The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-04-04

EMPEROR WILLIAM. on Tho c5th. ac-
ccpted the resignation Of Count Herbert
| bismarck a. Ministcrof Foreign Affairs
and appointed Herr Won Al,enslebcn,
German Ambassador 10 belgium, 10
succeed him.
| Mi. nAvirr. al meeting Of the
striking Liverpool lockers. on the 25th,
approved their aim. and assured them
OF the support OF the Knights of Labor
and other labor unions.
TIM village of Womelsdorf Pa. y
greatly excited over the startling death
of Johnny Lehman. aged nine years. a
thorough investigation leaves no room
70 doubt that IL was genuine case Of
black vomit.
Tnk casket with the body Of General
Robert G. Schcnck arrived AT Dayton
o.. from Washington. on the evening Of
the a5th. in charge Of Captain Woodruff
Schcnck. nephew OF the deceased
The Generals daughters we're also Of
the party. The body Vas taken TO the
residence Of Robert {. Schenck. Jr.
FIVE negroes. two men, one woman
and two children. were drowned. on the
18th. at Arkansas City. Ark. Seven got
into boat 10 30 10 the railroad that
they might 90 out II the water and hunt
work. The boat sunk and five lost their
lives. One man and child five years
old were saved.
The steamship City OF Pekin arrived
from China and Japan on the a5tn.
bringing advices that on February ~
$50 houses were destroyed by fire in
Toxic. Two persons were killed and
about twenty-five fremen more or less
injured. Ono hundred and eighty-sesen
houses were burned in the city on the
preceding day. and on March about $50
were destroyed. and several iremen
were injured. The fires originated ac-
cidentally.
The Liverpool dock-laborcrs' strike
ended on the 18th.
TIE Senate committee on claims rem
dercd favorable report, on the 18th,
on the French Spoliation or Fourth Of
July Claims bill as ii passed the House
THE entire northwestern portion 81
the town Of Pioneer. o.. was destroyed
by fire on the 10th.
The case Of Reporter Choate for
eavesdropping in the Flack jury-room,
was called in the New York Court OF Oyer
and Terminer. on the 10Th. and an effort
was made 10 make the city editor Of the
World co-defendant.
MAJOR GEoRsH CHRISTIAN. Jacob
Wissler aud Mr.. Prince. representing
the Farmers Alliance Of the United
States. have concluded to establish the
Alliance Agricultural Works at Iron
Gate. Va. The works will employ from
500 70 500 hands. and their products will
20 TO every sub-Alliance in the country,
representing four million members.
The wholesale butchers OF Paris de-
clare that il their demands concerning
the importation Of foreign cattle are not
granted they will close the abattoirs.
A meat famine Is impending
THE various detachments Of troops on
the island Of Crete are being supplied
with large quantities OF ammunition.
MANUFACTURES at Manresa. Spain,
are closing their mills in anticipation
Of general strike.
TlyF House committee on agriculture,
on the 10Th. authorized favorable re-
port on Mr.. Butterworth's bill defining
''options" and futures" and imposing
special taxes on dealers therein
The new Servian loan offered in Paris
has already been taken up. The
amount Of the subscriptions was three
times as great as the loan.
HERR voS ALvESsLEnES has declined
the Office Of German Minister Of For
eign Affairs
Prince BISMARCK was moved TO tears
by public demonstration in his favor
in Berlin on the Goth.