The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-04-10

TnE Stockholders ~ the STANDARD oil
trust held their regular annual meet
ing I'm New York. an the 1T. and elected
John ID Rockefeller. VIM. Eockefclicr
and III. II. Rogers directors for the next
three wears.
rnK prc>ids'.s. ON the Isl. rrfuscd 20
grant q pardon 10 hood crnnpton. n
half breed. convicted ~ killing a man
named Morgan in Arkansas.
MK~. GRINMooD. wife ~ the Rriti>h
political agent az Nanipnr. the scene IL
the recent massacre ~ tbs British ma
tive troops. has arrived IN safety At
Lakipnr. under the escort of Capt
Eoilcau. and Mc~>r> nurdon. rntchcr.
Moods. ..ngard and Calvert. attached
10 the forces of the commission. Cow
NJ the same place
AFTER an interview with the Nenc-
xuclan and CHILEAN ministers. on the
"a. in regard to the carrying ont ~ the
postal subsidy act. ro>tmastcr-icncral
Nanamaker expressed The lrclief that
new lines ~ will not only
start from northern ports for iho~. Of
south America. but also from the gulf
ports The result i expected ~ he a
great Increase Ia ocean-carrSing facili-
ties. and consequently a great increase
Of TRADE between the United states and
south America.
Tnf middle building ~ the three
brick structures comprising the great
wire screen manufacturing woSk> ~ f.
II. burrows 4 Co. AZ Portland. Ne.
was burned on the Isl. The building
was full Of valnah lc machinery. Loss.
estimated al 80. d one hundred and
thirty men are thrown ont Of work.
ABorr forty American and Irish
quarrymen. employed by the Wheeling
Mining 4 Manufacturing CO.. M Wheel
ing. ". \a-.sstruck. on the 3d- against
the employment Of two Italians. he
cause they would no; work with citi-
zen> Of country which was threaten
ing war against the United STATES
The men in the ropcwalk Of the
Charlestown Ma~>.l navy yard. except
ing six employed in the wirc-rope de-
partment. were discharged. on the "a. the
As this was the only department rum
ming at the yard the place i now in =
practically dead condition.
THE Nicely brothers. who We're exc
cuted at t.reensbnrg. Pa. on the I'd. for
the murder If Herman Umferger. a
rich farmer. February -. l>se- were sec
ond cousins ~ the notorious James
brothers Of Missouri.
TnE pope has caused Archbishop Ire
land Of ~. Paul 10 he informed thai a
visit 70 Rome will BE- favorably re
ceived by the holy father. who desires
10 consult hin. on the affairs If the
church in America.
The agents Of Baron Hirsch have
purchased 4oo.0Oo acres Of land near
Santiago del Estro. Argentine republic,
upon which 10 place colonies Of Jews.
The An>tro-Gerinan commercial con.
ference resumed its >ittings in Vienna
on the ~
TIE president has decided 70 start on
his trip To the Pacific coast on the 18th.
ELLEN, daughter of Hon Tho>- r.
Rayard. was married. on the I'd. to X.
A. Lewenhaupt- a Swedish count al
present employed in Wilmington. Del,
as a draughtsman.
REV. J. X. FISK has taken steps "a
sue the New York Evening Post for
sloo. 900 damages for alleged libel in as
serting that Mr. Funk stole the chcaF
edition of Brycc-s american Common
wealth" which his firm Is putting On
the market
THE New Orleans grand jury. on the
I'd. reported three indictments in blank
two against Seligman and lsorsen. fol
bribery. and the third against oMallcy,
for conspiring To bribe-