The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-12-25


ErSNkRs from, the ranges 4 ...ntan.
report cattle standing half eo~ervsi will
snow and thousands dying from cold
and starvation.
IL order 10 afford the young men o,
the west and northwest an opportunitv
Of entering the mechanical department
OF the army Acting Secrctrry Gran,
has ordered board Of medical Officers
to convene At Chicago. February l.
next. for the examination Of eli appli-
cants for appointment in that service
SENATOR crLLox's bill TO secure auto
matte couplers provides for . vote by
members OF railway employees associa-
tons ON the pattern to be used. The
railroad companies are to have one vote
for each freight car owned or operated.
The Interstate commerce commission
Is 20 pass on the validity Of the votes
STEPHEN RowE. farmer residing
ten miles from Charles City, Ia. was
instantly killed on the 18th. lie was
operating buzz-saw. when IL broke
from rs bearings. striking Rowe and
completely disemboweling him.
oN the 18th armed footpads stopped
mail wagon in public thoroughfarc Of
Chicago and forced the driver TO deliver
70 them several sacks. which were found
afterward rified Of their contents, which
are said to have been valuable.
The brazilian government has asked
for an extension Of time for the ratifica-
ton OF the treaty Of arbitration recently
concluded between Brazil and the
United States
TIMOTHY MURPHY, wealthy widow
er, % years old, died at Dubuque. la.
on the 18th He witnessed Jackson's
inauguration in 1929
ABE WATKINS and Louis Thomas.
employees of the iron works Mt the SUI
burb Of Haughville. near indianapolis,
Ind. We're engaged in friendly scuffle.
on the 18th. when Thomas suddenly
drew q revolver and fired four shots in
rapid succession. fatally wounding
Thomas claims that he did
not intend to injure Watkins. and the
after declared that the shots were ac-
sidental- Thomas is held for the grand
urv.
HESTER LEWIS and Levia Shields.
wo colored women. were killed and
wo colored men were seriously injured
y the collapse of Twin bayou bridge
ear Natchez. Miss. on the 18th. A
oy's arm was also broken. The party !.
Fas on the bridge with four-mule
Fam when the structure fell carrying !:
hem with it,
The United States steamship Balti- :
lore arrived at Callao. Peru, on the
'th. en- route TO San Francisco. Allo
oard were we'll
The city Of Cordoba, Argentine Re-
nolic- Is threatened with inundation
wing TO breaks in the levees along the
10 de la Plata. Z
MRS AMELIA SpIEss. Young woman
Lancaster, Pa, quarreled with her
lsband. on the 10th. and on her I.
other threatening to eject the hu.- =
ma from the house the young wife =
q up stairs and blew out her brains =
It'll q pistol.
The president, on the nth. sent to =
senate the nomination Of Stephen g
Elkins, Of West Virginia. to be sec
Eary Of war. vice Redfield Proctor. re- o.
med
II HUNG CHANG, the viceroy Of China m
seriously III Of influenza and may moi m
.over. on
-Irf COUNCILMAN NJ T. PAeE, of in
Va. was arrested. on the b
h, for engaging in q turkey raffie In
was trying his luck in a crowd r,
EN- . policeman ordered the party an
iesist Page declined and was ar. H.
ted.
'oNrTEoLrER LACEY has declared a IN
idend OF ~ per cent in favor OF the In
ditors Of the Maverick national bank v,
a.,