The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-07-17

fuE wheat cropof the state 81 Na>h-
iOgton l. saiL a. tc In danger ~ partial
destruction ~ gopherS and squirrels.
NGs. porrRR pAruER. ~ Chicago
v-s granted private audience with
Nine. carncL wife ~ the president ~
the French republic. in Paris. ON the
sth. Ey special invitation Mr.. and
Nr> Palmer occupied the presidents
private box AZ the opera
TuE steamer Australia from Honolulu
brings news that George. Mctarlane.
halloween Of the WalkapSc plantation.
has brought suit against the Hawaiian
Commercial Co. of which Claus Spreck-
els is president for taking forcibie and
illegal possession 81 the plantation
One million dollars damages are
claimed
The report Of the board Of visitorsdo
the United States military academy has
been submitted 10 the secretary Of the
navy. The board in It's report recon-
nends that the are OF admission be
liked from IS 10 IS instead Of Is 70 20.
As according 10 existing law. The OFF,
GERS in charge Of the academy. the re-
port saws. are able and deserve the
highest commentator. but the o<iious,
bruta..zing and un-American habit Of
HAHN. mas not a< yet entirely disap-
pcared from the academy
The German government has in
formed NJ Ribos. French minister Of
foreign affairs that the relaxation Of
the passport regulations for Alsacs-Lor-
raine. ordered at the time of the recent
Swiss railroad disaster in order to ena-
bic the friends and relatives Of the dead
and wounded 'or missing 10 seek for the
victims. has been made permanent
On the 9th Secretary Foster directed
the Reinstatement of James G. Wins
well. examiner Of silks in the APP
praiser's Office M New York Mr..
vinswell was suspended by Appraiser
Cooper on the charge OF undervalua-
tion Of silks An investigation by
treasury officials disclosed the fact that
the charges were groundless-
Tux first certificate Of admission
which Vale ever granted to wom-
an was received by Miss irene W.
Colt. of Norwich. Conn. on the sth.
Prof Seymour. Of Yale. notified Miss
Colt that she had passed the examina-
ton satisfactorily and would be adj
mitted-
CHRISTIAN DAHLEy- prominent citl-
zen Of New Britain Conn. fell under
the wheels Of train ut New Haven. on
the 9th. while attempting TO alight from
car while il was in motion His
breast was rent open. and his heart and
lungs torn from his body.
THE German steamship Cleopatra
which recently struck a sunken rock
in the straits Of Magellan. was stranded
to prevent her from sinking. The pas
sengers and crew were saved The
steamer will be total loss
CoUxT MICHAEL Platter. wealthy
Russian land owner. was murdered and
robbed. on the sth. while travelling on
an express train Of the Warsaw & St
Petersburg railway No arrests have
vet heen made
DISPATCHES from Guatemala an
nounce that a revolt has taken place in
the district of Ouezaltenange. and that
the uprising is gaining in force.
MITCHELL Bros. planning mill. yard
and eighteen dwellings. together with
$1,000. 900 feet OF lumber, at jennings,
Mich were burned on the night Of the
sth. The loss Is placed at 500, 600; in
suranre. IS. 900. The cause Of the fire
is unknown,
ExFERTs FArScE AND BRowS. ap.
pointed 20 examine the books Of the
keystone and Spring Garden banks Of
pl,ff .l.lr,l,fa rv.ro ~ the frp.Srsv x1s.-
| partment in Washington on the 9th,
receiving their instructions prior TO be
/ ginning the work.