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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-08-27
THE BOOM IN BUSINESS.
81. Louis Thronged With Country Mer
chants with Millions to spend.


ST LOUIS. Aug. 19.-The city is still
crowded with country merchants who
are here for the purpose of buying
goods. having taken advantage of tn.
cheap rates secured by the Interstate
Merchants association. All day yes
terday the wholesale districts of the
city were crowded with buy.
ers, and the sum total q.
their purchases is something
enormous Prominent wholesalers say
that never b.iore have they been 50
busy. In many cases number of new
statesmen have been put IL work. anc
booSkeepers and even the proprietors
themselves have been pressed into
service to wait on the country mcr
chants.
The second days session of the Inter
state Merchants association in Masonic
hall was attended by more people thar
the meeting of the previous day, al.
though the merchants generally 1T
tended to their buying the real pur
pose Of their trip herein pre
ference To listening to speech-malxing
When the days work is over, they are
ready for the social duties OF the asso-
citation. as was proven by the large
attendance at the Suburban last
night. The programme ut yesterdays
session of the association included ar
address by o. II. Witte. second vice
president OF the Interstate Merchants
association. and by f. +. w. Meier
president OF ST. Louis council. Re
sponses were made by visiting dele
gates. The programme was expedi-
tiously gotten through with to enabl
the merchants to return 10 the whole.
sale districts.
Secretary John A. Lee of the Inter
state Merchants association expressed
himself yesterday as more than salts
fed with the results of his efforts, aud
predicts that the next meet, which
takes place September z. s and Q, will
DC even larger than the present one.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-08-27

The secret of the art OF living is to
eliminate the ug,y. 10 preserve the
beautiful, to cultivate the agreeable. 10
eliminate the unnecessary burdens. to
preserve strength and to secure leisure.
The test Of wisdom is TO make the in
evitahle minister 10 the whole life by
the spirit In which IL is accepted. The
heaviest burden may be the founda'
ton Of success II put under the feet.
but IL will render US helpless II carried
In our hands before us. the lodcsfous
Tor the eyes of the spirit Detroit Frcs
rrv~.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-08-27

As illustrating the almost incred.oie
extent to which the Italians-the Sicil'
ans. especially can communicate
with gestures. grimaces. and what Is
sailed the sign language generally
Alexandra Dumas relates that he was
onc evening in the theater at Palermo
with gentleman OF that city named
Arami, when his attention was attract
ID to what appeared TO be. and in fact
were, conversations carried on between
the boxes and the orchestra. Presently
Dumas companion recognized an ac-
,uaintance on the other eide ~ the
house. aud began exchanging with him
.ager motions OF the hands and eyes.
When il ended Dumas begged to know
what had been said. and was iniormeh
that the gentleman was friend OF
Signor Arami who had been away Tor
three years. He told me-. said Signor
Arami. shat he bad been married ~
Naples, and then bad travelled for three
years with his wife in Austria and
France: that daughter was born ana
died: and that he had arrived by steam
boat yesterday. but could not bring ms
wife 10 the opera with him because she
had suffered SO much from sea sickness
as TO he unable 80 come" Dumas was
so astonishcd that he went privately
and verified this account; and he adds
other equally long and complicnte"
conversations which came under hisno
ice ut Syracuse and Naples. ~. ~ sun.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-08-27
A Further Heavy Decline i'm the Price Oh
silver.

New YORK, Aug. ga further de
cline in tue price of silver occurred
yesterday. the quotation for bar silver
in New York receding TO 52ls cents IN
ounce. u decline of rs cents from
Tuesday. The London quotation for
silver was 2iis pence. fall of nine six
teenths of penny from Tuesdays
prices. which were low records up tc
that date. Quotation for Mexican
dollars were only nominal at Al cents
just before the close of the marke
the price of bar silver fell an aidi-
tionai three-quarters, TO 5ls4, making
the total decline for the day 80 cents
The closing price in London was %
pence. total decline for the day Of
| LID pence.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-08-27
DAMAGING SNOW STORM.
The First August snow Ever Seen In south
Dakota.

WHMoT. :. d.. Aug. 6.-Much dam.
age is being done by the snow storm
which started Saturday noon west of
the town in the hills. A terrific wind
accompanied il, and by 5 p. m. fully
two inches of 1.-THE beautiful lay on
the level. aud all standing grain and
garden stuff was more or less blow
down.
This is the earliest snow storm here.
The Indians say they have never seen
snow in August before.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-08-27

The NImbse Cereal Mounting BY 0,sas
Strides Rapidly Nearing the DoitAs
Msra-The Advance Bssed Entirely Upon
TN. Theory Of supply snd Dsmsnd-
Further Heavy Decline tn the Price 81
silver.
New YORK. Aug. .9.--lligh water
mark for the season was reached in
the wheat market yesterday, not only
in value. but a To the volume OF
transactions rs well. Prices advanced
Al To D cents for the day and sales
reached the big volume OF l4.Si5.0 900
bushels
Excitem, mt prevailed IN the market
in the last hour. when the advance be-
came SO rapid that frequently the fluc-
tuations were marked by one-quarter
cent fractions instead of one-eight TIA and
onc-sixteenth cent-changes that are
not ordinarily seen.
a lot of operators who had been
fighting the advance all day were
among the foremost buyers in the
afternoon. The phenomenal character
of the upward movement and scarcity
of wheat for sale fairly staggered
them.
The demand was particularly active
in the December option, which from a
discount of lss cents under September
at thestart. narrowed the difference to
three-eighths al the close. The total
range on September was from stis &c
ts5s against syss, the lowest price oi
Tuesday and 9.A4, the previous top
notch for the season.
The advance began with a scnsa-
tional rise in Liverpool quotations yes
terday morning. instead of he weak
ness generally expected. This was fol-
lowed up by rumors OF a big jump in
curb prices at Paris, that market being
closed on account of a holiday. On topof
these was big demand from foreign
houses. reports that AL sales Tuesday
night To the other side had been &C.
cepted, including three cargoes for
France.
Spring wheat news also brought in
lots of buying orders, it being consid-
cred very bullish by the trade here, az
the weather is 100 cold aud wet in many
sections for harvesting.
Not in years has there been such an
extraordinary movement in wheat
values as took place yesterday. Even
the old traders were amazed at the
stubborn advances, while those who
have heretofore secuted the dollar
wheat theory were obliged TO admit
that there was every prospect of Sep
tember reaching that price on the mere
theory OF supply and demand.
The official market closed at net
advance of Al to 5 cents on wheat
On the curD September sold from 94S
down To 1884.
Corn advanced five-eighths to three
quarters cents and oats advanced three
quarters cents for the day.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-08-27

TIE Murderer Of Canovas to be Garrotes
A Significant Visit to the Queen Regen
n 4.

madrid, Aug. 1.-THE Spanish gov
eminent has forbidden all telegraphic
and telephone communications rela-
tive to Angioilli. the assassin of Pre-
mier Canovas who was tried by court
martial at Nergara on sunday last and
who was sentenced on Monday to be-
executed by the garrote-
The visit of Gen. Azacarraga. the
acting premier and minister of war. to
the queen regent at San Sebastian. il
regarded as being important in view
of the fact that the premier is known
to have expressed the belief that q
definitely constituted ministry is neees
sary to deal with the situation. espe-
ciaily in view of the arrival here OF
United States Minister Gen. Stewart
L. Woodford.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-08-27
DOMESTIC TRAGEDY.
A Woman shoots Her Husband and XIII.
Ilerself.

AsHEvnLE, \. G.. Aug. 1A-At Hem
Jacksonville. 20 miles from here. yester-
day. Mrs. Ben r. Hood shot her hus-
band. one shot breaking his right arm
and the second taking effect ia MS le II
breast. infiictirg what may p.ovc .
DANCE rous wound.
Mrs. Hood then shot herself. cying
instantly. The cause of tho tragedy
ID nnkncw a.
Mrs. Hood was Miss Cowles. : m
tlvs Of Ohio. agcd about 50 v~ars.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-08-27
STRUCK IT RICH.
One Hundred and Thirty Thousand Dol
lars in Eight Weeks, On the kiondik..

lars in Eight Weeks, On the kiondik-.
SEATTLE. Wash. Aug. 10 The
steamer AllSi arrived yesterday morn
ing from Dyea. Alaska. This afternoon
Willis Tho-p was handed n letter by a
man who came down on the Ak, from
Dyea. II was written by Edward
Thorp and came overland. saying that
he had cleaned up siao. ooJ on the KIon-
dixie ia eight weeks and was coming
home on the steamer Portland, which
ID due in Seattle on August ~. Thorp
icft Seattle ora wear ago.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-08-27
BUTTER AND EGGS.
Comparative Statement of the supply In
Cold Storage.

CHICAGO, Aug. 19.-The Daily Trade
Bulletin issued its annual statement Of
the supplies Of butter aud eggs
i'm cold storage in the prin-
cipal markets Of the United
States. Returns are given from
l32 points and show the aggregate of
butter 70 be s27. 725 tubs against III, g4O
tubs year ago. aud SIS. 800 tubs in
ls95: Of eggs, 1883, $50 cases agains /:
l.2sS.345 cases last year, and l.22L9IB
cases In 1895.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-08-27
SwATTEp THE SwATs.
aea. Blood Drive. the Enemy Prom Their
1ntrcnc hm.nts.

1ntrcnc hm.nts.
SrMkA- Aug. is--A reconnaissance in
Che swat valley has discovered the enc.
Nv 10 lie intrenched in the hills be-
4wcen Jslala and Ian dalSi. confirming
the reports Of the gathering ia force
a the upper Swatis. Bonerwals and
Handustini fanatics.
Gen. Blood brought his filed guns
into action against the stone intrench-
ments Of the enemy, denolishing these
works, whcreupon the insurccnt u ibes.
mem aed-
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-08-27

ard like TO know" said Edith. why
they look at horses teeth 10 tell ms
,ge?'
"lIuh, That's easy enough" replied
Dnvie. "rf they're false he's old; tnas1
Nu~.JudQe.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-08-27

TOPEKA. kas.. Aug. is.-Mr. Il. L
Lewis, assistant general manager of the
Santa Fe, received report which
states that the train robbers who held
up Santa Fe train No. Aus did not Sc
cure any money whatever. Mr.. Lewis
report states that the train was board.
ed at Edmund by two or three men
who climbed over the engine tank and
covered the engineer with revolvers
ss soon AS the train left the
station, commanding him to stop at
the next road crossing. The engineer
Obeyed. and at the road crossing five
or six more men were found in wait
ing. Some of the men commenced tir-
ing as soon n the train stopped for the
purpose of keeping the passengers
and trainmen in the cars while
others entered the express car
They commanded the express man
10 open the safe, but as
II was a through safe from Kansas City
70 Galveston, he was unable To carry
ont their orders. and convinced them of
Che fact They then attempted to blow
che safe open with a stick of dynamite,
but failed TO even damage it. Aft-
that they withdrew to one side and
held a consultation. the result Of which
was an order 10 the engineer to .'hit
abe road" None of the robbers en-
tered the passenger coaches.
The train was delayed 80 minutes
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-08-27
A BOOTLESS JOB.

A Santa F1 Passenger Train Held Up
The wouid-Bs Robbers Failing In AN
Effort to force the safe. Is. came D,s.
gust-d and Tod the Engineer TO -Hii
the Road"
KANSAS CRY, Mo-, Aug. is.--A spe-
eial from Oklahoma City. Okla, says:
Passenger train No. 4O5. south-bound,
in charge of Conductor Beers ami En-
gineer Rain, was held up at 1915 a.
m. between here and Edmond. by
half dozen masked highwaymen.
A charge of dynamite placed be-
meath the Wells-Fargo safe failed To
open it. However. it is said. the
robbers secured between $500 and $3.50
from local valuable packages and es-
capped. The passengers were not mo
Tested.
The train was the regular Santa Fe
left Kansas City at 1855 Monday morn
ing. Up to III a. m. no details
had been received in this city.
either by the railway or ex.
press officials Local Agent C. X.
Teas, of the Well-Fargo company. says
the time lock safe could not have been
opened till it reached quite distance
beyond the scene of the robbery, and
he ridicu!es the story that the robbers
secured anything of value from the ex.
press. There was another small safe
aboard. but this, Agent Teas declares.
contained no money and nothing o.
much value.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-09
woMAN's MISSIONARY UNION.
Executive Committee Rcport-Work
Among Negrocs and Foreigners.

WILMINGTON. n. c.. May s.-The
Womans Missionary Union meeting
opened al $50 A. NJ, with a prayer SER
vice, led by Mrs. J. l.. Johnson. OF Mis-
sissippi. State reports were heard from
Missouri. Mississippi. Mary and Louis
lana, tennessee, south Carolina, and
North Carolina.
The Executive Committee of the Wo-
mans Missionary Union reported as fol-
lows:
Il. Believing that the recommends
tons OF the Home, Foreign, and Sunday
school boards are the results OF prayer
ful study of the needs or the various
southern Baptist fields. we heartily
commend them, ana suggest that the
amount asked for by each be apportioned
among the different States.
y. Trusting the promise of God that
the Holy spirit Will be given 10 those
VINO ask, we suggest that we continue to
unite in special prayer for the work and
workers during the first week OF Janu-
ary; also, that one week In the year be
observed with .specia. prayer an. gii.s
Tor the needs Of the Home Board. we
recommend the use Of the mission card
daily. as a valuable source OF informa-
ton and Inspiration.
% Appreca aing that the best workers
In the Church are those who have been
trained from childhood. we call atten-
tion TO the necessity forming societies
for young women. boys. and girls. and
again ADVISE the appointment Of band
superintendent in each State which
has not previously appointed one.
a. Knowing 1t to be Gods desire that
all shall be saved. we are impressed with
the responsibility Of work among the
colored people and foreigners. and re-
commend that mothers meetings and
Industrial schools be organized where
ever possible. that personal work among
those with whom we are in daily touch
In our homes may be earnestly prose
cuted
%. Convinced that knowledge means
power. interest and zeal in mission
work, we recommend the constant use
of the publications OF the Sunday School
Board at Nashville. and those of the
Maryland Baptist Mission rooms, also
the Foreign Mission Journal and State
religious papers and Kind Words. as
especially interesting for young people.
''6 Knowing that central committees
are enabled 10 do more correspondence
and TO distribute more literature when
provision is made for postage, we urge
q careful consideration of the subject
and the adoption of any proffered plan
to secure sufficient funds"
The report was unanimously adopted.
The meeting then adjourned until 3
Z. NJ. Sunday
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-09
Anoat 4.nOO Years old.
marnar,s Round rahle-l


A Viking craft found in Norway some
time ago was in use about the year lcOV
A. D., and at once became famous as by
far the Oldest specimen OF water-craft
in existence The boats in the Gizeh
Museum, II was decided by the learned,
were used at least 4.5O0 years ago, and
were conteInporaneous with the Dashur
pyramids of the eleventh Egyptian dynas>
ty.
With this boat and the two which re-
main In the Cairo Museum were two
more. which still rest in the sands which
stretch desolately from the Dashur py-
ramids. near which they were found.
The five boats were found buried at
a. considerable depth, not far from the
famous largest pyramid. and in such or
derly form, and with such mathemati-
cal relationship TO the great pile OF stone,
that 1t was evident that they had been
buried with design at that particular
spot.
The boats were found to be alike In
the material OF which they were con-
structed. and In their general dimensions.
The cedar Of antiquity. which entered
into so mach OF the construction OF
things of wood. was used In building
these boats While the equipments or
the boats had generally disappeared with
time. their shapeiy outlines stu re-
mained.
The boat that is in Chicago now was
probab,y better preserved than any. II
is 30 feet long. feet OF beam, and feet
OF hod. A well-preserved and pecull-
arly marked and designed piece OF rudder
Of wood was found near the boat@
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-09
NORTHUMBERLAND.
Mail Contract-BridGe Questlon-Thc
Crop Prospects.

HEATHSVILLE, VA. May S.-(Spe-
ciaL)-The contract to carry the mail on
the new route from Heathsville to Merry
Point. from July, 1897, TO July, 1901, has
been awarded to l. NJ Dunn. of Abe
marie. n. c., at the rate Of S22S.1 per an
mum. The mail leaves Heathsville at $50
A. NJ. and returns from Merry Point at
=. NJ, travelling eighteen miles each
way over rough country roads with two
by-stations. The present contractor. who
is filling out the unexpired year. receives
compensation at the rate of $40 per an
mum.
The matter of building a bridge across
Hampton Hall creek between the counties
OF Northumberland and Westmoreland,
was acted upon favorably at the last
meeting OF our Board Of Supervisors. 1t
now remains for Westmoreland's board
to act before work can be commenced.
Messrs King e. Sanford were the success
full bidders for the construction of the
bridge.
The recent rains have greatly refreshed
the planted and growing crops in this
section. From present indications, 1t is
thought that the grass crop will be short
this season.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-09
independent and Democrats and RepuDIi-

independent and Democrats and Repupi-
cans. including Councilman j. IL. Sipiey'
who was defeated i'm his ward mass
meeting for the Democratic NOMINATION.
Only seven members OF the Council are
TO be elected this spring. and the mix
ture OF candidates is likely to cause con-
siderable cross-nring during the campaign.
The two Republican factions here are
unable to give a satisfactory explanation
Of the delay in Washington over the ap-
pointment here of q postmaster TO sue
ceed Mr.. Tucker. the Democratic incum-
bent, whose term expired on the 18th OF
last month, but the friends OF both ap-
plicants are sanguine as 10 the matter,
and say the delay augurs well for their
side OF the contest. The applicants are
Messrs. Fred. Read, chairman OF the anti
Lamb faction and w. Il. Hopkins, chair
man Of the other wing of the party In
this city. A leader OF the Lambites, who
is close TO DR.. Richard A. Wise, the de-
feated Republican candidate for Congress
In this district. who Is contesting the
seat OF Hon. w. A. Young. said yesterday
that he had IT on good authority that
President Mckinley had determined not
TO make any appointment In this district
till the Wise-Young contest was decided.
He then said that If DR.. Wise succeeded
he would control the patronage of the
district Just as the other Virginia Repub-
lican congressman are doing
The ladies OF the Harwood Young Wo-
mems Christian Temperance Union gave
their first reception at the residence OF
Mrs Joseph Charles. About 100 persons
were present. Miss Julia Harwood was
crowned Queen Of May.
The sunken wreck Of the German sail
ing-ship. J. ID. Bischon. which was de-
stroyed by fire here on the 9th of last
month. will be sold at public auction next
Tuesday.
Secretary-of-th J. T.
Lawless passed through the city yester-
day afternoon en- route to Smithfeld,
where he will spend several days at the
residence Of Hon. r.. Il. Boykin.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-09
UNIVERSITIES TOUR.
VIII Play Several Colleges at the
North.

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA, May s.
Special.)-The Varsity baseball team
leave here tomorrow morning on their
northern tour, which includes games
with Princeton. Harvard. Yale, Cornell,
and Georgetown. They will stop Sunday
night In Philadelphia and go over Mon
day morning TO Princeton. Twelve play
ers Will be taken along, as follows: Cap
tain Bonney, Collier, Mellor, O'Brlen.
McNair, Cochran, Hunt. Male, Okeefe,
Hoxton, Martin, and Steptoe. The team
positions on this trip will be somewhat
changed from what they have been du-
ring the season, due 10 Nalle having
injured his hand, and the possibility or
his being unable TO cover second base
during the first few games. The CUB
viii be absent exactly one week and
will have to play every day in order TO
cover the schedule. After the close OF
college in June a southern trip will be
taken and games played with leading
sout hern colleges
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-09
GUNDOAT NASHVILLE.
OF TO Make Her TriaI-Trip at New
London.

NEWPORT NEWS. VA, May s.-(Spe-
cial)-The splendid new gunboat Nash
Vile, the third OF the trio built by the
Newport News Shlp-BuiIdlns and Dry
Dock Company for the government
steamed majestically away from her
moorings at the company's yard at 3
o'clock to-day for New London, Conn,
where she will make her official triai
trip on May 18th. The Nashville is a
much more costly craft than either the
Wilmington or Helena. and the contract
speed called for Is one knot greater thah
that required OF them. The contract re-
duires fourteen knots on preliminary
trial trip She has made an average OF
over sixteen knots. The Nashville sailed
I'm charge OF a crew of picked men under
the command of the shipyard officials.
CAPTAIN b. +. Hall was In command;
Robert T.. Stockton. chief engineer, and
Captain Blrdsell. Of New York, first
officer.
Mr.. Sommers n. Smith. general super
intendent at the ship-building yard here.
accompanied by George Clarke. superin-
tendent of construction. will leave for
New London by rail tomorrow to- per-
sonally supervise the speed test.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-09
DECORATED THEIR GRAVES.
Memorinl-Day at Winston-Appofnt'
ed His Daughter.

WINSTON. n. c., May S.-CSpeciai)-
Memorial-Day was appropriately cele-
brated here to-day. A beautiful Grafton
was delivered by Hon. Clement Manly.
who presented TO Norfieet Camp a por-
trait of its commander, Major T.. j.
Brown. The picture was donated TO the
camp by S. Z. Hough, member OF the
Fourteenth New YORK Regiment, but
now a resident of Winston. Editor
whitaker OF the Sentinel. accepted the
picture on behalf OF the camp in an elo-
quent speech.
The graves Of the soldiers were deco
rated and salutes were fired over them
by the Forsyth Rinemen and the Davis
School cadets. Dinner was served by
the ladies' TO over coo Confederates.
Judge Purnell, Of the United States
Court for the Eastern North Carolina
District. has appointed his daughter. Miss
Lula, his private secretary. She has been
living here eighteen months.
Oak Ridge defeated Winston Young
Mems Christian Association team in
bail garne here this afternoon. Score. 8
IN 4