The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-11-20
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convict settlement. and seyenty-five on
81 her crew Of eighty-thrce wer
! drowned.
DURING a thunder storm az Loui,
, vile. Nv. early ON the morning Of I'll
sth. lightning struck the board ~ trad
building and partially destroyed IT, Tn
fifth and sixth stories were total,
burned and the third and fourth storie
delugcd with water.
THE Cherokee commissioners as
liNcly 20 effect the purchase OF a striy
containing 6.o00. 900 acres from thu
Cherokces. A canvass OF both house,
OF the Cherokee legislature. now sit
| ting At Talieanah. shows. il is stated,
that u majority OF the Legislators are
favorable TO the sale.
The department Of state has issued,
for the Information Of exporters. a
new edition Of the dominican reciproc-
ity arrangement. containing an alpha.
betical repertory Of lists OF all articles
OF American product or manufacture
entitled 70 free or favored admission
into San Domingo.
| A DISPATCH from Montcvideo states
that Information has been received
there that the province Of Rio Grandc
do Sui has seeded from Brazil.
Mrs MARY MALoxEY. OF Minnespo-
lis, patient in the st. Peter (Minn.l }
hospital, deliberately committed suicide
by setting herself ON fire. She got MP
on a chair. threw her apron over the
gas jet and thus communicated the fire
TO her clothing. She was so badly
burned before being rescued that she
died in great agony
The British ship Wsmphray, from
Glasgow for San Francisco. was TO.
tally destroyed BY fire at sea All on
board were saved and landed ut Iqui-
que on the 10th. .
The provinces of Rio Grande do Sui
and Of Pernambuco have declared their
independence, and Bahia is also expect
ed 10 secede from Brazil.
The cotton returns OF the department
Of agriculture for November are not
favorable for a high rate Of yield.
stuart RoBsoS. the actor. was mar
ried at the City hall in New York. on
the 10th. 10 May Vallron. the actress.
The United States supreme court has |
postponed until November 50 the argu-
ment in the three cases involving the |
constitutionality of the Mckinley tariff |
act. and also the case in which the act |
which provides for the classification OF |
worstcds is attacked on the ground that
the speaker had no right TO count q
quorum in passing the bill.
THREE Of the members Of the board \
Of adjustment OF the Brotherhood of
locomotive Engineers. in session at
Omaha. Neb.. were arrested. on the
10th. by detectives on charge Of par
Iicipation in the Missouri Pacific srain
-obbery. The police authorities later
'calized that they had made mistake.
md the men were released.
TERRIBLE scenes are still reported
rom the famine districts of Russia.
AZ Chcliabinsk woman killed her
hrce children and then hanged herself
ipon being refused a small loan Of
money by rich neighbor with which
o buy food for herself and her famish-
NJ babes.
Mr. WELLS. the lucky Englshman
whose punting ut Monte Carlo has been
nch feature this season. closed his
ampaign against the gambling tables
n the night Of the 9th and left for En- /.
land. having won $4,000. This. added
2 previous winnings. makes q total Of
500. GOO taken from the tables
The annual banquet 10 florists. nurs-
rymen and gardeners provided for in I
nc will Of Henry shaw. the philan- d
hropist. was given at the Mercantile I
uh. 81 Louis. on the night Of the 10th. | :
fine gathering OF representatives Of \
&c three favoritc pursuits Of Mr. shaw Il
'ere present H.
THE funerals Of the eleven victims u i
he late mine disaster at Nanticokc. I 4
~. took place on the nth Tie whole |,
'wn was in mourning. the mines and
ills having shut down. and business |,
all kinds being generally suspended.
cligions services were held IN ali the 4
lurches- Thousands Of persons fol- /,
wed the funeral procession to the I
.metcry. !,
TnE Canadian government has de- 1,
dcd 10 adopt a vigorous immigration :,
,licy Agents Of the government will =,
sit Kansas. Minnesota. Wisconsin.
'c Dalsoias. Nebraska and Michigan !.
induce The farmers to move to Mani \,
'ba and the northwest.
Ex-PEEsiDE1T RrTunRFoRp u. HAYES !.
I'd J. J.. N. Curry. who are in Ala :,
ma in the interest OF the cause Of i
lucation. visited the Southern EXPOSE i
On at Montgomery. on the 10th. and j,
'livcrcd brief speeches. Both speak Il
: were loud in praise Of the display
the wealth and resources OF the y.
ate.
OK the 18th the prisoners in The Nor y
w county jail at Mount Gilead. o.. I
cked tlic lock. and. ovcrrowcring the :, !.
eriif. made break for liberty. i
very prisoner escaped. Among the !,
imb cr We're Rev. Gano. wife mur !, !.
re-. and two burglars. who are =
ought 70 BE- dangerous crooks. :
THE annual meeting of the general I,
visionary committee Of the Methodist 4,
piscopaI church was opened at Clcve- ~
nd. o.. on the nth. some fourteen !.
shops 81 the church were in attend =
zee The trcasnrcr's report showed I,
increase In the missionary fund Of n
'ont s,r.. =.
JoHS y. Scorr. young medical stu \,
nj from galveston. Tex. committed \.
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