The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-06-24
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.


As PRESIDENT CARSoT Of France was
leaving Iongvhamps. ON the ETH. be-
tween double lines of troops and police.
three well-dressed men booted at him.
saying, Wooden head" and giving
utterance To other abuse. They spoke
with foreign accent. Before they
could be arrested the crowd had nearly
lynched them.
THE Peoples thcater at Denver. Col.
an immense play house. owned by cx-
senator Tabor was destroyed by fire
on the nth.
L. W. SMITH, keeper Of a small res
taurant in Kansas City. Mo-. made a
failure Of the business and ended his
troubles. on the 18th. by putting hui
let through his heart He left letter
10 the coroner saying that he had no
friends on earth and was better out Of
it.
A TERRIFIC hailstorrn struck Doni-
phan Neb.. and vicinity. on the even
ing of the 18th. destroying all fruit and
growing crops in its track. and break
ing every window in town exposed TO
the fury of the storm. Hail fell as large
as hens eggs and banked up two feet
deep
SECRETARY FOSTER sent 70 the house
Of representatives. on the 18th. letter
an appropriation Of $3.50. 900
10 carry out the provisions Of the act
for the celebration Of the
400th anniversary Of the discovery Of
America by Columbus
THE city Of Chicago was visited BY
two separate tornadoeS. on the 18th.
much destruction of property
and the loss Of some lives together with
serious bodily injury to many persons.
THE boat crew of Oxford university.
England. has sent an invitation to the
Harvard crew To meet them in con-
test on English waters some time dur
ing the coming fall.
A FIRE started on the Juskisson dock,
Liverpool, on the 18th. doing about
fia5.ooo Of damage to the discharged
cargo OF the Spanish steamphip Guido,
Capt Lachierda. which left New York
May Is laden with cotton and lard. At
last accounts the docks were still burn
ing.
CONVENTION week brought together
in Minneapolis q number Of the rela-
tives Of President Harrison from vari-
Gus parts of the country. On the night
Of the 18th reunion Of the Harrison
family was held at the residence Of T.
J. Davenport IN Minneapolis, whose
wife is niece Of the president. There
were present two brothers. two sisters
an uncle and number Of nephews and
nieccs Of the president.
TIE seven large ice houses belonging
TO the Union Ice Co. of Chicago. and
situated in Sturgeon BAY. Wis. at the
mouth Of the bay. were blown down.
on the 18th. during terrible gale from
the southeast.
DURING terrific storm at Earring.
Ia. on the 18th. 2-ycar-old child 81
Geo. Hannume. Of Dodge township.
was caught in the storm and drowned
in a pond made by the flood.
THE Worlds Columbian exposition
committee of the house was in session
several hours. ON the 18th. considering
It's appropriation bill, but did not com
plete the measure.
THE false work Of an iron bridge in
course Of construction across the Lick
ing river between Covington and New
port. Ky. collapsed. on the 18th. and
carried down with II ninety men EN-
ployed upon the structure. Forty Of
them. including two Of the contractors.
were crushed under the ruins az the
bottom Of the river and killed: an
equal number were seriously injured,
and hut few entirely escaped.
THE usual commencement exercises
Of the Wisconsin state university al
Madison. were dispensed with. on the
18th. and Maj. J. W. Powell. director ~
the United States geological survey.
delivered an address before large
audience. the subject being .'Thc Law
Of Culture"
FATHER MorI.INeER. Of Pittsburgh,
Pa. the healing priest. to whom thou
sands were fiocI<ing for help. died at
i:50 r. m. ON the 18th.
DrgISG terrible tornado which
struck bangor. Me-. on the evening Of
the 18th. doing considerable damage.
the little steamer Annie. which carries
excursion parties up and down the
Pcnobscot river. was caught in the
squall short distance below the Maine
Central wharf nnd capsizcd Miss
MADELEINE Adams was drowned. six
teen other passengers had = narrow
escape