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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-06-23

rived on the first relief Train today
from 81. Paul.
The Wisconsin, Ccnual sui ring icss
and by early afternoon WAS able 4"
furnish two wires for tho great mass
OF telegraphic business that had n'-
cumulatcd, the Wwesten Union Office
M town having been in tbs, part OF
the city which was destroyed.
Congressman J.. j. Jenhin, If this
district. arrived early on thc scene ani
promptly advised Gov. Scoticli OF tho
situation. and the need ~ relief.
Hundreds of morbihiy cuIiors pco-
pie from ~ncighboring cities thronged
the ruined town to-day.
scene Not soon Ia he Forgotten.
The dcsloate view of the New Kich-
mond Of to-day is II not . on To pc
forgotten. Among the broken fsag-
ments of their homes the pconle wan
der, helplsssly striving, somewhat
aimlessly and hopclessly. 10 gather to
gether what had been LETT - chem.
On the east and west limits of the
city many houses were still standing
with little or no damage, II 10 these
homes the occupants welcomed tielr
less fortunate neighbors and frienosi
giving them such aid as was possible.
Loss Almost Total.
The property loss can not he es'i'
mated at this time. and may never lie
accurately known. 1t was almost TO-
tai. for the insurance agents say no
tornado insurance was carried IN the
town. and only n small number OF
places where fire joined IN the Cestruc-
ton of property will the business men
be at all reimbursed for their losses.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-06-23

M~artinsville, Ind, June "A head
end collision at Gosport. IS miles west
on the indianapolis q Nincenncs rail
road. between q passenger and n
freight yesterday demolished both en-
gincs and several cars without loss Of
life, though many passengers were
bruised.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-06-23

For a refreshing summer bath use AZ
water. Make a dozen or more cheese q
bags. Fill them with oat meal, and fn4r.
shaved Ivory Soap, add a little powderl
orris root, mix well, and tie up securely. Ors
bag in a tub full Of warm water wlll make f,
delightful, cleansing bath, and render N.
skin soft and smooth as velvet.
ELIZA II
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-06-23

The wise bachelor who is called uran 4,
compliment the new heir Of his We3s'i
friend can make himself popular hy aeglr
ing with emphasis: well, that is a habyg
There is no gainsaying that. 1t isn't a IA.
complimentary, and sounds like strsr,
praise.-Philadelphia Times.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-06-23

London, June 14.-Mmc. Sarah Bern
hardt has arranged to play Hamlet"
on June 81. in the famous tEcatcr At
Standardization. the town where
Shakespeare was born.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-06-23

rs the lady OF the house at home io cg.
ers2'
mo. sir; not today"
But tell her that it is the doctor whohls
called"
Impossible, sir; she can't see you She !
sick."-La Caricature
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-06-23

Mabel-Wonder what Mrs Flayabos:
does to kill time?
sue-Why, she has a bicycle and a hls
band, so she divides her time between tntn
blowing them p.-Cincinnati Enper,.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-06-23

Moves the bowels each day. In order, 4
be healthy this is necessary. Acts genty u
the liver and kidneys. Cures sick head
ache. Price % and soc.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-06-23

Some people demand that the world r'
only bc patient with their foo.shncs-, l1
that it applaud.-Atchison Globe.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-06-23
The Bod Preacriptlon FOR Chnl.

and Fever Is a bottle OF GROVES TAsTEIES
CHILL Tonic. 1t is simply iron and qniuirein
a tasteless form. No cure-no pay. Price,5c.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-06-23

time. the Americans were ordered 10
fire when and where they could see
the enemy. Ii "a every man for HIM
self. and the best our men could do
was to aim at the faint mists arising
from the rebels smokcless powder.
The Commanding Guar
Gen. lawton, though exhausted by
the mornings fighting. rallied 10y
sheer will power. and was the COM
handing figure in the battle. lie went
aging the troops. Gen. Wheaton and
Gen. Oycnshine were equally courage
Gus. In fact. the generals were among
the few men on the battlefield who re-
fused "a take shelter under the hottest
fire.
The only approach to the fighting
ground was by marrow. winding road,
where the rebel bullets dropped thick
~, wounding several OF our men.
Had Fought tn "a Finish"
At four o'clock there was an hours
lull in the fighting and an artillery
sergeant %galloped back 10 where two
guns of the mountain battery were
waiting in reserve, and shouted:
Bring up those guns"
The sergeant then tumbled exhaust.
ed from his horse.
Casualties Of the Battle.
Twenty wounded men were carried
10 a cascoe (~native boat waiting on
the beach, which was rowcd 10 Para
naque.
1t is impossible at present TO esti-
mate the number of Filipino dead.
There are many dead bodies in the
fields the Americans traversed.
4 Blood-Red Field.
The battlefield, incidentally. was
formerly the scene Of several of the
greatest struggles between the Span.
iards and the Filipinos. The Zapote
was considered impregnable. and hun.
dreds of Spaniards and Filipinos have
been killed while fighting over the
same bridge in former contests for its
possession.
In June. 1897. Generals Pho del Pillar
and Trias turned a scale OF var on the
side of the Filipinos by deserving the
Spanish army there Oh the eve of a de
cisive battle. carrying native militia
with them. and thereby breaking the
chain of defense around Manila.
Assassination Of gen. Luna and Aide
Manila. June 10. 1885 p. m.-Infor-
nation. believed 10 be reliable. has
reached here of the assassination OF
Gen. Luna and his aide-de-camp, Lieut.
Pasco Ramon, June ;. by Aguinaldo's
guard AT the headquarters OF Aguin-
aldo.
Luna and Ramon. it appears, went
to the Filipino headquarters 10 confer
with Aguinaldo. got into an a~lterca.
ton with the captain of the guard and
one Of them drew a revolver. The
guard then killed Luna and Ramon
with their ~bayonets.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-06-23
MOST DESPERATE BATTLE.
The American Troops in the Philip
pines Encounter Real Wal
al Last.
ASTA0S6lY.pOSTtO But UNSEEN FOE.

Gods Providence and the Natives
Had Narksmnnship only saved
our N~eckIcssly brave Troops
from Heavy Losses-A Field OFT
Drenched in Hood.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-06-23

Take Laxative Bromo Quinino Tablets. Al
druggists refund money iii failst0 cure. -
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-06-23

When a river has a run on rs hark. /:
floats a lot ri stock.-L. 4. w. Blu letn.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-06-23

time. the Americans were ordered -
fire when and where they could see
the enemy. Ii was every man for him
self. and the best our men could 10
was To aim at the faint mists arising
from the rebels smokeless powder.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-06-23

The business portion If the city cov-
cred q space of four squares each way.
and was solidlv built OF brick and
stone. This entire space was sweep.
clear. foundation walls AM IN scme
places masses Of debris alone marked
where the business places formerly
stood. Trees that lined the streets
of the n%eighboring residence district
we're broken clear off or twisted ana
uprootcd.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-06-23

An Anomalous CInusc.

The act prov ides that the treaty is TO
be made by the president, by and with
the consent of the senate. n an
anomalous clause j. added that the re-
duccd duties are to apply Ahen such
treaty shall have been duly ratified 10y
the senate and approved by con-
preSs.'
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-06-23
Disposition Of the Troops.

The Fourteenth regiment lay TO the
right Of the bridge. and in front Of
them was the Twelfth regiment. with
the Ninth on the right and the TWEEN
ty-first up the road. facing the bridge
which was the key 10 the situation.
On the bridge were the bodies Of two
Americans, who had attempted TO
rush across, and many wounded men
were carried from the open ground be-
fore the bridge.
when You See a ucnd. uit n.
After firing in ~volleys for q short
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-06-23

Manila. June 1i.-American field
guns were engaged, yesterday. in the
first artillery duel against a Filipino
battery, concealed in the jungle.
During the night an insurcent can
non was fired three times AT the Amer
leans on the outskirts If Las pinas.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-06-23

The companies of the Twenty-hrsr
regiment. diminishing along the beach,
with amigo" guides. found, apparent
~. a handful of rebels, wh) rctreated.
The men Of the Twenty-irst rllowed.
and suddenly the rebels opened a ter.
rife fire on the troops from the sides
and rear. The soldiers withdrew 10
the waters edge. finding what shelter
they could, and were picked Oft rapid
ly. After their ammunition was near
ly exhausted the companies Of the
wanfX- ii rsf RET rented
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-06-23

\ circus was in town on Monday.
and people had come in from all the
surrounding country. After the circus
the people had crowded Inro the city
to do their shopping before goin,
home in the evening. IL was al this
time the storm cloud came up from
the southwest. The circus grounds
we're outside the path Of the storm.
but the people being in the busincs -
places. fell a prey TO the terrific wind.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-06-23

Gen. Lawton, in the morning, took a
battalion of the Fourteenth regiment
and two companies of the rwenty-irsi
regiment TO locate the rebel battery,
and then two guns of the Sixth artil-
lery and four mountain guns were
planted against il at 500 yards dir
lance. The rebels had a large gun,
from which they we're firing home
made canister. loaded with nails, and
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-06-23

AS soon as the fighting opened. the
Americans we're attacked by hidden
rfemen on all sides. even the ami
gos.' or friendly" natives, in the
houses of the town. shooting in their
raar
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-06-23
Rebels Learning to shoot.

Their shooting was most accurate.
The first lot OF canister burst directly
In front Of Scott's guns. and another
shattered the leg of "A private in the
Fourteenth infantry. Severed shots
struck the edge of the town.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-06-23

The list of the dead is gradually IN
creasing. during the lay and tonight
il seemd that 100 might be the mini
mum estimate of the day, while IL,
list OF the injured will reach and per
haps exceed 200.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-06-23
omcer. Fought with Rine-.

Gen. Lawton dashed down and raj
lied the men. The little group maze a
desperate stand. Gen. Lawton, Mai.
Starr. and Lieutenants Donovan and
Connolly taking rifles from wounded
men, fired at the enemy. bringing
down some Of the rebel sharpshooters
from a tree. Finally. their cartridges
were all gone, and they were forced
to break through the enemy's flank,
cairying the wounded 10 the main
Lnl, - tnn trnnns
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-11-22
Miss Nellie l.. Durkin.

The funeral of Miss Nellie l.. Dur kin, who died Sunday, was held yester- day morning being celebrated by high requiem mass at Sacred Heart church at 10 o'clock. Mrs. Durkin died Sun day morning at the residence of hel aunt, Mrs. Flanagan on Washington avenue, after a short illness. Miss Dur kin's brother George Durkin, has just recovered from an attack of pneumo- nia, and during his illness was attend ed by his sister Miss Durkin contract ed a cold while attending him and last Tuesday was confined to her bed with pneumonia. She failed gradually until her death on Sunday morning.
 She was a daughter of the late Will liam D. and Eliza Durkin and had a host of friends. She was for many years employed by Futile. Morehouse & Taylor, and was admired and trust ed for her energy and faithfulness. Miss Durkinwas a member of Sacred Heart church and belonged to the Franciscan Order, She was buried in the habit of the order.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-11-22

, another, which they are easily persuad- ed to do, with an amount of feroeity which is almost alarming in such little creatures.
 From the distance comes the hoarse cry of great paauw, or bustard, re- sembling that of peacock, but less shrill. They are good shooting, and even better eating, partaking of the character of the turkey, to which, in- deed, they are nearly allied. Another veldt bird which Is game in every sense of the word is the knorhaan, also spell led koran, something between a part ridge and wild duck. Its prefix , 'knorr" is said to be derived from the | curious kind of rattling purr which it makes when it thinks itself in any danger.
 The honeybird is a well known deni- zen of many parts of the Transvaal. It has the unique peculiarity that it does not fear men and women but act ually flies up to them, uttering a plain- tive low note, and flying about their heads, tries to lead them on to the nearest clump of rocks or kopje The bird knows full well that under a cer- tain rock lies store of honey conceal ed by the cunning bees, and, rock hon. ey being as much esteemed by birds as bys human beings the clever little fellow tries to induce a friendly being with two strong hands to push aside the rock so that it may get to the hon. ey
 If it succeeded in it's object and the traveller on the veldt, attracted by the birds hutterings to and fro between him self and the rocks, finds the honey, the bird changes its plaintive tone to one of joy and pleasure, as much as to say, Thank you very much. "-The London Mail.
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Give literally for the St. Francis or phan asylum children to-day.
NIGHT ON THE VELDT.

Queer Animals that Are Abroad. There is absolutely nothing on earth more beautiful and solemnly impressive than the starlit serenity of South Af- rican night. The sky is cloudlesS, the air is fresh and cool, the silence is full of busy hummings of insects, and sug- gestions of life on all sides And yet there is the sense of complete isolation, of certain aloofness from mundane things, which is awesome and inspiring.
 The veldt rolls out its great waves of short stubble from horizon to horlz- on. broken here and there by sugarloaf shaped antheaps and sparse vegeta- tion of zuikerbosch or dwarf mimosa. The Southern Cross shines in the sky and the Milky Way seems to have trebled it's myrads of tiny scintillat- ing cancellations.
 Anon a cicada cheeps with a shrll, high vibrating note which is repeated with the monotony of a tightly strung tomtom. A couple of nachtaapies, curi- ous little beasts, part monkey, part mouse and part bat. drop from the zulSerbosch and dart through the thorn bush. A meercat sits up in the star light, its whitey gray breast shining like silver It looks around in an impudent way, and takes stock of the veldt and the human intruders A sprnghaan, or locust, heraids a passing swarm of silent ghostly violet winged spirits of the departed,
 A Thousand soft sounds seem to heighten rather than to break the still ness of the night.
 Creeping along the side of the near est antheap comes a curious, uncanny insect, with a long neck and a longer body, misshapen like a cricket bat, and very similar to it in color. This is a "Hottentot god" so called because the Hottentots are supposed to worship it. The little Boer boys often catch these funny insects and set them to fight one
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TraneI1rrs' Gmide,
New York, New Haven and
 Hartford R. R.
October 1e. 1899

| FOR NEW YORK-*4:05 *4.5o xe.,o x7:00, $500, %S:10, 8:30, *9:S5. x1O;SO a. nl., *12:00 12:O5, *1. 80 (parlor ca, i'm ited), *1:S5, 200, "2:3O. 800, "A: OO .4:17 4;3o, "5:1O, 5:35, 6:SO, f7:1o, +S:1o. s:15 | Bridgeport accommodation #9.1o e.1s p. m. Sundays-*4:O5, *4:50, KS: zoo a. m *2:aO, x4:SO, x6:15. %7:10, *S:1O. +s:So' ~9:10 p. m.
 FOR WASHINGTON via HarIen, River~-*1;O5, '11 :5O D. m. (daily}. FOR BOSTON via Springfield-*1.1 .1o X1o;1o, *11:05 a. m., *1:45, *5:52s D. m. Sundays-+1:10 a. nl., *5:52 D. m.
 FOR BOSTON via New London and Providence-+2:1O, %2:2C, :35 (parlor car limited) a. m, *12:O5, *2:47, .4.15 "4;55, 4655 D. m. Sundays-*2:1o. .2;20 a. m., *12:05. *4:56, *6:55 D. m.
 FOR MERIDEN, HARTFORD SPRINGFIELD, etc.-*1:1O, $40, S;O0 xlo:l0, Ell:05 a. m.. 12:10, *1:45, 3:10 5:oo 4o:52 (6;15 to Hartford), goo, 1O:Oo. II:lo (to Meridem D. m. Sundays 1:lo a. m., 12:10, *5:52 S:2S D. m. NEW LONDON DIVISION
 For New London, etc-*2:10. s2:20. Eoo (Guilford acc.). 1O:OS, 11:05, s11:s5 oparlor car limited) a. m., *12:05, *2:47, s:oo @4:15, *455, 5:1b Go Saybrook Juno tion, 6:15, *655, 11:2o (Guilford acc.) p. m Sundays-*2:10, *2:2O a. m., *12:O5. *4:55, *6:55 p. m.
 AIR LINE DIVISION
 For Middletown, Willimantic. etc. 1:4o a. m, 12:55, *2:33 6O5 D. m. Sun oays--7:lo p. m. Connecting at Middle town With the Valley branch and at Wlililnantic with Midland and Central divisions and c. V. R. R.; at Turner vile with Colchester branch. NORTHAMPTON DIVISION
 For Shelburne Falls, Turner's Falls. Williamsburg. Holyoke, New Hartford and intermediate stations-7:5O a. m. and 400 p. m. For Westfield and inter- mediate stations, 5:57 D. m.
 For Pennington, New Hartford and points chis side-7:50 a. m, 12:O4, 400, 5:57 p. m.
 BERKSHIRE DIVISION
 For Derby Junction Derby, Aasonia, etc.-7:O0, 500. 935 a. rl., 12:Co. 23s, 3:57, 5:35, 7:50, 11:2O D. m. Sundays S:10 a. m. and S:30 D. m
 For Waterbury-7:0o 500. 9:35 a. n,.. 12:oo, 2:Ss, 5:35, 7:50. 11:2o D. m. Sun days-8:10 a, nl., 6:15 D. m. (via Nauga- tuck Junction.)
 For Winsted-7.OO, 9:35 a. n., 2:ss. 5:35 7:50 p. m. Sundays-8:1o a. n1., 6,15 D. m. (via Naug. Junc)
 For Shelton, Botsford, Newtown, Dan bury, Pittsfield, State Line-9:35 a. m., 3:57 p. m.A
 For Albany, Buffalo, Detroit Cincin- nati, St. Louis, Chicago and the West via Bridgeport-6:10 a. m.; via State Line-9:35 a. m., 57 p. m.
 For Litchfield and points on Litchfeld branch (via Derby Junction)-9:S5 a. fn., 3.57 D. m.
 Express Trains, xLocal Exnress.
 c. T. HAMPSTEAD.
 General Passenger Agent.
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NORTH H.4VEN,

Nov. 21.-Horace Riggs. who was thrown from his wagon in New Haven and badly hurt, was taken to Grace hospital, He has so far recovered as tc be brought to North Haven to the house of his sister, Mrs. James Mans field.
 MT. Stevens, Sunday school superin- tendent at the Congregational church read a letter on Sunday from MT. Hinckley of the boys school in Maine, expressing thanks for help received from the North Haven school
 The ladies benevolent society will meet in the center chapel on Thursday afternoon, November 23.
 The church prayer meeting has had the time of meeting changed from Wednesday evening to Friday evening.
 Israel Cummings of East Berlin wheeled to North Haven on Sunday and called on relatives
 The K D. circle held it's annual mis- sionary meeting in the chapel on Mon day afternoon.
 Mrs. w. G. Lathrop is entertaining her sister, Miss Jennie M. Spcer.
 The Rt. Rev. Chauncey B. Brewster, bishop of Connecticut, will administer the holy apostolic rite of confirmation at St. Johns church, North Haven, on Sunday morning, November 26.
 The committee for the annual observ- ance of Forefa thers day is busy plan hing to have the exercises this year fully as good and interesting as those of former years.
 C. B. FOOte conducts tho service ond reads the sermon in the chapel at Short Beach The meetings are said to be of much interest.
 Rev. MT, Lathrop and Deacon Whit ney Elliott are delegates to the thirty third annual meeting of the general conference of Congregational church in the Park church, Hartford, on Novem- Der 21 and 22.
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New Haven Steamboat Co

Depot: Belle Dock, New Haven, Conn. Between New York. New Haven and Prov.
 idence Popular Route to and from Boston Daily
 Service, Sundays Excepted. NEW HAVEN LINE-Leave New Haven for New York: Steamer RICHARD PECK or KENNEBEC 12:45 night. Returning, leave New York: RICHARD PECK or KEN NEBEC 800 p. m.
 NARRAGANSETT BAY LINE Steamer New Haven for Providence io:S0 D. m.: re. turning leaves Providence 4:4O pm. Timely train connections for Boston and all eastern points.
 Tickets for sale at Peck & Bishop Co.,, 701 Chapel street
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while the supervising principals of oth-
 CT schools had been included. He held
 that this was done because owing to
 the large cost of principals in the high
 schools and the comparatively small
 number of pupils there, to include the high schools in the computation would
 raise the average cost, and said that he thought that the members of the board of education had left this out to help
 their case He said that he presented
 the figures on the cost of supervision to
 show that there had been an undesira-
 ble increase along the line of special teachers and special study. He thought that drawing should be omitted in the
 four lower grades and made optional in the four higher grades. In every school
 were good teachers who could teach
 drawing without a supervisor, as IS done in Dwight school. He drew dis l tinction between supervisors and teach-
 CTS in special studies who teach. He
 had been told that there were only six
 teen girls studying cooking and that in
 some schools only those girls who were | the best scholars were allowed to take 1 it. This he thought was not right. The best scholars usually go to the high l school. The poorer scholars. who can not get a living by teaching, should be 1 taught cooking, if it can't be taught to all. He thought that the present teach CT of cooking was a good one and that | her work was admirable. Instead or having the girls go from all parts of the city to Strong school to study cook | ing the basement of each school should be fitted up for cooking and the teacher should go to the various schools. He said that there should be no supervisor of primary instruction. Superintendent Kendall should attend to that, since he receives as much salary as his predeces- sor who did it.
 In concluding, Mr. Fox referred to the statement made by MT. Asher that before there was supervisor of pen manship two copy books were used each year instead of one now, and that the cost of one copy book for each pupil was thereby saved. MT Fox said that he had ascertained that copy books last year cost between $500 and $700. He said that teachers had told him that they never knew of two copy books be- ! ing used in one year, He thought that i there was no real saving if to save 5000 year $1, 800 was paid out for a super visor.
 The hearing will go on again next Tuesday evening, when MT. Fox will | further question Superintendent Ken i dall.