The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-09-06
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now occupying with his mother. Ms
william H. Vanderbilt II embrace,
twenty 1--we acres q Lawn. pasture and
| woodland
DURING At % somnambnlIsm. At one
O'Clock on the morning OF the 18th. Jos.
Kilcole. OF Ottawa Out. In atfemptln, 4
walk out 81 second-story window upon
the roof Of his residence. fell 70 the
ground and was fatally injured.
II Is probable . company OF the Sec
ond Infantry from the military division
OF the Pacific will shortly Be detailed for
duty In ALASKA There have been no
troops there since iss3.
The captain OF the steamship La Gas :
cogne. which arrived At New York City
on the 18th. reports that during the voy-
age his vessel narrowly escaped coiliding
with q number os icebergs. the largest Of
which was one hundred and fifty feet in
height
The funeral Of Charles Carclin. the ex-
ecufed woman murderer. took place. on
the 18th. from An undertaker's establish
ment in New York City. There were no
services and only three o. the dead
mans friends followed his body 70 the
grave. The interment vas in Calvary
Cemetery
GOVERNOR HUI % New York and
Colonel Judson. accompanied By Hon
Smith NJ Weed left Plattsburg. on the
a4th- BY special train for the Adirondacks-
A stop was made AZ DAnnemorA. and =
tour Of inspection made OF Clinton prison
DURING July past ;. >ss immigrants ar
rived in this country. against 1927 in
July. ISIS
A TfxE-ror in TAFT & weinbreuner's
packing house al baltimore. Nd. ex-
ploded on the esfh Edward Fleming.
Henry Pteitfer. Charles wauliby. Mary
Haumatta and John Smith were severely
hurt aud burned Fleming who sus-
fered terrible agony from his burns ran
10 the dock and jumped into the water.
but xas rescued
THE schooner Joseph Wilde vi,h ice
from Bangor. Me-. bound for Rich rnond-
vas sunk. on the 26th- IN collision with
the steamship Sessnore- The crew %
the Wilde were rescued and landed az
Fortress Monroe
The manufacturers Of window glass.
table, glass and crockery-ware have
formed trust called the United States
Glass Company They have bought up
ten q the principal plants in New York
aud Ohio. but u IS not believed that the
Western manufacturers will Join the
association
THE immense elevator IT Porto Costa
Cal. belonging % Ncyear & Co. was al
most destroyed BY IRE on the s6tn. and
before the flames could Be exting1ish-d
the blaze spread 70 the steamer America
which together with the sailing vessels
aud Sonow2n. we're de-
sfroycd
THE New York City committee on the
Worlds Fair site aud buildings met on
the 3Sth. aud voted not 70 consider Gen.
trail Park Is q possible site until all other
available localities had been passed
lpon- Excursions By river and rail wore
arranged for August - and -. 20 enable
The committee TO visit all the proposed
siies as expeditiously As possible
The sloop 81 war Gaiena sailed from
The Brooklyn Navy Yard on the 18th. for
Hayti where she will re-
lieve the kearsarge. the latter vessel
having been ordered to return North
DTSrRicr- ATTORNEY WHITE appeared
before Justice ot the Peace Swayne. OF
Cal. on the a6fh. aud moved 70
dismiss the warrant OF arrest issued
against Justice Field for alleged CON-
plicity in the killing Of Judge Terry.
This action was taken in accordance with
Instructions received BY Mr.. White from
he Attorney General % the State
The cruiser Charleston on her last trial
made an average of thirteen knots on a
our hundred mile run
THE great strike in London was said.
N the 2.th- BY prominent citizens 70
threaten with ruin the vast interests n,
london and England a the result os the
ll-considered obstinacy " the managers
4 the dock companies.
w. II. HAIR. 81 Indiana the new Third
Auditor ~ the Treasury. took the oath
4 Office. on the sS1h, and entered upon
he discharge 81 his oHicial duties.
SEVERE shocks of earthquake were felt
throughout Greece on the assh. aud seri-
ms damage is reported from several
owns.
AT mass meeting % Cincinnati shoe
makers, on the 25fh resolutions were
'dopted giving moral AMI financial sup
port 20 the striking lasfers-
A LosE highxayman held up aud rob
ed the stage that runs between Gogebic.
p the Milwaukee. Lake Shore 4 West
m road, IN Michigan. and Gogebic Lake.
summer resort. One os the passengers
peneL fire on the hiyhwaymau. The lat
er promptly responded. severely and
rcbah'y fatally woundinS two OF the
ravelers.
A. J. JACKSON. local agent AZ Cleve-
and. o.. for Thomas Cook a. Sons Tour
is Expeditions. has confessed % a
heritage % >3coo and disappeared He
! believed 70 have gone 10 Canada
The schedule showing the liabilities OF
be insolvent wool firm OF Brown, Steese
: Clark 81 Boston Vas filed In the In
Court OF that city on the 10th.
shows liabilities OF sl.i-0 Oco.
Two Turkish engineer officers have been
ent 70 Crete % inspect the various for
locations there. with view o. strength
ming them against attack In case OF in
ection-
FIRE In the Ohio State penitsntiary a.
Columbus. on the 9th. destroyed the
hair factory owned by J. W. Damn. e.
!. Conner's cooper shop. and IL A. Lam
mans buckle shop Loss 70 the State.
bout $1,000. and % the contractors $780,
%.
THE Union Cornet Band % Winchester.
a.. making . Northern tour, arrived az
lynn. Mass. from Boston. on the 9Th
nd Were entertained BY q. A. r. Post
70. 5. OF Lynn aud other military organ
nations, and formally received By the
nAyor.