The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-01-13

SfSAtuH CHANDLER thinks mat he
has hit upon perfectly legitimate
means for stopping further operations
by the pihlSertons. and. on the iih. i'm
troduced in the sesaAe a shart bill with
this end in view. - NAY alss be inter-
esting tono,e that thc 1bin.if passed.
will destroy the mi-military anarchist
orga nizations Ell
BLACK eagle. rncasuving seven feet
from tip To tin was captured near Brick
Chapel. Ind. on the 9TH. 1, attacked "A
dog belonging To w II. Cox. and was
winged by sho: from Mr. Cox's rifle.
CoNrrRoIL rH CA,irBrrL IT New York
has received an opinion from Attorney
General Rosendale holding that Erie
county is under obligations To reim-
burse the state for the payment Of the
expenses Of the national guard during
the recent switchmen's strike at Buff
falo. The amount involved is about
$50. 600.
REPRESENTATIVE OrrHwAIrE. Of Ohio.
has taken mp, and. in view Of the dan
ger Of cholera invasion. will press
vigorously mt this session Of congress n
proposition for the frequent exchange
Of soilcd paper money for new notes.
A DISPATCH from Petchitza. Russia.
on the Dnicper, of the 4th. stated that
fifteen men were killed by mine cx-
plosion there. -Four men severely in
jured were brought up shortly after
the explosion.
FRIENDS Of President Harrison who
l.
him of late are very much concerned
about his condition, and express the
fear that his health will break down
before the close of his administration.
TUE suit against james A. Lopez. cx-
treasurer Of Atchison county. kas.. and
his bondsmcn for 5000 Loper's short
age. has been settled for $1,000. The
ease has been in the courts eight years
EDWARD LANcswoETHY died at Du-
buque, Ia. ON the ath. aged 81 years
He settled there i'm 1881 He took part
in the Black Hawk war. and after its
close built the first house erected in
Iowa and helped establish the sfirst
bank.
MADAM MAYER. the witch of Elm
Street, died in Cincinnati. on the 4th.
promptly at the stroke Of II, as she had
many times prophesicd she would.
PASSENGERS on the Hamburg hmeri-
can steamer Bohemia, which arrived
at Hamburg on the 5th. were unani-
nous in denying the report that the
liawser used in the attempt To tow the
disa blcd Cunard liner Cmbria was cut
on board the bohemia. the crew of
which boat would have all been inter-
ested in the salvage had the attempt
been successful.
Gov. RUSSELL of Massachusetts was
inaugurated for his third term on the
5th. His inaugural address was de-
voted mainly Ia state matters, in the
course Of which he pointed ont the
necessity of various administrative re-
forms. notably that of the prison sys-
tenn. which. he said. is weak. irrespon-
sible and ineffective.
The St Petersburg Bourse Gazotte
says that the extra expenditures
provided for in the budget of
1898 amount to sI,000.o00 roubles.
chiefly owing to the decision Of the
government To add to the present rail-
way system by the construction of new
lines and the extension of old ones.
No NEW eases of typhus fever were
posted at the offices of the New York
board of health on the 5th and DR..
Roberts said that he believed the dis
ease to be under control.
COMMISSIONERS GIINrINToy. of the
Chicago Worlds fair. has been honored
with q public banquet in Colombo.
Ceylon, which was attended by leading
officials and a number of prominent
civilians.