The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-11-27
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.



Of two step-daughters. all three ~
whom died almost Immediately. she
then cut her own throat. INJECTING =
fearful cash. The unfortunate wom-
ans husband. nearly insane with
grief and despair. tried 70 cut his
throat when he saw the blood-drenched
room in which his wife and dead daugh-
tiers were found
MATTHEW 4. RYAN. well known
among the theatrical profession As
manager of IIavlin's formerly Peoplc's)
theater in St Louis. died In that city.
on the 18th. after few days illness.
His malady was erysipelas, from which
he had suffered occasionally before.
Gov. ALVIN T.. HovEy OF Indiana ar
rived in Dallas, Tex. on the 18th. hav-
ing been compelled to cut his Mexican
trip short by reason Of serious illness
He was confined 70 his bed in his car.
which he had been unable 70 leave for
several days
In is reported that the pope has not
vet come TO decision on the question
Of leaving Rome. but there is no rea-
son 10 believe that the idea has been
abandoned.
GEN. CHARLES NICHOLAS LAcRE-
TEILE. member OF the French cham
Der Of deputies, monarchist and
Crimean veteran. died in Paris on the
10th.
In row over a game Of cards in
a saloon at Chandler. Col. on the
18th. John Cox shot and killed John
Anderson. and then shot j. L. Calhoun
in the neck. infiicting a wound from
which he died soon after.
A FIRE that started in the basement
OF Penny & Gentles dry goods store in
St. Louis. about 4 o'clock on the morn
ing of the nth. completely destroyed
the entire block bounded by Franklin
evenue and Morgan street. including
Penny & Gentles'. Sonnenfeld's. dry
goods and millinery. and Famous mann
moth Quitting store. and several small
er concerns in the rear of the larger
buildings. Crawford's dry goods store.
opposite Penny 4 Gentles. was badly
ner. The losses will be very heavy.
The eclipse of the moon on the night
OF the 18th was observed under the most
favorable circumstances in Boston. as
the sky was cloudless- At Harvard pho
tographs were taken. the plates being
exposed five minutes. The plates were
Immediately developed and examined.
the principal object Of observation be-
ing to determine II possible whether
the moon has a satellite.
UNDER ruling Of the treasury de-
partment. made public on the 10th. il is
unlawful for newspapers to print FAC
SMILES of United States coins or money
Of any kind issued by the United States
or foreign governments
The second anniversary Of the proc
lamation Of the republic Of Brazil was
observed in Rio Janeiro on the 10th. A
military review and fetes were held in
honor Of the occasion. The day passed
quietly. the public taking scant interest
in the celebration The situation in
san Paulo is daily becoming more and
more grave.
Mrs. EDGAR GEORGE. Of Bunker Hill.
Ind. on the 10th gave birth TO four
fully-developed girls The father is =
farmer.
The supreme court of Missouri. on
the 10th. passed upon the case Of the
State Of Missouri VS. Burgiorfer on a
writ Of error from the city Of ST. Louis
The opinion of Judge Claiborne is re-
versed and the case remanded. Judge
Thomas, who delivered the opinion.
holds the Stone anti-pool bill 70 be con-
stitutional. This decision will close all
the pool-rooms in ST. Louis.
ADyIcEs from Rio de Janeiro confirm
the statement that Fonsecas govern
ment has prohibited the use Of codes
by the cable companies at all points
under the dictator's control This
means that all news sent abroad from
those points must first pass inspection
by censors- The telegraph sys-
ten. .;razil was constructed by the
government. and has always been un-
der its control.
THE taking Of the Testimony before
Chief Justice Dee and Judge Allen. at
Plymouth. n. H.. to determine the de-
gree Of murder in the case Of Frank c.
Almy, who pleaded guilty TO the MUIR
der Of Miss Warden. began on the i1th-
The victims mother and sister related
the story Of Almy's residence in their
family and detailed the murder scene
Almy frequently shed tears.
DURING the progress Of the great fire
in st Louis, on the 18th. woman
named Bradley. in attempting 70 cross
broadway. became entangled in some
fallen wires, and catching hold Of live
electric wire. was instantly killed
SIX four-story brick business houses
in Carter street. Chattanooga. Tenn.
the property Of W. A. Posey. were
burned 10 the ground on the nth. The
total loss is about $4,000. with small
insurance.
The wholesale house Of the Minneap-
oils Glass Co and Lindsay Bros agri-
cultural implement house. at Mime
apoiis, Mimi, were burned on the 18th.
The total loss is nearly s2oc.coo; fully
insured.
In the lower house Of the Austrian
reichsrath, on the 18th. the govern.
ment was questioned in regard 70 the
late panic and as TO what would he
done in regard 20 rumor-mongers whose
stories affected markets. Prime Minis
ter Taafe stated that the public prose.
cutor was proceeding against the au-