenue under the earlier op-
Grafton OF the Wilson law. due to the
withdrawal OF whisky from bond 70
escape the increased duty, and the
heavy imports Of sugar in anticipation
Of the placing OF that commodity on
the dutiable list
Senator sherman makes re broad
statement that 1.-THE Wilson law has
produced deficiency every hour and
lay that IL has been on the statute
book. while the Mckinley law always
produced surplus until after the in
soming Of this administration. and II
Administered since that time by
friendly agents would have furnished
The government all sha revenue
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-05-15

The shades Of night are no longer y
protection 10 game from the powers OF
the sportsman. An English nimrod has
Invented luminous sight for use in o
bad light. A tiny incandesccnt lamp,
fed from a single storage battery CON
coalcd in the gun stock. Is mounted
within u shield at the muzzle OF the
gun. and faint ray Of light calculated
10 Indicate the position Of it's source i
exposed in the direction of the shooters
eye, and this is sufficient to enable him
to obtain the required alignment with
the back sight and with the target, be
/. animate or inanimate. The specinl
application OF the sight Is for game
sho ,ti,g at night and for naval scrs.
ice, such. for instance. as the illumina-
tion of a machine gun used against tor
pcdo attacks during the night. For the
latter purpos. il has been adopted in the
English navy.-N. y. journal.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-05-15


Redus ION Ia Ssiariss wan he Nev~ sssr'
Ia Com paete the ,esr's Work.
WAsnI~aroS. May : The secrrsar,
~ the treasury yesterday afternoon
sent Ia the senate letter calling az
tcntion 10 al estimated dehciene- o
81 .soo.OD fcr dcfraying the eNpc nse'
Of collecting the venue from CHS
totss for l~.1 The permanent ap
proprla ION for collecting the cEss
toms revenues i fixed hy She act =
1874 At s.. 500. go. not counting hnca
penaifi,., and earfetures that may l.
collected.
The sscretary aalls attsrtirsa 10 the
IA 4 that 3 years have elapsed sin c,
this 9crmancns appropriation wal
made. bat. he adds, 'ihe appropriation
to-day - smaller than is was IA ISL
althou rh the deTmnds uprn. Il nav
increased. owing - additional bust
ness md the creation 90 nev Gus
toms districts ard ports. The dc
ficiencv estimate of 81. ln.op-
submtte.l To thu house was re
duced liz. tine gene-sl deficiency bill
10 $3.50. $50 The toal expense ~ col
lecting the revenue from customs dnr
ing the .iseal year i%i5 was sn.9NN Isl
while thn total re scipts from that
source fer the same year we're si52,'
i5s. ESQ and il j. estimated tIat sucl
estimate sor the pinsent hseal yea
will aggregate Sl65, $4,000.
The searetay calls attention 90 thu
fact that while the entries have in
creased 70 per cent? the member
persons employed he's increased but Il
per cent A tabulated sta .ament i
furnished showing the ports 'shsre eN
penses have been increased. Much OF
this. especially at Sew York, Is said
10 be due-to the increased fcsre of in
spectors and the additional facilities
established for landing passs myers and
baggage at New York. Az, increase
in the salary of raminer>v-now 81,
800. is u-ged. The other rcrts where
the expe nses have increased most are
Boston and Philadelphia.
Secretary Carlisle in corclusicn.s say $
that if 1ile department is compelled &c
conduct. the custcns business during
the remainder OF the fiscal war with
the ss.o.cuo appropriated by the house
of representatives, a reduction Of $780,
900 "A month WI have TO. BE- made.
This can only be done oy a horizontal
reduction Of salaries and by ck'sinl
custcrEhouses At PORTS Il delivery win. ri
the receipts do not ;.monat to slO,Nut
per annum. The upntlLy pay r.ll
amounts to s5p.O00- and such red &c
ton would mean a loss ~ l. per ctDt
on ali salaries fsr May ID June. Sci
aries are fixed by law, and the rcSuv
err Of this aaaount would un1cntt
eddy, the secretary says, Toe secured
through the courts, TO say nothing .
the hardsnips and inconvenicnos thai
would result He therefore urges tn
appropriation Of sl.ly0.00O deueienc,
estimated
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-05-15
RUSSIAN MOBILES RUINED.
Despite q svernmens AID, Their Estas1ss Are
More md NJ ore Iirayiay MortgngsA

Despite q ,yerumens ADD vheir Estas-ss Are
More md More Iiravay MortgagssA
Mr.. John Mitchell. British con sai at
st. Pete ,rburg. in che course of has an
nual report to Lori Salisbury upan the
condition of the country. says: Ten
years otstrenuous support of financial
charact n on the part OF the govern
ment oa the landlord class has fs.sed TO
Weld the desired resalts. The Nobility
Land bank has proved unequal 70 the
task OF arresting she sure but gradual
decay Of the class in question. Mort
gagged estates we,s repeatedly. ~ hum
dreds and even .aousanls. ssined TO
be dealt with by The auctioncer's ham
mer. but at the critical mos7ent the
Cove -nmrnt has always intervesed with
new acts OF grsce which postussned the
evil Aay.
"st tho present time more rhan l0O.-
600 estates. or ~ per cent. OF she whole
area Of the land owned by nonlrs, are
mcGtga-ed 10 various government and
private land credit institute sns. and the
amount Of money advanced ON thesc es-
tatcs has reached /. 800 .0UyONO rubles
tg126.5C0. Oc0). of which sam 1.i14,00o.
coo rubles tEl17.2GO.00o) still remains
owing. In the course OF the last five
years GsS9-lo9i), the Indebtedness 81
I landed estates 10 private land banks
I increased over si.oOO.0Vo rubles { 4 =.
! 2O0,OO0), and these banks last year
reaped a profit OF more than 100000
rubles G 700. o00) on these operations
"Of the enormous capital Of the No
bility Land bank. exceeding $1,000
600. created by the government for the
express purpose of making money adj
vances to landlords. but little has beer
paid back, and but little improvement
has been made in the cultivation 81
estates. 1t is asserted by those wei
acquainted with provincial life that thu
| millions advanced TO the noble land
lord class have not been expended il
the improvement of their estates, bu
were spent on amusement, luxury. trav
els, payment of old debts and unprotit
able enterprises.
"One of the chief causes that threatc,
the almost complete extinction OF tn
noble land-owning class is TO lie foun'
in absenteeism. The cultivation OF LAM
unfortunately does not afford the no
bility those attractions that are present
ed by life in towns and by careers u
various branches of the government
service. the latter being. moreover. &C
companied by the acquisition OF ran
and social distinction. ~. y. Herald
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-05-15

NEW LONDON. CONN.,,
Celebrates Her Two Hundred and ftftietk
Anniversary.

NEW LONDON, Conn. May This
city celebrated in an elaborate manner
her two hundred and iiftieth ami
vcrsary. The weather was ideal. and
the crowd enormous. handsome
soldiers aud sailors monument was
dedicated, and the Cornerstone OF
the monument to John Winthrop.
Connecticut's first governor. was lai'
with ceremonies betting the occasion
A couple Of modern warships, the Gin
cinnati and Montgomery. were lying
Ia the harbor and participated in the
celebration.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-05-15
no OFFICIAL RECORD
Of the Marriage OF Adsh Richmond 10
John stetson.

PEovIpEScE, Il. L.. May z. The
,laim Of Adah Richmond the actress,
that she married John rtetson, the
Boston theatrical manager aud mil
iionairc, in is7i, in this city, has no
official record here to support IL. The
names Of Richmond and John Stctson
do not appear among the marriages
from is6s TO ls74; neither was there q
Clergyman OF the name Of Ransome in
this city, or anywhere else in Rhode
y taland during those vearA
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-05-15
CAsLE TO JAPAN.
a Compromise Reached by the senate
Foreign Relations Committee.


Foreign Relations Committee.
WAsHseToS. May THE senate
committee on foreign relations have
reached a compromise on the Spaulding
and Scrymser bills before it for the
construction OF cable to Japan by
way Of Hawaii The compromise meas
ure which Senator Frye was directed
to report is in the shape of bill direct
ing the postmaster-general to con-
tract with the lowest bidder for the
construction Of a Geographic cable be-
tween the United States and Japan by
the way Of Hawaii and the Midway
islands. II is stipulated that the price
shall not exceed 100000 a year, and
that after the payment Of this sum
for a period of 20 years, during which
time and forever afterward the com
oany shall carry government messages
free of all cost
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-05-15

PHILADELPHIA. May 7.--JoseDh j.
Martin. who was treasurer of Phila-
dclphia from 1873 to 1889, died ycster-
day, aged 20 years. Mr.. Martin was
head of the cattle shipping firm Of
Martin, Fuller & Co. OF his city.
which was the first 70 develop maj
xet for bcevcs in foreign countries.
lie was president of the Philadelphia
Stock Yard 90.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-05-15
EANK OFFICIALS INDICTED.
Charged with Receiving Deposits. Know
ing the Bans was Insoisent.

DENVER. Col. May 8 A criminal in.
dictrnent has been returned BY the re-
cent grand jury against James u. La
yea. formerly a national bank exam
liner and afterwards cashier and di-
rector OF the dcfunct Union national
hank There arc fout counts, each
charging him with receiving IN oncy
Knowing that the bank was insolvent.
six additional indictments were re-
turned against Charles y. Atkins. and
elk against Frank w. Atkins
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-05-15

May guess Miss Scrc has given NJ
oil hope OF capturing Jack.
Psmcla--What makes you think 90?
May--Shc refers to him now = her
particular friend.-To Data.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-05-15
F EEL

Ing - positivG proof II thin, WAX, i'm
pure blood; for IL the hood is rsch rod,
vitaisc and vigorous, ~ imparts life and
energy to every nerve, organ and tissue OF
the tsdy The necessity Of takin , Hoods
Sarsparilla for that tired feeling II,
therefore, apparent to every one. and tho
goodis will do you Is equally hey md ques.
ton. Remcmbenthat
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-05-15
I ! red

fleeing by great force Of will. Bat thi1 Is
unsafe, as it polls powerfully ,pon tho
nervous system, which VIII not long stand
such strain. Tos many people "work on
their nerves." ard the result Is seen in I'M
fortunate wrecks marked "ncrvous pros
tratin," In cvR y direasion. That tired
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-05-15
] IN q 1:

Extreme tirsti feeling aEiicts nearly every
be ay at this season. Tia hustlcss cease to,
push, tho tltolcss grow weary the cncr-
&c ,ic become snervatcd You know Just.
WI ut we mean. Some men and women 4
enCsavor Temporarily ~ ovcrc como that
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-05-15

"WnrsE are all the wicked peopler
bnrledf' asked surtll boy who h,sl bcen
reading VAC inscriptions in "a ehulcLyari.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-05-15

"BIs words an hnc ciGihcs," sn:d Uncle
Ebcn. "ia berry frequently alike in not kb-
berlin mulch dat rcly mounts teralytlang."
Washington star.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-05-15

ArrEn physicians had given Tie mn. wa.
saved hv iiso's Cure -RALru Euinu, we
Transport, IA, Nov. -, isg1
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-05-15

No NATTER how happy and conten,ea =
man may look, " you give him u chance he
will spend tie day telling you his lrouh!eu-
-lOs Angeles Exprcss
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-05-15
caRL,sLe.s PLEA.

Acrs MONEY Needed in the Sosierr,on -
the s~vesuss--lf " " Not Prov sded by ~
fmer- ~ncy Appropriation - Horizontal
Redus ton In salaries wan he Nev~~sar.
Ia Com plete the NsDr's Work
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-11-07
Wanted. . New Kind of Humoriss.

So far from its being possible to SIN
ternationalize" humor, we may think
ourselves lucky if we can manage to
preserve even o national type. The
Dickensian humor, it would seem. il
"off;" the American droll, after q
vogue Of q good many years. is appar-
emily ceasing to amuse; the inverted
aphorism" had but a short popularity
and ultimately perished in calamitous
and indeed uncomfortable circum-
stances. and nothing seems growing mp
to take its r'ace. The new generation
knocking at the door" rat tats with
quite portentous gravity. This is, no
doubt, an improvement ON the older
generations, who thought 1t first rate
stroke Of wit to wrench of the knocker,
but their Successors are surely carrying
q virtue to excess.
It seems q pity that ~ should be
unable to laugh. but the most respected
and intellectual" among them can
not. TWAS the way Of certain frivolous
old fogies few years ago to twit them
with their supposed taste for what was
then called the new humor, but there
was really no foundation for the taunt
The new humor turned out to be simply
the old buffoonery writ small, +" and
whoever its patrons are or were they
are not to be found among the thought.
full Young men who represent the gen.
Grafton with its hand on the door
knocker. -Fortnightly Review.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-11-07
OFFICE BOY LAWYERS.
Collapse Of . orandiloquent Boast by
Budding Limb OF the Law.

Collapse Of . 0rAndiloquent Boast BY
Budding Limb Of the Law.
In one of the big down town Office
buildings. tenanted principally by law
yers, reporter rode down in an ele-
vator car with two boys, who, to judge
from their conversation, were budding
limbs of the law. One Of them was
about Is years of age, and the other
perhaps couple Of years his senior.
II had that Judgment opened this
morning." remarked the younger of the
two, fiecking the ashes from cigarette,
"but thought Giegerlch was a little
slow about II. I"
"Ya-as," drawled the other, "it's
certainly a great bore to have to spend
no much time in court. Remember my
bond and mortgage case in the supreme
Well, 1t was enough to try anybody's
patience The trouble with some OF our
Judges, Frank, is that they don I know
the rudiments Of landlord and tenant
law. l cited Pebbles versus Bubbles,
and il knocked him out. Where are you
bound?" $500.
On, We 8ot u httio cVPoSon
matter ON hand todayP' was the reply.
Receiver wants to be relieved ] don't
know whether I'll consent or not I've
got O demurrer to argue besides, and
BY that time the car was at the
ground floor. A stcps matronly woman
stood waiting to get in.
"Well, young man." abe said, ad-
dressing the boy who had been called
Frank, II was just about TO 60 up and
give You o talking to In front Ct your
boss. Why didn't you get fathers shoes
that you took to be half soledf"
Hush. motherp' whispered Frank
az his face redeemed, 81 don't want to
be talking about that down here. I'm
going to court " 49,
You're going 20 court are your"
responded the stout lady IN loud tone.
Very we'll, 20 tocourt. Buff you come
home tonight without those shoes you
get no supper, and you don't stir . peg
out Of the DAT the rect Of the week. Do
you heari'' sa... 30 .-.~ .s,s :
''say, :" said the elevator man o. hs
stuck his head out Of the Ger and grin.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-11-07
Another Number Ad-
ded to the Star En-
tertainments.
The Prize Of Season Tickets
Remains the Same. However n. Ln.,
Year, 90 5O-A Week Of Prayer
-rerse Twin City Tales.

The Y. M, C. A. entertainment commit
tee, knowing that every one Of it's attrac-
lions IN the coming Star course to be
oil the highest order, feels confident OF a
very large sale OF season reserved seats,
and although the course ia the heaviest
one In c. st yet arranged for this part OF
the State, the committee this morning
completed arrangements to add one
more number to thelist ofen rtainments
by having Professor Byron W. King,
who was in the course last year, give a
lecture one week after bis entertainment
already advertised. This ezra evening
will give our season ticket holders six in
stead OF five attractions, and is only
made possible by the extra large sale OF
tickets anticipated. and because the asso-
citation has it's own auditorium and
piano. The separate admissions to these
entertainments would amount to 81 10;
a season ticket costs but $3.50