The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-01-06


GOV. RUSSELL of Massachusetts,, ON
the 2sth, signed the pardon at James
Dunlap, the Northampton bank robber'
who has served twelve years Of TWEEN.
~ years sentence for that famous
crime.
.IouN MOORE. Of Cascade, la. was in
stantly killed by falling on sidewalk,
ON the 18th, and fracturing his skull.
GEORGE MEsERvE. . well-known Adj
rondack driver, who for several years
has been at Paul smiths will so To
Washington as coachman for President
Cleveland.
MURDERER WILLIAM McEwAN, who
coaxed to his home. in Glasgow, Scot
land, one night last October an unfor'
tunate woman. and murdered and hor-
ribly mutilated her, was found guilty,
on the 2sth: and sentenced to death.
ORDERS have been given to German
army officers OF Berlin not to supply
sentries with ball cartridges after the
end of the present year. The step Is
taken In view of the much too frequent
affrays between civilians and sentries,
in which the latter usually use their
firearms with fatal effect
A MAN named Griffith, residing in
Butler county. Kas.. went with his
wife TO visit neighbor. on the night OF
the aist, and left their three small chill
dren at home. While they were gone
the house caught fire and burned up
the three children.
OuTRAGEs upon the public OF Bur-
4 lington, Ia. are being enacted every
night, and the police force seem unable
to cope with the situation. On the
night of the 2sth Mr. Meeres, OF the
Austin Furniture Co., was held up by
footpads, and when he resisted them
was shot. but not fatally hurt.
THE National bank at Ncwberry. s.
c.. has declared a dividend OF so per
cent. payable after January |. This
means the surplus of the bank will be
reduced by ELS, 600. and that the policy
of the present state administration of
taxing banks and other corporations is
having the effect o. reducing their tax
able property.
A. BYRLrY. whose father is wealthy
farmer at Agency. Ia. was found dead
on the asth. He had turned on the gas
while cndeavoring to turn off the cleo
trio light and went to sleep without de-
tccting it. A servant heard him moan.
ing. but thought him sick. and rescue
came too late
j. l.. GARRETT. OF Battle Creek. Ia,
went into the Journal Office at Sioux
City on the evening of the 2sth. and
after telling romantic story of his life
to IA reporter, drew bottle Of laudanun
and attempted to swallow it. The re-
porter caught his hand and, after a
hard struggle. prevented him from talk
ing the drug. Garrett was arrested.
FIRE was discovered under the stage
of Palmcr's thcater at 2:l5 o'clock on
the morning of the Goth. 1t seemed t.
be under control, although the smoke
was thick, and many streams were kept
playing upon it.
REPORTS from the Sacramento and
San Joaquin valleys show that the dam
age by flood will go above $1,000, 600
The capital city is safe. but all along
the river fine wheat land is covered
with water In Suffer county, few
miles below Colusa, the levee broke OF
the 2sth, and 5000 acres Of the mos
fertile lands in the state was inundated
CAPT. j. G. BOURNE, Second ca valry
had an interview with Adjt. Gen. vii
liams at the war department in Wash
ington, on the 2sth, and left at once
for his station at san Antonio, Tex. l
is understood that he conveys secret in
structions for the guidance of Ger
Wheaton in the conduct of his can
paign against the Mexican revolution
lists.