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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-10-08
TOO MANY GRANTS.
Nicaragua's Late Concession TO a
British Company
or Exclusive Navigation Rights believed TO
Impinge the Concession Already Guar
snteed To the Canal Company VIII
Take steps Ia Ascertain the Facts.
Are the Nicaragua Canal Company's Rights
Interfsred with:

WAsnlNGroN, Oct. 1.-The state de-
partment recently received IL report
from Consul o'lIara in Nicaragua, Civ
ing brief details Of the concession
granted TO the British company, and
stating hat 1t embraced various ex-
elusive privileges in the Silicon lagoon.
the San Juan river and Lake Nicaragua
Since then additional information
has become available - to the plans
Of the Atlas company. The lagoon Is
said TO be off the route OF the anal
and there appears TO be no reason why
this should not pass into the exclusive
control of IA British company. The
excavations. beginning at Greytown
and running west, unite with the San
Juan river. which. in turn, leads to
Lake Nicaragua, after which the arti-
fetal cut is continued to the Pacific.
Under these circumstances 1T is said
hat exclusive privileges of navigation
in these two waterways, for the next
80 years, would. in effect, limit the
navigation Of the Nicaragua canal.
Whether the concession makes an ex-
ception in this regard is not known, as
the reports. including that of Consdl
O'iiara to the state department, merely
state tina the concession is an exclu-
sive one.
An official familiar with Nicaragua
canal affairs said yesterday that the
concession would have to be construed
as subsequent To that Of the canal com
pany and the latter's rights in the san
Juan river and Lake Nicaragua, he be-
lieved. would be fully recognized by
Nicaragua. But the danger, he added,
was that when the American ON
pany's concession expired two years
hence. then the British corporation
would succeed under the terms OF the
recent concession TO all exclusive rights
of navigation in these W links OF the
canal. For this reason il was believed
that the government or the canal com
pany would take steps 10 learn def
nitely if this exclusive privilege ex'
tended to the privilege of navigating
the lake and rivers when they became
IA part Of the -inter-oceanic canal.
Secretary Long has decided To send
the Newport, now ut Boston. with tn,
commission. The commission will sal
about the middle %: November, anc
will remain in the south during tia,
winter.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-10-08
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

THE hostility of Germany toward the
United States IS shown by a dispatch
from Berlin which says that Germany
is certain to object strenuously to
any weakening of her hold in samoa,
and the complete cession OF the group
Of islands to great Britain would meet
with far more support in Berlin than
would American occupation o. the
islands.
OS the lst Director Preston Ut the
mint bureau reported to the secretary
Of the treasury the value of foreign
silver coins which viii be followed ia
estimating the value of foreign mer-
chandise exported TO the United States.
As compared with the report of July ]
last. there had been a reduction in
the price OF silver Of S0.0i356 per fine
ounce.
Ar the cabinet meeting. on the ist.
the main subject of consideration was
hecabinetcrisis ia Spain and its effect
upon II relations with the Madrid
government and our attitude toward
Cuba. IL is believed thatan important
cable had been received from Minister
Woodford. and that this formed the
basis Of the discussion.
THE city Of Chicago will probably
take possession of the 10 or 10 miles OF
streets in the town OF Pullman. under
n decision Of Corporation Counsel
Thornton that the public has the same
right in. on and under those streets
that it has to the other public thor
oughfares in the city.
WITHIN the seven days ended on the
3Oth there were go deaths from the bu-
! bonic plague in Bombay. The dis
ease has reappeared in Karrachee. and
is gradually spreading. The Indian
government regards the situation "a
serious
Mrs. JONI A. TRuITT. OF st. Louis.
the mother of four children. has agreed
to transfer all right and title in her
husband 20 Mrs. stephens. alias Nellie
St. Clair, in consideration of the sum
of 81, 900 cash in hand.
JOIN WEDpERBvRy & Co. OF Wash
~ington city. have been disbarred from
practice before the interior department,
as patent attorneys or agents. the firm
having been held 10 be guilty ''of gross
fraud and unprofessional conduct
A RICH gold strike has been made on
Potosi mountain. in the Sncfles dis
trict i'm Colorado. by o. J. Davies and
Thomas Downer. The vein is wide
, and continuous. and run thousands OF
) dollars TO the ton.
EARTHQUAKES are reported TO have
shaken many places on the northeast
coast Of Bornco. on the lst and a new
island was thrown up near Mempalsul
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-10-08
Mr-. LINCOLN. GraNe.

Indianapolis. Ind, Sept. 29. De-
partment Commander Dodge of the
grand army Of Indiana has issued an
appeal to the old soldiers Of the state
for contributions to the Nancy Hanks
Lincoln Memorial association the lat
ter having been organized 20 take
charge of the site of Mrs. Lincoln's
grave and TO keep il in repair Every
veteran is asked 10 contribute some
thing 10 the work. and five and ten cent
contributions will he acceptable. The
Sons OF Veterans. Woman's Relief corps
and other organizations will make sim
liar appeals to their membership.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-10-08
WITHIN OUR BORDERS.
News by Telegraph from Various
Towns in Indiana

Anderson, Ind. Sept. 20. sheriii
Starr prevented a wholesale Jail de-
livery by an accidental discovery. So
teen prisoners were in the lower CORR
doris. Six Of them were under long pris-
on sentences and were awaiting trans
poriation to the southern Indiana penn
Tertiary. They go, hold Of saws ~
some manner sawed their way through
the inner bars and had the bars OF the
windows severed. They were just ready
a. let themselves down from the high
window when one of the prisoners let
one Of the iron bars fall on the stone
flooring. 1t awoke Starr and the turn
key. They called the police and nabbed
the men lust as they were leaving.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-10-08
snId Ia he Delinquent.

Hammond. Ind. Sept. 29.-The grano
jury Investigation Of Lake county jus
tees Of the peace has. il is said. brought
IT, the administration of justice and The
misapplication of fees. Four north
township Justices dockets have been
gone over. and withheld fees amount
ing to ss9s discovered. The Indiana
law makes such offenses punishable as
amhezziemenf
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-10-08
VIII Inquire Into the Grant.

WASHINGTON. Oct. Lit is stated by
persons familiar with Nicaragua canal
affairs that either the United States or
the Nicaragua Canal Co. will institute
an inquiry concerning the recent grant
by Nicaragua To the Atlas Steamship
Co., a British corporation, of exclusive
rights of navigatiop for the next 30
years of the San Juan river and Lake
Nicaragua These two waterways are
said to form two of the links OF what
viii ultimately be the Nicaragua canal.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-10-08
cir..mnLer. Mn Combine.

Muncie. Ind. Sept. 20. At a called
meeting of the board Of directors OF
the Western Window Glass Manufac-
turers' association. representing all
factories west OF Pennsylvania, at head
quarters in this city. the life of the or
ganization was extended until il can
lock hands with the national associa-
ton. now being organized. The meet
ing was made necessary by the fact
that the association would have died
by time limitation October J.. The pro-
posed big combine was thoroughly rati
fed and will have headquarters in Pitts.
burgh, the Office here being closed.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-10-08

Indianapolis. Ind. Sept. 29.-Receiver
Jarvis has filed his report for August of
tie Louisville. Evansville d 81. Louis
railroad. The total receipts were $751;
311.s2 and the total disbursements $ls2,-
o55.91. The receiver has on hand cash
amounting to $G0,3O3.sO. The total re-
ceipts from May /. 1896. TO August 81.
1897. were S3.i91.265.63. and the total dis
bursements were S3.13O.06l.s So.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-10-08
HOPE RETURNS.

Arrival Of the Whaling Steamer Hope ~
Her Dock In Brooklyn.
New York, Oct 1.-The whaling
steamer Hope arrived at her dock in
Brooklyn yesterday. Lieut. Peary and
n party Of friends were on hand to
meet her. On board the vessel were
Albert Operti, The artist who accom-
panied the expeditions; J. d.. Siggins,
taxidermist; DIR. h. Sohn, ships ar
geon; Robert Stein. OF the geological
survey 1T Washington. and Peary's ser.
want, Laphenson, six Eskimos aud -four
dogs. the crew and the big meteorite.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-10-08

Mishawaka. Ind. Sept. 29.-The jury
in the suit OF Hatch vs.. Hill to set aside
the will of the late Daniel Hill. of Elk
hart. brought in a verdict for the plain
tiff. Between $4,000 and $4,000 was in
volved and the decision of the jury
gives the property to be divided among
the legal heirs. instead Of the entire
holdings reverting to the widow.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-10-08
L.galixe. sunday Games.

Anderson, Ind, Sept. 2o.-sunday
baseball was upheld by a court decision
in this county. The oendleton and
Knightstown teams being acquitted
and released. The decision was that
baseball games orderly conducted
were not %infractions Of Sunday laws.
An Indiana league will be the result OF
This next season.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-10-08

Indianapolis. Ind. Sept. ~29.-Judge
Baker. of the federal court. refused to
restrain United States Marshal kerche-
.al from discharging his Office deputies
and employing men Of his own selection
i'm their stead. Charles Taylor. a dep
uty. brought suit to restrain the mar
shall from discharging him. claiming
he was protected in his position by the
.iXil service law.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-10-08
Won Grand Hotel Cup.

indianapolis. Ind. Sept. 29.-At the
annual shooting tournament Of the
Limited Gun club. % men shot at 100 tar
gets for the Grand hotel cup. en-
blematic OF the amateur championship
os Indiana. Kentucky. Ohio, Illinois and
Michigan. NJ. w. Thompson broke 81
targets ont Of a possible 100 and won
The cup.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-10-08

A CIRCULAR has been issued by the
post Office department inviting persons
who have new designs for cancelling
postage stamps TO submit them to the
committee recently appointed for the
purpose OF devising a means OF secur-
ing better results IN this branch of
post Office work.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-10-08

indianapolis. Ind. Sept. 20. = Nor
mar oder. a seven-year-old hoy. started
for school and did not return. Later he
arrived in Richmond. riding on the pilot
of the engine of the New York express.
which is scheduled TO run So miles an
hOur.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-10-08

Muncie. Ind. Sept. 2o.-Jean Meier,
a Belgian. was dangerously wounded
by a Canadian lynx. the first known
here since the settlement of Indiana.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-10-08
Closed.

Valparaiso. Ind, Sept. 2o.-The coun-
" board OF health ordered the schools
closed Mt Hobart on count OF a diph-
liberia epidemic raging there. Fifteen
cases are reported. with three deaths.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-10-08
A FORTUNE HUNTER.
lilo WAS saved by the State Departn- cni
form Being Nictimizcd.


form Being Nictimizcd.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 1.-The state de-
partmcnt has dashed the hopes of an
other fortune hunter who, it would up.
pear, narrowly escaped being victim
lied by n sharper. In this case two
residents of Chetopa, kas-. were rep
resented to be heirs to the Wardle es.
tate in England. United States Con
sui Grinnell, at Manchester. by direc-
ton of the department OF state, made
an investigation and found that while
there was a magnificent estate OF tina,
name near Manchester. it is owned by
another family who can a title fol
100 years and that at no time in the
past has any Wardle family been in
terested in the estate.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-10-08

A DISPATCH from Washington. on the
eth, said: ''Thc September monthly
statement Of government receipts and
expenditures will show a material de-
crease in the deficit. as compared with
August. The increase that will be
shown in the receipts from internal
eyenve sources seems to justify the
expectation OF the treasury officials
that by January | next the deficit will
have been reduced to a nominal
amount"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-10-08

SECRETARY OF WAR RUSSELL A.. AL
GER and Assistant Secretary Meikle-
john will visit Little Rock. Ark, dur
ing October, for the purpose of inspect
ing Fort Logan ii. Roots, with the
view OF deciding upon the ~advisability
of increasing the new fort to a regi-
mental post.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-10-08

Goshen. Ind. Sept. 29.-Miss Agnes
DeardoG. daughter of Capt. and Mrs.
Porter Deardof. Of Chicago. and Lieut..
Harry Gore Bishop. U. s. A., were mar
ried here.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-10-08

TIE tirs, annual conference of the
raayors and councilmen Of the United
States. the Canadas II Mexico. was
called TO order at Columbus, o., on the
2sth, by Mayor Black of that city,
about 100 regularly-accredited dele
gates being present.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-10-08

NEGOTIATIONS between Russia and
Abyssinia continue with the object OF
establishing a league To oppose the
British advance ia Africa, aud it is
added that Russia is about 70 reach an
understanding with the United States
with the view 81 arresting the extern
zion OF the British empire in the Pa
cifc.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-10-08

SECRETARY WILSON OF the agricul-
tural department will. in his forthcom-
ing annual report. ask congress to
make "a material increase in the appro-
priatiOn for at .east three branches OF
the work of his department. These
are: The bureau OF animal industry,
the farmers bulletins and the weather
bureau.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-10-08
PRAIRIE AND FOREST FIRES
A Whole County In Danger OF Beng
Burned Out.

KESosHA, Wis. Oct 2.-Kcnosha
county is in danger Of being burned
out unless rain falls soon. Extensive
prairie nres have been raging for the
past two days in the town Of Somers.
Large quantities Of hay and other ar
ticles have been destroyed while acres
of grass, corn. stubble aud fences have
been destroyed. The progress of the
flames seems to be slow but steady. SO
far the damage will reach into the
thousands OF dollars.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-10-08

Miss EDNA WHITNEY, of C~hillicothe.
Mo, whom the 400 Of Kansas City
turned down because she worked for
her living, was given "a reception ON
her arrival in Topeka, kas.. on the
2sth. Of which a president might have
been proud. She was made queen of
the karnival knights.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-10-08

EDWARD J. Hunt and Julius !. Beriz.
of San Francisco. who recently re
turned from Guatemala, warn Ameri-
cans against going there on account OF
the inadequate protection afforded life
and property.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-10-08

THE Manchester England Guardian
says the foreign office has received a
cable dispatch from the British embassy
in Washington denying that Gen. Wood
ford, the United States minister TO
Spain, has presented any sort of an ul-
timatum TO the Spanish government.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-10-08

TnE steamer Kaiser Wilhelm del
Crosse, from Bremen and southampton
passed Sandy Hook at 9:05 p. M OF
the 25th. breaking the westward record
from Southampton, made by the II
Paul, by 20 minutes.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-10-08

Indianapolis. Ind. sept. 2o.-The last
crop bulletin of the season announces
tina: the Indiana corn crop will foil be-
low that of last wear.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-10-08

FLOODS in the Salton basin in southern
California are said TO be caused by the
waters breaking through from the gulf
of California, separated only by sand
bars. If this proves TO be true, Caliior-
MIA will soon have the largest inland
sea ON the continent.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-10-08

The bronze monument that is TO be
erected in Portsmouth, square. san
Francisco. to the memory of Robert
Louis Stevenson. the novelist, has been
successfully east in hat city.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-10-08

The three European cities OF Dub
lin, ireland, and barcelona and Mad
rid. Spain, are To be equipped with
trolley systems, all the cars, motors
dynamos and appliances for which are
to be made in America.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-10-08

South Bend. Ind. Sept. 2o.-Mfchael
Behling was killed at the Singer sewing
machine factory by flying non-i
thrown from n saw.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-10-08

JuDoE JOHN +. WILLIAM, OF Tope-
kn, Kas., granted a perpetual injunc-
ton. on the 27th. 10 prevent supcrin-
tendent Of Insurance Webb McNall
from i~nterfe cling with the business of
the New York Mutual Life Insurance
Co. in that state. The attorney gen
eral was also enjoined from interfer-
ing with the company in any other
manner except by proceedings in quo
warranto.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-10-08

OK the sOth, the president announced
the appointment of ex-Congressman
Hosa Townsend. of Silver Cliff, Col, as
United States judge for the southern
judicial district of the Indian territory,
to succeed the late Judge hilgore.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-10-08

THE latest news from Guatemala
states that a price of 500, 600 had been
placed on the heads of Prospero Nor
ales. the revolutionary leader, and his
aide. Manuel k'uentes. 1t is also stated
that an order TO this effect has been
promulgated by President Barrios.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-10-08

THE Spanish ministry. headed by
Premier Azcarraga. rendered their res
ignations, on the Goth, TO the queen re-
gent, who accepted them, but asked
Gen. Azcarraga TO continue in Office
until Il solution of the crisis was found.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-10-08

SIX customs officials were arrested in
Constantinople. on the ssth. for circu-
lating pamphlets of the Young Turk
party.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-10-08

The movement Of wheat at the head
OF the great lakes is breaking all pre-
vious records. The receipts at Duluth.
Mimi. for the week ended on the 18th,
are said to be the largest ever known
nj any market in the world 3. 459. 600
bushels, and ;, 600. 600 bushels shipped;
against receipts Of 1895, las bushels and
shipments of 2.3O7. l23 bushels last year.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-03
SPECIAL SALES. DAY.

Our big merchants are all reaping
their reward from yesterdays ads in
the Sunday Light. A visit to all the
large stores by a Light man found
all their forces busy waiting on the
trade Joske Brothers with their
Snow White Sale" L. Wolfson with
his Special Furniture Sale" Balm
ger with his SASS for any suit in the
House Sale" Haas & Oppenheimer
with their Special Muslin Underwear
sale" Wolff & Marx with their Great
Anniversary Sale" ]. Stelnhardt WIN
his Special Clothing" and Wagner q :.
Chabot with their "House Furnishing
sale" The Moke Millinery Co. with
their Millinery and Ladies waists
sale" were strictly in the swim anu
are all too busy to call this Blue
Monday.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-03
PICKING UP A CABLE END.
A Delicate Operation Performed I'm
Rough Weather.


A novel method of lifting buoyed
cable end is described by writer in a
London paper. He states that this
method has the important advantage of
being free from all usual risks to boat
and boats crew, and was successfully
adopted on a recent important cable
laying expedition, when the weather
was too rough to even allow of a boat
being lowered without danger to the
men. On this occasion the modus OPP
erandi was as follows: The ship. a YES
sci of some $500 tons (gross), paid out
200 fathoms of buoy rope, with cent?
pede grapnel attached to the end of it,
the depth of water being $500 fathoms,
and steamed round the buoy at dis
lance of about 80 fathoms until the CEN
tipede and rope became entangled, as
they very soon did, with the buoy
mornings, which were them hauled into
the blight and the buoy then cleared
from the bow baulls. By this means
not only was the end of the cable read-
ily brought on board without risk and
with very little trouble, but several
days of valuable time, which would 9th
erwise have been lost in waiting for the
weather to moderate sufficiently, were
saved and the cable was successfully
completed. With vessels of smaller
dimensions, such as those usually en-
ployed for cable repairs, this operation
would, no doubt, be still more easily
effected. A French telegraph engineer
has the credit of being the first to sug-
gest and practically apply this in
genious and novel idea, which is to be
commended to the notice of those who
are engaged more particularly in sub
marine cable laying and repairing
work
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-03
PERSONAL MENTION,

Judge F. B. Earnest is in the city
from Laredo.
ney lis at the Southern.
E. Corkhill, merchant from Ell Sor-
do, Texas. is at the Southern.
Judge Thomas McNeal, of Gonzales, is
attending Federal court and is at the
Southern.
Zim Lawhon, of San Marcos, trav-
cling for San Antonio drug firm, is at
the Southern.
Judge E. Griff Jones and family re-
turned today from. their ranch wher
the spent Sunday. On the way home
according to Judge Jones, the air ship
was encountered and the occupants
interviewed regarding Bexar county
politics, etc.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-03
FISHING FOR SPONGES.
An Expert Is Poorly Paid and Always
Suffers from Rheumatism.

Lying ON his chest along the boats
deck, the sponge fisher, with his water
glass-a pane set in a box fitted with
clear depths, says Parsons Weekly.
With one hand he grasps and sinks a
slender pole, sometimes so feet in
length, fitted at the end with a double
hook. The sponge once discovered,
the hook is deity inserted at the rocky
base, and by a sudden jerk the sponge
is detached.
This curt description of what seems
the simple work of sponge fishing gives
no idea of the real skill and eXertion
needed. The eye of the fisher has to
be trained by long experience to peer
into the sea and tell the commercially
valuable sponge from those that are
worthless. He must have deft hand
to detach the sponge without tear.
Above all, while doing this with one
hand, he must manipulate with the
other the water glass, as the waves
sway it sideways andup and down. The
strain on eye and body is most Intense,
to say nothing of the cramped position
and exposure to wind and wet, which,
first and last, make almost every
sponge fisher a victim of acute rheuna-
tism. Yet, with all his arduous toll,
an expert fisher earns not more than
three pounds sterling a month, besides
his keep" on the boat, which barely
deserves the name of existence.