The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-02-17

II. w. WIrR. chief justice OF idah"
during Cleveland's Observation-Disclosures
on the sth, Of apoplexy, aged 40
Mr. AND MEs. WILLIAM Sr.'Enf. ny
ing a few miles south of Goshen ind.'
celebrated their sixty-sccond wedding
anniversary on the sth. Their ages
are respectively 50 and SO years
Tur longest telephone circuit in the
world was successfully tested ON the
sth. when Gov. Russell OF Massachn-
sets, at Boston, engaged IN CONVERSE
ton with distinguished citizens IN Uni
cago. ~
Tur New York senate. on the sth,
nassed. without dissent, concurrent
resolution urging the president ana
congress To take steps 70 estani'sh
protcctorate over Hawaii with view
OF ultimate annexation.
Joux GnoGAN and John Morrisey,
miners. we're burned to crisp. on the
sth. in Grogan's shan.y at Pueblo, Col
Roth were drunk. il is supposed, at the
time. Neighbor> reached the place
only in time to remove the two charred
bodies
T.
Jent ~ the northwest, died, on the
sth. at his residence ut Belinont' Ia
aged II years lie located in Hancock
county in 1853. driving an OK team
through from Wisconsin.
Gov. WERTz of New Jersey. on the
sth. confirmed the report that he would
appoint ex-Gov. Leon Albeit To the
place on the state supreme court bench
made vacant 10y the death of Justice
Edward w. Scudder.
THE Jury in New York city in the
case of Charlie, w. Gardner, Rev. DR..
Parlxhurst's agent. on the sth, found
him guilty of cxtortion. II was charged
that he had received money from the
keeper Of Il disorierly house to secure
immunity from police interference.
UrRprR' : hotel. 265 West Fifth street
Cincinnati. was burned early on thu
morning of the 9th, and four persons
Fred Detzel. n waiter; Albert Grau
yar,lman: Joseph Names, and - Got
lieb. waiter. persisted in the flames.
FOLLOWING up the dismissal from th'
Dominion public service of Cosgrove
of Toronto. for signing the annexation
manifesto. the government IS hunting
up evidence of treason against a larg
number of government officials wh'
had declared themselves in favor CT an
nexation to the United States and who
il the charges are proved against them
will share a similar fate.
HENRY BENSON, of Chesterton. Ind.
was found on the morning of the sth
half buried in IN ice drift He was re
turning TO his home in the outskirts q
the village the night before when h
was assailcd by masked man. beatei
into insensibiity and then robbed
Both of his arms were frozen stiif an
amputation will be necessary.
Tnr STAFFORD county insane asylum
four miles from Dover, ~ H., wa
, burned. on the night of the 9th. an
! fortv-four Of the forty-eight inmate
were cremated in their cells. The poor
house adjoining, with over 100 inmates
had a narrow escape.
WILLIAM SANpEg-o> q wealthy cit
zen Of Milwaukee, and well known J
, mining circles all ovc- he country. die
: suddenly Of heart disease on the 9th.
SIX persons were hllleu outriSi' an
three were fatally injured in the jar
: caused by panic following cry {
Fire" in a restaurant in Leipsic on IL
9th.
= by the explosion of gasoline sto'
: in the dyeing and securing establis
? ment Of Edward Whitehousc, 4l5 Fo
! tv-ffth street. Pittsbur Oh, Pa. on Il
; 9th, the building and contents we
totally destroyed. and Whitchouse al
g his daughter Emma We're fatal
burned.