The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-06-12

ssatc capital was dedicated with arpro-
pirate ceremonies. on the 81. In the
presence II an immense gathering and
amid much enthusiasm. A large mum
her 81 confcds. ate veterans. among
them many prominent generals. assist
cd in the proceedings.
DURING the prevalence Of thunder
and wind storm In 81 Lous. on the
night of the 81. much damage was done
To shade trees in the parks and else
where, and the telegraph and telephone
service was badly dcmoralized. A
horse was killed BY lightning, its driver
escaping injury. and buggy was al
most demolished by the wind. the We
utcs was fully sixty miles an hour.
| NEWS was received on the Sd that the
steamer ltata had arrived safely Al
Tocopilla. and she was al once ordered
by the insurgent authorities - proceed
70 Iquiquc. The Gillian congressional
party are highly clated over the clever
manner in which the Itata cludcd the
| United States cruiser Charleston. and 4
was expected she would receive an ova-
! ton on arrival at Iquique.
| A MOB attacked the house in which
/ Schweinfurth. the Rockford lil.)
\ Christ" was domicilcd in Kansas City.
Mo-. on the night Of the 81. and but for
the interference 81 the police would
have carried out their threat Of treating
him to q coat Of tar and feathers.
! Mrs. JOYCE attended dance At Adj
vance. Col. taking her .-year-old child
| with her The child becoming fretful
about midnight the mother chastlsed il:
but not succeeding in quoting IL in MT
Of rage cholxed il TO death and then re-
| Joined the dance.
THE losses by fire in the United states
from January to May Is, according 10
| Fire and Water. are conservatively es-
timated as aggregating over $4,000. 600.
at which rate the loss OF 1921. the cal
culation being based upon the monthly
figures Of previous years. may be- ex-
pected to exceed $3.50. oJ0. 900.
The Connecticut supreme court. on
the "a. decided the 'for" ballot ease in
favor OF the democrats This will prob
ably result in the ousting OF Gov Bulk
lev and the seating Of Morris.
ARCHBISHOP CRokE. in an interview
on the 4th. stated that the project Of
settling the Irish troubles by forming
union of the factions under the leader
ship Of John Dillon was strongly advo-
Gated BY many of the Irish members Of
parliament. The archbishop stated
that Mr.. O'Brien favored Justin Nc
Carthy as the party's leader.
THERE is complete stagnation among
the lumber firms Of Bangor. Ne. owing
to the boycott existing in the lumbe
trade in New York. A number Of YES
sells are lying idle in the harbor await
ing cargoes. Nearly all the saw mills
have suspended operations and no lurn-
Der whatever is being shipped.
Ii the house OF commons. on the
4th. Under Foreign Secretary Fergus
son denied that England had pledged
herself to employ either her naval or
military forces in the defense Of Italy
against French attack. as reported in a
recent publication.
ORDERS were telegraphed from the
treasury department to the revenue
cutter Corwin at San Francisco. on the
4th, to be in readiness to proceed To
Behring sea at days notice.
The surplus in the United States
treasury. on the 9Th, was S57. 200. 900. q
smaller surplus than has been in the
treasury within the memory Of the old
est official.
CART. WILLIAM CLARK. supcrintend
ent Of the life-saving station at Erie
Pa. was drowned in the surf. on tbs
4th. while going to the assistance Of the
propeller Badger State, which had beer
driven ashore.