The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-11-15

THE NEWS IN BRIEF.


Der of victims al fifty, and the pecuniary
loss $4,000.
HIRAM A. JoSEs. OF Newburg. y. ".
who originated the pony express across
the continent. and held many important
public positions, died, on the lst, at the
age Of seventy.
TmE Prince OF Wales and Khedive re-
viewed the British and Egyptian troops
Just outside the city OF Cairo on the I'd.
The weather was fine and the display
imposing
LETTERS from stanley. dated Victoria
Nyanza. August 20. have been received
in London. Stanley had with aim Emin
Hey. Casati. Marco Ia Greek mcrchantl.
Osman Efendi lIazzan "a Tunisan apoth-
ecaryl. Stairs, Nelson. Jcphson. Harke,
Bonny and 500 people accompanying
him toward Mpwapwa. All were we'll.
There were reports that wadclai had
been taken by the Mahdists.
THE President, on the ID. issued
prcclamations admitting North and
South Dakota TO Statehood.
A BEAS>-woRkER named Wunsche
was arrested at Prague. on the Sd. for
had issued eight thousand fiye-mark
pieces.
The Czarowitz. who is in Paris. has
received orders from st. Petersburg to
return home via Odessa. which instruc-
tions are obviously given 70 afford him
a pretext 70 visit Constantinople. whore
he may to great extent. II not wholly.
the influence of the visit Of
Emperor William 10 the sultan.
DELPiNA BRoTiIFR~' immense cigar
factory at Key West Fla. containing
over million cigars and a large guam
tity OF Havana tobacco. was completely
by fire at one o'clock on the
Of the 81. Loss. sla0,O00; in
surance. $4,000
TnE schooner Flora Rogers. which
rescued the mate and four Of the crew
~ the waterlogged schooner Jennie
Rosalin October .. was of Charleston
Is. ca harbor. on the Sd. and the res
cued mariners were taken ashore in
tug.
Pension COMMISSIONER RArM has d.
rccted that in the future. where il is de-
sirable or necessarN in order TO comply
with the Law for pensioner 70 be ex-
ahmed by a board Of surgeons. that
such pensioners must 60 before the
board Of surgeons in the district in
which the pensioner himself resides.
STASLEys dispatch to Mr.. Mac kinnon
in London. on the 4th. says:
I'VE have reached the Albert Nyanza
from Panalya for the third time in l40 |
lays. and found out Emin and Dephson.
both of whom have been prisoners since
August IS, 1855. The troops in the
Equatorial region revolted and shook |
1ff allegiance soon after the Mahdists
invaded the province in full force, and
the natives joined the invaders"
FATHER ELIxc. well-known Method
st missionary. died az New Brunswick.
Y. j.. on the 4th. pe was known all |
,ver the State as the canal mission
Try" having worked for years among
he boatmcn on the canal
OS the ith ex-Comrnissioner Of Educa- |
ion y. II. r. Dawson called on the
secretary OF the Interior and gave him
! check for $500. to cover the value Of
stamps alleged to have been stolen from
he safe in the Bureau Of Education By /
ais son.
TIKI United States Supreme Court. on
he 18th. decided favorably on the mo
ion 70 advance the case OF sheriff Gun
against Marshal Maggie.
sho shot and killed Judge Terry in Cal
fornia last summer.
Hon GEORGE II. LoErSG. Minister to
Portugal. will resign. 70 take effect |
about March next. lie does not like
Portugal. and wants 70 live in Washing
on.
SOME minor certificates wanting to
complete the certified returns Of the
constitutional election in Washington
Territory received BIZ the President. on
he sth. will dclay the issue Of the proc
amation Of Statehood until the missing
documents can be secured.
THE union men employed on the ex-
1ort dock in London. refused. on the
It'll. % work unless the companies per-
nanent employees join the dock-laborers.
inion- This the non-union men refused |
10 do and A deadlock resulted. scores
y ships are lying idle. IL being inn
possible 10 get men TO handle their car
roes.
The Gar has written an autograph
letter 70 cx-Queen Natalie assuring her
81 his sympathy and declaring that he
continues 70 recognize her as Queen Of
>ervia.
TmE Swiss Government has prohibited
salvation Army meetings and has closed
the hall occupied by the sect.
b. the death Of Mrs. Phoebe Haley.
" Whitman. Mass. on the 9Th. her late
husbands large estate. in which She had
a life interest. will now 20 70 several
institutions. the American Foreign Mis-
sion Society being beneficiary for
large sum. The American Mission So
cicty Of New York gets $4,000.
SENATOR MOODY. 81 South Dakota.
Is quoted as saying that the reports o.
desitntion among settlers in any part
81 Dakota are exaggerated and in many
Instances circulated for the purpose OF
doing harm.
AN explosion Of gaS occurred in col
licry ~ Burnburg, Germany. on the 9Th.
killing ten men and seriously wounding
many Others.
IN continuing his speech before the
Iarncll Commission. ~ the 5th. Sir
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