The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-08-02

THE NEWS IN BRIEF.


Of the delay on the part Of the Car IN
returning the visit OF Emperor William,
and points ont that though q whole year
has now elapsed since Germany's ruler
visited the Russian capital. the CA has
not only not returned the visit but has
not even written a line 70 Emperor Will
lam to explain why.
DuRrxG the noon hour on the 21st the
Milwaukee twis-l post-ofice was robbed
OF a package OF registered mail. believed
70 contain az least $4,000. Il Is supposed
10 have been the work Of a sneak-thief.
Az English syndicate Is endeayoring "a
purchase the two largest breweries In
Indianapolis, Ind.
OVER 5000 will be expended by the
citizens committee o. Detroit. Men. in
entertaining the members OF the Ma
tional Editorial Association. which holds
gust q, -. - aud ~.
The blockade Of East African ports
near Zanzibar has been abandoned BY
the Italian Government
The San Francisco. the steel cruiser be-
ing built on the Pacific coast, will b
launched October /.
OSE OF the most disastrous storms ever
known in the Hooking valley eliminated
on the Goth in the breaking Of Sharp's
dam at Sugar Grove on the Hooking
canal. Roads and bridges were annihi-
lated and the whole valley for miles
looks like q dry water course. Compe-
tent judges place the loss in the hun
dreds OF thousands. No lives were re-
ported lost
AT Southington. Conn.,. Charles Dag
nan attempted 70 board a moving freight
train. when his feet caught in the steps OF
the caboose. and he fell backward. and
was dragged a quarter OF q mile before
discovered He was dead
john WILHELM. q prominent merchant
OF Forest, Ind. was arrested On the 20th
on the charge Of counterteiting Mods
and coins were found concealed on his
premises.
ADrsAsrROUs coniagratiou occurred. on
the alst. in the town OF Paks. Hungary.
Over 400 houses. including several public
buildings. we're destroyed Great dis
tress ensued among the inhabitants. a
large proportion OF whom we're left with
out shelter.
III is reported that a movement Is on
foot 10 form a trusto Of all the gas wells In
Ohio and Indiana
MICHAEL McGRArH aud his wife. an
aged couple, persisted in their burning
dwelling near wrackville, Pa. on the
night os the 10Th
A. l. MAILER. assistant general man
n Of the Manitoba railroad. has CON-
pleted a thorugh examination OF the
wheat crop along the Manitoba system
and concludes that there will be at least
32-D00.Oc bushels sor his road to trans
port.
SECRETARY BLAINE visited Senate
III, - Drm-A- " - 49,. OIL
TIE 81. Cloud Hotel. at Meadville, Pa,
was destroyed by fre at midnight cf the
I'D. The guests escaped without injury.
but several servants were badly injured
by jumping from the third-story window.
Ar North Andover, Mass. on the I'D.
Albert f.. Whitman. aged nine. and Henry
Z. Hamlin. aged ten. were drowned while
bathing in the Merrimac river Whit
man was seized with cramps. and Ham
lin went to his assistance and both were
drowned.
STEVE BRoDrE says he has decided 70
drop from the new suspension bridge az
Niagara some time between August u
and %.
The Massachusetts, Prohibition State
committee. on the I'D. decided 70 hold
the State convention at Worcester, Sep
TENDER 4.
THE late confagration in Paks. Hun
gary. leaves a thousand people homeless
Six persons were burned to death
III is reported that the brewers OF the
country who have not sold out TO the
English syndicate are forming a trust 70
protect themselves againsfth operations
of the syndicate brewers. The plan in
wolves the purchase " raw material and
sale o. flushed product through a com-
mon agency so far a. practicable.
IL b. Washington Territory Constitu-
tional convention. on the 22l. a petition
was received from Unitarian preachers
asking that church property be taxed.
The whaling schooner. sarah W. Hunt,
while of East Greenland. lost a boat
aud crew in command Of Mate John
sharp. u New London. Conu. The boat
was fast 70 a whale. which sounded
carrying down the boat aud crew.
REV. EDWARD r. RANKIN. D. D.. .!
Newark. y. j.. one " the best known
Presby terrain ministers in the country,
died. on the I'd. " heart failure. aged
seventy years. He was a graduate q
( Yale.
EXAMINER REusEs and samplers
TwamIey aud Cole. who we're dismissed
from the New York Custom House b.
Secretary Fairchild on account of the 20
called sugar frauds, we're. 81 the 81
. reiustatei By Secretary Window
IN view Of his coming marriage 70 tn
Prince 81 Wales eldest daughter, Qnee'
, Victoria has conferred the title o. Duk'
upon the Earl Of Fife
The Constitutional convention o. Mon
e tana finally agreed. on the 23i. 70 omi
: reference % the Deity from their magn
I charta.
= THE wage conference in Pittsburgh. Pa
: on the I'D. between the window glas
: manufacturers and workers. failed !
agree on a scale for the coming year, an
adjourned until August ID
:. Mn PARxELL says that the respe'
4 which he entertains for Mr.. Gladstor
|. will prompt him 70 act with that gre'
and good statesman in supporting y
!. government ia the proposal y increa'
the allowances 10 members 81 the roy
Y family. Mr.. sexton aud other Irish men
bers will probably do likewise.
e II Is stated that the German Southwe
n African Company Is negotiating for q
a sale or their entire African belonging
IN 70 an English syndicate.
le LArE adyices from China say q recc
IRE AZ Luchow destroyed 5000 house
e. over 100 persons were burned 10 deaf