The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-07-04
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LONDON. June .5.-Tho largo circlS
Interested in African affairs. In berlin
= greatly excited BY tho discovery by
the American Eg~yptologist. Wilbour,
OK the record Of the existence. in an,
lent times, 81 canals around the Milo
rataracts. This discovery, OF the a..
thenticity Of which there n M
doubt suggests the possibility az the
r~eopening OF the Soudan by tho British
by n restoration Of the canals. where's
py the possessions OF Germany in
south Africa would become practically
v~aluciess rs compared with their pres
ent promise OF revenue With an unin-
terruptcdly nayigable Nile and an un-
disputed protectorate over Zanzibar.
England would be enabled to control
the trade OF the most fruitful portions
ot AFRICA with marketing facilities
which would throw the German COM
panies ~hopelessly out OF competition.
STRINGENT ORDERS HAVE nEEx rosTrD
In every police station by OF
Ihief Commissioners Sir Edward Brad
lord ~forbidding members OF the police
force 70 engage In any discussion what
soever OF their grievances. This action
81 the commissioner. however. has not
prevented the police from formulating
= petition TO the Home Secretary de-
nouncing the tyranny OF Brad ford and
praying for relief. and il Is understood
mat II Is being generally signed.
police assert that bradford
has sought 70 deprive them OF the priv-
lcgcs which are accorded by tho law
ana custom OF every British subject
ana declare emphatically that hey viii
NOT submit TO the restrictions he has
piaced uron them. bradford has easily
armed the distinction OF having made
himself generally dislikcd in a shorter
space Of time than any man who has
held Office under the government IN
many years
THE MASTER GOLFERS
In the North Of England have raa,coa
inc wages OF their miners ten per cent.
ana there Is every prospect that the re-
iuction viii! be sscnted BY q general
strike.
Tie FOOT y MOUTH DISEASE
mas reappeared in the Duchy OF Hesse.
ma large numbers OF cattle are diving
from It's effects. A STRICT ouarantine
mas beer established against Hcssian
DISASTROUS ISrSDATIoxs.
Inc branches and tributaries OF the
river in Prussian Silecia have over.
lowed their banks in quc offLs :
'ecent heavy rains and flooded an enor. ,
nous section OF country. The damage I
from the destruction Of crops
no other property Is very large. The !,
AIMS have also caused a number ~ !
in various parts OF the coun. !,
~. a large portion Of the works OF the 4
'aitlc canal have beer destroyed in this 4
'ay' involving immense loss TO the con- :
FACTORS and delaying the work beyond \
ne possibility Of its completion within !
he stipulated time. y
SMALLPOX Is "
? both sides OF the border along the ID
frontier. and deaths from NJ
'e disease are reported in many OF the OF
WINS in that region. 81
SEVERE GALES. r.
LONDON, June 25.-Severe gales pre- nj
III along the coasts OF scotland. and in
'verai fishing craft ale reported miss or
g. I'll
a JOLLY coon FELLOW. b.
LONDON, June 26.-At the Oxford
niVersity cominemoration yesterday th
uproarious scene occurred when Mr.. in
enry NJ. Stanley was introduced. Gt
pom his presentation to the graduates a
e explorer was good-naturcdly chafcd I'M
the college lads who sang For III La
q Jolly food Fellow" following u. lie
: rendition OF the old song with 4
lvo q cheers for Stanley and lone 10
the bride-elect." who was also pres. tos
= The degree Of Doctor OF Civil Law col
: conferred upon Mr.. Stanley and
2 upon Prof Goodwin. OF Harvard. fai
PAID DEAR Q THE WHISTLE. Ho
BERLIN. June 26.-Thc Casscl Stadt- ito
zeigcr asserts that on he occasion DO
the visit * a dcputation or rcpre-
residents Of Casscl to Prince as
smarck Tuesday. the e~x-Chancelor ito
q that England had looked well 10 rec
: v interests in the East African ITO
For a time she would be 7
toward the German merchants Lit
Zanzibar, but sooner or later would ern
70 GUST them The possession Of wh'
ligoland BY Germany. he said. had had
rays been the wish Of German bui
but there might be a variety ply
opinions as TO the price paid for the tion
md. +,
NcE FERDINAND SAID TO BE I'm ROUTE mall
to pan
iENNA' June 2a--lt Is rcported here lea.
: Prince Ferdinand OF Bulgaria. Ia,
denly and m~ysteriously left Sofa
started for this city via varna and y,
'harcst. 1t is believed that the visit vest
the Prince is connected with tia wyr
icai position Of Bulgarian affairs the
wing out Of the weakening OF the to >
nbulof Ministry as a consequence jast
he resignation OF DR.. Stransky. Min. opes
: OF Foreign Affairs. cove
FRIcHrfuL CALAMITY AT nREsr. him
'EsT. June 15.--By the c~ollapsinr Of At
bridge leading from a steamer gave
Q TO the steamer Saint Jean. TO- none
seven hundred persons were pre. The
ated into the sea. So far seven shots
Is have been found and many Der. hit u
are still missing. TO dr.