The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-03-23

in an European capitals on the 12h-
Members OF tho royal families generally
called at the British embassies and offered
their congratulations
A STATE convention Of the United
Labor party. advocating . tax on land
values. was hell az Columbus, o.. on the
lstn. steps are being taken toward the
nomination or . State ticket. Presidential
electors and National committeeman
DrprrArroxs from all the German regi-
menss gathered around the monument 20
Frederick the Great on the 18th, and took
the oath Of aliegiancs 20 the new EN-
pe~or. The Crown Prince took the oath
with the Second regiment Of the Guards'
Mn. sxrrLrxo, the English delegate TO
the Anti-Coercion Conference. who was
arrested for advocating the plan Of cam
main It Limerick, was sentenced TO ten
weeks Imprisonment under the Crimes
act, on the 18TH
THxRE Is serious danger Of an uprising
among the Indians OF Manitoba owing
to the neglect OF the government in for-
warding supplies. The mounted police
admit the danger. hut claim 70 Be able TO
put down any revolt that may arise
THr New York Herald published on the
l1th an advance chapter OF Rev. Henry
Ward Bsecher's autobiography. in which
the writer makes out . case OF pure
blackmail AGAINST Tilton and Aouiton IN
the famous scandal matter
II Is rumored in business circles In
Montreal, Can. that the Dominion Gov
eminent intends to publish black list
containing the names Of all American
firms which are In the habit Of entering
dutiab'e goods under false pretexts and
thus escaping taxes
THE negroes Of Georgia. on the 18th.
asked the railroad commits sion to ssttl
the question Of Discrimination against
them on railroad cars by compelling the
railroad companies to sell first and Sec
ond-class tickets. The matter will Be
decided 1t the April meeting.
OWE Of the worst snow storms ever expe-
rienced In the Eastern Middle States cc-
CURED on the 18th and 18th. Hundreds
az trains on the various railroads we're
detained. among whom In some in
JACK DEMPSEY, the pugilist. and the
only American now In . position 70 meet
Mitchell, arrived in Pittsburgh, Pa. on
the 18th He expresses considerable sur
prise ut the result Of the Sullivan-Mitcheil
fight, and says he II both anxious and
willing 70 meet Mitchell either in this
country or England. on almost any terms.
In Boston, the home Of the ex-cham-
pion OF the world, the conviction Is al
most absolute that Sullivan has not moral
stamina enough In his big body 20 pull
himself together and again assert his
supremacy before the world. a Liver
pool dispatch OF the 18th says: IS ulli-
vans depression Of spirits i pitiful 70
witness.
Mn. B. r. JoxKs. chairman Of the Ma.
tional Republican COMMITTEES. writes:
ssUnder the action OF the National Repub-
lican convention Of 1854 see Official pro.
ceedinxs. page 81. whatever has beer
the manner OF nominating members Of
Congress In any district, Is the manner
in which the congressional delega tes rep
resenting that district must Be chosen"
THE family OF H. G. Brown. consisting
Of Mr.. Brown. wife and six children and
q hired man, were taken violently sici
while ut the supper table 1t Mason City
Ia. on tire 18th. In less than an houI
Mr.. Brown and one OF his chill
dren were dead. The seven re
manning victims were very low, and
WA thought that they could not recover
e
HENRY z. PARKER, aged tnirty hve'
provision broker. and an unknown man
aged about twenty i've years, were foun'
dead I'm Parker's room at No. 55s STATE
street Rrooklvn. n. NJ. on the 81. Par
- had come nom. Vim his comma ion
l.ts - r;ghf hoth hang intoxicated. ans
- yoirg ~ hed ira man bad left IN
$50 s,,~ned N ana unlit They wer
s.0oc.tea
THE New York German Society. IN %
dition 20 adopting resolutions Of sorro'
for the late Emperor's death, sent
cablezram 90 the Empress Augusta ex
pressing coincidence, IN which they say
~1hough oceans separate rs from Ger
many, yet the feeling Of reverence an
the sympathy with every thing concerr
ing the memories Of the imperial hons
are, and remain with u, lively heartfe
and deeply seated