The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-08-11

THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.


maximum reducing capacity of -,
tons Of beets day. was started up on
the S'st. The industry gives direct
employment To 1000 people in aino
The crop of the Chino rancho is esti
mated at $4,000 tons. The factory will
run day and night through the season.
reducing an average Of 600 tons of bcets
daily. The estimated outpu, for the
season will be 10000, 900 pounds Of re.
fined sugar.
HEALTH OFFICER JENKINS Of New
York city has declared five DAYS
quarantine on all vessels arriving from
south American ports where yellow
fever prevails. This action has been
rendered necessary by the danger of
infection from vessels in the south
American trade. which have reached
port lately with yellow fever on board.
BICYCLE riders have run across new
species of villainy in the shape of card
board filed with tacks thrown point
upward in the roads frequented by the
wheelers The object is to ruin expan-
sive tires.
ACTOR NJ. Il. CURTIS. who failed to
show up. on the 3lst. for his third trial
for the murder of Officer Grant in San
Francisco. and for whom bench war
rant was issued. was present, on the lst
when the case was called.
OK the 3lst. William Nunemacher. a
farmer, living near Amigo. Wis. killed
his wife and babe. and two boys aged
and years by dashing out their
brains. lie then plunged head first
from window in an attempt to kill
himself. When picked up he was still
alive but paralyzcd. The cause of the
quadruple murder and attempted sui
eide is said to have been the fear that
the family would die from starvation.
WORD was received at 81. Johns. n.
r.. on the s0th. from Labrador of Sc
rious trouble in Lieut.. Pcary's expedi-
ton. II is said that il is so great that
the trip is likely TO prove a failure.
On the 3lst the Cook county Ill.l
grand jury began investigating the
Cold Storage warehouse fire at the
Worlds fair grounds, in which seven
teen men lost their lives.
a BARN on the farm of James Bun
ton. near La Porte. Ind. was DESTROYED
by fire, on the 3oth. entailing loss Of
$4,000. Nine horses were cremated.
A tramp who is believed TO have fired
the barn for revenge was smothered in
the smoke and his body burned.
THE steamship Spree. sailing from
Southampton.o on the Slst. carried 10. 600
American double eagles. consigned to
August Belmont & Co. of New York.
The president has appointed Charles
Il. Morton. of Maine. fourth auditor of
the treasury. vice John H. Lynch. of
Mississippi, resigned.
The striking glass-workers at Green's
burg. Pa. have accepted the per cent.
reduction in their wages and returned
to work.
SECRETARY CARLISLE left Washing
ton on the LIST. for Buzzara's Bay.
Mass, on visit TO President Cleve-
land.
RI. Rev. JOSEPH RADEMAcHER. DID.
bishop Of Nashville. Tenn. has beer |
appointed archbishop Of Fort Wayne.
Ind.
The Edison monograph Co. of
Orange, \. j., discharged 500 men on
the LIST
Two CABINS occupied By Chinese
miners in the Taryall gulch. near
Como, Col. were burned by white min
ers early on the morning Of the list.
Eight Chinese who are missing are be-
lieved to have persisted in the flames.
About seventy-hve Chinese are en-
plcyed in the Taryall placers. working
for less wages than the whites This
caused the trouble. The Chinese were
greatly frightened. and took refuge
in buildings about town.
THERE is trouble In the hat factories
OF Orange and Orange Valley. y. j.
Some shops are already closed and 9TH
ers are about todo SO. which will throw
ZOO men out of work
The United States cruiser New York.
which is receiving her finishing touches
at Cramps sbipyard. Philadelphia.
cent into commission. on the list. with
brief and simple ceremonies.
An effort was made by the Indian
apolis lind board Of trade TO have the
secretary of the treasury send currency
to that city To pay the 81. 000. 900 in
pensions falling due on the 18th. but
II failed, and the payments will he
'is"'' ~ sbeSh> uIpu the New 1prk
subtreasury. This is made necessary
by the failure Of the indianapolis ma
tional bank. the government deposit
tory in that city.
The North German LLOYD steamer
Spree. which sailed on the I'd from /
southampton for New York. had on I
board $50. 900. consigned Ia American .
houses The White Star liner Majcs- /,
tic which left Liverpool on the same
day for New York. brought 1850. 900.
a total Of 1900. 900 shipped on the I'd.
The return tide Of the precious metal
seems to have set in in earnest. ,
SECRETARY CARLISLE. who was in
New York city on the I'd. remained in
the Fifth Avenue hotel ali day. recciv- :
many visitors. To only two Of these
lid he give much time. and he denied ,
10 many others Newspaper ,
men he refused TO see, giving as a rea- ,
son want of time.
SEVERAL warrants have been sworn
Dut and some arrests made Of Column
bian Athletic club officials and partici
pants in the late prize fights in Lake
county. Ind.
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