The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-11-24

AN entire family by TIC name OF
Johnston. from Pike county. Mo-. who
had settled near the Glass mountains,
80 miles east of Enid. Okla. persisted in
tine storm that ragged ON the night of
the 18th. They were living under =
wagon. with no other means Of protec-
tion from the storm. The bowling
OF coyotes and gray wolves led 20 the
discovery OF the unfortunate family.
Tux Page -four mills of Fergus Falls.
Mimi, with a capacity of 600 barrels a
day. the iao. 900 bushel elevator, 10000
bushels of wheat, the coopershop, ware
house and large amount of stock
were burned on the 18th. The loss on
Z the mill and elevator is $4,000. on
wheat and stock s25. 900. The insurance
on the mill is SIS. 900. on the stock ss2.-
600.
AMELIA DARBY, who pleaded guilty
at Ottumwa. Ia. 10 murder in the sec
ond degree for killing Thomas LLOYD.
was sentenced. on the 18th. TO fifteen
wears in the penitentiary. She con-
fessed that she went to keb. lured
Lloyd into the woods and killed him.
GEN. JAMES MCDONALD. who for
nearly half century was a conspicu-
Gus figure in public life as an editor.
secretary of the commonwealth and
Acknowledgement. died at Richmond.
Va. on the 18th. lie was born near
Lynchburg IN 1924. Gen. Mcdonald
was brother of Hon. Alex. Mcdonald.
minister to Persia.
j. A. DRAKE, treasurer of the lndi-
ana. Illinois & Iowa Railroad Co. was
assaulted in his Office in the Rookerv
building. Chicago. on the 18th. and
robbed of SEQ, 900. which he had packed
in a valise preparatory to going ont
upon the road To pay employees
On the 18th report was current in
Guthrie. Okla. that the Dalton gang
was preparing To make raid on the
Sac and Fox agency and Hoffman X
Conklins store on its next payment
day. Deputy marshals were dispatched
to the place.
THE overland stage was robbed. on
the morning of the 18th. miles north
of Ukiah. Okla. by a lone highwayman.
The amount of treasure aboard il is inn
possible to ascertain. The passengers
were unmolested.
Mrs ANNIE JOHNSON (colored). who
claims to be 1903 years old. was fatally
burned at her home in Pittsburgh.
Pa, on the night of the 18th. Her
clothing ignited while she was stand
ing in front of CRATE fire. Nettie
Johnson. recently burned to death by
a lamp explosion. was her granddaugh-
ter.
hrr lat f..r. md Srxts.1 l.
pox are epidemic in the vicinity of
Atchison. Kas.. and part of the schools
have closed. There had been thirty
deaths from the diseases up to the 10th.
and the doctors We're apparently help
less.
A CROWD of 200 To 500 seafaring men
bloc ked the sidewalk in front of 81
South street, New York. on the 10th.
where the work of engaging crews for
the brazilian war ships FL Cid tnow
Mctheroy) and britannia was in active
progress.
Miss ELIZABETH EIKrSs. daughter Of
the former secretary of war. Stephen
IL Elkins. was married. on the 10th. to
Edward Bruner. well-known club
man of New York city.
THE president has appointed u. Nj.
Fitzpatrick. of Louisiana. assistant
treasurer Of the United States at New
Orleans.
GOV. MCKINLEY, of Ohio arrived al
the Windsor hotel in New York on
the 10th. lie was met by his brother
Abner Mckinley and anumber Of pro-
minent republicans who congratulated
him upon his victory atthe polls on
the eth.