The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-04-28

PERSONAL AND GENERAL.


; brating Easter by putting on new
spring clothes, no matter what the
weather. There are places in this
country where il is safe To count on
spring before the middle OF May, but
New York is not one OF them.
MRS CLEVELAND was so jostled and
crushed by crowd of people who at
tempted TO see and touch her as she
walked from the theatcr door to her
carriage in Washington the other night
that her dress and cloak were ruined
and she was in danger of serious bodily
injury. II this thing goes on the presi-
dents wife will have TO be given po-
lice guard TO protect her from the dan
gers of snobbish and brutal curiosity.
THE Star theater building in Mil
waukee was damaged $50, 600 by fire. at
. o'clock on the morning OF the 18th,
which was the occasion OF the fifth
alarm from the same building in three
weeks.
SERGr. JosEPH WARWICK. Of Raleigh
| " c.. who for three months had been
experimenting the installation o. the
government exhibit at the World fair.
was crushed to death. on the 18th. I'M
der i4-ton gun which slipped from its
fastcnings while being placed in posi-
ton W. J. Kern. comrade. was also
so badly crushed that his recovery is
| considered doubtful.
THE navy department was advised,
on the 18th. of the arrival at Fortress
Monroe of the British vessels that are
to participate in the Columbian naval
rendezvous and review.
A MAN who arrived at St Paul. Mimi.
from Winnipeg. on the 10th. states that
Asiatic cholera has found its way to
that province. The story. however,
has been denied.
| The treaty between the United
States and Ecuador by which the [ nited
States is given the right to acquire
coaling station on one of the Galapagos
islands. failed Of ratification by the SEN
ate because of the pressure of other
business 1t will be taken up next ses-
sion.
| A REPORT has been circulated and
| generally credited in Working. England.
that Mrs. Florence Maybrick had tried
to kill herself in the Working prison.
She is said to have stabbed herself
severely in the throat and chest with
table knife. which was taken from her
barely in time 20 save her from nflict-
ing mortal wounds.
PHnR Orr. ~ years old. died Of
| pneumonia. on the 10Th. in BROOKLYN.
and his death SO affected Mrs Opp.
who was 81 years old, and whom he
| married fifty-six years ago. that she
was Frustrated and died in few hours.
JoHS JOHNSON. negro prisoner in
| Auburn y. ~ prison ran amuclS in
the broom shop, on the 18th armed with
a sharp knife. He killed one prisoner
and fatally wounded another before he
was shot by guard.
| EASTER SUNDAY. Crawford Bell aged
| CO. living near Columbus. Ind. swal-
lowed a piece Of chicken bone Ply
sicians were called. but the bone passed
down his throat A day or two later he
began to suffer pain in the center Of the
breast. On the night of the 18th he
started to walk across the floor and fell.
Large quantities Of blood flowed from
his mouth and he died in "A short time.
THE bureau Of statistics, in its state
mcnt Of foreign commerce for March.
| 1913, shows the excess Of imports over
exports To be as follows. For the
month of March $40 .015. 0O0:for the three
months ended March 81. sol .9l6, 900. for
the nine months ended March 81. ei-.-
10000. and for the twelve months
ended March 81. s53. 626 900.
! The coroner's jury impancled TO in
| quire into the Laurel Hill lPa) disas-
ter by which three miners Were
drowned rendered the following YER
diet on the 18th: That the said William
Trebath. Richard j. Williams and
| Thomas Iiodgson came 10 their deaths
| through the gross carelessness Of the
| operators, A. Pardcc & Co.
| DURISG the night Of the 18th bur
/ glars entered the store Of George VI
| Wilkinson. the leading jeweler OF
Mansfield. o.. and completely Quilted it.
| They cracked the safe and secured $50
gold watches. large quantity Of dia-
monds and other valuable jewelry. to-
| gethcr with a considerable amount Of
money
| MANY priceless works Of art were de-
| stroyeu py nre, on the night OF the
18th. in the eastern wing of the Ho-
henzollern palace ~ Sigmaringen,
which did an immense amount of dam
| age before the flames were extin-
gu.shed. The palace stands on a rock
rising abruptly from the Danube. and
II was extremely difficult to get water
with which TO fight the flames
| BARON OrPEy. of Berlin. has fed TO
this country TO avoid his creditors. who
have seized upon his houses and goods
His wife has entered the Westphalia in
stitutc as sister of mercy. the Baron
ess Witch. her sistcr-in-law having
| adopted the five children Of the couple
ASSISTANT SECRETARY HAMIIS has
decided that bottles. corlSs and tin foil
are not recognized by the treasury de-
| partment as ingredients entering into
the manufacture or production Of beer.
and it has therefore no authority 10 cs-
tablish drawback upon such articles.
! EDMUND RIcARD, barristcr OF Rrus-
sells. was arrested. on the 18th. for max
ing speech in the course Of which he
used threatening language against the
burgomaster.
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