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ley tnriif, which. when nails were sell
, ing at ~, was equivalent To from "a,
To 100 per cent. ad saio.em. The adj
! vance Is due wholly To the action OF !
combination
: Neither the Mckinley protection OF
zoo 70 400 per cent" nor the duty Of
- per cent imposed by the democratic
} ,arif was needed. The Official reports
show that the exports OF American
nails, both wire and cut have been
very large during the last five years.
ana have been increasing steadily.
Last year they amounted to n.ore than
.l'ocO.o 600 pounds. The recent advance
oi ~" per cent" in price has not
checked this export trade. We quote
the following official figures of exports
OF nails in pounds:
rls'"i wear iS'' '....,,.....- 20. s)5
July. iNl, ....... ~. ~,
fuNust 1872 t.,...-.-....... ............ e0ff isi
september 1875 ................ so-r "a,
ltappcars. then. that while the price
was advancing. and in spite of an in
crease amounting to 'i76 per cent" M
to September II. the exports were in
creasing, and were, in September. at
the rate of nearly 5000. 900 pounds per
annum
These nails have been sold in foreign
countries in open competition with for
eign nails and without the protection
OF any tariff duty whatever. That Il
70 say. the American manufacturers
nave successfully defied in foreign
lands the competition there of those
foreign nails against which they ask
-. A.
70 be defended in the home market by
tarif II they can overcome in for
eign lands this competition without
protection and even after their price
has been increased by '.l76 per cent"
can they not more easily overcome
foreign competition here at home
without any protection, the foreigner
being handicapped by ocean freight
charges?
Having absolute control of the do. |
.aestic industry, the nail manufactur.
ers would like, we presume, to make
'heir prlce still higher and to compel |
the people OF this country to pay per-
maps >i-@o. or even more, per kcg, in
stead Of -. % But with the present
duty OF - per cent. the point will soon
De reached al which imports will be
invited. II the present duty should be
Increased, however. or if the Mckinley
lnty should be restored. the combined
could safely exact from
consumers in this country price mach
higher than even that hich now rem
re>ents an increase Of Il 20 per cent"
over the price of last May.
We have pointed out these fac<. not
because no nail fr1,,e.,.r- 4.
me in which a ombination hasun-
varrantably advanced prices. but be.
'au,e IT i convenient example Of the
which have thus taken
advantage Of the revival Of business
nd are now ready to ask for higher
arm duties Opponents of Mckinley
SIN Will be glad TO see the requests Of
IL OF them granted in bill by which
ne republic party intends 10 set
orth its tariff poicy-N y. Times
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LATEST FROM CUBA


Tho Rebels SIN steadily Advancing To
ward Havana. Attack the Garrison n
ssmsrones aud tonti pue the p.strurtio,
OF sugar Plantations. Railroads. bridge
AMI iFatns t.en. Mir,brl Reported Dead
Arrested for Conspiracy.
Nhw YORK. Dee. 70 "A special dis
patch 70 the Herald from Havana
cuba. SAYS:
The insurgents attacked the Spanish
garrison IN camaroncs yesterday. and
reinforccments have been hurried FOR
wa'd % aid in defending the place
from the enemy.
Among the sugar estates IN Mataa.
zas which have been burned by the
rebels are Espana. Angelic and San
Vicente. Dozens of Others have h.e,
partially destroyed. and smoke from
the burning cane is seen on every hand.
Inc E>pana estate il owned hvcN- Min.
lister Of Justice Robnero aoblcdo.
Generals Gomez and Maceo were in
Onintana yesterday and cncampcd near
,amaronc> a serious engagement,
was expected AT any moment. The
railway between Caricnas ana Ia
vana mas been obstructcs by the IN
surgents. Tracks have been torn M
between Ma,ian and Tosca. and the
stations IN these towns DESTROYED by
the torch.
communication with Colon has been
broken and the country between that
place and Javellanos is occupied nv
the rebels.
\ railway bridge between Aruica
and Macagua has been DESTROYED with
dynamite. and "A railway train blown
mp by the insurgents between Naya IA.
AMI Colon. Traffic with santa Clara
mas been suspended
various cane fields have been set ON
hre IN the vicinity 81 Guize dc Melcna.
III The province of Havana.
Officers of the volunteer corn, IN IN.
vana had another important confer
cnce with Nice-Gov- ticn. Ardcrius YES.
terday. The entire force Of volun-
teers Is being mobilized to 20 to the
'front.' II deemed necessary.
News that Gen. Nlirabcl was
wounded in the fight near Remedies
has been confirmed and il i now re. |
ported that lie has died from his
wounds.
reports from Santiago de Cuba say
That Senior La Farnie. prominent
autonomis'. ard "a residents OF the
town Of Cristo have been arrested for
conspiracy. They are charged with
Planning To seize the local garrison
an" turn the town over to the insur.
gents.
Dispatches from Guantanamo say
that the rebels have burned cane
held belonging 70 the British firm of
Brooks 4 Co. in >olcdad The burned
estate included 500 acres.
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"Should il come to question:" say
the Philadelphia Ledger ind rep.)
between placing additional dutie,
upon liquor and tobacco for the pur.
pose Of raising revenue. or higher
duties. as has been recommended,
upon WOODEN products. cong ress might
reasonably decide in favor Of making
whisky, beer and tobacco carer IN thcr
than every variety OF clothing, blan.
kets, carpets and other proiucts Of the
loom. Every body is not n consumer
OF the former vicious luxurics, but
everybody is . consumer Of wooden
goods, and the cost OF the latter IN
the aggregate in a household Is large
and often oncrous"
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The Dry Goods Economist, n well
posted trade journal. commenting on
the heavy importations Of wooden dress
fabrics from bradford. England. SAYS
that the increase this year is partly
accounted for by the small importa.
tons for 1894. which showed heavy
falling off as compared with imports
for 1893 But there is still another
cause for the heavy purchases Of Brad.
ford goods which the protectionist
Journal carefully conceal. The Econ.
omist says: THE increase is in a
large degree due to a change offashion.
Bright aud illustrous dress materials
are now in greater favor than those Of
any other class, and i'm the production
OF wonderfully artistic ana delicate
fabrics Of this kind Bradford grea sly
exccls all its competitors. 49, Phila lei.
phia Record.
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\ Gloomy Christmas In sp,,,.

MADRID. Dee. %. The war In Cuba
has made gloomy Christmas In spain.
BESIDES the absence of ll6. 90 soldiers
sent to the island. many families have
been crippled financially by redeem
ing their sons from service in Cuba.
Eighteen Thousand out OF 5000 con-
scripts have each paid 800 since SEN
TENDER. The midnight Christmas
masses were numerous aud more
largely attended than in recent wears.
while the ordinary revelrics were les,
than usual
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INDIAN DEviLTRv.

4 Rancher and His wife and Two Chill
dren Murdered and Their Rosiie. Ia,
cineratcd la Their Burning Horae The
| Home Of the Murdered Man. Father
HesIeg"d aud the Fate of 80 Inmstes
| Unknown.
i'nFNIN. Ariz., Dec. el-Perlcy FL
ler>on. a rancher. his wife and two
children We're murdered and their
home near Payson Post Office. about
100 miles from here. burned by
Apache> last Friday. Their bodies
were east into the flames and inciner-
ited. The home OF Ellcrson's father.
which II quite near. was also be-
siegcd, but Il is not known whether
he has shared the same fate.
The scene Of the terrible tragedy is
about two miles from the line Of the
San Carlos reservation. near the head
~ Pleasant Valley. so far as known.
the rancher's residence was fired by
Indians early on Friday morning last,
ana when the occupants attempted 10
escape they were shot down and the
bodies thrown into the flames.
fayson is small post office. and
there are no county or federal officers
located near by. II is not known
whether the old couple. Ellerson's
tather and mother are yet alive The
news OF the massao - mas awakened i'm
tense excitement here and a citizens
posse Is rapidly being formed 10 take
the trail Of the reds.
he Ellerson family came here from
bonneville. Mo-. six years ago. and
located in the Tonic basin near the
Apache reservation. They were quito
we'll TO do and extremely popular.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-01-03

a BRIGHTER OUTLOOK.
Increase In Our Wooden Industries-Fnec:~
OF = rec Wool.

1 70
of Tree Wool.
bright day is evidently bcrinninp
10 dawn upon the American manufac-
turers Of wooden goods. The Eoston
correspondent of the American Wool
and Cotton Reporter says in its issue of
I, November 81:
Wool of all kinds can be bought at
date nowhere else in the world As
cheap as in the principal markets Of
the United States"
Now that our manufacturers can ret
their raw woods so chcaply. they have
an unprecedented opportunity to pro-
duce all kinds Of woolens at rates that
will enable them not only 10 hold their
own in the home market. but also IN
greatly extend their export trade.
There has been marked falling off
since August last in the exports of
woolens from bradford, England. To
the United States. The English cor
respondent Of the Wool and Cotton Re.
porter. writing from Bradford saws:
IL your domestic makers are to-day
making good use of your buyers pres
ent purchasing power. il will tell most
powerfully against Yorkshire in six
months time. In one respec at least.
the present Is IA record time i'm the
annals Of bradford since your tariff
came into operation. and that is in the
present being the most inactive and
dearthful period so far as buying is
concerned, for am authoritativeIy in
formed that American operations have
to-day practically ceased. This should
act rs fresh spur to all your domes-
tic makers"
ms intelligence indicates that
American wooden mills are charging
their output and sales and will soon
hnd speedily increasing demand for |
their fabrics. N. y. Herald.
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a GREAT BATTLE IMPENDING,
Which. IL is said. VIII settle the Fate Of
tn. ban In.urrents

Tn ban Insurgents
KEY WEST. Fla. Dec. g6.-passen
gers BY the steamer Olivette vcsterda .
report that Martinez Campos lef, la.
vana Tuesday night for Matanzas
with 10000 troops to meet the in
surgents under Gomez and Maceo. re-
ported marching on the province az
Havana. 1t was reported that a big
battle would take place within the
next fifteen hours which would decide
the fate of the Cubans. All communi-
cation with Cardenas has been cut off
and no railroad tickets are sold be-
yond he city ~ ,.reo.a,, Is all the
ira < beyond that point has been
blown up
Brig. ten. Lacret is reported in Is
falos, province of Havana. with a
strong band of the insurgents and
there is another band in Colondr,n.
about 30 miles Havana.
on the ed Gomez captured the town
~ Rogue. between Colon and Natan-
zas. and hoistcd Cuban flags on the
public buildings. The officials of the
town came in and offered their con
CALCULATIONS. Gomez took al the civ
funds. During the past two DAYS the
Insurgents have DESTROYED twelve
sugar plantations.
4 ne Diario de la Marina. published
IN Havana. publishes an article this
week calling on all loyal subjects to
come TO the rescue Of spain.
supplement to La Lucha. dated the !
2ith. reports "A battle on the ed. in the I
province o. Matanzas. in which the
insurgents were defeated. and that
zen. Jnarcz Valdez had taken a posi-
ton in front Of Gomez's command.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-01-03

THE BISHOP OF PETERBOROUGH
says " J. Inconcei,abie that War should
Occur Over the Venezuelan Matter.

LoNDoN, Dec. 2i.-Rt. Rev. Man
dell Creighton. p. d.. bishop Of Peter
borough, replying yesterday to a re-
qncst addressed 70 him by the repre-
sentative OF the United Press for his
opinion q the Venezuelan dispute.
said:
III conceive bic that there sh ould
oe war between two peoples of the
same ideas and aspirat Dns 10 whom
tne foremost place ir advancing civili-
za'ion seems To have been committed
~ providence. The Issue is SO cnor-
nous that when once faced all tempo
rary Misunderstanding must vanish.
The international Arbitration society
mas adopted a resolution recalling its
efforts since l-o2to procure arbitration
- the Venezuelan dispute. and rcas-
serting its position. while regrett ~
President Lleveland's attitude
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TWENTY-FIVE PERSONS
beiiesed to Have R.cn Lost on the III
Fatcd Schooner yIctori.

HALIFAX. Dec. 70. A dispatch from
newfoundland says it has now been
Warncd that there were in All ~ per.
sons on The Inflated schooner Victoria.
believed to have foundrleu with All on
poari of cabo. island. on the New.
foundland coast. Among them were q
family named Nvs-w orthy, husband
and wife and five children. The stem
o. the Victoria has been picked IN AZ
Horse island. 1t is hardly likely thai
any survived.
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SOLDIERS FOR CUBA.
Active Recruiting Going On by n Youns
Coiored Man In Chicago

CHICAGO, Dee. 20. William Campbell.
colorcd. and until last year in the law
school at the University of Michigan.
y recruiting soldiers in Chicago for
the army of the Cuban insurgents. Tho
departure Of 30 men i'm the last two
weeks, ostensibly for M-xico. but in
reality for some port on the gulf coast.
from which they will be taken 10 Cuba.
: said To be a result of the young man,
work. Another batch is expected to
leave this week.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-01-03
OVER A HUNDRED MEN KILLED
In the Late., Battle Reported from cuba.

In the Latest Battle Reported from Cuba.
MADRID, Dec. IA dispatch TO the
Heraldo from Havana says the Astur-
las battalion Of the Spanish army in
Cuba supported by detachment OF
artillery. recently attacked a BODY Of
1000 rebels near the Calmana river.
The battle lasted two hours. The rob-
els assumed the offensive shortly after
the engagement began and made eight
attacks upon the government forces
but were each time rcpused and
nnally fed, leaving over a hundred
men dead upon the Hcli.
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CONWAY'S PLAN
TO Unite Europe Against q. In the yene
xuslan Matter

LONDON. Dee. 24-Mr. Moncure u
conway the well-known author and
journalist. in lecture SUNDAY nirht.
SAID rs had no belief in the likelihood
81 war arising between Great Britain
ana the United States a. result Of
tue Venezuelan dispute; but still ne
ielt Y g be his duty to suggest that
England appeal to the civilization 81
mankind by inviting the powers Of En-.
rope - arbitrate the question whether
or not the United States had right TO
intervene IN the British Venezuelan
dispute
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CONGRESS CONGRATULATED
tpon Its Pro'nrt and Patriotic Action to
Keliexe The Treasury.

CHICAGO, Dec. "a. The Chicago board
OF trade yesterday sent the following
telegram to Speaker Reed:
THOMAS u. REED: We congratulate
the house Of representatives Of the
! nitcd states upon their prompt and
patriotic action to relieve the treasury
as requested by the president Of the
nitcd States
Messages were at the same time sent
All over the country 10 the leading
boards IF trade and chambers Of com
nivrce, requesting them 70 follow the
the example set by Chicago.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-01-03

II you are Interested in the Sou,h ana
the principal counties In detail In thc S,,,as
OF kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama and !,
portion Or mississippi and Florida. send
your address 70 II. Sia Jones, Pass Aarnt
birmingham, Ala, or &. l.. AtInore' Gen,i
rass. Agent, Louisville, Ky. This man il
nn,',oir ~ i.lu up IN convenient form, and
people who have settled at different noin,s
or she Louisville a NASHVILLE X. X.
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coFFlN's CASE.
Effort To Get II Advanced on the suprc mn
Court Docket.

WARRINGTON. Dec. 2i.--Solictor-tsen.
eral Conrad yesterday moved the su.
prcmc court OF the United States Ia
advance on the docket the appeal Of L.
q. Collin from the Judgment Of the
district court Of Indiana. scntcn.
eng him To imprisonment for seven
years FOR conspiring with President
Haughcy - wreck the indianapolis
national bank. which failed in August
is'1. Collin has haen convic,ni of the
charge
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The ra,orite Route 10 p,.r,a.

Uhy MOI, when going to Florida. take ad-
vantage 81 the opportunity of going via st.
Louis, making but one change 81 car, en-
route, and that IN the grand ST Luns ;'uiDn
station, the largest in the world, and
tEence take the -. Louis Il Cairo Short
Linz, the "Wofy .SpriRgs Rouferto Flor;da
Through sleepers to Jacksonville, low rates.
liberal limits, with stop-over privileges, and
fast time. Address
GEo. +. Larry,
General Passenger Agent.
st. Louis, No.
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WHEN fellow swears 70 n p,r, ,,..
would 40 through fire and wafer fnr .s
ne httlc dreams Of lighting heaters and
ming washtubs philadelphia Record
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-01-03

business Chance-A Good Income.
!. we pay you 20 sell fruit trees. Stark
Nurseries, Louisiana, No. RocAport, Ill.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-01-03

A RELIGION that docs not stick 10 a man
during business Is no good after business
hours. Texas Siftings
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:. BEEcHAM's Pills for constipation Zoe and
&c; Oel me book cree ut your druggists
aud go by it, Annual sales 6.uu 90 boxes
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-01-03

A HORSE VIII pall with all his might but
never with his mane.-Tcxas Siftings.
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"fSIrs NAV be described "a the sr.-,t ~
!, u,l-'oyery. u Is the eye Of Intellect. and
The wing OF thought -Simms. '-s
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-01-03

1T Is the topper that would like 10 mt
gurgle round the world. Texas Siftines
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Prompt Action 30 the Republican Men,
h"r> 81 the Ways ana Means Committee
-" hr'dge the Financial Crisis WIN
increase thc Tarin aud Issue Low Rate
Hond- and Cert Iicates Of Inaehiedne..
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-11-28
The Story Of q Poem.

One az the most touching poems on
prison life ever written was from the
pcn OF Co.onel II. e.. Parsons, a gifted
lawyer and railroad promoter, who
died last June at his home In Virginia.
Previous 70 moving 10 Virginia Col.
onal Par.dl> defended u young man
who WIS accused Of murder The EVIL
dl1lrr was seemingly entirely against
III. prisoner, but his counsel was firm
In his belief Of his innocence, and,
though The necessary evidence 10 make
ia 4 fact plain wa, not brought Out at
The NAL, the ,.lnCi succeeded In
maxim. the jury feel H. he did and q
verdict for acqulttal WAS rendered.
The young man had been in jail for
srycrl. weeks. and, after the consratu-
ations a. his release were over, his
counsel asked him: well, how does II
fed 10 b. frre;" What the young
man. answer was no one but the Col.
ouc. knew, but he was inspired 10y II
10 write a very beautiful poem, which
was az the time OF It's first publication
very widely copied.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-11-28
Sssppsd Il Oh.

II Is commonly accepted theory
that q man steps three feet. ;tid many
a tract os land has been stepped OF"
Il,Stcid cg measured with a chain. In
the West they obvlatc the difficulties
of surveys by the land being divided
into scctloas. but Ia Pennsylvania
much a. ;Ae properly. especially In the
mcnnta:ls. must still. b. described by
mr;cs ana bounds.
IN one of the counties In western
Penn .ylvanla are two brothers. one OF
whom L. tall and lank. rhc Other short
and TAT. Many years ago they pur-
CHASED tract of moryi,ain land. call.
Ing for a m!.e square. They divided
tifc labor OF measuring II. one stepping
on one side. rlc Other the other side.
Then they fenced 1t In AMI were per-
socn.y satisfied until recently, when
suit was brought To Recover II consider.
able rae, OF land. Each brother swore
that he knew the measurement ~ bc
ii.hs and told him IL had been done.
I'hcn, a. the spectators saw rhc short
legs of the one. scarcely long enough
10 reach the ioor when he sat In IA
chair. ana the elongated eytrcmliics Of
the other. there WAS n general laugh,
In which the judge AMI attorney Joined.
Upon surveying II was found that "a"
line wa, q mile and u half long AMI the
oJher on.y little over half II mile.
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A Check 70 Oiphtheria.

IIT. Dixcy. Ia his paper on the vital
statistics of dlphtleria In London.
speaking of the aniltoxln treatment,
asserted with confidence thar the diph.
iberia mortality of the metropolis has
received considerable check, which
II j. difficult 10 attribute 10 any other
cause than the introduction Of the
serum treatment. This conclusion of
his il, OF course, directly az variance
with that arrived at by DR.. Iennox
browne, 10 which We recently referred
in slils column. DR.. Gordon Sharp con-
tr.butcd q valuable paper on The soil In
riaiiOn 10 diphtherla and ils organ
Ism. IN whicl. he arrives M the conclu-
.ion that diphtheria would appear 90
b. endemic q certain districts; mat
soils orgai.ically laden, and with an i'm
pervlous sub-soli. may become favor
able breeding grounds for the bacilli.
bni thar deep drainage would appear "
send Z such soils ipaocuous.