The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-02-24

WV. Brooks, a milkman. was fatally
won nded and robbed bv highwaymen,
nj 4 O'Clock on the morning OF the 18th,
in the central part Of the city OF Cleve-
land. q.
THE senate spent half an hour In
executive session. on the i+th. but the
nomination Of Judge Howell Jackson.
TO he associate justice of the supreme
court was not discussed.
THs coast defense vessel Monterey
was formally placed in commission NJ
Mare Island. Cal. on the i4th. under
com mand OF Capt Louis kempt. Her
com plemcnt Of 10. men marched aboard
and the work Of loading stores was inn
med lately commenced.
THE gold medal awarded by Post
master-General Wanamaker to the rail-
way postal clerk making the best rec
ord in the Fifth division in 1892 was
ava rded at Cincinnati. on the evening
OF the l4th, to j. c. Edgerton, OF
Athens q.
The Kentucky legislature. in joint
session, on the 18th. elected Judge
William Lindsay, of Frankfort. United
Sta ties sena tor TO succeed John g. Car
Isle. resigned.
ID. LANCASTER DREW. the cashier of
the Central Savings Fund and Trust
Co. of Philadelphia. who absconded re-
cen lily with <l2. 900 Of the institutions
money. was arrested in New York city
on the 18th
THE senate, on the 18th, passed the
hon &c bill incorporating the American
un versty. Of which Bishop John T..
Hurst, Of the Methodist Episcopal
church, is the chancellor and active
promoter.
4 JOINT resolution was offered in the
Wisconsin senate. on the 18th. favoring
the proposition to annex the Hawaiian
4 islands. nd thereby prevent their
On S>ing under the control OF "A foreign
power.
JosrRu OJFsPHIE. Russian. who was
\ fou nd rambling around the town OF
/ Norwich. " v. on the 18th. suffering
/ from well-developed case of leprosy,
was sent TO the Chcnango county poor
\ farm.
TIN New York cham Der Of commerce
has appointed n committee of promi
nent citizens to receive and entertain
weIl-known foreigners who may visit
this country TO attend the Worlds fair
Two BoI.D thieves smashed the plate
glass show window of n Cincinnati
icSvelry store at 5 o'clock on the nigh
OF the 18th, with brick. and made of
with 5000 worth Of diamonds.
PROF. LiSpERscHMIpT. the founder
and drec tor of the Roman-German Cen
trail museum. of Berlin, died on thu
18th.
j. C. ScHAFFER. who has occupied
President Harrison's home at Indian
apolis, Ind. during the latter's incum
bency of the presidency. has moved
ont. and the house is being repaired
and made TO look as much as possibl'
like the old home as it was under Mrs
lia rrison : care
LABOR troubles are anticipated il
ia pan The natives, who work lively
to seven teen hours daily for few
cents. are now beginning to realize tina
shorter hours are in force in other coun
tries. and intend to a-itatc for law
shortening the hours of labor and regu
la ting the pay.
-rHE pope celebrated mass at -
Peters church. in Rome, on the ldtl
in the presence Of 5000 Italian pi
: rrims. four card inals and forty bishops
THE ia panese press relations bill fol
bids women from publishing newsp;
pers, fning this work 70 men owe
81 wears of age
1T stated that Gen. Roelif Bril-
: ke1-hoff. of Mansfield. o.. will succee
the late Rutherford II. Hayes AS pres
dent Of the Nationa. Prisoners Aid a
sc..iatiOn