The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-09-20
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRITT.



about the middle o. July.
STEVE BRor.E accomplished the peril
Gus feat. on the sth. Of going over the
Falls OF Niagara in rubber suit. He
was taken unconscious from the water
and fears are entertained Of his recov-
cry.
A RAScHxAN from the Biz Horn coun-
try ia Northern Wyoming reported. on
the sth. that the Big Horn mountains
were ablaze. and that the fire haI crept
down % the valleys. burning every
thing before il Fully 10000 worth Of
timber has been consumed. besides all
the property on the improved lands.
1T is generally expected at the Navy
Department that Secretary Tracy will
recommend in his annual report 10 Con-
gress an appropriation Of about half
million dollars for putting ship-buil ling
plants in the various Government navy
yards.
THREE unknown men were drowned by
the capsizing OF their row-boat in the
heavy surf on Rockaway beach on the
sth. Another boat containing four men
capsixed and the men were saved with
great difficulty.
STRONG pressure is being brought TO
bear upon Queen Victoria to induce her
10 abdicate in favor Of the Prince Of
Wales.
BENEDICT BLrxsHKIs was drowned
while bathing at Sea Island City. n. j..
on the cth. aud three young ladies who
were with him narrowly escaped the
same fate.
The negotiations which have been pend
Ing for some months between the Bull
garian Government and a syndicate Of
New York bankers for a loan OF a5.C01. 900
h0rins have finally fallen through. and
the Bulgarians are now looking 10 Berlin
and Vienna 70 place the loan
THEE THOUSAND Wan Yam wezi ar
rived at Bagomoyo, Zanzibar. on the 9th.
with immense quantities OF ivory and
many head OF cattle.
Tue Society Of California Pioneers OF
New England celebrated the forty-frst
anniversary OF the discovery Of gold in
California by banquet at Odd Fellows
Hall. in Boston. on the 9Th. Alta blsi-
ness meeting. VIM. A. Thomas was elect
Ell president for the ensuing year.
THE commemoration Of the seventy
fifth anniversary ~ the stirring events ia
and around Baltimore. Nd. in connection
with the war of ISLE. began. on the sih.
with the opening % the Exposition at
Pinlico. unler the auspices Of the Mary
land Exposition Association.
The statement Of fhe Boston & Mon
tana Consolidated Copper aud Silver
Mining Company for the year ending
June % 1859. shows gross receipts from
product. = s25GD5; expenses, sl,9ls.c>5;
profit. si.0l4,sls-
SEARLE. the Australian oarsman. de-
feafed O'Connor. the Canadian, on the
Thames river championship course, on
the 9th. Tine. - ~.
7. Il. MrsGRAvE 4 Co. the New York
City brokers who recently suspended.
have offered 70 pay twenty FIVE per cent
cash. twenty-five per GEN. in one year
aud nifty per cent in two years
On the evening Of the 9th the wife OF
Congressman Cox. OF New York. said Of
her husband. who at noon had been re-
ported as dying: .Mr. Cox is slowly
rallyinS. and hopes OF recovery are in
creasing.r
RICHARD F. Taylor. who is charged
with completely in the forgery by which
Wells. Fargo & Co.'S agent AT San Jose.
Cal. lost u. 80 several months ago. was
captured. on the 9th. on the steamer Aus
tralia, lying at her dock at San Fran
cisco.
A B1A- containing christening party
was cap>izel on Lake Killarney. Ireland.
on the sth, and five OF the party were
drowned.
The bark wildwood was wrecked by
stranding in the Nuskagaka river. Alaska.
August 3. and her cargo % Que hundred
aud five barrels aud thirty thousand
cases cf salmon may prove total loss
The crew were saved.
80 T.. 20
the past year show that = 81 persons
emigrated from Ireland 10 foreign coun-
tries.
The second compromise submitted 20
the London strikers for their considera-
ton met the fate OF the first on the 10th.
and was rejected This was a proposal
made by Cardinal Manning on his OWL.
initiative.
TIE executive committee OF the New
York City Worlds Fair site and building
committee. Oh the 10Th. decided 70 report
four sites 20 the full committee from
which to make a selection. namely.
Claremont Park and vicinity: Oak and
Barrefts Points: Fort George aud In
wood. and Riverside and Morning ide
parks.
The city OF Belgrade. Servia. was
thrown into fever OF excitement. on
the 10th. by the report that Q1een Ma
talie was going 70 visit her son. King
Alexander. whether the regents liked IL
or not. ana that she was determined "a
ignore the conditions they prescribed al
the instance OF her former husband, ex-
King Milan
The finest livery stable in Wyoming
Territory burned at Laramie on the 9th.
| The horses were saved, but many costly
carriages were destroyed Loss. 5000;
partially insured
| The London strike fund was augment :
ed. on the 9th. by Ei 30 received from
various sources.
| FIFTEEN HUNDRED miners are out on a
strike at the Watson aud Adiian mines
near Punxsutowney, Pa. for an increase
| In wages.
JoHS BURNS announced, on the 10th.
the receipt 81 number OF subscriptions
from Australia for the benefit of rae
London strikers. lie said that the w0rx-
men Of America had forwarded seLfl-
ment and sympathy enough 20 encirese
the globe IL IL were committed 70 paper.
but not a single cent 20 relieve the wants
OF their fellOw-workmen.
| ARGUMENT was begun IN the United
States District Court ~ California;, on the
10Th, on the matter ~ Federal jarisdic-
ton Ia the Maggie case
JrDGK JAMES. " the Supreme Court %