The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-06-19

A nErEc ALTON consisting ~ seventy
five southern gentlemen. headed ~
senator Ransom. waited upon Presi-
dent Harrison. on the 10th. and invited
him 10 attend the southern exposition
M Raleigh. y. g.. in October. The
president said Il would give him pleas
ure 70 accept the invitation II the state
az public business al the time would
admit Of his being absent from WASH
ington
JosKrn x. Rrrp. Of Council Eluffs.
la. just appointed chief justice 81 the
new court ~ private land claims. was
born In Ohio in lS35; served throughout
the war in the Union army; studied
law: was appointed judge Of the dis
trict court Of Iowa in 1872 and judge Of
the supreme court in 1854; was a MEM
her ~ the Fifty-frst congress- lie Is
lawyer Of high standing. In politics
he is a republican.
FRIENDS Of Sir william Gordon-C Cum
ming now claim that the jury was
packed. and that So far from the de-
Tense being surprised AT the questions
which the juryman addressed 70 the
prince Of Wales. the questions We're
expected and arranged in advance.
in order 20 give the prince prctext
for declaring his belief in Cummings
guilt.
a RESOLUTION opposing the opening
Of the Worlds fair on Sundays was
| adopted at the diocesan convention Of
the Protestant Episcopal church OF
Connecticut. NJ Meriden. on the 9th.
1 MozAMHtQrE advices say that the
| British admiral and the Portuguese
| governor have amicably settled
| the question of the navigation Of the
| Pungwer river
| TnE Bcll Telephone directors. on the
| 10th. dec red regular dividcne OF >
pcr cer.. .nd an extra dividend % q
| per cent
The proceedings Of the Primitive
Methodist conference. in session AZ
Northampton. assumed an cNciting
character. on the 10TH when the mat
ter Of the connection Of the prince Of
Wales with the baccarat scandal came
up Tor discussion. Some OF the speak
crs went so far as 10 urge that the
prince should not be allowed 70 succeed
10 the throne. unless he at once aban-
doncd gambling.
The report Of the statistician Of the
department Of agriculture for June
makes the acreage in cotton % per
cent. OF the area Of 1890, and the aver.
age condition ST..
MARIE BorLGIF. of Ironwood. Mich.
stole piece OF goods from Davis 4
Fchr's store. and finding she did not
want that particular piece. asked the
clerks TO exchange il. She was arrested
The police found over 5000 worth OF
stolen goods in her house. She admit
ted running store in Hurley for the
sale Of her plumber. She also admitted
stealing 81. 900 worth of goods in Gin
cinnati last summer and twice as mucl
in Chicago.
The iubraj. or regent Of Manipur, ha'
been found guilty Of responsibility 70
the murders Of Grimwood. Quinton ans
Others, the sentence TO await the ap
prevail OF the home government. Tn
jubrai il appears from the evidence
did not actually participate in the mas
sacre, as did the senaputti, but was II
the palace 1t the time and might hav
: | prevented IT,
THE Paris l. n ationale announces tina
NJ. DE Lesseps will be legally prose
! cuted for having misled the French In
= vestors in the Panama canal project.
OK the nth the Portuguese senate. b
J vote OF SO To o. ratified the Anglo-Po'
\ tuguese convention. which will be a
: once vigorously enforced
The marquis of Londonderry has O
r fered the tenants on his estate the 81
ton Of acquiring their holdings upo
y reasonable terms