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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-05-13
THE HIGHEST ON RECORD.
Wsterspouts, Tornadoes and Torrents ~
Rain Have Played Havoc and Caused
Big Floods In Arkansas

LITTLE Rock, Ark. May T. A sps
cial from Van Buren,. Ark. says: Wa
terspouts and tornadoes have played
havoc here and done hundreds of thou
sands of dollars damage. Three houses
were blown down at Rudy. eight miles
from here, Thursday night, and 1t is
reported that Winslow. "A summer
resort on the top Of the Bos-
ton Mountain. is entirely gone.
Two bridges on the Frisco
railroad over Clear creek have been
swept way and the road abandoned.
Their trains have run for " days
around via Claremore. |. T., and then
down the Kansas a. Arkansas Valley
road. but the latter had "A two-mile
washout and a 300-yard land slide,
and Van Buren, is 10Y cut of entire
" save by way of Little Rock. The Ar
kansas river is IS miles wide in places,
and is now four inches higher than IT
was in 1892, which was the highest on
record. All Thursday night boats
were busy in the bottoms rescuing the
inhabitants. Thousands were rescued
and it is feared that many have beer
drowned. Two house were seen going
down the river, but boatmen could not
reach them.
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A SPANISH SPY ON BOARD,
An Important Capture on tho Steamship
st. Paul, Capt. sigsbee's New Com
mand, Mt Cramps Yard.

PHILADELPHIA, May 5.-The report
that a supposed Spanish spy had been
captured aboard the auxiliary cruiser
st. Paul at Cramps yard Tuesday
night. is confirmed. Who the man is
Capt. Sigsbce refuses to state, and all
that is known Of him is that his
father is a Spaniard, and that his moth.
err was born on Cuban soil. The sus-
pect enlisted some days ago as
an oiler, and almost from the time OF
his enlistment was under suspicion on
account of his peculiar actions.
Late Tuesday night a marine who
wa on watch below decks near the
powder magazine, discovered the man
| acting in a suspicious way around the
magazine Thc marine lost no time
in bringing the nan to ground and
a short and severe fight followed. The
guard overpowered him, but not be-
fore the suspect had received a grca
cash on the right side Of the face.
lie was taken before Capt. Sigsbce
for examination, and the captain CON-
mittcd him to the brig" for the night
A~thorough investigation 10 being NADIA
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PATRIOTIC HELEN GOULD.
The President Couldn't Receive Her Dona-
tion. SO She il Org Anizing an lnde-
pendent Cavalry Squadron.

NFw YORK. May GA short time ago
Miss Helen Gould sent her check for
500. 900 to President Mckinley to be
used as he deemed proper in the
war, and intimated in the letter
which accompanied it that she
would like to double the
amount. This check was returned by
the president because, under the law /,
he had no power to accept it.
Miss Gould was disappointed by the
result attending her patriotic Offering,
but she was not discouraged. She con
suited Mrs. Ledyard stevens of this
city, and was advised by her to expend
the money in sending soldiers to Cuba
This proposition met with Miss
Gould's appreciation. and at the sug'
gestion of Mrs. Stevens. George Nj
Barbour was consulted as to the bes
way to carry out the project. After
conference ii was decided that Mr.. Bar
bour should procure a commission from
the Cuban authorities as brigadier
general with authority to raise fou
companies of cavalry of 90 men eacl
~ serve in the Cuban army, and To D.
under the order Cubans exclusively.
Miss Gould agreed to pay all the eN
penses of recruiting these men, t.
purchase uniforms. horses and cqaip
ments. and To pay all transportation
to Cuba. This project was submitted
by Barbour to the wal department, an'
She was told that if he landed the me-
in Cuba free Of expense to the govern
ment the United States would suppl,
the men with arms and ammunition
Mr.. Barbour has received his com
mission and authority to raise tn
troops, and having completed his bus
ness with the war department, is no'
....,tttnr his man
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PRESS COMMENTS.

Mark Hanna Is probably recon
siled TO war in that il takes the atten-
ton of the country from the Ohio SEN
ate.-Chicago Record (Ind.).
My Bryan as a picturesque N
attractive personality is a great feature
in national politics, and the popular in
,crest in him as such does not wane.-
Springfield (Mass.) Republican.
In such times as these. when the
American heart beats quicker and a
flash turks in the eye, such men as Sen
ator Hanna do what work they have in
hand silently, secretly and away from
public gaze. Inside his limited sphere
of action Senator Hanna is undoubtedly
r force. But when the bond and the
dollar retire to the rear and the mar
| steps forward, throbbing with manly
| emotions, the Hannas retire with th'
dollars and real leaders come TO thu
front.-Toledo Bee.
1t is stated upon good authorit!
that the treasury department has in
s,ructed the bureau OF engraving ant
printing 10 get out plates for the ex
pccted new bond issue, and people wh'
are opposed to any more interest-bca
inp bonds should write their member
OF congress at once to that effect. Ge
up petitions and send them in. Their
n no need for . bond issue. Let tn
silver bullion in the treasury be coine
into good, sound sixteen to one silve
dollars.-Elinois State LEICESTER.
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should have had no war. The trouble
is that in congress there are n number
of men who are clamorous for n fight.
No. | do not think they would 60 to
the front. but wal talk is sometimes
excellent political capital. Sooner or
later they would have embroiled h
the nation in a war over the Cuban
question whether the Maine incident
had happened or not.
.sNow that we have engaged in war"
he continued, II believe il should be
prosecuted with vigof worthy of "A bet.
ter opponent. The contest should be
made short, sharp and decisive. Not
solely with a view To speedy victory
over Spain, but because OF the object
lesson it would afford European
powers. They will respect us more il
| they see that when we engage in a
| fight we are a united people with but
| one end in view. and that the uphold
ing of our national honor.
IL believe that the friendship of the
English people for us. which has been
so cemented during the present crisis,
will result in something more than q
mere understanding between the two
nations in the future. 1t would be a
glorious alliancc-that Of the two grea'
Anglo-Saxon races standing together
for humanity and peace"
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HANNA ACCUSED
Report of the Ohios senate avestisat
ing Com mittee shows
Corruption.

The Ohio senate has adopted n report
of its investigating committee. which IN
Main and unequivocal terms charges
Mark Hanna with having bought the
seat he now occupies in the most ex-
aited legislative body in the world
Only one member Of the investigating
committee dissents from the report, and
his dissent is not a denial OF the essen
tial clement of corruption by which
Hanna's election was accomplished. On
the contrary. it tacitly embodies an in
| dictment of bribery against Hanna. In
| that it acknowledges that money was
used in behalf of the senator, as
| charged by his accusers.
By its action the Ohio senate a
found that Hanna's authorized and
| known agents-Dick, Hollenbeck n
Rathbone, all conspicuous in republican
management in Ohio-are guilty OF at
tempt TO bribe; that Hanna is RESPONSE
bic for their actions. and demands the
expulsion OF Hanna from the United
States senate.
The case against Hanna Will be Land
before the senate at Washington in the
shape prepared by the upper house of
the legislature Mt Columbus. It's much
more explicit in Its charges than any
similar case ever before laid before
congress. 1t gives dates and names
and amounts of money offered by Han
mas agents for votes at Columbus last
winter. The senate at Washington can
not afford to ignore the accusations
For too long a time popular suspicion
against the correctness OF the methods
employed in the election OF certain
members of that chamber has beer
growing. As a result a considcrabi
proportion OF the public has been az
pravated TO the verge of distrust OF tn
senate. 1t now has an opportunity
which IL should eagerly embrace. G
clearing the public mind of harrassinl
suspicion. II can do this by rigidly in
vestigating the charges against Hanna
and if he is found guilty he should b
, expelled.-St. Louis Republic.
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ing steel rails. stone culverts and En-
glish engines.
There are four steamship lines TO
Hong Kong and a monthly line from
Manila To Liverpool.
Besides these direct reports from tho
United States consul, the state depart
ment also has Il gazetteer, published at
Hong Kong, which gives "A full ccount
of the conditions in the Philippines.
1t shows by the last census the popula-
ton Of Manila was 100, 900 natives, Oh
600 Chinese. 4l.G00 Spaniards and $50
Europeans other than Spaniards. The
town is made up Of low buildings, as
the people are in constant dread OF
earthquakes. One of these commissions
killed 800 people, and the last one, in
1850, wrecked most of the town.
The city proper is within walls,
where the government buildings are
located. The residence and business
portions are in the suburb. The
Escotta is the main business street and
is lined with European stores and
bazars.
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BIG FIRE AT CLEVELAND, o
A Big six-story Brick Block GIFTED by y
Fire that Started In eeman'
Chewing Gum Factory.

CLEVELAND. o.. May 6.-The Blk six
story brick block at the southwest
corner of Bank and Lake streets
was Quilted by fire. The north
ern half of the building was
owned by the Bradley estate, and
the southern portion of the Root * Nc
Bride Co.. wholesale dry goods. The
fire was confined to the former. but the
stock of the Root & Mcbride Co.. was
damaged by water and smoke. The
total loss will amount to about sl25,-
600. fairly well covered by insurance.
The fire resulted from an explosion
of chemicals in Beeman's chewing gum
factory on the fifth floor of the Brad
lev end of the building. Nearly a
dozen manufacturing concerns occupy
ing the several floors suffered losses
ranging from S.. 900 to $4,000.
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A new terror rises up to deepen the
dismay of the abject bondmongers. 1t
is that If wal comes there will be an
other agitation for income tax. One OF
theirorgansremarks with bated breath:
IF the income tax is impossible under
the constitution as it stands. there
would certainly be a movement to
amend the constitution in that partic-
ular." This is dreadful TO think OF.
Such a peril is quite enough to put all
thoughts OF preserving the national
honor and dignity out OF mind. II the
fool people are likely 10 get at the in
comes of those who u the govern
ment as a business enterprise for their
own profit. and make them pay for
their services. what is the use oflving7
st. Louis Post Dispatch.
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Mr.. Williams report says:
Local and European authorities esti-
mate the area of the Philippine islands
at $50. 900 square miles and their popu-
iaiion at $1,000, 900. The island OF Luz
ION. on which the city of Manila is
situated. is larger than New York n
Massachusetts, and has a population OF
100000. and the island of Mindo IS
nearly. II not quite. as large. There
are scores Of other islands.
AN idea of the extent Of the popula-
tion Of the Philippines may be formec
when it is stated that the six New En-
gland states and New York, New Jer
sey. MARYLAND and Delaware have ter
per cent. less area and population.
Mr.. Williams states that - consul
atcs. representing the leading com
myrcial countries Of the world, are es-
tablished at Manila. He adds the sur
prising statement:
The volume of the export trade
coming under my official supervision
equals that of my Il consular col
leagues combined"
lie then shows in detail how the
trade Of the Philippines with the
United States exceeds that of all Other
countries com bined, and is growing at
a remarkable rate. AS indicating the
extent of this trade, he says:
To-day, l have authenticated in
voices for export to the United states
amounting to Sl3s, O66.'
He says the exports to this countr ,
average $1,000 900 n month. The re
port states that ZIG. 900 bales OF heml
were exported during the last thre
months. OF these 13s. 1872 went to thu
United States and IS. 900 to Great Brit
ain and other countries.
Mr.. Williams shows from this tina
The United States has Ga per cent. o
the export trade from the Philippines
as against 36 per cent. for Great Brit
ain and other countries. lie say
that last year the increase OF shir
mcnts to the United States was 1890
bales. and the decrease to Great Bri'
ain 1000 bales. He adds:
"Of the increased shipments fror
The Philippines those to the Unite
States We're 81 per cent. greater tina
to al other countries combined
He also gives details of the larp
shipments of sugar, cigars, tobacc'
and woods, hides, shells, indigo an
coffee. In the item Of sugar, which
second in Importance, the shipments
The United States were SIS per cent.
The total TO all points.
In another report Mr.. Williams giv'
the railroad and ocean steamshl
facilities Of the Philippines. The ma
vailroad from Manila IL Rrst class. ha
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SHOE FACTORIES BURNED
Wolf Hros.' and the Manns shoe Manufac-
turing Co.'s Factories Mt Cincin-
natl Burned Out.

CINCINNATI, May 1.-TWO shoe fac
tories on Sycamore and Seventh streets
belonging to Wolf Bros N the MAINS
Shoe Manufacturing Co, were burned
out by a mysterious fire, which
caught in the upper floors and
spread rapidly. Being seven
story building, the fire department was
at a disadvantage. The loss on stock
bv each firm was about $4,000. The
damage to the building is estimated 70
be fully sc, 0Oo-fully insured.
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II E THE N IS.
The Folly Of Trusting tn Gold syss'.
Gates 90 Defrsy the Ex-
penses of War.

Money lenders assure business men
that the banks are stuffed full with
money which can be obtained at q low
rate OF interest OH gilt edged securi-
ties. The only borrowers are VINO
are already struggling under a load Of
debt, from which they must soon be re-
lieyed or they must be mustered into
the army of insolvents. Any person
who would borrow money 10 invest IN
sny productive industry with the eS-
~pectation of profit is putting a rope
around his neck with a sulcloes OF
hangman's knot in IL. i.
1t is not performing ;he functions OF
n and might as well be In the
deepest hole in a fathomless ocean as
where il is. 1t is not distributing the
products of industry. 1t is not employ
ing labor; it is not buying bread and
meat for the hungry. clothing Tor the
naked, building tenements for the
houseless. 1t is not telling the forests
end converting waste places into gar
dens. orchards and farms. 1t is stored
away into bank vaults. awaiting oppor-
tunities TO increase the accumulated
wealth OF its owners. BY reducing its
volume its purchasing power Is en-
larged.
The time was when an improved farm
was considered good security for a loan
equal 10 half its appraised value. Not
w~iths.anding the great abundance o.
idle money. the constant shrinking III
the commercial value of real estate. IT II
not a gilt edged security for any sum
The accumulation of money in tn
hands OF the few is increasing tn
wealth OF the rich by giving theil
money an increasing purchasing powel
over the labor and products OF tn
masses. We say without fear OF con
tradiction that if there is plenty o
one il is not in its legitimate chan
nels.
Confronted by an expensive war tn
subject of finance will assume a create
importance than ever. The governmen
will be compelled to raise q fabulou
amount of money. Gold and siive
never did meet the current expenses Q
I a great war. Their possessors h~n
: hiding places for their treasures Inc
: await the return Of peace, when the
come out of their hiding places an
. then boast OF what they have done I
= save the ship Of state from bein
; wrecked. The people of the Unite
s States have an expensive lesson OF Il
q folly of trusting to gold synd;cates an
bankers associations TO supply Il
u sinews of war. 1t is hardly possible Tn
II the people will permit ,he money pow
: to repeat the costly lesson.-Cinci
> natl Enquirer.
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WASHINGTON. May 5.-The under
sending at the state department is
,hat Consul Oscar L. Williams. our rep
s.-sn,ativc al Manila until the recent
car began. is now aboard the flagship
nlvmpia in Manila harbor, having ac-
eo,npanied Dewey from Hong Kong. SO
mai advices may come from him to the
'.a,e department as well as from Com
modore Dewey to the navy department.
mail report from Consul Williams
reached the state department recently
under date Of Manila, February IS
la,t. 1t gives a full description of the
philippine islands, their resources,
growth of American trade, etc, and
Mil be incorporated in the next vol
ume issued hyv the bureau of statistics
Of the state department.
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The High-Water Mark Submerged ane
Great Damage TO rowin Crops.

MULBERRY. Ark, May7.-The Arkan-
sas river and the Mulberry continue to
rise, having reached the high-watei
mark of 1892, the highest OF record.
Crops in the bottoms are totally de
stroyed and great damage is being
done to lie and property.
L. Ivey, a young farmer near this
city, was drowned while e~ndeavoring
to swim his stock to higher land. An
entire family, whose names are not
given, were drowned near Alma. Their
| house was wash ed away.
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An story that Admiral sampson u Abost
10 Attempt to Bag the Canaries.

LONDON. May IA story Is published
70 the effect that the British admiralty
has been notified BY the Washington
naval strategy board to remove the
British subjects from the Canary Is
lands. and it is said this accounts
for the British second class cruiser
Charybdis being orderedto Las Palmas,
| and leads to the conclusion that Rear
| Admiral Sampson may attack the
| Canary islands. which would either
draw the Spanish fleet out Of Csdiz OF
rive the United States a naval base
from which 20 attack Spain.
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OUR CHAUNCEY ON THE WAR.
SO Much la Favor of Peace That He be-
Iieves In Prosecuting tho War
vigorously.

CLEVELAND, o., May 5.-Hon. Chaun-
cey NJ. Depew, who vas in Cleveland
yesterday attending the meeting of the
Lake Shore and Nickel Plate railways,
in speaking of the war, said:
81 am of the opinion that had Presi-
dent Mckinley been left to himself we
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Dinghy thinks the war will cost
2.ooo,o 900 a day; but Dingley n
thought his tariff would produce plenty
OF revenue.-Chicago Dispatch.
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has

Hanna has dropped to the bottom
OF oblivion. At least, he In NOT . little
bit In evidence these days.-Kansas City
Star.
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.QR LANDS IN THE EAST
COMMODORE OEWEYs sREAT PRESENT.

...of the Islands and Population Of tho
c,,,p. and OF the city of Manila A
PRACTICAL Monopoly of tho Foreign
trade Already Enjoyed by the United
states.
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APPLICATIONS TO TEMPERANCE
MATCH

4 The be-, way OF watching against IN
temperance y by faithfully p-rforntns
Every duty. striving hard 70 be GOOD ana
{, d. good.
Watch the effect Of Temperance upon
peorie you know. Among those whrn -"
p~rste ard religious
! watch the effects OF ntensrerance
watch what saloon keepers ana pon-
! ucian arc doing as 10 laws and Law ap'o'
ing. --
watch AGAINST the smallest besinninse
II me habit OF using Intoxicating "ouos~
! sf<ave on before you begin"
The record-union., 1898-06-07
ANOTHER VICTIM.
Death Of Lillian Rose Salisbury Of
the High School.

The High School has lost another of
it's brightest and most promising pupils
by the death of Lillian Rose, daughter
of Mrs. Emma ]. and the late S. A..
Salisbury. Miss Salisbury was 10
years of age and a girl of sweet char
acter. Her malady was the dread ty-
phoid fever which has brought death
and sorrow into SO many homes this
season, and included among it's vic
TINS a number of High School pupils.
Aside from the foul water that pupils
in the schools have had to drink Cup
to a few days ago., those of the High
School have been obliged to occupy
quarters in easements and other places
where a humane farmer would scarcely
risk horse or COW on which he set any
value.
The only wonder is that a perfect
epidemic Of typhoid has not broken out
in the High School. Not until this city
can shake itself together and procure
pure water, a decent High School build
ing and an improved system of sewage
disposal, will any pupil Of the High
School have the slightest assurance of
escape from the deadly typhoid fever
Above all, however, the city needs pure
water, for the present supply affects
the entire community. That is the first
reform to be instituted, and after that
is secured a High School should be
built and new sewers constructed. All
should be secured without a days un-
necessary delay.
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saloon license at SO4 K street, and
it was granted.
p. H. Menken and Coney Dittmar
petitioned for saloon license at Ninth
and ] streets, and it was granted, as
was one to w. Dilgus at 513 X street.
A petition from property owners on
Fifth street from r to Y, that an ap-
proach be built on Fifth street to the
R-street levee. was submitted.
Trustee Brown moved that the Street
Committee be instructed to confer with
the railroad officials in reference to the
lowering Of the railroad track all the
way along on r street Carried.
Thomas Norton petitioned for a sa-
loon license at 315 X street, and the
matter was referred to the Chief Of
Police.
A petition from a number of LIQUOR
dealers and wholesale merchants was
read, asking the board to grant a IL
cense to Henry Hopfin at Sixteenth and
M streets.
A resolution allowing Assistant Chief
of the Fire Department Louis Mont
gaillard half-pay from the date of his
injuries at the Metropolitan Theater
fire, was referred to the Corporation
Counsel to report on it's legality.
The Buffalo Brewing Company asked
a reduction on it's water rates on ac-
count of it's using we'll water. The mat
ter was referred to the Water Com
mittee, and the board adjourned.
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DIED.

HEIsCH-In this city, June 5th, infant
daughter Of William j. and Katie v.
Heisch, native Of Sacramento, aged
day.
Funeral private.
TIBBITTS-In this city, June 5th. Millie
Nora beloved wife Of George E. Tib-
bits. daughter Of the late Martin
Brannely, sister of Maggie Brannely, a
native of Vallejo, Cal, aged % years. G
months and 20 days. (Vallejo papers
please copy.)
Remains will be sent to Vallejo for in
terment Wednesday morning.
SALISBURY-In this city, June 5th, Lii
liam Rose, daughter of Emma ]. and the
late s. A. Salisbury, sister Of Effie. Ar
thur N, Allie and Reuben Salisbury, a
native of Gilroy, Cal, aged IA years and
IL months.
Friends and acQuaintances are re-
spectfully invited to attend the funeral
to-day, at $50 a. M, from her parents
residence, 1926 F street. thence to Pleas
ant Grove, where services will be held
at 2 D. m. Remains can be viewed this
morning from to 8.
DE POISTER-In this city, June 6th
Teresa De Poister, wife of Frank De
Poister, mother Of Frances ]. Hollings-
worth, native of Indiana, aged SO
years.
Funeral notice hereafter.
LA SHELLS-In this city. June 9Th, Mi
riam L.. daughter of Marion w. and
Bertha E. La Shells. q native of Cali
fornia, aged / month and days.
Funeral private.