The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-10-24
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OF The famous Carl's bridge. at Prague
Austria. which was 50 seriously dam
aged by the recent heavy floods. col
lapsed. on the 18th. severely iniurinl
six laborers
SIX persons were burned 10 death IN
fire in Middle street. London. on thu
18th. and thirteen were severely In
jurcd.
GENERAL W. W. BELKxAr. ex-Sccrc'
tory Of War. was found dead in bed in
his Washington hotel on the 18th. The
coroner's inquest showed that the Gen.
oral had suffered from fatty dcgenera
tion Of the heart. and that the immedi'
ate cause OF his death was Inflammation
OF the heart
THE British Columbian authorities
have refused to receive the twenty
Chinese who were ordered to be sen,
back there by United States Judge
Hanford under the Exclusion act
The order connecting Jews to leave
Sebastopol was issued. II Is explained,
because Scbastopol has been made a
naval port Of Russia. and according to
the custom in such cases, IL was ncces-
sary 70 exclude Jews, . foreigners.
from the limits.
The Italian Government Is preparing
with great energy for the November
elections dispatch from Rome says
that .he Pope has been earnestly solic-
| tied to permit all Catholics to take part
| in the elections. on the ground that at
| present the church interests are prac-
tically without defense in the Italian
| Parliament
| THE oaly son OF Colonel Chas Fred
Croker. second vicc-president Of the
southern Pacific fell over the baluster
in his fathers house in san Francisco.
on the l4th. and was killed. The boy.
who was but ten years OF age. would
have inherited the bulk Of his fathers
| fortune. estimated ct $4,000. 900. and
growing every year.
! DAVID Onis. first baseman OF the
Brooklyn Brotherhood Base Ball club
was stricken with partial paralysis at
| Remove. Pa. on the 18th.
| THERE were $4,000 persons in the pro-
cession in Dublin in honor Of Father
Matthew'S centenary.
A CALL has been issued BY Governor
Warren for the assem- bling OF the First
Wyoming Legislature on November IL.
| for sixty days session.
THE French statesman and writer. NJ
Marc Antoine Calmon. died in Paris on
the 18th.
Az ! usirian squadron has entered the
Tagus to watch the course OF events at
Lisbon.
The special session OF the Ohio Leg
islature. called by Governor Campbell TO
consider the affairs Of the Cincinnati
Board Of Public Improvements. met in
Columbus on the 14th.
Tar European Cabinets are exchavy-
ing notes in regard TO the Mckinley
tariff
THOMAS Il. HoLEY. OF Altoona, Pa.
while on his way to the depot in ST
Louis to catch a train for Joplin. Mo-,
on the 14th. was taken violently i'll.
He was taken to the dispensary. but
owing TO his critical condition he was
removed TO the City Hospital where he
died in a short time.
The widow Of Washington Olivet. OF
Poughkeepsie. n. ". who was MUIR
dered by Arthur Pendergast, who was
sentenced. on the 18th. 20 lifc-imprison-
ment in Sing Sing. has commenced an
action for S.. against Hamilton
Pray. at whose saloon her husband Oh
tanned the liquor under the influence
Of which no was when shot The suit
is brought under the Civil Damage law.
COLONEL CHARLES J. MURPHY. OF New
| York. has been appointed special agent
Of the Department. Of Agriculture in
Europe. to examine and report in re-
| gard to the use among Europeans OF
corn and corn products. and TO present
70 Europeans the availability OF that
cereal for human food purposes
A NUMBER OF sympathiscrs OF Birch
all. the murderer awaiting execution
at Woodstock. ont. for the murder OF
| young Benwell. who believe he was not
altogether fairly dealt with. have pre-
pared and are circulating a petition to
be presented 70 the Goyernor-General
1 in his behalf
| The Treasury Department has decided
that books imported for the use Of coll
leges. schools. etc. are admitted to this
country under the new tariff law sub
stantially as they we're admitted under
the old tariff law. and subject to the
| same restrictions
| SENIOR RAMON BESGoEcHEA. 81 qua
temala. son-In law Of General Barrun-
dia. who was murdered on the United
states ship Acapulco. arrived in Wash
ington. on the 18th. TO prefer claim
against the United States for surrcn-
dering the General to his slayers.
| CONGRESSMAN JomS L. WILSON. who
returned 70 Spokane Falls Wash, from
Washington. .. G.. recently. reports the
loss Of his pockct-book containing si0.-
600 in securities. $3.50 in grccnbacis and
gold and other valaable papers.
| KING CHRISTIAN OF Denmark gave .
dinner at the palace in Copenhagen. on
the 14th. TO the officers OF the United
States cruiser baltimore. The United
States Minister and Mrs. Carr were also
| present
| The Navy Department on tho 18th.
ordered Lieutcnant-C Commander Hitch
cock and Walton Green before the ex-
aiming board Tor promotion. The pro-
motions are occasionel BY the death OF
Commander Huntington.
| JACK McArTIFrE. the champion
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