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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-03-16

Louisville Dispatch. The pre-
vailing opinion for some time, a,
leas' has been that the IL inois Cen
trail would soon gain control of tn
Peoria, Decatur q Evansville all
road, but this seems not to be the
actuGi truth Of the situation. II is
now claiined that the road will not
be taken out o. the hands Of the ,e-
ceiver until the end Of the ca en- lar
year. II is given out that improve
ments will still continu, on the
road, add it will be in splendid con
dition by tlsa time it i raorganized
II is also stated that il will be a
longer time than that befo'e the
Air Line will be taken frou under
the receivers care. Many improve
ments ere also being made on this
line.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-03-16
All Now Buy New Umbrellas.

More umbrellas have been sold il
the past year than in the FIVE years
preceding. Although all will Jump
at once to the conclusion that we
are becoming race of um brella
st, alers, manufacturers say not.
They say il isn't that SO many UNI
brellas are lost, but because 1t now
is cheaper to buy new un bre,la
than to have an old one recovered
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-03-16
DO YOU GET UP
WITH A LAME BACK =?
Kidney Trouble Makes You Miserable.

Almost everybody who reads the news
papers is sure to know of the wonderful
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-05-17
THE CITY CHARTER BILL.


Important Substitute Considered on the
Subject of Assessment of Real Estate.
The Joint committee on the proposed
city charter bill met Monday and con
sidered six sections. Councilman Hamil-
ton Stewart and Patrick Neary, William
2. Bancroft and John 5. RosseIl of the
Board of Trade were present. One sec
tion was stricken out. 1t provided that
no money shall be paid at any time to
any person making claim under con-
tract with a corporation until such person
shall file with tho city controller sworn
statement that no person connected with
the corporation is interested in the con-
tract, This section was understood to be
fully covered in other provisions of the
bill. ....-
A substitute was adopted for the section
relating to the examination and approval
of accounts by the city controller The
substitute provides that in certain cases
the claims Improved by the controller
shall be paid without referring them to
CITY Council, but that Council shall have
the power TO call for any claims if 1t de-
sires to examine them. The purpose of
this is to relieve Council from the duty of
examining all claims. =,
The question of the assessment OF real
estate by board of four assessors was
considered in substitute section, which
specifies what property is excepted from
assessment. 1t provides that the city shall
be divided into five assessment districts,
as is done for the county assessment,
being the i've legislative districts OF the
CITY; each district to be divided into four
sections. One assessor is to he assigned TO
each of the four districts and to one of
the four sections OF the remaining district,
and each year the assessors shall be
changed SO that they will not be in the
succeeding year in the same section in
which they were IN the preceding year
In each of the full districts there will be
n revising of the assessment each year and
f. new assessment in each section OF the
fifth district. Thus there will be contln-
ually a new assessment, the change being
made by sections.
A proposition to have the revision OF
the assessment made by the board OF four
assessors under the controller Will be
considered next Monday evening.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-05-17
ODD FELLOWS SURPRISED.
Lodge Room at Bear Station Furnished by
wilmington Lodges. e

Lodge Room at Bear Station Furnished by
Wilmington Lodges. r
Last winter Industry Lodge, !. o. o.
F., at Bear Station, had its head
quarters burned out, losing everything
it owned. 1t secured little room over
grocery store, where the members
have since been holding their meetings.
Several lodges in the jurisdiction sent
them contribution of money, including
Asylum Lodge, of this city, which sent
a check for $40 the week OF the fire. A
new lodge room has just been COM
pleted and about two weeks ago the
lodges in this city decided to furnish it
and Monday they sent down a suit of
furniture, consisting of carpet forr the
floor, curtains fds-the windows, chairsS
desks, stand, gayels and hanging oil
lamps. Naomi Lodge, ID. of r., also
sent handsome Bible. ..s,
Monday evening about 8 O'Clock, 10
members of the city lodges boarded a
special train and proceeded to Bear
Station and took possession of the new
lodge room, while two members visited
the lodge In its present quarters and
invited the lodge to take recess and
go to the new lodge room, where q few
friends would like to see them. After
they had entered the new quarters and
before assuming their stations, William
II. German, p. G. M, stated that it
might need some explanation why so
many were present and had taken
possession of their new room. He called
on William s. Lednum, p. G., of Eden
Lodge, who, after the lodge bad been
seated and the officers assumed their
stations, made a very pleasing address
and concluded by presenting the entire
outfit in the name of the Wilmington
lodges to Industry Lodge.
The noble grand arose and said that
this gift was complete surprise to
every, member of the lodge and that he
was unable to respond to the presenta-
tion address Just made and called Oh
ore of the other visitors, who accepted
the gift on behalf of the lodge In neat
speech.
Addresses were made by other mem
bers of the order as fcllows Lewis M.
Stockwell, No. /, ID. g. M. ]; A. G..
Rot inson, Nc. "a, Grand Treasurer
George G. Morton, No. %, P. G. r.
E. w. Jester, No. "a, P. G. NJ. and @.
R.. George G. Byron, P. G., No. 26
George Turner, T. G., Nc. 81; e. @.
Morrow, P. O., No. 2; II. I. Clark, P. G. /,
No. 32; /. I. Grimes, No. AZ, District
Deputy g. M. Clayton ID. Appleby,
z. G., No. AZ, and others. 'E,
The following lodges were represented
Delaware, No. Ii; Jefferson, No. q
Mechanics, No. 4; Fairfax, No. g.
Brandywine, No. 18; Hope, No. 81
Friendship, No. %; Asylum, No. 23
Columbia, No. 26; Herman, No. 20
National, No. 80; Greenhill, No. 154,
Philadelphia, Pa. Progressive, No. 81,
of New Orleans. The Wilmingtonians
returned about II O'Clock. t .,w
During the evening luncheon o.
sandwiches, coffee and cigars was
served, having been provided by The
Wilmington delegation.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-05-17
AN EXCITING FIRE.

Milton Morris Grocery Store Damaged ana
His Family Almost suffocated by smoke.
Milton Morris grocery store, 1T the
southwest corner of Ninth and Spruce
streets, was damaged by fire about 3
O'Clock Tuesday morning to the extent
of 500 and his family was almost suffo-
Gated by smoke.
A few minutes after 3 O'Clock Mr..
Morris was awakened by his 5-years-old
son Herbert, who was calling to his
mother and telling her that be could
not sleep, rs the room was too hot. The
hoy was occupying the front room over
the store, and upon herring him Mr..
Morris began an investigation. When
he opened the door of his roan, he found
the hallway filled with smoke and lie
Immediately aroused Mrs. Morris and
Joseph f. Monaghan, a boarder, and
told them to leave the building an
quickly as possible. Mr.. Morris ran
down the front stairway, in order to
reach the store and the Others descended
the reaS stairway. The whole house
was filled with smoke before they
reached the street and as result Mrs.
Morris tainted, but she was soon re-
suscitated.
About this time Policemen MoGillon
and Donahoe, who had bcen attracted
by the shouts of the people in the
house, went to the rescue and an alarm
was turned in from box No. 115 by
Officer McGillon. The Delaware,
Phoenix and Washington companies
quickly responded and the fire, which
was found to he in the store, was
quickly extinguished. 1t is believed
that the file was caused by mice
nibbling matches.
The insurance, which was with the
Home Go. of New York, was adjusted
Tuesday.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-05-17

Washington, May IA. Senator Jones
of Arkansas today introduced a bill to
prevent and punish blaoklisting by raii-
road companies, sleeping car COM
Lanies, express companies, steamboat
companies, telegraph and telephone
companies engaged in interstate COM
merce, and also to provide n civil
remedy in damages for blacklisting.
The bill prohibits blacklisting for
participation in a strike or labor
trouble. Officers or employees of cor.
poration convicted of blacklisting any
person are to be punished by imprison-
ment not less than two nor more than
10 years,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-05-17
=. PROPERTY TRANSFERS.

The following transfers of real estate
were recorded at the City Engineering
Department Monday:
BY Clarence X. Holt and wife and
Samuel S. Adams, Jr., to Charles K.
Minor, dwelling No. 1910 West Third
street.
Philip Burnet, Jr., and George Il. Sauls-
bury to Arvid w. Eklund, property at
Ninth and Broome streets.
= Charles K. Minor aud wife to Clarence
r. Holt, fnur-story brick building No. 5
East Fourth street.
Joseph r. Rhoads to Mary w, Cooper,
lot and buildings northwest corner An
chorage and Stroud streets and lot at
Stroud street and Maryland avenue.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-05-17
ACCIDENT AFTER FUNERAL.
ee Persons Thrown From Carriage
One Severely Hurt.

|ee fersons Thrown From Carriage
One Severely Hurt.
toward Richards, Mrs. Maris q.
soo ~ and Miss Ethel Chambers of
k'aessln attended the funeral Of Miss
ESls Fisher of near Ashland on
|ahseay, and after the funeral, while
aelr way home. met with an acci.
IN M. ihey were in a carriage, driven
I. WI Richards, when the horse be-
|le iriehtened by fractions horse al.
|leu to another vehicle. Mr.. Rich
T. morse dashed ipto a post and the
~ or occupants of the carriage were
|Owh out. Mr.. Richards was hurt on
aead and in tho back. Mrs. Dixons'
n was damaged and Miss Chambers
her hat. Tho wagon was de-
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-05-17
,upnovEMEyrs AT RrnoBorH.

Rehoboth, May 13. Tine commission
ars of Rehoboth have authorized a
number of important improvements,
;ncluding the grading of several streets
and the laying Of a new hoardwalls
On Saturday the Stockholders OF the
Rahobouh Club held meeting at the
residence of james Z. Hooper on Surf
ayenue. The following directors were
eleeted; Thomas @. Ruddell, president :;
lain Il. Sippel, secretary and trea-
surer: Fred p. Stietf, James e. Hooper,
William II, Bosley, J. II. Morrison and
William A. Marshall of Baltimore and
j. Dailas Marvel and Thomas }. Pyle
of Delaware.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-05-17

The Re-. W. II. Logan, u. d., for
meily of Princess Anne Presbyterian
Church, who is now financial secretary
of Wilson College, Chamborshurg, Pa,
has removed his family to this city
and will make his home here. DIR.
Logan and the Rev. r. A. Dawson of
st. Georges are the ministerial dele
gates to the General Assembly on the
Presbyterian Church, which will meet
in st. Louis today. The lay
delegates are Edward NJ. Beok and ].
ii. Martin. GtH
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-05-17
CHARLES H. COLE SENTENCED.

Boston, Mass, May 14.--In the
United States Court today, Charles H.
Cole, former president of the now de-
funct Globo National Bank Of this city,
who recently pleaded guilty to several
counts of an indictment charging him
with misappropriating funds Of the in
stitution, was sentenced to serve eight
years in Greenfield Jail. 49,.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-05-17
the music instructor, Miss Josephine

The matter of consideration Of the
proposed changes in the bylaws was
deferred until the next meeting, as
the law committee was unable to make
a final report on some new matters
which had been referred to it.
The question being asked as to
whether the board is to rent the build
ing known as No. % School, which IS
not owned by the board, next year, the
matter WAS referred to the committee
on teachers.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-05-17
TWO lNCENpIARIES SHOT.

Manila, P. l., May IA. Seven Fill
rinos made an attempt, today, to burn
a quantity of hay stored near the quar-
,termaster's storehouse, on the river
front. 4stf
The guards killed one of them, and
wounded another. The others escnped.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-05-17

The 18th annual convention Of the
National Association of Master Plumb
ers Of the United States will be held in
baltimore. Md, on June 18th, 18th
and ilth. The delegates from Whining
ion are James f. 1'raynor, John =.
Brison. Jessie Il. Handy, Isaiah N.
Eaton, W. II. Heine.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-05-17
New Castle Freight Service.

nn Fuere has been some difficulty between
> 'as " shipping articles from this city to
oast'e via the trolley cars. A gem
SSiuer was issued to the public sev.
Ways ago stating that nofreight will
l,,atepted on other cars than the COM
IsaoA II'sA car, which leaves Fourth and
INV streets at 633. 7.51, 9.09, 1927,
N VA H., LOB, 2.2l, $3.50, 4.57, 6.l2, 7.53
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-05-17
Returning from the West.

A. II. Cahill of Kent county, who has
been in this city for several days visit
ing his sou, William Cahili, left Mon
day for his home. He is return.
ing from visit to Bismarck, N. D.,
where he settled up the estate of his
brother, recently deceased, at that place.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-05-17
The Convention Fund Raised.

Philadelphia, Pa, May l4.-At
meeting, this afternoon, of the finance
committee of the Citizens National
Republican Committee, the announce
ment was made that all Of tho 500, 900
pledged by this city to the National
Republican Committee for convention
purposes has been raised.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-05-17
The Inheritance Tax Law.

Washington, May 1.-THE Supreme
Court, today, directed the InherI tance,
Tax law to be constitutional and valid,
but held tnat it applied to the amount
of the legacy, and not of the estate as
n whole.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-05-17

A disastrous fire visited Camden, N.
j., Sunday, destroying the Federal
Street Market House. the old postoilice
building, number of stores and about
20 dwellings, entailing loss of proba-
bly, Sl75, 600.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-05-17

During the past year Major Biddle.
who has charge of the United States
Marine Corps recruiting Office at the
Gibson House. has enlisted l,005 men.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-05-17

A. III. McF Fadden, who died in Phila-
delphia recently, bequeathed $40, 600 to
Dickinson College. The money will be
used to endow new Erofessorship, to
be known as the McFadden professor
shir. J..
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-05-17

Thomas G. Hngue has resigned as
second lieutenant of Go. Q, Natioual
Guard of Delaware, Of this city
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-09
FOR KNIGHTS TEMPLARS.
"a City on wheels" to Re n Feature
IF the T~rienniaI ConcIaye.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Dec. S.-The knights
Templars executive committee. which is
preparing for the Louisville ~triennial con-
clave to be held Aug. q to 30, met this
afternoon and announced plans for the &C
c~ommodation Of visitors TO the celebration.
"A city on wheels will be established near
the National League ball park, within a
ten-minute car ride of the heart of the
city. Accommodations will there be pro-
vided for about 5000 Templars and their
friends on sleeping and dining cars that
bring them TO Louisville. The cars will be
parked on sidings laid out in parallel lines
and facing on a large campus. 1t is pro-
posed TO have moving sidewalks erected
either line of SleeperS to convey pas
sengers directly from their cars to the
street-railway station. Electric towers will
be erected and the miniature city will be
Illuminated by night. On the campus there
will be several electric fountains and a
display OF reworks will be given each
The village will be patrolled by police
day and night, a special sanitary equip
ment will be provided, a rest pavilion
in the campus filled up as a reading room
and fitted with a buffet, a bathing pool
will be established and grounds will be
provided for the competitive drill.
The local Templars ave raised a fund of
500, 600 to furnish entertainment for out
siders and fifty committees are busy on the
preparation of the programme.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-09
TO DEFEND THE CUP.
w. Lawson. of Boston, VIII
Pay for the New Yacht.

BOSTON, Mass, Dec. S.-After a confer
crce with Boston designers, Boston build
ers and a number of representative Boston
yachtsmen, Thomas w. Lawson, the we'll
known financier and horse fancier OF this
city, announced tonight that he would
personally stand the expense OF building
another yacht TO compete for the honor CT
defending the Americas cup against Sir
Thomas Lipton's Shamrock ii. The new
yacht. according to Mr.. Lawson. will be
designed by B. b. Crowninshieid, of this
city. who has already had considerable
success with smaller boats, while George
I.awley, OF South Boston, the builder of
the former cup defenders. Puritan and
Mayflower, and the outfitter of still an
other, the Volunteer, will probably con-
struct the new boat. 1t is expected that
Captain Nat Watson, one OF the best
shippers in the East, will act as sailing
an opportunity will be given a number
of college Corinthian yachtsmen TO as
sist in working the boat as part OF her
crew. All matters pertaining TO the con.
struction OF the new boat will be open at
adj times TO any one interested. In order TO
build the new boat Mr.. Lawley will have
to sublet one of his government contracts.
and in case he is unable TO do so, the
boat will be built by the Fore River En-
CINE Company on Quincy point.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-09
BIG SHOW IS CLOSED.
r on Tests the Last at
the Live Stock Exposition.

CHICAGO, Dec. S.-Final awards. were
made, tonight in the great live stock ex-
position, and the closing performance, the
judging in the carcass tests, was wit
messed by an immense concourse. big
Hooker winner of the grand sweep
stakes. as the best steer in the fat cattle
class, was a signal failure In the dressed
carcass contest, to-day. The decision of
the judges on the hoof was entirely re-
versed. "Hooker's' percentage of tallow
was enormous and he was declared by one
of the judges TO be a sorry carcass" A
feature of the decisions was the almost
uniform reversal of the decisions of those
who judged the cattle on foot. One steer
not considered ripe enough by the foot
judges. was a~djudged too fat to take a
carcass prize by the judges on hooks.
On the carcass contest Jerry" owned
by w. j. Miller, OF Metz Ia, won the first
prize in the two 10 three-year-old class.
The figures were: Live weight. 1910
pounds; dressed weight. i,092; percentage of
beef. 6.7.
The y~eariing class. "Sam." owned by NJ.
Z. Bunker, Upton. Ia got first prize. The
figures: Live weight, LAS pounds; dressed
weight, 9S7; percentage Of beef. SIS.
Hogs-Two hundred and under 200
pounds. Davis Brothers., Dyer, nd. first
and second: University OF Minnesota. third.
One hundred to 40 class. Brethour &
Saunders. Burford. Onf., Rrst; Davis
Brothers, Dyer. Ird.s second a third
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-09
TRAGEDY At A CIRCUS
JOSEPH ID. STARK, A HIGH DIVER.
INSTANTLY KILLED.
Attempted to Jump Into n Tank of
Water and Struck the Side-Man-
aeer OF Sports Arrested.

NEW YORK, Dec. S.oJoseph d. Stark.
this afternoon in the T~wenty-second Regi-
ment Armory. Stark, with a number OF
others, was participating in an amateur
circus being conducted for the benefit of
the regiment. Stark's act was to ride a
bicycle up an incline 200 feet long n
thirty-hve feet high at its end. and then.
dropping the bicycle into a net, jump into
a tank Of water thirty-fve feet away. The
tank was filled with a copper inset six feet
deep. and in which the water was three
feet deep. The tank proper stood nine feet
high. The circus opened Friday night, n
the act was at tina time performed sue
e~essfully by Henry Farrell. Starks partner.
\ matinee was given this afternoon and
a large crowd assembled TO witness the
various feats. Shortly before 3 o'clock
Stark mounted his bicycle and pedaled IL
rapidly UP the incline. Just before reach
ing the end of the incline at the proper
place he jumped from the seat and then
Jumped toward the tank, the bicycle in
the meantime falling into the net. Instead
o. falling directly into the center of the
tank Stark struck the farther edge Of il
head first. and then fell into the tank, APP
parenty ~lifeless. Members of the regI-
hlent jumped in and quickly had Stark out
OF the water, but he was dead. His head
had been crushed.
a. a. Duchenim, manager of the sports.
was arrested on the technical charge OF
homicide, and later Paroled- He said that
When Stark appeared at the armory In the
afternoon he appeared 10 be very nervous,
anu spoke of it.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-09
BEsIEGED BY CHINESE
MISSIONARIES AND CONVERTS ARE
STILL MENACED.
several stations Surrounded by Box
ers and Regular Troops-Dipfo-
matte Situation Pulling.

PEKING, Dec. 6.-Captains wingate and
who accompanied the expedition to
Kalgan returned to-day. During their
they visited several places 10 which
the Germans did not go. but they en-
no opposition. They learned that
some twelve Europeans, mostly Swedish
and Norwegian missionaries, beside Capt.
Watts Jones, were massacred at kwei-
Hau-Cheng by orders Of the taotai, and
that n hundred native Christians had
also been put to death. The details OF the
outrages are most revolving. Captains
Wfngate n Ryder svisited the Belgian
station. where the priests in charge and
5000 converts had sustained a prolonged
siege by Boxers and imperial troops. They
were Informed that other stations further
west are still besieged, not only by Boxers,
out by Chinese troops acting under orders
from the authorities, and this in spite of
the assurances by the plenipotentiaries
that the government is doing its utmost to
suppress outrages.
Chinese carrying concealed weapons are
arrested daily in Peking. Natives allege
that Dec. IS has been fixed as the date for a
rising against the foreigners in the capital.
No alarm Is felt. however, as the troops
here are sufficiently numerous TO deal with
a rising should one occur.