The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-05-19

Orrrs VICTORIA held n drawing
room at buckingham palace ON the
9th. Among the ladies received by her
majesty were number of Americans
resident or visiting in London.
LORD WILLIAM PAUIEr died in Lon
don on the 9TH. He was born July Z.
1904. Lord Paulet was field narshai
in the British army and distinguished
himself in the Crimean war
THn village of North Galveston, Ind
was almost totally DESTROYED 10y hre
early on the morning of the 9th. The
residence Of j. J. jackson, among 9TH
ers, was consumed. and the entire lam
ily. consisting Of himself wife, two
sons and n daughter, persisted in the
flames. Several other persons were
badly burned. and many made their
escape clad only in their night clothes
PRESIDENT CLEvELAND's order shut
ting the White House door to Office
seekers is not without precedent. de-
spite assertions 90 the contrary.
Nearly eight years ago. on October "a
Mr.. Cleveland issued similar state
ment. in which he not only said that he
would decline 10 see those seeking pub
lie positions, but their advocates as
well.
DURING the performance ut a theater
in Lemberg. the capital of Austrian
Galicia. on the night Of the 9th. Herr
Delczuk. one of the actors, drew re-
volver in full sight of the audience.
placed the weapon To his head and blew
his brains out. II was subsequently
learned that Herr Delczuk's act was
prompted by jealousy.
THE British Imperial institute was
opened with brilliant ceremonies by
her majesty Queen Victoria on the 10th.
The sun shone brightly, it being what
the British call Queens weather"
This. II is said. will be the queens last
public appearance
THE deposits of the exhibitors and all
foreign commissions involved in the
failure of the Chemical national bank
of Chicago will be guaranteed by the
Worlds fair directors and the citizens
Of Chicago.
A BOAT containing a party of six
young men engaged in spearing fish in
the lake off Lexington, Mich, on the
night of the 9th, capsized, and two of
the party Were drowned
The newspapers Of Rome assert that
Won Bulow. the Prussian minister to
the vatican. visited Cardinal Rampolla.
the papal secretary of state. and ex-
pressed surprise. in behalf of the
Prussian government, that his holiness
had departed from the customary linn
its of prudence in his recent political
remarks 10 the Catholic pilgrims from
Germany.
FIRE in the town Of Spring Lake.
Mich. on the 18th. destroyed over fifty
houses. including one belonging to
Warren Gee. valued at $4,000. Two
churches. the schoolhouse and the town
hall were also burned.
MATTHEW OBRIEy was burned to
death and William Whalen was so badly
burned that he win probably die. by a
fire which destroyed the boarding house
of Mrs Graham in New Rochelle, y.
". on the 18th.
THE president has appointed Hamp-
ton Hoge, of Virginia. TO be United
States consul at Annoy, China. vice Ed.
ward Bedloe. of Philadelphia.
GEN. EDWARD ID. TOWNSEND, for q
number of years adjutant-general OF
the army. died at his residence in
Washington on the 18th.
A sorTI-BorSD freight train on the
Ohio River railroad went off the track
at Walkers, w. Va, early on the morn
ing of the 18th. falling thirty-fve feet
Five oil cars. the caboose and two cars
Of general merchandise were burned
Two men We're killed, and another wa
fatally injured.