The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-09-11
CURRENT TOPICS.



1 MRS. = II. RUxSER. wife Of well
known Binghamson IN NJ restau
ratcur. was burned 70 death in = small
fire which occurred in her bedroom
about 3 = NJ on the e9th- She was II
the habit Of reading in bed. and il Il
supposed she upset the lamp and 81
fire TO the bed.
The Rockingham house n yarrngnn
sctt Pier. Mass. was damaged Sl5o. uOo
At o'clock on the morning Of the slst
BY IRE The $50 sleeping guests wers
all aroused and rescued. with loss
however. Of personal property equal e
that On che building.
SEyFx persons were killed and many
injured BY an explosion 81 6re-damp in
the Malaga co,liery. in SomersetShirc'
England. 1t = a m. Of the Sist Two
persons also are missing.
1 Two NoRE bodies were taken FROM
the Park place New York cit ~ ruins
on the Sist. and the search. which had
been abandoned as completed. was
| vigorously renewed
| ORDER was no: restored in Valparaiso
until the streets had been strcwn with
| the bodies Of over 200 inccndiar;es and
rioters The procnrator-fisca Fas- who
caused the execution Of Cummings aud
l two Others in connection with the plo,
/ 70 blow up the torpedo boats Lynch and
Condeli. waS taken out and shot rs was
| also Leon LAWN. editor Of FL CONNER
clio. who was caught in the act Of dis
tributing inccndizry pamphlets
III was estimated At the treasury de-
partment on the slst that there had
been an increase Of over $1,000. 90 in
the cash holdings since August I. rep
resenting decrease Of the public debt
70 that amount according 70 the old
form Of debt statement
The Dominion Rife association
matches opened At Ottawa Ont on
the 31st In addition 10 those offered
BY the association the government
gives $1,000 in prizes
The reciprocity treaty between San
Domingo and the United States took
effect on the isf- and Is said 20 be one "
the most favorable yet made The
treaty removes entirely for this coan-
try the heavy duties heretofore imposed
on more .han s. per cent Of the export
trade Of the United States with san
Domingo. il reduces by IS per cent the
duties on Is per cent Of the trade. and
hereafter we shall have the decided adj
vantage over competing countries
The exhibition trial Of the engines of
6.64s-ton armored cruiser Maine was
given on the East river. New York. ON
the sISt Secretary Tracy and Chief
Engineers Melville Baker and katfcr.
Of the navy department were present
The engines Of the Maine are the larg-
est Of their kind ever built in this coun-
try. The trial was eminently success
full
ASoTHEx deep cut Is to Be made in
the salaries Of the Worlds fair officials
in order to keep the expenditures within
the appropriation Presiden; Palmer
will surrender his salary Of $1,000:
James A. Mckenzie. vice-chairrnan Of
the executive committee will r. denied
salary OK equal amount. and George
Mills chief clere 70 dircctor-General
Davis will have 20 forcgo 4 salary Of
ss.c0 Retrenchrent will also be made
in other directions
THE small steam barge JenkS- loaded
with stone for Lake Erie ports. was
run into By the steam barge a. w.
Morley. near Ballari's reef Detroit
river. on the -st. and sent 20 the bot
tom The wife Of the captain 81 the
jerks and the engineer and fireman
were killed in the collision
1EE failure Is announced Of three Of
- L.
City. y. j.. the United states. Congress
Hall AMI Camhriaye The backward
season Is supposed - hare been the
cause Of the failures
r.A~p-srTrz which j. settling
across the Lieaxer gorge in the valley
\ 81 the brave in Austria j. forming !.
great lake. which threatens ~ divert
I The course Of the river and % incalcul-
able damage.
ALL the hospitals in Valparaiso are
full Of wounded soldiers and private
houses are being used temporarily. II
l. estimated that there are 5000
wounded men new in sha. city
/ MIS- ELIZABETH IASEr. q young
woman 81 Washington .csty. committed
suicide on the -. ~ jumping into the
! Fa;nfnac river while suffering from a.
lirinm brought "a hy illness
I THE monthiy debt statement issued
from the treasury department on The
ist. shows reduction in the d. Ia dur
ing the month Of August amounting 70
S5.5sf- 81.
A RIrr- which viii undoubtedly pa-S.
has ic-n in.rs~inced in tie Georgia
legislature pensiDninG all INDECENT cs.n-
fcderates - the amount 81 500 Ter
year
CORONER HA.i.Ey ~ New York ard
his deputies be.-an the inquest On the
victims Of the Park place disaster On
/ the Ist-
The property ~ the HalmacediSss
will b. contScatcd 10 pay on the paper
Issue ~ the late Gillian dictator The
banks hare been temporarily closed 70,
the inspection Of their brooks in order
70 ascertain the amounts held % the
credit Of IBalmaccdz and his satellites
A PASSENGER train was deraiicd AZ
Swingless station. Cal. On the LIST. by
the spreading Of the rails The engine
and forF cars were wrecked and Postal
Clerk Grinbr was killed and several
others mere severely injured
Tnf nistA International congress oi
oriensal.s:s WIS opened IN London. %
the 50 Nv nr. Taylor. Of ST Johns
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