The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-11-29

TnE trial ~ eighteen ~ the Negro
rioters from Na>assa Island for the
murder ~ five white men. was begun al
baltimore. Md. on the 10Th.
Tnr trial OF ninety-one Social Demo
Gratis belonging 70 secret Evolutionary
societies began at Eberfeld. Germany,
on the 10th.
TmE Request Of $4,000 by Mr. Ben.
nett. an eccentric New Jersey farmer.
for the dissemination OF Henry Georges
Progress and Poverty" which was an
nuied by Chancellor bird. on the ground
! that Mr.. Georges theory was contrary Ia
existing Law. was, on the 10Th. pro-
nounced valid by the New Jersey Court
| Of Appeals and Errors.
| SIN Henry JAMES. in rcSuming his adj
dress before the parncll Commission.
on the 10Th, said that the large amount
OF money sent 10 the leaders Of the Ma
| tional League unaccountcd for gave
| wide scope for the belief that il was
used in cvil-doing. lie also declared
that the money Of the League was used
10 defend other than agrarian prisoners
LAMBERT. the famous English swim
mer, left London. on the 18th. 10 cross
the Atlantic for the purpose Of attempt
ing 70 swim the Niagara rapids for q
large wager.
THE jury in the COLON forgery trial
at Minneapolis, Mimi. reported. on the
10Th. that they had finally failed to
agree. They were then discharged.
They stood: For conviction. 4; for
acquittal. :. a new trial is probable.
TnE National Line steamer Italy from
Liverpool. previously reported as four
days overdue. reached her destination
on the 10Th. Her detention was caused
by succession OF westerly gales.
DUHI>G the voyage of the steamer
Fulda. which arrived at New York. on
the 18th. from Bremen. four little chill
drcn died Of diphthcria. The victims
parents where Russian Jews.
Hos. WIZ. NJ. EvAKTS and family
were among the arrivals by the steamer
City Of Paris from Liverpool on the Goth.
a LAnoEI~G man named Mack COM
mittcd suicide at Burlington. la. on the
goth. in a horrible manner. lie cut his
throat from ear 10 ear and then threw
himself into red-hot stove. literally
burning himself to crisp
TIE revolution in Brazil causes great
excitement in Portugal. The agitation
Is evident and there are fears of Re-
publican uprising. The royal palace in
Lisbon is guarded with troops for the
first time since the death OF King Luis.
But the soldiers are apathetic and not
to be trusted in the presence OF revolu-
tion.
THE Arcata Hotel at Arcata. Cal. was
burned early on the morning Of the Goth.
Geo. A. knight. Of San Francisco. and
Tobias Hill were killed, and two ladies'
and several men were more or less in
jured; loss on building. $4,000.
JonS u. ALLEN. ex-Delcgate TO Con-
grcss. was elected United States senator
from Washington on the first ballot. on
the 10TH and Ex-Governor Watson c.
Squire was chosen on the second ballot.
The Epson block at Raldwinsville. y.
r.. which contained the Seneca Hotel. |
and was the finest block in the village.
was destroyed by fire on the 10th. For |
two hours the brick walls OF the adjacent
buildings withstood the heat. but at |
midnight they fell into the general |
wreck; loss. 100000.
The striking dock hands at Tilbury. |
England, resumed work on the Goth.
The Austrian Reichsrath has been
to meet on December 5.
FIFTEEN or twenty negroes were re-
turning home from ball near Leeds.
Ala. about ? a. m. on the morning OF
he 10Th, when they were fired on from
ambush. Jim Smith was killed and
lack johnson and Mary Black were
wounded.