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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-03-05
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

II the senate. on the 10Th. the Indian
appropriation bill was nominally the
subject under consideration. but most
Of the time was taken up in discus
sion of Cuban affairs the ~anguilly ease
leading. and the Aguirre and DIR. Ruiz
eases coming in for some attention
When. at 7:30 p. M. the senate adj
iou-ncd. the Indian bill had not been
acted upon.....In the house. senate bill
providing for representation in any IN
tcrnational bimetallic conference that
might be called was passed-','9 to ?.
Under suspension Of the rules several
bills Of minor Importance were passed.
among them one protesting against the
importation of impure and unwhole-
some tea.
\ CIVIL SERVICE promotion system
was promulgated by Secretary Herbert.
on the 26th. covering all persons whose
duties are wholly or partly clerical in
the navy department and all the navy
yards. by its regulations the efficiency
record of each clerk IS a public matter
and open 10 general criticism.
THE National Zeitung says that the
plan for the pacification Of Crete by
granting autonomy TO the island. was
proposed by Russia and agreed 10 by
Germany without reserve. Austria and
France were the next to accept the
proposal and the adhesion of Great
Britain was received last of all.
FAILURES throughout the United
states for the week ended on the Goth.
as reported by X. &. Dun & Co, mum
bered 296. against 21s for the CORE
spending week last year. For Canada
the failures were 80. against IS for last
year.
a GREEK firm doing business in Lon.
don received a telegram from Athens,
on the 10th. saying that King George
of Greece had accepted the demand OF
the powers for the withdrawal of the
Greek troops and war ships from Crete.
Mrs. JENNIE ID. BROWNE. widow OF
the late Erastus ID. Browne. one Of the
wealthicst women in Wyandotte coun
, tv. kas. died at her home in Kansas
CITY, Kas., on the 18th. from lock jaw,
resulting from most trivial injury.
HENRY VI. KLINE. former teller 81
, the Farmers national bank Of Leba
I non, who had pleaded guilty to thu
embczzlcment Of about $4,000 of tn,
banks funds. was. on the Goth. sen
fenced to five years imprisonment
! The Venezuelan commission held. OF
the 26th. what was probably the las
session of that tribunal. The meetin,
| was in the nature of a winding up o
! the arfairs of the commission and
closing up Of its business.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-03-05
A FATAL SMASH-UP.
An Electric Car Ground Into q
Thousand Splinters.
Three Persons Killed Outright and Many In-
jured. Some Of Them Fatally. by "a Col
llsion ant Cro--ii Two Trains
strike the Trolley Car.

CHICAGO. Feb. aj.-Three persons
killed outright and several injured.
many Of whom is thought may yet die,
is the result OF collision OF two trains
on the Chicago 4 Eastern Illinois rail
road with an electric ear of the Calu-
met Electric road AT the one Hundred
and Third street crossing yesterday
afternoon.
The dead are:
George OMalley, Motcrman.
Peter Fucherprincc, a cattle buyer.
l.. w. Young. "A collector.
The most seriously injured are: Rob
company. may die; Henry Madison,
conductor on the electric car, recovery
doubtful; Mary Mochellc. interal in
jurics and serious bruises. may not re-
cover; l.. L. Young. fireman for tho
Chicago i Eastern Illinois. will r.
cover.
The collision occurred shortly before
two o'clock. The crossing gates OF the
Chicago X Eastern Illinois railroad
were down. but witnesses To the acci-
dent say that the motorman was APP
parcntly unable 10 stop his car. 1t
crashed through the gates directly in
front of rapidly-moving engine at
tached To south-bound suburban
train. The car was partially shattered
by the collision that followed. but y
moment later was ground into a thou
sand fragments by an express train,
bound toward the city which crashed
into the wreck
Eight or ten passengers Were on
board the shattered motor and were
mere or less injured The engines of
the two railway trains were also dam
aged, and the fireman on the outbound
suburban was thrown TO the ground
and severely hurt. The motorinan was
lying under the front platform OF his
ear and was crushed to death. The
mangied bodies of two of the passen-
gers were taken from the debris and
removed TO the morgue. They were
killed outright. The injured were
taken to hospitals in patrol wagons.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-03-05
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

THE Chesapeake x Ohio Fast Flying
Virginian~ train was wrecked at In
dian run. three miles west of South
Portsmouth. O.. on the 22d The mail
and baggage cars were smashed to
pieces and large number OF persons
were injured. Roadmaster Stout dying
before assistance reached him.
The porte obtained information. on
the 22d. that the total number Of Greek
troops then in Crete was 5000. Photia-
des Pasha was again offered the gov
ernorship Of Crete. and finally &C
cepted the position.
ARCHBISHOP THOMAS l.. GRACE died
at St Thomas hospital in IT. Paul.
Mimi. on the 22d. lie was at one time
bishop of that diocese. but on account
OF falling health was succeeded by
Bishop Iceland.
TIE senate public lands committee
commenced the investigation OF the
Perrine land patent case on the I'D
\ PREMATURE explosion Of dynamite
in the gravel-pit at Murray. Ky, on the
2ad. killed five negro iaborers and
wounded A. many more.
CHARLES y. MCCOY. wanted in Michi-
gan for elnbezzling 1000. surrendered
to United States Marshal Baldwin at
san Francisco on the .3d. lie was as
sistant cashier in the second national
bank * hay city. Mich The money
has been spent.
I NOTWITHSTANDING the objections adj
vanced bv the commandant Of the mill
itary academy, Col. Ernst. 10 the
I cadets at West Point participating in
the inaugural parade. the house com
mittee on military affairs. on the 23d,
by practically unanimous vote.
ordered a favorable report on the joint
resolution providing for their attend
ance.
FrEE.on the morning Of the 2ith. gut
ted portion OF the Merchants Ex
change building in 1t. Louis. in which
for q years the Yelled Prophets bal
has been held. Besides the exchang,
proper. more than fifty business firms
were located in the building.
QUFrN VICTORIA arrived in London
from Windsor on the Esd. The weather
was bright and sunny. Her majesty
held drawingroom at buckingham
I
lean ladies were presented.
TnE city council of Windsor Ont.
has adopted bylaw forbidding tn
employment on public works of any
one who has not been a resident O
Windsor for six months. under penalt
Of 500 fine This is by way of retalia
ton for American discrimination a
Detroit Mich.
THE Cubans in arms feel that the
have accomplished too much. sufferc
too much and been deceived too niue
in their relations with Spain, past an
present. To negotiate for peace on an
other basis than absolute freedom.
JoHS ID. HART was found guilty in tn
United States court at Philadelphia {
setting ON foot a military expedition
. Cuba i'm violation Of the neutralit
laws. Motion was made for "A me-
trial.
CHOLERA has broken ont among III
people employed on the relief works ,
the native state Of Rewah. India.
two days lG0 deaths were recorded.
The largest herd Of cattle ever o
: dered 70 be slaughtered by veterinari,
: reached WillSesbarre. Pa, on the 2Iti
They belonged to Louis and John III
I let. Of Wysox. Ia. The herd number,
49,. OF these 1856 were affected |
tuberculosis. and were slaughtere,
The owners loss Is $4,000.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-03-05
The baltimore a Ohio to hc Reiaid WAN
New steel Rails.

NEW YORK. Feb. 2s.-The purchase 81
s.. 1000 tons of eighty steel rA''s
by the receivers of the Baltimorc
Ohio Railroad Co. at a cost Of aopn.
81 100000 is confirmed by the officers %
the company.
II is said that these rails VIII DC
placed in the track NJ soon as possible
and tina, by fall the tracks between
baltimore and the Ohio river will prac-
tically be entirely relaid with ne"
steel rails and new oak ties. As last =
the rail l. taken up it will be relaid on
the less important branches, or used ~
extending much-neeGed sidetracks.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-03-05
GOLD AND cREENsACkS.


MADISON. Ind. Feb. as.-John y
Means. sn aged farmer in shelly town,
ship. ihis county. died on the ii'h' 49,
Thursday. while the appraisers w..
taking an inventory Of householu -
fects. they came across some old 500
pipe in the garnet, when one 49,
with both ends plugged with OLD SO, 7,
lids was given kick. Hearing 80
Tie. IL was examined and revealed ~
box which contained $1,000 in go'' 80
grecnbacks
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-03-05
A vExATOUs sLUNOER
That viii Cause Serious Delay In the Ratifi-
cation OF the NenezG ELAN Arbitration
Treaty..

That viii Cause Serious Delay in the Raiifi-
cation OF the Venezuelan Arbitration
Treaty.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 25.-An exasperat-
Ing obstacle to the prompt ratiiica-
ton ot the Anglo-N ene zuelan arbitrsA-
ton treaty has been encountered in =
provision of Nenczuela's constitution
necessitating the use Of the Spanish
language in documents for considera-
ton of the congress. When the con-
yention was concluded. February >,
both the copies signed by the plenipo-
tcntiaries were in the English lam
guage, this being deemed advisable. as
the proceedings of the tribunal would
be- conducted in that tongue.
This departure from the customary
rule of having treaties in the language
Of the countries participating has led
to delay that will. in all probability.
postpone the exchange of Publications
for some time. though il was thought
every precaution had been taken to
secure the approval OF the Venezuelan
congress to the agreement before
March 4. With view of expeditiousiy
remedying the difficulty a translation
Of the document has been hurriedly
but carefully made and sent to En-
gland for Lord Salisbury's formal APP
proval, Sir Julian Pauncefote hcsits-
ting TO assume - great a responsibility
alone, and duplicate was forwarded
to Caracas yesterday by mail.
II is thought unlikely that President
Crespo will be able To lay the treaty
before the Venezuelan congress for At
least another week. and fears are ex-
pressed that the delay will be Of much
LONGER duration.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-03-05
MAJ. M'KINLEY IMPROVING.
Tie will he All Right In Time for the Inau-
guration.

CANTON, o., Feb. 26.-Thcrc seems to
be some unnecessary alarm about the
prcsident-clcct kilograms of inquir.
addressed to various persons here indi'
cate that feeling of uneasincss ex-
lists. 1t is without foundation. how
ever. Maj. Mckinley. who has had the
grip for ten days is improving hourly
and took two walks about the street
and long drive yesterday. His color
Is returning and the sparkle has corns
back 10 his ave.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-03-05

DUESe a fight between Cretan in
mrgents and Turks On the hills east Of
Canea. on the 2lst, six vessels OF thu
feet Of the powers lying Of the town
opened murderous iirc of she'll upon
the Christian troops. which. after ten
minutes. hauled down their flag. when
the firing cs-esed. Afterwards. while
carrying of their dead. the Crctans wero
fired upon W the Turks. but were too
much dispirited by the attack from the
feet to return the fire
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-03-05
TIRED OF LIFE,
Col. salmon A. Granger with "A spotie~s
War Record. Commits Suicide.

COL. salmon A. Granger with "A spotie~s
War Record. Commits Suicide
WINsTED. Conn. Feb. 26.-Col. sal
mon Algcrnon Granger committed sui
eide by shooting at his home here
early yesterday morning. Col. Granger
was born in New Marlboro. Mass. Au-
gust II, 1859. lie was member of the
Second Connecticut heavy artillery dur
ing the war. and participated in 10 bat
ties without receiving "A scratch. Be-
sides his wife. he leaves two sons.
Ralph. aged -, who is cadet at West
Point, and William. aged ~. The coll
onel returned short time ago from a
trip to Pennsylvania, and has com
planned OF feeling sick ever since. No
other cause can BE- assigned for the
deed
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-03-05
COMING TO THEIR SENSES.
Minister de LONE Notified OF the Pardon
Of Jose sanguilly.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-Scnor de
LONE. the Spanish minister residing
here. stated last night that he had re-
ceiycd an official cablegram from Mad
rid. Spain. that the crown regent had
signed the pardon Of Jose Sanguilly.
The further statement is made that
l'lis action was taken by the Spanish
cabinet last week and will be pub
lished officially in the Madrid news
papers to-day.
The telegram conveying this i'm
formation to Senior dc LONE is signed
by Tetuan, the Spanish minister of
foreign affairs.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-03-05

CART. II. O. HEr-rASD. Maj. Mckin-
iey's confidential secretary, who has
been III with grip. left Canton for
Columbus. O.. On the 2Sd. TO arrange for
the shipping u his household effects
70 Washington lie had been ordered
By the secretary 81 war 10 report for
duty in Washington.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-03-05

The officers OF the cruiser Brooklyn.
which recently ran aground IN the
Delaware river have. been completely
exonerated from all blame by the court
of inquiry appointed To investigate the
eause OF the accident
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-03-05

All Of the provinces Of Crete have
voted in fsgor 81 union with Greece.
This fact has been communicated - the
various conoals hy the Greek repre-
sentativeS-
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-03-05

Az unforeseen obstacle to the promps
ratification cs the Anglo-Venezuelan
arbitration t-eaty has been encoun-
tered in a provision Of venezuela's con-
stitution necessitating the use Of tho
Spanish language in documents pre-
sented for consideration Of the CON
gress- A new copy in Spanish will be
Immediately forwarded 70 England for
Lord Salisbury's signature
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-03-05

On the a0th the associated banks OF
New York Civ held SIS 59s. $50 in ex.
cess Of the requirements OF the s5-Per
cent rule.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-03-05

The report gained currency in Tia
wanna. on the a4th. that American war
ships We're approaching that city and
wild and indignant scare ensued
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-03-05

PRESIDENT CIEvFIASD returned 70
the house. on the 3D. without MS ap-
prOval two bills-one granting a pen
sion % Mr.. Mary Freeman the other
n pension 10 Mrs. Mary a. We'll
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-03-05

THE one hundred and sixty-hfth an
niverSary u Washington's birthday
was generally observed throughout the
countrv. The national colors were dis
played from public buildings and priv
NJ. residences
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-03-05

TUE powers have agreed tina; the
granting % autonomy 20 the island OF
Crete must be preceded by comPlete
cessation Ot Greek interference IN The
ISLAND.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-03-05

CHAIRMAN Hanna. OF Cleveland, went
u Canton. on the esd. for a final con
ferenee with Maj. Mckinley before the
inauguration.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-03-05

FAmUREs throughout the United
State during the week ended the 18th,
a. reported by K. q. Dun & Co. were
sos. against 80 for the corresponding
week last year. For Canada the fail
ures were S.. against ~ last year.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-03-05

NOTHING had been heard at the Of
fees of the Cuban iunta in New York,
up 20 the esth. II the alleged death of
Presiden. SaIvado Cisneros of the Gu
ban republic. The officers u the junta
were inclined TO doubt the story.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-03-05

II regard 10 the Ruiz case in Cuba,
1t was said al the state department. on
the I'D. that mis- naturaliza ton was not
wholly incontestibic. that his natural
ization papers as matter 81 fact. have
not yet been approved. and 70 this cir
cumstance j. attributed his long impris-
onment without trial.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-03-05

TnE Michigan council Of the Ma
tional Business Mems league has pre-
sented a memorial 10 the ways and
means committee asking that the new
tariff bc conservative and - framed as
e. promote general rather than spe-
ciai interests.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-03-05

PRoF. BLoSDIS. the celebrated tight
rope walker. who was the tr-St person
"a cross Niagara falls on tight-roPe,
which feat he performed on August IL
Issa. died from diabetes. ON the I'D
Falinr. s suburb Of London
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-03-05

JUDGE VIZ. T. THOMPSON. ex-treas-
urer Of West Virginia. died in Hunting
Ton. ". Va. on the night Of the 2lst.
Judge Thompson was a shrcwd demo
cratic politician. and was frequently
mentioned for governor Of that state
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-03-05

IT was announced in Constantinople.
IN the 1sd. that the Cretan difficulties
mad been settled upon the basis Of au-
tonomy for the island. the porte nom
mating the governor Of Crete under the
assent and approval Of the powers
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-03-05

MARY EIIzABE j. the name given
little Miss Harrison. who arrived at the
indianapolis home Of Cen Benjamin
Harrison and wife on the 2lst. Had
the newcomer been a boy 1t would
have received the name Of its great
grandfather. William Henry Harrison.
the victor at Tippccanoc.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-03-05

Irwas reported. on the 25th. thai,
Gomez. after succe S~tully crossing
Nevler's lines near >ancti Spirltus,
was last heard from passing near Man
icarazua- south Of santa Clara city.
with 1000 men. marching west
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-03-05

A nIsrA-CH from Athens, on the 10th
said that King George and his cabinet
had proclaimed their resolution to
maintain their present policy. They
declared that il was impossible for them
T. recall The Greek troops from Crete
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-03-05

OK the 2lst Cos. Bushnell OF Ohio
authorized the statement that when
senator sherman resigns his seat 70
enter Mr.. McKinley's cabinet. he viii
appoint Marcus 4. Hanna a. his success
sor in the United States senate
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-03-05

SPECIAL trains will be used to con.
rev the prisoners from the prison
south 10 the prison north. They will
be the long term and desperate men
Two strange men are under arrest on
the charge CT burglary at Columbus.
One of them had fresh bullet wound
in his leg.
A DISASTROUS syclone visited Ben.
wood the other day, doing much dam.
age Two large barns were torn
down. and the smokestack and roof of
Brazil Block Coal Co. Mine No. / were
carried a quarter Of a mile. The TOP
on buggy standing IN one of the de-
molished barns was torn off and car.
ried several feet, leaving the remain.
der OF the vehicle unmosed. No lives
were lost
The plant of the Spring-Emerson
Stationery Co, Lafayette, was sold
rndcr the orders OF court, the sum
realized being sii,ofo. The firm will
hereafter be known rs the Emerson.
Burt Stationery Co
The morning news., 1897-08-30

Wholesale and retail dealers in all kinds
of House Furnishing Goods, Builders and
Heavy Hardware, Sporting Goods. Guns.
Pistols, Cartridges Farm Implements.
Fishing Tackle, Barnes Keating, Ide ana
other high grade bicycles.
We can supply a demand for any of the
above goods and We take pleasure in an
nouncing that We are the leading retail
Hardware, House Furnishing and Sporting
Goods establishment of Savannah.
Our business is a very old one, and bv
the strictest attention to the wants of our
customers we are enabled to maintain and
hold our extensive retail trade in all its
departments.
During the last two years we have add
ed bicycles to our stock, and it is gener-
ally acknowledged without contradiction
that we at once assumed the leadership
in this popular line in which everybody
is interested
We carry the Barnes, the Heating. the
Ide. the Remington and the Union makes
of cycles, and in the Union Crack-a-Jaclz
of to-day We have the only real big bar
gain in Savannah in bicycles.
Call and see the $40 Crack-a-Jack
The morning news., 1897-08-30
THE MODERN RATLINE.
Made, Not of RatIine stuff. But OF
Oak and of Gas Pipe.
From the New Yorw Sun.

From the New Yorw Sun.
When the American sailor on a deep
water ship goes aloft nowadays he runs
up the rat.ines just as he always did; but
the ratine now used on large vessels is
something very different from the ratline
once commonly used. and still used gener-
ally on smaller vessels.
The old-time ratlines familiar in all pic
lures OF ships, were made of Tatline stuff,
which is of hemp and about half an inch
in diameter The shrouds Of a vessel run
ming from the sides of the ship to the
mastheads, converge toward the tops, so
that the ratlnes are cut of graduated
lengths. In securing a rope ratline to the
shrouds two half-hitches were taken
around each inner shroud, and the ends
which had been turned and spliced in
forming an eye, were lashed to the outer
shrouds. Nothing could exceed the ship
shape appearance of well set up rigging
with the ratiines across taut as bow
strings but, as a matter of fact, they soon
began 10 sag. and anybody interested in
ships will recall vessels he has seen whose
ratllnes fairly hung in loops, they were so
Old and slack. II required constant care
and considerable labor to keep them up
in shape.
ABOUT twenty years ago on an American
ship ratlines of oak We're substituted for
the time-honored ratlines of ratline stuff.
and in the course of the next ten wears
rigid ratlines came into common use on
American deep water vessels as they still
remain. Ratines are now made of sec
tons of gas pipe as well as of oak The
oak ratline is made about an inch and a
half in diameter. The gas pipe ratline is
smaller. The rigid ratlines are secured to
the shrouds by lashings
In the Old style the ratlines ran clear
across the shrOuds from side to side. max
ing as many ladders as there were spacese
between the shrouds. The modern tend
ency is toward fewer ladders. though the
practice in this respect varies somewhat.
On a fine large American ship, having oak
ratllnes now lying at a South street
Wharf the ratlines reach only between two
shrouds, thus forming a single ladder on
each side of each lower mast This is held
TO be sufficient, for two men can mount
10 the top at the same time, one on each
SIDE. On an American bark now at South
street the rigid ratlines extend to three
shrouds, thus making two ladders. on a
big four-masted British iron barkentine
now lying in South street, there are rigid
fatines forming single ladders: a large
British iron ship lying there has single
ladders of rigid ratlines, and also between
Ihe other shrouds ratlines of ratline stuff
Rigid rat,ines are used also NOWADAYS on
steamers.
These modern ratlines are perfectly spao-
ed, as, indeed, the old-time ratlines always
were, and with their perfect straiehtness
they present a somewhat prim appearance
Lhey lack, perhaps, the plcturesqueness
OF the oid-ume ratlines, but they look bust
nesS-ike, and they are vastly mora CON
venient and useful