The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-11-29
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lam ~ Germany
1 ANOTHER female writer, Miss Eliza
beth Bisland, started overland for SAL
| Francisco on the 18th. with the inten
tion OF travelling around the world in AZ
opposite direction from that taken BY
/ Nelly BLY, She will leave san Francis
co for Yokohama on the 2lst. and OK
| poets 20 reach New York City in seven
ty-iye days.
/ FINANCIAL confidence in brazilian So.
curities seems not to have been much
shaken by the turn taken by affairs in
the South American empire. and the
falling of in prices was much less than
might have been expected.
SPEAKING of the probable result OF
the late election on Prohibition in Iowa,
Geor e Dobson, the leading Republican
candidate for Speaker Of the House Of
Representatives OF that State, says: II
do MOI think there Is any prospect for
repeal. The Republicans have work
ing majority in the senate strong
enough. ! am sure, to avert the disas-
ter. Prohibition is the settled policy Of
the State and OF the Republican party"
DANIEL FARRELL. OF Philadelphia
died Of hydrophobia. on the 18th. the re-
suit Of a bite on the little finger Of the
left hand by a mongrel eur.
DIrHTHERiA has become epidemic in
Berlin. and many parts Of the city are
quarantined
W. J. AEKELI. OF Philadelphia. has
offered 100000 per annum for the privi-
lege Of printing advertisements on the
back Of postage stamps.
AMAN was caught by the Frank fort
Germany police, on the night Of the
10th. in the act OF numbering woman
in the street, la Jack the Ripper. The
body Of his victim was horribly mutt
lated. The prisoner gave the name Of
Bender. which is believed TO be an alias.
Nj. FLoQrET was, on the 10th. elected
president Of the French Chamber OF
Deputies receiving ISL Of the 400 votes
recorded.
THE late Emperor Dom Pedro Of Bra
I'll, together with his Prime Minister
were ordered to leave the country.
and sailed for Lisbon on the 18th. Sew
eral other members Of the imperial gov
eminent have been arrested and i'm
prisoned.
HE Berlin Post positively denies that
Emperor William will visit Spain.
DIR. MozAET JENKINS. Of Trenton. \.
j.. who was called, on the 10th. to visit
Mrs. Della Parnell. reports that he found
the mother OF the great Irish leader in
actual distress for lack Of the nccessaries
81 life.
A coIoREp man was found dead in
Va. on the 18th. in a box
:ar containing bales OF wool which
was loaded and sealed at st. Louis about
nine days before.
A DISPATCH from Zanzibar. on the
18th, reported the burning Of the camp
of Lieutenant Ruck. Of DIR. Peters ex-
petition, BY the natives
Mon. SATALLr has reported to the
Vatican that Catholics in America are
opposed to governmental representation
1t the Vatican. preferring TO deal d.
.cctly with tho HOLY See. but he h. |
ieves that the difficulty Is not insur-
INSPECTOR BYRxEs will investigate
he report that every fifth man an rho
New York police force is either an An
srchist or q Socialist. as stated in an in |
,erview by Sergeant Oliver Tins on the
18th.
KNOWLES, TAYLOR & KNOWLES
'hina Works at East Liverpool. o.. the
argest in the country. were totally de-
'troycd by fire on the 18th. The loss
will probably reach $500, 600: insurance
lot more than 500. 900. Several per-
IONS were injured in escaping from the |
works.
TIN International Congress reconyened
n Washington. on the 18th. Secretary
Blaine presiding. There was not A full |
attendance. the BRAZILIAN delegates he.
ny unavoidably absent.
REV. FRANK RoDGEn~. Of Orange. \.
Il. who had been in Colorado for his
lealth and was RETURNING home. died IN
lis berth on the Atlantic express iust
,cfore reaching Altoona. pa. on III.
sth.
THE members OF the Irish National
league in PHILADELPHIA pronoSe ~ az
end financial relief 10 Mrs. Della Par
lell.
Dow Primo and his family 60 into
perpetual exile. their absence from BRA
ii being regarded bv The leaders N the