The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-10-17
CURRENT TOPICS.
TIE NEWS IN BRIEF.


On the 9TH tho historic anu famous
Bluccoat school in London WAS slightly
damaged by IRE.
l,Y conservative estimate over $780,
900 damage was done by tho late prairie
fire in Norton County. y. u.
THr Mlllers' Association 81 the State
Of Pennsylvania adjourned. on the sth.
after two-days' session at Reading
70 hold the next meeting
wcrc received from Philadelphia.
vllkesbarrc and Altoona.
TnE little town % Satfron- Walden.
England. was the scene Of much reioic-
ing. on tho sth. over the safe return OF
Young Polly from Canada, whore ne Is
popularity believed to have had mar
row escape from the fate which over
took his companion. Benwell. Tho
streets OF the place were decorated with
nags and arches. and the numerous
friends OF the Pclley family gave tho
returned wanierer hearty welcome.
AuoxG the passengers from Europe
by the Teutonic which arrived al New
York. on The Sth. were Hon. J. &.
Bancroft Davis. John Il. Herreshon.
Hon Pitt Kellogg. the Duke and Ouch
ess OF Marlboro. Mr. Joseph Pulitzer
and Hon Leland stanford. On the City
OF New York were General John Albert.
president Of the Transvaal, and his
family. and Theodore Thomas.
AUTHORIZATIONS are entertained that
the conference between the representa-
tives OF England and Italy on the
Limitation Of the African possessions Of
the two countries viii prove abortiyc.
Both sides tenaciously adhere 70 their
respective positions with regard TO Cas-
sala. and 1t Is not impossible that this
may result in defeating 4 settlement
ARorT $50 shoe manufacturers, repre-
senting all parts OF the country, met in
New York. on the eth. and decided 70
al vance the pricc Of shoes from TWEEN
ty-ive to ffty cents pair.
Miss I>Ez CovrTEE. missionary 70
Utah. who Is at present in New York
has made important revelations con-
corning the Mormon church in relation
to female immigrant converts
FALSE rumcrs concerning alleged
movements Of Russian troops on the
T1rkish frontier have been spread by
Russia in the hope OF terrorizing the
sultan into an alliance with the Gar.
Two young men. Robert y. George
and James +. lIahey. Of Limestone
County. Ala. were remandcd At York
willie. New York City, police court.
on the 9Th. on a charge OF dealing in
green goods" A complete outfit Of
green tinted paper. tiedup to resemble
rolls OF bills. and 81. 500 in genuine
money were found in their possession.
ALI the Scotch iron furnaces are now
quenched with the exception Of q few
which DO not belong TO the Iron Mas
tiers com bination and which make iron
for private purposes. The lockout re-
duces the market supply 10000 tons
weekly.
KING LEOPOLD OF Belgium is prepar
ing to pay visit to the German cour
about the close o. the present month
and it is said that his chief object Is 4
discuss with the Kaiser the claim 0
France to a preferential right over Bel
GUM in the purchase Of tho territorie
Of the Congo Free State.
Bins were opened at the Nary DE
partmont. on the 9Th. for three steam
tugs for the navy Harrison Lorings
| OF South Boston. was the loves Dla .er
| 1T So. 435 each.
| MEs. JEFFERSON DAVIS left BeauvoiI
! Miss. on the 9th. for New York. wher
she goes to look after the publication .
| her book
| RETURNS show that four Of the Bri'
| ish Government factories. with IL. Oo
employees. have turned out firearms
the value Of si2. 600 600 during the pa
year. The improvement in the mani
facture OF smokeless powder Is progress
ing satisfactorily.
TnE committee on revision OF the Coz
fession OF Faith OF the Presbytcria
church met in Pittsburgh, Pa, on Il
9TH.
CHOLERA is believed to have broke
out in Barcelona, Spain, where fly
suspected cases have been reported. ~
OF which proved fatal.
THE ioca, postal service Of Consta
tinople. was suspended. on the 9Th. q
object being to prevent the ccnsumm
tion Of conspiracy against the Cover
ment evidence Of the existence
which had been discovered.
II SIR HENRY DErNMoxD WOLFE Brf
ish Am bassador to Persia. was reporte
on the eth. to be dying.
TnE Dupont Powder Works near w
, | nington. Del. together with the ad
: cent town OF Rockland. were cot
Z pletely destroyed, on the Eth.
the explosion Of nearly ten tons
l powder. Twelve persons were kiiIe
! twenty seriously, and scores slight
4 wounded. Loss estimated. $500 900.
THE steamer Aloino OF the Mallo
line arrived at New York. on the II
. from Galveston. with her cargo Of colt
) on fire. Alter landing her passengs
e in safety by means 81 tug. she pl
a ceeded to the Erie Basin. where
i hold was flooded By the fire tugs :
2 has 1000 bales Of cotton on board.
= DrnTSc panic caused by an exp
. sion in the keystone Hosiery Mill
Is Reading. Pa. on the 9Th. five OF I
girls al work in an upper story leap
= through the hoistway TO the floor BE- j
{, and sustained severe injuries
Y Two steeragc passengers on I
/, steamer Majestic committed suici
y during that vessels last voyage fr'