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

luck as duck hunters on their recent
trip. The birds were scarce. and sew
cral trips made after them resulted
badly. The party went down the po-
tomac to the Chesapeake bay and
cruised around there for time. Boats
were lowered and several attempts
were made 70 secure some game, but
without result.
THE London Times. in its review of
the past year refers To the Behring
sea arbitration and says that the best
testimony of the fairness of the award
is To be found in the fact that neither
Great Britain. Canada nor America is
entirely pleased with il: but it adds
that there is no reason to doubt that
each party will Loyalty abide by il. and
that il has distinctly advanced the
principle Of arbitration as means for
settling international disputes.
DIR. J.. ;. STROLL. q leading druggist
and postmaster at Granville. la. is in
the United States Jail at Sioux City
charged with embezzling post Office
funds and opening mail. Rev. Mr..
Tiernev, Catholic priest at Granville.
instituted the prosecution and claims
that Stroll opened his letters and stole
from them. Stroll SAYS that Tierney
instituted the case through malice.
REPORTS from all over Canada tend
TO disprove the claims of the govern
ment officials and their newspaper or
gans that the business depression ex-
isting in the United States has not af
fected Canada In spite of these de-
mails there seems TO be as pronounced
a depression in business and as much
suffering among the people of the Do
minion as among those in the United
States.
Ben CAREY. who murdered Dan Nc
Grire in Logan county. w. Va. few
weeks ago. and who escaped. got
drunk in Huntington w. Va. on the
Goth. and created serious disturbance
Officer Jones went to arrest him.
whereupon Carey declared that he
could not be taken alive. and, drawing
his gun. began firing at the otfices.
officer Jones lodged behind tele-
graph pole and threw his club at
Carey. striking him on the head. knock
lug him insensible. and then secured
him.
BY the destruction by fire of cheap
restaurant in buffalo, y. ". at ,
o'clock on the morning of the I'd. sew
eral persons lost their lives.
NATIVE runners. arrived at Fort
Salisbury, South Africa. report that
King Lobengula. with heavy force of
Matabeles, is moving back in the
direction of Bulowayo. his former cap
ital. from which he was recently
driven by the forces of the British
South Africa Go.
CHARLES WATKINS. for forty years a
clerk in the Bank Of England has been
arrested on the charge Of having stolen
$500 from the bank.
TIE estimated profit from the South
African gold mining i,dustry during
the year 1895 was 100000 The dia-
mond mining industry. apart from the
Wesselton mines. last year yielded a
profit of E550,000.
Mr. ARTHUR ELLIS, financial editor o!
the London Daily News, has been ap-
pointed to a similar position on the
Times, to fill the vacancy caused by the
retirement of Mr.. Crump.
THE remains Of Lucy Stone. the phi.
lanthropist and defender OF woman's
rights, were cremated at Forest Hill
Boston. on the 30th.
HoS. JOHN BENNETT. presiding judge
Of the supreme court Of South Dakota
died suddenly, on the 3ist, of hear
failure.
PRINCE MAMMALIAN. nephew of tho
king Of Saxony. has been ordained 4
Catholic priest at Reichstadt. Saxony
THE imports. exclusive of specie. al
the port of New York for the weel
ended on the 30th. were s5.G2l ,504 81
which a., 26l.l79 We're general mcrchan
disc and 81, 1903 dry goods.
THE Globe thcatcr. in Boston. wa,
destroyed by fire. soon after midnigh
on the I'd. entailing loss of $500. 900
The Hanlons. who were performing
in the theatcr, lost properties value,
at $40, 900. and narrowly escaped Will
their lives.
JONI Y. McKASE. chief Of police o
Gravesend. n. ", and large humble
Of others. including justice OF tn,
peace and several election inspectors
have been indicted for election fraud
IN the late state election.
/ IMPORTS Of specie at the port of New
York for the week ended on the 30th
were ss1.35s. OF which s2s,sss wa
gold and ss.4-0 silver.
OK the 30th tine New York associate,
banks held ESQ. ISIS. $50 i'm excess of TIN
requirements Of the 2j-per-cent. rule.
DURING o charity carnival on tn
Volgn river, in Russia. on the 3oth, tn
ice broke and twenty-eiyht person
were drowned. and IL is thought tina
some OF the rescued will die from tn
effects of the shock and exposure.
IN accordance with his espresso,
wish. the body OF Sir s:aruci Whit
Baker, the African explorer. who die
in London on the ycth, was cscmale
at Woking on the "a.