The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-09-16
CURRENT TOPICS.


NkNtN ~ tNtH-~ ~ - nina MN3 Atttt'tt-
stratcd recently. In this part Of the
world. on toss-up. il is usually;
"Heads. win: tails, you Lose but in
Hong Kong. when two Chinese robbed
"A third Of two hundred taels they were
bcheadcd within forty-cight hours In
that ease II was game Of tails you
win. heads YOU lose
Ur TO noon Of the LIST no new cases OF
cholera had developed on board the
steamship Moravia. The vessel was or
dercd 10 the lower anchorage in the
outer harhor. where she will remain
isolated until II can BE- determined
whether there is danger Of further in
lection
FIRE broke out early on the morning
Of the 9Th. at Patolxa. Ind. and de-
stroyed two drug stores. three grocer
les and four smaller shops. The fire
was caused by incendiaries. who hay q
made several previous but intellectual
attempts to fire the town.
A MOVEMENT is on foot among English
yacht owners TO sail direct to Chicago
TO visit the Worlds exposition next
year.
died on the ,th.
The mill. lumber yards. offices and
stables of the Union Planning Mill Go.
at Pittsburgh. Pa, were destroyed by
fire on the 5th. lighted torch fell
into pile Of shavings and the fire was
soon past control The loss Is about
$4,000; nothing was insured.
Orr of large party Of Austrian
soldiers billeted in farm house in
Galicia. on the night. of the 4th. eight
We're killed and scven more or less in
jured-
THE temperature Of the river Elbc at
Hamburg is degrees higher than that
of the air.
OS the 5th fifty houses were de-
stroycd by fire at Dipperz. small vii
lage near Cassel. Germany
II DWIGHT l.. MoopY. the evangelist.
was thrown out Of carriage at Bel
fast. ireland. on the Sd. and is confined
TO his room with sprained foot.
NEWTON COPELAND. moonshiner and
murderer was shot and killed near
: Newmarket. Ala. on the 5th. by posse
: under Sheriff Powell. while attempting
: to escape after capture. He lived al
Flintville. Tenn. and had recently been
terrorizing Newmarket people.
81 AFTER concluding his forty days en-
gagement at the st. Louis exposition
Mr.. GILMORE with his band Of 100 mu'
sicians will make long tour Of western
southern and Canadian cities before
returning to New York. II will be the
largest concert organization that ever
|. took the road.
The physicians attending the poet
, Whittier issued the following bulletin
: on the 9th: MIR. Whittier has passed
a fairly comfortable night The &C
tion of his heart is better. 1t is very
difficult TO administer food and stimu
' lants."
~ THE fire engine manufacturers Of thu
! United States have combined ans
: | formed trust to be known as thu
: American Fire Engine Co The trus
: represents the output Of all companies
: in the United States and Canada.
The American flag was wantonly ans
outrageously insulted BY portion Of |
+ Montreal Can. audience before whom
. the white Squadron" patriots
e American play. was being performed
e on the night 0: the 5th.
I'll 1x a revolt against excessive taxes Il
! chihuahua. the Mexican federal troop
E were routed and Gen. Ranjel. command
er Of the second military zone, wa
taken prisoner ~ the frcnzied popu
= lace.
= Ak American manufacturer name
g Kammercr has been arrested and IN
q prisoned in Austria for killing buI
2 glar who was attempting 70 gain a
q entrance to his residence.
}, PHoF. Koch states that excellent sar
itary conditions exist in Bremen an
\. Bremerhaven. Single transmitte
!, cases may occur. but there is no dangs
:. Of epidemic cholera
III The kaiser has approved the abal
!. donment Of the proposed maneuvc
Z. in Rhcnish Prussia and Lorraine.
Ss A SYNDICATE Of Colorado capitals
n has purchased the famous Trinity rive
gold mine, in southern California, 4
o. 81. 500. 900.
4. THE temperature in Austria sudden
as changed from tropical heat to winter
n chill. on the 9Th and 9th. the the
q niomcter in some places dropping ov
- 50 degrees in forty-eight hours III
m highlands around Aussice. in Moravi
were covered with snow.
THE cruiser San Francisco arrived
Is San Francisco. on the 9th, with Admir-
Of Brown on board. lie is able to 6
ed around on crutches.
sh Hos. J. II. SMITH. Of Hillsboro. "
Is nominated by reclamation for govern
raj Of New Hampshire by the republics
be convention in Concord on the 9th.
ra- THE zoo school a'ams Of Cincinna
by a recent decision. must pass an
a mination in hygiene, physiology a
- the nature and effect upon the hum
81 system 81 alcoholic drinks. This Il
rs had been ignored and salaries illcga
81 drawn in the three years aggregated
NJ fully $500. 0oo.
" IN denying new trial for Char
=" Craig. sentenced to be hanged at (
- lumbus. o.. the circuit court, on
9th. rendered a decision that pcrs
u indicted for capital crime can wal
ndv the right Of trial BY jury. which CT;
the did and on which ground he based