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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-01-08
PRONOUNCED ABSURD.
The Reports THAI spain Is Testing 'he
Frlendship OF European Powers


WAsmISGroS, Dec. 3l.-Ihe recent
reports that the Spanish government
was endeavoring to secure the co
operation of the great European pow
ers to prevent by force, If NECESSARY
the Intervention of the United states
in the Cuban insurrection, have no
better authority than many other
startling rumors that have been IN
dustriously circulated during the past
few months.
There is authority for the statement
that the Spanish government Is, gen.
orally speaking. entirely satisfied with
the attitude OF the United States with
reference in the Cuban revolt. If evi-
dence were needed to assure the world
that Spain can find no fault with the
attitude of the Washington govern
ment. it will be found in the notitica-
ton which the Madrid foreign Office
has made to the Spanish diplomatic
representative in Great Britain and on
the continent
Through advices which reached the
state department yesterday 1t Is
/ learned that as soon as that portion
of the presidents message to congress
relating to the Cuban situation had
been translated, copies were sent u
the Spanish ministers at the various
| European capitals, with the added
statement that the Spanish govern
ment was entirely satisfied with the
presidents utterances.
In these circumstances the reports
which convey the impression that
Spain is testing the friendship of thu
European powers with view to secur
ing their assistance in preventing an
anticipated Intervention on the par
Of this government, Is pronounced ao
surd
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-01-08
A MISSING GIRL.
Found IN a Brush Heap by Party oil
Woodchoppcrs.

SAGINAW, Mich, Dec. ai.-Annio
Damer, the Buffalo IN. W young
woman whose disappearance last
Thursday created a sensation, was
found yesterday morning IN a brush
heap on farm about half a mile
from the western city limits. she
was dazed and partly unconscious. A
party Of men chopping wood found
her. She is now at the Saginaw hos
pital under medical care. She can
give no account OF her.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-01-08
TWO HlGHWAYME EN-
Frightened ON by Plucxy Motormsn ~
Fort scott. Has.

Fort scoTr. Kas.. Dec Slate
Tuesday night two highwaymen
stopped aud attempted to rob car on
the Rapid Transit line, but were
frightened away by the motor
man The car was loaded with
passe myers, and when at the most
isolated place on tine line one
man pulled the trolley pole from the
wire and the other commanded hands
up" Motorman Harry Mitchell bred
two shots at the leader and. running
around the car. fred three shots atthe
fellow who pulled the trolley pole on
/ The robbers ded after firing several
shots, none Of which took effect
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-01-08
PRoiEcIIoN PRIVILEGES.
Devices Of the Heki-Ieytt~s for FAssr'ns
the Trusts

the
A paragraph found in the nrws col
umussof the press within few days
10 the effect that the fruit growers OF
southern Illinois are moving TO estao-
lish local branches OF the American
Fruit Growers union. with n view 10
solving the problem Of securing proper
distribution Of fruits and vegetables
among the various markets in the eorn-
try. has wider significance than aP-
pears on the surface.
When an individual has secured pos
session Of land adapted Ia the growing
Of any crop and succeeds in producing
il the problem of dispcs ing OF II seems
on its face VERY simple. Butfrom what
has been said OF il in various quarters
II IS far from being simple.
To go long way from home for an
Illustration. there are regions in Arr
roma peculiarly wei adapted to the pro-
durrson Of semitrorical fruits. but when
certain owners lately brought these
lands into cultivation and found them
selves in possession Of rich crops they
tounf al the same time that certain
com t,inatious 81 California fruit grow
crS-wLcrhcr this American union or
some other is imma-erial-had virtual
rossesxicn OF the markets by reason OF
some kind az arrangement with the
mararers 81 the rail lines Of access 10
tho~e mar -. and because OF this the
croDs Of t. new would-5e cor EDITORS
practically wen1 10 waste n their
hands.
Whether this American union has
suv such restricting arrangement Win
transportation agencies IS not know a
Probably il has. and II 50 X is only
one manis. station Of the constantly
widening and ramiiying problem oil
.cou.rollir- trade through the opera
ton Of which the general public L
more or les deprived of the advantages
which should naturally fow from IN
creased production and Increased iacii
tiles for INSTRUMENTATION
IL NAV seem hardly necessary TO add
thar All such restrictionS and hamper
ins-s Of what should lie free CONNER
cial movement operate ultimateiy 70 re
strict consumption and sochll the gen
er.l prosperity. But il should surprls'
rolpu..v that such clandestine and sem
c,auisstine devices for protecting
favored few are thus privately resorte'
10 among a people whose national gov
eminent makes similar protection Q
the. interests OF the favored few at IN
expense Of all its opsnly-avoNed pcil
cv.-Chicaro Chronicle
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-01-08

NEW yoRK, Dec. VIM. Lichen'
berg, ~ months old, and his ten
weeks-old brother, Jacob, were found
lead in bed early yesterday morning
az their residence At one Hundred aud
korteth street and Locust avenue.
Their mother, with whom they were
sleeping, and their father. who slept
IN the next room, were found uncon-
scious. The cause il supposed to be
coal gas, which escaped from the stove
la the kitchen. Mrs. Liehc.herg is
still. unconscious, and lscr death is ex.
pectcd at any moment. II is thought
chat tue father will recover.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-01-08
FIRE AT UPPER ALTON.
rhe Residence OF George Dob-on. St
Louis Cotton Factor. burned

ST. LOUIS. Dec. 81 The residence Of
George Dobson. ~. Louis cotton fac
tor. IN Upper Alton, H.. was totally
destroyed by FIRE Tuesday evening.
No one had teen al home during the
afternoon. and when Mrs. Dobson re.
turned at six o'clock and opened the
front door she was almost stitied by
smoke. In a few minutes the entire
house was mass Of flames The
loss is in the neighborhood Of $4,000
partially insured.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-01-08

. Thousand exquisite fortunes vniea
coaYser nature can never exPcnen
The least arrangement or disorder 2. -
delicate special organism Of their sei -.
vhelrns the whole physical and rnen1~- -
iur with weakness and wretcneoneA !.
But II Is : mistake to suffer these To-
In silence. They may be cured IN Is -.
feet privacy Of home, vithou, ms ~ -.
ordeal Of examinations and ioeAl I.
ment." which the family doctor : suie
insist upon ,,h.s.vid.
800, of voman's diseases than Dr. =
pierce chief consulting physician ~
Ynvalids' Hotel and Surgical lnsu.l
RnaaIo. \. Y. His Favorite PIescrl y
- a po.itive cure for the most oDsunA'e
ro-rniicat-d feminine difficulties
n Is the only medicine OF rs ~.
oared BY an educated skilled PAYS
NJ sueed. Of Omen, Teras VIII
~;f~ nae bzdIv afflicted with fczsi4ae = I,
W. tried three Of the best pnys---. ~x~,rr
4 country without benefit. but al -, =
I nv wife grew worse. and We 81, 81 al
49,. he,-,- VS. ros able 10 Stand q =
-. :. = time complained OF draEgins
80. 4, ahdoruen- Nothing but az =.
S~ath seemed awaiting heri 80 :,
thought the name Q, ~. ll.r-;,~d H. ar
s,iio~rti h, nv wife improved pcrecl -
4 49,. g.. a., weeks treatment cor - |
treatment six months. ard pronot. ..-,s.s ri
~.-s.s~s- A. cost Of les TRAN onc in..n.4 y.
ment by the last phys'sissn " ~ rie-cr
-s.- T-sss--;-,f;,- and the lotions recon-
- h;--, N IA. been two years sinee'
GOOD effect IL permanent
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-01-08
Tho bermuda boarded by Revenue Of
nccr.

NEW YORK. Dee. 80. An officer from
Che United States revenue cutter Man
haitian went on board the steamer
Bermuda. lying of Liberty island
this morning and made thorough
search of the vessel. The Bermuda
has been under the surveillance OF tho
Spanish spies who believe she j. about
60 carry another filibustering expedi-
tion to Cuba. She took on board her coal
and provisions last night and q crew
NJ - was taken on board this morn
ing. She is expected TO sail at noon in
ballast The revenue cutter Manhat
Tan will accom- pany her until shs
reaches the three-mile limit.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-01-08

The thing for democratsw who Lave
faith in the future Of the party 10 DO j.
to be patient. watch Developments and
leave IL TO time TO brig about an all
iustment OF the difficulties and differ
enccs that have disturbed the party
Not for nearly two years viii the dem
ocracy be required TO mike another
general demonstration OF It's party
strength. Meanwhile many things may
happen. II IL by no means reckless
prediction that the -adicai coursc OF the
republican party will do more 60 sob
sdifv the democratic ranks than would
ioo. 900 observation-disclosures Her
aid
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-01-08

LoNDoS, Dec. 3l.-The Daily Chron-
icle publishes a special dispatch from
Washington, for which it claims high
authority. saying that senior Dupuy de
LONE, the Spanish minister TO the
United States. has intimated in an un-
official way to Secretary of State Oh
ney that Spain will accept the media
ton of the United States for the set
Element OF the Cuban trouble az
ter Capt. ten. Weyler shall have
cleared the province of Pinar del
Rio of rebels, when the Spanish gov
ernment will be prepared to grant the
Cubans virtually everything they de-
mand except complete autonomy and
independence The dispatch says il is
matter of doubt whether or not the
Cuban leaders will be willing to enter
into negotiations with Spain under
these conditions but IL they are will
ing Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, the United
States consul-general in Havana, viii
act as go-between.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-01-08

Capital and labor naturally are
friends. II is bad teaching and mar
row vision that has made them, In SO
far as they are, enemies--Rev. j. H.
Hartman, Baptist, Cleveland o.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-01-08
.Io,fuI News. II True.

HAVANA. Dec 20, via Key West,
Dec. so Maceo is alive 10 the Gu
bans joyful cry. The first rumors'
accepted with increduliiy' are no"
gaining ground. Information Is COM
ing into the city daily giving precise
details. 1t is said that when he ieii
from his horse his followers thought
him dead. bat found that he was stli
living and spread the news that he
was dead i'm order TO carry him 10 a
place Of safety. Under strong es-
cort they carried him TO the Sls uanea
hospital. where. under the skiliiul
treatment OF doctors. the chlei Is no"
slowly recaperating The acute
period has now passed. 1t seems that
only one wound Is dangerous, that be-
ing N the stomach
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-01-08
COULD NOT FACE 1T.
An Aged County Clerk snicided Because
81. was "A Defaulter.

AMIGO. Wis. Dec 3i'-When called
upon to surrender the county books
and funds ia his possession Tuesday
night Henry Il. Strauss, county clerk
Of Langdale county, committed suicide
by taking poison. lie left letter adj
hitting that he WAS defaulter to the
amount Of So. zoo lie was - years old
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-01-08
Is GEN. MACE0 ALlYE7
The Rumor is Accepted by the
Cubans.

strong Opposition 10 gen. weyler-hepres-
siy. Measures Adopted 10 stamp out
IN. Rebellion In the fhiiippine Is
lands-spasn Accepts Mediation
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-01-08
A Padlocked Heart

How many
women lock
theu troubles
and suferngs
in their o~n
hearts and s.
leruy end=r
misery s-c
pain v hiss
would ea-se
strong ner .
cry out -
agony.
The suSr'
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-01-08

Dull gnawinr pain-neuralgia- Pro1p-
soota NJ cure-St. Jacobs Oh
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-01-08

No NKrAPHysIcIAS ever felt the Gencle1cy
OF language 50 much Is the sf-l-l
ton.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-01-08
strong Opposition TO Gen. weylcr.

LONDON, Dee. 3l.-lhe STANDARD To-
8av publishes dispatch FROM is Mad
arid correspondent saying that
strong movement in opposition TO
Capt.. ten. Meyler is on foot IN polit-
ical and military circles. Gen. Ney-
ler's laiiar 10 make any progress IN
the direction of the suppression 81 the
revolution III Cuba Is regarded IN Mad
rid. the correspondent says, as involv-
ing his recall at an early day, unless
he soon meets with striking success
The corresp ondent also says that
Gen. Polayleja the newly appointed
governor Of tAe Philippine islands, has
initiated vigorous repressive measures
for the crushing our the rebellion IN
those islands. lie has issued orders
that only the more prominent OF the
of the re bel leaders Shall he sent TO
Manila for trial. and all the other
rebels who are taken prisoners, M
GLIDING the leaders Of lesser note,
shall be tried by court-martial where
they are captured and their sentences
summariiy executed.
The Standard also publis hes Mad
rid dispatch saying that the execu-
tion in Manila on December > Of DIR.
R.zal, accused of being the promoter
OF the revolt against Spanish rule IN
the Philippines. has created great
sensation ia the spanish capital Ac-
cording to Manila advices, DIR. Rial de-
MED that he was guilty, and stead
tasty refused to make any revelations
regarding the conspiracy IN which he
was accused of being concerned. The
Jesuit priests who were with him IN
the chapel during the ~ hours proceed
ing his execution, according TO Gus
tom, underworld to elicit from the
condemned man some statement re-
garding the conspiracy, but failed
to do SO. Rial begged the authorities
Great military precautions wer'
taken 10 prevent an outbreak whci
Rial was executed. An immens
crowd was present at the execution
and trouble was feared. The squa
detailed TO carry out the execution
were native soldiers.
The official report of the execution
states that Rial, at the last moment
embraced religion end expressed pen
t.nce.
On the same day that Rial was she
IL prominent persons who were su'
pected Of being connected with the r.
volt were tried by court-martia
Among them were the dean of tn
Manila cathedral. two other priest
a banker and a millionaire notar.
The public prosecutor demanded thu
sentence Of death be imposed upon ti
prisoners The result of the trial hi
not yet been made known.
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inrs of women are --s
than half unknown anc y,
appreciated The rennra
sensitiveness of ther a'
sanisrn lays them liable :. !.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-11
MAYORS CONTINGENT FUND.

The city council has passed a resolu-
city auditor be instructed to furnish
the finance committee a detailed state
ment of the expenses of the mayors
contingent fund, together with all
vouchers and papers belonging thereto.
The resolution is a very proper one,
and it is rather surprising that five
members of the council should have
voted against it. Why should not the
mayors contingent fund be audited the
same as any other? The money in
that fund belongs to the people and it
is their right to know to what pur-
poses it is applied. The fact that it is
under the control of the mayor and not
of the city council cannot relieve his
honor of the duty of accounting for it
in the strictest and fullest manner; in
fact such an accounting is required
that the public confidence may be
maintained. This resolution asking for
an accounting in no way reflects upon
the mayor, nor can it be so construed.
1t is simply proper and business pro-
ceeding. All state, county and city
funds have to be accounted for, and
why not the mayors contingent fund?
There is no reason in the world to
doubt that the mayor will cheerfully
and promptly comply with the request
of the council
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-11
THE LEADvILLE STRIKE.

The great strike at Leadville has
been declared off at last. The mine
owners have triumphed and the miners
have been beaten in the memorable
and regrettable struggle. It has cost
the state of Colorado about 100000,
while the amount it has cost the mine
owners and the miners can scarcely
be less than two or three millions.
1t has also had a very bad effect upon
the mining interests of the state. for
capitalists are very shy about putting
their money into enterprises where it
may not only be tied up, but may be
a dead loss Neither do they like to
put their money into enterprises where
someone else may at any time claim,
and proceed to exercise, the right Of
controlling them.
This great strike has been on for
months; it has cost money and blood;
not a single good has resulted from it,
while the evils that have come from
it are innumerable. 1t was unjusti-
fable from the beginning, as the out
come shows. The most unreasonable
thing that can happen when there is
disagreement between employers and
employees is a strike. When one is
resorted to it is simply an appeal to
obstinacy, and this obstinacy very soon
develops into an ugly temper that is
liable to be not only needless. but de-
faint of the law. And this is inevita-
bic, for a strike to become successful
the strikers must resort to force to
prevent others taking their places; if
this is not done and others are allowed
to take their places unmolested the
strike is doomed~to failure from the
outset. Others have the right to take
the places Of the strikers as much as
the strikers have the right to quit
work. 1t is when the rights of those
who desire to take the places of the
strikers are interfered with that the
trouble begins. It was such interior
ence that necessitated the presence of
the Colorado militia at Leadville for
so great a length of time.
The day Of the strike as a means of
adjusting the disagreements between
labor and capital is nearly over. 1t is
an appeal TO brute force and an ig-
noring of the dictates of reason; and
reason is destined to prevail in all
things.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-11
LAKE HERALD: THURSDAY. MARCH II.

with iron or steel a new discovery.
Piercy's 'Metallurgy," published in
1854, devOtes several pages to a dis
cussion of the effect and value of it's
use, and says that Faraday and Stod-
dart had melted iron and nickel to-
gether in several proportions and
found them to alloy well. The ques-
ton as to the best armor for our ar
mored ships early attracted the at
tention OF Secretary Tracy, and TO it
he devoted considerable thought and
study. With the failure of the Beth
lehern company to comply with its
original contract the problem of obtain
ing any armor at all demanded an i'm
mediate solution. The manufacture Of
the immense heavy plates was an en-
tirely new industry in this country, re-
curing special tools and implements
and the investment of a very large
amount of capital. Battleships We're 10
constitute our naval fighting force;
those the secretary had asked for would
require heavy arlor and a large GUAM
tity of it; before making new contracts
it was of prime Importance to ascertain
where and how rapidly we were to OBJ
tain ii, and also TO make sure that
what we bought should be, if possible,
superior to that in use by other naval
powers. The very hardness in delivery
was perhaps fortunate circumstance
source of worry and anxiety to the
secretary-since it gave time to ex
pertinent and to demonstrate which
was the best armor plate. England
had not only covered her ships with one
kind of armor, and that the most
vulnerable, but had closed additional
contracts for no less than ten million
dollars worth of the same kind. We
were saved from premature adoption of
arnlor that would have to be rejected
or would be rendered useless by the
very next advance step in investiga-
ton and invention.
1t is not at all improbable that in a
few years nickel steel armor will be-
come as obsolete as the armor placed
upon the first ironclads. Then it seems
to make no difference how armor is
improved and given greater resisting
power, the big guns appear able to
pierce it all. Up to date the advantage
is with them. The building up of a
great navy at cost of hundreds of
millions of dollars is a very doubtful
economy, even from purely defensive
point of view. SO rapid is the advance
of science.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-11
IN WASHING
TON.

Lilioukalani, ex-queen of Hawaii is
to call upon President Mckinley.
Whatever it may result in it is un-
ouestionably her intention to make it
amount to something more than 6
social call. This is made plain by the
statement of her equerry. Captain Pal
mer. that she has other fish to fry"
in Washington besides enjoying it's
society and salubrious climate. What
these fish are is what the public would
like to know. But whatever they are
it is not likely that any great success
viii be attained.
That Lilioukalanfs presence in Wash
ington has something to do with her
deposition from the Hawaiian throne
is altogether probable. The manner of
her deposition was not such that it can
be approved, especially the part played
by the American minister and the
American marines. But her deposition
and the establishment of the Hawaiian
republic are fats accomplis. This gov
eminent will never consent to render
her any assistance in re-establishing
herself in Hawaii. If she can do it
herself. perhaps this government would
not interfere TO prevent her. 1t may
be that she does not desire this, but
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-11
cLoTURE IN THE SENATE.

Senator Hoar has presented written
notice of a proposed amendment to the
rules of the senate. the purpose of
which is ITO enable the senate to act
on legislation when it desires after a
reasonable debate" Nothing could be
more radical than this. If the amend
meIit is adopted it means that the pre-
vious question can be moved at any
time. Much can be said in favor of it's
adoption and much against it. The
last time the privilege of unlimited de-
bate was used in the senate to conserve
the rights of the people was some three
or four years ago when the question of
federal control of elections was up in
the senate. On that occasion this priv
ilege of unlimited debate unquestion-
ably saved the day 10 those who were
opposed to federal control of elections.
At that time the silver Republicans
came to the aid Of the Democrats as
patriots, throwing partisanship to the
winds
That this privilege of unlimited de-
bate has often been abused there is no
doubt, but it has oftener been invoked
for the purpose of preventing the en-
actment Of harmful laws 1t has al
ways been a mighty instrument for
filibustering, and it may be that Sena-
tor Hoar's purpose in giving this notice
is to so amend the senate rules that
the silver senators will be rendered
powerless to block legislation, for last
year there was a great hue and cry
raised by the gold press that the silver
senators had thwarted the will of the
people by their abuse of the senate
rules. One cannot but wonder what
would be the effect of cloture in the
senate. If it were used as Speaker
Reed has used the same power in the
house, particularly when the Mckinley
bill was on its passage. the senate from
a deliberative body might very soon be-
come a mere machine to do the bidding
ot party boss. But if it were adopted
no more evil might arise in conse-
ouence than did in the English parlia
ment fifteen years or more ago when
the house of commons adopted cloture
for the express purpose of Kidding itself
of filibustering by the Irish National
lists. One thing it would do: it would
prevent such things as Senator Matt
Quay's interminable speech. If that
speech is finished it will have to be by
some of his descendants, as no one life
is long enough for that purpose.