The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-05-22


GEoRcr l.. SruErEvAxr has just sue
cuml'@d "a Addison's disease az San
Francisco. his skin at the time Of his
death being ns black as n full-bloodcd
negro. The victim was % years Of age.
and. contrary 10 the usual course OF the
disease, failed 70 develop insanity in the
third year. The case Is the first on rec
ord in California
MARTHA Moody. n colorcd girl. has
been admitted 10 a Baltimore hospital
suffering from a peculiar disease. She
is now u years Of age. and since her
ninth year has gradually been turning
white. She is very anxious 70 receive
treatment that viii make her entirely
white or restore her 10 her normal
color.
THE president Of The French chamber
Of deputies. NJ. Cousted. on the 18th.
said that the new tariff proposed by the
customs committee of the chamber of
deputies was simply a prohibitivc tariff,
and that the government ought not TO
bind itself 20 fixed minimum tariff.
but should have full liberty to conclude
treaties Of merc Ii should pro
tcct the industries Of France IN such
manner as not TO jeopardize the French
export trade.
LII is announced 10y the Dublin Ma
l tional Press McCarthyite organl that
f. Dwyer Gray. formerly member of
| parliament for Dublin. and the holder
which owns the Freeman's Journal.
the Evening Telegraph and the Evening
News. Of Belfast, has seeded from the
Parnellite party.
A SPECIAL. from Ottawa. Ont. says
Canada is determined. If possible. TO
induce the Canadians now living in the
United States TO return. and a large ap.
/ preparation will he asked for at this
session Of parliament 70 further that
purpose.
RszoFF and Nazaroff. the alleged
murdcrcrs Of NJ. Bcltchcff. the late
Bulgarian minister Of finance. have
been captured at K~rajova- The Rou-
manian authorities will deliver up the
prisoners 10 the bulgarian government.
THE Japanese legation in Washing
ton has received advices hat the care
witt continues to improve. His wound
did not seriously Inconvenience him a.:
any time. and there was no fever or
other unfavorablc symptoms.
AT the sale Of Senator Hearst's stable
at Gravcsend. y. -. Tournament sold
for S53.5 800 to Foxhall Keenc. Rheno
was bought by Dan lIonig for 81. 500.
J. Il. Mccormick bought Ballarat for
s4.io0.
THE British steamer Montana and the
German steamer Friedrich krupp were
in collision in a fog. on the 18th. off
Quessant island, and the Montana was
sunk. No lives were lost.
TRICnrxosIs continues to exist in
Germany Notwithstanding the prohibi-
ton of the American hog.
Col TIsDEI. the Worlds fair com
missioner to Colombia. arrived at Colon.
April 30. He was received cordially by
the president and other officials. and
was assured that Colombia would ne
cept the invitation to be represented 1t
the Chicago exposition.
THE Austrian Mannlicher rife has
been subjected to . number Of tests by
the board Of army officers II the United
States armory 1t Springfield, Mass
Wetterin and Austrian smokeless pow
der were used The tests were highly
successful, both for rapid firing and
accuracy.
THE Italian steamship Sturia. with
$50 immigrants. bound for New York.
collided with the British steamship Buc-
cancer. on the 18th. of Europa point.
near the spot where the Inflated Utopia
sank last March. with such awful loss
Of life. Both vessels were injured, but
no lives were lost.