The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-07-11


llonNcf 4. ScrpnfR will succ~ei
Thos. H. Aldrich as editor Of the AtlaE-
tic Monthly.
TnknE were three quite severe earth
| quake shocks at santa Rosa. Cal, about
$50 a. M, on me aoth. Many people
We're awakened from sleep by tho t~e-
mors. The vibrs lions were from north
70 south.
jon HOPKINS and Charles Smith,
burglars. were shot and dangerously
wounded BY George L. Hicks. o. West
Superior. Wis. ON the S0th. The men
entered Hicks room. when he fired.
putting a bullet through the breast Of
each.
On the soth nearly two and q half
inches OF rain fell at Tifin. o.. In less
than halt an hour, flooding the streets
and filling collars in all parts Of the
city. Much other damage was done.
OK the soth Assistant Postmaster
General GARRISON arrived at San Fran
cisco.
JoMS :. FRASER and w. ii. Gibson,
| prominent cattlcmen. recently drove
1900 Texas cattle in Chautauqua Coun'
| ty, Kas.. and placed them in pasture.
Considerable excitement was occasioned
by stockmen OF that vicinity, who feared
that Texas fever might be commune
Gated TO their stock. The upshot Of the
matter has been that the wire fences
~inclosing the pasture has been cut and
Frazer and Gibson murdered, but BY
whom Is not yet known.
MICHAEL EYRAvD. the stranger, who
murdered NJ. Gouffe. and who was ar
rested in Havana. Cuba. after q long
chase and cxtradited. arrived in Paris
on the 3oth. in charge Of the detectives
sent for him.
The Standard Oil Company sustained
a loss Of $50. ooo. on the 30th. by the
burning Of their refinery plant at Louis
vile. Ky. John Mcdonald and Danie'
OfNeal were burned 50 badly that the,
died in a few hours. and several Others
were severely. but not fatally burned
BY the blazing oil.
A LONDON dispatch OF the 3oth says
that Lord Salisbury has declined the
honor OF a dukedom in recognition d
his services in bringing about the
Anglo-German agreement.
GENERAL MIDDLETON has resigned
command Of the military forces o.
Canada. the recent vote Of censure in
connection with his shady fur transac
tions during the Ricl rebellion leaving
him no alternative.
ANOTHER destructive c~oniagratior
visited the city Of Seattle. Wash. IN til,
lst. The fire originated on the watcl
front, and rapidly spreading was scor
beyond the control OF the fire depart
ment. and Tacoma and other cities
were appealed to tor help.
The Hendricks monument was un
vailed at indianapolis. on the 1st, in th'
presence Of an immense concourse o
people from all portions Of the country
THE Republican convention Of thu
Twenty-fourth Pennsylvania Congress
sional district, on the LIST, nominated
Colonel Andrew stewart to succeed J
Warren Ray.
THREE additional shocks Of earth
quake were felt at Santa Rosa, Cal. Of
the lst. They we're not 50 severe .
those Of the 30th.
JosEPH Galley. eighty-ive years 0
age. living ten miles east Of For
Wayne, Ind. had suffered much pail
from a decayed back tooth in the lower
jaw. To relieve the pain. and at tn
same time to save the dentists fee, HI
attached the end Of a strong cord to thu
offending mo;ar and wound the othe
end about q piece Of paper. which h
rammed into his shotgun above a heav,
charge Of powder. Opening wide hi
mouth. be pulled the trigger, and thu
tooth. with cord attached. went sailinI
over the harm.