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


JOHN SAUxpkRs. proninent youni
business man q Pleasantville. o.. sud
denly became : ravinn maniac from
hrooding over . quarrel which he re
Gently had with his brother in rcgars
20 business matters.
THE earl Of Dudley and Miss Rachae
Guerney were married in London o.
| the 18th.
1 A SENSATION was caused throuRhou,
Europe. On the 18th. BY the announce
ment that British force. landed from
m iron-elad- had taken possession OF
the port Of Sigri. on the island Of NIFTY
lene. for use As coaling station and
rendezvous for the Mediterranean feet.
Sigri is about sixty miles from the en-
trance 20 the Dardsnelles, and the move
il looked upon rs one Of the utmost
| significance.
Hon GEORGE b. LoRrNa. ex-minister
TO Portugal. died suddenly Of heart
| disease u his home in Salem. Mass. on
the 18th, aged 20 years
EMIL BECK. = passenger ON the
steamer Saale. was taken into custody
upon the arrivalsof that vessel ut New
York. on the 18th. BY Deputy United
States Marshal Bernhardt. He was
book-keeper Of the PrusSian Mortgage
Co. Of Berlin. who fed. on the Sd.
with property Of the concern valued at
&90,O00. He had registered on the pas
<enger list as Fritz Hildebrand. When
arrested the prisoner broke down and
confessed his crime
THE third collision between steamers
that had occurred in the Mediter-
ranean within week. took place
on Algeziras. on the 18th. and
sixty lives were lost The name Of
neither Of the steamers is given. but
one Of them was = Greek and the other
an Italian vessel. Both steamers were
50 badly damaged that they sank
FRANCIS W.. president. and Henry II.
Kennedy. cashier. Of the defunct
Spring Garden national bank Of Phila-
delphia- who were convicted recently
of wrccking that institution. were. on
the 18th. sentenced by Judge Butler TO
ten years each in the eastern Pennsyl-
vania penitentiary.
IN the probate court at Cincinnati
the woman Vera Ava was examined for
lunacy. on the 18th. and discharged by
Judge Ferris, who held that although
she may be mentally unsound. she is
not dangerous 10 society.
RUSSIAN corn merchants on the From
tier are respondent at the idea that the
German trade will find fresh channels
and never return TO Russia
A BOARD 70 examine applicants for
admission into the United States
marine hospital service will be held at
st Louis on October y next Appli-
cants must be not less than "a nor more
than 30 years old. and must be indorsed
rs 20 their professional and moral char
acter BY two or more reputable citi-
zenS preferably physicians and must
bear the diploma Of some medical col
lege Of good standing.
The United States was the first 70
officially recognize the provisional gov
eminent Of Chilli On the 18th the Ger
man government followed suit Recog-
milton from the other foreign govern
ments Is expected TO take place shortly.
A TRADES procession Of 5000 repre-
sentatives Of the trades and professions
Df the CITY. the pandemonium OF IN
army Of o. Locomotives and all the
whistles and bells in the city and the
presence Of Carter Harrison, Of Chicago.
we're the features Of the opening day Of
the Coal palace It Ottumwa, la, on the
18th.
PRESIDENT HARRISON. accompanied
by Private Secretary Halford, Miss Hal
FORD Lieut. Parker and Mrs. Parker
and Mr.. and Mrs. Kitchener. arrived in
on the evening Of the 18th.
The president was met At the depot BY
Secretary Rusk. and was then driven 70
the executive mansion. Mrs Harrison
and the other ladies Of the presidents
household went 10 Boston.
Millions Of army worms are at work
On tie forest trees Of northern Michi-
gan. and thousands Of acres have been
devastated They leave the mammoth
oaks standing like leahess skeletons
and pass on TO greener forests
President DIAx Of Mexico. whose
anniversary occurred on the
18TH had q reception In the palacia
which was largely attended. All the
prominent people Of Mexico were there
and joined in congratulating the pres-
dent There Was = general celebration
in the capital
liz the Dominion senate. on the 10th,
Premier Abbott gave notice Of his In
lention TO move an address to the
quccn in favor Of fuller liberty Of ne
yotiating commercial treaties, mention
being made Of desire 70 extend trade
with the United States England is re-
qucsted to take steps 20 exempt Canada !
from being included in the favored-na-
Iional clause i'm treaties between Great |
Britain and foreign countries.
The coroner's jury in the case Of Of |
icer Alexander Grant. OF san Fran
cisco. has rendered . verdict finding |
hat the deceased came 70 his death |
from a gunshot wound in the head. In. |
l1icted BY Maurice f. Strclinger. alias |
Curtis Samuel Of Pcsen--and charging |
the latter with the crime Of murder.
A FEIsHTrrL thrcshing machine en-
zine explosion occurred. on the 18th. near |,
Lakeville. Mimi, instantly killing the
brennan. John johnson, and seriously
and injuring the tank man.
Meiser. Several teams near
The machine ran away. breaking waQ-
,ns and destroying much property.