The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-04-17

Tur morocco workers Of Lynn,
Mass. have abandoned their strike,
which begun last August and atone time
affected $4,000 men. The strike was q
total failure. and the men surrendered
Internationally.
TuF Diamond elevator M Minncapo-
lis. Mimi. was burned on the sth. Loss
sac ooo. half on the building and half
on the contents; fully insured. II con-
tanned hay. corn. oats. buckwheat and
three ears Of -four.
TnE extraordinary concentration OF
Russian troops on tho frontiers OF
Silesia and Galicin has decided the Ger
man war department 10 AZ once mater-
ally strengthen the eastern frontier
garrisons.
GEN. HORACE PORTER has been Sc
lected "a deliver the Grafton on the oc-
casion OF the breaking OF ground In
New York. on the asth, for the me-
mortal 10 Gen. Grant.
| The jury in the Kincaid-Taulbee
murder case nj Washington returned a
verdict Of mot guilty" on the sth-
| FoR the first time in her history Dem
| ver Col, has a democratic mayor.
| a NEW indictment has been found
against the New York excise commits
sioners for neglecting their duties. A
former indictment was dismissed as de-
4 fectivc
| GILBERT WICKs, a well-xnown farmer
who lived near Davenport, Ia. died sud-
denly, on the sth. while in lawyers
office at Davenport giving directions for
the drawing up ~ his will.
! THE late Phineas Il. Rarnum left a
| fortune estimated at $1,000 900. Of
| which. il is said. his grandson. Clinton
larnum Seeley. will inherit the greater
| portion.
] The barge office in New York city
is having busy time enforcing the
new immigration law in regard to the
exclusion of undesirabl classes Of for
eigners.
| The Tennessee Coal. Iron and Rail
road Co is considering an offer of 81.
500, 600 bv an English syndicate for the
property Of the company in Tennessee.
| q. A. THOMPSON. late county treas
urer Of Tioga county. y. ~. is short in
his accounts about 81. 500 and the county
treasury is bankrupt. His bondsmcn
refuse to make good the amount Of
shortage. saying that they have already
paid about $4,000 on account of Mr..
Thompson. while the amount of his
bond was but $4,000.
THE Anchor line steamer Circassia
Capt. Hedderwick, which arrived al
Glasgow. Scotland. on the 9th. from
New York with fever on board. was
sent 10 the quarantine grounds oppo
site Greenock. The second engineer
had died. and several Of the grew were
Frustrated with the disease.
GEN. CHIEFLY. chief Of the United
States signal service. while in Calves.
ton. Tex. on his tour of inspection o.
signal stations, asserted that he was
not candidate for reappointment.
The McIIala bill. which prohibits the
wearing Of tights on the stage and com
pels the use of at least short skirt
passed the Minnesota senate on Tx
9th.
FIRE is raging in the Pcwabic mine a
Houghton. Mich. The Quincy an,
Franklin mines are full Of smoke
Work is suspended in the three mines
THE hearing Of arguments in the Say
ward case before the United States su
preme court, set for the 18th, has beef
: postponed to the Goth.
THE Italian socialists have issued
call. printed on blood-rcd paper, for tn
workingmcn to make demonstration
May l.
c. +. HUxTr~GTox. the railroad mag
nate. has purchased the Ohio Vale,
railroad. extending from Princeton, Ky.
: to Evansville. Ind.