The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-08-07

The freedom of the city Of Edi
burgh Is To be conferred upon Sir Ia
lei Wilson. president Of the universal
OF Toronto. Ont. and a fellow Of mar
learned societies
IL retaliation for his active oppos
tion 10 the election OF Rev. Philli,
Brooks as bishop Of Massachusetts. n
friends OF that gentleman are pushin
the charge Of gross plagiarism againl
Bishop Perry, OF Iowa
AT Winside. Neb.. on the a5th. wn
Mckenzie, a prominent cattleman. an
Texas" Crocint. cowboy. tough
with knives as . result of quarrs
over a wager. Crocint was fatal
wounded and Mckenzie seriously hur'
On the 3oth the steamer Norsema
arrived at Boston, bringing $50 imm
grants. Of whom about thirty were dc
tanned on board BY the officers of tn
alien commission for further investiga
ton Of their cases before allowing then
toland.
JONI W. FOSTER. ex-minister TO Rus
STA Spain and Mexico. arrived at Cap,
May Point y. j.. on the 2sth. will
Mr.. Kriedler, Of the state department
TO confer with the president regarding
the reciprocity treaty that he is now
negotiating with Spain
The Tolleston Stock Yards Co. re
Gently Incorporated with 81. ooc. 600 cap
ital. purposes, il is said. TO start an i'm
mense stock-yard and packing estab-
iishment in Jersey City. y. j. The in
corporators are nearly all Chicago men.
identified with the Armour interests.
on the s0th the jetty at the mouth OF
the Columbia river. in Oregon. reached
its western limit when the last pile was
driven about five miles ont at sea. A
large amount Of filling with rock. how
ever. remains TO be done. and 1t is
thought two years will be required TO
complete the work
FIFTEEN inches Of rain fell in Bonn
bay India within twenty-four hours
ending on the 3Oth The towns Of Ma
hooda and Bhownugger. in the province
OF Gjurat- were flooded. and the water
was breast-high in the streets Three
hundred people and . countless number
OF animals were drowned
SEVERAL prominent officials and citi-
Gems Of the Duchy Of Bukowin, on the
Russian and Roumanian frontier. have
been arrested for connection with ex-
tensive smuggling across the Austrian
frontier. and Director Boscanz OF the
Bukewina customs bureau. has COM
mitted suicide as . result Of the dis
coveries
ASSISTANT SECRETARY SErrLEToy. Of
the treasury department. rumors OF
whose resignation on the alleged
ground OF friction with Secretary
Foster have been circulating lately.
makes the positive assertion that he
does not contemplate resigninr. and
that his relations with the secretary
are the most pleasant
The debate in the Dominion parlia-
ment on the tariff changes proposed in
the budget speech ended al "A m on
the 29th. Sir Richard Wrights amend
ment favoring a reduction of duties on
necessities and declaring that the Wash
ington negotiations for October should
be on the basis Of reciprocity In manu-
featured as well a. natural products
was rejected--lls 10 80.
AT meeting. on the 2-th. Of the
Manchester chamber of commerce. the
president said that the trade Of the
country. especially that Of the Man
chester district. was very poor. He
added that the wretched condition Of
the republics Of South America and the
cheapness Of cotton had seriously inter-
fered with the prosperity of trade
Mr. WHARTON. assistant secretary Of
state. has received from the United
States consul-general at Vienna dis
patch giving the details Of the exhibi- |
ton which IL IS proposed 70 hold al
Vienna next year. under the patronage
OF Archduke Charles Louis. for the |
purpose Of illustrating as completely as |
possible the history and progress Of |
the drama
SENSATION with decided scent Of |
doodle is brewing in civic circles al
Toronto, Ont. Alderman Mcdonald
has made affidavits. which he laid be-
fore the mayor. that seven aldermen
accepted ''boodle- from a railroad now
endeavoring TO effect an entrance into
the city. Two Of the suspected alder
men have left the city.
On the 30th Messrs- Dillon and o. Rrien
we're released from Galway prison.
Both gentlemen authorized the state
ment that they repndiate Parnell's pre-
tentions To the leadership Of the Irish
national party. This prompt and de-
rided action created profound sensa-
lion. The McCarthyites arc jubilant
while even the most enthusiastic and
bteadfast followers OF Parnell are down
cast and faltering.
AMONG the passengers by the Nor
mania. which arrived At New York on
The 25th, were Mr.. and Mrs. Potter
Palmer Mrs Palmer reports that she
received very cordial reception
abroad as president OF the board Of
LADY managers Of the Worlds fair. and