The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-09-20

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JASPER. INDIANA.
JoHx l. SULLIVAN is ont in letter an
nouncing himself candidate for Con-
gress-
Two.rHrRps OF the delegates 70 the
Wyoming statehood convention are IN
favor 81 universal woman suffrage
THE Empress Frederick o. Germany
has signified her intention o. paving a
visit 20 the Vatican in the course " her
solourn in Italy.
THE petition - be presented 10 farlia-
ment for the iuterdiction 81 the Brown
Sequard experiment ia England IS OBJ
tanning thousands % signatures
ONE OF the hercest forest fires yet re-
ported visited the 81. Regis district in
Mssoula County. Mont. on the 9TH
Several persons persisted in the flames
FIFTY true bills were returned, on the
18th, by the grand jury OF Ebert County,
Ga, against negroes who engaged ia q
riot il Ruckeryille on the sunday pre-
vious.
THE new cruiser Philadelphia was sue
cessfuily launched at Cramps ship
yards, Philadelphia. on the sth. She was
christened by the Postmaster Generals
daughter. Miss Minnie wanamaker.
Hox. SAMUEL SULLIVAN Cox o. New
York, died at his home in New York City.
on the 10th. aged sixty-hve. He had
served many terms in Congress and was
the author OF several creditable literary
works.
THE Pope has definitely abandoned the
idea OF departing from Rome. Germany
having conveyed 10 the Vatican assur-
ances that IN the event Of war Italy
would respect strictly the position o. the
Holy See.
Ii an interview with Paris reporter.
on the >th. Mr.. Gladstone said: Il am
TOO old 10 travel merely for the sake of
the pleasure which travel affords. lhaye
come 10 show the good will and respect
which the English people bear 70 France Y
THE Seryian and Bulgarian govern
ments continue the exchange u curt
notes. each protesting against the war :
like preparations Of the other. Each ex-
plains that there Is nothing out " the
ordinary in It's action. but neither trusts
the other.
THE Pope. on the 9th. sent telegram
TO Herr windthorst. the leader Of the
Clerical party in the German Reichstag'
thanking him for converting the Catholic
Congress at Bochum, and another 70
Prince Bismarck. conveying his thanks
for permitting The Congress 70 assemble.
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THE entire bench Of judges OF the dis :
tricf circuit in tie department OF Riga
have been arrested By order OF the Rus
sian Government They are accused OF
persistent.y using the German language
on the bench after they had received or
ders from ST. Petersburg 70 use the Rus
sian only.
THE Shah 81 Persia has relinquished
his plan 10 visit Odessa before his return
home. He Is greatly alarmed at his re
cent railway accident and has grown
suspicious that il was not altogether an
accident. He will on this account get
out OF Russia as quickly a. possible aud
60 direct 10 Persia
SEVERAL important official changes are
about ID occur in Germany. Herr BEN
ningsen j. 10 be appointed Governor 81
Hanover; Herr Miguel. mayor Of Frank.
fort is to succeed Herr Scholze as
Finance Minister. and Foreign Office
Councillor Kraal will be designated TO
the Colonial portfolio.
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THE Western Union directors. AT their
regular quarterly meeting. on the 18th.
declared dividend for the current quar- :
ter OF ~ per cent. The statement pre-
scented showed the quarter TO have been
one OF the most prosperous in the history
Of the company. the net income. after
paying fixed charges, being $4,000.
A TERRIBLE storm prevailed at Tam
pico, Mexico. on the 9th and 10TH Two
hundred and fifty families found II nee.
essary 70 seek shelter Ia the public build
ings. The towns OF Panic and Tampoa
were also flooded. and much property
was destroyed in the surrounding cOun-
try. Ia the State OF Sonora crops were
badly damaged.
A rRorrISc race for 500 will be given
at Mystic Park. Boston. on the 18th. be-
tween the bny gelding Oliver X. % Budd
Doble's striug. the bay gelding Harry
wilkes. OF Turner'S string. aud the chest
nut gelding Gean Smith. Of Goldsmith's
stable. The race will be in harness, best
three in i've, mile heats, anl National
rules will govern
SOME % the London newspapers mildly
reproye Burns. the strike leader. for his
TRADE against American organized work
men. and gently point out 70 him that II
all the great strikes which have taker
place in America ia past years. the En-.
glish trades unions have contributed
nothing bu; heartfelt sympathy 70 thril
cousins across the wafer.
THE vossiche z eitung. speaking OF tn
protests which the Berlin exporters have
raised against the methods % Mr.. FL
wards, the American Consul in that city
says that IL there were no other cause 0
complaint the fact that Mr.. Edwards \
totally ignorant OF the German Language
Is IL itself sufficient 90 prove seriou
drawback a. the business OF his Office.
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A wIsERLy old farmer named Wn
Cosand. living near Newcastle, Ind
xrl, ,raa known Ia have much money