The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-01-09

WEEKLY COURIER.
c. DoANE. Publisher
JASPER. INDIANA
An enteric fever. having most ~ the
symptoms Of typhoid. i raging az Am
ster,am. n. Y.
ror.r Of the Democratic editors 81
Wisconsin for choice for United states
senator from that State resulted as fol-
lows: Colonel William I. Villas. w;
General Il. :. Bragg. q; scattering D
octave FrrII.IEr. the distinguished
French novelist and dramatist, died on
the 10th. IN the seventy year ~
his are. lie was a member 81 the
Academy and an officer Of the Legion
of Honor.
II was announced. on the 18th. thaS
the New York and London committees
on the Virginia state debt had DEM
itely agreed upon plan OF settlement
which Il 4 expected the Virginia Legis-
lature will readily approve.
Tuy arbitration between Portugal.
Great Britain and the United states
relative 70 the forfeiture OF the Dciag"a
railway concession will commence AZ
Berne early in January before com
mission Of three Swiss jurists-
Tur Union League Club Of Chicago
has taken the initial step toward Secnr-
inc improvements in the citys appear
ancc during the Worlds Fair and the
removal OF unsightly landmarks 9TH
or clubs will be invited 10 cooperate
Ir i now stated that the number o.
Indians killed in the late battle near
Pine Ridge Agency aggregated ABOUT
one hundred and that $50 were wound
ed. There were about thirty-fvc sol
diers killed. and number were more
or less seriously wounded
ScnrkroK JrGIGo. the japanese sailor
who i awaiting death IN New York ~
electricity for the murder of snip
mate. was visited. on the 5lst, ny TWO
buddhist priests. Jugigo is a buddhist,
hut since his conviction has shown some
desire to become Christian
A <rw law against the Jews viii be
promulgated in Russia with the open
inc ~ the new year. II forbids selling
leasing or mortgaging to jew any e.
tate within the empire. All PRIVILEGES
heretofore granted 10 certain Jewish
merchants as to the ownership Of real
estate are cancelled
Ex-MAYoR NAvI~. Of Adrfan. Mich,
who banlxruptcd that city seven years
AFRO ~ stealing nearly ~3ooooo. has
been hardened from the state prison al
jackson. where he was doing ten years
time on his plea Of guilty. lie VIII en-
ter the law office of John 4. Atkinson
Of Detroit. and practice law.
CoNsrr. TwrrcnFI.L al Kingston. Ont
ssrs he has been approached BY a Cana
dian exporter in regard TO defrandint
the United states revenue. with view
TO inducing him to enter into the prac
tee. Mr.. Twitchell furthermore say
he believes consular frauds have beer
practiced to the extent reported.
RonERr JAIN, New York dealer i
diamonds and jcwelry, disappeared OF
Christmas Day. When his big safe wa
opened by creditors. on the 2Hth. in
stead Of the $4,000 worth of stock
was supposed 70 contain only one cop
per penny and q lot Of pool tickets o.
the Guttenburg races were found
DIR. Milan BAKER. brother-in-law Q
Conrrcssman-elect ID. ~ Lockwood
died AZ his home in Buffalo. n r., OF
the 30th. aged sixty-two years. III
was 4 member Of the original commits
sion which located the state asylum
for the insane, and at the time Of NJ
death was one II the managers Of tn
State Insane Hospital in Buffalo
Two THOUSAND people principal
school teachers from New York. Jcl
sew city and the New England state
on an excursion "a Washington, al
tended the Presidents reception on IN
3ist. The President shook each visi'
ors hand Secretary Tracy receive
the teachers from brooklyn in his pr
vate Office al the Navy Department.
s
OK the ist day Of February, 1891 Il
Georgia bill for the relief Of the widow
OF Confederate veterans will become =
fcctivc. This bill was passed by II
last Legislature. and provides that 4
widow Of every soldier who served
the late war. and who became the wi
Of the soldier either before or durir
the war. shall be allowed yearly pc
sion Of 500 from the state.
LAVE advic1s from Peru say that ,
the afternoon ~ December 2, sever
Of Picrola's chosen followers obtain'
admission 70 Fort santa Catalina WI
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