The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-12-04
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.



severely from : cold. and on the soti
his friends became alarmed q his con
ditton. Symptoms Of poeumonia ap
peared 10 have set il. and he wa,
thought 20 be in very serious condi
ton
ADyicEs received from santos de-
clare that port 20 Le infested with vel
low fever. All the other brazilian
ports arr also suspected OF being infect
ed with the disease.
| THE contract-labor inspectors II the
barge Office in New York have discov-
cred Eve Russian men and one woman
who came here under contract 10 work
in the mines ~ Tyrone. Pa Joseph
Brownitx. boss miner AT that place.
made the contract with them.
| A PARTY Of United States deputy
marshais. led bv Collector Hamlin.
raided . number Of mountaineers near
Guin. Marion county. Ala. on the .ist
csrturing two. who were sent TO iail
at Hamilton on the I'D Some Of the
party OF United States officers sur
rounded Bell Young. noted mountain
eer. and arrested him. He drew his
pistol and fred killing Deputy Mar
shall Osborn. and then fed Fifty
shots were fired after him. but he es
capped. apparently untouched
The Spanish cabinet resigned in q
body. on the 2ist- and the queen regent
instructed Senior Del Castillo to form
new cabinet This he promptly did.
and the new appoinsees. many Of whom
were chosen from the members Of the
old cabinet were ratified by Queen
Christina on the ed.
A roPrLAR outbreak is feared II Sac
Paulo. Brazil II is stated. on good au-
thority. that large force of troops has
been ordered to proceed with all posi-
Bile dispatch TO Desterro.
Mrs SARAH VI. Scnr.EY. formerly Of
Frederick Md. stepmother Of Capt
Schley Of the cruiser baltimore. died
al her residence in Baltimore on the
2ist-
PRESIDENT MoNrr OF Chilli is ex-
tremely friendly towards Minister Egan
and the United states. and quieter
feeling IS prevalent in Santiago.
FoCR lives were lost BY the burning
Of the Old Homestead hotel in James
town. ~ ". at / n m on the Esd.
The important trial of the Arch |
bishop Of AK on charges Of having in |
suited and questioned the authority Of /
the minister Of public worship. VI.
Faillieres- took place in Paris on the
a4th- He was found guilty and SEN
fenced TO pay 5000 francs fine and the
costs of the trial
CHICAGO socialists. at q meeting on
the ed. publicly tried and acquitted
Ihos- J. Morgan. their candidate for
mayor in last springs election. If the
charge Of booiling. and took the SEN
sational step Of publicly denouncing
the anarchists and declaring they
would never again join with them in
political movements or in the annual
in memory Of the exc
suted anarchists
The national republican committee.
m session ut Washington. on the I'D.
'elected Minneapolis as the place for
holding the republican rational con-
Tention. on the sixth ballot June
next is the date chosen
The mayor Of Dax. France. and the
'erfect Of the department of Landes.
ought duel on the I'D The mayor
vas wounded in the arm.
DiscoURAGISG crop REPORTS are re-
'eived from the presidency Of Madras.
ndia- The cotton crop in the districts
u Bellary. Kurncol and Cuddapp in
hat presidency has proved almost =
otal failure. while in several other dis
riots the grain crops are whitening.
The Russian papers. in commenting
n NJ lie Giers visit to Berlin. have
'dopted conciliatory tone. and state
hat i i hoped the visit Of the Russian
oreign minister will dispei the illusion
'eld by Germans of the alleged antipa-
hy Of Russians toward Germany.
FLAx-FIBEE mill. the first If its
lind in the United States. has Just been
ut in operation Austin. Mimi.
IT is reported in CHILEAN official cir
les that whatever the result % the
Baltimore inquiry may be. the United
tates will demand an indemnity from
hill for the families Of men killed. and
or the expense the United states gov
rnment has been put 70. owing 20 arm
ments, etc. made necessary BY the re-
ent trouble between the two govern
lents III
THADDErs STEVENS estate. which
emains unsettled twenty-three years
fter his death. has given rise 20 sensa-
ional features. A woman who claims
Q he the widow Of Capt Alanson Ste
ems. Thaddeus stevens nephew. has
led large claim against the estate at
lancaster. Pa
RErBE~ JARVIS. professor in the
ublic schools Of Smith Center. Kas..
laims that he has discovered chem
Gals with which he can produce rain
very time lie offers 20 furnish the
armers with their water supply next |
ear at prices far below those OF Mr..
ielbourne-
The wind-storra and clou,-burst
shich visited Washington recently only
asted ten minutes but left a track Of
wful destruction George White. Z
aides tailor. was crushed TO death. be-
ides one Of his sewing women being
illed and several girls in the establish
nent being badly injured portion
the stone coping on the roof Of the
White House was blown on.
THE news Of Fon~eca's resignation
saS received at Porto Allegro and Rio
.