The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-08-16

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termaster o. y .ewarfs Confederate law
airy. died ". Tauquier County, Va, on
the 9th.
TIE ~ ath annual convention ~ the
fhotosr Aphers' Association 81 America
was o. ,cned in Boston on the c'h' Aoou.
900 = photographers We're present from All
pa q Of the country.
WIN. Fred Kelse. brakeman. was
making coupling Ia the yard az JOINS.
burr. Pa. on the 9Th. his heel was caught
Nv All approaching car. lie was dragged
under the wheels. both legs being broken
anu his shoulders mashed.
THE excursion steamer Annie, plying
on Mobile Bav. was burned at her wharf
On The 9th. Loss. 5000; Insurance.. 81
600. The fire was probably Of incendlary
origin.
Tar British men-of-war Black Prince
and lnvincible collded on the 9TH. while
starting for the naval parade, aud botn
were badly damaged.
| Tux National waterways convention ~
West Superior, Wis. was called e oruer'
| al two o'clock on The afternoon % the o'n'
| bv Judge Solon II. Clough. +. 4. Bacon,
~ Milwaukee. was made temporary chair
man. and +. T. Searle. Of ST. Cloud. Sec
\ Rotary.
| NEW candidate for the commission
ership OF the General Land ONCE. has
appeared in Washington. He IS Judge
Groff. OF Nebraska, and his name
! has been mentioned recently In connec-
/ ton with possible appointment on tue
! Interstate Commerce Commission.
/ THERE was fight in the Montana Con-
stitutional convention. on the lsth, over
| the location OF the capital. Ia commlt-
tee Bozeman was agreed upon, but on
! This being reported to the convention the
! friends OF other cities flibustered until
] a recess was ordered.
! The prisoners confined IN Fort san
Juan de Ulloa. at Vera Cruz. Mexico, rev
! olted recently. aud the troops shot twenty
Of their numter and quelled the uprising.
Tx announcement 81 the verdict or
sGuiliy- in the Maybrick case. on the
eth. caused great excitement among All
classes in Liverpool. who ha1 been watch
ing the trial with intense interest After
the verdict became known thousands Of
peoule assembled around the entrance 70
The court room aud hooted the Judge as
soon a. lie made his appearance.
People in the wool trade think that
Brown. Steese & Clarke. wool dealers 81
Boston. who failed on The eth, can settle
their affairs 50 as 70 pay all debts ana
leave about ninety cents on the dollar
for the stockholders.
AN all-day debate took place IN The
Washington Territory Constitutions
convention. on the 9Th, over the clause e
exempt church property from taxation
The question was finally settled by leay-
ing the whole matter 10 the Legislature
The National Electric Light convention
at Niagara Falls, on the 9Th. adopted
memorial to Governor Hill of New York
asking him 10 use his influence for thu
repeal .. the law for execution by cleo
tricity.
THE train on the Rio Grende railroa'
known as the ..Modoc" was held up b.
train-robbers near creyasse, Col. on th'
9Th. About 500 and twenty watcne
ssere contributed by the passengers.
SAMUEL HrLLrARD. OF Philadelphia was
on the eth, declared elected grand chan
! celor az the Knights Of Pythias ~ Penn
svlyauia, and Jno. J. Davis. Of Pitts
burgh. was chosen MASTER alarms
The man arrested at Scoitsboro. Ala
has been positively identified az the alb
~couding Treasurer Tate Of kentrck,
I, One Of the detectives who arrested hi
has since been arrested on an old indic'
menf for burglary.
OFFICER RoREI, % Mankato, MINI. WI
shot, on the Eth while attempting To a.
rest two tramps who were annoying pee
pie. The tramps made their escape.
OK the afternoon % the 7th. two expl'
!. sions occurred on board the yacht Cedi
Ridge. lying al the wharf in Buffalo.
". By which four deaths BY fire al
4 drowning occurred. aud three rersoi
Z we're severely injured. The explosion
Y were due 10 naph,ha. By which the boi
/. ers were heated.