The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-09-26

PERSONAL AND GENERAL

HE state Department is AWAITING
with considerable interest the arriva
OF the dispatches from Minister Mime,
giving an Official and authoritative
statement Of the Barrunda affair SO "a,
as the connection Of this Government,
| with II is concerned.
| GEoRGE r. Corr. a weii-known law
yer Of baltimore. Md. has been miss
ing since the 9Th. 1t was at first
thought that be was on visit. but IL
now appears that he Is on his way 70
Europe. leaving . shortage in some
trust funds to the extent OF at least
81, 900 or $1,000
JUSTICE or THE PEACE JoHS s. GAL
IowAy. George w. earn and $. Stenlos
Swesky. all Of vingville. Wis. have
been arrested by the Federal authori-
ties, charged with fraudulently procur-
ing pension and back pay amounting
70 Ss,sOc for Catherine Longmicr, who
is also under arrest
The trial Of Cleveland II. Hale for
shooting his ircthcr-in-law. Eugene ii.
Cowles. with intent to kill. some three
months ago, began in Montreal. Can.
on the 18th.
THE Armenian Patriarch has again
resigned. on the plea OF III health. The
resignation i really protest againstthe
negligence displayed By the Turkish
Government n regard TO the proposed
administrative reforms in Armenia.
Extensive fires have been devastat-
ing timber land along the Northern
faciiicand in the vicinity OF Eilensbrrr.
Wash. for some time past On the night
Of the 18th large pile Of tics along the
track was burned. and the rails were
twisted out o. shape BY heat for nearly
q thousand feet All traffic was tenn
porarily suspended.
Mr. Dr-I.oN'~ proposed visit TO Amer
lea has been prevented liz his having
been subrrnacd as witness in the
O'>hea-Parnell divorce case.
TnE exodus Of Jews from Russia.
caused by the revival OF the cruel
ukase Of lss2. continues.
a TREMENDOUS flow OF gas has been
struck on the farm OF T. u. Becker.
near Upton. Ind. and it j. estimated
that the supply will reach 90 900, 900
cubic feet a day.
THt recount Of population In Mime.
apolis shows a total Of IGi.. an in
crease. as compared with 1850. OF li..s5l.
or 25i.'5 pcr cent.
prFr occurred near Paris. on the
18th. between NJ. Levy who was one of
A. Mermienx's seconds in the iattcrs
recent duel with NJ. Rochcfortl and N.
ialopirl Each Of the combatants was
Won ded in the wrist.
Ak epidemic of what d local m vsIcian
calls genuine Asiatic cholera i caus-
Ing many deaths in Carroll County. q.
TnK Lake George Pulp and Paper
Company Of Ticonreroga ~ ~. has
purchased a tract ~ land containing
20 900 acres or about 23j square miles.
The land Is heavily timbcrcd viii
spruce, pine and cedar.
REV. onED ELpEreF. pastor OF the
Unitarian Society az Northboro. Mas.
Tor six years has resigned because some
"a his practitioners objected 10 his az
'"ndiag horse races and visiting pool
rooms
JONATHAN II. WILSON. LEADING
'itizcn 81 Eohrerstown. Pa. was struck
'y passenger train while crossing III .
Facl ~ Swarr's crossing, on the 18th.
ind instantly killed.
Mr. McGEsrH well-to-do member
= ne irish National League. was mur- 1
cred IN Hallinga<ry. ireland. by
miners Who resented his sheltering an
victcd farmer.
hAHIsf STROBE. o. lcrrc Haute. Daa.. !
'no sn.ed ms ster-'2thcr for having
ruciiy traten his mother. was RELEASED a
preliminary examination. III