The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-07-29

The pack Of fruits and vegetables in
Maryland this season will be far below
the average. Few of the extensive pack
erS Of canned goods are busy at the
present time. and ali If them say that
the production will he light and the
prices much higher than last year.
FRANZ VETrA. the noted basso pro-
fundo. died at Riverside. Cal. On the
nth His real name was Louis Neu-
mayer. He died Of phthisis-
a TERRIFIC explosion Of gas occurred
at the ~Eliengowan colliery at Shenan-
doah- "a. on the 18th. killing Caspar
Mitchell and damaging the working
considerably.
TnE trial Of Guillaum r. Beaujcan.
Alphonse LaCroix and others accused
Of having caused the dynamite ex-
plosions at I.iege. Belgium. on May j.
last was begun in Brussels on the 18th.
A GENrINE surprise awaited the
lockedout workmen at Homestead. Pa.
on the 10th. when the armor-piatc mill
started mp with non-union men who
had been >muggled. a few al "A time.
into the works. The new men are
quartered and fed in the mill. and as
GEN. Snowden has expressed his deter
mination "a remain on the scene until
the trouble is finally adjusted. they are
ncyance from the old hands.
NEARLY l.soo victims Of the great
fire in st. Johns. y. r.. are livi.g in
hutS in Annerman park. and wide
spread generation Of disease is feared.
Doctors visit the camp frequently to
direct the sanitary operations. Great
difficulty is experienced in preparing
food for the crowds that are destitute,
and there j. a great deficiency Of house
room and much suffering results from
the consequent cverrrowding.
AT q meeting of the Municipality Of
Manchester. England. on the 10Th.
81. was subscribed for the relief 81
sufferers by The -. Johns "a. FL fire,
and more was promised.
Dir CHARLES >cUDpER. son-in-law Of
ex-senator Evarss. Of New York. com
mitted suicide at his cottage near
N~orthport. X. T.. on the 10Th. BY stab
bing himself. He was IS years Of age,
and had been suffering from nervous
~
Coy. PATrisoS Of Pennsylvania and
staff arrived at Homestead on the 10Th.
The president. on the 18TH. sent Ia the
senate the nomination of GEORGE Shirns.
Jr.. ~ Pennsylvania. 70 be associate
justice ~ the supreme court IL the
United States. Mr.. Shiras i 4 leading
member of the hare Pittsburgh. where
he was born sixty years ago. lie wasa
member of the famous class of IS nj
Yale. and graduated with distinguished
honcrs. lie was admitted To practice
in 1850 in Pittsburgh. where he has
since resided. lie has never held public
Office nor has he eve served on tho
bench.
THos. Cook. the head Of the we'll
known London firm Of excursion man
ayers died in that city on the 18th.
THE bark Maxwell was wrecked Of
New brighton or the night Of the roth.
p crew were saved by New Brighton
life boats. hut three mem hers II tho
crew Of the Liverpool lifc-boat Loaf
their lives by attempting to assist n
the rescue.
o. the goth four rows belonging 10
Farmer ID !. Howster. Of Youngstown,
y, ate their fiji Of dynamite. which e.
ploded and killed The animals.
a PAIL 81 rock In the Bendaff slate
quarry, county Cork. Ireland. on tile
10Th. overwhclm -d ten workbench, nine
u whom were killed.
Hos. LorIs l.. McCoNAs. az Mary
land has been appointed BY Chairman
Ga -ter secretary Of the National rcpulr
lean CONN., ittec. Mr.. McComas has &C
ceptcd IN. position, and has entered
upon the diso args u is duties In New
York city.