The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-12-11
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS u BRIEF.


the Oldest members Of the Clcvclans
o. bar. . fine orator and q brillian
writer. died on the Goth. aged Is
Rev. JAMES lIEID SPAuiDIxG. 70,
twelve years rector Of Christ church
Cam bridge. Mass. who recently re-
signed. on the 10Th announced 10 hi.
pa~rishioner that lie had become a con
vert 70 Eomanism-
TIE fftieth anniversary Of the con.
~secration 70 the episcopate OF Peter
Richard kenrick. arch bishop OF st.
Louis. was celebrated in that city on
the Soth.
Ak effort Is being made BY friends
OF DIR. J. w. Hamilton to have the
president reappoint him surgeon-gen-
eral Of the marine hospital service.
The strike Of miners in the Pas-de-
Caiais district Of France. involving 4O.-
600 men. is over. The men returned TO
work on the LIST.
THE death Of Richard Power. mem
Der Of parliament for Waterford citv.
and well o as; the s.whip" Of the
Parneilite party. occurred on the o9ih.
The event was a great shock 10 the
Irish parliamentary party, and to poll
ticians in general
The strife between the Burlington
and the Fremont & Ellxhorn roads Tor
right OF way through Spear6sh canyon.
>. D.. eliminated. on the sOth. in =
pitched battle with fsticufing between
the graders Of the roads, nnm bcrin1
about 100. This had been anticipated.
and more serious trouble was thought
TO hav been in store, as quite n num-
Der of arms had been sent 70 the two
forces The sheriff. with q force Of
deputies. proceeded to the scene Of the
strife to preserve the peace.
AT the Bow-street ,London) court r
G Moore who is charged on his W
confession with stealing . number Of
United States mail bags. at Clarke.
was remanded. on the LIST. To
await the action of the United States
postal authorities
DURING the past year. among the
9. scS- 40 pieces Of mail matter sent 10
the dead letter Office were 81. ? con- |
tanning money aggregating s47.9s3. OF
these 2l,'s3. or 20 per cent. containing |
~. s59. were finally delivered to the
wners
CASTER was killed and two
81 his assistants were seriously if not
fatally injured. on the s0th. by the cx-
OF some stick dynamite which |
hey were thawing for use in the Kin
aid coal mines near Corunna, Mich.
1T has been decided BY the navy de-
'artment that the double-turrcted
monitor Miantonomah, which is re-
yarded as one Of the most formidable
'essels in the new navy. shall not
American waters this winter.
The building occupied by the Lin
'oln SNeb.) Paint and Color Co was
,urned on the LIST Loss on building.
40, 900: fully insured. The stock was
at from $50, 900 70 $3.50 o
'artly insured
Ar m early hour on the morning Of
he Isl = strange phenomenon was wit
'essed In tie heavens BY people ia
ortncrn Indiana What appeared to
e . huge ball Of Ore shot athwart the
XIV. leaving in its trail q light which
fully ten seconds The origin Of
he spectacle was about midway be-
the zenith and the horizon in
eastern sky, and the course OBJ
ersed was northward in a straight
ne.
The illness Of Gen Butler is very Sc
IouS. Every effort has been made to
eep the matter secret but il can now
be said that grave doubts OF his
scovery are entertained by those who
re in a position : know most
Q q his condition. and some Of them
ssert that he will never again be able ,
} leave his house at Lowell. Mass
The total coinage executed at United !.
fates mints during the month OF No !
:mber was 10. s56. ga pieces Of value OF :
L6s9. 80. OF this, denominations were
follows: Gold. los. so pieces, valued .
81. 74s. 500: silver. ASS. 7J5 pieces. .
NJ Sl.s45. s56: MINOR coin, q. s62.- !,
pieces. value 500. 100. :
issue of the new Window So \
lver certificates began on the lst. ,.
was . brisk demand for early 4
imbcrcd notes and the first 800 were =
taken up as souvenirs No. / was
lo;ted 70 Mrs. Window: No. 2 10 s
easurcr Nebnker and No 5 to Assist Z
~ 'Etfraft Afouu<- Inc new notes (.
ii be put into circulation as rapidly 4
possible. =
AT tie meeting Of The citizens exec =
i've committee having in charge the y
operations for the ampment Of Z
g Grand Army Of the Republic in 4
ashington in ls92 the reports submit y
! showed that ample arrangements y
II be made for the comfort or the
1 soldiers who attend. The guaran- =
: fund j. being rapidly subscribed :
one set fire 10 the Grand hotel +
Lcadville. Col, ON the LIST. and the n
'ucture. with Oil its contents. was y
tally destroyed. A man named Mat y
ews Is missing. and was probably Y
rned % death. a. lle was sick in bed =
zen the flames broke out The loss a
so. 600.
NJ. FIELD. not satisfied with y
sorbing and squandering every dol =
he could ret hold Of in the line Of y
sineS s~spt his fathers Cyrus W. ~
rld) strong box clean Of it's valuable p
Az last accounts the elder "
I'D was not expected 10 survive many "
urs -
81 q collision on the Monon road be- ol
cen freight trains on the Isl near
a~wfOrd<silis. Ind. two engines wrere r.