The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-08-28

JASPER INDIANA
TnE ukase prohibiting rye exports i
approved by the press Of st. Peters
burg.
LoVIs PAUIsEx. the noted English
chcss-player. died in London ON the
10th.
OFFICIAL advices received in London.
on the Goth. announce that the cyclone
which visited Martinique on the 18th
was the most severe since the year
1917. Fully sixty lives were lost
THE Association for the Advance
ment Of Science met in general session
for organization in Washington on the
morning of the 10TH During the az
ternoon the meetings in sections be-
gan.
THE wheat crop Of France Is esti-
mated at 90. 600. 900 hcctolitres- leaving
a deficiency of 81. 100000 hectolitrcs-
Owing TO this fact the customs surtaS
on wheat will be suspended for one
year.
THE Paris Journal des Debats i'd
vises the French government 70 rest
content with the friendship Of Russia
and England without attempting the
hopeless task of creating another triple
alliance.
THE White star steamship Teutonic.
which arrived at New York. on the
10th. from Liverpool. made the passage
in days, IS hours and 81 minutes
which beats the record by hour and
IS minutes.
a CABLE received at the state depart
ment, on the 10th. from the United
States consul at Martinique says: "A
hurricane Tuesday night destroyed
every sail in port Houses all damaged
and many lives lost"
THE convention Of the IRISH National
League Of America will be held in Chi
cago next month instead of in Balti'
more. as the national council of the or
ganization agreed upon at its meeting
in Cincinnati in April last
SIX Americans were in attendance al
the socialistic congress in Belgium on
the 18th. Among them were Mr. Ho'
hen. representing the Chicago social
lists. and Mr.. Kahn representing 3o.oOt
workingmen in New York
FREIGHT train No. is on the Kansas
City. St Joseph & Council Bluffs road
was held up and robbed at Murray's
switch. near Harlem. Mo-. on the Goth.
Rear Brakeman Ed White was shot
through the temple and instantly
killed.
RcnDIsHoP KESRIcK, the venerable
Catholic prelatc, celebrated his eighty
fifth birthday anniversary in ST Louis
on the nth. On St Andrews day, No
vembcr 80. he will celebrate the golden
Jubilee Of his episcopate, preparations
for which are already in progress
THr North German Gazette confirms
the statement that Herr Won Brand,
the German ambassador at Pekin,
Joined with the representatives Of the
other powers IN demonstrating with the
Chinese government against the out
RACES committed by Chinese subjects
upon foreigners
A cIorD-BrRsr in the mountains neal
Botzen. Austria, on the 18th, flooded
the lowlands- The mountain streams
were converted into torrents. which
swept through the village Of HOLMAN
carrying away men and cattle and de
stroying half the houses. Many per.
sons were drowned.
AT recent meeting Of Silesiar
millers il was decided TO send tele
gram to Chancellor Won Capriyi beg
ging him to abolish the corn duties
saying that otherwise the Russian
ukase was likely TO ruin the mill in
dustry and throw thousands Of hand
out Of employment
AT the session of the Nationa
Colored congress at Red Oak. la, ol
the 18th. John q. Jones. Of Chicago
MAo iiutloTAt AtA AfAR tf'f'Tt NA'fat - -sAt ~
lister to Liberia. The conference wa
professedly for the purpose ~ advanc
ing the interests Of the colored peopl
and is said To have had no political sic
nificance-
A SPECIAL commission has been ar
pointed by the national chamber o
Hayti to examine last years budget
1t is reported that there Is a deficit q
So. 100000. II is proposed 70 arraig
the members Of the last cabinet TO an
swer the matter, and especially Firmi
and Lechaud. Both OF them ask tina
this be done.
On the 18th the board of aldermen Z
Boston voted TO report ''Inexpcdicnt
on the order Of Alderman Flood. tina
the fee for thcatcrs and other places I
amusement be fixed az $1,000. Th
present nominal price Of five dollar
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