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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-08-21
ILLEGAL PRACTICES


Heretofore Induig.d In by Pension Hoard
OF Examiners an be Guarded AgAins
in the uture -Au the Members of til,
Hoard Must be Present and rartisi pnt,
In limitations lniess the Applicant
signs Waiver.
WAsHISoroS, Aug. IS. In order Ia
guard against irregular and Illegal
practices by members OF the pension
boards of examining surgeons, As.
sistant Secretary John W. Reynolds
Of the interior department. has issued
these rules To govern examinations
OF pension applicants by these boards:
1. Whenever claimant shall have
been ordered, and appears before a
board of examining surgeons for ex.
animation. all the members of the
board shall participate in such ex.
animation, and no certificate from
such board will be accepted which
does not show this fact, save only
in cases where a claimant, on
appearing and finding a less mum be,
OF surgeons than the full board pres,
sent shall consent, in writing, on such
certificate, To be examined by the mem
bers Of said board then present.
p The secretary OF the board shall
certify on the back of the certificate
the names OF all the members of the
board who were present and partici
pating in such examination, and W hen
full board have participated ia the
examination, the certificate of the sec.
rctary of the board will suffice; but in
case full board is not present the APP
plicant may refuse 10 be examined and
appear at later day before full
board.
3. These rules shall take effect only
from the first day of October, 1896 and
are not intended to disturb cases here
tofcre adjudicated in good faith, ac.
cording 10 the practice heretofore ex-
isting in the bureau of pensions.
The rules were promulgated with a
decision rendered by the assistant see
Rotary on the case of Byron A. Pred
more. Company &, Third New York
cavalry, whose claim was rejected by
the bureau on "A report by the board of
examining surgeons, when only one
member was present. Beside the iu-
justice thus done To the applicant. AS
sistant Secretary Reynolds points out
the fact that the hitherto prevailing
practice of examining by one or two
members of the board, has resulted in
fraud upon the government. fees being
claimed by and paid to all the mem
bers. In one case, two members of the
board were indicted and convicted for
making false claims
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-08-21
DR.. NlNSEN TALKS.
He Would Have Reached the North rols
Could lie Have Secured Dogs.

VARDo. Norway. Aug. 15.-Dr. Nam
sen. the Arctic explorer. says he ex-
poets that the Fran will eventual y
arrive at spitzbergen. He says
that she driftcd with the ice ia a
westerly direction 70 - degrees.
Rocky seas, he says, prevented him
from entering the mouth of the
Olensk river for the purpose of pro-
curing dogs and lack Of dogs pre-
vented him from reaching the north
pole. which he would otherwise have
found. DIR. Nansen saws he found
water 3.sC0 meters deep, which be-
came appreciably warmer at depth
II 1870 meters. The land voyage, he
says, was very ardaors. but had ex.
tremelv valuable results. lie reac he6
the northern coast Of Franz Joseph
island in the autumn Of 1896 and built
a storm house there in which he liver
al the next winter.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-08-21
CONCESSIONS GRANTED
To the international North and scutt
American transportation and Express,

WAsnINGToS, Aug. Is Minister
Baker. at Managua. has informed the
department Of state that the Costa
Rican and Nicaraguan governments
have each grated To the INFERNO
sional North and South American
Transportation and Express Co., a
corporation composed IF citizens of
the United States. authority to do
business in those countries, and favor
able concessions have been made to
encourage the enterprise. The object
" the company is TO extend North
American trade into Central and south
American ports.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-08-21
CANDIDATE BRYAN,
)n the idviceof nis Campaign Manager
VIII seek Rest.

New HAVEN. Conn. Aug i5-Alex
Troup. editor Of the New Haven Union,
returned from New York Thursday
night lie had been in conference
With Mr. Bryan in reference toa Bryan
day here. Mr.. Troup says that MIR.
Bryan told him that the campaign
managers insisted that he take rest
II ten days; that he go to sea on =
yacht where no one could get at him
and where absolute rest could be Ger.
tan.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-08-21

THE storm that swept over Milwau-
kee, on the night of the 9th. caught the
steamer Bloomer Girl on the lake be-
tween White Fish bay and Milwaukee
with 200 excursionists on board. A
panic ensued when the steamer ca
recned TO one side runder the force Of
the wind. The captain and the crew
finally quoted the crowd and brought
them into port, all unhurt, but badly
frightened
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-08-21

AMONG the distinguished callers on
Maj. and Mrs Mckinley, at Canton.
o.. on the 18th. were Mr.. and Mrs. Il.
J.. Bland. Of Missouri The time spent
at the Mckinley home by Mr.. and Mrs.
Bland was apparently very agreeable
TO both the callers and to Maj and
Mrs. Mckinley.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-08-21

Miss CLARA BARTON. president Of the
Red Cross society, who for several
months past has been in Constantine
pie directing the distribution of relief
10 the suffering Armenians. has taken
her departure from that city for Ger
many, where she will be the guest Of
the grand Duchess Of Baden. aud VIII
resume her work of relief next win
ter
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-08-21

THE government of Turkey has re-
jected the demands OF the Cretans and
definitely refused To make any con-
cessions whatever 10 the people Of
Crete beyond those extended To them
by the Helepa convention. A state
of anarchy prevails throughout the
island
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-08-21

II is said that Secretary HolSe Smith.
just before he left Washington to join
his family at Lincolnton. y. c., re-
ceived letter from President Cleve-
land declining 10 accept Mr.. Smiths
proffered resignation of the interior
department portfolio.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-08-21

THE Italian government has sent a
cable dispatch TO Baron Fava. Italian
ambassador at Washington. directing
him to forward To Rome at once de-
tailed information concerning the re-
q - lynching of three Italians az t.
Ca4i ,es parish, near New Orleans,
on the 9th
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-08-21
THE TAILORs' STRIKE.
a scheme on Foot for Its Early Settle.
ment.

NEW York, Aug. Is. Leader Schocn'
feldt Of the striking tailors said yes
tcrday that there was scheme on
foot for an ea7ly settlement OF the
strike. Nearly 800 contractors nave
signed contracts with the Brothcr-
hood OF Tailors, and over 30 co-opera-
tive shops have been opened ny 'hc
strikers. Tie vest makers declared
their strike off yesterday morning.
All o. the contractors in their iinc %
trade have signed the new agreement
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-08-21

THE sound money democrats of Wis
consin, who favor a second national
convention, viii assemble in state con-
vention in Milwaukee, on the Goth. at
u o'clock noon The convention will
be held at the Pabst theater. and it is
expected that there will lie over a
thousand prominent gold democrats
present
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-08-21

THE London Times publishes letter
FROM Havana, which gives the evidence
of high military officer that - per
cent. OF the Spanish troops in Cuba
are on the sick list or are unfit for
duty.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-08-21

j. ID. ARcHBorp. Of the Standard Oil
Co. says that there is no truth in the
dispatch from Berlin that the Stand
ard had entered into combination
with European oil refners TO control
the trade in Europe.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-08-21

The condition OF Sir John Millais.
president of the Royal Academy OF
London. who is suffering from the ef-
fects of the operation of tracheotomy
performed upon him some time ago, is
extremely critical.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-08-21

THE body Of A. II. Pile. secretary of
the national silver party, and promi-
nent politician of San Francisco. was
found in the Potomac river at Wash
ington, about one hundred yards east
of the Aqueduct bridge. on the 10th.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-08-21

Miss CLARA BARTON, president Of the
American Red Cross society, and he-
aids, arrived at Buda-Pesth, on the
nth, on their way from Constantine
pie for Germany. All of the party
were well
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-08-21

THE whole business portion Of Jor-
dan. Ky, was destroyed by fire on the
9th The fire is supposed 20 have been
the work OF an incendiary. The loss
will be several thousand dollars, with
light insurance.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-08-21

DISPATCHES received from Yoko-
hama and Toxic, Japan, say that the
observations of the eclipse of the sun.
on the 9th, were very successful. The
sky was clear and all conditions for
observations were favorable.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-08-21

Two HUNDRED survivors Of the One
Hundred and Folrth Ohio regiment
called on Maj. Mckinley at Canton on
the 18th. The regiment had been
holding a reunion at Massillon.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-08-21

WITH constantly rising tempera-
ture. and the Thermometer at sc ) in
Providence. Il. l., on the 18th, IL deaths
from prostration were reported.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-08-21

ALL chartered banks in Halifax. y.
s., announce that, beginning on the
18th. they will charge q discount q
five per cent. on American currency at
all their offices in the maritime prov
inces
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-08-21

MAJ. GEORGE FOSTER ROBINSON. pay
master. was, on the l2th, placed on
the retired list of the army. having
reached the statutory age limit Of e.
years. Mr.. Robinson was awarded
gold medal by congress md appointed
by President johnson TO the army pay
corps for meritorious services in saw
ing Secretary Of state Seward from the
hands of the would-be assassin Paine.
on the night that President Lincoln
was shot by J. Wilkes Booth
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-08-21

DR. NASsEy. the Arctic explorer, ar
rived at Nandoe island. Norway. on
hte 18th. lie reported that his expedi-
ton had attained one Of its objects
north wardof the new siberian islands.
namely, lat IS deg. IA min. north. No
land was sighted north Of lat. - deg.
After reaching the parallel OF s6.l4
the expedition went south 10 Franz
Joseph's Land, where il spent the win
ter, the members subsisting on bear
flesh and blubber.
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Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-06-05
NO GUESSING
no GAMBLING !

| have been aloppod from Offer
Ing premiums, bat ~ u reward Tor
your patronage, and 10 the person
holding tho greatest number OF
Tickets, July lat, | will mako u
present Ut wosilk Dress Patterns,
10 yards oHch, or Quo fine silk
Shirt aud ono dozen Silk Hand
korghiofs. These tickets will be-
handed you with every one dollar
cash purchase, There will bo no
gambling or guessing Of any mum.
borsj oil that you have to do IN 10
keep the tickets and present them
NJ my store, July lat, aud II you
have the largest number Tho pro.
sont IL yours,
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-06-05

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The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-12-18
a Test b CourtesY.

1t happened not long ago that I had
occasion to request a friend to deliver
an urgent letter for me. The letter
contained business Of Importance which
was private in its nature, as it con-
cerhed a debt To hand my friend a
sealed letter was to presuppose that ne
would read it if open. To give it to
him unsealed was to risk the possibil-
ity Of third party reading it, for the
exigencies of life are many, and letters
are known to have been dropped. !
pondered, perplexed, but decided that
courtesy was one Of the FIRST laws OF
society and left the letter open. With
an easy bow my friend received the
note; then, seeing the open flap of the
envelope, instantly gummed it down.
That, said inwardly, is true courtesy.
chicago News
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-12-18
BUSINESS MEN STUDYING.

Erstwhile Supporters of the Gold Stand
ard Now Question Its Wisdom,
One of the most hopeful signs Of en-
couragement for the free coinage cause
is that business men are taking up the
subject and studying it as they never
did before. The average man of bust
ness is not given to political or econOm-
&c Investigations. He was so worried
in the last campaign by the Interrupt
tons of trade and the uncertainties of
the future, that he plunged into the
support of the republican party as the
best means Of securing su1cease from
agitation" The old system would be
better than the new, with all the dire
things the politicians predicted for it..
But all the same he has kept in mind
the one question, as to what is the
cause of the inability of the people to
buy his wares, to obtain employment
and to go on in their various lines of
business. He does this in such manner
as not to interfere with business, the
same as the newspaper which is sure
it knows the trouble does all in its
power to encourage trade and assist
that improvement in business for
which we all hope. If these questions
are to come up for future settlement,
the business man is this time going to
be able to act independently, and not
be deceived into passive acquiescence
in party dictum. Unprejudieed study
is what the opposition dread; it is what
the free coinage men ask for. The
business man will find the inevitable
deduction from all his painstaking
study, that he cannot truly prosper
until the consumers prosper; that his
interest is on the side of the people
and not with Wall street. The cOndi-
ton he must court is that of a large
volume of business, so that he is less
and less borrower, and thus less sub
ject to those who control money. This
he will find when the people are able
10 buy and pay for his goods and not
before.
One of the best-intentioned men of
Minneapolis, his own previously large
business having gone, under our per-
nicioUs system, stated the following
circumstances: "Within the week, "
said he, 1--WE have been obliged to fore
close a mortgage Of $500 on property
worth 1880, the owner being absolute
" unable to pay one dollar either of
principal or interest. He could neither
sell it in whole nor in part, nor re-
borrow a dollar, Notwithstanding the
fact that the property is renting for
$40 per month. Think Of it. Property
paying eight per cent. on $500, goes
for only $780,"
We suggest that it is such facts as
these that made the people stop and
think, and we gain the information that
though greatly pFejudieed against the
silver men in the late campaign, he, too
is now studying the question. If he
does so, he is gOEe-that is certain
clean over into our camp.-Minneapoliz
Penny Press.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-12-18
URYs PRoPosAL oPPosEp.
Small Chance for Sweeping CousOlidatio
Of Counties-A Suggestion Of Value.


Small Chance for sweepinz Consolidation
Of COUnties-A Suggestion OF Value.
TOPEKA, Kan, Dec. 1a-As was ex.
peeted, L n. Ury's proposition 70 wipe
ont county lines in the western half Of
the state and reconstruct SO counties
into four meets with Opposition that
cannot be overcome The people are
willing 10 consolidate a few counties
properly grouped, and Ia that way
reduce Legislative representation
and local expenses, but 70 make
q clean sweep tSgardless Of
trade relations they will not
consent TBe politicians are receiving
numerous letters, especially from the
southwest, on the subject. and all sug.
gest consultations Of a few counties
properly grouped A letter from a
Dodge City man probably states
the position OF the people of
the southwest about right. He
saysi "The consolidation should
be made so as to diseommods the
people as little as possible To make
enormous eovRtles and subject the
people to long lines of travel would
create war So would it create war to
make the counties long east and west.
The lines should be cut so as to con-
form TO the trade relations Of the
DeODle."
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-12-18
Brrnn was Counted Oat.

The impression grows that there
is something rotten in Denmark, " and
that the vast increase in the vote in
the states that elected Mckinley is
neither natural nor legitimate. When
1t comes to one voter to every three
and s quarter people, as IN Ohio. it
seems almost certain that somebody
has been stufing the returns. How
easily that could be done Is demon
strated by the sort of official canvasses
we have been having in this county,
where the commissioners have made q
change of IS in a single township, and
the mistakes have remained undecided
for four years 1t may yet be deVel-
oped that Mr.. Bryan received a major
ity OF the legal votes cast ia Ohio, In
diana, Kentucky and Iowa and was
elected. Star aud KaRsan.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-12-18

No matter what any man may think
.a5out orr currency, whether its basis
should be enc of the precious metais
o. cotsl. -e7Ecss oeay sn9r tie rsssi
Of tre presidential slecsf1n has given
gFatidca3ion 20 and increased the sense
Of security Of eFsry trust il the -ceun-
try. Neither is it to be denied that
the Plrtoeraey and aFistScFseg Of every
European monarchy hats that result
with joy Can il be held Or the
thoughtful that G victory which
Strengthens the trusts and cheers the
psiVileged classes around the globs Is
one thas sAsald please the prids and
ezsGarags the h5ps Of ths patriotic
AnsFieaas Hhatassg his psEsy uag kss5
@M J, aeHFga
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-12-18
THE eREAT 49, PARKs.
Pleasure Grounds AZ tts Famous Emperor
81 TaEssFg.

81 1HEtEt9s
Between the two walls Of the 81,
closure which have described there
ara fne parks and beautiful trees bear
ing 6 variety Of fruits There ara
beasts also of sundEy kinds. such IS
white stays and fallow deer, gazsiles
and Foebucks, and fine squirrels Of
various sorts. with numbers also Of the
animal that gives the musk, and all
manner of other beautiful creatures,
insomuch that the whole place is fall
Of them, and ac spot remains void sx-
cept whers there is traffic Of people GO
Ing and coming. The parks are Gov
cred with abundant grass; and the
roads through them being all paved
and raised two cubits above the sur
face, they never become muddy, nor
does the rain lodge on them. but flows
OF into the meadows, quiekening the
soil and producing that abundance Of
heritage.
From that corner Of the Enclosure
which is towards the northwest there
extends a fine lake, containing fish OF
different kinds, which the emperor
hath caused to be put in there, SO that
whenever he desires any he can have
them at his pleasure. A river enters
this lake and issues from it, but there
is grating of iron or brass put up so
that the fish cannot escape in that way,
Moreover, on the north side of the
palace. about a bowshot off, there is 8
hill which has been made by art from
the earth dug out Of the lake; it is a
good hundred PAGES in height and a
mile 10 compass. This hill is entirely
covered with trees that never lose their
leaves, but remain ever green. And
I assure you that wherever a beautiful
tree may exist, and the emperor gets
news of it, he sends for it and has it
transported bodily with all its roots
and the earth attached to them, and
planted on that hill of his. No matter
how big the tree may be, he gets it
carried by his ELEPHANTS and in this
way he has got together the most
beautiful collection of trees in all the
world. And he has also caused the
whole hill to be covered with the ore
of azure, which is very green. And
thus not only are the trees all green,
but the hill itself is all green likewise;
and there is nothing to be seen on it
that is not green; and hence it is called
the Green Mount; aud in good sooth t
is named we'll. Noah Brooks, in St
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