The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-06-02

GAM toNsrAmE NICOLAS Scntkss-
-kR led in horrible agony at. his home,
IN Snnnvside. Long Island City. L. l.,
ON the Esd, after eating soup. which -
supposed To have been poisoned by
standing in "A brass kettle.
~ a close vote. on the esd. the ma
tirnal commissioners voted in favor of
opening the Worlds fair on sunday.
The matter thus reverted u the local
directors. and unless the unforeseen
happen. the gates will be open in fu-
ture on sunday.
TIM Rock island railroad officials say
they POSSESS a Jewel in the person of I.
Il. Jewell. the train dispatcher at food
land. kas. MIR. Jewell in some way be-
came possessed Of the secret OF Mel
bourne, the r~ainmaker. and has been
experimenting with considerable sue
cess in the northwestern portion OF the
state.
Tus Catholic chapel IN Mount Cal
vary. about a mile west of -. Cloud,
Mimi. was set on fire al midnight OF
the 2Sd. and burned TO the ground.
Some time ago it was broken open and
the mass book stolen. II l. supposed
10 be the work Of some person who had
q grudgc against the church.
AT the Seine assizes. on the sd. NJ.
Arton. the Panama lobbyist. was SEN
fenced in default TO twenty years penal
servitude for frauds in connection with
the Dynamite society. and TO five years
civil degradation and the payment OF
400. 900 francs fine for his unlawful and
dishonest practices in his relations 10
the Panama Canal Co.
IN compliance with a request FROM
the secretary of the interior the score
tary of war mas prepared a list OF army
officers who may be detailed IN Indian
agents. The purpose of the interior
department Is to place army officers at
all agencies at which there are Indians
in large numbers. and particularly
where civilians have not been success
full in the promotion of Indian c~iviliza-
ton.
The Atlantic tannery property Of
south Salem. Mass. operated by Poor
Bros. the most complete tannery prop
erty in the vicinity. occupying ten
acres covered with manufacturing
buildings. was totally destroyed by fire
on the night of the 23rd.
VrcE-PREsIDEyr McMUILIS. OF the
Chicago & Alton Railroad Co. h had
been living dangerously i'll at the Gilsey
: house in New York, Cor three weeks,
! was so far recovered. on the 2+th. thai
he left with his family for his home in
Chicago.
THE Winter Wheat Millers' league
l. - ~ a -. -1.n 0ftI ~
{ its first annual meeting. with much
business of consequence to the milling
! trade pending before it.
p, CZrRxowITZ. a town Of Austria. CAPT
. tai OF the duchy of Bukowina. was Wis
tied. on the cath. by disastrous floods
! Five persons are known to have beer
drowned.
LAWRENCE DEvISSEy. - years O
y age. an oiler employed at the OIL Wei
: supply Coz rolling mill. at Pittsburgh
! Pa. was literally tori limb from lint
7 and instantly killed. on the 18th. hi
clothing becoming entangled in
swiftlv-revolving shaft. lie leaves
large family.
MAYOR ID. &. ROBINSON OF Elmira. \
g Y. made a general assignment. on tn
18th. for the benefit OF his creditors
making the Elmira national bank
> which closed its doors on tie sd. "A pre-
ferred creditor.
= SIR SPENCER ST. .IoHN. at presen
= British minister to Mexico. has bee
- appointed 10 succeed Hon. Sir Franci
Richard Plunkett as British ministe
y to Norway and sweden. Sir Franc
w iii .....n.l INd,,-,t Nor.np rs ruini
= ter 70 Belgium.