The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-06-21
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

THE NEWS IN bhlhf'
EDWARD HAxLA~. the oarsman. ar
rived IN san Francisco from Australia on
the sth.
A TREE in front u Mrs. I.angtry's
house, In Twenty third street. New York
City. was shattered BY lightning on the
18th.
The FIRST annual meeting ~ the National
Association Of the Loyal Women Of
American Liberty was held in Boston on
the lath-
In a hole on the site ~ the Hurlbut
House, in .Johnstown. forty-seyen bodies,
supposed 70 be those % guests, were dis
covered on the sth-
THE sale 10 the English syndicate 81 the
Ballentine brewery interest in Newark.
n. j.. has been consummated, the price
agreed upon being Sa.loo,Opo.
Corrox exports from the United States
during May past aggregated slo.2.s bales.
valued at 10. 263.1s.. against 2l2 so3 bales,
valued al III. 055. s2G. for May, ls>s
THE June report u the Departm ent Of
Agriculture indicates . slight reduction
in the area ~ the cotton planted on the
Atlantic coast. and an increase west Of
Alabama
The Prince Of Montenegro, on the 18th.
ordered that the army of Montenegro be
immediately reorganized and put in
readiness for active service at the Short
est notice.
FoUR HUNDRED kilograms were received
at the Vatican depioring the unyailing Of
the Bruno monument. All Of the Am
bassadors accredited 20 the Vatican met
In The Pope's chapel on the 9th.
A xUxBER ~ members Of the old Dem
yer (Col) police force have been indicted
for receiving brides from gamblers aud
Others. Ex-Chef Brady aud Chief De-
tectiye Linton are among the number.
The returns issued by the London
Board Of Trade show that the imports
during the month Of May increased fi430
and the exports increased fl,oco.oJo as
compared with the same month last year.
The advocates OF high license in Mary
land are making gallant fight in favor
Of the movement in that State. Contrary
70 their usual custom the Prohibitions
lists are lending their aid 70 the measure.
NEARLY 100 persons, mostly Methodist
Sunday-school children, were killed 10 a
frightful accident to an excursion train
near Armagh. Ireland. on the 18th. The
number OF wounded j. not stated. but it is
large.
CAPTAIN WIssNASS has bad another en-
gagement with the Arabs, in which the
latter were completely routed. He has
also destroyed their village Of Saadani.
windji. Captain wissmanA's casualties
we're trifing.
FATHER TAHxEy. Catholic priest,
ceiebrated1nass in Patrick Matthew'S side
yard at Jatustown, Pa. on the 9TH Many
OF thcGfresent shed their first tears
over thetBefrter in response to the good
priests touching remarks.
A COURIER who arrived at Bis marck.
Oak. on the 10th, from Standing Rock
Agency. stated that Sitting Bull. who had
been dangerously i'll with pneumonia,
was slowly shaking, and no hopes we're
entertained Of his recovery.
A NUMBER Of citizens IL Johnsfown,
whose property was swept away by the
hcod. are locking up the financial condi-
ton Of the members Of the South Fork
Fishing Club. with view 70 bringing
suits to recover for the property de-
stroyed.
T. a rs,or,ea ia ia shah ~ Pers,.
49,. II. 49, 80. i. - go a.,.a.,,
into a secret treaty. temporarily annex
ing the northern portion Of Persia 70 the
Russian empire. in the event Of a certain
contingency happening. which is defined
in the treaty.
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night OF the nth. and from the mystery
surrounding the affair il il believed that
the arrest was ia connection with The
Cronin matter.
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HENRY GEORGE Bio URKE, staff engineer
on the British man -cf-war Calliope, has
been promoted e. be fleet engineer In