The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-01-06


JASPER INDIANA.
CASES Of cholera still occur In II.
Petersburg. and IL is feared that the
seeds Of death sown last summer VIII
yield fruitful harvest in the spring.
The funeral Of Detective Synnott,
who lost his life In the explosion In
Dublin. was held on the .sth. and was
one of the largest funerals held in that
city in many years.
LABoR COMMISSIONER PECK OF New
York will seek vindication through
suits for libel against various news
papers which criticised his course IN
the last campaign.
GEN. JosErH KARe, professor OF con-
tinental languages in Princeton univer-
sity. died suddenly. on the a'th, OF
heart disease in New York city. lie
was distinguished scholar and brave
soldier.
The famine i'm north Finland Is in
creasing. and there is a movement In
Sweden to renew the subscriptions OF
last wear for the aid of the starving
people. An exodus to some part OF
North America is expected in the
spring.
JACOB HEINRICH. senior trustee OF the
Economic society OF Economy, Pa
died on the a5th. aged sS years. The
society of which he was leader is com
posed of about 5000 people. all cell
bates and is worth between $5,0O0,ooo
and 10000, 900.
THE corner stone Of the cathedral
church Of st. John the Divine, at West
One Hundred and Tenth street, near
Amsterdam avenue. New York city,
was laid, on the a7th, by RI Rev. Henry
c. Potter. ID. D., u. c. L., OF the Episco-
pal church of New York
THE first and final accounting OF the
estate Of the late Congressman Samuel
J. Randall. of Pennsylvania, filed in
Philadelphia on the 2sth, shows that
he left property valued at t's9 -,
while the fees of rndertakers and ply
sicians who attended him were $i,'
1915.
Mrs. MARY Ann BRASDETH. wife OF
DIR. George Brandcth. of RoclSaway
Beach, l.. l., was found dead in bed on
the morning of the 27th. She was ap-
parently well and enjoying the Christ
mas festivities the previous night She
was about so years old and died OF
heart disease.
ORDERS have been given TO German
army officers not to supply sentrie'
with ball cartridges after the end o.
the present year. This step is taken ir
view of the much too frequent affray'
between civilians and soldiers, in which
the latter usually use their firearms
with fatal effect.
A REPORT from the White House, or
the asth. said no material change hac
occurred in the condition of Martins
Harrison, the presidents fever-stricker
grandchild, and the family were san
guine that the patient would safely
pass the various stages.of the dseas'
to ultimate recovery.
A REPORT was current at New Lare
do. Tex. on the eth, that battle ha'
taken place near Los Animos, Mexico
east of Guerrero. between 800 Mexican
troops and 80 revolutionists, in whicl
thirteen soldiers were killed and man
wounded, several of the revolutionist
being also killed and wounded.
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ApvrcEs from Lancashire, England
state that the lockcd-out employees in tn
cotton manufacturing districts had
hungry holiday. thousands of ther
being dependent upon charity for SUI
sistence. Many are wandering abot
begging. and it is feared that the sever
weather viii cause the loss of man
lives.
A pook has been discovered in u
Offices Of the Panama Canal Co,
Paris containing copies ~ letters cor
promising a large number Of senator
III contains the most valuable eviden'
that has yet fallen into the hands
the government, and will result IN
large number Of additional prosec
tions
THE many destructive fires that Ia
occurred in Milwaukee, lately have !
10 much speculation as TO their orig
but Chief Jansen Of the police depa
inent believes the only tirebugs
work there are dishonest owners
property who have taken advantage
excessive insurance TO burn their bui
ings for the insurance.
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The White House at Washington
still, on the 2.th. in n state Of quara
tine. and babe fair 10 remain so for
least three weeks to come. Red cal
saving Scarlet fever within" were G
spicuous on the entrance To the priv'
part of the mansion on the first
second doors, and the outside doors
played small notices to the effect =
the house was closed to the public.
"SorvFNiR COINS will be as plent
rs blaclxberrics In summer time. .
=, ,,r,,,;pcnt official Of the mint.