The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-03-07


Az explosion occurred AZ the Armour
Cudahy Packing House. at south
Omaha. Neb.. on the I'D, which resulted
in the death of two men. and which
may be followed by the death Of many
Others. who were severely wounded.
Tnr Law ana Order League Of the
United states has decided 20 change is
name 10 the International Law and Or
der League. and II may now include
leagues 81 the different provinces In
Canada as well as the leagues Of the
several states Of the Union.
TnE House ways and means committee
on the :sth. discussed the bill "a admit
free Of duty articles grown or produced
In Mexico and intended for tho St.
Louis Exposition this year. favor
able report on the bill was ordered.
TmE Secretary Of Agriculture has is
sued an order TO the managers and
agents Of railroad transportation COM
panies. regulating the transportation
and handling Of Texas cattle from the
18th day Of March to the LIST Of Dccem-
Der. 1890.
AEkMANl = AMtAtAkAN ~ t%H' -
the Berlin Labor confcye. ""S -"
IT, Tmr 81, -r Island Prohibitionists put
\. ..,ination the following State ticket
IN the Goth: For Governor. Rev. Jno.
Lang: observation-disclosures. Joshua 9.
Brown: Secretary Of State. John w.
Mooney: Attorney General. John I.
Blodgett: General Treasurer. John +.
Hazard.
THr stockholders OF the New York
elevated railroads. at meeting on the
10th. adopted a resolution authorizing
the procurement OF mortgage Of Sio,-
ooo 900 on their property.
The steamship Manitoban. from elias
row. landed at Halifax. y. s.. on the
10Th. thirty-sevcn men composing the
crew OF the French steamer Nautique,
which was overtakcn by the Manitoban
in sinking condition. and sank soon
after being abandoned.
THE statement OF the business OF all
lines OF the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany. east Of Pittsburgh and Erie. for
1890. as compared with the same months
in 1859. shows an increase in gross earn
incs Of S6ia. sos: an increase OF expenses
OF ss>3. 3l5. and an increase in net earn
ings Of s225. $50.
SEVEN miners were killed by an cx-
plosion in colliery at Dartmund. Ger
many. on the Goth.
VEST TENNESSEE was visited by de-
structivc storm. on the 25th. in which
much property and some human lives
Were lost.
TnE steamer Ems. which arrived at
New York on the Goth. from Bremen,
reported making an Intellectual attempt
10 rescue the crew OF the dismasted
British ship Hebe. a boat manned BY
volunteers was swamped in the attempt
and one man was drowned.
IT is said that no raw rubber Is now
being gathered in Para. and that the
prices Of rubber must shortly advance
very sharply.
MAErrS u. ANDERSON. formerly presi-
dent of Rochester On. I'D University
and one OF the Oldest and most widely
known educators Of the country, died
at Lake Helena, Fla, on the Goth, aged
seventy-fye years
WAr-sToS H. BIowS, as receiver for
the firm Of Brown. Howard 4 Co. the
aqueduct contractors. has begun suit in
the Supreme Court to recover from the
City Of New York S-6s. l19. 20. with in
terest from July !, lsss, for extra aque-
duct work.
CLAyDE CHAFroSJoS. the prominent
silk manufactures Of Jersey City. y. j.,
was found dead in his bed on the morn
ing Of the 26th. Death Is supposed to
have been caused by heart disease.
SMALLPOX is epidemic in many places
along tine Rhine.