The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-01-12

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Fouiainc make confessions in prison implicnt-
Ing prominent men in the Panama canal steal.
Jan. l.-IiobtcrS fred "A tempe at KAN III.
China. whleh was nlleu Win natives. .ld l'iVJ
.Jan. as-Hawafi's government overihrown.
Queen Lilt1okalan. deposed, ana provisional
government. headed by President : H. Dole,
u ut.3.ed The United States - annex the
islalIS.
Jan. 3i-brltish parliament convened.
Fen Pin Panama canal eases defendants
found guilty 81 @wlndling and breach 81 trust,
and sentenced as follows: NJ Ferdinand de
LcssepS, Imprisonment for five years, fined
500 francs. Charles de Lesscps. rye years In
prison and q nne ~ > 10 francs. NJ Narius
Fonta!ne aal NJ Cottcr each TWO years and a
fine OF 3 - francs, and NJ Eirai Two years and
q finc OF -1nD francs.
Feb. .I-M jules Ferry elected president OF
French senate
Mar. I'm. jules Ferry. president OF the
French senate. died IN Paris; aged 81.
Mar. 2s-OxfOrd boat crew won by two lvn-ths
its twenty seventh victory over Cambridge On
the Ihamcs az London
Mar. cs-M Chaliemel Lacour elected presi-
Apr. New cabinet formed in France. with
N. Dupuy as pref-icr.... Commercial bank OF
Australia at Melbourne failed. s60.cO,,0oo
APR. ls- Ihe English, Scottish and Aus;ral-
ian charter bank at london failed for si0,OJOOu@
Apr. l3-C ; Nag lowered from government
building At Honolulu. and the proicctorate Of
ncially declared at an end ~ commissioner
Blovnr leaving public analrs IN sole controi OF
provisional government.
Apr. IA bloodless coup d'etat effected at
Belgrade and King Alexander l., who had be-
fnre governed through regents, assumed con-
trot W. Report from Zanzibar announced killing
u Emin pasha IN battle in eastern Africa
Apr. 20-In Mexico rebels captured Guerrero,
killing 90 fcderals and santa Tomas -. Aus
tralia t0iEt stock bank failed for eo.VvJ,vVJ at
London
Apr ~a5-London chartered bank o. Austria
IA suspcndS
Apr. rs-Natonal hank OF Australia at Mel
Bourne failed Cor Ov0 lin battle be-
tween governru, Mt forces end revolutionists
near san Luis, i.razil, ~ men were killed.
May = Power sUa villages In China flooded OJ
a fst IN RIVER HoangAo and hundreds OF per-
sors reported drowned $3.50 Nineteen thousand
EN- eloyes N !I;e mills Ia Dundee, scotland,
May 5-Coaonial bank OF Australasia at Alex
andria, Victoria suspended. sL.uu).UUl
May s-PosMion OF poet laureate III England,
10 Join Ruskin... Gen Manuel Gonzlles, cx-
president OF Mexico, died In City 81 Mexico,
aged ~
May aLnank O, Victoria as Melbourne sus-
pended. 1.oVuO90
May Is-In Al straiia Bank q North Queens
land aud Queens ADd national bank suspended
sil5OlO1
May 81 -Isinglass won great English derby
june e-Nille Marie convent ut MonA.ands,
near Mcr frcal. burned: sl.ov0,vN
June 23-H. H. = Victoria, flagship n Vice
Admiral George @ Tryon. X G. Is anGcr
OF the Mediterranean station, was run into and
sum-, hy tac Campcriowa. drowning 90 % the
ONlcerS ana crew inClu1lnG tue Nlls a.nlfAl-
june eJ-GoldsbrCu-h. Mort 4 Co. Melbourne
iAustraliaA bankers suspended. 2~5DU
July JO-Sllmcst- government 20 prevent
var, accepted all terms OF French ultsmatum
Aug l5-fourt Of arbitration on subject OF
dispute between United States and Grcat Brit
sin TO rights OF seal ASKING In Benring sea 1e-
cidcd In favor of Great Britain IN every point
cs real dispute.
sep Ie-fnrd Aberdeen sworn IN rs governor
general - canada iLlegislative council cham
Der ~ Quebec.
Oct .-Domharding again resumed hv rctsls
atRl0 Janetso with grat loss 10 sfe and prep
erfy.
OCT. i7-F.eid Marshal Maurice lie Mahon,
eE-prcsidcnt u France, died In Paris; aged -
1.-The Urnno. "A rebel vessel. sunk by Bio
JanclrO forts. many lives lost
Oct ls-Charles r. ,1ounod, eminent Preach
composer. c4ei at Paris, aged 70.
Oct. ji-Stramer Repunlica ra nned trans
troops 70 Santos, and 10 men went down with
Transport. Forty Of crew Of al med steamer
Urano killed. by shell rom Rio.
Nov liking Lohcngula reported captured
b. British troops. 3co Matabeles killed inrc-
cent battles
loaded will, dynamite, caught lire and cxplo1ed.
30 persons killed.
Nov s-During a theatrical performance ~
Barcelona spain, explosion Of btlnb thrown by
anarchists Killed q persons.
Nov. is-Flcods In southw sstern Japan
Nov ls-During terrific storm throughout
British Islands 235 persons were drowned.
Nov. 24-ltalian cabinet all resigned.
Nov S-DMing TO ui-sensions over socialism
aud proposed income tax, Frensh ministry re-
signed
chAmoes Of deputies injured 81 nemocrs'