The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-04-06

CrxrnAL $AxnAnSAxo tclcKraphe from.
Na<<cuah. that ~ three O'Clock ON tho
morning ~ The ersh The Italians had ;
half hour <kirmiSh with the advancing
Abv~sinian- aud checked their advance.
Large bodies or AbySSinians were In
sight. but "a p. M. the situation re-
mained unchanged, and Il was then
thought the enemy did not contemplate an
hmm tiiatc attack.
TnK bill passed BY the Nova scosian
House u Assembly. providing for the
abolition ~ the Legislative Council. was
defeated BY che latter body BY vote "
4; % !. on she 18Th
THE sugar-ladcn steamer Canonbury.
from Mafanzas. struck west q the ~old
Man, on Nantucket, Mass. on the 18th,
but the crew Of twenty three men were
gailantly landed through . perilous scrf
BY the iife-saving crew. amid the ap-
piauSe 81 = large conccurse o. people ca
the shore
Tux Dominion Government has declined
b. interfere with the prohibitory liquor
law in the Northwest Territory. beyond
giving permission for the licensing of
the brewing and sale Of malt bever-
ages
GREAr foods, cansed BY ice gorgcs a
several points in the Upper Missouri. are
driving settlers in the bottom lands from
their homes
A UNBORN system of returns 20 be an
nually made 20 the Inter State Commerce
Commission was adopted by a convention
81 railroad auditors and comptrolers held
in Washington on the 18th.
CLAUS SrREcKELs. the sacharine king
0f the Pacific coast. arrived in Baltimore
on the 18Th 10 inspect the advantages Of
fered BY that city for his proposed sugar
refinery.
A RruoR was current AZ engineer head
quarters. in Chicago on the 18th. that Chief
Arthur was seriously considering the
matter 81 resigning his once, and that a
thorough reorganization Of the Brother
hood would be the result
THE Maryland House Of Represent
afives. on the 18th. passed bill prepared
| By the Knights Of Labor 20 pro-
hibit the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Com
pany from compelling its employees TO
| join the relief association
THE International Range Association
| in session at Denver. Col. on the 18th,
adopted resolution amending their con-
] stitufion 50 as 70 give individual member
| ship, after which recess was taken 20 al
| low the members 70 qualify themselves
under the changed constitution
GENERAL MASTER WORKMAN PowDERLY
on the 18th issued . lengthy circular, CALI
| ing upon the knights Of Labor for su-
| th0rity and means 70 inaugurate system
| Of education within the order and prom
| ising 70 do awork for the order such a.
| had never been done before.
THE New York Board Of Aldermen
| PASSED An ordinance, on the 18th. taking
OF controlling the flags on the City Hail.
and placing IL in majority Of the Board
os Aldermen. Mayor Hewitt expresses
| himself well pleased with the change
LAWYER ANDREWS, Of New York. pub
lishei long statement on the 18th. re-
peafing the charge that George Gould Of
| fered money 70 have the Kansas Pacific
suit settled On the same day Jay Gould
| issued his reply TO this. in which he nc
cuses Andrews OF attempted blackmail-
and gave his evidence on that point az
| length
| TIE new treaty excluding Chinese la
| borers from the territory q the United
States was transmitted 70 the Senate on
| the 18th by the President. with the request
| that il be made public BY its terms all
| Chinese laborers are absolutely excluded
| except those returning from China who
| have parents, wife or children In America,
| or who have accumulated property 20 the
1 amount OF <l.oo- Chinese officials. teach
| er-. Students. merchants and travellers for
curiosity and pleasure are allowed TO re-
main undisturb~d-
DISPATCHES from China on the 2Sth say
I that the Honan Hoods are over. leaving
two million people destitute. The starv-
| inv hordes are invading the surrounding