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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-05-06
HECAPIUREOF THE GUIDO.
Another Rich Prize Pulls Down Its
Colors to United States
War Vessels.
AFTER A FINE DISPLAY OF GUMMEaY,
The Monitor Terror Proves "A Terror Indeed
10 the Enemies of the Country-E-ery
shot Toid-The Machias Takes - Hand
II WAS Surrender or Sink for the Span
fish Vessel.

New YORK, April ga special dis
patch to the Evening World, from Key
West, %recounting the pursuit and cap
ture OF the Spanish steamer Guido by
the monitor Terror, says that three
solid shots struck the Guido. The first, u
6-pound missile, carried away the pilot
house, the second "a BOAT and the third
the The Machias fired her 4
inch rifle.
His ships steering gear disabled,
Capt. Ormaccea, according to the Worlds
correspondent, hurried his men aft to
the wheel. But in the momentary de-
lay the Terror had gained upon him,
while ahead ready To intercept him,
should he continue his flight, was the
gunboat Machias.
Then only did the Spaniard give up.
The Guido was bound from Corunna
to Havana, with a cargo of provisions
and money, thought to be for the
Spanish troops. The Terror first
sighted her and began the pursuit by
scnding "a blank shot across her bows.
The Spaniard promptly put out all her
lights and started in a desperate at.
tempt To run away.
The monitor then brought her g.
Founders into play and sent three more
shots directly at her, all finding the
mark. She also trained her big l2-inch
guns on the Guido, prepared to sink
her if she did not heave to.
Meanwhile the Machias had come up
and sent a shot from IA 4-inch rifle at
the fugitive.
Capt. Ormaccea. seeing hat he had
two >nch powerful enemies to- combat,
surrendered. Lieut.. l.. i. Qualtrough
Ensign j. Il. Hubbard and ten men
were put aboard as a prize crew and
brought the steamer into Key West.
As soon as Capt. Ormaccea and his
crew learned of the conditions existing
in Cuba they asked To be landed there.
The Guido is steel, screw steamer of
3.133 tons gross and a.s72 net. She WAS
built by Harland q Wolff, of Belfast,
and is registered by Lloyds as AL. She
j. owned by La Frocha.' is 800 feet
long. Il feet wide and has a depth of
91 feet. Her port of registry is Bilbao.
She carried acrew of 30.
All of the prizes still lie in the har-
Dor. and. according to Instructions re-
ceived by United States District-At-
torney STRIPPING, yesterday, from the
department OF justice, will remain
there indefinitely. These instructions
were to the effect that the crew and
passengers of the Panama, which car
ricd four li-pound guns, and which
was captured by the Mangrove, should
be held as prisoners of war. The
crews of the other prizes are also to be
detained aboard until further orders
and have been allowed no communi.
cation with the shore.
1t is conceded that whatever the re-
suit of the presidents proclamation
may be, it will not affect the Panama,
which was an auxiliary cruiser.
Mr.. j. IL. Patterson, who resigned as
head of the prize court of inquiry, will
represent the owners of the cargoes
and various ships. and not the Spanish
government, as at first stated.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-05-06

Congress called on the president for
the report Of the American consuls in
Cuba on conditions existing on the
island, especially the want, privatioa
and starvation among the reconcentra-
dos. These reports have been sent in.
and the statement is authorized they
will not be made public, as congress has
all the essential facts. 1t strikes us
congress and the people should have all
The facts. They should go to the civil
lied world. Neither should congress
nor the people be treated like children,
incapable OF gauging important facts.
-Pittsburgh Post.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-05-06
THEY HAVE LEFT ST. VINCENT.
Departure OF the Spanish Fleet From the
Portuguese Haven I'm the Cape
Verde Islands.

LONDON. April %. The Evening
News publishes IA dispatch from st.
Vincent. Cape Verde islands. saying
the Spanish cruisers Maria Teresa Al.
mirante, Niz,ava and Cristobal Colon.
accompanied by the Spanish torpedo
boat destroyer Pluton. Terror and Flu
ror. had, at the hour the dispatch was
filed @ "a. M. just sailed isl westerly
direction, presumably going towards
Cuba.
The dispatch adds the Spanish tor
pedo boats Azor. Rayo and Arie. and
the Spanish transports San Francisco
and Ciudad de Cadiz. sailed at the same
time in n %northeriy direction, probably
going to the Canary islands.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-05-06
COMPARTMENT OF MATANzAS.
The Movement Regarded In England 81
Preliminary to the Landing Of
American Troops.

LONDON, April oo.-The bombardment
Of Matanzas fortiications is regarded
here as a preliminary to the landing of
American troops and making Matanzas
the base of American operations in
Cuba. II is also supposed that Rear
Admiral Sampson desired to Judge Of
the quality Of the Spanish gunners
and to give his men something to do to
relieve the WEAKNESS.
The mystery regarding the move
ments of the Spanish men-of-war is
still unexplained. The secretaries at
the Spanish embassy, interviewed on
the subject, ridicule the statement that
the squadron at Cape Verde is delayed
by Lack of coal; first. because for a
long time the Spanish vessels nave been
particularly wcll-ftted, not only with
coal. but with food and all kinds of
warlike material; second, because st.
Vincent could supply any required
quantity of coal.
According to advices via Bayonne.
The battleship Pelayo was completely
htted and equipped at Cartagena and
has gone to Cadiz. Reports that she
has been cruising In the company ci
other vessels probably means that she
has been trying her boilers.
II is believed that the squadron ut
cape Verde has really been waiting Tor
the arrival of the Pelayo and the AL.
ionso NIL. and other men-of-war, but
now that Portugal has declared ncu-
trality, the fleet will be compelled to
sail without delay, whether reinforced
or not.
The continued rise of wheat causes
uneasiness, the price To- being higher
IMAM at any time during the last 20
years.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-05-06

The darkest hour is only an hour.
Measure your plans by a line thas
will reach ncross the next world.
The child will laugh and cry; tho
youth will primp and sigh; the man
will twist and lie, and all will groan
and die.
Nothing cmits n worse odor than =
fallen name.
Truthful boys are the timber thss
great men are made OF.
Cultivation that will not permit tho
conscience 10 stand erect Is unworthG
the name.-Ram's Horn.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-05-06
A statute requiring railroads ant

transportation companies to turn over
10 storage companies or public ware
houscmen all property not called for by
the consignces within 30 days after no
tice of lis arrival. is held, in state vs..
Chicago. Milwaukee g. ST. Paul Railroad
company (Minn.). 80 l.. X. A. 6T2. to ba
unconstitutional. because il Is not nee
essary 4 promote the public welfare
and would impose an unreasonable bur-
den upon carriers and m ~effectual way
TO absorb The property with unneces'
ary costs and charges.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-05-06
There IS no doubt that The shin

fling Cuban policy Of the national adj
ninistration has contributed to the mar
velous increase in the democratic vote.
But the democratic tide began to rise
before the quarrel with Spain became
acute. 1t was coming u way. what
eve had occurred. Progress in the
right direction has simply been wonder
fully accelerated by the dissatisfaction
Of the country with McKinley's pro-
Spanish policy.-Chicago Chronicle.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-05-06

MILWAUKEE, April 2a.-The First,
second and third regiments. together
with companies A, B, q and X, Fourth
regiment Wisconsin national guard,
are ~blvouacked at Camp Harvey. The
iour companies Of the Fourth we're or
uered out to fill the other regiments.
ne mobilization will be completed
today on the arrival Of two companies
rom West Superior. Adjt. Gen. Boar
uan has establcd headquarters at this
camp and will be in command until
hetroops are mustered and sworn IN q
regulars.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-05-06

Mark Hanna is reported a regular
attendant at cabinet meetings iowa
lays. First thing ne will take to sign
ing state papers and vetolng acts of
songress.-Kansas City Times.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-05-06

As n straw. it may be mentioned
that the republican Legislature OF Oh.s
refused to indorse Mr.. McKinley's Gu
ban policy.-Atlanta Constitution.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-05-06
They'll Laugh = DIfcrent Tune soon.

MADRID, April 29.-It is officially an
nounced here that the Notifications OF
Matanzas have not suffered, IN spite
OF 300 shells fired by the American
fleet and that not one man was
killed or wounded thereby" In official
circles the stories of the bombardmcnt
receive via the United States are read
with shouts Of derisivc laughter.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-05-06
NERVE OF THE SPANIARDS,
The Manner In Which the Madrid Press
Endcavors to Keep the People Mis-
Informed % Events.

MADRID, April a9.-s a. m.-There
have been no disturbances here, and
the newspapers continue their weak
efforts to belittle the United States
feet and its work.
The impartial says: ''All the world
now knows that America tried to bluff
Spain by war threats which she is una
Bile to fulfill. America, on be-
ing called, shows n wretchedly
weak hand. Its real strength il
exactly known-fve ironclads. two
belted cruisers, three unbelted. the
fastest and most powerful cruisers. and
IL other cruisers. All the rest are
theatrical supcrs.'
Continuing, the impartial says it re-
grets Daudet did not live to write Tar
tarin, Yankee Admiral" based, it
adds, on Simpsons glorious Is min
utes' bombardment Of Matanzas, re.
sulting, as the official dispatches in
form us. in the death Of . mule"
The Truth Not Permitted to lie Known
NEW YORK, April 29.-The corre-
~spondent here of the Fabria news
agency, Of Madrid, received Motif
cation from the cable company
that the Spanish government would
not permit the delivery Of his
dispatch about the bombardment
Of Matanzas. This would seem to
explain the impression prevailing
among the newspapers and people at
Madrid that the American vessels were
compelled to retire. which information
was obtained through the Spanish Of
fetal version Of the bombardmcnt.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-05-06

NOTE l. That the wedding garment 10
offered to all. so that all who Will can have
II freely.
z That II IL absolutely necessary TO par
taking OF the ienst OF good things Offered
by the Gospel.
3 That there fs no good reason Tor -
fusing this divine gift.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-04
SAVED BY MATCHES.
Minnesota Farmer Rescued From Wolves
by Striking a Light In the Darkness.

Minnesota Farmer Rescued From Wolves
by Striking a Light In the Darkness.
A few matches saved Thomas Nc
Clary from being killed by wolves in
northern Minnesota a few days ago. He
had been across the fields on an errand
to a farm q mile or two distant, and on
his return was set upon by pack OF 10
or 90 of the big gray brutes. They ap-
preached uncomfortably close and began
to circle around McClary, who had moth
ing with which to repel their attack,
and for awhile it looked as if he must
give up the first time they closed i'll ON
him. They circled closer and closer
about him, and i'll sheer desperation he
struck match which he found in one
of his pockets.
1t acted like magic. Being quite dark,
the slight blaze was sufficient to make
considerable Of a showing, and the re-
| suit was that the brutes were frightened
some distance away. They followed
along the road, however, and before Nc
| Clary had gone quarter of mile they
were again circling about their hoped
| for victim and came close enough 70
snap at his heels. Again the matches
| were resorted to, and again the ravenous
pack was frightened away temporarily
This was continued until McClary
reached a house, where he secured AID
and the brutes were frightened away foi
good. Mr.. McClary's small stock OF
matches was entirely exhausted wher
he reached the house. - Exchange.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-04
ANDREE SAID TO BE SAFE.
European Scientists Claim He Ia Winter
ing In Franz y osef Land.

European Scientists Claim He Ia Winter
ing In Frsnx-Josef Land.
Professor Andree and his balloon, it
Is believed, have been located. Scientific
men now say the daring arctic explorer
and his two companions, DIR. Nils
Strindberg and Knut Frankel, are safe
and only waiting for the winter to
break to show themselves.
Scientific journals received from Eu-
rope announce the fact that astronomers
and meteorological experts of Sweden,
England, France and Germany have re-
csived full meteorological reports and
have calculated the velocity and direc-
ton of the polar winds during July,
when Andree was, as they claim, sail
| ing over the north pole. These experts
say that, barring accidents, he must
now be in Franz Josef Land and must
have passed the pole. As to an accident,
experts say that such contingency Is
next to impossible M. Lachambre of
Paris in an interview said that the bal
loon could float for % days.
In their computations OF the velocity
and direction of the polar winds the ex-
perts agree that the balloon passed the
pole in less than six days, and that An
dree and his companions continued theii
journey until they reached place suit
able for winter quarters
The Neue Freie Presse in Vienns
publishes an interview with distin
guished Austrian explorer, DIR. vol
Payer, in which he says: mo wore
ought to be expected from Andree be
fore next summer. 1t will be Andre
himself. and not pigeons. that VIII
bring the news of his expedition. "
Russia has offered big reward 10
the first authentic tidings of the explor
ers Boston Herald.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-04
CHURCH DANCING SCHOOL,
Rev. DIR. stoddart Will Organise q Glass
Among His Members.

Rev. DIR. StOddart Will Organize Sihss
Among His Members.
The announcement by the Rev. DIR.
E. d. Stoddart of st. Johns Episcopal
church in Jersey City that he intends
to start dancing class in connection
with his church has caused somewhat
Of n sensation in church circles.
The doctor is determined to go ahead
with the project, however. The pupils
will be furnished instruction for about
cents a lesson. He has already can
vassed among the young people OF his
church and secured the names OF 20.
The doctor first announced his inten-
ton to start a dancing class last sun
day. He says his idea is to keep from
the evils of public class those whose
hearts are set upon learning to dance.
He proposed to allow no one to join who
is not personally known to him or. has
been introduced by a church member.
The membership will not be restricted
TO those who belong to the church OF
Sunday school. Philadelphia Press
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-04
ANECDOTE OF DAUOET.
His Construction of a Cabled Message
About His Work "Sapho."

His Construction of a Cabled Message
About His Work "sapho."
An amusing anecdote of the late Al
phonse Daudet is told about the time
when "Sapho" was about to be pub
lished in America. This was about 1884,
when the novelist was at the height OF
his fame. An American firm had about
completed arrangements, it is reported,
for publishing the new novel, and 1T
had received some of the first proofs, in
dicating the character of the story. The
publishers of many religious works con-
Guided that it was not suitable for them,
and they cabled to Daudet as follows:
"Sapho quite impossible. T"
Daudet puzzled over the cablegram
for some time and then conferred with
his friends as to what it meant. Finally
they thought they understood, and he
cabled back this reply, "All right, spell
it with two p's." The American SPELL
ing of the proper name has two p's,
while the French has only one. 1t never
occurred to Daudet that the firm object
ed to the story on other grounds. New
York Herald.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-04
Fur Cargo Worth a Million.

One million dollars is the estimated
value of the cargo of the Russian bark
entine Bering, which arrived at San
Francisco recently. The cargo repre-
sents most of the business done by the
Russian Seal and Fur company during
the season just closed. The most inn
portant item ON the manifest is the con-
Segment of sealskins, of which there
are 1000. There are several hundred
bearskins, all of finest quality, and q
large number Of skins of almost all the
animals found in the arctic regions. =
Philadelphia Press
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-04
sToEaER's HEROIC AcT.3
Escaped From Train Held Up by bsn-
dits and Prevented . Collision.

Escaped From = Train Held Up ~ hsn-
dits and Prevented Collision.
From out of the wilds of New Mexico
comes a story Of thrilling adventure
that has for its hero A. u. 6toeeer, q
well known st. Louisan, who left 81.
Louis nearly two weeks ago for trip
through Texas Arizona and California.
Having completed his business In
Texas few days ago, he boarded a
Southern Pacific train, known ~ the
"Sunset Limited" bound for Arizona.
His trip was without adventure until
his train pulled out Of q place called
STEMS Pass, in the wilds OF New Mex
leo, about midnight recently. The train
had gone but short distance toward
the Arizona line when the engineer saw
q danger signal ahead and brought his
train TO a STOP AS the train stopped
several armed bandits came from am
bush. Two Of them boarded he engine
and kept the engineer and fireman Gov
cred with their guns, while the others
made for the express car, keeping up
fusillade the while.
The shooting aroused the sleeping
passengers and badly frightened many
Stoeger, divining the cause of the trou-
BILE, hurriedly dressed himself and slip
ped from the car. The robbers were too
busy battling with the express compa-
ny's guards to notice him, and he ran
some distance down the track in the
| dark.
1t is said that he journeyed about
| mile back of the held up train, almost
| beyond the sound of the robbers fusll-
| lade, when he saw the headlight OF an
other engine approaching in the dark
ness 1t was on the same track as the
Sunset Limited, and he realized that
something must be done, and done
quickly. He hurriedly gathered together
a lot of rubbish and old paper and, ap-
plying a match, soon had fair sized
bonfire ablaze on the track. The signal
was effective. The rapidly approaching
train slackened its speed and StoegeI
climbed aboard. He related what had
happened a mile above, and the train
bore down cautiously on the scene
When the two trains came within
hailing distance, the bandits had fed
leaving one of their number dead. Ther
} for the first time was it realized wha
heroic service Stoeger had performed
But for his timely warning there wa
every danger of the latter train crash
! ing into the Sunset Limited, and man.
lives would have been lost. 1t was
dangerous undertaking for Stoeger, AM
whatever his motive in leaving the tran
3 attacked by the robbers the end brande
9 his action one of great heroism. st
? Louis Republic.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-04
SlLENClNG A SONG.
Legislation Against "a Hot Time In the
Old Town Tonight"

Legislation Against "a Hot Time In the
Old Town Tonight"
The town council of Mankato, Kan,
intends to stop by ordinance the sing
ing, humming or whistling of the song
"A Hot Time In the Old Town To
night" At Topeka's fall festival this
song was adopted by the karnivai
Knights, and the thousands who visited
Topeka went home singing, whistling
or humming it until one-half the Kan
sas population have joined in the chorus
and in the towns it has become an IN
tolerable nuisance.
In 1894 the town council of Mankato
souelched the whistling and singing OF
AFTER the Ball" 1t passed an ordi-
nance under the nuisance law ming
each and every person 80 cents for each
and every time he or she might DC
proved guilty Of whistling or singing
AFTER the Ball. between the hours OF
O'Clock in the morning and 10 O'CLOCK
Mt night. The Hot Time" song, the
Mankato people say, has become an IN
tolerable nuisance and must be squelch
| d.-New York Sun.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-04
eUTHIN's STRANGE STORY.
Ne Claims His Affection IL q Judgment
\ Sent From Heaven.

sent From Heaven.
There il q patient at the City hospital
in ct. Louis who is sufferfle irom "a
ra-ysis, which, he says is judgment
sent on him by heaven for an action
nearly 20 years ago. His name is
Charles Guthin.
He says that about 20 years ago he
was working in small town in the in
terror Of Missouri, the name of which
he refuses to tell, and while there he
fell in love with girl. who was the
belle of the town. She was IL years OF
age and was the daughter of the leading
storekeeper of the place Guthin was in
the employ of her father to do chores
about the store. He says he told the
girl of his love and was repulsed The
girl told her father and Guthin was
discharged and threatened with serious
trouble if he did not leave the town.
Instead of doing SO he hired horse
and buggy and kidnapped the girl the
same night he was discharged AS he
was driving along through woods,
several miles from the town, the girl
| Jumped from the buggy and attempted
to escape He stopped the horse and
started after her, but had taken only a
few steps when he fell to the ground
and was unable to arise. The horse
started to run, and he was left lying
alone in the road Several times he at
tempted to get up, but found that his
legs were paralyzed All night long, he
says, he lay there, and the next morn
ing was picked up by farmer and TAX
ien to a town in the opposite direction
from the one in which he had stolen the
girl. He finally got so much better tina
he could walk with the aid of cane
OF late, however, he says, the trouble
in his legs has grown worse, and n
finally lost the use of them altogethe
and was taken to the City hospital
Several of the physicians at the Cit,
hospital refused to believe the story
but the patient insists that it is true.-
st. Louis Republic.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-04
SINGULAR FIRE.
Cider Barrels Burst In q Cellar and Put
Out the Flames.


While the family of Joseph Scovel OF
Aurora, Ind, was rendering lard re-
Gently huge kettle of the boiling fat
upset and ran into the fire, causing
fierce flames that speedily burned
through the floor of the kitchen, allow
ing streams of liquid fire to pour into
the cellar ON to q number OF barrels
filed with cider, setting them on fire.
AS each barrel exploded with boom
when burst by the fierce flames the con-
tents rushed out in torrents and extin-
guished the fire, but the cellar during
the confiagration appeared like a minia.
ture cave Of hades. Immense volumes OF
sitting smoke rolled out of the cavity
and flashes of fire shot forth, while the
boom of the bursting kegs and barrels
sounded like the rumblings Of an empty
ing volcano. The loss by the singular
fire will reach several hundred dollars.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-04
ow, Attacked Two Men.

II was an owl that recently oaused
the greatest excitement in Waldo
borough, Me-, unless The Opinion $
correspondent allows himself to exagger-
ate. The bird first swooped down on the
head of Mr.. Moses Newbert, laceratine
his head and face severely and making
OF with Mr.. Newbert's hat, which was
found few days afterward back OF Mr.
Alden Burnhsimer' barn. He after
ward attacked Mr.. Elmus Shuman IN
the same manner, nearly knocking him
over. Mr.. Shuman in his excitement
made . grab md caught the wise old
owl by the lega He has him now In
close confinement, In the fracas Mr..
shuman's face wss somewhat mangied'