The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-12-30
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

VI. CHARIEs DE LEssErS and his
fellow-prisoner~. arrested in Paris for
/ connection with the Panama canal
frauds. are protesting against the
rigid seclusion to which they are sub
rected- They say they are confined
like common prisoners and subjected
to the same treatment as offenders Of
the vilest type
The sunday opening question will
shortly be dragged into the courts at
Chicago. An application has been
made for an injunction restraining the
Worlds fair directors from closing the
gates on sunday. on the ground that
Jackson park is public property. and
Judge Tuley will hear arguments on
the matter on January 8.
Louis SIN. a Hungarian. who worked
at the Carnegie steel works during the
strike. died at the Allegheny ia hos
pital. on the 18th. and the physicians
say il i believed ne was poisoned This
is the first case Of the alleged poisoning
reported to the ron and thorough
investigation will be made.
GEORGE CENTER BROWN. a journalist
Of Cincinnati. died on the 18th OF heart
failure For the past ten years he had
been on the local staff of the Enquirer.
but was formerly connected with the st.
Louis press Before going into Jour-
nalism he practiced law in 81. Louis and
owned considerable property there.
Several years ago Brown accompanied
Henry VI. stanley. the African explorer.
on one Of his expeditions
GEN. JoHS a. WILEY. Of Franklvn.
Pa. and a party of capitalists. arrived
in Chicago. on the 10Th, after IN ex-
tended tour Mexico. Gen. Wiley was
in command Of the troops at Home
stead. Pa. during the Carnegie-Frick
lockout.
WARRANTS were issued. on the 10th,
for the arrest Of Hugh Dempsey. dis
,rict master workman. Knights OF
Labor. and J.. NJ. Davidson, for com
plicity in the Homestead Pa poison
ing case
A LOCOMOTIVE exploded in the round
house Of the Grand Trunk road at Lon
don. Ont. on the night Of the 18TH. do
ing considerable damage to the build
ing and surrounding property. Tn
I conclusion vas felt in almost ever,
part OF The city.
BUEGrARs entered Leigh court. nea
Bristol. England. the seat Of Sir Ceci
Miles. baronet. on the 18th. while tn
family were at dinner. and stole SIS.
600 worth Of jewels that Lady Mile
had left in an unlocked safe in her bed
room.
Jo~rru MELLoR. who in Septcmbe
last murdered his wife and slept 70
three weeks in the house with the r.
mains Of the woman lying under tn
stairs covered with a piece Of carpet
was hanged Mt Manchester. England
on the 10th. Before going e. his deaf
he acknowledged the justice Of his sci
tence-
The probate of Lord Tcnnyson's wi
was granted on the Goth. The gros
personal estate amounts to E1.. ~
The entai!ed estates descend from la
lam Tennyson to the succeeding ma
heirs The will was executed in 1854.
A COLLISION resulting in the sinkir
Of the Norwegian bark Vaiberg 10y Il
British steamer Lord UNeill was r
ported in London on the 18th.
FIRE in St Louis. on the evening
the 18th. completely destroyed Il
building occupied by the Udell x Cru
den Woodenware Co.. and serious
damaged those Of the United Stat
Express Co. the Tyler Desk Co. Il
Trorlicht, Duncker & Renard Carp
Co. and others. besides causing darnaI
tn the store fronts on the opposite si
: Of Fourth street. running plate gla
/, windows. etc. The loss will prohab
I foot up in the neigh orhood Of s450,O "
fully insured.
I Hox. PATRICK EoAS sailed from y,
. York. on the 10Th. on the steamsh
Columbia for A~spinwall, on his WI
|. back to his post in Chilli. The min
ter-s family i in Chilli
A SENSATION has been created hy 1
~uncovering in the mineral farm prop,
a ty. near Aspen. Col, Of an is-in,
streak OF mineral running 35l unnc
4 silver per ton. The strike Is on 4
n line " the Cowenhovcn tunnel and
Il widening out with every shot.
T. H. SuEARER. a stonemason. al
D a, his home In Mason City. Ia, ON 4
e. 10Th. from an overdrink Of alcoh,
m Ills suferings were terrible. Bcfo
a his death he told from whom he pr
: chased the liquor. and a suit 70. daI
ages will be instituted