The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-03-20
CURRENT TOPICS.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL


I Brinkman. ~ West Milton. O.. hoy
end girl. aged and \ years. left alone
| in the house. on the 9th. while their
mother was out milking, were burned
a. death. The clothing ~ the younger
child caught fire from the stove. and
the cider. in trying 70 save. perished
with H.
\ EioHrEFx sacks ~ letters and thirty
1--WE sacks II newspapers sent from New
York city. on the >th. by the Chicago
express on the New York Central rail
road. were lost in the destruction ~
baggage car BY fire while ia transit
1 On the sth Assistant Postmaster Will
Jams Of Anaconda. Mont. was arrested
for emhezxlement.
TnE Canadian Pacific Railway Cos
new steamship Empress ~ India ar
rived al Colombo. Ceylon. on the 9th.
on her voyage around the world. She
remained there two days Ia give the
passengers an opportunity Of viewing
the numerous points If interest in the
vicinity.
SECRETARY PROCTOR started. on the
9th. on an extensive inspection tour Of
military posts via Texas. New Mexico.
Arizona and onward 10 the Pacific
coast He will return by the northern
route. stopping n all the important
posts en- route.
IL scuffie for possession Of re-
volver. AT Pittsburgh. Pa. on the 9th.
Harvey Barkari was shot in the tenn
pie by the accidental discharge Of the
pistol and died in eight minutes.
AT joint meeting Of the Potomac.
Columbia and .Analaston boat clubs Of
Washington. on the 10th. an invitation
was unanimously extended 20 the Ma
tional association Of amateur oarsnen
70 hold its regatta on the Potomac river
al Washington in August next.
The steamer Buckeye. which was re
ported IL have been wrecked with her
crew and twenty passengers on board
during a gale on Puget sound. arrived
safely IL her wharf in Edmunds. Wash.
or the night Of the 9TH
DIR EDWARD >sHsEFER Of Cincin-
natl. was. on the 10TH fatally crushed
under the wheels Of cable ear which
he had just left
The hill to apportion the state %
Maine for members Of congress was
passed in the lower house on the 10th
ALBERT DAVIS. Of Massillon. o.. while
in a spa~m. was soused in tub Of cold
water and died in few minutes
THE municipal election in Oakland.
Cal. on the 9th. resulted in complete
victory for the republicans
III FIVE fishing srnacks were wrecked on
,, Hastings. England on the 10TH with a
loss Of three lives.
THE family If George Potter con
sisting Of wife and FIVE children. Were
/ found unconscious from coal gas In
Z their residence. in Boston. on the night
Of the 9th. One son. aged about 20. was
2 dead The Others were expected to re
! cover
Is the trial Of Bank-wrecker sim
mons before the New York surrogate
' all the testimony was finished on tn
0 10Th The court denied the motion Z
quash several counts IN the indicf
e ment- and Summons counsel pcgai
Z summing up
4 Gov HILL % New York examine
x the briefs in the case 81 Frank flsh.fh
Ontario county murderer on the 10Th
and then committed the sentence 70 I'm
prisonment for life.
Ex-G"v. HER9ERr LADp was on IN
: 10th. nominated as the republican car
1 didate for governor 81 khode Island
Mrs. PATEicK HAs~Err. aged -. wa
l, found dead IN her room AZ Davenport
la. on the 10th. under peculiar circun
stances She arose in the morning fee
a ing better than usual. converssd wit
I. her family. and then retired 10 h
Y room locked the door and kneit al hs
y bedside N the attitude Of prayer. II
Y. was discovered in that position dead.
= AMo~G the passengers who arrived
/. New York on .hr 10TH was brards
y. Turk ohan Solyrnan Gaidjikhan shell
who. with his four wives. had con
from the little town Of Mons IN Galici
<. Asia Minor. en- route o. the >andwis
= islands The man was fine spcc:ms
rs Of his race. and was elegantly dress'
- in the garb IF lis country
IN OK the evening ~ the 10th >ecretal
a Blaine received cable dispatch fro
NJ Toxic. Japan. announcing the death
rh Inited states Minister John Y. swift
y d. m Of that date.