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

Ir is said taat the Rock Island Rail.
road Co. will supplant the telegraph
with the telephone in order TO ouiwis
the strikers.
PARIS witnessed. ON the 10th. the
rosf exciting scenes since the Panama
canal scandal Investigation BEGUN.
Many deputies and senators were
named as bribe-talxers. and many ducls
will result from the charges made.
JONI r. DURHAM. minister 10 iiayti.
now in this country on leave Of absence.
was instructed by the secretary of
state. on the Goth. To return without
delay I o Port an Prince and investigate
the facts attending the arrest and inn
prisonment If Frederick News. a re-
spectacle American merchant Ut that
city.
ALEXANDER RUSSELL WEBB. who re-
Gently resigned his Office rs United
States consul a, Manila TO preach
Islamism. is now at Hvder Abad. India,
soliciting contributions to n fund which
is Ia b. spent in sending lslamite mis-
sionaries TO the United States. lie is
having immense success.
1T was definitely settled, on the Goth,
/ that DIR. Frank Gunsaulus. of Plymouth
Congregational church, Chicago, is 10
be at the head of the great Armour
training school. DIR. G~unsaulus n for
FIVE years been Mr.. Armour's pastor.
The doctor went to Chicago from Balti-
more. and. though very young, quickly
took rank rs one OF the foremost clergy.
men of the city.
The house committee on Interstate
and foreign on the Goth,
made n favorable report upon the bill
to amend the act to promote the CON
struction of a deep water hnrbor on the
coast of Texas. The amendment *
tends the time for the commencement
of the work five years from February .,
1893.
WILLIAM MoRELAND. an attorney OF
Portland. Ore. is looking for the mem
bcrs Of John Brendle's family. In 1850
this family Was prominent in Illinois
affairs. residing at White Hall. The
father went to California during the
gold excitement and was supposed TO
nave died. ASS matter of fact he ac-
cumulated a large fortune and did not
die until several weeks ~
THE Wabash car inspector at Toledo.
o.. on the night Of the Goth. found the
murdered body Of an unknown man on
a pile Of corn in a newly received car.
1t had been shipped from Saronv;lle.
Neb.. and received by the Wabash at
was covered with boards, every pocket
was turned inside out. and a blow on
the head had caused death.
PRESIDENT ELLIOT of Harvard uni
versity has informed Mrs Agassiz. the
head of the Harvard Annex Society of
the College for the Education Of
Women. that If the annex could bring
70 Harvard. in addition to its plant and
what il already has. the sum Of $3.50, 900,
he would use his influence to have the
annex accepted rs part of the univer-
sitv.
The big dress goods and clothing
mills Of +. A. Eachman K Cn.. at Second
ard Cambria streets. Philadelphia. was
almost entirely destroyed by fire, or the
.tst. which originated in the basement
from spontaneous combustion. Loss,
S235, 600. covered bv insurance.
"A ART composed of about ninety
prominent merchants from all over the
country. together with several ews
men from New York. Chicago
ana Washington. is being organized for
the purpose of making a tour. this win.
ter. through Mexico.
CLAUDE WOLFE. one of the most pop.
nlar young business men Of Brazil,
Ind. committed suicide. on the 21st,
d~ischarging the contents OF an old shot
gun into his body.