The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-10-23
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coming winter % engage in sealing
next spring. british Columbian seal
crs say the Nova Scotians will kill IN.
industry II they send out the feet pro
posed The Canadian government de
shines 70 give any assurance that the<<
vessels will not be seized.
Mrs. FERNANDO. Mexican woman
left her three younger children in the
upper room Of building in san Fran
cisco. In charge Of the eldest daughter
Mercy. aged 10. who locked them in the
room and went out TO play. The chill.
dren knocked over = lamp and SET firs
10 the room Two Of them were
rescued. but Grace. the youngest. aged
| :. was burned 10 death.
AT the close Of business. on the 18th.
but s.. 769. 900 fonr-and-a-half per cent.
bonds were outstanding.
THE resumption Of gnano shipment
from Chill will take place at IN early
day.
| Ex-Gov. BIGELow. Of Connecticut.
lied Mt New Haven On the 18th.
ENGINEER MEASEy Of the New York
4 New England train which was wreck
ed NJ Hawleyville. Conn. September -.
has surrendered himself Three lives
were lost by the accident. and the cor
oner issued warrants for mansiaughtcr
against Mcaney and Conductor Conrad.
Both men fed Meaney gave bail in
s. 200.
ALFRED RUSSELL and Thomas Law
ton are under arrest at Colorado
Springs. Col. charged with the muir
der Of Motonccr John Heming. on the
night Of the eth. and both have made
partial confessions OF the deed. They
wanted money to 60 % circus and
took this means Of obtaining IL
The constitutionality OF the New
York electrocution law Is again before
the supreme court Of the United States
on a motion to dismiss. affirm or adj
vance the cases Of Charles McElvaine
and Nicolo Trexzo. condemned murder
ers. who ere awaiting death by electro
cution.
SAMUEL w. MESSElLEY. n traveller
for Rochester N. Y-D shoe house. was
found dead at Omaha lNeb.) hotel on
the morning Of the 18TH II i supposed
he turned on the gas b. mistake for
electricity and forgot 10 shut Il OF after
turning on the electric ligh.
ARTHUR d. MAYO. a promising young
musician, well known in New York.
Cincinnati. Springfield. Washington
and Boston. has been missing since the
7th- Young Mayo has been in failing
health and under great mental depres-
sion for some time past
n
LANCER have retained counsel and will
contest four clauses Of their fathers
will.
Dr. F. CHKrsrIaxsES. OF Leaven-
worth. kas.. has invented an electric
lamp for miners II was tried. on the
18th. in the Home mine in the presence
Of Superinte ndent Strauss and few
experienced miners The lamp was
held for some time in two feet 81 gas TO
prove TINT il would actually do away
with all danger Of explosion from damp.
EXPORTS Of bresdstnffs during Sep
tcmber past aggregated in values $751;
42s.0l.. against S..Is9.34s in Septesn-
Der. 1890. For the nine months of this
year. ending September 20. brezdstuffs
exports were valued at si4s.025. isa.
against Sllo. 6y3. $40 for the nine months
ending September 20. lseo.
SEVERAL. dispatches have been re-
ceivcd nj the navy department recently
from Admiral brown At Valparaiso.
Chilli All indicate that matters are
gradually quicsing down. and that the
junta is rengthcning its hold upon its
followers
The Laurel Hill Presbyterian church
1t Uniontown. Pa. celebrated. on the
18th. the one hundredth anniversary Of
the establishing Of Presbytcriani<m
west Of the Allegheny mountains
About 400 ministers and members Of
the church were present and the cxcr-
cises were very interesting.
CorTox exports from the United
States during September last aggre-
gated 225. .cG bales. valued AZ $40. s5s.;s5.
against 40. 30 bales valued ~ SCI. o2S.-
go in September. 1890
THE Presbyterian synod ~ Minnesota
adopted resolutions protesting against
the opening Of the Worlds fair on sun
day.
FIRE. on the 18th. DESTROYED the Ner-
chants oil works. in West Cleveland.
O.. entailing a loss Of so. COO. on which
there was an insurance Of si..5o0. The
Acme grease works were also damaged
to the extent 81 so. 900: insurance. sio.-
o0O.
The Pennsylvania senate met on the |
the ls.h and listened 10 message from |
Gov. Faitiscn in relation 10 the loose !
methods Of the state . dis |
closed in the Bardsley investigation.
The burning % dried vegetation on I
the surface Of Lake Woman. Indiana |
on the 18th. made the body Of water ap- |
pear vcritable sea 81 fire.
HENRY SA~pFoED. Of Connecticut
Was elected president ~ the Adams
Express Co. 20 succeed John Hoey. I
ousted for maifeassnce-
The I;o>son Record says that the I
Scarles will case has undoubtedly been
Timothy Hopkins
wanted ST.. 90. 90 but will get between
e. 0oo. 600 and SO. 900. 00o.
A LIGHT earthquake shock was felt AZ
San Francisco and surrounding towns
about s:3o on the morning 81 .he 18Th.
No damage j. reported
THE question Of dasnming the Niagara
river in Or(ls.r fp rni~<. the xxns.- =, -