The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-05-20

A DISPATCH from Zanzibar states that
Emin ra>ha has become totally blind.
The repor: i believed % b. not i'm
probable. a. Elnin's sight has never
bcsn strong.
/ rHr thirteenth annu., meeting Of the
/ Hotel Mems Mutual Benefit assria-
| fionsof the rnited States met IN Detroit,
Mich. on the 10th.
I = w. GOODMAN. general freight agent
~ the New York Central railroad. de-
mics the rumor that the Central i cnt-
ting grain rates from Duluth. Mimi.
I 10 New York.
THE Rcdding & wsaverv.lle stage
was robbed, on The 10th. BY two masked
men about two miles from Rrdding.
Cal. The weil~-Fargo bo> was taken.
but the mails were unmoie>ted
CHS. GREssEE. the project ~ police
of &. Petersburg. who was poisoned in
q mysterious manner, as j. supposed BY
nihilists. died on the nth
ENGLAND nas accepted the invitation
Of the United States 20 hi-netallic
congress
TnE oxford sugar refinery NJ Green
ock. scotland. was destroyed by fire on
the 10th. Loss. t10.O
The special committee ~ the Belgian
senate having the matter in charge has
passed a resolution favoring certain
proposed constitutional reforms. Many
~ the senators disagree on the pro
poSals. and animated debates are eN-
pccted.
TIE Childs- nrxcl home for aged and
INDECENT printers was formally dcdi-
Gated. in the presence 81 an immense
throng ~ visitors. at Colorado Springs.
Col. on the la,h
The Nolla>tcn foundry al Quincy.
Mass. was burned on the 18th. Loss.
$4,000.
NV MENicos magnificent capitol
building at Santa lie was totally de-
stroycd by FIRE on the i.th. Loss. $3.50
600. When the citizens saw there was
no hope Of saving the building. they
stripped the two lower floors Of furni-
ture- carpets. law literary. and every
movable article.
The Chcycnnes are of their allot-
mcnts in Indian territory and are driv-
ing white settlers on their claims. The
Indians claim that they never signed
the treaty Of sale Of their lands. and
that If the white settlers do not leave
the country inside Of ten days they will
be driven ont. The Indians are all
armed. At the town of cheyenne a
line Of guards surround the town day
and night. and the citizens have re-
quested that troops be sent for protec-
ton.
THE president has under considera-
ton the selection Of the two arbitrators
70 represent the United states in the
settlement Of the Behring sea question.
The indications are that one Of the
arbitrator will be- from the United
States supreme bench. with the chances
strongly in favor with the selection Of
Mr.. Justice Harlan. II is said that the
president has already requested him to
act in behalf of the United States. and
that he has practically consented 70
serve
Po<TuAsTER-GESEEAL WASAMAKFR
has received an unsigned and undated
letter containing $4,000. la his letter
the writer says: This j. the balance
Of interest owe Of the sum took from
the government in 1865. l have now
paid principal and interest. in all sl7.-
700. No man has suffered more for his
crime than have. and ! now pray the
Lords forgiveness for my sin"
DrErSG the pyrotechnic exhibition on
the Mississippi al St Louis. on the night
Of the llth. in connection with the A.
Q. Y. W. celebration. Matte Stoffei and
an unknown man Were crowded from
wharfboats into the river and were
drowned.