The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-07-26
CURRENT TOPICS.


1 templates the union OF al the Irish ten
| ants IN one strong. compact organisation
| founded on the lines % the trades unions
| and supported in the same way by assess
| ments upon the members themselves
| proportional 70 the amount " ttt.r hold
| Jugs.
| HAROLD SWELL secretary az the Sa'
| moan Commission 70 Bertha arrived !;
| New York on the 18th, on the steamship
| Etruria-
| A TERRIBLE collision occurred on III
| Western New York a Pennsylvania rail
| road on q sharp curve near Petroleum
4 Centre. Pa. seven miles from Oil City, OF
| the 18th One man Was killed and sever
| al others were severely injured
| MARsa DuxcAx and three 81 his chill.
| dren are known 70 have been drowned b.
| a cloud burst on Soldier creek near For
| Robinson Neb-. on the night q the 18th
and il Is feared that many other live
| were lost
| FEARS are expressed AZ Cairo that fhs
advance Of the lervishes along the Nile
Is really only feint intended 20 cover q
| far more formidable movement II these
fears turn out 10 be well grounded Egyp'
| will be forced % rely for safety upon the
loyalty OF the Bishareen tribes. and This
| is by no means above suspicion
| LIErrKxASr BrsIcK. in charge o. fhs
| Central police district Of Baltimore. Nd
| found strange man sitting IN front o:
the station-house at three o'clock on the
morning OF the lsth- He was in a stupcs
from opium. and died soon after
| on the 14th the French citizens ~ Neu
/ York and vicinity celebrated the cn'
4 hundredth anniversary o. the fall q tbs
Bastile with grand reception and con-
! cert.
| The Hotel Keepers National ccnve1-
| ton met in Buffalo. y. Y. on the 18TH
| The board ordered by Secretary Tracy
| 10 report on the subject OF e neral org n
| ization. tactics and drills for the navy.
held its nrst meeting az the Navy Depart
| ment on the lsth-
| P.S Ross and Joseph s. Sanford. on
| the 18TH brought suit against the 80 MI
| Brooklyn Railroad & Terminal Company
| OF Brooklyn,sor >lSs, JsS for breach Q. con-
| tract
THE contest over the property q the
| late Thomas IL Blythe vas commenced
| in San Francisco on the 18th II r-on-
| ises 10 be one OF the most celebrated cases
| ever brought 70 the attention 81 the courts
Of the coast a. the property involved J.
valued at A.0oo.0o1. and the claimants
number over two hundred persons
| A RESOLUTION was passed il TIE Nom
| fana Constitutional convention on fhe
| 18th. that the accounts % al ofcials Be
| Investigated az least once . year. and
| that State examiner be appointed Cor
| that purpose.
| Mas. TERRY. OF Salt Lake City. Utah.
attempted 10 light fr-. on the 18TH with
| coal oil An explosion occurred. The
| burning oil causing the death Of hersei:
and ner thirteen year-old daughter.
The Chief Of Engineers. on the 18th re-
ceived the annual report Of Captain W.
l. Fisk. in charge Of river and harbor i'm
provements in Louisiana and Texas
After an examination o. Bavon 81 John
from the head q navigation 70 Lake
Ponchartrain. Captain Fisk says the
| stream Is not worthy OF improvement
| AMONG those subpgned 20 attend tbs
| McQua6e trial II Baiiston- ~ " or
| the 18th. was Lawyer James ~ Lydiy- Q.
| New York City He did not respond.
| and Judge Daniels issued an attachment
| for him. and be was arrested
| DISPATCH from Shanghai states that
| the Emperor has issued an edicr ordering
the immediate building az the projected
| Tung Chow railroad. and that the Marquis
Tseng has been appointed By the EN-
peror general director o. all railroads u
4 China
Iris stated that the leading publishin.
| houses Of the United States hare formed
| a combination for the control " the sal.
OF educational works
The charter election called for the 18th
at Oklahoma CRY, OKLA. was suppressed
hold the election. a il was seen TIM;
trouble would ensue. and the matter wa'
| postpon co.
OWING to recent disastrous storms il
Northern Bohemia. all the vines il that
region. as well a. the entire fruit crop
will prove a total failure.
The French Chamber % Deputies. ~
the 18th. passed the supplementary creii'
| asked by the Minister o. Marine for IL.
purpose Of building new war ship-- A
bill was also passed extending arnne ST.
to various classes ~ political offenders
Chamber. read the decree closing IL
session. aud the Chamber adjourned.
The following IL the statement " tbs
operations or the entire system ~ tn,
Union Pacific Railroad Company 70
N ~ lh@A- NTff~- tAI AAA4~-Hs - tDA A-ta - =
penses. Sl.sls.542. Compared with May
l>s-. there Is an increase 81 81. ~ j
the surplus.
W. 7. LEWIS. Of Pittsburgh Pa secre
tary Of the Miners National Progres-ir
Union. wrote 70 President Mcbride q
that body. on thc 18th resigriny hi
Office. Mr.. Lewis intends 20 sever hi
connection with labor organizations en-
tirsly, and will 20 10 the Paris EKposi
tion as one o. the party ~ America
workmen- On his return 10 this c0untr
he will begin 20 practice law
In his annual report 20 the Chief Z
Engineers. Lieufenant-Colonel Mans1el
makes the following estimates for am
provemenfs 10 rivers and Earbors ]
Massachusetts, Tor the fiscal year endin
June 70. isai: yewburyporf hsrbo'
81 $500: Merrimac river. SO. 100. Glot
cester harbor. $4,000; LYNN hsrbo
$1,000: Boston hsrbor. s4s9.e91. ~
Provincetown harbor. ss.i0c-
CHAs. II. HOLMAN. ~ the Nations
Fish Commission. diei.on fhe 10th. in -
swamps Of Southern Georgia where b
was engaged In scientific work so- "a
Government He was a recent grsdus'
, OF the Indiana state University and In
acquired national reputation as mt
uralisf.
AwArrR-sPorr destroyed the town I
| (~hfiann State az q herrera Mexico q