The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-06-28
CURREv'.T TOPICS.
THF. NEWS IN BRIEF.


n the 10th. among them wreath q
white roses from Queen Victoria
Four Polish miners were terribly
burned by an explosion Of gas IN the Not
tinrham & wllkesbarre coal mine az
Plymouth. Pa. on the 18th. aud y was
thought that all woul'i die.
IN the British House OF Commons, on
the 18th. Mr.. william II. smith. the Cow
eminent leader, announced that y haa
been decided 10 postpone further pro-
ceedings in the matter OF the Sugar
Bounty bill.
THE cab drivers strike in Paris ended
on the 18th.
MAJOR J. w. RoDER, OF the Fourth
United States Artillery, attempted 70
commit suicide, by drowning, at Newport.
r. L., on the 10th. He was rescued IN IN
unconscious condition.
THE British Parliament reopend. on the
18th. after a dull recess. The outlook Is
monotonous.
THE Cronin case Is watched with inter-
est in London. and is regarded as rein
sorcement for the Times.
LArLY MALErL the only native Somoan
woman ia the country, Is in great GRIEF az
her home in Alameda, Cal, because OF
the mysterious disappearance OF her hus-
band, Alexander A. Willis, ayoung Amer
lean contractor and buil-er. She fears
suicide, but his friends say that be be-
came hopelessly involved by large build
ing contracts, and fed 70 Australia
An Peterborough CIV. I'd special states
that heavy forest fires are burning on the
east side OF the Cascade mountains.
Large quantities Of FIR timber have been
destroyed
Jim" KEENAN,. the well-known sport
ing man and hacker OF Jake Kilrain. died
al his home in Somerville, Mass, on the
night OF the 10th. aged fifty-eisht. Nr.
Keenan, was one Of the wealtniest sport
ing men in the country.
IL the French Chamber OF Deputies, on
the 18th. vice-Admiral d'Hernoy de-
clared that the men-of- war now possessed
by France are Of an antiquated type and
ourht To be replaced by new vessels
which shall equal in number and strength
the fleets OF Germany and Italy.
THE Italian Government has joined
Russia and Germany in asking the Swiss
authorities to maintain stricter sur
VIGILANCE over foreigners in Switzerland.
THREE OF Captain Wissmann's steam
ers are reported TO have been lost on the
Bendair coast German men, OF war nave
GEORGE KILLER, for many years custo-
dian Of the New York Custom House
died. on the l.th. at his residence In that
cityxoged seventy-six.
WDominion Government has in
STRUGGLED commanders OF government
cruisers not to overlook any ingemen ut
Of the fishery regulations, hut 70 seize
any vessels found guilty OF violating the
law when the evidence will warrant such
a step. The instructions are said 10 be
more stringent than those issued last
year.
The Charleston Is. c. grand jury
found an indictment. on the 18th. against
Mellow. for the murder OF Captain Daw-
son.
| Mr.. PARSELL's appeal from the decis
| ion OF Justice stephen postponing hi'
| action against the London Times for lioe
came up for hearing. on the 18th, am
was dismissed with costs. Mr.. Parnel
personally appeared in court.
HUYLER's candy mandatory. No
Irving Place, New York City, was burne'
on the 18th. Loss on stock. >25. 900, an
on building, $4,000. Three hundre
hands are thrown out Of employment
LOUIS KREGER Jr., secretary q tn
South Side Anti -Prohibition Society 9
Pittsburgh. Pa. committed suicide,on f
night OF the 18th, by shooting himsel
He had been drinking heavily for som
weeks.
THE City Council OF Johnstown, Pa.
the 18th. adopted resolutions requestin
railroads not 70 get up excursions to Wis
Johnstown during the present conditio
Of affairs.
IT was determined, on the 18th, TO ere
two wagon bridges over Stoney Cree
opposite Kernvill-, and one across y
Conemaugh near the Pennsylvania raj
. road depot. when this is done the deta
: from the regular army engineer cor
now at Johnstown will return 70 we
Point, taking their pontoon bridges wi
them.
The order OF Railway Telcgraphers 2
gan its annual meeting at Cleveland,
81 the 10Th. An address Of welcome "
. delivered by Mayor Gardner. and the
Spouse by Grand Chief Photographer a.
Thurston. About four hundred delcga'
were present.
! one method adopted by the Anti II
! hibitionists to reduce the vote of N
: opponents in Pennsylvania, on the IL
T, was to steal allthe tickets for the amer
!, ment when Il was too late 10 secur
new supply. This was done IA sess
places.
n WITH the exception Of the bloom
n aud wire mills. the Cambria Iron q
I. pany of Johnstown, Pa. stated. Pr
- 18th. that they were ready for work IN
4 dep>tm The large number NJ !
Il al work will be permanently retained
the employ or the company.
THE fishing schooner nsner 7. Wri
IL reports that. on the 10th. when sixty n
on N Chatham Mass. and in thick
o. she lost dory containing John Shan
Is. messy. single. native 81 Cape Breton,
lie Eugene Burden. OF Wellheet, Mass,
re leaves wife and two children. The
were picked up by the Italian barge
oggio and landed at Boston.
~ The forty-third annual meeting u
Association OF Medical Superinteni'
q. OF American Institutions for the ms
ed was opened at Newport, X. l., on the
~ The Chicago, Milwaukee q 81
ne Railway Company, on the 18th, recol
10 a mortgage ia the county clerks ONE
np Chicago for Sl5oooo.o0o to the Cn
~. states Trust Company.
IN BExJAMrv Foster and Robert Su
inr were drowned near South Broth
a. Island, New York hnrbor. on the nigh
Oh the 18th. by their row.boat comm