The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-09-22

S;ES. FRANCIS DE MoRl,lK. u the
French general STAFF, who was iaiured
by falling from his horse at Haute-
rievc. on the 10th. died from tire effects
OF his injuries on the 18th.
THERE has been row among the
councilmcn OF Du aim over thu proposed
visit to Chicago of Lord Mayor Hon.
James ShankA The councillors voted
against allowing the town clerk. mace
bearer. sword bearer, etc. tn accom-
pany the lord mayor. rke latter's visit
therefore. win be priva>c.
DEACON" STEPHEN y. WHITE Is keep
ing up his reputation for honesty and
fair dealing. The 'sDeacon" sent out
checks. ON the 18th. b. his creditors to
the amount Of IS per cent of his in
acbtedness. making total Of so per
cent. which he HAS settled since his sus-
pension three months ago. His
straightforward course has elected
many kindly expressions in Wall street
HARRY MINER. the founder OF that
branch of industry known as the
green goods" game, or, in palmer
words, the confidence game. died at
Bensonhurst. Long Island, on the l2th,
'penniless. Atthe time of his death he
was apolice officer at salary of $50
month.
THE famous Gate City Guard, of At
lanta, Ca. was, on the l2th, disbanied
by the state authorities. This wipes
from the state roster one of the oldest
companies in the state and one whose
career in the war was notable. For
some time there has been great dis
satisfaction among military men over
the military laws of the state, and
when the guard enlistment ran ont the
officers found it impossible to re-enlist
men.
THE Erie special Worlds fair excur-
sion ira II which left New York. on the
l2th. in two sections of eleven ears
each. passed Salamanca, on the 18th,
in five sections of ten cars each with
l,s43 passengers.
&. w. COLEMAN. a Columbian guard
at the Worlds fair. was run over by n
switch engine, on the 18th. and both
of his legs were cut off. He died in a
few minutes.
THE tariff hearing was continued be-
fore the ways and means committee Of
the house. on the 18TH representatives
Of the glass industry having the floor.
The detectives searching for the
Lake Shore train robbers reported, on
the 18th, that the bandits left a bsolute-
ly no clew behind them.
lr was rumored i'm London. on the
18th. that the bonn bardment of Rio de
Janeiro was resumed on that day by
the rebel fleet The rumor was based
on the notice sent out by the cable Of
icials in Rio Janeiro that they had
been obliged TO close their Office on ac-
count of the firing.
A TELEGRAM received at Milwaukee.
On the l4th. stated that Marshfield and
Junction City, Wis. were burning,
laving at last fallen prey to forest
Tres. from which they had been men,
iced for many days.
NJ. l.. RUCHoNNEI.. Swiss minister Of
Justice and police, died, on the 18th. in
Serne. after a long illness.
BESERr MALoy. the well-known So
ialist author Of Paris, aied on the
4th. aged SO years
CITY TREASURER ADoLPH KRue. of
seattle, Wash. is said to be a defaulter
o a large amount
On the 18th the Bank of Englands
ate of discount was reduced from 5 to /
per cent
The mutiny among the convicts at
he Tracy City (Tenn.) mines ended on
he l4th, the men who had refused to
york surrendering.
Ex-Gov. G. W. CLICK, of Kansas. has
cen appointed special pension agent
( Topeka. Kas.