The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-07-14

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JASPER. INDIANA
THE princess of Wales gift to the
bride OF her son. the Princess May OF
reck, consisting mostly Of jewelry and
precious stones, was valued at ei'aSo'-
700.
Tar imports, exclusive of specie, AZ
he nort of New York, for the week
ended ON the I'd. were ro,2i''"''
~ which g.. sli. SIS were dry goods n I'd
e. oo3, aio general merchandise
THE captain Of the WIKI az re. ports n
most perilous passage tAronEA the
Erie canal, and says ne would rather
brave the waters Of the Atlantic a
score Of times tfAan make the canal trip
again.
A. C. SMISx, of Ottawa, Kas.. vice
president for that state OF the Ameri'
can Bimetallic league, has issued call
for a state convention TO be held in
Topeka, ON the Goth, in the interest OF
silver agitation
THE whaleback steamer Father, with
her consorts. Ill and III, arrived al
Buffalo. N. ". on the 5th. with total
of 266. os9 bushels Of grain. This is the
largest amount ever carried by any one
tow on the lakes.
THE Columbian Liberty bell was runp
for the first time. on the afternoon al
the 4th, at the Clinton ii. McNeely bel
foundry in Troy. n. ", the ringing
being conducted by electrical commu
nication with Chicago
A CALL has been issued from Denver
Col, for a convention Of the advocates
of free coinage. to be held at St Louis
July II. 1t is issued by the joint com
mittee from the various business or
carnations of Denver.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND reached Ora,
Gables at $50 o'clock on the night o
the 5th, a few minutes before the be
ginning of the most violent thunder
hail and windstorm that had swep
over Buzzard's Bay for years.
SECRETARY AND MRS. CARLISLE lef
Washington, on the 4th. for Chicago
Secretary Carlisle expected to be ab
sent about two weeks during which
time Assistant Secretary Hamlin vii
act az secretary of the treasury.
r. A-.-xr.sw<h ANN varsarv ri tb
federation OF the provinces OF Canada
known as Dominion day was celebrates
at the Worlds fair. on the LIST. by
large gathering Of Canadians and wit
public exercises in Festival hall.
HUNDREDS of Texas cattle which hav
been driven into Oklahoma from tn
Cherokee strip by the soldiers are dy
ing OF Spanish fever, and farmers alon
the line are greatly alarmed over tn
prospects of their domestic cattle he
coming infected.
PRINCE HENRY of Prussia, brother G
Emperor William. who was sent to r.
present his majesty at the wedding
the duke of York and Princess May
Teck. arrived in London on the 5tl
and was quartered in Buckingham pa
ace as a guest of the queen.
THE marriage of the duke Of Yor
prince George of Wales) and Princes
Victoria Mary Of Teck. an event
which all England had been lookin
forward with deep interest. took plac
at 1890 p. m, on the 9th. in the chap'
royal. st. James palace. London.
DENNY Bros, ship builders Of Dun
barton, Scotland. launched. at the
ward 1t that place. on the 4th. ste'
twin-screw cargo and passenger steam
er Of 5000 tons, built for the Amer
can line. She is intended to ply b
tween Liverpool and Philadelphia.
The modest building erected by Il
Central American republic OF Guat
mala in the northeastern part OF Il
Worlds fair ground was dedicated {
the I'd. The building is Of Spanish d
sign and corresponds with the arcf
lecture Of the country which it rcpr
sents.
SECRETARY MORTON has instruct'
Enos Harden, of Michigan. recent
appointed purchasing agent OF the a
ricultural department, to buy the ST.
for the use Of the department dire
from the grower. thereby saving :
profits that have heretofore accrued
the middlemep.
TEN Indians OF the Six Nations fro
the reservations in the state OF NJ
York arrived in their village in I
south end Of jackson park. Chicago.
the 5th. Among them was Solom
O'Baii. the grandson of Corn Plant
the chief who negotiated treaty wi
George Washington.
AT the session Of the Amateur PR
Association national convention
Chicago, on the sth, the new nation
officers were installed and degrees
poet laureate, essay laureate. ser
laureate and editorial laureate W,
conferred. The annual banquet v
held at night at the Leland hotel.
SECRETARY HoKE Smith has made