The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-12-15
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

THERE Is SAID To be now stored In
Havana 400. 900 bags Of last years SUI
gar. each bag containing $40 pounds.
which is being held To take advantage
If the expected reduction in American
duty on sugar
EIpA gallon, who is said To have ar
ranged the Tunistan pavilion at the
Chicago Worlds fair. killed himself at
a hotel in Paris on the Sd. In letter
which he left he said that he had been
disheartened by his losses in Chicago
WIN. KAISER. n baker. was shot and
almost instantly killed by burglars at
his place of business in Camden, N. j.,
early on the morning of the 4th.
Ina fire at Langdon. Pa. on the 18th.
which destroyed six dwellings. Jacob
Gunnly's 6-year-old child persisted in
the flames
kas.. and the death rate is the great
est ever known there.
THE official estimate sent TO con-
gress by Secretary Carlisle. on the sth.
asks for s4li. $40. O4l for the fiscal year
1895. as against s4ai .6i2.al5 asked, and
s43a. $50, $40 appropriated for 1894
A PERMANENT camp for German
troopc has been established in Rhen-
ish Russia. near the Belgian frontier.
1t is intended as point 81 concentra-
ton for eight army corps
DAVID NJ. REID. cx-state senator of
Connecticut, died on the 5th. at
bridgeport. lie was chairman of the
Connecticut Worlds fair managers
THE Lehigh Valley strike mas been
settled President Wilbur and other
officials of the railroad company. on
the jth. met the state boards Of arbi-
tration of New York and New Jersey.
Terms of virtual agreement were
reached. although they had 10 be rati-
fed by the grievance committee. After
the conference the state boards sub
United the terms to the committee
me ntioned
Ar meeting Of the senate finance
committee. on the 5th. Senator Noor-
hees announced his intention of hand
ling the tariff bill in tie senate. An
other important development was the
determination expressed by number
OF the democratic mem bers Of the COM
mittee TO take up the tariff question inn
mediatcly.
MEs. LUTHER ORR. - years old. com
mitted suicide at her home in Fort
Scott. kas.. on the 9TH. by cutting her
throat with a razor. She committed
the deed while standing in her parlor
holding her month-old baby in her
arms. When neighbors were attracted
by the infants screams her lifelcss
body was found lying across the child
on the floor.
JUICE HISDMAy, in the district court
at Fort Dodge. la. on the 5th. fined
Juror A. Spcrick $40 and discharged
him from the panel for drinking an oc-
casional glass Of beer while on duty.
The juror admitted drinking five
glasses OF beer during the week.
THE funeral Of Maj" Pauline Cush
nan, the female Union spy. took place
at san Francisco. on tho 9th. under tn,
auspices Of the Woman's Relief Corps.
TuE Pennsylvania steel works al
Steelton. Pa. giving employment I,
about 3, 300 men. will close down from
Christmas until February. and pcrhap:
longer.
Mn. j. ROOSEVELT, the new first sec
rctarv Of the American embassy in
London, presented his letters % ap.
pointmcnt. on the nth. and had a
lengthy conversation with Lord Rose
berry.
Mns. JULIA lirrr, Young lady en-
ploycd in the family OF NJ II. Me
Arthey. in Cleveland. o.. was muir
dcred on the evening OF the nth. In
front rof the house by a man Will
whom she had been walking. lie sud
denly turned upon her and cut heI
throat from ear to ear. lie escaped