The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-05-10

THREE men. Michael Flynn, Patrick
Ratchford and Martin Reagan We're killed
hy fail OF coal In the Hyde Park shaft al
Scranton, Pa, on the LIST.
Tux North German Lloyds stear slip
Weser, which sailed from Baltimore, on
the i.lh OF April. arrived az Bremen, on
the ist, with yellow fever on board. Sew
eral OF the officers and twcnty-eight of
the crew were III. and three men had died
during the passage.
THREE persons were killed ana eight
injured by an explosion In the Recklin-
l4usenham, colliery az Dort'nund, Vest
phalia. on the l-t.
Tnr reduction in the public debt, dur
ing the month ~ April. Amounted % >i3,-
| Os.,a3l. and for the ten months OF the cur
rent fiscal year 70 80. n.a,sN
Tux London stock Exchange was closed,
on ihe Isl. owing - It's being d semi
annual settling day at the Bank Of En-
| gland.
THE greatest parade Of the series that
/ has been held ia New York in honor 81
| The Washington inaugural centennial
| was the civic display on May l, IN which
| eighty thousand men participated. The
| States. the nafinnalities, the trades and
| guilds Mere we'll represented. The whole
! parade was one vast panorama OF the his
4 tory aud progress OF our Nation for the
past century. President Harrison and
4 other distinguished citizens reviewed the
| parade.
4 Postmaster VAN Corr.of New York as
\ sumel the duties OF his Office on the lSt.
| THr Butler Club OF Boston. on the LIST,
4 celebrated by banquet the twenty-sev-
4 enth anniversary Of the occupation OF
4 New Orleans. About seyenty-tive guests
! attended. General Butler spoke feeling
4 incly Of the honor done him. and paid a
! glowing tribute 10 Admiral Farragut, by
! whose cooperation and daring efforts the
1 victory Of New Orleans was won.
/ MARGARET BREsSAHAx, aged forty-hve,
was struck and killed by train at Law
renee, Mass, on the lst.
4 HrRREx RICHTER AND RicKARr, on the
list. protested against the summary dis
missal y the German Landtag.
CAPTAIN MURREfL OF the Missouri and
his officers aud crew were banquetcd N
Baltimore. Nd. on the lst, and presented
| with medals In recognition or the rescue
of the Danmark's passengers. J. w. Gads-
den. OF Philadelphia. created diversion
Nv presenting check for $500. contri-
buted in the latter city. the money 70 bs
divided between the officers and crew
with promise ~ merit-medals 70 follow.
THE British House Of Commons, on the
lst. rejected the bill proposing to give e
urban ease-holders the power 70 purchase
leases.
THE Comptroller Of the Currency. on the
lst. declared final dividend Of -, pei
cent in favor OF the National Bank oi
Henrietta, Tex. which failed july p. 49,
The Erie canal was formally opened a
midnight Of April 80, and eighty tive
boats cleared from Buffalo. This was I
much smaller number than usual.
OK the a0th he Catholic congress
urged the Vatican to support the move
ment making 10 dissuadr people from EN-
ierating to America and Australia.
GRAND reunion OF veterans Of all q
A. r. posts in the vicinity of New Horl
CITY. was held on the LIST. III honor Q
Commander in- Chief Warner.
CONSIDERABLE excitement was created
in Chicago, on Centennial Day. by an An
archist displaying red hag from win
dow. The emblem was torn down. ane
the crowd had secured rope 70 lynch tn
man when he was saved by the police.
IT is learned that terrible riot recent
occurred at Guanajuata, capital OF ia
Mexican State Guanaiuata. in which man
were killed aud wounded. The regula
troops were called out, and they fired int
the mob until the ground was wet wit
, blood and covered with dead and dyiul
IT is charged that two young men, nea
Somerset. Pa. on the lst. hanged the
father and then shot their step another,
order that they might secure posscssio
OF their fathers property.
AuRELIrs PAYNE. sixty-two years OLE
active as kitten, took unto himself HI
eighth wife at 1T. Wayne, Ind, on the Is
The last Mrs. Payne Is twenty -seven.