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

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grafton into the Canadian northwest
from the western states. the Dominion
government has decided 10 abolish the
customs regulation which now pro-
vidcs that incoming settlers must own
their stock and certain other effects
one year before leaving the United
States
Hox. WILLIAM PORTER. American
minister To Italy. celebrated the Fourth
Of July in Rome by giving dinner
and reception at his residence. Be-
sides number Of Italian officials. all
the prominent members of the Ameri-
can colony were present
COMMISSIONER MCDONALD, OF the
United States fish commission. has
been advised Of the arrival Of the Al
batross at st. Paul. Kadiak islands.
Alaska On June Z, the date of the
communication, all on board were In
good health.
UNITED STATES Consul. HANNA at La
Guayra, has informed the state depart
ment Of the election Of Gen. joaquin
Crespo as president Of the republic of
Venezuela 10 fill out the unexpired
The battle-ship Camperdown. which
ran into and sunk the battle-ship Vic
toria. during the recent maneuvers OF
the British Mediterranean squadron of
Tripoli. Syria, arrived at Valetta. Malta
on the 5th.
Acting Mint DIRECTOR PRESTON did
not purcha~a any silver on the 9TH. rs
he considered the offers made too high.
lie did not. as he had done recently.
make any counter offers.
HoN. MOSES KELLY. eN-secretary 81
the interior. died in Washington. on
the Sd. aged "A years. Mr.. Kelly wa
from New Hampshire and came 70
/ Washington during President Picrce's
admin ,tration. and entered the public
service. and during the last year of
President Buchanan's term Of Office
was a, ,ointed secretary of the treasury
to fill IT the term of Secretary Jacot
Thompson.
on the 5th Commodore Samuel Lock.
wood OF the United States navy, died
in Flushing. Long Island. in his nine
tieth year. He was born in Connecticut
in 1903. and entered the navy when /.
-
midshipman in the sloop-ofwar War
rem. which was attempting to stamp out
piracy in Grecian waters
The British battle-ship Camperdown
was placed on dock at Valetta. Malta,
on the 9th. to undergo repairs. When
she arose out of the water il was seen
that her stem had been broken of just
under the torpedo tube, about nine feet
down. Her ram was bent over toward
her port side and six of her plates,
three on each side. were damaged.
DURING storm, on the night of the
5th. at Kingston. y. ". Vandsen
Bros. powder magazine at Devils lake
was struck by lightning and complete
ly demolished. Fifty-five kegs Of
powder in the magazine exploded. de-
stroying several buildings and severely
injuring nine persons.
Mr.. AND Mrs. A. j. HAsKISs, OF
Litchfeld, Sherman county, Neb., ar
rived at North Adams, Mass, from
Litchfield. on the 9th. having Travelled
the entire distance. over , 1000 miles. in
prairie schooner" one Of the old.
fashioned emigrant wagons.
A FIRE entailing heavy loss occurred
~ Alton. suburb of Hamburg. on the
9th. The buildings destroyed were
Stucken & Anderson's coffee warehouse
and Wechnerts granary. The loss Is
placed u /. 800, 600 marks.
FouR men and two women lost theil
lives in a fire in the floating Bethel. a
home for rivermen, anchored in from
of ST. Pau, Mimi. on the night of thu
5th.