The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-12-11

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shipyard Of the Cramps in the pre-,
ence Of = large party OF distinguishes
invited'guest< on the ID
Gov.-KLEcr Mckinney. who was 1
have been the principal guest n the in
augural dinner Of the Fellowship clu'
OF Chicago. te~legraphed. on the 81. tina
Illness Of his wife compelled him at IN
last moment 70 canoe the engagement
The ST Petersburg Novosti says tina
Caprivis speech in the reichstag de
prives the hostile articles in the Ger
man Russophobe papers Of all their i'm
portance- The visit Of NJ. De Giers In,
had > valuable result in dispelling IN.
clouds between Germany and Russia
and France
The protectory building connected
with b conven Of the Sisters Of Mercy,
near Newburg. n. ". was burned
20 the ground on the isG There were
eco children sleeping in the building.
but all were got out safely. The struc.
ture was : four-story brick Loss,
about 80. ooo.
REV. FATHER PETER HAvERNAxs. OF
Troy, n. ". commemorated. on the
18th. the sixty-6rst anniversary Of his
ordination in the priesthood lie is
he Oldest priest in this country. hav-
Ing been born in Belgium in 1906. and
entering the ministry in this country
twenty-five years later.
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TIL Canadian Pacific has decided 20
build . double track on its road be
tween Winnipeg. Man. and Lake SUI
perior, = distance Of over 600 miles
The building Of this line is rendered
necessary by the inability Of the COM
pany to properly handle the Manitoba
wheat crop. 1t is expected that the
line will be completed in three years
ISAAC SAwTELLE. convicted at Con-
cord, ~ H.. and sentenced 70 be hanged
January 5 for the murder of his brother
Hiram. has made affidavit that he killed
his brother. but did it in Maine. He
hopes by this means 70 escape hanging.
Is thcre is no capital punishment in
Maine The court is considering the
AFFIDAVIT as part of an application for
= new trial
Az awful calamity occurred at Black
burn, England. on the s0th- An ex-
plosion from some unknown cause took
place in the cellar Of the Crown hotel.
causing the collapse Of the hotel and
two adjoining storcA and burying .
large number Of persons in the ruins,
most Of whom were burned to death il
The fire which followed Thirty-two
persons are believed "a have lost their
1ivea
In reply 70 an intcrrogatory In the
Italian chamber Of deputies on the
2sth. Signor Nicotra. minister Of the in
eerior. stated that regardless Of what
might DC said and done inside or out |
side the country. Italy considers the
question Of the status Of the papacy as
having been finally settled The minis |
ter's declaration was received by the
chamber with loud and long-continued
applause.
OBERIIS COLLEGE il again rejoicing
over a handsome bequest- By the will
of Rev. G. v. Spear. who died a few
months ago. while abroad. the college
receives Sos. 900. subject to small annu-
70 his wife. child and one friend
Of the family. DIR. Spear was donor Of
The fine Spear library building and the
rs. 600 library endowment This is the
second large gift made to Oberlin with
" = month
The condition Of Cyrus w. Field. OF
New York who. borne down by the
many sad Affections which have re-
befallen him and his family. had
dangerously nigh TO deaths door.
was considerably improved on the Sd
lie sat up for some time. and his physi-
reported that he was in a fair way
% Gov The latter prophesies~ how
ever. that Mr.. Field will never again
be the man he was before his illness.
AncHDrKE HENRI RESrER. Of Aus
whose wife. the baroness Won
valdeck. died on the Goth. died on the
following day. Of pneumonia, the dis
sase which caused the death Of the bar
The latter was formerly Leo
Hoffman. and she was NOR
yanaticalIy married 20 the archdukc in
Their marriage gave offensc 70
he emperor. and Il was not until some
vears later that he recognized the re-
alton and elevated Lcopoldinc to the I
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II. r WILSON and party. OF Chicago, I
Who arrived IT Vancouver. II. e.. on |
he I'd. on une steamer Empress Of Ja- !
an say THAI the Official report Of the /
ate disastroxs earthquake in that conn
~ places lie number OF killed at 5000
md the injured 1900. One-third Of the
0jnred will dir. The sickness and dam I
we TO property resulting from the dis |
- ~incalcnlable- The foreigners OF {
fokchama have subscribed $4,000. and
- Japanese government has appro- !
sa,2ss zSr the relief Of the
'nfererx {
THE total graia movement for The d
Int three months q the crop year IN u
ne spring wheat s<nxcs Of Minnesota \
md the twO Dakofas shows receipts a {