The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-08-04

Torn DrxRAvrS, owner OF the cut
ter valkyric, which is to make an at
tempt Ia win the Americas cup ex-
poets tn sail for New York on August
IL.
On the a1th Cashier Edward ;. Fran
els, late Of the Pittsteld Mass ma
tional hank. who had been the subject
of much unpleasant newspaper tax re-
Gently. committed suicide by shooting.
Mr. PowpERLy will not resign his
position AS General master workman OF
the knights of Labor.
SEVERAL persons at Pindo. in the
province Iof Coruna, Spain, have been
attacked by disease that Is strongly
suspected Of being cholera. The offi'
cials of the town and province are TAX
ing every precaution to prevent the
spread of the disease.
VERY REV. ALEXANDER GRANGER
first vice-president Of Notre Dame uni
versity at South bend. Ind, died. on
the night of the Goth. aged 20. lie had
been connected with Notre Dame uni
versity fifty years. and for many years
he was the provincial general OF the
order of The Holy Cross in America
The coart-martial at Valetta. Malta.
has rendered verdict that the loss of
the battle ship Victoria and the many
human lives by collision with the
Camperdown was due To the order is
sued by Vice Admiral Tryon. All the
officers were acquitted of blame.
The famous Davis will case was up
for trial in the district court at Butte,
Mont. on the eth. The contest of the
will by the children of Asadnas A.
! Davis. of Massachusetts, represented
by Martin J. keeger. of New York,
was dismissed by the court. This ac-
ton, il is believed. results in depriving
Erwin Davis and all parties represented
by him Of any interest in the Davis es-
tate.
Til. secretary of the interior, on the
eth. made requisition upon the sec
Rotary of the treasury for sls.500.ooo
on account of pensions. OF this sum.
the following amounts will be sent to
western agencies for the quarterly pay
ments which begin August 1: Topeka,
Has. s3, 900, 900; Knoxville, Tenn. ell
90O. 900: Louisville. KY, si,2o0.0O0: In
/ dianapOllS. 60. sVU.uUu.
SEVERAL. thousand old soldiers wit
messed the unwilling of the monument
erected by the Carroll County Veterans
association at Delphi. Ind, on the 9th.
A parade and speeches by Gov. Mat
thews of Indiana and Gen. w. IL. Glib
son, the Ohio orator. and Gen. Manson
were features of the occasion. The un-
yelling exercises were conducted by
State Commander johnson of the
Grand Army of the Republic
The trial % the Cherokee county
ALA white caps. which occupied the
federal court at Birmingham, Ala. fol
twenty-one days. ended. on the 21th
in the Jury finding thirteen of the de
PENDANTS guilty. The men convicted
are j. W. Todd. VIII Hooper, Johr
Sims. Jack Beck. Marion RAY. Aller
Light. Sam Sims, Henry Simpson
George Sims. Will Sims. Henry Roberts
Will Mitchell and Henry Todd.
On the eth the preliminary trial a
Chattanooga. Tenn. of DIR. Johnson fol
voluntary manslaughter in killing Chic
of Police Mitchell by administering al
overdose of morphine while the docto
was drunk. was concluded. after a lonI
and exhaustive examination and argu
ment by several lawyers At the en-,
Of the last plea Recorder Hope an
nounced that the prosecution had faile'
to make out its case and discharged tn
doctor.
REV O. q. TAYLOR. manager OF tn
Interstate Investment Go. at The Dial
les. Ore. has been arrested OF charg
of EN- bezzlement. IL is said he is shor
s35, 600 in his accounts.
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