The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-06-19
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.


now controls the structure. Many of
the brooklyn members were absent.
while the New York members were out
in force. Ex-senator Wagstaff. a Tam
many man. was elected president Of
the board. and exMayor Howell, 81
brooklyn. vice-prcsident.
! I.IzzIE WirHERAI, the female burglar
who broke into tho house Of Frank A.
Colley. in Cambridge. Mass. last Feb
ruary. and stole jewelry worth $1,000.
| pleaded guilty, on the sth. and was SEN
tened 10 ten years in the house Of COR
| rection.
| WITHlx a year from July the treasury
department will pay TO citizens Of the
United States between sia.o0o,o00 and
81 ). oOo 900 rs bounty for raising sugar.
Tux treasury department has decided
that railway cars running I'm the transit
trade between the United states and
Canada. are not subject to duty.
TnE Philadelphia grand jury found
seventeen indictments against Treas
urer Bardsley on the sth. The max
imum penalty il eighty-hye years i'm
prisonment
THE Rome correspondent Of the New
York Catholic News cables that Rev.
John Brady. the rector of IT. Joseph's
church. Amesbury Mass. has been APP
pointed auxiliary with episcopal char
acter to Archbishop Williams, Of Bos-
ton.
The new train on the Pennsylvania
railroad. known MS the keystone ex-
press" which left Chicago at l0:45 a.
M. on the eth. arrived in New York
city at D. m. on the sth. promptly on
time, carrying full complement of
passengers. This train is equipped the
same as the famous Pennsylvania linn
tied. but no extra fare is charged on il.
ArroRxEY-GENERAr. MILLER has de-
cided that the North American Com.
mercial Co. shall pay rent for the seal
fisheries in proportion TO the catch.
, The basis Of the contract limits the an
nual catch 10 100. 900 seals. The yearly
rent is $4,000. As the catch for this
season is limited to 1900 seals, the rent
J will be 700
ApY~AMlrE cartridge was exploded
: in front Of the police station at Clichy
: France. on the 9th. The station and
I other buildings in the neighborhoof
= su ffered much damage. II Is supposed
that the outrage was committed by an
archists in revenge for the activity q
the police in supprcssing the May-da,
demonstration
+ JAMES HuGHEs labor leader, was, oI
2 the 9TH sentenced To serve one year II
! the Monroe county IN. ~ penitentiar,
! for extorting 81 900 from Adler Bros
: clothing manufacturers Of Rochester
The London World says that British
troops are being concentrated in Africa
and that war is probable in that regiol
this year to settle the conflicting
! claims OF the various powers.
= The funeral Of the late Hon. job
! Macdonald. premier Of the Dominion Q
= Canada. took place on the 10th.
= HARRY EDwARDs. the actor, died |
Z New York on the 9TH He was born !
England in 1880.
SECRET SERVICE officers arc notifyin
e jewelers. throughout the country tina
h hereafter they will be prosecuted f.
q countcrfciting in case they are caugf
Is gold-plating silver or nickel coins K
!. use as bangles. This action Is take
IS because il has been discovered thu
Y some Of these plated coins have bee
u passed as the gold coins which they r.
scmble in size.
"A the result Of misrepresentation Il
rs estimated that Argentine securiti'
n have shrunk in value s.s5. 600 600 bclo
N the highest poir< reached in 1859. tai
~ ing no account Of losses incurred by il
r.. vestment in ccdulas- While the great
a. part Of this loss falls upon British u
" vcstors. II l., also borne in German
ed France and Belgium.
OK the 9th Peter +. Johnson, the gra
headed Indian who figured SO conSpic
D. ously in the saving Of the lives At u
Of City Of Columbus disaster. was foul
rs murdered on Egg island, Mass. by son
rs person unknown.
IN ASSISTANT SECRETARY toUNz Of Y
4, treasury department has made rulil
Is IN regard to the free entry Of so-call
ed '.tools Of trade" Under IL machine
and tools intended for use in 4 man
featuring establishment are not exem
ST. from duty whether brought in by II
in migrants or not
IN ANNIE ALIEN crcpt up behind Be-
az Rogers. a rival in love. at picnic
nd Chicago. on the 9TH. and plunged a hu
ia dirlS.lsnife five times into Bellies ne
hrs and back The victim died ~ ten mi
az utcs The murderess clnng franticnl
la to the officers who arrested her, beggi
them not to allow the crowd 10 lyn
her
he TERRIBLE Wind storm struck Pier
Of = d.. on the 9TH II was accomrani
To- Nv binding storm Of dust. which !
&C; velopcd the city in total darkness. 4
Try storm lasted twenty-five minutes.
Of add to the phenomena the mercury
ur- from 30 in the shade - almost the frs
es. ing point
lri REV JoHN i. RAY was sentenced
Wooster. o.. on the 9TH 20 two years
The penitcntiary for burglary.
to pleaded guilty. Ray has filed charl
tn. in Ohio for several years. Drink eau
ew his downfall.
the A BLOODY battle took place al Gre
all Rapids. Mich. early on the morning
al the 10th. between the striking str
900 car employees and the police. in VIII
AZ 1 clubs and REVIEWERS were used bv
, 20 officers against sticks, stones and
usi- arms IN the hands ~ the riots