The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-08-09

Tur limo statement o. the Erie rail-
! road shows an increase OF N,1sv IN net
earnings as compared with June, INN
| I'm. ~. II. RonERrs. the originator OF
n,fro.-eycerip torpcdoes for bla sting in
| Oil wells. died az I itusville. Pa on the
Mth. Ten wears ago he was proprietor
and editor Of the New York Dental
Journal. and established a National rep
utalion. lie held many positions OF pub
lie trust and left an estate valued az 81
Ooo.0 Oo.
TnEoDonE CRAMr. OF Philadelphia, says
| the re- is no foundation for the story thai
his Arm and other ship builders have
formed a syndicate 10 control the ship
building interests OF the country.
Tnr Grand Army Of the Republic de-
partment conmani ers OF Illinois, Iowa.
| Minnesota, Missouri. Indiana, Michigan.
| Kansas and Nebraska, on the Dth. un-
qualifealy Endorsed the announced deter
minution 10 discourage a general attend-
ance at the coming encampment al NIL
waukee. wis. (.
AT the Request OF Postmaster- General
| Wanamaker. the acting Secretary OF the
| Treasury has directed that payment or
all bills against the Treasury Department
for telegraphing during the current fiscal
rear be suspended for tho present ma
until otherwise ordered.
MIR. CHAMBERLAIN, in a speech. on the
| night OF the 3lst, said the Radicals were
now leading the Liberal party. aud IN
connection with the Home-Ruler they
were carrying that party beyond Mr.
| Gladstone's control. The government,
he cllimed. was now stronger thar ever
before.
TIM receipts for the cash in the Treas
| ury were signed on the ist- The deficien-
cy, amounting 10 about twenty one dol
lars. was made good by the chief OF the
| division through whose official hands the
money passed tine last time il was han
died.
WV. Ross. the absconding teller of the
| Nevada Bans Of san Francisco, has been
arrested at Victoria, B. O.. and part Of
the $4,000 that he embezz led was recov-
cred.
THE will OF the late Charlemagne Tow
err. az Philadelphia. leaves the entire es-
tate in trust for the widow and i've chill
dren. the widow 10 receive $1,000 per
month from tue income, and each OF the
children 500 per month. The executors
are dsharred from selling any " the tes-
tator's lands. md all rents and royalties
are 70 be invested as part Of the estate.
The estate is valued at about S.o,o)).on.
THE French training frigate C%ouronne.
while off Hyeres. in the South OF France.
Oh the 3lsr. burst one OF her machines
guns, killing eight OF her men aud iniur-
inc seventeen others. The accident oc-
curredin the course Of practice firing.
MrcH xcitem ent was caused in Paris
BY the circulation of reports that General
Boulanger had committed. suicide in Lon
don.
The sonora and Milton (Cal.) stage
was stopped by two highwaymen near
cooperopolis. on the sist. aud 50 taken
from the passengers. The robbers blew
open the Wells, Fargo & Co.'S safe, but
found nothing Of much value therein
THE dam at Van Sickle's mill pond, at
Milburn, n. j., broke, on the 5ist. and
the escaping water drove hundreds Of
people from their homes. Household
goods and other property were carried
away.
THE North Dakota Constitutions con
yention PIT IN the time. on the 3ist, de-
batting over reports OF the committee on
elective franchise and the committee on
judiciary. No hnal result was reached.
THE Washington Territory Constitu-
tional convention. OF the 3ist, adopted a
preamble reciting that 1--WE, his people
81 the State OF Washington. thanking
the Supreme Being Of the universe for
our liberties. do ordaia this constitn-
tlon.' thus recognizing God in their
magma chartn.
LETTERS from Democratic editors in
~seventy-sis Of the eighty eight counties in
the State 81 Ohio. as 70 the attitude " the
del gates to the State convention on q
candidate for Governor. indicate that ex-
Congress sman James Z. Campbell Is in
the lead.