The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-11-10
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

IN ueulcdtluv tnt new SCHOOL anu
sisters home Of st. Alphonso's (Phila.
adelphia) parish. on the roth, Arch
bishop RYAN predicted that the dag
was coming in America when the pa.
rochial school would be recognized by
the community.
IT is said that n secret treaty has
been signed between Brazil and the
United States by which. among other
things, the United States is bound to
support her southern sister in the event
of an attempt being made to restore
the monarchy.
OPERATIONS were resumed at the
Portage iron works at Duncansville.
Pa, on the 30th. The workmen in the
finishing mills accepted an average re-
duction of 2 per cent. in their wages.
The works give employment TO 1000
men.
The weekly statement of the New
York associated banks for the week
ended on the 2sth shows the following
changes: Reserve. increase. Sc, lac. 700;
loans. increase. IS, 2s5. 100; specie. in
crease, $40. 900; lagal tenders. increase,
e.. 1874, 400; deposits. increase. s1l.574.-
500; circulation, decrease. s19. 700. On
that date, the banks held as. 7s7,4s5 in
excess of the requirements the 25-per
cent. rule.
WHEN the Worlds fair was officially
closed, OF the 30.h, the total number
Of paid admissions for the six months
footed up 2l,47..2i2, which together
with the a,052. ISIS admissions on
passes made the grand total 23, SEQ. 400.
SILVER continues to decline. The
London price. on the 30th, as reported
to the treasury department. was s0L
cents per ounce. making the bullion
value of the silver dollar about fifty
six cents.
PATRICK EUGENE PRENpERGAsT was
indicted. on the 30th. for the murder of
Mayor Harrison Of Chicago.
A RUSSIAN ukase has been issued or
dering the formation Of fifteen new
reserve brigades. The formation Of
these brigades will be equivalent to
an increase of the army TO "A war foot
ing by the addition Of $50, 900 men.
T.. A. McCiLLivEy and Joseph Irwin
were arrested by the police of Sioux
OltN ld4s Ou III DVth. " ltll~
ing. They scraped the figures off bills
of small denominations, pasted rice pa
per on the defaced portions, and with
engraving ink etched figures on the
paper. raising the bills TO SO and $50
denominations.
JAMES STONE, the ~self-confessed muir
dcrer OF six members of the Wratten
family. In Daviess county. Ind, made
a third confession. on the 3lst, before
the grand jury. in which he implicated
several other persons whose object, he
said. was robbery.
i. G. HILLS. Of Sioux City. Ia, was.
on the 3lst, appointed receiver of the
Sioux City, O'Ncill & Western railroad.
HEzEKIAH l.. IiosMER, ex-chief JUS
tice of Montana. died in San Francis
co, on the 3lst. aged ~. lie was born
in Henderson, n. y. After being adj
mitted to the bar he went to Ohio.
edited the Toledo Blade. Of which he
was one Of the proprietors. and started
the daily paper Of that name. In 1864
he was appointed by President Lincoln
chief justice of Montana.
OK the 3ist Postmaster-Gencral Bis.
sell transmitted to the secretary Of the
treasury the estimates for the post Office
department for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1898. The total amount Is 500.
399,4s5, as against $s4. 0o4.3l4 for the
present year.
MAYOR LATRonE Of Baltimorr. Md.
on the 3ist. received an anonymous let
ter in which he was threatened with in
slant death II he failed TO provide EN-
ploymcnt for the idle workingmen o,
the city. The letter showed that the
sender was well educated.
PAID admissions TO the Worlds fNi,
on the LIST ere 10. SSS.