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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-06-21
CHILEAN CLAIMS SETTLED.
Com usssion so which All Claims a
Co~untcrcIatms Were suhrass-
ted Finds Its Labors.

Washington. June ls.-The United
States and Chilean claims commission
completed its work yesterday. The
last case TO be decided was that IN
volying the seizure. in 1891, OF the
Chilean vessel ltata by the authorities
of the United States on the ground
that she was carrying q cargo OF con-
traband arms TO Chile. The claim
was for S44.o51. with interest. and was
made by the South American steam
ship Co., which had chartered III,
ship to the Chilean government. The
commission dismissed the case. Min
lister Pioda, of Switzerland, president
of the commission, and Mr.. Gage. the
American commissioner, agreed IN
this view, while Minister Nicuna. OF
Chile disscnted. The commission
sums its findings as follows:
II. That the damages alleged by the
plaintiffs were not occasioned by any
unjustifiable action or the part of the
United States: that the Itata was not
pursued BY the naval authorities Of
the United States upon the high seas
into Chilean waters. induced to sur.
render by display of superior force,
and brought back under duress.
III. That the Itata was voluntarily
placed at the disposal of the United
States by the provisional government
of Chile.
iii. That there was probable cause
for the detention of the Itata at san
Diego by the authorities of the United
Safes, and, therefore, no wrong was
done.
Nv. That the claimant has brought
suit in the courts of Chile against the
government of Chile to 10Y dam.
ages upon the identical claim that is
here set up against the United States;
that the company has recovered judg-
ments thereon. and that these judg-
ments have been paid 10 the company
by the government Of Chile. The case
must, therefore, be dismissed"
Another important case decided
yesterday was hat of the Central and
South American Telegraph Co. against
Chile, growing out of a tax of two
cents a message levied during the up
rising Of 1891. The commission
awarded $4,000 damages.
During the sessions of the commits
sion there have been IL eases against
Chile and two against the United
States. The total of American claims
| against Chile was 50. 800. 900. and OF
this 2s,0G2, or .0si per cent. has beer
awarded by the commission The tive
Chilean claims against this govern.
ment were the ltata case. disposed OF
Yesterday. and that of Richard Trum
bull. who was awarded $4,000 for scrv
ices to the United States legation il
Chile in an ~eNtradition some year,
ago.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-06-21
VERDICT IN @K[NN[DYCAS[.
Guilty of Murder in the Second De-
gree and Ten Years in the
Penitentiary.
THE DEFENSE SAVE NOTICE OF APPEAL.
when the yerdict wa Read, Mrs.
Kennedy Sank Into = CHAIR Cow
cred Her Face with Her Hands'
and Cried Aloud-The Jury Took
STA Ballots.

Kansas City. Mo-, June i6.-The
Jury in the Kennedy murder case
brought in a verdict of guilty OF muir
der in the second degree, and fixing
Mrs. Kennedy's punishment at ten
years in the ~penitentiary.
Judge Woford entered the court
room at Gas. and Immediately sent
for the prisoner. Mrs. Kennedy was
brought in a few minutes later, ac-
~companied by her father, her married
sister, Mrs. Leon. A moment later the
Jury filed into the room. When the
Judge asked the foreman of the jury
IL a verdict had been reached, he
handed a slip of paper TO the clerk.
Mrs. Kennedy heard its contents read
calmly. a moment later she sank in
to a chair and covered her eyes with
her arms and cried aloud.
The jury took six ballots. The first
stood ten to two for conviction. They
remained thai way until the last bal
lot. The defense gave notice of APP
peal.
The prisoners father showed no
more emotion than if the verdict had
been so many words pertaining to 4
matter of small Importance to the
family.
This case disposed of, Judge Wof.
ford asked ii both sides were ready
for the trial Of c. w. Prince. Bert and
VIII Prince. father and brothers, re.
spcctively. of Mrs. Kennedy, on the
charge of conspiracy to kill Kennedy
The state was ready. but the defense
asked postporemcnt until Monday
Judge Wofford said he wished to cal
in another Judge t. sit in the case. 81
am not satisfied" he said. that Bert
Prince and the old man were at tn,
Ridge building at the time of the kill
ing"
This seemed to interest the father
more than the verdict just rendered
and the prisoner raised her head ano
listened intently to the talk about hcl
relatives. When Mrs. Kennedy wal
led back to her cell she had entirely
, recovered her conposure, and had re
| sumed the cool. indifferent manner
that has so puzzled the Jail officials
during her five months in jail.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-06-21
THE "SOONERS" MUST GO.
Unlawful Intrudcrs 10 he Driven
from the kiowa and Com
mancbc Reservations.

Guthrie. Okla. June 1s.-Capt. Far
rand Sayres. commanding officer at
Fort Sill. Okla. acting under orders
from the war department, started
yesterday with 40 cavalrymen TO clear
Wichita mountain land Of unlawful in
truders preparatory to the opening OF
the Kiowa and Comanche reservation.
The government is determined TO free
the country of all "sooners," whether
there for the purpose of mining or
otherwise.
William a. Richards. assistant com
missioner of the general land Office.
left yesterday for Washington. hav-
ing completed the preliminaries incl
dent to establishing county seats and
county boundaries in the reservations
IN be thrown open.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-06-21
FOR THE GOOD OF PORTO RICO.
Al Parties us sinning to Realize ne Necse'
sity of Pulling Together for
General Good.

san Juan, Il. r., June is.-At a mass
meeting OF the federal party held
SUNDAY. Francisco Acuna was elected
party leader TO succeed Munoz Rivera.
As a first step toward establishing
harmonious relations between the
federal party and the American au'
thorities, a committee composed OF
Scnores Acuna. Santiago Palma and
Diaz Navarro paid their respects to
Gov. Allen yesterday and offered him
their cooperation in whatever meas
ures would advance the best inter
ests OF Porto Rico. IL is now thought
that the time has come when the
party chickering's should cease and he
overlooked, and that all men should
unite in a common desire 10 aid the
government.
The committee informed Gov. Allen
hat they were satisfied that the in
tentions of the Americans had been
for the best.
The governor received the visiting
committee Win the usual couTttSles
and. expressing his pleasure at their
visit, said he had never for a mo-
ment doubted the result of the ex-
pertinent, the successful issue of which
was retarded only by injudicious
statements. He said the future o N
tanned much promise, and that he
looked and hoped for continued inn
provement. He intimatcd hat the
island would undoubtedly soon enjoy
free trade with the United States and
that as soon as Porto Rican and
American markets were opened 10
each other a great era 10 Porto Rican
prosperity would ensue.
Yesterdays visit of the committee
of three is the first instance wherein
leaders of the federal party have
called upon the American governor,
and il is taken as an indication of
complete political harmony for the
future.
Sundays mass-mecting IA held in
secret. II was understood during its
session that the federal party had re-
solved TO support the government.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-06-21

Here" said the city editor. after
he had read the new reporters &C
count of the death of the prominent
citizen. this won't do. You say il
was an honor to know him. and hi
death came as 4 shock to his large
circle of friends all right. but Their,
is II importan: emission in YOU
story"
What's that?' the new man N
iously inquired.
You haven't said he vas one OF
natures noblemcn. Don't ever cxhib
IT such carelessncss again-"-Chicay,
Times-Herald.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-06-21

Madison, :. d., June 1s.-Returrs
from Saturdays storm show that the
tornado prevailed over G strip one
mile wide and ten miles long. south
west Of this city. James Lyons dwell
ing Was demolished. Only two chill
drcn were at home. and they took 10
the cellar and escaped. John Boyd's
barn. including machinery and grain
was destroyed, causing a loss Of S.
600. Abel Mitchell, ID. Williams. Henry
Roher, Ian Rounds and A. Seabcl each
had barns and windmills demolished,
and many Others sus tanned losses.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-06-21
A ORDER.
No More Malt. yinous or Spiritous
Liquors Ia he Purchased by the
Subsistence Department

Washington, June 1s.-The sccre-
tary of wal directs the s)lication OF
the following order for the informa.
ton of the army:
mo malt. vinous or spirituous
liquors will he purchased by the sub
~sistence department for any purpose
Supplies thereof needed i'm medical
and hospital practice for use in the
diet Of soldiers too sick to use the
army ration, will be provided by the
medical department."
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-06-21

what do Won think of smashing all
the plate glass and mahogany bar
fixtures in Kansas"
Its a good idea" said Col. Still.
well. "A genuine connisscur is per-
fectly satisfied with a tin cup and
right Of way 10 the barrel In nine
cases out of ten these chandeliers
and brass trimmings are merely de
vices to disguise b4d liquor."-Wash'
ington Star.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-06-21

Oshkosh, Wis, June 1s.-William
Fitzgerald, a farmer. 80 years old,
living five miles southwest Of here,
was struck by lightning while stand.
ing in the door Of his barn Sunday
night and instantly killed. His VIE
and two children survive. a COW IN
the barn was hit by The bolt md
James Fitzgerald, father OF William,
engaged in milking, was pinned IN.
der the animal when il fell over. lie
was not seriously injured. a number
OF other barns and some stock wsrs
struck by lightning.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-06-21

San Francisco, June lott is csti-
mated that the repairs TO the Oregon,
which has just arrived from the ORR
cnt, rendered necessary by The dam
age sustained when she was wrecked
in the gulf Of Re Chi ii. will require
about six months on the drydock and
cost fully S25O.OOO
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-06-21

Chicago. June ia student at tho
University Of Chicago, X. >. Nyacka,
son Of o wealthy merchant of Colom-
be. ,cylon. nounc that he has he
come "A Mormon.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-06-21

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Rssorts Etc.

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Mention this ~
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-06-21

First Physician-Dii old Coupons case
yield to your treatment.
Second Physlcian-It did. treated Il
for SIX months. and il yielded something
Ike &O.-Stray Stories.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-06-21

Piso's Cure for Consumption Is an infafrv
be medicine for coughs and colds.-N. w.
Samuel, Ocean Grove, y. j.. Feb. IL. 1909.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-06-29
TO PREVENT HAILsroRMs.
Asstyle.e Gu. !. U..s for rn,. r-r-
Dose In the Wsns-GFowtng Dis
trtets Of France.

Additional interest will be conferred
upon the acetylene gas display at the
Pan-American exposition because of
the fact that in France an ace ylene
cannon is used by the winegrowers to
prevent ,.a:ls.orms,
The explosive agent used in the gun
is mixture of ncetylcne and mir, and
it is fired by an electric i.,niter. The
use of ace ty'erc in the gun liz designed
70 obviatc the necessity of keeping n
supply OF explosive material on hand
for charging the gun.
The cannon is connected with an
ncctylcne generator, and IL thus al
ways ready Cor use.
IT is stated that IS pounds of car
hide serves for about 1000 charges, and
will last six months.
The valve between the explosive
chamber and the acc.ylene generator
= ronsrcl'e; electrically. and :he OPP
Grafton of the gun consists in closing
the gn.-valvc circuit for = few seconds.
then opening it and closing the igniter
circnis to fire the charge.
Y tits said that = battery Of guns may
IA inxt- lied. covering large area, and
2,e fired simultaneously from one std
fts0n by single operator.
IN sections of the United States
where hailstorms do great damage
a similar acetylene gun might be made
to do good service.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-06-29
TEST WAS TOO EXPENSIVE.
rhs British Geverame.t wo~la No,
stand for the Price Of Inventor
Maxin's Ammunitaon.

One of the new Knights of Great
Britain is nm American, Hiram s. Max
i'm, the inventor of the gun that bears
his name. It was in recognition of this
invention that the late Queen Victoria
bestowed upon him the honor OF
kniRhthood.
When the Maxim quick-fring gun
was being tested by the government.
with view of finding out its weak
points, its inventor was asked to have
10000 rounds fired at the highest pos.
sibie speed. The experiment was sat.
isfactori!y carried out, but the chair.
man of thu committee of investigation
was still unsatisfied.
That's all very well as far as il
goes" he exclaimed, "but could you
guarantee your gun to go on firing au-
tomaticalIy ut the same rate for, say
"a hours?"
II can," was the quiet reply, land ]
Wilton one condition"
'And that ISL"
"That the government Ands and
pays for the ammunition"
At first the committee were inclined
to close with the offer. but when it was
discovered that 100000 rounds would
be fred md that the cost pf the ey-
pertinent would be something like e..
$50 they dispensed with the trinl.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-06-29
VEGETABLE CHARACTERISTICS
Certain Plants Are noAenian-self-
fsAness Of Potatoes ana Ma.
tsrnal Love II Beans.

Certain plnnts are bohemian, nour-
fshing themselves from day to day
without care for the morrow.
Others, on the contrary. are pro-
foundry selfish or provident--but for
themselves, without occupying them
selves with their neighhors. sacl. is.
above ALL the cnse with, the potato,
whicr., SO long AZ it is liv}<g, not only
takes SIR food and water necessary to
it's dni.y nourishment, hut makes
stronS provision, storing--,ilse the
hnt-its nourishment for winter in its
tnbercles. So, when It has lost its
green leaves, when its stem is dry, it
can sleep in peaceful hope Of removed
spring. its capital is put to one side
ready to give new dividends ut the
general assembly of plants the follow
Ing year. But 1t works for itself alone.
On the contrary. the bean is n plant
devoted to her children. knowing
that she is soon going to die, she hur-
ries to give her children the nourish-
tncnt which It will be impossible for
her to give1ater. She surrounds them
with sort of pocket OF nourishment,
which will permit them. when they are
separated from her by wind or by
death. to find their own existence.
This classification of plants into boz
hemians and selfish and unselfish il
worthy Of being remarked.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-06-29
pAwNED WATCH FOR DINNER.
York AtIlie.aire Whe rssget
AAs Money.

Many of our well-known millionaires
have habit of going about New York
with only q few cents of change in
their pockets. and perhaps none car
ricd less of the coin ofthe realm tkan
Henry Clews, says the New York Post.
Not long ago he and Mrs. Clews dincd
at place where the banker-brcker-
author was unknown, and where the
rule was strictly cash dewr. Knowing
that his good wife generally had s,ltli-
cient money in herpurse to 1efray any
ordinary expense, he whispered when
the finger bowls were brought: 'flIy
to pay for the dinner? I forgot to
bring any money" But Mrs. Clews,
too, had forgotten to bring any money,
and there sat this delectablc couple
with ,niliiohs Mt home. but not cert
for hotel tribute! The bankers OK
PLANTATION to the waiter was not re-
t.nrdef. ;s satisfactory, neither did the
house understand. The proprietor, 4
fellow w;;.iaut discernmcnt or tact,
was so Inclined TO he incredulrus that
NJ. Ciaws, GiSdairiEg controversy.
quietly deposited his GOLD watch as n
pledge that the hill should be paid as
soon us he could send messenger
from his horne. In getting into this
scra;ls Mr.. Clews is not singular. 9th
or sriiiiora;rrs hare had similar din
culties. Tha-e is well-tnld ST cry that
John d. Rockefeller. happening to find
his pockets empty. once permitted q
stranger to pay his fare on the elevated
ronn
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-06-29
SNOW AND WATER SUPPLY.
Some Popular Notions ExDIoaeA ~
Recent Experiments Of the
Weather bureau.

Some very intere sting conclusions
have teen puElished by the experts
of the United states weather bureau,
who have 1or several years been
studying TIE effect OF winter 'sncw-
fall VI the water supply CT the sac-
ccsding s.iininer. The observations
have been ccnfntd to the arid regions
of the wes!, more particularly Colo
RADIO and Ilaho, where the rivers and
streams deri7e their principal water
suppl, from the melting OF the SHOW
On the mountains. The generally
prevalent belief that winter of
heavy snowfall is succeeded by
swollen streams in spring and sum
mer is not necessarily correct. 1t is
not The quantity Of sncw that falls
during The winter SO much MS the con-
dItion Of tl,e soil when winter sets N,
the quality Of .hc snow ard tie t:mc
VIXEN it falls that determine whether
streams shall continue full late In the
season and furnish abundance of wa
ter fer Irritating canals.
An unusually heavy snowfall in
March will certainly be followed by
drought in late srrin. and su:nmsp
unless this snow is preceded by a.
snowfall in the early winter. 1t Is
the sucw that falls in November and
December and thus becomes packed
hard during the winter and nslts
slowly in tie spring and sunrrr- that
keeps water in the streams til sum-
mer is n"arly over. The snow tina,
falls in March and February Inns no
time To become parE"d "rd ',,-'rrfE.
The first warm breath OF spring r,-lts
II with rush. the streams overflow
their hanks. freshcts food the coun-l
try for a few days; thea gradually
the streams subside and . drought
ensuea &
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-06-29
STRANGE MEN m BoRNRo.


A strange tribe has just been discov-
cred in Borneo by DR.. A. W. Nicuwen-
huia. the distinguished Dutch explorer.
Az he WIS travelling through the dis
trict of aarawnk he heard fram his
guides :!lnt Mt a little distance there
was mountain tribe which, no Eu-
ropean or American had ever visited.
and s.raightway he went thi.hcr. and
in day mr. two found himself u. he
Headquarters of these unknown cbo-
rhymes. At once he saw that they d:f-
fered frcm 81! oil r..ntivcs Of Bcrneo.
and he spent some weeks in n"uuaint-
ing himself with their curious Gus
tom. and also in studying their coun-
try, which is entirely unknnwn to for
eign travels. In this way he accu'nu-
lated .nass of new material, which
he intends to give to the world at an
early date in the form OF book.
This is the second journey which DIR.
Nieuwe.lhuis has taken to central
Bornco. He first went there in 1908.
and explored the sources of the Kap-
uas and Mahakkam rivers. after which
he returned to Europe, where he at
once obtained an appointment as d.
rector of the botanical garden at iui-
tenzorg. In 1899 he went ngnin to
Borneo, intending to thoroughly ex-
plore the interior of the country. ard
It is claimed that in this task he has
succeeded better than any previous
traveller.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-06-29
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

The rural death rate in England !,
10 in every 1000; in towns 1t is 10.
The only Involuntary muscle com
posed of red or striped hbers is the
heart.
Wood yields one-fourth the heat OF
coal. charcoal about the same heat -
coal.
A telescope photograph Of the milky
way, taken recently 1t the Harvard
observatory, shows more than 100000
stars.
Southern states are making much
larger gains than any other section in
the business Of cotton and wooden man
ufacturing.
The first mulberry tree in America
was brought from France in 1926, with
the expectation Of esta blishing null
berry groves in New York.
The rearing of silk worms and the
production OF silk during the years be-
fore the revolution promised to be-
come one of the most important in
dustries Of America.
The first exports Of cotton from this
country was in 1888, in which year one
bag was sent from Charleston to Liver
pool, while 12 were sent from Philadel-
phiA and one from New York.
During the last year about 10000
tons Of sugar were produced in the
United States, 80, 900 tons Of which were
contributed by % cane sugar mills and
$4,000 tons formed the output of 20
beet sugar works, only 10 of which we're
completed In time to avail themselves
Of tie entire crop. Twenty-Five more
beet sugar mills are now either built
or building.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-06-29
HERM1rs IN LARGE TOWNS.
Many Denisens Of Oar big Cities Feel
&, Lonesome and Talk to
Ii Themselves.

A newspaper the other day record
ed an anrcdote about prominent
western physician on his first visit
to New York.. says the Cormrrfi;:i
Adver; iser. His dinner comran.cE
asked him what interested liir, mes:
in the streets of the city, and the
physician replied the fec: that ~
many .,ersons were encountered w"r
were tnl';'r- to themselves. lie co'rld
not explain the phenomenon tn his
own satiy'artion. and vsn'lrs5 t',s
were SO busy and carried their cares
about with them. At least he could
think OF no other reason. Possibly il
10 because q great city is srs'h Il SOL
tary place for many. and solitude. OF
course, promotes self-co-..-,uning.
Many a person here is ore truly
q hermit, cut of by inclination or sir-
cumstarce from his fellows. than
some recluscs who live an ostenta-
tious life of isolation. They pass
their fellows on the street mutually
unknown. Many persons have no
friends; some have no desire 10 make
any; others, probably with q grega-
rious instinct, are too diflident tn
push An acquaintance. So they talk
to themselves as men in desert
learn to talk to themselves. In
smaller place acquaintances would
Jolt = man out of the habit of talk
ing to himself on the streets, but
here nobody cares.