The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-05-22
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Sip. Corte. has been notified to return
To Rome in order to furnish the Italian
government with an exact accoun Of
the events which have taken place since
the murder Of Chief Of Police Hennessy.
Az order has been issued from army
headquarters in Washington "a the ef-
feet that the field on the Little Big
Horn. where ten. George A. Custer and
his regiment were massacrei. is 70 be
made a national cemetery. A monu-
ment "a the memory 81 Custer has al
ready been crcctcd on the site Of the ia
tai battlefield. and around II are 70 be
grouped graves containing the remains
Of every man who fell with Custer al
the massacre.
The treasury statement issued on
the 18th shows that custom receipts AZ
the port Of New York for the first ten
days in May were s 2.ss0,64.. In May.
lsYo. for the same period. the receipts
were ss.51i.35i, showing a falling of Of
about 40 per cent The customs re-
ceipts at New York are two-thirds Of
the aggregate customs receipts At all
the ports in the United States
y Nl-Rtll DItlAt DttNttn NulctES
Mike Coughlin and James Mcpherson
and a gang Of ten tramps occurred just
outside the city Of West Superior. Wis.
on the 18th. precipitated by the attempt
of the officers to effect the arrest of the
gang. The tramps were conquered
finally. but were badly used up. One
of them is believed to be a murderer
wanted in Michigan.
RI. Hos. WILLIAM HENRY SMITH. the
government leader in the British house
Of who was recently APP
pointed warden Of the cinque ports and
who. in of such appoint
ment, was obliged to 60 before his on
stituents for reelection. was, on the
nth. returned unopposed.
Two INDIANS known as The Dog"
and big Rib" who were leaders in the
Canadian northwest rebellion six years
ago. and who have beer serving long
terms in the penitentiary at Winnipeg.
for murder. have just been .pardoned
and released.
1T is said that silver chunks a ; big as
a hushei basket are being taken from
the Porcupine mine in the Thunder Bay
Lake SUPERIOR district. The ore as
says nearly so. 900 to the ton.
THREE vessels with $4,000 tons OF
iron ore left Two Harbors. Mimi. on
the 18th. for Cleveland. q. This was
the first iron-ore shipment for this sea
son from that point.
JAMES VI. TURNER. Of Lansing. who
was the republican candidate for gov
er nor of Michigan. last fall. and who
has for years been reputed to be worth
many millions is financially embar-
rassed-
SEVERAL collieries in the SchuylkiIl
(Pa.) coal fields. which had been idle
for many months. resumed On the nth
Over 5000 miners were given employ
ment-
A PARTY Of campers near Liberty, N.
NJ, were washed away by > cloud
burst ON the 18th. e. j. Wilcox was
drowned. The others had . marrow e.
cane.
A dynamite bomb was exploded. on
the 18th, at the Office Of the Portuguese
minister Of the interior. The shock
was tremendous and caused great
alarm and excitement. but no serious
results followed
The striking workmen Of France and
Belgium are communicating by means
of carrier pigeons. This Is lone TO pre-.
vent the opening Of their letters by the
government officials Of either country.
THOMAS A. EpIsoS is working on a
: combination of electricity. and photog'
raphy that will enable a man to sit in
his parlor and see the faces and heal
the voices Of players in a distant thea
ter.
/. CKsAHE PoMA. vice-consul at Boston
has been designated by the Italian gov.
eminent To discharge the Offices Of con
/ sui al New Orleans vice Pasqual Corte
recalled
! SENATOR BRIcE. Gov. Campbell and
: Gen. Thomas are credited with having
dropped a couple Of millions into Jay
Gould's pocket by a recent deal in Rich
mond Terminal in which they had hopes
, to down the Wizard.
1 THE Irish Americans of Dcs Moine,
Ia. refuse 70 contribute to the ParnelI
/. fund until harmony between the TIVE
factions has been restored.
+ ADvIcKs from the Argentine republic
give the details Of the murder. neal
C~arricntics. ~ a family Of four by or
der ~ the Malta The matosi then pu'
the bodies in sacks and threw them int
: the rivss, hut they aftcrward floates
: ard were found.
OwISh to the extreme vigilance o.
the Belgian police authorities. the pro
posed duel between NJ. Henri Rochefort
editor Of the Paris rIntransigient. and
: NJ. Isaacs. sub-prcfect ~ Avcsncs. de
/ partmcnt Of the North, has been aban'
doned.
The bill TO prohibit the use Of Are
Z crackers on July 4 was defeated in thu
. Massachusetts, house Of representatives
e on the 18th. by a vote Of p6 to -.
Z THE au.hcntic portrait ~ Columbus
: copied from a miniature. and now on cx
: hibition IN London. Is 70 he exhibited
at the Chicago Worlds fair.
MRs. Jon~ a. Loo AS.J ohm A. Logan,
Jr.. and family and Mr.. l.. q. Bruce. o.
the Field and Farm. were among tn.
: passengers Of the steamer Columbia
which sailed from New York for Liver
4 pool ON the 18th. MessrS. Logan and
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