The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-09-25

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TuE national convention ~ the Kappa
Alpha fraternity met AZ birmingham.
Ala. on the 10Th. with delegates pres
cnt from thirty states The openin0
address was made by lady.
THE Gaze OF the commonwealth
against the city Of Philadelphia 20 ne
cover the pcrsonal property tax Of
Isso. collected By City Treasurer Bards-
ley and not paid over 70 the state. il
likely 70 BE- nxed for trial At . special
term Of the Dauphin county court. 20
be held ia October.
Ar the semi-annual meeting Of the
directors Of the bank Of England. on
the 18th. Il was shown that the net
ppofits for the six months ended Au-
gust 81, were 3s6s. 2sS. making the
amount In reserve Es,5s6. S0s. A divi-
dend Of FIVE guineas per cent was de-
clared. leavinging reserves. ois. &c. The
chairman expressed the opinion that
the guarsntors Of the Earrings would
suffer noloss-
The James Wick (seedman) corpora
ton. Of Rochester. N. y. has failed
for nearly 500. 900. The assets. II
properly disposed of. will cover this
amount James Wick will continue the
business on . smaller scale under his
own name.
An extensive percussion cap factory
at Zixkov. bohemia was shattered BY
IN explosion on the nth. Two per-
sons were killed and a numbe Of Others
seriously injured
The motion for . new trial in the II.
Clay King murder case At Memphis,
Tenn. was overruled. on the nth. and
King was then sentenced 20 hang No
yember q
BUESos AYREs dispatch says that
ex-Pre<ident Balmaceda has arrived q
capital Of the province OF that
name.
The San Francisco Examiner prints :
story TO the effect that plot has been
whereby the convicts in the
San Quentin prison intended 70 blow up
the prison with dynamite and kill the
guards and escape. Some Of the dyna-
mite. half dozen rcvolvers and large
number Of cartridges are said to be in
he warden's possession.
COMMANDER A. C. KELLOGG. u. s. NJ,
ately on duty at League Island navy
Tard. has lately developed some brain
which . board Of physicians
'ays units him for active duty. and he
has been removed to Washington to be
AIRED for at the st. Elizabeth asylum.
A PRIVATE agent Of ono Of the Ha-
vaiian factions called on President
on the nth. to warn him that
he British contemplate taking posses
ion Of that little government and es-
ablishing naval station there which
would give them command OF the Pa
'ific trade
CHARLES J. KIRscHNER, Of Toledo.
,, has been elected supreme treasurer
Il the order Of Catholic Knights OF |
America, to succeed O'Brien. who has |
O'Brien's shortage. upon
urther investigation. has increased /
rom $40 900 to $1,000.
w. O. OWEN. surveyor for Albany !
county, Wyo.. and W. q. johnson. head 4
4 government geological party. re
port the discovery Of glaciers in north
I'm Wyoming. The lind is high up in the
retons- Immediately south Of the Vel
owstone national park
The town council Of Bamberg. s. C..
becoming disgusted IT the apathy Of \
he Chicago authorities in regard TO the
rascott suspect held there, turned him I
oose, on the 18th, and after receiving
he proceeds Of collection taken MP in \
MS behalf the man Hardin" mounted
! box-car and rode out Of town.
Gov CAMPBELL Of Ohio has 50 far
'egained his health as TO be able to /
'pen his campaign at Sidney, on the
18th, where he addressed large Is
on current political issues