The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-12-04


ASSISTANT SECRETARY NEtrLkfoS
Il the request % the governor 81 Mich
igan. has assigned health inspectors 4
board trains coming from Canada. Thi'
inspection - caused BY the prevalence
" smallpox in Canada The Inspector
viii BE- stationed a Port Huron sns
Detroit
GREAT excitement prevails in pekir
over serious revolt among the Mon
golian tribes OF north China upor
whom the empire has heretofore de
pended largely for recruits for the i'm
pcrial army The rebels have defeated
a forcs sent against them. and are ad.
/ vancing IN the direction Of pel<in with
the avowed intention Of establishing I
new dynasty.
| LoCIs WFr~DEno who had been con-
fined in the Hudson county IN j. jail
for several weeks charged with having
committed . burglary in Connecticut.
was taken 10 the latter state on the
asth. Gov. Albeit recognizing Gov.
Bulkeiey's requisition papers. and duly
indorsing them
EUROPEAN capitals were greatly
stirred. on the 10Th. by . report from
Berlin (which nobody PROGRESSED 90 be-
lievel. that Chancellor Won Caprivi had
already or soon would resign his Office.
owing to differences between himself
and his royal masser.
GEORGE w MORGAN. : prominent
merchant Of Marion. Ala. committed
suicide. on the asth. by shooting himself
through the head in the presence Of his
mother Excessive drinking. which
brought on dependency. was the cause
Of the rash act
The barque Georgetown. Of Shields.
islands. recently. and seven Of the
crew persisted
Ar Wellston. o.. . mining town on
the Ohio Southern railroad. julius Bos-
wicker. miner. became displeased with
his wife and tied her thumbs together
with string He then fastened a rope
70 her thumbs and hoisted her by pull
lev. She is in . precarious condition.
There are threats Of lynching.
THERE was merry Thanksgiving
dinner at the White House. in WASH
ington- All the family were present,
except Mrs Russell Harrison. who had
gone 10 Omaha. where her parents
live. from Rhode Island Dr. Scott
was also present The president at
tended divine service al the Church Of
the Covenant No work OF any sort
was done at the mansion.
DR. ELIJAH WHITNEY. the Oldest ply
stefan in New York. IL not in the L nited
States. passed his ninety-third birthday
Thanksgiving day. What
was TO have been family celebration
u his home was turned into gathering
u anxious relatives by the sudden illness
81 the doctor lie. however. received
the greetings OF his children and grand
THE remains Of Gov. Hovey Of Indi-
ana were laid TO rest in the cemetery
II Mount Vernon. Ind. on the Goth,
Gov. Chase delivering the funeral SER
non All the state officers were pres
mt rs were also ex-Governors Gray
md Porter and Senator Turpie- The
emains were buried with q. A. r.
lonors. and eleven companies Of state
militia took part in the processisn.
A FIRE that broke out in the Ameri-
ian house stables at ST. Adams. VI.
'arly on the morning Of the 10Th. de-
troyed eight business blocks and the
church. Loss over
100000. with good amount Of insur-
nee.
y \ CUMBERLAND. who murdered |
he Robcrtson> near burlington. la.
wo years ago. has been sentenced to
e hanged February 10. He has been
aiken TO the penitentiary at Fort Madi- |
On for safe-keeping.