The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-08-29

A CALL has pccn ISSUED for Prom
hilton state convention % he held ~
Dcs Moines. Ia. September =
PnofS RFsA~coN. the frcnch aero
naut. and Ilcrmile. the astronomer pnr'
pose making balloon expedition y
the North Pole. starting from spi'xbrr'
gen.
I DAVIS DALTON. the American SWIM
| MGR. on the 18th. successfully concluded
I the task 81 swimming on his back from
FollSc>tone. England. 70 Cape Girls >eA
/ on tho coast Of France. lie was IN ne
water twenty.thrcc hours and thirty
minutes. and al the finish was IN cN'
celcnt condition. The swimmer was
pilotcd by boat which kept within
easy reach Throughout the trip.
Gron.r SHAW and John Davis. OF
Scnccavillc. o.. were killed by light
ming. on the nth. While standing IN 2
church doorway where they had taken
refuge from storm. Two other PER-
sons standing xith them were badly in
jurcd
Hon. Il. 4 PArrisoS formally ac'
cepted the Democratic nomination for
Governor OF Pennsylvania on the 10Th,
AnvIcKs from Uruguay. 70 the 18Th,
state that the Minister OF Finance in
sisted upon rcsigning and that the
other ministers would follow his exam
pie. The balance-shect 81 the National
Bank shows that $50, oOo, 600 have been
lost.
ON the evening OF the 18th a fee
was given 10 the town folk OF Narva. IA
honor OF the visit OF Emperor William
to Russia. The city OF waterfalls was
illuminated.
TIE situation in Armenia is daily be-
coming more deplorable. A wholesale
mas sacre Of Christians reccntly occurred
at Moosh and outragcs are reported
from other places
THE potato blight in Ireland has ex-
tended TO several districts in counties
Mayo and Leitrim.
THE city Of Wilkcsbarrc, Pa, was
visited BY terrific cyclone on the 10Th.
Trees were uprooted and hundreds OF
houses were unroofcd and many demol-
ished. Several persons were killed. and
the loss is counted by hundreds Of
thousands
Miss POTTER daughter Of j. W. Pot
Ter, Of Lansing, Mich. was killed and
several other persons were injured by
collision. on the 18th. between west
bound passenger train and freight
train at Garrison. Mont
TuE California Congressional dclega-
tion. headed by senator Hearst. called
on President Harrison, on the 10th. be-
fore he left for Cape May. to extend an
invitation TO be present at the cclcbra-
ton in san Francisco. in September. OF
the fortieth anniversary Of the admis-
sion Of that State into the Union. Rep
reese n latiye Morrow rendered the formal
invitation, which was engraved ON
handsome plate Of solid gold. The
expressed his thanks for the
invita- tion, and said he hoped 10 be able
70 visit California next year
OxE MILLION ONE HUNDRED A~p TlIiE-
ri FOUR THOUSAND ounces ofsilver bull /
ion was offered to the director Of the \
mint on the Goth. but only 49, 600
'unccs were purchased at the following
'rccs: $4,000 ounces at 81. l945; ~ 900
unces at 81 1873: $50. 900 ounces at
i. 20 and $50. 600 ounces at ST. 2025
FIVE THOUSAND people assem- led at
Tenn, on the 10Th. and
the ceremonies connected I
With the laying Of the cornerstone Of q
nonu ment TO the memory Of Davy
As a result OF the bond circular issued.
il the 18th. by the Treasury Depart
lent FOR the redemption Of SIS. 00O. oo)
our.and-a-half per cent bonds the Of
srings. on the 10th. aggregated 81, 49,
80 at 1915. The Department also
arch ased STA. 100 four-per-cents at l24.
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